Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 127
Watching Wang Xiaolie's army bypass his camp and reach the south of Dengzhou City, Yang Jin scolded: "Zhi Niang thief, how can this Wang Xiaolie pursue him so closely? I killed Zhai Xing's younger brother, but he didn't even pursue him." Come, it is Wang who is here!"

Fang Youming on the side said: "We came from Lushan County, which is in Ruzhou, so it was Wang who came after us."

"Unlucky!" Yang Jin spat and led the people down the watchtower.

It was precisely because he was worried about Wang Xiaolie who was chasing after him that Yang Jin did not besiege Dengzhou City to death.The main energy is to search for food and grass around, and force the strong to join the army.Thinking of Wang Xiaolie chasing after him, he would flee south again.If you don't believe that Wang Xiao hunts a prefect of Ruzhou, he can chase him wherever he goes.

Seeing Wang Xiaolie's arrival, Tan Yan took the officials and greeted him out of the city gate early.

Wang Xiao got off his horse and met Tan Yan, saluting like a ritual.Following Tan Yan, he entered the south gate of Dengzhou.

When we arrived at the state government office, the guests and hosts were seated separately.Asked Wang Xiao about the hard work on the road, Tan Yan said: "I wonder how many soldiers and horses Wang Zhizhou brought?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Ruzhou is a small place with few people, and I only have more than 2000 people under my command. This time I came to Dengzhou, I brought [-] people and horses, and came out of the city."

After hearing this, Tan Yan's complexion darkened and he did not speak.Although I heard that Wang Xiaolie defeated Yang Jin a few days ago, it was just a rumor, how dare he take it seriously?According to Tan Yan's estimation, Yang Jin's army outside had nearly ten thousand people. 2000 people beat nearly [-] people, is Wang Xiaolie a god?
After a few words of greeting, Tan Yan said: "Zhizhou has come from a long way, and the journey has been hard. I have prepared bouillon to welcome Zhizhou."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Yang Jin's army outside the city is aggressive, so you should be careful. Zhizhou, it's better to quit drinking these days."

Tan Yan felt nervous when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Yang Jin's army is still some distance away from the city of Dengzhou. If you want to besiege the city, you have to be prepared. Don't worry too much. Zhizhou brought an army here, don't be afraid of him!"

On one side, Niu Gao couldn't help but gear up when he heard the word "wine", as if he couldn't hold back.Wang Xiaolie thought for a while, Yang Jin should not dare to attack the city within a day or two, so he had to agree.

When they arrived at Houya, Tan Yan ordered the curtains to be erected to keep out the cold wind.There are two plates of charcoal in it, so it is not cold.

Wang Xiaolie and a group of generals sat down, and Tan Yan ordered the food and wine to be served.

After drinking for three rounds, Tan Yan said: "If Zhizhou's army enters the city, there will be enough manpower to defend the city. My army will move to defend the west gate, and Zhizhou's army will guard the other three gates. In this way, the four gates will be guarded, so there is no need to be afraid of Yang. in."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie did not hesitate and agreed.Obviously, letting Wang Xiaolie defend the North Gate, Tan Yan wanted to preserve his strength.However, Wang Xiaolie was not prepared to stick to it, and didn't care about it.

Niu Gao drank several bowls of wine and became excited.He said to Tan Yan: "Zhizhou, Yang Jin has been in Dengzhou for two days, hasn't he fought?"

Tan Yandao: "I have less than 300 troops, how dare I fight against him? I just guard the city tightly. Yang Jin didn't come to attack either."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Yang came in in a hurry. I don't know if the people in the surrounding villages and towns are prepared? Are there many people who hid in the city? At the foot of Minggao Mountain, Yang Jin was defeated by me, and fled in embarrassment with only about a thousand remnants of soldiers. , and no food and grass. Looking at his current camp, he has stabbed many people into the army along the way, so the food and grass must be tight. If you can’t get food and grass from the surroundings, you won’t dare to attack the city for a while.”

Tan Yandao: "This thief came too late, how could he have time to let the people enter the city? When he got to the city, he was even more afraid. The terrain around Dengzhou is flat, there are many villages and towns, and he can grab a lot of food and grass by force."

