Chapter 397: Success

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Zhou Peigong was stunned when he heard this, and then carefully looked at the person in front of him. Seeing that he was dressed as a Confucian scholar, with a slender figure, a graceful demeanor, and an extraordinary atmosphere, but there was a gloomy air between this person's eyebrows, which made him feel that this person should not be a decent person. Then he asked in surprise: "Who is here, you and I have never known each other, why do you want to set foot in this dangerous place together?" ”

"Hahahaha, it doesn't matter who I am. But I'm about to get tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the big week, so what's so dangerous about Pingliang City? ”

Zhou Peigong was suddenly taken aback: "Huh? Listen to the voice, this person must have been sent by Wu Sangui! It just so happened that at this time, a Pingliang general also came up from the city, but this person was Wang Fuchen's deputy general Shao Lingzhi, and when he saw the scribe at the gate of the city, he immediately greeted: "Mr. Fang!" Rare guests, the military gate is invited! While speaking, he ignored Zhou Peigong.

Zhou Peigong was taken aback again, and asked in surprise: "What, you know each other?" ”

The scribe opened a folding fan in his hand, and said with a smile: "No, Fang Wenxuan, he is the counselor under the command of the general of Zhengbei." I didn't expect that the envoys of our two countries would walk into this Pingliang City together today. Please! ”

Fang Wenxuan himself is not famous, but his uncle Fang Guangchen is very famous, he is now the number one strategist under Wu Sangui, Fang Wenxuan has followed his uncle since he was a child, Fang Guangchen's ability He has also learned four or five points, although he looks relatively young, but he has also been recognized in Wu Sangui's army, especially under Wang Pingfan, at least Wang Pingfan relies on him very much. This is not the first time he has met with Wang Fuchen, and the last time he came was three months ago. It's just that that time it wasn't in Pingliang City. Now Wang Fuchen is in a difficult situation. His mission is likely to be successful.

Zhou Peigong, the general of Fuyuan of the Qing Dynasty, and Fang Wenxuan, a strategist under the command of Wang Ping Fan of the Great Zhou Dynasty, both came to Pingliang. At the same time, the news of entering the city caused a sensation in the whole city. The sergeants wanted to see what they were doing. What kind of fate will it bring to this army that has suffered a series of heavy defeats. The people who paid the most attention to the two were the main generals in the city, and their fate might change in the next short time, so as soon as the two entered the city, the generals sent people to pay close attention.

Wang Fuchen's state of mind at this time can be said to be very complicated. Just now, the soldiers at the gate of the city came to report, saying that Zhou Peigong was going to enter the city to see him. His heart was full of joy and surprise. The joy is that this time he caught the enemy who killed his only son Wang Jizhen, and he can avenge his son; What is surprising is that Zhou Peigong has such courage to dare to break into the Pingliang army that has killed red eyes at such a moment. So while sending someone to inform the city gate to let Zhou Peigong enter the city, he also sent someone to set up a big oil pot in the middle of the aisle of the palace, lit dry wood to burn the fire, and prepared to throw Zhou Peigong into the oil pot without saying a word, and cook him alive!

Things are always unexpected, why is this Fang Wenxuan here again? They had already met more than once, they had seen each other before when he Wang Fuchen was still under Wu Sangui, but Fang Wenxuan was still young at that time. He has always regarded him as a junior. At the time of the last meeting, this Fang Wenxuan was not yet Wang Pingfan's advisor. But it was on behalf of Wu Sangui who came to surrender, it was the second surrender, knowing that he Wang Fuchen had already sent Wu Sangui's confidant Wang Shirong to the Qing court, but he dared to come again also showed Fang Wenxuan's courage. But why did he come here again at this moment, and why did he still meet Zhou Peigong? These two men must be incompatible with each other, and if there is a dispute here, how will they reconcile?

