Chapter 6 Two Heroes Combined

In response to the request of hundreds of officials, Li Yan of Tang Xizong was not allowed to come to the early morning in person. The first person to come out to present the book was Zheng Wei, the prime minister of the current dynasty. Zheng Wei's face was clean and serious, and he was very prestigious in the court. As soon as Li Yan saw him, he quickly sat upright and said with a smile, "Zheng Aiqing, what's the matter?"

Zheng Wei looked at Li Jun's careless look and pressed the anxiety in his heart and said uneasily, "Your Majesty, Qilu Cao Koto Wang Xianzhi took a group of unsluts to make trouble in Changyuan in the first month. Due to the weak recruitment of nearby officers and soldiers and the lack of unified command, the chaotic people have become more and more rampant. At present, they have occupied Changyuan and Puzhou. If effective measures are not taken in Caozhou and other prefectures and counties, Qilu will not only become the territory of the unrest, but also spread to the hinterland of the Central Plains, posing a serious threat to Kyoto, and the Tang Foundation will be hit hard! Your Majesty, please issue an order as soon as possible, appoint a powerful general, dispatch soldiers and horses from all over the country, and encircle and suppress Wang Xianzhi, so that the society will be in danger and recover.

After Zheng Wei finished speaking, he handed over the book, and Tian Lingzi took it and presented it to Li Yan.

Several ministers spoke one after another, unanimously saying that what Zheng Wei had said was true, and asked Li Yan to make a decision as soon as possible to eliminate Wang Xianzhi.

Li Yan listened to everyone's words and looked at Tian Lingzi and another prime minister Wang Duo. Tian Lingzi was good at observing words and expressions. Li Yan's eyes told him that the emperor wanted him to express his opinions. The opportunity to flatter has come, be sure to seize it! He quickly knelt down on the Golden Hall and flattered, "Your Majesty is divine and wise, rare in ancient and modern times, and the district king Xianzhi grass bandits, how can you pay for it! If you don't bother your Majesty, I will recommend one person, and you can get rid of this problem!"

Li Yong was overjoyed: "Who did Tian Aiqing recommend?" Tian Lingzi replied, "Song Wei, the governor of Pinglu, is a rare general in dealing with military and politics. He has the ability to coordinate and command all kinds of troops and quell Wang Xianzhi's rebellion."

Li Yan heard this and turned his face to Wang Duo: "Wang Aiqing, what do you think of the person recommended by Tian Aiqing? Do you have the ability to quell Wang Xianzhi's rebellion? Wang Duo has always been unaccustomed to Tian Lingzi. He despised the eunuchs from the bottom of his heart and opposed the eunuchs' interference in the government. But the emperor has been spoiling Tian Lingzi, and he has no choice. He thought that Song Wei was calculating, very smooth and lacked the talent of a general, but he didn't want to tell the truth. He knew that once he opposed Song Wei recommended by Tian Lingzi, Tian Lingzi would definitely find fault, which was not good for him at all. Therefore, he squeezed out a smile: "Your Majesty, Song Wei is old and mature, familiar with military and civilian conditions, understands the rebels, and let him take command. He will be able to win and strengthen the prestige of the Tang Dynasty. I agree with Lord Tian's suggestion.

Li Yan cheered up and announced the arrangement of "suppression of bandits": "I appointed Song Wei, the governor of Pinglu, as the battalion to recruit grass thieves, and uniformly commanded the army around Wang Xianzhi's rebels. Zheng Wei and Wang Duo proposed to deliver the order and retreat to the court!"

After repeated consultations, Wang Xianzhi, Chai Cun, Shang Junchang and others decided to transfer the main force of the Rebel Army to Caozhou, which is open and easy to attack and defend. He returned to Huang Chao and conveyed this intention. Huang Chao was very happy and urged Wang Xianzhi to come to the teacher earlier. A few days later, Wang Xianzhi led the main force to the city of Caozhou. Huang Chao specially arranged a grand welcome ceremony. Under Caozhou, there was a sea of people, and the rebels and the people smiled. The general division of the second army encouraged people and strengthened their strength.

As soon as Huang Chao saw Wang Xianzhi, he strode over. Wang Xianzhi quickly disembowed his horse and held his two big hands tightly together. This is a great historical moment. From this moment, they will fight side by side, the horses hissing, and Huang Liang held high to save the people of Li people, and The Li Tang Dynasty fought resolutely and wrote the new history of the peasant uprising in China!

Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao walked into Caozhou City hand in hand, entered the government office, and the generals sat down one after another. On the side of Wang Xianzhi, Chai Cun, Shang Junchang, Shang Rang, Yue Lingfei, Sun Mei, Liu Yanzhang and Cao Shixiong sat on the right side. On the other side of Huang Chao, Huang Kui, Cao Min, Meng Kai, Huang Siye, Qiao Yu, Niu Feng and Lin Yan sat on the left side. Each side were eight leaders, a total of 16 people. As soon as they saw each other, they began a warm exchange, and their faces were foreign. A smile of victory.

From time to time, cheerful laughter broke out in the government office, and the Rebel soldiers who served as guards also laughed happily! Man is the spirit of all things, and the right to live is the most basic right of man, but this right was deprived by the court under the rule of Tang Xizong. Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao followed the historical trend and rose up. The average wealth of the world was warmly supported by the people. It is a righteous act and promoted the continuous development of Chinese history.

