subvert the late Tang Dynasty

Now that Huang Chao said to "wait and see what happens", the others had nothing to say, and another day passed like this.

On the night of the fifth day, the envoys of the imperial court brought the imperial decree to Zhang Zimian's recruiting envoy camp, and Zhang Zimian hurriedly led his generals to welcome him.

The person who preached the edict was Yang Fugong, Yang Fuguang's younger brother, who was also a relatively powerful eunuch.Because Yang Fugong was middle-aged and pure, he was not as sissy as other eunuchs.

He said in a clear voice, "Tianping Army Jiedu envoy Zhang Yang received the order!"

Zhang Yang glanced at Zhang Zimian out of the corner of his eye, feeling extremely proud.You're so good, the little baby dares to climb on the head of Lao Tzu to be a dominance, you are still young.

He hastily stepped forward, knelt down facing north, and said in a respectful voice: "Minister Zhang Yang accepts the order."

"Following the fate of heaven, the emperor's edict said: Huang Chao, the salt owl, raised his troops for several years and fled all over the country, causing the people to live in dire straits, and the world was indignant. Zhang Yangnian, the governor of the Tianping Army, had the virtue of good life in heaven, and he couldn't bear the people in the world to die. He went deep into the enemy's nest, saying that he would surrender Chief Huang Chao. I am very pleased, now that the Tianping Army Jiedu envoy is temporarily acting as a surrender envoy, going to Huang Chao's camp, and after the bandit chief Huang Chao recruits security, the imperial court will give you another reward. This is yours!"

The Jiedu envoys and generals of other feudal towns watching this scene were stunned for a while, thinking everything in their hearts.

"Damn, this old guy Zhang Yang is so dishonest that he doesn't say anything about such a big thing."

"Yeah, let him go alone for such a great contribution, he can't be crowned king, at least he should be a county king!"

"It's best to let Huang Chao be killed if the surrender is not successful, and I will take the opportunity to get his men and horses here, hehe..."

Zhang Yang accepted the imperial decree, and went to Zhencheng early the next morning with dozens of personal soldiers.

When Zhang Yang appeared at the foot of Zhencheng, Zhu Wen had already been waiting on the city for a long time.Zhu Wen welcomed Zhang Yang into the city and took him to meet Huang Chao.

The negotiations between Zhang Yang and Huang Chao were also very harmonious, and everything seemed to be within Zhang Yang's expectations.Zhang Yang also gave Huang Chao the false title of General Right Guard for the court, and asked Huang Chao to disband the rebel army in Yunzhou.

Huang Chao also agreed immediately, and finally kept Zhang Yang for a meal, and Zhang Yang went out of the city with a belch and a smile.

Huang Chao looked at Zhang Yang's retreating back, with a hint of mockery in the corner of his mouth.

Due to the complete success of the negotiation, the army camp began to reward the soldiers of the whole battalion. For a while, the army camp was as noisy as a vegetable market.The soldiers yelled five times, drank six times, drank big bowls of wine, and ate big pieces of meat. They can finally go back, who is not happy?How many soldiers really want to fight?

Those who want to fight are basically generals. If they win, they will have a halo on their heads. If they lose, they are basically soldiers. The chance of a general dying in battle is still very low.

Zhang Zimian stood alone on the top of the hill next to the barracks, overlooking the excited soldiers at the foot of the hill, feeling a lot in his heart.I have been familiar with the art of war since I was a child, and practiced martial arts hard, nothing more than wanting to make meritorious deeds and serve the country.

Thinking that when I joined the army alone, I was able to become a marshal along the way in just a few years and command tens of thousands of troops in various feudal towns.Ever since he served as a recruitment envoy, he had fought and won victoriously, and he wanted to wipe out Huang Chao in one fell swoop, but Zhang Yang unexpectedly recruited Huang Chao without anyone noticing.

when?Fate?he does not know.Compared with the merits of Zhang Yang's surrender, the few victories I have won day and night are almost negligible in the hearts of the powerful officials in the imperial court, and I may be charged with the charge of empty labor without an inch of merit.

He sighed deeply, his heart felt sour, his eyes were a little hazy, the hustle and bustle below the mountain seemed so far away from him...

Suddenly his heart was shocked, as if he had thought of something very important, he hurried down the hill and found Yang Fugong who was drinking with several Jiedu envoys.Zhang Zimian said: "Eunuch Yang, Huang Chao may be a false surrender! We must not relax our vigilance, lest Huang Chao take the opportunity to escape!"