At this moment, Gong Rongyu's state of mind is also very contradictory. In the long run, he hoped that Zhou Peigong could persuade Wang Fuchen to surrender and return to the Qing Dynasty anyway, not only to escape the fate of the annihilation of the whole army, but also to reunite as a family without turning against each other; But in his heart, he didn't want his younger brother, who watched him grow up like a brother, risk his life to enter this tiger's den and wolf's den. When he heard Wang Fuchen's order to set up the oil pot and saw the steaming oil smoke, his heart suddenly accelerated, so he hurriedly walked in front of Wang Fuchen and persuaded with deep concern: "Junmen, Emperor Kangxi and Wu Sangui have both kindness and resentment towards us. In this battle, our losses are too heavy, and we cannot leave a way back for the future. Although the Fang family kid said that he had already brought reinforcements, where were the reinforcements? Even if there are really reinforcements, can they defeat Tuhai? We can't help but have more eyes! ”

"Well, brother, you don't understand, we just lost the battle, and you know very well what the result will be if we surrender here, so for my brother, I have to think about the soldiers, not to mention Ji Zhen, he has ...... Cough" said this, Wang Fuchen let out a long sigh, and was very annoyed in his heart.

Seeing that Wang Fuchen couldn't go on, Gong Rongyu said affectionately: "Big brother, I understand your difficulties and sufferings. Well, bring them in, let them finish whatever they want, and we'll take a moment to figure it out. Now that both are here, there's always one more opportunity to choose from. Big brother, how do you think this is handled? ”

Wang Fuchen did not answer immediately, but pondered for a long time before he spit out a sentence: "Order, set off the cannon, open the middle door, and welcome the guests!" ”

Wang Fuchen's governor opened the door in the middle of the line, and two rows of soldiers in brocade clothes and hats were lined up in an orderly manner on both sides of the road. Dozens of Chinese military guards, holding machetes shining with cold light, formed a knife alley, and a large iron pot was supported in the middle of the aisle in the courtyard in front of the main hall. The flames under the pot are blazing, and the oil in the pot is boiling. Firewood smoke and oil smoke are mixed together, and a courtyard at the end of the house is smoky and terrifying.

Zhou Peigong looked at this pretending to be a powerful pomp and couldn't help but smile secretly. Turning his head to Fang Wenxuan, who was a few years younger than him, he said, "Hehe, who do you think the two of us will be in the oil pot later?" With that, he smiled at his whole clothes, walked through the sword grove with a steady square step, and walked proudly to the main hall.

Although Fang Wenxuan behind him knew that Wang Fuchen was not putting this posture on the other side of Fang Wenxuan, he saw that Zhou Peigong was calm, and he secretly admired Zhou Peigong in his heart. Then he walked in with a smile as well. And as soon as they met. is familiar with the informal greeting to Wang Fuchen warmly: "The little nephew has seen Wang Shibo. I haven't seen Wang Shibo for a few months, but he has been cleared. ”

"My nephew came at a good time. I don't know why I came here? Wang Fuchen deliberately indifferent Zhou Peigong and greeted Fang Wenxuan first.

"General Zhengbei has led more than 30,000 elite soldiers to Pingliang, at this time should have arrived in Changwu, will arrive in Pingliang in a few days, when the two armies can hunt together in Pingliang, revitalize the prestige of the Han family, destroy the sharp spirit of Yi Di, and clean up the old horseman Tuhai. I also have a good breath of evil for Shibo! Fang Wenxuan's words sounded good, in fact, there were a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses under Wang Pingfan's command, and they were scattered, at this time he was leading 30,000 soldiers and horses to fight against Zhao Liangdong's troops in Tongguan, where were the troops coming to Pingliang to help Wang Fuchen.

The task of Fang Wenxuan's trip was to appease Wang Fuchen and not let Wang Fuchen surrender to the Qing court, otherwise their rear would not be protected, and the situation of the Qing army attacking them from both sides would be very difficult. And these days, according to the report, Wang Fuchen's battle losses with the Qing army were strict, although Wang Fuchen had the possibility of surrendering, but he felt that with Wang Fuchen's temper. This is also very low. Surrendering at this time is quite unwise for a smart person. Besides, Wang Fuchen's vision has not been so bad.

"Hahaha! Ridiculous and ridiculous! Zhou Peigong couldn't help laughing out loud.

"What are you laughing at!" The two shouted angrily almost at the same time.

