Chapter 297 It’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe
The sound of horse hooves awakened He Zudao from his deep sleep.
As soon as he straightened up and sat up from the hard bed, he frowned.
Galloping horses in the military camp, especially during battles, is a taboo.
If it is not a particularly important matter and a person with a certain status, he will never dare to do this.
Something must have happened.
Striding out of the tent, he happened to see the knight on horseback heading straight for his Chinese army's tent. He Zudao was surprised by his figure.
It turned out to be Chen Jianren.
Feng Kuan and his main force are probably confronting the Qin army now, and Chen Jianren is planning to lead a part of the auxiliary troops all the way to Luoyang with a bluff.
It seems there is something wrong with Luoyang.
"General, the city of Luoyang has been destroyed!" Chen Jianren turned over and dismounted. Looking at his tired look, it was obvious that he had not slept all night. After receiving the news, he ran back all the way.
"How is it possible?" He Zudao couldn't believe his ears. When Feng Congwen went to fight Luoyang, he also deliberately weakened his strength. Anyway, he wanted to leave his own. If he could use it, of course he would die. Used inside.
But is Feng Congwen so good?
With less than 10,000 men and horses at hand, can a big city like Luoyang be conquered in one fell swoop?
"Kou Zhong is dead!" Chen Jianren whispered.
He Zudao suddenly raised his head and stared at Chen Jianren: "Kou Zhong is dead? Is Yang Jian so fierce? Isn't it said that Xiantian can be defeated, but it is extremely difficult to kill?"
"The general doesn't know about innate matters. But not only is Kou Zhong dead, but Yang Jian is also dead! Both of them died together, and Kou Zhong's head was beheaded by Yang Jian's men and hung on the Wufeng Tower!"
He Zudao was stunned for a moment, but then he laughed: "It's hard for Feng Congwen to explain to the Hongnong Yang family now. No matter how big the Yang family is, they seem to have only one innate master. Right?"
"General, Feng Congwen has an excellent opportunity now. He doesn't necessarily need to explain it to the Hongnong Yang family, right?" Chen Jianren said.
"Huh?" He Zudao narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"
"General, the city of Luoyang is indeed broken!" Chen Jianren said: "But there is no disorder. The death of Kou Zhong separated the hearts of the Luoyang army, but Feng Congwen only occupied the Yingtianmen area of Nancheng, and some places were still under the control of the imperial army. Under control, but more places are controlled by different forces. If I were Feng Congwen, I would definitely seize this opportunity and recruit enough people."
"The Feng family in Hedong. But it's also a famous and wealthy family, so we all have the same goal, right?" He Zudao sneered.
Chen Jianren said: "General, it has been two full days since Feng Congwen defeated Luoyang City. Has he got any information back to you? I think at this time, if we rush to Luoyang City, say He might not even be able to enter the city gate. He can do a lot of things in two days."
He Zudao nodded: "It's possible! If Feng Congwen has the opportunity to reach a tacit understanding with the wealthy forces in the city, He does have the capital to reject us. Even if there are people loyal to the court in the city, they are sworn in with us. What's more, there are tens of thousands of people like Zhang Quanyi outside to restrain us."
"So? When I got the news, I rushed over. General, what should we do now?" Chen Jianren was a little angry: "We can't work hard and end up making a wedding dress for Feng Congwen, can we? Yes, the brothers have been out for a few years and will be going home soon. They have to bring some gifts back to their families, and the general will gather the separated brothers next. Without money, that is absolutely impossible. "
The most important purpose of He Zudao's attack on Luoyang was to obtain the assets within Luoyang City.
When it comes to wealth, even Chang'an cannot compare with Luoyang.
"If you want to take advantage of me, Mr. He, Feng Congwen is just a little short of it!" He Zudao sneered, but his eyes were cast into the distance. In the distance covered by layers of mist, there was Zhang Quanyi. The location of the camp.
“I’m going to meet Zhang Quanyi!”
“Meet Zhang Quanyi?” Chen Jianren was stunned.
While the two were talking, the sound of horse hooves came to their ears again.
"Today seems to be a very special day. Important news comes one after another. It seems that the person coming is Feng Kuan's bodyguard. What kind of news do you think he brings us this time? "He Zudao looked at the knight who was coming quickly and said with a smile.
“Of course it’s good news!” Chen Jianren said.
"General!" The knight rolled down his saddle and dismounted, but he was beaming: "Our army defeated the main force of the Qin army on the bank of Luoshui River and captured the enemy chief Li Tai alive. General, General Feng said that Li Tai is the prince. ! Is it second only to the emperor?”
He Zudao and Chen Jianren looked at each other, but both laughed.
It's good news indeed.
"I will be more confident if I capture Li Tai alive and make a deal with Zhang Quanyi." He Zudao said with a smile.
Zhang Quanyi is not feeling well.
At dawn, bad news came one after another.
First, Luoyang fell and Kou Zhong died. Before he could wake up from the huge shock, Li Tai was defeated and captured. Another thunder blast made him dizzy.
How could this happen? How could Luoyang be lost?
