1

At night, the governor of Guizhou, Wang Sanshan, gathered in the tent. Wang Sanshan said: "Guiyang has been besieged by 100,000 traitors for ten months, and the imperial court ordered the official to go with Xu Shifeng and Fan Zhongren to relieve the siege, but now the second army of Xu and Fan has fled, leaving only 12,000 men and horses, how to save Guiyang?" Will the generals have a good plan? ”

Chang Hui, who joined the army, said: "My lord, now that the traitors are powerful, our rash advance is tantamount to self-destruction, and in the foolish opinion of the last general, it is better to stick to Zunyi, play the imperial court, and then send a large army to help." ”

Wang Sanshan was afraid in his heart, listened to Chang Hui's words, and nodded slightly.

Tang Haidao: "No, the military situation is urgent, how can it be delayed, the traitor seems to be powerful, but he is a rabble, and An Bangyan is brave and unstrategic, why be afraid?" ”

Wang Sanshan sighed and said: "There is a huge disparity between the enemy and my forces, where to go, let me think about it." ”

At this time, the herald came to report: "Guizhou Governor Li Lu sent a messenger Guo Yan to ask to see your lordship." ”

Wang Sanshan hurriedly sent a messenger to see him, only to see a sturdy sergeant in his thirties enter the tent and bow down and say: "The last general is Guo Yan, the deputy general under Lord Li, who sent a secret letter to Lord Wang on the order of my lord. ”

Wang Sanshan took the letter and read it, and said to the generals: "Master Li asked me to fight the traitors inside and outside. ”

Tang Hai came out from behind Guo Yan and bowed his hand and said: "Your Excellency, we are discussing leading an army of 100,000 to attack inside and outside, and I don't want Lord Li to think of going with us, it's really the same as what the hero sees." My lord, if you let the messenger rest for a while, your lord will repair a letter for him to bring back, and about Lord Li will attack at the same time three days later, so as to catch the rebels by surprise, annihilate the rebels, and capture An Bangyan alive. ”

Tang Hai said while giving Wang Sanshan a look, Wang Sanshan knew that Tang Hai was resourceful, so he said: "Okay, please General Guo rest for the time being, and I will immediately repair a book and bring it back with you." ”

Guo Yan withdrew from the camp, and the generals discussed one after another, Wang Sanshan asked: "Tang Hai, we only have 12,000 men, why do you say that there are 100,000 troops?" Didn't you want to comfort Li Lu and urge him to stick to it? ”

The other generals also didn't understand Tang Hai's deep meaning and asked one after another.

Tang Hai said with a smile: "My lord, generals, the siege of Guiyang can be solved." ”

Wang Sanshan was overjoyed and asked anxiously, "What is General Tang's plan?" ”

Tang Haidao: "Guiyang City is surrounded by water, how can Lord Li send a deputy general to rush out to report the news? And the siege of the city in October, the officials and soldiers in the city, the people have long been short of food and clothing, people and horses are tired, this deputy general Guo Yanru is really sent by Li Lu to ask for help, out of Guiyang City must be non-stop, running day and night, to Zunyi must be sweaty, angry, and this person has a brand new uniform, full of energy, ran two hundred miles but no tired, isn't it strange? ”

Everyone realized, and Wang Sanshan said: "Could it be that this is An Bangyan's plan to deliberately lure me?" ”

"Tang Hai dares to vouch for it with his head, it must be."

Wang Sanshan said: "Tang Hai, since you have seen through the trick and you don't expose it to your face, do you have another good plan?" ”

Tang Hai's face sank, and he said solemnly: "The last general thinks that with our current strength, even if we attack Lord Li inside and outside, we will not be able to win. However, if we claim to be 100,000 strong soldiers, and then bluff, An Bangyan will definitely be frightened, and will retreat late at night, and at that time, we will take the opportunity to pursue, not only can we relieve the siege of Guiyang, but also will definitely have a small victory. ”

Wang Sanshan stroked his palms and laughed: "Okay, clever plan, wonderful plan, with General Tang here, why not be afraid of traitors!" Come on, the pen and ink are waiting, and the official personally writes a letter to Master Li. ”

After Wang Sanshan finished writing the secret envelope, he wanted to pass Guo Yan into the account, Tang Hai said: "Slow down, adult. Tang Hai came to the front of Shuaitai, took a book and put it on Shuai's case, and whispered: "My lord asked that Guo Yan to come to Shuai's case to receive the secret letter, and Tang Hai had his own plan to trick him." ”

Wang Sanshan nodded, ordered Guo Yan to enter the account, and instructed with a secret letter in his hand: "General Guo has worked hard, please tell Lord Li that this official will lead an army of 100,000 to defeat the traitors in three days, and I hope that Lord Li will go out of the city to help when the time comes. ”

After Wang Sanshan finished speaking, he put the secret letter on the handsome case, Guo Yan saw that there was no sergeant to pass it on, so he had to go up to the handsome platform and take the letter and return to Liding, and asked: "In the last tense, Lord Li only said that Lord Wang was invited to lead 10,000 elite soldiers to attack, and Lord Li led 5,000 soldiers out of the city to pursue, and attacked inside and outside, and he would definitely be able to break the thief army, but he never thought that Lord Wang had 100,000 male soldiers here." ”

