Chapter 52: Abandoning the ship and destroying the enemy
After breaking through Zhang Shan'an's troops, the Tang army captured a large amount of booty, especially the warships of the Jianghuai Army moored outside Stone City, and all the troops were distributing the spoils in an orderly manner according to their military merits.
Seeing this scene, Li Xuan found Li Xiaogong and admonished: "Governor Dadu, I thought that other trophies could still be distributed according to merit, but the Jianghuai army warships anchored outside Stone City, I thought they could all be abandoned. ”
"Abandon it?" Lee Hyo-gung fell into deep thought.
Li Jing and Li Ji also thought about it.
Kan Ling shouted loudly: "The captured warships of the Jianghuai Army should be used by our army." Isn't abandoning ship funding the enemy? How can a war be fought like this? ”
Li Xuan was silent.
Li Xiaogong is still pondering.
Li Jing suddenly seemed to think of something, stood up, looked at Li Xuan in surprise, and then he smiled and said, "Governor Dadu, the last general also agrees with King Yong'an's idea." All the captured warships of the Jianghuai Army should be abandoned. ”
Li Xiaogong fell into hesitation, he couldn't understand why Li Jing would agree with Li Xuan's idea of abandoning the ship? Li Xuan didn't understand military affairs, so he just abandoned the ship and the enemy. But Li Jing is a world-famous general, how could he support Li Xuan's idea? Could it be that there is something special about Li Xuan's idea? What is it?
At this time, Li Ji seemed to have figured it out, he stood up and said, "It's good to abandon ship." The forces of the traitor Fu Gongyou have been suppressed by Du Fuwei, the king of Wu, in other places in the Jianghuai - along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and are not allowed to set foot in the vicinity of Danyang. If we attack Danyang, once it is delayed and cannot be attacked for a long time, our army will fall into the danger of internal and external difficulties. Now the thief general Zhang Shan'an stationed in the Yangtze River has been defeated by us, and neither the thief head in Danyang City nor the forces of the local Fu Gongyou know the details. If we abandon all the warships of the Jianghuai Army, the local forces of Fu Gongyou, and the supporters of the rebel Fu Gongyou along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, will mistakenly think that Fu Gongyou in Danyang City has been defeated, and then go to Danyang to rescue, it will be useless. They will hold the place tightly, and the rescue will be delayed, so that our army will have enough time to capture Danyang City smoothly. ”
Hearing Li Ji's explanation, Li Xiaogong and Kan Ling also figured it out, they all looked at Li Xuan in surprise, they couldn't understand, how could Li Xuan be so smart, how could he come up with such a brilliant idea?
Li Xuan smiled, calmly and calmly, and calmly accepted the gaze of everyone present.
Li Xiaogong ordered: "The warships of the Jianghuai Army shall not be occupied, and all of them shall be abandoned." If anyone dares to occupy it privately, there will be no forgiveness! ”
As soon as the general order came out, the warships of the Jianghuai Army that had been carved up were handed over by the Tang Dynasty army and abandoned on the Yangtze River. Driven by the current, the warships drifted down the river and drifted to various places in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
The Yangtze River was broken through by the Tang Dynasty, and Zhang Shan'an's troops stationed on the Yangtze River were defeated, and Zhang Shan'an and 30,000 Jianghuai troops were captured. The news soon reached the ears of Fu Gongyou in Danyang City.
Danyang City, Dezheng Palace. The red wall and yellow bricks, the carved beams of the paintings, are brilliant, majestic and magnificent. It was originally the Chu palace of Du Fuwei, the original king of Chu, and now it is the place where the emperor of the Song State Fu Gongyou held a court meeting.
Dressed in a brand-new dragon robe, Fu Gongyou sat on the newly built dragon chair, his face gloomy and his heart was uneasy. He didn't expect the Tang army to be so brave and break through the Yangtze River defense line that he had carefully arranged so quickly. There were 40,000 Jianghuai troops stationed there, which closed the entire Yangtze River with wooden stakes and iron locks, and mobilized 200,000 people to build a stone fortified city. How could it be broken by the Tang army overnight? Could it be that the Jianghuai army was so poor in front of the Tang army? ”
Fu Gongyou's henchman and general Xu Shaozong admonished: "Your Majesty, the Yangtze River has been lost. The next target of the Tang Army must be my Danyang Lonely City. The city of Danyang is full of Du Fuwei's cronies, and His Majesty's forces are far away. The ministers asked His Majesty to quickly order all localities to enter the king of Jingqin, otherwise it would be too late for the Tang army to surround Danyang City. ”
Fu Gongyou panicked and said: "Yes, yes, yes, King Qin, order King Qin everywhere." ”
As soon as the messengers sent by Fu Gongyou to ask for help from all over Jianghuai left, Li Xiaogong led the 200,000 elites of the Tang Dynasty to besiege Danyang City.
