Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 562
Wang Xiaolie was processing official documents in the official hall when Wang Ruohai hurried in from outside.Said: "Jie Shuai, Zhai Xing was killed, Zhai's army was defeated!"

Wang Xiaolie looked up at Wang Ruohai and was stunned for a moment.After a while, he said, "What did you say?"

Wang Ruohai said: "Zhai Xing was killed, Zhai's army has already been defeated!"

Wang Xiaolie stood up abruptly, stepped forward and said, "What's going on? For two months, Zhai's army has been gaining the upper hand. Why is Zhai Xing dead all of a sudden?"

Wang Ruohai said: "I don't know the details. However, our people who watched the battle at Longmen have returned. It is said that Zhai Xing was killed suddenly on the battlefield. Meng Bangxiong's men counterattacked. Zhai's army could not resist the enemy and retreated across the board. Meng Bangxiong's army pursued him, and now we don't know what's going on."

Wang Xiaolie listened and walked around the room twice.Said: "Send someone to investigate immediately. We must find out what's going on. Li Dutong went to the Ru River to check the pontoon bridge there, and sent someone to come back immediately. Consultation, if Zhai Xing really died, this war will not be over." It's the same."

Wang Ruohai complied, turned around and left Wang Xiaolie's hall.

Wang Xiaolie sat back in his seat, thought for a while, and recruited Cui Qing.Said: "You arrange it, my official office is changed to a headquarters, ready to fight."

Not long after, Wang Ruohai came back again.Said: "Jie Shuai, the matter has been roughly understood. The puppet Qi bought Zhai Xing's forward to control Yang Wei, and killed Zhai Xing in the battle. The puppet Qi had been prepared for a long time and took advantage of the situation to fight back. Zhai's army was defeated. The news we got, It was led by Peng Qi, the commander of the Zhai family army, and the whole army retreated to the city of Yique. Meng Bangxiong's men pursued afterward, and it seemed that they wanted to wipe out the Zhai family army!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Our army is on the side, who gave Meng Bang the courage!"

Wang Ruohai sighed: "We have been honest in Ruzhou for almost two months, what do others think? I am afraid that in Meng Bangxiong's eyes, they think we are here to take advantage of Zhai Xing. Now Zhai Xing is dead , maybe he thinks we won't go to war!"

Wang Xiaolie lowered his head and thought for a while.He said: "Now it depends on whether Zhai Cong can hold Yique City. If we hold it, our army will go forward to help him turn the situation around. If he can't hold it, then there is nothing to say, and there is no need to consider the Zhai family's army in this battle!"

Wang Ruohai nodded, but did not speak.Lie on the table and look at the map near Luoyang.

Wang Xiaolie sat back on his seat, closed his eyes, and slowly thought about the current situation.Once Zhai Xing died, Zhai's army lost its backbone, and it was not so easy for Zhai Cong to regain strength.Meng Bangxiong won't give him time, so he should take advantage of the situation and attack.

Zhai Xing is dead, and the striker has defected. Dong Xian will no longer guard Shou'an, and may retreat immediately.The other control of Zhai's army might not obey Zhai Cong's orders for a while, and they might be in chaos for a while.If he doesn't act immediately, it is very likely that Meng Bangxiong will drive Zhai Cong back to Yiyang.

Wang Ruohai raised his head suddenly.Said: "When Zhang Jun went to Yingyang, it was said that one of Zhai Xing's army, Yang Taiwei, conspired with Jiang Yi. Unfortunately, Jiang Yi died later, and the matter was left alone. We mentioned this matter to Zhai Xing, but he didn't Believe me, I must have heard it wrong. Now it seems that this Yang Taiwei is Yang Wei."

Wang Xiaolie thought for a while.Said: "Maybe that's the case. Alas, if Zhang Jun brought Jiang Yi back at that time, there would be no disaster today. Forget it, don't bring up this matter in the future, just pretend it never happened. Think about it, now tens of thousands of us With the army at his side, Yang Wei is out of his mind and will not defect to the puppet Qi at this time. It must be because he wanted to defect before, and the puppet Qi had a reason to kill Zhai Xing."

After speaking, he thought for a while and said: "Linru Town is not far from Yique, order Zhang Yin to come to Wentang immediately! The other troops in Linru Town must be ready to fight!"

After noon, Li Yanxian returned to Wentang.It was only said that Zhai Xing was killed before the battle, so he couldn't help being surprised.

The three of them gathered in Wang Xiaolie's official hall, discussing the situation nearby and what was going to happen next.

Li Yanxian said: "When such an accident happened, needless to say, we must participate. If we participate in the battle, we must attack fiercely without any hesitation! If Meng Bangxiong can't react, we will go straight into Luoyang City! How to attack Longmen, we Many plans have been made. Now that Meng Bangxiong's army has attacked, the Dragon Gate should be empty."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes. It happened yesterday. We got the news early this morning. According to the time, Meng Bangxiong's army should have arrived in Yique today. If Meng Bangxiong breaks through Yique, we will send troops immediately , can't hesitate!"

