The next day, on the evening of the seventh day of the first lunar month, Zhang Mingtong, who led the troops to capture the inner township, after defeating the inner countryside and leaving a thousand elite soldiers in the inner township, he also led the five hundred soldiers to rush back to Nanyang Mansion City non-stop. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"The last general (lower official) and others met with General Zhang and congratulated the general on his triumphant return." Outside the west gate of Nanyang Mansion City, when Zhana, Chen Xishan and Xue Yulong saw Zhang Mingtong riding back, they couldn't help but bow to Zhang Mingtong like this.

And Zhang Mingtong, who came on horseback, under the escort of many personal guards, saw this, although he was a little surprised why Zhang Shihua would send a Yuanmeng Tartar. But after a long period of conquest, he already has a lot of city government, and he still smiled at the people at the city gate: "There have been Lao Zhujun in the past few days, and a certain family has thanked him here." ”

And when everyone heard Zhang Mingtong's words, they didn't dare to do it. And after that, Xue Yulong even bent down and saluted to Zhang Mingdao: "General, it's not early, and the city has already prepared a banquet." Please also invite the general and the generals to enter the city, and we can wait for the general to pick up the wind and wash the dust. ”

"Haha, there's Mr. Rauscher. Come, brethren, into the city! Hearing Xue Yulong's words, Zhang Mingtong, who was smiling, waved his hand and said the same.

Then, after Zhang Mingtong finished saying this, the generals and officials who were waiting at the city gate from the city gate all turned over and followed Zhang Mingtong into Nanyang Mansion City together.

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Half an hour later, in the Nanyang Mansion, everyone at the banquet was handing over glasses and changing lamps, when a scout suddenly arrived, but suddenly broke the cheerful situation in front of him.

"Report! ~~ General, there has been movement in Dengzhou, and Bu Wangsan and early yesterday morning led his troops eastward. Now this person has led more than 2,000 soldiers under his command and has arrived in Xinye. After the sweaty scout saw Zhang Mingtong again, he couldn't help but report it so loudly.

When Zhang Mingtong heard this, he first put down the wine glass in his hand and waved his hand to let the scout retreat and rest, and then he couldn't help but smile at the other generals on the table: "Haha, look, this Wang Quan general is worthy of being one of our red scarves, and this reaction is astute." In just a few days, General Wang Quan had already integrated the forces of the two counties and went east to fight for Tartar. ”

After saying this, Zhang Mingtong smiled again, and couldn't help but drink the wine in the cup.

When the generals and officials in the hall heard Zhang Mingtong's words, after their eyes rolled, it was Xue Yulong, who was next to Zhang Mingtong, who was the first to speak: "Haha, what the general said is that these days, no one in the world can see that the Yuanmeng Imperial Court is already in decline and cannot last long. ”

"But General, there is a saying that 'a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.'" It is true that the Yuan and Mongolian courts are declining, but their century-old accumulation is not to be underestimated. Although this general Wang is shrewd, the enemy he faces is enough for the people of a state after all. Therefore, I think that at this time, our army should support them. ”

"This ...... I'm afraid it's not good! However, hearing Xue Yulong's words, Zhang Mingtong rolled his eyes and said: "Mr. Xue also knows, the order given to me by the general is to let me guard Nanyang Mansion City well, and I am afraid that it is a little inappropriate to blindly send troops under the circumstances." ”

And hearing Zhang Mingtong's words, if he didn't know that Zhang Shihua had given a secret order, he wouldn't be persuading. But Xue Yulong, who had clearly seen Zhang Shihua's secret order, smiled at this time: "The general's words are wrong. Let me give the general an analogy, in order to prevent thieves from stealing in the place where a large family lives, the master instructs the servants of the house to take good care of the house at night, so as not to give the thieves a chance. ”

But the thief was also cunning, and when he saw this big man, he was very vigilant, and he did not do anything for a while. But it also happened that at this time, by chance, the servant of the family discovered the traces of this thief who was accustomed to stealing. Do you think that this servant will join forces with others to take the initiative to catch the thief, or will he continue to be vigilant day and night to guard against the thief as usual? ”

"Haha, do you need to talk about this, naturally it is to unite others to take the initiative to catch the thief. After all, a certain family has only heard of 'a thousand days to be a thief', where has he heard of the truth of 'a thousand days to prevent thieves'! Hearing Xue Yulong's question, Zhang Mingtong, who was holding a wine glass, couldn't help but smile like this.

