Late Tang

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While Li Keyong was plotting "resurrection", Zhu Wen was not idle either.He was sitting in the Xuanwu Festival Hall in Yacheng, Bianzhou, discussing urgent matters with the generals.

Zhu Wen, who was the same age as Li Jing, was not tall, just of medium height, with a well-proportioned appearance, but his head was slightly bigger. In his own words, he lost his father and his family was poor when he was young. The body didn't grow up, only a head grew.

Zhu Wen has held an emergency meeting with the generals for more than two hours, not for any other reason, but because the Daqi Empire seems to be in some serious trouble.Just received the news that Emperor Daqi Huang Chao had led the Guanzhong soldiers and horses to evacuate Chang'an, and set a big fire before leaving, burning the Yaoshi Chang'an.Now Zheng Tian is leading the Guanzhong Allied Forces to pursue and fight fiercely, and Emperor Huang Chao began to flee with soldiers and horses again.In all fairness, Zhu Wen is not loyal to Huang Chao at all.

Although he is now a general of Huang Chao's subordinates, he is a handsome general, but he was a member of the army at the beginning, and he worked under the most dazzling Qin Wang Li Jing.Compared with Li Jing, Huang Chao is far behind. Even if Huang Chao is said to be a widow, and he ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, it will not change his status as a private salt dealer and a disciple of Heluo.No matter how his army changed from the grass army to the rebel army and then to the Qi army, it still couldn't change the fact that the vast majority of this army were grass bandits and thieves.

But having said that, although Qin Jun is good, he left Qin Jun long ago after all, and there is no room for him there.But Huang Chao trusted him, at least gave him a chance to stand alone.In Zhu Wen's words, a place where you can accommodate yourself is a good place, and being a gangster is better than being dead.

Zhu Zhen, deputy envoy of Xuanwu Jiedu, was the sworn brother who died with Zhu Wen at the beginning, and he was already a comrade-in-arms when Li Jing was suppressing the army.So I got used to speaking casually, and it seemed that being a deputy commander didn't change anything.

Zhu Zhen said: "Shang Rang, a dog, is a waste, and Huang Chao is not a good thing. It is useless. When he entered Guanzhong with an army of 30, he was not in a hurry to chase after the victory and destroy the little emperor of the Tang Dynasty. I can't wait to proclaim the emperor in Chang'an. Hundreds of thousands of rural grassroots who have never seen the world will be lost as soon as they enter Chang'an. Apart from robbing property, every one of them is trying to annihilate women first. If they With a bit of brains, not to mention the destruction of the Tang Dynasty emperor and the court, at least the towns in Guanzhong have been defeated one by one. As a result, people pretended to surrender, but they really believed it like a pig's head, I-* *, a group of idiots. As a result, in the blink of an eye, a hundred thousand coalition troops came over, and Chang'an is about to flee for their lives before they have had enough of living in Chang'an."

"In fact, the commander-in-chief has already told the emperor to take advantage of the victory to expand the victory, but in the end, they went to Chang'an, so why do they think of us? Now that the **** Chang'an can't stay, we need us to help him block it." Henan and the Kwantung Allied Forces, his mother's 30 troops can't stop the Guanzhong [-] Allied Forces, what can we do in Henan? At the beginning of the Xuzhou battle, we urgently asked Chang'an to send troops for support several times, but some soldiers were transferred to come here ?" Zhu Cun, the marching commander of Xuanwu Town, scolded his mother.

"How does this bastard look like an emperor? He is a private salt seller. Even if he puts on a dragon robe, he is still just a grassroots bandit. He has no ambitions and is a mob. If we continue to follow them and work hard, sooner or later we will have nowhere to go. I Look, why don't we follow the example of Zhuge Shuang and Wang Chongrong, and announce that we will change our banner and flag, and forget about returning to Tang anyway." Zhu Zhen said.

Zhu Wen frowned and said: "We are no better than Zhuge Shuang and Wang Chongrong, they are Tang generals. Although we have also followed Li Jing, we are regarded as Tang Jun, but these are all old Huangli. Besides, even if we want to Returning to Tang, but I don’t usually burn incense, so now I’m carrying a pig’s head, and I can’t find the mountain gate?”

