Northern Dynasties

"Wang Sengbian's reputation is not worthy of reality and is only superficial. He was so easily taken over by villains, making the world laugh at me. There is no one in my old mansion. It's hateful. It's really hateful!"

In Huancheng, Jiangzhou, when Wang Lin learned that Wang Sengbian was attacked by Chen Baxian, she was shocked for a long time. The first thing she did when she realized what she did was to curse Wang Sengbian.

He has always been proud and arrogant, and he doesn't pay much attention to Wang Sengbian, let alone Chen Baxian. But from the perspective of Jiangling Military Mansion, Wang Sengbian can be regarded as his boss after all. Now Wang Sengbian After his death, the power of Jiankang fell into the hands of Chen Baxian, a non-Qiandi member, which immediately made Wang Lin furious.

In addition to being embarrassed and annoyed, Wang Lin was not too polite to the envoy sent by Chen Baxian to convey the imperial edict.

He was not particular about not beheading the envoy, so he directly ordered his people to chop off the head of the envoy, and then roared to his entourage: "I, the confidant of Emperor Xiaoyuan's old palace, and a minister of Tuogu, why should I accept the treacherous orders of Chen Baxian, a rebellious minister?" ! Report to the disciples of Jiankang, if you still follow our Liang family's legal system and respect the temple of our ancestors, you should quickly kill the rebellious ministers and purge the court officials. Once King Qin decides to invade the capital, no matter whether he is the culprit or a follower of the rebellion, All thieves will be severely punished without mercy!"

After expelling the remaining envoys from Huancheng, Wang Lin summoned his generals and began to discuss what to do next.

Wang Lin would naturally not be willing to give in to the Jiankang court controlled by Chen Baxian. But if he said that he should immediately raise troops to help the king put an end to the chaos, he was really unable to do so.

When Wang Lin was driven out of Xiangzhou, the loss of Wang Lin's strength was too serious. In particular, most of the troops' armored staff and equipment were taken away, causing a serious decline in the combat effectiveness of the troops. Recently, in order to obtain supplies, they have been fighting many Nanchuan local tycoons. Although they are in an overall advantage, they cannot kill these powerful tribes.

If he wants to raise his troops to attack Jiankang, not to mention whether he has enough troops at the moment, he must at least have a stable rear. If the battle goes east and the battle is unfavorable, and Huancheng in the rear is captured by the enemy, then his troops will not be needed. Have you completely become a bandit?

"The current plan is to capture Yuzhang as soon as possible! Hou Zhen, a thief, is just like Chen Baxian. He is not an old friend of the old government and has ulterior motives. We must not collude with each other. The monk is mediocre, and his brother is incompetent in fashion. I suppressed Hou Qi, and now his brother is dead. If there is no one to help him, he will surely be captured by Hou Qi!"

During this period, Wang Lin has been trying to insert her hand into Yuzhang to control the entire territory of Jiangzhou.

However, because Yuzhang already has Hou Qi and Wang Senzhen, as well as a group of Nanchuan powerful supporters that they each have, Wang Lin does not have the absolute strength to suppress them, so she can only fish in troubled waters. It's a bit cheap, but you can't win Yuzhang.

Now that Wang Sengbian is dead, Wang Seng has lost his biggest backer, so he will definitely not be Hou Qi's opponent. This is naturally an excellent opportunity for Wang Lin. Even if he decides to send someone to contact Wang Seng serene. Although their friendship with each other is limited, there is still a basis for working together. At least it is easier to achieve cooperation than those who are not from the Yuan Emperor's old department.

"Even if Yuzhang is defeated, Jiangzhou is the place where the four battles are fought and the key point of water and land. Once all parties move, the territory will not be stable. It is not a place where hegemony can last forever!"

Wang Lin’s subordinates are not all reckless. Someone soon pointed out the fatal flaw of Jiangzhou. Although the place has convenient transportation and is connected in all directions, it is not conducive to building a long-term and stable defense system. If there is no stable rear to provide Supplies and assistance, staying here will only become more and more useless as the war goes on, and a way out must be found as soon as possible.

After hearing this, all the generals in the hall couldn't help but frowned. After a while, someone sighed: "It's a pity, it's a pity that Hefei and other places have been invaded by Qiang thieves, so I can't form any external reinforcements. Qi State The previous forceful sending of Marquis Zhenyang back to the country to inherit the throne shows that it also had deep implications for the situation in Jiangdong.

Now that Taiwei Wang was captured by Chen Baxian, the Qi people's plan failed. Nowadays, the country can still punish Chen Baxian, only the lord. If I can ask for an alliance, the people of Qi will definitely provide more support to strengthen my power, so that the lord and Chen Baxian can compete with Jiangdong! "

Han Shao, who was also present at the meeting, heard the discussions among the people present and couldn't help but said: "My lord may send an envoy to surrender to King Taiyuan of Xiangyang! Although the two sides had fought before, the King of Taiyuan also sympathized with my lord's loyalty and was willing to do so." The Lord led his troops to the east instead of besieging the city and annihilating it, which shows that they are not incompatible.