Hearing Zhang Mingtong's words, Xue Yulong, who was sitting next to Zhang Mingtong, also high-fived himself and said, "The general's words are very good. Then general, since you understand this truth, why do you hesitate at this great time to eliminate the thieves in one fell swoop? ”

"This ......" Hearing Xue Yulong say this, Zhang Mingtong couldn't help but shake his head and smile after being slightly silent for a moment: "Okay, that's the case, for the sake of the same righteous army, I, Zhang Mingtong, will send troops to support General Wang Quan." ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Mingtong looked at Zhana and Chen Xishan who were sitting on the seat, and couldn't help but say aloud: "Tomorrow, the two generals will set off with me!" ”

"The last general obeys!" Hearing that Zhang Mingtong finally gave such an order, after a gleam flashed in the eyes of Zhana and Chen Xishan, who were eager to make meritorious contributions, they couldn't help but say so.

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At noon the next day, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, the sky seemed to be a little unpleasant, and early in the morning, the sky was sprinkled with snow.

Of course, the snow at this time is not heavy, but even so, the weather is still extremely cold. But fortunately, Zhang Shihua's army accumulated huge wealth after successive victories. So although the weather is extremely cold, it is nothing to the Nanyang black-clothed army wearing thick cotton clothes.

Therefore, at noon on this day, nearly 2,500 Nanyang black-clothed troops still gathered at the south gate of Nanyang Mansion City under Zhang Mingtong's order. And next, under the personal leadership of Zhang Mingtong, these soldiers followed Zhang Mingtong and followed the official road to Tangzhou, which is not far from the southeast.

Tangzhou, as the name suggests, the place name of this place did indeed begin to appear in the Tang Dynasty. Like many other places in Nanyang Prefecture, at the beginning, the population of Tangzhou was still very large, according to historical records, before the Yuan Dynasty, there were a total of four county towns under the rule of Tangzhou, which can be said to be indeed a large state.

However, after the first tragic military disaster in the Yuan Dynasty, the population of Tangzhou plummeted, and its territory can be said to be 'white bones exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crying for thousands of miles'. Therefore, under the situation that the people's strength was not enough, Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan dynasty, could only merge the four counties of Tangzhou into one county, and the only remaining county was the county seat of Guo, Miyang.

Xian, as you hear the name, knows that this ancient county seat is located on the north bank of the water channel.

Therefore, it is actually very easy to attack Miyang from the south of Nanyang Prefecture. Because this county town faced the enemy from the north, there was no danger to defend at all.

However, everyone also knows that the reason why Zhang Mingtong led his army south this time was not to attack Miyang City, but to reap the benefits of the fisherman. After all, although Miyang is a vast and sparsely populated place, it is also a place where four counties and a city are combined, although the population in the territory is not large, but perhaps because it is still a state office, the soldiers in its territory should not be underestimated.

Because according to the report of Zhang Shihua's secret agents, there are nearly 2,000 fully armed soldiers in Xian City. With such soldiers and horses, coupled with the relatively poor land in Tangzhou, this place can indeed be regarded as a hard bone.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Shihua came up with the idea of 'praying mantis catches cicadas, and yellow finches are behind'. Because Zhang Shihua didn't want his precious soldiers to throw their lives here in vain.

So when Zhang Mingtong led the soldiers and horses south, their marching speed can be described as extremely slow. Even not long after Zhang Mingtong led the army to set off, Zhang Mingtong asked the soldiers to stop at a place thirty or forty miles away from Nanyang Fucheng, and made up his mind to pick up a bargain behind Bu Wangsan and them.

And the words are divided into two ends, let's talk about Buwang III again.

Because of the lack of strength, Bu Wangsan simply couldn't do it like Zhang Mingtong, widely spread scouts, and even reported the news five times a day. Therefore, after leaving the city, for Zhang Mingtong's movements, Bu Wangsan can be said to be blind.

It can even be said that Bu Wangsan knows that Zhang Shihua's subordinate who stayed in Nanyang Mansion is called Zhang Mingtong, and the rest of the Bu Wangsan can be said to know nothing. So in this case, the deception implemented by Bu Wangsan can really be said to be a complete gamble. And in this gamble, what Bu Wangsan gambled on was actually how much Zhang Mingtong despised himself.

Therefore, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, after King Bu San led his army out of Xinye. The 3,000 men and horses under his command can be said to be non-stop, and they are going straight to the east of Tangzhou Miyang.

