Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 762 "Numerous Words Before the Battle"

On the fifteenth day of the first month of the fourth year of Qianning, Gao Renhou waited for Hu Zhen in Beiguan City, Caizhou.

Today is the Lantern Festival, Zhe Zongben ordered the whole army to feast.

Well, Da Jiu is real, he did distribute food and drink, and the noise was so loud that even the Caizhou defenders knew about it.At the same time, this is also a strategy, trying to lure the defenders to come out for a sneak attack, and the Weisheng Army has prepared for this.

It's a pity that Dai Siyuan and Zhang Quanyi were too cowardly to go out of the city, and Zhe Zongben's winking eyes were all done to the blind.

Hu Zhen is in good spirits.

His home is temporarily settled in Luoyang. King Xia once rewarded two beauties, both of good backgrounds. Because of Ximen Zhongsui's resignation, the whole family was exiled.Hu Zhen married one of them as his wife, and this woman was already pregnant. Hu Zhen was so happy that he scratched his head and finally had another child!

Gao Renhou understood his feelings very well.Back then when he lost the position of Dongchuan commander in battle, it was King Xia who helped him get his family back. This kind of favor was not small, and he always remembered it.

"I've seen Zhe Shuai, I've seen Gao Shuai." Hu Zhen saluted respectfully.

The Zongben was folded, and Gao Renhou returned the gift.

Hu Zhen used to be a great commander, but fate has tricked him, and now he has to start from scratch.Fortunately, King Xia was benevolent and treated him well. He hired him as a counselor for the palace to join the army, and rewarded him with some property from time to time.

The ruins of Luoyang are being cleaned up continuously, and the first batch of houses have been built so far, and King Xia gave him another set to house his family.This kind of open-mindedness is really frustrating, so Hu Zhen is quite diligent in his work and has already made a lot of contributions.

"Hu Canjun, regarding the matter of Caizhou, if we only persuade Zhang Quanyi to surrender, are we sure?" Zhe Zongben asked straight to the point.

For his sake, he doesn't really care much about the beheadings and breaking down the city.The daughter is the princess, the grandson is the son, and the son-in-law will start the country in the future, and the family is so precious, why are you pursuing so much credit?Can the tail be too big?Let the son-in-law kill him?
In fact, he was not very interested in sending troops to attack Zhu Quanzhong this time.After defeating Zhu Quanzhong, he planned to retire.I don't have a good life for a few years, so it's better to take care of my life and let my son-in-law feel at ease.

If it weren't for the fact that he always had some hidden worries in his heart, he would not have held on to the [-] members of the Wei Sheng Army, and even tried his best to obtain equipment and armor for them, and practiced them strictly, hoping to cultivate them into a strong army.

The Wei Sheng Army is not necessarily prepared for himself.If possible, he would prefer it to be the emperor's pro-army, so that all the Zhe family children in the army can have a good place to go.

As for the Huaining Army, let's talk about it.

"Huai Zheshuai, although Zhang Quanyi was born as a warrior, he was not very good at fighting when he was in the Huangchao army. Chang'an is surrounded by warlords, Peng Zan, Ji Kui, Zhu Quanzhong, Zhang Quanyi, Peng Zan and Ji Kui should be the best fighters. There are also vanguard generals Chai Cun, Chinese generals Wang Bo, Meng Kai, etc., all selected at the moment." Hu Zhen said: "After Zhang Quanyi ran to Luoyang, he mainly relied on his righteous brother Li Hanzhi to fight abroad. After he attached himself to Zhu Quanzhong, he even It was because of Quanzhong's prestige that he was able to gain a firm foothold. Even his younger brother Zhang Quan'en was braver than Quan Yi. This man's prestige in the army may not be very good, even though he is honored as the envoy of Feng Guojun. "

Zhe Zongben and Gao Renhou looked at each other speechlessly.

Co-author Li Hanzhi is not wrong, Zhang Quanyi is Yitian Shefu, I don't know how he got into it, could it be by business relationship?
Both of them could hear Hu Zhen's implication.Zhang Quanyi's time in Caizhou was not very long, his prestige was not solid, his power was not established, and he suffered repeated defeats, and everyone from top to bottom lost confidence in him.Otherwise, Dai Siyuan came with hundreds of defeated soldiers and could easily take over the command?Is that easy?

Change to a fiercer martial artist, and fight directly with Dai Siyuan, telling you to dare to move my soldiers, don't you want to live?
Zhang Quanyi, really ashamed to be a warrior, so useless!
"That is to persuade Dai Siyuan." Gao Renhou said.

"Does Commander Gao have a plan? In the past years in Chuanzhong..." Zhe Zongben turned his head to look at Gao Renhou, and said with a smile.

