Luoyang, Wang Shichong's Zheng Wangfu has now been changed into the military hall of the Sui army.

In the main hall, Meng Heng, who was dressed in a robe and bright armor, was sitting behind the handsome case, swept the main general in the hall with a serious expression, and said: "Generals, everyone must already know. Li Shimin led the elite cavalry to attack the Tiger Prison Pass and blocked Xue Shuai's army from the gate. And now that Hongnong has been lost, there is no more danger in front of the Eastern Capital, so in the next period of time, we must independently face the 100,000 army of the puppet Tang. ”

"What about a hundred thousand troops? In my opinion, it's just a rabble! ”

Before Meng Heng's words fell, Yang Zaixing proudly stepped out and said: "Since Li Yuan's old thief established the pseudo-Tang Dynasty, he has continued to use troops against my Great Sui over the years, but he has never won a battle, and even his son and son-in-law have been our subordinate prisoners. Such a perennial defeat, even if there are another 100,000, I am not afraid at all! ”

After hearing Yang Zaixing's arrogant words, Meng Hui couldn't help frowning slightly, and said with a straight face: "Although the pseudo-Tang Dynasty has been defeated repeatedly in the face of my Great Sui's heavenly soldiers over the years, in fact, whether it is Li Jiancheng is fine, or Li Yuanji and Chai Shao, they are just biased all the way. In fact, we have never confronted the main force of the pseudo-Tang Dynasty, so we must not be careless in this battle! ”

Wang Xiaojie, Zhang Zhenzhou, Wei Lu and other Wang Shichong's old subordinates, who had been in contact with Li Shimin's main force, nodded and agreed: "What General Meng said is extremely true. The puppet Tang Army led by Li Shimin has been fighting in the south and north for many years, and its combat strength is by no means comparable to leisure! ”

"Why do several generals grow up to destroy their own prestige?"

At this moment, a lukewarm voice suddenly sounded in the corner: "The people relied on by the puppet Tang army were nothing more than Li Shimin's conspiracy and the brute force of Li Xuanba's fool, and now both of them are in the Tiger Prison." The leading generals Qu Tutong and Li Jilong, although they have outstanding military achievements and are famous, are now over sixty years old, but they are just a dying old man. Although the other has followed Li Shimin to fight in the south and north for many years, he has never heard of any outstanding achievements, and he can be ordered to lead the army because of his background. What is there to fear of such a Tang army? ”

Hearing this voice, Meng Heng's brows furrowed even more. The person who spoke was none other than Wang Shichong's nephew, Wang Renze. Originally, Wang Ren was trapped in Hongnong City by the Tang army, and everyone thought that he would not survive. But he never expected that this person would be killed alive from the encirclement of the 100,000 Tang Army.

There were more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in Luoyang City, and Wang Ren broke through from the bloody battle of Hongnong this time, so he undoubtedly became a hero in the eyes of ordinary soldiers, and Wang Ren was cunning and abnormal, and as soon as he arrived in Luoyang, he publicly stated that he should draw a line with Wang Xuan, who tried to rebel.

Although Meng Hui had been instructed by Xue Rengui before he set out on the expedition, he knew in his heart that Wang Renze, like his uncle, was an ambitious person. However, there was a precedent for Wang Xiaojie before Wang Renze, and if Wang Renze was dealt with this time, it would definitely attract a lot of gossip.

Although he spared Wang Renze's life for the time being, Meng Heng was very wary of Wang Renze in his heart. At this moment, when he heard Wang Renze speak, he suddenly felt that this person must not have any good intentions.

