Chapter 19 Ape Shocks and Crane Resentment

It is said that Gao Yu received several emergency documents from Fangzhen and gathered a crowd of Wenwu to discuss and study countermeasures.

Gao Yu said: "Guys, the Huangchao thieves have been very arrogant recently. According to the information obtained by military newspapers and Tima, the thieves have a great attempt to go north to the Central Plains. There has been news of bandits near Luoyang in Dongdu, Huazhou and Weizhou. In Hengzhou and Muzhou defense areas, Huangchao thieves are also active. Let's talk about your opinions!"

Zhang Yu said, "Gao Dutong, Huang Chao engages in fuzzy tactics and plays hide-and-seek with us. We must not be fooled by him! I think there is a big strategic action behind the thieves' attack this time. Every move of our army will directly affect a series of battles later. In which direction is our army moving? How to find the main force of Huangchao? Looking for a decisive battle? We must think calmly and must not act recklessly, otherwise more than 200,000 troops will be in vain!"

What General Zhang said is very true! I agree with General Zhang!" Liang Zhen echoed.

Yang Fuguang coughed softly and shouted in a shrill voice, "If you know yourself and your enemy, you can be invincible. The supervising army believes that at present, we must carry out a training and unified action goal within our army. Not long ago, Zhang Zimian despised the military order and crossed the river north to Zhengzhou without authorization, causing our army to be extremely passive! Gaodu and I have replied to Zhang Zimian's impeachment. The emperor was shocked to hear that Zhang Zimian was so big that there was no Tang Dynasty law. Long Yan was furious and had an edict to cut him from his post for the people! It is estimated that Zhang Zimian's soldiers and horses will soon be under the command of Gao Du!"

"In this way, Zhang Zimian can no longer be angry! I don't think it's possible to turn over!" Lv Yongzhi said with a treachery.

Gao Yu laughed a few times and said, "Yang Jianjun is sure of this, and I am relieved about the war in the Central Plains!" Hu Zhen, Gu Yanlang and Gui Ren Shao were ordered to lead 20,000 troops and rush to Luoyang to help Liu Jingren resist the thief. Cao Quanyu, Cao Yi and Yao Qing led 30,000 troops and went to the area of Huazhou and Weizhou to suppress the bandits that appeared there. Xue Tao, Liang Yu, Dou Mei and Song Wentong led the army to still be stationed in Zhengzhou, quietly watching the changes of the war situation and acting with cameras. Zhang Shouyi took my order and took a few attendants to Zhengzhou to convey it.

"Follow the order of Gaodu!" Zhang Shou nodded repeatedly.

"Zhang Zimian, you bastard! Fight with me, you're still a little tender!" Gao Yu gritted his teeth and said.

After receiving the joint memorial of Gao Wei and Yang Fuguang, Li Yan and others decided to dismiss Zhang Zimian from the position of deputy envoy after research by He Tian Lingzi, Wang Duo, Lu Zuo and others. All the soldiers under his jurisdiction were commanded by Gao Qian. After the edict was drafted, Li Yong ordered Shi wild boar and Lu Yinzheng to go to Zhengzhou with the edict and convey it to Zhang Zimian in person.

After Zhang Zimian led the troops back to Zhengzhou, he remained motionless. With the passage of time, many soldiers among his subordinates complained everywhere, especially Cao Quanyu, Xue Tao, Liang Yu and other generals, and their relationship with Zhang Zimian became more and more rigid, to the point where water and fire were incompatible.

Although Zhang Zimian has led the army for many years and is still honest, because he does not deliberately cultivate his cronies and rewards his subordinates are not generous, so there are not many soldiers nearby and his power is not large. In the environment of the division of the late Tang Dynasty, as a general, it is difficult to gain a foothold in the army without the help of important ministers in the court.

The stone wild boar and Lu Yinzheng and his entourage arrived in Zhengzhou. Zhang Zimian did not dare to neglect and quickly ordered the generals to gather in the government office to listen to the stone wild boar read the edict.

