Chapter 9 is like a broken bamboo

Let's say that Li Jungang ordered Tian Lingzi to reward the so-called bandit soldiers. He was ecstatic that Wang Xianzhi had been awarded the leader and felt that he could rest assured and play polo again. Zheng Wei came in a hurry and fell to the ground and said, "Your Majesty, the plaintiff is in a hurry! Cui Anqian, the governor of Zhongwu, urgently reported that Wang Xianzhi led a large number of chaotic people to appear in the Zhongwu area. The chaotic people were divided into many small troops and attacked cities and plundered villages everywhere. The strategic movement was unknown. The officers and soldiers are weak and their combat effectiveness is not strong, and they urgently need reinforcements!"

Li Yan was shocked: "Didn't you say that Wang Xianzhi is no longer alive? Why did it come out again and run under the nose of Lian's eyes? What's wrong with this? What's wrong with it! Song Wei lied about the military situation, and I will severely punish him!" Zheng Wei nodded: "Your Majesty Shengming, Song Wei neglected his duty and should be detained by the Ministry of Criminal Justice in Beijing for trial to highlight the iron law of the Tang Dynasty!"

Tian Lingzi was next to him and saw that the two princes and ministers were going to condemn Song Wei, but he was very anxious. Song Wei hit him many times, and many of his handles fell on Song Wei's hands. If Song Wei was convicted and bit him out, his power that he had worked hard for many years would collapse. There have been corrupt officials in all dynasties. They lived a good life before they were found out, but once they are found out, no king can stand it. Tian Lingzi was deeply favored by Li Jun, but once his corrupt behavior was dug out and the officials wrote a letter, Li Yan would definitely protect the country and follow the wishes of the officials and take him.

Thinking of this layer, Tian Lingzi chilled and was so scared! He quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Song Wei made a mistake in this inspection. I don't think it was intentional, which shows that he is very dedicated to suppressing the thief. When he heard the news of Wang Xianzhi's death, he immediately sent a fast horse to report the news to your majesty. This time, the fast horse changed more than a dozen horses at the post station, which shows Song Wei's loyalty. It can be seen that it is a blessing for the Tang Dynasty to have such a loyal minister like him. Zheng Wei and Song Wei have always had a gap. Your Majesty must not listen to one side of the words! It's a big mistake!"

Li Yan is a person who has no idea. After listening to Tian Lingzi's words, he felt that it was more reasonable than what Zheng Wei said. He unexpectedly ignored the status of the king and took Tian Lingzi's hand: "Tian Aiqing, please get up quickly. I will play according to you and don't deal with Song Wei. But you have to order him to quickly rectify the soldiers and horses and kill Wang Xianzhi!"

Why did Li Yan listen to Tian Lingzi? Tian Lingzi, originally surnamed Chen, was adopted by the eunuch Tian during the Xiantong period and brought into the palace as a eunuch. Li Yan took care of him when he was a child. He had a deep relationship with him and called him his father behind his back. Tian Lingzi was not polite. He really regarded himself as his father. Every time he went to see Li Yong, he had to bring two plates of fruit snacks. The two sat opposite each other, ate the snacks, and chatted with a few words with laughter. Tian Lingzi turned around and left. He didn't talk about a national event. Just like coaxing children, Xizong also took it for granted. There is really nothing we can do. In ancient China, there were many emperors who were immoral, and there seemed to be only one who lacked fathers, which was extremely ridiculous!

Tian Lingzi stood up and stared at Zheng Wei with hatred. Zheng Wei was upright, quite stubborn, and glared at him. Li Yan quickly reconciled: "Two Aiqing, they are both subordinate ministers. They should be sincere and united. Don't be so nervous. Go back and deal with military and political affairs!"

How can the highest decision-making body deal with military situation in this way?

Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao organized the rebels to successfully kill southwest Shandong, entered the Central Plains, and soon met in Yangzhai. Yang Zhai, a peasant armed force, also came to join. The person in charge is Wang Chongyin and Xu Tangju, with six or seven thousand subordinates. He has been nourished for a long time and has a strong combat effectiveness. After a short rest, the Rebels recovered.

