Qian Song

Chapter 78 It's always a bad move (read more!)

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Yesterday, before Wang Teng led his army to reach Yangzhou City, Tan Zhen dispatched hundreds of riders to tell Wang Teng that the army of ants was besieging the city, and Gaoyou's army was in danger.

Once the Gaoyou army was attacked by the ants, Wang Ting's troops, who didn't bring much food and grass, would be a deep lone army—a lone army that could be wiped out by the ants anytime, anywhere.

There was no other way, Wang Ting had no choice but to immediately return to help, preparing to flank Tan Zhen's army of ant thieves who were reckless and lucky enough not to bump into his army head first.

Along the way, Wang Teng, who has been through many battles, has been marching in a hurry while being very cautious. Whenever he reaches a place that can be ambushed, he will send people to investigate first, and then pass through in divisions. Give the ant thief any opportunity.

Finally, Wang Zhi personally led an army of [-] horses and rushed back to the Gaoyou army in time.

But as soon as Wang Ting came back, he felt that something was wrong.

There was still a long distance from Gaoyou Army, and Wang Ting saw that Gaoyou Army did not seem to have been attacked, and the flag of the Song Army was also hung on the city wall.

Wang Ting looked down again, and saw a cavalry of the Huben Army calmly mounted their horses, and then beat their horses away like the wind.

Seeing this scene, Wang Ting's heart sank, and he suddenly had a very bad premonition: "Could it be that I've been tricked?!"

When he came to the city, Wang Bao stopped a peasant and asked him, "How many troops does the ant thief have?"

The man timidly replied: "I'm afraid there were [-] to [-] horses last night. Around the time of You, most of the ant thief retreated to the distance, and then disappeared. Making wooden curtains..."

Hearing this, Wang Tin's heart sank again, and he said to himself, "No! I'm sure I've got a plan!"

At this moment, Tan Zhen greeted him personally: "Fortunately, the official rescued him in time, otherwise Gaoyou's army would be destroyed by ants, and the Great Song Dynasty would be in danger."

Wang Ting suppressed his anger and said, "Why did Mr. Xiang make such a statement? How can there be ant thieves attacking the city?"

Tan Zhen laughed: "That's the ant thief, who is afraid of your name as a minister, and dispersed."

Wang Ting couldn't suppress his anger anymore: "The ant thief only has a battalion of horsemen, and there are [-] to [-] troops in the village. Why should they retreat in my name?!"

Hearing this, Tan Zhen's face couldn't help but sink: "The minister said that, but he feels that I, with an army of [-] to [-], dare not fight with a mere battalion of ants?"

Wang Ting didn't speak, but the expression on his face showed that he meant it.

"Humph!"

Tan Zhen snorted again: "Last night before I sent someone to send you back for help, Shenju Mountain was already breached by ants, and the ants had another [-] to [-] troops besieging the city. Judging from the situation at that time, the ants may not have no follow-up troops." , and if the Gaoyou army is lost, your army will go deep alone and will be wiped out by the ants. When this happens, should I send you back to help?"

Wang Ting didn't say anything. In that case, there is actually no problem with Tan Zhen calling him back. After all, Yangzhou City can be recovered at another day, but Gao Youjun can't lose it no matter what.

It is precisely because of this that after receiving Tan Zhen's transfer order, Wang Ting immediately returned to help without stopping.

Seeing that Wang Tin's expression softened a little, Tan Zhen said again: "And the man who commanded the army last night was Li Cun, that thief. You should know that that thief is insidious, cunning, and full of tricks. He only left one battalion. People are outside my city, how can you ensure that this is not his poisonous plan to lure me out of the city?"

As soon as Wang Bao heard that Li Cun was in command of Gaoyou's troops last night, he quickly confirmed, "How does Mr. Xiang know that it is Li Cun, that thief?"

As soon as Tan Zhen waved his hand, someone dragged up a man who had been beaten to a bloody mess.

Tan Zhen pointed to this man and said: "This is the attack on the ant thief in Shenju Mountain. On Wednesday, Hong Tongzhi's subordinates risked their lives to capture him alive. I personally tortured him and learned that the person in charge of the ant thief last night was none other than Li Cun. That thief, if you don’t believe me, you can ask him yourself.”

Speaking of this, Tan Zhen cupped his hands in the direction of Bianliang, Tokyo: "Although Tan Zhen failed Sheng En and was defeated by the ant thief, he is not a person who is afraid of war. Lead the army and fight that thief Li Cun again."

Regarding Tan Zhen's impassioned words, Wang Zhi didn't believe a single punctuation mark, and now he was completely concerned about the safety of the [-] Ding Li gun platooners and the [-] Jiangnan Imperial Guards under Zhang Hao's command.

Unexpectedly, just as Wang Ting thought of the Song Army under Zhang Yu's command, dozens of dense explosions suddenly sounded from the direction Wang Ting came back from.

Wang Ting immediately closed his eyes: "Zhang Hao is more dangerous than good!"

Wang Ting really wanted to go back to rescue the Song army under Zhang Yu, but Wang Ting saw that his men had run for more than 200 miles in two days and one night. The 8000 men and horses were exhausted. How could they rush dozens of miles to rescue them? ?

To take a step back, even if Wang Chen forced the 8000 men to fight back, they would not be able to fight, and they could only increase their achievements in vain for those ant thieves who were waiting for work.

As for Tan Zhen's men?They didn't even dare to go out of the city to fight with five hundred ants blocking the door. How could they be expected to save people?
At this time, Wang Teng deeply understood why Tan Zhen and Zhang Wei were so afraid of Li Cun, and even understood why Tan Zhen and Zhang Wei told him not to use tricks, but to fight Li Cun, so he would fight Li Cun in an upright manner Even a decisive battle.

"This thief is very good at taking advantage of people's loopholes and creating fighters. If he is not careful, he will divide and attack him. He is indeed a difficult enemy. No wonder everyone who has fought against him is afraid of him like a tiger!"

Wang Ting couldn't figure it out again: "How can this thief take advantage of me everywhere? I ask myself why I have tried my best, but why I always miss a move?"

Wang Ting shook his head, put down the thought first, and then asked Tan Zhen to send a few sentries along the way he came to inquire, to see what happened to the Song Army under Zhang Yu's command?

After waiting for the sentry to leave, Wang Teng immediately ordered to let the 8000 people under his control rest and recuperate, just in case.

After settling down the 8000 troops, Wang Zhi returned to his residence and wrote a letter to Tong Guan, explaining the battle in detail, pleading guilty to Tong Guan, and asking Tong Guan to lead the army south as soon as possible, without any further delay, and We can no longer divide our troops to go south.

——Wang Ting was very afraid that Li Cun would boldly bypass Gaoyou's army and attack Tongguan on the only way to the south of Tongguan...

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(End of this chapter)