Lin Yan hurried to Huang Chao's big tent, and saw that Huang Chao was holding his beloved concubine Pang Ruyue, the two pushed the cups and exchanged glasses, and said in their hearts: "This woman, isn't she in Chang'an City?" When did he come to the camp again? The bewitching woman must come to flatter again. ”

Huang Chao saw his nephew coming back, and hurriedly asked Pang Ruyue to get up and leave, and then welcomed his nephew to the wine table and said, "Yan'er, you have worked hard this time, there is hot wine here, hurry up and drink a glass of warmth." ”

Lin Yan didn't take the wine glass, because he was worried about the traitor, so he wanted to say, "Your Majesty, that ......"

"Hey, if you have something to say, don't worry, drink this glass of wine first, slow down, warm up your body."

Seeing this, Lin Yan had to pick up the wine glass on the table and drink it all.

"Your Majesty, I may have been betrayed this time by stealing the camp."

"Betrayed? What is the situation, you tell me in detail. ”

Lin Yan began to talk about his experience. He led the troops to steal the camp, and then there was an ambush behind him, and he led the men and horses to resolutely rush into the Tang camp and fight for the Tang army without fear of death, and finally burned so much of their grain, grass and tents.

He also told how he organized the retreat of the men and horses, he was ambushed by the ambush soldiers, and how he led the troops to fight with them heroically, and finally there were too few men and horses to be captured alive. was caught in the Tang camp, how he was humiliated, how he survived.

Huang Chao heard Lin Yan say a lot of things that praised him for his bravery and how he was firm and unyielding, and he didn't say anything about the words he shouted "there is a traitor" when he entered the door, so he had to guide him to say it.

"Yan'er, what about the traitor?"

Hearing that my uncle didn't care about his bravery and dedication, and only asked about the "traitor", he had to change the subject. began to tell how he was imprisoned, how he met the people of Yanyiwei, how he wittily verified his identity, and how he learned that the general Meng Kai surrendered to Li Tang.

"Meng Kai voted for Tang? Do you want to learn from Wang Xianzhi and Zhu Wen? ”

Huang Chao was very resistant to the rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, when Wang Xianzhi led the rebel army to fight in the east and west, but in the end, Li Jin's Zhao'an order shook Wang Xianzhi's heart, if everyone didn't agree to Zhao'an, Wang Xianzhi would have surrendered.

There is also Zhu Wen, this guy, who is even more hateful, and led the troops to surrender directly to Tang. In turn, now he is holding Li Tang's thigh and beating himself. A long-term worker back then, who was single-handedly promoted, is now betraying himself in turn, without a little bit of gratitude and retribution, a wolf's heart and a dog's lungs!

Huang Chaoxin said: "If it is really as Lin Yan said, Meng Kai defected to Tang, then he would have some danger in the military camp, but Meng Kai's family members are all in Chang'an, and he is personally driving, so he doesn't have the courage to fight back, right?" But it's hard to say, what if he dies and votes for Tang? He can hold the military power in his hands, even if he is here, the forbidden army still listens to him, but there is no guarantee that the guards under his command will follow him to defect, and he is still in danger. ”

Huang Chao pondered, thinking about all the problems that might arise before and after, and found that even if Meng Kai surrendered to Tang, he would not be in danger for the time being, but would only cause chaos.

"Someone," Huang Chao shouted out of the tent, and a flag guard entered. Huang Chao then said to him: "Pass my order, let Zhang Yan and Peng gather troops, and let the cavalry quickly return to Chang'an!" ”

"Yes!"

The flag guards retreated with the golden arrows given by the Yellow Nest.

"Uncle, what should I do with this Meng Kai?"

Huang Chao heard Lin Yan ask himself what to do with Meng Kai, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while, although his nephew would not lie to him, but he was also afraid of what to do if Meng Kai was wrong. This will make the minds of his generals uneasy and not conducive to the stability of the army.

"Don't move him first, focus on the stability of the overall situation. I'll send the Goose Wings guard to check on him again, and I must verify it later. ”

"Uncle, then you have to give him the right to serve first, what if it is verified that during this period of time, the news leaks out, and he reverses?"

"This ......"

"Uncle, you can't have the kindness of a woman, just in case, if it is verified that there is really no rebellion, it would be good to let him return to his original position."

Huang Chao felt that what Lin Yan said made sense, so he nodded and said, "Then let's do it, find Meng Kai for me, I have something to say to him." ”

……

"Marshal, today you can send troops to feint Chang'an, our army is cavalry, the cavalry of the thief army has been annihilated last night, the rest are infantry, and the foot strength must not work. We can send people to launch a feint attack from different city gates many times, the thief army will inevitably be tired of coping, and the thief army of Weihe will inevitably return to the division when they hear that Chang'an is ill, and we will take advantage of the victory to pursue and strive to enter Chang'an City. As I expected, the yellow thieves will definitely mobilize men and horses to guard Chang'an, and we can spread rumors in advance that Chang'an City has been broken and the thieves have fled. ”

"What if the thief army doesn't return to Chang'an?" Sahan, the military advisor, asked.