After dinner, Wang Xianzhi, Huang Chao, Shang Rang, Meng Kai, Shang Junchang, Liu Yanzhang, Cao Shixiong, Huang Siye, Qiao Qi, Niu Feng and Lin Yan gathered in the central military tent to discuss military affairs.

Liu Yanzhang first said, "At present, on the one hand, the Tang army is defending everywhere, and on the other hand, Song Wei and Zeng Yuanyu are sent to lead a large army to find our main force in the decisive battle. In order to break the passive situation, I would like to take the initiative to attack, contact the main force of the Tang army, delay the enemy, and cooperate with the main force of the Rebel army to advance to the west. When the main force of our army unfolds and captures the city and achieves brilliant results, we will find an opportunity to jump out of the enemy's encirclement and go south to the Yangtze River to develop in the Jiangzhou area. In this way, the army of the North and the Second Road, we can stand firm in the Central Plains and compete with the Tang army!"

The generals all agreed. After some discussion, Wang Xianzhi announced: "Liu Yanzhang, Cao Shixiong, Wang Chongyin and Xu Tangju led 10,000 troops to attack Xuzhou in the east to attract reinforcements of Song Wei and Zeng Yuanyu. After that, they jumped out of the encirclement and went south to Jiangzhou to implement the strategy." Four generals stood up: "Yes!"

Wang Xianzhi continued: "Shang Rang, the emperor and I led 10,000 soldiers to attack Yang Zhai. The rest of the soldiers and horses were led by Brother Huang to take the city. After the attack, they took a short break and attacked Ruzhou together!"

Huang Chao and other generals looked at Wang Xianzhi's resolute eyes and immediately waved their arms and shouted, "The Rebels will win!"

At this time, there was a thunder in the sky, and the horses hissed outside the tent. Wang Xianzhi ordered: "It seems that it's going to rain. The brothers immediately go back to prepare separately and march to the designated place to take these two cities before dawn tomorrow. Whether it's a donkey or a horse, take it out for a walk. This time, we must become famous in the first battle and open up a new situation in the Central Plains!"

Tianjiao Ergu, Wang Xianzhi, Shang Rang and Shang Junchang led a brigade to sneak to Yangzhai City, and it was raining heavily at this time. Wang Xianzhi gave an order: "Up the ladder!" With a wolf knife and a meteor hammer on his waist, he was the first to climb the ladder. The rebels followed closely. Most of the Tang soldiers hid in tents to take a nap from the rain. A few Tang soldiers patrolled back and forth in raincoats. A Tang soldier with sharp eyes found a dark shadow shaking on the wall and shouted, "There is a thief's sneak attack!" As soon as the words fell, Wang Xianzhi hit the wall with a hammer on the door.

Wang Xianzhi raised his knife and shouted, "Tang Bing, listen, I'm the Wang Xianzhi you're looking for. Brothers, kill it!" The rebels roared like thunder, and the Tang army panicked and whispered, "Didn't you say that Wang Xianzhi was killed? Why did you come back to life again?" A few uninterested and stubborn Tang soldiers were killed, and the rest of them left their weapons and surrendered. In less than two hours, the rebels successfully captured Yang Zhai.

On the other side of Huangchao, the progress is also quite smooth. At about three o'clock, the Rebel soldiers came to the city. Under Huang Chao's order, the Rebels, led by Huang Chao, Huang Siye, Qiao Yu, Niu Feng and Lin Yan, attacked the city in five ways in the rain. The soldiers shouted to climb the city bravely and quickly broke into the city. Huang Chao and a jujuayang cham made him fascinated. Tang Bing was frightened and fled around. The rebels won a great victory, and the city became the world of the rebels.

Soon, Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao met victoriously in Gaocheng and helped the poor. The people sincerely supported and actively joined the army. The volunteer team quickly grew. Chu Yanwei, Cai Wenqiu and other celebrities also came to defect. The prestige of Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao spread all over the two banks of the Yellow River!

