Who would have thought that when Ye Ji Luorong sent a special envoy over, Luo Xiancheng would be splattered with blood five feet away?
Zhong Rong has experienced countless bloodsheds in his life, and he never expected that Tong Erdan would suddenly kill Luo Xiancheng!
"Why?" Zhong Rong roared like thunder, causing the tiles on the roof to tremble. He raised his knife and was about to slash at Tong Erdan.
Seeing that Luo Xiancheng was dead, Tong Erdan avoided Zhong Rong's angry slash and threw away the bloody knife in his hand. He looked like he was ready to be killed by Zhong Rong and only said: "General Zhong, Prince Mu's deepest intention, you
Don’t you understand yet?”
"What do you understand?" Zhong Rong kicked Tong Erdan fiercely. When he saw him abandoning his sword, he had no intention of killing him immediately. Although Tong Erdan was also a brave general in Beiyanhu, his body was hurt by Zhong Rong's kick.
He was so painful that he rolled up like a shrimp and huddled on the ground. Zhongrong put the knife on his neck without struggling.
At this time, Luo Xiancheng's guards killed another messenger with a knife and rushed in. They looked at Luo Xiancheng who was lying in a pool of blood and had expired. They stood there in shock for a while, panicking and not knowing what to do...
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The generals inside and outside the hall were also in chaos. No one thought that such a change would happen. No one thought that the special envoy sent by Ye Jiluorong would be Luo Xiancheng's reminder. The assassination happened so suddenly that everyone was shocked.
Unable to react, most people's minds went blank. They wanted to rush into the lobby, but were stopped outside by the guards...
Chen Jingrong was also shocked by the sudden change in front of him. Through the moon door and the compartment door that was smashed by Zhong Rong, he only saw Luo Xiancheng's huge body weighing two to three hundred kilograms lying motionless in a pool of blood.
There is absolutely no hope of death - Chen Jingrong couldn't understand why Ye Jiluo Rong sent someone to assassinate Luo Xiancheng. Even if Luo Xiancheng descended to Huaidong at this time, would it have a greater impact on the Beiyan soldiers and horses on the west bank of the Han River and Nanyang?
Harm?
After all, Chen Jingrong was not stupid. He was shocked by the assassination of Luo Xiancheng by special envoy Ye Jiluorong. In the blink of an eye, he could also think of the great benefits of Luo Xiancheng's sudden death to Huaixi——
Regardless of Ye Ji Luorong's reasons for sending dead soldiers to Luo Xiancheng's death, as soon as Luo Xiancheng died, Suizhou's 670,000 or 70,000 troops at the northern foot of Li Mountain and Huai Mountain would inevitably be torn apart immediately.
At this time, around Li Mountain and the northern foot of Huai Mountain, Huaidong had 10,000 troops in Suizhou and 15,000 troops in Xinyang. Their main purpose was to monitor Luo Xiancheng's remaining troops and ensure that Luo Xiancheng's remaining troops were trapped in the northern mountain range of Huai Mountain.
Zhongliu will be dealt with later; while Huaixi has 70,000 soldiers and horses close to the northern foot of Huaishan Mountain. Dong Yuan's direct line elite alone in Guangshan County has more than 30,000 troops, which is only 80 miles away from Lishan Mountain.
Chen Jingrong thought that as long as he could directly convey the news of Luo Xiancheng's sudden death to Guangshan in time, the recruiting envoy could directly lead his troops into Lishan to recruit surrender troops, and there would be no need to worry about the remnants of the torn Suizhou Army having any will and strength to resist...
In comparison, the Huaidong Army's attention at this time was mainly focused on the Fancheng and Xinye lines, intending to pursue the main force of Beiyan on the west bank of the Han River first——
Thinking of this, Chen Jingrong thought of a possibility that Ye Jiluorong sent people to assassinate Luo Xiancheng: that is to cause Luo Xiancheng's remaining troops to be immediately torn apart, with the possibility of fully surrendering to Huaixi, and forcing Huaidong to change his strategy and redirect the main force of the Chaishan ambush from the western front.
He was transferred to the east and competed with Huaixi for the 50,000 to 60,000 defeated troops on the Lishan side.
In this way, the pressure on Beiyan on the western front will be greatly reduced as the main force of Huaidong's ambush in Chaishan moves eastward, giving it more space and more time for its troops on the west bank to withdraw northward.
But will Huaidong fall into the trap? Will Huaidong adjust its established strategic deployment in order to compete with Huaixi for 50,000 or 60,000 defeated troops, so that the 100,000 elite Beiyan soldiers on the west bank of the Han River can breathe a sigh of relief?
Chen Jingrong felt that the possibility was unlikely. Huaidong's ambush on the northern front had just defeated Meng Anchan's troops who had fled north before noon today. It would take a day or two to pursue them and defeat them. Even if they were to withdraw immediately, they would not be as good as Huaixi's actions.
