Who would have thought that Ye Ji Luo Rong would send an envoy over and ask Luo Xiancheng to splash five feet of blood?

Zhong Rong has experienced a lot of bloodshed in his life, and he never expected that Tong Erdan would suddenly become a killer against Luo!

"Why?" Zhong Rong roared like thunder, shaking the roof tiles, and he was about to split at Tong Erdan with his knife.

Tong Erdan saw that Luo Xiancheng was dead and out of breath, so he avoided Zhong Rong's anger and split a knife, so he threw away the bloody knife in his hand, looking like Zhong Rong was killing him, and only said: "General Zhong, don't you understand the deep meaning of Prince Mu?" ”

"Understand what?" Zhong Rong kicked Tong Erdan violently, and when he saw him abandon the knife, he had no intention of killing him immediately - although Tong Erdan was also a brave general in Beiyanhu, but when Zhong Rong kicked him, his body was also rolled up like a shrimp in pain, and he curled up on the ground and let Zhong Rong put the knife on his neck, and he struggled.

At this time, Luo Xiancheng's soldiers killed another messenger with a knife, rushed in, and looked at Luo Xiancheng, who had fallen in a pool of blood and was already exhausted, and stood there for a while, panicked, not knowing what to do......

The generals inside and outside the hall were also in a mess, no one expected such a change to happen, and no one thought that the envoy sent by Yeji Luorong would be Luo Xiancheng's life talisman - the assassination happened too suddenly, so that everyone suddenly couldn't react, and most people's minds were blank, and they wanted to rush into the hall, but they were stopped outside by the soldiers......

Chen Jingrong was also shocked by the sudden change in front of him, through the moon gate, through the door that Zhong Rong shattered, only to see Luo Xiancheng's huge body weighing two or three hundred pounds lying motionless in a pool of blood, seemingly dead and hopeless - Chen Jingrong couldn't understand for a while why Ye Ji Luo Rong sent someone to assassinate Luo Xiancheng, even if Luo Xiancheng descended to Huaidong at this time, would there be more harm to the soldiers and horses of Beiyan on the west bank of the Han River and Nanyang?

Chen Jingrong is not stupid after all, he was shocked by the assassination of Luo Xiancheng by Ye Ji Luo Rong's special envoy, and in a blink of an eye, he could also think of the great benefit of Luo Xiancheng's sudden death to Huaixi-

No matter what reason Ye Ji Luo Rong wanted to send a dead soldier to Luo Xiancheng to die, as soon as Luo Xiancheng died, the 60,000 or 70,000 soldiers and horses of the Suizhou army in Lishan and the northern foot of Huaishan would inevitably be torn apart immediately.

At this time, around Lishan and the northern foot of Huai Mountain, Huaidong had 10,000 soldiers and horses in Suizhou and 15,000 soldiers and horses in Xinyang, and its main intention was to monitor the remnants of Luo Xiancheng and ensure that the remnants of Luo Xiancheng were trapped in the northern veins of Huaishan for later cleaning; There are 70,000 soldiers and horses in Huaixi close to the northern foot of Huai Mountain, and there are more than 30,000 elite descendants led by Dong Yuan in Guangshan County alone, and it is only 80 miles away from Li Mountain.

Chen Jingrong thought that as long as he could directly spread the news of Luo Xiancheng's sudden death to Guangshan in time, he could directly lead his troops into Lishan to recruit subordinate troops, and he didn't have to worry about what will and strength the remnants of the divided Suizhou Army still had to resist......

In contrast, the Huaidong Army's attention at this time was mainly focused on the front line of Fancheng and Xinye, and it intended to pursue the main force of the Northern Yan forces on the west bank of the Han River first-

Thinking of this, Chen Jingrong thought of a possibility for Ye Ji Luo Rong to send someone to assassinate Luo Xiancheng: that is, to make Luo Xiancheng's remnants immediately split up, and there was a possibility of fully surrendering to Huaixi, and forcing Huaidong to change his current strategy, re-transfer the main force of the Chaishan ambush from the western front to the east, and compete with Huaixi for the fifty or sixty thousand defeated troops on the Lishan side.