Wang Xiaolie nodded, somewhat understanding.The last time Yang Jin was scared by himself, knowing that he was chasing after him, he probably didn't have the courage to attack Dengzhou by force.The main purpose of the garrison here is to rob the surrounding villages and towns of food and grass.

It's just that Tan Yan didn't know how miserable Yang Jin's defeat in Minggao Mountain was.He was preconceived, thinking that Yang Jin was strong and strong, and Wang Xiaolie, who had only 2000 men, could not defeat him.This is a habit he has cultivated for decades as a petty official.

During the banquet, Tan Yan kept persuading him to drink.Although Wang Xiaolie restrained himself, he was still dizzy from drinking.

After the banquet was over, it was already late at night, and Wang Xiaolie and others were sent to rest.

Outside Zhang Jun's residence, several people were sitting together, drinking mulled wine.

Zhang Jundao: "Zhizhou is a person who doesn't drink much. Why did he get drunk on the first day when he arrived in Dengzhou? This is someone else's territory, so you should be careful. Could it be that Tan Zhizhou used tricks to get drunk on purpose?"

Li Chengle said: "What good is getting Zhizhou drunk to Dengzhou? I think the Zhizhou was so happy to see the soldiers and horses coming from Ruzhou, and he drank too much before he knew it. Commander, the army has already entered the city, so it's not bad. It's been a day or two."

Zhang Jundao: "We have been in Dengzhou for more than a month. I don't know how many things we have to tell Zhizhou. How can we wait?"

After finishing speaking, he drank a bowl of wine and felt extremely irritable in his heart.I stayed in Dengzhou for more than a month and missed the battle of Minggao Mountain.If you don't make some contributions in Dengzhou, what will Zhizhou think?
At this time, the soldiers and horses in Ruzhou began to take shape slowly, and the generals who commanded the army were basically determined, but Zhang Jun was still unclear.In Zhang Jun's heart, he really wanted to be a military commander.How majestic it is to be able to unify two thousand soldiers and horses under the age of 20!If you do odd jobs by Wang Xiaolie's side, what can you do?Zhang Jun could tell that Wang Xiaolie was a very self-disciplined person, and doing odd jobs by his side was not a problem.

Tan Yan has all the faults of ordinary officials.Excessive taxation, greed for money, greed for life and fear of death, the problems are endless.But after all, he is a person of petty official background, and he is very measured in doing things.Although there are faults, none of them are too serious to be hated.This kind of slippery character should not be underestimated, their affairs are meticulous.

The next day, before the sun came out, soldiers rushed to knock on the door of Wang Xiaolie's room.

Wang Xiaolie felt dizzy from the pain, so he forced himself up and ordered the soldiers to fetch water.

The door was opened, and a soldier rushed in.Panting and crossing his hands: "Zhizhou, it turns out that all the soldiers and horses in Dengzhou left the city last night! Even Tan Yan, the Zhizhou, and their generals, all moved away from their homes and fled together!"

"What?" Wang Xiaolie scratched his head and looked at the soldiers, confused for a moment.

The soldier said: "Last night, Dengzhou soldiers and horses went to guard the west gate, and the rest of the gates were handed over to us for defense. Who would have thought that they opened the city gate in the middle of the night and went straight to the west! Judging by their appearance, they have premeditated and deliberately deceived us. Come defend the city!"

Wang Xiaolie nodded blankly.After a while, he said, "Why did they escape?"

The soldier said: "I heard people say that it was Tan Zhizhou who didn't believe that Dengzhou could be defended, and deliberately lured our troops into the city before he escaped. If our army did not come, if he fled, Yang Jin would definitely chase him. We are here, and Yang Jin will also follow him. Stop chasing."

"Cough—" After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie couldn't catch his breath.After a while, he waved his hand and said: "I know about this matter. Order Yu Huan to divide his troops to guard the west gate. Also, let some military commanders come to me."

I wanted to seize Dengzhou, but I didn't expect that the governor of Dengzhou didn't want this city long ago.The weirdness of the world is really unexpected.If I had known that Tan Yan was thinking this way, I should have sent him off.

Suddenly won Dengzhou City, Wang Xiaolie didn't know what to do for a while.As for Yang Jin outside the city, he knew that Wang Xiao's hunting army was guarding the city, so he dared to besiege the city outside with his courage.

(End of this chapter)