After the generals arrived, the stone wild boar held the imperial edict in his hand and said loudly: "After verification, Zhang Zimian, the deputy envoy of the camp, was proud of his achievements, disobeyed the military order, and bowed me deeply. Today, Shi wild boar and Lu Yinzheng came to read the edict. From now on, Zhang Zimian will be dismissed as the people and distributed back to Zhushan, Xinzhou, where he was originally.

Zhang Zimian listened and his knees on the ground couldn't help shaking. He didn't understand why he had been in the army for many years and was loyal to the Tang Dynasty, but now he was abandoned by the emperor?! Zhang Zimian's heart dripped blood and shouted: Your Majesty, how young and intelligent you are, but you are blinded by treacherous ministers and destroy yourself! I am in my prime and can continue to make contributions to the Tang Dynasty and share my sorrows for your majesty! Self-motivation is a martial artist who does not know much about power, but he has a hunch that your majesty is so idle and loyal and treacherous. One day, the palace of Xijing will no longer be the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but will be replaced by Huang Chao's group of reckless people! Later, the war spread, the heroes swarmed up, and the ruins of the palace were full of lush grass. The Tang Dynasty is bound to go down day by day, and it will be worse day by day! Social loyal ministers such as Zheng Wei, Zeng Yuanyu and Dong Yu have been squeezed out of the court one by one, and the mainstays like Kunlun Mountain have been destroyed one after another. What else can there be?! What is hateful is that those vassals in the court who are as treacherous as wild foxes and timid as rabbits are complacently full of power. Is your majesty going to end the nearly 300-year-old foundation of the Tang Dynasty like this?! God's will is difficult to ask, but human feelings are easy to be sad. Your Majesty, please leave. Take care of yourself!

"Zhang Zimian, what are you still doing on the ground? Why don't you thank the holy grace?!" Lu Yinzheng shouted.

Gui Renshao stood aside and shook his head gently and sighed. Hu Zhen, Gu Yanlang, Dou Mei, Song Wentong and other generals are the beloved generals of Zheng Wei and Zhang Zimian. At this time, they are also incompetent. Between imperial power and personal kindness, they chose to succumb to imperial power.

Zhang Zimian slowly stood up, picked up the imperial edict, and walked out step by step. After packing up his house, he walked to Zhushan with his family. From then on, he ended his military career and began his farming life. A generation of famous generals were buried. Later generations sighed: rich and noble people are unintentional, and there is no accident to say goodbye to the countryside. The sky shocked the ape and the crane, and mistook the wind and moon. The capsule cone is just about to come out, and it's not the right time. If you want to drive back with a scarf, there is a jackal.

Zheng Wei was in Luoyang and was shocked to hear that Zhang Zimian had been demoted. He stood for a long time and shouted sadly: "Zi Mian is a loyal minister and a good general, a mainstay in the Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty mistakenly believed the villain and demeaned the important minister at will. The Tang Dynasty is over!" After saying that, tears flowed down.

Date at night, Zheng Yu strolled alone in the courtyard. From time to time, he stopped, looked at the direction of Xijing, and blurted out: The soldiers were close to the Yulin camp, and there was still a forbidden sound at night. Yingxiao holds the double threshold of gold, and there are still two cities in the south. Zheng Yu hoped that Tang Xizong and Li Yan could become a wise king and become a great career like Gao Zu and Taizong. In this way, the society is very lucky, and the people are very lucky. As a generation of important ministers of feudal dynasties, it is normal for Zheng Yi to have this idea. As the saying goes, in his position, seek his government. Although Zheng Wei was demoted to the crown prince's guest, he is quite familiar with Li Yan after all. He believes that one day the emperor will use him again to govern the country and continue to operate the giant ship of the Tang Dynasty. Zheng Yuzhong is the characteristic of loyal ministers of the feudal dynasty and the sadness of loyal ministers.

The words were annoying. A few days later, Zhang Shouyi came to Zhengzhou with Gao Qian's order. Hu Zhen and Cao Quanyu read the order and immediately ordered soldiers. Hu Zhen, Gu Yanlang and Gui Ren Shao led 20,000 troops to Luoyang, and Cao Quanyang, Cao Yi and Yao Qing led 30,000 troops to Huazhou and Weizhou. Xue Tao, Liang Ying, Dou Mei and Song Wentong are stationed in Zhengzhou and are waiting for deployment at any time.