Of course, because of the bad weather, the roads are extremely difficult to navigate. On the journey from Xinye to Miyang, King Bu walked for four days, and in these four days, the non-combat attrition of the soldiers under King Bu reached an astonishing 400 people.

However, in this regard, Bu Wangsan was not only not depressed, but also extremely happy in his heart. Because he knows that his every move is under Zhang Mingtong's watchful eye, the more incompetent he is, the more Zhang Mingtong will despise himself.

Four days later, on the evening of the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Bu Wangsan led the rabble under his command to finally come to the east of Miyang City, ten miles away. Looking at the city under the sunset, Bu Wang San who was riding on a horse, his eyes couldn't help but become more and more determined.

"My royal power, in this life and this life, I will definitely accomplish something that has passed through the heavens and the earth." Looking at the city under the afterglow, Wang Quan's heart couldn't help but be so firm.

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In the evening of the next day, when the sun was about to set, Zhang Mingtong, who had been waiting in the warm tent for several days, couldn't help but discuss the matter of royal power with Li Erniu, a thousand households under him, and Chen Xishan, a thousand households sent by Zhang Shihua.

"General, this is the counting day, the royal power is almost in a fight with the defenders of Miyang. I just don't know how the battle is going, if the defenders of Miyang are vulnerable and will be taken by the royal power at once, it will be really troublesome! Guarding by the fire, Li Erniu, who had just been promoted to a thousand households, couldn't help but say the same thing to his old boss who read his words.

However, hearing Li Erniu's words, Zhang Mingtong laughed and said nonchalantly: "Erniu, you are all right, but you are too cautious." You don't want to think about it, the royal power, even the marching army can still lose a horse and a horse, how can such an incompetent person take Tangzhou in a battle. ”

After saying this, Zhang Mingtong laughed, and couldn't help but take a sip of hot tea. However, at this time, the scouts sent out by Zhang Mingtong finally returned with the latest information.

"Report to the general, early this morning, Wang Quan led his soldiers and horses to break out a fierce battle with the defenders of Tangzhou." The scout shouted.

"Oh, how's it going?" Hearing the scout's words, although Zhang Mingtong didn't care about it, at this moment, he was the first to ask.

And the scout who knelt on one knee heard Zhang Mingtong's question, and after lowering his head, he also said loudly: "General Hui, Wang Quan led the army to attack Tangzhou City, but his troops and horses were very weak, and it took half a day to not only fail to take Miyang City, but also ......."

"What else?" Li Erniu, who was already worried in his heart, frowned when he saw this, but he couldn't help but ask like this.

"Also...... was defeated by a counterattack by the defenders of Tangzhou, and the three thousand soldiers under it were nearly a thousand! Being asked loudly by Li Erniu, the scout chief took a sip, and couldn't help but say this without pause.

"Hahahaha, as I expected, it's really good, I expected!" Hearing the scout's words, Zhang Mingtong, who still had a trace of worry in his heart, finally let go of the most worried thing in his heart, and laughed so unabashedly in front of everyone.

"Okay, good, thank you for your hard work, go down and get a reward of ten taels of silver, and rest." After laughing, Zhang Mingtong looked at the scout kneeling on the ground again, but he couldn't help laughing like this.

Hearing Zhang Mingtong's words, the scout soldier who was hit by the pie falling from the sky also sang a fat promise with joy on his face, and withdrew from the big tent in three steps and two steps.

And just after the soldier withdrew from the big tent, Zhang Mingtong looked at the other people in the big tent, but he couldn't help laughing and said: "Brothers, you have all heard what you just said." See, God has given us the opportunity to attack Tangzhou. There is a saying that goes, 'If God does not accept it, it will be blamed', and the time has finally come for us to show our means. ”

"Since he can't take Tangzhou with royal power, then at the same time, we in the righteous army naturally want to help him. Come, pass on my military order, let all the soldiers prepare as soon as possible, and tomorrow morning, we will march south! After saying this, Zhang Mingtong's eyes couldn't help but show a desire for the credit that was about to be obtained.

Although it is said that the method of reaping the benefits of the fisherman has not been perfectly realized, Zhang Mingtong thinks that it is actually better to send troops at this time. After all, taking advantage of the fisherman's profits will have some impact on the reputation after all, so it is justifiable. So, at this time, he really couldn't wait.

And when Li Erniu and the three of them saw Zhang Mingtong like this, they also guessed Zhang Mingtong's thoughts. Therefore, after the light flashed in the eyes of these people, they also hugged their fists in unison and said: "The last general will obey the order!" ”