Late Tang

Bianzhou City was left behind, and the horseshoe stepped on the wet soil and yellow grass, drove out of the bright range, and entered the darkness again. .In the rear stands the tower gates of Bianzhou City, trenches and suspension bridges. The old blind man can see the torches moving on the walls, and the orange flames are flying in the wind.Dim light was reflected on the wet armor, and there were more kangs on the suspension bridge connecting the city, and a group of people was walking out of the city.

"Liang Jun has left the city." The old blind man said.During the day, Bian Jun said that entering and leaving was strictly prohibited, which was obviously wrong.Under their watchful eyes, the gate of the city was opened wide, the drawbridge was lowered and erected on the moat, and groups of soldiers were walking out of it. "The one in front is Liang Jun, and the one in the middle seems to be an officer of the Jin Army. They seem to be heading for the Hedong Army camp outside the city. Something must have happened."

Guo Wei frowned, "I found Zhu Wen, but I didn't see Li Keyong."

"Did you see Song Wentong?" the blind man shouted in a low voice, his eyesight was not very good, and he couldn't see clearly from too far away.

Song Wentong is Li Maozhen, and Li Maozhen is also Song Wendong.As early as a few years ago, Xiazi and Song Wentong and other Qin Fan personnel were arranged to go to Chang'an.At that time, Chang'an was in the hands of Huang Chao and had not been recovered.A group of people pretended to be various identities and broke into Chang'an, especially Song Wentong who finally joined the Fengxiang Army under the pseudonym Li Maozhen.Later, he went to Chengdu with Zheng Tian, ​​and was incorporated into the new Baidu army of the Shence Army by Tian Lingzi.This time Song Wentong received a mission to go to Bianzhou with Gao Renhou. The purpose was for Tian Lingzi to get a piece of precious information. Yang Fuguang was going to raid and annex Zhu Wen, and it was Li Keyong who did it.After receiving this valuable information, Tian Lingzi, unwilling to be lonely, immediately felt that the opportunity had come.

He selected Gao Renhou, one of the few generals in the Chengdu court, and asked him to secretly rush to Bianzhou with a team of people to instigate Zhu Wen and deal with the Yang brothers.When Song Wentong received the mission, he only knew that he was going to Bianzhou, but he didn't know the specific mission.As a spy who had been lurking for several years, he was originally arranged in advance to enter the Fengxiang Army and then enter the Chang'an Forbidden Army, but he unexpectedly arrived in Chengdu and became Tian Lingzi's Forbidden Army.The Military Intelligence Bureau also simply adjusted his mission, allowing him to lurk in Chengdu with peace of mind.This time, after receiving the task and discovering the change, Song Wentong immediately took the risk of notifying his upline old blind man.

The old blind man reported to his superior, Major Intelligence Officer Guo Wei of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

After reporting layer by layer, they finally arrived at the Office of Supervision.

As soon as the several pieces of news came together, they immediately understood what happened.

Previously, according to Li Jing's intention, the Supervisory Office quietly sent a copy of the negotiation content with Yang Fuguang to Zhu Wen's spy, and another copy to Tian Lingzi's spy.The purpose, of course, is to muddy the water even more.Qin Fan is actively preparing for a military operation against the second town of Hebei. For the smooth progress of this plan, of course the neighbors to the west cannot be left idle.Li Jing insisted on Zhu Wen's head, but revealed to Zhu Wen the news that Yang Fuguang was going to annex Liang Fan. Naturally, he hoped that this matter would be more lively, rather than helping the Yang family to expand its troops and strengthen its control over the Chang'an court. force. .

But with Zhu Wen's strength, even if the news was revealed to him in advance, he still couldn't hold on to the Yang brothers and Li Keyong with his strength alone.For this reason, Li Jing asked the Supervisory Office to disclose this information to Tian Lingzi.As long as Tian Lingzi is not stupid, he will know that this is a great opportunity, a great opportunity to fight against the Yang brothers.Zhu Wen's territory is sandwiched between Luoyang and Chang'an, especially between Luoyang in Chang'an and Shannan, Jingnan, Hunan, Eyue, Jiangxi and other areas with weak military strength but abundant food.What's more, the Jinshang town controlled by Zhu Wen not only controls Wuguan, the southwest gate leading to Guanzhong.And the most important thing is that the gold merchants go to the southwest, which is Xingyuan Town, East and West Road in Shanxi Province, which is under the control of Tian Lingzi.If he can take advantage of this opportunity and pull Zhu Wen over, the situation in Sanchuan will change drastically.

It was precisely because Tian Lingzi understood this that he hurriedly sent General Gao Renhou to Bianzhou in secret.

