Chapter 40 Chapter Forty

"Yes!" Zhou Xiang took the branch from Wang Jian and drew a frame on the ground, "Please look, my lord, this is Chengdu! The city is complete and the food and grass are sufficient. We won't be able to take it down in a short time. Even if we get Chengdu by chance, we will fall into a trap." Surrounded by counties and counties in Xichuan." As he spoke, he drew many small circles around the frame: "Among the surrounding counties and counties that Chengdu relies on, Pengzhou is the strongest, followed by Meizhou and Qiongzhou. We only need to trap Pengzhou and gather If the elites take Meizhou and Qiongzhou, the rest of Shuzhou, Hanzhou, Jiazhou, etc. will be like picking things out. As for Chengdu, it cannot be taken by force, and it is the best policy to use time to drag it down."

"It makes sense... I think there should be two things to do now. One is to choose a reliable person to sneak into Chengdu and find out the situation in the city; the other is to find a general to repel Song Xingneng and ensure that I can win Guangdu and Qiongzhou." "My lord is wise! For the former matter, I can share my worries for the lord; for the latter matter, I need the lord to decide who to choose." "To intercept Song Xingneng and keep me safe, this person must be brave and resourceful, and fight more with less in the shortest possible time..." Wang Jian said to himself, and the names of the generals floated in his mind , Jin Hui and Wang Zongkan were originally available, but they are currently entrusted with heavy responsibilities. Individually, Wang Zongji, Wang Zongyao, and Wang Zongbi are more than brave, but they all lack the style of generals who can twist their hands into a rope.who to send...

Suddenly, a deep voice came from Wang Jian's ear: "If my lord can trust me, I would like to lead the army to stop Song Xingneng!" The sudden sound made Wang Jian and Zhou Xiang stunned.Wang Jian looked up, and saw that the speaking sergeant was tall and tall, with his chest open, and several deep knife wounds on his chest were clearly visible.Wang Jian recognized that this person was a leader of his personal army, named Hua Hong, who had followed him for many years, and had always been at the forefront in battle.But because he only knew that he was brave in battle, but not whether he had the ability to lead troops, he was never promoted.

"Oh? How confident are you in asking for a fight?" "Ninety percent sure!" "Then tell me, what did you rely on to win this battle?" "The general has the will to die, and the scholar has no greed for life!" Hua Hong resolutely said. "Okay!" Wang Jian couldn't help standing up, looked at Hua Hong appreciatively, and said, "But bravery alone is not enough..." "The lord often said that the soldiers are not many, but the best! Although Song Xingneng led 70,000 horses to rescue Guangdu, he shouldered the heavy responsibility of defending Chengdu, so he dared not use his full strength. He must be afraid that the lord's soldiers will return to attack Chengdu, so the so-called 70,000 people is just an imaginary number, and the actual number is no more than 40,000! I think these soldiers are recruited by Song Xingneng entrusted by Chen Taishi, and his own soldiers are at most 10,000. The final general is bold, please give me 8,000 strong troops, Concentrate on annihilating the main force, and the rest of the troops will be destroyed without attack!"

Wang Jian was secretly amazed.Usually, I only know that Hua Hong is brave in arms, generous in giving with little money, has the talent of fighting to determine the world at once, and is deeply supported by soldiers.But he has never found that he can analyze the situation calmly and thoroughly when the army is under pressure.Based on his usual understanding of Hua Hong and listening to his stated tactics, Wang Jian already had a bottom line in his mind.He walked up to Hua Hong, patted the strong man on the shoulder, and said only four words: "I trust you!" In Guangdu, facing the menacing Wang Jian, Shan Xingzhang simply lined up, mounted his own horse, and prepared to lead the battle.He has already made up his mind to die, and is ready to lead the more than 10,000 exhausted soldiers to fight Wang Jian to the death.

After Wang Jian ordered He Yiyang to break up, Zhang Jie and Li Shitai each led 3,000 people to serve as the left and right wings, and he personally led Wang Zongyao and Wang Zongbi to the front of the two armies.An unprecedented and tragic melee began.Wang Jian ordered people to raise the "Wang" banner, and Li Zhazha led his own soldiers to rush to the front. When Wang Zongyao and Wang Zongbi saw their father going into battle with all their might, horseshoes splashed everywhere and swords flew horizontally. The soldiers in the two teams wore clothes of different colors for a while, just like a game of Go that had been stalemate for a long time, and the colors were all mixed together.Zong Bi's broadsword gleamed silver in the scorching sun, fighting at the front.In an instant, the opponent's army was split open a bloody path, Zong Bi brandished a broadsword, and went straight to Shan Xingzhang.Zong Yao saw that Zong Bi was going to take the lead, so he was naturally not to be outdone. As soon as he picked up the reins of the horse, he quickly chased after Zong Bi.

