Chapter 888: It's Business as Old
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On the fifth day of Zhou Yiwen's assassination of the historical throne, Zhu Biao led 30,000 iron cavalry to Wenyang City!
Sweep the military base outside the city, try to attack the city, do not resist, stay for five days, annihilate two reinforcements, and retreat.
In May, the number of pedestrians on the streets of Wenyang City gradually increased. It seems that the previous crisis has all faded.
The hot and dry weather has begun, and with the gloomy weather in the past two days, it has disappeared today, and it has been replaced by a cool feeling.
The trees on both sides, their branches and leaves swaying in the wind, and under the green color, there is a harbinger of decay.
In front of the Assassin's Mansion, the white silk has been removed, and the gate guards stick to their posts one by one as in the past, a kind of awe-inspiring majesty, but it gradually disappears with the return of the old handsome Zhou Chunxin to the west.
When he first ascended the throne, Zhou Chunxin Yu Wei was still there, but now a month later, people in Wenyang finally realized that Zhou Chunxin was dead, and the former strongman was gone. The person sitting in the handsome position is a young man who has no authority!
In front of the gate, there are carriages, all of which are of medium style, and there are few luxurious ones.
This situation is common in recent months, and the children of the wealthy families who used to come and go to the Marshal's Mansion are now rarely seen, but in exchange for some small officials who want to take the opportunity to take the position, these people are difficult to enter even the Assassin's Mansion when the old marshal is alive.
Now, he has become a frequent visitor to the Assassin's Mansion.
I have to say that although they are in the same position, different people come to sit, and the deterrent effect is completely different.
"Dashuai, don't worry, these things, the small ones will be done properly, and they will not live up to your trust." In the living room, several young people were talking to the new handsome Zhou Yiwen.
Because it involved the construction of the city wall and the collection of donations, the young man who spoke confidently assured Zhou Yiwen who was seated.
Zhou Yiwen looked at these people who had promised him again and again, and sighed softly in his heart. If it weren't for his own lack of authority, why waste words with these people?
It's not that he didn't want to follow his father's example and use thunderbolts to suppress disobedient people like Zhou Chunxin at the beginning, but Zhou Jinwen is in the name of filial piety. Reluctant to go to Zibo, his officials and generals are all old ministers, in power, although they do not disobey their orders, but they are not afraid, in this case, giving people a handle will only put themselves in an embarrassing situation.
Zhou Chunxin was firmly in control of the army at the beginning, holding the knife handle in his hand!
can't be compared, the current Zhou Yiwen really can't compare with his own Lao Tzu at the beginning. There is only a slow picture. Zhou Yiwen needs time for himself to subdue some forces from all sides and turn the current situation around.
But Zhu Biao, who won the two counties of Wenzhou, will he leave so much time for himself?
Zhou Yiwen was bitter in his heart, but he could only use the same young people in front of him. Thinking of this, he smiled with Hexi on his face and said, "In this way, this matter will be handed over to you." ”
After sending them away, the butler walked in from outside.
Zhou Yiwen sighed and looked at him with a little tiredness: "How is the situation on the third side?" ”
"Back to the word of the Lord. During this period of time, the third prince kept filial piety in the new mansion, except for the monks and Taoists who were invited to pray for the old handsome, there were no officials in and out. ”
"If he really has filial piety. It's easy to do. Zhou Yiwen rubbed his eyebrows.
"Lord, do you continue to send people to keep an eye on you?" The butler asked cautiously.
After a moment of silence, Zhou Yiwen commanded: "No matter how much he delays, he can't delay the expiration of the filial piety period." In a few days, he will get up and go to Zibo. During this time, your daily supervision is all it takes. ”
It's been a month, and the big picture has been decided. Several important civil and military forces of Zhou Jinwen's mother clan were all taken down, even if the other party was not angry, there was no way to change it, and he was not too worried about this flash brother.
I'm just worried about Zhu Biao's movements.
"I thought that there would be a fierce battle a month ago, but I didn't expect that the other party was thundering and raining, and he didn't contribute at all...... What does the thief think? Has there been a change elsewhere? ”
Zhou Yiwen really hopes that this is the case, and what he lacks now is time.
If he is given a year and a half, even if he can't subdue his father and leave the entire force, at least he won't be like now, he will be controlled everywhere, and his fists and feet will not be used.
