Chapter 315: The Conspiracy of the King for His Own Use

Ding Luyan is also difficult to say, and it is a very shameful thing that the combat effectiveness of the Henan guards has become a problem. As the chief soldier of Henan, you can't just say that the people under your hands are waste, right?

The world has been peaceful for a long time, especially in the Central Plains and Jiangnan, it has not been a hundred years since I saw a sword soldier, and the guards only know how to farm one by one. The affairs of Henan are also very complicated, the command department and the general army yamen are not subordinate to each other, and there are some under the command of Li Zhengqian, but Ding Luyan can't adjust it at all.

The general army of the Ming Dynasty is also divided into three, six, nine and so on, the first to recommend the general army of the border army of Beijing, followed by the general army of Zhilizhou County in the north and south, and then the general army of the Central Plains and Jiangnan. As a general soldier, he is purely qualified, and if he wants to say that he is useful, no one else has the strength in the hands of Qin Liangyu.

At this time, Tiemo was so surprised, and the people around him also showed disdain, could Ding Luyan not be embarrassed? swallowing his saliva, he smiled bitterly: "The supervisor doesn't know, the guards of various ministries in Henan have been abandoned for a long time, most of them have become farmers, and the training is even more insufficient. Not long ago, many people were still working in the fields, and it was not easy to assemble. ”

Hearing this, the corners of Tiemo's mouth twitched, if he hadn't taken care of his identity, he would have really scolded his mother loudly. No wonder Ruzhou was robbed by the rogue so quickly, and the so-called officers and soldiers were worse than the rogue for a long time. No matter how rabble the rogue is, it is also the gathering of the homeless, and there is a ruthlessness in the battle, but most of the soldiers of the Henan Guards are a group of honest peasants. At this time, Tiemo was a little worried about the bandits in Henan, how easy was it to exterminate Gao Yingxiang and Wang Ziyong?

Relying on the few men and horses in his own hands, plus Zhao Shujiao and Sun Chuanting's soldiers and horses, it is far from enough. It seems that his previous idea was right, to exterminate the Liukou, that is a fantasy, and the best way now is to try his best to force the Liukou back to Shaanxi. The situation in Shaanxi is rotten to the end, and I am not afraid of rogue toss.

After staying at the ferry for two days, the Xuanfu army finally marched towards Michi. Now it is a lonely city in Michi, thousands of peasant troops are hiding in the city and shivering, and the people who defend the city continue to ask the king for help, but the letter for help is like a stone sinking into the sea, and there is no response at all. At this time, even Zhang Dashou gave up the pond, and Wang Ziyong would not turn around and go north for the sake of a pond.

A day later, Liu Guoneng led his troops to storm Michi, and it took only one hour for the military flag of Xuanfu to be planted at the head of Michi. At this point, the peasant army's northernmost stronghold in Henan Province was pulled out, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

On the same day, Liu Guoneng divided half of his troops and returned to Hangu Pass with Ding Luyan, so far, the strength of Hangu Pass has become sufficient, and most importantly, the soldiers of Xuanfu are all elite soldiers, and they are famous for their ability to fight. The defense of Hangu Pass was strengthened, and the worst thing was not someone else, it was Wang Ziyong, who was in the south of Kunzhou. The reason why Wang Ziyong crossed the Yellow River was to avoid the Xuanfu army of the living king of Yama, and now that the Xuanfu soldiers and horses were guarding Hangu Pass, where did he still have the courage to attack Hangu Pass?

With the garrison of the Xuanfu army in the vicinity of Hangu Pass, all the plans made by Wang Ziyong were aborted. Originally, I wanted to take advantage of the great opportunity to attack the north and the south together and take Hangu Pass in one fell swoop. With Hangu Pass, you can attack and retreat, and you can defend Luoyang City. Now it's okay, Hanguguan is determined not to fight, so go to Luoyang? After all, Luoyang City is the ancient capital of several dynasties, rich in the world, if Luoyang is defeated, there will be no need to worry in the future.

Not to mention, if he really thinks like this, Zhang Cunmeng now feels that he only has this way to go, "Leader Wang, we can't be so dull anymore, we must make a decision as soon as possible." There are many rich households in Luoyang, and I heard that the king of Nafu is even richer in the world, and now the soldiers and horses in Henan are concentrated in Hangu Pass and Ruzhou, which is the best time for us to attack Luoyang. As long as we go to Luoyang City and take it as the foundation, none of us have to be afraid. ”

As soon as Zhang Cunmeng finished speaking, Zhang Dashou, who didn't look very good, said bluntly: "Brother Wei doesn't see it that way, Luoyang is now short of troops, but the city here is high and thick, how can you guarantee that you can break through Luoyang in the shortest possible time?" You must know that near Luoyang, the terrain is flat, and the group of cavalry under the Living Hades King rushed over, and we couldn't run even if we wanted to. The vicinity of Luoyang is not the Yellow River beach, but it is the favorite place of the cavalry. ”

After a pause, Zhang Dashou's face became more and more serious, "What's more..... Since ancient times, Luoyang City has been the place of four wars, and we robbed Luoyang, can we hold it safely? Luoyang, the rich world is not fake, but to seize Luoyang, it is not a good strategy at the moment, but a way to die. Therefore, I think we should now abandon Luoyang and Hangu Pass, leave Kunzhou, continue south, attack Yinchuan, and enter Funiu Mountain. Funiu Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles, and the terrain is complex, so when we enter there, we can rest for a while. No matter how powerful the living Hades are, what can they do to me? ”

Zhang Cunmeng snorted sullenly, and glanced at Zhang Dashou with some dissatisfaction. If it weren't for Zhang Dashou letting the Living Yama King break through the river beach, and the Xuanfu soldiers and horses entered Hangu Pass, why would this be the case?

