Chapter 102 Wang Jiazhen's Choice

Although Wang Jiazhen travels day and night, because of the rampant bandits on the way, he still arrived in Ruzhou a few days later than Xiong Wencan's request, but it doesn't matter. After all, the current world is like this. The road is really not peaceful, and it doesn't affect anything a few days later. According to Xiong Wencan's instructions, after he arrived in Ruzhou, Only Zu Dale and Zu Kuan have just arrived in Ruzhou. Chen Yongfu from Kaifeng has not been able to get to Ruzhou, let alone Nanyang soldiers. Up to now, they have not set out in Nanzhao. As for Wang Shaoyu and Ma Rutian in Luoyang, even if they are in the Luoyang area, they have not been able to gather soldiers and horses until now. Yiyang, so whether this war can be carried out smoothly and the Xing Tianjun can be wiped out in one fell swoop is still unknown!

Three days after Wang Jiazhen arrived in Ruzhou, Chen Yongfu led 4,000 Kaifeng soldiers to arrive outside Ruzhou. On the road, Chen Yongfu was also very unhappy. When he passed through Xinzheng, he met a bandit who gathered more than 10,000 people and wanted to attack Xinzheng. Chen Yongfu, who passed through here, simply defeated the gang of bandits in Xinzheng and got After defeating thousands of enemies, Chen Yongfu rushed to Ruzhou with the danger of a great victory after dispersing this group of bandits.

After this battle, the morale of this Kaifeng soldier has risen a lot, and it feels like walking horizontally. After arriving in Ruzhou, it actually clashed with the Guanning army, which was Zu Dale, who came here first, because of robbing the territory of the camp.

After hearing this, Wang Jiazhen quickly came forward and settled the unhappiness of the two armies. After the division of the camp, Chen Yongfu's soldiers and horses were stationed. Although on the surface, Zu Dale did not care about Chen Yongfu because of this, there was still a gap between the two.

Just after Chen Yongfu led his troops to arrive in Ruzhou, the official army in Nanyang finally came the news that they had left Nanzhao County and reached the west of Lushan County, less than a hundred miles away from Ruyang County. Feng Chun, the general, took more than 100 family members to Ruzhou to listen to the order.

At the same time, Wang Shaoyu, the general of Luoyang, and Ma Rutian, the general, finally rushed from Yiyang to Ruzhou under the escort of his family, and went to Ruzhou to follow the dispatch of Wang Jiazhen. This time, the generals of Henan to suppress the Xingtian Army gathered in Ruzhou.

Wang Jiazhen has just stepped down as governor of the five provinces. Now is the time to be ambitious. After the generals gathered in Ruzhou, Wang Jiazhen can't wait. In the state capital, the generals who came to participate in the war this time were summoned to the hall of the mansion. In addition to these generals who came to participate in the war, there were several surrounding The guards of the state and county also came to participate in this meeting.

After first counting the major crimes of Xing Tianjun in public, Wang Jiazhen appeased Zu Kuan and Wang Shaoyu, who suffered losses in Yongning some time ago, so that they did not have to worry too much about the defeat. After all, victory or defeat is a common thing for soldiers. Let them take this as a warning this time, act carefully, and lead their troops to shame.

Wang Shaoyu is thick-skinned and speaks a lot of beautiful words. He patted his chest in public to ensure that he will fight to the end with Xing Tianjun this time and overcome the loss of land! And Zu Kuan's face is not as thick as Wang Shaoyu. He was defeated enough in the first battle of Liuquan Town. Nearly half of the more than 2,000 Guanning iron riders he took were damaged, and the war horses were also lost a lot. After a few years, his soldiers and horses could not recover, and the lost horses could not be supplemented, and the Xing Tianjun left him too deep on that day. The impression, so that this time I heard that he sent troops to attack the Xing Tianjun again, Zu Kuan immediately had an idea of avoiding the war.

If it hadn't been for Zu Dale's 2,000 soldiers and horses with him this time, Zu Kuan really wouldn't have dared to come to find Xing Tianjun again. Now Wang Jiazhen has mentioned his defeat in public, which makes Zu Kuan very unhappy. He feels that Wang Jiazhen is really too embarrassed. Son, this was humiliating him in public, so he sat in Zu Dale and said nothing, and his face was also blue.

Of course, there is a lot of nonsense when officials come together. After talking for a long time, Wang Jiazhen talked about this matter of suppressing bandits: "Generals, Xing Tianjun is a disaster to Henan this time. We are all ministers of the emperor's salary. How can we sit back and watch this thief so arrogant in Henan? The new Xiong Dushi attaches great importance to this. This thief, therefore, ordered me to come to Ruzhou and personally direct the suppression of this thief!

Now Xing Tianjun has newly entered Henan. Although the five counties have also made some momentum, after all, they have become a civilian army. As long as I am of the same mind, I will definitely be able to destroy it!

According to my investigation, there are no more than 10,000 soldiers in Xing Tianjun at present, but this time we have gathered nearly 30,000 officers and soldiers. If we can't eliminate them any more, won't we laugh generously?

Therefore, in this march, I hope that all the generals should put the overall situation first, be sure to cooperate with each other, and not be afraid of the war and retreat without authorization, or do not respect the order. Otherwise, you have passed here, but I'm afraid you can't explain it to Dushi Xiong!"

After listening to it, the generals immediately got up and answered loudly: "The last general is willing to listen to the command of the adults!"

Wang Jiazhen solemnly glanced at the generals in the lobby, but there was another feeling in his heart. He thought that after Lu Xiangsheng was transferred to the governor Xuan Dashanxi Military Affairs last year, he replaced Lu Xiangsheng to sit in the southeast of the town, but speaking, he was really a coward. These local generals were mobilized one by one. He didn't listen to his at all. Even the small Yang Si Rebellion in Wuyang County, he had to lead his family to suppress it. In the end, with the cooperation of Zu Dale's troops, he wiped out the Wuyang giant thief Yang Si.

