Chapter 196: Tiger's Den
Qian Changyin's house began to sweep the streets two days in advance, and the home was newly furnished. On the day of the pen, fun and pavilion www.biquge.info, the middle door of the Qian Mansion was opened, and the Yangzhou prefect accompanied Qian Changyin to greet Liang Zan at the door, and the guests and hosts were happy.
After deliberation between the two sides, the wedding date was waited for October 20. Qian Changyin was overjoyed, this marriage made him show off in the entire Nanzhili, and in addition to being happy, he also opened his purse in time and offered 50,000 taels of silver as military salary.
Different from the festive atmosphere in Jinling, Wang Yu and Pei Minzhong were discussing the next battle plan with a serious face in Kaifeng Mansion.
Wang Yu pointed to the map and said: "Huaiqing Mansion is very close to Feng, only more than 300 miles, and this place is close to Fenshui, so it is better to go down first." ”
Pei Minzhong frowned and said: "It's close, but Huaiqing is not far northwest to Pingyang Mansion." The northwest is Liu Guangsheng's lair, when he opened a warehouse to release grain, killing the rich and helping the poor was very popular. The key to our expedition this time is to do what we can, to create trouble for Liu Guangsheng in the south, so that he cannot be at ease with the war in Liaodong, and at the same time eat his territory as much as I can. In my opinion, it is better to turn east and fight Yanzhou. If it can be defeated, Kaifeng Mansion, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou will be connected together, and no matter if the enemy comes from the west, north, or east, they can support each other, and there will never be a situation in which Xuzhou is besieged again. ”
Wang Yu nodded: "What you said also makes some sense, it's just ......"
At this moment, a sergeant outside reported: "Qi two generals, someone sent a secret letter to General Pei personally." ”
Pei Minzhong asked suspiciously, "But from Jinling?" ”
The sergeant handed over the letter and replied, "My subordinates don't know, but it doesn't seem like people are talking from the south." ”
Pei Minzhong neatly opened the envelope, took out the letter inside, and looked at it. Wang Yu pretended to study the map, but from time to time he used his spare eyes to observe Pei Minzhong's expression.
It's a pity that Pei Minzhong read the letter without any waves, got up and arched his hand to Wang Yu and said, "General Wang, I'm sorry, I have something to do, and we'll continue to discuss it after we finish it." ”
Wang Yu smiled: "But what's the matter? Do I need to leave the camp? Maybe I can help too. ”
Pei Minzhong thanked him and said, "You don't need to leave the camp, I'll go back when I go." ”
Wang Yu nodded and let him out.
After a while, Wang Yu's personal guards came to report: "General Pei just went back to his camp and called General Qin to go, I'm afraid he wants to discuss something." ”
Wang Yu sighed and waved his hand to let the guards go down. He admired Pei Minzhong's courage, talent, and courage before he saw him. When the two of them solved the difficulties in Xuzhou together, Wang Yu had a confidant to meet and be hearty. Even if there was a matter of Xuanhui later, his feelings of sympathy for Pei Minzhong have never changed.
It's a pity that because he is a member of the Wang family, his father's persistence and ambition are very incommensurate with Pei Minzhong's loyalty to Liang Zhan, so that he and these people who Liang Zhan made friends in his early years clearly stand in two completely different camps.
Wang Yu sighed again, only hoping that his father would wake up as soon as possible, so that he would no longer be caught in the middle and be less embarrassed.
Pei Minzhong didn't have time to pay attention to what Wang Yu was thinking at this time, he handed the letter to Qin Lang, and waited for him to read it before saying, "The person who wrote the letter is the deputy general of Wujin Botian Dengwen, Lin Yingchun. When I was a teenager, I had a few years of training in the Liaodong Army, and it was at that time that I formed a relationship with him, and I went into battle to kill the enemy together, which can be regarded as a fateful friendship. ”
"You have also seen it, he said that Tian Dengwen had died at the hands of King Yu, and now the army on the Liaodong side is disheartened, and he neither wants to surrender to the Haixi people, nor does he want to obey the orders of King Yu, it is a good time to be incorporated. It's a pity that the prince is far away in Jinling, and this matter is very dangerous. However, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity......"
Qin Lang was keenly aware of Pei Minzhong's intentions and asked, "Shizi, are you...... In the letter, I ask you to go to Liaoyang City to discuss, this may also be Liu Guangsheng's trap. You can't take risks lightly. ”
Pei Minzhong said with a smile: "People can't say that they can't get a tiger in the tiger's den, the Liaodong Army has been training under Tian Dengwen for many years, and there are countless battles with real swords and guns. If this army can be brought under his command, the prince will definitely be like a tiger, and he will definitely recover the Great Zhou within five years. What's more, if it is really Liu Guangsheng's trap, he must have occupied Liaoyang City, there will always be traces to follow on the road, and I will not rush in stunned. ”
"Besides," he smiled confidently, "Liu Guangsheng wants to catch King Yu and King An, but he may not take me seriously." After all, no matter what I say, I can't stop him from being the emperor. ”
Qin Lang looked at the ambitious young man in front of him, infected by his self-confidence and courage, and asked: "Then I will go with you, but I still have some martial arts on me, no matter how bad the situation is, I can always protect you and come back safe and sound." ”
Pei Minzhong shook his head and said, "No, you stay and take the 50,000 people I command." What you learn from your master is useful, but you have less experience in commanding armies. This time, you are also in danger, don't disappoint me. As for me, you don't have to worry, I'll take Rong Zhen and pick out twenty more guards, and that's enough. ”
"So, General Wang's side?" Qin Lang asked.
Pei Minzhong smiled: "I'll go and tell him." After all, he is also fighting with us, so he should always let him know clearly. If I bring someone back in the future and don't tell him in advance, won't it make him cold-hearted? ”
Qin Lang nodded, and the two went to Wang Yu's big tent.
"Tian Dengwen is dead?" Wang Yu was taken aback.
Pei Minzhong told the situation in Liaodong again.
It turned out that after the beginning of spring, Liu Guangsheng personally led an army of 100,000 to attack the Tiandengwen garrison in Liaodong. After two months, the two sides won and lost each other.
However, Liu Guangsheng had assistance from the capital behind him, and the grain, grass, horses, and soldiers could be replenished in time, while Tian Dengwen was trapped in Liaoyang City. In previous years, his supplies also came from the capital, but now that the Great Zhou is gone, he can only rely on this place in Liaodong to replenish the supply, grain and grass are not a problem, but the consumption of horses and soldiers far exceeds the speed of replenishment.
When Tian Dengwen was at a loss, Haixi sent people to contact him, saying that as long as Tian Dengwen surrendered, they would immediately send troops to the rescue.
The condition for the rescue is that after the matter is completed, Tian Dengwen will become a vassal of Haixi, and all the places under the jurisdiction of the Liaodong Metropolitan Division will be returned to Haixi.
Tian Dengwen has fought a lifelong battle with Haixi, and he is unwilling to surrender like this, for this breath and the soldiers who have died under Haixi's sword for many years, he intends to fight to the death.
King Ke Yu grew up in the deep palace since he was a child, and he was very greedy for life and afraid of death, complaining that Tian Dengwen was looking for death and had to pull himself along. After consulting with the eunuchs around him, he waited for an opportunity to poison Tian Dengwen in an attempt to replace him in charge of the Liaodong Army.