Chapter 453: Wang Baobao, who threw himself into the net
Guo Ying arranged it easily with the tips taught by Zhang Ximeng.
Tian Feng was somewhat famous in the history of the late Yuan Dynasty. He was originally a member of the Yuan Dynasty. He took refuge with Liu Futong and followed Mao Gui in the Northern Expedition. He really made some achievements.
But after Mao Gui was assassinated, Tian Feng surrendered to Chahan Timur, and in turn dealt with the Red Turban Army in Shandong... Just as everyone was gnashing their teeth, Tian Feng did another thing.
Chahan Timur was stabbed to death.
He was jumping sideways repeatedly, he was backstabbing repeatedly... Such a wasteful person would naturally not end well, and he eventually died in the hands of the Yuan army.
Tian Feng's actions had two consequences. First, he facilitated Wang Baobao's rise to power and allowed the strange man to enter the stage of history. As for the second point, after losing Chahan Timur, the northern Yuan army was in chaos again, and
A war broke out, but Lao Zhu seized the opportunity and launched a massive Northern Expedition, successfully regaining the Central Plains.
Being able to benefit both sides at the same time, Tian Feng used his own life to prove the strength of Xiao Yaoli at the end of Yuan Dynasty. It is right to sacrifice oneself for others.
Zhang Ximeng saw this thing very accurately. He couldn't use it, let alone possess it. If you invested any money in him, you would probably lose miserably.
So Zhang Ximeng gave him a nail to get him to quit.
Sure enough, Tian Feng hurried back to Dongping and immediately met his good friend Wang Shicheng. The two got together to communicate with each other.
Needless to say, Tian Feng sighed, "The Ming Dynasty has ulterior motives. Zhang Ximeng keeps talking about sending people to our subordinates and making friends."
Wang Shicheng was startled and said with a smile: "If he wants to send people, he can send people here. How can he still take our people away?"
"What do you know!" Tian Feng said fiercely: "What they do can really confuse people! Let me tell you one thing... a prime minister like Zhang Ximeng actually knits sweaters by himself."
"Knitting a sweater?"
"Yes! They are knitting sweaters for Guando and the others of Goryeo!"
"What?" Wang Shicheng was shocked and asked again and again. After he was sure it was true, he immediately became depressed and couldn't help but said with fear: "If I were a pawn below, I would die for him when I heard about this.
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Tian Feng nodded, "Who says otherwise! Isn't that guy Mao Gui called Little Zhu Yuanzhang? Let me tell you, no matter how much worse he is than Zhu Yuanzhang, he doesn't have a person like Zhang Ximeng under him! It's impossible for him to succeed."
Wang Shicheng didn't care much about Mao Gui anymore. He still thought about it, if he was given a sweater and it was knitted by Mr. Zhang... Oh my god, what kind of magical trick is this?
"Brother Tian, according to what you say, this world will belong to Zhu Yuanzhang sooner or later, and no one else can defeat him. Let's, let's vote as soon as possible!"
"What to vote for? If you vote, we will have nothing." Tian Feng said fiercely: "Don't even think about it. We are all old ministers of the Yuan Dynasty. Are you and I clean? Can we withstand investigation?"
"Then, let's just be honest and let Timur die first!"
"Humph! Is he alive? He is repairing ox hooves in Yingtian! He is worse than a dog! How can a man live in depression for a long time!" Tian Feng said viciously: "Although Zhu Yuanzhang is powerful, it will take some time before he wants to dominate the world.
Let’s live happily for a few years first, and wait until we’re desperate!”
Tian Feng stared at Wang Shicheng and said angrily: "I asked you to send someone to contact Chahan Timur. How is the situation?"
Wang Shicheng said: "Chahan agreed, and said that if we can capture Shandong, we will be crowned kings. You are the King of Qi, and I am the King of Lu."
Tian Feng rolled his eyes directly, "This is also a waste of money! He Chahan is not a prince, so why should he promise us two to be crowned kings? He is still King of Qi and King of Lu, and I won't believe it even if I beat him to death!"