Now he has been dismissed from the post of governor of the five provinces because of his unfavorable appeasement. After Xiong Wencan took office, these people ran over with an order. It's really more popular. If these military generals had obeyed his dispatch, how could the situation in western Henan be so rotten? Thinking about this matter, Wang Jiazhen was not angry. Hit it in one place.

But now is the time to use these proud soldiers and tough generals. Although his official position is higher than these people, after all, he is only a civilian, but he can only expect this group of troops to contribute to him. Therefore, even if he is angry, he can only temporarily appease them and let them contribute to this battle!

Looking at the generals getting up and responding to orders, Wang Jiazhen's face softened a little and began to discuss with the generals how to send troops to suppress the Xing Tianjun this time.

For this kind of thing, all the generals naturally have their own ideas. Zu Kuan and Wang Shaoyu are both defeated generals under Xing Tianjun. Naturally, they know the strength of Xing Tianjun, so the two of them do not speak first. They just sit in a chair and listen to say what the guards of those states and counties have no say in this kind of matter. So I can only listen to it.

On the contrary, Chen Yongfu won a big victory on the road when he came. At this time, he wanted to take advantage of the situation to make another big victory. Hearing Wang Jiazhen ask for their opinions, he got up and proposed to gather troops, first defeat Ruyang County, force the thief army out of Ruyang, and then chase them to defeat the counties occupied by the Xingtian Army one by one.

However, Zu Da Le rose up to oppose Chen Yongfu's opinion. On the way, Zu Da Le and Zu Kuan had learned more about the tactics of the Xing Tian Army and their combat effectiveness, so he was relatively not too optimistic. In addition, he also talked about the terrain around Ruyang in advance. After understanding, I know that there are many mountains and forests in the area around Ruyang County. In addition to the relatively open terrain around the county, many places are not suitable for their cavalry to fight in the field. Once the troops are sent to Ruyang, it will be very unfavorable to the Guanning iron riders under their command. They may suffer a big loss like the battle of Liuquan Town.

Therefore, after listening to Chen Yongfu's words, Zu Dale immediately got up and objected, saying that it was not a wise move to attack Ruyang at present. Ruyang's thief army is the strongest, and the terrain is not suitable for their large-scale battle. Therefore, he believes that it is best to fight Yichuan first. After conquering Yichuan County, we can first solve the thief army against Luoyang. The threat, then gathered troops in one place to attack Song County, cut off Ruyang County, and finally gathered heavy troops to besiege Ruyang, and finally conquered the counties in western Henan.

Wang Jiazhen felt that it was reasonable after listening to Zu Dale's idea. He also knew the terrain of Ruyang County. After arriving here, he also learned a lot about the strength of the thief army in Ruyang County from Xizuo. He knew that there were many differences between this Xingtian Army and other thieves. It was by no means an ordinary thief. It can be taken lightly. Now Feng Chun's thousands of officers and soldiers in Nanyang are still in Lushan, a hundred miles away. I don't know how long it will take to get here. Once he attacks Ruyang now, he will lose his spirit of suppressing the thief army this time, and instead completes the thief army.

The terrain of Yichuan County is relatively flat. If you gather heavy troops to fight Yichuan first, it is a good way. The thief army should not defend Yichuan when the strength is not as strong as the officers and soldiers. In this way, it can also remove the threat of the thief army to Luoyang City. After taking down Yichuan, it will fight Song County. Le's method is also quite good. In this way, it is equivalent to isolating Ruyang's thief army. At that time, the thief army will not be able to defend Ruyang under the condition of being attacked by the enemy on all sides, and will definitely abandon Ruyang and flee north. At that time, Cao Wenyao from Shaanxi will also send troops to attack the Lu family. In this way, several troops will encircle and suppress the thief army, and the chance is still It's quite big, and the worst thing can force this thief army into a bandit. Once it is driven out of western Henan, it will be much easier to deal with!

After having Zu Da Le's opinion, Wang Shaoyu also quickly nodded and said yes, to fight Ruyang, he will come here to cooperate with Zu Dale and Chen Yongfu to attack Ruyang, but from Yiyang to here, he must pass through Yichuan. You should know that Yichuan is now controlled by the thief army, and from Yiyang to Ruzhou, he still has to pass through. Luohe, Yihe and other rivers. After the Spring Festival, Liu Ruming's troops were surrounded and killed by the Xingtian army on the banks of the Yihe River. Once he was asked to lead his troops to come here, he would be killed accidentally. Therefore, when he heard that Zu Da Leli attacked Yichuan first, Wang Shaoyu immediately got up and agreed, so that he went from Yiyang to Yi. Chuan, there is nothing to worry about.

And Feng Chun has no problem with how to fight. This time, he led his troops to help fight. In fact, he knows very well that he is a supporting role. Now Zhang Xianzhong is moving around the state. It is possible to go north to Jiangbei again at any time. They may threaten Nanyang. Once Nanyang has something to do, he will lead the department immediately. He rushed back to Nanyang, so it was not something he was too worried about whether he could catch up with this battle, so Feng Chun did not put forward any opinions on how to play this time.

These people discussed and discussed. In the end, Wang Jiazhen still agreed with Zu Dale's opinion, that is, to send troops to attack Yichuan first, solve Yichuan County, and then clean up Ruyang. In his opinion, gather Zu Dale, Chen Yongfu and Wang Shaoyu to attack Yi together. In the case of Sichuan County, the thief army should not be their opponent. If it goes on like this, sooner or later, they will be able to drive the thief army out of western Henan, and then they can be handed over to the court.