After a lot of discussion, Huang Chao stood up and waved his hand to everyone: "Brothers, now listen to me, the Xianzhi brothers are both civil and martial arts, the first to advocate the righteous soldiers, hit the banner, the Tang army broke the courage, and the world responded. Huang Chao is not talented. He is willing to lead his troops and horses to belong to the command of the Xianzhi brothers. If there is a different intention, the heaven and the earth will be destroyed!" Wang Xianzhi blushed and stood up and said to Huang Chao, "Brother Huang is older than me, more experienced than me, and has a higher level of culture than me. You can take control of this rudder!"

Huang Chao listened and shrug his face: "Xianzhi is younger than me. This is the biggest advantage. Young and capable. My old bone is at the disposal of Xianzhi. If Xianzhi gives up again, he will not be his own brother! Everyone said, didn't they?" All the generals said, "General, what Brother Huang said is reasonable. You have launched the banner of the general, and we will gallop on the battlefield under your banner and beg for the people!" Huang Chao continued, "General, please instruct us to act!"

Wang Xianzhi was extremely moved by this scene. He said loudly, "With the trust of my brothers, let me be the commander of the Second Army. It's better to obey than to obey!" From today, the actions of the Second Army will be discussed and decided by us, and Brother Huang and I made the final decision. If you have any suggestions, you must put forward them directly at the meeting. The decided thing must be carried out without compromise. Strict military discipline is the guarantee of victory. Every time we occupy a state and county, we must release the list of the people in time, open warehouses and release grain, help the poor, replenish soldiers, and do a good job in logistical supplies. The captured prisoners will be given priority to the large barracks. I believe that as long as we are in the same boat, there will be no mountains that can't be climbed or rivers that can't be climbed!"

When Wang Xianzhi finished his speech, the generals listened and approved him. Huang Chao held his head second-hand and thought about it. Wang Xianzhi patted Huang Chao on the shoulder: "Brother, what else do you have?"

Huang Chao said, "Now that the number of volunteers has increased greatly, and there are 20,000 people, it will continue to increase in the future. The Tang army will definitely step up its encirclement and suppress us, march to fight, and make a famous division, which is a rabble. Nowadays, there should be a rule for our military flag. I think the Xianzhi brothers are the average generals of Tianbu. This 'Tianbu Tianjun' can be used as a banner to let the people know the purpose of our uprising. In addition, the generals of each battalion make their own surnames to make flags to make them in battle. Self-drawing faces and self-appreciating officials. If the court does not be our officials, we will reward ourselves, hehe!"

After listening to it, all the generals thought that Huang Chao's method was good. Wang Xianzhi made a comment on the spot and handled it according to Huang Chao's opinion.

After the meeting, the Rebel soldiers drank wine, ate meat, had a full meal in Caozhou, and their morale was very high. The children of the surrounding people enthusiastically joined the army. Before long, the Rebels increased by more than 10,000 horses. In this way, there were more than 30,000 soldiers and strong horses, and Qilu was shocked.

Song Wei, the governor of Pinglu, has been sighing and sad all day since he received the appointment letter from the court. He knew that it would be difficult to eliminate the soldiers and horses under his command to deal with Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao. Reach out to the court to ask for soldiers and horses. There are also continuous civil changes in other places. The court is overstretched. How can there be any extra soldiers and horses for him? The bigger the official, the higher the risk. Song Wei has been in the officialdom for many years and knows the danger of the officialdom.

Song Wei racked his brains and finally decided on a plan: in the face of the aggressive Wang Xianzhi Rebel Army, he took a weak posture, strengthened the city walls in various cities around the Rebels, built deep ditches and high bases, ordered Kehua, Xuanwu, Yicheng and Tianping governors, and dispatched 2,000 strong officers and soldiers to Qingzhou, which were arranged by him, plus Qingzhou. Two thousand elite soldiers formed a mobile regiment of 10,000 people and chose fighters to launch an attack on the rebels.

Just as Song Wei stepped up the deployment of troops, Wang Xianzhi, Huang Chao and the generals were also discussing the offensive direction of deploying the Rebel Army. Wang Xianzhi said: "If we have been trapped in Caozhou and Puzhou, there will definitely be no future. Soon we will be short of food and fodder, our combat effectiveness will decline, and we will be defeated by the Tang army. So I suggest that Yizhou is a big granary. After taking Yizhou, we need soldiers, food and food to eat wine and meat every day!"

Most of the generals agreed to attack Yizhou, and Wang Xianzhi smiled: "Okay, since everyone agrees to march to Yizhou, let's go back to the camp and prepare separately!" Huang Chao twisted his beard and meditated, but stopped talking. Chai Cun sighed gently and said to himself, "The strong city is hard to break!"

In the Qingzhou government office, Song Wei played Go with a staff while tasting tea. He said to himself, "A bowl of throat kisses. Two bowls of loneliness. Three bowls of withered intestines, only 5,000 volumes of articles, four bowls of light sweat..." Just as Song Wei shook his head, several generals came in and reported: "Lord Song, Wang Xianzhi led a brigade to attack Yizhou. Zhang Yan, the general of Yizhou, was in an emergency and asked the adults to send troops and reinforcements immediately! My lord, send troops to reinforce it!"

Song Wei said word by word: "Those who say reinforcements in Yizhou will be beheaded!"