The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 178 Please wait for me in Kaifeng

Three days later, at dusk, Zhou Guangxun took advantage of the meal break to gather together more than a dozen of his confidants and commanders.

The soldiers gathered together in huddles below the tower, and Zhou Guangxun and his group sat together inconspicuously.

These people are all Zhou Guangxun's subordinates who have had close friendships on the battlefield. They follow him through life and death and are absolutely trustworthy.

Zhou Guangxun talked to them, and they all expressed their willingness to follow him in the uprising.

Zhou Guangxun has repeatedly discussed the specific details of the operation with them several times. He will confirm it for the last time today and take action at night.

Under Zhou Guangxun's instruction, the news that the king of Qin was going to mobilize Luocheng's defenders to break out of the city to fight against the encirclement spread throughout the armies in a short period of time, causing an uproar.

The officers and soldiers of all armies were talking a lot, and the resistance was extremely intense.

Everyone knows that breaking out of the city at this juncture will inevitably lead to a near-death encounter with no chance of success.

Wang Jixun was called into the inner city by Li Shouzhen and scolded him, asking him where the rumor came from. Wang Jixun was speechless. After returning, he also called Zhou Guangxun and other subordinates to scold him, and ordered them to immediately trace the source of the rumor.

Wang Jixun randomly arrested several violators of military discipline from the army, accused them of spreading rumors and shaking the morale of the army, and cut off their heads with his own hands.

Although the rumors have been stopped, unfortunately the military morale has been irreparable and morale has been extremely low.

During the meal, Zhou Guangxun instigated his subordinates to quarrel with the grain officer and beat each other in public. Wang Jixun was furious and wanted to kill someone to show his authority. Zhou Guangxun led his people to plead for mercy in every possible way. Wang Jixun reluctantly agreed to spare his life, but he had to be whipped a hundred times. Positive military discipline.

The subordinate was beaten to pieces and was only half alive when he was carried away.

As a result, everyone under Zhou Guangxun's command became even more angry.

Zhou Guangxun saw this and felt more and more awe and admiration for Zhu Xiu.

With a small trick, the defenders in the city were thrown into chaos, completely stimulating the resistance of the soldiers in Luocheng.

After nightfall, on the west side of the South Gate Tower, the three torches that had been lit for several nights in succession did not light up as promised.

Outside the city, the sergeant in charge of the observation immediately reported the situation.

Guo Wei personally rushed to the Nanmen camp to take command.

The lights in the military camp were brightly lit, and all the generals were wearing armor. Only two scribes, Zhu Xiu and Wei Renpu, were among them, and they were particularly conspicuous.

Guo Wei's tiger eyes were shining as he looked around the generals and said solemnly: "The military situation has arrived. The opportunity to break the city is tonight!"

"Commander, please give the order!" All the generals were full of energy and accepted the order in unison.

"Li Chongjin and Zhao Kuangyin each led a thousand troops to ambush outside the city. When they saw the fire in the city, they quickly rushed to the south gate. There was no need to wait for the suspension bridge to be lowered. They rushed to build a pontoon bridge to cross the moat. They used giant trees to knock the gate into the city and cooperated with the troops in the city to open the gate as soon as possible. ." Guo Wei ordered.

"I have the order!" The two generals stepped out, bowed and clasped their fists.

Li Chongjin couldn't help shouting: "Commander, it's enough for me to lead the army. Let Zhao Dayer attack elsewhere."

Guo Weihu glared and angrily shouted: "Shut up! Now that the military order is issued, how can you be allowed to discuss it? If you dare to talk more, take off your armor and hit fifty military sticks first!"

Li Chongjin shrank his neck and muttered angrily: "I just obey the order."

A sneer flashed across Zhao Kuangyin's lips, and Li Chongjin glared at him viciously.

Zhu Xiu suppressed his laughter. This Black King was so cowardly that he dared to bargain when the command was given.

It can be said that Marshal Guo loved him very much. If it had been anyone else, these fifty army sticks would not have been able to escape.Guo Wei glared at his good nephew with a headache. This guy had never given him any peace of mind.

