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Volume Two: Hu Riding on a Thin Willow Chapter 128: Henan (6)

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    ps: The monthly ticket is over 100, thank you brothers.  In addition, I would also like to thank niuniumaomao for the reward.  In Yanzhou, the Jiedu Mansion of Taining Military Administration, Yang Chongben was pacing back and forth in the second hall, feeling extremely anxious.  Yang Chong was originally the adopted son of Li Maozhen and an important member of the Kansai generals.  In the winter of the second year of Tianfu, when the Liang King's troops surrounded Fengxiang, Yang Chongben, under the instruction of Li Maozhen, went out of the city and surrendered to the Liang King because of the lack of food in the city.  If he didn't have a beautiful wife, maybe his future would not be too hindered like other generals. As long as he showed his talents, he would be promoted by the King of Liang.  King Liang's attitude towards surrendered generals has always been the most generous among the vassals in the world.  "It's a pity that many things in the world are not what they are. Yang Chongben's beloved wife is indeed very beautiful, and she happened to be seen by the King of Liang accidentally. So a tragedy unfolded, and Yang Chongben was openly and openly cuckolded.  The King of Liang was afraid that Yang Chong was unwilling and had murderous intentions. However, Yang Chongben was always careful in his actions. The King of Liang could not hold him back for the time being, and he did not want to ruin his reputation for being lenient to his subjects, so he let him live.  Now.  In order to guard against Yang Chongben, the King of Liang transferred him to the Taining Army and served as a nominal deputy commander of the Ya Army under Ge Congzhou, letting Ge Congzhou closely monitor him.  Yang Chongben worked under Ge Congzhou for more than a year. He was very conscientious, helping Ge Congzhou with various tedious military affairs, and worked hard without complaint. It was really called wind and rain.  People's hearts are made of flesh. Ge Congzhou felt that what King Liang did was unreasonable, and he felt very sympathetic to Yang Chongben. Coupled with his open-minded and straightforward nature, he unknowingly began to reuse Yang Chongben.  Although Yang Chongben was still the deputy commander of the Ya Army, Ge Congzhou simply transferred the main officer of the Ya Army.  Instead, Yang Chongben became the leader of the Yajun and entered Ge Congzhou's inner circle.  Yang Chongben was anxious in the second hall at this time, because the military report came from the front, saying that the Yan Army cavalry had appeared in Rencheng.  Rencheng is only a hundred and fifty miles away from Yanzhou. Once Rencheng is occupied by the Yan army.  The troops will arrive at Yanzhou City within three days, and the situation is extremely urgent.  I don't know how long it was before footsteps were heard on the winding corridor connecting the second hall, but Zhang Yanshou, the Marquis of Duyu, came out of the inner study. The two doctors beside Zhang Yanshou turned around and bowed deeply, then followed the guards and disappeared.  Outside the hall.  Zhang Yanshou asked Yang Chongben, "Is Pujin coming?" Yang Chongben sang.  He said respectfully: "I have seen Zhang Duyu. There is an urgent military report coming from Rencheng. I don't dare to delay due to my humble position, so I came here to report to the commander-in-chief." "Oh? What's the matter? The Yan army is here?" Zhang Yanshou asked.  "Yes, the Xianjun army is all cavalry, no less than 10,000 cavalry!" Yang Chongben replied.  Zhang Yanshou¡¯s expression condensed.  He sighed and said: "The enemy is at hand, but Tongmei is alas" Yang Chongben looked nervous: "The commander has not woken up yet?" Zhang Yanshou had a dark face and shook his head: "I'm awake, but the doctor said  You can't worry about it, you can only rest." After hearing the news of Shangdang's defeat in the decisive battle, Ge Congzhou has been bedridden and coughed up blood several times in half a month.  The one three days ago was the most horrifying. When he was arranging military affairs in front of the commander's desk, the blood he coughed up stained the entire desk red, and he fainted on the spot.  