In the distance, war drums were rumbled, and the sound of killing everywhere shook the sky.While fighting fiercely, Shan Xingzhang was looking for Wang Jian, and suddenly saw two horses charging towards him. He took a closer look and saw that the one on the left was Wang Zongyao, who had fought with him twice, and a general on the right stepped off the black horse and held his hand. Holding a big knife, it seems to be twice as fierce as Wang Zongyao.Shan Xingzhang didn't say much, he swung his ax at Zong Yao, Zong Yao raised his gun to block it; before Shan Xingzhang had time to strike the second axe, Zong Bi's big knife had already slashed at his waist.Shan Xingzhang yelled "Wow!", and swung the axe to strike at Zongbi's helmet. Zongbi had no choice but to draw back the sword and raised it to meet him.The weapons smashed together with a "bang", and sparks flew everywhere.Shan Xingzhang felt that his arms were shaking and numb, but Wang Zongyao peeked from the side, and saw that Zong Bi's tiger's mouth had been shattered!The sound of shouting and killing behind him made the sky dim, and Zong Yao had already neglected to compete with Zong Bi for the first prize. He only had one thought in his mind—to join hands with Zong Bi to slaughter the Shan Xingzhang in front of him!

After thinking about it, Zong Yao lifted the horse, raised his gun and stabbed Xingzhang in the ribs, Shan Xingzhang had to fight back and forth between the two mighty major generals.The two sides killed for about an hour, Shan Xingzhang only felt that the two of them had already lost their strength in fighting with him, and the two tigers on the other side played with the weapons in their hands to perfection, which is really a rare opponent in recent years.If you fight alone, it is still difficult to win easily, let alone now it is one against two.He sneaked a peek at the side, and found that Wang Jian's soldiers were all like tigers descending the mountain, desperately fighting. Many soldiers actually threw away their shields and helmets, and went into battle barebacked with plain knives.Seeing this, and seeing the two brave generals in front of him, Shan Xingzhang couldn't help shivering.Gradually, he only had the strength to fight back, and he thought that he could end this battle quickly so that he could return to the city.

How could Zong Bi and Zong Yao let Xing Zhang go so easily, the two of them swung a saber and a spear, left and right, fast and slow, they cooperated seamlessly.Especially Zong Bi, with Zong Yao's spear stabbing Shan Xingzhang under the knife, the sword in his hand became faster and faster.Suddenly, Shan Xingzhang made a careless move, and Zong Bi slashed at his horse's hind legs.He only heard the horse neighing heart-piercingly. Shan Xingzhang almost didn't fall off the horse. He held on to the reins tightly, but the big ax in his hand fell to the ground because of the startled horse just now.Zong Yao immediately stepped forward and shot the horse's belly. Shan Xingzhang couldn't catch it anymore and rolled off the horse.

At this time, the Yongping Army ambushing on the two wings also rushed out, and Shan Xingzhang's men and horses scattered in a crowd, and they were defeated. Zong Yao raised his spear and stabbed at Shan Xingzhang's throat. Suddenly, "Slow down!" Zong Yao turned her head and saw that it was Wang Jian, who was coming to the army in full uniform at this time. "Let him go back, kill him like this, it's a pity that Xichuan's reputation as the number one fierce general!" "Yes!" Zong Yao retracted the gun.At this moment, several wounded soldiers rushed out of Shan Xingzhang's personal army, protecting the general and defeating him back to the camp.Li Zhazha was still shouting the sound of charging, and Wang Jian's thousand soldiers, armed with weapons, were all naked to the top of their bodies and charged at the Shu army.Zhang Jie and Li Shitai on the two wings also attacked from two directions on the charge.

