Chapter 12 Reping Rebellion

Let's say that Gao Yu and Zhang Zimian led their armies to conquer the base areas of Jiangnan Daqi. The Tang army even Keke Yuezhou and Langzhou. Gao Yu ordered Zhang Yu, Liang Zhen, Mei Qiang and Zhu Ba to lead troops to encircle and suppress the Dongting Lake Rebels. Zhang Zimian led his army to Tanzhou. It was really a dark cloud crushing the city and full of murderous atmosphere.

Gao Jie, who was stationed in Tanzhou, learned that the Tang army was great and made a small calculation. He thought that the main force of Huang Chao was far away from Tanzhou, and Yue Ling's flying soldiers and horses were also surrounded by the Tang army and suffered serious losses. More than half of the more than 10,000 people in Tanzhou were his original subordinates. The last time he surrendered to Huang Chao, he had no choice. If Li Tang is surrendered this time, he is afraid that Li Tang will be guilty. The more Gao Jie thought about it, the more entangled he became. He didn't know what to do.

Gao Jie returned to his house and sat on the sandalwood chair in the living room, with his eyebrows locked and without saying a word. The servant went into the living room and called him to eat. He waved his hand and said impatiently, "You eat first. I have a headache and want to rest for a while!"

After a while, Gao's wife walked to Gao Jie and leaned down and asked, "Husband, what's wrong with you today? Sultry, what annoys you so much?"

Gao Jie rubbed his face a few times and sighed: "This is not what it used to be. Now there are only two or three thousand soldiers and horses in Tanzhou, and most of the other soldiers and horses are dedicated to Daqi. Now that Zhang Ziyu came with Tang Bing, Tan Zhou certainly can't keep it. Yue Lingfei ordered Tanzhou's garrison not to abandon the city. Does this mean to push us into the fire? Alas!"

When Gao's wife heard this, she was really anxious to get angry. She approached Gao Jie and said, "Do you want to join Li Tang? If you defend Tanzhou and Yue Lingfei sends troops to rescue us, won't Tanzhou be able to save it? After you defected to Daqi, Huang Chao and Yue Lingfei treated us well and often transported military supplies to Tanzhou. You have to think about this!"

Gao Jie listened, scratched his ears and cheeks, stared at Gao's wife, and said, "Yue Lingfei's main force must have been dragged in the Dongting Lake area by Gao Yu's army. I heard that Yuezhou and Langzhou have been lost! If we defend Tanzhou, I think there is only one way to die!"

"I'm a woman and don't know anything about military affairs. You can take this idea, but you must ensure the safety of our family!" The high wife shed tears in the corners of her eyes.

"Tomorrow I will talk to Li Qian and Yang Neng about the surrender of Li Tang. I really don't have confidence in sticking to Tanzhou!" Gao Jie leaned against the sandalwood chair and turned his eyes several times.

The next day, Li Jian and Yang Neng were urgently summoned to the council chamber by Gao Jie. Gao Jie saw the second general and pretended to say easily, "You two also know that Zhang Zimian led the Tang army to attack Tanzhou, right? The Lord of Yuezhai strictly ordered our army to defend it, but Tanzhou is a small number of soldiers and it is difficult to hold on. I want to hear your opinions."

After Li and Yang Neng returned to Daqi, Zhao Zhang talked to them many times. The second general was very impressed by Daqi's policies and believed that the Huang Chao Uprising Army was the army that really fought the world for the people, so it was completely different from Gao Jie in thought. Last time, Zhao Zhang gave a secret plan to the second general before leaving. If Gao Jie had a reaction one day, he would decisively get rid of it.

Yang Neng guessed from Gao Jie's words that he lacked confidence in sticking to Tanzhou and had the intention of surrendering the Tang Dynasty. I was shocked and said, "Brother Gao, there are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Tanzhou, and the city is relatively strong. I think the troops are insufficient, and we can mobilize the people to defend the city together with the volunteers. In this way, it should not be a problem to persist for one or two months. As soon as the reinforcements of King Huang and Yuezhai arrived, Tanzhou will be saved. I think the Tang army will be defeated in this battle!"

