Chapter 11 Xiongshi Fury

Just when Tang Ting was fighting against Wang Xianzhi, Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao mobilized their main forces to go north and conquered Yangwu in one fell swoop with a thunderous momentum, and the soldiers rushed straight to Zhengzhou.

Zheng general Lei Yinfu was deeply profiant in military tactics and was extremely brave. He told the historian that he must defend Zhongmou to ensure the safety of Zhengzhou. Raishi agreed to lead Lei Yinfu to lead his army to Zhongmou. Lei Yinfu personally went to the Zhengzhou barracks to select 15,000 elite soldiers, carrying a large number of strong bows and hard crossbows, and rushed to Zhongmou. When the Zhongmou garrison saw the arrival of a large number of reinforcements, their confidence increased greatly. Lei Yinfu forced the people to build fortifications and cut down all the trees outside the city. In this way, it took more than ten days to prepare.

One noon, Lei Yinfu was checking the construction of the fortifications at the head of the city and reported: "General Lei, a large number of thieves came to kill me!" Lei Yinfu sneered, "Good luck! Look at my sharpness!" Lei Yinfu ordered 10,000 soldiers and killed out of the city. When he was about 30 miles away from the city, he ordered to divide his troops into two roads and hide in the dense woods on both sides of the road.

Since Wang Xianzhi took several cities lightly, she increasingly looked down on the Tang army, believing that the Tang army collapsed at a touch and did not have much combat effectiveness. In this attack, regardless of the opposition of the generals, he only brought more than 10,000 people and went on the road majestically. Xianzhi opened the way first, let Shang Junchang break, and soon entered the ambush circle of Lei Yinfu.

Lei Yinfu saw that the rebels entered the encirclement circle. With an order, the arrows on both sides of the road were like flying locusts. The rebels fell down in a blink of an eye. The formation was messy. Lei Yinfu jumped to the horse and held a gun and led the Tang soldiers to intercept the rebels to fight. Xianzhi was furious and commanded the rebels to fight bravely. Lei Yinfu saw that Shangjun led the rear team to arrive and no longer fell in love to war. Commanding the Tang soldiers to retreat to Zhongmou, Xianzhi's soldiers chased them and killed them to Zhongmou City. The city was like rain, and the Rebels had to retreat. Xianzhi sent an order to camp, and he was very angry. He quickly dispatched the main forces of Yangwu and Yangzhai Yijun to Zhongmou. They were determined to take down Zhongmou and kill Lei Yinfu.

The next day, Shang Rang arranged Yangwu's guards and personally led 30,000 horses to Wang Xianzhi. Huang Chao and Huang Siye led 20,000 troops from Yang Zhai. The soldiers gathered under Moucheng and attacked for several days in a row. Lei Yinfu was properly commanded. The Tang army did not retreat, and the rebels damaged thousands of soldiers. Zhongmucheng was still in the hands of the Tang army. Facing Jiancheng, Huang Chao and Shang Junchang urged Xianzhi to withdraw from the siege, transfer troops south, and attack the Tang army's weak garrison. Xianzhi had no choice but to order a retreat.

Zhongmou was frustrated, and the Rebel soldiers became clear-headed. Wang Xianzhi, Huang Chao and the generals summed up the lessons learned, formulated an orderly battle plan for attack and defense, and decided to let Huang Chao defend the city occupied, recruit troops and horses, and transport soldiers and materials to the front line. Wang Xianzhi led the army south to attack the city and pull out the fortress. The two armies were horns with each other, making the leader of the Tang army. The tail can't look at each other, and Liu Yanzhang and Cao Shixiong are active in the Jiangzhou area, resulting in the rapid development of the Rebels in the Central Plains.

Wang Xianzhi led a large army south and captured the pass all the way. The rebels defeated Tangzhou, Dengzhou, Yingzhou and Fuzhou, and attacked Shen, Guang, Lu, Shou, Shu and other states, and attacked the cities of Qizhou.

At this time, Song Wei, the commander of the siege and suppressing of the Rebel Army, was deterred by the prestige of the Rebel Army and did not dare to fight against it. He made a turtle and stationed the main force of the Tang army in Haozhou. He drank all day to relieve boredom and did nothing. Zhang Zimian asked for war several times, but was blocked by Song Wei for various reasons.

Song Wei enlightened Zhang Zimian: "General Zhang, leave a way out for everything. Remember Kang Chengxun and besiege Pang Xun vigorously. As a result, he ended up being demoted. So for today's plan, let the thieves have a living space and don't force them. In the future, if Wang Xianzhi defeats the Tang army and become emperor, you and I can also take a half-official position and understand why I take a wait-and-see attitude. You can send troops, but you must be 30 miles away from the thieves and stare far away. As long as the army is in our hands, we have the strength to deal with the unexpected. Zhang Zimian listened and praised repeatedly: "Lord Song is far-sighted and admires him. I listen to Lord Song!"

