Longjiao Mountain, located between Tongcheng and Chongyang, the continuous bamboo sea can not be seen at a glance, the radius of dozens of miles is inaccessible, and there is only a small road taken by hunters through the valley.

With a "poof", a Miao hunter waved a machete, cut off several bamboo tips that blocked the way, and was just about to leave with the prey, when the big black dog next to him suddenly barked.

A group of defeated soldiers of the Ming army emerged in the bamboo forest, all panting and embarrassed, and when they saw the black deer on the shoulders of the Miao family hunters, their eyes were full of hungry thieves. Without saying a word, they went up and robbed, and the hunter resisted slightly, and was immediately slashed to the ground by several random knives, and the leader was still shouting loudly.

"Second bear, don't let the dog run away, that's also a pot of good meat......"

Zhang Kuang grabbed a piece of dog meat from zuihou, stuffed it into his mouth without caring about the heat, devoured it, and swallowed it all in three bites, and then picked up a bamboo tube and poured half a tube of dog meat soup, only to sigh with satisfaction.

He was really about to starve to death, after escaping from Tongcheng, he had been drilling in the deep mountains and old forests for five or six days, although he was a handsome, he could only satisfy his hunger with wild fruits and grass roots, if it wasn't for Meng Zhengfa catching two fish in the stream, he might not be able to hold on to now.

"Shenggong (Meng Zhengfazi), you also drink two sips of broth, let's pad it."

There was no meat left for Meng Zhengfa, although Meng Zhengfa was also so hungry that his eyes were dazzled, he didn't have any dissatisfied look, respectfully took the bamboo tube, sipped the dog broth silently, and tried to be polite and reserved.

At this time, Niu Zhongxiao came over from behind, he glared at Meng Zhengfa fiercely, and his tone towards Zhang Kuang was also very blunt.

"It's not early, let's get off quickly......" The battle of Tongcheng Gongyi Battalion suffered heavy losses, which made Niu Zhongxiao heartbroken, and he was also extremely dissatisfied with Zhang Kuang, if it weren't for his always soft temperament, the two of them would have turned their faces a long time ago.

"What's the hurry? Take a break. After Zhang Kuang was full, he felt even more tired all over his body, and he just wanted to lie down on the spot and sleep a lot.

"Then let's go first, it's better to keep up with the observation, so as not to fall behind." Niu Zhongxiao put down this sentence and left without looking back, Zhang Kuang was so angry that his face was flushed.

"This guy dares to be so rude, if it weren't for He Junmen's face, I have to, I have to ......" Zhang Kuang was short of breath for a while, and he didn't know what to do with Niu Zhongxiao, after such a big defeat, he couldn't stand up to his waist no matter what cruel words he said.

"Observe the anger, Niu Zhong is filial piety and snobbery, why bother to meet him in general." Meng Zheng persuaded twice, his eyes flashed, and he said: "But there is one thing that has to be guarded against, in case Niu Zhongxiao and the wicked sue first, the responsibility for the defeat of this battle will be put on the observation......"

The "This ......" chapter was terrifying and shocked.

In the battle of Tongcheng, nearly 10,000 officers and soldiers lost more than half, the grain and grass collected from various states and counties were lost, and countless weapons and equipment were seized by the bandits.

Zhang Kuang, as the commander of the army, if there is no good reason to defend himself, it is a trivial matter to lose his official position and be convicted, and there is a danger of his head falling to the ground if he doesn't get it right, thinking of He Tengjiao's earnest instructions before going out, in the cold weather, he also suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

"The defeat of this battle, Ben Shuai is indeed to blame...... Zhang Kuang regretted it very much, he had known that Weishenme would have to escape from Tongcheng, and he was simply killed by the water bandits, at least he had a reputation for falling into the king's affairs, and his family could also be commended and compensated.

"Wronged! Observe that it is so unjust to say this! ”

Meng Zhengfa was heartbroken and argued indignantly: "Observing that since he led the troops out on the expedition, he has been working hard every day and sighing all night to calm the water bandits and share the worries of the imperial court. How could Niu Zhongxiao be arrogant and domineering, disobey the general's orders, and underestimate the enemy's carelessness, and was attacked by the water bandits at night, which led to a great defeat of the whole army......"

