Huang Chao waved his hand and said, "You don't have to blame yourself, the defeat of Xiangyang this time is really because this king is not in place, relying on the advantage of troops, he really didn't take the enemy as a thing, and underestimated Xie Tong, which led to today's bitter fruit." Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

He paused and continued, "But don't worry, you two don't have to worry, we can still accept the defeat this time, after all, the advantage of troops is here, and the regrouping of the flag soldiers in the coming day will definitely make Xie Tong look good!"

Facing Huang Chao's analysis, Lu Li said unhurriedly, "King, there is a sentence among subordinates, I don't know whether to say it or not!"

Huang Chao smiled and said, "Sir, please speak."

Lu Li said, "We are waiting to raise troops to the north, all of them are unprepared to attack it by surprise, our army Chen soldiers Xiangyang City, hindered, the Tang army has received the news, Luoyang will definitely be tightly defended, I will attack at this moment, it will definitely be useless, once the attack cannot be carried out for a long time, when the Tang army comes from Jinan and Chang'an to support, it will fall into passivity!"

Huang Chao didn't make a sound, but chewed Lu Li's words carefully, his words are actually not unreasonable, Xiangyang has not been taken at the moment, if he is trapped in Luoyang, I am afraid that he will not have a chance to fight Chang'an in this life, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "So what does Mr. Lu mean?"

Lu Lidao said, "It is better for our troops to divide into two routes, all the way to Xiangyang, all the way east to Yangzhou, and detour to Jinan. ”

Huang Chao listened silently, nodding from time to time, expressing his approval of his idea.

Meng Kai saw that there was an opportunity, his heart was overjoyed, he never thought that Lu Li would come up with such a subtle plan, it can be said that it was to transfer the tiger from the mountain, he was busy and said, "King, our army is divided into two roads, and the same way to form a strange army, to cut down Yangzhou, occupy Jinan, the contribution is indispensable, his subordinates heard that Song Wenyuan has more than 100,000 troops in Jinan City, it is a force to be reckoned with, once his troops are defeated, the entire Central Plains, no one is our opponent, just Sima Xiang is like a straw bag, there is no need to worry!"

Lu Li saw the seams and said, "King, His Holiness's words are reasonable, it is better to divide the army to sweep the Central Plains and form an encirclement with Luoyang, than to waste most of the troops here, and the siege of the city is useless!"

Huang Chao pondered and said, "Fighting is not child's play, this army is very important, who can do it!"

Lu Lidao, "The king may not believe it, his subordinates recommend General Zhu, General Zhu is like a god, and he knows the generation from Yangzhou to Jinan very well, so he should be the best candidate!"

As soon as these words came out, Huang Chao couldn't believe his ears, Zhu Wen and the two were not on good terms, anyone with a discerning eye could see it, and today they actually pleaded for each other and even recommended Meicha, which was really beyond his expectations, could it be that they made peace in private?

This is absolutely impossible, and based on his previous experience, this may be the two sides playing tricks on each other. However, these two proposals were exactly what he wanted, as if they had read through his thoughts, which made him somewhat uncomfortable.

Huang Chao coughed lowly and said, "Someone, please come over, General Zhu Wen is here!"

As soon as these words came out, Meng Kai and Lu Li shivered at the same time, Huang Chao's reaction was really beyond their expectations, could it be that he was going to confront Zhu Wen in the same hall? However, the two of them did not dare to refute it, so they had to drink tea to cover up their panic.

Not long after, Zhu Wen arrived, he opened the curtain of the handsome camp, saw the three people in the camp, seemed to understand something, he smiled dumbly and said, "My subordinates have seen the king, hey, the two of you are also there, could it be that something big has happened?"

Meng Kai snorted coldly and didn't make a sound.

Huang Chao saw it in his eyes, and he was even more ambiguous, and he smiled and said, "General, please take a seat!"

Zhu Wen sat beside Lu Li and said, "The king called me so late, but there is something important!"

Huang Chao said, "Mr. Lu proposed to this king that there are too many Chen soldiers in Xiangyang, which is not conducive to the march, but the soldiers can be divided into two ways, I don't know what the general has to say!"

Zhu Wen glanced at Lu Li and said, "Does Mr. Lu propose to go all the way down the river to the east, take Yangzhou, and attack Jinan in the north!"

As soon as these words came out, the people in the house were shocked, especially Lu Li, he was talking nonsense, but he didn't expect it to be guessed by Zhu Wen, in his opinion, Zhu Wen may be about to refute him, he hurriedly said, "Does the general think there is anything wrong with this? My 500,000 troops are shelved under Xiangyang City, and most of the troops cannot be used, and they are consumed here, just wasting food and grass, and dividing a large army all the way to fight the lower reaches of the river and outflanking the Central Plains, which will distract the attention of the Tang army to a greater extent, why not?"

