Chapter 315 Wang Ziyi's Conspiracy

Ding Luyan is also hard to say. It is a shame to have a problem with the combat effectiveness of Henan garrison soldiers. As the general of Henan, you can't just say that the people under your command are all useless, right?

The world has been peaceful for a long time, especially in the Central Plains and Jiangnan. There have been no soldiers for a hundred years. The soldiers of the garrison only know how to farm. Suddenly, the bandits rushed in. It was already very good that they could lift their swords and not tremble. The matter in Henan was also very complicated. The Commander and General Office were not subordinate to each other. Commander Li Zhenggan had some of them who could fight, but Ding Luyan could not move at all.

The generals of the Ming Dynasty were also divided into different levels, and the generals of the border army of the Beijing camp were first, followed by the generals of the prefectures and counties in the north and south, and the generals of the Central Plains and Jiangnan. The generals of his own were purely experienced. If they were to be useful, they were not as powerful as Qin Liangyu.

At this time, Tie Mo was so surprised that the people around him also showed contempt. Can Ding Luyan not be embarrassed? He drooled and then smiled bitterly: "The supervisor doesn't know that the various garrisons in Henan have been abandoned for a long time, and most of them have become farmers, and the training is even insufficient. Not long ago, many people were still busy in the field, and they finally gathered together."

Hearing this, Tie Mo's mouth twitched. If it weren't for the identity of his identity, he would have cursed loudly. No wonder Ruzhou was robbed half of it by the bandits so quickly. For a long time, the so-called officers and soldiers were worse than the bandits. No matter how chaotic the bandits were, they were gathered together, and they were very ruthless when fighting, but the soldiers of the Henan garrison were mostly a group of honest farmers. At this time, Tie Mo was a little worried about the Henan bandit suppression. How easy was it to wipe out Gao Yingxiang and Wang Ziyong?

It is far from enough to rely on the number of people in my hands, plus the soldiers of Zhao Shujiao and Sun Chuanting. It seems that my previous idea was right. It is a fantasy to wipe out bandits. Now the best way is to try your best to force bandits back to Shaanxi. The situation in Shaanxi is already ruined and I am not afraid of bandits.

At the ferry for two days, the Xuanfu army finally headed towards Mianchi. Now, a lonely city in Mianchi, thousands of peasant soldiers hid in the city and shivered. The people guarding the city kept asking Wang Ziyong for help, but the request for help was like a stone sinking into the sea, without any echo. At this time, even Zhang Dashou gave up Mianchi, and Wang Ziyong would not turn around for a Mianchi.

One day later, Liu Guoneng led his troops to attack Mianchi. In just one hour, the military flag of Xuanfu was planted onto the top of Mianchi. At this point, the peasant army was pulled out at the northernmost stronghold of Henan Prefecture, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

On the same day, Liu Guoneng divided half of his troops and returned to Hangu Pass with Ding Luyan. At this point, Hangu Pass became sufficient. The most important thing is that the soldiers of Xuanfu were all elite soldiers and were famous for fighting. Hangu Pass was strengthened, and the worst thing was not others, but Wang Ziyong, who was in the southern part of Wuzhou. The reason why Wang Ziyong crossed the Yellow River was to avoid the Xuanfu army of the Living King of Hell. Now the Xuanfu soldiers guarded Hangu Pass, how could he have the courage to attack Hangu Pass?

With the Xuanfu army stationed in the Hangu Pass area, all the plans made by Wang Ziyong had miscarriages. He originally wanted to take advantage of the great opportunity to attack the north and the south and seize the Hangu Pass in one fell swoop. With Hangu Pass, you can attack and retreat or defend, but Xutu Luoyang City. Now, Hangu Pass is definitely not afraid to fight, so go to fight Luoyang? After all, Luoyang City has several ancient capitals and is rich in the world. If you conquer Luoyang, you won’t have to worry about it in the future.

Not to mention that, if you really think like this, Zhang Cunmeng now feels that he can only walk on this road. "Teacher Wang, we can't be so dull anymore. We must make a decision as soon as possible. There are so many wealthy families in Luoyang. I heard that King Fu is even richest in the world. Now that Henan's troops are concentrated in Hangu Pass and Ruzhou, it is the best time for us to attack Luoyang. As long as we go to Luoyang City and use this as the foundation, no one should be afraid."

As soon as Zhang Cunmeng finished speaking, Zhang Dashou, who looked not very good, said bluntly: "Brother, I don't think so. Luoyang is now short of troops, but the city is high and thick. How can you ensure that you can break Luoyang in the shortest time? You must know that near Luoyang, the terrain is flat, and the group of cavalry under the Living King of Hell rushed over, and we couldn't even run away. Luoyang is not the Yellow River beach, but this is the favorite place for cavalry."

