After Huang Shu's words were finished, Zuo Liangyu let out a long sigh and waved his hand, signaling that he didn't have to say any more.

Zhong Lin said this, and Ben Hou also imagined it like this. In today's plan, we can only hope that Wang Deren's department can return smoothly. Alas, I really can't imagine that I, Zuo Liangyu, have worked hard all my life and finally earned such a foundation, but now, I have ended up like this. Zuo Liangyu walked slowly to the chair, slumped back on the chair, lowered his eyes, and never wanted to see everyone around him again.

Two days later, in the early morning, Zuo Liangyu, who was preoccupied, still did not get up in the house, and suddenly a personal soldier came to report urgently.

"Ning Nanhou! Left-sama! A good thing, a good thing! The soldier looked anxious, disregarded etiquette, broke into the bedroom, and shouted at the sleepy-eyed Zuo Liangyu.

"You're so rude, what's a good thing? Tell me about it. Zuo Liangyu was shocked by this person's residual sleepiness, and his face was angry.

"Nanhou of Yuning, now north of Wuchang, suddenly a large number of soldiers and horses came from afar, under the banner of General Wang, and it is suspected that General Wang Deren led his troops to return. The Tang army stationed north of Wuchang saw this sudden situation, and was already in a mess, and was about to flee in a hurry. The soldier who reported the news wiped the sweat from his face, but his expression was extremely joyful.

"Oh? Is it really the return of Wang Deren's department? Wow, it seems that Huang Shu's words have really come true! A glimmer of light flashed in Zuo Liangyu's eyes, and his expression became excited, he jumped up from the bed, and immediately said, "Quick, hurry up and serve Ben Hou to get up, and then follow me to the city gate to check." ”

"Order!"

Soon, Zuo Liangyu, who was in a hurry to dress and simply freshen up, didn't even have time to wear armor, so he hurriedly led a group of entourages and walked quickly to the north city tower.

As soon as he arrived at the city tower, he was immediately pleased to see from the clairvoyant mirror that from the horizon, a large number of flags and soldiers and horses had jumped out, and they were rushing towards the north of Wuchang. It can be clearly seen from the clairvoyant mirror that these soldiers and horses are all under the banner of the king, and it seems that they are indeed Wang Deren's soldiers and horses.

At this time, the Tang soldiers and horses under the city of Wuchang were very disturbed when they saw a large number of soldiers and horses of the left army coming in the distance, as if in order to avoid the edge of Wang Deren's soldiers and horses, they quickly divided into two parts and withdrew from both sides, but completely gave up the road to the north gate of Wuchang.

Zuo Liangyu was overjoyed, he couldn't suppress his excitement, and shouted repeatedly: "Wow, God really help me!" Wang Deren really lived up to Benhou's expectations, and it was a great achievement to be able to lead the crowd to return at such an urgent time as Wuchang! After he enters the city, Benhou will reward him! ”

As soon as Zuo Liangyu paused slightly, he immediately ordered the soldiers next to him: "Wait for Wang Deren's troops and horses to approach, quickly lower the drawbridge, open the north gate and let his soldiers and horses enter the city smoothly." After the whole army enters the city, Ben Hou will personally put on a feast, wash the dust for them, and reward the soldiers of the whole army! ”

"Order!"

Not long after, Wang Deren led his troops and horses, has quickly come to the north gate outside the two miles of the place, the whole army is surging, people shout horses neighing, at a glance, boundless, and the Tang army that originally surrounded the north gate, as if to see the momentum of the left army is so fierce, are all timid to dodge, the entire north of Wuchang City, but there is not a Tang army left.

When Zuo Liangyu saw this, he was more and more happy. He was about to order the north gate to be opened to welcome Wang Deren's troops and horses into the city, but he suddenly heard a hurried voice from his back: "Ning Nanhou, don't open the city gate now!" ”

Zuo Liangyu was taken aback, he turned his head to look, but saw his most trusted advisor Huang Shu, running up to the city gate quickly out of breath, waving his hand to himself again and again, signaling that he must not give this order.

Seeing Huang Shu's situation, Zuo Liangyu frowned, and his heart was even more suspicious and angry, and as soon as he got closer, he yelled at Huang Shu: "Huang Zhonglin, why do you say this?" Now that General Wang is about to arrive at the city, why did you say this and not let Benhou open the door to welcome him? ”

Huang Shu gasped and approached quickly, then arched his hand to Zuo Liangyu and said in a low voice: "Ning Nanhou, the reason why I stopped you from opening the city gate immediately is because I am worried that the person who comes will be deceitful. ”

"Oh? What's the point? Didn't you say that Wang Deren's troops and horses would take advantage of Jin Shenghuan's fight against the Tang army, and then be able to smoothly withdraw their troops back to Wuchang? Why is it that now Wang Deren led his troops and horses to the city, and the Tang army outside the city was also frightened and withdrawn, but you didn't let Benhou open the door, what is the reason? Zuo Liangyu's tone was obviously not good.