Tang Hai said with a smile: "General Guo doesn't know, we originally only had 10,000 elite soldiers, in order to completely eliminate the traitors, the imperial court transferred 10,000 elite soldiers from Luzhou, 20,000 elite soldiers from Chenzhou, 20,000 elite soldiers from Yongzhou, 10,000 elite soldiers from Liuzhou, 20,000 elite soldiers from Sinan, and 150,000 taels of silver were allocated to recruit 10,000 soldiers near Huguang. ”

Wang Sanshan laughed and said: "Yes, yes, you go back and tell Master Li, don't worry, three days later, a battle outside Guiyang City will be decided." ”

Tang Hai said to Guo Yan again: "Lord Xu Guangqi, Shao Zhan Shi, Lord Li Zhizao, Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, and Lord Yang Tingyun, who supervised the imperial history, have purchased four Western cannons from Macao, and they have been transported to Zunyi half a month ago, this cannon is infinitely powerful, and Lord Xu has set up 15 battalions of firearms training teams in the capital, each battalion has 4,000 people, equipped with 120 two-wheeled vehicles and gun carriages, 16 Western artillery, 80 medium artillery, 100 eagle guns, and 1,200 bird guns. In short, after three days, it is necessary to annihilate all the rebels and thieves in the internal and external attacks, so please make careful arrangements for these two days and do not delay the fighters. ”

The rest of the generals laughed, pretending to be relaxed, and Guo Yan was so frightened that he was sweating profusely, so he had to pretend to be happy, bid farewell to the generals and left in a hurry.

After Guo Yan left, Tang Hai said: "My lord, please immediately dispatch troops and send troops to Guiyang." Wang Sanshan was about to give an order, but he hesitated a little and asked: "Tang Hai, we have more than 10,000 people, do we really want to relieve the siege of Guiyang?" If An Bangyan is not fooled, won't we fall into the net? ”

Tang Haidao: "The last general dares to guarantee with his head, and this battle will be won." ”

Wang Sanshan was overjoyed and said: "Okay, Tang Hai, I order you to lead 3,000 elite soldiers as the vanguard, set off immediately, and secretly march to Guiyang. ”

Tang Hai took the order and left, and as soon as he walked to the door, he turned around and returned: "My lord, there will be a request for something at the end." ”

Wang Sanshan said: "What's the matter? ”

Tang Haidao: "Military discipline is strict, can be called a benevolent and righteous army, our army has been stationed in Zunyi for several months, many sergeants have caused trouble and disturbed the people, and even killed innocents indiscriminately, and the people are resentful. Today, Tang Hai came back from the city, saw a soldier killed, the corpse floated in the Wujiang River, after investigation, this matter was done by the sergeant Chen Zi and Wang Wan, and the last general asked the adults to behead the two people to show the public, and win the trust of the people with military discipline. ”

Tang Hai's voice fell, and a general next to him said angrily: "Tang Hai, what do you mean?" When will it be your turn for my sergeant to discipline you? ”

Wang Sanshan saw that it was Liu Yi, the general manager of Qian, and said to Tang Hai: "Now that the war is imminent, it is the time to employ people, and you can't kill your own sergeants." He also said to Liu Yi: "General Liu should be strict in military discipline in the future, and he must not condone his subordinates to do evil." ”

Tang Haidao: "My lord, the last general did not intend to be unhappy with General Liu, but for the sake of victory and defeat. ”

Wang Sanshan saw that Tang Hai insisted on beheading the two, and hesitated for a while. Liu Yi was worried that Wang Sanshan would not be able to withstand Tang Hai's persuasion and would behead his beloved general, so he pleaded: "My lord, Chen Zi and Wang Wan caught an An Bangyan's spies, and after severe torture, they confessed that today he will connect with another spy 'Xiao Xiami' hidden in Zunyi City, according to the spy, he does not know 'Xiao Xiami', but he wears green clothes and goes upstairs to drink tea, and 'Xiao Xiami' will put a Buddha bead on the tea table, and remember it accordingly." At noon today, Chen Zi led the troops to guard outside the teahouse, Wang Wan went upstairs in green clothes to drink tea, but as soon as he entered, he met a familiar Xiao Er, who said: "The military master also came to drink tea", presumably it was this words that made the "little shrimp" see through Wang Wan's identity, and then abandoned the Buddha beads on the ground. Wang Wan saw that there were Buddhist beads rolling on the ground in the teahouse, but he didn't know who threw them on the ground, so he was furious, called Chen Zi and others, and arrested all the ten guests who were drinking tea upstairs. Later, after torture, none of the ten admitted that they were spies, and the two had no choice but to kill all ten of them and dump them in various places outside the city. My lord, Chen Zi and Wang Wan killed people in order to catch the adulterer, what is the mission? ”

Wang Sanshan nodded silently.