Wang Shicheng grinned bitterly, "I don't believe it either, but now you say that you can't take refuge in the Ming Dynasty. Just now Mao Gui sent a letter, asking us to rectify the troops in Dongping Prefecture, Yanzhou Prefecture and other places, and follow him to rescue Kaifeng Bianliang."
Tian Feng was very angry. This Maogui was still too pedantic.
After hesitating for so long, he finally decided to rescue Liu Futong. However, Mao Gui's current situation is far from good.
After his defeat in the Northern Expedition, his momentum was not as good as before. Although he learned a lot from Zhu Yuanzhang's methods, he still could not deal with the big players inside. These people united and followed the "Zhongliang of the Song Dynasty" in Bianliang to echo from afar and constantly criticized.
Mao Gui was left in a hurry and found it difficult to resist.
And as Wang Shicheng said, Mao Gui wanted to learn from Zhu Yuanzhang, but he had no choice but to have Zhang Ximeng... There were too few talents, and even if it was a moral policy, it would be difficult to implement it.
The result is an unstable foundation, scattered people, insufficient food and grass, and poor preparation...
"If we fight Chahan like this, I'm afraid we'll be completely defeated!" Wang Shicheng sighed helplessly.
Tian Feng secretly gritted his teeth, "No matter what, we can't follow Mao Gui to death, we will have to take action."
"Start?"
"Yes, just kill Mao Gui, take his head, and ask Chahan for credit!"
"No!" Wang Shicheng was so frightened that he waved his hands quickly and kept shaking his head, "Brother Tian, have you forgotten? It was Zhu Yuanzhang who lent Xuzhou and other places to Mao Gui to serve as the foundation for the Northern Expedition. Now Peng Zao is stationed in Xuzhou.
Miao Daheng is stationed in Suzhou. They are all Zhu Yuanzhang's minions. If Mao Gui dies, his old army will not let us go, and with Zhu Yuanzhang's troops, we will definitely die!"
Tian Feng pondered for a while and then said: "This is nothing big. We just need to contact Chahan and ask him to send a team of elite soldiers to meet us. That's it."
The two discussed it for a long time and finally finalized the plan.
Tian Feng sent people to invite Mao Gui to come over in the name of reviewing the troops and taking oaths to fight, and then waited for an opportunity to kill Mao Gui.
On the other side, someone was sent to ask Chahan to send 50,000 troops to meet them.
As long as Mao Gui dies and the army comes over, it will not be difficult to pacify Shandong. Then they will transform into loyal ministers of the Yuan Dynasty.
The plan was perfect, but it failed at the first step...
Tian Feng and Wang Shicheng kept sending people to contact the Yuan army, and Mao Gui became aware of this matter.
There is no doubt that this is the contribution of the Arch Guards.
At this moment, Mao Gui didn't have much anger, nor much joy... He was only left with a deep sense of helplessness.
Asking himself, Mao Gui felt that he had tried his best.
He is completely alone, struggling to support the overall situation... He has to deal with Yuan soldiers, suppress large households, and deal with Bianliang's overt and covert attacks. Now even his subordinates Tian Feng and Wang Shicheng have to rebel against him.
What should we do?
If Tian Feng and Wang Shicheng were ordinary people, they would be killed if they were killed. But the problem is that they both came from the Yuan Dynasty, represented the surrendering troops, and were arranged by Liu Futong to follow the Shandong Red Scarf.
There are too many such people under Mao Gui.
Killing them rashly will arouse the anger and fear of others, and they will collapse... Mao Gui is really at the end of his rope.
It was impossible to save Liu Futong, and it was impossible not to save him. If Tian Feng and others were eliminated, there would be endless troubles. If Tian Feng was not eliminated, they would immediately fall apart... Mao Gui never thought that a person would fall to this point!
Mao Gui tossed and turned and thought about it. In fact, he was not really helpless. He had one last resort. But after taking this path, he was no longer a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty... Changing the court, for some people,
Easier than killing them.
