After Wang Meng returned to Chang'an, he quickly finished the tricky matter, and at this time, when he heard that Song Chao was visiting, he was very happy, and immediately sent his subordinates to invite Song Ming.

What happened in Liangguo was completely under Wang Meng's control, and at this time, Wang Meng could also guess the reason why Song Chao came to Chang'an.

Seeing that Wang Meng invited him to meet him at the mansion, Song Chao hurriedly took a few guards and walked towards Wang Meng's mansion.

Outside the gate of Wang Meng's mansion, Song Chao asked several guards to wait outside the door, and he strode in alone.

Wang Meng was already waiting for Song Chao at the door of the main hall, and when he saw Song Chao striding over, he hurriedly greeted: "General Song is coming to visit, Wang Meng is not far away!" After speaking, he arched his hand to Song Ming.

Song Chao originally thought that it was Wang Meng's butler who was standing at the door of the main hall, but he didn't expect it to be Wang Meng himself, and after being stunned for a moment, he hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "The last general Song Chao pays a visit to the prince." After saying that, he bent down and saluted.

Wang Meng took a step forward, helped Song Chao up, and said happily: "General Song came to the cold house, which really made the cold house shine!" Come, inside please. After speaking, he motioned for Song Chao to go to the main hall and sit down.

"Prince, please." Song Chao said politely and followed Wang Meng into the main hall.

After a few casual greetings, Wang Meng asked knowingly: "General Song came to Chang'an, I don't know what you are doing?" ”

Song Chao clenched his fists, and Zhengse said: "Don't hide it from the prince, there was turmoil in my Daliang country, first the traitor Zhang Zuo usurped the throne and became independent, and then Zhang Can killed the monarch and became independent, and now, Zhang Zuo has been killed, but the traitor Zhang Can is still sitting in Guzang and claiming to be the king without authorization." It's a big rebellion. ”

When Wang Meng heard this, he said softly: "What happened in Liangguo has already spread to Chang'an City, I know all this, General Song said this, is it to use the soldiers and horses of our army to crusade against Zhang Can." ”

"That's right, I don't know what the prince wants?" Song Chao said softly.

Wang Meng smiled and said softly: "General Song, for my Great Jin Imperial Court. Whoever is king. As long as the above table is called a minister, Zhang Can does not have the heart to be the emperor, and has already declared himself a minister to the Great Jin Dynasty, how can this general send troops to attack Guzang at will? After speaking, he shook his head slightly.

Seeing that Wang Meng did not agree to send troops. Song Chaoxin was not panicked. This was expected by him. After all, there was no need for the Great Jin Dynasty to lose its strength in order to solve the civil strife in the Liang Kingdom. Unless you can get great benefits.

Song Chao looked at Wang Meng, and said: "Prince, Zhang Can has a strict character, and is not suitable for ruling the country, Liang Guo will inevitably weaken day by day under the rule of Zhang Can, if the prince is willing to send troops to Gu Zang and exterminate Zhang Can, the last general will be willing to assist the prince and let the entire Liang Kingdom return to the Great Jin." ”

When Wang Meng heard this, he was overjoyed and asked softly, "General Song's words are true. ”

Song Chao said loudly: "Don't worry, Song Ming's words count, and the prince will definitely not expire." ”

Wang Meng nodded, and said: "The land of the three states of Liangguo was originally the land of the Great Jin, but it was just the territory lost after the Yongjia Rebellion, and now, if he can recover his homeland, Wang Meng will naturally do his best." ”

"When the prince plans to send troops, the last general is willing to take the lead." Song Chao asked while the iron was hot.

Wang Meng lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and said: "The soldiers are very fast, it only takes one day for our troops to gather soldiers and horses, and tomorrow afternoon, we will immediately send troops."

Song Chao was overjoyed when he heard this, and hugged his fists and said: "Thank you for helping me, the last general will return to Longxi, contact all walks of life in Liangguo, in order to respond to the prince's army, and hope that after the Great Jin Dynasty recovers Liangzhou, Liangzhou can be as rich as Guanzhong." ”

Wang Meng smiled and said softly: "This is nature, you go back quickly!" In a few days, our army will be able to reach Longxi County. ”

"Take care, the prince will take his leave." Song Chao clasped his fists and saluted, then turned around and left Wang Meng's mansion.

After returning to the post house, Song Chao was not in the mood to appreciate the bustling Chang'an City, so he hurriedly gathered his guards and ran towards Longxi County.

After Song Chao left Chang'an, Wang Meng gave orders to his subordinates on the one hand, asking them to immediately assemble troops and horses, and on the other hand, he reported all kinds of things that happened in the direction of Liangguo, as well as his own disposal plan, to Hua'an, who was far away in Yecheng, so that Hua'an could understand the situation in Liangguo.

After some assembly, the 30,000 main cavalry and 50,000 newly formed cavalry under Wang Meng's command were all ready, and they could immediately rush to the direction of Guzang City with just one order.

In fact, to deal with the 50,000 troops under the command of Zhang Can, there is no need to move the army so much, with Wang Meng's military talent, only 30,000 elite soldiers, you can beat Zhang Can all over the ground to find teeth, but in order to show the strength of the Guanzhong Army, Wang Meng still decided to lead more troops, in addition, in addition to eliminating Zhang Can, there is a more important task in this battle, that is, to completely annex Liangguo, there is not enough army, it will not form a huge deterrent, it will be very difficult to annex Liangguo, for this reason, it is necessary to lead enough troops.