On the court, the urgent documents came to Zheng Yu's book case like snowflakes. Zheng Yu couldn't stop coughing because of overwork. He wrote a memorial with illness, asked Li Yong to remove the weak Song Wei, let Cui Anqian take over, and strictly ordered Zeng Yuanyu, Li Fu and others to enter the army to conquer and suppress, and never let Wang Xianzhi sit up. Li Yan was tired of handling government affairs and let Tian Lingzi decide on military and political matters. He was busy playing polo all day long, playing hide-and-seek and other games with the maids of honor, and drunk. Zheng Wei's memorial was like a mud cow entering the sea, and there was no message. He was so angry that he simply submitted his resignation report and quit.

In order to successfully take Qizhou and prevent the Tang army from attacking, Wang Xianzhi, Shang Rang, Shang Junchang and other generals studied the deployment of troops. Shang Rang said, "Now we have surrounded Qizhou and will be able to break the city within 10 days. In order to prevent the reinforcement of the Tang army, I led an army to occupy the bald mountains in the northwest, which can deter Luoyang, Dengzhou, Xuzhou and Chenzhou's enemies, and the initiative of the battlefield is firmly in the hands of our army. Wang Xianzhi nodded: "This plan is very good. I will allocate 30,000 elite soldiers to you, and you must firmly guard the balding mountain. In this way, the enemies of Qizhou will certainly be scared. Our army will take Qizhou with a high spirit, and the chess game of the Central Plains will live."

Since Wang Shackles was captured by the Rebels, he was very obedient on the surface and secretly thought about getting out. When he learned from the Rebel keeper that Wang Xianzhi's army was going to fight Qizhou, Wang's eyes lit up and there was a way! He begged the caret for helper. He wanted to meet Wang Xianzhi and report something important. After all, Wang Song was once the history of Ruzhou and the cousin of the current prime minister Wang Duo. He was full of words and polite, but Wang Xianzhi did not embarrass him. He planned to let him do paperwork and draft articles for the rebels. Therefore, although he is a prisoner, he eats three meals a day and is still white and fat. Wang Xianzhi agreed to Wang Jian's request and summoned him.

Wang Jian walked into the Chinese army tent. As soon as he saw Wang Xianzhi, he quickly nodded and bowed his waist and flattered him: "The general is unstoppable. Soon he will be able to unify the world. Wang Jian wants to be saddled and behind the horse, but the general's order is to obey!"

Wang Xianzhi laughed and was in a very happy mood. He motioned Wang Zhuo to sit down and asked, "Wang Zhuo, you said you have something important to report, say it!"

Wang Shackle quickly said, "General, with the way of military, the highest level is to subdue people's soldiers without fighting. Pei Wo of Qizhou is my friend. Now Qizhou has been surrounded by the general, and the Tang soldiers can't fly out. The general is affectionate and righteous to me. I would like to risk being killed to go to Qizhou to persuade Pei Wo to surrender. Pei Wo will listen to me, put down his weapons, and open the city to surrender. The general's soldiers won Qizhou without blood, and their prestige is far away. The Central Plains can be passed down, and the world will definitely belong to the general!"

Wang Xianzhi listened to Wang Si's words and felt comfortable. He concluded that Wang Si absolutely did not dare to fool him, because Qizhou would break. If he played with him, wouldn't he find a dead end? He smiled and said, "Wang Yu, I think you are still quite loyal to me. I believe your words. I agree that you can go to the city to persuade Pei Wo to surrender. I will write a letter, and you can bring it to Pei Wo. I give Pei Wo three days, and he must reply to me within three days!" Wang Li nodded repeatedly: "General is kind! The general is wise!"

The next morning, Wang Sagi was like a bird out of the cage and came to the city of Qizhou with Wang Xianzhi's handwritten letter. The defenders in the city shouted, "Who are you?" Looking for whom? Want to die?" Wang Li was alive this time. He straightened his neck and replied loudly, "Please tell Lord Pei that his old friend Wang Li came to visit!" The garrison quickly reported the situation to Pei Wo.

Pei Wo has been thinking about tea and food these days, and his face is sad. Looking at the camp stars outside the city, his legs are shaking like sieves. Looking forward to the rescue, there is no hope at all. There are only a few thousand defenders in the city, many of whom are old, weak, sick and disabled. As soon as night fell, Pei Wo talked with his family and cried with a headache, and even his clothes were wet. Now when he heard that Wang Yi was looking for him, he couldn't help but be stunned. Wasn't Wang Yi caught by Wang Xianzhi? Why did you come to Qizhou? There must be an article in it! Pei Wo was pulled out by Wang Duo, and of course he did not dare to neglect Wang Slu. He ordered the sergeant to put down the suspension bridge, invite Wang Si into the city, and set up a banquet at home to entertain Wang Si.

Wang Li swaggered into the hall of Pei Wo's house and said to Pei Wo with a smile, "Congratulations, man, we are saved!"