Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 126

Looking at the sun setting to the west, Wang Xiaolie ordered to bury the pot and cook food early, rest early, and wait for orders tomorrow.

It was just dark, when the soldiers came to report, a man named Li Chengle asked to see him outside.

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "This person followed Zhang Jun to Dengzhou, and it has been a while. They should have been called back earlier, but because of the Yang Jin chaos, they were delayed. I didn't expect it to be useful today. Let him in."

Not long after, Li Chengle entered the tent and sang promises to Wang Xiao.

Wang Xiaolie said: "You have been in Dengzhou City for a while, Zhizhou Tan Yan, what kind of person is he?"

Li Chengle crossed his hands and said: "Back to Zhizhou, this Tan Yan was originally a small official. When the Jin soldiers came to attack, he hid in the nearby mountains. After the officials fled, when the Jin soldiers retreated, he came out to recruit scattered dead, so he became Zhizhou. This man He is flexible in mind, not lacking in cleverness, and is good at using small tricks, so he can win people's hearts. But he has no big ambitions. He only wants to seek a little wealth and stability. There are not many soldiers under his command. According to our estimation, those who really listen to him will never There will be more than 300 people. In the face of Yang Jin's attack, he originally wanted to lead his troops to escape. He heard that Zhizhou had crossed Lushan Pass, so he boldly stayed. He wanted Zhizhou to deal with Yang Jin, but he himself did not dare to fight. "

"I see." Wang Xiaolie nodded, and did not speak for a while.

I knew beforehand that Tan Yan's strength is not strong, and he should not have much fighting power.Without himself, Tan Yan couldn't beat Yang Jin no matter what.After listening to what Li Chengle said now, I'm afraid that Tan Yan's strength is weaker than he estimated.

With such strength, it would not be difficult for Wang Xiaolie to capture Dengzhou.But how to deal with Tan Yan is embarrassing.

It's not that Wang Xiao is benevolent in hunting women, but that Tan Yan is an official ordered by the court and cannot be disposed of at will.Whether it is killing or abolishing, there are a series of serious consequences.It's not that I'm afraid that the court will pursue it, and nine out of ten the court will not pursue it.In the future, when the strength is strong, the court will even completely forget about this matter.What Wang Xiaolie was afraid of was ruining his reputation.Once there is a notoriety of killing officials in order to fight for territory, many people will look at themselves differently in the future.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolie said, "What do you think Tan Yan will do next?"

Li Chengle said: "Commander Zhang said that he will probably let Zhizhou enter the city to defend Dengzhou."

"Then should I enter the city?" Looking at Li Chengle, Wang Xiaolie looked serious.

Li Chengle crossed his hands: "The last general dare not talk nonsense! Commander Zhang said that Zhizhou should enter the city. However, there must be a lot of soldiers and horses, at least 1000 people, so that Tan Yan dare not have other thoughts. As long as the army enters the city , what will happen in the future is not up to Tan Yan to decide."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Okay, I got it. You still go to Dengzhou, and report something early. Also, tell Zhang Jun, be careful in Dengzhou City. Tan Yan is clever, and it's not so easy to hide it from him. "

Li Chengle crossed his hands and said yes.Say goodbye and leave.

In the middle of the night, in the state government office, Tan Yan stood in front of the lights, silently looking out the window.It's already the end of the month, the moon has not risen yet, only mottled starlight.The snow on the ground has not yet melted, and there is a faint light under the stars.

A soldier came in.He cupped his hands and said, "Zhizhou, that spy from Dengzhou has entered the city!"

Tan Yan let out a sigh of relief.He nodded and said, "Okay, okay, things will be easier if you can go back to the city."

After speaking, he waved his hand and let the soldiers go out.After walking back and forth in the room for a while, Tan Yan called someone and ordered the general Duan Ying to be called in.

Duan Ying came in and bowed her hands.Tan Yandao: "Sit down, general. The bandit Yang Jin is besieging the city with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. This is indeed the autumn of Dengzhou's survival. If we are not careful, we will lose our lives here!"

