Seeing Liu Guoneng's question, the guard looked frightened, and said hurriedly: "General, now outside Yancheng, there are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses of Hao Shaoqi, who are galloping from the starry night of Kaifeng, and now they have arrived in Xuzhou, and it is estimated that they will arrive at Yancheng in a few days." Alas, I just didn't expect that your army's artillery fire was so powerful that it would be difficult for our army to hold on for a day, if Hao Shaoqi's soldiers and horses had arrived earlier......"

"That's enough, no more talk." Liu Guoneng waved his hand, interrupted his rambling words, and ordered someone to take the guard with a frustrated expression first.

At this time, Cao Bianjiao, the mayor of the seventh town of the Tang Army, came to Liu Guoneng's side, and whispered to him: "Mayor Liu, if Hao Shaoqi really leads his troops to come, then our army will just give him a plan, just under this Yancheng City, set up a trap pocket, and wait for him to drill." As long as the reinforcements of Hao Shaoqi's department can be eliminated, then the entire central part of Henan will be decided with one drum. ”

Cao Bianjiao's words made Liu Guoneng nod again and again.

Now that Hao Shaoqi is still in Xuzhou, they would never have thought that Yancheng would be conquered by the Tang army so quickly, they must still think that even if Yancheng is besieged by the Tang army, it must be delayed for a while before starting to attack the city, so Hao Shaoqi urgently sent reinforcements to enter Yancheng, which is a very normal and necessary move.

If you can really wipe out all the reinforcements of Hao Shaoqi under Yancheng City, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce the pressure on yourself in the next battle to conquer the entire central part of Henan.

It is more likely that as the heavy city of Yancheng was quickly conquered, and the Hao Shaoqi Department was quickly wiped out, the rest of the central prefectures and towns in Henan were all frightened, and it was also possible to spread the news in the future.

Thinking of this, Liu Guoneng suddenly made up his mind, he immediately came up with a plan, and called the guard general who had just been brought down, and asked with a smile: "By the way, if you surrender to our army, it is also a small achievement, and the general has written it down, and in the future, you will be rewarded for meritorious deeds, and you will not lose your benefits." By the way, what is your name, Ben Xianzhang forgot to ask. ”

The guard general heard that he seemed to have the intention of wooing, and suddenly he was overjoyed, and hurriedly replied: "Under Wang Guangen, the word Shouyu, stabilize people." During the Chongzhen period, I and my younger brother Wang Guangtai acted together, and they also got the nickname Hua Guansuo, which can be regarded as barely famous. In the later period of Chongzhen, I and my younger brother were recruited by Gao Doushu as an official army, stationed in Shanxi, later, Li Zicheng attacked Shanxi, my brother was killed in battle, and his soldiers and horses fled a seven, seven, eighty-eight, I had no choice but to surrender him, and then has been working under Li Guo, at the end of last year, arranged to garrison Yancheng ......"

Seeing that Wang Guangen was not finished as soon as he said it, Liu Guoneng had to interrupt him again: "Okay, all the things in the past, don't mention it again." I ask you, from now on, will you be willing to serve the loyal of this army? ”

Hearing that Liu Guoneng wanted to let a defeated general like himself have the opportunity to serve the Tang Army from now on, Wang Guang Enton was overjoyed, and immediately nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice: "It is a great honor to serve your army. The general has any arrangements, but please command, I will definitely go to the soup for your army, and I will not hesitate! ”

Liu Guoneng smiled, and said in a deep voice: "Then you listen, there will be a task given to you, that is, to send Zu Dabi, the commander of the C Battalion of our army, to go with you to lure Hao Shaoqi's reinforcements to Yancheng City." After the enemy's reinforcements arrived at the city, our army should join forces with the outside and fight out together, and wipe out all Hao Shaoqi's reinforcements. Do you understand? ”

Wang Guangen straightened his chest and folded his belly, and immediately replied loudly: "I understand that it is all up to the general's arrangement!" ”

Next, under Liu Guoneng's arrangement, the officers and men of the whole army urgently cleaned up the battlefield, and then acted together with the troops in the city, first repairing the eastern city wall that was almost in ruins.

After completing these tasks, Liu Guoneng arranged for Zu Dabi, the commander of the C Battalion, to lead hundreds of cavalry, wearing the armor of the defenders, waving the banners of the defenders, and taking Wang Guangen and several of his guards, to leave Yancheng together and go to Xuzhou City in the north, where they were ready to meet the enemy reinforcements of Hao Shaoqi, who would come to the aid from here.

They hurried overnight, and finally came to the outside of Xuzhou at dawn.

Soon, Zu Dabi sent an envoy into the city to deliver news to Hao Shaoqi.

"Oh no, General Hao! Tang Army, Tang Army is coming to Yancheng! Soon, his own soldiers hurriedly entered the account and reported to Hao Shaoqi, who had just gotten up.

