Weiguan, in the camp of Fengwu Army
Looking at Tang Peng leaving, the smile on Yuan Song's face gradually disappeared and he returned to the camp...
Although Tang Peng was in an emergency, Shangguan Changgong's order to kill him could be sent to Wei Pass at any time, so even though he was helpless, Tang Peng could only act urgently and opened the city gate without having time to negotiate terms with the Fengwu army. Betrayed the Luoan court.
However, after Fengwu's army entered the city, Tang Peng, who thought he had handed Wei Guan the certificate of surrender, also wanted to seek benefits from Yuan Song.
Tang Peng hoped that the Fengwu Army could follow the example of the capture of Yijing and organize the captured Forbidden Army soldiers into the Fengwu Army's Fifth Army, with him as the commander. To show his determination, Tang Peng was also willing to lead the Fifth Army. , as the vanguard to attack Luoan!
Regarding Tang Peng's idea, Yuan Song could only offer comfort, but he did not dare to agree at all!
First, Yuan Song told Tang Peng that he had no decision-making power and could only report the matter to Ye Mingsheng, who would then make the final decision!
After getting Yuan Song's answer, Tang Peng was obviously a little disappointed, but he could only do the next best thing, hoping that Yuan Song could write a letter of advice to Ye Mingsheng for him.
Yuan Song did not dare to agree to this. As the saying goes, anything good in Linfeng will be destroyed. He was worried that he would be superior to his master, so he was always very careful in the internal affairs of the Fengwu Army and did not dare to overstep in the slightest. , I’m afraid of being talked down to others...
The precedent for what Tang Peng asked for was that after capturing Yijing with the help of Gu Shouting, Ye Mingsheng fulfilled his promise and handed over the prisoners of the Youyan Army to Gu Shouting to form the fifth division.
The matter itself is nothing, but the problem is that now Gu Shouting has been executed for corruption and perverting the law with evil intentions. Even the Gu family has been exiled because of privately misappropriating banknotes and lending money at usury.
And now Tang Peng wants to follow the example of Gu Shouting. Yuan Song does not have the courage to write to Ye Mingsheng to persuade him on this matter!
What's more, Yuan Song is now a little unsure about Ye Mingsheng's attitude towards these powerful people in the Zhou Dynasty, so he doesn't want to wade into this muddy water.
Therefore, he told Tang Peng that he would truthfully report his request to Ye Mingsheng! But Yuan Song didn't mention a word about his attitude towards this matter!
Tang Peng was deeply dissatisfied and disappointed with Yuan Song's attitude of not caring about his own affairs. He believed that if it were not for his help, even if the Fengwu Army could break Wei Pass, it would still have to cost tens of thousands more people. casualties, and two months!
And two months is enough time for a lot of things to happen. What if the Fengwu Army doesn't persevere?
With this idea, Tang Peng believed that he had made great contributions to the Fengwu Army, and at the same time he was also very kind to Yuan Song!
It’s okay if Yuan Song doesn’t agree to directly appoint himself as the commander of the Fifth Army. How can he resist the temptation to help him submit a letter to Ye Mingsheng... ········
Although he was very dissatisfied and helpless with Yuan Song, his reason also made Tang Peng understand that he was no longer the Duke of Chu in the Great Zhou Dynasty who could show off his power!
So in the face of Yuan Song's polite refusal, Tang Peng could only endure it. On the surface, he wanted to thank Yuan Song for writing a letter to Ye Mingsheng for him!
After sending Tang Peng away, Yuan Song soon welcomed a new guest in his tent. This person was the Second Army General Zheng Chuang!
Entering the camp, Zheng Chuang reported to Yuan Song:
"My lord, I have settled the more than 20,000 prisoners of the imperial army. As for Tang Peng's 3,000 people, I did not confiscate their weapons according to your instructions. I also sent them 20,000 taels of silver and a hundred gold bars!"
Hearing this, Yuan Song nodded slightly. Although he could not agree to Tang Peng's request, as the commander-in-chief, he must give fair rewards and punishments.
In the matter of capturing Wei Pass, Tang Peng and his troops made great efforts. If he did not express his will, it would definitely lead to dissatisfaction among Tang Peng's troops.
After talking about the prisoners, Zheng Chuang spoke again:
"My lord, all the ministries have almost rested now. They are all clamoring to kill Ben Luoan and conquer the pass.
What about all the prefectures and counties in China! "
Yuan Song didn't feel any surprise about this. He nodded and asked again:
"How are the enemy troops in Huaiyang doing now?"