"Hahaha, at this moment, Pingliang City has been surrounded by the imperial army, and General Zhao is marching into Chang'an, but at this time, Wang Pingfan is busy leading the army to resist the imperial court, where are the troops coming from to go west to Pingliang? Isn't it ridiculous to deceive yourself like this! ”

"Humph! What a sharp mouth. Fang Shinephew, please take a seat, let me ask this Mr. Zhou first. You and I are facing each other, and the victory is not divided, what is the important matter for you to enter the city to see me? ”

"What? No score? Hahaha" Zhou Peigong laughed again. Then he continued: "The general has 30,000 well-trained elite soldiers to fight with me, and he has lost seven or eight in the past few days, and now, the general is stuck in this projectile lonely city, with no food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside. May I ask the general, where do you start talking about the words 'victory and defeat'? ”

Zhou Peigong's entry into the city this time was carefully considered, he knew that if he wanted to make Ma Harrier Wang Fuchen surrender, he must not show weakness in front of him, he could only suppress his authority, know his reason, first defeat his sharp spirit, extinguish his prestige, in order to achieve the expected effect. After entering the Yuanmen, he saw that Wang Fuchen had obviously adopted a different attitude towards himself and this Fang Wenxuan, so he also took out the prestige of a powerful minister of the Heavenly Kingdom. After a conversation, he used an aggressive tone.

Sure enough, Wang Fuchen was enraged. He slapped the case with a "snap", pointed at Zhou Peigong with a trembling finger and asked, "Let me ask you, the 1,000 cavalry led by Huang Bai before, but you used treacherous tricks to annihilate his entire army?" ”

"Oh, no, no, no, gentlemen don't plunder beauty. This is the command of General Tuhai in person. ”

"And what about the Battle of Jinghe?"

"General Tu is the commander of our three armies, and naturally he is also credited. In the next post, General Fuyuan sensitized, of course, he must also do his part. This battle made the general report the army to the general, and the majesty of the year was lost, and he did not practice martial arts, did not know the soldiers, but at the critical juncture, he let go of a way for the general to live, which is really ashamed! ”

Listening to Zhou Peigong's ridicule, Wang Fuchen was furious: "Let me ask you again, who did the shelling of Hudun?" ”

"General, don't be so angry. When the two armies meet, there is no reason not to want to win. Hudun terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, how can it be captured in the hands of our army without the help of sharp weapons? This must be something that Mr. Fang should have a lot of, Wu Sangui's rebels have used artillery to resist the heavenly army many times, and I just have a good example, but the general praised it! Zhou Peigong pointed at Fang Wenxuan and said with a smile

Zhou Peicheng was talking, but he didn't know that Wang Fuchen was already angry, and suddenly rushed to him and said in a trembling voice: "Okay, it's good if you admit it." My son Wang Jizhen died tragically at your hands, and today I want you to pay for my son's life! See the frying pan in the yard? What you just said is very right, my Pingliang lonely city is indeed without food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside. It's about to be breached by you. It's a pity that you can't go to the emperor anymore to ask for a reward. But he is going to die in this oil pot! ”

"Hahaha. The general has been a soldier for 30 years in vain, and he has also called the good name of this Kansai horse harrier in vain, and he has not even figured out the four words of the simplest 'know the enemy' in the art of war, which is really funny, hahaha! Zhou Peigong was not afraid when he heard Wang Fuchen's words, but immediately responded with a laugh.

Wang Fuchen, who was in a rage, was stunned by Zhou Peigong's arrogant laughter, "Huh? What do you mean by that? ”

Zhou Peigong was still laughing. Tears are about to burst into laughter. Suddenly, he stopped laughing and said with a straight face: "Today, I, Zhou Peigong, came alone to break into the gate of your horse harrier, and I have already put life and death out of the way, but you use death to scare me, which is not knowing the other; It is clear that you killed your own son with your own hands, but you planted the blame on my head, and I don't know how to say such unreasonable things in broad daylight. Why, don't you understand this truth? ”

Wang Fuchen was really a little dizzy and a little confused: "What? I killed my son with my own hands? Are you crazy? ”

"Humph! General Wang. Your son lives in the capital with dignity and bathes in the emperor's grace. Enjoy the glory of wealth and prosperity; And you treacherously rebelled against the court and pushed your son to the guillotine. The emperor has a kind and merciful heart, and gives the grace of heaven and earth, not only does not kill your son, but also adds him to the rank and knighthood and specially releases him out of Beijing to reunite with you; And you? But you have drawn him into the rebels, and you have thrown him into a quagmire. And at the most urgent and dangerous juncture, you sit in the city without a fight, knowing that the heavenly army is going to attack Hudun and will definitely be able to take Hudun, but you have to send your son to the place where he will die, how have you ever thought about your son in your heart, where is your father's love? Didn't you kill your own son with your own hands? Zhou Peigong changed his harmless smile and scolded loudly.

