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The general was indifferent and cold, and led the ironclad cavalry to break through the formation of the Huainan army, and among the thousands of horsemen, Wang Xingben was captured. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

When the Huainan army saw that King Jing was captured, no one stepped forward to rescue, so they retreated and entered the valley again. The Huainan army already knew that with them now, it was absolutely impossible to resist the ironclad cavalry outside the mountain without relying on any barrier.

But this cannot be said that the ironclad cavalry is irresistible, and the terrain is the best way to limit the speed and power of the ironclad cavalry. When they retreated to the mountain, when they saw that King Jing was already under the spear, they all felt that King Jing was finished.

It's better not to see each other, King Jing is bent on luring the ironclad cavalry to come out to fight, but if he knows this result, maybe he won't go out of Jiangdu at all.

Wang Xingben also felt that he was going to die, from the beginning to the present, everything was the same as in a dream. After all, there is a big difference between talking about war on paper and fighting in real life.

talked eloquently in Jiangdu, but now he is tired of running for his life, and he was captured, and Wang Xingben looked in a trance. Finally feeling the cold chill in his throat, which aroused the pimples all over his body, Wang Xingben said in a trembling voice: "Don't kill me!" ”

If you don't know the line of life and death, you can't think of the horror of dying at all.

Wang Xing was originally the king of Jing, calling for wind and rain here, and had a great future, of course he didn't want to die immediately. At that moment, he even felt that the generals who surrendered were not so hateful. What could be more important in this world than your own life?

Seeing that the general didn't reply, the mixed iron gun retracted by half an inch, Wang Xingben saw hope, and flattered: "The villain has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and he is even more delusional to go against the king of Xiliang, and he really can't help himself......"

The one retracted his gun and smiled, "If only you knew that." ”

Wang Xingben saw that he seemed to like to slap the horse very much, and said boldly: "But the villain is narrow-sighted, and he still doesn't know the general's surname?" ”

That will be succinct: "Li Jing." ”

Wang Xingben shuddered, and forgot to please for a while. Of course, he had heard of Li Jing's name, and he also knew that many people had been defeated by Li Jing's men. But he never thought that Li Jing was far sharper than he imagined.

"I don't know what General Li is doing when he comes this time?" Wang Xingben was very funny that he said such a thing.

Li Jing didn't look funny at all, "Didn't you say in Yongfu City that you wanted to meet the ironclad cavalry of the King of Xiliang?" ”

Wang Xingben looked at the sharp tip of the spear, and could only nod, "Not bad." ”

Li Jing said again: "King Xiliang said that you are very enthusiastic, and promised you that within a month, I will definitely let you see it?" You said you were only afraid of seeing the Iron Turtle Soldiers? ”

Wang Xingben nodded and nodded with a little pain, "I did say so, but General Li, you should also know." Some people, a lot of the time, will say ridiculous things. ”

"Ridiculous?" Li Jing asked coldly.

Wang Xing wanted to squeeze out a smile, but when he saw Li Jing's cold face, he finally swallowed, "It seems to be ...... It's not funny at all. ”

Li Jing said: "The king of Xiliang has a promise and never changes. He said let you see the ironclad cavalry, we will let you see the ironclad cavalry, he said that if we want to conquer Jiangdu City, we must take Jiangdu City! ”

His tone was full of confidence, Wang Xingben's heart moved, he thought of something, and finally mustered up the courage to say: "I know, of course I know." The king of Xiliang commanded me to speak to the holy king what he had spoken at the head of the city...... You know, I'm going to do that too! ”

After Wang Xingben said this, he looked at Li Jing pitifully, hoping that Li Jing would be able to hear the strings and know the elegance.

Li Jing was really an elegant person, and said with a smile: "It's good if you know, you can go." He made a gesture of please, Wang Xingben couldn't react for a while, and asked in a wooden voice, "Where are you going?" ”

"Huijiangdu, of course." Li Jing said: "King Xiliang said that you must tell Wang Shichong about the things that are said today, you have to remember." Otherwise...... You know the consequences. ”

In the last few words, Li Jing breathed a sigh of relief, and Wang Xingben finally came to his senses, "You want to let me go?" ”

Li Jing said: "Of course, King Xiliang didn't say that he wanted to kill you, he didn't say that he wanted to capture you, he just wanted to ask you to see the ironclad cavalry." Now that you've seen it, you should do what you have to do. ”

Wang Xingben nodded again and again and hurriedly stood up. Seeing that no one had paid attention to him except Li Jing, he wanted to turn back to the mountain, Li Jing said again: "King Xiliang said that if you go to spread the word, these Huainan troops don't have to go back." ”

Wang Xingben was like a basin of cold water poured down, and Li Jing clearly told him that he was the only one who could go back with the 20,000 Huainan army!