"Lin Yan has already gone back, the yellow thief must be suspicious of Meng Kai, if we attack Chang'an at this time, he will inevitably think that the news of Chang'an's defense is empty has been leaked. Therefore, I conclude that he must return to Chang'an. ”

"Sir, why are you spreading rumors that Chang'an has been broken? This thief army must have moved to the bank of the Wei River. Otherwise, they would not dare to go out of the city to fight. All it takes is a few spies to find out what's going on, right? ”

"Spread rumors in case we didn't attack Chang'an. If we don't attack Chang'an, we can also besiege Chang'an, and then break the reinforcements that are coming in one by one, so as to wait for work. In the long run, Chang'an will be broken. ”

"But I'm afraid, the thief army is constantly reinforcing the army, and our army is short of food and grass. Moreover, our army is dominated by cavalry, which is not suitable for siege. Sahan felt that Yang Deshan was not thoughtful, and continued to ask, saying all the possible problems that he could think of.

"At this time, it's going to be handsome?"

"Look at me?"

"Yes, Meng Kai has been suspected by Huang Chao, if he can't capture Chang'an for a long time, then he has to come forward to mediate and surrender Meng Kai, this Meng Kai is also a good general. If it can't be surrendered, it will be necessary for the people of the Hezhong Army to storm Chang'an. This is the only way to do it, and it is best to break it without attacking. ”

"Well, this Meng Kai is a rare handsome talent, and he can recruit the best. Most of the troops in this river are straw bales, which are used in siege cities, and they are also worthy of death! ”

"All the fortresses are breached from the inside, Chang'an has been besieged for a long time, and the leaders of the thief army will definitely have different thoughts, and someone will inevitably surrender, as long as they open a city gate. We can take Chang'an, and all the thieves in it will be killed, and not a single one will be left! Sahan added in Like's words.

Hearing the words of the two, Yang Deshan felt some ripples in his heart: "Could it be that the people of the Hezhong Army are not the people of my Tang Dynasty, and the thief army is also forced to rebel, they are all the people of the Tang Dynasty." Am I causing too much iniquity? ”

This is the first time that Yang Deshan doubts whether his approach is right, is this saving the world?

……

"My general, please be seated."

Huang Chao invited Meng Kai to his big tent, and then gave him a seat.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Meng Kai heard that Huang Chao gave him a seat, and after thanking him, he sat down with a golden knife without any restraint.

After so many years of raising troops, he and Huang Chao could be regarded as living and dying together, fighting in all directions, and in the end, everyone supported Huang Chao's god position, and he didn't feel anything wrong.

Over the years, Meng Kai has found that Huang Chao is brave and witty, has wisdom that is difficult for others to match, and can always accurately judge the timing and make reasonable decisions.

"We have also fought together for many years, think about how we followed Wang Shuai and fought in the east and west. It's been years, right? ”

"It's been 8 years. Your Majesty. ”

"yes, it's been eight years in the blink of an eye. The virtuous brother has also become a handsome talent who stands alone. ”

"Don't dare, Your Majesty." Meng Kai hurriedly said modestly, thinking: "This great enemy is now, why is Huang Chao telling himself this?" Nor is this the time to reminisce about the past. ”

"No, no, the virtuous brother is a handsome talent, but we have lost the courage of the year, and now when we need to train the younger generations, we will push the younger generation to the front and let them exercise and exercise. What do you think? ”

Meng Kai understood this time, this is to deprive himself of military power, nine times out of ten it is because of yesterday's battle, he did not win the Tang Army, Huang Chao has an opinion about himself.

"Your Majesty, I think so. Now that I'm old, my head isn't as bright as it used to be, and I'm willing to step down and give way to the younger generation. ”

"Hey, brother Xian, I didn't mean that, changing commanders on the spot is a taboo for soldiers. How can you quit your job? ”

"This ......" Meng Kai didn't know what to say for a while, it was you who made me resign, and it was you who didn't let me resign.

"Brother Xian, after so many years of crusade and western, the old wounds on my body must be the same as mine. On a windy and rainy day, my body is in unbearable pain. ”

Meng Kaixin said: "Okay, even the excuse has been thought of for me." There is no way, the king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die. ”

"Your Majesty, I have been overworked lately, and the weather is not good, my old wound has recurred, and it is really difficult to command the army. Now that the enemy is present, I hope that His Majesty can choose another talent to solve this crisis. ”

"Ah, Brother Xian's old injury has recurred, then I will send someone to Chang'an to ask the imperial doctor to come and treat Brother Xian, Brother Xian, you must recuperate well in the army." Huang Chao said words of concern to Meng Kai without changing his face.

When Meng Kai heard Huang Chao's words, there was a chill in his heart. I thought: "Recuperating from wounds in the army? Isn't this just a disguised removal of my military power and house arrest? Cross the river and tear down the bridge. ”

"Your Majesty, my pain is unbearable, I will leave first, and go back to the account to recuperate."

"Okay, well, that virtuous brother must pay attention to his body, rest well, and stop working in the military." Huang Chao saw that Meng Kai handed over the military power when he knew him so well, and muttered a little in his heart: "This is not like a rebellion, am I mistaken?" ”

Huang Chao sat in the tent, thinking about Meng Kai's words and deeds just now, and no matter how he looked at it, he felt that he might have blamed his general Meng Kai. But Jun didn't joke, since he gave his military power, it could only be like this.

"Your Majesty, it's not good, Chang'an is in a hurry~"

Lin Yan rushed in from outside the tent in a hurry, startling Huang Chao, who was contemplating.

"Why are you in a hurry, you can't be steady, but you are also the commander of the forbidden army!"

"No, it's not, uncle, Chang'an is in a hurry."

"What's the urgency? Take your time. ”

"The Tang army has attacked Chang'an City."

"What? How did the Tang army attack Chang'an City after going around? There aren't many defenders in Chang'an. ”

"It must have been Meng Kai who leaked the emptiness of Chang'an's defenses?"

"Is he really a traitor?"