Wang Daoxun's cavalry broke through the defense, immediately turned the horse's head, and swept sideways in the direction where Xie Tong was. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Seeing that the situation was not good, Meng Kai immediately withdrew his troops and prepared to retreat to the rear.

Meng Peng said, "Father, the enemy is sandwiched, I am afraid that it will be difficult to retreat, the child suggested that he immediately ask the king for help, and ask him to send troops to rescue, but he is too late."

Meng Kai saw that the Chinese army was gradually being eroded, and there was no tendency to turn defeat into victory, his heart was dripping blood, and he was so defeated that he would not be able to raise his head in front of Zhu Wen for the rest of his life. However, in order to take care of the overall situation, he gritted his teeth and said, "What are you still doing in a daze, don't you go for help soon."

Meng Pengfei generally had to ride his horse away.

After joining Wang Daoxun's new force, the situation of the Tang army immediately changed, because Meng Kai had already withdrawn his troops, the rebels suddenly panicked, desperately fled to the rear, the already defeated rebels were directly in chaos, and their own people blocked their own situations repeatedly, and there was no strength to resist.

The Tang army took advantage of the victory to pursue, chasing for more than 20 miles in a row, cutting tens of thousands of enemies, and when Huangchao's army arrived, it was already late.

Wang Daoxun saw that the enemy's army came to help, and hurriedly ordered the whole army to retreat, including the large battalion army outside the city, and also retreated into the city, and the battle was a complete victory, and the enemy suffered the loss of the large battalion outside the city after all, which led to such a big rout.

If the battalion continues to survive, it will be uprooted by the enemy, all in all, everything is because Meng Kai is too confident, coupled with improper command, to invite this defeat.

Seeing that after the victory of the Tang army, he entered the city unscathed, Huang Chao's face became very ugly, he glared at Meng Kai fiercely, snorted coldly, and said, "Inform the generals of the whole army to immediately go to the Shuai camp for a meeting, and stop attacking Xiangyang at the same time."

Meng Kai didn't dare to make a sound, and when he saw Huang Chao striding away, he had to follow behind him.

Zhu Wen suddenly smiled and said, "After losing two battles in a row, is there anything new about Venerable Meng?"

Meng Kai said unhappily, "General Zhu, where are you going to gloat, when the deity was facing the enemy under the city, where did you go, hmph, a person who can only pick up cheap, and has the face to brag in front of the deity, it is simply unashamed." ”

Zhu Wen was not angry, but said lightly, "Whether this general picks up cheap or not, everyone has their own conclusion, but the continuous defeat, how can the Venerable explain it to the king!"

Meng Kai snorted coldly, "The deity will bear all the consequences, and there is no need for General Zhu to sneer here."

With that, he walked straight to the handsome camp and passed by Zhu Wen.

When Xie Tong and the others returned to the city, all the soldiers and civilians let out a deafening cry.

It was an unprecedented victory, and the soldiers were in high spirits. What made Xie Tong even more excited was that Lao Lai didn't know when he entered the city, and his return meant that the last batch of grain and grass had entered the city, which could be described as dangerous. Xie Tong wanted to step forward to say hello, but when he saw Wang Daoxun's tense face, he dispelled this thought.

Wang Daoxun was not in the mood to celebrate at all, he directly ordered everyone to go to the mansion to discuss matters.

In Wang Daoxun's mansion, all the commanders were smiling, but Wang Daoxun, as the commander, was displeased, which really made everyone wonder why they frowned when they had won a big battle.

No one dared to ask.

After a long time, Wang Daoxun said, "Brothers, we won the battle, but it was not enough to celebrate, presumably everyone has also seen it, the traitor Huangchao Chen soldiers are hundreds of thousands under Xiangyang City, although the loss of tens of thousands of soldiers today, but it is not broken, the main force of the enemy is still there, and the huge gap in strength can completely crush us."

Everyone was silent, Wang Daoxun was telling the truth, and the joy of winning just now was poured down by him with cold water, and he suddenly lost interest.

Wang Daoxun continued, "Fortunately, General Lai purchased grain and grass in time, which is enough to ensure that there is no worry in the short term, and next, we will face the enemy's crazy siege, I don't know what your best plan is." ”

Xie Tong instantly grasped Wang Daoxun's meaning, and admired his foresight and cleverness, Wang Daoxun's meaning was very clear, waiting for help, Huangchao's army of hundreds of thousands, although it looked very terrifying and powerful, but it also had his drawbacks, that is, the grain and grass consumed were equally amazing, if he could hold Xiangyang, in this matter, it would be enough to drag the enemy army down.

He couldn't help but be intrigued.

Xie Tong was thinking about it, and a young general said, "General Qiqi, our army can go out and attack them according to today's fighting style." ”

Xie Tong felt that this general was stubborn and cute, how could the enemy give them a second chance to sneak attack.