Gao Jie listened to Yang Neng's words and was speechless for a long time. Li Jian has seen Gao Jie's dissatisfaction with Yang Neng, and Gao Jie's rebellious heart has been revealed. If he sticks to Tanzhou like Yang Neng, Gao Jie will definitely alienate them and guard them.

Li Qian smiled, patted Yang Neng on the shoulder, winked, and said, "Brother Yang Xian, I think you are brain-damaged and can't tell the difference! Think about it, many of the soldiers here are from the Tang Dynasty. Last time, the Huangchao thief and bandits suppressed the situation. In order to protect Tanzhou, Brother Gao had no choice but to surrender the bandits. Now that the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty have come, we can make a crime! Nowadays, with soldiers in his hands and ground under his feet, it is Amitabha! When will Huang Chao and Yue Ling come to rescue Tanzhou? No one can imagine which day it is? What if we can't guard their reinforcements? Isn't it a lifetime of drinking hatred?!"

Yang Neng noticed Li Qian's look and blinked at him a few times when he spoke. As the saying goes, he knew that what he had just said was indeed impruous. Yang Neng hurriedly saluted Li Yan and swore: "What I just said, I suddenly understood that our three brothers are blessed and suffer together! As long as I keep Tanzhou, I don't care whether I vote for Tang! Brother Gao and I listened to Brother Gao!"

Gao Jie listened to Li Yu and Yang Neng's mouth as a big brother, and his heart blossomed, and his eyebrows were also relaxed: "The two virtuous brothers are loyal and brave, and do not forget the original vow. The eldest brother is happy! Li Xian's analysis just now is more reasonable! For us, any backer and rebellion are false and empty! As long as we keep Tanzhou, we have to recognize a few more parents! I think it's better to surrender to Tang for the time being this time. Let's avoid this storm first! It doesn't matter whether he is in a big or small way!"

Li Qian and Yang Neng said with one voice: "Let's listen to Brother Gao!"

"Okay, at the critical moment, your brother is still reliable! With the support of your two brothers, what else can I dare not do? I will draft a secret letter now and send my confidants to Zhang Zimian. In order to save Tanzhou, we will ask for it again this time and turn to Li Tang for the time being. Gao Jie breathed a sigh of relief and was very excited.

Gao Jie did what he said and did. He really wrote a begging letter and sent his confidant Tu Sheng to Zhang Zimian's camp.

At this time, Zhang Zimian was stationed in the area of Qiaokou Town. He read Gao Jie's begging letter and was suspicious. He stared at Tu Sheng and asked, "General Gao suddenly repented this time. Why did he want to join the Tang Dynasty?"

"General Zhang, my General Gao is really loyal to the Tang Dynasty, so he sent Tu Sheng here! I am a close general of General Gao. Now there are also many soldiers and horses in Tanzhou. In order to save the creatures from suffering, General Gao did not hesitate to be scolded like the last time he lived in the thief camp. In order to protect the people of Tanzhou, General Gao endured humiliation and bear heavy burdens and hoped that General Zhang Mingjian!" Tu Sheng looked sincere and couldn't help but believe it.

Hu Zhen said aside, "General Zhang, I think it's true that Gao Jie's surrender to the Tang Dynasty this time, but his soldiers may not all obey the order. Therefore, I think we should send a leading force to carry out a tentative attack on Tanzhou first to see how Gao Jie's soldiers and horses react. Resolutely eliminate the thieves who tried their best to resist the officers and soldiers! In this way, Gao Jie will soon lead his hardcore troops to surrender to us!"

Zhang Zimian nodded: "General Hu, your title of 'Sai Fox' lives up to its reputation, and your opinions are really superior!"

"Hu Zhen is still a short time compared with General Zhang's loyalty to the country." Hu Zhen smiled.

