Guo Shiheng is also a general under Wang Shichong, was named the general of Zhendong, and is currently leading 10,000 troops to garrison Huai'an County. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, Tian Zan understood Zhang Xuan's intentions, he thought for a while and said: "Guo Shiheng is the same as the humble position, he was originally a general under Zhang Zhenzhou, after Zhang Zhenzhou's death, we were all relieved of the military power and transferred to Luoyang to be idle, Wang Shichong originally ordered Yang Gongqing to take over Zhang Zhenzhou's army, but this person was born as a thief in Hebei, and the soldiers did not obey him, Yang Gongqing could not command this army, Wang Shichong had to let Guo Shiheng replace him, this person has strict military discipline, and Wang Ren is very different. ”

Zhang Xuan smiled and said: "At present, the Tang army has attacked Nanyang County and is besieging Sui County, I see that Guo Ziheng's army has not intended to rescue Nanyang County for a long time, I estimate that he has an idea, I want the general to persuade him to surrender for me, and I will give you another letter, you give him the letter, if he is willing to surrender, you can immediately send someone to report to me." ”

Tian Zan got up and said, "I am willing to persuade General Guo to surrender for the marshal." ”

Zhang Xuan immediately wrote a letter and asked Tian Zan to rush to Huai'an County immediately, he was worried that the Tang Army would preemptively say that Guo Ziheng would surrender first, and he Zhang Xuan could see that Guo Ziheng was unwilling to help Nanyang, how could Li Shimin not see it? The 10,000 troops under Guo Ziheng are the elite army trained by Zhang Zhenzhou, and it would be a pity if they were obtained by the Tang army.

So Zhang Xuan has been thinking about the candidate to surrender Guo Ziheng on the road, and when he heard that Tian Zan shot Wang Renze to surrender to the Sui army, he immediately decided to let Tian Zan go to say that Guo Shiheng would surrender.

Tian Zan did not delay, returned to the account to clean up, and rushed to Huai'an County with more than a dozen entourage.

Zhang Xuantun's heavy army of 80,000 troops in Xiangyang County was not to wait and see the Tang army defeat Wang Shichong and seize Luoyang, the agreement he reached with the Tang army was limited to Jingzhou, Li Yuan exchanged land for the army, gave up the entire territory of Jingzhou, and Zhang Xuan let the Tang army return to the dynasty, in addition, the agreement between the two sides did not mention Luoyang or Wang Shichong.

This means that the Tang army is attacking Wang Shichong with all its might, which does not mean that the Sui army cannot attack.

Luoyang County, Henan County, Xingyang County, Hongnong County, Xiangcheng County, Shuyang County, Nanyang County, Xiyang County and Huai'an County, eight counties and one capital, occupy the entire western part of the Central Plains, as Luo Cheng said, the demise of Wang Shichong means that the Sui and Tang dynasties will no longer have a buffer, and the final battle for hegemony will gradually come.

At this time, a personal guard reported at the door of the tent: "Your Highness, General Liu has arrived." ”

"Let him come in and see me at once."

After destroying the Tang warships in Yidao County, Liu Lancheng was promoted to general and became the fastest promoted general of the Sui army, and his two lieutenants Zhang Li and Li Keshi were also promoted from Huyalang to Huben generals, and the rest of the meritorious generals were rewarded.

Liu Lancheng knelt down on one knee and saluted, "See the handsome for your humble position!" ”

"General Liu, please get up!"

"Xie Dashuai!"

Liu Lancheng stood up, stood with his hands down and waited for the commander's military order, Zhang Xuan walked a few steps with his hands down, turned around and asked, "Is General Liu familiar with Huai'an County?" ”

"I was passing by Huai'an County when I attacked Junyang County the year before last, so I am not very familiar with it, but I also know a little about it."

Zhang Xuan said slowly: "Tian Zan went to persuade Guo Shiheng, the defender of Huai'an County, to surrender on my military order, if he was not recruited by the Tang Army, it is very likely that he will surrender to us, this is my means to contain the main force of the Tang Army on the East Road, but Xiyang County on the West Road must also put an army to seize Xiyang County, cut off the Nanxiang Road, cut off the logistics and transportation of the Tang Army, and completely contain the main force of the Tang Army."

But there is one thing, you must wait for Tian Zhan's side to attack the Tang army, and then you will officially appear in Xiyang County, all in all, you are the last step, do you understand what I mean? ”

"I understand it perfectly!"

Zhang Xuan nodded and said: "I estimate that Li Shimin will send Li Xiaogong's army to exterminate you, you don't want to fight, directly knock on Wuguan, if you can break into Shangluo County, it is the best, you can directly threaten Chang'an, and after Li Xiaogong's army goes north, then kill back to Xiyang County, I think then Li Yuan will not let Li Xiaogong's army return to Xiyang County, in short, it is eight words, flexible, knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger." ”

"Please rest assured, the humble post will definitely remember these eight words."

Zhang Xuan explained a few more words to him, and Liu Lancheng bowed and left.

At this time, Zhang Xuan didn't want to turn his face with the Tang army, especially before the Tang army of Yiling County and Qingjiang County had all withdrawn from Jingzhou, he still needed to maintain a superficial peace with the Tang army, but Wang Shichong's eight counties and one capital, he had to take his own share.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan immediately ordered: "Please Mr. Cen come to see me!" ”

When Jiangling was destroyed, he escaped from Jiangling City among the refugees, and hid in the countryside of Jiangling for half a month, and when the situation calmed down, he took a boat to go north to Zhongdu to defect to Xiangguo Xiao Yu.