After pausing, Zhang Dashou's face became more and more serious, "What's more, Luoyang City has been a place of four battles since ancient times. We have snatched Luoyang, so can we defend it safely? Luoyang is truly rich in the world, but seizing Luoyang is not a good strategy at the moment, but rather a way to die. Therefore, I think we should give up Luoyang and Hangu Pass now, and go out to Wuzhou, continue to go south, attack Yinchuan, and enter Funiu Mountain. Funiu Mountain stretches for a hundred miles and has a complex terrain. When we enter there, we can rest and recuperate for a while. No matter how powerful the Living King of Hell is, what can I do to me?"

Zhang Cunmeng groaned and glanced at Zhang Dashou with some dissatisfaction. If Zhang Da had not acquired the Living King of Hell and the soldiers of Xuanfu entered Hangu Pass, how could such a situation be?

Wang Ziyong also saw that there seemed to be some conflict between Zhang Cunmeng and Zhang Dashou, but he pretended not to know and seemed to be very satisfied with this situation. If the two tiger generals under him had a harmonious relationship and worked together, it would make people feel uneasy. After Zhang Dashou finished speaking, he nodded slightly, "Yes, the Living Hell has entered the Hangu Pass area, and the Luzhou is not stable. When the Xuanfu troops resumed, they will be attacked. Instead of doing this, it is better to leave Luzhou early. Entering Funiu Mountain to the south is a good choice. However, I heard that Zhang Xianzhong now occupied Funiu Mountain and controlled Fangzhou area."

When everyone mentioned Zhang Xianzhong, their faces became a little complicated. Not long ago, Zhang Xianzhong was still a person on his side, and in a blink of an eye, they fought each other. Although Wang Ziyong did not say it clearly, his meaning was very obvious. If you enter Funiu Mountain, you have to fight Zhang Xianzhong. Should you fight or not?

At present, Wang Ziyong's peasant army faces two choices. If you want to stop in Luzhou and plot against Luoyang and Hangu Pass, you must fight the living Hell in the north. If you don't fight the living Hell, you have to leave Luzhou and enter Funiu Mountain to the south. Funiu Mountain is Zhang Xianzhong's territory, so Zhang Xianzhong opens his arms and welcomes Wang Ziyong's 70,000 troops into the mountain unless you have a head in water. Therefore, when you go to Funiu Mountain, you must go to war with Zhang Xianzhong.

The first battle between the Yellow River was not to fight against officers and soldiers, but to fight Zhang Xianzhong. It was a bit incredible no matter how you think about it. There were many leaders of each department who had a good relationship with Zhang Xianzhong, so they were naturally unwilling to have conflicts with each other.

Wang Ziyong narrowed his eyes, with a kind expression, as if he was waiting for everyone's opinions. However, Zhang Dashou and Zhang Cunmeng were in a clear mind. Although the leader Wang asked, he had already made a decision. Asking this question was just to see everyone's reaction.

Zhang Xianzhong is necessary to kill him. Zhang Xianzhong betrayed Wang and led his troops south across the Yellow River. If such a blatant traitor is not eliminated, Wang's prestige will be greatly reduced.

Soon someone began to express their opinions, and several of them suggested sending people to discuss with Zhang Xianzhong to see if they could stop beating. Wang Ziyong smiled and nodded in agreement. During the meeting, Zhang Dashou and Zhang Cunmeng stayed. When the others were almost gone, they found that the smile on Wang Ziyong's face disappeared instantly, covering a layer of coldness.

Holding the teacup in his hand, Wang Ziyong looked at the door coldly, "Some people are just ungrateful wolves who are not well-fried. They eat in the bowl and look in the pot. Two brothers, do you think such people can still be kept?"

Zhang Dashou and Zhang Cunmeng curled their lips, and then Zhang Cunmeng smiled sinisterly and said, "Hey, guys like this who are stingy in the inside can't be kept. If these people are kept and conflicts with Zhang Xianzhong in the future, we may not be able to sleep well."

On the seventh day of the eighth day of the third year of Chongzhen, just as the soldiers of Xuanfu were ready to drive away the peasant army in the area of ​​Wuzhou, a strange thing happened in Gaomen Pass, Henan. Gaomen Pass was a small town that was occupied by the peasant army half a month ago. Since then, it has become a stronghold of Wang Ziyong's troops. However, on this day, a mutiny occurred in Gaomen Pass.

A group of peasant soldiers defected to the camp for some reason and wanted to run away with supplies. Tang Zixin, who was in charge of Gaomen Pass, could not allow these deserters to sweep away the supplies? So he led his troops everywhere to intercept them. Unfortunately, there were more and more chaos, and the two sides were in stalemate, and a big melee started near Gaomen Pass. The Gaomen Pass Rebellion made Wang Ziyong furious and ordered Zhang Dashou and Zhang Cunmeng to clean up the situation as soon as possible.