Wang Ziyong also saw that there seemed to be some contradictions between Zhang Cunmeng and Zhang Dashou, but he pretended not to know and seemed to be very satisfied with this situation. The two tiger generals under his hand, if they have a harmonious relationship and work together, it will make people feel uneasy. After hearing what Zhang Dashou said, he nodded slightly, "Yes, right now, the Living Yama King has entered the area of Hangu Pass, and Kunzhou is not stable." When the Xuanfu soldiers and horses come to rest, they will attack us. Rather than this, it is better to leave Kunzhou early. It is a good choice to enter Funiu Mountain to the south, but I heard that Zhang Xianzhong now occupies Funiu Mountain and controls the Fangzhou area. ”

When Zhang Xianzhong was mentioned, everyone's faces were a little complicated. Not long ago, Zhang Xianzhong was still a person from his side, and in the blink of an eye, he was fighting for himself. Although Wang Ziyong did not say it explicitly, the meaning is obvious, when entering Funiu Mountain, then you have to fight Zhang Xianzhong, is this battle fought or not?

At present, Wang himself uses this peasant army, and is faced with two choices, if he wants to stop in Kunzhou and plot Luoyang and Hangu Pass, then he must fight the living king of Yama in the north. If you don't fight the king of Hades, you have to leave Kunzhou and enter Funiu Mountain south. Funiu Mountain is Zhang Xianzhong's territory, so Zhang Xianzhong opened his arms and welcomed Wang Zi's 70,000 troops into the mountain, unless his head was in the water. Therefore, to go to Funiu Mountain, you must start a war with Zhang Xianzhong.

The first battle across the Yellow River was not fought against officers and soldiers, but against Zhang Xianzhong, and no matter how you think about it, you feel a little unbelievable. There are many leaders of various departments who have a good relationship with Zhang Xianzhong, and they are naturally unwilling to conflict with each other.

Wang Ziyong's eyes narrowed, and his expression was kind, as if he was waiting for everyone's opinion. However, Zhang Dashou and Zhang Cunmeng were like mirrors, although the leader of the king was asking, he had already made a decision, and he just wanted to see everyone's reaction.

Zhang Xianzhong betrayed the leader of the king and led his troops to cross the Yellow River south without permission, such a blatant traitor, if he is not eliminated, the prestige of the leader of the king will be greatly reduced.

Soon, some people began to express their opinions, and several of them proposed to send someone to discuss with Zhang Xianzhong to see if they could stop fighting first. Wang Ziyong smiled and nodded in agreement. When the meeting ended, Zhang Dashou and Zhang Cunmeng stayed, and when the others were almost gone, they found that the smile on Wang Ziyong's face disappeared instantly, covering him with a layer of coldness.

Holding the teacup in his hand, Wang Ziyong looked at the door coldly, "Some people are white-eyed wolves who can't be raised, eating in the bowl and looking at the pot, two brothers, do you think this kind of person can stay?" ”

The corners of Zhang Dashou and Zhang Cunmeng's mouths curled, and then, Zhang Cunmeng smiled predictively: "Hey, of course you can't keep a guy like this who eats inside and out." If we keep these people and clash with Zhang Xianzhong in the future, we are afraid that we will not be able to sleep well. ”

On the seventh day of the eighth month of the third year of Chongzhen, when the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu were preparing to drive away the peasant army in the area of Kunzhou, a strange thing happened in Gaomen Pass, Henan. Gaomenguan is a small town that was occupied by the peasant army half a month ago, and since then, it has become a stronghold of Wang's self-use department. But on this day, there was a mutiny at Gaomenguan, which was calm.

For unknown reasons, a group of peasant troops defected to the battalion, carrying supplies and running away. How could Tang Zixin, who was in charge of Gaomen Pass, let these deserters sweep away the supplies? So he led troops to intercept everywhere, but unfortunately, there were more and more chaotic soldiers, and the two sides could not hold each other, and a big melee was launched near Gaomen Pass. The rebellion at Gaomenguan made Wang Ziyong furious, and strictly ordered Zhang Dashou and Zhang Cunmeng to clean up the situation as soon as possible.

