Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 849
"Xu Da, Dou San, Li Si, do you still recognize me?" In the dark courtyard, Zhang Guibian sat there with a golden knife and asked.

The three people named by him were still wearing armor. Hearing this, they took a closer look in the dim moonlight and said in surprise, "Zhang Dutou!"

"Yeah, why am I here..." Zhang Guibian snorted coldly, and said, "I don't care about it. You and the other three have seen me, what do you say? Are you going to tie me up and go to Zhu Youwen to receive a reward? "

In the distance, there were already the footsteps of a brigade of sergeants dispatching.Obviously Zhu Youwen received the news and began to mobilize troops and horses throughout the city.But listening to the sound, it is obvious that there are not many soldiers and horses dispatched, and the search is very slow.

This is understandable.

In the past, some people in Jingyuan Town wanted to cause chaos and deliberately set fire outside the city. They wanted to send a large army to rescue the city, so as to take the opportunity to encourage the soldiers to cause chaos.However, Duan Xiushi deliberately did not send anyone to fight the fire. After dawn, he arrested all those who asked to lead troops out of the city to fight the fire last night, and screened them one by one.

In a word, when the morale of the army is unstable, don't engage in too many moths.It is more reliable than anything else to lock up all the big soldiers in the barracks and prevent the channels of stabbing and instigating connections.

Zhu Youwen dared to mobilize at night, only some troops he trusted, the number was small, and it was not a cause for concern.Even if Tianming is found, he may not be able to find it here, not to mention that he still has a hiding place.

"Why is Zhang Dutou so tempting?" Xu Da said: "We have all received Dutou's favor, how can we do things that are inferior to pigs and dogs?"

Dou San and Li Si also expressed their views one after another.

Zhang Guibian's face paled slightly, and he said: "I want to vote for King Xia, are you willing to follow?"

"Everyone wants to do something, I'll just follow along." Xu Da said.

"Bianzhou can't hold it, and it may not be able to wait for reinforcements. It's good to surrender."

"I've wanted to surrender a long time ago, too."

Dou San and Li Si said.

"Okay!" Zhang Guibian patted his thigh and said happily, "When are you going to guard the gate?"

"This is not certain." Xu Da hesitated: "The Shangguan will not say in advance, maybe tomorrow, maybe ten days and a half months. It is impossible to notify such news in advance."

Zhang Guibian thought about it for the same reason.Now that the situation is tense, Zhu Youwen is not stupid, there must be generals and staff by his side, so there will be no loopholes in doing things.

"Since that's the case, let's go back first. If you have trusted brothers, you might as well recruit more." Zhang Guibian said: "Once you are on duty at the city gate, report quickly. My two elder brothers are listening in front of King Xia's tent. Order, it will not harm you and others, or there may be wealth and honor to enjoy."

These words were very true, Xu Da and the three nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and left after paying their respects.

On the other side, Xie Yanzhang quietly escaped from the city with the help of some sergeants of the Shenjie Army.

The whole process is quite thrilling.There are people from the Guangsheng Army near the Zhengmen, so if you want to avoid their eyes and ears, you will have to spend a lot of effort.

After Xie Yanzhang left the city, he ran all the way, and was caught by the Rangers.After repeated questioning, he was finally sent to Shao Shude's camp before dawn.

Ge Congzhou and Hu Zhen had just rushed over during the day, and when Ge and Xie met their father and son, they were overwhelmed.

Shao Shude will move out of the tent with Hu Zhen.

"Hua Wenqi, you can send envoys to surrender one or two." Shao Shude said.

Hua Wenqi, who was born in the Chao army, is not a good bird.He often wins people's wives and brings them into the mansion, where he has a lot of fun.

Of course, this is the normal state of Wufu.For example, Liu Po, who had just defeated Xia Jun in Jinxiang, had his concubine Wang Shi later taken home by Li Siyuan.The dead wife of Zhu Hanbin was played by Li Cunxu.It seems that everyone understands the magic of it, the daughter of a decent family has no meaning, she just wants to rob other people's wives and concubines.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I dare not tell others, but Hua Wenqi is sure to surrender." Hu Zhen assured.

"How do you say it's coming?" Shao Shude asked with interest.

"The last general will enter the city in person." Hu Zhen said.

Shao Shude was a little surprised, it was too much effort.

"Don't worry, my lord, the city looks like a dragon's pool and a tiger's lair, but it's actually a shallow pool for raising bastards." Hu Zhen said nonchalantly, "I guess Zhu Youwen's prestige is too low to control the people. He will know in three to five days when I enter the city." Good news."

Shao Shude laughed, Zhu Youwen was still consolidating the city defenses as if facing the enemy, but he didn't expect that Bianzhou was full of leaks and rebels everywhere.Now there is an opportunity missing, and when the time comes, it will definitely open his eyes.

"Wang Tan and Shi Yanci's generation, did they really surrender or pretend to surrender?" Shao Shude asked again.

"Your Majesty, there is no doubt that this is true." Hu Zhen replied, "What's the benefit of staying alive? If Zhu Jin, Wang Shifan and others can make a breakthrough in Danzhou, and Zhu Zhen also desperately returns to Bianzhou, then there is still a chance of death." The meaning of keeping on. Now there is nothing, continue to keep, but the whole city and the people will die."

"You have this insight, you really understand people's hearts." Shao Shude praised: "Let's go, go back and listen to what Xie Yanzhang has to say."

The two returned to the tent one after the other, and Ge Congzhou and his son got up to salute.

"Sit down." Shao Shude said gently.