Faster; as Zhong Rong, Wang Xian'er and other Suizhou generals would rather flee from the southern route to the north than surrender to Huaidong, it is naturally more likely that they would surrender to Huaixi.
It's a big bargain, it's better to follow the established strategy and chase and annihilate as many soldiers and horses on the Northern Yanxi Front as possible.
Based on the current situation, only Huaixi can gain the greatest benefit from Luo Xiancheng's sudden death!
Could this be the purpose of Ye Jiluorong sending people to assassinate Luo Xiancheng?
Chen Jingrong's brain seemed to have been struck by lightning, and he suddenly enlightened and walked quickly towards Yin Xiangshang in the inner courtyard.
At this time, everyone was panicking because Luo Xiancheng suddenly stabbed the special envoy Ye Ji Luorong sent to death, and no one cared about Chen Jingrong walking into the inner courtyard.
When Yin Xiangshang saw Chen Jingrong, he just said in panic: "What is going on? What is going on?"
"Luo Xiancheng's death will bring great benefits to Huaixi." Chen Jingrong grabbed Yin Xiangshang's sleeve and lowered his voice to tell him not to panic too much.
"..." Yin Xiangshang looked at Chen Jingrong in fear, thinking that Huaixi and Ye Ji Luorong had colluded for a long time.
Chen Jinrong shook his head slightly to show that this matter was not planned by Huaixi.
With Chen Jingrong's reminder, Yin Xiangshang also calmed down a little: now that Luo Xiancheng is dead, even if the troops in Lishan are torn apart, the resistance to their surrender to Huaixi will only be smaller, and it can even be said that the resistance suddenly disappears - Yin
Xiangshang couldn't care less about why Ye Jiluorong sent someone to assassinate Luo Xiancheng, but he also figured out that Luo Xiancheng's death would be beneficial to them.
Of course, Huaidong's ambush troops in Chaishan showed their ferocious fangs. They came with Zhong Rong and Wang Xian'er and heard the news that Beiyan's hundreds of thousands of troops in eastern Hubei were defeated. Yin Xiangshang knew clearly in his heart: even if there are still
The opportunity to escape to Nanyang, for these generals, maybe surrendering to Huaidong or Huaixi is a better choice to save their lives? The real resistance to surrender is not other generals, but rather Luo Xiancheng and a few others themselves - others can
If you surrender, you can even get an official position in Huaidong or Huaixi. Only Luo Xiancheng can't find a place to settle down if he surrenders: Obviously, if Luo Xiancheng in Huaixi allows Luo Xiancheng to lead the entire army to surrender at this time, he will definitely use all means to divide his men.
general.
Once Luo Xiancheng died, the biggest resistance suddenly disappeared.
"Go and ask Wang Xian'er to come over. I want to meet with him." Chen Jingrong lowered his voice and said to Yin Xiangshang.
At this time, Zhong Rong and Luo Xiancheng's guard commander Luo Jian were in the lobby, holding a knife on Tong Erdan's neck. There were Luo Xiancheng's personal guards inside and outside the lobby. Chen Jingrong had no chance to contact Zhong Rong and Luo Jian immediately at this time.
Among the generals present, Wang Xianer was also the leading general of the Suizhou Army.
Wang Xianer and Zhong Rong fled back from Xiaochang. Although many people were scattered on the north escape route, there were still more than 5,000 remnants who followed him to Lishan. In terms of numbers alone, they were even more than Zhong Rong's remnants.
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Prime Minister Yin was reminded by Chen Jingrong and grabbed Wang Xian'er who was about to enter the hall to see Luo Xiancheng's life and death. He lowered his voice and said: "King Luo asked the barbarians to stab him to death. General Wang, we must find a way out early!"
Wang Xian'er and Zhong Rong fled from the north. They had long lost their fighting spirit. After hearing what Yin Xiangshang said, they stopped and said with a wry smile: "What other way out is there?"
Luo Xiancheng died suddenly, and Luo Xianyi was trapped in Changle Palace even if he was not dead. Zhong Rong had the highest reputation, but Zhong Rong escaped from the southern front, with less than 4,000 remaining troops. Those generals who had thousands or 10,000 troops under them, at this time
Who will submit to the Yong Zhong Rong as the master? Moreover, Zhong Rong is brave but violent, and he is not a wise master who can convince others - the soldiers and horses at Li Mountain and the northern foot of Huai Mountain will inevitably be torn apart.
Under the chaos, heavy troops from Huaidong and Huaixi attacked from the north and south. Now Luo Xiancheng asked Ye Ji Luorong to stab him to death for no reason. It was impossible for them to break through to Nanyang. Wang Xianer really didn't know where to retreat?
Surrender as ordered?
Wang Xianer smiled miserably.
