Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 177
Du Rangneng didn't refuse outright, he only had to report back to His Majesty the Emperor, and the decision was not in his hands.

It only needs to be delayed for a few days until His Majesty settles the matter in the river and it becomes an established fact.At that time, what will Li Keyong do?

However, as the prime minister, he still suggested that His Majesty keep Wang Ke's life. If Wang Ke was killed, he would inevitably have a grievance with Hedong.

At this time, Wang Ke, whom Prime Minister Du was worried about, was not having a good time now.

Like him, the spokesperson recommended by the army leader has limited influence in the army. Wang Ke's idea is very good, and the money is touching. He opened the treasury of Hezhong Mansion, rewarded the army, and united the army.

But has Wang Ke ever thought that these soldiers have lived in Hezhong Mansion for generations, their wives and children, relatives and friends are all here, and now they want to give Hezhong Mansion to foreign soldiers, what will happen to these people?
It is conceivable how the troops of the Hezhong Prefecture treated outsiders, and those foreign soldiers would treat them in the same way, looting, light words, how many lives were there, and how many women were tortured...

Not to mention the little Wang Ke, even the Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, when he fled Chang'an, the forbidden army he brought with him almost rebelled.

"I don't want to leave Hezhong Mansion!"

"It doesn't matter how much money!"

When Wang Ke proposed to move troops to Jinzhou, he had already abandoned Wang Ke in the eyes of the armored soldiers of the Hezhong Prefecture. What's the use of having a lion king who can't protect the lions?
"After arriving in Jinzhou, enjoy the house and double the land..."

No matter how many rewards Wang Ke promised, they still couldn't shake the minds of the soldiers. What will happen after people leave their hometowns and come to Jinzhou?No one can tell.

Bian Fengli, Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Shanguo Army, Wen Dengxing, the marching Sima, Wang Rulin, Marquis of Yu, the left capital of Hezhong Prefecture, Zhong Jiying, the Marquis of Yu, the right capital, Gao Sishan, the military commander of the Jiedu, and Li Yi, the judge of the Jiedu, all had frosty faces.

Even if they are willing, can their soldiers be willing?Maybe it's another mutiny.

The generals of the Hezhong Mansion left in high spirits.

Wang Ke turned to Ding Fangzhou and said, "The generals don't want to, what should we do now?"

"Marshal, it's urgent, go back to Jinzhou immediately!"

Wang Ke shook his head and said, "Father's foundation, how dare you give it up so easily?"

"Commander, among the armies of the Hezhong Prefecture, the Jinzhou Army is the weakest, while the Shanguo Army and the Hezhong Prefecture Army are both strong. In the past, there was the Hezhong Prefecture Army, and the Commander took charge of the overall situation. Now the Commander has lost the morale of the Hezhong Prefecture Army. What can we do?" What about controlling the troops?"

Wang Ke shook his head, and asked people to summon all the soldiers to discuss the matter, but after waiting for an hour, no one responded, not even the Shaanguo Army who was pretending to be there.

At this time, Wang Ke's face turned pale if there was anything he didn't understand. If he didn't leave at this time, he might have no chance to leave.

"The army is assembled, go to the treasury first!"

The treasury in Hezhong still has millions of coins and millions of bolts of silk. Wang Ke is not willing to let go of this money.

"It's too late, Marshal, the soldiers of the Hezhong government have already occupied the treasury, if they force their way in, they will definitely be killed!"

"what!"

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Wang Ke led his troops to escape from the Hezhong Mansion in a hurry, and this scene was naturally detected by Yushan's personal guards.

Since Zhu Zhen was appointed by the emperor as the general manager of the Hezhong march, it is natural to report to him the information of the Yushan personal guards in the Hezhong area.

"Bian Fengli, Marquis of Yu, the capital of Shanguo Army of Hezhong Prefecture, is willing to be the internal response, Marquis of Yu, Marquis of Yu, the capital of Hezhong Army, Gao Sishan, the commander of Jiedu, is willing to surrender, and the rest have not yet been agreed.

