Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 248 Letter from Jingzhao's Hometown
On the Sifang City of Luoyang, countless soldiers of the Zheng Army saw the soldiers of the Tang Army cutting logs crazily. They looked at the piles of logs being transported away, and they tightened their thin clothes unconsciously, as if they saw the future of the cold winter.

"Wei Qing, the Tang army is cutting wood around, do you want to cut down all the wood and let the soldiers and people of Luoyang freeze to death in the cold winter?" Crown Prince Wang Xuanying looked at Wei Ji.

Wei Ji whispered: "The Tang army is besieging the city. I have no reinforcements outside, and the food and grass in the interior are not enough. Now that the cold winter is coming, the Tang army should not take the risk of attacking the city again. They cut wood, firstly, for the winter, and secondly, as the prince said. .”

Wang Xuanying's face suddenly turned ugly, and he asked: "Is there a way to save you?"

"Send someone to stop Tang Jun." Wei Ji said, "This is the only way."

Wang Xuanying stared blankly at Wei Ji, he could hear the sense of despair from Wei Ji's calm tone.

Zheng Jun fought Tang Jun a lot this time, winning less and losing more. Now if he wants to take the initiative to go out of the city to fight against the enemy, the outcome is unpredictable. Once the city gate is lost, the consequences will be disastrous.

Do you want to sit still?
Wang Xuanying gritted his teeth and turned to look for Wang Shichong.

Wei Ji watched Wang Xuanying walk away, and sighed to himself.The day has finally come.He had expected this day since Zheng Jun's attack on Tongguan was fruitless.I just didn't expect that this day would come so soon.

Wang Shichong's collapse is imminent, so what should he do for Wei Ji?

Thinking of this, a bitterness appeared on the corner of his mouth.Hundreds of thousands of Tang troops besieged the city, and this time Luoyang will undoubtedly be defeated.

Wang Xuanying met Wang Shichong in the palace, along with his brothers.

Previously, Wang Shichong asked his sons and nephews to garrison each city and build a line of defense to prevent the Tang army from advancing.But without exception, they were all defeated by the Tang army, and could only lead the remaining troops back to Luoyang.

Now the Tang army is besieging the city and cutting down trees frantically, intending to trap Luoyang to death.They had no choice but to come here and ask Wang Shichong what to do next.

Wang Shichong himself also wanted to know what to do next. He couldn't defeat Tang Jun on the frontal battlefield, and everything he said was false.

Wang Shiwei hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you have to think of a way. Luoyang has no food and soldiers, and the Tang army has hundreds of thousands of troops besieging the city. If there is no one to rescue, our Wang family will need it."

"Shut up!" Wang Shichong shouted at Wang Shiwei.

Wang Shiwei is the elder brother of Wang Shichong, named King of Chu.

Wang Shichong said with a gloomy face: "Don't panic, I have already sent someone to contact Dou Jiande, as long as Dou Jiande goes south, the danger in Luoyang can be eliminated."

"Will Dou Jiande come to rescue us?" Wang Shiyun asked.

"He will definitely come." Wang Shichong said confidently: "If Zheng Guo is gone, his Xia Guo will also die."

Luoyang was Dou Jiande's line of defense blocking Li Tang's exit. If Luoyang fell, it would be difficult for Hebei to survive.Wang Shichong was sure that Dou Jiande would not sit back and watch him be defeated by the Tang army.

With the blessing of Wang Shichong's confidence, everyone in the Wang family has a little more confidence.

Wang Shiwei asked: "Your Majesty, there is not enough food and grass in the army, what should I do?"

"Do you still need me to teach you?" Wang Shichong said solemnly: "The Tang army was brutal. If they were allowed to take down Luoyang, the people would be hard to survive. Now is the time for the army and the people to work together to resist foreign humiliation. There is not enough food and grass, but we can ask the people for help. Seconded. When the Tang army retreats, the imperial court will return it a hundredfold."

"Yes." Wang Shiwei replied.

Wang Xuanying secretly sighed in his heart, this so-called secondment is probably a loan but not repayment.Now the people of Luoyang already hated their Wang family to the bone, if this continues, I'm afraid it will stir up a civil uprising.It's a pity that even though he knew this, he didn't want to stop it.