He didn't know that when he was thinking about it, Zhu Biao had already gathered 50,000 Han troops, 30,000 Cizhou troops, 20,000 people, and 100,000 people, and killed them in the direction of Wenyang.
When he heard the news, Zhou Yiwen was reading the book left by Zhou Chunxin, and the housekeeper staggered in from the outside, looking like a wolf, flustered, which was really rare.
"What's wrong?" Frowning and looking at the butler who couldn't stop breathing, Zhou Yiwen asked slowly.
"Lord, a spy just came to report, saying that the army of thieves is coming in the direction of Wenyang!" The butler took a breath and said it very smoothly.
"What did you say?" Zhou Yiwen was shocked: "Is this serious? Where is that spy now? Bring him in! ”
"No!"
Unlike when Zhou Chunxin was there, Zhou Yiwen trusted the people around him very much, so even the military information that should not have been reported to the housekeeper was also in contact with the housekeeper.
After hearing the master's order, the housekeeper quickly brought the spy to Zhou Yiwen.
"General, I wish the thief to raise 100,000 troops, and he has already come in a mighty way, and the thief will personally lead the troops."
After listening to the spies repeating the information they had received, Zhou Yiwen panicked.
Although he is already a new commander, he has very little experience in the war, and he is a little at a loss for a while.
In the end, the housekeeper has been following Zhou Chunxin for a long time, and seeing Zhou Yiwen walking back and forth in the room twice in a uncertain manner, he sighed secretly in his heart, and finally reminded cautiously: "Lord, let's invite a few adults to the conference hall to discuss the matter?" ”
Zhou Yiwen's mood has always been calm, just like the feeling of disaster when Zhu Biao's soldiers came to the city a month ago, "Go, go quickly, please ......"
He didn't know who to use and who not to use, in the final analysis, he didn't have his own team, and although he knew the people in his father's team, he didn't know much about it. And at this critical juncture, the slightest negligence is the destruction of the family and the death of the 'country'.
The butler answered, and in less than a pillar of incense, everyone gathered in the council room.
When Zhou Yiwen got the intelligence report and everyone knew about it, there was silence in the conference hall for a moment.
"Why, the Han army hasn't arrived yet, so you're scared?" Although he is also afraid in his heart, as the new master, Zhou Yiwen is by no means stupid, nor is he a chaotic person. but not enough authority to convince the people.
Then. He knew that the Han army's capture of Wenyang County was the time when the Zhou family died.
He clearly remembered that his father had destroyed the places in his early years, but none of them had a good end.
Besides, the Zhou clan occupies the land of a state. If others surrender, such as a Taishou, maybe it is okay, and the Zhou family surrenders to Zhu Biao, but it will be self-defeating.
Facing the generals who fell silent, Zhou Yiwen had to calm down. Try to be as good as a manager.
"Marshal, the top priority is to send more soldiers and horses to Gaotang and hold the city. The second is to prepare more for war and defend the baggage than Wenyang. The third is to gather soldiers and horses from various counties and gather in Wenyang. Fourth, prevent people from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble......"
"If possible, send wise men to Zibo and the princes of Zhuzhou to ask for reinforcements!"
Wenzhou has no field power, but there is still the power of defense, and the people who heard that the Han army came were shocked. Someone began to build the layout.
The uneasiness in Zhou Yiwen's heart was immediately approved after listening to the opinion.
That's a pretty good idea.
Wenyang County began to prepare for the battle, and the Han army rested on a slope outside Gaotang City, two hundred miles away from Wenyang County. It's all over the land.
Zhu Biao turned over and dismounted, sat in a circle with the accompanying civil and military generals, and pointed at a simple map.
"Marshal, if you go this way. In less than three days, you can arrive at the city of Wenyang. The former Sanqiu Taishou Gong Xin pointed to a dotted line in the picture and said to Zhu Biaojian.
At this time, Zhu Biao's eyes fell on the other corner of the map. said: "What if our army ignores Gaotang and does not go to Wenyang first, but takes a detour to take Beixing County?" ”
Zhu Biao pointed to Beixing County on the other side of the east side of Gaotang County, and said with interest: "If Beixing County is taken first, the remaining three counties can be deterred, then Wenyang County will become a lonely place, and Wenyang City will become an isolated city." At that time, it is better to have a deterrent effect on Wenyang County than to bypass Gaotang and have a restless back, right? ”
"Beixing County?" Gong Xin thought for a while and said: "This county is too shou Wang Renqing, this person has some ability, and Zhou Chunxin has always been the first to look forward to the horse, and he is the confidant of the Zhou family. If you attack Beixing, I am afraid that there will be a fierce battle. ”
"That's right." Zhu Biao clapped his hands and laughed, "The deterrent is played." To pick, we have to pick a hard bone, so that we can show our strength. ”
"Besides, is Wang Renqing more difficult to deal with than Wang Shao? Will Beixing County be more difficult to overcome than Gaotang? It's an iron walnut here. Looking at Gaotang City in the distance, in Zhu Biao's eyes, this place is not much weaker than Wenyang County.