Tang Hai said angrily: "Knowing that there is only one spy, but he wants to beat him to death along with nine other innocent people, and he dares to say that he is not guilty?" ”

Wang Sanshan was quite unhappy when he saw that Tang Hai was not relenting, and said impatiently to the generals: "The big battle is imminent, the generals will quickly return to the camp to prepare for the war, and this matter will be discussed later."

The coach made a final decision, and the generals obeyed the order to retreat, Tang Hai saw this, and knew that he had no intention of saying anything, so he had to withdraw silently.

2

Guo Yan's real name is An Xuan, he is the nephew of An Bangyantang, and he is now a partial general in the account. An Bangyan besieged Guiyang for ten months, and heard that Wang Sanshan led the troops to garrison in Zunyi, so he sent the traitor named 'Millet Shrimp' to Zunyi to inquire about the military situation, and after ten days there was no news, and sent the spy to check again, but he also never returned, so he was anxious and restless. An Xuan said: "Don't worry, the king is as timid as a mouse, and he doesn't dare to come to relieve the siege, so it's better to design to lure him south and annihilate him." An Bangyan said: "What is the plan of the virtuous nephew? An Xuan said: "I Qiao pretended to be Li Lu's messenger in Guiyang City to go to Zunyi, and I will definitely be able to earn him into the city." An Bangyan was overjoyed, so he ordered An Xuan to pretend to be Guo Yan, the deputy general under Li Lu, and go to Zunyi to meet Wang Sanshan in imitation of Li Lu's handwritten letters.

Knowing that An Xuan came back from Zunyi, An Bangyan summoned all the generals to gather in the military tent, An Xuan hurriedly announced: "The king is not good, that Wang Sanshan is cunning and cunning, I thought he was timid and afraid of war, but I didn't know that he was hiding a conspiracy, I have found out that he led 100,000 male soldiers and 4,000 firearms battalions to attack our army three days later. ”

An Bangyan and the generals were shocked, An Xuan handed over the letter written by Wang Sanshan to Li Lu, An Bangyan took it, immediately sat down on the handsome seat, and said for a long time: "Fortunately, the virtuous nephew found out this big news, otherwise he would have died alone!" ”

The generals asked, "What should I do?" ”

An Bangyan said: "Quickly give the order, and the whole army will withdraw westward." ”

As soon as An Bangyan's voice fell, he saw a person come out and say, "Wait." ”

An Bangyan looked at it, and saw that this person was eight feet tall, his face was dark, and he was powerful, he was the first general under his command, the first warrior in Miaojiang Shan Yong, An Bangyan said: "General Shan has other countermeasures? ”

Shan Yong said: "A month ago, the spies reported that Wang Sanshan only had 10,000 horses, how did he suddenly become 100,000? There must be fraud in it. ”

An Xuan said: "The officers and soldiers have always been cunning and good at using stratagems, Wang Sanshan gathered people to plot a sneak attack on our army, and there is a military book of "Overseas Fire Attack Artifact Illustration" on the handsome case, these are all what the last general has seen and heard with his own eyes, how can it be fake? ”

Shan Yong said: "It is precisely because of the cunning of the officials and soldiers that we need to be very careful not to withdraw our troops with just a letter. He turned around and said to An Bangyan: "Great King, the last general heard that Wang Sanshan's Confucian generals commanded Tang Hai to be resourceful and unpredictable, so we must not fall for him." Shan Yong is willing to lead 10,000 elite soldiers to the north to Zunyi to explore the truth and reality. ”

When An Bangyan saw this, he also felt reasonable, and he couldn't help but hesitate in his heart.

An Xuan said angrily: "Shan Yong, what do you mean? Didn't you say that Wang Sanshan and Tang Hai are Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu, and the king and I are Cao Cao and Jiang Gan? ”

Shan Yong said: "I don't mean this, I just think that Guiyang can be broken overnight, and it is a pity to retreat at this time and succeed." ”

An Bangyan hesitated and had no choice but to look at the military advisor Chen Qiyu, Chen Qiyu said: "The king raises an army, and he has to follow the forty-eight earthmen, which are the foundation of the king's establishment of the society, and the sword of the world, and you can't gamble rashly here." The Art of War: 'First is invincible, then wait for the enemy to be victorious.' If there are really only more than 10,000 officers and soldiers, it is not too late to fight again, if they really have 100,000 people and have firearms battalions to help us fight, we will retreat to Dafang, and the officers and soldiers will not be able to help us. ”

An Bangyan was overjoyed and said: "The military advisor is well-planned, which is the best policy. The generals listened to the order: the army retreated for a hundred miles, avoiding the enemy's edge, and then left five hundred elf spies to hide outside Guiyang City in the form of ordinary people, and inquire about Wang Sanshan's military situation at any time, and come back to fight with him in the future. ”

Shan Yong wanted to fight again, but Unexpectedly, An Bangyan had already left his seat, and in desperation, he had to shake his head and sigh and return to the headquarters barracks.

