(Third Update.) ）

Liangdu Kaifeng (Liang), Wang Yanzhang's house.

There were two people standing under a big elm tree in the backyard, one was holding a small shovel and was digging something, and the other was standing behind the man, quietly watching him dig. At this time, the sky has not yet dawned, the moon is hanging in the sky, the stars are like the sea, and the rare cool breeze hits, blowing the branches of the elm tree.

After a long bang, Wang Yanzhang threw away the shovel, dug out two wine jars from the soil pit, and hugged them out, Dai Siyuan hurriedly greeted him and helped Wang Yanzhang pick up one.

Wang Yanzhang laughed and said: "These two jars of wine should have been taken out when you were in your class, but you went out to Heyang before the horse stumbled, and after returning to the court, you never came to the old man. ”

"Siyuan is ashamed!" Dai Siyuan lowered his head and sighed, his face ashamed.

After Dai Siyuan suffered a big defeat outside Mengzhou City before, he fled back to Liang with only a thousand people, when it was, the Manchu Dynasty was shocked, and Zhu Youzhen, the lord of Liang, was furious, and immediately wanted to behead Dai Siyuan.

At the same time that Dai Siyuan returned to the dynasty, the news that Yunzhou was successfully attacked by Li Siyuan also reached Daliang, and Zhu Youzhen panicked and immediately reorganized the army and wanted to send troops to the north.

At that time, Liang Xiangjingxiang said to Zhu Youzhen, "The ministers followed the first emperor to conquer the world, and the first emperor obeyed the ministers' words." Now Li Yazi's power is growing, but His Majesty does not listen to the advice of the minister, what is the use of the minister, it is better to ask for death! After speaking, Yu took out a rope from his boot, put it around his neck, and made a gesture to commit suicide. Zhu Youzhen hurriedly rescued him left and right, and asked him what he wanted to say, Jing Xiang said: "The country is in danger, and the situation is getting tighter, and Wang Yanzhang must be used as a general to turn the crisis into safety." ”

Zhu Youzhen listened to his words, and then ordered Wang Yanzhang to recruit envoys from the north, and Duan Ning to be the deputy. Zhu Youzhen summoned Dai Siyuan to meet him and asked him the deadline for breaking the enemy, Wang Yanzhang said that it would only take three days, and asked Dai Siyuan to be reused. Therefore, there is the matter of Dai Siyuan being released from prison and joining the army today.

In the pavilion, Wang Yanzhang opened the wine jar, and suddenly the aroma of wine overflowed, and exchanged it with new wine, filled two bowls, and handed Dai Siyuan a bowl, Wang Yanzhang said excitedly: "This expedition, if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent, for the king and the country, you and I will do a bowl first!" ”

The two of them drank it all, Wang Yanzhang poured it again, and raised it, "Second bowl, may you be ashamed!" ”

After drinking again, Dai Siyuan said: "With the old general leading the army on this expedition, we will definitely be able to win a big victory." It's just that the old general said in front of His Majesty that he would break the enemy in three days, is this period shorter? ”

Wang Yanzhang laughed, "Li Yazi fights cocks, breaking the enemy in three days, how long is it, is it rash?" After that, he sighed lightly, and said: "Now that Daliang has suffered defeat, the people of the government and the people are panicking, if you can't win quickly this time, give Li Yazi a head-on blow, how to calm people's hearts, how to boost morale?" ”

"The old general is loyal and courageous, worried about the country and the people, and thinks far away!" Dai Siyuan sighed.