In this way, the pressure on the Northern Yan on the western front will be greatly reduced due to the eastward movement of Huaidong's main ambush force in Chaishan, which will win more space and more time for the troops and horses on the west bank to withdraw northward.

However, will Huaidong be tricked? Will Huaidong adjust the established strategic deployment in order to compete with Huaixi for 50,000 or 60,000 defeated troops, so that the 100,000 Northern Yan elites on the west bank of the Han River can breathe a sigh of relief?

Chen Jingrong felt that it was unlikely, before this afternoon, Huaidong's ambush on the northern front had just defeated Meng Anchan's troops who had fled north, and it would take a day or two to chase and kill, even if he withdrew immediately, it would not be faster than Huaixi's action; And Zhong Rong, Wang Xian'er and other Suizhou generals, would rather flee from the south line to the north than surrender to Huaidong, naturally it is more likely to take the initiative to surrender to Huaixi, even if Huaidong immediately transferred Chaishan ambush troops to the east, it will not take a big advantage, it is better to follow the established strategy to pursue and annihilate as many soldiers and horses on the western front of Northern Yan as possible.

In terms of the current situation, only Huaixi can get the greatest benefit from Luo Xiancheng's sudden death!

Could this be the purpose of Yeji Luorong to send someone to assassinate Luo Xiancheng?

Chen Jingrong's brain seemed to be split by lightning, and he suddenly opened up, and walked quickly towards Yin Xiangshang in the inner courtyard.

At this time, everyone was panicked because Luo Xiancheng suddenly stabbed to death the envoy sent by Ye Ji Luo Rong, and no one cared about Chen Jingrong walking into the inner courtyard.

When Yin Xiangshang saw Chen Jingrong, he just said in a panic: "What's going on, what's going on?" ”

"Luo Xiancheng died, and there was great benefit in Huaixi." Chen Jingrong grabbed Yin Xiangshang's sleeve and suppressed his voice so that he should not panic too much.

"......" Yin Xiangshang looked at Chen Jingrong in horror, thinking that Huaixi and Ye Ji Luorong had already colluded.

Chen Jingrong shook his head slightly, to show that this matter was not planned by Huaixi.

Chen Jingrong prompted, Yin Xiangshang also calmed down a little: Since Luo Xiancheng is dead, even if the soldiers and horses in Lishan are divided, the resistance to their surrender to Huaixi will only be smaller, and it can even be said that the resistance suddenly does not exist - Yin Xiangshang can't care about why Ye Ji Luo Rong sent someone to assassinate Luo Xiancheng, but he also figured out that Luo Xiancheng's death is also beneficial to them.

Of course, Huaidong's ambush soldiers in Chaishan showed their hideous fangs, and when they came with Zhong Rong and Wang Xian'er, and heard the news of the defeat of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Eastern Hubei by Beiyan, Yin Xiangshang knew in his heart: Even if there is still a chance to flee to Nanyang, for these generals, maybe surrendering to Huaidong or Huaixi is a better choice to save their lives? The real resistance to surrender is not in the other generals, it is precisely in Luo Xiancheng and a few other people themselves - others can surrender, and even get an official and a half position in Huaidong or Huaixi, only Luo Xiancheng surrenders and has no place to live: it is obvious that Huaixi Rong Luo Xiancheng led the entire surrender at this time, and he will inevitably use all means to divide the generals under him.

As soon as Luo Xiancheng died, the biggest resistance suddenly disappeared.

"You go and invite Wang Xian'er to come over, I want to meet him." Chen Jingrong suppressed his voice and said to Yin Xiangshang.