After receiving the order, Zhang Dashou and Zhang Cunmeng jointly attacked Gaomen Pass from the east and west directions, and cleared the rebellious army, and it took more than six hours before the chaos was quelled. However, after this battle, the peasant army in the Gaomen Pass area suffered serious losses, and a total of 11 people, including Tang Zixin, died in the chaotic battle.

Why did some people defect in the garrison of Gaomenguan, and why did the chaos develop into such a situation? No one knows it clearly, and those who really know the inside story won't say it. In short, after the Gaomenguan Rebellion, Wang Ziyong quickly ordered all the troops to march south, all the way through Songyang Town, into Luanshan, and it didn't take long to capture Yinchuan City. Recently, the people of Yin Chuan have really complained bitterly, Zhang Xianzhong left, and Wang Zi used it, less than two months before and after, and his energy was destroyed twice, and whether he could survive or not, he could only ask for more blessings.

I don't know if the prayer played a role, after Wang Zi used his army to capture Yinchuan, he didn't stop, and directly crossed the city and advanced to the area of Funiu Mountain.

On the ninth day of August, Wang Ziyong's army arrived at the foot of Funiu Mountain, so far, Zhang Xianzhong and Wang Ziyong two peasant armies were one on the mountain and one at the bottom of the mountain, and the two sides were less than ten miles apart. In the big village of Funiu Mountain, Sun Kewang, Ai Keqi, Liu Wenxiu and others sharpened their knives and prepared to fight with Wang's own soldiers and horses, and Zhang Xianzhong was even more angry.

Zhang Xianzhong is ruthless, and he is easily unwilling to suffer, if he suffers, he will not betray the king for his own use, and cross the Yellow River to Funiu Mountain. For the king's own use, he couldn't wait to kill him quickly, but Zhang Xianzhong hadn't lost his mind. During this time, he sat in Funiu Mountain, relying on Fangzhou, and his strength recovered somewhat, in contrast, Wang Ziyong lost his troops and lost his generals, which was not as good as before. But even so, Zhang Xianzhong didn't feel that he could meet Wang Ziyong head-on.

paced in the room, and couldn't think of a reason for it after thinking about it for a long time, so he sent someone to find Liu Wenxiu. Liu Wenxiu is different from Sun Kewang and others, he is quiet and has good intentions, so once Zhang Xianzhong encounters something difficult to decide, he likes to discuss it with Liu Wenxiu, and this time is no exception.

After entering the house, seeing Zhang Xianzhong's face, Liu Wenxiu sat down and thought about it, and said with a wry smile: "The father-in-law is looking for a child, but he is worried about the king's own use?" ”

"Yes, Wang Ziyong crossed the Yellow River with that guy, didn't go to Nanyang, didn't go to Luoyang, and rushed to my Funiu Mountain, this is bullying Lao Tzu and can't beat him? Hey, don't say..... Lao Tzu really doesn't want to fight him at this time....."

Liu Wenxiu shook his head and smiled bitterly, his father-in-law really wants to be face-saving, he can't beat it clearly, what can't be admitted. Familiar with Zhang Xianzhong's temperament, Liu Wenxiu didn't break it, but said frankly: "Why should the righteous father be angry, Wang Zi used that guy to say that he wanted to clean up the rebellion, but he just put gold on his face." He didn't come to Funiu Mountain, but he didn't come to us, and he wasn't forced to have no way out and ran to Funiu Mountain to live a mess? ”

"The living Yama is stationed in the Hangu Pass area, he can't say that he is afraid that the living Yama is so scared that he won't dare to fight, right? Even if everyone knew it, he couldn't say that, otherwise wouldn't that face be a clean disgrace? So, it can only be said that he came to Funiu Mountain to suppress the rebellion. Hehe, if he really came to clean the portal, why did he camp at the foot of the mountain? Why don't you just go up the mountain? ”

Listening to Liu Wenxiu's words, Zhang Xianzhong was a little puzzled: "He didn't come at us?" However, in the battle of Gaomen Pass, he killed Tang Zixin and the others......"

"Hehe, killing Tang Zixin and those people is just cleaning up internal troubles. Dare to ask my father-in-law, you don't want to clash head-on with the king at the moment, but can you allow the king to have people under you? ”

"When people can't ..... Lao Tzu is surrounded by some people with ulterior motives, how to ......." Before the words were finished, Zhang Xianzhong's eyes lit up, "Haha, in this way, Wang Ziyong will also use his mouth." ”

"Well, for now. But father-in-law, we can't take it lightly, the king will definitely enter Funiu Mountain for his own use, and we can't stop it. At the moment, Wang Ziyong's foothold is not stable, and he may not be in conflict with us, and it is difficult to say later, so he must plan early. In short, we alone can't fight against the king's own use, and I believe that my father-in-law also understands this! ”

The joy on Zhang Xianzhong's face gradually faded, and after a long time, he let out a long breath. Although I don't want to admit it, this is the truth, Wang Ziyong and Gao Yingxiang, they were the first group of people to raise troops with Wang Jiayin, and the power under his command is huge, and it is by no means comparable to him Zhang Xianzhong. Zhang Xianzhong has always been a very ambitious person, but he also knows how to protect himself.