Listening to Zhao Ziyu's tone, he obviously disagreed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

But even so, after Zhao Ziyu finished speaking, Zhang Shihua still looked at him and said, "Yes, I do think so. After all, Dengzhou and Tangzhou are actually the gateways to the south of my Nanyang Prefecture. Now I rule in Nanyang Fucheng, if the two states of Deng and Tang fall into the hands of the Tartars. In the future, I will fall into the next success! ”

However, even after hearing Zhang Shihua say this, Zhao Ziyu, who was sitting oppositely, still shook his head disapprovingly and said, "What the general said makes sense. But the general, at this time, the two states of Deng and Tang are still in the hands of the king! ”

Saying this, Zhao Ziyu couldn't help but turn his gaze to Zhang Shihua.

When Zhang Shihua heard this, he also understood the meaning of Zhao Ziyu's words.

Yes, although Zhang Shihua and Wang Quan do not deal with each other, the two have a conflict of interest. But there is one thing that cannot be changed, that is, Zhang Shihua and Wang Quan are both members of the righteous army, and they both nominally belong to the same front.

In such a situation, even if Zhang Shihua defeated Badulu, who wanted to raise troops to the north. But as long as Zhang Shihua snatches the territory of the king's power, then in the end, it will definitely be bad for Zhang Shihua in terms of reputation. will even push the powerful Zhang Shihua to the opposite side of all the rebels because of this.

After all, with Zhang Shihua's current strength, in addition to people like Liu Futong, there are several people in this Jiangbei land who are his opponents.

In order to avoid Zhang Shihua's unscrupulous annexation, or to avoid such a thing of swallowing up the weak by the strong in the future in the rebel army, others will definitely join forces to isolate Zhang Shihua.

In order to avoid this, Zhao Ziyu didn't want Zhang Shihua to send troops to meddle in the affairs of Deng and Tang states now.

Of course, on the issue of whether to take Deng and Tang states, Zhao Ziyu must be on the same front as Zhang Shihua. However, in Zhao Ziyu's mind, even if he wants to win Deng and Tang states, Zhang Shihua's appearance should not be so ugly.

"You must know that there is no movement on the side of Badulu, so why should we be in such a hurry. It is completely possible to wait until the answer to Badulu goes north to take Xinxinye City, forcing Wang Meng and the two to be cornered and completely disintegrating the alliance between the two, and then go south to recover the two states of Deng and Tang, and justifiably take these territories. ”

So thinking like this in his heart, Zhao Ziyu looked at Zhang Shihua, and couldn't help but want to open his mouth to advise.

But before he could speak, Zhang Shihua, who had been pondering there, couldn't help waving his hand and said, "Ziyu, I also understand what you mean." But Ziyu, once this tiger and wolf is put in the door, it is not easy to drive them out! ”

Hearing Zhang Shihua say this, Zhao Ziyu also understood what Zhang Shihua was worried about.

So after Zhang Shihua finished saying this, Zhao Ziyu's eyes rolled, but he couldn't help but say: "General, have you forgotten that Meng Haima?" ”

"Meng Haima, what is the use of a lost dog?"

"Your Excellency, the General, is wrong! Although this Meng Haima does not have much ability to command troops to fight, the thousands of soldiers and horses under this person can also play a significant role. Your Excellency General, you know that this Meng Haima fled north to Nanyang, just to get a place of refuge. ”

And when his alliance with the royal power could not protect himself, he naturally had the intention of seeking refuge in the general. Therefore, when it is in danger, the general, you only need to send a small official as a messenger, and you can also take it under your command. ”

"And when the time comes, with his soldiers and horses as an obstacle, the elite soldiers of our army will definitely be able to take the county town in one fell swoop. With the loss of the county seat, the Tartars' plan to go north was also frustrated. At that time, our army was marching south, and we were still afraid that we would not be able to drive away the Tartars who occupied a small city in Xinye? ”

"This ...... Ziyu's plan is very secondary. But Ziyu, even if I recover Meng Haima, this person may not necessarily work hard for me! And with his soldiers and horses, how easy is it to stop the army of tigers and wolves like Badulu! ”

