Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 328: Soldiers siege Zhenzhou
Wang Rong wanted to join forces with the Youzhou soldiers to fight against the Tang court, but he waited and waited until Li Kuangwei was defeated by hundreds.

Horror!

He hurriedly welcomed Li Kuangwei into Chengde Zhenzhou, stationed him at Baofu Temple, and asked about what happened.

Li Kuangwei let out a long sigh and said that he was besieged by a hundred thousand troops of the imperial court and fell into a trap by mistake, and that was the end of it.

As Li Kuangwei spoke, he was also looking at Wang Rongcai. At this time, Wang Rongcai was thin and soft-spoken, and said to himself: "How can such a weak person gain a foothold in this troubled world? How unfair is God!"

Wang Rong was very enthusiastic about Li Kuangwei. When Wang Rong was ten years old, he ascended to the position of Jiedushi, but he was often bullied. The Hedong Jiedushi next door, Li Keyong, sent troops to grab a few waves when nothing happened. Wang Rong dared to be angry but dared not speak out. Fortunately, Li Kuangwei sent [-] Youzhou troops to help, and he defeated the powerful enemy.

At this time, seeing the benefactor arriving in person, he hurriedly offered money, food, meat and wine to the beautiful woman, and welcomed Li Kuangwei to the throne.

Li Kuangwei originally meant to be contemptuous, but he did not refuse at this time. Xian Ruilun, the judge of Jiedu, grabbed Li Kuangwei.

Even if Wang Rong doesn't care, what will the soldiers under Wang Rong think of it now being such a prestige at someone else's home court?The handsome man is a bit too handsome!

Li Kuangwei looked stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and hurriedly welcomed Wang Rong to the throne.

This scene was all seen by Shao Chunfang, Wang Rong's staff and secretary of Jiedu Mansion.At this time, wine and food were served, and he didn't say much.

Wang Rong raised a toast. After three glasses, he asked again: "Youshuai, I also sent several troops to investigate the eastward direction of the imperial army. Now I only know that Jizhou has fallen, but I don't know how many troops there are and who is the leader." , otherwise wouldn’t it be possible that all these people were intercepted and killed?”

Li Kuangwei replied: "As far as I know, the imperial court has a group of cavalry, all armed with strong bows. It should be them!"

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"Commander You, does he know how many men there are in the imperial army?"

This question is what Wang Rong wants to know urgently.

Li Kuangwei said: "There should be [-] troops. The town commander does not need to worry. The walls of Zhenzhou City are high and strong. As long as the city is defended, I have sent envoys to Yuzhou to summon Liu Rengong, the general of the town, to lead the army. When the court's food and grass are cut off, we will Attacking from both inside and outside, we will definitely be able to defeat the officers and soldiers."

Shao Chunfang cupped his hands and said, "Is General Liu Zhen coming too? Can Youshuai make an appointment with him?"

Li Kuangwei just sent an envoy to summon Liu Rengong. As for whether Liu Rengong listened to his order, Li Kuangwei didn't know.

But at this time, how could he tell the truth and brag: "Twenty thousand horse infantry, agreed to arrive in Zhenzhou in one month."

Wang Rong looked happy and said, "If General Liu Zhen can help us, we will win this battle!"

Li Kuangwei also raised his glass and said: "The Emperor is immoral. We, Lu Long, Chengde and Wei Bo, have no crimes, yet we are treated harshly and suffered military disasters. We defeated the officers and soldiers in this battle. We will remonstrate with the Emperor face to face, restore Wei Bo, and Ask for money and food to support the people!"

"Youshuai's words make sense!"

After the banquet, Wang Rong walked out of Baofu Temple. The smile on his face suddenly disappeared, and he said to Shao Chunfang with worry: "If I surrender to the imperial court now, how will the imperial court treat me?"

Even Li Kuangwei was defeated. Wang Rong was a little discouraged. He couldn't find out the news about the imperial army, which made Wang Rong really unsure. What Li Kuangwei said just now was equivalent to not saying anything.

Wang Rong felt that Li Kuangwei still had reservations about him.

"Commander Ji, Li Kuangwei has evil intentions. He should be killed and his head should be used to claim credit from the court!"

Wang Rong shook his head and said: "Li Kuangwei is kind to me. If so, what will the world think of me!"

