When Zhao Tong arrived in front of the army, he saw that the officials of Haozhou on the other side had already dismounted their horses and ran over with the magistrate of Haozhou and knelt on the ground.
The governor of Haozhou cried loudly: "Your Majesty has worked hard all the way, and his subordinates have been waiting day and night for your arrival. With your army to fight against the thieves, Wang Qing will be destroyed soon."
Seeing his appearance, Zhao Tong couldn't help but frowned. The capitals along the way or the border state capitals were basically officials from the fourth rank to the fourth rank. If local counties like Haozhou were not as vast in money and food as Jiangzhou, , which is probably the fifth grade.
But the official position of the fifth rank is already quite large, especially at the local level. He is in charge of the military, government and people's livelihood of a state. He has great power. It can be said that he is like a local emperor.
With such a status and position, now he is kneeling on the ground and crying. This is a bit too embarrassing.
Zhao Tong said with a cold face: "How unbecoming is it to cry and cry? Why don't you get up quickly!"
The name of the governor of Haozhou was Zhu Qiyi. Hearing this, he hurriedly got up from the ground, wiped his tears, and thought to himself, "The Second King, I have to cry. If the court doesn't send troops, I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything if Wang Qing calls." He was about to abandon the city and run away.
Zhao Tie looked at him, then at the officials behind him, and said: "In Huaixi, only Haozhou has not been lost. If you have merit, after Wang Qing is wiped out, I will go to the meeting to ask for merit for you."
After hearing this, all the Haozhou officials felt a little relieved and a little happy, but they also knew that this was not because they had done a good job in defending the city, but because Wang Qing did not attack here at all. Although the boundaries of Haozhou were not very dangerous. , but there are many hills and rivers, so it is not easy to march or set up a formation, and fighting is not as easy as other places, so we can persist until now.
After saying a few words, Zhao Tong ordered the army to station outside Haozhou City, and then led the generals into the city.
After settling down in Zhizhou Mansion, he began to send out scouts to Luzhou and neighboring Shouzhou to spy.
Naturally, the army cannot act rashly. Now Zhao Tao doesn't know much about the situation in Huaixi. He only knows that Wang Qing has proclaimed himself king in Luzhou, made princesses, ministers, marshals and generals, and recruited people everywhere. He seems to plan to use Huaixi as a base to operate.
There was no military information on Deng Xunwu's side. After Deng Xunwu lost Luzhou, he huddled up in Chuzhou in Huaidong, and there was no news about him.
As for the origin of Wang Qing, Zhao Tong knew a little bit about it.
Originally from Tokyo, he was a deputy platoon soldier in Kaifeng Prefecture.
His father listened to Mr. Feng Shui's advice and cleverly took a cemetery from relatives in the clan and buried his parents. Later, his wife gave birth to a son, Wang Qing.
It is said that Wang Qing had a vision when he was born. His father dreamed of a tiger entering the house and squatting in the west of the hall. Suddenly, a lion beast sneaked in and snatched the tiger away, and his wife gave birth to Wang Qing.
Wang Qing has been a wanderer since he was a child. When he was sixteen or seventeen years old, he grew very strong and did not go to school. He only liked fighting and fighting. As he got older, he gambled, stayed in prostitution, drank and played with sticks.
It didn't take long for him to lose all his family property, but relying on his skills, he became a deputy platoon soldier in Kaifeng Mansion. He was arrogant and domineering. Whenever he had money in his hand, he would call friends, shout and drink, and drink heavily. Big meat, sleeping on flowers and sleeping in willows, if he is in a pinch, he will drink and beat people without any reason, so everyone is afraid of him and likes him.
Later, Wang Qing hooked up with Tong Guan's younger brother Tong Wei's daughter. This girl was adopted by Tong Guan as his goddaughter and betrothed to Cai You's son. Her nickname was Jiaoxiu. She was only 28 years old and was not a good match. But Cai You's eldest son was a little crazy, so he made do with it at once, which was also the reason why Wang Qingneng hooked up with him.