3

An Bangyan's 80,000 troops evacuated overnight, only 10,000 people in Shan Yong's department did not move, An Bangyan learned that he ordered three military orders to urge, and Shan Yong had no choice but to pull out the village and set up camp. Just walked less than five miles, only to hear the sound of drums behind him, the sound of killing, Shan Yong immediately ordered to stop retreating, set up a formation to meet the enemy. Unexpectedly, the sergeants saw that the army had already withdrawn, and heard that the Western cannons were infinitely powerful, and they all panicked, how could they have the heart to face the battle, not only did not one of the 10,000 horses stop, but they accelerated and fled like a swarm, making a mess, although Shan Yong insulted him fiercely, he could not stop.

In a panic, thousands of officers and soldiers came over and surrounded Shan Yong and hundreds of soldiers. Shan Yong was furious, rushed to kill with a gun, invincible, the gun splashed blood everywhere on the armor, and the corpses were blocked after the people, and the officers and soldiers were invincible.

After fighting for half an hour, all the soldiers under Shan Yong's command were wiped out, and the war horse was also cut off in the shadow of the sword, and he fell off the horse with a gun. The officers and soldiers rushed up to capture, but Shan Yong jumped up, shouted and fought again, killing dozens of people, bluffing the officers and soldiers to trap Shan Yong, trembling and not daring to approach.

Tang Hai heard that there were thieves and fierce thieves, and the officers and soldiers did not dare to approach, so they couldn't help but be furious, and personally led the elite soldiers to come, and saw that the enemy generals were already tired, so he ordered the generals to take turns to fight, and after twenty or thirty rounds, he was so tired that Shan Yong was exhausted, and finally because he was outnumbered, he was tripped and tied up by the officers and soldiers.

The army pushed Shan Yong to Tang Hai, and Tang Hai shouted, "Do you want to fall?" ”

Shan Yong kicked and replied, "Is Grandpa a general who surrendered?" ”

Tang Hai waved his hand and said, "Chop." ”

The sergeants pushed and beat at the same time, but Shan Yong just kept silent, and the sergeant scolded: "I will give you as many knives as you kill my brothers, and avenge each brother." Another sergeant scolded: "What I said is that one hundred and four knives is enough for him to feel better." ”

Tang Hai couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard the insults of the sergeants, and hurriedly stopped everyone and asked, "How many of us did this thief kill?" ”

The sergeant replied, "This thief is fierce, one man killed one hundred and four of our brothers, and one knife turned out to be too cheap for him, and I will cut off a hundred and four pieces of flesh from him to avenge my brothers." ”

Tang Hai thought about it, this person was brave, and it was a pity to slash it with one sword, so he asked, "What's your name?" ”

Shan Yong said coldly: "Master Shan Yong." ”

Tang Hai was secretly taken aback and asked, "Isn't Mo known as the number one warrior in Miao Jiang?" ”

Shan Yong said: "Why, you also know your grandfather's name." ”

Tang Haidao: "An Bangyan doesn't know the height of the sky, betrays the imperial court, vainly claims to be the king of Luodian, and the general is the first warrior in Miaojiang, why is he so unreasonable, aiding and abetting?" ”

Shan Yong said angrily: "Piff Hugh has to say more, kill casually." ”

Tang Hai saw that the mountain was brave and swore not to surrender, and thought secretly: "Such a brave and loyal hero must be persuaded to surrender so that he can serve the country." Then he ordered the sergeant to say: "Put it in a cage and guard it strictly, and when I come back from chasing the enemy, I will hand it over to the governor." ”

4

Tang Hai led the troops to pursue the victory, Wang Sanshan also joined forces with Li Lu in Guiyang City to cover and kill, An Bangyan's rebels fled in time, and they were all killed in the mountains and wilderness, and the blood flowed like a river for a while, and the corpses were piled up like a mountain. Tang Hai returned to the outskirts of the city and learned that Wang Sanshan and Li Lu's army had entered the city to celebrate their achievements, so he ordered the partial general Hu Quan to lead the army into the city, and he only brought five people to see Shan Yong.

"Shan Yong, I read that you are the first warrior in Miaojiang, and I can't bear to harm your life, so I will take you into the city to see the governor Wang, and I hope you will abandon the darkness and turn to the light and return to the court."

Tang Hai loved talent and eagerly hoped that Shan Yong would surrender, but Shan Yong scolded: "You dog officials oppress the people, fish and meat seedlings, I can't wait to eat your flesh and skin you, how can I surrender to you?" Tang Hai was silent when he heard this.

