subvert the late Tang Dynasty

Gao Pian has received Zhang Lin's secret letter, and Gao Pian smiled triumphantly: "Hehe, Huang Chao is nothing more than that. I thought he was really pleading for the people, but it turned out that he was just for personal glory and wealth. Okay." , Good! I, Gao Pian, will play for you. It will save you trouble every day. When you take office, you will be deprived of your military power slowly. At that time, you can do whatever you want! Haha..."

Gao Pian's triumphant laughter spread far from the study room, echoing in the night sky...

After the defeat of Li Guochang and his son, the soldiers and horses of the northern towns went to help encircle Liu Hanhong, the rebel general in Jiangling. Liu Hanhong couldn't resist, so he had to surrender to the Tang Dynasty and was appointed governor of Suzhou.

Just when the armies from all walks of life were about to cross the south of the Yangtze River to deal with Huang Chao, Gao Pian's memorial was sent to Chang'an. Gao Pian said: "Huang Chao has been defeated in repeated battles. He has already asked the humble officials to surrender. Huang Chao, who has been wandering for many years, will soon be put down. In recent years The country has a lot of troubles, and most of the soldiers and horses of the Dao are exhausted after years of fighting. They need to recuperate, so they don't bother the soldiers and horses of the Dao to go south. I hope that the Holy One can understand the painstaking efforts of the humble ministers, and let the soldiers and horses of all walks of life go back to their towns to recuperate. ..."

After reading Gao Pian's memorial, the ministers of the DPRK and China felt like a bright mirror in their hearts?He was arrogant because he was afraid that the soldiers from all walks of life would compete with him for credit, and he wanted to take the credit for quelling the Huangchao Rebellion all by himself.The matter of fighting for credit can still be so high-sounding, these ministers in the court have to cast their eyes on Gao Pian's admiration.

But everyone knows that everyone knows, and no one really wants to make trouble with Gao Pian.Now Gao Pian is the mainstay of the Tang Dynasty. Whether it is the emperor Li Xuan, Tian Lingzi who controls the government, or the prime ministers of the Zhongshu Province, they all rely heavily on Gao Pian.In addition, Gao Pian holds a heavy army in his hands, and also manages Jiangnan's wealth, so the power is as important as ever. Who is full to offend him?

Ever since Zhang Lin got Huang Chao's letter from Zhu Wen, Huang Chao has been content with the status quo, and has not raided a city or a place, so Zhang Lin is relieved.At this time, he was copying Zhang Xu's "Tummy Pain Post" in his study, with a proud and excited look on his face. It was beyond his expectations to be able to obtain such a rare treasure by accident.What's more, for such a great contribution to recruiting Huang Chao, the imperial court must also have a very generous reward, and it is not known whether he may arrange a position as a Jiedu envoy for himself.

Zhang Lin smiled very happily, very comfortable, isn't it, he didn't need to use one soldier and one pawn to get the treasure and make great achievements, kill two birds with one stone, no wonder he is unhappy!

Will Huang Chao really surrender?of course not.

At this time, Huang Chaozheng, Monk Rang, Meng Kai, Zhu Wen and others were secretly discussing the next move.

Huang Chao smiled and said to Zhu Wen: "Old man, you really have it! With only one scroll of calligraphy and painting, all the troops in Jiangbei were dismissed, and our army had a chance to breathe. The third man really deserves to be a natural Think tank! Haha..."

Zhu Wen bowed and said: "Thank you, Master, for your compliment. Zhang Lin, who has been confronting us recently, has also been slack, and his soldiers have also relaxed their vigilance towards us. This is a good opportunity for us to counterattack. Master Please allow me, General Hu Zhenhu, General Ge Cong and General Zhou Ge to attack Zhang Lin's camp tonight, and strive to capture or kill Zhang Lin. As long as Zhang Lin dies, all the troops in the south of the Yangtze River will be safe. "

Huang Chao said: "Okay! But to keep everything safe, I will send General Shang and Brother Meng Xian to lead their own units to support them. We must make it difficult for Zhang Lin to fly!"

At the second watch in the middle of the night, Zhu Wen personally led the troops to quietly outside Zhang Lin's gate, and ordered the sergeants to prepare rockets. Zhu Wen gave an order, and rows of rockets were shot into Zhang Lin's camp, and the camp was suddenly full of people. A fire broke out and spread rapidly.

When Hu Zhen and Ge Congzhou's troops saw the flames, they also released the rockets that had been prepared. For a while, Zhang Lin's camp was full of smoke, people shouted and neighed, and the camp was in chaos.

Zhang Lin, who was sleeping soundly, heard the movement, hurriedly got up and put on the cloak, picked up the spear and went out of the tent to check the situation.As soon as Zhang Lin went out and saw the scene in the camp, he couldn't help but gasped.how so?What do the sentries patrolling the camp and the sentries and secret sentries outside the camp do?The enemy has come to such a close distance, and no one reported it!

It turned out that there were secret sentries outside the barracks at that time. Once the enemy's troops were found, they would immediately send an alarm signal to the barracks, and the barracks had time to calmly arrange strategies to defend against the enemy.But Huang Chao has been silent for the past month, and the people on the sentry post are also a little careless, often drinking and gambling together in small groups.Otherwise, it would be impossible for Zhu Wen to arrive outside Zhang Lin's camp so smoothly without anyone noticing.

Zhang Lin got on his horse and shouted: "Everyone, don't mess around, don't run around, the generals at all levels should quickly restrain their teams, leave a small number of people to fight the fire, and the rest gather on the camp ground..."