"Oh? How did they come so fast? ”

Hao Shaoqi, whose eyes were loose, looked surprised: "Let's rush all the way, just take a short rest in Xuzhou, and the Tang army will come?" Where the hell have they been? So, what's the state of Yancheng now? ”

"Hey, general, the Tang army is powerful, there are many troops, our army Xiangcheng and Shangshui and other counties have been abandoned, all their troops have withdrawn to Yancheng, Yancheng defender Wang Guangen has sent a sentry to come, want to ask the general to go to emergency rescue."

Hearing these words of the soldiers, Hao Shaoqi's face turned pale in an instant, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead.

The Tang army has taken Xiangcheng and Shangshui, if Yancheng is lost, then the entire central Henan gateway is completely open, and there is no danger to defend, the Tang army will sweep the entire central Henan, and their own reinforcements and horses have completely become the turtle in the urn.

"Did the sentry cavalry report that how many soldiers and horses are there in the Tang Army now?" Hao Shaoqi hurriedly asked.

"General Liu, according to the sentry cavalry, the Tang army has about sixty or seventy thousand people."

Listening to the housekeeper report this number, Hao Shaoqi's brows were tightly locked, but he was nervously calculating in his heart.

If the Tang army has more than 60,000 or 70,000 soldiers and horses, then it will not be easy for them to attack Yancheng, which has nearly 10,000 defenders.

And if his own 10,000 soldiers and horses can go to the rescue in time, it can greatly strengthen the garrison of the city, so that the Tang army is no longer able to attack. Moreover, even if the Tang army is elite, if it is not enough to drive the Tang army away, it is enough to compete with the Tang army and hold on. In the end, the veterans of the Tang Army Division were tired, so they had no choice but to withdraw from the matter.

Thinking of this, Hao Shaoqi did not hesitate any longer, and immediately ordered: "In this case, the situation in Yancheng is urgent, so the whole army is ready to go to the rescue immediately."

"Order!"

Not long after, Hao Shaoqi was draped all over his body, lit up a soldier, and urgently went to Yancheng.

In order to ensure the speed and arrive at Yancheng before the Tang army besieged the city, Hao Shaoqi's 30,000 soldiers did not carry heavy weapons, and the whole army was lightly armored and moved forward quickly.

As soon as the army passed out of Xuzhou, it arrived at the place of the great hidden water, and happened to meet Wang Guangen with Zu Dabi and others coming to the shore.

Seeing that it was Wang Guangen who came to greet him in person, Hao Shaoqi was very surprised.

He stepped forward and hurriedly asked, "Wang Guangen, as the general of the city guard, how can you abandon the city and leave the city without permission?" Are you trying to escape with these hundreds of cavalry alone? ”

Wang Guangen squeezed out a stiff smile on his face, and he sighed and said, "General, I am really anxious to see that your reinforcements have been delayed and I am worried that the sentry will have an accident on the road. Only then did he personally lead the cavalry to Xuzhou, ready to explain the situation to you in person. It is hoped that before the siege of the Tang army, reinforcements can arrive as soon as possible. I really didn't expect that you, general, would work tirelessly and personally lead the troops to rescue, which made me grateful. ”

Wang Guangen's words, Zu Dabi, the commander of the C Battalion of the Sixth Town of the Tang Army, who had been bowing his head to escort him, laughed secretly in his heart, but he couldn't help himself.

Hao Shaoqi glanced at him coldly, and then replied: "Yancheng is the gateway to the central region, and the terrain is very critical. Therefore, after receiving the report, Ben Jiang couldn't wait any longer, and personally led his troops to rescue him to relieve the danger of Yancheng. ”

Wang Guangen nodded again and again, and said hurriedly: "In this case, then lead the way in front of the lower, and ask the general to rush to Yancheng with me immediately." ”

Hao Shaoqi was not suspicious, and immediately led the 10,000 soldiers and horses, under the leadership of Wang Guangen, and hurriedly rushed towards the direction of Yancheng.

10,000 soldiers and horses hurried slowly, and finally came to the outside of Yancheng City at dusk.

Looking at the vague outline of the city in the distance, looking at the Shunjun military flag still flying high on it, Hao Shaoqi, who was running up and down with a stinky sweat and a sore and painful body, finally took a long breath.

Okay, I finally arrived smoothly, it seems that the Tang army has not yet arrived at the siege of Yancheng after capturing Xiangcheng and Shangshui, so now I can calmly deploy my defenses.

At this time, Wang Guangen came over and said with a respectful face: "General Hao, let me and others enter the city first and open the city gate for the general." After welcoming the general into the city, then settle the whole army with good life. ”

Hao Shaoqi no longer had any doubts about Wang Guangen's words, he nodded, motioned for Wang Guangen and the others to leave first, and then took 10,000 soldiers and horses with a big smile and came to the outside of Yancheng City.