Now that Chen Baxian has invaded the country and kidnapped the heir, he is in urgent need of kings and ministers to put an end to the chaos. Who else but the lord can do this? If my lord relies on me, even if I don't get support from the powerful forces, I will have no worries about my future, and I can raise my troops eastward to King Qin without hesitation. "

After Wang Lin listened to everyone's discussion, she frowned and said: "Jiangzhou is not a place where I have been for a long time, and I am not a timid and self-restrained person. It is a pity that I am now hampered by all sides, and I want to break through." If you want to go out, you will have to endure the humiliation and bow your head. What kind of kindness did Li Boshan have when he indulged me? All he did was drive tigers and devour wolves? But now I am still weak, and even if I ask for help, he may not put me in his eyes. , so it is especially necessary to quickly determine Yuzhang, so that he will know that my will is still strong, so that he will not commit suicide and swallow my heart."

Wang Lin is also a heroic figure in troubled times. He has his own set of survival wisdom. He knows very well that no matter who he asks for surrender or takes advantage of, he must first show his value.

Now that Chen Baxian attacked Wang Sengbian, the situation in the country was once again in chaos. After nearly a year of consumption after swallowing Jiangling, Li Boshan of Xiangyang may have developed the ambition to continue to expand eastward. Once Xiangyang's army comes eastward, Jiangzhou where he is located will bear the brunt.

He knew that in Li Boshan's eyes, he was just a defeated general and a lost dog. Only by quickly showing his value and making further requests would he be able to gain the attention of the other party and consider using himself as a forward force to continue to advance eastward. Rather than being swallowed directly.

As for plans such as contacting Northern Qi, it is still relatively far away for him at the moment. In the final analysis, you still need to maintain your own existence and show your own value in order to gain the tolerance and support of these powerful forces around you.

In order to ensure that Yuzhang was captured as soon as possible, while sending envoys, Wang Lin also personally led 3,000 elite soldiers all the way south. Shortly after he entered Yuzhang, Hou Qi and Wang Sengxin started fighting.

Although Wang Sengbian still thought highly of Hou Qi when he was alive, but living in such a chaotic world, who would be absolutely loyal to whom?

Hou Qiben had served under Poyang King Xiao Fan and his son, Zhuang Tie, Hou Jing and others, and had also experienced a set of career planning skills. As soon as he learned the news of Wang Sengbian's death, he The state government invited Wang Sengmin to the government in the name of discussing revenge for King Qin, intending to get rid of Wang Sengmin in one fell swoop.

As it turned out, Wang Sengmin also had this intention, and he also made arrangements at the county government. Neither party was willing to visit the other's territory. After a brief embarrassing situation, the two sides started fighting directly in the city.

The battle was fought from inside the city to outside the city. After all, Hou Yi had a higher official position than Wang Sengxin and gathered more personnel. Moreover, Hou Yi had already taken control of Yuzhang as early as the Hou Jing Rebellion and defeated Wang Sengxin after a fierce battle. Min, Yang Kan's son Yang Kun and other hundreds of defeated people forced them to the bank of Poyang Lake.

Seeing Hou Yi, he was about to annihilate his opponents, but unexpectedly, Wang Lin led his troops to attack from behind. Although Wang Lin's men were small in number, they were all fierce bandits who had been in the industry for more than ten years. After a fierce attack, Hou Qi's army was completely defeated and defeated. Only a hundred men and horses were left. If he dared to go back, he followed Hou Qi and fled eastward along Poyang Lake.

"Unless you came to rescue me, Seng Zhen would have died today!"

After Wang Sengmin and others were rescued, they also came to Wang Lin to worship and thank her.

Wang Lin originally planned to contact Wang Sengmin and cooperate internally and externally to seize Yuzhang, but she did not expect that the situation in Yuzhang would explode earlier than he imagined, directly benefiting him.

At this time, he naturally did not say anything about joining forces and co-governing Yuzhang. He just reprimanded in a deep voice: "If you had been willing to follow my orders and welcome me to rule Yuzhang, how would we be like today?" Disaster? Nowadays, the giant bandit in the country has not been eliminated, and we need to gather all our efforts to use it. You are fighting among yourself and killing your troops first. It is really ridiculous!"

After Wang Sengmin and others heard this, they all looked ashamed, and hurriedly bowed and said: "I am willing to serve you as my master. I only ask you to lead a certain Qinwang to quell the chaos, enter the capital, and become a Taiwei." Take revenge and help Chao Gang!"

After cleaning up the battlefield for a while, Wang Lin led his troops into Yuzhang City, first controlled many tribesmen living in Yuzhang City under the name of fighting chaos, and initially stabilized the situation in the city, and then Then he went west with his troops and expressed his wish to join Li Boshan.

At the same time, Li Tai had also led his troops to Jiangxia. He Ruoden, who was stationed here, was also very excited about Li Tai's arrival. He said excitedly: "My lord is really good at predicting things. I had known that there would be changes downstream. It is necessary for a general to be stationed here, and now the situation has come true! There is no need for my lord to go in person, as long as he gives an order, the general will lead his troops to kill Jiankang and wipe out all the remaining invaders of Liang Kingdom!"