It has to be said that their arrival really made Zhu Wen extremely happy.

Before Gao Renhou arrived in Bianzhou, Zhu Wen, who had already judged that [-]% of Yang Fuguang and Li Keyong's dealing with him was true, was at the time when Zao Ming was hesitant to make a decision.For Zhu Wen, breaking with the Yang brothers was a difficult decision.He and Li Jing in the east are enemies. If he turns against the Yang brothers in the west again, he will surely die as he is caught between these two forces.He even thought about taking the initiative to surrender to Li Jing or Yang Fuguang, giving up the territory and military power.

But such a decision is too difficult to make.

At this moment, Gao Renhou came and brought unexpected help.Tian Lingzi was willing to give him a hand, and the Chengdu emperor appointed Zhu Wen as Zhongshu Ling, Tongping Zhangshi, Henan Marshal, and even added a defense envoy of Dongdu Jidu, Henan Governor, and Dongdu staying behind.Not only a series of titles, but the most practical thing is Tian Lingzi's personal letter. In the letter, Tian Lingzi promised him that as long as he abandons the dark and turns to the bright, and turns to the Chengdu court, then once the Yang brothers come to Zhu Wen's territory, the Chengdu court will They will send troops from Shannan West Road to reinforce Liang Fan, and jointly deal with the puppet dynasty in Chang'an.

Gao Renhou's arrival and Tian Lingzi's promise finally confirmed Zhu Wen's choice.He refused to sit still, and of course he was unwilling to hand over his hard-earned foundation, but surrendered to Li Jing or Yang Fuguang.He finally chose to take refuge in Tian Lingzi, and joined hands with Tian Lingzi to deal with Yang Fuguang.

It was with this back-up that Zhu Wen resolutely planted an ambush and beheaded Li Keyong in one fell swoop.If Li Keyong is willing to marry his younger sister, Zhu Wen still intends to pull Li Keyong into the same boat and unite with Tian Lingzi to fight against the Yang brothers.It's a pity that Li Ke didn't take him too seriously with this arrogant guy.Now, his head has been chopped off.

Guo Wei, who was lying behind the mound, heard groups of Liang Jun cavalry pouring out from the city gate, like a torrent of steel and flames, and the rumble of horseshoes when they stepped across the suspension bridge was almost like thunder.The soldiers wore iron armor and leather armor, and one person in each group held a torch. Under the light of the fire, it could be seen that the rest of them were holding spears and tomahawks in their hands, and they were menacing.

In the distance, there were a few wild dogs barking.

The camp twenty miles away from Biancheng was still noisy.The Xuanwu army sent a large amount of fine wine and fish, and even sent a battalion of women to let the soldiers in Hedong have fun.It was very late, but the Hedong Army hadn't slept yet. At first, they were waiting for the signal from the city, waiting to enter Bianzhou City at any time.But unknowingly, under the temptation of good wine, barbecue, and girls, they gradually forgot their original mission.Wine and women make them drunk.

More and more cavalry in Bianzhou City are pouring out of the city, five in a row, and there seems to be no end.Cavalry, infantry, spearmen, shield soldiers, archers, crossbowmen, and torches form a long dragon, extending into the distance.

"The Bian army is going to attack the Jin army!" Guo Wei understood.

"We just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. It's a good show." The old blind man laughed.

Guo Wei pondered for a moment, then shook his head, "It seems that the one-eyed wolf has never fought against Zhu Asan, we can't let Liang Jun win so easily, we have to warn the Jin army."

"Let them fight."

"It's in our best interest to hurt both sides. If Zhu Wen can easily swallow the 2 horses, it will be in vain for Zhu Wen and make him even more powerful. This is not acceptable." Guo Wei spat out the grass stem in his mouth and waved his hand. , and began to take the intelligence team to the Hedong Army barracks.

A moment later, the Hedong barracks were in chaos.

"Enemy attack!"

"King Jin was assassinated in Bianzhou City!"

"Swine fever murdered the king!"

"The Bian army has already left the city to kill them!"

......

There were all kinds of shouts and killings, and the half-drunk Jin soldiers who were living happily on Ji Nuo finally woke up.Take up your weapons, put on your armor, and climb up the arrow tower.

Then, they spotted the team that was approaching quickly.

"Enemy attack!" The soldiers on the arrow tower opened their throats and screamed.In the middle of the night, a group of soldiers and horses rushed over suddenly. They definitely didn't come to drink and fight.You know, they didn't come here to make friends with Liang Jun, they came to kill the remnants of these grasshoppers, and now the signal that had been agreed earlier was delayed, and Jin Wang and others who entered the city had no news at all, which made the left behind The generals feel bad.

"Prepare to defend!"