At this time, a general came from a distance, saw that the mountain was arrogant, and scolded angrily: "You thief Hugh is going to be rampant, you killed our general banner Zhou Hong, he is the nephew of Lord Wang, you want to eat meat and skin it, okay, wait until you enter the city, see how Lord Wang skin you and eat your flesh." ”

Tang Hai was shocked and hurriedly asked, "Zhou Hong is dead?" ”

The general said: "After this thief blinded Zhou Hong in his left eye, he shot through his chest again, which was miserable. ”

Zhou Hong is Wang Sanshan's nephew, Shan Yong killed Zhou Hong, how could Wang Sanshan spare him? Even if Shan Yong is willing to surrender to the imperial court, with Wang Sanshan's mind, Shan Yong will definitely die. Tang Hai weighed it again and again, and ordered the general to go back to the city first, and after he was far away, Tang Hai took the saber from the sergeant's hand, opened the prisoner cart, and broke the rope on Shan Yong's body. The sergeants were shocked, and hurriedly drew their knives to resist Shan Yong, and everyone reminded Tang Haidao: "General, this thief is fierce, be careful!" ”

Tang Hai bowed his hand towards the mountain and said: "Tang Hai has long admired the prestige of the general, and he admires it very much, since the general is unwilling to submit, how dare Tang Hai force it?" General, please go back to the camp quickly. ”

Shan Yong was surprised, he never dreamed that the Confucian general standing in front of him was the famous Tang Hai, let alone that Tang Hai would let himself go.

"It turns out that you are General Tang, disrespectful!" Shan Yong arched his hand and said: "It's just that General Tang let me go today, I'm afraid that I will regret it in the future." ”

Tang Hai said with a smile: "Tang Hai respects the first warrior of Miao Jiang, even if he is captured by the warrior in the future, he will never regret it." ”

"Okay, Shan Yong said goodbye," Shan Yong said, jumped on a nearby black horse, clamped his legs, and galloped away.

Tang Hai looked at the end of the road in a daze, and the sergeant said: "This thief is fierce, letting him go back is tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain." ”

Tang Haidao: "The Miao people rebelled, one was bewitched by An Bangyan, and the other was oppressed by corrupt officials and corrupt officials. Besides, Tang Hai is a person, the good people are evil to me and I am good, the wicked people are good to me and I are also evil, this person is brave and resourceful, and he is also a benevolent and righteous person, how can Tang Hai kill him, let him go. ”

5

In the Guiyang Mansion, the generals were celebrating and jubilant, and when they saw Tang Hai coming in, they surrounded them together, admiring Tang Hai's clever plan one by one. Wang Sanshan saw that the generals were circling around Tang Hai, and he and Li Lu were cold on one side, and he was already seven points unhappy in his heart, so he coughed a few times, and the generals realized the rudeness again, so they stopped making a sound, and quietly dispersed one by one.

Wang Sanshan said: "Tang Hai, don't come and see Master Li soon." Tang Hai listened, and hurriedly saluted Li Lu and said, "Lord Li." Li Lu smiled and said: "General Tang is so young, amazing, amazing." Tang Hai said humbly: "Master Li has won the award. ”

Wang Sanshan said: "I heard that you have captured the traitor Shan Yong, quickly bring this thief up, and this official will avenge my nephew today." ”

Tang Hai said: "My lord, the last general deserves death, I wanted to personally escort this thief to see my lord, but I didn't expect him to escape halfway." ”

As soon as these words came out, Wang Sanshan was furious and scolded: "Tang Hai, indulge in thieves, military law should be beheaded, you don't blame the official for being ruthless, come to someone, push it out and behead it." ”

The generals were shocked, except for Liu Yi, the rest of the generals knelt down together to plead, and Li Lu also said: "Tang Hai is young and promising, he is a rare general, my lord will spare him once for the time being, and allow him to make meritorious contributions." ”

Wang Sanshan also loved Tang Hai's talent deeply and couldn't bear to kill him, but he hated him for losing his prisoner, so it was difficult to move. Tang Hai thought darkly: "If I don't save myself at this time, when will I wait!" Then he bowed and said: "Another day to fight again, Tang Hai is willing to capture the enemy chief again, if not, he is willing to accept military law." ”

Wang Sanshan said: "In this case, spare you for the time being, he will make meritorious service to atone for his sins, and don't live up to the good intentions of the generals." Tang Hai knelt down and thanked: "Thank you for your grace not to kill." ”

Liu Yi hated Tang Hai, and when he saw that Wang Sanshan did not punish him, he had a plan and suggested: "Today's great victory, thanks to the courage of the adults, we were able to lead more than 10,000 people to repel the 90,000 army of traitors, which is gratifying." In the humble opinion of the last general, the lord sent people to report the great victory of Guiyang to the imperial court, and on the other hand, sent troops to follow the traitors, defeated them in one fell swoop, and built an immortal achievement. ”

Wang Sanshan was overjoyed and said: "What General Liu said is extremely true, the eldest husband should fight on the battlefield and serve the country, and today is the right time. ”

Liu Yi said again: "General Tang is resourceful, when he continues to be the vanguard, the last general is not talented, he is willing to lead the division of 3,000 to continue, and now the thief is like a bird with a frightened bow, as long as we take advantage of the momentum to pursue, we will be able to win all." ”

Wang Sanshan was overjoyed and was about to give an order, but unexpectedly Tang Haidao: "This plan is absolutely impossible, although the rebels were defeated, they only lost thousands of men and horses, and An Bangyan still had seventy or eighty thousand people." Moreover, he has now retreated to his lair, camped and defended by mountains and rivers, and our army will be annihilated by the rebels if he advances lightly. ”

