Late Tang

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Zhou Bao's shot made Li Jing no longer dare to underestimate the heroes of this era.

There was Gao Pian in the front and Zhou Bao in the back. The actions of these people were beyond Li Jing's expectation, but after careful consideration, their actions were inevitable.

Gao Pian and Zhou Bao, who are handsome in town, are not idle people who can sit in their current positions. Anyone who despises them will have to pay the price.Li Jing had underestimated Gao Pian before, and as a result, Hu Douzhou's defeat and Huaisi's current danger were the result.

And Gao Pian finally repaid the bitter fruit at this moment because he didn't take Zhou Bao seriously.

Liang Zuan attacked Hu Douzhou with 3 soldiers and horses. After fighting hard for several days, he finally spent [-] people to destroy the garrisoned Qin army and take Hu Douzhou.But before he was too happy, Zhou Bao finally made a move. As a result, Hu Douzhou, who Liang Yan spent countless costs to win, made a wedding dress for Zhou Bao.In the end, the whole army was wiped out. If he hadn't fled quickly when he saw the opportunity, he grabbed a boat and escaped. I'm afraid that the number one general of Gao Pian's subordinates would also die here.

Li Jing didn't expect Gao Pian to make a move, but Gao Pian saw the opportunity to make a move.Gao Pian also didn't expect Zhou Bao to make a move, but Zhou Bao also saw the opportunity to make a move.These princes of a town are smarter than each other, and none of them are worthless.

At the barracks on the Linhuai River, Li Jing swept away the previous depression and was in a good mood.Gao Pian, Gao Pian, you also have today.

"Fifth Concubine, I will give you another mission. Send someone to Runzhou to meet the King of Runan County immediately. Bring more gifts and thank Marshal Zhou for his help." Although Zhou Bao sent troops to deal with Gao Pian, it was not for Li Jing's revenge was only out of his own interests.However, in the so-called long distance and close attack, an enemy's enemy is a friend. Li Jing is now willing to cooperate with Zhou Bao to deal with Gao Pian together.

With Zhou Bao holding Gao Pian back, Li Jing's pressure in Huaisi also eased.

Huainan, Yangzhou.

Above the festival hall of Yacheng, Gao Pian was wearing a gold-woven Taoist robe and a purple gold crown on his head, looking coldly at the four generals Liang Yan, Qin Yan, Bi Shiduo, and Li Han.

In the battle of Hu Douzhou, Liang Zuan could not be saved at the end of the day. First, 5 people fought 1 people, and [-] people died in the end.After finally taking down Hu Douzhou, he was attacked by Zhou Bao without even passing a day. After fighting for a day, the whole army was wiped out.

Fifty thousand soldiers and horses were completely lost, but the four generals of Liang Zuan escaped separately.

Back in Yangzhou at this time, the four of them were also disheartened.

"This king has found out that it was not Zhou Bao's Zhen Haijun who attacked you, but the native soldiers from Badu, Hangzhou." Gao Pian's voice was cold, but Liang Yan and others couldn't believe it.

The Qin army was severely bitten. It can also be said that the Qin army's township soldiers are not ordinary military troops. They are well-equipped, sharp firearms, etc., and they are fighting across the sea, so losses are inevitable.But in the subsequent defeat, if it was said that Zhou Bao’s Zhen Haijun was the one who attacked, then it can also be said that Zhou Bao was born as a powerful general of the Forbidden Army. hour.

But now, according to Marshal Gao, it was not the Zhen Haijun who attacked them, but a Tutuan Township Army in Hangzhou, with only 2 troops, which was comparable to their strength at that time.As a result, they were defeated first by Li Jing's soldiers, and then by Zhou Bao's soldiers, and he, Liang Zuan, was also known as the number one general under Commander Gao, which was nothing short of a joke.

"Is this impossible?" Not only Liang Yan couldn't believe it, but even the three warriors Qin Yan, Bi Shiduo, and Li Hanzhi couldn't believe it. When, even a group of local soldiers can't beat it?

"Nothing is impossible. The one who defeated you was the Eight Capitals of Hangzhou. There were 5000 Hangzhou township soldiers, and none of Zhou Bao's township navy. Moreover, the Eight Capitals of Hangzhou wiped out all of you, but there were only less than [-] casualties. One to four!" Gao Pian laughed out of anger.

This time the troops were divided into two groups, and Liang Yan, the most powerful subordinate, was sent to the south, along with Li Hanzhi, Qin Yan, and Bi Shiduo, three strong generals who surrendered. As a result, the entire army was wiped out.On the contrary, Gao Jie in the north took Haozhou with less than a thousand casualties.

"Marshal, please give me another [-] soldiers, no, give me another [-] soldiers, and I will definitely take back Hu Douzhou." Liang Yan was so ashamed that his face turned red.I think he and Zhang Lin were known as Huainan Shuangbi at the beginning. Once Zhang Lin died, he was the number one general in the Huai army.But now, Gao Jie, that little bastard, can easily take Haozhou, but instead he has [-] troops attacking a small island, and the whole army is wiped out.

If he didn't lead troops to bring this situation back, then what face would he have to rank first in the Huai army's generals.

"Forget it, it's good that you can come back. Go back to the mansion to rest and recuperate. During this time, you will be responsible for training the newly recruited soldiers." Gao Pian waved his hand, rejecting Liang Yan's request.And with a few words, Liang Zuan and four were sent to train the new army as instructors, and they didn't even bring them soldiers.

The faces of Liang Yan and the others were flushed, and they were extremely unwilling, but in the end they had no choice but to retreat in shame and anger.

After the four of them retreated, Gao Pian, who had been extremely calm all this time, suddenly pulled out the sword hanging at the side, and split the table case in half with one sword.

