In the Governor's Mansion of Jiangyan County, Wei King Liu Jinrong was sitting in the lobby. This position was previously occupied by Song Baochang, the Governor of Lingzhou. The Governor's Mansion has now been changed to the Palace of the King of Wei.
Liu Jinrong summoned all his ministers, and everyone discussed the rebels' next actions. This failure caused the rebels to have low morale.
At this time, military advisor Zhou Pingchang thought of what his friend Guo Huaiyi had said to him before. Guo Huaiyi had previously suggested that the rebels capture some other counties in Shangzhou first. This would not only strengthen their own strength, but also form a siege to the capital Tong'an County.
It would be much easier to fight Tong'an County by then, but at that time Zhou Pingchang was too confident in the rebels and did not listen to Guo Huaiyi's advice. Zhou Pingchang regrets it now.
Zhou Pingchang told Wei King Liu Jinrong this suggestion. Liu Jinrong thought this method was indeed good. Then Liu Jinrong ordered the rebels to capture other counties in Shangzhou. The other counties were not easily captured by the rebels compared to the capital Tong'an County. Come down.
The continuous growth of the rebels and the continuous defeat of the imperial troops shocked the entire government and the public.
At the court meeting, Emperor Gao Xi was discussing with his ministers how to quell the rebellion. The ministers all felt that the current solution was to send more people. Since 50,000 people were not enough, then they would send 100,000 people. Gao Xi felt that the only solution at the moment was to send more people. This is possible.
At this time, Prime Minister Huang Yanzhen, who had been standing silently, suddenly said: It is important for your Majesty to send heavy troops to encircle and suppress the army, but it is even more important to select a capable general. As the saying goes, it is easy to get a general from a thousand troops. That’s why it’s hard to find.
What Prime Minister Huang Yanzhen said was indeed reasonable, but everyone remained silent on the issue of who to send. Emperor Gao Xi saw that all his ministers were silent and became angry. Thinking of these individuals The ministers usually shouted to share the emperor's worries, but now that something really happened, none of them spoke.
In fact, everyone is silent because they are afraid of taking responsibility. The guy who recommended Fu Youde to lead the army last time was demoted by Emperor Gao Xi. As a result, all the ministers are afraid to speak now. Everyone is silent about Gao Xi, who is the emperor. There was nothing they could do, and in the end Gao Xi had to kick the ball to Prime Minister Huang Yanzhen. Since you raised this issue, it is up to you to solve it.
Since Prime Minister Huang Yanzhen raised this issue, of course he had already thought of a solution, otherwise he would not have caused trouble for himself. Since Huang Yanzhen can become the prime minister, he must have two skills. Just relying on flattery is not enough. He can't be the prime minister.
Huang Yan really feels that the rebels have captured a state now. This is something unprecedented. The imperial court is in danger of being overthrown. At this critical moment, as the prime minister, he should do something. Otherwise, the imperial court will not be able to do anything without him. What a good life.
Seeing the emperor asking himself, Huang Yanzhen said: Your Majesty! To say that this candidate has indeed thought of one person, the candidate is Wang Shijie, the current head of the Nan Yan Bo Wang family. After Huang Yanzhen finished speaking, many people in the court looked at a loss, and they didn't know who the Nan Yan Bo Wang family was. .
At first, everyone thought that Prime Minister Huang Yan would really recommend someone close to him, but he did not expect to recommend someone whom everyone did not know. Emperor Gao Xi could not remember the origin of the Nan Yan Bo Wang family for a while, but the court heard that Some veterans still know something.
At this time, an old minister in the court began to introduce the origin of Nan Yanbo's family to everyone. It should be said that Nan Yanbo's family was quite famous in the past, and its ancestors also conquered the world with the founding emperor of the Jin Dynasty. After the unification of the world, his ancestor was named Nan Yanbo by the founding emperor of the Jin Dynasty, and he was regarded as a founding hero of the Jin Dynasty. However, the Wang family later fell into decline and few people can remember it until now.