However, Yang Zaixing, who was eager to fight, was not as vigilant as Meng Hui, and thought that Wang Ren was talking to him, so he glanced at Wang Renze with some appreciation, and said loudly: "General Meng, what General Wang said does have some truth. The last general is not talented, and he is willing to lead the elite of the headquarters out of the city to meet the battle, and give them a dismount when the Tang army comes out and has an unstable foothold! ”

Lin Renzhao, who was standing next to Yang Zaixing, shook his head and dissuaded Yang Zaixing after hearing Yang Zaixing's words: "General Yang, now that we hold the city of Luoyang, as long as we can't hold on, the Tang army will be defeated after a long time." The soldiers and horses under the command of the general are of course the elite of the whole army, but the puppet Tang army is also menacing. ”

When Yang Zaixing heard this, he immediately laughed wildly: "Tang Kou is just a group of grass mustard in my eyes, can An hurt me?" If you can't stick to it according to your words, won't it frustrate the morale of the whole army! Now that the armies of Yue Pengju and Li Yaoshi are like bamboos in Bashu, how can we fall behind others? ”

The corners of Wang Renze's mouth hooked slightly, stood up and laughed: "I have long heard that General Yang Zaixing is a tiger, and when I saw it today, it really deserved its reputation." Ren is not talented, and he is willing to go with General Yang! ”

As soon as Wang Ren's voice fell, Gao Siji, who was dressed in a white robe and bright armor, also came out to ask for battle: "General Meng, the last general is also willing to go out of the city with General Yang to meet the Tang thieves!" ”

Although Gao Siji followed Meng Heng to Luoyang, since Yang Zaixing also arrived in Luoyang, Gao Siji and Yang Zaixing have learned a few times, and the marksmanship has been vigorously guided by Yang Zaixing and has become perfect.

"We are also willing to go out of the city with General Yang to meet the enemy!"

Following Gao Siji, more than a dozen people came out to join the battle, except for one Shan Xiongxin, the others were all generals and colonels of the Sui Army headquarters. In the past few years, the Sui army has won successive battles on the battlefield, which has long made them complacent and arrogant.

Seeing so many generals come out to ask for battle, Meng Heng was suddenly secretly angry, and he was about to reprimand when he opened his mouth. Unexpectedly, Zeng Guopan, who was sitting in the position without saying a word, suddenly coughed lightly, and said lightly: "General Meng, now the generals are in high spirits, if the generals don't allow it, wouldn't it be cold to the hearts of the generals, in my opinion, let a few generals go out of the city to face the battle!" ”

Meng Hui was taken aback when he heard this, since he entered Luoyang City, whether it was when dealing with Wang Xuanying or stabilizing the situation in Luoyang later, Zeng Guopan had made great contributions. Meng Hui never thought that Zeng Guopan, who had a long-term vision, would actually speak out in support of Yang Zaixing and others, he immediately looked sideways, but saw Zeng Guopan secretly glanced at him, signaling him to immediately agree to Yang Zaixing and others' invitation to fight.

Although I don't know what Zeng Guopan's idea is, out of trust in him, Meng Hui still nodded: "Since this is the case, then ask General Yang Zaixing to be the main general and lead the generals out of the city to fight with the Tang army." ”

"The last general obeys!"

Yang Zaixing, Gao Siji, Wang Renze, Shan Xiongxin and others were all overjoyed when they heard this, hugged their fists and received their orders, and immediately went out to order troops and prepare to set off.

After Yang Zaixing and the others walked away, Meng Heng looked at Zeng Guopan with some displeasure and said, "Lord Zeng, you are also a person who understands military affairs, and you don't know the truth that arrogant soldiers will be defeated, why did Fang Cai suggest that Ben General agree to Yang Zaixing and others' request to fight?" ”

Hearing this, Zeng Guopan slowly stood up, bowed his hand to Meng Heng, and said in a deep voice: "General Meng, please forgive this official for offending." Dare to ask, even if General Meng rejected their invitation to fight just now, will General Yang Zaixing really obey your orders? ”

As soon as Zeng Guopan's words came out, Meng Heng was stunned on the spot, and after a long time, he slowly came back to his senses and muttered: "Yes, General Yang Zaixing has made great achievements. Although Ben will be the main general appointed by Xue Shuai personally, Ben will really not have the ability to suppress him! ”