(Second update.) ）

After the capture of the central capital, Li Cunmiao set up a banquet for the labor army, during the banquet, Li Cunmiao first praised the merits of the generals, and then raised a glass and asked: "Before, we waited for the only one who was worried, only Wang Yanzhang." Now Wang Yanzhang is dead, and it is the heaven that destroys the pseudo-Liang. Ran Duan Ning has tens of thousands of mercenaries, sitting on the river, which is really a hidden danger. What should happen next, but the generals can say. ”

From the river to Yunzhou, and from Yunzhou straight down, the generals did not expect to be able to defeat Wang Yanzhang so quickly, the situation developed smoothly unexpectedly, and this place is still hundreds of miles away from Liangdu, whether to drive straight into or solve the hidden danger of Duan Ning first, to ensure the safety of the flanks, has become the focus of debate among the generals at the banquet.

Li Siyuan sat down and said: "The soldiers are fast. Now that Wang Yanzhang is dead, Duan Ning doesn't know it, even if someone reports it, he will definitely be suspicious. In case Duan Ning knows the situation here, he will immediately send troops, and where can he go quickly. Our army went to Liangdu, the distance was not far, and there was no mountain barrier, and the formation was fast, and it would be possible to reach it in a few days. I'm afraid that Duan Ning hasn't left the river yet, and we have already captured Zhu Youzhen. Your Majesty does not need to hesitate, the minister is willing to lead a thousand cavalry and pioneer for Your Majesty! ”

Guo Chongtao also said: "General Li's words are very true, and it is the best policy to go straight to Liangdu and capture Zhu Youzhen. ”

Li Cunxuan nodded thoughtfully, and Li Congjing also got up and said, "I am willing to lead the cavalry of my headquarters, follow my father first, and open the way for the army." ”

Li Siyuan's words were beautiful, but they were actually exaggerated, and the purpose was to help Li Cunqiao make up his mind that if he really wanted to take only a thousand cavalry first, who knew what accidents would be, it was Li Congjing who asked for orders to accompany him. In fact, there is no need for the persuasion of the generals, Li Cunqiao also has the idea of taking Liang Du directly, but he just wants to name the main general before acting, and at this time, seeing that Li Siyuan's opinion is accepted by most of the generals, there is naturally no reason not to allow it.

Li Cunqiao acted decisively, vigorously and resolutely, and immediately ordered the withdrawal of the banquet, and ordered Li Siyuan and Li Congjing to lead the cavalry of the headquarters first, with a total of 5,000 soldiers and horses.

Coming down from the banquet, Li Siyuan said to Li Congjing: "This time to the south, although the Liang capital is empty, but each city is guarded by the Liang army, and the assembly is also a force that cannot be ignored, and although Wang Yanzhang is dead, Dai Siyuan is still alive, if Duan Ning's reinforcements come in time, not only will we be in danger, but the army will also face difficulties." This time he went south, and he must move forward quickly and attack Liangdu with lightning speed. These words are the truth.

Fortunately, Li Congjing knew that this campaign was a decisive battle between the two countries, and he had made sufficient preparations in advance, and the Military Intelligence Department had already laid a large net in the territory of Liang State since the day it was established.

Li Siyuan led the left shooting army, and Li Congjing gathered Junzidu, and the two went south at night.

The destruction of the country sounds arrogant, but the danger in it is not enough for outsiders.

When Li Congjing and Li Siyuan set off, Dai Siyuan had already arrived in Caozhou. However, he did not follow Wang Yanzhang's intention to converge with the Caozhou defenders to resist the Tang army, in his opinion, there is not much difference between defending Caozhou and guarding Zhongzhong. Especially after he learned that Li Congjing and Li Siyuan were alone in the depths, he, who had always used soldiers to deceive, had a plan in his heart.

"I lost to you Li Congjing in Mengzhou, and I lost to you again this time, the former is my carelessness, and the latter is useless. Now, since you are here alone, I will let you see my Dai Siyuan's ability to use soldiers! The left and right countries are in front of you, why don't you break free from the shackles and give it a go! Dai Siyuan looked at the bright moon above his head, "Old general, just look at it, the last general will avenge you, and he will also correct my own name!" ”

He looked at the more than 1,000 Liang soldiers behind him, these soldiers who had experienced the baptism of war, and who had fled here with him, although they were embarrassed, he knew that these soldiers had completely gotten rid of the identity of recruits. They will be the sword in his hand.