Wang Ruohai said: "I don't know what Zhai Cong is thinking. When something like this happens, Zhai Cong should ask us for help. Zhai Xing has been guarding Luoyang for several years, and his brother has a great reputation in this area. He cares about his status, so it's hard for others to say anything. Zhai Cong doesn't have this kind of prestige, so it shouldn't be like this."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Henan Mansion does not belong to the Zhai family. Zhai Xing is the governor of Henan Mansion, Mengzhou, and Zhengzhou appointed by the imperial court. If he does not agree, my army cannot enter Henan Mansion. Zhai Cong is just Zhai Xing's subordinate. General, but I don’t have this identity. Don’t worry about him!”

Li Yanxian said: "In this way, once Zhai Xing dies, Marshal Jie won't have any scruples about attacking Luoyang."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "That's right. I've been staying in Ruzhou because Zhai Xing didn't say that we were invited to attack Luoyang together. Once Zhai Xing died, there would be no officials appointed by the imperial court around Henan Mansion. Find out what happened and what the situation is now. No accidents, you should attack immediately!"

Li Yanxian and Wang Ruohai agreed.

In fact, why Wang Xiaolie was jealous of Zhai Xing, these people under him didn't quite understand.It is not easy for an army of [-] to come over the mountain.Until now, Xiangyang Prefecture, Dengzhou, Tangzhou, Suizhou, Yingzhou and other places are still active, and large-scale delivery of military rations to Ruzhou.After paying such a high price, it was because of Zhai Xing that Wang Xiaolie stayed in Ruzhou honestly for two months.In the past two months, a lot of military rations are needed.

The appointment of Zhenfu envoys in the Song Dynasty was very casual in many cases.For example, Feng Changning and others, when they reported to the imperial court that they were guarding the place, they became pacifiers.Zhai Xing, the governor of Henan Prefecture, Mengzhou, and Zhengzhou, is not a very good official.It's just that he has the strongest military force around Henan Mansion, so he became this official.Even Dong Xian, Zhai Xing's deputy envoy, actually ignored Zhai Xing.What does Wang Xiaolie care about?
What Wang Xiaolie cares about is the status of the imperial court.Even if this title doesn't have any practical significance, it still doesn't cross the threshold.This is not because Wang Xiaolie attaches great importance to the court, but because other people value the court.It is easier for local powerful factions to accept doing things like this.

In the evening, Zhang Yin arrived.Saluting to everyone, Wang Xiaolie ordered him to sit down.

Wang Ruohai said: "Deputy Zhang, Governor Zhai was assassinated by General Yang Wei in front of him, and Zhai's army was defeated. Do you know the news?"

Zhang Yindao: "Go back to the Senate. I heard about it, but I don't know it very well."

Wang Ruohai said: "During the attack yesterday, we rushed to the top of Longmen Mountain. Yang Wei suddenly stabbed Zhai Zhenfu and killed him. Later, Yang Wei took Zhai Zhenfu's head and defected to Meng Bangxiong. Meng Bangxiong's army took advantage of the situation to fight back. , defeated Zhai's army, and went straight to Yique City."

Zhang Yin really wanted to ask why this happened, but he held back after thinking about it.Said: "Our army is facing Yique, I don't know what to order?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Once Zhai Xing dies, we must participate in the battle. You are in the front, you should be ready to fight at any time. The plan to attack Longmen has been made many times, but now the battlefield is not in Longmen, so it should be changed."

Zhang Yin said: "Jie Shuai, please tell me!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "When the army is dispatched, there should be no hesitation. It is required to dare to fight and be able to fight! When Yique City was built at that time, it was mainly to defend Yiyang and Ruzhou, and did not intend to use it to protect Luoyang. You have to do it. Well, even if there is Meng Bangxiong stationed in Yique City, we must ignore it and attack Luoyang directly!"

Zhang Yin hesitated.Said: "If this is the case, if Luoyang cannot be captured quickly, it may not be easy to transport food later."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Don't worry about these things. Naturally, the army behind will handle them. All in all, once there is a military order, you have to attack Longmen directly, and then attack Luoyang. Don't pay attention to Yique behind! The decision to attack must be decisive, there must be no Any hesitation!"

Zhang Yin crossed his hands: "The general will not care about it! Don't worry, Commander Jie!"

Wang Xiaolie looked at the sky, and said: "It's getting dark, you should hurry back to Linru Town immediately. Arrange overnight, get ready!"

Zhang Yin promised, bid farewell to several people and left.

Wang Xiaolie said to Wang Ruohai: "Order the left army in Deng Yu Village to be ready. If you get the military order, set off immediately and surround Yique City! We will fight, and we cannot be held back by Yique City. Get ready. Zhai Xing attacked Longmen for two months and died suddenly. Now Luoyang is bound to be in chaos, so we must seize the opportunity!"

(End of this chapter)