Lu Li finished saying this aggressively, as if he was going to quarrel with Zhu Wen.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Wen laughed gently, applauded, and said, "Mr. Lu's analysis is very thorough, wonderful, and I admire it." ”

His reaction was equally confusing to the three men in the tent.

Huang Chao asked in surprise, "What does the general mean is to agree with Mr. Lu's opinion!"

Zhu Wen replied, "I not only support Mr. Lu's opinion, but also personally ask Ying, hoping that the king will hand over another army to his subordinates, who are willing to recapture Jiankang and Yangzhou, and the troops will be directed at Jinan and open up the entire eastern part of the Central Plains." In Luoyang, where he met with the king. ”

Huang Chao laughed and said, "Okay, it's decided, this king will give you 200,000 troops, and set off to the east immediately after resting." ”

Zhu Wen smiled and said, "Back to the king, your subordinates can't use so many troops, only 150,000 soldiers and horses."

Huang Chao was overjoyed when he heard this, all along, he was worried that Zhu Wen would support the army and stand on his own, so that he could lead the army alone, but he couldn't believe it, Zhu Wen was different from Datuk Luli's generation, they just fought for power, and they didn't have much ambition, and Zhu Wen he couldn't see through, and now he saw that Zhu Wen was not as greedy as he expected, which made him a little relieved, he laughed uncontrollably, and said, "According to the general's words, how many troops are needed, decide for yourself!

The three of them got up at the same time and said respectfully, "King, please rest in peace!"

The three of them walked out of the camp at the same time and stopped outside the camp.

Meng Kai shouted to Zhu Wen and said, "General Zhu, why did you agree so happily, go to Yangzhou here, go all the way, aren't you afraid of delaying the military period?"

Zhu Wen smiled and said, "His Holiness and Mr. Lu don't like me to stay in Xiangyang, what do I want to do if I stay, can I sit and watch His Holiness defeat Xiangyang and be dealt with by military law?"

Meng Kai was angry, and said angrily, "Zhu Wen, you don't want to be proud, you won't be able to beat Yangzhou at that time, and you won't be able to outflank Luoyang from Jinan, and the deity will see how you end!"

Lu Li pulled Meng Kai and said, "Don't be angry, old Meng, he is just provoking you, just 150,000 horses." Fight Kangyangzhou, and Song Wenyuan, who is entrenched in Jinan, why did he Zhu Wen do it!"

Zhu Wen said, "Why is Venerable so excited, I said that the general has to thank the two, 150,000 horses are a little less, but in the splendid land south of the Yangtze River, it is still possible to fill your stomach, I am afraid that Venerable Meng will not be able to capture Xiangyang for a long time, and the army will run out of food and grass, so peel off your skin and flesh and give it to the soldiers to make soup and drink?"

With that, he burst out laughing.

Lu Li was also angry, he said angrily, "Zhu Wen, you don't have to be ashamed here, it's not certain who will kill the deer, let's see who can reach Luoyang first!"

Zhu Wen looked at the back of the two leaving, and couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart, the Northern Expedition army seemed to be invincible, but in fact, internal and external troubles, disharmony and internal strife were their biggest hidden dangers. He chose to leave, which was actually a good move. In his opinion, Xiangyang is definitely not a bone to gnaw on, one is not good, and two teeth will pop out. Even if he commanded it, he didn't dare to speak lightly of victory. Wang Daoxun is a stubborn and terrible opponent, and Xie Tong is not a fuel-efficient lamp, this time Meng Kai is going to suffer a big loss.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be happy, it was a matter of celebration to be able to leave the place of right and wrong, as for whether Meng Kai could take Luoyang within ten days, and whether he could be dealt with by military law, it was not important to him, and there were many places where Huang Chao relied on him.

The siege lasted for several days, and the siege of these days was definitely much more fierce than the first time, because there was no camp outside the city to contain it, the rebels surrounded Xiangyang City, almost cutting off the connection with the outside world.

The righteous army siege is very fierce, almost non-stop siege, shouting and killing **** night and night, Wang Daoxun also adopted a certain strategy, the soldiers rested in batches, and took turns to defend the city, but the gap between the two sides is huge, only two or three days, the huge casualties make Wang Daoxun unbearable, fortunately, the people of Xiangyang City are very united, and voluntarily help the army to defend the city, but the people are the people after all, how is it not the opponent of the army, there are several enemy troops rushed to the city wall, thanks to Xie Tong's several masters to turn the tide, to ensure that the city wall is not lost.

From that day on, Wang Daoxun formulated relevant regulations, he and Xie Tong took turns commanding, and incorporated Huo Zixin, Lao Lai and others into the army to participate in the defense of the city.

