Lingzhou is mountainous, and the high mountains are towering straight to the clouds, the altitude of Lingzhou itself is very high, the black stone city of Qingyan County is built according to the mountain, the city is six zhang high, the city wall is wide, there are high mountains on both sides, the terrain is very steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack. There is a slope under the Black Rock City, and such a city, if it is attacked, it is difficult to break through without killing 100,000 people.

The 400,000 troops of the Zhao army have been stationed under the Black Rock City for more than a year, and for more than a year, the Zhao army has attacked, and Lingzhou County has defended, and both sides have damaged each other, but the Zhao army is the most. For more than a year, Black Rock City has not been stormed, and there have been no less than 30,000 losses. Such a result made Zhao Hui very annoyed.

Under the Black Rock City, the camp where more than 300,000 troops were stationed was black, and there was no end in sight, and the momentum was enough to frighten people. The barracks are lit up everywhere, and the camp shines like daylight! In March, the spring breeze in March made it a little chilly outside Blackstone City, and the camp seemed a little quiet.

At this moment, in the big tent of the Chinese army in the big camp, Zhao Hui, the governor of the 400,000 army, was furious: "For more than a year, not only has there been no achievements, but it has lost troops and generals!" Nearly 40,000 of our troops were lost under this Black Rock City. Lu Bai, what do you have to say! ”

In the middle of the big tent, a middle-aged man wearing the pale golden general's armor arched his hand and said: "The Grand Governor, the non-last general is incompetent, it is really too steep in the Black Rock City, the city is majestic, easy to defend and difficult to attack!" The Metropolitan Governor, judging from the last general, even if he is a general, he may not be able to make achievements! Governor, I don't think we're going to retreat thirty miles first, and we're trying to make a move!" "This person is mighty, tiger-backed, and his killing aura makes him invincible. He is the general in charge of the 100,000 army in Jingzhou, Lu Bai!

"Humph! Good you Lu Bai, you are so bold and arrogant, messing up our army's heart! Come, drag him down for me, and give him forty rods! Zhao Hui slapped the table and pointed at Lu Bai and shouted angrily. Two guards stepped forward and dragged Lu Bai out of the tent.

Huo Han, who was standing on the side, saw that Lu Bai, the general of Jingzhou, was about to be held so responsible, and hurriedly stood up and said: "Governor Dadu, General Lu has been fighting hard and working very hard during this time, and he has not slackened at all. ”

At this moment, the guards outside the big tent came in and announced: "Governor of the Great Metropolis, General Yunlu, Lord Zhang, the Guardian of Beidi County, ask to see you outside the tent!" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hui's originally angry mood suddenly calmed down, but he was a little happy, and he shouted: "Hurry up, please!" When the generals and generals standing on both sides heard Zhang Cheng's arrival, they immediately talked about it, some were happy, and some were a little jealous of this to make the governor so attentive.

Huo Han heard Zhang Cheng's thousands of calls, and finally came, and he was also overjoyed. The generals of Gyeongju were very excited, although the Gyeongju Army was a new army selected from Gyeongju, but Zhang Cheng's deeds, under the praise of the Jizhou veterans, were already known to everyone.

After being summoned, Zhang Cheng and Tiezhu, Boss Zhang Qi Tian walked into the big tent, the four of them knelt on one knee, and the three of them bowed and said: "Subordinate Zhang Cheng (Liu Tiezhu, Zhang Boss, Qi Tian), see the Metropolitan Governor!" ”

Seeing that Zhang Cheng finally appeared in front of him, Zhao Hui was full of joy, but then he suppressed his joy and said to the soldiers: "You all retreat first, this governor is tired!" ”

When the generals heard this, they were stunned, and they didn't expect that as soon as this young man, who looked to be only twenty-five or sixteen years old, arrived, the Metropolitan Governor didn't even talk about the war, and directly withdrew them. Many people are even more dissatisfied with Zhang Cheng in their hearts! But the Governor had already given the order, and they had to obey, so they had to leave in a huff.

Zhao Hui retreated Tie Zhu and Zhang Boss Qi Tian together, pulled Zhang Cheng and said, "Brother, it's been hard all the way. Originally, I should have picked you up first, but the war is tight, my 300,000 troops have been stationed in Lingzhou for more than a year, and the consumption of ordnance, grain and grass is very huge. We can't afford to delay any longer. I'll make it up to you later. In this battle of Lingzhou, my brother will depend on you, come, let's discuss it and see if there is any good way to break Lingzhou for me! ”

Zhang Cheng naturally didn't have anything else to say, and he didn't have the heart to do anything else! also discussed with Zhao Hui straightforwardly......

