In the back hall of Tongzhou Prefecture, Liu Jun rushed into the main hall of the back hall with excitement on his face, while Wang Yuan was sitting and talking with Du Fu. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info the black and white on the chessboard is inextricably separated, Wang Yuan is holding a white child pondering where to get rid of the dragon's predicament, Leng Buding was rushed in by Liu Jun, his hand shook, and the white child 'snapped' off the chessboard, and he was impartial and just blocked one of his living eyes. The dragon had no way to live.

"Father-in-law, we have won a complete victory, destroying more than 25,000 enemies. My cavalry pursued to the foot of the mountain, but Zunyi's father did not pursue him again. But the brothers are very enjoyable to kill. The father-in-law is really clever, the rebel actions are all under control, and Liu Jun admires the five-body throw. Liu Jun reported excitedly.

Wang Yuan glanced at the dead dragon, his face was very unhappy, he could have escaped, but he was disturbed by such a shock and fell into a dead situation.

Du Fu saw this, stretched out his hand to pick up the white piece and said, "This hand doesn't count, please re-settle." ”

Wang Yuan stretched out his hand and grabbed a handful of white seeds and sprinkled them on the chessboard, which was the meaning of admitting defeat to the voter, and said with a smile: "I have no regrets, I am actually a person who regrets it." It's because I don't have enough concentration, and I want to learn Xie An's composure when he breaks the enemy, but after all, he still follows the example. But I have the courage to admit defeat, and I won't regret it, that's the most shameful means. ”

Du Fu laughed and said: "That's right, I lost the chess game, but I won the battle." It's time to go back and rest for a while, I can't compare to the energy of the handsome, and I'm already sore and sore at this time. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "Brother Du, please." Thank you Brother Du for your company. ”

Du Fu smiled: "That's all I can do, and the handsome man should rest for a while." ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "I don't have that life, these days are the time to don't want to have an Ansheng rest." ”

Du Fu smiled and said goodbye.

Liu Jun was stunned and watched Wang Yuan and Du Fu chatting some gossip, he was very excited to report the results of the battle just now, but his father-in-law seemed to be deaf to him, and he didn't feel a little surprised.

Wang Yuan turned his head to look at Liu Jun and frowned: "A small victory, why are you so excited?" If you want to be a general, you must win, not be arrogant or discouraged, and be happy and angry but not discouraged. My expectation of you is not that you will be complacent with a small victory. Tonight was well set up and the win was expected. At this moment, you should seize the time to reorganize your troops and rest, do you know that there will be a bigger battle coming? The opponent is an army of 180,000, and how many more than 20,000 have been annihilated? ”

“…… More than 150,000. Liu Jun smacked his lips.

"How many soldiers do we have?" Wang Yuan asked.

"More than sixty thousand." Liu Jun said in a low voice.

"It's good that you know. The defenders of Lizhou, Bazhou, and Fangzhou have not arrived for a while, and we can only resist the enemy with 60,000, so why should you be happy about a small victory? You have to be calm and stable, you have to be pampered and not frightened, you know? ”

"Father-in-law, Jun'er knows. Jun'er went to reorganize the army and fight. Prepare for the fierce battle that is coming. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said warmly: "There is a degree of relaxation, and the strings must be tightened, but it is not advisable to be too excited and paralyzed." Ordered the generals to seize the time after cleaning the battlefield to let the soldiers recuperate, I am afraid that there will be no war today, but there will be a big war tomorrow. ”

"Yes!" Liu Jun bowed and withdrew.

Wang Yuan sighed and stood up, looked at the sky outside that was about to dawn, and walked to the back hall. The curtain of the hall was opened, and Gongsun Lan walked in with a cup of freshly brewed tea, looked at Liu Jun's back outside the hall and said, "Why are you so strict with him, he is only fifteen years old, and he is still a teenager." ”

Wang Yuan said: "Jade is not a weapon, he is from a rich background, and he has always had a lot of impetuous and arrogant problems, and in recent years, I have patronized and taught him military affairs and neglected the correction of his personality." Now that he is about to become an adult, it will be too late if he doesn't grind his heart. Besides, his mother entrusted him to me, how could I not be responsible for him? ”

Gongsun Lan smiled: "You yourself are not stable, but you want him to be stable." ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "Am I not stable enough? Tell me what I am unstable. ”

Gongsun Lan smiled: "Sometimes you look like a child who hasn't grown up. ”

Wang Yuan laughed, squeezed his eyes and said: "That's in front of you, if I pretend to be old every day, what's the fun of us living together every day?" ”

Gongsun Lan smiled: "That's what I said, I'm afraid that you are used to keeping a straight face with them, and you will treat us like this when you go home." ”

Wang Yuan said softly: "I am still me, and I will never change." It became this world, and I had to put on a hard shell on the outside. Others don't understand, cousin, you should understand. Wasn't you as cold as ice before? But you are gentle as water before me. ”

Gongsun Lan said, "Who is as gentle as water in front of you?" Isn't it that I've been too nice to you lately. ”

Wang Yuan interrupted with a smile: "What about Xin'er?" Still sitting in the back hall? ”

