Chapter 22 Expedition Broadcast Famous

Chang Hong and Wang Mei were furious when they saw that Wang Chongyin was killed by an arrow by Gan Zhen. The two generals hooked and led the volunteers to fight with the people of Ganzhen. Gan Zhen commanded the Tang soldiers to fight back. Finally, because they were outnumbered, they retreated step by step and backed by a thick wall to resist. The two sides fought fiercely for a long time and could not hold each other.

At this time, Cao Shixiong, Xu Tangju, Gai Hong, Fei Chuangu and Liu Ying had cleared the Tang army in other parts of Xuanzhou and rushed to Chang Hong and Wang Mei to know the news of Wang Chongyin's death. Cao Shixiong and other righteous generals were extremely sad and indignant.

Cao Shixiong ordered the volunteers to launch a general attack on the defended land of Ganzhen. Ganzhen waved a golden-backed ball knife and fought with the remaining more than 100 soldiers and trapped beasts. The Rebels suffered five or six hundred casualties. Fang compressed Ganzhen's own soldiers into a corner. Gan Zhen saw that there were only five or six soldiers around him and looked up to the sky and sighed: "Birth Dynasty people. Death is a ghost of the Tang Dynasty! Gan Zhen died for the country and died without regret!"

Gan Zhen's own soldiers shouted together, "We are willing to follow General Gan and serve the country with death!"

Gan Zhen nodded and shouted, "Thank you, brothers, Gan Zhen will go!" After saying that, he drew his sword and killed himself. The soldiers followed suit and committed suicide in the corner.

At the end of the Battle of Xuanzhou, the fifth soldiers of the Rebels pulled out this strategic place with their flesh and blood, but they also paid a heavy price and damaged more than 20,000 soldiers. Wang Chongyin unfortunately died in battle and became a great pain in the heart of the fifth village soldier of the righteous army. Cao Shixiong held Wang Chongyin's body, burst into tears, repeatedly called the hero's name, and agreed to restrain himself into the coffin under the persuasion of the generals.

A few days later, under the auspices of Cao Shixiong, the soldiers of the Fifth Village Volunteer Army and the people of Xuanzhou attended the memorial service of Wang Chongyin. A pair of heroes' big hammers were placed in the coffin and another jar of wine. At the memorial service, the soldiers and civilians wept and deeply remembered this great hero and a generation of famous general who were not afraid of violence and benefited the people.

After the mourning event, Cao Shixiong, Xu Tangjun and other volunteer generals personally carried their coffins and walked to Jingting Mountain step by step to bury the heroes. In order to keep it secret, Cao Shixiong only arranged a few soldiers to accompany him. After filling in the last shovel soil, Cao Shixiong said to the accompanying personnel: "At present, the generals of Qi are fighting with Li Tang. In order to protect the graves of the hidden brothers, they can't set up monuments to prevent the enemy from destroying them. When Li Tang* is overthrown, we will move the grave of the hidden brothers to the capital for burial, and set up a monument so that future generations can always remember this hero of the people.

Xu Tangju suddenly jumped on Wang Chongyin's grave and cried. Liu Ying and the generals hurried forward to persuade him, and everyone cried again.

Cao Shixiong wiped his tears and said loudly, "Brothers and sisters of Daqi, blood debts should be repaid with blood!" I decided to start an army tomorrow and march to Runzhou in the north! Daqi will win!"

The generals present shouted in unison: "Northern expedition to Runzhou, Daqi will win!"

The next day, Cao Shixiong, Xu Tangju, Gai Hong, Fei Chuangu, Liu Ying, Chang Hong and Wang Mei led the fifth village horse from Xuanzhou and advanced to Runzhou. There is no crime to spend the night along the road. Gaihong proposed that where the army passed, posted a notice to clearly target Runzhou, in order to gather reinforcements in the area of the towns around the Tang army, and to respond to the Huang Chao army to implement the strategy in the south of the Yangtze River.

After Cao Shixiong implemented according to Gai Hong's advice, the Tang army really dispatched troops according to the strategic deployment of the Rebel Army. Runzhou Tanma Fei reported to the house. The five Tang generals, An Renyi, Zhou Bao, Xue Lang, Zhuang Guo and Murongpo, were very nervous when they learned that the rebels came to attack Runzhou and gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

An Renyi is the main general of Runzhou and restrains other generals. First of all, he said, "Guys, Cao Shixiong's thieves and a large number of people have invaded Runzhou. It's really bold. The thief marched thousands of miles this time and fought without a rear. It seems that they are looking for us desperately and must capture Runzhou. Let's talk about it. Is there any way to ensure the safety of Runzhou?

Xue Lang liked to read military books and was resourceful. He immediately said, "Although Cao Shixiong captured some states and counties such as Xuanzhou, he also lost a lot of soldiers. I heard that Wang Chongyin, a thief, was killed in Xuanzhou, and the thief was greatly frustrated. If my army defends Runzhou, it will be able to seriously damage the thief army and make great contributions to the imperial court. It's a piece of cake for everyone to get promoted and get rich.