"Notify the troops, reroute and move to Beixing County."
"No."
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Beixing County, the county town was originally calm, but with the gallop of a horse, with a sense of anxiety.
"Lord Taishou, Lord Taishou, something is wrong, something is wrong!" The officials who got the urgent report ran and shouted again and again, and ran to the front of the Taishou Wang Renqing.
"What's wrong? What makes you so fussed about? Wang Renqing said slowly, this official is his nephew Wang Huicong. But in the front hall of the official office, it is also necessary to be commensurate with the official position.
"My lord, the Han army of Gaotang has turned, and Zhu Biao has come straight to my Beixing with 50,000 military horses!" Wang Huicong said anxiously.
"What if the Han army is coming, what ......" Wang Renqing stared at the book and said slowly, but the next moment he suddenly stopped moving: "Who did you say is coming?" ”
"Zhu Biao, Zhu Biao. He himself came with an army of 50,000. Let's head to Beixing! ”
The repeated words suddenly made Wang Renqing startled, and he didn't even know that the book in his hand had landed. He stood up violently and said sharply: "Is this serious? If there is any falsehood, it will be dealt with by military law. ”
"My lord, uncle, how dare I lie about this. Zhu Biao's army is less than thirty miles away from Xingcheng! Wang Huicong's voice was full of crying.
Hearing this, Wang Renqing's face suddenly turned pale, and he wandered around the room, but he still managed to keep his composure: "How many soldiers are there in the city?" ”
"Originally, there were two battalions of soldiers, but the old commander took one battalion, and the new commander transferred two thousand to Wenyang the day before yesterday, and two thousand in each county, and now there are only three thousand people in the city, including his own soldiers."
"Then why don't you go and convene a civil and military meeting!" Wang Renqing's face was pale, and he immediately calculated in his heart how many people in Beixing City were brave and brave, and he called the whole city to resist, could he really stop Zhu Biao's 50,000 heroes!
But after the order was spoken, Wang Huicong didn't make any moves, frowned and said, "What do you think?" ”
Wang Huicong suddenly threw himself on the ground, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, choked and said: "Now there are only 3,000 soldiers in the city, how can 3,000 soldiers resist Zhu Biao's 50,000 army?" ”
"That's a real battlehouse. Northland strongmen, uncle! ”
"Shut up, what's wrong with three thousand people? Can't you resist with three thousand? In ancient times, thousands of people guarded the city for several months! Wang Renqing immediately understood what his nephew meant, was furious, and said scoldingly: "Don't let me hear this disloyal and unrighteous words again, I can't go down yet!" ”
"Uncle, think about it, now that the old man is dead, the new master is weak, and Wenzhou has a future?" "I know you've been greatly favored by the old man. I want to be loyal and dutiful, but how can these 3,000 soldiers resist? Maybe as soon as the Han army outside arrived, the wealthy families in the city already had different intentions and gathered to open the door? ”
"Uncle, do you dare to kill all the wealthy families in the city to collect their private soldiers, and wipe out the merchants in the city to resist for a few months?" Wang Huicong's crying voice was very sharp, filling the room: "If not, I'm afraid it won't be three days." These wealthy families are about to take the heads of our royal family to sacrifice the city! ”
"Uncle, you have to think about our Wang family! Don't you know what virtues the wealthy families in the city have? ”
Wang Renqing's heart palpitated, and in an instant, his pale face turned pale.
Two days. The Han army, which could not be seen at a glance, appeared under the city of Beilixing, and the crimson banners and military robes were densely packed, fluttering in the wind.
"Commander, the vanguard will be handed over to the last general!" Hu Yanqing was the first to stand up.
"My lord. This vanguard is still handed over to me to trap the camp! Han Gang and Han Meng's brothers stood up in unison.