Wang Yanzhang said: "When the first emperor was there, the old man followed him to fight in all directions, and everywhere the soldiers went, there was nothing to be defeated. Now that the first emperor has gone early, as a minister, he can't destroy the enemy of the first emperor, so that Li Yazi is so arrogant that it is really shameless. Now, by the grace of His Majesty, he was able to lead the army to the expedition, if he can make meritorious contributions, when he returns to the dynasty in victory, he will punish the traitorous ministers, thank the world, thank the first emperor! ”

Dai Siyuan held the wine bowl high, "The old general has lofty ambitions, the backbone of the country, and when he is triumphant this time, he will help the old general Kuang Fu Sheji!" ”

"Good!" Wang Yanzhang picked up the wine bowl, "After drinking this last bowl, you and I will go on the expedition!" ”

"!" "!"

After the two of them finished drinking, a maid trotted over, bowed her head and said to Wang Yanzhang: "Master, Madame wants to talk to you." ”

Dai Siyuan then hugged his fists and retreated: "The old general said goodbye to his wife, and Siyuan waited at the gate of the mansion." ”

After Dai Siyuan left, an old woman dressed plainly came to Wang Yanzhang, looked at Wang Yanzhang carefully, and before she could speak, her old eyes were already full of tears. Wang Yanzhang couldn't bear it, and pretended to be impatient: "You woman, if you want to speak, you can say, what are you crying about!" ”

The old woman's tears flowed on her wrinkled face, wiped it casually, looked at Wang Yanzhang and choked up: "After you resigned last time, I saw that you were disheartened, although it was not worth it for you, but I also thought that I could live in peace and live in my old age, but I didn't expect that now the saint said that you are going to go on a war again, how can you live this day!" ”

"The country is in trouble, and Anneng can ignore it!" Wang Yanzhang said.

"You've taken care of the country all your life, but when did you take care of this family?" The old woman said, "Even if you don't care about this family, how have you ever taken care of yourself?" Do you know what day it is? ”

"What day?" Wang Yanzhang asked.

The old woman's tears broke again, and she said resentfully: "Today is your sixtieth birthday, do you know? The sons and daughters are ready to take care of this birthday feast for your good life, but you, but you are going to go on the expedition today...... You're sixty, how long will you have to fight? ”

Wang Yanzhang was stunned, his eyes were also a little moist, and he said softly: "You are five years younger than me, but you were born on the same day and month as me, today is my birthday, and it is also your birthday...... paused, and said: "You and I Wang Yanzhang have been in my life, I have never hosted a birthday banquet for you, I am always in front of people, you are behind people, but I have never heard you complain......

After a long pause, Wang Yanzhang looked up to the sky and said: "That's it, if you can triumph this time, I will hold a beautiful birthday banquet for you, so that you can know that you have not been with the wrong person in your life...... But if there is no country, there is no home, and the king's life is supreme, and I am going on the expedition! ”

After that, he stopped looking at the old woman, turned around, and walked away without looking back.

The old woman followed out two steps, stopped, and watched Wang Yanzhang's back disappear at the door in a daze, standing in place for a long time, unable to speak.

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Two days later, Huazhou.

Wang Yanzhang led the Liang army, and it was dusk when he arrived in this city, and the army was encamped without mentioning it, but then he conveyed an order from the army, which made the generals confused and very excited.

At night, in the open space in the barracks, dozens of large round tables were full of wine and food, and the soldiers did not believe until this time that Wang Yanzhang really wanted to summon the soldiers to feast and drink. After a while, Wang Yanzhang came out in the firelight, and said to the soldiers at the table: "He will go to fight the Tang Army one day, and there will be several fierce battles at that time. ”

The soldiers cheered loudly, and then entered the table to eat and drink.

Halfway through the banquet, Wang Yanzhang's robe was already covered with wine and food, he staggered up, and said to the generals on the left and right: "Wait and eat and drink first, and let Benshuai go and change his clothes!" ”

All the soldiers laughed.

Wang Yanzhang left the table, but did not return to the big tent, but quietly walked out from the back of the barracks. Behind the barracks, thousands of soldiers were hidden in the dark, and the armor was ready. Seeing Wang Yanzhang come out, one of the generals greeted him.

"Has the Vanguard set off?" Wang Yanzhang asked the general.

