When the cavalry had retreated to the opposite bank, the deputy commander of the cavalry stopped again, raised his longbow, and covered the infantry on the opposite bank to cross the river.

After the rest of the infantry had crossed the river with difficulty, they immediately cut off the flybridge, so that many of the pursuing rebels fell into the moat.

Qin Gang saw that the official army had sent another receiving force, so he had no choice but to give up the pursuit.

The first battle was unfavorable, and Wang Zhonghe's face on the well was sinking like water, and after seeing the defeated soldiers who returned to the camp lying on the ground, his heart was even more angry: "Where are the guards?"

"Dashuai!" the guards behind Wang Zhongji clasped their fists and saluted.

"Go and arrest all the people who escaped first now, and behead them for public show! The infantry commander was unfavorable in the first battle, so he abandoned the crowd and fled...... The deputy commander of the cavalry, the merits and demerits are offended! The deputy commander of the infantry, protect the robe, and be promoted to three levels in a row, let him come to see me!" Wang Zhongsi, who was in a rage, wanted to behead the infantry commander together, but Han Zhi on the side secretly pulled his sleeve, and Wang Zhongsi understood, so he changed his words.

Immediately, Wang Zhongsi ordered the generals beside him: "Okay, let's all go down! Straighten out the men and horses in your hands and fight again tomorrow!"

"No!" the generals turned and left.

After the generals had left, Wang Zhongsi asked, "Whose person is he?"

Han Zhi replied: "This person's name is Wei Hong, on the surface, he is a general, but in fact, he has already secretly taken refuge in the prince, and he is currently the highest-ranking military general in the prince's hands, of course, if he is not a big handsome......"

When Han Zhi said this, he glanced at Wang Zhongsi cautiously.

Sure enough, Wang Zhongji was silent after hearing this.

Han Zhi didn't know what to say, so he had to think about it and said: "This Wei Hong also has some skills, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should want this person to make some credit, and then run this person to the top level......

Wang Zhongsi didn't answer, but sighed deeply: "It seems that this battle is not easy to fight!"

Han Zhi nodded and said: "The sources of these counterinsurgency armies are complex, and they have their own ways behind them, and it is really not easy to integrate them into one place! ”

"Hehe!" Wang Zhongsi sneered and said: "The 30,000 cavalry were originally sent by the Pingliang Li family to give Li Lun courage, so Li Lun was in such a hurry to do it, he didn't want to give a trace of credit to others!"

Han Zhi also laughed: "Now the Li family can be regarded as stealing chickens and rice, the 30,000 cavalry are all wiped out, and the Li family has no more usable soldiers! However, this time it is cheaper His Royal Highness the Prince, although the Li family's soldiers are gone, there are still many generals." ”

After Han Zhi said this, he glanced at Wang Zhonghe, and saw that he was still expressionless, so he had to make his words clearer, and asked tentatively: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is becoming more and more active now, I don't know where to go?"

Wang Zhongsi is only in his early forties now, in the prime of life, and he is a rare famous general in the Tang Dynasty. Although the Tang Dynasty emphasized martial arts and did not restrict its generals like the later Song and Ming dynasties, it was obviously not to the point of letting himself go. In particular, Wang Zhongsi has a distinct brand of the crown prince's line, and no matter how the relationship between him and the crown prince Li Heng is diluted, it still cannot be forgotten by the hundred officials.

It stands to reason that Li Heng, as the crown prince, will definitely take over the throne in the future, and it is very advantageous to have Wang Zhonghe, a famous general, whether it is to succeed to the throne or to sit firmly in the country. It's just that there is no father and son in the heavenly family, and there is such a thing as the throne, unless the person sitting on it dies, there is absolutely no possibility of taking the initiative to give up, and Li Longji will naturally not be an exception.

And once the prince sits in this position for a long time, even if he has no ideas, others will force him to have some ideas. Li Heng has been silent for ten years, looking at such an active posture now, as if he doesn't want to wait any longer. The throne of the Li family has been accompanied by blood all the way since Li Shimin, and this law has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the children of the Li family. Just like Li Longji no matter how much he believes in his son, he will still send internal guards to monitor his every move.

Therefore, the current court seems to be calm, but in fact, there has long been an undercurrent, Han Zhi only wants to know what kind of choice his proprietor will make, and as a strategist, he also needs to know.

"I have already said that I, Wang Zhonghe, have been His Majesty's people all my life!" Wang Zhongsi said slowly.

This answer obviously did not satisfy Han Zhi, and Han Zhi still asked: "What if His Majesty dies......?

Although he has newly married his daughter-in-law, Li Longji is already in his sixties this year, and the emperor's profession is already a high-risk occupation, and there are few people who die normally, not to mention those who die unnaturally......

Seeing that Wang Zhongsi didn't answer, Han Zhi sighed and said: "Dashuai, even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Hedong Army!

Wang Zhongsi was decisive on the battlefield, and thousands of heads would not frown when they landed, but whenever Han Zhi talked to him about it, Wang Zhongsi always hesitated.

Han Zhi is very clear, the most taboo when standing in line is the two ends of the first rat, and after choosing one side, you shouldn't have two minds. But Wang Zhonghei couldn't let go of Li Heng's friendship when he grew up in a small area, and he didn't want to lose Li Longji's nurturing feelings since childhood.

