Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 634 Punishment and Military Struggle

"Among the generals under General Wang Jun, Wang Chang and Ruan Bao are considered the best. Then Wang Chang led his troops to besiege Jicheng, and didn't Ruan Bao lead his men to chase the Huns?"

After reading the news, Tang Dian was silent for a moment, and then spit out these words.

Tang Zi narrowed his eyes and whispered: "That team is said to be led by Shi Le from Jie, and has now gone south to Jizhou. So, the pursuit Ruan Bao said before was just a pretense, and he actually led people to attack Daijun? "

At this point, the two looked at each other and couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Good guy!"

Even Tang Taigong couldn't help but marveled: "I really didn't expect that the general's courage has reached such an extent! It's just a matter of sending Duan Wenyang. After all, he is a foreigner. If the court pursues him afterward, he can still get through. Now Ruan Bao has been sent directly to attack Dangcheng with Youzhou soldiers and horses, so there is no room for maneuver!"

Tang Dian nodded and said, "Duan Wenyang attacked Dai County, and Ruan Bao attacked Dangcheng. This strategy clearly intends to completely beat Chen Taishou to the ground!"

Tang Taigong then said: "It's a pity, it's a pity. This matter is not that simple. Duan Wenyang has been arrested. How can the two sides support each other? I heard that after the single-shooter cannon you are talking about is built, part of it will Being dragged to the city, General Ruan may not have any good results!"

Tang Zi asked the key: "What should we do now? Do we still want to present the roster immediately?"

"Why don't you donate?" Tang Taigong suddenly smiled, "As the saying goes, adding icing on the cake is not as good as providing help in the snow. At this time, there is news. It is the time to test people's hearts. If we use our capital to donate, won't the prefect know it immediately? Do I, the Tang family, like me?"

Tang Dian asked his doubts: "Dangcheng is not Dai County after all. Even if there is a single-shot cannon, a prefect must be in charge to make people feel at ease."

After hearing this, Taigong Tang shook his head and said seriously: "You two, if you are not trying to trick me, then you are thinking too little. I am old and I don't know when I will leave. The family inheritance will still depend on you, how can you be so short-sighted?"

As soon as these words came out, Tang Dian, Tang Zi and others lowered their heads in fear and were about to confess.

Tang Taigong waved his hands and said: "No need to say anything, your words are true. The city is not Dai County. The biggest difference is that there is no prefect in charge, which means there is no Dinghai Shenzhen. The Yang brothers have good backgrounds and have made military exploits before. Then Wu Guangshu also has some means, but no matter which side they are on, they may not be of the same mind. If there is chaos in the city, the Yang brothers may not be able to suppress it. But in this situation, there is no room for both sides. Either he is betraying the prefect, but Wang Jun may not take us seriously, or..."

He looked at the two juniors meaningfully.

Tang Dian and the others understood, and then asked: "My Tang family has reached this point, and I am afraid that I will not be able to separate from the prefect. I have to increase investment and show my loyalty. The problem is that the other families don't know what to think about this news." If we can hear it, others will know it too.”

"Then it depends on the execution tomorrow," Tang Taigong narrowed his eyes, "The prefect made it very clear that everyone must be present. As long as there are not enough family members, you can basically know what they are thinking. But after experiencing the court trial , I don’t know who else dares to take the lead!”

Tang Zi said with some uncertainty: "With the current situation, shouldn't the prefect lead troops to rescue the city? Tomorrow's execution may not be held as usual."

"Yes." Tang Taigong said with certainty: "Our governor will definitely be executed as usual tomorrow!"

Tang Dian said: "Whether or not the execution will be executed, we will find out if we wait. If there are changes, news will naturally come."

But until late at night, Tang Dian and others did not get any news, so they suddenly understood.

And just as they thought, other families also got the news, and each had their own thoughts.

That night, many families sent their men to sneak out of the city to report, and then horses rushed out of many forts and manors, heading straight for the city!

This was because in order to prevent Chen Zhi from seizing the opportunity and launching a direct attack, they did not dare to send fast horses directly from the families in the city, so they went around in a circle and spread the news first, and then sent people from the family territories outside the city.

At the same time, Ruan Bao had already ordered people to set up camp in an open space more than ten miles away from the city, and ordered them to recharge their batteries at night and formally attack the city tomorrow morning.

"Go down and tell the soldiers under your command to be careful when sleeping to prevent the enemy from hijacking the camp!"

"promise!"

After giving instructions, many of his subordinate generals left one after another, while Ruan Bao asked someone to hold a lamp and came to the sand table to study the current situation.

However, this sand table does not involve a single city, but the entire Dai County!

As he watched, Ruan Bao suddenly asked the guards waiting at the side to invite the king over.When the king arrived, Ruan Bao immediately waved him over, then pointed at the sand table and said: "Sir, the situation in Dai County is now clear. During that period, Wenyang took Dai County, and I took Dang City. I don’t seek merit but no fault, but I still have an overall strategy in mind. I want to leave some troops in Daijun, do you think it’s feasible?”