After listening to the introduction, all the ministers felt that it was quite reliable to choose Wang Shijie as the commander. After all, the Wang family was once a family of founding heroes and generals, and their descendants would not be any worse. Emperor Gao Xi was very interested in Wang Shijie's choice. Quite satisfied, Gao Xi then asked the eunuch to summon Wang Shijie.
It is said that in the later stages of every dynasty, there will be situations where civil servants are valued over military affairs, and the Jin Dynasty is no exception. It has been more than ten generations since the title of Nanyan Bo was passed to Wang Shijie's generation. People nowadays have almost forgotten that there is Nanyan Bo. This person.
Wang Shijie had nothing to do at home on weekdays. When he had nothing to do, he read military books at home and practiced swordsmanship. On this day, Wang Shijie had nothing to do and was practicing martial arts at home. Suddenly, a palace eunuch came to deliver a message to him to enter the palace to meet the emperor. Wang Shijie I don’t know why the emperor wants to see me.
After Wang Shijie entered the palace, he was appointed by Emperor Gao Xi as the general to counter the rebellion and ordered him to lead an army of 100,000 to suppress the rebellion. Wang Shijie was still very excited at this time. More than ten generations had passed and the emperor finally thought of the Wang family again. After the imperial army was assembled, Wang Shijie led an army of 100,000 to quell the rebellion.
As for the rebels, the rebels have now captured several counties in Shangzhou, and their number has grown to 120,000. Liu Jinrong feels that the time is ripe now to attack Tong'an County again.
Wei King Liu Jinrong left more than 20,000 people to defend the city this time, and then personally led an army of 100,000 to attack Tong'an County, the capital of Shangzhou, again. In response to the rebel attack, Shangzhou Governor Gao Li led the Tongan County defenders to resist.
Wang Shijie received the news that the rebel king Liu Jinrong led an army of 100,000 to attack Tong'an County again, so he quickly ordered the troops to advance rapidly day and night, and they must arrive before Tong'an County was captured by the rebels.
This time the rebels actually came with 100,000 troops. They attacked Tong'an County continuously for ten days. The defenders in Tong'an County were almost unable to hold on. They could hold on for two or three days at most. The governor Gao Li kept Waiting for the arrival of reinforcements from the court.
Two days later, Wang Shijie's reinforcements finally arrived. If the reinforcements arrived one day later, Tong'an County might not be able to defend it. The arrival of the reinforcements made the defenders of Tong'an County excited, and the governor Shi Gaoli's heart was filled with worry. Put it down again,
When Liu Jinrong saw the court's reinforcements arriving, he quickly ordered the rebels to stop attacking the city to meet the court's reinforcements. The rebels were now exhausted due to the continuous siege, and the court soldiers and horses were also tired after traveling day and night.
Next, the two tired divisions fought together. Wang Shijie took the lead in the charge. Under the leadership of Wang Shijie, the imperial army fought bravely to kill the enemy. After the two sides fought for a while, the rebels were unable to resist.
Wang Shijie met Cao Rui, the rebel general in the north. The two fought together as soon as they met. Cao Rui was one of the best among the rebel generals. The two fought back and forth for twenty or thirty rounds before Cao Rui couldn't resist. After stopping, the two sides fought for more than ten rounds. Wang Shijie took advantage of Cao Rui's inattention and beheaded him with a knife.
Under the powerful attack of the imperial soldiers and horses, the rebels finally couldn't resist and began to flee. As the saying goes, the defeat was like a mountain. The imperial army pursued the victory, killed and captured countless rebels.
King Wei Liu Jinrong led the remaining troops back to Jiangyan County. There were less than 40,000 rebels who came back with Liu Jinrong. In addition to the more than 20,000 rebels who stayed behind, there are now almost 60,000 troops. Cao Rui, the general of Zhenbei, also Sacrificed in this battle, this failure brought a major blow to the rebels.
After defeating the rebels, the imperial troops quickly recovered other counties and counties in Shangzhou that were occupied by the rebels. Now the remaining rebels still occupy Lingzhou. Wang Shijie's next task is to recover Lingzhou.
