subvert the late Tang Dynasty

In a short while, the soldiers in charge of logistics pushed several carts of quilts and blankets. Master Wang Zhong ordered people to pour a lot of water on them, soaking the quilts and so on. They put the wet quilts on their bodies, and put on a blanket themselves, and rushed in through the burning city gate with 500 people.

Zhu Wen, who had been watching from the sidelines, couldn't help admiring Wang Zhongshi's bravery, and said in his heart: "This person is as good as Xu Huaiyu, and he is a master of life." You must know that many generals joined the army at that time but only for the sake of making meritorious deeds. Yinzi, to put it bluntly, is for fame and wealth, but in his bones, life is still very important.People like Wang Zhongshi and Xu Huaiyu are really different.

The five hundred soldiers brought by Wang Zhongshi quickly disappeared into the fire, as if they were swallowed by the fire in an instant. Ge Congzhou was a little frightened when he saw it, and then ordered 500 people to enter the city through the tunnel to respond, but unexpectedly the tunnel was already occupied by the enemy in the city. The army found that the exit had been sealed with boulders.

Fortunately, at this time, there was a loud cry of killing in the city. The battle lasted for half an hour, and then gradually weakened. Because no one refueled, the fire at the gate of the city gradually became smaller and finally extinguished.

Ge Congzhou hurriedly rushed into the city gate with a large group of troops. There were corpses everywhere in the city. The defenders had already retreated to the vicinity of the government office. Wang Zhongshi was soaked in blood and was still fighting hard. Of the five hundred brothers around him, only a hundred remained. Most of them were also wounded.

Seeing Ge Congzhou's troops entering the city, the enemy hurriedly withdrew from the east gate, and those who had no time to escape dropped their weapons and surrendered.

Zhu Wenfei got off his horse, ran quickly to Wang Zhongshi, and grabbed Wang Zhongshi. At this time, Wang Zhongshi had five or six feathered arrows stuck in his body, and several wounds were cut on his back and shoulders by the enemy's saber, and his body was stained red with blood. Armor, but he still didn't say a word.He just smiled at Zhu Wen and said, "The final general has lived up to the great trust of the prince."

After saying that, he couldn't hold on any longer, his body went limp, and he fell down. Zhu Wen hurriedly hugged him, with tears streaming from his eyes, he turned his head and shouted, "Send the military doctor!"

Wang Zhongshi said weakly: "My lord, don't worry, my fate is very hard, I can't die."

Zhu Wen was moved in his heart, and said: "If I were to exchange your life for Puzhou, I would rather not have this city!"

Master Wang Zhong was also very moved when he heard Zhu Wen's words. He wanted to speak, but he opened his mouth and said nothing.I don't know whether it was because I was so moved that I didn't know what to say, or because I was too injured and couldn't speak.

Seeing Wang Zhongshi's expression, Zhu Wen said: "You don't need to say anything, take good care of your wounds, and when you recover from your wounds, this Puzhou city will be yours, and you will be the governor of Puzhou from now on!"

In no time, seven or eight military doctors had arrived, helping Wang Zhongshi to check the injury, clean the wound, take the arrow, and apply medicine.After working for more than half an hour, the dressing was completed. A leading military doctor said: "General Wang has lost a lot of blood. There are more than a dozen wounds on his body, and the bones are deep. Two arrows are also deep. The injuries are very serious. I'm afraid there will be no more than two or three wounds." If it takes a month, it will not be cured at all, and even if it is cured, I am afraid that it may not be able to go to the battlefield in the future."

Zhu Wen nodded and said: "It's okay, as long as I can save my life, I want him. Even if he can't fight on the battlefield in the future, he will still be the governor of Puzhou. This Puzhou city belongs to his Wang Zhongshi!" Zhu Wen said It is categorical and decisive, and no one can question it.

Puzhou has already been taken. Compared with Caozhou and several nearby counties, Puzhou is much larger and more prosperous. For example, two of the average three states today have been occupied by Zhu and Wen. Most of the news about the fall of Puzhou is just waiting for the wind to surrender.Some of them fled back to Yunzhou with their soldiers and cronies before attacking.

