Seeing Cai Yunhui kneeling on the ground in a miserable state, Wang Muzhi said coldly:
"How did Pingyun County lose it..."
Feeling the coldness in Wang Muzhi's words, as the guard general of Pingyun County, he couldn't help but shuddered all over. He felt very sad and quickly defended himself:
"Sir, the fall of Pingyun County has nothing to do with me!"
"It's Wang Zhide! This kid defected to the Fengwu Army and deceived me into opening the city gate!"
Wang Muzhi was shocked when he heard Cai Yunhui's words. Wang Zhide was his cousin who was sent to Sanmenling to stop the Fengwu Army, so he naturally did not believe what Cai Yunhui said.
Cai Yunhui also understood at this time that Wang Muzhi did not believe him, and continued to explain:
"The Governor-General Wang Zhide was defeated miserably at Sanmenling. He himself was captured by the Fengwu Army. He surrendered to the Fengwu Army in order to survive!
"He brought a Fengwu army disguised as our army and said that you sent him to recruit me, Mr. Governor. Mr. Wang Zhide is your cousin, so I opened the city gate without thinking too much. Let them in!"
"Who would have thought that this Fengwu army would reveal their true colors as soon as they entered the city gate. I was caught off guard and immediately thought of organizing a counterattack, but Lin Huaiwu came too fast, and the Fengwu army kept coming. People poured into the city, and the city could no longer be defended, so I led my troops and horses to break out!"
After explaining, Cai Yunhui looked at Wang Muzhi. At this time, his heart was full of grievances. He had sufficient troops in Pingyun County, and he had great confidence in resisting the Fengwu Army's attack, but who would have thought that he would be able to resist the Fengwu Army's attack. In this way, the city was captured by the Fengwu Army, and half of its 20,000 men were lost...
There is no doubt that this is a big defeat. Someone must bear the responsibility for such a huge loss. As a guard, he is naturally the first person responsible. According to military law, it is likely to be a capital crime and may even implicate his family!
If it was because he failed to defend Cai Yunhui in Pingyun County during the Fengwu Army's strong attack, he would have admitted it. But in this situation, he felt that he was wronged because Wang Zhide lost the city!
In order to survive and escape guilt, Cai Yunhui has already thought about it. He must bite Wang Muzhi. Who knows that Wang Zhide is his cousin? He must resist the responsibility for this defeat!
Hearing what Cai Yunhui said, Wang Muzhi was extremely shocked. He had thought about the reason why Pingyun County fell so quickly before, but he really didn't expect it to be like this. Although it was still a little unbelievable, Wang Muzhi knew Cai Yunhui probably wouldn't lie about this matter. After all, there were thousands of soldiers following him back. It would not be difficult to find out the truth of the matter.
Thinking of this, Wang Muzhi was also furious. Wang Zhide, you bastard who has been stabbed a thousand times, how dare you join the Fengwu Army?
For the sake of you being my cousin, I kindly promoted you and gave you the best personnel and equipment. It’s okay if you don’t want to repay the favor. You actually repaid the favor by joining the Fengwu Army to harm me. Why didn’t you die in Sanmenling?
Although he was very angry in his heart, Wang Muzhi also saw Cai Yunhui's little thoughts, and pretended to be calm and said:
"Since you said it was because Wang Zhide deceived the city gate that you lost Pingyun County, then let me ask you where Wang Zhide is now?"
When Wang Muzhi asked about this, Cai Yunhui was stunned for a moment before speaking:
"I remember that he was shot in the chest by an arrow during the rebellion and fell off his horse. He is probably dead now... ·
Wang Muzhi breathed a sigh of relief as soon as these words came out. This was considered a blessing among misfortunes. As long as Wang Zhide died, it would be a death without evidence.
Thinking of this, Wang Muzhi slapped the table hard and yelled:
"Well, you Cai Yunhui! How dare you shirk responsibility for losing Pingyun County! How can you enforce military law if you don't die?"
"Come here! Drag him down and behead him!"
As soon as Cai Yunhui said these words, he never expected that Wang Muzhi would be so cruel to make him a scapegoat, and he immediately roared:
"Wang Muzhi! I don't accept it!"
"It was your cousin who joined the Fengwu Army and tricked him into opening the city gate! Why should you kill me?"
"Wang Muzhi, are you also colluding with the Fengwu Army? I want to see the Chief Assistant to accuse you!"
Seeing Cai Yunhui talking nonsense here, a cold light suddenly flashed in Wang Muzhi's eyes. Without waiting for the guards to arrive, he directly pulled out his waist knife and slashed at him. This knife was fast, accurate and cruel. Cai Yunhui was caught off guard, and it was Wang Muzhi directly took his head off his neck.
After wiping the blood on his waist knife, Wang Muzhi put the knife back into its scabbard and walked straight to the sand table.
This time he was defeated in Pingyun County. With Cai Yunhui's head, he had an answer to the above. Even so, the anger of the chief assistant was also foreseeable. He would not only defend Dagu County, but also other things. Only one more victory can barely quell the anger of the First Assistant...
Realizing this, Wang Muzhi also felt a headache. Although he had known that Xun Ke was extremely resourceful, he never thought that Xun Ke would put himself in such a passive situation as soon as he made a move.
His original plan was that Cai Yunhui would lead 20,000 people to defend Pingyun County, while he himself would lead 50,000 people to defend Dagu. As long as the Fengwu Army was unsuccessful in fighting in Pingyun County, he would lead his troops to outflank and attack the Fengwu Army from the flanks.
However, with the defeat of Pingyun County, this strategy was officially declared bankrupt. Cai Yunhui only brought back six to seven thousand people from Pingyun County. Even in the next few days, defeated troops will continue to retreat. When they come back, there will not be 10,000 people in total, which means that he still has at most 60,000 soldiers and horses.
If he chooses to stick to Dagu County, Wang Muzhi is sure that he can stop the Fengwu Army, but what is the point of defending Dagu County?
If Pingyun County is not lost, it can be a corner with Dagu County to resist the Fengwu Army's offensive. But now that Pingyun County has been lost, only Dagu County is left alone in the surrounding area. If there are reinforcements in the future, it can be done reluctantly. Hold on, but when the imperial court does not send troops and Yun Bing's people are squeezed to the limit, there will be no reinforcements to support him.
Under such circumstances, holding on to Dagu County is asking for death. The Fengwu Army can completely siege without attacking. There is not much food left in the city. The 60,000 people under his command cannot hold out for long under siege. Once they are under siege, Dagu County suffered another defeat, and the entire Yunbin no longer had any power to resist the Fengwu Army...
(Sorry everyone, my back pain is so severe that I can’t bear it anymore. I’ll write less and make up for it later!)