When Wang Qian heard this, he immediately understood and knew that General Ruan Bao's plan was to take a bite of Dai Jun's interests and leave some foreshadowing.

He immediately said: "The general has the overall situation in mind. This vision alone is unmatched by others. If Daijun can have the protection of the general, the future will be peaceful."

"Hahaha! Sir, this is such a compliment!" Ruan Bao was satisfied and finally felt relieved.

He knew very well that even though he was Wang Jun's confidant general, it was still a bit taboo to reach out to local counties. However, the situation in Dai County seemed quite special now. There might be an opportunity for him to use it, but The premise is that you will not anger your immediate boss.

There is nothing safer than having your boss's true blood confidants stand with you.

At least that's what Ruan Bao thought, so he urgently needed Wang Chen's recognition and consent.

After getting what he wanted, Ruan Bao relaxed and no longer lowered his head to look at the sand table. He wanted to catch up with Wang and catch up on old times, because he suddenly felt that it would be beneficial to have such a person by his side. If both parties It would be better if our relationship could be closer.

However, as soon as he made a move, Wang rushed to the sand table, looked down and said, "General, when you were discussing the matter just now, did you propose to attack the city tomorrow?"

Ruan Bao didn't want to talk about the situation of the battle because he felt that the overall situation had been decided. But now that Wang hurriedly asked, he had to answer clearly: "Yes, although I don't want to compete with Duan Wenyang, I can't let him be the best in terms of attack." How can they, the Xianbei people, compare with us in terms of the city’s capabilities?”

When Wang Qian heard the words, he pondered for a moment, and then said with a smile: "In that case, why would the general give up the easy thing for the difficult? If you want to enter the city ahead of the Xianbei people, there is no need to go to such trouble."

"Oh?" Ruan Bao was stunned when he heard the words, "Is there a better way to fight? Is it a sneak attack tonight? But the city is also heavily guarded. I don't know how many people are walking on it. They also You already knew I was coming, so this sneak attack will have little effect."

"It's not a sneak attack." Wang Qian shook his head and then said: "Send someone to inform Wu Guangshu in the city tonight and ask him to open the city gate and say that our army will go inside for repairs."

"This..." Ruan Bao's eyes widened when he heard this, and then a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.

Wang Qianze smiled and said: "The general must have thought of it. Yes, Wu Guangshu is still the county magistrate no matter what. General, you are a man under the general. You came here with an order, not to attack the city. You want to enter the city for repairs. Where can I go?" Are there so many reasons? If he refuses to comply, then he can be punished justifiably. Use this to tell him Wu Guangshu, will the other party still read it to him? "

"Great idea!" Ruan Bao couldn't help but praise.

Wang Qian said modestly: "What a clever idea this is. In fact, the general will be able to think of it very quickly. I just said it in advance."

"Sir, you are being modest," Ruan Bao laughed, "I know my own affairs. I have been fighting outside for a long time, and I have fought against cities on other people's territory. This is the first time I have fought against my own family. I have no such concept at all. , Don’t blame me, not many people in this army have thought of it. If sir hadn’t woken them up and asked them to think of tomorrow night, they wouldn’t have thought of it.”

Wang Qian chuckled and shook his head: "It doesn't matter. In fact, the success of this method depends entirely on the strength of the military. There is Duan Wenyang in the south to threaten Dai County, and there is a general here to threaten Dai County. This plan can be implemented. In the final analysis, it is not my credit, but the general's." Strength!"

Ruan Bao laughed: "Sir, there is no need to be modest. Alas, it's a pity that you are in front of the general. Otherwise, I would have to invite you over no matter what."

After boasting a few words to each other, Ruan Bao didn't hesitate, called someone, and ordered: "Go, let someone prepare an envoy, and enter the city to inform Wu Guangshu, saying that the army is coming to eliminate thieves, and he will go in for repairs. Open the city gate and let our people in!"

After the man left, Ruan Bao smiled at Wang Qian again and said, "I think the Yang brothers must have been reluctant to come. I don't know how Wu Guangshu made his decision."

"It's just to make them chaotic inside. Even if the city gate is not opened, what if the formation is in chaos, even if there are soldiers and horses?" Wang Qian was obviously confident, "What's more, the Yang brothers are all new soldiers..."

Before he finished speaking, a man suddenly rushed into the camp. When he saw Ruan Bao and Wang Gan, he shouted directly: "It's not good, general! Duan Wenyang is defeated! It's defeated!"

"What did you say? What about Duan Wenyang's defeat?" Ruan Bao didn't understand it for a moment, but when he thought about the meaning, his eyes immediately became solemn, "What did you say? Duan Wenyang failed to attack the city? Was he repelled?"

"It's more than that..." This person was Deputy General Ruan Bao. Just as he was about to say more, he suddenly heard a sound breaking through the air outside the camp, and then noise and confusion came from outside. It seemed that the camp was in chaos in an instant!
"what happened?"

Ruan Bao's eyes widened.

(End of this chapter)