499 Festival Ultimatum(1/2)
The general Tanmo Chen Leng led the armored cavalry to break through the Huainan army and captured Wang Xingben alive among the thousands of cavalry.
When the Huainan army saw that King Jing was captured, no one came forward to rescue him. They retreated one after another and entered the valley again. The Huainan army already knew that with their current situation, it was absolutely impossible for them to be outside the mountain and could resist the iron-armored cavalry without relying on any barriers.
But this cannot be said that the iron-armed cavalry is irresistible. The terrain is the best way to limit the speed and power of the iron-armed cavalry. When they retreated to the mountains, they all felt that King Jing was already at the time of the gun being fired.
It is better not to meet each other than to meet. King Jing was determined to lure the iron-armored cavalry out to fight. But if he knew this result, perhaps he would not have walked out of Jiangdu at all.
Wang Xingben also felt that he was going to die. From the beginning to now, everything has to be the same as in a dream. After all, talking about war on paper is very different from actual combat.
He talked in Jiangdu. He was exhausted and was captured after he was captured after he was struggling. Wang Xingben looked dazed. Finally, he felt the coldness in his throat, which caused bumps all over his body. Wang Xingben said tremblingly: "Don't kill me!"
Not at the forefront of life and death, I never imagined that the terrifying thing that is on the verge of death.
Wang Xing was originally King Jing. He called the wind and rain here and had a bright future. Of course, he didn't want to die immediately. At that moment, he even felt that the surrendered generals were not so hateful. In this world, what else is more important than his own life?
When he saw that, he didn't reply. The mud iron spear was retracted half an inch. Wang Xing had no idea about Mount Tai. He even wanted to go against the King of Xiliang. He was really overestimating his ability."
That will take back the mixed iron gun. Smiling, "It's good that you know this."
Seeing that he seemed to like flattering and slapping, Wang Xingben said boldly: "But the villain is short-sighted. I still don't know the name of General Gao?"
That would say simply: "Li Jing."
Wang Xingben shivered and forgot to please for a moment. Of course, he had heard of Li Jing's reputation. He also knew that many people were defeated by Li Jing's subordinates. But he never thought that Li Jing was far more sharp than he thought.
"I wonder what kind of thing is General Li coming this time?" Wang Xingben said such words with great amusement.
Li Jing was so funny that he didn't look like he was. "Didn't you say in Yongfu City that you want to meet the King of Xiliang?"
Wang Xingben looked at the sharp spear tip and could only nod. "Not bad."
Li Jing said again: "The King of Xiliang said that you are very enthusiastic and promised you that you will definitely see it within a month? Do you think you are afraid of seeing the Iron-Armored Turtle Soldier?"
Wang Xingben nodded with a little pain. "I have said that, but General Li, you should also know that some people, often, say ridiculous things."
"Is it ridiculous?" Li Jing asked coldly.
Wang Xing had wanted to squeeze out a smile. But when he saw Li Jing's face coldly, he finally swallowed. "It doesn't seem to be funny at all."
Li Jing said: "The King of Xiliang promised a thousand gold. He never changed it. He said he would let you see the iron armored cavalry. We would let you see the iron armored cavalry. He said that if he wanted to conquer Jiangdu City, we must conquer Jiangdu City!"
His tone was full of faith. Wang Xingben's heart moved and thought of something. Finally, he mustered up the courage and said, "I know. Of course I know. The King of Xiliang ordered me to speak on the top of the city. The words of the Lord knew. I must do this too!"
After Wang Xingben finished speaking, he looked at Li Jing pitifully, hoping that Li Jing could hear the stringed zither and realize the elegant meaning.
Li Jing was indeed a gentleman. He smiled and said, "It's good that you know. You go.") He made a gesture of asking for help. Wang Xingben couldn't react for a moment. He asked dullly, "Where to go?"
"Of course I'm going back to Jiangdu." Li Jing said: "The King of Xiliang said that you must tell Wang Shichong what you have done today. You must remember, otherwise you will know the consequences."
In the last few words, Li Jing exclaimed. Wang Xingben finally woke up. "You want to let me go?"
Li Jing said: "Of course, the King of Xiliang did not say that he wanted to kill you, nor did he say that he wanted to capture you. He just wanted to ask you to see the iron armored cavalry. Since you have seen it, you should do what you should do."
Wang Xingben nodded repeatedly and stood up in a hurry. When he saw that no one was paying attention to him except Li Jing, he wanted to go back to the mountains. Li Jing said again: "The King of Xiliang said that you would send a message. There is no need to go back to these Huainan troops."
Wang Xingben was poured down like a basin of cold water. Li Jing clearly told him that the 20,000 Huainan Army was the only one who could go back!
These are all the capital that the priest planned to obtain from the world. Wang Honglie lost nearly 10,000 yuan. He lost 20,000 yuan. If the priest knew this, he would not know what to think?
But now people are the slaughter and Wang Xingben can't take care of many things. He has to leave in a panic. Li Jing has ordered his subordinates to hold a horse and put the reins on Wang Xingben's hand with a smile. "It's still far from Jiangdu. I hope you'll be more careful."