But there is no airtight wall in this kind of thing. One day, Wang Qing was so drunk that he exposed himself in front of his colleagues and boasted about it. The news reached Tong Guan's ears, and Tong Guan was furious. Thinking that it would be too embarrassing, I thought of finding an opportunity to punish him secretly.
But at this time, Wang Qing bragged about ghosts and ghosts, and was reported to the police. The Kaifeng Mansion tried to accuse him, but Tong Guan happened to know about it, and he was about to be killed on the way to be dispatched.
But this man should achieve great things together, and he had a special encounter on the way to distribution. Not only did he escape Tong Guan's pursuit, but he also met many heroes along the way. He also married Duan Sanniang of the Duan family and occupied the mountain. He raised the flag of rebellion for the king, and soon he went down the mountain to fight. In less than a year, he conquered almost all of Huaixi and proclaimed himself the King of Huaihe.
Zhao Tong summoned Liu Qi and others for a few days to discuss, but he did not come up with a charter. He only said that it was a forceful attack, which was not in line with his original intention.
Attacking a city is not that easy. This is different from when Wang Qing attacked various cities. At that time, there were not many soldiers in the city. What's more, the Huaixi soldiers had not seen battle for a long time. At first glance, the siege troops either ran away or surrendered.
Now that the thieves occupy the city, they naturally have some preparations and arrangements. If they want to fight hard, even if they win, they will inevitably lose their troops and generals.
In the blink of an eye, five or six days later, Zhao Tong still stood still, studying maps with everyone in the house every day, waiting for news.
On this day, the scouts sent to Luzhou City suddenly came back with a big list in their hands.
Zhao Tong couldn't help but squint his eyes after taking it, then thought for a moment, passed the list on, and said: "Wang Qing wants to organize the Luzhou Grand Challenge to recruit people with strong martial arts skills from all over the world. If he can compete in the challenge, He was given an official position and generously rewarded, and he took it for his own use."
Everyone was surprised when they heard this. They took the list and looked at it. Liu Qi said: "It seems that although Wang Qing has enough troops, he lacks generals to manage the troops. However, it is difficult to recruit generals, and ordinary people naturally cannot convince the crowd." , that’s why we have to recruit people.”
Zhe Ke was looking at the big list and wondered: "Even if you are very skilled in martial arts, if you don't know the art of war, wouldn't it be of no use?"
Yao Pingzhong shook his head and said: "But you don't know this. This is the green forest people doing green forest things. Most of Wang Qing's men are mountain bandits, homeless people and scoundrels. They have a cruel and violent temper. They follow the rules of the green forest. They are praised as soldiers. It's better to call them minions. How can ordinary people discipline such a team? They have to be proficient in martial arts and use fists, feet, guns and sticks to subdue them."
Zongze sat in the deputy seat, thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, this Wang Qing has great ambitions. Once the news about setting up the arena spreads all over the world, I am afraid that many strong men from the stronghold will come with their troops. This is killing two birds with one stone." Plan, Wang Qing’s men may have some scheming advice.”
Zhao Tong nodded: "He has a man named Li Zhu. It is said that this person knows astronomy and geography, not to mention strategies. His swordsmanship is unparalleled in the world. He is nicknamed Mr. Jinjian."
Liu Qi said: "Your Majesty, since the scouts can get this big list, I think that the news about Wang Qing's Luzhou challenge will soon spread all over the world, causing the green forest to tremble."
Zongze frowned and said: "In this case, now is not a good time to send troops."
Ouyang Bei said curiously behind Zhao Tong: "Old man, wouldn't it be a good time to send troops to destroy the arena and kill the opponent in one fell swoop?"
Zongze shook his head and said: "That's the truth, but our army can't destroy it easily, so we can't take this risk. When the green forests of the world gather here, how many people will there be in each mountain and village? If it can't be annihilated in one fell swoop, then... …”
Ouyang Beidao: "So what?"
Zongze said: "Not only will it be defeated by the backlash, but the people approaching Luzhou will also suffer disasters!"
(End of chapter)
