Piao Tianzi    Chapter 278 Wang Jun came to apologize

In the early morning, some of the Liao army camps outside Jinzhou were still emitting sparks, and wisps of black smoke continued to rise. In a battle last night, the Liao army collapsed completely, and Shuluna was the first to escape! He could not even catch up with Bai Conghui. Bai Conghui died at least on the battlefield this time, which was worthy of the Northern Han salary!

Dong Zunhui sat in Shuluna's tent and said to Shi Yanchao with a smile: "Old General, I heard that you seized three thousand military horses last night, which is considered a fortune!"

Shi Yanchao said with a smile: "Thanks to your wise command this time, otherwise how could such good results be achieved? My Longjie Army obviously has 2,500 soldiers, but because of the lack of war horses, I can only reduce the number of long-term reductions. Now I finally get what I want. General Dong, you are really the benefactor of my Longjie Army!"

"Just call me Daoan, and call General Dong again, you will be separated!" Dong Zunhui said with a smile: "Brother Shi, I heard that the Liao army sent 50,000 troops and the Han army sent 20,000 troops to form a coalition to attack our Great Zhou. Now that we defeated him 15,000 people, it can be considered as a loss of their aura! But the Liao and Han coalition will never give up easily and will definitely continue to attack our Jinzhou City! Especially the central reinforcements have not arrived for a long time, we are destined to fight a long-term defensive battle!"

Seeing Shi Yanchao nodding repeatedly, Dong Zunhui felt a little embarrassed. He smiled and said, "What is the most important thing in defending the city? It is not about having excellent equipment or sufficient soldiers, but about having enough food! Now, taking advantage of the good opportunity to break the enemy's blockade and taking advantage of so many war horses in the army to transport grain, I suggest that Long Jie army go south immediately and seize the time to transport grain to Jinzhou City. And also keep the excess war horses near Shanzhou, so as not to consume Jinzhou's grain reserves, and not to avoid the soldiers' idea of ​​horse meat when they are short of food!"

Shi Yanchao slapped his thigh, "Brother Daoan is right. I'll order people to take this opportunity to go south to transport grain. We must prepare sufficient food for Jinzhou!"

As Shi Yanchao said, he walked out of the tent. When he walked to the door of the tent, he suddenly stopped and asked in a low voice: "Brother, how should I deal with He Hui who was defeated frequently?"

Dong Zunhui was also very worried. After all, he punished He Hui, which was a bit of credit for breaking the defense of the Liao army. But if He Hui was not punished, would it be legal to act without obeying the orders? If this continues, how can the orders in the army be implemented?!

Shi Yanchao whispered: "He Hui is Li Chongjin's old subordinate, and Li Chongjin is the emperor's nephew, and now he is also a big favorite to seize the crown prince!"

Dong Zunhui suddenly realized that no wonder Guo Rong (Chai Rong) would kill He Hui who escaped without hesitation in the future. It turned out that He Hui was already digging his own grave at this time. If it weren't for Dong Zunhui's variable, Guo Rong would definitely be a big favorite to inherit the throne; but now Guo Wei's descendants are not yet gone, and Guo Rong, who has not made any contributions, was a bit marginalized in the eyes of the ministers. If Guo Wei hadn't cared for him very much, the "incompetent" Guo Rong would have been impeached by the ministers! Li Chongjin, who has made frequent contributions, is the biggest favorite of the crown prince. No wonder He Hui was so arrogant a few days ago!

Dong Zunhui slapped his head gently and said with a smile: "What do you want to do so much? Although I was granted the power of command in front of the battlefield by the Central Committee, I have no right to deal with officials at the same level as me! Since that's the case, I will hand over this hot potato and let the officials in the Central Committee attack each other!"

Shi Yanchao nodded gently, "You can teach me!" He did not continue to stay, and immediately summoned the entire army of cavalry to go to the nearby city to transport grain quickly.

As soon as Shi Yanchao left, Liu Qingyi came to Dong Zunhui and whispered: "General, we made a fortune last night. Not only did we capture two thousand best war horses, but we also found more than 100,000 ounces of money and a large number of gold jewelry from the enemy's baggage camp!"

Dong Zunhui asked anxiously: "Have you ever seized a large amount of food?"

Liu Qingyi shook his head, "Last night, He Hui and his friends set fire to the camp, and the baggage camp was burned the worst, and some copper coins even showed signs of melting! The grain of the Liao army had been burned to pieces, but we seized some of the grain from the Northern Han army camp. But please rest assured, we seized a lot of cattle and sheep from the Liao army, which should be able to make up for the vacancies in our food."

Dong Zunhui shook his head gently, "Although cattle and sheep are good, they are not the solution. Moreover, the Central Plains lack plowing ox now. If you dare to eat ox, the people will not scold you behind your back! I passed on my order, all these plowing oxes will be transported to Shanzhou, and transferred to Kaifeng Prefecture through Shanzhou, and accepted the emperor's assignment! This task will be handed over to Wang Zhengzhong, so that he can bring all the urns of the fallen martyrs back to Kaifeng Prefecture and distribute pensions, etc.."

Liu Qingyi nodded repeatedly, and Dong Zunhui whispered: "By the way, you can draw more than ten elite cavalry immediately and ask them to escort He Hui quickly to Kaifeng Prefecture!"

Liu Qingyi was very surprised. Dong Zunhui explained to him in a low voice: "More than half of He Hui's troops have been lost. If you want to avoid being dealt with by the Privy Council, you can only try your best to expand the scale of the Liao army's attack so as to reduce his guilt. I believe that after he arrives in Kaifeng Prefecture, he will definitely make some decisions and help us find reinforcements. With such first-class lobbyists, we cannot waste it!"