"Chen Jingrong in Huaixi is in Lishan," Yin Xiangshang said again in a suppressed voice, "I admire General Wang very much and would like to recommend General Wang as a general in Huaixi..."
"..." Wang Xian'er stared at Yin Xiangshang in astonishment. Suddenly he could not digest so much shocking news coming towards him. He had never met Chen Jinrong, but he also knew that Chen Jinrong's status in Huaixi was only among three or five people.
under.
Dong Yuan personally led the Huaixi elite in Guangshan County, a hundred miles away. How could Wang Xianer have thought that Dong Yuan had sent his most important adviser to Lishan a long time ago, let alone that Suizhou's marching left Sima Yin Xiangshang had already
To bribe Huaixi, if Yin Xiangshang had the opportunity to rule a county alone like Wang Xiang, wouldn't he know that Huaixi would have had an ambush force sneak into the hinterland of Jingxiang?
Wang Xian'er didn't bother to ask Yin Xiangshang about his defection to Huaixi long ago. If he could still save his five or six thousand troops by defecting to Huaixi, it would be the best choice. In fact, he and Zhong Rong followed Xiaochangbei
Escape, considering that the chance of escaping to Nanyang was slim, he also considered the possibility of surrendering to Huaixi. At that time, he was worried that Luo Xiancheng might not be willing to surrender to Huaixi. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Luo Xiancheng asked Ye Jiluorong to send someone to assassinate him, and Huaixi adviser Chen Jingrong was even more potential
Li Shan——Wang Xianer suppressed the shock in her heart and followed Yin Xiangshang to the corner to discuss secretly with Chen Jinrong.
Others had not recovered from their panic. They gathered in front of the corridor and were blocked by the guards. Looking at the situation in the hall, how could they notice that Wang Xian'er, Yin Xiangshang and Chen Jingrong met in the corner of the secret courtyard?
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Luo Jian, who had Tong Erdan tied up tightly and was good at using an iron mace, beat Tong Erdan hard and asked angrily: "We are loyal to Beiyan, why did Ye Jiluorong send you to assassinate King Luo?
"No matter how strong Tong Erdan's muscles and bones are, even after being struck twice with the iron mace, his skin and flesh were bruised.
General Huo Tong, another leader of Lishan, grabbed Luo Jian and said: "Perhaps Tong Erdan's move was not Prince Mu's intention. Think about it, Prince Mu sent someone to stab King Luo to death, what good will it do to him? You
If you keep his life and kill him, you won't be able to ask any questions! Besides, even if you kill him, you can't bring King Luo back to life, so it's better to talk about what to do next!"
Zhong Rong stared at the silent Tong Erdan fiercely. He wanted to chew Tong Erdan alive, but at the same time he was puzzled. How could Ye Ji Luorong send Tong Erdan to assassinate Luo Xiancheng at this time? He couldn't figure this out.
That's all. What Huo Tong said was exactly on point: Luo Xiancheng has fallen in a pool of blood. With more than 60,000 soldiers and horses at the northern foot of Lishan Mountain and Huaishan Mountain, who do you want to make the leader?
Luo Xiancheng's two adult eldest sons are dead, and his younger son is trapped in Suizhou City with Luo Xianyi, his younger brother. No one in Lishan can logically be elected as the co-leader - Zhong Rong looked at Luo Jian,
Huo Tong, the leading general at the northern foot of Huaishan Mountain is still far away. The leading generals at Lishan are him, Luo Jian, Huo Tong and Wang Xianer. Huo Tong took the initiative to mention his future plans, but there is no guarantee that he will not have any thoughts——
Thinking of this, Zhong Rong suddenly remembered that Wang Xian'er was still outside in the yard. He turned around and looked back, but he didn't expect Wang Xian'er's figure. He wondered in his heart: Where did Wang Xian'er go?
If it hadn't been for the defeat on the southern front, Zhong Rong would have been the number one general of the Suizhou Army, commanding the largest and most elite troops besides Luo Xian's own troops. However, with the collapse on the southern front, the soldiers and horses transferred to Huangpi would naturally be in trouble.
The Huaidong Army encircled and annihilated him, but he hurriedly fled north from Tiemen Mountain and Xiaochang. Most of his soldiers and horses fled halfway. In the end, the elite of his direct lineage who could follow him to Lishan were slightly more than 4,000.
Not even comparable to the remnants of Wang Xianer, let alone Luo Jian and Huo Tong.
Although Zhong Rong is not good at strategy, he is not a fool. Luo Jian has a bad temper and wants to kill Tong Erdan immediately to avenge Luo Xiancheng. Huo Tong blocks Luo Jian, not so much to save Ye Ji and Luorong, but because he does not want to kill Luo Rong.
The road to Beiyan was completely blocked - Huo Tong didn't care that Luo Xiancheng asked Ye Ji Luorong to send someone to stab him to death, he was more concerned about his own retreat.
