In the early morning, at Zhang Chu's army camp in the southeast of Xingyang, Wu Guang summoned the generals to discuss strategies to retreat from the enemy.
It can be said that Zhang Han's invasion of Xingyang made Wu Guang feel that the crisis was approaching. Moreover, Zhang Chu's army had been unable to attack Xingyang for a long time and was already scarred. Zhang Han's sudden participation in the battle made Wu Guang feel like a light was on his back, making the battle of Xingyang even more difficult.
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If Tian Zang persuaded him to go west, abandon Xingyang, go straight to Xianyang, join forces with Zhou Wen, and sweep Guanzhong, his strategy was right. Then Wu Guang had indeed regretted it at this time. He regretted that he had too many opportunities to be defeated.
He missed it, but there is no regret medicine in this world. No matter what happened, Wu Guang must arrange everything in front of him.
When the attack on Xingyang failed, Wu Guang ordered Xu Wu and Deng Shuo to divide their forces into two groups to establish a foundation, seek support for themselves, and establish a supply base. At this time, Xu Wu and Deng Shuo had occupied Xu County and Tan County respectively.
If the Battle of Xingyang really cannot continue, Wu Guang is considering withdrawing his troops. Maybe he will march towards Xu County, or maybe Wu Guang will go straight to Tan County and stay away from Sanchuan County.
But no matter which path he takes, Wu Guang must make a decision now, whether to fight or not to fight!
Just when Wu Guang was deep in thought and the generals were thinking of countermeasures, suddenly a bodyguard rushed in outside the tent and shouted: "General, we have a message from Chen County."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Guang stood up suddenly. At this time, Chen Sheng sent the imperial edict. What would happen? Could it be that Chen Sheng already knew about Zhang Han's release from seclusion?
Thinking of this, Wu Guang did not dare to neglect, and led everyone to walk outside the tent. At this time, a person walked towards him, it was Tian Zang. He saw a bundle of bamboo slips in his hand. Behind him, Li Gui and Bai Bai
More soldiers followed closely. Wu Guang was surprised and shouted: "What's going on?"
Tian Zang opened the bamboo slips in his hand and shouted loudly: "This is the holy decree, why don't Wu Guang receive it quickly!"
Wu Guang was confused, but he did not dare to openly resist the decree, and he did not know that what Tian Zang was holding was just an ordinary military book, not an imperial decree. At this time, Tian Zang had already read aloud: "Wu Guang has been attacking Xingyang for a long time."
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Next, for three years, military expenditures were wasted and countless troops were committed. Their crimes deserved to be punished. I ordered Tian Zang to take over the three armies and attack Xingyang by force. When the order arrives, it will be implemented immediately. No mistakes can be made. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy! Qin!
this."
After Tian Zang finished reciting, Li Gui immediately waved his hand and ordered: "Catch him!"
More than ten of Wu Guang's followers immediately drew their swords in their hands and wanted to resist. However, at this moment, more than a hundred Zhang Chu's troops swarmed up and killed Wu Guang and others. During the melee, Tian Zang drew out his bronze sword and walked a few steps quickly.
With one step, he slashed away with his sword, hitting Wu Guang's door right in front of him. Wu Guang screamed and fell to the ground convulsing.
At this time, Tian Zang half-crouched // and cut off Wu Guang's head, raised it high and raised it again, loudly saying: "According to the king's order, we take over the military power. Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed without mercy!"
"I am willing to listen to the general's order!" All the generals knelt down one after another, and several of Wu Guang's followers who resisted were quickly killed. At this time, Tian Zang turned around and ordered: "Seal Wu Guang's head immediately, and hurry up eight hundred miles to send it to him."
Go to Chen County and hand over to the king!"
He followed him personally, took a wooden box, sprinkled it with white ash, put Wu Guang's head in it, wrapped it in cloth, then got on his horse, took a few people with him, and galloped out of the camp.