"This ......" Hearing Zhang Shihua say this, Zhao Ziyu couldn't help but fall silent. However, after being silent for a while, Zhao Ziyu couldn't help but caress his beard and said; "Your Excellency, the county is a small city. With the strength of our army, 4,000 soldiers and horses, and besieging on all sides, it is enough to break through the city. ”

"Therefore, the lower officials thought that with the strength of our army, they could completely let General Guo lead 2,000 cavalry to the south when attacking the county seat. In this way, one can be inspected and supervised, and the other can also ensure that our army has enough time to siege the city. ”

Hearing Zhao Ziyu say this, after a series of plans and arrangements can be said to be foolproof at this time, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but nod and said: "That is the case, then our army will also hold its troops first." But wait until tomorrow, and then dispatch the soldiers and horses to Wollongong in the west of the city. Where next to the official road leading to Dengzhou, it can also facilitate the movement of our army. ”

"Hey, the lower official obeys the order!" Hearing Zhang Shihua say this, Zhao Ziyu, who reached an agreement with Zhang Shihua, couldn't help but hurriedly sing a fat promise.

When Zhang Shihua saw him like this, he felt that it was not early, so he didn't say anything more. Instead, he waved his hand directly, said "hard work", and let him retreat.

……

Time flies, and another two days have passed. And on the fourth day of the fourth month of the twelfth year of Zhizheng, it was also the third day of the siege of the county town by Wang Meng's 5,000 allied forces.

I have to say that in these days, in order to recapture the county town and let the situation between Nanyang and Xiangyang return to the balance of the past, Wang Meng and the two of them really worked hard to attack the county seat.

In just a few days, under the continuous attack of the Wang and Meng coalition forces. Their coalition alone lost thousands of men.

You must know that the loss of thousands of people has reached two percent of their total strength for the Wang-Meng coalition army. Such a large proportion of battle losses can already be said to be the limit of what they can bear for the Wang and Meng coalition forces, which are not elite.

But what makes people feel helpless is that even so, the 5,000 allied forces of Wang and Meng failed to recapture the county seat.

Although it is said that at this time, the Deng and Xu clans have also reached their limit, and more than thirty percent of the soldiers of the nearly 1,000 clans alone have been killed in battle. But it was precisely at this time that Sichuan Pingzhang, who was guarding the land of Xiangjing, finally led his 30,000 elite soldiers to the north and advanced into Nanyang Mansion.

And the first city attacked by these 30,000 elite soldiers is naturally the Xinye City that is now regarded as the old nest by the current Meng Haima.

Therefore, after knowing the news that Badulu led the army north, Meng Haima, who was extremely anxious, couldn't help but take the initiative to bring people to the Chinese army camp where Wang Quan was located, just like Wang Quan asked for help from him a few days ago.

"Brother Wang, it's a big deal, it's a big deal!" Faced with the risk that his nest might be wiped out by Badulu at any time, Meng Haima, who had always seemed extremely calm, couldn't help but become anxious and flustered. No, when his people had not yet entered the big tent of the Chinese army where the royal power was, Meng Haima couldn't help but shout outside the tent.

And hearing Meng Haima's chanting, after Meng Haima, who was wearing armor, strode into the camp, because the intelligence organization was imperfect, and the king who did not get the news in time, couldn't help but ask Meng Haima after seeing Meng Haima: "What's wrong with Brother Meng, what happened." How do you feel so overwhelmed? ”

"Hey! What else could it be. What we feared the most happened, and the Baduruti soldiers were killed in Xinye City. Hearing Wang Quan's question, Meng Haima, who was anxious, patted his thigh, and couldn't help but say aloud.

Hearing his thunderous words, the two Japanese kings, who had become exhausted by the attack on the county seat, couldn't help but sit down in their seats as if they had been struck by lightning, and their faces turned pale.

"This ...... It's true? After sitting down, Wang Quan couldn't help but ask subconsciously.

Hearing him ask like this, Meng Haima, who was anxious, slapped his thigh with his hand again, and couldn't help but say loudly: "This is naturally a true thing, at this time, how can I lie about such a thing." ”

"That's... So what should I do? We are now in internal and external difficulties, but the Tartars are strong and strong, if they are killed, how can we resist it! Saying this, in despair in his heart, the king couldn't help but weep bitterly in public.

