Chapter 31 Woe to the Wall

"Sai Fox" Hu Zhen made a speech at the Li Tang military conference in Tanzhou and proposed a way to get rid of the dilemma surrounded by Meng Kai and Yue Lingfei's army. After a word came out, it shocked four people.

Cui Jin looked suspicious: "General Hu, then tell me what you can do!"

All the generals urged Hu Zhen to talk about "the thief's plan" quickly.

Hu Zhen glanced at the venue and said calmly, "At present, the thief army has not completely formed a complete encirclement of Tanzhou, and some places are weak. Tanzhou is currently very tight about food and fodder. If we defend the city, the soldiers will be able to fight, but once the food is cut off, no matter how many soldiers there are, it will be zero. So now the best way is to send an army to decisively kill out of the city, camp outside the city, cooperate with each other in the city, and become a horny trend. It is also convenient to ask for reinforcements from the surrounding towns, which is the best way to protect Tanzhou!"

When everyone heard this, they felt that Hu Zhen was reasonable. Cui Jin said, "General Hu, according to what you said, how many soldiers and horses should be sent out of the city to camp?"

Hu Zhen replied, "I think it takes 5,000 people to form a decent combat power and not be defeated by the thief army. The last general is not talented. He is willing to lead these 5,000 people out of the city with Gu Yanlang, camp on the east bank of Xiangshui in the north of the city, respond to the defenders in the city, and vow to fight with the thief to the end! At the same time, I quickly contacted General Zeng Yuanyu, who was stationed in Ezhou, and asked General Zeng to send troops from Ezhou to reinforce Tanzhou. We can also ask Yuanzhou and Hengzhou to send troops to reinforce. In this way, we can ensure that Tanzhou is foolproof!"

"Well, I think this is a good way! General Hu, then I will send you and Gu Yanlang to lead 5,000 troops out of the north of the city and camp on the east bank of Xiangshui. General Hu is both wise and brave, and will definitely complete this difficult task!"

"Thank you for your trust! The last general will do his best to refuse the thief!" Hu Zhen held his fists and saluted Cui Jin deeply. Gu Yanlang immediately followed Hu Zhen's appearance.

When Gao Jie saw him, his lungs exploded. He thought to Cui Jin, Cui Jin, you old bastard! He also said that the big enemy must deal with foreign enemies in the same time! Fart your mother! Ghosts believe it! Five thousand people allocated to Hu Zhen and Gu Yanlang went out of the city to camp, obviously distrusting me! Thinking about this, Hu Zhen and Gu Yanlang were defeated by Wang Chongyin and Xu Tangju. They fled from Yuezhou to Tanzhou, and there were not many soldiers under them. But Cui Jin just relied on them and allocated the soldiers in my hand to them little by little. It really made me angry!

Yu Ming looked at Gao Jie's face and became more and more gloomy, knowing that Gao Jie was very angry. Yu Ming is Cui Jin's crony. Naturally, he sees it and remembers it in his heart.

Seeing that the generals were silent, Cui Jin said, "Since you have no opinions, it's settled and the meeting will be over!"

Gao Jie brushed his sleeves and was the first to walk out of the government office and went back to his house angrily.

Jianda was about to go out when Yu Ming pulled his sleeve. Jianda asked, "Mr. Yu, what else?"

Yu Ming smiled secretly: "General Jane, Cui Zashi must have something to tell." After saying that, Yu Ming pulled Jianda to stay.

When Cui Jin saw that there were only Yu Ming and Jianda left in the government conference room, he said, "Both of you are my confidants, and I won't go around the bush. Jianda should closely monitor Gao Jie's movements and report to me immediately if he finds a suspicious situation! Yu Ming quickly organized a patrol team and patrolled around the city to prevent the defenders from mutiny and unruly people from causing trouble.

"Please rest assured that I will organize the city patrol team now." Yu Ming has a charming face.

Jianda said listlessly, "Since Cui Lishi sent me to be Gao Jie's deputy general to monitor, hasn't Gao Jie been doing well? I don't dare to betray the Tang Dynasty!"

Cui Jin had a gloomy face, stared at Jianda with two eyes, and said dissatisfiedly, "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case! General Jane, don't take it lightly. This Gao Jie is as slippery as a loach and cruel. In addition, he is a local from Tanzhou and has great influence. Once the troops make trouble, the consequences will be unimaginable! You and my life will be insured, so you must always beware of him!"

"Well, I'll just keep an eye on Gao Jie!" Jianda said lightly.

After Gao Jie returned to the house, he lay in the rattan chair in the bedroom. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became. At lunch, the servant came to call him for dinner. He turned his head and said, "I'm not hungry now. I don't want to eat! You eat first!"

The servant had no choice but to lower his head and retreated. After a while, Gao's wife came to the bedroom, looked at Gao Jie's indignant appearance, and came forward to persuade him, "My husband, did something bad happen when you went out today?"

Although Gao Jie was fierce, he always respected his wife, so he squeezed out a smile and pretended to say easily, "Madam, I went to work at the government office this morning and was full of birdish! I hate that Cui Jin doesn't trust me and is constrained to me. He has long sent Jianda as my deputy general and monitor me from time to time. Now Hu Zhen and Gu Yanlang are stationed outside the city to guard Tanzhou. This not only transferred my elite soldiers, but also clearly distrusted me! So I'm annoyed!"

The high wife advised: "My husband, as the saying goes, the official level crushes people to death. Cui Jin is the history appointed by the imperial court and the lord of the whole city. You are Tanzhou's defense envoy, and he is your leader. If you don't obey him, he will appeal to the court for your official position. We have no backers in the court, but Cui Jin has. Tian Lingzi and Wang Duo have been there for a long time. So we can only put up with it now. That's right, now the thief and the soldiers are suppressing the situation. It would be best if Tanzhou can hold it this time. If you can't hold it, you still have a way out!"