"Ning Nanhou, I really thought like this before, and I really hoped that Wang Deren's troops could smoothly lead his troops and horses back to Wuchang, and this wish is also true now. It's just that when the real thing is approaching, you need to be extremely cautious, so as not to make a careless move and cause a big disaster. Huang Shu squinted at Wang Deren's soldiers and horses as they got closer and closer, and whispered to Zuo Liangyu.

"Don't beat around the bush, what do you mean by that?" Zuo Liangyu straightened his face.

"Marquis Ningnan, with all due respect, if General Wang can really smoothly lead his troops and horses, and return to my Wuchang City all the way, it would be great. It's just that after thinking about it, I still have some worries, so I have to tell Ning Nanhou the truth first. ”

"Then you can say it quickly!"

"Ning Nanhou, have you thought about it, the Tang army is treacherous and acts quickly, and its plan of action is often beyond our army's expectations. Will there be such a possibility, that is, they have forced the soldiers and horses of Wang Deren's troops a few days ago, and then, let them lead them to the front, deceitfully open the gate of our Wuchang city, and then the army rushed in, and took our Wuchang Jiancheng in one fell swoop. ”

After Huang Shu said this, he let out a long sigh, and carefully observed the change in Zuo Liangyu's expression.

After listening to Huang Shu's words, Zuo Liangyu's original angry expression began to fade gradually, and his brows were furrowed tightly.

That's right, Huang Shu is a bit reasonable, if the Tang army really forced down Wang Deren's department first, but instead used it as a pioneer to open the city gate, then he has a small number of soldiers in Wuchang City, and he is afraid that he will be captured by the rebels in one fell swoop, such a result is really chilling to think about.

Zuo Liangyu's face was complicated, and as soon as his eyes rolled, he straightened his face and shouted at Huang Shu: "Huang Zhonglin, your words are too ruthless, too unreasonable, and too chilling for the soldiers of our army. Thinking about it, Wang Deren is an old subordinate who has followed Benhou for many years, and he has always been loyal and does not see anything unusual. The probability of his leading rebellion should be very small, if Ben Hou Qiang does not open the city gate, it will definitely be the heart of the whole army returning from a long journey. Moreover, if the officers and men of the whole army have been in a stalemate outside the city for too long, there will be even more worries about the mutiny of the whole army. Haven't you considered this situation? ”

Huang Shu saw that Zuo Liangyu's words were cold and his expression was not good, and he was stunned for a moment, so he immediately replied: "Ning Nanhou, I really don't hide it, Wei Chen has indeed considered this situation. After all, General Wang Deren was pursued and intercepted by the Tang Army, and he still firmly led his troops to return, which was really hard and difficult. If you speculate, there is indeed a lot of inappropriateness, so Wei Chen is wondering if there is a compromise way, which can test his loyalty first, and then let his army enter the city, which should be the best strategy. ”

"Oh, tell me about it."

"Marquis of Ningnan, in my opinion, for the sake of safety, you can first let General Wang lead his escort cavalry to enter the city first, and most of the rest of the soldiers and horses will wait outside the city for the time being. After Ning Nanhou discussed with General Wang and confirmed that he had no experience of being forced to land by the Tang army, it was not too late to let the whole army enter the city. After Huang Shu finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Zuo Liangyu with shining eyes.

Zuo Liangyu lowered his head and groaned, kept brushing his beard, and finally sighed lightly and replied: "Okay, just as Zhong Lin saw, let Wang Deren enter the city to talk first, and then make a plan." If he really has no rebellious intentions, and the whole army has no experience of being forced by the Tang army, Ben Hou will vigorously reward the whole army to encourage the hearts of the soldiers of the whole army, and he will never wronged them. ”

After Zuo Liangyu finished speaking, he went down to the city and returned to his house first, and asked Huang Shu to answer Wang Deren at the head of the city.

Soon, Wang Deren led his troops to the outside of the moat, at this time, at the head of the north gate, Huang Shu waved his hands and shouted at Wang Deren, who was leading the army in front: "The general stays, and there is something to say on behalf of Ning Nanhou, and I hope the general will hear it." ”

Wang Deren's heart sank, he subconsciously glanced at Weng Zhiqi, the deputy mayor of the Tang Army, who was pretending to be a guard next to him, but saw Weng Zhiqi nodding slightly at him, signaling that he could step forward to answer.