Wang Sanshan said angrily: "A few days ago, there were 90,000 rebels, and you were not afraid, but today our army won a big victory and the rebels were scattered, but you were afraid, but why?" ”

Liu Yi also said in a weird manner: "General Tang just said that he would fight again another day, and he was willing to make a military order to capture the enemy chieftain, don't you want to make meritorious service and atone for your sins now?" ”

Tang Hai saw that Wang Sanshan was angry, and knew that it was useless to say more, so he had to say: "Tang Hai is willing to obey the orders of the adults." ”

Wang Sanshan said: "The generals listened to the order, and Tang Hai led 3,000 men and horses as the front army, and went straight to the thieves' nest and was generous. Liu Yi led 3,000 men and horses for the Chinese army, and then followed up for 20 miles, the front army encountered the enemy, and the Chinese army quickly rushed to help. The officer and the generals came with a large army. The generals gave orders, and Wang Sanshan said: "The army is everywhere, and if the people do not surrender, they will be killed." ”

Tang Haidao: "My lord, indiscriminately killing the people will definitely provoke a greater civil uprising, which is not conducive to suppressing the thieves, so I hope to think twice." ”

Wang Sanshan sneered and said: "The people here are all Diao people, if I don't kill him today, do you want them to kill me tomorrow?" Tang Hai was about to argue, but Wang Sanshan waved his hand to stop, and said coldly: "General Tang, this pursuit is an opportunity specially given to you by this official, are you willing to make a military order?" ”

Tang Hai was taken aback, seeing Wang Sanshan's undoubted look, he knew that arguing was useless, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "The last general is willing to make a military order, if he can't win, he will be willing to accept military law!" ”

6

Shan Yong went to Ma Xi, and caught up with the army that had fled here in Dafang, and someone flew to report An Bangyan, An Bangyan was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly recruited Shan Yong to see him, and asked: "I heard that you were captured by the official army, why did you flee back?" ”

Shan Yong said: "I killed one hundred and four officers and soldiers, including Wang Sanshan's nephew Zhou Hong, and I didn't want to be captured by Tang Hai, so Tang Hai admired the last general and released me back." ”

As soon as Shan Yong's words came out, An Bangyan and more than a dozen of his generals looked at each other in surprise, obviously none of them believed it. An Xuan looked contemptuous and said coldly: "Tang Hai is a famous general under Wang Sanshan, since he has captured you, he just invited you for merit and reward, how can he let you come back?" Besides, you have killed Wang Sanshan's nephew Zhou Hong, even if Tang Hai respects you, how can he offend his boss for the sake of an enemy general you have never met? Who can believe such children's words? ”

When Shan Yong returned to the barracks, he was full of joy, but after listening to An Xuan's words, and seeing An Bangyan and the generals with strange eyes, he was horrified in his heart, and he hurriedly knelt down and swore: "King, what Shan Yong said is true, if there is a word of falsehood, the gods and men will not bless." ”

An Bangyan knew that Shan was brave and loyal, and was about to help him up, but An Xuan spoke again: "The army retreated, why did General Shan disobey the king's military order and stay still, and waited until Wang Sanshan and Tang Hai led an army of 100,000 to kill before retreating?" ”

When the other generals heard this, they also accused Shan Yong of delaying the retreat and being besieged by the official army.

Shan Yong said: "The last general did not disobey the king's military orders, but he suspected in his heart that Wang Sanshan's claim to be a 100,000-strong army was fraudulent, and he wanted to find out the truth. Later, when the general saw the official army, it was estimated that there were only 10,000 people, and there was no 100,000 troops. ”

As soon as Shan Yong finished speaking, the pioneer Wu Quan entered the account and announced: "Wang, according to the secret report of the spies who stayed outside Guiyang City and mixed into Guiyang City, Wang Sanshan only led more than 10,000 people to help, and now he and Li Lu are stationed in Guiyang City together. ”

"Huh?" An Bangyan was shocked, and all the generals also looked at each other, and An Bangyan said regretfully: "I was fooled alone." After that, he hurriedly helped Shan Yong and said: "I regret not listening to General Shan's advice." ”

Chen Qiyu, the military advisor, said: "If the official army succeeds in its tricks, it will inevitably get carried away, and our army will kill him at night and give him a surprise attack, and he will definitely be able to win a big victory." ”

There is also a report from Tanmalay: "The former army of the official army left Guiyang City and drove towards Dafang, and there seemed to be signs of attack. An Bangyan's heart was shocked and asked, "How many people are there?" The spy said, "About three thousand." An Bangyan was furious: "Even 3,000 men and horses dare to come to crusade against Gu, it is really too deceitful, which general is willing to meet the enemy?" ”

Shan Yong said: "The last general is willing to lead a thousand men and horses to meet the battle, and he will definitely capture the enemy commander alive, if not, he is willing to accept military law." ”

An Bangyan was overjoyed and said: "The general was captured and returned, and it is reasonable for the generals to be suspicious, General Shan should not be surprised, if the invading generals can be captured in this battle and show their loyalty, who will dare to talk nonsense in the future?" However, if there are 3,000 officers and soldiers, how can Lone let you only take 1,000 men and horses to go on an adventure, and Lone will give you 5,000 elite soldiers. ”