This is to put the responsibility on Niu Zhongxiao, Zhang Kuang's eyes lit up, and he shook his head after a long time: "Niu Zhongxiao is He Junmen's confidant and favorite general, and he has always been tolerant and cautious in dealing with people, so it is unfair to say so." ”

It is necessary to shirk responsibility, but what Meng Zheng sent out was a bad idea, Niu Zhongxiao has followed He Tengjiao for more than ten years and won his trust, what kind of character he is He Tengjiao is also clear, it is definitely useless to pour dirty water on him.

"Niu Xietai has always been loyal, everyone knows this, but he is a little protective and overindulges his subordinate generals." Meng Zheng understood and immediately changed his name, calling Niu Zhongxiao Niu Xietai, his eyes kept rolling, and he came up with another idea.

"Observing that in order to achieve complete victory, Wang Kefan was garrisoned by the Gongyi battalion as a partial division, and led the army to go to the Junshui River, and attacked the bandits in the city by land and water, but Wang Kefan was afraid of the enemy like a tiger, hesitated, and lost the Yanglou Cave Pass, which caused the flank of our army to be attacked by the water bandits, which led to the defeat of the whole army......"

According to this statement, although Zhang Kuang was responsible for negligence, Wang Kefan's delay in the fighter plane was the main culprit in the defeat of the battle.

As long as Zhang Kuang operates according to this tune, in order to shirk their responsibilities, the other generals will definitely be willing to let Wang Kefan be the scapegoat, and after muddying the waters, even if Niu Zhongxiao comes forward to defend him, he can't stand the three of them from becoming tigers, and everyone will be gold......

As for the possibility of Wang Kefan holding Yanglou Cave, there is no need to consider it at all, the water bandits have just defeated the main force of the official army, and they will definitely take advantage of the victory to enter Yanglou Cave, how can Wang Kefan's men and horses resist it!

"The holy merit is a great plan, after I get out of trouble, I will immediately ask He Junmen for the guilt, of course, I must ask for orders to severely punish those arrogant soldiers and black sheep!" Zhang Kuang came to his senses, stood up and turned around twice, then frowned and said: "This move is contrary to the way of loyalty, and this handsome man has no choice but to do it, only this once, not as an example!" ”

"For a traitor like Wang Kefan, there is no need to scruple about any means, observe and take this opportunity to purge the three armies and make a comeback, naturally they can exterminate the Songjiang water bandits, why do the military men share their worries ......"

Meng Zhengfa said it explicitly, Zhang Kuang ignored him, turned around and chased in the direction where Niu Zhongxiao left.

He originally had prejudices against Wang Kefan, and a dispute in the military discussion before the war made the contradictions between the two completely public, and at that time, he intended to attack Wang Kefan, but it was not realized because of Niu Zhongxiao's opposition.

Unexpectedly, Wang Kefan's words became a prophecy, as he predicted at the beginning, Zhang Kuang really fought a big defeat.

Such a person is simply a stupid existence that sets off himself, he finally understands Yuan Shao's mood of killing Tian Feng, and the mood of getting rid of Wang Kefan is even more urgent. If he doesn't pull out this thorn in his eye and a thorn in his flesh, he will live forever in the ridicule of others.

……

The defeated soldiers crossed the mountains and mountains, endured all the hardships, and finally returned to Chongyang on the evening of the seventh day. After meeting the county Chinese military officials, Zhang Kuang first inquired about Wang Kefan's news, but Xu Bingzhong and others were all worried and did not know what the battle situation in Yanglou Cave was.

It must be defeated! Even the whole army was wiped out, and there was not even anyone who fled back to report the news!

Zhang Kuang was secretly happy in his heart, returned to the camp to have a hasty meal, wrote a letter of 10,000 characters overnight, and sent Meng Zhengfa to Wuchang Mansion at dawn the next day to bring Shuwen to He Tengjiao. The stakes were very high, he personally sent them to the Dongmen Wharf, and gave thousands of instructions to Meng Zheng, until the ship was offshore, and Shi Shiran walked back to the city.

As soon as I entered the east gate, the city suddenly firecrackers shook the sky, one after another, hundreds of people were beaming, running and shouting all over the street, all talking about the same thing - Wang Kefan, defeated the water bandit Song Jiang in Yanglou Cave!

How can it be?!

Zhang Kuang was dumbfounded, and he was stunned for a long time before he hurriedly shouted to his subordinates: "Quick, go to the dock and rent a fast boat to chase Meng Gongzi back!" ”