At this time, Zhong Rong and Luo Xiancheng's guard commander Luo Jian were in the lobby, holding a knife on Tong Erdan's neck, and inside and outside the hall were Luo Xiancheng's personal soldiers, Chen Jingrong did not have the opportunity to immediately contact Zhong Rong and Luo Jian at this time.

Among the generals present, Wang Xian'er was also the leading general of the Suizhou Army.

Wang Xian'er and Zhong Rong fled back from Xiaochang, although many horses were scattered on the way to the north, but there were still more than 5,000 people in the remnants of Lishan with him; In terms of the number of people alone, it is even more than Zhong Rong's remnants.

Yin Xiangshang was reminded by Chen Jingrong, and grabbed Wang Xian'er, who was about to enter the hall to see Luo Xiancheng's life and death, and said in a suppressed voice: "King Luo asked Hu Ren to stab him to death, General Wang, we have to plan a way out as soon as possible!" ”

Wang Xian'er and Zhong Rongbei fled, and they had no fighting spirit in their hearts for a long time, and when they heard Yin Xiangshang say this, they stopped and said with a wry smile: "What else can I retreat?" ”

Luo Xiancheng died suddenly, and even if Luo Xianyi was not dead, he was trapped in Changle Palace; Zhong Rong has the highest prestige, but Zhong Rong fled from the southern front, and the remnants are less than 4,000, and those generals with thousands or 10,000 horses under his command, which one will serve Zhong Rong as the main at this time? Moreover, Zhong Rong is brave and brave, but he is violent, and he is not a master who can convince people - the soldiers and horses at the northern foot of Lishan and Huaishan will inevitably be torn apart.

Under the chaos, Huaidong and Huaixi attacked from the north and south, and now Luo Xiancheng also asked Ye Ji Luo Rong to send someone to stab him to death for no reason, so that it was impossible for them to break through to Nanyang, Wang Xian'er really didn't know where to retreat?

Is it time to surrender?

Wang Xian'er smiled miserably.

"Huaixi Chen Jingrong is in Lishan," Yin Xiangshang said in a suppressed voice, "I appreciate General Wang very much, and I want to recommend General Wang as a general in Huaixi......"

"......" Wang Xian'er stared at Yin Xiangshang in amazement, and suddenly couldn't digest so much shocking news that came to him, he had never met Chen Jingrong, but he also knew that Chen Jingrong's status in Huaixi was only below three or five people.

Dong Yuan personally led the elite of Huaixi in Guangshan County, which is a hundred miles away, how could Wang Xian'er have thought that Dong Yuan would have sent his most important advisers to infiltrate Lishan, let alone that the marching army in Suizhou, Zuo Sima Yin Xiangshang, would have been bought by Huaixi, if Yin Xiangshang also had the opportunity to rule a county alone like Wang Xiang, wouldn't he know that Huaixi would have an ambush army to infiltrate the hinterland of Jingxiang?

Wang Xian'er didn't care to ask Yin Xiangshang about his defection to Huaixi a long time ago, if he could defect to Huaixi and keep his five or six thousand soldiers and horses, he would not lose the best choice. In fact, he and Zhong Rong fled north from Xiaochang, considering the slim chance of escaping to Nanyang, and also considering the possibility of going to Huaixi in the past, at that time he was worried that Luo Xiancheng might not be willing to surrender to Huaixi, but he didn't expect that at this moment Luo Xiancheng asked Ye Ji Luo Rong to send someone to assassinate, and Huaixi's adviser Chen Jingrong was more likely to be Lishan - Wang Xian'er held back the shock in her heart, and followed Yin Xiangshang to the corner to discuss with Chen Jingrong.

None of the others recovered from the panic, and gathered in front of the corridor to block the soldiers, looking at the situation in the hall, where would they notice that Wang Xian'er, Yin Xiangshang and Chen Jingrong were meeting in the corner of the secret courtyard?