Shan Yong was self-righteous and brave, and did not take the officials and soldiers in his eyes at all, and said: "Thank you, the king, there is no need for 5,000 elite soldiers, 1,000 is enough, and the last general is willing to make a military order, if you can't capture the enemy alive and see you in the future, you will be willing to accept military law." ”

An Bangyan stroked his palm and said happily: "Okay, let Wang Sanshan see the skills of my first warrior in Miaojiang." ”

7

Shan Yong led a thousand elite soldiers to Tang Hai to come, Tang Hai knew that there would be danger in going deep into An Bangyan's lair, so he was cautious everywhere and did not dare to rush in, and suddenly heard that there were a thousand rebels killed, and it was expected that there must be fraud, so he ordered the spies to probe again, and the spies returned that there were indeed only 1,000 people. Tang Hai still couldn't believe it, and sent several waves of spies, all of whom reported that the traitors were only 1,000 soon after, and there were no other ambushes within a radius of dozens of miles.

Tang Hai couldn't help but be surprised, he had 3,000 elite soldiers, why did the rebels only send 1,000 men to die in vain?

Although Tang Hai was young, he had always been calm and strategic, and he never fought unprepared battles. Tang Hai immediately ordered: stop advancing and set up a formation to meet the enemy. He also sent a herald to report to the Chinese army, asking General Liu Yi to rush to help.

After settling down, Tang Hai was still undoubted, and then sent ten spies to investigate the enemy's situation with all his might. Adjutant General Zeng Jun had long wanted to kill him, and said with a smile: "The general is too cautious, the traitor is brave and unscrupulous, and he doesn't understand the art of war, so he is so reckless, this is a God-given opportunity for me to make meritorious contributions, why should the general hesitate." Tang Haidao: "For the general, it is better to be careful in everything." ”

Tang Hai set up a good formation, led Zeng Jun and more than ten people to ride forward two or three miles to investigate, only to see a team of men and horses in the distance to kill, looking up, about a thousand people, Tang Hai said: "If there are really such a few people, I am suspicious." Zeng Jun said fiercely: "Since the thief doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, then fulfill him." ”

Tang Hai and Zeng Jun returned to the front of the battle and waited for the battle.

Tang Hai raised his head and saw that the sky was pale, so he closed his eyes and listened to the sound of the enemy's horses' hooves roaring from far and near.

Zeng Jun said: "General, the thieves are only three miles away from us......

Tang Hai was silent.

Zeng Jun urged: "General, the thieves are only two miles away from us......

Tang Hai still didn't say anything.

Zeng Jun hurriedly said: "General, it's a mile away, ......"

Tang Hai chanted slowly: "The sky is white, the wind is poignant, and the soldiers are ......."

After groaning, Tang Hai opened his eyes, looked ahead, and saw that the thieves were menacing, he was slightly startled in his heart, and pulled out his sword and waved: "Kill!" ”

Zeng Jun was ordered, led 3,000 soldiers to cover the past, and fought with 1,000 people from Shanyong, and for a time the shouts shook the sky, and blood was sprinkled all over the field.

Tang Hai retreated to a small high ground behind the formation with fifty cavalry guards to watch the battle, but when he saw Shan Yong in the chaos of the army, he was like entering a no-man's land, and everywhere he went, the officers and soldiers fell to the ground, Tang Hai was shocked and sighed: "There are such heroic people in the world!" After half an hour of melee, although the number of officers and soldiers was large, it gradually fell into disadvantage, Tang Hai was stunned, and hurriedly reported to the Chinese army, and then urged Liu Yi to speed up the rush.

Unexpectedly, after Liu Yi received the military information, he was secretly happy in his heart, and said to the herald: "You quickly return to General Tang, just say that the Chinese army will be reinforced later, don't worry." After the herald left, Liu Yi deliberately embarrassed Tang Hai, although he ordered to advance, he deliberately acted slowly, and only walked five miles in an hour, hoping that Tang Hai would be defeated and captured as soon as possible.

Tang Hai saw that the rescue had not arrived, and his army had been defeated, and the soldiers were cowardly and cowardly fleeing for their lives, fearing to survive in all directions, trampling indiscriminately, and suffering countless casualties, Tang Hai was anxious and didn't know what to do.

What's even worse is that Shan Yong, who was in the melee, also saw a group of men and horses on the hillside behind the official camp, thinking that it was the leading general, and remembered that he boasted about Haikou in front of An Bangyan, and made a military order vowing to capture the official general, so he rushed over with a spear and a horse.

Fifty guards around Tang Hai stepped forward to meet the battle, and were killed by Shan Yong, who turned over on his back, Tang Hai fixed his eyes and found that the person who came was Shan Yong, the first warrior of Miao Jiang who was released by himself, and he was horrified in his heart, and hurriedly fled on horseback. Shan Yong chased closely and chased four or five miles to catch up with Tang Hai, and stabbed the horse in the butt with a shot, and the horse jumped in fright and threw Tang Hai off the ground.