In this way, after more than ten days of continuous defense, the soldiers and civilians in the city suffered huge casualties, and there were wounded soldiers everywhere, and the whole city was filled with this indescribable smell, and the city was also damaged in many places, and the former glory could not be seen at all.

The forces that could be mobilized were already insufficient, but the offensive of the rebels did not decrease in the slightest, but there was a state of desire to fight, which was all related to the absolute superiority of their forces.

After dusk, the enemy's offensive gradually faded, and Xie Tong and Lao Lai rested under the broken city wall.

The sky was full of glow, reflecting the earth inside and outside Xiangyang City, and the smell of gunpowder in the air was permeating, Lao Lai stretched out his right arm that was too strong, and said, "If you continue to fight like this, even if you are not killed by the enemy, you will be exhausted to death."

Xie Tong looked at the north lonely, guarding Xiangyang for more than half a month, and it had been more than a month since the message for help was sent, why didn't the empire send any reinforcements?

Sima Xuan may be able to do this kind of thing, but what about Li Zheng, the king of Wu! Will he also be a cold-blooded and ruthless person? Xie Tong didn't dare to believe it, and he couldn't believe it, Li Zheng's personality was the kind of person he knew best, and he was the kind of person who absolutely took the overall situation into account, but this kind of person, why didn't he send troops to the rescue! He sighed and said, "Lao Lai, how long do you think we can hold out?"

Lao Lai smiled bitterly, "According to this offensive, if there are no reinforcements, our army will be able to hold out for half a month at most, and then Xiangyang will be razed to the ground!"

Xie Tong couldn't deny Lao Lai's words, although the enemy's offensive was very fierce these days, he found a problem, it was Meng Kai and Lu Li who commanded the siege, not the invincible Zhu Wen, which made him very surprised, with Zhu Wen's ability and command style, I am afraid that Xiangyang would have been taken long ago, Meng Kai's ability to lead troops in combat is still insufficient, giving them a lot of respite.

Why did the enemy abandon Zhu Wen and not use it! This doubt slowly expanded in his heart, so that he couldn't figure it out?

Perhaps it is an irreconcilable contradiction within the enemy! The contradiction between Zhu Wen and Meng Kai is well known to the world.

Suddenly, the soldier standing guard said in a loud voice, "General Xie, it's not good, a large number of troops have appeared outside the city, and the enemy is coming." ”

Lao Lai cursed, "Damn, why did you come so quickly, don't they take a break?"

Xie Tong got up and went to the city, and directly gasped, only to see that the north of the city was full of flags, it was an army of about 100,000 men and horses, just looking at the movement of the march, it was a new army, such an army was enough to destroy the defenders in the city like a decay, Xie Tong wanted to resist, I am afraid that he would have to pay a great price.

He couldn't help but sigh, and immediately ordered the soldiers to invite Lord Wang.

I only heard Lao Lai scold, "Damn, what kind of eyes, can't you see that it's our reinforcements?"

Xie Tong raised his eyes and looked, and sure enough, he saw a huge Tang character in the distance, and on the handsome flag, there was a Xue character written on it.

The army defending the city immediately cheered, they looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally the reinforcements came, and it seemed that the turnaround was just around the corner.

The general surnamed Xue, Xie Tong only knew one, it was Xue Yue of the Hebei Army, since the Southern Expedition, he has been soaring, and he didn't expect to see him for less than two years, but he turned into a general who stood alone.

Xie Tong hurriedly said, "Someone is coming, report to Lord Wang immediately."

Lao Lai looked outside the city, and said for a while, "Xue Yue's straw bag, I'm afraid it's not as good as Meng Kai, the imperial court sent him, it must be Sima Xuan's intention, it seems that Xiangyang was really broken by the enemy."

Although Xie Tong was skeptical about Xue Yue's ability, he was also a rescuer, which was better than nothing.

Xue Yue's army did not seem to have fought against the rebels, which was also an extremely wise choice, because the journey was tiring and the soldiers were tired, and the soldiers were tired, they were really fighting hard with the enemy.

However, Huang Chao's army still retreated for more than 30 miles, giving up the north gate and the east gate. This seems to be cowardly, but it is also a wise choice, the rebel army has been unable to attack Xiangyang for a long time, and the morale has dropped to the lowest point, and the Tang army has come to help, and has to avoid its edge.

Wang Daoxun hurriedly walked up to the city wall, and saw that Xue Yue's reinforcements did not mean to enter the city, but directly camped in the northeast direction of Xiangyang, and the distance between the camp and Xiangyang remained twenty miles.

After the camp was completed, Xue Yue went straight into the camp to rest, without the slightest intention of seeing his old boss.

Lao Lai scolded angrily, "This guy who eats inside and out, actually plays music with us, it's really fucked!" (To be continued.) )