Chapter 1437: Pang De's Expedition to the Luling Tomb (II)
"Thieves, who come unjustly, what kind of benevolence and righteousness can be !??"
Zhang Xiu heard this, but his face was cold, and he shouted coldly. When everyone saw that Zhang Xiu was determined not to surrender, they were all worried. About three or four days later, Xi ** finally moved. It turned out that after Pang De and Gu Shao discussed and agreed, he sent Gu Shao as an envoy to Gaochang to meet Zhang Xiu. Right now, I saw Gu Shao come to Gaochang City and shouted loudly.
"Uncle Zhang is here!? The soldiers of the city were tired of reporting for Gu, and said that the old man came to see him, and he had something important to discuss!! ”
The soldiers in the city recognized Gu Shao, answered, and hurriedly reported Zhang Xiu. When Zhang Xiu heard that Gu Shao asked to see him, his face sank, and after thinking for a while, he still rushed to see this former friend who had defected to the enemy. After a while, Zhang Xiu arrived, and Gu Shao, who saw him, shouted loudly.
"Filial piety is a thief, you and I are ruthless and righteous at all, you retreat quickly, and if we see each other again, I will kill my relatives and take your life!!"
When Gu Shao heard this, he looked bitter and said.
"Uncle, you and I have been friends for many years, what kind of person I am, why don't you know!?"
When Zhang Xiu heard this, his heart moved sharply, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Gu Shao tightly, and saw that Gu Shao had no false feelings, and he shouted with joy in his heart.
"It turns out that the uncle has no intention of defecting to the enemy, the uncle has always been resourceful, and this time he must be here to offer me a plan!!"
After Zhang Xiu finished thinking about it, he immediately taught the sergeant to open the city gate. Gu Shao was secretly happy, galloped in, until the enemy tower in the city came to see Zhang Xiu. After the two of them finished saluting, Zhang Xiu drank and retreated, and only he and Gu Shao were left in the building. Gu Shao hurriedly bowed.
"The thieves of the Western Tang Dynasty are menacing, I was unprepared for a while, and I reacted, that Pang Lingming had already come to the city, shouting that if he didn't surrender, even if he attacked the city. I saw that the situation was extreme, and I was afraid of harming the people, so I threw myself into it first, and then looked for an opportunity to get out. Now that Pang Lingming taught me to persuade my uncle to sacrifice the city. We are deeply favored by the country, and my uncle must not do it!! ”
When Zhang Xiu heard this, his face turned happy, and he laughed.
"Hahaha!! Filial piety is not greedy for life and afraid of dead rats, and it is not in vain that we have been friends for many years!! Now, Gaochang is guarded by you and me, why be afraid of that Pang Lingmingye!? ”
"Uncle's words are wrong. There are dozens of siege weapons in the Western Tang Thief Army, called Thunder Cannons. This weapon is powerful, can break mountains and rocks, if the thief uses this weapon to attack, I am afraid that Gaochang City will not be able to continue for a long time!! ”
Gu Shao's face sank, and he said very solemnly. Zhang Xiu also heard about the thunder cannon, his face changed drastically, and he exclaimed.
"Isn't this thunder cannon the thief of the Western Tang Dynasty, those weapons that broke through Chengdu City, the capital of the Shu Han Dynasty!?"
"Yes, too. Uncle heirs should be cautious!! Otherwise, we will resist stubbornly and anger that Pang Lingming, once the city is broken, I am afraid that the people in the city will be harmed!! ”
Gu Shao bowed his head heavily, Zhang Xiu was shocked when he heard it, and asked Gu Shao urgently.
"In this way, what should I do, filial piety can have a plan to teach me!?"
Gu Shao's heart tightened, pretending to be positive, and whispered in Zhang Xiu's ear.
"Uncle don't worry, I'm here to solve the danger of Gaochang. That Pang Lingming will bombard thunder cannons and other military weapons, all of which are stationed on a hillside to the east of his village. Pang Lingming may have seen that his uncle intended to defend to the death, so he did not dare to act rashly, and did not deploy heavy troops. Why don't you send all your elite soldiers tonight to attack. If you can get these thunder cannons and use them, don't say that you have to defend Gaochang, even if you want to repel the thieves of the Western Tang Dynasty, it is not a problem!! ”
Zhang Xiu was overjoyed when he heard the plan, and said that it was wonderful, and he had no doubts about Gu Shao. Gu Shao was afraid that Zhang Xiu would be suspicious, so he pretended to be lustful.
"It's not too early now, but Pang Lingming will be suspicious, and I should return as soon as possible. Uncle, prepare quickly! ”
Gu Shao said, bowed, and wanted to leave. Zhang Xiu's face changed continuously, and he suddenly stopped Gu Shaodao.