The drums and trumpets sounded, and the Hedong Army quickly prepared for the battle.

Seeing that he was about to rush to the Hedong army camp, he heard the sound of horns and drums from the camp in the distance. Zhu Wen cursed in a low voice, "Son of a bitch!" He knew that the raid had exposed him.

Regardless of cursing, Zhu Wen simply waved his hand and ordered: "Kill!"

If the surprise attack fails, then go directly to it. Li Keyong is already dead. Is he still afraid of a group of stragglers?

"Wait a minute, King Liang!" An Jinquan shouted.With a wave of Zhu Wen's hand, An Jinquan rode forward, "King Liang, why don't someone go to the camp to explain the situation, and persuade the soldiers of the Hedong Army to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side to serve King Liang."

Zhu Wen rolled his eyes hesitantly, he knew very well that the [-] East Army was an elite group.In particular, there are [-] cavalry among them. Although Liang Jun has [-] soldiers and horses, what he lacks most is cavalry, especially elite cavalry.If it is really possible to subdue the [-] Hedong Army without bloodshed, then the overall strength of the Liang Army will rise to a higher level.But he hesitated, could things be that simple?

"I'm willing to stay." An Jinjun shouted coldly.

Zhu Wen scanned the An Jin brothers several times, and finally decided to give it a try.Anyway, the raid failed, even if the persuasion fails, it doesn't matter.Anyway, with An Jinjun here, he wasn't worried about An Jinquan playing any tricks.

After getting the consent, An Jinquan and his brother looked at each other, and there was something in that look that only the two brothers could understand.

"Drive!" An Jinquan beat his horse and left without looking back. Li Keyong's head, which was still bleeding, was still hanging on his saddle.

Not long after, there was a burst of roaring and angry sounds in the camp, followed by various noises.But the commotion didn't last long. About half an hour later, An Jinquan came out of the camp again and told Zhu Wen the good news.He has persuaded the soldiers of the Hedong Army that they are willing to surrender.Some of them don't like to surrender, and they have already been controlled by them.

"Please accept the surrender, King Liang!"

"Hahaha!" Zhu Wen burst out laughing, he didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

Liang Jun guarded Zhu Wen and others to come forward. From the camps of the Hedong Army, groups of soldiers and horses have already left the camp.Walking in the front was a group of bound Hezhong generals, there were about several hundred people, and behind them was a large group of soldiers holding weapons and escorting the group of generals.

Seeing this scene, the last bit of doubt in Zhu Wen's heart was finally gone.

"Why are all the Hedong Army in Gouyue scared?" In the darkness not far away, a spy from the Military Intelligence Bureau cursed in a low voice. It actually surrendered without a fight.

Guo Wei also showed disappointment on his face, but soon, he shook his head again.He sensed that something was wrong, and quickly firmed up his mind.Even, a smile gradually appeared on his face.

In front of the camp, Liang Jun had already relaxed his vigilance, and even Zhu Wen approached the camp on horseback.

The two sides were getting closer, and when Zhu Wen was less than [-] steps away from Li Kexiu, who was being held at the front, he was suddenly surprised to find that Li Kexiu, who was tied up, didn't show any panic or even fear on his face. Instead, he showed a cruel smile.

A dangerous feeling passed from the head to the soles of the feet, and Zhu Wen lowered his head almost resignedly.

This action saved his life, and An Jinquan, who was following Zhu Wen, suddenly raised his arm towards him, and then there was a sound of machine springs, and the hidden sleeve crossbow in his arm began to shoot out several needles violently.The crossbow nail aimed at Zhu Wen's head shot in the air, An Jinquan lowered his arm again, and several times the crossbow nail hit Zhu Wen's arm and leg.

After shooting the empty sleeve crossbow, An Jinquan rode his horse and rushed towards the Hedong army in the camp without hesitation, and shouted while charging: "Let the arrow!"

With this shout, the crossbowmen hiding behind the Hedong Army who pretended to surrender immediately raised their crossbows one after another, and shot fiercely at the Liang Army who entered the range.

Zhu Wen, who had just escaped the fatal blow from An Jinquan's sleeve crossbow, received another more violent bow and crossbow volley before he came to check the injury on his leg in his hand just now.

"Protect King Liang!" The guards of the Golden Spear City roared, jumping up from their horses and rushing forward.Use the body as a shield to resist the fierce arrow rain for Zhu Wen.

"Ah!" With a scream, Zhu Wen was hit by several arrows and fell from the saddle to the ground, with several white feather arrows stuck in his body.

At this moment, Zhu Wen thought of a sentence, karma loops, retribution is not good, it’s not that there is no retribution, it’s just that the time has not yet come! (To be continued.)