After Kou Wang arrived at Chanzhou City, he guarded the passage between Huaizhou and Chanzhou and used the city lord's mansion as a temporary base camp.
Not long ago, food was finally delivered to the Zhou court, giving these soldiers a hearty meal.
For a long time, they had not had a full meal and had even been hungry, which greatly affected their morale.
Fortunately, these soldiers came from the Dingbei Army in Eagle City and were absolutely loyal to Kou Wang, so under Kou Wang's majesty, these soldiers did not rebel or mutiny.
Today, Kou Wang not only welcomed Deng Yongle into the city, but also received news from Tailin City, which was a letter written by Bai Yutian himself.
After reading the letter, Kou Wang was very excited. Since the beginning of the war, he had been feeling aggrieved. Apart from winning the battle at the beginning, he spent the rest of the time either defending the city or retreating, which greatly affected his arrogant character.
Now, Kou Wang finally got the order and could take the initiative to launch an attack. The goal was to recapture Huaizhou and march towards Nanchuan. Naturally, he was very excited.
However, Kou Wang's first move was not against the Nanchuan Wolf Army, but against Zhang Zheng's defenders in Jiangbei.
They retreated to Chanzhou with Kou Wang, causing a lot of trouble for Kou Wang.
Relying on their larger numbers, they were also very rude to Kou Wang.
Although Kou Wang has a arrogant nature, he also understands the general situation and is unwilling to hurt the peace due to these things and lead to internal fighting.
However, now that he learned that Zhang Zheng actually participated in the conspiracy to intercept grain, which indirectly caused them heavy losses, his thoughts naturally changed.
Moreover, he also had Bai Yutian's order at this time. The situation in Jiangbei was serious and there were 50,000 defenders, so Kou Wang could handle it on his own.
If that's the case, then Kou Wang won't be polite.
He went directly to a house in the city, which was the temporary residence of Zhang Zheng and the 50,000 garrison generals.
Fifty thousand defenders, led by a middle-aged man named Zhang Hui.
Originally, the 50,000 defenders were divided into 30,000 to guard Huaizhou and 20,000 to guard Chanzhou. But now that these 50,000 troops were mixed together, a commander was naturally elected to lead them all.
"I have seen General Kou. I didn't know that General Kou was so anxious to attack the city, but there are enemy troops attacking the city!"
Kou Wang was very rude and kicked open the door of the house and forced his way in.
Zhang Hui and others learned that Kou Wang had come to the house and hurriedly came out to greet him.
Although Kou Wang guarded the Northern Eagle City for four years, he was still young and promising at the time, and his reputation spread throughout the Zhou Dynasty.
These people in Jiangbei had also heard of the genius Kou Wang.
Moreover, Kou Wang has Bai Yutian's handwriting and can nominally command an army of 100,000, so they naturally have to be more polite.
Kou Wang did not answer immediately, entered the back room, directly found a chair and sat down.
Behind him, many heavily armed soldiers poured in, quickly filling the house. These people were all his cronies.
Zhang Hui and others realized something was wrong. What was Kou Wang planning to do by bringing so many people here?
"General Zhang, sit down!" Kou Wang's expression showed no emotion or anger. He pointed to the chair next to him and said.
"Haha, okay!" Zhang Hui smiled and sat next to him, just in time to meet Kou Wang's oppressive eyes.
"General Zhang knows that Zhang Cunxian and Zheng Kaiji have been beheaded!"
Kou Wang's words were astonishing and shocked the entire audience. Many people were stunned and dumbfounded.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the entire house seemed to become subtle.
Zhang Hui's eyes showed a hint of ferocity, he patted the table hard with both hands and stood up.
However, he quickly suppressed his temper and forced himself to calm down.
"What does General Kou mean by this? Although Governor Zhang and Governor Zheng are currently imprisoned in Tailin City, Your Majesty has long pardoned their death penalty. We are still waiting for the two adults to come back and lead us to retake Huaizhou."
"Kou Wang, don't pretend to spread the news. The life and death of these two adults is not up to you!"
"If the relationship between the two armies is damaged, you will be blamed."
In Zhang Hui's camp, some hot-tempered people shouted at Kou Wang.
Behind Kou Wang, there were also his cronies who immediately responded, "How dare you, a partial general, dare to call the general by his name!"
Kou Wang is not very old, but he has the highest official rank among the people present.
The news that Kou Wang received was that Bai Yutian had rushed it 800 miles away to Chanzhou, so naturally he knew it earlier than Zhang Hui and others knew.
Min Gaochi once sent someone to contact them secretly, saying that as long as the matter was completed, Zhang Cunxian and Zheng Kaiji could return to Jiangbei and continue to be their governors.
Therefore, Zhang Hui and others were still looking forward to Zhang Cunxian and Zheng Kaiji's return to Jiangbei. How could they have thought that they had died in Tailin City.
Kou Wang took out a letter directly from his arms and slapped it on the table.
At the same time, Kou Wang also stood up and looked at Zhang Hui.
"This is your Majesty's personal letter. Zhang Cunxian and Zheng Kaiji participated in the action of intercepting grain, which caused the Great Zhou Kingdom to lose Huaizhou. They committed a heinous crime and should be punished."
"And the 50,000 defenders belonging to Zhang Zheng are now under the command of this general."
"If anyone disobeys the management, he will be killed without mercy!"
The following content was not mentioned in the letter, but since it was handled by himself, Kou Wang would naturally choose the simplest and most effective method.
"Impossible, impossible!" Zhang Hui murmured in a low voice, his eyes bursting with flames, angrily blaming the letters on the table.
Not long ago, Ming Gaochi sent someone to contact them, saying that after the matter was completed, Zhang Cunxian and Zhang Kai would be able to return to Jiangbei intact.
They couldn't believe that in just a few days, the yin and yang were directly separated.
The most important thing is that without Zhang Cunxian and Zheng Kaiji, and Zhang Zheng's 50,000 troops will be reorganized into Kou Wang's command, wouldn't the Zhang and Zheng families in Jiangbei be completely ruined?
Bai Yutian not only meant to kill Zhang Cunxian and Zheng Kaiji, he also wanted to get rid of the Zhang and Zheng families in Jiangbei.
For a moment, a crazy idea came to Zhang Hui's mind.
Although Zhang Cunxian and Zheng Kaiji died, the Zhang family and the Zheng family are still there.
His prestige in Jiangbei is not low, and he has an army of 50,000, and has many natural dangers and local connections to support him.
From this point of view, they may not be able to establish themselves as kings like Yu Xiang and Shi Wanqin.
As long as they capture Kou Wang today, they can occupy this place.
"The two adults are not dead. Kou Wang is just deceiving the public with his lies."
"He must have been bribed by Nanchuan to demoralize our army."
"Follow me to capture Kou Wang and protect Chanzhou!"
Zhang Hui took a few steps back, pulled out his long sword with a "choking" sound, and pointed it directly at Kou Wang.
Regardless of whether Zhang Hui's men understood what Zhang Hui meant, they all drew their weapons and pointed them at Kou Wang and others.
Kou Wang also showed no signs of weakness. Kou Wang's cronies, including Zhang Yi and Xiong Kai, were in full formation and ready to fight at any time.