subvert the late Tang Dynasty

Cao Quanzhen was very angry, not to mention the delay in the arrival of Gao Pian's reinforcements, what made him even more angry was that Zhu Zhen didn't let him have any time to rest.Within two hours, Zhu Zhen actually launched six attacks. Although each time ended in failure, it also made Cao Quanzhu a little flustered, and he had to be on guard against Zhu Zhen's sneak attack all the time. The 4000 men and horses were exhausted, and Zhu Zhen didn't let them sleep at night, so it's no wonder Cao Quan was not angry!

Zhu Xuan, the number one general under Cao Quanzhen, stayed in Yunzhou to guard the Tianping Army. Now Cao Quanzhen has only Zhu Jin and Zhu Qiong beside him. It seems a little insufficient.

Zhu Qiong said: "Marshal Cao, this bandit came to harass him again and again, but every time he returned in defeat, why didn't he give up?"

Zhu Jin said: "Second brother, you don't know something. The enemy wants us not to rest, and wants to exhaust us to death. In the morning, the army will cross the river and annihilate us in one fell swoop."

Cao Quanzhen nodded, and said: "Zhu Jin is right, the enemy really meant that."

Zhu Jin said: "What good plan does the commander have?"

Cao Quanzhen sighed: "What else can we do? From now on, we can only rely on the natural danger of the Huaihe River and wait for General Gao Piangao's troops to come to the rescue."

Zhu Qiong said: "What if Gao Pian's men don't come in time or don't come at all? Could it be that we just die in battle like this?"

Cao Quanzhen said solemnly: "If the bandit army passes through Huainan, the road to the north will be flat, and there is no danger to defend. The bandit army will definitely take the eastern capital Luoyang, and then go west to Guanzhong. The 300-year foundation of the Tang Dynasty may be ruined. It is." Cao Quanzhen's eyes suddenly became very firm, and he continued: "We eat the king's salary, we must be loyal to the king, and share the king's worries. Now that the court is in trouble, how can I sit idly by? If I use Cao The lives of a certain person and these thousands of people can save the entire world of Tang Dynasty, so why should I be afraid of me, Cao, even if I die?"

Zhu Qiong and Zhu Jin made expressions of admiration, and said impassionedly: "Our brothers will swear to follow the general to the death!" But they thought in their hearts: "You want to die for the Tang Dynasty. I don’t want to die!” The two secretly looked at each other, each thinking in their hearts how to get away and go back to Yunzhou City if Gao Pian’s rescue soldiers are not available.

Zhu Jin even thought about how the three of his brothers would get the military power of the Tianping Army if Cao Quanzhen died, Cao Quanzhen's eldest son was dead, and the second son was young. position.

Seeing the impassioned words of the two, Cao Quanzhen felt very relieved, and said in his heart: "Look at the Zhu brothers, they are also from the salt owl family, but they have a heart to serve the country with sincerity, how can they be as ambitious as Huang Chao, which has plunged the people of the world into dire straits?" Among them." Little did he know that the two confidantes he relied on were thinking about how to take over his power after his death.

Throughout the night, Zhu Zhen hardly stopped harassing Cao Quanzhen. Cao Quanzhen was so angry that the roots of his teeth were itchy, but there was nothing he could do.When Cao Quanzhen was standing on the bank and yelling at the opposite bank, he suddenly heard the sound of killing behind the camp, Cao Quanzhen was shocked and hurried back.When I met Zhu Qiong on the way, Zhu Qiong said: "Report to Marshal Cao, the thief general Hu Zhen led thousands of people to our camp. The soldiers in the camp were caught off guard and killed by surprise. The casualties were heavy. I hope the general will hurry up." Withdraw your troops and make plans again!"

Cao Quanzhen smiled sadly and said: "I, Cao Quanzhen, have received great favor from the imperial court. As the deputy commander of the camp in the east, I can't stop the bandits from the south of the Huaihe River and let them cross the Changhuai River for thousands of miles. Great favor from the imperial court."

Cao Quan ordered Zhu Qiong to say: "You and Zhu Jin are guarding the banks of the Huaihe River. Don't let the bandit army cross the river. I will deal with the bandit general Hu Zhen myself!" rush away.

Zhu Zhen saw the flames rising from behind Cao Quan's camp on the opposite bank, and knew that Hu Zhen had successfully circled behind the enemy. Immediately, he swung his sword and shouted, "Brothers, charge me!" The big ship rushed straight to the opposite bank. This time it was not like the harassment attacks of the previous few times. This time it was going all out. Of course, it was different from the previous few times.

Zhu Qiong and Zhu Jin, seeing that the general situation was over, winked, and fled in a hurry with a confidant team of 300 people, leaving behind more than a thousand people like headless chickens scurrying around the riverside like a mess of scattered sand.

Zhu Zhen's men landed on the shore without much effort, the enemy army saw Zhu Zhen's men immediately landed, the natural danger of the Huaihe River was lost, and their fighting spirit was even more lost.It was also seen that the two brothers Zhu Jin and Zhu Qiong who organized the defense of the Huaihe River had left, and Cao Quanzhang went to the back camp to deal with Hu Zhen's troops. More than a thousand troops ran away without a leader.

Zhu Zhen's men and horses fought all the way to the rear of the camp, but they hardly encountered any decent resistance.Cao Quanzhen had just organized his men and horses to form a defensive formation, and was about to launch a counterattack against Hu Zhen, but unexpectedly, Zhu Zhen who was behind him killed him so quickly, and the formation just formed was instantly smashed.

