Zeng Guofan saw that Meng Gong had already understood the joints, and immediately began to babble his opinion: "Since the general can't stop General Yang Zaixing at all, then why bother to obstruct it?" This will only make General Yang Zaixing unhappy, the generals are not harmonious, and only the Tang army outside the city will benefit! ”

Wang Xiaojie, who was on the side, said with a gloomy face: "After all, General Yang Zaixing has made great contributions to saving the driver, and he is from the clan, so it is indeed inevitable to be unruly. But Wang Ren obviously clashed with the Tang army many times, why did he encourage General Yang Zaixing at this time? I don't think he's at all at ease! ”

Hearing Wang Xiaojie's evaluation of Wang Renze, Zeng Guopan's face changed slightly, and then he returned to normal, looked at Wang Xiaojie with a slight smile and said, "General Wang, you and Wang Renze are from the same clan, what do you know about this person?" ”

Wang Xiaojie is a martial artist, and he has no extra thoughts except for being loyal to the monarch and blood, so naturally he didn't hear the temptation in Zeng Guopan's words. Immediately said without hesitation: "Master Zeng, don't hide it. Wang Ren is insidious and cunning, vicious and ambitious...... When Wang Shichong was under his command, he didn't take Wang Xuanying in his eyes, and once drunk and said wildly that he would replace Wang Xuanying in the future. According to the last general, this person will never really belong to the Great Sui! ”

Wang Xiaojie didn't hear Zeng Guopan's voice, but Zhang Zhenzhou, Wei Lu and other old fritters who had been in the officialdom for many years quickly heard it, and immediately made a big statement and said: "Lord Zeng, General Wang Xiaojie is right, then Wang Ren formed a gang under Wang Shichong in the past, and treated his uncle like this, let alone now?" ”

"Yes, I think he must have colluded with the Tang Army last time he was able to come out of the siege of the Tang Army in Hongnong!"

"Lord Zeng, the last general should be guaranteed by the head of the Xiang, Wang Renze's return to Luoyang this time is definitely not good!"

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Looking at this scene in front of him, Zeng Guopan just smiled coldly, turned around and arched his hand towards Wang Xiaojie, and said: "General Xiaojie, the Tang army has long had the intention of plotting Luoyang, although a group was captured when the eldest grandson Wuji was captured alive last time, there must be many Tang troops in the city. If they naturally don't dare to be presumptuous on weekdays, but now that the Tang army is about to come to the city, it is difficult to ensure that they will not come out to make trouble.

But now that General Yang Zaixing, Gao Siji, Shan Xiongxin and other generals have gone out of the city to face the battle, General Lao Xiaojie took the generals to inspect the city, consolidate the city defense, and beware of the Tang army's meticulous work! ”

"The last general obeys!"

Wang Xiaojie threw a fist in his hand, and Zhang Zhenzhou, Wei Lu and other Wang Shichong's old subordinates also retreated.

Two groups of people went out one after another, and the entire lobby instantly became empty, leaving only Meng Gong, Zeng Guofan and Lin Renzhao.

"Lord Zeng, what Wang Xiaojie and Zhang Zhenzhou said does have some truth, Wang Ren knows the combat strength of the Tang Army, but he still encourages General Yang Zaixing to attack, could it be that he and the Tang Army really colluded?"

After Wang Xiaojie and the others were almost far away, Lin Renzhao immediately stepped forward and asked Zeng Guofan.

Zeng Guofan pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "It's not that this possibility is impossible. Wang Ren was just as cunning and as ambitious as his uncle Wang Shichong. If we defeat Li Shimin this time and sit firmly in Luoyang City, coupled with the development of the situation in Bashu, the fall of the puppet Tang Dynasty is just around the corner.

If Wang Ren wants to dominate one side like Wang Shichong, he must keep the pseudo-Tang Dynasty. Because only when the world is still in chaos will he have a chance to succeed. So this time, it is very likely that he will be the internal response of the Tang Army. ”

Lin Renzhao snorted angrily: "I think his Wang family was just a piece of Hu Shang at the beginning, if it wasn't for the first emperor's promotion, where would the glory and wealth come from?" Now he doesn't know how to report the favor, and he is trying in vain to subvert the Jiangshan Society of the Great Sui. It's disgusting! ”

Although Wang Renze had bad intentions, fortunately, he was only alone now. Although there are many of Wang Shichong's old troops in Luoyang City, among the generals who led the troops, Wang Xiaojie, who was born in the same sect as him, is a loyal and righteous person, and he will definitely not conspire with him. As for other wall grasses like Wei Lu and Zhang Zhenzhou, if Wang Shichong is alive, there is still a little possibility, and Wang Ren will be able to convince them as a junior!