After a night, the discussion between Zhao Hui and Zhang Cheng came to an end, Zhao Hui listened to Zhang Cheng's narration, he was surprised and delighted, and finally patted his thigh, and said excitedly: "Okay! Do as you say! From now on, I will make you the general of the expedition to the south, and control all soldiers, horses, and food! It's dawn, you go back first, rest for a day, and I'll pay homage to you tomorrow! ”

"Thank you, Governor! Then, the lower official will retire first! Zhang Cheng nodded when he heard this, arched his hand, and left the military tent.

Zhao Hui saw Zhang Cheng leaving, his excitement still did not calm down, he rubbed his hands and said: "According to what Zhang Cheng said, once it is successful, the world will be worry-free!" Ha ha! ”

After leaving the big tent of the Chinese army, under the leadership of the guards, he returned to his temporary tent, and the three of them hurriedly walked up, and Boss Zhang asked: "My lord, you talked with the governor of Dadu all night, how is it?" ”

"Hmph, that's not easy. Among the three armies, only the commander's Gyeongju army looked at us quite pleasing to the eye, while the Jingzhou army, the Fuzhou army and the Yingzhou surrender army were quite dissatisfied with us. Hey, let's not talk about it here. By the way, has Sedum been contacted? Zhang Cheng asked.

"Well, it's been contacted. Brother Sedum has sent a letter, this is his letter. In the letter, he said that according to the strategy you proposed to the Governor, Sedum has already arranged everything. Just waiting for the fish to take the bait. Qi Tian took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Zhang Cheng and said.

After receiving the letter, Zhang Cheng carefully browsed the contents of the letter, and was very happy, he patted the letter and said: "This kid Sedum is reassuring, good, great." As long as the soldiers and horses of Runzhou are firmly trapped, Cangzhou and Yanzhou in the south are short-sighted and protect themselves. In this way, we don't have to worry, we can let go of our hands and feet to clean up the Lingzhou Army! Zhang Cheng handed the letter to Qi Tian, stretched his waist, and said, "After staying up all night, I have to go and sleep well, and you are not allowed to disturb me!" ”

The three of them surrendered their promises and withdrew from the military tent. The three of them came out of the camp tent and set their eyes on the Black Rock City in front of them, on the Black Rock City, guarding the forest, the soldiers were solemn one by one, such a strong city, hundreds of thousands of troops, if you want to defeat Liu Tang, it is not so simple! The three of them glanced at each other, and Boss Zhang and Qi Tian both sighed, only the iron pillar, and they didn't say anything.

Since Zhang Cheng arrived and talked with the Metropolitan Governor overnight, the camp has changed, and the Metropolitan Governor has been sitting in the big tent of the Chinese army every day for the past few days, and he has not sent troops to attack Black Rock City, just let the scouts guard against the sneak attack of the Lingzhou army.

What is even more puzzling is that in the past few days, a five-zhang worship platform has been built outside the camp, and the flag surrounds the worship platform, and there is also a full regiment of troops stationed in the worship platform.

In the past few days, the generals of the army are all talking about it, and the generals of the four armies are gathered together, standing under the stage of worshipping the generals, Zhou Bingyan, the general of Fuzhou, glanced at the three generals around him, and he said: "Several generals, I heard that the governor of the capital wants to pay homage to the general of the south and control the soldiers and horses of our four armies. Tell me, what's going on? ”

Xiao Yanbing, the Yingzhou army, glanced at a military tent on the side, and said nonchalantly: "Hmph, what else can happen." Haven't you heard that the Metropolitan Governor and that stinky boy named Zhang Cheng have been discussing major matters in the big tent of the Chinese army for the past two days, and they don't even see any of us generals. I don't care, after all, I'm just a general of Yingzhou, but several of you have made great contributions to the Metropolitan Governor, and the Metropolitan Governor may not have paid so much attention to you. Hey, it's really chilling for the Metropolitan Governor to do this! ”

Lu Bai copied his hands to his chest and did not speak. Huo Han started a round: "Eh, you don't have to be like this. You are all veterans on the battlefield, how can you deal with a rising star! ”

When Zhou Bingyan heard this, he said to each other: "Hmph, Huo Han, this Zhang Cheng is said to have been brought up by you, and now this rising star in your mouth is about to climb on your head to and pee, and shout five and six." Is your heart at ease? ”

Without waiting for Huo Han to speak, Xiao Yanbing rushed to speak: "Why did Zhang Cheng come and talk with the Metropolitan Governor overnight, and then ordered someone to build a platform to worship the generals overnight, this matter is obvious, the Metropolitan Governor wants to set up Zhang Cheng as the general of the southern expedition, and at that time, we, the generals who command an army of 100,000 troops, will have to obey the dispatch of a five-grade official!" ”

Zhou Bingyan snorted coldly and complained: "Hmph, think of us, who has not followed the Metropolitan Governor to fight in the south and the north for many years, and made great achievements for the main government." Why let a young man who has won two battles rule over us, if this is the case, Lao Tzu will be the first to stand up and refute him! ”

Xiao Yanbing also chimed in: "I agree with General Zhou. Lu Bai, you must agree with it. Hohan, what do you say? ”

Huo Han said in a deep voice: "I am just a soldier, and it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders. Whatever the Metropolitan Governor says, I can do it. Could it be that we can still disobey the orders of the Grand Governor? So saying, he walked to his tent.