Zheng Chuang heard this and said without thinking:
"The enemy general Su He gathered about 15,000 remaining troops in Huaiyang, but he did not dare to stay in Huaiyang and quickly withdrew towards Luo'an... ········》
After saying this, Zheng Chuang hesitated and said again:
"The generals don't seem to understand your intention of letting them leave, sir!"
On the day when Wei Pass was broken and Ma Chongyang died in battle, Su He led the remnants of the Forbidden Army to flee. At that time, Chen Chuanwu, Ye Dong, and Ye Tao all wanted to lead their troops to pursue them, but they were all rejected by Yuan Song.
Only in this way can Su He leave safely and without any hindrance!
After listening to Zheng Chuang's words, Yuan Song smiled and shook his head and said:
"I don't just understand Chen Chuanwu, Ye Dong and the others don't understand, and Zheng Chuang, you don't understand why I did this, right?"
Seeing that Yuan Song had seen through his little thought, Zheng Chuang nodded a little embarrassedly, but at this moment, a messenger walked into the camp and said to Yuan Song:
"Report to Mr. Yuan that Zhang Xiaojie from the Coordination Office of Hundred Households is here to ask for an audience!"
Upon hearing the news, Yuan Song's eyes suddenly lit up and he said:
"Let him in quickly!"
"yes!"
After a while, Zhang Xiaojie walked into the camp, bowed to Yuan Song and said:
"Zhang Xiaojie, a humble official, please see Mr. Yuan!"
Yuan Song waved his hand and said:
"Zhang Baihu doesn't need to be polite. Is there any new development?"
Zhang Xiaojie nodded and said:
"It is basically certain that Shangguan Changgong will take the young emperor from Xingyuan Mansion to Sichuan, probably within the next few days... ·······》
As soon as these words came out, Yuan Song immediately stood up and ordered Zheng Chuang next to him:
"Call the generals to a meeting!"
"yes!"
Following Yuan Song's order, after a stick of incense, Shen Quan, Ye Dong, Ye Tao, Chen Chuanwu and other Fengwu army generals also appeared in Yuan Song's Chinese army camp.
Looking around at the people in the camp, Yuan Song slowly said:
"I know that you have been complaining about why I don't allow you to capture other prefectures and counties in Guanzhong and pursue the enemy's remnants!"
"I'll tell you now why I don't allow you to attack other prefectures and counties in Guanzhong!"
"The reason why we did not capture other prefectures and counties in Guanzhong is, firstly, because our army attacked Weiguan for more than a month and lost a lot of troops. The officers and men need to be repaired. Secondly, it is also to give Shangguan Gong a chance to escape south!"
"If our army captures other prefectures and counties in Guanzhong, especially Xingyuan Prefecture, and cuts off Shangguan Changgong's route south to escape Sichuan, Shangguan Changgong will have no choice but to lead his troops to defend Luo'an, and our army There is no time to attack Luo An now!"
After the words fell, all the generals had doubts in their eyes. They didn't understand what Yuan Song meant by these words.
The Fengwu Army had just conquered Wei Pass and was in a good situation. Why didn't they have time to attack Luo'an?
Master Yuan drank too much and started talking drunkenly, right?
Under the puzzled and surprised gazes of the generals, Yuan Song ordered Zhang Xiaojie beside him:
"As for the rest of the situation, it's up to you, Zhang Baihu, to introduce it to everyone..."
Zhang Xiaojie also stood up after hearing this, and introduced in a deep voice in front of these generals of the Fengwu Army:
"My lords, now I have to tell you a piece of top-secret news. The Great Khan of the Kipchak Khanate, Esdogan, has decided to go south to intervene!"
"According to the preliminary investigation of our Coordination Office, Esdogan is planning to personally lead two Tiger Divisions, five Eagle Divisions, and nearly 100,000 Kipchak troops from Yongliang south to support the Luoan court and prevent our army from reunifying! "
As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers were shocked, and then everyone suddenly realized what Yuan Song meant when he just said that they had no time to attack Luo An.
If the information from the Coordination Office is correct, then under the watchful eyes of 100,000 Kipchak troops, the Fengwu Army may not only have no time and opportunity to attack the city, but the situation may even take a turn for the worse and completely lose the initiative on the battlefield!
Looking at the serious-looking people, Zhang Xiaojie continued:
"Although it has been confirmed that Estogan personally led his troops south, you don't need to worry too much for the time being. The Kipchak Khanate needs a certain amount of time to mobilize its troops!"
"At present, the main force of the Kipchak Khanate is still concentrated on the Elonqen grassland. If they are mobilized to Yongliang, coupled with logistical preparations, I estimate that it will take them half a month to complete the transfer... ···············》
"Based on this news, our Coordination Office discussed with Mr. Yuan and decided not to attack other prefectures and counties in Guanzhong for the time being, in order to lure Shangguan Chief Gongnan to flee Sichuan!