As soon as Zhang Shou returned to Rauzhou to restore his life, Gao Yu was overjoyed. Gu said to the generals, "If I remove the big stone of Zhang Zimian, I can mobilize the Central Plains and Jiangnan military horses at will. From now on, Zhang Zimian will be an example for anyone who does not obey my military order!"

"Gaodu is a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, who is loyal and brave. No wonder the emperor value Gaodu so much. I swear that Gaodu is the leader of the horse! Always follow Gaodu!" Lv Yongzhi flattered.

"I will always be loyal to Gaodu!" Liang Zhen shouted.

Wenwu said that they obeyed Gao Yu's military order.

Gao Qian brushed his beard and said proudly, "Guys, we are all loyal ministers and generals of the Tang Dynasty. For the sake of the Tang Dynasty, we must unite sincerely to deal with the Huangchao bandits. Huang Chao's bandits will not be destroyed for a day, and they will not take off their armor for a day. They will learn from their ancestors, wait for the day, and completely eliminate the Huangchao bandits within a year!"

Zhang Wei put his waist second-hand and shouted, "Gao Dutong, don't say more. Order it. Let me be a leader of the brigade and be a vanguard officer to suppress thieves!"

Zhang Yu said, who dares to compete with him for the position of vanguard? Speaking of Zhang Yu, it's really different. This person is from the Jianghuai family. He is a direct disciple of his brother Xu Yun and his younger brother Xu Tangju. He is a direct disciple of Zen Master Huiming, a master of martial arts in Shaolin. He is invincible with a five-section serial gun. After Yicheng went down the mountain, he has been working under Gao Qian, and was promoted from an inconspicuous soldier to the position of the first general under Gao Qian. At the time of the army, Zhang Wei was very easy to learn. As long as he could find it, he had to study it carefully. Therefore, Zhang Yu's generals are only one of the best in the Gaoyu army and even in the Tang army. Zhang Yu volunteered to be the vanguard of the Huangchao Uprising Army and will become a Tang general who is extremely difficult to deal with in the Rebel Army.

When Gao Yu saw Zhang Yu taking the initiative to ask for help, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and said, "General Zhang is both wise and brave, loyal and brave for the country, which makes me very admirable. I have Zhang Yu's assistant, so why worry about the immortality of the yellow nest?! General Zhang, I will allocate 50,000 elite soldiers to you to relieve the siege of Muzhou together with Liang Zhen, Zhang Shouyi and Pang Cong; Yang Jianjun and Jing Xian lead 50,000 troops to relieve the siege of Hengzhou; Lv Yongzhi and Mi Jiang led a large army to continue to station in Raozhou and dispatch according to the changes in the war situation.

"Please rest assured that Zhang Yu will attack the head of the Muzhou thieves on this trip and dedicate it to the account!" Zhang Yu shouted loudly.

Huang Chao led more than 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Chinese army, the first village, the second village and the third village to enter the east and reach Yingpan Mountain in Shiliang Town, northwest of Quzhou. Lu Jingren had already taken the order and led 20,000 soldiers to Yingpan Mountain first. When he learned that Huang Chao's army was coming, he went down the mountain to welcome him.

Huang Chao and Chai Cun, Meng Kai, Cao Min, Huang Siye and other generals carefully observed the terrain around Yingpan Mountain under the guidance of Lu Jingren. However, the top of Yingpan Mountain is vast, surrounded by cliffs, like a city wall, and only one pass can reach the top.

Huang Chao said, "Yingpan Mountain is dangerous and easy to defend and difficult to attack. It can be used as a garrison camp in western Zhejiang. In order to prevent the sudden sneak attack of the Tang army, he built a wall and gate on the back of Daling to connect the mountain with the cliff, making Yingpan Mountain easy to defend. Attacked military artificial buildings.

The generals are in favor of Huang Chao's proposal.

Chai Cun looked at the northwest and said excitedly, "Li Jun listened to the words of Gao Wei and Yang Fuguang, and unexpectedly cut Zhang Zimian from his post for the people. Li Tang abandoned the good general and messed up his position. It's really God's help! Now our army is guarding the key point of the camp, and there are hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. What's the matter with it?!"