And Meng Haima saw that Wang Quan was like this, although he was also in a hurry now, and he didn't know what to do. But seeing such a big man as Wang Quan suffering in front of him, he was still a little disdainful. So when Wang Quan was crying and crying, Meng Haima couldn't help but directly clasp his fists at Wang Quan and said: "The difference between the strength of us and the Tartars is too big, how to resist, but I, a reckless man, have no perfect strategy." ”

"However, my brothers are still in Xinye City to take care of my house, and since they are willing to follow me to Nanyang to earn a living, I will not be able to leave them. So Brother Wang, I'm sorry, I'm going to lead the soldiers and horses back now. ”

"I've got to save my brothers without any problems. As for you, Brother Wang, at this time, it is obviously impossible for us to attack the county seat. So since there is still a chance, Brother Wang, you should hurry back to Tangzhou. ”

"After all, 'stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood' is not. I will stop here, as for how to decide, it is all up to you, Brother Wang. After saying this, Meng Haima hugged his fist at Wang Quan, and couldn't help but lead people to retreat.

And looking at the back of Meng Haima's departure, Wang Quan, who temporarily stopped his tears, couldn't help but show an extremely godless expression.

However, Meng Haima didn't care about this. Because after leaving the camp of the Chinese army of the royal power, Meng Haima, who was wearing armor, couldn't help but organize more than 1,600 soldiers and horses under his account in a very fast time, and rushed to Xinye City in the south with these people.

……

More than an hour later, when Meng Haima marched south with his soldiers and horses for ten miles, he rode his horse to the front, leading the way for the whole army, but he couldn't help but suddenly see that not far ahead, there were more than a dozen horses under a towering tree on the official road they had to pass through.

"General, look ahead, it's a Tartar sentry!" When Meng Haima saw the figures in front of him, his eyes were no worse than Meng Haima's, and the commander of the personal soldiers who had been guarding Meng Haima's side, couldn't help but say like a great enemy when he found the figures in front of him.

However, hearing the words of the commander of his own army, Meng Haima glared at the man, but scolded loudly: "your fart, don't you see that those people are all in black clothes and black armor." How could those white dog tartars wear such clothes. If my expectations are correct, those people should be the black-clothed army under Zhang Shihua in the north. ”

"Hehe, it seems that my Meng Haima does have some effect." Saying this, Meng Haima waved his hand again, and he couldn't help but say to the commander of the personal soldiers beside him: "You go and bring a few people to the front to take a look, if they are really black-clothed soldiers, then bring them to me." ”

"Hey, the last general obeys!" When the loyal commander of the army heard this, although he was terrified in his heart, he still sang a fat promise at the first time. Then he took a dozen people with him, rode his horse forward, and the figure in front of him galloped over.

"Hey, those men, behind them are the soldiers and horses of Xiangjing Wanhu and Meng Wanhu, who are you, why do you dare to block the way of the army!" After galloping to the front of these black-clothed soldiers, Meng Haima's personal commander pointed at these people with a horse whip and couldn't help but shout.

Hearing him roar like this, the black-clothed soldiers on the opposite side looked at each other, and Zhang Zhi, who was the person in charge of this operation, couldn't help but answer to these people in a loud voice: "Hey! The brothers on the other side, we are the subordinates of Zhang Shumi of Nanyang Mansion. Recently, I came here on the order of Zhang Shumi to ask to see General Meng. ”

"You said that you are a subordinate of Zhang Shumi, so what evidence do you have?" Hearing Zhang Zhi say this, the commander of the pro-soldier couldn't help but subconsciously ask in order to ensure that nothing went wrong.

And hearing his question, after Zhang Zhi took out a letter from his arms, he couldn't help but reply in a loud voice: "I have a letter from my Privy Master to your general, and this letter has the seal of Nanyang Mansion and the seal of my Privy Lord's body as the master of the White Lotus Hall, and your general will know the truth at a glance." ”

"Letter" Hearing Zhang Zhi say this, these guards couldn't help but believe Zhang Zhi's words. Therefore, after carefully taking the letter handed by Zhang Zhi before riding the horse, the guard said "wait" and couldn't help but ride back to Meng Haima again.

And it wasn't until Meng Haima saw the letter and confirmed the identities of these people that a communication between Zhang Shihua and Meng Haima officially began in this inconspicuous small place.