Not to mention the local soldiers in Luoyang, there are 20,000 people in the imperial army that he left behind and was controlled by Kou Zhong himself.
How did Feng Congwen break the city?
The prince was also captured...
Compared with the loss of Luoyang City, the capture of the prince seemed to be a more serious problem.
Zhang Quanyi had no idea what to do. For a moment, he didn’t know what to do.
As time went by, more and more detailed news finally came back one by one.
As a native of Black Ice Platform, Zhang Quanyi is well aware of the importance of information. Even if troops are sent out, there is no shortage of sources of information in the city, and Black Ice Platform is still operating normally in Luoyang.
In just half a day, the general situation of Luoyang was placed in front of Zhang Quanyi.
In the big tent, seven or eight senior generals looked at each other in shock.
They never imagined that things would suddenly deteriorate to this extent.
"Kou Dayin is indeed dead, at the hands of Hongnong Yang Jian!" Zhang Quanyi gritted his teeth and said: "Kou Dayin died in battle, and the soldiers in the city lost their shock. They fled immediately, and the Forbidden Army could not control the situation. , we can only shrink our troops and retreat to the North Gate area. Now the rebels are not in a hurry to attack them, but this is only a matter of time. If we cannot rush back in time, the remaining Forbidden Army brothers in the city will either be surrounded and annihilated in the city, and eventually So it's an escape."
"General, the question is how do we get rid of He Zudao?" A captain shook his head and said: "With He Zudao in front of us, what is the difference between us retreating like this and committing suicide? And now the prince has fallen into his hands..."
He didn't finish what he said, but everyone understood the meaning completely.
After losing the crown prince, even if they recapture Luoyang, what will happen?
Will the court forgive their sins?
Everyone was a little frightened and uneasy.
Their relatives and friends are all in Chang'an. Now that things have deteriorated to this point, what is their future?
The big tent was raised, and an officer on duty came in, bowed and said: "General, there is a man from the rebels, saying he wants to see you!"
Zhang Quanyi looked at the generals in the tent, stood up, and said slowly: "There will be opportunities. Let me meet this person first and see if there is any improvement in things!"
Zhang Quanyi agreed. He Zudao's invitation.
So on the center line of the battlefield where the two armies faced each other, the two generals met, riding alone under a lonely big tree.
Speaking of which, Zhang Quanyi is quite courageous.
He Zudao is at the pinnacle of the ninth level of Xuanyuan. It is even rumored that he has entered the innate realm. However, Zhang Quanyi has not yet entered the ninth level. He actually dares to meet He Zudao alone without fear. He Zudao plotted against him, he was indeed ambitious and courageous.
"Do you feel like you have no way out?" He Zudao looked at Zhang Quanyi sarcastically.
In the battle in Hedong, if my intuition hadn't come into play, I would have let the guy in front of me make dumplings and cook them in one pot.
“It’s not like we’re at the end of the rope yet!” Zhang Quanyi said: “Now that General He has sent someone to see me, I have a bright feeling. It seems that the General and Feng Congwen are not of the same mind. Ah!”
“A wealthy family and a humble family like mine will never be of the same mind!” He Zudao smiled and said, “We had agreed that after this battle, he would Leave, but I never expected that Luoyang would be defeated by him, which gave him more choices."
"Feng Congwen does not follow the general, he is going to defect. Who?" Zhang Quanyi was stunned. Of course Feng Congwen would not defect to the court, because the entire Feng family died at the hands of the court and was one of the targets of the court's purge.
"They have climbed up a high branch and defected to Hongnong's Yang family, and this time the Yang family is interested in Linghuye!" He Zudao pointed to his nose with a smile: "Lonely ghosts like us , in the eyes of others, it is impossible!"
Zhang Quanyi understood: "In other words, although Luoyang was defeated, it may not fall into the hands of the general. Feng Congwen must be in the four directions now. Contact all forces in the city in order to strengthen yourself and fight against you, the general. Obviously, the general cannot stay here for too long, and he will be easily attacked!"
"Of course, Luoyang was attacked! Damn it, Kou Zhong is dead, the court has been hit hard again, my value has been squeezed out, if you can seize the opportunity to kill me, that would be the best!" He Zudao said with a smile.
"What do you want me to do?"
"It's very simple. If Feng Congwen takes over Luoyang City, we won't get much benefit. Why don't we join forces and beat Feng Congwen first?" ”
"The price?"
"Li Tai will return it to you, and after that, I will leave. As for you, you can claim that after a hard battle, you defeated the rebels such as He Zudao and Feng Congwen, and regained Luoyang! This credit , enough to make you famous, Kou Zhong is dead, you have soldiers in your hands, and the background of Heibingtai, then you can compete with Wei Zhengdao."
"The plan is a clever plan." Zhang Quanyi smiled bitterly. "Is it just that a shabby Luoyang will still be Luoyang when the time comes? And how can you guarantee that you will return the prince to me?"
"No matter how shabby Luoyang is, it is still Luoyang." He Zudao said with a smile. "And Zhang Quanyi, my character has always been good. Either I don't promise, or I promise, so far, I haven't broken my promise!"
(End of Chapter)