When the Shu army saw that the main general was almost captured, they did not dare to fight and retreated steadily.The Yongping Army's three groups of men and horses were fully prepared, and they fought hard to defeat Shan Xingzhang.In the battle of Guangdu, three out of ten Shu troops were killed or injured, and most of the rest surrendered to Wang Jian.Shan Xingzhang broke out of the siege under the desperate escort of several partial generals, and a few remnants were defeated, less than five thousand.Thinking that the general situation is over, in desperation, he can only continue to lose to the south and retreat to his defending land, Meizhou. After winning this battle, Wang Jian set up camp in Guangdu and prepared to march westward.But on the one hand, there is no Huahong's battle situation, and on the other hand, he is still worried about Shan Xingzhang's comeback.After all, this general has defeated his troops several times.If it weren't for the bravery of his soldiers today, Zong Yao and Zong Bi might not be his opponents on weekdays.He could have let Zong Yao kill this man with a single shot, but he felt a little pity for this fierce general, so he shouted to let him live.But he didn't dare to imagine how much of a threat this person would be to himself if he made a comeback! "I didn't kill him today, maybe it was a mistake. If this person is not eliminated, it will definitely lead to disaster!" "Wang Situ," He Yiyang, who was sitting on the side, begged himself after hearing Wang Jian's exclamation, "Since you pity such a warrior during the day and don't kill him, why didn't you think of surrendering Shan Xingzhang? I had a friendship with Shan Xingzhang before, this time I am willing to go to Meizhou alone, and persuade him to abandon the dark and turn to the bright, you can also get this fierce general!" When Wang Jian heard this, he thought it was a great idea: "What the staff said is indeed in line with my wishes, but... it's just too risky for you to go alone, I think it's better to let Zong Yao bring five thousand people with you go together?" "Situ, don't worry, Shan Xingzhang won't kill me! I really want to take Zong Yao, but the five thousand people will be spared..." Wang Jian thought that since He Yiyang boasted about Haikou, he must have a plan in his chest, so he readily agreed. At this moment, Zhang Jie broke into the big tent of the Chinese army, shouting loudly, "Brother, brother! Good news! Hua Hong is back!" Wang Jian was waiting for this news, so he couldn't help standing up, and took two steps forward to grab Zhang Jie: "Don't worry, tell me in detail, how is the battle going?" "Of course we won! Then Song Xingneng was beaten to the bum! Haha, the 70,000 army, half of them died or surrendered! Song Xingneng has already fled back to Chengdu!" Wang Jian's words were hearty and joyous. .He murmured in his heart: Eight thousand breaks seventy thousand!Hua Hong is a true god!After thinking about it, Wang Jian forcibly suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, and shouted loudly outside the tent: "Come here, send an order to line up, and I will personally welcome Hua Hong's triumphant return!" It was the first time for Wang Jian to welcome his triumphant generals in such a grand manner.On both sides of the army lined up, from a distance, I saw Hua Hong wearing mountain armor and holding a golden helmet, walking forward steadily and confidently.When he was five steps away from Wang Jian, Hua Hong knelt down on one leg: "The last general Hua Hong pays homage to the lord!" Wang Jian took two steps quickly and grabbed Hua Hong's arm.Hua Hong was taller than Wang Jian, and his features were sharp.Wang Jian said happily: "You have fought the might of the Yongping Army in this battle! I will reward you heavily! I will use you again!" Hua Hong didn't expect to receive such a grand welcome, and he couldn't hold back his excitement: "My lord! Hua Hong was born to be a famous lord! This life is my lord's charge, and I don't hesitate to fight!" Both pairs were worn out by the sword The big calloused hands were tightly held together at this moment. Guangdu was defeated, and Shan Xingzhang no longer had the capital to resist the Yongping Army.He had a premonition that it would only be a matter of time before Wang Jian became the new overlord of Xichuan.In his more than 20 years of military career, he had beheaded countless famous generals. He was defeated twice by the Yongping Army and almost died before the battle, which made him feel ashamed and annoyed.The 50,000 strong army under his command has now been wiped out, he can no longer take care of the battle in Xichuan, he just wants to be able to retreat to Meizhou for a moment of respite.However, as soon as he returned to Meizhou, he was told that He Yiyang was coming.Shan Xingzhang couldn't help sighing, alas, the defeated general can only welcome lobbyists! "Brother Xingzhang! Don't tell me you haven't seen me for ten years!" Ten years!For a long but short moment, He Yiyang was old, and it could even be seen that his spirit was not as good as before.Shan Xingzhang didn't know how complicated his old friend's reunion was at this time, he said coldly: "Do you still remember me as an old friend?" "Hahahaha, I remember. Brother, I haven't seen you for ten years, so why don't you invite me to sit down and have a sip of tea?" "You!" Shan Xingzhang gritted his teeth, "You can't forget this hobby even if you are a lobbyist?" He found out that He Yiyang came here alone this time and did not lead soldiers. If he was mean to his old friend who was in trouble in the past , It will become a laughing stock if it is spread to the rivers and lakes.Then he ordered around: "Come! Show the seats to the guests, and take my best Mengding Huangya!" Turning around, he saw two people behind He Yiyang, and he knew them all. One was Lin Ze, the son of the He family. He has a good-looking talent, he thought to himself: No wonder this person is going to grow old, and all the younger children are very promising.The other is Wang Zongyao who has fought against him twice. "Dude, I know you like this, this is the new tea of ​​this year!" "Ouch..." He Yiyang was so happy that his face blossomed, "Okay, those who know me, Xingzhang also!" After the tea was brewed, He Yiyang immediately ignored the presence of the people present, lifted the tea cover, and blew on the floating tea At the end, he said to himself: "Smell! It's really fragrant! Don't be intoxicated by beautiful wine, the fragrance of tea is also intoxicating!" "Dude, I've drunk this tea too, shouldn't you, a lobbyist, say something?"