Hu Zhen and Zhu Zhen's troops successfully reunited, and the less than 2000 troops left in Cao Quan's hands were firmly surrounded, with [-]% inside and [-] layers outside.Cao Quanzhen led dozens of personal guards and rushed left and right, but he couldn't break out of the encirclement no matter what. He was injured in many places, and his battle robe was stained red with blood. Extraordinarily lonely and desolate...

On a dirt slope outside the formation, Zhu Zhen straddled a maroon war horse, slowly took off the iron tire bow next to the saddle with her left hand, and slowly took a spiked arrow with her right hand.

At this moment, Zhu Zhen is no longer that glib boy, but a general on the battlefield, a general who can instantly decide the life and death of anyone, as if what he is holding in this moment is not a bow and arrow, but a sickle in the hands of the god of death , As long as he moves his hand, he can decide the life and death of the enemy.

The arrow was already on the string, and the bow was like a full moon. He let go of his hand abruptly, and the spike shot through the air like a meteor chasing the moon, producing a piercing whistling sound under the friction of the air.

Cao Quanzhen had just swung his knife and knocked down a nearby rebel army, when he suddenly heard the sound of feathered arrows piercing the air behind him, it was too late to dodge, the feathered arrow pierced through his chest with a "poof", and shining clusters of arrows pierced out from his chest , bringing up a stream of bright red blood...

Cao Quanzhen's figure was shaken violently, his tall body slowly slid off the horse, falling into the dust, arousing a puff of smoke visible to the naked eye...

Hu Zhen shouted: "Cao Quanzhen is dead, and the rest of the surrenders will not die!"

Almost in an instant, there was a loud "crash", and more than a thousand people put down their weapons one after another, and each of them was tied up...

Zhu Zhen took out a special sounding arrow from her bosom, and the sounding arrow soared into the sky, flashed a bright light in the night sky, and then exploded in the air, turning into colorful bright stars, flashing and flashing, and then slowly Disappeared, only a strong smell of sulfur lingered in the night sky.

On the tower at the north gate of Sizhou City, Zhu Wen said excitedly: "Ying'er, wake up, don't sleep, Zhu Zhen and the others have successfully broken through Cao Quanzhen's defense line, and the troops have successfully crossed the Huaihe River..."

Huang Ying rubbed her eyes sleepily, and said, "Really? Oh, it's almost dawn? Really, this kid Zhu Zhen is too disappointing, why did he take it down until now?"

Zhu Wen shook his head and sighed: "My aunt, how can it be as easy as you said? You think fighting is as easy as children's play!"

Huang Ying still felt drowsy, and said in a daze, "That's true, that's fine, don't disturb my sleep, I'm sleepy!" She didn't forget to yawn for a long time, and then continued to sleep.

Seeing Huang Ying's lazy look, Zhu Wen couldn't help smiling and shaking his head.He bent down, hugged Huang Ying horizontally, and walked to Huang Ying's residence.

The captain who was in charge of guarding the north gate saw that the coach was carrying Huang Ying back to his room, so he hurried forward and asked Zhu Wen courteously if he needed a sedan chair to carry Huang Ying back.

Zhu Wen was about to answer, when Huang Ying in his arms suddenly whispered in Zhu Wen's ear: "I don't need a sedan chair, it's fine if you hold me, I want you to carry me all the way back, don't look for a sedan chair, otherwise I will ignore you Already!"

Zhu Wen complained in his heart, Huang Ying was pretending to sleep after making trouble for a long time!Really, I was afraid of waking her up.But since Huang Ying said it, she could only say to the captain: "No need, I'm afraid I'll wake her up from her dream, so I'd better take her back."

The school captain looked at the back of the coach going away, and sighed in his heart: "No wonder our Marshal Zhu can get the favor of Miss Huang. As the coach of the whole journey, he is so courteous. It's too unreasonable not to get the favor of a beautiful woman." !"

Zhu Wen carried Huang Ying all the way to Huang Ying's residence, and all the soldiers who saw this scene on the road sighed the same as the captain.

Zhu Wen said lovingly: "Lazy girl, should you come down? You're home!"

Huang Ying shrank her head into Zhu Wen's arms, and said coquettishly, "No, I'll let you carry me into the house."

Just as Zhu Wen was about to knock on the door, the door opened in response. The Japanese woman Umeko Yamaguchi, who resembled Sora Aoi, walked out and said in fluent Chinese: "Miss, you are back... ah..." Because she came out in such a hurry, she almost bumped into the door. Zhu Wen's body.

Meizi Yamaguchi hurriedly said in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, General Zhu!" Suddenly seeing Huang Ying in Zhu Wen's arms, she was shocked, and hurriedly said: "What's wrong with my lady? Are you injured?"

Zhu Wen coughed dryly and said, "No, it's just that she was a little sleepy and fell asleep. I was afraid that she would catch a cold, so I carried her back."

After listening to Zhu Wen's words, Huang Ying, who was not asleep at all, could only pretend to be sound asleep, and let Zhu Wen carry her into the bedroom that had just been tidied up yesterday.

Zhu Wen carefully put her on the bed, covered her with a thin brocade quilt, and told Meizi Yamaguchi: "Your lady is really sleepy, take good care of her, and get her something to eat when she wakes up." After staying up all night, she must be hungry too."

Umeko Yamaguchi bowed and agreed.

For some reason, Zhu Wen and this Japanese woman who resembled Sola Aoi always felt a little weird together, always thinking of those scenes that were not suitable for children, and dared not stay here for too long, so he hurriedly found an excuse to leave.

Seeing Zhu Wen walking away in shock, Shankou Meizi suddenly came to Huang Ying's bed, lifted Huang Ying's quilt, "giggled" and said with a smile: "Everyone has already gone away, miss, don't pretend, hurry up!" Get up!"