"I am very pleased to see General Xie's face today." Shao Shude said with a smile, "In the second year of Dashun's Battle of Xiaoshan, General Xie defended well. I tried to enter Yishui to plunder many times, but was blocked by General Xie. "

"Your Majesty has a heavy army in his hands, and his tent is like a cloud of fierce generals. In the battle of Xiaoshan, the lives of the soldiers were still cherished. If you come with a large army, you will have to flee." Xie Yanzhang said modestly: "General Xu will kill Zhang Zhang Longevity, Liang Bing has lost his courage."

Shao Shude smiled without saying a word.

Chen Cheng, who was accompanying him, cleared his throat and asked, "May I ask General Xie, how do Wang Tan and Shi Yanci want to use their tactics?"

"Returning to Chen Changshi, Wang Tan is the commander of the Shenjie Army. There are more than [-] people in his department, mostly in the west and north of the city. There are a large number of Shenjie Army sergeants near Zhengmen, Liangmen, Suanzaomen, and Fengqiumen. Deployment, there is also a small number of Guangsheng troops nearby to monitor." Xie Yanzhang said.

"Is it possible that Zhu Youwen controls Guangsheng Army?"

"Absolutely not." Xie Yanzhang said without hesitation: "In the Guangsheng Army, many generals are my former troops. If I go back and call them to fight back, I will definitely teach Zhu Youwen to look good."

The fact that Xie Yanzhang can say this means that he has completely voted for it, and he will not miss his old love anymore.

Besides, his adoptive father, Ge Congzhou, made his interests clear to him.Xiao Fu has already established a relationship with the people in Xiao's Nanliang House. These aristocratic families are originally a family, and they are just betting on long positions.Now that Zhu Liang is about to be destroyed, and Xiao Fu has made great contributions, King Xia seems to want to appoint him, and the main line of the Xiao family will definitely exert influence and act for Xiao Fu.

As Xiao Fu's son-in-law, Xie Yanzhang's future future will definitely be highly related to him.

Xie Yanzhang is not a traditional martial artist, he likes Confucianism, and knows a lot about the twists and turns in the officialdom.He knew in his heart that he would spend more time with the Xiao family in the future.

"Then what is he going to do?" Shao Shude laughed, and said, "What is General Xie going to do?"

"If Your Majesty believes in me, I will sneak into the city, summon the old troops, and join forces with General Zhang Guibian to take down a city gate first." Xie Yanzhang got up and said.

"Sit down." Shao Shude waved his hand and said, "I'm afraid it's not safe for you to be with Zhang Guibian. Go back and explain to Wang Tan and Shi Yanci clearly, don't look forward and backward, hesitate, it's a death penalty That’s right. If you decide to make a plan, you will act decisively. I will send people to wait outside the city gate. Once the city gate is wide open, I will kill you and enter the city. Afterwards, there will definitely be benefits for them.”

"Of order." Xie Yanzhang's heart trembled.

King Xia's words sounded like a beating.This is to mention Wang Tan and Shi Yan's words, don't try to negotiate conditions, this trick will not work, it will only bring you disaster, it is "the way to death".You don't do it, some people do it.In today's situation, the defenders of Bianzhou, who have any brains, are scrambling to surrender. Now it depends on who will be the first to break the balance.If you procrastinate for a long time and the credit is taken away by others, not only will you not be rewarded afterwards, but you may even be punished.

Xie Yanzhang was very grateful to Shi Yanci for sending someone to rescue him, and felt that he should be persuaded to go back.Zhu Zhen from Caozhou probably doesn't dare to say any conditions anymore, you still have to ask for a price, aren't you courting death?
"How many defenders are there in the inner city?" Shao Shude asked again.

"Go back to your lord." Xie Yanzhang replied: "There should be only about two thousand people. However, He Delun's troops are stationed near the inner city, and there are more than five hundred horsemen."

The inner city is also called Yacheng. It is located in the north of the city on Thursday, where important institutions such as Jiedushi Yamen, Duyu Housi, and Liangwangfu are all located there.Originally there were more than a thousand soldiers defending the city, but if you count the thousand guards of Prince Liang's Mansion, there are still more than 2000 soldiers, all under the command of Zhang Lang.

He Delun fled back to Bianzhou with two or three hundred riders.Zhu Quanzhong tried to rebuild the Desheng army, but there were no cavalry talents and no horses.After Wei Bo sent a batch of horses over, most of them were allocated to the armies. He Delun took some and slowly restored the troops to more than [-] horses.

Because of his previous performance, Zhu Youwen actually trusted him quite a bit, and vacated the camp next to the inner city as the base of the Desheng Army.

"Can you think of a way to capture and kill Zhang Lang?" Shao Shude asked.

The outer city can be broken, but if the inner city cannot be broken, it will be a headache.Moreover, during the military turmoil in the feudal towns of the Guo Dynasty, the inner city was often the last place for Jiedu envoys to save their lives.The city is small and strong, and the defenders are generally diehards, which is very troublesome.

In case of being unable to attack for a long time, Zhang Lang and Zhu Youwen burned the treasury in despair. Wouldn't it be very disappointing?
"For the matter in the inner city, think of a way..." Shao Shude said vaguely.

He still wants face, that's all he can say.Xie Yanzhang is a smart person, he should know what he means.

"I will definitely live up to the king's heavy responsibility." Xie Yanzhang replied without changing his face: "Zhu's family is full of young and old, and none of them can escape."

"General Ge!" Shao Shude shouted suddenly.

"The end is here!" Ge Congzhou stood up and responded.

"After the recovery of Bianzhou, the troops in the city were surrendered. They were properly screened and reorganized. I think your son is a great talent, and he is worthy of a heavy responsibility. What do you think?" Shao Shude asked.

"Everything is up to the king." Ge Congzhou replied calmly.

Shao Shude laughed heartily, and said: "General Xie, go quickly, I will tidy up the troops and horses, and wait for the good news."

(End of this chapter)