Before Yang Fugong could speak, Zhang Yang pouted at the side and said, "Everyone here has read Huang Chao's letter of surrender. There is no falsehood. Is it because Zhang Zhao is eager to make contributions and wants to provoke disputes again?" There was a bit of a tone in his tone. The tone of a villain's success.

Yang Fugong also said: "General Zhang may be a little paranoid, but he is also thinking about the country. Come on, General Zhang, let's have a drink together..."

Zhang Zimian didn't answer, and walked away silently. There were noises around him one after another, but he didn't seem to hear anything...

The next day, Zhang Yang and the others excitedly waited for Huang Chao's relatives to lead the crowd in the future, but the sun had already passed the middle of the sky, and there was still no sign of Huang Chao.

Yang Fugong was already a little impatient, and suddenly remembered what Zhang Zimian said last night, feeling a little anxious, wiped his sweatless forehead with a handkerchief, and said to Zhang Yang angrily: "I said General Zhang, didn't you Are you saying that Huang Chao will definitely come down at noon?"

Before Zhang Yang could react, he said, "Maybe Huang Chao is delayed by something in the city..." Suddenly he seemed to realize something, and he couldn't continue speaking halfway through.If Huang Chao had surrendered falsely, he could almost see his end - he would be dismissed even if he did not die.

Zhang Yang hurriedly said, "I'll send someone into the city to investigate the situation." He didn't dare to enter the city by himself, and if Huang Chao had surrendered falsely, he couldn't guarantee that he would come out alive.

After half an hour.The spies reported that the thieves in the city had left the city overnight, and now there were only a few old and weak women and children left in the city.

Zhang Yang's anxious face turned green, his knees softened, and he sat on the ground.

Zhang Zimian let out a long sigh, as expected.

Yang Fugong's face was green and pale for a while, and he choked out a sentence for a long time: "Hurry up and chase!"

……

At this time, Huang Chao had led the army all the way west to Huazhou, where he turned south to Bianzhou.

The news quickly spread to Chang'an, shaking the whole city, and urgent military reports were sent to the capital Chang'an like a snowflake.Those royal ministers, princes and ministers didn't have the mood to deal with Huang Chao, and hurriedly ordered all the feudal towns to withdraw from the Eastern Capital.In their hearts, as long as Luoyang does not fall, Chang'an will be safe.

Zhang Zimian received several military orders from Chang'an in succession, asking him to lead his troops to retreat to Luoyang, the eastern capital. Zhang Zimian had no choice but to give up the pursuit of Huang Chao.

Zeng Yuanyu, the recruitment envoy of various Taoists stationed in Jing and Xiang, also received the order to return to Baodong.He hurriedly broke out of camp and rushed to Luoyang, the eastern capital, overnight.

Unexpectedly, Huang Chao stopped in Bianzhou for a while, and had no plans to go west at all.Going south again, passing Songzhou, Bozhou, Yingzhou and other counties, and finally arrived at Hezhou on the Yangtze River.

At the beginning of April, he crossed the Yangtze River from Hezhou and went south to attack Xuanzhou.Wang Juan, the general of Xuanzhou, was killed in battle. Wang Ning, the observer of Xuanshe, strengthened the walls and cleared the fields, and defended Xuanzhou together with the people in the city.

Huang Chao continued to attack Xuanzhou for a long time, and turned to Runzhou in June. Huang Chao's generals Shangrang, Meng Kai, Ge Congzhou and others fell into Qianzhou, Jizhou, Raozhou and Xinzhou.

Wang Xianzhi's former subordinate Wang Chongyin also led his troops to capture Hongzhou, echoing Huang Chao's army.

The imperial court was shaken, and the veteran Gao Pian was urgently transferred to be the governor of the Zhenhai Navy, commanding all the soldiers and horses in Huainan to encircle and suppress the rebels.

What made the Tang Dynasty feel even worse was that Li Guochang, the governor of the Zhenwu Army, and his son Li Keyong, disobeyed the imperial court's order, tore up the imperial decree, and killed the supervising army.The father and son supported two towns of soldiers and horses to rebel in Shaanxi.

The Shatuo tribe was known to be good at fighting, and the imperial court urgently dispatched soldiers and horses from Yicheng, Pinglu, Hedong, Heyang, Zhongwu, Yiwu, Zhaoyi and other towns to suppress it.For a time, the Tang Dynasty was full of wars and wars, and the Tang Dynasty, which had been prosperous for more than 300 years, was in a precarious situation, as if this seemingly brave lion would fall down at any time.

But the emperor Li Xuan, who was in the deep palace, was still ignorant, he was still having fun in cockfights, and when he was free, he played polo with his "godfather" Tian Lingzi...