Of course Zhu Xuan knew why Zhu Wen was so angry. He was very clear about the relationship between Zhu Wen and Huang Ying. Now that his cousin married Huang Ying, Zhu Wen would certainly not let it go when he knew about it. This was what the brothers had expected. arrived.But when Zhu Jin posted the wedding post, she didn't mention Huang Ying's identity, she just said that she was the daughter of a wealthy businessman in Yanzhou City, and Zhu Wen didn't attend the banquet in person, how could he know the news?Zhu Xuan couldn't understand this point.

But now how Zhu Wen knew is not important, what is important is how to deal with Zhu Wen's attack now, more than ten counties in two prefectures have fallen into the enemy's hands in less than ten days, how can this not make Zhu Xuan feel cold ?In addition, many generals under his command followed Zhu Jin to participate in the Battle of Wangmandu. They are very familiar with Zhu Wen's methods, and they have also seen the powerful weapons in Zhu Wen's army. Killed and collapsed, not to mention the [-] to [-] troops in Yunzhou, how can they hold it?As long as people are willing, will we be wiped out in less time than two cups of tea?

In fact, they are a bit overwhelmed with thinking this way. After all, Yunzhou is not Wang Mandu. There are nearly 30 people in Yunzhou City. It is absolutely impossible for Zhu Wen to drop weapons of mass destruction directly into the city. The door was smashed.It's not so easy to get in. Yunzhou is no better than Puzhou and Caozhou. Yunzhou is the seat of Jiedu envoys. The city walls are tall. There is no Wengcheng at the gate. If you really want to enter the Wengcheng, the outcome is unknown Counting, the urn city is surrounded by arrow piles, rolling logs, rocks and other things, and there are a lot of things in reserve. If someone really invades the urn city, it will become a urn.

However, after losing two big cities in a row, Zhu Xuan was really a little embarrassed. The solid city gates were like paper paste under the opponent's bombs.It would be even more unrealistic to say that he went to seek peace. How could he just sit back and watch Zhu Wen attack Zhu Jin?What's more, even if he asks for peace, Zhu Wen may not agree. Zhu Wen is even more worried about attacking Yanzhou by bypassing Yunzhou. Once he cuts off his food road from Yunzhou and blocks his return, Zhu Wen Wouldn't the Chinese expeditionary army become a lone army?Zhu Wen is familiar with the art of war, how can he take such a risk?

After all, Zhu Jin shouldn't have married Huang Ying at the beginning, and it's not that Zhu Xuan didn't persuade him, but he couldn't persuade him at all. Unless she does not marry.

Seeing that he is already in his thirties, why can't he watch his cousin play a bachelor?In fact, to be honest, Zhu Xuan is also interested in Huang Ying, but firstly he is afraid that Zhu Wen will not marry him directly, and secondly, he already has a wife and children, so he stopped missing him.

Zhu Xuan was worried when another cousin Zhu Qiong came to report that Zhu Wen had set off from Puzhou and headed eastward to Yunzhou.

Zhu Xuan smiled bitterly, and said: "I said that your second brother shouldn't marry that Huang Ying. Sooner or later, he will find out who Zhu Wen is. How can he give up? This is the hatred of taking his wife!"

Zhu Qiong's temperament is also a bit similar to Zhu Jin's, and he said: "Brother, you also know the temper of the second brother. As long as he believes in something, eight horses can't be pulled back. It can't be blamed on him. Back then, our three brothers were the first. When I saw my second sister-in-law for the first time, didn't I always fall in love with him at a glance? If it were me, I would marry him regardless of everything. At worst, I would take her to live in the rivers and lakes. As long as I can sleep with her in my arms, Even if I die immediately, I am willing."

Zhu Xuan said in his heart: Another stunned young man, why are the two cousins ​​of the same class.Cursing the two brothers in my heart is not made for great things.

Zhu Xuandao: "At this time, your second brother's reinforcements are already on the way, and they will arrive in Yunzhou in three days. The key is how to stop Zhu Wen on the way now, in case he arrives in Yunzhou before the reinforcements arrive. It's not good, no one knows if he can take Yunzhou overnight, Caozhou and Puzhou have not been able to resist for a long time!"