After receiving the order, Zhang Dashou and Zhang Cunmeng attacked Gaomen Pass from both east and west to clear the rebellious army. After more than six hours, the chaos was calmed down. However, after this battle, the peasant army in Gaomen Pass was seriously damaged, and eleven people, including Tang Zixin, died in the rebellious battle.

Why did the troops at Gaomen Pass defect and why the chaos developed into such a situation? No one could figure it out, and those who really knew the inside story would not say it. In short, after the Gaomen Pass chaos, Wang Ziyong quickly ordered the troops to march south, pass by Songyang Town, and enter Luanshan, and soon captured Yinchuan City. Recently, the people of Yinchuan were really complaining. After Zhang Xianzhong was gone, Wang Ziyong came. In less than two months, he had two energetic disasters. If he could survive, he could only ask for more blessings.

I don’t know if the prayer played a role, but after Wang Ziyong’s army captured Yin Chuan, he did not stop and went straight to the Funiu Mountain area.

On the ninth day of the eighth month, Wang Ziyong's army arrived at the foot of Funiu Mountain. At this point, Zhang Xianzhong and Wang Ziyong's two peasant armies were one on the mountain and the other at the foot of the mountain. The two sides were less than ten miles apart. The Funiu Mountain village, Sun Kewang, Ai Keqi, Liu Wenxiu and others sharpened their knives and were ready to fight Wang Ziyong's army. Zhang Xianzhong's face turned blue even more angry.

Zhang Xianzhong is cruel and unwilling to suffer losses easily. If he can suffer losses, he will not betray Wang Ziyong and cross the Yellow River to Funiu Mountain. He wished he could kill him quickly when he was about Wang Ziyong, but Zhang Xianzhong had not lost his mind yet. During this period, he was in charge of Funiu Mountain and relied on Fangzhou, and his strength had recovered a little. In contrast, Wang Ziyong was a loser, which was not as good as before. But even so, Zhang Xianzhong didn't think he could fight Wang Ziyong head-on.

Strolling in the room, thinking for a long time, I couldn't figure out what it was, so I sent someone to find Liu Wenxiu. Liu Wenxiu is different from Sun Kewang and others. He is calm and has good plans, so once Zhang Xianzhong encounters something difficult to decide, he likes to discuss with Liu Wenxiu, and this time is no exception.

After entering the house, seeing Zhang Xianzhong's face, Liu Wenxiu sat down and thought for a while, and said with a wry smile: "The adoptive father came to see the child, but he was worried about the things that the king had used?"

"Yes, Wang Ziyong crossed the Yellow River, and did not go to Nanyang or Luoyang, but came to Funiu Mountain. I am bullying me and I can't beat him? Alas, don't say... I really don't want to fight him to the death at this time..."

Liu Wenxiu shook her head and smiled bitterly. The adoptive father really wants shame. It is obvious that he can't beat him. What can't be admitted? Well-known to Zhang Xianzhong's temperament, Liu Wenxiu didn't point it out, but just said frankly: "Why should you be angry with your adoptive father? Wang Ziyong said that he wanted to clear the rebellion, but he just put a gold on his face. He came to Funiu Mountain, but he didn't come for us, and he was forced to have no way out and ran to Funiu Mountain to live a life of scramble?"

"Heaven King was stationed in the Hangu Pass area. He could not say that he was afraid that the Heaven King would die, and he would not dare to fight him, right? Even if everyone knew about it, he could not say that, otherwise wouldn't that face be thrown away? So, I can only say that he came to Funiu Mountain to wipe out the rebellion. Haha, if he really came to clean up the door, why should he stay at the foot of the mountain? Isn't it enough to just go up the mountain?"

Listening to Liu Wenxiu's words, Zhang Xianzhong was a little puzzled: "Didn't he come to us? However, in the battle between Gaomen Pass, he killed Tang Zixin and others..."

"Haha, killing Tang Zixin and others is just to clear up internal troubles. I dare to ask your adoptive father, you are unwilling to confront Wang Ziyong head-on, but can you allow someone under your command to have Wang Ziyong?"

"If you can't be a human being... I'm following some people with ulterior motives, how about..." Before he finished speaking, Zhang Xianzhong's eyes lit up, "Haha, if you say so, Wang Ziyong will just talk."

"Well, this is the case for the time being. But we cannot take it lightly. Wang Ziyong must enter Funiu Mountain, and we cannot stop us. At present, Wang Ziyong has not yet established a firm foothold and may not have a conflict with us. It is difficult to say after we can. Therefore, we must make plans early. In short, we alone cannot confront Wang Ziyong. I believe that the adoptive father also understands this in his heart!"

The joy on Zhang Xianzhong's face gradually faded away, and after a long time, he breathed a long breath. Although he didn't want to admit that this was the fact, Wang Ziyong and Gao Yingxiang were the first to launch a group of troops with Wang Jiayin. The power under his command was huge and he was definitely not comparable to Zhang Xianzhong. Zhang Xianzhong has always been a very ambitious person, but he also knows how to protect himself.
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