That night, Dai Siyuan led the army through Caozhou without entering, and went straight to the south.

At the same time, the girders, the imperial palace.

Zhu Youzhen urgently summoned Jing Xiang, and cried and said to him: "I regret not listening to you before, so that the Tang Army came to the front, now the matter is urgent, don't resent me, hurry up and think of ideas for me, get through the current crisis, and save Daliang and thousands of people and water and fire!" ”

Jing Xiang fell to the ground and cried: "The minister received the favor of the first emperor, and his name was the prime minister, but he was actually an old slave." The minister once said that Duan Ning should not be reused, but His Majesty did not listen. Now that the Tang soldiers are coming, Duan Ning is far away on the river and cannot come to support. The minister wants to ask His Majesty to avoid the enemy, His Majesty will not listen, he wants to ask His Majesty to fight, His Majesty will not comply, even if Zhuge is alive today, he is helpless! Please give your majesty the dead minister first, talk about Emperor Xie, the minister can't bear to see the society fall! ”

"Aiqing, why is this, why is this!" Zhu Youzhen wept bitterly and was speechless.

At this time, a young general strode into the door, and as soon as he came, he said loudly: "Duan Ning is not a general, he will only flatter and slander, now that the matter is urgent, how can he be expected to come to the rescue?" Besides, when he heard that Wang Yanzhang had died in battle, he was already scared to death, how could he do his best for His Majesty?! ”

After saying that, he knelt on the ground.

When Zhu Youzhen saw this person, he exclaimed: "General Huangfu, do you have a good plan?" ”

Huang Fulin raised his head, and Qi Yuxuan said proudly: "Liang Cechen doesn't dare to speak, but as long as His Majesty can use his ministers, the ministers can now take the Crane Control Army out of the city to meet the Tang Army!" If Your Majesty thinks it is inappropriate, the minister can also recruit 30,000 troops in Daliang within three days to resist the Tang army! The Tang army came from afar, penetrated deep into our territory, isolated and helpless, and relied on those who were only quick battles, as long as we could thwart its troops, the Tang army would definitely be defeated. At that time, His Majesty will be able to transfer back Duan Ning's army, and he will be able to gather the Tang army in Liang and take down Li Yazi's head! ”

Huangfulin Jingxiang is recognized, the control of the crane army is the commander, barely called the forbidden army general, now the Liang Dynasty army is exhausted, the Liang City is responsible for guarding, the main force is only the control of the crane army. He was pleasantly surprised when he heard this: "General Huangfu is right, but you can recruit 30,000 troops in three days?" ”

Huang Fulin bowed to Zhu Youzhen and said, "As long as Your Majesty gives an order, the minister will definitely be able to do it, otherwise you will come to see you!" ”

Zhu Youzhen couldn't make a decision for a while. Recruiting 30,000 troops in three days is scary to say, but there are hundreds of thousands of people in Daliang, this move is not impossible, but the power required is too great, which Zhu Youzhen is clear about. However, at this time, can he give Huang Fu Lin so much power? If Huang Fulin was plotting against him, he would be tantamount to putting a knife on his neck.

It doesn't matter if Huangfu Lin guarantees the beam or not, but when he comes out, he is asking for power!

Seeing Zhu Youzhen's hesitation, Huangfulin bowed again, "Your Majesty, the Tang army is menacing, and our domestic troops are empty, once they can't stop it, when they reach the city of Daliang, they can't stop it if they want to!" Once the Tang army entered the city, with Li Yazi's thoughts, His Majesty begged for Chang'an cloth but could not get it! Today, Huang Fulin received the great grace of my emperor, and he was the commander of the Crane Army, and he was responsible for protecting His Majesty and the Great Liang Sheji, at this time of crisis, it was the opportunity for Huang Fulin to serve His Majesty, and the ministers were all over the place, and he would never give up for His Majesty, please don't hesitate anymore! ”