These are the capital of the saint's plot against the world, Wang Honglie lost nearly 10,000, he lost 20,000, if the saint knows this, I don't know what to think?

But now that people are swordsmen, Wang Xingben can't take care of a lot, so he has to leave in a hurry, but Li Jing has ordered his subordinates to lead a horse, and put the reins in Wang Xingben's hand with a smile, "It's still far from Jiangdu, I hope you will be more careful." ”

Wang Xing didn't know whether to scold or thank, turned on his horse, and fled straight south. He finally understood one thing, that is, it was impossible for Xiao Buyi to escape his surveillance, but Li Jingneng. When he raised troops to lure Xiao Buyi, Li Jing was likely to cut off his back road as soon as possible.

Seeing that Wang Xingben had finally disappeared, Li Jing turned around and said, "Zhang Liang." ”

"The subordinates are here." Zhang Liang said respectfully.

"Set up an ambush at the exit of the path here, and it is better to set up roadblocks to prevent them from getting out of the mountain. Waiting for the opportunity to burn their baggage at night, these Huainan troops stayed in the mountains and could not rush out, as long as there was no food, they would soon collapse. Li Jing said.

"Subordinate Order."

Li Jing thought about it again, "Just let the spies in the mountains pay close attention to the movements of the Huainan army, Yang Gongqing is already a frightened bird, coupled with the limited terrain, it is difficult for Yang Gongqing to organize a large-scale breakthrough." Let our army control the main road, set up at least three ambushes, and do not kill those who surrender, and we must reduce these forces as much as possible. ”

Zhang Liang asked: "General Li, Wang Xingben has a very high status in the Huainan Army, why don't you keep him?" ”

"He has a high status, but he doesn't necessarily have a high prestige." Li Jing smiled: "Status and prestige are not necessarily equal, you said let him persuade the Huainan Army to surrender?" ”

Zhang nodded and said: "If Wang Xingben surrenders, it will definitely be a great blow to the Huainan army." ”

Li Jing shook his head lightly and said, "These Huainan soldiers don't have much good impression of the Wang clan. They said that they could surrender for Wang Xingben today, and they might surrender for Wang Shichong tomorrow, what I wanted was ...... They surrendered for the king of Western Liang! ”

Although Zhang Liang is smart, he also seems to understand, "But what if you don't descend?" ”

Li Jing said coldly: "In this situation, if it doesn't fall, there is only one way to die." ”

Zhang Liang was not surprised, "Okay, I'll let Zhang Ji and the others sneak into the mountains immediately, and wait for the opportunity to burn their baggage." General Li, what should Yang Gongqing do? He is not bad at martial arts, and if you want to catch him, it is estimated that it will take some effort. ”

Li Jing pondered for a long time, "If he doesn't take the initiative to surrender, he will find a way to kill him, and try not to let him escape back to Jiangdu." After all, this person still has talent, and he is not used by the king of Xiliang, so he should get rid of it! ”

**

After Wang Xingben got on the horse, he ran wildly all the way, and finally he lost his soul and remembered the road. At dawn, I finally rushed back to Jiangdu.

When he saw Wang Shichong, Wang Xingben was almost like a dead man.

But Wang Shichong's expression was not much better than Wang Xingben, Wang Shichong's eyes were red, his face was haggard, and half of the blonde hair on his head turned white.

When Wang Xingben saw Wang Shichong's appearance, he couldn't help but be a little stunned, he finally found that Wang Shichong was a little old. Wang Shichong was not alone, Wang Xuanying, Le Botong, Guo Shancai and a group of royal relatives were all present.

All of them were grim-faced, already aware of the seriousness of the situation.

Wang Shichong was called the king for less than a few months, and when everyone thought that the future was bright, he suddenly fell into the quagmire again, and he fell deeper and deeper.

The original glory is nothing more than a trap, and it seems that the greater the rank, the worse the end.

