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Chapter 99 Capsizing the Boat (4)

Wang Jun's identity, status and power can be said to be the best person in the Jin Dynasty among the various towns in Hebei. Neither Ding Shao, Jizhou or Bingzhou Liu Kun, could be compared with him. Even the power-minded King of Donghai Sima Yue can only be regarded as an ally and cannot be treated as a subordinate.

Wang Jun's army was a violent act of attacking the Jinyang army. However, his death here was an earthquake that was unexpectedly unexpected. The ropes tied to the necks of the three powerful tribes of the Xianbei in the East were already fragile, and with Wang Jun's death, it broke instantly. From the northeast to the northwest, the front line for thousands of miles to fight against the Hu tribe, the most important link was immediately missing. It was a result that Liu Yan or Bingzhou Governor Liu Kun, and even the result that the court center could not bear.

As a general who has experienced the war, Liu Yan felt that this battle was strange.

If Wang Jun intends to make the interests of Jizhou, he should have hundreds of means to make it. Even if he wants to use force to threaten, why should he be able to raid a friendly army? Even if he raids a friendly army in order to succeed, how could he be able to raid a commander as a senior official of the dynasty personally take the battle? Even if the commander takes the battle personally, Liu Yan could not believe that the extremely embarrassed army in his hand actually had the ability to take away the life of the General of the Cavalry before the Youzhou army's heavy guard... Could it be that as Wei Cao said, Wang Jun and Wang Peng Zu have been arrogant for too long and have become crazy?

But he felt strange again. The battle was indeed won because of this reason. Although the prisoners spoke up, the body he searched for when cleaning the battlefield proved more and more.

"You can take a look again. Is this person really the General of the Cavalry? Look carefully, don't admit your mistake!" Liu Yan stared at the corpse with a blue face in front of him, trying his best to suppress his irritability and ordered the fourth time. Some of the dozens of prisoners bowed to agree, while others were already crying.

These people were the elite Youzhou who were ordered to break into the Jinyang military camp first, half of which were the heavy cavalry of Wang Jun's personal guards. How could they admit their mistakes? Liu Yan had long understood the identity of the corpse, but he couldn't help but force the prisoners to distinguish again and again. The prisoners' performance was so certain that Liu Yan felt like a huge rock pressing on his chest, which was getting heavier and heavier until he could not bear it.

"Go and check... Who did it? Tie it up first..." Liu Yan gritted his teeth and issued an order. When his husband left after receiving the order, he suddenly called it back and said dejectedly: "No need to check it. At that time, his life was still difficult to protect. Who could care about so much? No matter who killed Wang Jun, if there is any criticism from my uncle, I, Liu Shiren, will take it!"

The battlefield was busy all night. At noon the next day, Wei Cao, who had come to Lingshou as a guest, offered to say goodbye.

Liu Yan escaped from various complicated matters and tried to keep him a little, and then sent him ten miles away in person, and sent another cavalry team to escort Wei Cao.

Although Wei Cao often showed himself as a scholar in recent years, he was the general of Youzhou Yamen when he started his career. He was quite brave. When he was operating on the grassland, he had countless battles between nomadic tribes, and had extremely rich experience on the battlefield. Even when he was old and weak, he was extremely comparable to civil officials who had no ability to protect themselves.

When the Iron Cavalry of Youzhou attacked the Jinyang Army camp, he led two servants to lie between the collapsed tents, and set off his bow and arrow to shoot. When the enemy cavalry gathered, he took another war horse, turned over to fight, and retreated. When the battle was in full swing, the two servants guarding with spears were injured and died, but he himself was more energetic. If it weren't for the soldiers sent by Liu Yan to find him, I'm afraid that this old and strong soldier would have taken down several heads.

Liu Yan respected the leader who had a great influence among the refugees of Jin in the northern border, and even received the etiquette of his younger generation. According to his ideas, through Wei Cao's relationship, he could not only exert a certain influence on the land regime in which Lu Yao was located, but also restrain the Tuoba Xianbei in Yilu, which was of great significance. But now things are different. Due to Wang Jun's accidental death, the entire northern border may fall into unprecedented turmoil... As the first person to be affected, Liu Yan has too much preparations to do, and he really can't take too much attention.

After Wei Cao bid farewell to Liu Yan, he went deep into the undulating mountains in the north of Changshan County, followed the route of Lu Yao leading his army north to Daijun several months ago, that is, he went northeast first, arrived at the Fengshui River at the junction of Changshan and Zhongshan, and then turned to the north, crossed the cliffs and towering Changshan Pass, which was as strong as a forest of iron walls, and entered Guangchang County in Daijun.

Since the land fell into the hands of the Hu people, this road has been abandoned for many years. In order to seize the time when Lu Yao went north, the whole army opened roads across mountains, built bridges when encountering water, and moved forward regardless of danger. On this rugged and dangerous road, at least twenty soldiers fell into the abyss deep in the clouds and mist, and the situation was extremely tragic.

However, after Lu Yao completely replaced the county, the exchanges from Guangchang to northwest to Yanmen County and from Guangchang to south to Zhongshan County were no longer aroused by the naughty people. Therefore, this important channel for communication with Jizhou was used to considerable use. Because Lu Yao used the financial seized in the war to purchase a large amount of various materials, the number of caravans traveling between Dai County and Jizhou gradually increased, and the safety of traffic was also improved accordingly.

After about two days of travel, they entered the Baishishan Mountains in Guangchang County. The cavalry team sent by Dai County to welcome Wei Cao to meet with the entourage sent by Liu Yan, and then returned to each other.

Wei Cao looked at the figures of the Jinyang cavalry gradually disappeared into the fog on the southern foot of Baishi Mountain. His face suddenly darkened and he shouted angrily: "Shao Sizu, how dare you frame me?"

Wei Cao had been appointed as the right general of the Great Jin Dynasty, the Marquis of Dingxiang, and had a very high status. Even Lu Yao could not send him at will, let alone the civil and military officials of Dai County. He went to Changshan to meet Liu Yan this time because of the request made by Shao Xu as an old friend. At that time, Shao Xu only asked Wei Cao to come forward to help Liu Yan, so that he would not let him control Changshan, Zhongshan and other places too quickly, and block the connection between Dai County and Youzhou. Wei Cao himself also intended to use this to see the Chinese and Korean figures, so he agreed with the flow, but never expected that he would hit the Iron Cavalry of Youzhou.

"How could Wang Jun let the wealthy counties and states in southern Jizhou not take over, but come to attack Changshan? Could it be that he was crazy? Shao Sizu, if you say that there is no instigation from you, I will never believe it! Now that Wang Jun is dead in battle, the northern border will be in chaos again, what can you get?" Lingshou was shocked overnight, two loyal troops who had followed him for many years died and were destroyed. He was nearly 60 years old and was forced to fight with others. Life and death only took a moment... Thinking of this, Wei Cao couldn't help but become more annoyed. He turned around and asked again sternly: "Wei Deyuan came to join Dai County sincerity, and Dai County treated me like this? Shao Sizu, is this what General Yingyang meant, or what you mean?"

This sentence was shocking, and the Dai County cavalry who came to welcome Wei Cao had a commotion.

The cavalry surrounded a middle-aged scholar dressed as an official. This man didn't say anything at first. When Wei Cao shouted, he slowly rode his horse forward. It was General Yingyang, Shi Shaoxu.

Wei Cao was full of anger, but Shao Xu was full of spring breeze: "Duke Deyuan, don't be impatient..."

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This is what I made up for yesterday, and there will be another update tonight.
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