Because, this is the only way to keep them going.

Wang Shiyun asked: "Your Majesty, do we want to stop the Tang army from logging?"

Hearing this, Wang Shichong shook his head, "Give them what they want, now we just need to defend Luoyang City."

"But winter is approaching, without firewood, how to light a fire to keep out the cold?" Wang Xuanying asked.

"There are many buildings in Luoyang, many of which are useless. We might as well use them to dismantle them and provide warmth for the armed forces." Wang Shichong said.

"Yes."

Wang Shichong has only one thought now, and that is to try his best to defend Luoyang.As long as the foundation of Luoyang is there, Zheng Guo can be revived again.Conversely, if Luoyang falls, no matter how much popular support there is, it will be useless.

Wei Fu.

"I heard that Wang Shichong issued an order to borrow food from the people, and at the same time demolished a residential area in the south of the city, leaving thousands of people homeless, but is it true?" Wei Jin asked.

Wei Ji glanced at him unexpectedly, nodded and said, "That's right, the Tang army is now encircling Luoyang with impenetrable water, and they are cutting down trees outside the city. The purpose is to take advantage of the right time and place to make Zheng's soldiers suffer from hunger and cold."

Wei Jin said silently: "It seems that Tang Jun is going to trap Luoyang to death."

"This is not surprising. Luoyang has been repaired and strengthened several times by Yang Guang, and it is difficult to break through in a short period of time. Surrounding Luoyang without fighting is a way to trap Luoyang to death." Wei Ji said.

At this moment, a servant girl walked down the corridor.

"Master, a letter from Jingzhao's hometown."

Although the gates of Luoyang City have been closed, there are still some secret ways through which news can be transmitted.

"Bring it up."

"Yes."

Wei Ji took the letter and checked it. He thought it was just an ordinary letter, but he never expected that it was an urgent letter concerning human life!

"Look!"

After Wei Ji finished reading it, he quickly asked Wei Jin to read it.

After Wei Jin finished reading it, he was in a daze.He asked, "Do you think this is true or false?"

"How can this matter be fake?" Wei Ji asked back first, and then said: "From my point of view, it is probably true. Now that Siqi is serving under the command of the King of Chu, and Guiniang is even married to the King of Chu, if we can Helping the Tang army break through the city may not be impossible!"

Although Wei Jin is heartbroken, it doesn't mean he really wants to die.Now that he had the chance to escape, his heart began to beat again.

"The letter said, let us spread rumors. The matter is of great importance and cannot be taken lightly. Now you and my brother have no one available in Luoyang. How can we cooperate with him?"

Wei Ji thought about it, suddenly remembered something, and whispered: "Don't forget, Dugu Ji and Dugu Wu are still in Luoyang."

"what do you mean?"

"The Dugu family supports Li Yuan, how could they die with Wang Shichong. If we can receive such a letter, the Dugu family should have received it too."

Wei Jin said: "Do you want to contact Dugu?"

"No need to contact." Wei Ji said: "We just need to find someone to watch Dugu, as long as we confirm their movements, it won't be too late to contact."

Wei Jin looked at the letter in his hand and nodded heavily.

"Okay, let's do that."

Who in the world can't understand Tang?

Whether it is Webster or Dugu, although the emperor who is loyal to him is not alone, they are all betting.

Now that Wang Shichong's defeat is imminent, how could they be buried with Wang Shichong.

In other words, their investment failure is only their personal failure, but the family behind them has won.

For example, if Wang Shichong died this time, Dugu Ji and Dugu Wudu would not be killed because they belonged to the Dugu clan.

The same is true for Wei Ji and Wei Jin.

The current Wang Shichong didn't know that the ministers under him were panicked, and they were all looking for a way out.Now he just wants to contact Dou Jiande, and then use Dou Jiande to drive Tang Jun back to Guanzhong.Of course, it would be even better if we could join forces with Dou Jiande to destroy the Tang Dynasty.

However, a piece of unfortunate news quickly spread to Luoyang.

(End of this chapter)