"What else is the way out? If you can't keep it, there is only one way!" Gao Jie lay in the rattan chair and said depressedly.

Gao's wife approached Gao Jie and whispered, "Husband, we have not fought with Huang Chao's soldiers and horses, so we have not killed their people. Therefore, in case Tanzhou can't defend it, you can lead the troops to Huang Chao. I heard that Huang Chao treats the soldiers who have submitted to the past well and to the people. Judging from the current situation in the Central Plains, the Tang Dynasty has been defeated and its strength has declined sharply. In recent years, it will definitely not be able to turn over. After we return to Huang Chao, we still have soldiers in our hands, so we can stay in Tanzhou. In this way, you not only have real power, but also have a safe family.

Gao Jie nodded: "My wife is still a good person. I'm watching Hu Zhen, Gu Yanlang, Meng Kai and Yue Lingfei fight. If Hu Zhen and Gu Yanlang are defeated and Tan Zhou can't hold it, I will chop out Cui Jin's dog head and dedicate it to Meng Kai and Yue Lingfei. I also risked my life this time, but I'm still a little worried that Meng Kai and Yue Lingfei won't want me and didn't introduce anyone!"

"Let's have lunch first. The dishes are cold. After dinner, you can discuss it with your cronies!" Gao's wife urged.

Gao Jie stood up, stretched out, and followed his wife to the dining room.

Hu Zhen and Gu Yanlang ordered 5,000 elite soldiers and gathered in the North Gate. At midnight, Hu Zhen ordered to open the North Gate and quietly touch the camp of the Rebels.

Meng Kai's military horse was stationed outside the Beicheng Gate of Tanzhou. Meng Kai drank some wine that night and went to bed early. A few days after the rebels surrounded Tanzhou, Zhao Zhang sent several of his own soldiers out of the city at night to report the situation in the city to Meng Kai. Meng Kai was overjoyed and waited for Zhao Zhang to persuade Gao Jie to fight back. Therefore, Meng Kai despised the Tang army in Tanzhou and thought that the Tang army did not dare to open the city to fight, so he set up a general warning. Most of the volunteers, like him, slept with their heads covered.

Hu Zhen and Gu Yanlang led their troops not far in front of the Rebel camp, and the Rebel sentries found the Tang army and immediately informed the sleeping soldiers to rise up to meet the enemy. Hu Zhen held the eight-treasure camel dragon yin wind gun. Gu Yanlang waved the tiger-headed Mo Lin knife, shouted, took Tang soldiers into the camp, kicked more than a dozen battalions, opened a passage, and ran straight to Xiangshui.

When he arrived at the west bank of Xiangshui, Hu Zhen ordered Tang Bing to take out the river crossing tools. Tang Bing took a raft and quickly crossed Xiangshui to the east bank and camped. When Meng Kai led his army to the west coast of Xiangshui, he only killed a small number of Tang soldiers. More than 4,000 people led by Hu Zhen crossed Xiangshui. Meng Kai sent troops to scold across the river, but Hu Zhen and Gu Yanlang ignored them and let the volunteers scold.

Meng Kai had no choice but to collect his troops and return to the camp. At this time, Zhu Wen led his army to the camp. Meng Kai said that Hu Zhen and Gu Yanlang crossed Xiangshui at night. After hearing this, Zhu Wen smiled and said, "Brother Meng, don't worry. I don't think Hu Zhen and Gu Yanlang may really defend Tanzhou. Although Hu Zhen is cunning and resourceful, he has no good fruit when he meets me, Zhu Wen!"

Meng Kai asked, "Brother Zhu Wen, what can you do to deal with this racing fox?"

Zhu Wen said, "I led 3,000 elite soldiers to Qiaokou Town, cross Xiangshui from there, cut off Hu Zhen's northern escape, and then divided half of the troops to cover Hu Zhen's rear team. At this time, Brother Meng could allocate 5,000 people to camp opposite Hu Zhen's camp and make a posture to forcibly cross Xiangshui. Hu Zhen must panic and lead his troops to escape. In this way, we can relieve the worries of our army attacking Tanzhou. When Zeng Yuanyu and the reinforcements from Yuanzhou, Hengzhou and other places arrived in Tanzhou, we had already taken Tanzhou.

Meng Kai heard this and stroked his palm and laughed: "The Zhu Wen brothers still have a lot of ideas. In this way, they draw 8,000 soldiers to deal with Hu Zhen, and the army can still surround Tanzhou. It's a good way, hehe!"

Zhu Wen held his chin, raised his leopard's head, and said easily, "Now let's wait for the news of Zhao Zhang's rebellion against Gao Jie. Wait for another three days. Whether the rebellion is successful or not, our army must attack the city!" Our army has dug several tunnels at the west gate of Tanzhou. In order to confuse the Tang army, we pretended to dig tunnels in the east city, but in fact, we rushed in from the west gate.

Meng Kai nodded: "Okay, according to the words of Zhu Wen's brothers, I will allocate 3,000 elite soldiers to you, hide north, cross Xiangshui from Qiaokou Town, and pick up the enemy's side back, and you will be able to defeat Hu Zhen and Gu Yanlang!"

Zhu Wen's eyes were shining, looking at the direction of Hu Zhen and Gu Yanlang's camp, and said meaningfully to Meng Kai, "Hu Zhen is known as the 'match fox'. This time I want to turn him into a stiff fox!"