Shan Yong was overjoyed, and then jumped off the horse to capture the enemy chief alive, picked up his hands and took a look, and found that it was Tang Hai, who released him a few days ago, he couldn't help but be taken aback, and hurriedly put the person down.

Tang Hai patted the dust on his body and said with a smile: "General Shan is victorious today, you will definitely be harmonious with the monarchs and ministers, and you will abandon your previous suspicions, which is gratifying." ”

Shan Yong said: "What did General Tang say?" ”

Tang Haidao: "The general was captured back, An Bangyan must be suspicious, the general is loyal and righteous, so he led a thousand troops to fight, in order to prove that he did not surrender to the official army." ”

Shan Yong said: "Yes, I also made a military order in front of the king, to capture the leading generals of the imperial court alive, otherwise the military law will deal with it." ”

Tang Hai lamented: "Tang Hai's life is thin! Tang Hai is blessed! ”

Shan Yong asked, "Why do you say this?" ”

Tang Haidao: "Tang Hai is loyal to the country and has ambitions for thousands of miles, but he ends up like this, isn't his fate weak?" The general's hero is comparable to Guan Gong in this world, can be captured by the general, let the general receive a reward for meritorious service, and Tang Hai's death is worth it, isn't it a great joy in life? ”

When Guan Gong is mentioned, it can't help but remind people of the story of Cao Cao's righteous interpretation. Tang Hai only released himself a few days ago, if he caught Tang Hai to receive the reward, wouldn't he make the world's heroes laugh? Shan Yong said: "Tang Hai, today you and I are both kind and righteous, see you in the future, don't blame Shan Yong for being ruthless." ”

Tang Haidao: "The general is really affectionate and righteous, but you and I will not see each other again in the future." ”

Shan Yong asked, "Why do you say that?" ”

Tang Hai sighed and said sadly: "Tang Hai was almost beheaded by Wang Sanshan because he released the general, and he had made a military order before going out today, and he wanted to win a battle to atone for his previous sins, but he didn't want to be defeated, but he was captured by the general, and the three thousand men and horses he brought were also lost, do I still have a way to survive if I go back like this?" ”

When Shan Yong heard this, he was sad and muttered: "I didn't expect the imperial court military law to be so ruthless!" ”

Tang Hai saw that Shan Yong's expression was gloomy, and he had already guessed eight or nine points, and teased: "Of course I will die after I go back, will the general have a way to live when he returns to the camp?" ”

Shan Yong was shocked and asked, "How do you know that I can't give birth?" ”

Tang Haidao: "The general was already suspected by An Bangyan, but although he won today, he released me, after going back, how can he tolerate you?" ”

Shan Yong's worries were broken by Tang Hai, and he couldn't help but bow his head, Tang Hai said again: "An Bangyan doesn't care about the lives of the people, covets the throne, rebels against the court, even if he wins by luck today, how can he fight with the court for a long time in the future?" I conclude that sooner or later he will be ruined and become a sinner in Miao Jiang. The general is so heroic, but he is parasitic on such greedy and unscrupulous people, just like a phoenix perched on the bushes, what a pity! What a pity! ”

Shan Yong didn't say a word, and silently walked towards his war horse. Tang Hai shouted: "The general insists on going back to die, Mo Ruo will follow me to the rivers and lakes, kill the rich and help the poor, and be a strong man." ”

Shan Yong turned around and said, "Are you going to defeat the rivers and lakes?" ”

Tang Hai hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Shan Yong's hands and said, "It's not a defeat, but an attack." ”

Shan Yong was surprised: "Attack? ”

Tang Haidao: "Yes, attack." Now that the world is chaotic and the people are struggling to make a living, what can you and I do even if we are generals? Years of killing, not only can not save the people from fire and water, but will trap the people in a place of no return, today's people's suffering, you and I are the disaster of the generals. Tang Hai thought that you and I might as well break away from the field, attack the rivers and lakes, gather a group of aspiring men, break the evil and establish righteousness, and not be in vain. ”

Shan Yong was surprised and delighted: "You are a dignified court commander and envoy, with a bright future, and you are willing to abandon your official position and walk the rivers and lakes?" ”

Tang Haidao: "Don't covet this unfounded official position, it is those of us who are officials who harm the people." Brother, ask yourself, what good deeds have you, the first warrior of Miaojiang, done for the people of Miaojiang so far? ”

Shan Yong immediately sweated when he heard this, and he followed An Bangyan, in addition to killing is pleasure, what good deeds have he done for the people? Think about what An Bangyan and his generals did, which one is not a common man? If you go back today, you will be punished, rather than losing your life in vain, it is better to follow Tang Hai to wander the rivers and lakes, and there may be a day to emerge in the future.

Shan Yong had made up his mind, knelt down and bowed: "Big brother, Shan Yong is willing to attack the rivers and lakes with you." ”

Tang Hai was overjoyed, and hurriedly helped him up: "Good brother, having you, the number one warrior in Miaojiang, to follow you is better than being the commander a hundred times." ”

The two immediately got on their horses, avoided the avenue, and rode away.