After all, the difference between humans is really greater than that between humans and animals.
Just when Mao Gui was hesitating, news suddenly came that a cavalry group of about 800 people originally stationed in Linqing had surrendered to Chahan Timur.
Upon receiving this news, Mao Gui was stunned for a moment, then became speechless.
This is a signal that his subordinates are beginning to collapse. Even if Tian Feng is not there, something will happen... Bianliang is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and the banner of Han and Song is not so easy to use!
Mao Gui thought about it again and again, and finally went to a bookshop located in Yidu City.
"I want to meet your boss." Mao Gui's voice was low and slightly hoarse.
The shopkeeper looked at it carefully, and after a long time, he nodded, turned around first, and then came out from behind after a while, asking Mao Gui to come over.
Mao Gui followed him to a quiet tea room at the back, where there was a woman in light blue clothes playing with tea sets.
When Mao Gui saw this scene, he was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red and he was furious!
The woman glanced at him and smiled: "Mao Pingzhang, don't get me wrong. I am indeed the owner of this bookstore. And I can tell you everything you want to know."
Mao Gui had a sullen face and almost wanted to run away. In the end, he sighed heavily and said coldly: "It would be disappointing for Ming to do this!"
"Disappointed? I am a fifth-rank official with a dignified household, a commanding officer, and a salary. What is it that Mao Pingzhang despises?"
Mao Gui was startled and his face turned redder, this time from embarrassment.
"Who is the girl?"
"No need to ask more, we want you to go all out to rescue Kaifeng and repel Chahan first. As for other matters, we can discuss them after the war... We can't do it while you are taking advantage of the situation and harming your allies.
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Mao Gui was also extremely surprised, "Is this true?"
The woman smiled, "Mao Pingzhang, you have known for a long time that this is the property of the Ming Dynasty Arch Guards, and we have no intention of hiding it from you. The most important thing in making friends is honesty. We believe that General Mao will make the right choice, but we also know that you
Difficulties. What kind of help do you think I need?"
Mao Gui looked at her again and again, and he finally determined that the woman opposite her was capable of words and elegant in manners. She was really an official of the Ming Dynasty, not someone who relied on her beauty to seduce people.
Therefore, Mao Gui also said earnestly and eagerly: "I wonder if the Ming Dynasty can send a strong army, preferably more than 200,000, so that we can join forces and defeat the Yuan army together?"
Zhou Huiniang suddenly laughed and said, "Mao Pingzhang, as long as you can persuade Liu Futong to send us a request for help, we can consider sending a large number of troops."
Mao Gui's face was dark and he sighed secretly.
In order for the Ming army to take action, they must first convince the people in Bianliang. But the problem is that if they send troops by themselves, they will be regarded as having ulterior motives, let alone allied with the Ming army.
Mao Gui pondered for a few times and then said: "I have a plan now. If Tian Feng wants to lure me over, he will definitely ask Chahan for help. If I pretend to agree, I will use the mantis to catch the cicada and the oriole behind. If Chahan
The fact that Tamerlane does come is enough to make him never come back."
Zhou Huiniang thought for a moment and then said: "This method seems to work. What do you need us to do?"
"We still need to send a force of soldiers and horses, which must be elite. I will assist you to intercept and kill Chahan!"
Zhou Huiniang said: "Let General Peng Zaozhu lead 8,000 troops and go north from Xuzhou. What do you think?"
Mao Gui thought for a while, nodded and said: "It's a deal!"
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Just when the strategy was being decided here, Chahan in the Xinghua Camp received two pieces of news at the same time, one good and one bad. The good news was that Tian Feng had decided to surrender and wanted to assassinate his enemy Mao Gui.
The bad news is that father Aruwen is surrounded by Feng Guoyong in Nanyang and is in danger!
"Father, Nanyang is in danger. Father, please go to the rescue. I am willing to take care of Shandong's affairs!" The speaker was a high-spirited young general named Wang Baobao...