"Forgive me, the two generals on the city. I don't mean to offend you. I just shot the certificate on top of the city for the two generals to verify." At this time, another shout came from the military formation outside the city. Immediately afterwards, another rider came out of the military formation. I saw that this man was about the same age as the young general before. He had a strong appearance and a square face with a brown face. He also held a long bow in his hand. Apparently just now That arrow was made by him. The young general shouted loudly towards the city head: "I am Qin Qiong, the general under Zhang Shuai. He came to Xingyang on Zhang Shuai's order. Zhang Shuai's large army will arrive soon."
On the top of the city, soldiers have already taken down the arrow nailed to the flagpole. On the arrow, there is a military talisman with the two characters "Counter Rebellion" engraved on it. On the other side, there is It was engraved with four small characters in a row, "Squadron Thousands". When they saw this military talisman, Vice General Zhang and Vice General Liu were shocked. The meaning of this military talisman is not simple. This is a real military talisman for counterinsurgency. This military talisman alone can mobilize a thousand counter-insurgency troops. The two checked it several times. The military talisman was indeed correct. Immediately, Vice General Zhang turned around and shouted: "Quick. Quick." Open the city gate quickly and welcome the two generals into the city."
The counter-rebellion army is famous all over the world. So far, no one has heard that someone defeated a thousand-man team of the counter-rebellion army. So, since this soldier talisman is real, the soldiers and horses outside the city are really General Zhang Xutuo. subordinates. Naturally, Vice General Zhang and Vice General Liu did not dare to lock Zhang Xutuo's troops outside the city and prevent them from entering. After giving the order, Vice General Zhang paused for a moment, then turned to Vice General Liu and said: "Liu General, you'd better go to the Prefect's Mansion as soon as possible and inform the Prefect to greet General Zhang Xutuo. It's not enough for the two of us alone."
Although Zhang Xutuo currently serves as a small general guard in Xingyang City, the counter-rebellion army led by Zhang Xutuo is the first of the four powerful soldiers of the Sui Dynasty. In terms of strength, it is only inferior to those around the emperor. Yulin Army. In comparison, Vice Generals Zhang and Liu are just small lieutenants. They are unknown. They are indeed not qualified to welcome Zhang Xutuo. And in the entire Xingyang City, the only ones who are qualified are now. Lieutenant General Liu, the king of Xiu, Yang Qing, who was trembling in his bed in the prefecture, also understood this truth. He turned around and rushed towards the city. Lieutenant General Zhang immediately shouted to the left and right: "Quickly, get back quickly. Don't be rude to General Zhang Xutuo's subordinates. Please wait a moment, two generals. The last general has already ordered the city gate to be opened." The last two words of Vice General Zhang were shouted at the soldiers and horses outside the city.
Outside the city, Qin Qiong smiled and threw the long bow back to the soldiers behind him. He rode up to Luo Shixin. He looked at Luo Shixin and said, "Shixin, at least until Wagang Village is pacified, Zhang Shuai will still be here." If we continue to hold office in Xingyang, if we have a grudge with the local soldiers and horses in Xingyang, we will only cause trouble for Zhang Shuai. Now this can be easily solved."
"Hmph." After hearing Qin Qiong's words, Luo Shixin just snorted, but his face was full of displeasure. The previous dispute between him and Deputy General Zhang and Deputy General Liu was also done intentionally by Luo Shixin. In fact, all of this was the source of it. Since Zhang Xutuo was appointed as the governor of Xingyang this time, Zhang Xutuo came to clear out Wagang Village under the holy order. Just in time, Wagang Village raided Luokou Cang. Zhang Xutuo led his troops to repel Wagang Village. He also assisted the defenders in guarding Luokou Cang to prevent the bandits from coming back. Originally Luo Shixin thought that this time the Holy Emperor would let Zhang Xutuo command the soldiers and horses in the entire Xingyang area to help clear out Wagang Village. But he did not expect that After the imperial edict came down, Zhang Xutuo was actually appointed as the governor of Xingyang and became a subordinate of Yang Qing, the king of Xun.
In the eyes of Luo Shixin, Zhang Xutuo was an invincible hero. Now Zhang Xutuo actually had to succumb to others. This made Luo Shixin feel very unhappy. That's why he came up with the idea and specifically applied to Zhang Xutuo. The duty of the vanguard is to catch the Xingyang defenders off guard and to kill the opponent with dignity. It is precisely because of this that the previous scene happened.
And Qin Qiong is thoughtful. He and Luo Shixin are from the same hometown and joined the army at the same time. The two have known each other for many years. Naturally, they have seen Luo Shixin's thoughts early on. Although Qin Qiong is also very dissatisfied with Zhang Xutuo's treatment. But Qin Qiong is better than Luo Shixin. Luo Shixin knew the general situation better and knew that if there was a stalemate with the Xingyang defenders, it would only be detrimental to Zhang Xutuo's next actions. So he shot an arrow and settled the matter.
