Chapter Eighty-Five: The Capture of the Army (Part II)
However, this time, when the news that Xu and Xu suddenly led Wu Yongdu to launch a rebellion reached Yuezhou, Zhang Hong was taken aback. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć After all, although he was ostracized in Liangzhe, he was still in a high position, and Qian Biao was not bad to him, so he had no intention of betraying.
However, in the past, his relationship with Xu and Xu was really good, and now that such a thing has happened, of course he is worried about being angered by Qian Biao.
Some time ago, when Gu Quanwu brought Qian Biao's handwritten letter to appease him, he was indeed deeply moved, and the uneasiness in his heart was also suppressed; However, then came the news that Xuanzhou Tian Yan sent troops to Hangzhou and Huainan Yang Xingmi sent troops to Suzhou, which immediately made Zhang Hong hesitate.
In his opinion, the current Qian Biao is already difficult to protect himself, so why should he be afraid of him? Rather than pinning his future safety on Qian Biao's guarantee, it is better to hope that Qian Biao will be finished directly. If he hadn't been worried that he wouldn't be able to fully control the Yuezhou army, he would have started a rebellion long ago.
However, although he did not dare to start a rebellion directly, he was able to find some excuses to delay the dispatch of troops.
Zhang Hong smiled and said: "It would be understandable that everyone wants to rescue Hangzhou as soon as possible, but the matter of sending troops to rescue Yuezhou is too important, and we must be cautious!" Didn't you see the fate of Huzhou Assassin Shi Gaoyan sending reinforcements? ā
When the Wuyong Capital Rebellion first occurred, Huzhou Assassin Shi Gao Yan did not hesitate to send his son Gao Wei and Huzhou Commander Tu Huanzhi to lead an army to aid Hangzhou. Gao Wei was a little reluctant to go, and he said to his father: "Today is not an auspicious day to send troops, please change the day!" ā
Gao Yan said angrily: "To rescue the monarch's father, what auspicious day do you choose?" ā
Tu Huanzhi on the side also stood up and said: "Disobeying the king's order is disloyalty, and cowering is unbrave; can die for the word loyalty, this is the real husband! ā
So Tu Huanzhi forcibly took Gao Wei to lead the troops to rescue Hangzhou, but when he arrived at Lingyin Mountain in Hangzhou, he encountered Xu Xuan's ambush soldiers, Tu Huanzhi and Gao Wei died in battle, and only the general Zhu Xingxian returned to Huzhou with the remnants of the army.
This incident also made the enthusiasm of all localities to aid Hangzhou suddenly decreased, and the news that Huainan sent troops to Suzhou and Tian Yan sent troops to Hangzhou came next, and the states were even more hesitant.
At this time, seeing that Zhang Hong used the matter of Gao Wei and the others to shirk, even everyone present was difficult to refute. At this moment, there was a commotion outside.
"What's going on? Zhang Bin, you go outside and have a look! Zhang Hong frowned and instructed the housekeeper lightly.
"Yes!" The housekeeper should arrive, immediately went out, and after a while, he hurriedly came to report: "Master, I heard that a messenger from Hangzhou came to report, saying that Hangzhou had won a great victory and killed tens of thousands of enemy troops!" ā
"What? Is this true? Zhang Hong immediately stood up in shock.
And everyone in the audience was also shocked at this time and began to discuss.
"Really? Isn't Hangzhou besieged? Why is there sudden good news? ā
"Who knows? However, if the news is true, then the situation in Hangzhou will be greatly favorable. ā
"yes, yes! Hope the news is true! ā
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In general, the officials in the field still hope that Hangzhou can turn the corner. After all, if Qian Biao falls, Yuezhou will definitely not be able to survive alone, and no matter which side wins, they may not be able to continue to be in a high position.
But the most frightened person in the field is probably Zhang Hong, a few days ago when Gu Quanwu came to appease him on behalf of Qian Di, he said that he would send troops to aid Hangzhou as soon as possible, but then he shirked many times, if Qian Bi really wins, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be liquidated in the future.