Gao Renhou also laughed.Mr. Zhe Ling could speak, and he scratched my old Gao's itch.

In the rebellion of grass bandit Qianneng, the bandit general resorted to tricks of surrender.Gao Renhou launched a heart attack, the thief general realized that he had lost his plan, and wanted to kill the messenger, but he was held up by the gangsters, dedicated to Gao Renhou, and the false surrender became a real surrender.

"Dai Siyuan is actually not difficult to persuade." Gao Renhou said: "Qi Bizhang defeated the bandit army in Shangcai, captured and killed six thousand, and nearly wiped out the Feilong army. If Dai Siyuan returns to Bianzhou like this, what will happen?"

Zhe Zongben nodded and said: "After Shangcai's defeat, Dai Siyuan could actually escape back to Chenzhou, but he didn't do so, so we can see the mystery."

"Zhe Shuai really has eyes like a torch." Hu Zhen praised: "Dai Siyuan is a man, I have known him for a long time. He can be regarded as Yuan Cong, he is a fellow of Quanzhong, a native of Dangshan, Songzhou, and his great-grandfather was Dangshan. Livelihood was difficult. After following Quanzhong, because he was too young, he did not make much contribution. He was always underestimated by Zhu Cun, Zhu Zhen, Ding Hui, Zhang Cunjing, and Deng Jiyun. Vigorously promote newcomers, Dai Siyuan, Shi Shucong, Zhu Yougong, Kou Yanqing, and Wang Tan rose up. He is also very average, not a mediocre general, but not a good general. This time the army is defeated and the loss of the Feilong Army is a big deal I'm afraid he will be severely punished. You can see that he doesn't even dare to return to Bianzhou, so he obviously knows it well."

The qualifications are good, but not as good as the oldest group.

The ability is not bad, but it is not as good as the top group of people.

It is said that they are from the same hometown, but Zhu Quanzhong moved to Xiaoxian County, Xuzhou with his mother when he was young.Zhu Zhen, a native of Fengxian County, Xuzhou, has been with Jiu Quanzhong since she was a child, so they are called fellow villagers.Zhang Lang, a native of Xiao County, was good at riding and shooting. Zhu Quanzhong was overjoyed to see him, and tried his best to promote him.It is already clear where Quanzhong thinks he is from.

Dai Siyuan, that's it, he wants to use his merits in defending Caizhou to avoid being punished for his loyalty, which shows that his status in Liang Jun is not very high.

"Then persuade the two of you together. It's better to take the initiative to surrender than to be imprisoned after I break the city." Gao Renhou said with a final word: "Zhe Shuai must also prepare for the attack and fight harder to dispel their luck. Heart, help to persuade surrender."

"I can save it." Zhe Zongben said.

The Tibetans from Langshan County and Tang Deng Xiangyong will have to pay the price in blood. It is impossible for the Weisheng Army not to attack the city at all. I hope they will surrender sooner.

The three of them made a decision, and after a while, they rode out of the camp, rushed to the outside of the middle city, shot more than ten arrows into the city, and then rode their horses back to the camp.

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Zhang Quanen, who was patrolling the camp, immediately saw the surrender letter sent by the sergeant.

Needless to say, the soldiers and generals immediately confiscated all kinds of persuasion letters, but they were not sure whether Dai Siyuan's people had received or knew anything.

After reading the persuasion letter, Zhang Quanen was a little surprised, and his expression became very complicated.He didn't know what to do, his wife and children were in Bianzhou, and his eldest son died at the hands of the thief Xia, so he supposedly had a lot of hatred.But the elder brother and eldest son died indirectly at the hands of Shao thief, and his wife and daughter were taken captive, he didn't care, what else could he say?

Zhang Quanen entered the festival hall in a trance, and when he saw his elder brother who was discussing matters with his staff, he waited silently, because he didn't know how to speak.

"Pyongyang in Caizhou is fertile and full of rivers and rivers. The wheat seedlings planted last year have been destroyed a lot this spring, which is a pity." Zhang Quanyi said.

"Marshal, maybe we can discuss it with Judge Pei. Weizhou has sent so much money and food, and some of it will be sent to Caizhou, and the difficulty will be over," said the aide.

"Yes." Zhang Quanyi nodded: "I will handle this matter myself."

"The commander-in-chief really loves the people like a son." The staff praised.

Zhang Quanen listened silently, suddenly felt a little ridiculous, as if Caizhou really had hope.

Even if Uncle Cong came and the bandits Xia escaped, they could come back at any time, and the people were conscripted to serve in the army, and they were tossed between ravines, how could they still farm the land with peace of mind?
There was a noise outside the gate.