The only possible one is Shan Xiongxin, who was rescued by General Yang Zaixing, but unfortunately Shan Xiongxin's brother died in the hands of Li Yuan in his early years. wants to persuade him to let go of the revenge of killing his brother and help the Tang army take Luoyang, but Wang Ren doesn't have this ability yet! ”

"But-" Speaking of this, Zeng Guopan suddenly changed his words, "The most taboo thing about sticking to the city is that people's hearts are not aligned, although Wang Renze alone can't make any big waves, but keeping a suspicious person in the city is always upsetting, and he is also wary of him from time to time." General Lin. ”

Lin Renzhao didn't answer when he heard this, but just looked up at Meng Heng, who was sitting behind the handsome case.

Zeng Guopan realized that he had overstepped his bounds, and hurriedly turned his head to look at Meng Heng apologetically, just about to say a few words of apology. Meng Hui had already opened his mouth and laughed: "I didn't expect that Lord Zeng and a literati would be so handy in dispatching troops, I think it's a pity for you to be a civil official." General Lin, what Lord Zeng just analyzed is very reasonable, you just listen to his orders. ”

Seeing that Meng Hui didn't mean to blame at all, Zeng Guopan also showed joy on his face, turned his head to Lin Renzhao and said, "General Lin, the reason why I asked General Meng to agree to General Yang Zaixing's request to fight is because I can't stop it. On the other hand, because I am not optimistic about their battle at all, I want to suppress their arrogance and stabilize General Meng's position in the army.

But General Yang Zaixing and the soldiers under his command are all elites of a hundred battles, and for this purpose, all these elites will be buried, not to mention that Your Majesty can't spare me, even I can't pass this hurdle myself. Therefore, it was troublesome for General Lin to lead another 10,000 elite soldiers out of the city to meet General Yang Zaixing. Also......."

Zeng Guopan's eyes flashed coldly, and he said, "Don't let Wang Renze come back alive!" ”

Although Lin Renzhao is strong and resolute by nature, he is also a person who has been a festival envoy and a party leader in history, and this political IQ is still there. He nodded quickly at the moment, and said in a condensed voice: "Don't worry, my lord, the end will understand!" ”

After Lin Renzhao also got up and left, Meng Heng, who was sitting behind the handsome case, suddenly spoke: "Lord Zeng, I don't know what kind of errand you left for the general?" ”

The corners of Zeng Guopan's mouth hooked, and he smiled: "How does General Meng know that I have an errand for you?" ”

Meng Heng smiled and said, "Lord Zeng also said that letting General Yang Zaixing go out of the city to meet the battle was to establish my position in the army, but you didn't let the general personally lead the army to respond, which means that you have more important things to hand over to the general." ”

"The general is really powerful, no wonder Xue Shuai would let the general sit in Luoyang as the main general!"

Zeng Guopan nodded, smiled slightly, and said, "Then the general might as well guess, what important things will the lower officials hand over to the general?" ”

Meng Hui tapped lightly on the table and said, "Ben will study the way to defend the city for many years, and if you want to defend the city, the most important thing is two points, one is the human heart that the adults just said, and the other is ...... Grain and grass!

Qu Tutong and Li Jilong can be reused by Li Shimin, and after he leaves, he commands the main force of the Tang army, and his ability is definitely not as unbearable as Wang Renze said, and it is impossible for them not to see the importance of grain and grass in defending the city.

Therefore, the general guessed that Wang Renze's purpose of encouraging General Yang Zaixing to go out of the city was not as simple as it seemed, but he wanted to attract our attention in order to create an opportunity for the Tang army to raid Hanjiacang City, which was hoarding grain and grass. ”

Zeng Guopan didn't continue to speak, just looked at Meng Heng quietly and smiled knowingly.