Wang Xingben has always felt that Wang Shichong is very strong, because even when Wang Shichong fled from the Eastern Capital, he did not have much loss, but wanted to make a comeback. But this time, everyone can see that Wang Shichong has reached the limit of pressure.

Seeing Wang Xingben's arrival, Wang Shichong didn't say a word as if looking at a stranger.

Wang Xing swallowed all the words he wanted to say, and only then did he escape from Li Jing's men, and he was somewhat lucky. Seeing Wang Shichong's expression, he had no doubt that Wang Shichong would behead him after listening to everything Xiao Buyi said.

Today's Wang Shichong, although tired, is terrible.

"Xingben, let's talk about it. I don't know what good news you've brought us. "Wang Shichong is high on the road. His tone was relaxed, but everyone knew what it meant to be relaxed.

Wang Xingben knelt down and choked up: "My nephew has a great trust from the saint. He kowtowed like pounding garlic, and the ground was thumping, and blood was even oozing from his forehead.

Wang Shiwei was also in the hall, and when he saw his son crying and begging for mercy, his face was pale, but he couldn't help but speak.

Wang Shichong glanced at Wang Shiwei, and finally waved his hand and said, "Get up." ”

Wang Xingben peeked at Wang Shichong's face, couldn't see his intentions, didn't dare to get up, but said astringently: "My nephew deserves death." But...... The nephew has been listening to General Yang's orders. ”

"What about Yang Gongqing?" Wang Shichong clenched his fists. He is not stupid at all, although he still doesn't know what happened, but the worst case is, of course, that Wang Xingben was completely wiped out. In Wang Shichong's eyes, this is of course impossible.

But right now, the river is full of rumors, and everything that is impossible has become a reality.

Li Jing only relied on more than 1,000 iron cavalry to defeat Wang Honglie's army of nearly 10,000 people, and the Western Liang army took the city of [***] in one day, and then captured Yongfu City overnight.

These two cities are the shield of Yangzhou, and losing these two cities, Wang Shichong feels like facing Xiao Buyi in shorts, but Xiao Buyi is wearing a golden helmet and iron armor, and he is holding a sharp axe.

In this case, nothing is impossible. Wang Shichong thought of this, and his heart twitched.

Wang Xingben's lips moved twice, and finally said: "Yang Gongqing is now trapped in Guafeng Mountain, and it is likely that the entire army will be wiped out." ”

Although Wang Shichong had this idea, when he heard it, he was still furious. Wang Honglie and Wang Xingben are both clan relatives, and the soldiers he let the two lead are also the elite army of the Huainan Army. The Huainan army led by the two of them was as many as 30,000, which was nearly one-third of Wang Shichong's elite army. But these soldiers were all wiped out?

He Wang Shichong, how many troops are there to resist the attack, and he Wang Shichong, in a hurry, how many soldiers can be recruited from Jiangdu. And even if you can recruit soldiers, how much combat power can you have?

Wang Shichong's face turned pale, and Wang Shiwei finally said: "Holy Lord, I'm afraid that there will be other feelings among them." Please also be patient and listen to the beginning and end of the book. Wang Shiwei gave his son a look, hinting at something. Of course, Wang Xingben understood his father's thoughts, he wanted to say that since Yang Gongqing couldn't come back for the time being, he might as well put all the fault on Yang Gongqing.

When Wang Xingben thought of this, he could only smile bitterly, he thought about the whole thing for a long time, only to realize that he had actually done nothing wrong! Yang Gongqing, it doesn't seem to have done anything wrong! But they were defeated, defeated, miserable, Wang Xingben has been lost and depressed, and he has no time to think about it, but only now do he understand that they are not defeated in what they have done wrong, they are defeated in poor strength.

Anyone who has ever played chess knows that the chess strength is inferior, and if the opponent sincerely wants to lose, then there is almost no chance to win the opponent.

They are not just a cut behind Xiao Buyi and Li Jing?

But if it weren't for this fiasco, Wang Xingben would never have believed this. Perhaps sometimes, you have to be a person who has experienced a painful lesson to remember the lesson!