Lu Bai also said suddenly: "The Jingzhou army has just lost the battle, and the soldiers have been lost, and I can't say anything about the general of the defeated army in the Dadu Governor." The two generals still have important matters to deal with in the future, so they will leave first. After saying that, he also returned to his military tent.

Zhou Bingyan and Xiao Yanbing both glanced at each other, and Zhou Bingyan snorted: "These two bastards, they are willing to suffer from the whims, but Lao Tzu is unwilling!" After saying that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

Xiao Yanbing saw that the three of them had left, and he was also helpless. In fact, when he said these words, he didn't want to provoke disputes, but he was originally a general, but he also had 100,000 heavy troops. Originally, because of his status as a general, he was very embarrassed in the army, his father didn't hurt him, and his uncle didn't love it, so he suffered a lot of white eyes. Now let a big general obey the orders of a small general, and his heart is even more uncomfortable. However, seeing the attitude of Zhou Bingyan and the three today, he was a little relieved.

Fasting for three days, after bathing, Zhao Hui on the platform, hundreds of thousands of troops displayed in front of the platform, Zhao Hui said loudly to the three armies: "Soldiers, since the governor personally led the army to the south, Lai Cangtian blessed, all the way to the present, although there are twists and turns, but finally won Yingzhou and Qingzhou two rich places. But now my Zhao family's 400,000-strong army Chen Bing Black Stone City has been in Black Stone City for more than a year, not to mention the loss of soldiers, and no achievements have been made. The sky has eyes, the military wizard, defeated 50,000 barbarians, and then there was a surprise soldier to defeat Gyeongju Gongsun Kai, Zhang Cheng who made great achievements for my Zhao army! For the world's major affairs, the governor bathed and fasted for three days, and today awarded Zhang Cheng as the general of the expedition to the south, and control all the soldiers, horses, money and food, all the soldiers of our three armies, must obey the orders of the general of the expedition, if there is any violation, there will be no forgiveness! Zhang Cheng, step forward to be sealed! ”

When Zhang Cheng heard this, he walked up to the first-level worship platform unhurriedly and fell to the ground.

The sergeant on one side shouted: "The Metropolitan Governor has awarded the Golden Gong of the Great General of the Southern Army!" ”

A soldier sent the golden mace, and Zhang Cheng stretched out his hand to follow. Then he handed the golden mace to the side guard and stepped forward. to the second level of worship platform.

The sergeant shouted again: "The Governor of the Great Metropolitan has awarded the Soldier Talisman of the Great General of the Southern Army!" ”

A soldier sent a bronze talisman like a tiger, and Zhang Cheng still took it lightly. Give it to the guards on the side, and then walk forward to the third-level worship platform.

"The Metropolitan Governor personally awarded the seal of the Great General of the South!"

Zhao Hui personally handed over the seal letter of the general Zhengnan, a seal carved from Tian Huangyu, to Zhang Cheng, and Zhang Cheng took the seal letter with trembling hands.

The sergeant on one side shouted, "Please give instructions to General Zhengnan!" ”

Zhang Cheng turned around abruptly, held the golden mace, and said to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers below: "Ordered by the capital overseer, appointed as the general of the southern expedition, from today onwards, I will lead everyone to break through the Black Stone City, take Lingzhou, and capture Lingzhou Assassin Liu Tang alive!" ”

When Zhou Bingyan heard this, he said angrily: "Hmph, with a few big words from you, do you want to take Lingzhou?" What qualifications do you have, stand on the podium and shout five and six! ”

Xiao Yanbing also echoed: "That's it, why are you! ”

"Two great generals! I'm not qualified! Are you two qualified? Will you be able to defeat the Lingzhou Army? Can you take Lingzhou? Will you be able to capture Liu Tang alive? Zhang Cheng held the golden mace in his hand and shouted!

The two were speechless, and they couldn't say why.

Zhang Cheng took out his long sword and said brazenly: "From today onwards, anyone who does not obey orders and does not obey the orders of the army will be immediately killed!" ”

When Zhou Bingyan heard this, they saw Zhao Hui standing aside and glaring angrily, but they didn't dare to speak again, and looked at Zhang Cheng with a red face.