Now Zhu Xuan is indeed afraid of Zhu Wen, isn't he? He may not be able to defeat a city for a few months, but Zhu Wen took it in a few hours, so who is not afraid?

But Zhu Qiong was not afraid, Zhu Qiong said: "Brother, don't panic, my younger brother will lead 5000 troops to intercept Zhu Wen, I don't believe it, he Zhu Wen has three heads and six arms, just with this gun in my younger brother's hand, he can capture this alive Thief! He is just the youngest disciple of Huang Chao. Back then we three brothers fought against him on the mound outside Songzhou City. He was no match for me. What's more, our kung fu has not fallen behind in the past ten years. As long as he dares to fight with him I will single out, and I promise to capture him alive."

Where did Zhu Xuan believe that Zhu Wen would fight Zhu Qiong single-handedly?Immediately said: "Zhu Wen is able to control four or five feudal towns by himself, of course he is not an idler, and he does not rely solely on his personal bravery. Even if his martial arts are higher than yours, he may not be alone with you." Not to mention that his martial arts is not as good as yours, so he won't fight you one-on-one. Now it's a confrontation between two armies, not a story in those legendary stories. If you still fight one-on-one, you think he is stupid!"

Zhu Qiong chuckled and said, "Brother can rest assured about this, I naturally have a way to get him to agree, you just wait for the good news in Yunzhou."

Early the next morning, Zhu Xuan personally sent Zhu Qiong to the expedition. Zhu Qiong drank three bowls of wine, dropped the wine bowl, got on his horse neatly, and left the west gate of Yunzhou with 5000 troops.

Standing on the tower, Zhu Xuan looked at his cousin who was going away, and sighed in his heart. He had a premonition that Zhu Qiong was going to escape from death, but Zhu Qiong and Zhu Jin were both so stubborn and stubborn. Eight horses couldn't pull back, so Zhu Xuan could only let him go. Anyway, someone was needed to intercept Zhu Wen, and the only person in Yunzhou City who could take on this task was Zhu Qiong.The others were not Zhu Wen's opponents, and secondly, the situation in Yunzhou was worrying. If they sent someone else, they would not be able to guarantee whether they would join Zhu Wen or not.

Zhu Xuan sighed, watching Zhu Qiong lead the team away gradually, feeling a little lost in his heart.Because Zhu Qiong's defeat is almost a certainty, it depends on whether he is alive to come back, and Zhu Xuan, a cousin, is powerless to save anything, should Zhu Xuan lead his own troops to counterattack?He could clearly see Cao Cunshi's fate back then.

When Han Jian attacked Yunzhou, the Jiedu envoy Cao Cunshi sent troops to counterattack and was defeated and killed. This gave Zhu Xuan the opportunity to be the Jiedu envoy of the Tianping Army.If he goes out of the city to fight Zhu Wen, there is no guarantee that no one will attack Yunzhou. In this troubled world, there are not many people who can be trusted, Zhu Xuan thought.

This is a chaotic era, but due to the joining of Zhu Wen, the obvious history is about to be rewritten. The premature use of gunpowder and the appearance of precision muskets on the battlefield will greatly change this era.The role of sharp hot weapons in this era of cold weapons is immeasurable. This is Zhu Wen's capital enough to rule the Central Plains, and it is also the capital he relies on to change this chaotic history.

Now Zhu Wen is fully confident to change this era. The seemingly tall and majestic city can be taken down with a lot of destruction. There is no need to fight like before. , Relying on weapons, just [-] muskets in this area are enough to sweep Shandong, and take down all the Tianping Army, Taining Army, and Pinglu Army!Of course, his goal now is Yanzhou, because Zhu Jin doesn't think much of him, Zhu Wen.

Perhaps only iron and blood can change all this, so that the decades-long history of the Five Dynasties will not repeat itself in history, and the hundreds of years of humiliation of the Han nation will also be written off from history. pose any threat.

This is Zhu Wen's ultimate goal.