At this time, Tian Zang and Li Gui looked at each other and both smiled silently. In the camp, Wu Guang's flag was taken down, and a flag with the word Tian was hung high. At this time, Tian Zang shouted loudly:
"All the big tents gather together! Listen to my orders!"
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Zhangchu Palace is no longer as peaceful as it was years ago. Since Chen Sheng became the king, he was initially very inspiring and wanted to conquer the world. But as time went by, Chen Sheng gradually became obsessed with wealth and beautiful women. In his life,
Most of the time, I dance with women.
Since the New Year, Chen County City, the court, and the palace have all discussed the current situation to varying degrees, and they actually dared to talk about themselves behind their backs. Therefore, Chen Sheng sent his two confidants, Zhongzheng Zhu Fang and Chief Si
Hu Wu, please send us down to strictly investigate those who are misrepresenting the current situation.
At this time, the two men knelt down in front of Chen Sheng and were making a report: "Officials such as Qing Xinghan, Shuo Mingcheng, Hou Wei'ang, Li Yangping, Mao Gaojie, Tan Kaiji, Miao Yada, etc., all made arrogant remarks about the king to varying degrees.
This is a confession."
A chamberlain took the bamboo slip, turned around and walked to Chen Sheng, offering it with both hands. Chen Sheng opened the bamboo slip, took a rough look at it, then threw it out angrily, and said in anger: "Behead them all!"
The two made a promise, but Chen Sheng changed his tune and said: "No, kill these three tribes!"
The two sang their vows again. At this time, a guard walked in quickly and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, an urgent military report has been sent from Xingyang Camp!"
When Chen Sheng heard the report, he couldn't help being surprised. Urgent military report, couldn't it be that something happened to Xingyang? Thinking of this, Chen Sheng suddenly stood up and hurriedly ordered: "Quick, summon them in!"
The personal guard sang Nuo and left. At this time, Chen Sheng sat down again. Ever since Zhou Wen defeated Hangu Pass, Chen Sheng's fear of the Qin army gradually emerged. He began to realize that the Qin army was not what he thought.
He was so incompetent that his 400,000-strong army was defeated in the middle of the pass in just one battle, which was a tragedy.
At this time, Chen Sheng looked at Zhu Fang with burning eyes and said bitterly: "You just said that there are still people who are discussing the current situation in vain. Tell me, what are they talking about?"
When Chen Sheng asked, Zhu Fang held up his hands and said: "Some people say that the king is addicted to wine and sex and does not know how to make progress. Some people think that Zhang Han has left the pass and cannot fight the enemy. He should avoid his edge, withdraw Xingyang's army and protect Chen County."
, some people say that the king should move the capital in time and take refuge in Jiangdong..."
"That's enough!" Chen Sheng shouted, waved his hands, and said angrily: "Continue to investigate, and those who make false claims will be killed!"
The two of them made a promise and left. At this time, the chamberlain on the side came over, slapped Chen Sheng on the back, and sighed: "Your Majesty, you should pay attention to your health. You can't be angry all the time. That's not good."
Chen Sheng didn't have the mind to pay attention to this. He waved his hands impatiently, and the chamberlain stepped aside. At this time, a neatly dressed young man walked into the hall, knelt down on one knee in front of Chen Sheng, and said loudly: "Beside General Tian Zang, the left general
Personal guard, pay your respects to the king."
Chen Sheng saw him holding a wooden box in his hand and asked in surprise: "What is this?"
The guard held up the wooden box with both hands and said loudly: "This is Wu Guang's head. Inside is a secret letter from General Tian."
When Chen Sheng heard Wu Guang's head, he couldn't help but trembled, but soon he adjusted his mentality. At this time, the waiter had put the wooden box on the table, and Chen Sheng ordered: "Open it!"
The chamberlain reached out and unwrapped the bag. Inside was a wooden box. After the wooden box was opened, it could be clearly seen that it was Wu Guang's head. Chen Sheng couldn't help but asked in surprise: "What's going on?"
