The final number of each battalion reported made Wang Renze panic, he left Jiangling when there were 27,000 people, and there were more than 3,000 wounded soldiers with the army, it was only four days, his army only had 22,000 people left, and more than 3,000 wounded soldiers were left less than 200 people, Wang Renze realized that he had made a big mistake in the past few days, he ignored the army these days, and did not find that the morale was low, and the army's heart was turbulent, Zhou Tiecheng was right, his army was indeed on the verge of collapse. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Wang Ren paced back and forth in the big tent with his hands in his hands, he knew that he would inevitably be blocked by the Tang army when he went north, and that the low morale of the whole army would probably be destroyed, and he had to find a way to boost his morale.

At this time, Tian Zhan, the deputy general standing aside, said: "General, Fengxiang County still has a lot of meat and wine and 100,000 copper coins, you can have a two-day holiday in Fengxiang County, so that the brothers can eat and drink enough, and each person will be given five yuan to buy things, generally speaking, morale will be improved." ”

Wang Ren still shook his head, "There is no point in relying on this little favor and small favor, these soldiers are not recruits, they will not sell their lives without real benefits." ”

"But... What benefits can we take now? ”

Wang Ren looked at the top of the tent with his hands in his hands, and said for a while: "Maybe there is really a way." ”

Tian Zan was stunned, he immediately understood, he himself was from Xiangyang, of course he didn't want the army to plunder Jingzhou, he suddenly said urgently: "The Holy Lord told us in advance that we are not allowed to loot civilians, has Your Highness forgotten?" Besides, if you lose the hearts of the people in Jingzhou, what will happen to the great cause of the saints? ”

Wang Ren sneered and said: "Don't give me any big truth, how did the Holy Lord start, I know ten times better than you, if he doesn't stimulate the army by killing and looting, will the 20,000 Huainan army be loyal to him?" Until now, he is still his Imperial Forest Army, and the army will give them benefits and sweetness, this is what the Holy Lord taught me personally, and he is just afraid of Zhang Xuan now, so he will pretend to say such benevolent and righteous words, and tell you that I have never been afraid of Zhang Xuan. ”

"Please think twice, Your Highness!"

"There you go!"

Wang Ren stretched his face and said, "I have my own idea about this matter, and it has nothing to do with you!" ”

Tian Zan repeatedly pleaded to take back the decision, Wang Ren just refused to give in, so helpless, Tian Zan had to go with hatred, Wang Ren told the whole army that night, tomorrow to enter Fengxiang County no longer bind military discipline, soldiers can plunder at will, property is their own, this order quickly spread throughout the whole army, the whole army was suddenly jubilant, the morale that was already dying was suddenly greatly boosted, and the effect was immediate.

Before dawn, more than 20,000 soldiers were impatiently assembled, and under Wang Renze's order, more than 20,000 Zheng troops rushed to Fengxiang County to kill, and tens of thousands of poor people in Fengxiang County were swallowed up by 20,000 Zheng soldiers like jackals, and the city was devastated.

Two days later, the Zheng army crossed the Han River, Wang Ren did the same again, the army plundered the more prosperous Jingling County Zhichang County, Zheng Jun's bestiality broke out in an all-round way, hundreds of thousands of longevity people fell into endless hell, Zheng Jun burned and looted all the way, and soon fully restored morale, the army's heart was solidified, Wang Ren regained confidence, burned and looted all the way, and waved his army north.

The only thing that made Wang Renze dissatisfied was that the deputy general Tian Zan did not follow him across the Han River, Tian Zan could not bear Wang Renze's cruelty and the grief of the villagers, and completely broke with Wang Renze, and he led his 2,000 troops north from the west bank of the Han River.

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Zheng Jun shocked the land of Jingzhou by carrying out a brutal ** burning in Jingling County, Zhang Xuan was furious and ordered 30,000 sailors and hundreds of warships to blockade the Han River, and this Zheng army must be completely annihilated, and Wang Renze's head was used to sacrifice the innocent souls of Jingling County.

