subvert the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 174 The Death of Le Congxun

Just when everyone thought that Zhu Qiong was bound to die, Zhu Wen's blade suddenly swayed to the side the moment it hit Zhu Qiong's head, and hit Zhu Qiong's right shoulder with the back of the blade. Zhu Qiong was like a kite with a broken string. Generally, they fly far away from the horse and faint on the spot.

Zhu Wen took advantage of the momentum and landed on Zhu Qiong's mount "Yi Zhan Wu". The horse wanted to resist at first, but where did it resist?After a while, he was subdued by Zhu Wenzhi.Zhu Wen smiled and said: "This horse is a good horse, but it's a pity that it fell into the hands of someone like Zhu Qiong."

Without Zhu Wen's orders, a few personal soldiers stepped forward and tied up the unconscious Zhu Qiong. They knew that since the prince hadn't beheaded the kid on the spot, it would be useful to keep him, so they didn't need to look at the injuries, knowing that the kid was going to die for a while. He definitely won't die for a while, and the prince certainly has a sense of proportion in his actions.In the hearts of these soldiers, the prince is like a god of war.

Most of Zhu Wen's personal troops are veterans who have followed Zhu Wen for many years. It has been more than ten years since Zhu Wen was under Huang Chao's command in the Southern and Northern Wars. Conquer everything.Even in a small county like Xiayang, surrounded by 6 troops from Wang Chongrong and Wang Duo, they persisted for more than a month and killed countless enemies. When they finally rushed out, there were not many casualties. cavalry!

Later, in the war against Qin Zongquan, he won many battles. Zhu Wen was the idol of almost all soldiers in the army, the out-and-out god of war.

Ge Congzhou ordered the troops to arrange the prisoners, count the trophies, and clean the battlefield. Of course, Zhu Wen, the coach, did not need to intervene in all of this.Ge Congzhou was also a little depressed. He thought he could make great contributions, but he didn't expect to have no chance to make a move. He could only do some things to clean the battlefield. Is it strange if he is not depressed?

Zhu Wen didn't expect that this should be what Ge Congzhou, a famous general in the late Tang and Five Dynasties, was thinking. He just wanted to capture Yunzhou as soon as possible, and then go east to Yanzhou, capture Zhu Jin alive, and rescue Huang Ying.In Zhu Wen's mind, Huang Ying must have been forced to marry Zhu Jin. It should be Zhu Jin who threatened Huang Chao or Huang Ding's life, so Huang Ying had no choice but to agree to marry Zhu Jin.In any case, Zhu Wen never imagined that it would be Huang Ying who took the initiative to cooperate with Zhu Jin to unite various feudal towns to deal with his former lover and later heartbreaker.

***************************************************** ************* At the same time, Zhu Zhen and Li Tangbin led 2 people to the north, passing Huazhou all the way to the north to rescue Le Congxun who was trapped in Xiangzhou (Anyang, Henan), and Coke Congxun couldn't resist Luo Hongxin's attack, so he retreated from Xiangzhou to Neihuang (now Neihuang, Henan, the hometown of Oudi).

Luo Hongxin personally led an army to attack Neihuang, and the two sides were deadlocked.

Zhu Zhen and Li Tangbin divided their troops to attack Liyang and Linhe counties, but the defenders could not resist, and the two cities fell at the same time. Zhu Zhen joined forces with Li Tangbin to attack Ligu County.Zhu Zhen's army had already approached Neihuang.

Luo Hongxin sent envoys to negotiate with Zhu Zhen, accusing Zhu Wen of not interfering in the internal affairs of Weibo Town. It was like the princes fighting for hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period. The Li and Tang courts at this time were like the Great Zhou Dynasty at that time, and the government orders did not go abroad.

Zhu Zhen's reasons are also quite sufficient. He did not embarrass Luo Hongxin's emissary, but understood the reason. Zhu Zhen said: "Two months ago, General Ge (Ge Congzhou) was ordered by the prince (Zhu Wen) to send troops to rescue Luoyang. , Zhang Quanyi of Heyang, who once sent the Yamen (should be equivalent to the position of the military commander of the Jiedushi) Lei Ye brought 10 taels of silver to Weizhou to buy grain and grass. He was negotiating with Le Yanzhen. In the state mutiny, General Lei was killed by your rebel army, and the whereabouts of 10 taels of silver are also missing. The prince was very angry, so I came to Xingshi to question the crime."

In fact, it is true that Lei Ye went to Weizhou to buy grain and grass, but he brought 1 taels of silver, but Zhu Zhen said it was 10 taels. Now that Lei Ye is dead and the silver has been robbed, Zhu Zhen suddenly After talking ten times more, the emissary from Weibo Town knew the inside story, but he didn't dare to refute, so he said: "My lord really doesn't know about this matter, when I go back and report to my lord, I will definitely take the original amount of General Lei's money. Give it back."

Zhu Zhen sneered and said: "Money comes second. General Lei is my lord's favorite general. He was born as an old soldier who has been with lord for many years. If he died in Weizhou like this, how could lord be willing to give up?"

The envoy Khan came down at that time, and Nuonuo said repeatedly: "Young one, go back and tell my lord the truth, please make a decision."

Zhu Zhen didn't stop him either, and let him run away like a bereaved dog.What 10 taels of silver, what the prince's favorite general, are just reasons to attack Weibo Town. Even if Luo Hongxin took out 10 taels of silver, Zhu Zhen has no possibility of withdrawing from the army. Zhu Wen handed it to him The task is to take down Weibo Town!

Wei Bo is a big town, with jurisdiction over the six prefectures of Weizhou, Xiangzhou, Chanzhou, Bozhou, Weizhou, and Beizhou. There is quite a reason why Weibo Town is called a "town" rather than an "army".