Zhang Zimian stood up, took out an ingot of silver, handed it to Tu Sheng, patted Tu Sheng on the shoulder, and said, "General Tu, you have worked hard all the way! This is a prize for you. General Gao surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. After the Tang Dynasty conquered the army and entered Tanzhou, I will reward and help the Tang soldiers. Do it well!"

"General Zhang is generous and generous, regardless of the past. Tu Sheng thanked him on behalf of Tanzhou's military and civilians!" Tu Sheng knelt on the ground as he said, knocked on his head a few times, and squeezed out a few drops of crocodile tears.

Zhang Zimian said, "General Gao mentioned the way to return to the team in his letter. He should raise the fire in the middle of the night and light three piles of fires on the north wall. General Tu, it should not be too late. You should go back to Tanzhou now and explain to General Gao that he should raise fire on the north wall in the middle of the day after tomorrow, open the gate, and let my army enter the city! If you fool us this time, after the army enters the city, we will kill you all!"

Tu Sheng quickly bowed his head and bowed: "General Zhang, the last general dare not, the last general dare not!"

After sending Tu Sheng away, Zhang Zimian thought about it for a while, called the four generals Xue Tao, Liang Yu, Dou Mei and Song Wentong, and ordered them, "Sir, I will allocate 20,000 elite soldiers to you. In the middle of the night of the day after tomorrow, when I saw the fire in the northern city wall of Tanzhou, I killed in the city. Gao Jie will meet you inside, and I will lead the army to arrive later!"

"Yes!" The four generals took the arrows and ordered the troops on their way.

Zhang Zimian looked at Hu Zhen and said, "General Hu, I allocated 30,000 horses for you, and Gu Yanlang and Gui Ren Shao to guard Qiaokou Town to prevent Yue Lingfei from personally mention the army to rescue Tanzhou. I, Cao Quanyu, Cao Yi and Yao Qing led 50,000 troops to kill Tanzhou. After taking Tanzhou, I will continue to go south to capture Jizhou and Qianzhou. You can't move lightly before you receive my military order!"

"Order!" Hu Zhen took the order arrow and turned around and withdrew from the Chinese military account.

At the same time, many soldiers and civilians in Tanzhou are actively preparing for war and preparing to resist the Li Tang army. Li Qian found Yang Neng and whispered, "Have you noticed? After Tu Sheng returned from Zhang Zimian's camp, Gao Jie kept dispatching troops and arranging his trusted soldiers and horses in the north city. Through the information provided by the eyeliner, Gao Jie is not very reassured about us now and is always on our guard. The details of Tu Sheng's trip, you and I are all kept in the dark!"

"What can I do like this?" Yang Neng asked anxiously.

"It's better to do it first, and then you will suffer! No matter what conspiracy Gao Jie is engaged in, it is a sure thing for him to surrender to Li Tang this time. We must not let him succeed! For the great cause of Daqi, for the future of Tanzhou, and for the safety of the people, we can only make a quick decision. Tonight, I led my own soldiers all the way to surround Gaofu and capture Gao Jie. You lead another way of your own soldiers and quickly rush to the north city to solve the problem of Tu Sheng's soldiers and horses. Remember, capture the king first and solve some of the leading elements of the rebellion against Daqi. Generally, soldiers can fight for it!"

"Okay, I'm also going to risk it this time! Let's do it!" Yang Neng clenched his fist.

"Brother Zhao Zhang allocated the soldiers and horses for us, which came in handy this time! Now in Tanzhou City, we have more soldiers than rebels! As long as we act quickly, we will definitely succeed in suppressing the rebellion this time!" Li Qian's eyes were shining.

That night, in Gao Jie's house, the candlelight swayed, and people went in and out, very busy. Gao Jie's cronies and attendants mostly concentrated on drinking in the living room and talking about surrendering to Tang.

Gao Jie cleared his throat, picked up his glass, looked confident, shook his head and said, "Guys, at midnight tomorrow, you will all go to the north wall to stand by, ignite three piles of fires, open the north gate, and pick up the Tang army to enter the city. Do you understand?"

"I see!" Everyone smiled gaughtly.

"General Gao, what should we do if Li Qian and Yang can stop us from doing this?" A trusted man asked.