At the same time, the 20,000 troops led by Wu Shitong went to Shanghong County in the south of Xiangyang County, preparing to intercept Wang Renze's army to the north, and the 15,000 Tang army led by Li Xiaogong gradually approached Wang Renze's army from the south.

At the time of the two watches, in a pine forest covering an area of thousands of acres, 20,000 Zheng soldiers were falling asleep with great satisfaction, burning and looting all the way so that every soldier had gained a lot, and almost everyone carried large bags of property.

Wang Ren had a strict order that large belongings could not be taken away, and women could not be taken away, so most of the soldiers of the Zheng army looted gold, silver, fine and soft property, such as valuable furniture and screens, and other large belongings were often destroyed, while young women were killed or discarded after **, and a team of tugboats was moored in the Han River not far away, about 100 boats, mainly carrying food and materials for the army.

In the big tent, Wang Ren is discussing the next plan of action with Su Lun, Su Lun is the younger brother of Su Liang, the imperial historian, about forty years old, the official is the chief of the Left Guard General's Mansion, this time following Wang Ren to lead the army to the south, Su Lun looks very thin, speaks slowly and logically, and has a pair of slender eyes that are quite shrewd.

Although Su Lun did not approve of burning and looting along the way, he was not from Jingzhou, and he did not have the courage of Tian Zhan, he did not dare to confront Wang Renze, and most of the time he obeyed Wang Renze's decision.

Su Lun pointed to the map and said: "Your Highness found no, the two Tang armies are preparing to attack us on the east bank of the Han River, if we attack the east and the west, and cross the river to the west bank at the critical moment, we can get rid of the interception of the Tang army and quickly kill Xiangyang, I estimate that after the warrior Tong led the army south, Xiangyang is very empty, and there are no defenders, we either refuse to defend Xiangyang, or cross the Han River from Xiangyang to the north to support Nanyang County, and the specific decision is made by His Highness." ”

Wang Ren nodded slowly, "This plan is very good, as far as I know, neither of the two Tang armies carries ships, and there are only a hundred tugboats of ours in this area, so we will simply cross the river at night tonight, and then quickly go north to get rid of the pursuit of the Tang army, what does Changshi think?" ”

Su Lun said: "Sixty miles is not far away, in fact, the two armies are only about thirty miles away from us, we can kill tomorrow morning, tonight is the best opportunity to cross the river, we really can't hesitate!" ”

Wang Ren pondered for a moment and resolutely ordered: "Pass my order, and the whole army will get up immediately!" ”

Wang Ren immediately ordered the army to cross the river on the spot, and at the same time he sent thousands of soldiers to set up hundreds of large tents in the pine forest, and sent hundreds of soldiers to pretend to patrol and guard outside, which was used to confuse the Tang army scouts.

At the fourth watch, 20,000 Zheng troops crossed the Han River and began to speed up their march to the north.

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As the day dawned, the 20,000 troops led by Wu Shi Tong appeared a few miles away from the pine forest, and he had received news from the scouts that there were hundreds of Zheng army tents in the pine forest, and the outer sentinels were well defended, making it difficult to go in and find out.

The warrior looked at the pine forest for a long time, but he didn't find the sentry, he was very puzzled, this is not like the appearance of 20,000 garrisons, is it just an empty tent inside?

He turned back to the general Qin Qiong and said, "General Qin can lead two thousand soldiers into the pine forest, and I will lead the army to meet later." ”

"Obey!"

Qin Qiong waved his hand and shouted, "Follow me!" ”

An army of 2,000 people followed Qin Qiong to kill in the pine forest, and Wu Shi Tong immediately led the army to advance, and in a moment, a soldier ran out of the pine forest and shouted: "Taishou, there is an empty tent in the pine forest, and there is not a single enemy army!" ”

At this time, Qin Qiong also rushed out and said urgently: "Envoy, the enemy army has crossed the river to the west, and we have fallen for the golden cicada's plan to get out of the shell!" ”

The samurai was speechless for a long time, and sure enough, he guessed that there was an empty account in the forest, and at this time, he suddenly slapped his head, and it was broken! Wang Renze's army must have gone to Xiangyang City, which has only 2,000 garrisons, which is almost an empty city, and something big is going to happen. (To be continued.) )