In addition, although after some improvements, the performance of the baggage vehicles in Guanzhong has been greatly improved, and grain and grass can be directly transferred from Qinzhou, which is close to Liangzhou, but the pressure on logistics is still very great, for this reason, Wang Meng mobilized tens of thousands of people in Qinzhou, responsible for escorting grain and grass, and let 50,000 newly formed cavalry be responsible for escorting.

In the afternoon of the second day, under the personal command of Wang Meng, 80,000 Guanzhong cavalry set off from the direction of Chang'an City and marched towards Guzang City in Liangzhou.

A few days later, Wang Meng and his 80,000 troops arrived in Longxi County and joined up with the soldiers and horses of Song Chao and Li Yan, so that the troops under Zhang Can's command were at an absolute disadvantage.

Seeing that Wang Meng led the army to reinforce Song Chao and Li Yan, Zhang Can, who was sitting in Guzang City, was extremely nervous, if Wang Meng's army and Song Chao and others killed together, he would not be able to resist it no matter what, for this reason, after Wang Meng's army arrived in Longxi County, he immediately ordered Niu Ba in front of him to lead more than 10,000 troops to withdraw from Longxi County, in order to hold Guzang City.

At the same time, in order to find out Wang Meng's attempt to march into Guzang, Zhang Can sent his henchmen to Wang Meng's military camp to question Wang Meng.

Wang Meng used Zhang Can's killing of Zhang Xuanliang, the king of Liang, to lead a large army to crusade against Zhang Can, and asked Zhang Can to take the initiative to confess.

Zhang Can's henchman touched his nose, and hurriedly returned to Guzang City, telling Zhang Can of Wang Meng's reason.

Seeing that Wang Meng wanted him to confess, Zhang Can was taken aback, now, Song Chao and Li Yan have become close to him, if he really confesses, it is equivalent to admitting that the Liang royal family was killed by himself, so it will be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the Liang country, and even his life will not be guaranteed.

In order to deal with the invasion of Wang Meng's army, Zhang Can was in the palace hall and convened the generals to discuss.

Zhang Can looked at his subordinate generals and said loudly: "Generals, now, the traitors Song Zang and Li Yan colluded with the Jin general Wang Meng, intending to raid Guzang City, Wang Meng commanded 80,000 troops this time, Song Chao and Li Yan also had 10,000 horses each, the total strength of the enemy army is 100,000, and our army only has 50,000 horses. ”

The general Niu Ba hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, how can there be a reason to move the capital without a fight, although the Jin army has many soldiers and horses, but it is an unrighteous soldier to invade my Daliang country for no reason, and the rebels of Song Chao and Li Yan are even more vulnerable, as long as our army is arrayed along the river, it will definitely be able to defeat the enemy army in one fell swoop." ”

All the generals have never competed with Wang Meng's Guanzhong Legion, so they naturally don't know the combat effectiveness of Wang Meng's Legion, so for this reason. Most of them are not able to express their position, but based on the experience of defeating Song Chao and Li Yan, they believe that as long as they occupy favorable terrain, they can completely defeat Wang Meng's army and win the defense of Guzang.

After some deliberation, Zhang Can decided to make a desperate bet and occupy favorable terrain in the south of Guzang City, so that his army could set up a defensive formation, preparing to block the attack of Wang Meng's army with all his might.

Wang Meng's army rested in Longxi County for a day, and then with the cooperation of the Song mixed army and Li Yan's army, they rushed in the direction of Guzang City.

A few days later, Wang Meng, Song Ming, and Li Yan's army arrived near Guzang City, and confronted the army under Zhang Can's command across a river.

The Zhang Can army on the opposite side was nothing at all in Wang Meng's eyes, but in order to reduce casualties, Wang Meng decided to immediately let the entire army divide into multiple routes, from different directions, and launch an attack on the opposite bank at the same time.

Although separated by a river, the army under Zhang Can occupies the geographical advantage, but the morale of the army under Zhang Can is low, and the strength is not at all the opponent of the elite cavalry under Wang Meng.

Wang Meng's army attacked all the way forward, and soon the troops arrived at the city of Guzang, followed by the army under the command of Song Chao and Li Yan, and surrounded the city of Guzang.

In order to reduce casualties, Wang Meng did not order an attack on Guzang City, but launched a psychological offensive, so that the defenders defending Guzang City would surrender immediately.

"Your Majesty, it's not good, our army has been routed on all fronts, and the enemy army has surrounded the capital." A henchman rushed into the palace and reported to Zhang Can.

When Zhang Can heard this, he was immediately shocked, he didn't expect that the 50,000 troops under his command would retreat so quickly, and now, Guzang City was also surrounded by regiments, and it became extremely difficult for him to evacuate.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers defending the city have opened the door and surrendered, and the enemy army has entered the capital." It didn't take long for Guzang City to collapse itself.

Seeing that Guzang City was broken, Zhang Jar was even more shocked, in order to save his life. Zhang Can changed into a civilian outfit, and brought enough softness to prepare to escape from Guzang City while the chaos was in place.

But in times of crisis, people's hearts will become extremely selfish, and one of the generals under Zhang Can's command, in order to have a future in the future, will kill Zhang Can and sacrifice Zhang Can's head to Wang Meng. (To be continued......)