At that time, there were not many vassal towns that could be called "towns". Weibo Town was the largest of them. , now Zhengding, Hebei) and a few other feudal towns.

These three feudal towns have always been strong and strong, mainly because they shouldered the important task of resisting the northern nomads. Due to this special geographical location, many generals in the three towns were of Khitan or Uighur blood.Chengdezhen's Jiedushi Wang Rong was of Uighur descent.

If Zhu Zhen occupied Weibo Town, and Zhu Wen took down the Tianping Army and Taining Army himself, half of the entire north would be Zhu Wen's territory, Zhu Zhen thought.

"Zhu Wen is in the place of the Four Wars. He is the same as Cao Cao, and he is even more cunning." This is the evaluation of Zhu Wen by the great man Mao Zedong.Of course, Zhu Wen, who came from the 21st century, is very clear about this. He is in the place of the Fourth World War. If he does not develop his power, he will be annexed by others. Zhu Wen certainly does not want his territory to be annexed by others. Millions of people, and for his wife and children, Zhu Wen had to work hard to deal with other feudal towns.Of course he knows that the most advantageous defense is to attack. Only by scaring the surrounding towns can he truly be at peace. He knows very well that only speaking with strong strength is the most effective!

The civil strife in Weibo Town gave Zhu Wen an opportunity. This is the best chance to occupy Weibo Town.

Le Congxun, who was in the siege of Neihuang, of course knew that Zhu Zhen's army was gradually approaching, but at this time Luo Hongxin also stepped up his offensive. Le Congxun was under great pressure. He was afraid that he would be killed by Luo before Zhu Zhen's army arrived When Hongxin broke through the city, he wanted to make a dangerous move, preparing to break out of the city and join Zhu Zhen, and then the two joined forces to attack Luo Hongxin.With Zhu Wen's support, he has the confidence to fight back to Weizhou and take over the position of Jiedushi.But it is inevitable that, like Zhang Quanyi, Zhao Jie, and Zhao Dejian, they will follow Zhu Wen's lead and become Zhu Wen's vassal, but so what?Is it better than staying in a corner now?

Le Cong trained Qi's men to break through the city gate late at night. Now after these days of fighting, the 3 men under his command escaped with casualties, and now there are only 1 left. If Zhu Zhen can't arrive in time However, it will be a matter of time before the Inner Yellow City breaks.So Le Congxun had to risk a lot to break through.

At this time, the torches were still brightly lit and the banners were flying on the top of the inner yellow city, but the soldiers on the top of the city turned into scarecrows in clothes.To be honest, Le Congxun spent a lot of thought and thought to break through this time.

But he still underestimated Luo Hongxin. Luo Hongxin had already arranged scouts at all the city gates outside Neihuang City. Le Congxun was spotted by Luo Hongxin's scouts as soon as he left the city gate. Go to report to Luo Hongxin, and the rest of the people have been following Le Congxun's men not far or near, and secretly watching.

Le Congxun ran eastward for sixty li before turning south, ready to join Zhu Zhen at Linhe.Unexpectedly, Luo Hongxin had already set up an ambush on the road he must pass through, all the barbed wires, bridles, and traps had been arranged, just waiting for Le Congxun to jump into it!

Just when Le Congxun thought it was safer, arrows rained all over the sky from the woods on both sides of the narrow path, and many people on his own side were shot down without warning.Le Congxun knew that he had entered the enemy's ambush, but it was already too late, and there was also the sound of shouting and killing behind him, and the enemy's men and horses appeared indistinctly from the woods on both sides, and the rain of arrows and the powerful continuous crossbow shot non-stop. When they came over, Le Congxun's men couldn't even raise their heads.

Le Congxun was also in a hurry. He knew that he was now surrounded by the enemy, and he would suffer heavy losses no matter whether he advanced or retreated. He knew this better than anyone else.Since there is no way to retreat, we can only go forward bravely!Le Congxun was also a bachelor, and he fought as soon as he said he wanted to. He ordered the soldiers under his command to charge forward, and he personally came to the rear.

But what gave Le Congxun a headache was that before his army had rushed far, some people fell down one after another. What kind of man is a man who bullies more and less?" This is a way of saying.

Some people also said this: "Everyone is the defender of Weibo Town, and there is no deep hatred, and there is nothing to fight. As long as you don't fight, we are willing to surrender..."

As soon as the head was opened, two or three thousand people put down their weapons and ran straight into the enemy camp.Le Congxun killed more than a dozen rebels, but there were too many rebels to stop them.Le Congxun had no choice but to charge forward with a group of his buddies. Fortunately, there was no ambush ahead. Le Congxun was very happy. He kicked the horse's belly vigorously with his toes, and the horse rushed forward like flying. When the war horse's front hooves suddenly knelt down, the horse that was rushing fell down in an instant and turned a few somersaults.

Le Cong's martial arts training is not weak, and he jumped up in a critical moment. In order to avoid being injured when he fell on the ground, he took the posture of rolling on the spot, which can not only avoid falling injuries, but also avoid being stepped on by the horse's hoof behind him. .

Just when Le Congxun landed on the ground and was about to get out, the place where he landed was very soft, and he fell into the trap before he realized what was going on.As soon as he fell into the trap, he felt a sharp pain in his feet. He knew very well that there were barbed wire or sharpened bamboo pieces in the trap. He thought his feet had been nailed to the ground now, right?

Before he could react, two horses fell into the trap immediately. Before Le Congxun even had time to think of dodging, he was crushed by the two men and horses who fell in, and the whole The person lay on the sharpened moso bamboo, and no less than twenty transparent holes were pierced on his body.

Le Congxun committed evil and finally ended his life at the end of the road. It is not wronged him to die so tragically...

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