Seeing that Wang Xingben was speechless, Wang Shichong finally couldn't help but say: "Xingben, I don't blame you for losing people, but you must at least explain everything to me in detail." In this way, we will not repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

Wang Xingben smiled bitterly and said involuntarily: "My nephew thinks that this is inevitable. ”

Wang Shiwei's face changed slightly, and he shouted: "Xingben, how can you talk to the saint like this? ”

Wang Shichong was unhappy in his heart, but he still said with a pleasant face: "But it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Wang Xingben restrained his mind, and finally said everything from the dispatch of troops to the fiasco, he did not deliberately shirk responsibility, in fact, he did not need to shirk at all. Except for the impulse of the siege, the rest were according to Yang Gongqing's orders.

However, Wang Xingben was still smart, and he didn't tell Xiao Buyi the truth.

Wang Shiwei put down his worries and frowned: "Holy Lord, it is obvious that the two defeats were the fault of Yang Gongqing. Honglie and Xingben were all according to what he said, but they led to a mountain of defeat......"

Seeing his brother's uncertain face, Wang Shiwei didn't dare to say more, for fear that it would backfire.

Wang Shichong was silent for a long time, and then he looked up to the sky and sighed: "What a Li Jing." ”

Wang Shiwei was puzzled: "This and Li Jing have nothing to do with it, it seems that they are all Xiao Buyi's tricks. Shengshang, I think Xiao Buyi is cunning and scheming, and he is better than Li Jing. ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "Xiao Buyi is indeed cunning, but without Li Jing's support, he can't take down the two cities so quickly." ”

Wang Shiwei frowned and said: "Weichen is stupid and doesn't understand the meaning of the saint. ”

Wang Shichong said abruptly: "Xiao Buyi is magical in his use of soldiers, but he definitely relies on accurate information, huge manpower, and the best spies. I think his spies are obviously much more clever than we do, otherwise they would have known everything about our actions. I want Xiao Buyi to recover Liyang, suddenly use troops against [***] Mountain, use the strategy of suspicious soldiers to deal with Cheng Jiahui, use the strategy of luring the enemy to deal with Liu Yongtong, use the empty city strategy, and use the method of agitating the general to deal with Xingben, the strategy is not surprising, but the surprising thing is that he varies from person to person. He knew that Cheng Jia would be cautious and knew that Liu Yongtong was greedy, so the strategy he formulated could have the greatest effect. But if Li Jing hadn't figured out for him and attacked with surprise troops, no matter how brave Xiao Buyi was, he wouldn't have been able to do this. Li Jing is a very low-key person, and until now, I know that he shocked the grassland and defeated Li Shanfei, Lin Shihong, Zhang Shanan and others, not for no reason. But he was so sharp that he never went to war with me, which really made me underestimate him. ”

Everyone was silent, perhaps a little unconvinced, but at this time, who dared to refute Wang Shichong's words?

Wang Xingben remembered the majesty of the stab at the beginning, but he believed what Wang Shichong said. Only when you are on the scene can you know how terrible Li Jing's calmness is.

Xiao Buyi can also make you angry and make people feel confrontational, but in the face of Li Jing, he can't even feel like an enemy.

"Shall we ...... Now what? Wang Shiwei said in a low voice.

Everyone was in a panic and had nothing to do. Wang Shichong said slowly: "Xingben, what Xiao Buyi said to you at the beginning should be more than a few simple words. ”

Wang Xingben said: "I said it, I'm just afraid that the saint will be angry." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Wang Shichong said tiredly.

He said holy...... If it is now...... That one...... He can be blameless. Wang Xingben said hesitantly: "But if you wait for his soldiers to come to the city......"

"Then you're going to wipe me out the Nine Clans, right?" Wang Shichong said coldly.

Wang Xing didn't dare to say more, but whoever saw his expression knew that Wang Shichong had guessed well. Wang Shichong's heart was full of anger, but there were no more available generals under his command. Xiao Buyi and Li Jing joined forces, even if he came out, he was not sure of winning, let alone others. And Xiao Buyi and Li Jing, the intention is obvious, Xiao Buyi will not take other places, he will make every effort to calm the south of the Yangtze River first, and then fight Hebei. And avoid the scene of Hebei not being eliminated and Jiangnan sitting big.

Thinking of this, Wang Shichong was awe-inspiring in his heart, and roughly estimated, he didn't know how long he could hold on.

Wang Shichong is not stupid, but extremely smart, otherwise he would not please Yang Guang. You must know that Yang Guang is suspicious, and if he can gain his trust, he is undoubtedly an extremely smart person. Wang Shichong understands that he has absolutely no hope of winning if he starts a war with Xiao Buyi and Li Jing alone, his foundation is too weak, his capital is too little, and the only thing he hopes for is that Xiao Buyi will fight on all sides, he can fish in troubled waters, but Xiao Buyi will not give him this opportunity at all.