Counselor Xie Tong snorted and said with a wry smile: "Even if the commander-in-chief really wants to return to Tang, I'm afraid Li Jing won't tolerate it. We now occupy Bianzheng and Zhengzhou, but to the east are several vassal towns of Li Jing, the Tianping Army The three towns of Yicheng, Yicheng, and Xuanwu, and further east, Huanghuai and Shandong, are all Li Jing's territory. Even the north of the Yellow River, most of them belong to Li Jing. The commander-in-chief belongs to Tang, even if Li Tang emperor agrees, But if Li Jing can't tolerate it, if he sends troops to attack, I'm afraid we will be able to resist it. At that time, if Huang Chao also sends troops to attack behind him, then the commander-in-chief will be a stranger inside and outside, and he will truly fight alone."

Zhu Wen frowned even more when he heard that, Xie Tong was right, if Li Jing didn't buy into the emperor's account, his return to Tang would be meaningless. "Then Mr. Xie means to continue to follow Huang Chao? But Huang Chao also sees that it is a grasshopper after autumn, and he has been jumping for a while. Follow him, and there will be no good results."

Another counselor, Hu Zhen, smiled and said: "The commander-in-chief is indeed right. Huang Chao will never be a big deal, and it will only get worse in the future. However, I think that the commander-in-chief should not make a decision too hastily. The current situation, Don't panic if you have soldiers in your hands. As long as the commander has elite soldiers and strong generals, whether it is Huang Chao, Li Xuan, or Li Jing, they all have to think about it carefully. After a certain time, it is better to hold back the soldiers for a while, and when you are quiet, Wait until a critical moment, and the commander-in-chief will make a move. Now, let’s wait for the price, and we will surely find a suitable buyer.”

Xie Tong also said: "Now that the Guanzhong Allied Forces are fighting fiercely, Huang Chao has been forced to abandon Chang'an. Originally, all the towns in Qi have come back. If we return to Tang at this time, it will be just icing on the cake. Emperor Li Tang will not pay much attention to it. How about as Mr. Hu said, let's watch the battle temporarily and wait for the opportunity. In my view, although Huang Chao will inevitably lose in the end, the situation may repeat in a short time. Huang Chao has been rampant in the world for many years, and it is not easy For generations, if Tang Jun underestimates the enemy, he will definitely suffer a great loss. When the commander-in-chief makes another move at that time, it will not be icing on the cake, but a gift in the snow, and the meaning will be absolutely different."

"How long will it take for this opportunity?" Zhu Wen asked.Huang Chao's boat was already leaking, and he didn't want to stay any longer.

"Maybe soon, maybe there will be a while, but believe me, this opportunity will definitely come!" Xie Tong said confidently.

The opportunity did come soon. Although Huang Chao withdrew from Chang'an, he was not willing to leave Guanzhong.He planned to have a showdown with the Guanzhong Allied Forces in Guanzhong. For this reason, Huang Chao began to gather all the soldiers and horses near Guanzhong.

Huang Chao's envoys flew to Bianzhou and issued the emperor's emergency edict, ordering Zhu Wen to lead the elite of Xuanwu Town to Tongzhou in Guanzhong. equal rank.

Zhu Wen didn't know that when he received this edict, his neighbor on the other side of the Yellow River, Zhuge Shuang, the Heyang Jiedu envoy who had just returned to the Tang Dynasty anyway, was gathering troops and secretly attacking Zhengzhou.This head shaker wants to use Zhu Wen as a certificate of honor to show his loyalty to the court.

Heyang Jiedu made Zhuge Shuang like most of the warriors in this era, tall and burly, brave and powerful, with a strong body, and his neck and head are not too thick.It looked like a big grizzly bear.His face carried the usual demeanor of generals, cold and resolute.

This is a military leader who has struggled and struggled in troubled times. To climb up for him, he has risked everything, not even taking his own life seriously.

He worked as a county official, as a busker, as a peasant rebellious army, and also betrayed the rebel army and took refuge in the imperial court.Then, he betrayed the imperial court again and took the initiative to defect to the puppet Qi. Now, seeing that the situation is not good, he once again betrayed Huang Chao without hesitation, and took the initiative to gather troops to attack Xuanwu Zhu Wen, who was a minister of the same palace not long ago .

A person who never takes his own life seriously will naturally not take other people's lives seriously either.

As far as Zhuge Shuang is concerned, he has never been loyal. If he has, it is just that he does not have enough bargaining chips for betrayal.As long as he has enough chips, he will betray without hesitation.