But the camp was in chaos, people were screaming, and there were no loudspeakers or microphones at that time. No matter how loud Zhang Lin's voice was, how many people could hear him?Seeing that not many people heard what he said, Zhang Lin rode his horse and gathered the troops in the camp.

Before he could gather many troops, the Yuanmen was blasted open by Zhu Wen's large thunderbolt, and the tide of rebels led by Zhu Zhen and Xu Huaiyu entered Zhang Lin's camp.Most of the officers and soldiers in the battalion hadn't put on their clothes, let alone mounted their horses, so they couldn't organize effective resistance at all.

For a while, Zhu Zhen and Xu Huaiyu led men and horses like tigers into a flock of sheep, rushing from left to right in Zhang Lin's camp, and no officer or army was spared wherever they passed.

Zhang Lin also saw Zhu Zhen and Xu Huaiyu at this time. Zhang Lin saw Xu Huaiyu once, knew that he was Zhu Wen's subordinate, and secretly hated Zhu Wen in his heart.Just as they were about to lead the assembled troops to meet Zhu Zhen and Xu Huaiyu, they suddenly heard the sound of killing behind them. It turned out that Hu Zhen and Ge Congzhou's troops also came in from the other side.

All of a sudden, Zhang Lin's camp became a hellish slaughterhouse, with screams one after another. Zhang Lin had been fighting for many years, and under this situation, he knew that the situation was over.He turned around and greeted the two people around him, and shouted: "You two bring your own troops and fight out with me!"

At this time, there were only less than a thousand people around Zhang Lin, and most of them hadn't had time to mount their horses. Some didn't even wear armor, and they were still shirtless with a simple knife in their hand. Fluffy thighs.How can this kind of temporarily organized team break through the team carefully arranged by Zhu Wen?

When Zhang Lin and the others rushed a hundred steps to the Liyuan Gate, an enemy general in front shouted: "Ge Congzhou is here, Zhang Lin is bound quickly!"

Ge Congzhou swung his saber, and the army behind him swarmed up, probably not three to five thousand people.Everyone shouted: "Catch Zhang Lin alive, capture Zhang Lin alive..."

Zhang Lin saw that there was no way out ahead, so he could rush there with his 800 men. Besides, the thief general Ge Cong Zhou in front was not a good guy to mess with.Quickly rein in the horse's head and turn west.

But just after he walked not far, he saw a young general in front of him jumping horse and holding his gun to meet him, and of course there was a crowd of people behind him.That young general is of course Zhu Wen's good brother Hu Zhen. Although Hu Zhen is not very old, he can be regarded as a general under Huang Chao's subordinates. Over the years, he has fought south and north, and he looks much tougher than before.

Zhang Lin was very impressed with Hu Zhen. When Hu Zhen was guarding Xinzhou (now Shangrao, Jiangxi Province), Zhang Lin and Liang Zuan attacked the city for several days without attacking the city with troops many times that of Hu Zhen. After the main force led by Gao Pian arrived, Xinzhou was taken down.At that time, Xinzhou City was besieged on all sides, but the young general Hu Zhen in front of him was able to fight a bloody road to escape, which shows that Hu Zhen is the best choice for resourcefulness and martial arts.

Zhang Lin turned to the north again. At this time, there were only more than 300 people who could follow him. These [-] people were all cavalry, and the other infantry had been chopped up by Ge Congzhou and Hu Zhen. wiped out.

Under the light of the fire, the whole camp was as bright as daylight. Zhang Lin galloped his horse, Hu Zhen and Ge Congzhou were chasing after him, Zhu Zhen and Xu Huaiyu were farther away, he thought that there should be no one blocking the way ahead, although he himself It is also good to be able to escape with your life if you are defeated.

As soon as he thought of being able to escape with his life, he saw loud shouts in front of him, and Zhu Wen rode on the horse with a smile and came slowly.

Zhang Lin saw that there was no hope of escaping, so he didn't run away at all, and shot straight away, glaring at Zhu Wen.

Zhu Wen smiled and said: "General Zhang, Zhu took the liberty to come here, I hope the general will not be offended."

Zhang Lin shouted angrily: "Zhu Wen! You despicable villain, you broke your promise and became fat!"

Zhu Wen was not angry, and said neither arrogant nor humble: "The so-called soldiers never tire of deceit, as a general, you must always walk on thin ice. General Zhang, I, Zhu Wen, admire your character very much. Now the emperor of the Tang court is fatuous, eunuchs monopolize power, and officials are corrupt. , making people in the world miserable. Why don’t General Zhang and I work together under King Huang’s tent?”

Zhang Lin said with a long smile: "Haha...Although I, Zhang Lin, am not a good general, I also know the word loyalty. If a man dies in battle, he will be shrouded in horse leather and become famous in history. If I vote for you rogues, won't future generations Sneering and scolding?" At the end, Zhu Wen had to secretly admire him because of his stern voice.

At this time, Hu Zhen and Ge Congzhou's two groups of troops had also arrived, and the three groups of troops surrounded Zhang Lin's three hundred cavalry, and Zhang Lin's eyes showed despair.

As the number one general under Gao Pian, Zhang Lin's resourcefulness and martial arts are not inferior to Zhu Wen's. This time he lost so badly, which really exceeded his expectations.But now that things have come to this, what can he do?Although he knew he was going to die, he still felt that he was useless in defeat.

Zhang Lin sighed, and said: "Zhu Wen, I, Zhang Lin, have fought in the battlefield all my life and killed countless people. I knew that I would not die well, but I am so unwilling to be buried here for no reason."

At this time, although Zhang Lin was standing straight with his spear straight, majestic and majestic, under the light of the fire, he looked so lonely and desolate.