"Zhang Bin, where did your news come from, is it reliable or not?"
"Master, I heard that a messenger from Hangzhou rushed into the city before it closed after dark, and all the way was loudly announcing the good news, and now everyone in the city knows about it."
Zhang Hong's face was gloomy, "Where is that messenger now?" ā
"It is said that I went directly to General Gu's residence!"
Now Zhang Hong's face became even more gloomy, since the city gate had been closed, if he wanted to know the news as soon as possible, he could only go to Gu Quanwu's residence.
And Gu Quanwu was arranged by him in a small courtyard in the west of the city, and he has been a little ignorant of him these days, and he didn't even invite him to today's banquet.
Many officials in the field got up one after another at this time: "Everyone, since the messenger has gone to General Gu, it just so happens that everyone is here now, why don't you go together and ask General Gu for an understanding?" ā
"Okay, let's go, let's go!"
Zhang Hong naturally went with everyone, after all, the latest situation in Hangzhou was also the thing he was most concerned about.
When he came to Gu Quanwu's residence, he saw that Gu Quanwu was sitting alone on the main seat in the lobby at this time, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
When Gu Quanwu saw everyone coming, he didn't get up, but said lightly: "Everyone sit down!" I'm sure you're all interested in the news that the Messenger has just brought, right? ā
"Yes, I don't know where the messenger is now, what is the specific news of the good news, please let the general know!" Everyone asked cautiously.
Gu Quanwu didn't answer, but picked up the teacup in his hand, took a sip lightly, and then put down the teacup and looked at Zhang Hongdao: "Commander Zhang, the general will ask you, when will the Yuezhou Army be able to send troops to support Hangzhou?" ā
"This ......" Zhang Hong hesitated slightly, he didn't know what Gu Quanwu meant, and tonight's good news was a little strange, he didn't think much about it before and followed everyone to ask, but at this time, in retrospect, he felt that there were too many unreasonable places here.
Seeing that Zhang Hong was still hesitating, Gu Quanwu's face suddenly sank, and he shouted: "Since you don't want to send troops to support the king, then you have to lead the army in person." Someone will immediately correct Zhang Hong, who disobeyed the king's orders! ā
"Yes!" With Gu Quanwu's order, more than a dozen guards immediately rushed out of the back hall, all armed with strong crossbows, and shot towards Zhang Hong without saying a word.
"Ahh Zhang Hong was caught off guard, and was shot into a sieve before he could scream.
This change was so sudden, no one expected that Gu Quanwu would suddenly launch and kill Zhang Hong directly, and when they reacted, they saw that the dozen or so guards had already aimed their bows and crossbows at them, and they were immediately shocked.
"The general spares his life! We are all loyal to the king! ā
"Yes, Zhang Hong, who disobeyed the king's orders, deserved to die, but fortunately, the general suddenly launched and killed him in one fell swoop. Now how the Yuezhou army should help the king, please decide to the general! ā
The other officials present were still calm, but those few of Zhang Hong's henchmen were horrified when they saw that their commander had been killed, and they hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
Gu Quanwu was unmoved, and ordered the guards to kill all these Zhang Hong's henchmen.
"Hmph, now the situation is critical, if you suddenly fight back on the battlefield in the future, wouldn't it be a big mistake!"
Next, Gu Quanwu comforted the other officials, saying that Zhang Hong's matter had nothing to do with them, and let them rest assured.
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On September 28, Gu Quanwu killed Zhang Hong, the commander of Yuezhou, and took over the Yuezhou army; On the 29th, the Yuezhou Army went to rescue Hangzhou under the command of Gu Quanwu. On the 30th, the Yuezhou army doubled the road and suddenly arrived at the city of Hangzhou, Tian Yan was attacking the city with all his strength at this time, and was killed and defeated by surprise, and the loss of troops was tens of thousands.
With the arrival of Gu Quanwu, the situation in Hangzhou suddenly changed greatly, and the assassins of various states also recovered from the wait-and-see, and reinforcements were sent to Hangzhou one after another.
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