Liu Qingyi laughed. A few days later, He Hui rushed to the outside of Kaifeng Prefecture. He did not enter the city immediately, but ordered people to hold his secret letter and bring a lot of money to manage the matter. It has to be said that He Hui, as a veteran for many years, had very strong connections. Soon Kaifeng Prefecture was filled with news of the Liao army heading south to try to pacify the Central Plains again, and many well-informed people were even more convinced!

In early November, Guo Wei appointed Prime Minister Wang Jun as the camp deployment and led his army to Jinzhou to reinforce. Guo Wei also ordered all troops to obey Wang Jun's orders. Wang Jun not only enjoyed the command of the team, but also had the right to appoint lower-level officers! This was unprecedented reuse and trust. Wang Jun was grateful and vowed to do his best to win the Later Zhou Dynasty!

That night, He Hui entered Kaifeng Prefecture and asked to see Wang Jun. The two had a great time talking, and Wang Jun also promised He Hui that as long as He Hui could help Wang Jun cooperate with the military, Wang Jun would never hold him responsible for his defeat. He Hui was very happy and reported the garrison in Jinzhou City truthfully. Of course, he also criticized Dong Zunhui and others. Wang Jun selectively listened to his report and decided to send troops immediately, so as not to give the Northern Han army a chance to win!

On November 7, Wang Jun led his army to leave Kaifeng Prefecture, and Emperor Guo Wei went to the west of the city to personally give him off!

On November 17, Wang Jun led his army to Shanzhou, but he did not rashly go north, but left the soldiers here to rest. At the same time, Wang Jun selected local young and strong men to immediately supplement the city-guarding equipment and food for Jinzhou City.

Wang Jun even changed into the clothes of the soldiers and went to Jinzhou to check in person. Seeing that the people of Jinzhou were free of food and clothing and the soldiers were full of morale, Wang Jun felt very confident! He encouraged Dong Zunhui and others, and provided Jinzhou with 5,000 supplementary soldiers.

At this time, rumors were everywhere in Kaifeng Prefecture! Many people even wrote public letters, impeaching Wang Jun to miss the opportunity to fight and be timid and cowardly!

The emperor originally ignored these remarks, but the more he ignored the rumors, the faster the spread of the rumors! Guo Wei heard them and was anxious! He was worried that Jinzhou City was successfully captured by the Liao and Han coalition forces, so he prepared to lead the imperial army in person to drive the morale of the southern troops!

Guo Wei was preparing to march from Zezhou and met with Wang Jun on the way to rescue Jinzhou. After formulating the marching route, Guo Wei immediately ordered someone to send him to Wang Jun quickly to discuss the matter together.

Soon Wang Jun received the order sent by the messenger day and night. He immediately stepped back and whispered to the messenger Zhai Shousu:

"The city of Jinzhou is strong, and with excellent generals like Dong Zunhui and Shi Yanchao, and with sufficient food and supplies (Wang Jun has not been idle for the past ten days, and has recruited a large number of civilians to Jinzhou to transport supplies). He will definitely be able to persist under the attack of the enemy and will not be easily defeated.

Liu Chong had just joined the Liao army. Although it was affected by previous defeats, the morale of his troops was still relatively strong, so our army should not fight head-on! I was not timid in Shanzhou, but hoped to use Jinzhou City to wear down the enemy's spirit and create opportunities for our army to win. When one goes up and down, our army will definitely win a great victory!

Now that Your Majesty has just ascended the throne and the vassal states in various places are not convinced, Your Majesty must not leave Kaifeng Prefecture easily! I heard that Murong Yanchao is entrenched in Yanzhou and has secretly ambitions. If Your Majesty leaves Kaifeng Prefecture, Murong Yanchao will definitely lead the army to raid. Once Kaifeng Prefecture falls into the hands of the enemy, major events will be gone!

I hope you can convey everything I say to the emperor and let him wait for the news of our army's victory with peace of mind!"

Zhai Shousu was timid, but there was a little benefit. After leaving Shanzhou, he immediately rushed back to Kaifeng Prefecture and recited what Wang Jun said to the emperor word for word! Guo Wei was sweating profusely after hearing this and secretly slapped himself: Those who are the king should be good at employed people and trust, otherwise they would probably corrupt their foundation!

Guo Wei quickly ordered the cancellation of the imperial army's personal expedition and continued to stay in Kaifeng Prefecture. At this time, Murong Yanchao, who was jumping up and down in Yanzhou and waiting to enter Beijing, was stunned. In case of precautions, Murong Yanchao could only continue to recruit soldiers and horses, stockpile grain, and quietly wrote to Liu Chong, the Later Han Dynasty and the Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, constantly asking for help from them.

However, intelligence was mistaken for intelligence. Murong Yanchao's letters not only did not appear on the desk of the recipient, but were captured by Later Zhou officials at the border. Of course, there was also a lucky man who appeared in the Southern Tang Palace and presented Murong Yanchao's letter of loyalty. So the king of the Southern Tang Dynasty immediately ordered the commander Yan Jingquan to be the general, leading 5,000 troops to the Later Zhou Dynasty to rescue Murong Yanchao.

Seeing this situation, Guo Wei immediately ordered Hanlin scholar Yu Chongliang to go to Yanzhou with an edict to appease Murong Yanchao. Guo Wei also specially appointed Murong Yanchao as the Secretary of the Central Secretariat, hoping to stabilize Murong Yanchao, at least not to drag the court down when confronting the Later Han Dynasty.

It should be said that Guo Wei's series of measures have indeed stabilized Murong Yanchao and temporarily stopped his abnormal movements. Now, it is finally time to fight the Liao and Han coalition forces!

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