However, Zhuge Shuang sent troops to Xuanwu Town not just to please the court.When he sent troops to Xuanwu Town, he still wanted to please both sides, not only to please the emperor and court in Chengdu, but also to please Li Jing in Hebei.Zhu Wen is a deserter under Li Jing's subordinates. If Zhu Wen can be captured and sent to Li Jing, he will definitely be able to please Li Jing and gain his support.As long as he has Li Jing's support, he, the Jiedu envoy of Heyang, can rest easy.

That night, Zhuge Shuang led an assembled [-] troops from Mengzhou to Huaizhou, finally chose to cross the river at Wuzhi, and landed at Biankou on the south bank.

Biankou, here is the intersection of Jishui River in Heyang and the Yellow River.

Biankou is on the opposite bank of Huaizhou in Heyang, which belongs to Luoyang, but it is very close to Zhengzhou. The south of Biankou is the Bianshui Canal, which leads directly to Bianzhou.Not far to the west is the east gate of Luoyang, the eastern capital, Sishui Wulao Pass.

That night, Zhuge Shuang took his troops across the river and walked dozens of miles of mountain roads. They were exhausted, so they rested at the foot of Guangwu Mountain at the junction of Luoyang and Zhengzhou.Zhuge Shuang leaned against a big tree, crossed his legs, and was polishing his three beloved treasures, a Damascus Uzi steel knife, a gold pocket watch, and a crystal binoculars.These three things are all collectible treasures that he ordered from Dengzhou at a huge price.Especially the Damascus Uzi steel knife, the handle of this knife is inlaid with a tiger head made of gold, which symbolizes bravery, shining brightly in the late spring sun.

Several cavalry scouts rushed to report that there was still a road deep in the dense forest on the other side of the mountain, and there were traces of a team passing by on the road.

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Shuang immediately ordered the scout battalion to assemble, and rode on horseback to inquire about the details in the direction pointed by the soldiers.

Passing through the dense forest, at the end of the forest, there are two towering mountains, and there is a narrow passage between the two mountains that only allows one horse to pass.Tanma stood there looking up at the sky, and saw a thin line of blue sky.

Tan Ma followed the footprints on the road and ran forward for a long distance, but still did not find the owner of the footprints.

Exploring the horse reported to Zhuge Shuang: "Twenty miles ahead, no trace of the enemy was found."

Zhuge Shuang never dreamed that he would encounter Zhu Wen in the wild by accident.

This is an important passage for Bianzheng to enter Luoyang, pass through Hulao pass, and then enter Luoyang.

The footprints on that small road are exactly the footprints of Zhu Wen's striker exploring the horse.

At this time, Zhu Wen had just left Bianzhou, leaving behind his elder brother Zhu Cunshou in Bianzheng. He, Zhu Zhen, Hu Zhen, Xie Tong and other soldiers led the [-] Xuanwu Army of the headquarters to go to Tongguan.His big camp is twenty miles away on the other side of the canyon, if Zhuge Shuang's scouts walk a few more miles, they can find it.

Zhuge Shuang's scouting horses did not find Zhu Wen's camp, but Zhu Wen's rangers found Zhuge Shuang's scouting horses, followed them back, and found Zhuge Shuang's Heyang Army.

When the news came back, there was a huge disturbance in Zhu Wen's camp.

Xuanwu Jiedu deputy envoy Zhu Zhen yelled at the general Ding Hui angrily: "Arrest and shoot that neglected Zhengzhou Hefang Township general, he is raised by a f**k! Thousands of people, even Zhuge Shuang took him with him!" Tens of thousands of horses have crossed the river, and they don’t even know it, so why do they eat?”

Ding Hui said, "It's not a pity for that guy to die. The most important thing now is our encounter with Zhuge Shuang's soldiers and horses in the field. The two armies met within [-] miles. Judging from the reports from the scouts, Zhuge Shuang didn't know that we were here at this time." place."

Zhu Wen slammed his fist on the table, causing the water cups on the table to jump up: "Since Zhuge Shuang is going to die and rush to see the king of Hades for reincarnation, then we will take the raised Zhuge Shuang and his three Kill the Wanheyang army together!"

Zhu Wen's order was sent out, and the various Xuanwu Army units in the Heyin area on Guangwu Mountain immediately gathered from all directions, preparing to form two left and right attack groups, encircling Zhuge Shuang's [-] soldiers and horses on the bank of the Biankou River, and annihilating them in one fell swoop. (To be continued.)