The pioneer Kan Ling was under Danyang City, and he scolded the enemy and said: "Fu Gongyou old thief, can you recognize my Kan Ling?" King Wu and you are close friends, and he has always respected you, but has he ever treated you badly? Why are you disloyal and unjust, when King Wu was in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, deliberately rebelled and wanted to put King Wu to death? Wang Xiongdan, the right general of the Jianghuai Army, is your righteous brother Wu Wang Yizi, an important minister of the Jianghuai Army, why did you design to frame and kill him? Fang went to Taiping today, for the lives of nearly one million people in Jianghuai, King Wu rushed to Chang'an, and for your own ambition, you dragged all the people of Jianghuai into the war? Haoshou horseman, gray-haired old thief, you will return to Jiuquan today, what face do you have to see my Jianghuai soldiers who died again, and goodbye to the Jianghuai people who were dragged into the war by you and died innocently? ”
When Fu Gongyou heard this, his chest filled with anger, and he screamed, and spit out a mouthful of blood.
In Danyang City, the sergeants were talking.
"It turns out that Fu Gongyou is such a person, we think that he is loyal and righteous, loyal to the liver and courageous."
"yes. King Wu is in Chang'an, he rebelled, isn't this just to put King Wu to death? ”
"General Wang Xiongtan turned out to be killed by Fu Gongyou, he is so vicious. General Wang Xiongdan is a good person, treats soldiers well, restricts military discipline, there are many people in the army who are loyal to him, and there are many people in Jianghuai who feel his kindness. ”
"General Wang Xiongtan was killed by the thief Fu Gongyou, it's a pity, I'm a famous general of the Jianghuai generation."
Kan Ling continued to shout: "All of you are the cronies and subordinates of King Wu, King Wu is living well in Chang'an, Your Majesty is magnanimous, King Wu's status is second only to the crown prince and His Royal Highness the King of Qin, and even far above His Majesty's son King Qi." Hearing that the right general Wang Xiongdan was killed by the traitor Fu Gongyou, King Wu was grief-stricken and indignant. When I left Chang'an, King Wu told me that he wanted me to unite the old Danyang Jianghuai Department, cooperate with the outside and the outside, capture and kill the traitor Fu Gongyou in one fell swoop, serve the King of Wu, and be loyal to the Tang Dynasty......."
Before Kan Ling finished speaking, Fu Gongyou pointed to the angry and said: "Kill him, kill him, you can't let him say it again." ”
Kan Ling erected a tiger's whiskers, round eyes, and a spear in his hand, and immediately shouted under the city: "I am Kan Ling, the former general of the Jianghuai Army, who dares to kill me?" "The sound is like a huge thunder, the momentum is like a galloping horse, and the power is abnormal. The Danyang archers in the city were all trembling and at a loss.
Fu Gongyou's face was red, but he was helpless.
Li Jing said to Li Xiaogong: "General Kan Ling, he is really a peerless warrior. ”
Li Xiaogong nodded in agreement, and looked at Kan Ling, with more and more appreciation in his eyes.
Kan Ling continued to shout: "Brothers of the Jianghuai Army, the King of Wu has an order, work together to capture and kill the traitor Fu Gongyou, you are the benefactor of King Wu, the benefactor of my Jianghuai Army, and the benefactor of nearly one million people in my Jianghuai. King Wu will personally ask for a reward for you, and you will be crowned an official. For King Wu, for the Tang Dynasty to capture and kill the traitor Fu Gongyou. ”
Kan Ling's shouting was quite tempting.
Li Ji sighed: "It seems that King Wu is truly loyal to my Tang Dynasty." Kan Ling alone is worth 100,000 Jianghuai troops. ”
Li Jing showed a smile like an old fox and said, "Kan Ling's words may lead to civil strife in Danyang City." ”
At the head of the city, the cronies of Wu King Du Fuwei all looked at Fu Gongyou with greed. Fu Gongyou's face turned white, and he was stunned. Fu Gongyou's cronies Xu Shaozong and others tightly surrounded Fu Gongyou in the middle to protect them in case of accidents.