The general replied: "General Dai and 600 elite soldiers, according to the orders of the commander, all carrying huge axes, have taken a boat with a cadre of guards, and have gone down the river!" ”

Wang Yanzhang changed into armor and ordered: "Go, go straight to Desheng City!" ”

Thousands of elite soldiers, under the leadership of Wang Yanzhang, marched along the south bank of the river to Desheng City.

Desheng City on the side of the Yellow River, is the Tang army soldier city, is also a fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, divided into two cities in the north and south, there are iron locks arranged by the Tang army in the river, there are pontoon bridges between the two cities to connect, so that the north and south cities can be horns for each other, support each other.

The generals of the Tang Army who guarded Desheng City were Zhu Shouyin, Li Cunmiao Ai General, and he was stationed in Desheng Beicheng. At this time, Zhu Shouyin was getting a scout to report, saying that after the army led by Wang Yanzhang camped in Huazhou, the soldiers were feasting and drinking in the barracks.

Zhu Shouyin smiled at the left and right: "When Your Majesty asked me to garrison Desheng City, he instructed me, saying that Wang Tielan was brave and fierce, and if he led the troops into battle, he would definitely come to attack Desheng City, so I was strictly guarded." Although Wang Tielance led his troops to the north this time, he was stagnant in Huazhou, and it seems that His Majesty's worries are superfluous. ”

Left and right: "Pseudo-Liang Xin lost Yunzhou and Mengzhou, if Wang Yanzhang goes out on an expedition and does not recover these two places, where will he come to our Desheng City?" Desheng City is the largest military fortress on the river of our dynasty, the wall is high and there are many soldiers, easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if Wang Yanzhang comes, he can only be beaten to the ground! ”

Zhu Shouyin smiled and said nothing, let the left and right retreat, and went to sleep by himself.

Before dawn the next day, Zhu Shouyin was awakened by a violent knock on the door, and he got up angrily, "Why are you so alarmed?" ”

"Oh no, general, the Liang army is besieging Nancheng!"

"What?!" Zhu Shouyin hurriedly opened the door and pulled the small school outside in, "Tell me clearly, what's going on?" ”

"General, we have all been deceived by Wang Yanzhang!" The colonel was anxious and panicked, "Last night, the Liang army suddenly appeared on the river, and the Liang general Dai Siyuan led a group of Liang troops, first let the Zhigong burn the iron lock in the river, and then let the soldiers cut the pontoon bridge with a giant axe!" By the time I find out, it's already too late! Now, now......"

"How's it going?"

"Now the connection between the north and south cities has been cut off, and that Wang Yanzhang, somehow took thousands of Liang troops to the outside of the south city, and now he has surrounded the south city and is attacking it!" The little colonel cried with a sad face, "General, you have to save Nancheng quickly, if you don't save it, it's too late!" ”

"The pontoon bridge is broken, how to send an army to rescue it!" Zhu Shouyin's face was pale, and he took a few steps back in distraction, "Hurry up and give the order, use a small boat to carry troops, cross the river to support Nancheng, and be sure to repel Wang Yanzhang!" ”

"Yes!"

That day and night, Zhu Youzhen, the lord of Liang, was having fun with his concubines in the palace, and suddenly heard the military report, and when he came in, the messenger said: "Wang Yanzhang attacked Desheng City at night, first broke the iron lock and pontoon bridge on the Tang Army River and besieged Desheng South City, and then defeated the reinforcements carried by the Tang Army's boat, Desheng South City was isolated and lost, and Wang Yanzhang conquered it in the afternoon!" Thousands of Tang troops in the city were all annihilated! ”

Zhu Youzhen jumped up, clapped his hands and sighed, "Wang Yanzhang is really the pillar of me!" The words of breaking the enemy in three days, at first I thought it was a joke, but now I never thought that Wang Yanzhang really did it! So good, so good, I want to reward Wang Yanzhang for a good life! ”