"I can't stay up and sleep, you don't want to defend the city, you don't want to take the armor and bows and arrows, you just don't allow it. Xin'er and Aluo, they are all angry. You were playing chess and talking outside, and they were anxious to wait in the inner hall, so I told them all to go to sleep. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and sighed: "Twelve Niang is also very anxious, it's not that I don't have enough soldiers and horses to ask them to make up the numbers." They can't be used in wars in normal times, and they have to be used on the blade, why are they so aggressive, and they like to fight and kill, I also wonder. ”

Gongsun Lan smiled dumbly and said, "You yourself have a wife and concubine and come to ask people?" Tell me, apart from the two in the Chengdu house, which one of you didn't like to dance with guns and sticks? You didn't say it when you married them, but now you complain. Otherwise, I'll take Ping'er away now, so that you won't be upset when you see us women who like to fight and kill. ”

Wang Yuan hurriedly said: "What are these words, my cousin is my sweetheart, when did I see you upset?" Anyway, cousin, how did you become like them recently, your mother-in-law and mother like to chew your tongue, this is not what I think of you. ”

"Phew, what do you think I am?"

"The cousin in my mind is a fairy who doesn't eat fireworks in the world, how can she be such a broken mouth now?"

"Phew, you've fooled me, the children are all born, and they're still some kind of fairy. Do you imply that you have taken a fancy to a woman who does not eat fireworks in the world, and came to inquire about my tone beforehand? ”

"No, no...... Where do you think of it. ”

"There must be, eating the bowl and the pot, tell me, whose daughter is it?"

"Really, you spare me, I'm tired, I need to rest for a while, my cousin will give me a thump on my legs?"

"Phew, think beautifully. Unless you tell me who she is. ”

“……”

The husband and wife quarreled quietly and went back to the inner hall.

……

As the sun rises, the rebel camp in the mountain pass is in a hurry, 150,000 soldiers and horses almost cover the slopes and valleys, and countless horses and vehicles roll out of the rugged mountain roads, driving out of the mountain roads.

Obviously, the Tang army had learned that their army was coming, as evidenced by last night's ruse, and although Shi Siming was angry and disappointed, he did not lose confidence. Now it seems that the Tang army did not fall for the plan, or learned the whereabouts of his army in advance, so he waited for him in Tongzhou, in short, his plan to secretly take Tongzhou and go straight to Chengdu seems to have failed. But at this point, all Shi Siming could think of was to storm and take Tongzhou. Anyway, sooner or later, there will be a battle to the death with Wang Yuan's main force of soldiers and horses, and it is not a big deal to meet in advance.

And from last night's battle, it can be seen that the opponent's troops are not too many. Obviously, in order to prevent his own sneak attack, Wang Yuan distributed his limited forces in the area of Ningzhou, Gyeongzhou, Longyou Province, to Fangzhou below, and these more than ten state capitals were stationed everywhere, although they could ensure that the state capitals on the eastern front had defensive power, but in the face of their own large-scale crushing of soldiers and horses, this approach was too stupid. Although it was obvious that Wang Yuan had guessed that he was going to attack from Tongzhou, there were more soldiers and horses here than elsewhere. But if he is smarter, he should shrink all the state capital's defense forces to the Tongzhou area, or he can fight with himself. But he's not that smart. Last night's battle was certainly annoying, but it only hurt the flesh and bones, and he could still organize a ferocious siege.

Anyway, the arrival of his army was no secret, Shi Siming simply made a big fanfare, and first sent all the nearly 60,000 cavalry to rush to Tongzhou City a few miles away before noon to cruise back and forth, in order to protect the infantry and heavy soldiers and horses that were slowly marching in the future. At the end of the afternoon, all the follow-up soldiers and horses had arrived at the city of Tongzhou. The next step was to start setting up camp in front of the Tang army, settling the troops and horses, and preparing for the next attack.

In the evening, a large camp stretching for five or six miles has seen its embryonic form, and the land with its back against the hillside is also magnificent. After the rebels' green dragon banner and the leading general's flag were raised in each battalion, the whole battalion was even more fluttering with flags, people shouting horses, and a lively and extraordinary scene.

In the evening, nearly 900 catapults were loaded, and they lined up at the front of the camp. Three hundred bed crossbows were also lined up. These are all preparations for tomorrow's siege, and at the same time, they are also deliberately placed for the Tang defenders at the head of the city. Seeing such a posture, it will definitely give a great shock to the Tang army defending the city in Tongzhou. Let them be timid before they fight, and scare them first.

However, during the entire camping process, the defenders of Tongzhou did not crowd around the city as Shi Siming expected. Wang Yuan was also not seen at the head of the city. They didn't even send out the cavalry out of the city to watch, and the scattered soldiers at the head of the city lazily pointed and pointed, and the rebel cavalry soldiers and horses close to the city could even hear their laughter.

Shi Siming felt very unhappy in his heart, this was a kind of contempt and insult to his army. If they thought they would be able to despise themselves after last night's battle, they were very wrong. Most of his subordinates are elite Northeast Jiedu soldiers and horses, which are notoriously fierce and good at fighting. Last night's battle was just an accident, and it must have been Tang Junqian who knew his whereabouts before and deliberately showed weakness to himself, which led to the unexpected defeat. So now that the Tang army despises its own army so much, it will definitely give them a heavy blow tomorrow, so that they know how terrible their soldiers and horses are.

"If 900 catapults attack the city together, I'm afraid that the soldiers at the head of the city will be buried alive in half an hour." Shi Siming thought proudly.