"King of Chuang, something is wrong. Wang Jiayin brought a large number of people to kill him!" The guard beside Gao Yingxiang hurried into the courtyard where he lived and said loudly. He did not have much sense of magnanimity, and the anxiety in his heart made the guard break in without waiting for the greeting inside.

There was no light in the room, but Gao Yingxiang sat there surprisingly, which made the guard feel strange. He shouted in a tentative manner: "King of Chuang..." and lit the fire note on his body. Then he was stunned. The fire note in his hand was not held firmly because of surprise. It fell to the ground and was extinguished. "King of Chuang..." He shouted again in an incredible tone, but Gao Yingxiang in front of him could no longer answer.

Although he was sitting on a chair, Gao Yingxiang was already dead. There was still blood that had condensed and oozing out of his seven orifices, which seemed particularly gloomy and terrifying to the guards. On the table to his right, there was a pouring wine glass. Obviously, what was missing in the glass was the key to Gao Yingxiang's death.

Just as the guard was so shocked that he shouted loudly, Wang Jiayin and a group of angry people rushed straight to the yard. Those Gao Yingxiang, who was supposed to be blocking them, did not come forward to stop him because they were frightened by the other party's momentum or something else, so they rushed to the front of the room smoothly.

Wang Jiayin did not follow the opportunity to lead the people in, but stood outside and shouted loudly: "Gao Yingxiang, if you are a man, please come out and explain it to me! Why do you want to send someone to attack me!" The others behind him also responded and asked loudly, making Gao Yingxiang's people very embarrassed.

But no matter how they shouted, Gao Yingxiang did not come out to answer, which made everyone's anger even more. In this case, someone who could manage the matter finally came, that is Li Zicheng, who lives near Gao Yingxiang. He hurriedly came with a steel knife in his hand. When he saw this posture, he hurriedly said: "General Wang, what are you doing? I can't say anything well, why did you bring the guys here? My King of Chuang was probably tired, so he didn't come out to meet you."

"Tired? I think he is guilty and dare not see anyone! He is such a good method. He actually sent someone to assassinate me. Now seeing that I brought everyone to argue, I pretended to be dead in the door, which is really despicable!" Wang Jiayin sneered. As he spoke, the people who were clamoring gradually calmed down. At this time, the screams in the room were finally heard by the people outside the room. Everyone heard a horrified voice shouting: "King of Chuang! King of Chuang!"

"Huh?" Wang Jiayin and Li Zicheng were both stunned. Then they quickly stepped forward and pushed open the half-closed courtyard gate and rushed inside. Everyone followed them in. After entering the courtyard, they went straight to the house with screams. Under the illuminated torches, everyone saw Gao Yingxiang sitting on the chair. Seeing Gao Yingxiang, who was already a corpse, everyone was stunned. Look at me, I look at you, and I can't speak for a while.

"This...what is going on?" Li Zicheng quickly reacted and shouted loudly. Here, he was the only one who was most qualified to ask this. After this uprising, Li Zicheng was more valued by Gao Yingyou, and won the title of general in the rebellion army. He was very supportive of everyone, and his status was second only to Gao Yingxiang. Now that Gao Yingxiang is dead, the rebellion army naturally has to respect him.

"Little... I don't know. When the little one heard that General Wang brought someone to the door, he hurried to report to the King of Chuang, but he found that the King of Chuang was already... dead in the seat." The guard murmured.

"It's poisonous wine!" Wang Jiayin saw the wine glass at a glance. After picking it up and sniffing it, he said, "Brother Gao died under this poisonous wine, but I don't know who was so cruel to him." In the blink of an eye, he was probably here to seek revenge and turned back to Gao Yingxiang's good brother.

At this time, many Gao Yingxiang's subordinates rushed over. Seeing that their leader was dead, Wang Jiayin and others who had many holidays with Gao Yingxiang were by their side, many people immediately pulled out their weapons and said, "Did you harm the King of Chuang? We want to avenge the King of Chuang!" As he said that, he was about to come up and take action.

"Stop! The King of Chuang was not killed by General Wang!" Li Zicheng shouted loudly at this time: "We just came in and found that King of Chuang was..." At the end of his speech, his voice was choked.

"Who killed the King of Chuang?" someone continued to ask, with disbelief on his face.

"If I'm not mistaken, King Chuang committed suicide." Li Zicheng picked up the wine glass and said to everyone: "Look, there are still some residual stains of poisonous wine in this cup. It is obvious that King Chuang died of poison after drinking this wine. And we have always been guarding here, and outsiders can't get in at all. Apart from King Chuang himself, I'm afraid no one can poison his wine. So I'm sure this must be King Chuang's own decision."

"But why did King Chuang commit suicide by thinking about it?"

"Because he is ashamed!" Wang Jiayin immediately interrupted, "He actually sent someone to assassinate me, but I caught the assassin. He felt ashamed of everyone, so he chose to commit suicide!"