"Filial piety is slow!! If I succeed tonight, then Pang Ling will know that it was you who reported the matter, and it will definitely harm you!! ”
"Don't worry, uncle, I, Gu Xiao, am not a person who dies, as long as I can keep Gaochang, even if I die, I have no regrets!!"
Gu Shao shouted, his face full of righteousness. Zhang Xiu trembled all over, moved, and at the same time, his brain was spinning, so he came up with a plan and said to Gu Shao.
"Filial piety doesn't have to be like this. I also sent someone to inform that Pang Lingming, saying that he was willing to surrender the city and surrender it, and hand it over the next day. And with filial piety for many days, stay in the city for hospitality, and talk about the old love!! ”
When Gu Shao heard this, he was very happy and said.
"Uncle's plan is very good. This can not only make Pang Lingming's heart relax, but also save someone's life, which can really be described as the best of both worlds!! ”
Zhang Xiu laughed loudly, and then repaired a letter, and ordered a confidant to report to Pang De. After Pound saw it, he was overjoyed, and he did not have any doubts, and rewarded him and taught him to return. When Zhang Xiu heard this, he secretly laughed at Pang De's lack of planning.
So, in the third watch of the night, Zhang Xiu prepared his troops and horses, led 2,000 elite soldiers, and according to the report of Shao, he looked forward to the place where the army was gathered and attacked. When Zhang Xiu arrived, he saw that the garrison outside the camp was lax, and there were only more than 1,000 soldiers and horses guarding it. Zhang Xiu's heart was shocked, he took out the sword on his waist, shouted loudly, and commanded the soldiers and horses to attack. Zhang Xiu's order was heard, and the 2,000 elite soldiers swarmed in, and the Tang soldiers in the camp all panicked when they saw this, and fled with their heads in their hands. Zhang Xiu led the troops to break in and quickly taught the soldiers to seize the weapons. At this moment, the sound of shouting and killing suddenly rose, the sound of drums shook the heavens and the earth, in the dark night, suddenly there were pieces of firelight, and I don't know how many soldiers and horses were killed outside the camp, such as thousands of troops and horses, as if the grass and trees were all soldiers.
When Zhang Xiu saw it, he immediately turned pale with fright, and he didn't know what to do. At this time, the soldiers who had broken into the tent rushed out one after another, screaming and screaming, and the tent was full of weeds. Zhang Xiufang knew the plan, and all the sergeants were also in a panic, seeing countless Tang soldiers surrounding and killing, they were all cowardly, and they didn't know what to do. Zhang Xiu was the first to react, as if he was crazy, he shouted and withdrew, and rushed up, wanting to lead his troops to break through. Suddenly, like a lion's roar, the sound moved in all directions. I saw that in the place where the fire was crowded, a fierce red-armored general, galloping out with a sword, rushed towards Zhang Xiu like a gallop. Zhang Xiu hurriedly raised his knife to greet him. The red-armored general, with round eyes and thick eyebrows, slashed with a knife. With a loud bang, the treasure knife in Zhang Xiu's hand was suddenly knocked away by the red-armored general.
"Shaft, you can recognize me Pang Lingmingye!?"
The red-armored general was Pound, and now Pound shouted loudly, which was deafening. Zhang Xiu was so frightened that he had no master, and when he reacted, he saw Pang De stretching his lion arm and wanted to capture him. Zhang Xiu couldn't dodge, and with an exclamation, he was captured by Pang De. Zhang Xiu saw that Zhang Xiu was captured and was eager to come to the rescue. Pang De smashed Zhang Xiu to the ground, and the Tang soldiers behind him swarmed him, and Zhang Xiu was instantly tied up.
"Admiral of the Five Lions of the Western Tang Dynasty, Pang Lingming is here!! You and the commander Zhang Shusi have been captured, and this place has been surrounded by our army, why don't you surrender quickly!! ”
At this time, Zhang Xiu was still unrelenting, scolding endlessly, shouting that he was deploying to fight to the death in order to go to the righteousness. Zhang Xiu deployed and saw countless Tang soldiers around him, all of them with cold faces, well-equipped, sharp blades, under the firelight, glowing with a chilling light, where dare to fight. When everyone saw that Zhang Xiu was captured, they had no will to fight, so they abandoned their knees and surrendered. Zhang Xiu was crazy and scolded endlessly. Pang Deshi was stunned, and turned his horse to shout to Zhang Xiu!
