The generals entered Wang Xiaolie's residence and saw him sitting there, staring at the case, motionless. After waiting for a while, seeing that Wang Xiaolie still had no reaction, they sang together.
Instruct several people to sit down. Wang Xiaolie said: "When we entered the city yesterday, Tan Zhizhou said that he wanted to help us clean up the dust, so he persuaded us to drink a lot of wine. I am not a drunkard, and I was a little drunk. Who would have thought that he would bring his troops with him? , opened the city gate and left at night. You said, our army entered the city and we were not afraid of Yang entering, so why did we leave?"
Cao Zhiyan said: "It must be because he is afraid of Yang Jin. What other reasons could there be?"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "I have two thousand troops entering the city, what else is he afraid of?"
Cao Zhiyan said: "Zhizhou, not all heroes in the world are like Zhizhou. Most people are afraid of death and hardship, and dare not do many things. Tan Yan was originally a small official, but when the Jin soldiers came, Dengzhou became an empty city. , he was lucky enough to become the magistrate of the state. I think he has made a lot of money in his hands in the past few months, which is enough for a lifetime of prosperity and wealth. In this case, why bother fighting Yang Jin again. "
Wang Xiaolie nodded and thought there for a while. He said: "The Jin soldiers are marching south, the country is in danger, and the people are in ruins. Where is the time to think about this now? This Tan Yan's vision is too small! Forget it, I don't understand why he did this, so I won't think about it! From now on, Tan Yan is no longer the governor of Dengzhou, so don’t mention this person again!"
Everyone crossed their hands and said yes.
Wang Xiaolie really couldn't understand. Tan Yan, a small official, became the governor of a large state like Dengzhou by chance. How could he give up so easily? Even if you have no ambition, you should still try hard. If you successfully defend the city, your future will be limitless. Even if he fails in the end, it is not difficult to save his life with the protection of his soldiers and horses.
In fact, in troubled times, people like Tan Yan are the most common. Without the strong organization of the state, the political system collapses, and most people will choose to flee when faced with war. It’s just the heroes who bravely resisted who left their names in history. This kind of character is simply not worthy of being recorded in history books. Tan Yan's deeds in history were exactly to earn other people into the city to defend the city for him, and then left. Since then it has disappeared into the long river of history. However, in history, the person who was deceived into the city by Tan Yan was Wang Jun, who had been eliminated by Wang Xiaolie.
Wang Xiaolie no longer thinks about Tan Yan. He raised his head and said: "Tan Yan is gone, Dengzhou City cannot be lost! Yang Jin outside the city must be eliminated, and he cannot be allowed to go around doing evil! The Central Plains are devastated, and this area is a prosperous place. It would be a pity if Yang Jin went around looting .”
Shao Ling said: "Yang Jin was originally a military thief. He did evil in the neighborhood at the beginning of the year, and then went to the capital."
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "I also know something about this matter. After escaping from Wang Yuan's army, Yang Jin recruited troops and looted everywhere. Finally, he arrived at De'an Mansion and could not attack the city, so the Xinyang army went to the capital. Counting. , it’s been nearly a year now.”
The nearby guardian knew that Chen Gui of De'an Mansion was a name that Wang Xiaolie had heard in his previous life. Although he is not particularly famous in history, he defended De'an Mansion with impregnable strength and even wrote a book "Records of Defending the City". This book provides a detailed analysis of how to defend a city.
In this era, it can be said that Chen Gui is the best at defending the city. Including Dengzhou, Jinghu and other roads were on the eve of a storm. In the following days, this area was turbulent, and I don't know how many forces appeared. To pacify this place, two generals, Yue Fei and Zhang Jun, appeared in the Song Dynasty. There were also two generals who surrendered to the Jin Dynasty after being defeated, namely Kong Yanzhou and Li Cheng. Don't underestimate them, not Yue Fei, other generals of the Song Dynasty did not have much chance of winning against these two people. De'an Mansion is at the center of the storm. For more than ten years, it has been impregnable.
There is another victory for Chen Gui in history, that is, the Shunchang victory. At that time, he and Liu Qi defended Shunchang and won a great victory. However, Liu Qi was a famous general in the Southern Song Dynasty, and the old rules were often ignored.
After thinking about it, Wang Xiaolie said: "This matter cannot be delayed. Yang entered and exited Lushan Pass with less than a thousand soldiers, but when he reached Dengzhou, there were nearly ten thousand. If his footing is not stable, attack immediately. If not, If he were to gather tens of thousands of troops like Minggao Mountain, things would be hard to tell."