Many people still didn't believe it, but at this time these people were speechless. Because not only did the people who were willing to fight for Gao Yingxiang's death, but even Li Zicheng, who was second only to Gao Yingxiang, also had the same view. Except for some of Gao Yingxiang's personal guards and other close friends, others obviously accepted this view. Even though they still had doubts in their hearts, no one raised it again.

At this time, Wang Jiayin said, "Brother Gao is really reckless. Even if there is any major conflict between him and me, there is no need to do such a thing. As long as he admits his mistake, I will not make things difficult for the unity of our rebel army. But why did he just go to this dead end?" As he said that, he sighed repeatedly, as if he was feeling sorry for Gao Yingxiang's death.

"Brother Gao's funeral is led by Brother Li, please be sure to be glorious." After patting Li Zicheng's shoulder, Wang Jiayin turned around and left the room. Looking at his appearance, he seemed to be very sad about Gao Yingxiang's death.

However, when he returned to his residence, the sad expression on his face was completely replaced by joy. Looking at Li Yan who had been waiting there for a long time, he said, "Mr. Li is indeed a good method. He can actually get rid of him without realizing it. Now I can rest assured."

Li Yan just smiled when he heard this: "The general is too much. In fact, it is not difficult to kill him. The difficulty is to avoid being suspected and to prevent his subordinates from causing trouble again. This time he actually sent someone to assassinate the general, which gave us a great opportunity."

"Yes, with such an excuse, even if someone doubts, he dares not say it out." Wang Jiayin said proudly: "But I still don't understand two things. Mr. Li, how did you poison him, and how can we get all his subordinates? Then Li Zicheng is not Yi and others."

"General, you take him too seriously. Although Li Zicheng has a little reputation, it is just because Gao Yingxiang respects him. In terms of his ability and reputation among the people, he cannot compare with the general at all." Li Yan said: "And since we can remove Gao Yingxiang so easily, isn't it easier for him to get rid of him, just Li Zicheng? But now he still has the value of exploitation. Let's just let him do things for the general. If he dares to be dissatisfied in the future, it will not be too late for us to eliminate him."

"Well, what you are saying is that Li Zicheng is not our opponent yet. What we need to pay attention to now is everyone's wishes. After Gao Yingxiang's death, no one should dare to go against me again, right?"

"Of course, among us, General Wang, you have the oldest qualifications. Who dares not to obey a word? However, necessary means to win people's hearts are still necessary, such as Gao Yingxiang's funeral, only in this way will his confidant turn to the general."

"Yes, I will do as you said. But I have to be careful of the official army these two days. Henan is not as good as Shaanxi. There are still many officers and soldiers from the garrisons, and Tang Feng would not let us go so easily."

"What the general said is that we must be careful about this." After saying a few more gossips, Li Yan said goodbye and left.

When he returned to his residence, Li Yan saw the familiar figure waiting for him in the room. With the hazy light, Li Zicheng's face with a smug smile appeared.

"Why did you suddenly come here at this time? It's an extraordinary time now. If someone knows the connection between you and me, not only is it difficult to achieve the plan, but our lives may not be saved." Li Yan looked around carefully, and closed the door and said after finding that no one else was paying attention to it.

"Don't worry, since I'm here to find you, I'm naturally prepared. With my current identity, no one dares to care about me."

"Hmph, do you think you will be safe once Gao Yingxiang dies? Don't forget that Wang Jiayin is still alive. He mentioned you just now. If I hadn't been refusing for you, he would have been ready to attack you."

Li Zicheng frowned when he heard this: "It seems that this person cannot be underestimated. I wonder if you have a way to deal with him?"

"I don't have a clue yet, so I can't use the same method. This will only make mistakes and make people suspect that Gao Yingxiang's death is strange. However, with his trust in me, there is a chance to kill him. I think once the official army knows about Gao Yingxiang's death, they will definitely send troops to attack. Everything may happen on the battlefield at that time, and we should find an opportunity to let him die naturally." Li Yan said calmly.

"Why are you sure the official army will know about this soon?"

"Not to mention that there may be people sent by the government in our army, just Jinyi spies from Henan, there is nothing to hide from them. And Tang Feng is very powerful in Jinyiwei. Isn't it easy to know this news?" Li Yan said deeply, and he couldn't help but think of what happened a few years ago.

"If this is true, wouldn't we be in danger?" Li Zicheng showed a look of worry.

"I can't take care of so much now. If Wang Jiayin doesn't die, you and I will never have a chance to make a comeback. And I can give you a guarantee that as long as we truly master this team, the court will not be our opponent. In addition, I can find other forces to help the Ming court, which will not be able to deal with us with all our strength."

"It seems that this is the only way. Okay, I have to deal with some chores, so I won't delay any more." Li Zicheng nodded slightly and left, and the genius was dazzled at this time.

Just when some people were happy and worried because of Gao Yingxiang's sudden death, a carrier pigeon had quietly flew into the sky of Jiangming and headed north. As Li Yan expected, the spies in the city spread the news in time...