Wang Xingben didn't know whether to curse or thank him. He turned over and fled south. He finally understood one thing: that is, Xiao Buyi could not avoid his surveillance. But Li Jing could. When he was launching troops to seduce Xiao Buyi, Li Jing might have been able to break his way out.
Seeing Wang Xingben finally disappeared. Li Jing turned around and came back. "Zhang Liang."
"I'm here." Zhang Liang said respectfully.
"Set ambushes here. It is best to set up roadblocks so that they cannot get out of the mountain smoothly. At night, they can wait for an opportunity to burn their baggage. These Huainan troops stay in the mountains and cannot rush out. As long as there is no food, they will collapse soon." Li Jing said.
"The Lord of the Subordinate."
Li Jing thought about it again. "Let the spies in the mountains pay close attention to the movements of the Huainan army. Yang Gongqing is already a frightened bird. In addition, due to the limitations of the terrain, it is difficult for Yang Gongqing to organize a large-scale breakthrough. Let us have the army to control the important roads. At least three ambushes are set up. Those who surrender will not be killed. We must reduce these troops as much as possible."
Zhang Liang asked: "General Li and Wang Xingben have a high status in the Huainan army. Why not leave him behind?"
"He has a high status, but not necessarily a high prestige." Li Jing smiled and said, "State and prestige are not necessarily equivalent. Do you want him to persuade the Huainan Army to surrender?"
Zhang Liang nodded and said, "If Wang Xingben surrenders, it will definitely be a huge blow to the Huainan army."
Li Jing shook his head gently and said, "These Huainan army do not have much favor to the Wang clan relatives. They can surrender to Wang Xingben today. They may surrender to Wang Shichong tomorrow. I must be them surrender to King Xiliang!"
Although Zhang Liang is smart, he still doesn't understand. "But what if he doesn't give in?"
Li Jing said coldly: "If this situation does not surrender, there is only one way to die."
Zhang Liang was not surprised. "Okay. I will let Zhang Ji and others sneak into the mountains immediately and wait for an opportunity to burn them to get supplies. General Li and Yang Gongqing? His martial arts skills are not bad. If you want to capture him, you will probably take some effort."
Li Jing pondered for a while. "If he doesn't take the initiative to surrender, he will find a way to kill him. Try not to let him escape back to Jiangdu. After all, this person still has talent and will not be used by the King of Xiliang. It should be eliminated!"
After Wang Xingben got on the horse, he ran all the way. Finally, he was in a daze and still remembered the road. He finally rushed back to Jiangdu.
When he saw Wang Shichong, Wang Xingben was almost like a dead person.
But Wang Shichong's expression was not much better than Wang Xingben. Wang Shichong's eyes were red and his face was haggard. His blond hair turned white.
When Wang Xingben saw Wang Shichong's appearance, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. He finally realized that Wang Shichong was a little old. Wang Shichong was not alone. Wang Xuanying, Le Botong, Guo Shancai and a group of royal relatives were all present.
All the people in the land looked heavy and knew the seriousness of the situation.
Wang Shichong became king less than a few months ago. When everyone thought the future was bright, he suddenly fell into the quagmire again, and he fell deeper and deeper.
The original glory is nothing more than a trap. And it seems that the bigger the official rank, the worse the outcome.
Wang Xingben always felt that Wang Shichong was very strong. Because even when Wang Shichong escaped from Dongdu, he didn't feel much lost. Instead, he wanted to make a comeback. But this time, everyone could see that Wang Shichong had reached the limit of pressure.
Seeing Wang Xingben arrive, Wang Shichong was as if he was looking at a stranger and said nothing.
Wang Xing swallowed all the things he wanted to say, but he escaped from Li Jing's hands. He was somewhat lucky. But when he saw Wang Shichong's expression, he had no doubt at all. Wang Shichong would kill him after hearing everything Xiao Buyi said.
Now that Wang Shichong is tired, it is very terrible.
"Let's talk about it. I don't know what good news you have brought to us." Wang Shichong said high above. He had a very relaxed tone. But everyone knows what it means to relax.
Wang Xingben knelt down and choked and said, "My nephew is a trust from the emperor." He kowtowed like pounding garlic. Knocking on the ground, pounding and thumping blood even oozing out of his forehead.
Wang Shiwei was also in the hall. When he saw his son crying and begging for mercy, his face turned pale. But he actually refused to speak.
Wang Shichong glanced at Wang Shiwei and finally waved his hand and said, "Get up."
Wang Xingben looked at Wang Shichong with a look of his face. He couldn't see him and didn't dare to get up. He just said sternly: "My nephew deserves to be punished for death. But my nephew has been listening to General Yang's orders."
"Where is Gongqing Yang?" Wang Shichong clenched his fists. He was not stupid at all. Although he didn't know what happened, the worst case was that Wang Xingben was wiped out. In Wang Shichong's eyes, of course, it was impossible to get things.