Zhang Yanshou was an old brother who met Ge Congzhou in Huang Chao's army. Later, they served together under the King of Liang. Their friendship for more than 20 years was extraordinary.  Seeing that Ge Congzhou was seriously ill at this moment, he himself became much worried and haggard.  Ge Congzhou actually got the root of his illness when he besieged Liu Wei in Yanzhou the year before last. He had symptoms from time to time, but he invited countless doctors to come for diagnosis and treatment.  There is no definite explanation, but I just suggest that he should not worry about it anymore.  It's just that this time the illness is really severe, and the entire Taining Army is full of doubts about this, wondering whether the commander can survive.  Yang Chongben followed Zhang Yanshou into the inner study, where he ate and slept.  This is Ge Congzhou's habit. He is not greedy for beauty and enjoyment. This is also an important reason why he is loved by the sergeants.  At this time, three layers of thick cotton curtains have been added to the inner study. As soon as you enter, there is a strong and pungent medicinal smell.  Ge Congzhou was lying on the bed, his face pale, and he let out a tearing cough from time to time. The pain caused by the cough made him curl up into a ball.  "Tongmei, Tongmei" Zhang Yanshou whispered in Ge Congzhou's ear. Ge Congzhou half-opened his eyes and nodded his forehead slightly to indicate that he heard.  "The Yan army has arrived at Rencheng. Whether it is war or peace, Tongmei has to make a decision early." Zhang Yanshou said, and immediately asked Yang Chongben to come forward and slowly elaborated on the news he had received.  So far, no one has come to a conclusion as to how the 50,000 to 60,000 Taining troops will deal with themselves.  The Taining Army's home base is in Yanzhou. The loss of Bianzhou has little to do with them, and they will not be controlled by others.  The key is the main forces of the Liang Army, such as Zhu Youning's Jianwu Army, Shi Shucong's Baoda Army, Zhang Guihou'sThe suppression of the enemy, and even the annihilation of Yuancong's troops and the hall, dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Taining army, and a fear of war spread among the army.  "But the Taining Army was a team pulled together by Ge Congzhou and Zhang Yanshou. If Ge Congzhou insisted on fighting, the generals would not say much. They would just fight, and it would only be death.  But the current situation is that the King of Liang is missing and the Taining army has no one to be loyal to. It is completely meaningless to fight to the death and confront the Yan army.  And because the Yan army publicized the fact that King Liang abandoned his army and fled, the senior officers of the Taining army were secretly disappointed. Although everyone did not say it openly, they all felt in private discussions that even if King Liang came back alive, he would continue to support such an army.  Doesn't seem like a good idea, Lord.  Of course, some people suggested that they simply contact Jian Qing to resist the Yan army's conquest together, try their best to protect Yanzhou, the fundamental base of the Taining army, and wait for peace talks with the King of Yan, either to separate the country on their own, or to strive for better conditions for surrender.  Ge Congzhou has been thinking about this issue. From his heart, he still tends to wait for the return of King Liang.  He is a relatively loyal person. Over the past twenty years, the King of Liang has treated him well. He also upholds the idea of ??loyalty and plans to serve the King of Liang for the rest of his life. However, the King of Liang has disappeared, which makes him unable to adapt.  As the commander-in-chief of an army, he naturally has to carefully consider the survival of the entire army. If King Liang dies, then where should the Taining army go?  In the land of Yanzhou, even if the surrounding six states of Xuzhou, Huaizhou, Sizhou, Qizhou, and Yizhou are included, it is impossible to resist the Yan army that is now in full swing. Regarding this, Ge Congzhou is very clear-headed.  of.  What's more, after King Wu Yang Xingmi heard the news about the battle at Shangdang, he had already sent General Wang Maozhang to send troops to Huaisi. Now Li Hui is struggling to support Xiapi and cannot count on reinforcements at all.  Ask Wang Shifan for help and join hands to resist the Yan army?  This is just wishful thinking.  