The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 282 Wang Shichong Retreats

The line of sight temporarily moved to Wang Shichong's camp on the south bank of the Yellow River.Wei Zheng and Shan Xiongxin led more than a thousand remnants of defeated generals across the Yellow River to join Wang Shichong.

Wang Shichong, king of Luoyang, was taken aback when he heard the news, and then he was overjoyed, because the reputation of these two people was too great, they were the pillars of the Wagang Army, so he planned to go out to meet them in person.

Wang Shiren saluted and said: "Brother, Wei Zheng is scheming and Shan Xiongxin is brave. Is this their trick?"

Wang Shichong was puzzled when he heard this, and led others to climb up to have a look. He saw that Wei Zheng and Shan Xiongxin were in a state of distress. They didn't even have armor clothes. The faces of the two of them were smoky, similar to the Stove Prince, and Wei Zheng's beard was burnt to a roll. Looking at the thousand or so men under him, many of them had lost their helmets and armor, and many of them were injured. Grinning one by one.

Wang Shichong inquired about the report in detail, thought for a moment, and said to Wang Shiren: "Brother, I heard that the Wagang Army did not know about it. It must be that there was internal strife among them. Don't worry, they are sincerely here to surrender." .” Yan Bi took his generals Wang Shiren, Wang Xingben and others out of the camp gate in person.

Wei Zheng and Shan Xiongxin knelt down to greet Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong pulled the two generals up and laughed, and immediately appointed Wei Zheng as the military adviser and Shan Xiongxin as the former general of the army. The whole camp set up wine to congratulate and clean up the dust for the two of them.

Wei Zheng and Shan Xiongxin did not expect Wang Shichong to use them so much. They were enemies on the battlefield, and now they are victims. After they met, they were entrusted with such an important task by Wang Shichong. The two were a little flattered and deeply moved.

At the banquet, Wang Shichong learned from the two people that Yang Yong led people to lurk inside the Wagang Army a month ago, and suddenly launched a mutiny to capture Li Mi and other major generals alive, and surrendered tens of thousands of Wagang soldiers. Wang Shichong was shocked , sighed: "This Yang Yong is too bold!"

Wei Zheng offered advice to Wang Shichong: "Infinite Heaven, the poor Taoist is honored by the prince's love, and he has not made an inch of merit, but he is in a high position, and he is deeply terrified. At present, the Wagang Village exists in name only, especially because there are less than [-] people in the camp on the southern line, who are used to fighting. The only generals left are Wu Tianxi and Zhai Rang, they will definitely fight Yang Yong after they hear about the change, this is a good time for our army to attack aggressively, the prince should seize the opportunity to wipe out these thieves in one fell swoop."

Shan Xiongxin also stood up: "The military adviser is too right, the last general is not talented, and he is willing to take the lead."

Wang Shichong was overjoyed, and immediately gave the two men [-] sailors, and let them be the front line to rush across the Yellow River to attack Wu Tianxi's camp.He led an army of [-] to follow up as a backup.The two took orders and went out of the camp to order troops.

Wang Shiren saluted and said: "Brother, these two are surrendered generals. They have given them so many soldiers and horses when they first arrived. If they try to trick surrender and cooperate with the thieves, we will be in trouble."

Wang Xingben also said: "That's right, brother, soldiers are not tired of deceit, and people's hearts are unpredictable, so we must guard against it."

Wang Shichong waved his hand, as if he had made a lot of determination: "Your worries are justified, Brother Yu has thought about these things too. But, have you ever thought about it, what if they really came to surrender? We doubt this and that. If you are afraid of the head and tail, it will make those who sincerely come to surrender and those who surrender will be disappointed, and what a good opportunity in front of them, wouldn’t that be a mistake? You can’t stick to small details when you do big things, not to mention that these two have the talent of Wang Zuozhi, the ambition of Duke Zhou, and they won this two Why do people worry about the world. Therefore, Brother Yu is willing to take a gamble, even if it is this gamble, and the gamble is bloody, he is willing to do so!"

"Brother Mingjian, younger brother understands. In case these two people really pretend to surrender, we still have [-] soldiers and horses, and we can still turn the tide." Wang Xingben said.

Wang Shichong nodded, and Wang Shiren said: "The general is going to prepare now, gather all the troops, and keep an eye on the movement of Wei Zheng, Shan Xiongxin and Wu Tianxi's camp on the north bank, just in case."

An hour later, someone came to report: "Reporting to the prince, Wei Junshi and Shan Xiongxin led 2 horses to cross the Yellow River. The two sides fought fiercely in the river. Wu Tianxi's navy was defeated and retreated to the Yellow River. On the north bank, the victory of the battle of crossing the river is in sight, and the military division and general Shan ordered the villain to come to report the victory."

Wang Shichong, Wang Shiren and Wang Xingben looked at each other and smiled complacently, and then all gave Wang Shichong their thumbs up.Wang Shichong smiled even more happily, because they put their hearts in their hearts now, knowing that Wei Zheng and Shan Xiongxin came to surrender sincerely.

Wang Shichong was very happy, and he was about to order the [-] troops to follow up in time. At this moment, someone came to report: "The prince is in trouble. The Pei family and his son led [-] troops out of Qingyaogang Mountain, and went straight to Mengzhou. Luoyang is in a hurry!"

"Ah?" Wang Shichong was a little dumbfounded when he heard that, "How could this be? Didn't the Pei family and his son retreat to Nanyang with Yang Yong after the defeat? Could it be that they fell from the sky?"

"Returning to your lord, this team of troops hid in Qingyao Mountain for a while after the defeat, and never left. They hid right under our noses, and the villain only found out about it." The reporter quickly replied.

"Dog, you can't find out such an important military situation, what's the use of keeping you!" Wang Shichong was furious, and swung his sword to knock the reporter to the ground.Some soldiers came over, dragged away the dead body that reported the incident, and washed the blood away with water.

"Brother, you sit in town here, and there is still time for my younger brother to lead a team to Luoyang." Wang Shiren saluted.

Before Wang Shichong could answer, another scout hurried over and knelt down to report: "Report! Report to the prince that Li Jing led an army of 20 troops from Nanyang, and his vanguard troops have captured Xudu."

"Nanyang is so far away from Xudu, Li Jing's men and horses have grown wings, can't they succeed? How did they take Xudu?" Wang Shichong roared in fear.

The person who reported the incident was trembling with fear, "Go back...to the lord, only then did we know that Li Jing's troops were in ambush in Pingdingshan, all of them were cavalry, and the leader of the troops was General Qu Tugai... Is it true that this group of troops cheated the city at night? , raided Xudu..."

"I just found out again!" Wang Shi was so angry that he didn't wait for the reporter to finish speaking, and kicked the reporter out of the tent.

"Order the three armies, including Wei Zheng and Shan Xiongxin, to stop crossing the river immediately and return to Luoyang as quickly as possible!" Wang Shichong shouted almost out of composure.

Someone agreed and ran out.Wang Shiren saluted bravely: "Brother, it's a pity that we retreat at this time. Break Zhai Rang and Wu Tianxi, and capture Yang Yong. Victory is in sight. Should we consider dividing our troops..."

Wang Shichong stomped his feet and said, "My brother, why don't you understand? Li Jing is scheming and Yang Yong is acting strangely. It's a gossip between the two of them. It's a pity that we only know now. The purpose is to cut off our way back, Xudu is less than [-] miles away from us, which is not a distance at all for the cavalry, if we don't retreat, Luoyang is the next best thing, and our entire army is in danger of being wiped out! "

(End of this chapter)