Cen Wenwen's family is also a Nanjun wang family, and his grandfather Cen Shanfang once served as the secretary of the Western Liang Ministry and has a very close relationship with the Xiao family.

Xiao Yu recommended him to Zhang Xuan, who had heard his name for a long time and appointed him as the counselor of the Qi Palace, the counselor of military affairs.

After a short time, Cen Wenwen hurriedly walked into the big tent, bowed and saluted: "See Your Highness!" ”

"Sir, don't be polite, please take a seat!"

Zhang Xuan invited Cen Wenwen to sit down, and let the soldiers serve tea, Zhang Xuan smiled and said: "I didn't let Mr. go back to Nanjun, Mr. should be very sorry in his heart!" ”

At present, Nanjun Taishou is the former Zhang Xuan's boss, Zhou Fashang's younger brother Zhou Faming, Zhang Xuan intends to let Cen Wenwen serve as the county leader, but Fang Xuanling persuaded Zhang Xuan that Nanjun is far away from the central capital, and Taishou is the local township party, so it is best for the county to be appointed from the north, so that it is convenient to restrain each other and prevent the southern county from being controlled by the local sect of the southern county.

Zhang Xuan accepted Fang Xuanling's advice, and decided to keep Cen Wenwen in the army, no longer send him to Nanjun, and let him be released in the north as a guard.

Cen Wenwen did feel a little regretful in his heart, but since this was the decision of King Qi, he had no choice, so he had to bow down and say: "I am willing to obey all the arrangements of His Highness." ”

Zhang Xuan nodded and said: "Mr. is a great talent in the world, Xiao Mo also persuaded me to reuse Mr., although he is returning to his hometown in Nanjun, but he has also buried talents, I plan to take Luoyang, appoint Mr. as Luoyang Order, and restore the livelihood of Luoyang for me." ”

On the surface, the Luoyang Order is only a county order, but because of Luoyang's special status, the Luoyang Order is actually equivalent to Taishou and is a positive five products, which is indeed an exceptional reuse for Cen Wenwen, who is only twenty-seven years old.

Cen Wenwen hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Thank you Your Highness for your cultivation, your subordinates will definitely do their best to live up to Your Highness's expectations." ”

Zhang Xuan smiled and waved his hand, letting Cen Wenwen sit down, and he said: "The current situation must be clear to Mr., what does Mr. think is the best strategy to take Luoyang?" I would like to hear the opinion of the gentleman. ”

The situation of taking Luoyang has gradually become clear, almost every military adviser has their own ideas, including Zhang Xuan, of course, everyone's position and starting point are different, so their best strategy will be different, for example, Fang Xuanling is more inclined to solve the Tang army first, and then force Wang Shichong to surrender, but Zhang Xuan is biased towards a two-pronged approach, and must capture Luoyang before the Tang army goes north, which is slightly different from Fang Xuanling.

Cen Wenwen also had his own thoughts, he muttered and said: "The subordinates suggested starting from two directions, one is Xingyang County, the other is Xiyang County, occupy Xingyang County, break the tiger prison, and then the troops can come to Luoyang City, and the capture of Xiyang County will cut off the retreat of the main force of the Tang Army, Li Shimin will suffer from the enemy on his back, except for taking Hongnong County to the north, he has no third way." ”

Zhang Xuan nodded again and again, Cen Wenwen's thoughts coincided with his own, and he couldn't help but ask happily: "Then what is the specific strategy for seizing Luoyang?" ”

Cen Wenwen smiled slightly: "Wang Shichong's biggest weakness is that he seeks the country and usurps the throne, his name is not right, his words are not good, there are many people who use him to seek wealth and nobility for a while, but there are very few people who are really loyal to him, Wang Shichong himself understands, so he tries to reuse his brothers and nephews, but Wang Shichong was born in the Western Regions, most of his brothers and nephews are not doing business, and there are few people who can use it greatly, His Royal Highness can take advantage of this and divide it within Wang Shichong, especially those who hold heavy power and Wang Shichong has to rely on them, His Royal Highness must pull them over, even if there are some festivals in the past." , His Royal Highness also tried to be as tolerant as possible, so that Wang Shichong's regime would be broken from within, and His Highness would be able to capture Luoyang with minimal losses. ”

Zhang Xuan pondered and said, "Does Mr. mean Cui Wenxiang?" ”

Cen Wenwen shook his head, "Cui Wenxiang has a despicable character, kills his brother to seek glory, such a person is not enough to atone for his sins, and besides, this person only has a little power in the court, and his subordinates are talking about military power." ”

Cen Wenwen dipped the tea and wrote a name on the table, "The subordinate said this person, as long as His Royal Highness pulls him over, the subordinate believes that the Zheng Dynasty will be buried in the hands of this person in the end." ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, took out a golden arrow and handed it to Cen Wenwen, and said with a smile: "I took advantage of the opportunity of Wang Shichong to carry grain, and I have sent a thousand Luoyang soldiers to infiltrate Luoyang, and Mr. can command this army with this order, and I will write a personal letter, and I will ask Mr. for this matter." ”

Cen Wenwen got up and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, your subordinates will live up to their mission!" (To be continued.) )