Zhu Youzhen finally made up his mind, personally helped Huang Fulin, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I will draft a decree now, make you the general of the cavalry to protect the country, sentence the guards of the Sixth Army, recruit soldiers for Daliang, and fight against the Tang Army!" As he spoke, he held Huang Fulin's hand tightly, his eyes were earnest, "General Huangfu, the safety of Da Liang and my net worth and life are all entrusted to you!" I hope you have the ability to turn the tide and protect our society, when the time comes, you will be the first hero of the beam! ”

When Huang Fulin came out of the main hall, he closed his eyes at the door and took a deep breath, as if he wanted to smell the smell of power in the air, held his head high, and said to Da Liang Cheng at his feet: "Da Liang, the world, my Huang Fu Lin - here!" ”

When Li Congjing and Li Siyuan led the vanguard directly to Caozhou, it didn't take much effort, and the Caozhou guards, who had not many soldiers and horses, opened the door and surrendered. The father and son were able to take Caozhou City without bloodshed. Dai Siyuan fled from it, and Li Congjing knew about it, so after he entered the city, the first thing he did was to ask Dai Siyuan's whereabouts, and then the guard told him that Dai Siyuan had not been to Caozhou City, which made Li Congjing vigilant.

Although Dai Siyuan was defeated by him, Li Congjing did not underestimate the other party, and there were too many complicated factors for Mengzhou to win the battle of a hundred battles. In the process of fighting Wang Yanzhang, Dai Siyuan was just a general who charged into battle, and he didn't have much subjective initiative. Dai Siyuan can become famous, how can it be compared to Duan Ning and his ilk. Having said that, whether it is a famous general or a general, who has not been defeated in Rong Ma's life?

"My father has fought with Dai Siyuan, and this guy is a soldier who can use soldiers, and he really shouldn't be underestimated. Although he only has more than a thousand remnants of the army under his command, it will be a problem if he joins the defenders of other big cities. Now that Caozhou has been set and Liang is close at hand, how the army will act is a problem. Li Siyuan couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he asked Li Congjing, "Congjing, what do you think?" ”

"Wait." Li Congjing is also not sure about the current situation, and the intelligence of the military intelligence department also needs time, "The use of troops is not only expensive in speed, but also in caution, at this time the situation has changed abruptly, and you can no longer move forward rashly, even if you want to march to Daliang, at least you have to increase your strength." Wait for the follow-up troops to arrive, and then make plans. ”

"Reasonable."

On the river, the camp of the Liang army.

Duan Ning looked at the person in front of him, his face was not good-looking, and he could even be said to be a little annoyed, he said disdainfully: "What kind of thing is he Huangfulin, just a straw sandal!" Can you also be a general who protects the country and rebels against the guards of the Sixth Army? He just wanted to shake his prestige in front of others, but when he came to Lao Tzu to spread his face, he chose the wrong place! ”

"I came from Daliang day and night, neither to shake my prestige in front of General Duan, nor to listen to General Duan slander General Huangfu." At this time, he was neither humble nor arrogant, "The edict is in the hands of General Duan, and it is written very clearly, ordering General Duan to lead the army back to Daliang and protect Daliang Sheji!" This is not the meaning of General Huangfu, but the will of His Majesty! When the national disaster is at the head, the husband should also serve the country, does General Duan want to abandon the country? ! ”

The two were arguing, Duan Ning's personal guard walked in and whispered a few words to him, his face changed, he thought for a while, and even ignored the envoy of the Great Liang in front of him, and went straight out of the big tent.

In another military tent, Dai Siyuan saw someone coming, a man who looked like a small colonel, he stared at the other party, and his voice came out of his nostrils, "Dai Siyuan sent you to borrow troops from Lao Tzu?" He deserves it too?! ”

The little colonel said calmly: "General Dai said, now that the emperor of the dynasty is bigger, if General Duan does not want to rely on the emperor in the future, does not want to be trampled under his feet, and does not want the military power to leave his hands, then it is the best choice to cooperate with General Dai and defeat the Tang army before the emperor Fulin!" ”

Duan Ning's face was even worse, because this little school's speech was too naked, but Xiao Xiaoxiao's next sentence immediately made Duan Ning's face better.

The little colonel said: "General Dai said, General Duan can send people, he can contribute his own efforts and work hard in the front, and once he has credit, it is all General Duan's, and General Dai can only be used as a general under General Duan." ”

I'll shed my blood, and you will take the credit. This is what Dai Siyuan meant.