After arriving at the city, Hao Shaoqi was impatiently waiting for Wang Guangen to go out of the city again to greet him, when he suddenly heard a rattle at the head of the city, he looked up, and everything appeared in front of him, so that he could hardly believe his own eyes.

He was shocked to see that the Shun army flag at the head of the city was quickly replaced with the Li military flag with black letters on a red background, as well as many Tang army flags embroidered with forest tigers.

At this moment, Hao Shaoqi's brain was almost short-circuited.

However, he quickly understood what was going on.

Damn, it turns out that this Wang Guangen has already surrendered the city, but he still plans to make money for himself, this despicable guy!

He then looked around, almost instinctively, and saw something even more astonishing to him.

He could see that in the shadows of the trees outside the city at the end of his gaze, there were faint flags, and even faintly saw a little light reflected by the swords, guns and armor.

Hao Shaoqi's heart instantly sank to the bottom of the ice lake.

What a hate! I was bent on helping, but I never expected that the soldiers of Wang Guangen's department would have surrendered the city a long time ago, and now they have carefully woven a trap, waiting for themselves to step into it without knowing it, so as to catch it all.

Thinking of this, the resentment and resentment in Hao Shaoqi's heart were simply incomprehensible.

"Wang Guangen! You ungrateful dog bastard! What benefits did Tang Jun give you, to make you so ungrateful, and now you are still trying to earn me! ”

Hao Shaoqi trembled and shouted at the city.

Hao Shaoqi scolded sharply, and from the east gate, the figures of Wang Guangen and Liu Guoneng, the chief general of the Tang Army, flashed.

"Hao Shaoqi, what is your name! You open your dog's eyes and see clearly, next to this general is General Liu Guoneng, the sixth mayor of the Tang Army, if you know the current affairs, immediately dismount and surrender, you can avoid death. Otherwise, our army will definitely attack and wipe out all the stubborn people in this Yancheng county! Wang Guangen crossed his waist and scolded back, full of fox and fake tiger power.

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Guoneng next to him also spoke: "Hao Shaoqi, now that your troops and horses have fallen into the encirclement of our army, if you are still aware of the current affairs, surrender as soon as possible is the way to save your life." Our army will certainly give you preferential treatment when you surrender, so that not only can you save your life, but also your family's property and goods will be saved. If you stubbornly resist to the end, you will definitely die and your reputation will be destroyed, and your soldiers will also suffer from blood. Where to go, I hope you will think twice. ”

Liu Guoneng said this, Hao Shaoqi couldn't listen to it at all.

He only saw that Wang Guangen was such a villain beside Liu Guoneng that his eyes were red, and he didn't have time to think about it, and immediately replied sharply: "Wang Guangen! You are a slave who betrays your master, and you are embarrassed to say such words! Hmph, do you think that our army will only obediently wait for death? Tell you, Ben will immediately lead his troops back now, but you are waiting for Monet! ”

As soon as his words fell, Liu Guoneng smiled coldly, he didn't say much, raised his right hand high, signaled to the commander next to him, and immediately gave the flag and order.

The sound of the horn sounded almost at the same time.

The four gates of Yancheng County were opened, and a large number of soldiers of the Tang Army, who were fully armored and majestic, poured out of the city gate like a surging tide.

At the same time, the Tang army troops hidden in the groves outside the city had already rushed out from the left and right sides.

There were even thousands of Tang cavalry, roaring out of the woods, and the horse's hooves moved to the place behind Hao Shaoqi, completely cutting off their retreat.

So far, in a short period of time, Hao Shaoqi's 30,000 lightly armed troops have been surrounded by the Tang army and trapped in a pocket formation that can no longer be escaped, shaped like a turtle in an urn.

Seeing that he had fallen into a desperate situation in an instant, Hao Shaoqi was anxious and angry, and he immediately ordered the whole army to form a team and break through to the rear.

A fierce battle broke out in an instant.

Just when the enemy army was in disarray, the Tang infantry surrounded from three sides was rapidly approaching them in a neat and orderly formation.

The battle formations of the Tang army surrounded on three sides were almost all lined up, all of them were a long snake formation with a width almost equal to that of Liukou, and thousands of shield soldiers were lined up, and there were two rows of sharp and sharp shields, like a temporary steel wall.

Behind the shield soldiers, there are dense spearmen, on the steel wall built by the shield soldiers, above each shield, there is a 4-meter stainless steel spear with a cold light, like a poisonous dragon ready to attack, fiercely aimed at the prey that is getting closer and closer to them on the opposite side.

The Tang Army's spearmen had three layers, which could ensure that there were enough troops to fill the losses, and the entire formation was very strict and full of awe-inspiring murderous aura.

The Tang army encircled these two towns was so large that for a while, Hao Shaoqi felt a sense of complete despair.

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