After discussion, Wang Xianzhi, Huang Chao and the generals decided to rest for a few days to let the soldiers have a good rest, supplement nutrition and restore their physical strength. The Rebel soldiers killed chickens and sheep, drank happily, and the soldiers and the people had fun together.

Two flowers bloom, one for each. After Liu Yanzhang and Cao Shixiong led their troops eastward, they threatened to attack Xuzhou. Cui Anqian's calf pulled a cart and made a mess. He hurriedly dispatched troops and ordered his generals Zhang Guan and Li Kefeng 3,000 soldiers to fight. At the same time, they sent envoys to report Song Wei and Zeng Yuanyu, who asked them to come quickly to reinforce and force the people of Xuzhou to cooperate with the officers and troops to defend the city. What a wind was really wind. The sound of cranes and vegetation are all soldiers.

Zhang Guan and Li Kefeng were lucky. A few days ago, they really met the rebels of Liu Yanzhang and Cao Shixiong. When the door flag was opened, Zhang Guan marched to the battle and raised a whip and scolded: "Bold thief dares to make trouble everywhere and corrupt the Tang Jigang. When I capture you alive, I will definitely smash you into ten thousand pieces!" Liu Yanzhang said to the generals: "Who wants to capture this general?" Not long after Wang Chongyin joined the Rebel Army, he was eager to make contributions, waved two hammers, and went straight to the battle. Zhang Guan was angry, supported the square painting halberd, and killed with Wang Chongyin, hammering the halberd, bursting out thousands of cold light; the halberd wrapped around the hammer, showing a thousand means. The second general shakes his spirit and fights more than 100 games, regardless of victory or defeat.

Li Kefeng saw that Zhang Guan could not win, and suddenly supported him with a gun. Xu Tangju flew forward and stopped Li Kefeng's fight. Liu Yanzhang pointed at the whip, and the Rebel iron horse began to attack, and Tang Bing caught the melee. Cao Shixiong took the lead and swept left and right with a familiar bronze stick, as if entering no one's land. In less than half an hour, the Tang army collapsed and was defeated. Zhang Guan was hit by an arrow in his leg and almost fell off his horse. He was saved by his subordinates. Li Kefeng fled faster and ran straight in the direction of Xuzhou.

Zhang Guan had no choice but to abandon the fence and return to Xuzhou with the defeated soldiers. The rebels seized a lot of heavy supplies. Liu Yanzhang ordered Wang Chongyin and Xu Tangju to lead a light horse to contain Song Wei and Zeng Yuanyu. He and Cao Shixiong personally unified the main force and went all the way south to cross the Yangtze River and travel to Jiangzhou as originally planned.

Li Kefeng led dozens of his own soldiers and fled back to Xuzhou in confusion to meet Cui Anqian. Cui Anqian was furious and said with a blue face: "Li Kefeng, do you know the crime of escaping from the battle?" Li Kefeng begged for mercy: "Lord Cui, the last general has tried his best. The thief is really powerful. Please forgive the last general this time. Next time I will definitely live up to your expectations and fight to the end!" Cui Anqian sneered, which was creepy: "Li Kefeng, there is no next time. You have repeatedly said clever words and are afraid of death. Come on, push Li Kefeng out of the door and behead him to show it to the public. Escape back to the sergeant and be beheaded!"

The samurai came forward and captured Li Kefeng. Li Kefeng was furious and cursed: "stupid official! I was born to die, but I was questioned. When I went to hell, I also wanted to find you to settle accounts! I'll fight with you!" He pulled out his sword and killed several warriors one after another. Finally, he was killed by knives because he was outnumbered.

Li Kefeng's own soldiers, who had just arrived at the barracks, were cheated into eating in the canteen without weapons, and were all killed by the sergeants sent by Cui Anqian, which was unbearable. The reason why Cui Anqian wanted to kill Li Kefeng was that Li Kefeng was stubborn and often contradicted him, so he held a grudge and took revenge this time. When the defenders of Xuzhou learned about this, many people were discouraged. As soon as they arrived at night, they went out of the city. Some returned to their hometowns and some simply defected to the rebels.

If you want to know what's going on, please read the next chapter.