Although Liang Yan's defeat made him disappointed, Zhou Bao's sudden attack made him extremely angry.Since he was known as a famous general, he began to look down on Zhou Bao, the former big brother in the forbidden army.Who would have thought that Zhou Bao would attack him this time, which was equivalent to slapping him hard.

Gao Pian didn't care too much about losing soldiers and losing generals, as it is common for military strategists to win or lose.But it depends on who loses, and Zhou Bao loses, which makes him very angry.In particular, Zhou Bao still sneaked up on him.

After chopping horizontally and vertically, Gao Pian was in a mess, and the guards outside were all holding their breaths, not daring to breathe out.

After a long time, Gao Pian asked people to call Lu Yongzhi, Zhang Shouyi, and Zhuge Yin, three highly trusted immortal cultivators.Zhang Shouyi, like Zhuge Yin and Lu Yongzhi, were nothing but charlatans and villains, but at this time Gao Pian trusted him and made him his confidant.

After the three arrived, Gao Pian discussed with them secretly for a long time before leaving.

Finally, Gao Pian sent someone to call Bi Shiduo.

"Is Liu Hanhong still in contact with General Bi?" Gao Pian asked.

Bi Shiduo was startled, his scalp tingled a little, thinking that Gao Pian was going to use him as a scapegoat for Hu Douzhou's defeat.In his mind, Hu Douzhou was defeated. Someone must be responsible for such a big matter.But although Liang Yan is the main general, he is a general Gao Pian, and he will definitely not trouble him.Then only their three lieutenants were the ones to take the blame. Thinking about the relationship between him and Lu Yongzhi, he had never been good, and he heard that Lu Yongzhi had just left.

Gao Pian looked at Bi Shiduo's pale face, and said, "Don't worry too much, I didn't ask you to come here to inquire about your crime, you answer me truthfully, do you still have contact with Liu Hanhong?"

Bi Shiduo secretly observed Gao Pian's face, seeing that he really didn't look like he was looking for trouble, he was slightly relieved.

Liu Hanhong, like Bi Shiduo, was one of Wang Xianzhi's top ten commander-in-chiefs in his early years, but before Liu Hanhong joined Wang Xianzhi's gang, he was actually a small official in the government, and he was regarded as an official.Later, Cao Jun and Li Jing fought in Songzhou, Liu Hanhong was defeated and captured, and this guy surrendered to Tang Jun again.However, Li Jing looked down on these people who were born as thieves and handed him over to the court.In the end, the imperial court pardoned his crimes and let him lead him to surrender to the old ministry and become an official army.

Afterwards, he managed to do well, his position continued to rise, and his troops gradually increased.

When Wang Duo replaced Gao Pian to attack the grass thief Dutong, he recruited Liu Hanhong.As a result, after the Li family was defeated in the battle of Jiangling, Wang Duo abandoned the city and left, leaving Liu Hanhong to stay in Jiangling.As a result, Liu Hanhong saw that the thief army was powerful, so he simply robbed Jiangling, then set fire to Jiangling and became a thief again.

After robbing Jiangling, Liu Hanhong had money and food in his hands, and his power rose instead of falling. As a result, the imperial court recruited him again and arranged him to eastern Zhejiang.Last year, Liu Hanhong rebelled in eastern Zhejiang. Instead of punishing him, the court made Liu Hanhong the envoy of the Eastern Army in Eastern Zhejiang.Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao both dreamed of recruiting security and whitewashing, but Liu Hanhong succeeded in doing it.

After Liu Hanhong became the Jiedu envoy of the Zhendong Army, he secretly communicated with him several times, intending to recruit this fellow grass thief from back then.Bi Shiduo was hesitant about this matter. He thought it was a secret, but he didn't expect Gao Pian to know about it, and he was very frightened.

After hesitating, Bi Shiduo finally explained: "Liu Hanhong sent letters to his subordinates several times, in which he wanted to solicit his subordinates, but his subordinates were loyal to the servants and rejected them all."

Gao Pian smiled slightly, "You don't have to be nervous, someone knows all these things. My king has entrusted you with a mission, and you should go to Yuezhou in eastern Zhejiang right now."

Bi Shiduo froze for a moment, but didn't understand.

"Old man Zhou Bao dared to sneak up on this king from behind, so this king will do the same thing and give him back. You are going to East Zhejiang this time to discuss with Liu Hanhong and let him join us to deal with Zhou Bao You tell Liu Hanhong that as long as he is willing to send troops to subdue the navy, after the two of us are done, we will divide the west of Zhejiang equally. In addition, to show the sincerity of the king, I am willing to give him 100 million coins first."

Hearing this, Bi Shiduo finally understood.

No wonder Marshal Gao rejected Liang Zuan's request to invite troops just now, it turned out that was his idea.Zhou Bao raided the Huai army, Gao Pian did not intend to take revenge directly, but to join forces with Liu Hanhong behind Zhou Bao, and repay him in the same way.

Although Liu Hanhong took the position of the commander-in-chief of the Zhendong Army, he was just a grassroots thief, with 100 million yuan, which is indeed a very powerful bargaining chip.In particular, Gao Pian also proposed to divide the west of Zhejiang equally. I am afraid that Liu Hanhong will find it difficult to refuse after hearing this condition.

Bi Shiduo secretly praised Gao Pian's method, this move was well played, and together with Liu Hanhong, Zhou Bao's backyard caught fire, so he might not dare to take any action against Huainan again.In this way, Gao Pian can compete with Li Jing for Huaisi with peace of mind.

Damn, these guys are really better than each other. Li Jing and Zhou Bao teamed up to deal with Gao Pian, and Gao Pian teamed up with Liu Hanhong to deal with Zhou Bao. This situation is really complicated. (To be continued.)