"If the state of Wu can still be protected and the people can survive in peace, you want to serve all the loyalty and teach the army to fight to the end, it is still reasonable and willing!! But now, the state of Wu has been destroyed, the gas has been exhausted, the people of Wu are in dire straits, and even if the armies are fighting to the death, they are only dying in vain!! Your Uncle Zhang is just a reckless man who doesn't know the times!! ”
Pang De's words were like a slap in the face, Zhang Xiu was angry, looking at the lonely and bleak looks of the soldiers of the self-army, he was speechless for a while. Pang De snorted coldly, and then instructed several soldiers to collect all the captives and monitor them in the camp. Pang De then led the rest of the troops and rushed to Gaochang with Zhang Xiu. On the way, Zhang Xiu suddenly shouted.
"Pang Lingming, although you captured me, if you want to threaten me and force the soldiers in Gaochang City to submit, you are delusional!!"
Hearing this, Pang De turned his horse to look and said lightly.
"Now that Gaochang City has fallen into the hands of our army, why should I bother with this effort!?"
When Zhang Xiu heard this, his face changed drastically, and a thought rose sharply, and then he quickly suppressed it again, still not believing it, and scolding endlessly. Pang De ignored it, and led the troops to the city of Gaochang, and sure enough, under the light of the torches on the city, the flags fluttering in the wind were all Western Tang flags. Ma Dai, Gu Shao and others were all waiting outside the enemy tower in the city, and when they saw Pang De leading troops to come, they shouted loudly. Seeing this, Zhang Xiu was shocked and angry, and his face instantly became hideous, and he shouted to Gu Shao in the city.
"Gu Xiaoze, you treacherous, traitorous thief, I will turn into a ghost, and I will never spare you~~!!!"
Zhang Xiu's intelligence is not low, and he had vaguely guessed that it was related to Gu Shao earlier, but thinking of the friendship between the two for many years, and Gu Shao's usual life, he still didn't believe it. At this moment, the facts are in front of him, Zhang Xiu is resentful and regretful, as if he wants to tear Gu Shao, a former friend, to pieces. Gu Shao's face was sad, he was so insulted by Zhang Xiu, but he was speechless.
It turned out that Gu Shao followed Ma Dai's plan, and after defrauding Zhang Xiu, he stayed in the city as an internal response. As soon as Zhang Xiu led his troops away, Gu Shao secretly consulted with the officials in the city to clarify the benefits. Although everyone had the heart to dedicate the city, when they heard that Gu Shao had framed Zhang Xiu like this, they were all angry, and they even wanted to kill Gu Shao on the spot to vent their hatred. Gu Shao is also very good, he is not chaotic in the face of danger, and explains to everyone that he dares to guarantee with his life that Pang De will never harm Zhang Xiu's life. When everyone heard this, they thought that Gu Shao was like a turtle in an urn, so they believed it. At this time, there was a sudden shout of killing outside the city, and it was Ma Dai who led the troops to kill. Gaochang officials and soldiers were all shocked, and suddenly heard the sergeant come to report that someone had dedicated the east gate, and the west ** had already entered the city in a big way.
Gu Shao was not surprised, because the general who offered the East Gate was the person he had bought earlier. At this point, a group of Gaochang officials and soldiers saw that the general trend had gone, and they had no choice but to surrender one after another. Ma Dai led troops into the city and quickly stabilized the situation. Soon after, Pound arrived with his troops. The Gaochang officials and soldiers in the city were relieved to see that Pang De really did not hurt Zhang Xiu.
After a while, Pound led troops into the city. Gu Shao and a group of Gaochang civil and military came to persuade Zhang Xiu. Gu Shao spoke bitterly and analyzed the situation to Zhang Xiu,
If the people of Wunan want to return to the past and live and work in peace and contentment, they can only take refuge in the Western Tang Dynasty. Gu Shao is extremely intelligent, methodical, and carefully analyzed with Zhang Xiu, the battle of Wubei, I am afraid that Wei Kou will win in the end. The country will be destroyed, and I implore Zhang Xiu to think about the people of southern Wu and surrender to the Western Tang Dynasty. In the end, Zhang Xiu seemed to understand this truth and descended to the Western Tang Dynasty. Pang De was overjoyed, Gu Shao and Zhang Xiu were both rewarded, and they were extremely important to the two of them, teaching them to stabilize the hearts of the people of Guiyang and Luling. Gu Shao and Zhang Xiu were very grateful and tried their best to complement each other.
Just when Guiyang and Luling gradually calmed down, suddenly one day, the scout came to report, saying that Jiang Wei, the general of Jinpeng of the Great Wei Dynasty, led 5,000 soldiers and horses to attack, and his army had been killed dozens of miles north of Gaochang City. Pang De changed color when he heard the report, Gu Shao and Zhang Xiu's expressions changed drastically, and their bodies trembled violently, both of them were full of grief. Wei Kou sent troops to attack, and it seems that the battle of Wubei has ended.