Li Cunmiao rode his horse like the wind, rushing left and right in the chaotic army, which shocked the Sui soldiers and retreated. And the cavalry of the Tang Army, who were originally trapped outside the shield array, also saw the same and urged their horses to jump into the Sui army.

Most of these cavalrymen came from the land of Guanlong and the state, and some of them were even Turkic people with superb horsemanship. Except for a few who unfortunately fell in mid-air and were stabbed to death by the Sui army, most of them still fell into the long lance in the rear.

As soon as the cavalry of the Tang Army jumped into the crowd, they turned into a vengeful god of death, with long knives slashing horizontally, waving horse lances, and constantly slashing and stabbing the Sui soldiers in front of them, killing the Sui army with casualties everywhere and crushing the army.

"Brothers, kill it!"

Killing the Sui army that was blocking the way, Li Cunqiao waved his lance and shouted, leading the remnants of the soldiers and horses to kill straight out of the city.

Seeing this, Meng Heng couldn't help but snort angrily, took the bow and crossbow, pulled the bowstring like a full moon, and aimed at Li Cunqiao under the city is an arrow.

Listening to the sound of "倀", the feather arrow left the string and broke through the air with the sound of the whistling wind. Unexpectedly, Li Cunqiao had already taken precautions, and when the feather arrow was shot close, he waved the horse lance in his hand, and knocked the feather arrow to the ground.

"Meng Hui, your plan is really good, even Du Keming has been planted in your hands. But with your little bit of martial arts, you can't leave me Li Cunqiao! ”

After Li Cunmiao shot down the feather arrow, he looked up at Meng Heng, who was still standing with a bow, and rode away after laughing wildly.

Hearing Li Cunmiao's words of playfulness, Meng Heng couldn't help but slam his fist on the battlements, and said hatefully: "If Yang Zaixing and Gao Siji can be here, how can Li Cunmiao be so arrogant?" Today, I will be able to completely annihilate this Tang army. ”

Behind Meng Hui, the adjutant general who had just been talking to Li Cunmiao at the head of the city saw this, fearing that the generals would be at odds in the future, so he hurriedly said: "A wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, the general is well deployed, although it is lucky to let the remnants of the Tang army break through, but our army has annihilated at least 2,000 Tang troops in this battle, which is still a great victory!" ”

Meng Hui glanced at the deputy general and said lightly: "Are you worried that I will be dissatisfied with Yang Zaixing because of this, and in the future, the generals will lose harmony, which is not conducive to guarding Luoyang, right?" ”

"This..." The deputy general's mouth opened slightly when he heard this, and he was stunned for a moment.

Meng Heng shook his head and said calmly: "I, Meng Gong, have not been narrow-minded to this extent. Yang Zaixing has a proud personality and has many military exploits, and with my qualifications, it is not surprising that he will not be convinced. What's more, if there was no Yang Zaixing and them going out of the city to face the battle, the Tang army would not have sent troops to raid Hanjiacang City. ”

The deputy general heard Meng Gong say this, and knew that he was not dissatisfied with Yang Zaixing, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief at the moment and said with a smile: "The general is broad-minded, no wonder Xue Shuai will appoint you as the main general of the city guard." ”

Meng Hui smiled slightly, looked the deputy up and down again, and asked, "I see that you have a good face, you must be Wang Shichong's old department, right?" ”

The adjutant general arched his hand and replied: "What General Meng said is good, Zhang Gongjin, who was lowly and lowly, was ordered to be transferred to Wang Shichong's subordinates during the Great Cause Year, followed him to fight with the Wagang rebels, and was promoted to Yitong with meritorious service. Cui Shu, an old friend of Longxing who had been humble for three years, wanted to lead the army to join the Tang Dynasty, but was defeated and killed.

Because the last general had hated Wang Shichong's second son Wang Xuanshu in the past, he grabbed the handle at this time and attacked it wantonly. Although he barely saved his life, he was relieved of his military power and was idle at home. It wasn't until recently when Lord Zeng Guopan rectified the personnel of Luoyang that he was recommended by several old comrades, and was valued by Lord Zeng Guopan, so he went to the general's account to listen to the tune. ”

According to the normal historical development, Zhang Gongjin returned to the Tang Dynasty in the first year of Tang Wude and the Cui Shu who affected him in his mouth.

It's just that because of Yang Gao's crossing, history has changed. Zhang Gongjin, who was supposed to be sent to Weizhou by Wang Shichong, could only stay in Luoyang City because Weizhou was occupied by Yang Gao.

Luoyang City is Wang Shichong's lair, and Zhang Gongjin is a fine person, so he naturally does not dare to make trouble in Luoyang City.

Like Qin Qiongcheng biting gold, Zhang Gongjin also appeared in the romance and official history at the same time. It's just that unlike Qin Qiongcheng's bite of gold, Zhang Gongjin in the romance is a dispensable character at all. After Jia Liuzhuang became a rebel, except for escorting Luo Yi's family to Wagang with Luo Chun, he was hardly seen. In the end, Li Shimin died under the flying knife of Yuangai Suwen during the Eastern Expedition, and hastily ended his life.

But in the official history, he is a famous general who is not inferior to Qin Qiongcheng, and after returning to the Tang Dynasty, he was recommended by Xu Shiji and Wei Chigong, and was summoned by Li Shimin to the Qin Palace, which was quite respected.

On the eve of the Xuanwumen Incident, it was Zhang Gongjin's generous speech that made Li Shimin make up his mind to launch a mutiny. After the incident, Li Jiancheng's old subordinates Feng Li, Xue Wanche, and Xie Shufang led the army to kill Ben Xuanwu Gate to avenge Li Jiancheng.

After Li Shimin ascended the throne, Zhang Gongjin made many comments on the gains and losses of current politics, all of which were adopted by Li Shimin. In the third year of Zhenguan, he followed Li Jing to crusade against the Eastern Turks and defeated the invincible Jieli Khan. After Zhang Gongjin's death, Li Shimin rushed to the suburbs to mourn regardless of the taboo that it was not appropriate to cry on the day.

Of course, it is impossible for Meng Hui to know these deeds of Zhang Gongjin, but Meng Hui is also a discerning figure, who once cultivated a large number of talents such as Wang Jian and Li Tingzhi for the Southern Song Dynasty at that time. According to Zhang Gongjin's performance, he saw that this was a manufacturable material, and immediately nodded at Zhang Gongjin and said in a deep voice.

"Although the Tang army lost a game, there is no guarantee that they will not come again in the future. I was going to go back to preside over the defense of Luoyang City, so I will hand it over to you to guard. As long as you can hold Cangcheng without losing, after this battle is over, the general will make a proposal to Xue Shuai and His Majesty, and let you reinstate your official position! ”

Zhang Gongjin was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately bowed his hand and thanked him: "The grace of the general's support is unforgettable!" ”

Meng Hui waved his hand lightly and said, "You don't have to thank me, your official position is earned by your own merits." It's just that Wang Shichong controlled Luoyang at the beginning, and His Majesty could only turn a blind eye to his appointment in Luoyang. Now that Wang Shichong is dead, His Majesty will naturally use you Great Sui Zhongliang who refuse to go along with him. In the future, you will thank Your Majesty! ”

"Yes, yes, what General Meng said is extremely true!"

Zhang Gongjin nodded again and again, knelt down and kowtowed to the south with great interest, and said respectfully: "The last general, Zhang Gongjin, I wish Your Majesty a healthy dragon body, and eliminate the puppet Tang Dynasty and unify the universe as soon as possible!" ”