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Luo Jian, who asked someone to tie Tong Erdan sturdy and made good use of the iron shovel, beat Tong Erdan fiercely, and asked angrily: "We are loyal to Beiyan, why did Yeji Luorong send you to assassinate King Luo?" Tong Erdan's muscles and bones were stronger, and he gave the iron shovel twice, and his skin and flesh were blooming.

Huo Tong, another member of Lishan's leading army, grabbed Luo Jian and said: "Maybe Tong Erdan's move is not Prince Mu's original intention, think about it, Prince Mu sent someone to stab King Luo to death, what good will it do him?" If you keep him alive and kill him, you won't be able to ask anything!" Besides, even if you kill him, you can't bring King Luo back to life, so let's talk about what to do in the future! ”

Zhong Rong stared at Tong Erdan who was silent, he couldn't wait to chew Tong Erdan alive, but at the same time, he couldn't figure it out, how could Ye Ji Luo Rong send Tong Erdan to assassinate Luo Xiancheng at this time? If you can't figure this out, it's just that, what Huo Tong said is exactly the point: Luo Xiancheng has fallen in a pool of blood, who are the more than 60,000 soldiers and horses in this Li Mountain and the northern foot of Huai Mountain?

Luo Xiancheng's two adult eldest sons are dead, and there is a young son who is trapped in Suizhou City with Luo Xianyi's younger brother Luo Xianyi, and I don't know if he lives or dies, and no one in Lishan can logically ask everyone to be elected as the co-master-Zhong Rong looked at Luo Jian and Huo Tong, the leading generals at the northern foot of Huaishan are still far away, and the leading generals in Lishan are him, Luo Jian, Huo Tong and Wang Xian'er, Huo Tong took the initiative to mention what he planned in the future, it is difficult to guarantee that he did not think about it - Thinking of this, Zhong Rong Huo Ran remembered that Wang Xian'er was still in the courtyard outside, and turned his head to look, I didn't expect Wang Xian'er's figure, and I wondered: Where did Wang Xian'er go?

If it weren't for the rout on the southern front, Zhong Rong would be the first general of the Suizhou army, and he would have the most and most elite soldiers and horses under his command except for Luo Xian's department, but the southern front was defeated, and the soldiers and horses transferred to Huangpi were naturally surrounded and annihilated by the Huaidong army, and he fled north from Tiemen Mountain and Xiaochang in a hurry, only most of those soldiers and horses escaped halfway, and finally the elite of the descendants who could flee to Lishan with him was a little more than 4,000 people, and the number was not even as good as the remnants of Wang Xian'er, let alone compared with Luo Jian and Huo Tong.

Although Zhong Rong is not good at scheming, he is not stupid, Luo Jian is short-tempered and wants to kill Tong Erdan immediately to avenge Luo Xiancheng; Huo Tong blocked Luo Jian, not so much to relieve Ye Ji Luo Rong, but to say that he didn't want to completely block the road on Beiyan's side - Huo Tong didn't care about Luo Xiancheng asking Ye Ji Luo Rong to send someone to stab him to death, he was more concerned about his own retreat.

"What should I do?" Luo Jian asked Huo Tong to catch the cane to kill Tong Erdan, and said like thunder, "King Luo called Yeji Luo Rong to send someone to stab him to death, Suizhou also fell, 80,000 or 90,000 soldiers and horses in Huaixi in the north are staring, and Huaidong in the south is afraid that 200,000 soldiers and horses will come in, what else do you say?" Everyone can disperse, I take my brothers into Huaishan, I don't believe that there is no respite! ”

"What are you talking about?" Zhong Rong said sharply, "At this time, I raised the gang and asked 200,000 soldiers and horses from Huaidong to enter Jingxiang, how long do you think Huaishan can allow you to hide?" In the past few years, Huaidong and Huaixi have been engaged in joint village protection, and the situation in Huaishan has long been no better than in previous years, so you can take people to hide in and recuperate! ”

Specifically, the Lianzhai is to move out the mountain people in the depths of the Huai Mountain, merge the small village with the big village, train the soldiers in the big village, and jointly seal the mountain to prevent the army with the garrison of the outer city. Not to mention that in the past, 350,000 people were hidden in the Huai Mountains to fight guerrillas, but now it is difficult to hide 35,000 people.