"Commander, a real man doesn't stick to trivial matters. How can personal grievances and grievances be compared with national affairs!"

"Lets see!"

Wang Rong shook his head. Zhenzhou had a strong city like Wei Bo's Weizhou. This gave Wang Rong great confidence. There was enough food and grass in the city. He wanted to see how the imperial army could break through the city.

When the imperial court could no longer hold on, and then killed Li Kuangwei and submitted to the imperial court, the emperor would definitely regard him as his humerus. Otherwise, how could Jizhou come back?Wang Rong was deeply disgusted by the imperial court's aggressiveness. If the imperial court's offensive could be thwarted, the three towns in Hebei would definitely take Chengde as the leader. Even Hedong would not dare to look directly at it!
Wang Rong was in the ambivalent state of wanting to surrender, but also wanted to fight with the imperial court before surrendering. The reason was that he was unable to judge the imperial court's strength.

At this time, Li Ye led his army to Yuanshi County in Zhaozhou. As they got closer to Zhenzhou, their whereabouts could no longer be concealed.

Since Zhenzhou is located in the northernmost part of Chengde, attacking Zhenzhou from south to north must pass through Zhaozhou.

At the foot of Zhaozhou City, His Majesty the Emperor joined forces with the Youlong Wu Army and Zhaoyi Army who came to meet.

Dong Fuwen, the governor of Zhaozhou, had never seen such a battle. All the soldiers were transferred to Zhenzhou. There were only [-] city defense soldiers in the city, and the dark area outside the city was full of soldiers and horses from the imperial court.

The emperor ordered Dong Fuwen to open the city gate. Dong Fuwen, who was regarded as a confidant by Wang Rong, stubbornly persisted for three breaths and decided resolutely: open the city gate!

Chengde is also the territory of four states. Jizhou and Zhaozhou have fallen under the rule of the imperial court without a bloody battle.

……

In October of the sixth year of the Great Reign, it snowed for the first time in Hebei. The soldiers of the army put on their newly issued cotton-padded clothes. Except for Zhu Zhen's Eastern Route Army, all the other armies gathered at the foot of Zhenzhou City.

Wang Rong didn't need to pry this time, he also knew how many troops His Majesty the Emperor had brought.

Li Kuangwei exaggerated his estimate and estimated 10 people. In fact, the sum of Suo Xun's army and Li Cunxiao's army he encountered was less than [-].

In the vast area below the city, Li Kuangwei estimated that there were at least 30 people.

"This……"

Wang Rong's face turned pale. Chengde Town was the weakest among the three towns in Hebei. It only had [-] or [-] soldiers. How could we fight?
The imperial envoy came to the city and shouted: "Is Wang Rong here?"

Wang Rong cupped his fists and said, "I'm here!"

"His Majesty's order is sent to you to quickly open the city gate and welcome the holy driver!"

Wang Rong looked solemnly and looked at the left escort general Nie Ling. Nie Ling understood and suddenly drew his sword and slashed at Li Kuangwei. The entire Chengde army moved. In the blink of an eye, more than 400 soldiers under Li Kuangwei were beheaded.

Wang Rong ordered people to hang Li Kuangwei's head under the city with a basket.

"Return to the angel, the traitor has been punished. Please report back to Your Majesty. There is no opposite in being virtuous. I am willing to respect the imperial court's order!"

"In that case, please Wang Jieshuai come to your Majesty in person to tell the truth!"

Wang Rong said bitterly: "I also want to meet the Holy Spirit, but the soldiers are in panic and don't want me to leave the city!"

……

The angel shook his head and reported back to the emperor.

Li Ye smiled and said to the generals: "I heard that when the imperial court ordered the commander-in-chief to move to the town in the past, the commander-in-chief often used the soldiers' refusal as an excuse. Now that Wang Rong is doing the same thing, does he still think that the imperial court is the same as before?"

"Your Majesty, let the general attack the city!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the general is willing to issue a military order!"

"His Majesty!"

Seeing that the generals were eager to fight, the emperor turned to the Huangmen chamberlain and said: "Zhao Lishi should go to Zhenzhou City again and talk to Wang Rong. I will only give him one hour. After one hour, either open the door or fight!" "

(End of this chapter)