"Well, as long as the officers and soldiers enter the city, I'm afraid that Li Qian and Yang can't do it?! These two people have been trying their best for the thief bandits since they returned to the Yellow Nest. I can't wait to cut them both with a knife! Just because they held heavy troops in their hands, I had to put up with it again and again. This time, I can't stand it anymore. When General Zhang Zimian leads a large army into Tanzhou, I will kill all the people who work hard for the thieves!" Gao Jie's mouth was full of wine and shouted rudely.

A group of scum toasted each other while discussing the surrender of Tang Dynasty. They were talking about it with their eyebrows. They only heard a few screams outside. Then the door of the living room was kicked open with a "bang". Li Yan hung all over his body, carried dragon scales and purple gold knives, and killed hundreds of armored them from the outside.

The living room was suddenly in chaos. Li Jian kicked over the wine table, raised his hand, cut down a Gao Jie's trusted man who resisted with a sword drawn, and shouted, "Brothers, start killing the rebels!"

The volunteers shouted to kill Gao Jie's group of scum, killing the corpses in the living room. Seeing that the situation was not good, Gao Jie brought several cronies and fled from the small door into the inner house. Li Qian led the soldiers to chase him closely. The volunteers hated Gao Jie's cruel and indiscriminate killing innocent people, and killed Gao Jie all. The volunteers finally forced Gao Jie to a pit, and behind the pit was a high wall. Seeing that there was no way to retreat and couldn't beat Li and his party, Gao Jie knelt down with a "plop" and pleaded, "Brother, big brother treats you well. Why do you give up following the yellow nest thief?"

Li Wei angrily scolded: "Li Tang is cruel and unkind, and Huang Wang is kind and loves the people. We have returned to Daqi. This time, Zhang Zimian brought troops to invade Tanzhou. We can completely resist the enemy! But when the army and people of Tanzhou were single-minded to resist the invasion of foreign enemies, you wavered and were not ashamed of the people of the world! As your former swed brother, I also blushed for you! When you came to this point today, you ignored ethics and gave up your own way. You and my brother, I can't bear to kill you with my own hands. You can do it yourself!"

Gao Jie was completely desperate when he heard this. He opened his blood-red eyes, held a sword in both hands, raised his head and shouted, "Li Jian, regardless of brotherhood, you led troops into my house and destroyed my family. I will turn into a fierce ghost, and I will never forgive you!" After saying that, Gao Jie suddenly rushed to Li Yu and waved his sword to make a final fight.

As the saying goes, the dog jumps over the wall. When a person arrives at the most critical moment, the power bursts out is very amazing. Gao Jie's sword came quickly. Li Jian dodged and dodged the sword, but the brains of the two soldiers behind Li Jian were suddenly cut off by Gao Jie's sword!

Gao Jie drew his sword and wanted to make another move to fight for life and death. Li Yan roared and used the unique skill "Dragon Traveling all over the world". The cold light of the dragon scale purple gold knife flashed and quickly split Gao Jie. Gao Jie was in a narrow place and could not dodge. He was split into two sections by Li Jian with his head and shoulders. His upper body rolled down into the pit and his lower body flew to the corner of the wall.

On the other side of the north city wall, Yang Neng took advantage of the night to hold up the flaming snake spear and take more than a thousand elite soldiers to touch Tu Sheng. When Tu Sheng found Yang Neng, it was too late. Yang Neng shouted, raised a spear in his hand, and took Tu Sheng down the city. Tu Sheng's body floated in the moat. Tu Sheng's own soldiers were also killed by the volunteers.

A few hours later, a round of red sun spewed out. Li Qian and Yang Neng stood side by side on the head of Tanzhou North City to celebrate the success of the rebellion with the soldiers and civilians of Daqi.

Li Qian looked at the red sun and sighed, "This time we fought decisively and succeeded in suppressing the rebellion, but the Great Qi was blessed by God and supported by the people. We are united as one and resolutely resist the attack of Li Tang's encirclement and suppressing the army!"