But now the wind and cranes in the river are in a panic, and everything is in trouble. Anything that is impossible has become a reality.
Li Jing defeated Wang Honglie with only more than a thousand iron cavalry and nearly 10,000 troops. The Xiliang army took down the city in one day, and then captured Yongfu City overnight.
Both cities were blocked by Yangzhou. If they lost these two cities, Wang Shichong felt as if he was wearing shorts facing Xiao Buyi. However, Xiao Buyi was wearing a golden helmet and iron armor. He was holding a sharp axe in his hand.
In this case, there is nothing impossible to get things done. Wang Shichong thought of this and his heart twitched.
Wang Xingben's lips moved twice and finally said, "Yang Gongqing is now trapped in Guafeng Mountain. It is likely that his entire army will be wiped out."
Although Wang Shichong had this idea, he was still furious when he heard it. Wang Honglie and Wang Xingben were both relatives. He asked the two to lead the soldiers, and they were also the elite army of the Huainan army. The two led the Huainan army to be as large as 30,000. It was almost close to Wang Shichong's elite army at present. But these soldiers were completely wiped out?
How many troops can he have withstood the attack? How many soldiers can he recruit from Jiangdu in a hurry? And even if he can recruit soldiers, how much combat power can he have?
Wang Shichong's face turned pale. Wang Shiwei finally said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is something else. Please listen to Xingbian patiently and tell me what happened." Wang Shiwei shook his son and hinted about it. Of course, Wang Xingben understood his father's thoughts. He wanted to say that since Yang Gongqing cannot come back for the time being, then you might as well put all the mistakes on Yang Gongqing.
When Wang Xingben thought about this, he could only smile bitterly. He thought about the whole story for a while and realized that he had done nothing wrong! Yang Gongqing seemed to have done nothing wrong! But they were defeated and were terrible. Wang Xingben was always in a daze and had no time to think about it. But now he realized that they were not defeated because they did something wrong. They were defeated because of their lack of strength.
Anyone who has played chess knows that the chess is better than that. If the opponent is not sincerely trying to lose, then he wants to win the opponent. There is almost no chance.
They are more than just one difference with Xiao Buyi and Li Jing?
But if it weren't for this crushing defeat, Wang Xingben would never believe this. Perhaps there may be times. He must experience the painful lessons in person and remember them!
When Wang Xingben was speechless, Wang Shichong finally couldn't help but say, "Xingben. I don't blame you for losing people. But you must at least explain everything to me in detail. In this way, we will not repeat the same mistakes."
Wang Xingben smiled bitterly and couldn't help but say, "My nephew thinks this is inevitable."
Wang Shiwei's face changed slightly and he shouted sternly: "Xingben. How can you talk to the emperor like this?"
Wang Shichong was unhappy, but he said kindly: "But it's okay to say it."
Wang Xingben calmed down and finally said the whole story from sending troops to defeat. He did not deliberately shirk responsibility. In fact, he did not need to shirk at all. Except for the impulse of siege, he followed Yang Gongqing's instructions.
However, Wang Xingben was still smart and did not say what Xiao Buyi said truthfully.
Wang Shiwei let go of his worries and frowned and said, "The Master. It is obvious that the two defeats were all Yang Gongqing's fault. Honglie, and his actions were based on what he said, but it led to defeat as a mountain."
Seeing his brother's faces fluttered. Wang Shiwei dared not say much, but was afraid that it would be counterproductive.
Wang Shichong was silent for a long time. Then he sighed to the sky: "What a Li Jing."
Wang Shiwei said in confusion: "What does this have to do with Li Jing? It seems that Xiao Buyi is a trick. The lord. I think Xiao Buyi is cunning and tricky. It is even better than Li Jing."
Wang Shichong sighed: "Xiao Buyi is really cunning. But without Li Jing's support, he would not have been able to take down the two cities so quickly."
Wang Shiwei frowned and said, "I am stupid and do not understand the meaning of the emperor."
Wang Shichong said sternly: "Xiao Buyi's use of troops is magical. But he definitely relies on accurate information. He has huge manpower and the best spy. I think his spies are obviously much better than what we use. Otherwise, why would he be able to act with us? I want Xiao Buyi to recover Liyang, and suddenly use troops to the mountains. He uses a trick of suspicion against Cheng Jiahui. He uses a trick of luring the enemy against Liu Yongtong. He uses an empty city strategy and a provoking general method to deal with Xingben. The strategy is not surprising.
But he is different from person to person. He knew that Cheng Jia would be cautious and Liu Yongtong was greedy for me. Therefore, he could only achieve the greatest effect by formulating local strategies. But Li Jing had to survey him and attack him fiercely. No matter how brave Xiao Buyi was, he could not do this. Li Jing was extremely low-key. Until now, I realized that he was trembling with the grassland and defeated Li Shanfei, Lin Shihong, Zhang Shan'an and others. It was not without reason. But he had hidden his sharpness and never started a war against me. I really underestimated him."
To be continued...