Wang Daoxun shook his head, his gaze swept over everyone.

Xie Tong was very puzzled in his heart, Wang Daoxun obviously had a countermeasure, why didn't he say it himself, but let others say it, he faintly felt that Wang Daoxun's move was to calm the people's hearts and let everyone realize the significance of this move, he smiled and said, "My lord, our army has enough food and grass, as long as we stick to it and wait for help, we can completely drag down the enemy army."

The general who had just spoken said coldly: "General Xie, my lord has just said that the enemy army still has hundreds of thousands of people, and it is beyond our capabilities, and if we want to win, we can only win by surprise, if the local army surrounds Xiangyang and cuts off grain and grass, how can we defeat the enemy, or attack strongly, I'm afraid we don't even have a retreat route?" General Xie, I'm afraid your plan is biased."

Xie Tong laughed undeniably, in his opinion, the best strategy is to abandon the city and flee, block the attack step by step, and provide valuable time for the defenders of Luoyang, however, Wang Daoxun is stubborn, with his character, he will never allow the enemy to step on his defensive line, unless he dies.

And Xie Tong's only way, and the way he came up with, was to stay and help Wang Daoxun defend Xiangyang until the moment when reinforcements arrived.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "This brother, although Huang Chao is a rebel, but he is not a fool, how can he be fooled for the second time, as long as we stick to Xiangyang and wait for reinforcements, within half a month, the enemy's food and grass will definitely be urgent, and when the reinforcements arrive, it will be the moment for us to counterattack." ”

The young general said disdainfully, "General Xie, Huangchao's army is 500,000, and our army is only 80,000, and there are still a lot of losses in today's battle, please make it clear, what can I use to resist the enemy army ten times larger than mine?"

In the face of the young general's questioning, the entire hall was silent, this is also a question that everyone is thinking about, it is an indisputable fact that the enemy is outnumbered, if you can't resist, you may even be in danger of being slaughtered.

Xie Tong looked at everyone's puzzled eyes, Mu Ran got up, and said, "Xiangyang is the Xiangyang of the Tang Empire, the Xiangyang of the people, not our soldiers, if we leave or fail, it will implicate the fate of the people of Xiangyang, in this case, why don't we let the people participate in the defense! Hundreds of thousands of people, grain and grass are provided by us, why can't we help! My lord, you can tell the whole city, inform the people of the current situation, if you want to leave, you must leave within two days, and those who stay are the backbone of our defense of Xiangyang." ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was shocked, although since ancient times there has been a saying that the government and the people are one family to fight against foreign enemies, but if the people are put in a position of dependence, it is still an extremely bold decision.

The young general was still about to argue, but he saw Wang Daoxun slam the table and shout, "Okay, Xie Tong, what you said is right, the military rations that the old man has worked so hard to bring are for the army to eat, if you are not a soldier, you must leave Xiangyang within two days, otherwise you will starve to death in the city!" Brothers, Xiangyang is an important pass to the north, once lost, Huangchao will drive straight in, the army will come to Luoyang City, then the situation will become very critical, the old man has been on the battlefield all his life, he knows the importance of the problem, even if the old man dies here, he must live and die with Xiangyang City, you are afraid of death, you can leave the city with the people, the old man will definitely not stop you!"

There was silence in the field, and then a shout broke out, "Are you willing to live and die with Xiangyang City?"

Xie Tong was extremely excited at the moment, the soldiers led by Wang Daoxun were indeed the Iron Army, and there was no one who was afraid of death, including the young general, who was supporting Wang Daoxun, although he raised opposing opinions, which made Xie Tong's heart warm a lot.

Zhu Wen and Meng Kai walked into Huang Chao's handsome camp one after another, and at this moment, both sides of the handsome camp were full of soldiers, and Huang Chao sat on the handsome seat with a displeased face.

Zhu Wen walked straight to the first place on the right, ignoring Meng Kai at all.

Meng Kai was very embarrassed, since crossing the river, he and Lu Li have suffered two defeats in a row, since the army went north, it has never happened, and everyone in the army is questioning his and Lu Li's ability to lead troops.

He walked to the center of the camp, knelt on one knee, and said, "The subordinates are not doing things well, so that the exchange will be a fiasco today, please punish the king of heaven!"

Huang Chao's face was very ugly, and he said unhappily, "Venerable, as the military advisor of our righteous army, you are shouldering the great mission of the Northern Expedition, this king has high hopes for you, why did you make such a low-level mistake, and you were defeated one after another, how do you let this king explain to the soldiers!"

Dato' fell to his knees and remained silent.