Soon, Chen Sheng saw a bamboo slip in the wooden box. He picked it up and took a closer look. He couldn't help but smile and said: "Wu Guang rebelled and was killed! Tian Zang did a good job! I don't blame him!"
After Chen Sheng finished speaking, he looked at the guard and ordered: "Get up."
The guards stood up after being ordered, but Chen Sheng fell into deep thought. Over the years, he was most worried and scrupulous about Wu Guang. When Xingyang could not be captured for a long time, he considered many times to replace Wu Guang because Wu Guang's reputation was too high.
, he had a deep military spirit, so he had to endure it. Now that Wu Guang was dead, Chen Sheng had no worries, so he ordered: "Come here, draw up a decree to promote Tian Zang to the rank of general, Chu Zhuyin, and order him to take over Wu Guang's military power and exert all his strength."
There must be no mistakes in fighting Zhang Han's army!"
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On the city of Xingyang, flames were raging, and several beacon towers were raging with thick smoke. This was the signal for Zhang Chu's army to attack Xingyang. In an inconspicuous building, Li You was sitting on his knees on the ground, discussing the plans of Xingyang with several generals.
Defense issues.
Zhang Chu's army has been attacking Xingyang for nearly ten days, and the frequency of attacks is getting higher and higher day by day. If this continues, Xingyang will not be saved, but if Xingyang is abandoned like this, Li You will not be reconciled.
Just like this, Li You was tangled in his heart. On the side, a captain said in a deep voice: "Sir, I heard that Zhang Han's 400,000 troops are in Luoyang. Why don't we ask for help from them?"
This sentence woke up Li You. In the past few days, he had only been focusing on defending Zhang Chujun, but he had forgotten about Zhang Han. Thinking of this, Li You immediately ordered: "Send three lines of scouts, and they will be deployed at night. We must rush there before dawn tomorrow."
Luoyang, ask Zhang Han for help."
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Ten miles away from Xingyang City, near Suoxian County, Zhang Chu's army's temporary headquarters was set up here. They attacked for ten days. Although Zhang Chu's army suffered heavy losses, Xingyang's defenders had reached their limit. As long as they continued to attack, Xingyang would definitely be defeated in these two days.
break.
Thinking that Xingyang could be defeated soon, Tian Zang felt a trace of resentment in his heart. If Wu Guang was willing to follow his plan that day, Xingyang would have been in Zhang Chu's army already. Why wait until now? But everything is over. Tian Zang decided,
Start with yourself and let Zhang Chujun rise again in Sanchuan County.
Just when Tian Zang was proud of himself, a scout hurried to the account, knelt down on one knee, raised his hands and said: "General, we found 200,000 Qin troops north of Xingyang, and they are approaching Aocang."
"Two hundred thousand Qin troops? Whose team is this?" Tian Zang couldn't help but be surprised, and the scout sighed: "Their commander's flag has the word "Zhang" written on it!"
"Bang!" Tian Zang suddenly slammed the table and cursed: "Zhang Han, you despicable villain!"
After Tian Zang cursed angrily, he looked at Li Gui aside and sighed: "Zhang Han wants to stabilize Aocang first and cut off our army's food and grass. Even if we capture Xingyang, it will not help. Sooner or later we will retreat due to food shortages."
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On the side, Li Gui nodded in approval and sneered: "I'm afraid it's not that simple. The army going to Aocang is only 200,000. So, where are the remaining 200,000 troops? If I'm not wrong, the rest
Two hundred thousand troops will rescue Xingyang, we are in trouble!"
Tian Zang was shocked after hearing this. He actually ignored this detail. If the plan was not kept secret, Zhang Chujun would definitely be swallowed up by Zhang Han in this battle.
Thinking of this, Tian Zang fell into deep thought, and the others were silent, meditating on countermeasures. But at this moment, outside the tent, his followers who had rushed back from Chen County ran and shouted: "The king has an order to seal Tian Zang."
Zang was the Zhu Yin of Chu and led the general's military affairs. He immediately sent his troops to the north to fight against Zhang Han."