Even the generals of the Cizhou Army began to ask for orders, and in the Chinese army's tent, only Feng Enjiang was safe and stable. He commanded Zhu Biao's personal barracks. You don't need to fight for merit like other generals.
was scrambling for his life, when suddenly a siren came from the front.
The generals were dumbfounded for a while, and went out of the tent with Zhu Biao to look into the distance, could it be that this Wang Renqing is really a character who is extremely bullish? He had less than 5,000 soldiers in Beixing City, so he dared to go out of the city to face the battle?
Listening to the sound of a loud voice, the tall city gate slowly opened, and Zhu Biao and his generals couldn't help but look at each other.
After a while, the sound of horses was heard, and several horses galloped out, waving red flags and shouting.
"Wang Renqing has descended?" Zhu Biao was stunned, smiled dumbly, and waved his hand at the same time and said, "Let him come over." ”
After a while, several messengers had already rushed out, in fact, this messenger was Wu Hanchao, and when they arrived at the place where the army gathered, several people turned over and dismounted, and went straight to the Chinese army.
"You mean Wang Renqing is willing to surrender?"
"Yes, I'll wait for the surrender." Wang Huicong immediately responded, without hesitation.
Zhu Biao stared, the official in front of him was very young and light, at most twenty, dressed in an official robe, with a slender figure, neither humble nor arrogant, and his eyes were dark and shiny, which made him have a good impression.
Listening to his self-introduction, he is Wang Renqing's nephew, which explains the reason why he wore an official robe at a young age to take on the task of surrendering.
"Wang Taishou understands the righteousness and abandons the darkness to the light, and the commander is very pleased, so that the officials in the city will also serve in their original positions, and they will be recorded in the official body of our department."
Wang Huicong was immediately overjoyed, and it was a great joy that he could still maintain his official position as an uncle and nephew. So much so that Zhu Biao's 'official body of my ministry' ignored the past. Immediately bowed to the head and changed his words: "The lower official receives the order, and the lower official will go back to tell him." ”
As he spoke, he saluted again, turned around and hurried away. Ride back, enter the city without saying.
The generals in the Chinese military tent looked at each other, and they couldn't help but feel a little angry.
The following things are really not too technical and worthy of intense attention. In less than a quarter of an hour, the city gate was opened, and all the people came out, and those who stood at the forefront were all civil and military officials at all levels in Beixing City.
Then there was an army of black pressing, swords sheathed, and the following team was led out by a general.
20,000 Han troops lined up, not to mention the cavalry in the red cloud, just the pro-barracks, when they arrived, the strong evil aura and the solemn Beixing civil and military soldiers were solemn. When Zhu Biao arrived at the horse, Wang Renqing took the officials and generals and fell to the ground with a bang.
After saluting, a civil official is sent out in the surrender, and the name is sung, according to the level of the person's status.
"You are the first to raise the banner of righteousness, abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and set an example for the world.
One sentence completely calmed the hearts of civilian soldiers, 'the official is in his original position, and he is the same as before', which is the best result.
However, Zhu Biao did not enter the city immediately, and with a wave of his hand, Hu Yanqing immediately led his troops and armor to begin to enter the city, inspect along the way, and guard the checkpoints.
This is a precautionary landing! You must know that in the history of warfare, there are many tricks of fake surrender, and once you are tricked into the city, it is a common trick to close the city gate and shoot it. There is no room for the slightest relaxation until he takes over and takes full control of the situation.
However, everyone understands this, Wang Renqing and his troops are very knowledgeable and do not stop in the slightest, so there is only the heavy footsteps of the remaining large groups of people and horses in front of the city gate.
In Beixing City, naturally there will be no situation where the people pick up the pulp and lead the food to welcome the people, and every household is closed and does not dare to come out, and the people who are faintly showing their heads are already bold.
Two quarters of an hour later, the Han army has stood up in all the key places in the city, and there are three zhang and one sentry on the street, five zhang and one police, and the Hedong soldiers are all standing solemnly and mighty.
Zhu Biao, a soldier of more than 3,000 soldiers, did not relax his vigilance, but he did not disarm and take him into custody. It's just that Yanqing is calling for a little.
And the ban on the three thousand county soldiers also made Zhu Biao's evaluation of Wang Renqing a few points higher, which also proved that Gong Xin's words were still reliable. Zhou Chunxin is a hero, and there are still some generals under him!
That day. As soon as the army entered the city, the original county guard mansion was cleaned, and all the original personnel were driven out. (To be continued)