Xiao Buyi has taken one-third of Jiangdu's land in less than half a month, because in Jiangdu County, Qingliu and Quanjiao counties are still in the west of [***] city, Xiao Buyi took [***] and Yongfu, cutting off the connection between these two cities and Yangzhou. If Wang Shichong can't regain the lost territory in a short time, it will be a matter of time before these two counties fall.

But is it possible for him to regain lost ground in a short time?

When Wang Shichong thought of this, he felt deep tiredness again. The current troops, with all their strength to hold Yangzhou, may be able to hold out for half a year and a year, and if they want to counterattack again, they will undoubtedly only consume and die. Xiao Buyi's territory is huge, and the loss of tens of thousands of soldiers is nothing, but if he loses, he will never be able to make up for it. Xiao Buyi captures Yongfu, what is the next target, Xuyi, Gaoyou or Hailing?

With a bitter smile on the corner of his mouth, Wang Shichong's heart was full of confusion, and for the first time, he had doubts about his original thoughts......

**

When Wang Shichong was helpless, Xiao Buyi was full of ambition. His happiness, of course, is based on Wang Shichong's pain. But he never had pity on Wang Shichong, and if possible, he wanted to kill Wang Shichong with one sword.

In his opinion, for the pacification of Jiangnan, he has stayed for a long time.

Wang Shichong can't be regarded as a real opponent, but when he is on a journey, what is most likely to make him tired is not a lofty goal, but a grain of sand in his shoes.

Wang Shichong is the sand in Xiao Bu's clothes and shoes.

Xiao Buyi seems to be at ease, but he knows that he is involved by Wang Shichong and can't deal with Hebei with all his might, so he hopes to solve Wang Shichong as soon as possible, no matter what method is used. In addition to coercion, pressure, and inducement, these methods can also include assassination!

It's a pity that although Wang Shichong despises the lives of others, and even kills 30,000 people in one breath without frowning, he has always protected himself very well.

Wang Shichong was surrounded by guards, protecting him day and night. Xiao Buyi knew that Wang Shichong was afraid of death, so in this case, the assassination would not necessarily succeed, but might put the assassin in danger and startle the snake, so Xiao Buyi could only solve the problem with strength.

But how long can he capture Yangzhou, Xiao Buyi has no idea, when he thought of this, some of his subordinates had already escorted Wang Honglie up.

Wang Honglie looked panicked, and when he saw Xiao Buyi, he hurriedly knelt down and said, "King Xiliang, please don't kill me." He was terrified from the bottom of his heart, because although these words were delicious and delicious, it was the first time Xiao Buyi saw him again.

Xiao Buyi smiled and helped Wang Honglie up, "This king not only won't kill you, but will also let you go." ”

Wang Honglie was startled, thinking that Xiao Buyi was playing some kind of cat and mouse game, and said timidly: "King Xiliang, the conscience of heaven and earth, I have never wanted to run for my life." You treat me very well, why should I run away? Please...... Please don't kill me. ”

Xiao Buyi's face turned pale, "This king is a daughter, if he says he won't kill you, he won't kill you, what are you talking about!" Seeing that Wang Honglie was silent, Xiao Buyi said: "I want to send you back to Yangzhou." ”

Wang Honglie blinked, "Send me...... Do you want to go back alive? ”

"Alive, of course." Xiao Buyi laughed, "But I want you to pass on a word to Wang Shichong, I just hope you can pass it on truthfully." Seeing Wang Honglie's timid nod, Xiao Buyi said solemnly: "I need you to tell Wang Shichong that I want to meet him and have a good talk." ”

"That's all?" Wang Honglie was incredulous.

Xiao Buyi nodded and said, "Not bad." Rest assured, you'll be fine, but don't forget what I told you. ”

Wang Honglie was overjoyed and nodded again and again. Xiao Buyi waved his hand and asked people to arrange for Wang Honglie to return to Yangzhou. When everything was in order, Sinan suddenly said on the side: "Xiao Buyi, you don't have to be Wang Honglie to pass the word, of course you have other purposes?" ”

Xiao Buyi smiled slightly, and asked rhetorically, "What other purpose do you think I have?" ”.

(To be continued)