Duan Ying took her seat.Said: "What Zhizhou said is true. I look at the enemy army outside the city, and the camps are scattered. It doesn't seem to have tens of thousands of people. But judging from the grain and grass they looted, as well as the barracks, it should be over ten thousand. I only have more than two hundred people. How can it be worth it?"

Tan Yan sighed: "It's not just Yang Jin! That guy Wang Xiaohun has bad intentions towards Dengzhou! More than a month ago, he sent a few people to Dengzhou to spy on me. Until now, these few days I'm still in Dengzhou City. I don't have bad intentions, how can I do this!"

"There is such a thing!" Duan Ying jumped in shock and stood up. "If so, why didn't Zhizhou kill these people? Even if they didn't kill them, they should be expelled from the city! There are spies in the city, which is not good for me!"

Tan Yan said indifferently: "It's just a few people, I'm afraid they will do something. There is nothing shady in Dengzhou City."

Duan Ying sat down slowly, after hearing Tan Yan's words, she didn't understand why.Although they are both officials of the imperial court, Wang Xiao has many soldiers and horses, which is not comparable to Tan Yan.If you are targeted by such a person, you have to be careful.

Tan Yandao: "Dengzhou is no more than other state armies. It has a large territory and fertile land. It has always been the capital of the king and hegemony. To be honest, as long as there are strong people eyeing this place, we will not be able to defend it. However, I am the governor of the state here. After such a long time, I can’t be empty-handed.”

After finishing speaking, Tan Yan looked at Duan Ying and said, "We have some savings these days, so we can't take advantage of others. General Duan, you order your soldiers to load the gold and silver treasures of us into the car tomorrow morning. Remember , don’t let others know about it! The world is so big, as long as you have treasures in your hands, why not be afraid of others! Let those who fight and kill for the sake of the territory, make trouble on their own!”

Duan Ying was taken aback: "Zhizhou means—"

"I mean, you don't have to ask, just do it!"

Tan Yan stood up, looked at the night outside, and did not speak for a long time.After a while, he said: "There are less than [-] soldiers in the state, how can we face Yang Jin? And how can we face Wang Xiaolie? Always think of a foolproof strategy."

In Zhang Jun's residence, several people were drinking wine around a charcoal basin.In more than a month, the money Wang Xiaolie gave before leaving has been spent.However, Zhang Jun was quick-witted and ruthless. He followed Wang Xiaolie into the army and learned a lot of tricks.

After drinking a bowl of wine, Zhang Jun said: "When Zhizhou comes, everything will be easy. Tan Yan, the governor of Dengzhou, is just a ignorant villain. He got this state by chance. It's his fate. There will be no place for him."

Li Chengle said: "Today when I met Zhizhou, I seemed a little hesitant."

Zhang Jundao: "What is there to hesitate? If Tan Yan knows the height of his eyebrows, give him an official job. If he doesn't care about life and death, then he will be killed with one knife! There are less than [-] soldiers in the state, how dare you fight against Zhizhou! "

Li Chengle said: "Commander, Tan Yan is the magistrate of Dengzhou appointed by the imperial court, I'm afraid he can't do this."

Zhang Jun sneered: "Zhizhou is just cherishing reputation, what are we afraid of! When Zhizhou enters the city, if we can't do anything, it's nothing more than I took a few people to kill Tan Yan. There are many such things in troubled times. Now, what's so strange?"

Li Chengle and the others nodded, thinking that was the only way to go.The huge Dengzhou is much better than Ruzhou in terms of geographical location, fertile land, and climate conditions.And it's located on an important traffic road, how could he give up because of Tan Yan alone?

After following Wang Xiaolie for so long, Zhang Jun could see that Wang Xiaolie was not just greedy for petty wealth.Once Ruzhou is firmly established, it must expand.And the best place around is Dengzhou.

After drinking a bowl of wine, Li Chengle said to Zhang Jun: "If the commander can do this this time, the Zhizhou will definitely not boast!"

Zhang Jundao: "When a man is alive, he should do some grandiose things, how can he survive! Doing big things doesn't care about small things, sometimes Zhizhou just can't see it. There is no way, some things can only be done by our subordinates!"

Hearing this, the rest of the people couldn't help but feel excited, thinking that it should be so.

(End of this chapter)