Wang Zhongsi's father, Wang Haibin, died on the battlefield when he was nine years old, and Wang Zhongsi was brought up by Li Longji in the palace as a fake son since he was a child. It is also because of this experience that he and the crown prince Li Heng have been friends since childhood. Now that the gap between Li Heng and Li Longji's father and son is getting bigger and bigger, it is difficult to choose between the two Wang Zhonghei, who values love and righteousness.

"Alas...... Let's talk about it!" Wang Zhongsi sighed as usual.

After Han Zhi saw this, he could only shake his head helplessly.

A moment later, the deputy commander of the infantry was brought over by Wang Zhonghe's personal guards.

"The last general will see the commander!" said the deputy commander of the infantry on one knee.

Wang Zhongsi turned around, the melancholy on his face was swept away, and he asked with a smile: "What's your name?"

"The last general Xie Feng!" Xie Feng raised his head and looked at Wang Zhonghe.

Wang Zhongsi saw that Xie Feng had a straight face, his eyes were focused, the bridge of his nose was high, and his lips were broad, so he nodded secretly: "He is a decent person!"

Wang Zhongsi has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, not only has superb skills in commanding troops, but also knows people and is good at his strength. As mentioned above, Ge Shuhan, Li Guangbi, and Guo Ziyi, the fierce generals who shined in the next few decades, were all promoted by Wang Zhonghe.

Therefore, when Wang Zhongsi saw Xie Feng for the first time, he subconsciously made a judgment.

"Have you ever read?" asked Wang Zhongsi.

"The last general is not talented, I also invited a teacher when I was a child, and I went to school for a few years, but my family was in the middle of the road, so I joined the army!" Xie Feng replied.

Wang Zhongsi nodded, and then asked, "If you are asked to command the 10,000 infantry in Jingzhao Mansion, are you willing?"

Jingzhao Mansion is adjacent to Chang'an, and according to the region, the government army of Jingzhao Mansion should be responsible for the defense of Chang'an City. It's just that Chang'an is the capital, and the city has its own Jin Wuwei who is responsible for the defense of the city. However, the Ochichong Mansion of Jingzhao Prefecture was not abolished, and it still retained the establishment of 12,000 people, as in other places. It's just that after so many years, the combat strength of the Jingzhao Mansion army has decreased, and there are only less than 10,000 men and horses excluding the vacancies, which is similar to the number of Zhichong Mansions in other places.

Jin Wuwei and other elite forbidden troops have always been in the hands of the emperor himself, and Li Heng, the crown prince, naturally can't touch it, and he doesn't dare to touch it. Therefore, the Jingzhao Mansion Army in Wei Hong's hands became Li Heng's target. This time there was a rebellion in the south, and Li Heng didn't take the rebels seriously, so he sent Wei Hong out, counting on him to make some military merits and raise the capital of his friends in the future.

"This ......"

Xie Feng is not stupid, this rare opportunity, in fact, there is a lot of his own efforts in it. Xie Feng was young and vigorous at the beginning, but he was too upright, and after he joined the Jingzhao Mansion Army, he was bullied by Wei Hong. Later, under the pressure of survival, he gradually changed and became sleek, and then slowly climbed to the position of deputy commander of the Jingzhao Mansion Army.

It's just that Xie Feng was a person with ideals and ambitions when he was young, and after hearing about the rebellion in the south this time, he immediately realized that this was a rare opportunity to change his fate.

Wei Hong was originally a member of the Jiangmen family, even if he didn't have credit, he could still slowly climb up with the help of the family's strength. Cautious by nature, he didn't have much idea of coming to the south to quell the rebellion.

However, he couldn't resist Xie Feng's agitation, coupled with the request of the crown prince Li Heng, so he signed up to join the counterinsurgency force.

But before the Jingzhao Mansion army arrived in Shanyang County, they received the news that Li Lun had died in battle, which shocked Wei Hong and Xie Feng. It's just that under the military order, the two have no choice.

When Wang Zhongsi brought them to Yangzhou, he never thought that their Jingzhao Mansion army would be arranged to attack first. Under the military order, the two had to obey.

Originally, the battle situation was good, although Qin Gang was a little injured after he came, but the battalion also quickly sent reinforcements, whether it was Wei Hong or Xie Feng, they were all relieved at that moment.

Unexpectedly, the cavalry commander would kill the rebels so quickly, and he was induced to flee by the timid cavalry, and the battle situation took a sharp turn for a while.

Wei Hong was in a hurry, so he could only barely maintain it.

However, Xie Feng, who was bold by nature, saw expectations in it, and was appreciated by coach Wang Zhonghe!

So he took the lead and led the infantry to break the rear of the cavalry. Fortunately, over the years, Xie Feng has paid attention to maintaining his contacts and has a good prestige among the soldiers under his command, which has made his risky behavior successful.

But today's behavior completely offended Wei Hong, and now he has been promoted as he wished, but Wei Hong has been demoted three levels in a row. Wei Hong was already a general, and his power in the Jingzhao Mansion army was deep-rooted, so how could he dare to return to the Jingzhao Mansion army to be the commander?

"The last general is incompetent, and I am afraid that he will not be able to meet the trust of the marshal!"