"When Shangguan Gong really chooses to flee south, we can intercept and kill him in Xingyuan Mansion!"
"As long as we can kill Shangguan Changgong in Xingyuan Mansion, our army can conquer Luo'an City without fighting!"
[In view of the general environment,
"At present, our Coordination Office has received definite information. The plan to lure Shangguan Changgong to flee south has been successful. Shangguan Changgong will flee south to Sichuan via Xingyuan Mansion in the next few days!"
Listening to Zhang Xiaojie's explanation, everyone understood the key, and their eyes became hot. Everyone realized that they were about to usher in a big victory in Xingyuan Mansion, and at this moment Chen Chuanwu raised new questions.
"Zhang Baihu, if that's the case, why did you let Su He lead the remaining enemy troops to retreat to Luo'an?"
"Su He has brought back more than 10,000 people from Luo'an this time. If his plan to lure Shangguan Gong to flee south fails, then these remaining soldiers will greatly enhance Luo'an's city defense strength!"
Zhang Xiaojie smiled and said:
"General Chen, I can understand your concerns, but I am a backup plan after our coordination office discussed with Mr. Yuan... ··
"Although we have decided to implement the plan to lure Shangguan Chief Gong to flee south, our Coordination Office cannot be sure that Shangguan Chief Gong will flee south!"
"So in order to prevent Shangguan Gongbu from escaping south to Sichuan and having to fight with our army in Luo'an, our Coordination Office discussed with Mr. Yuan and decided to let Su He lead the remnants of the imperial army back to Luo'an!"
"I'm dissatisfied with you generals. Before our army attacked Wei Pass, our command office contacted General Su He through some connections and has been doing General Su's work!"
"It's just that General Su's attitude was a bit ambiguous at the time. He neither agreed to our army's opening and closing of the city, nor did he reject it outright!"
"However, after Wei Guan City was defeated, General Su He wanted to surrender to our army immediately, but considering the situation of attacking Luo An!"
"Our Coordination Office plans to ask General Su to gather the remnants of the Forbidden Army in Huaiyang and then withdraw to Luo'an. If Shangguan Gong really wants to fight our army in Luo'an, then we can ask General Su to follow General Tang's example and help Our army attacks Roan!"
"This is why Lord Yuan forbids you from pursuing us and lets General Su He lead his troops back to Luo'an!"
After hearing Zhang Xiaojie's explanation, all the generals in the camp suddenly realized, thinking about Yuan Song, and said in admiration:
"My lord, you have clever calculations and every step of the way is beyond our reach..."
In response to the admiration of these subordinates, Yuan Song waved his hands and began to deploy:
"The Ninth Division is in a better state of rest. This time, the task of going to Xingyuan Mansion to intercept Shangguan Changgong will be left to you, Ye Dong! As for Shen Quan, your Fourth Division will be responsible for heading to Wudaokou to hold down the formation for the Ninth Division!"
After hearing Yuan Song's instructions, Ye Dong and Shen Quan both looked happy. Under the envious eyes of everyone,
The next station came out to receive the order and said:
"Thank you, sir. We will fulfill our mission and kill the female thief Shangguan Changgong!"
After completing the deployment, Yuan Song gave some detailed information to others to prepare for the attack on Luo'an. After the meeting, Yuan Song left Ye Dong alone.
Yuan Song looked at Ye Dong and said meaningfully:
"This time Shangguan Gongnan is escaping from Sichuan and Sichuan, His Majesty will be in the team!"
Hearing the word "Your Majesty", Ye Dong was stunned for a moment and then realized who Yuan Song was referring to. At this time, Yuan Song continued:
"The purpose of this western expedition of the Fengwu Army is to protect your majesty. The commander-in-chief wrote a letter a few days ago saying that our troops must protect your majesty's safety!"
"Ye Dong, you are responsible for intercepting and killing Shangguan Changgong this time. You must ensure His Majesty's safety and not let His Majesty have any accidents!"
At the end, Yuan Song deliberately emphasized the word "accident", and his eyes became full of meaning... ··
"Ye Dong, do you understand what I mean?"
Feeling Yuan Song's gaze, Ye Dong felt a little confused. He didn't think Ye Mingsheng really wanted to side with Qingjun, but when he heard what Yuan Song said, he didn't think much and just nodded and said:
"Don't worry, Mr. Yuan, I will protect His Majesty from my humble position and prevent him from having any accidents!"
When Yuan Song heard this, he took another deep look at him, and seeing Ye Dong's confidence and determination to win, Yuan Song also believed him and said:
"Go back and get ready!"