Zhang Quanen was startled and jumped out of the hall door.Fortunately, the guards in the courtyard were all there, so I immediately felt relieved.

The noise was getting closer and closer, and soon Dai Siyuan's tall figure appeared, with dozens of entourages, he was wearing armor, and his expression was not worried.

"Dai Dutou." Zhang Quanen also dressed neatly and saluted from afar.

Dai Siyuan looked into the hall, and then said with a smirk: "So Xian Kunzhong is here, I'm afraid the discussion has been completed? Tell me, when will you cast a thief? Are you going to sacrifice me? "

"Why did Dai Dutou say that?" Zhang Quan'en said loudly: "Didn't Zhe Zongben and Gao Renhou allow you to be the general of the yamen? A monthly salary of [-] yuan, why? Still not satisfied? Then I am still worried that you will wait for me Take it as an advanced step."

If the generals of the Yamen do not go on an expedition, that is to say, they will be in the capital of Yusi, and they will be useless.It is understandable that Dai Siyuan is dissatisfied with this condition. If he wants to go further, he will behead the brothers of the Zhang family and offer the city if he fails to do so.

Dead people can't speak, who knows what happened in the city, didn't Ren Dai Siyuan say it himself?Presumably the Xia people would not delve into it.Zhang Quanen had to guard against it.

Some sergeants had already heard the movement here and slowly gathered over.Zhang Quanen made a move, and dozens of people lined up beside him, with weapons in hand and serious faces.

"What's going on?" Zhang Quanyi heard his younger brother shouting, which was almost a warning, and immediately looked surprised, and went out with a few personal attendants.

Dai Siyuan was so choked by Zhang Quanen, he was not angry but happy, knowing that the Zhang family brothers had just received the news, so he was glad that he was not late.

If he was kept in the dark, most of the people in the city were soldiers from the Fengguo Army, so he didn't dare to trust him. If he was captured or killed by the Zhang family brothers, who would he turn to for reasoning?
There's a lack of mutual trust, that's what it is.

"Brother, the sergeants picked up the Xia...Xiaman's letter of persuasion to surrender from the city tower. I saw it just now, and Dai Dutou also knows about it." Zhang Quanen stared at Dai Siyuan, his hand kept on the hilt of his sword, slowly Walking slowly to Zhang Quanyi's side, he took out the persuading letter and handed it over.

"Shao Zei and I are not on good terms—" Zhang Quanyi was interrupted by Zhang Quanen before he could finish speaking.

"Brother, Ji Zuo and step-grandnephew are still alive." Zhang Quanen said in a low voice.

"What?" Zhang Quanyi was extremely surprised.

Dai Siyuan looked at the Zhang family brothers impatiently, but didn't stop on his feet. He stepped back quietly and approached the soldiers brought over.

Zhang Quanyi snatched the persuasion letter and read it twice carefully, his expression fluctuating.

He has only three sons, the eldest son is dead, the second and third sons were taken away by the Xia people, and their life and death are unknown.Now that they are still alive, let alone the surprise.

Zhang Quanen looked at his brother sadly.The new sister-in-law Jiang has been married for a long time, and has never given birth to any children.My elder brother is 46 years old this year, and I don't know if there will be a descendant.If Ji Zuo and his step-grandnephew are still there, it would be a great joy.

Adoption from the clan is not as good as one's own.Zhang Quanen didn't covet anything from his elder brother, he just wanted to support the two brothers together.If there is a chance in the future, I will go to Jinyang to take over my third brother Quanwu's family. It will be fun, wouldn't it be beautiful?

There were more and more footsteps on the street, and a large group of soldiers gathered.

Dai Siyuan felt cold, don't let Zhang Quanyi borrow his head.It shouldn't be so, the sergeants all look down on the wimpy Jiedushi.But what if?Zhang Quanyi will never show favors, there is no one who is willing to die for him, right?

Dai Siyuan was thinking wildly, sweating down his spine.

The guards on duty in the front hall, backyard, and government office also rushed over and gathered behind Brother Zhang Quanyi. Including the original number of people, there were almost two hundred.

There was already a clamor on the street, and the sergeants who didn't know the truth asked one after another what happened, and why they looked like they were going to fight among themselves.

"General Dai, I want to save my child and reunite the family. Do you have anything to say?" Zhang Quanyi put away the letter of persuasion and asked.

Dai Siyuan took another step back, and said: "Human relations are a blessing, I can't bear to stop it. However, there is one thing that must be asked clearly, is Zhang Situ trying to harm me?"

Zhang Quanyi is actually a cruel and ruthless person, but at this time he is unwilling to do anything, and simply said: "I don't want to."

"That's good." Dai Siyuan breathed a sigh of relief: "If you want to surrender, I want to surrender too."

(End of this chapter)