Zhong Rong looked back again, but still didn't see Wang Xian'er's figure, and complained in his heart: It's all burning eyebrows, where did Wang Xian'er go? At this time, it was not the turn of those scribes to intervene, but Wang Xian'er, who had more than 5,000 horses under his command, could not help but participate.

When Zhong Rong was about to send someone to find Wang Xian'er, Wang Xian'er lined up and walked in with Yin Xiangshang and another stranger.

Zhong Rong, Luo Jian, and Huo Tong all frowned, even if they had to discuss the matter of Lishan with the scribes, it would not be Yin Xiangshang's turn, and the other person who was still coming in with Yin Xiangshang and Wang Xian'er looked at Miansheng, how could he allow Miansheng to walk into the lobby at this time? Luo Jian was straight-hearted, frowned and asked Wang Xian'er: "Wang Hujun, King Luo was assassinated, where did you go?" ”

"Xian'er has something important to discuss with the three of you, can you call the soldiers outside the threshold first?" Wang Xian'er said.

"Which one are you playing?" Luo Jian held down the saber at his waist and stared at Wang Xian'er vigilantly.

Just now, Tong Erdan lured Luo Xiancheng into the secret room in the name of secret discussion and stabbed him, so that the guards outside couldn't rescue him for a while, Wang Xian'er said this at this time, how could Luo Jian not be suspicious?

"Huaixi Chen Jingrong was appointed as the deputy envoy of the privy council, the envoy of Henan, and the head of the Huaixi camp, Dong Yuandong, who was in front of King Luo, but he never expected to encounter such a tragedy!" Chen Jingrong was not afraid of others, and Shi Shiran saluted Luo Jian, Huo Tong, and Zhong Rong.

Chen Jingrong confessed his identity, Luo Jian, Huo Tong, and Zhong Rong were all startled when they were bitten by scorpions! Also, after Luo Xiancheng's assassination, such an important figure in Huaixi suddenly stood in front of them, how could they not be surprised.

Chen Jingrong spread his hands to show that he had no blades on his body, and asked, "Can you temporarily send the soldiers out of the meeting?" ”

Luo Jian, Huo Tong, and Zhong Rong were shocked and suspicious, but Yin Xiangshang and Chen Jingrong were both weak scholars, and they had no weapons on them, so they were not afraid of their assassination, so Luo Jian waved his hand and asked his subordinates to retreat under the steps outside the corridor first.

Hu Bing wanted to drag Tong Erdan down first, but Chen Jingrong stopped: "I have a few words I want to ask General Tong!" ”

Luo Jian hesitated, Huo Tong and Zhong Rong nodded, and asked the soldiers to leave Tong Erdan, who was covered in blood, in the room for the time being.

Chen Jingrong picked Tong Erdan up and said, "Huaixi Chen Jingrong asked General Tong for advice, why did Prince Mu send you to assassinate King Luo?" ”

Tong Erdan struggled to stand up, looked at Chen Jingrong, smiled, and said, "Finally someone who understands has stood up!" He turned his face to look at Zhong Rong, Luo Jian, Huo Tong, and Wang Xian'er, and asked, "May I ask you, if Luo Xiancheng is immortal, how should you deal with it?" ”

Zhong Rong, Luo Jian, Huo Tong, and Wang Xian'er were stunned for a while, and they didn't understand why Tong Erdan was suddenly so arrogant? Chen Jingrong was taken aback and asked in a lost voice: "Is Prince Mu's original intention to surrender to Huaixi with the state army?" ”