Wang Deren's heart was at ease, he took a deep breath, slowly stepped forward, stopped next to the moat, and shouted at the city: "Huang Zhonglin, what are you calling me for?" Why don't you open the door quickly, let my whole army enter the city, what are you doing? ”

Huang Shu squeezed out a smile on his face, and he smiled and said: "General Wang, you led your troops all the way south to Wuchang, it was very hard, and I am very grateful below. It's just that, for the sake of safety and security, I hope that your troops and horses will wait outside the city for a while, and the general and guards will enter the city first, and then let all your troops enter the city after the situation is clarified. ”

Listening to Huang Shu's words, Wang Deren frowned, his eyes rolled, and he quickly understood what Huang Shu's words meant, so he replied with a sneer: "Zhong Lin said this, it is really painstaking. Although Ben Jiang is a rough man, An Neng does not understand the meaning of your words. You are just worried that the general will lead his troops to surrender to the Tang army, and then lead them to the front and come to Wuchang to open the city gate. Unexpectedly, the soldiers of my whole army, since the order of the Marquis of Ningnan, traveled day and night, all the way to the road, under the pursuit of the Tang army all the way, and now it is not easy to reach the outside of Wuchang City, but you say suspicious words, which really makes the loyal and brave soldiers of my whole army very cold! ”

"General Wang, that's not what you meant!" Huang Shu hurriedly defended himself: "I know that the general is loyal and brave, and the soldiers of the whole army are also the elite of a hundred battles under the tent of the Marquis of Ningnan. It's just that you also know that now Wuchang has few soldiers and lack of armaments, in case of change, how can we afford it! Therefore, it is really a last resort to say such ugly things first, and I hope the general will forgive me, you must know ......"

"Enough! Needless to say! Wang Deren interrupted him angrily: "Huang Shu, let's say, what should Ben Jiang do, so that you dare to believe that Ben Jiang really has no dissent, and only then will he let the whole army enter the city?!" ”

Huang Shu coughed and laughed dryly, and then answered: "General Wang, I won't go around with you anymore, so I ask the general to first go with a group of guards, all of whom have abandoned their weapons and entered the city first, and after Ning Nanhou has finished discussing with the general, and confirming that the general and the generals have not been persecuted by the Tang army, then let the whole army enter the city, and when the time comes, there will be more rich rewards to comfort everyone, and I will never treat you badly......."

"Shut up! It's noisy, it's annoying! Wang Deren frowned, interrupted his words angrily, and replied loudly: "Okay, according to your words, the soldiers of our army are waiting outside the city for the time being, and the general will protect himself with his subordinates, abandon his weapons, and go into the city first to talk to the Marquis of Ningnan!" ”

"Very good, then please ask General Wang and the guards to enter the city to talk. By the way, there is another sentence to say to General Wang, that is, the number of your guards should not be more than twenty, this is also for the sake of safety, and I hope the general will forgive me. Huang Shu didn't smile with a smile on his face.

Hearing Huang Shu's words, Wang Deren's heart tightened again.

Damn, what the hell is Huang Shu's idea to fight, could it be that he has seen through our army's strategy, and he has come to earn me to enter the city?

Wang Deren subconsciously glanced at Weng Zhiqi, who lowered the brim of his hat next to him, and quietly glanced at each other, and found that the other party was looking at him with a fixed face, and then nodded slightly.

Wang Deren took a deep breath, and a grim expression appeared on his face. He knew that he had no way to retreat, so he had to move forward desperately and win in danger.

If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger!

Since he has changed his court to serve Tang Jun, he naturally has to work hard to win the first merit of this service, thinking that he is sincerely serving. At this moment, it is ready to be sent and has to be sent.

So he raised his head and shouted at Huang Shu at the head of the city: "Okay, according to your words, I will only bring twenty guards into the city." Open the gates of the city quickly, and don't grind! ”

"Okay, okay, the general is a little restless, and let you wait to enter the city first." Huang Shu replied loudly, with a relaxed expression.

Subsequently, the suspension bridge outside the north gate of Wuchang was squeaked and put down, slammed, and smashed on the moat.

And here, Weng Zhiqi, the deputy mayor of the Tang Army next to Wang Deren, was already whispering in a whisper, ordering the twenty most elite Tang cavalrymen who pretended to be guards to abandon their weapons and prepare to follow Wang Deren into the city.

Of course, what Huang Shu and others at the head of the city couldn't see was that these Tang army guards pretended to be close to each of them had a sharp head removal knife.

After the drawbridge was lowered, Wang Deren and 20 "guards" stepped across the drawbridge on horseback. As soon as they crossed the drawbridge, the drawbridge creaked up again, and when it was reset, the north gate slowly opened a narrow slit that could be crossed by a man or a horse.

Wang Deren took a deep breath and shouted loudly, "Drive!" Then he slammed the horse's belly and quickly rushed into the north gate of Wuchang. Behind him, Weng Zhiqi and twenty other guards also followed closely and rode into the city together.

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