All the generals said yes together.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Today you go back and have an early rest. Tomorrow, we will prepare food and go out to the city for a decisive battle! By the way, in the afternoon, you all come to the state government office and we will discuss the war."
This is Wang Xiaolie's habit. Before every battle, he must discuss it carefully with his subordinates. The first is to brainstorm, and the second is to let everyone clearly understand their tasks and not to be an execution machine.
Several people said goodbye and went out. Only then did Wang Xiaolie feel a little clearer. Thinking of Tan Yan's actions, I still feel incredible.
Not long after, someone came to report, and Zhang Jun and others asked to see him.
Let a few people in. Wang Xiaolie said: "We entered the city yesterday, why didn't you come to see me?"
Zhang Jun crossed his hands and said, "The general is here to ask for an audience. It's just that Zhizhou drank, and then he got drunk, so he had to wait until today."
Wang Xiaolie sighed: "I know that Tan Yan from Dengzhou has already planned to lure me into the city so that he can abandon the city and escape. If I had heard about you earlier, I would have made preparations earlier and wouldn't have to be so passive."
Zhang Jun crossed his hands and said, "I have been in Dengzhou for more than a month. I should have known that Tan Yan was not for big things! I wanted to come and remind Zhizhou, but unfortunately that guy did something wrong and couldn't enter the state government office last night!"
After saying that, Zhang Jun was in a state of confusion. This morning, Zhang Jun was also surprised when he heard that Tan Yan ran away at night with his men. I had thought about countless possibilities before, but how could I have imagined that Tan Yan would suddenly run away? However, if he said that he had not thought about it during these days in Dengzhou, wouldn't it mean that Wang Xiaolie was looking down on him? Before arriving, Zhang Jun checked his confessions with several of his men. He only said that he had thought of it but had no chance to inform Wang Xiaolie.
How could Wang Xiaolie be interested in such a thing? There are so many things to do, but if you are small-minded, you will be delayed in important matters.
After asking Zhang Jun how he was doing these days, Wang Xiaolie didn't say much and asked him to go down and rest. Tan Yan suddenly ran away, and all the information Zhang Jun had gathered these days was of no use. The most important thing now is to eliminate Yang Jin as soon as possible.
Zhang Jun said goodbye and left. Just as he turned around, Wang Xiaolie suddenly said: "By the way, there is one more thing that I should tell you now."
Zhang Jun crossed his hands: "I don't know what's going on?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "A few days ago, there was a sudden mutiny in Ruzhou. Those rebels broke into your home and kidnapped your mother. A few days ago, they went to Ye County, and I ordered Xie Linong to chase after them. I ordered Xie Linong to chase after them. , we must save your mother."
Zhang Jun was stunned for a moment. In his heart, he has complicated emotions for his mother. That was my biological mother. She was a loving mother and a filial son when she was a child. She lived a happy life for more than ten years. But since the Jin army came south and his father was taken prisoner, many things have changed. My mother couldn't bear the hardship, so when she was in Caizhou, she hooked up with a local member of the Communist Party of China. At that time, Zhang Jun felt that he was sorry for his father and embarrassed. After all, he was a young man. He picked up a knife and killed the soldier. He joined the army and met Wang Xiaolie.
What now? How do you feel about your mother? Zhang Jun couldn't tell. I say I hate my mother, but I can't forget the happy time of ten or twenty years. I would say I like it, but I always feel weird in my heart.
After a long silence, Zhang Jun said, "I wonder what Zhizhou wants me to do?"
Wang Xiaolie sighed: "The nature of mother and child, how can we let it go? Now that Tan Yan has escaped, I can't let it go. There are no officials in Tangzhou in the middle, so we just happened to take over together. Yang Tiansong fled south and has already entered Tangzhou. Although I ordered Xie Linong to pursue him, I can't really give up Ye County. If Yang Jin is defeated in the past two days, you will lead troops to Tangzhou and rescue my mother."
After hearing this, Zhang Jun crossed his hands and said, "I can't repay Zhizhou's kindness!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "In these troubled times, I have seen too many cases of separation of flesh and blood. But it is possible that it would be a great thing to reunite the family. You go back first and have a good rest these days."
Zhang Jun thanked him, said goodbye and left.
For Wang Xiaolie, these days have indeed seen a lot of life and death. How many people were not affected by this chaos? Even at home, my father died in battle. Troubled times are too painful. If you see too much, you will gradually become numb.