Two days later, a message about Gao Yingxiang being suddenly poisoned was seen by Tang Feng, who was about to lead his army into Henan. Knowing that this would be a great opportunity to attack the anti-army, Tang Feng made a quick decision and led his army to Henan, while also sending people to send messages to other military officials in Henan that had not yet fallen into the enemy, asking them to cooperate with him to quell the rebellion.

After receiving Tang Feng's order, the Henan garrison officials did not dare to neglect and immediately began to gather troops and prepare to cooperate with Tang Feng to completely annihilate the enemy. The reason why they cooperated in this way was that in addition to Tang Feng's supernatural identity, the more important thing was that these people also knew the power of the anti-army. If the anti-army was allowed to continue like this, they would be harmed. So in just a few days, more than 20,000 people from more than ten garrisons in Henan Province were ready.

In late July, the official army officially attacked Shangqiu City, which was occupied by the anti-army. This time, in addition to Tang Feng gathering the surrendered troops from Shanxi, Shaanxi and Liaodong's elite troops, 20,000 troops also arrived in Henan, with a total of nearly 80,000 troops, trapping the entire Shangqiu City so tightly that it was airtight.

However, for some reason, Tang Feng's army did not rush to let the most elite Liaodong army kill the city, but instead let the surrendered troops from the mountains and Shaanxi tentatively attack the city. The anti-army in the city was obviously fully prepared, and all kinds of weapons to defend the city played a great role. In addition, they knew that if the city was broken, they would not be spared, so everyone was brave enough to resist the continuous attack of the official army with their disadvantaged forces, causing them to return in vain.

Seeing that after a few days, Shangqiu City could not be captured, some soldiers from Liaodong could not sit still. They came to see Tang Feng one after another, petitioned him, and asked him to lead his troops to attack the city, but was rejected by Tang Feng. At this time, Wu Sangui, who was entrusted by everyone, came to Tang Feng's tent again and asked him to lead the Liaodong army to attack the city.

"Marty, it's been six or seven days. It's not that I look down on those brothers, but in terms of combat power and understanding of siege, our Liaodong Army is much stronger than them. Why does the Martyr always refuse to use us?" Wu Sangui finally couldn't help but say what he said in his heart: "Can the Martyr trust us?"

Tang Feng took a piece of watermelon leisurely and ate it, then smiled and said, "General Wu, you are so excited. I have my own plans. Shangqiu is just a small city, and the defenders in the city are just some bandits and rebels, so naturally they are not opponents of the Liaodong Army. But this is also a rare opponent for training. You have also seen how weak the combat power of the troops in Shanxi and other places is. After a few days, they can't even climb the city. Can we hope that such soldiers will serve the country one day? So I have to use these thieves to train them. This is more effective than ordinary drills. What do you think? This time, not only Shanxi but also the surrendered troops from Shaanxi, but also the Henan Army. Only after experiencing the real battlefield can these soldiers grow, which is why I have never let the Liaodong Army intervene."

"So that's it..." Wu Sangui nodded suddenly, but then said: "But I don't know when the Marquis is going to practice? Now the court is watching. We have spent a lot of military rations but we can't even take down a small city. Are you not afraid of being impeached?"

"Those who don't know the soldiers, let them say go, as long as we know what we are doing. By the way, you are good at commanding, and you will take the Henan government troops to attack the city tomorrow. The Shan and Shaanxi Second Army have been tired after attacking the city for so many days. It's time to train Henan soldiers."

"Yes! Obey orders!" Wu Sangui quickly agreed, and the dissatisfaction on his face had disappeared.

After watching him go out, Tang Feng's mouth curled up, and he was very satisfied with the excuse he had found. In fact, it was not what he said. He did not allow the Liaodong army to join the army in order to train troops, but he was for himself. There would be damage to the attack. This Liaodong elite soldier, which was gradually under his control, was too precious. Tang Feng was reluctant to let them sacrifice in vain. In addition, he actually did not want to kill all the anti-army troops. What he did was to put constant pressure on the anti-army army and let them retreat in a difficult situation and break out. Only when these birds were not completely eliminated, no one would care about his bow, and he could constantly consolidate his power and achieve his wish.

Two days later, the siege of the city was replaced by the Henan army. Their combat power was worse than that of the surrendered troops in Shanxi and Shaanxi that were carefully trained by Tang Feng, so the Shangqiu City was naturally even more difficult to capture. However, the siege of the city in recent days still put a lot of pressure on the defending and counter-army army. Many people were injured, and there were not many weapons left in the city, which made Wang Jiayin very worried.

He originally thought of leaving such a small town to Kaifeng after gathering people's hearts together, but he didn't expect that the speed of the government army was so fast that they came just a few days after Gao Yingxiang died. Now the anti-army army cannot be united, so they cannot exert their maximum strength.

Seeing the official army constantly attacking under the city, he began to retreat. Should he lead the army to break through?
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