After a few words, Wang Fuchen was speechless and speechless, but Zhou Peigong couldn't stop saying: "The emperor treats you Wang Fuchen very well, carries you into the flag, places a lot of trust on you, and lets you open a government and build a mansion, and is a very popular minister, but you brutalize the ministers, bully the people, rebel for no reason, and resist the heavenly soldiers." Leave the emperor's kindness to you like a sea behind, this is your disloyalty to the ministers

"The soldiers of the three armies have followed you for decades, and they all want to follow you to make achievements and get a future for their wives and sons, but you have led them astray with your own selfishness, causing them to spill their blood on the battlefield and wander in the desert. Now Pingliang is already like a tired egg, and you are still obsessed with making the whole army die without a place to bury, which is your friend's injustice; In addition, tens of thousands of people in the city have long been out of cooking, and what they are waiting for is to turn war into jade silk, but you insist on going your own way, ignoring the life and death of the people, and want to let the people of Pingliang fall into the fire of blood and war, which is your official inhumanity. ”

"Wu Sangui, a capricious traitor in troubled times, sooner or later, everyone will betray and leave, and the continuous march of the imperial court and the heavenly army will soon be precarious, and it will be too late for the general to regret it! Today, Zhou said this, where to go, General Wang, you can decide for yourself! After Zhou Peigong finished speaking, he walked to the table proudly, pulled over a chair to sit down with his robe crossed, and poured himself a drink from the teapot on the table. And his righteous and stern rebuke made Wang Fuchen scold him with shame and horror, and the fierce and vicious arrogance just now suddenly disappeared. He retreated in trepidation, until he finally sat down in his chair, unable to speak any more.

Fang Wenxuan is also a resourceful person, he immediately thought of a countermeasure after thinking about the shape in front of him, he and Wang Fuchen's deputy general Shao Lingzhi have a good relationship, he communicated with Shao Lingzhi on the way here before, and Shao Lingzhi is also biased towards Wu Sangui's side. At this time, Fang Wenxuan quietly made a murderous gesture at Shao Lingzhi, Shao Lingzhi understood, and shouted: "Where did the sour Xiucai come out of here, he dared to speak wildly and bully our handsome." Come on, take it with me! As soon as these words came out, several of his personal soldiers agreed and pounced on Zhou Peigong.

Fang Wenxuan is also a resourceful person, he immediately thought of a countermeasure after thinking about the shape in front of him, he and Wang Fuchen's deputy general Shao Lingzhi have a good relationship, he communicated with Shao Lingzhi on the way here before, and Shao Lingzhi is also biased towards Wu Sangui's side. At this time, Fang Wenxuan quietly made a murderous gesture at Shao Lingzhi, Shao Lingzhi understood, and shouted: "Where did the sour Xiucai come out of here, he dared to speak wildly and bully our handsome." Come on, take it with me! As soon as these words came out, several of his personal soldiers agreed and pounced on Zhou Peigong.

But just as those soldiers were making a move, they didn't watch out for a person suddenly running behind Shao Lingzhi, snatching a waist knife and slashing Shao Lingzhi to the ground at once, and then holding a knife to protect Zhou Peigong behind him. After doing this, he turned his face again and roared loudly: "You are not allowed to be presumptuous in front of the angels, and whoever dares to do anything wrong again, I will kill him!" ”

This time it changed in a hurry, and no one in the hall expected that they would be stunned by the actions of this big man for a while! Who is this, it is Wang Jizhen who rushed in from outside the hall.

"Ji Zhen, you're not dead!" Wang Fuchen saw this person's face clearly and shouted in surprise. (To be continued......)