"What should we do?" Luo Jian asked Huo Tong to grab Tong Erdan who could not be killed with a staff, and said furiously, "The king of Luo asked Ye Ji to send people to stab Tong Erdan to death. Suizhou also fell, and there were 890,000 soldiers in Huaixi to the north.
The horses are watching, Huaidong in the south is afraid that 200,000 soldiers and horses are coming in, what else can you do? Everyone should disperse, I will take my brothers into Huaishan, I don’t believe there will be no chance to breathe!"
"What are you talking about?" Zhong Rong said sternly, "At this time, we are dispersing and calling Huaidong's 200,000 troops to march into Jingxiang. How long do you think Huaishan can tolerate you hiding? In the past few years, Huaidong and Huaixi have been
While we are working on joint village protection, the situation in Huaishan is no longer what it was in previous years, so you can take people to hide in and recuperate!"
The specific purpose of uniting a stronghold is to move the mountain people from the depths of Huaishan Mountain, merge the small strongholds into a big stronghold, train soldiers in the big stronghold, and jointly seal the mountain with the garrison troops in the surrounding cities to prevent the invaders. Not to mention hiding 30 to 50 thousand people in the past.
When fighting guerrillas in the Huaishan Mountains, it is now difficult to hide even three to five thousand people.
Zhong Rong looked back again, but still didn't see Wang Xian'er. He complained in his heart: It's so urgent, where did Wang Xian'er go? At this time, we have to discuss things, and it's not the turn of the civil servants to interrupt, but there are more than 5,000 people under his command.
Wang Xianer had to participate.
When Zhong Rong was about to send someone to find Wang Xian'er, Wang Xian'er lined up his troops and walked in with Yin Xiangshang and another stranger.
Zhong Rong, Luo Jian, and Huo Tong all frowned. Even if Li Shan's matter had to be discussed with civil servants, it would not be Yin Xiangshang's turn. They were still following Yin Xiangshang. Another person who came in, Wang Xianer, looked surprised. This
How could he face a stranger and walk into the lobby at that moment? Luo Jian was straight-tempered. He frowned and asked Wang Xian'er: "Wang Hujun, King Luo was assassinated, where did you go?"
"Xian'er has something important to discuss with the three of you. Can you please call the soldiers outside the threshold first?" Wang Xian'er said.
"What are you playing at?" Luo Jian held the knife on his waist and stared at Wang Xian'er warily.
Just now, Tong Erdan lured Luo Xiancheng into the secret room in the name of secret discussion and succeeded in assassinating him, leaving the guards outside unable to rescue him. Wang Xianer said this now, how could Luo Jian not be suspicious?
"Chen Jingrong in Huaixi is serving as deputy envoy to the Privy Council, and he is recruiting envoys in Henan. Mr. Dong Yuan, the general manager of the Huaixi camp, is serving King Luo in front of him. He never expected to encounter such a tragedy!" Chen Jingrong was not afraid of others, so he asked Luo Jian.
, Huo Tong and Zhong Rong saluted.
When Chen Jingrong revealed his identity, Luo Jian, Huo Tong and Zhong Rong were all shocked as if they had been bitten by a scorpion! Also, after Luo Xiancheng was assassinated, such an important figure in Huaixi suddenly stood in front of them, how could they be told not to
Be surprised.
Chen Jingrong spread his hands to show that he had no weapons, and asked: "Can we temporarily send the soldiers out for discussion?"
Luo Jian, Huo Tong, and Zhong Rong were shocked and suspicious, but Yin Xiangshang and Chen Jingrong were both weak scholars and had no weapons with them, so they were not afraid of their assassination. Luo Jian waved his hand and asked his guards to retreat outside the corridor first.
Under the steps.
The guard wanted to drag Tong Erdan down first, but Chen Jingrong stopped him and said, "I have a few words to ask General Tong!"
Luo Jian hesitated, Huo Tong and Zhong Rong nodded, and asked the guards to temporarily keep Tong Erdan, who was covered in blood, inside.
Chen Jingrong helped Tong Erdan up and said, "Chen Jingrong of Huaixi asked General Tong why Prince Mu sent you to assassinate King Luo?"
Tong Erdan struggled to stand up, looked at Chen Jingrong, laughed, and said, "Finally, someone with understanding has stood up!" He turned to Zhong Rong, Luo Jian, Huo Tong, and Wang Xian'er, and asked, "Excuse me, if Luo Xiancheng doesn't die,
, how should you deal with it?"
Zhong Rong, Luo Jian, Huo Tong, and Wang Xian'er were stunned for a moment, wondering why Tong Erdan suddenly became so arrogant. Chen Jingrong was startled and asked in a voice: "Is Prince Mu's original intention to follow the state army to surrender to Huaixi?"