Zhu Wen sneered on the side and said, "Venerable, on the bank of the river before, Mr. Lu lost his troops and was almost blocked by the Tang army to cross the river, and today His Holiness was defeated by the Tang army, and the morale of our army is seriously low, and we urgently need a victory to consolidate morale. ”

Everyone in the camp, including Dato, couldn't believe his ears, since the day he knew, Zhu Wen had been fighting with him-for-tat, and today he ended up in a big defeat, but instead of falling into the ground, but instigating him to make meritorious contributions, could it be that there was some conspiracy in this? He really couldn't think of what tricks Zhu Wen was playing.

However, Zhu Wen's proposal was his only way out, and he had no choice but to refuse. Unless he admits to giving up, he will never compete with Zhu Wen.

Meng Kai raised his head, and the afterglow swept over everyone, only to see that everyone was also staring at him, to see if he had the courage to ask for help.

Meng Kai gritted his teeth and said firmly, "Heavenly King, please give your subordinates the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, I will definitely take Xiangyang City and open the way for the Heavenly King to go north." ”

Huang Chao sat straight on the big chair and said coldly, "Okay, Venerable Meng, this king is giving you a chance, this time the army will all be dispatched by you, and you will be limited to capture Xiangyang within ten days, otherwise military law will be engaged!"

Meng Kai's body trembled, and finally knew Zhu Wen's conspiracy, the time to go north was urgent, if it was delayed here, it would lose the meaning of the raid, he glared at Zhu Wen fiercely, this plan was too vicious.

I saw a smile on the corner of Zhu Wen's mouth, and said, "Venerable, the king has given you a chance to atone for your sins, and I don't thank the king."

Meng Kaiqi's teeth itched, but he couldn't attack, so he had to bite the bullet and say, "Thank you for the kindness of the king, my subordinates will definitely live up to the trust."

After the meeting, Meng Kai and Lu Li returned to the camp side by side.

The two glanced at each other, and Lu Li smiled bitterly, "Brother, this time you have fallen for Zhu Wen's trick again, although Xiangyang City is not as good as Chang'an Luoyang, but it is also easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the soldiers and civilians in the city are united, this battle will be very difficult to fight, let alone ten days and a half months, I'm afraid there will be no two or three months that can't be won." ”

Meng Kai was taken aback and said, "Is it so serious!"

Lu Li sighed and said, "I'm afraid it's much more serious than this, it's Wang Daoxun who guards Xiangyang, he is an extremely stubborn guy, if he mobilizes the people of the whole city to defend the city, he will not surrender until the food and grass are exhausted, and Xiangyang will be able to survive for at least three months." ”

Meng Kai said angrily, "Zhu Wen, the sinister villain, actually put such a place for the deity, hey, the old man has already made a military order in front of the king, how should this be good!"

Lu Li smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this, for you and me, the king knows it, and it is estimated that today's events are just a show for Zhu Wen, Zhu Wen is arrogant and domineering, and even the king can't look at it, so it's better to go to the king now, it's very painful."

Meng Kai smiled bitterly and said, "The words spoken are like water spilled out, the old man made a promise in front of everyone, how can he take it back".

Lu Li smiled and said, "Brother Meng, don't give up, as long as Zhu Wen is transferred away from Xiangyang, who else dares to say more?"

Meng Kai said, "This is impossible, now that the war is imminent, how can Zhu Wen, the villain, leave, he will not give up if he can't see the old man making a fool of himself!"

Lu Li pulled his sleeve, showed a sinister smile, and said, "Come with me, the old man has his own way to let him leave!"

Meng Kai followed behind Lu Li in disbelief and went to see the Heavenly King Huang Chao together.

Huang Chao was about to rest, when he heard a report from the next person, His Holiness Datuk and Mr. Lu asked to see him, he thought for a while, he knew the intention of the other party, and at this moment his anger had subsided, and said, "Let them in!"

The two entered side by side and agreed, and saw Huang Chao hugging his fists and saying "I have seen the king".

Huang Chao waved his hand and said, "Sit down!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, knowing that Huang Chao was no longer angry, so they sat down on the left and right.

Huang Chao said, "Come on!

The fragrant tea was served, Huang Chao took the lead in taking a sip, and seeing that the two of them had no intention of tasting tea, he put down the teacup and said faintly, "The two generals visited late at night, what happened to say it directly!"

Lu Li glanced at Meng Kai, and said with a solemn face, "King, we will lead the army back from Guangzhou, lead the army, and disappear all the way, the purpose is to hit the enemy army and catch it." has never laid an advantage, but more than ten days ago, his subordinates were ineffective, resulting in the loss of troops and generals, and it delayed the speed of the march, otherwise how could the Tang army have time to calmly arrange, today's fiasco under Xiangyang City, the responsibility is really on me, please punish the king!" (To be continued.) )