"Chai Rong led Tianxiong's army to wait in the camp. When the front army attacked the city, he would go out and set up a formation. Once the city gate was opened, he must quickly lead his troops into the city and control Luocheng as quickly as possible.

If the rebels resist fiercely, they can postpone the attack on the inner city. As long as Luocheng is captured, Li Shouzhen's death will not be far away. "

Chai Rong bowed and accepted the order: "I will obey the commander's order!"

Guo Wei added: "The other two camps are ordered to wait for the opportunity and cooperate with the army to attack the city. Wei Renpu and Zhu Xiu will follow my commander to watch the battle and counsel the military aircraft!"

Everyone was ordered to retreat, leaving only Zhu Xiu and Wei Renpu staying with Guo Wei.

Guo Wei stood up and walked to the handsome case, looked at Zhu Xiu and said with a smile: "Well done, if you win this battle, you will take credit!"

Zhu Xiu hurriedly said humbly: "Shuai Guo is over praised. The soldiers fought hard at the front, and Shuai Guo was in command. I just came up with a few ideas, how dare I take credit?"

Guo Wei smiled and said: "Recruiting Zhou Guangxun to surrender is an extraordinary feat. You don't have to be polite!"

Zhu Xiu felt secretly happy in her heart and said, "Thanks to Mr. Wei for his guidance for this strategy."

Wei Renpu stroked his beard and said, "You came up with the strategy, I was just checking for omissions and filling in the gaps."

Guo Wei looked at the two of them, suddenly raised his head and laughed, his beard trembling, and he laughed very heartily.

"Scholar Wei is known as a magic strategist in black. In my opinion, you, Boy Zhu in white, are not bad at all! It would be interesting to serve under my command from now on, one in black and one in white!"

Zhu Xiu and Wei Renpu smiled and cupped their hands, while Guo Wei laughed and walked out of the tent.

The two stood up and followed. Wei Renpu suddenly said softly: "Congratulations, Young Master Zhu. Guo Shuai intends to let you stay. Let him return to Kaifeng for his own use."

Zhu Xiu whispered: "Thank you Guo Shuai for your kindness, and thank you Mr. Wei for your advice. It's just that I am young and have little knowledge, and there are still a lot of trivial matters waiting for me to go back to Jingzhou. Shi Jieshuai treats me with great kindness, and Zhang Yijun is here again We cannot bear to leave him at this critical period of change.”

Wei Renpu looked at him unexpectedly, and Guo Wei personally expressed his intention to recruit him. This was the dream of many handsome men in Kaifeng. He thought Zhu Xiu would agree with joy, but he unexpectedly declined politely.

"After all, Jingzhou is remote, and I'm afraid you don't have much room to put your talents to use. Kaifeng is the center of the world, where the royal aura of the imperial capital lies. Don't you want to show off your beauty and make your name Zhu Xiu known to the world?" Wei Renpu asked with a smile. .

Zhu Xiu blinked unmoved, pretending to be regretful and said: "The time has not come yet, please don't blame Mr. Wei."

Wei Renpu frowned and stroked his beard, as if he had guessed the reason why Zhu Xiu did not want to go to Kaifeng at this time.

"Protecting yourself wisely can save you for a while, but in a world of great strife, why should anyone with ambition fear death?" Wei Renpu continued to encourage.

Zhu Xiu shook his head like a rattle and said with a smile: "Mr. Wei, forgive me, but compared with glory and wealth, I still think life is more important."

"Alas~~" Wei Renpu shook his head and sighed with regret on his face.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Wei, stay here and take care of Jingzhou's affairs, and you will definitely go to Kaifeng and serve Marshal Guo!" Zhu Xiugong said seriously, cupping his hands.

"Is this true?" Wei Renpu stopped and looked at him intently.

Zhu Xiu said solemnly: "Looking at the heroes of the world, only Guo Shuai is a true hero and a great husband! I will be lucky to serve Guo Shuai throughout my life!"

Wei Renpu laughed: "Don't worry, I will convey these words to Guo Shuai intact! We are waiting for you in Kaifeng!"

"It's a deal!" Zhu Xiu raised his eyebrows and smiled.

(End of this chapter)