Xue Lang paused for a moment and said, "It's a taboo for soldiers to enter lightly. Opposite Runzhou is the Yangtze River. If our army is defeated, it will be difficult to escape, so we can only fight back. Since ancient times, the mourners will win, and the soldiers will die, and the battle will be easy. I suggest that on the one hand, our army should further strengthen the city walls and build fortifications; on the other hand, we should quickly send messengers to various places for help.

All the generals echoed Xue Lang's opinion. Xue Lang smiled and was proud, thinking that I often studied military books. It seemed that I didn't read them for nothing, and the analysis of the war was better than that of my colleagues.

An Renyi said: "What Xue Lang said is very reasonable. First of all, we need to confirm our determination to stick to it, and secondly, we need to urge the reinforcements from the surrounding towns to arrive in time. After breaking the thief, we can all get a reward from the court. I decided to ask Liu Ye, the governor of Huainan, for help, focusing on Yang Fuguang. As long as the imperial army arrives, we will be safe.

Zhou Bao said, "The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. This time, we should formulate strict battlefield discipline and kill those who retreat before the battle. For the family of offenders, they are all confised as slaves. Let's see who dares to test the law?

The generals discussed for a while, and An Renyi said, "I ordered Zhou Bao and Xue Lang to stick to the outer city. Zhuang Guo and Murong Po led the navy to patrol the river and prevent the thief from approaching Runzhou from the waterway. I led the Chinese army to fight against all sides. This time we will stay in the city and see how the thieves attack me. Hahaha!"

Cao Shixiong led a large army to the city of Runzhou and immediately organized the siege. 10,000 horses were allocated to Chang Hong and Wang Mei to attack the city as the first echelon; 20,000 horses were allocated to Xu Tangju, Fei Chuangu and Liu Ying to attack the city as the second echelon; the rest of the men and horses were led by Cao Shixiong and Gai Hong as the general offensive force, and responsible for blocking and reinforcement of the Tang army. The rebels rubbed their hands, took active action, and began to prepare for the siege.

After receiving a letter from An Renyi's request for help, Liu Ye, who was stationed in Yangzhou, decided to personally lead troops to Runzhou to reinforce reinforcements. He ordered 20,000 troops and sent to Runzhou.

Yang Fuguang stepped up the collection of taxes in Ezhou, accumulated grass and grain, and prepared for war. The team was expanded to more than 100,000 people, and his strength was significantly enhanced. After receiving the urgent documents from Runzhou, he summoned the generals to the government office to concentrate on deliberation.

After the generals arrived at Qi, Yang Fuguang said, "The thief Cao Shixiong made a big attack. After capturing Xuanzhou, he turned to attack Runzhou. Just received an urgent letter from Runzhou and asked us to send reinforcements as soon as possible. Runzhou is an important strategic base of Huainan Province, which is inesirable. It is the hometown of fish and rice. If the thieves occupy Runzhou, Huainan will be shaken, and the rich land of the Tang Dynasty has become the development base of the yellow nest thieves, which is absolutely intolerable!"

Cao Quanqi, who had just been transferred to Ezhou, stood up and said to Yang Fuguang, "At present, the location of Huang Chao's main force is unknown, which is inevitable. Runzhou needs to be rescued, but the front line from Jiangling to Chizhou also needs to be ensured. Once the main position of Huang Chao is found, the army can be mobilized to suppress it! In addition, I suggest that the court transfer General Zeng Yuanyu here to command the reinforcement of Runzhou!"

In front of the generals, although Yang Fuguang was not willing to return to Zeng Yuanyu to command the battle, he knew his jin well and had a good power plan. He was definitely a layman militarily and was difficult to convince the public. After listening to Cao Quanyu's words, Yang Fuguang reluctantly squeezed out a smile and said, "Well, what Quan Yu said is reasonable. I will send someone to ask General Zeng to return to Ezhou to command and suppress Cao Shixiong's headquarters."

The generals agreed, and Yang Fuguang then said to Cao Quanyu, "You have rich combat experience. This time, you will be the vanguard officer of the fight against thieves. I will allocate 30,000 elite soldiers to you, let Duan Yanmo be your deputy general, and Zhu Jingmei will be the supervisor. She will leave for Runzhou tomorrow. When General Zeng arrives in Ezhou, we will lead a large army to pick him up.

Cao Quanyan replied loudly, "Thank you for Yang Jianjun's trust. Quan Yu will definitely live up to the heavy trust and kill the thief bravely!" Although Duan Yanmo didn't want to go on an expedition, he was unhappy, so he had to accompany him with a smiling face and said, "Yang Jianjun is properly dispatched, and Yanmo will definitely cooperate with General Cao's work. Cao Shixiong's expedition shocked the four sides. We must completely eliminate this suppression to protect the foundation of the Tang Dynasty!"