Ge Congzhou has been in charge of Yanzhou and in charge of military affairs in eastern Henan for more than a year.  In the past year or so, he knew what was going on with the so-called Qi and Liang joining forces to conquer Hebei.  The entanglement between Zianqing and Hebei has always been deep, and Hebei's influence on Zianqing is also quite large. Wang Shifan is also a person who claims to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and has been defying the attack on Hebei, which is dominated by the Li Tang clan.  If it were not for the sake of the overall situation, Ge Congzhou would have sent troops to attack Qingzhou long ago.  Now in the Zizhou, Qingzhou and Mizhou areas, the Qi army spent more than a year building dozens of fences to protect against the Liang army more than the Yan army.  What's more, the Yan army also returned Wang Shike's entire division. How is it possible for you to ask Wang Shifan to join forces with you to resist the Yan army?  As for the suggestion of a few generals to simply lead Huainan troops into Yanzhou and join forces to resist the Yan army, Ge Congzhou directly rejected it and would not consider it at all.  Not to mention that the Liang King had conquered east and west in recent years, made enemies everywhere, and had deep enmity with Huainan, but Yang Xingmi was a person whom Ge Congzhou hated very much.  At that time, the commander-in-chief of the imperial court's campaign to suppress Huang Chao was the famous general Gao Pian. At that time, he was the commander of all the military forces in the south of the Yangtze River. Li Keyong, Zhu Quanzhong, Qian Jie and other figures were all controlled by Gao Pian, and Yang Xingmi was promoted by Gao Pian single-handedly.  After quelling Huangchao's rebellion, his general Bi Shiduo rebelled. Gao Pian asked Yang Xingmi for help, but Yang Xingmi wandered around until Gao Pian was imprisoned by Bi Shiduo and did not arrive in Yangzhou.  Later, Bi Shiduo took the initiative to send troops to fight Yang Xingmi, and was surrounded by Yang Xingmi. But just when the entire army was about to be annihilated, Yang Xingmi opened a hole to allow Bi Shiduo to escape.  Bi Shiduo returned to Yangzhou and immediately killed Gao Pian.  When he heard that Gao Pian was dead, Yang Xingmi immediately went straight to Yangzhou and occupied this prosperous and important town in Jiangdong, whereupon he rose to prominence.  What really made Yang Xingmi become a powerful vassal in the world was an internal battle in Huainan.  When Yang Xingmi raised his army and made his fortune, he relied on his sworn brothers Tian Kai and An Renyi. However, after he really made his fortune, he felt that his two sworn brothers were too powerful and was afraid that they would threaten him.  So he did something incredible.  Tian Kai led his troops in a bloody battle with Jiangdong in the front and surrounded Qian Jiu in Qiantang. When he was almost conquering Qian Jiu, Yang Xingmi and Qian Jiu actually reached an agreement and ordered Tian Wei to withdraw his troops. At the same time, he informed Qian Jiu of Tian Wei's complete withdrawal strategy.  Distillate.  If Qian Jie had not spared any effort to pursue him, Tian Kai would have died on the way to withdraw his troops.  However, Qian Jie was not a fool. He told Tian Kai about this matter. Tian Kai was furious and rebelled after he came back.  After An Renyi heard about it, he was very angry and raised a rebellion banner with Tian Kai.  After finally forcing the two sworn brothers to rebel, Yang Xingmi, who was well prepared, immediately began to suppress the rebellion. It didn't take long to defeat Tian Kai and An Renyi, and took all the power in Huainan to himself.  Let¡¯s not discuss whether Yang Xingmi¡¯s work style is full of heroic qualities, but his character alone makes Ge Congzhou despise him, so Ge ??Congzhou will not ask Yang Xingmi for help in any case.  At the same time, he also knew that Yang Xingmi was not Wang Shifan. If he really wanted to lure Huainan soldiers to Yanzhou, let alone whether he could stop the Yan army, Yanzhou would not be able to escape if he changed his surname to Yang. ?At this moment, when Zhang Yanshou asked whether it was war or peace, Ge Congzhou closed his eyes for a long time, still not making up his mind, and just asked: "Is there no news about His Highness yet?
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