Jinzhou soldiers and horses have already left the Hezhong Mansion, and it will take about a day. They have a thousand cavalry, all with two horses, all with mountain armor, bows and arrows, waist knives, infantry with heavy armor, and more than [-] auxiliary soldiers... "

The more Zhu Zhen heard it, the more amazed that His Majesty had such a power in his hands. He remembered that at the Sishui Pass, someone persuaded him to surrender with the same tone.

"Do you know Shen Cuntai?"

The person who came shook his head and said, "I don't know each other. We don't use real names. We used them once, and we won't use them again."

Zhu Zhen nodded, the situation of the army is already very clear, the Left and Right Shence Army and the Right Shenwei Army will not be needed in this battle.

A total of [-] heavy armored infantry and [-] heavy cavalry, the morale of the opponent is low, and the rapid march will definitely consume a lot of energy. If you are lucky, it will be better if you can lay down an ambush and fight out when they are not ready.

After Wang Ke was captured, the Hezhong Mansion would surrender without a fight, and the rest of the states would also be in some trouble in Jiangzhou.

On the avenue in the valley, Wang Ke hurriedly marched all the way, but he didn't expect that there were enemy troops behind, and the scouts didn't even go uphill to investigate. Zhu Zhen gave an order, and the Zuohuwei army rushed towards the enemy army like a tiger descending the mountain, beheading their heads and tails. , cut into several segments in the middle.

The poor Jinzhou army was wrapped in dumplings without even putting on their armor. In just a short time, there was no resistance on the battlefield. Wang Ke wanted to escape under the guard of his own soldiers. Capture him alive.

After solving the Jinzhou army, the Zuo Huwei army rushed to Hezhong Mansion without stopping. Under the city wall, the Left and Right Shence Army, the Right Shenwei Army, and the Zuo Huwei Army set up tents on the avenues at the four city gates.

A fool can understand this posture, and the imperial court will not let anyone escape.

The coercion of the army did not persist for long. The next day, the Hezhong Army's right capital was Hou Zhongji, and the Jiedu Commander Gao Sishan opened the west gate of the Hezhong Mansion. Zuo Huwei's army commander drove straight in. The city did not resist much. put down.

His Majesty the Emperor passed on Xizhou, Jinzhou, Cizhou, and Jiangzhou. Liu Yinglu, the governor of Xizhou, Shen Bo, the governor of Cizhou, and Qiu Nanlong, the judge of Jinzhou, all surrendered.

While in Jiangzhou, Cui Yin, the imperial special envoy of the Ministry of War, was discussing current affairs with Wang Chongying.

Cui Yin is a member of the Cui family in Qinghe, with five surnames and Qiwanghao family. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty, and Wang Chongrong was serving as Jiedu envoy in Hezhong at that time.

In the first year of Guangqi, Cui Yin was called into the imperial court, and spent several years without any achievements. Hearing the opportunity of persuading Wang Chongying to surrender, Cui Yin would not let go of the opportunity to show his face in front of His Majesty the Emperor, and hurriedly volunteered to come to Jiangzhou to persuade Wang Chongying to surrender .

"Jie Shuai occupies the land of seven states, but he can't resist the imperial army. What can he do now in Jiangzhou?"

"If I don't want to, I'm afraid the court will treat each other poorly."

Cui Yin said: "Your Majesty treats people generously, regardless of previous suspicions, Wang Xingyu is the governor of the right, and Han Jian is now the governor of Jingzhao Prefecture. Are these positions of high authority?"

Wang Chongying was noncommittal. His son Wang Gong had just been beheaded by the court. He didn't know what His Majesty the Emperor would do to him.

Cui Yin said: "Wang Gong has no merit, and he became the governor of Shaanxi Province under the cover of Jieshuai, and then intercepted and killed the imperial court officials. What kind of crime is this? Doesn't Jieshuai understand? Your Majesty even like Tian Lingzi Anyone can be forgiven, so what else should Jie Shuai worry about?"

Wang Chongying let out a long sigh, how could such a good game of chess fail like this...

　The treacherous minister Cui Yin enters the stage

　　
　
(End of this chapter)