Although what Qin Qiong just said was reasonable, Luo Shi was still very unconvinced. He said to Qin Qiong: "Old Qin, with our strength to suppress the rebel army, why should we care about these shrimp soldiers and crab generals? What nonsense Wagang Village? As long as Zhang Shuai's army Go out and take care to wipe them all out. Why bother talking to these useless people?"
Qin Qiong shook his head and said: "Shixin, don't underestimate this Wagang Village. I have heard about it before coming here. There have been several battles between this Wagang Village and the Jianghuai soldiers under Wang Shichong. But even There is nothing Wang Shichong can do against this Wagang Village. The Jianghuai soldiers under Wang Shichong are as elite as our counter-rebellion army. It can be seen that this Wagang Village is different from the bandits we have encountered before. Everything We should be careful. Although the defenders of Xingyang City are not as good as us, they have dealt with Wagang Village and fought on the battlefield. With their help, Zhang Shuai's next actions will definitely be more effective with less effort."
Qin Qiong's words made sense. Even if Luo Shixin wanted to argue, his words were really useless. He could only close his mouth and hum. At this time, the city gate also creaked and slowly opened. From inside the city gate A general walked out, but it was Deputy General Zhang who was on the top of the city before. He saw that Deputy General leading his troops and horses quickly out of the city gate. When he saw Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong, he came directly to greet them.
Seeing the other party coming over, Qin Qiong glanced at Luo Shixin and immediately turned over and dismounted. He walked towards Vice General Zhang. As he walked, he clasped his fists at Vice General Zhang and said, "You have offended me just now. General, please don't take offense." ." Although Qin Qiong didn't recognize the other party, he didn't recognize him as Yang Qing, the king of Xun who had been well-dressed and well-fed since childhood. After all, he could tell at a glance that the other party was a warrior who had been on the battlefield all year round.
Perhaps Qin Qiong's attitude was very gentle. The nervous Vice General Zhang gradually relaxed. He walked up to Qin Qiong and said to Qin Qiong with a look of shame: "General, what happened before was probably Zhang's fault. Please forgive me, General." That's it. Ah, this is the general's military talisman. Please take it back, general." As he said that, Vice General Zhang held the military talisman that Qin Qiong shot at the top of the city in both hands and sent it to Qin Qiong.
Qin Qiong smiled faintly and took the military talisman. At the same time, he helped Vice General Zhang up. He smiled and said: "General Zhang, don't blame yourself too much. I think General Zhang's previous caution was more than appropriate. We still have to work together." Let’s work together to wipe out the rebels in Wagang Village. I will ask General Zhang for more help from now on.”
"You're welcome. You're welcome." Vice General Zhang has been in the army for many years and is also a smart man. He can immediately tell that among Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin, Qin Qiong is the easier to talk to. However, Luo Shixin has a bad temper. Don't offend this person. Then
Vice General Zhang also exchanged a few pleasantries with Luo Shixin. In his words, he flattered Luo Shixin and Zhang Xutuo a little. Only then did Luo Shixin's stinky face ease a little.
Soon, the 3,000 counter-rebellion troops under Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin had entered Xingyang City. Qin Qiong glanced around the city gate and asked Vice General Zhang beside him: "General Zhang, may I ask where His Highness King Xun is?"
Since we are Zhang Shuai's vanguard, we should first pay a visit to His Highness King Xun."
"Um..." Hearing Qin Qiong ask about Yang Qing, Vice General Zhang couldn't help but show embarrassment on his face. Although he was extremely disdainful of Yang Qing, on the surface, he was still Yang Qing's subordinate. In front of
Qin Qiong's face. If Vice General Zhang directly said that Yang Qing was so frightened that he hid in the bed and trembled, he would not have much face left. For a while, Vice General Zhang was hesitant. He didn't know how to answer Qin Qiong's question.
When Qin Qiong saw Vice General Zhang's face, he immediately knew that there must be something inconvenient to talk about. Qin Qiong was not Luo Shixin's stupid young man. Seeing this, he naturally did not ask any more questions and changed the subject to something else.
The place was gone. Qin Qiong glanced at the city wall next to him and asked: "Ah, General Zhang. How many defenders are there in Xingyang City?"
There was no need to mention the embarrassing incident. Vice General Zhang was also very energetic. He quickly replied: "Except for the security guards and other government officials, there are more than 5,000 garrison soldiers in Xingyang City. They serve as the garrison of the city.
It is indeed too much. But these soldiers are not only responsible for guarding Xingyang City, but also assisting in the defense of Luokou Cang not far away. In fact, strictly speaking, these five thousand defenders are somewhat stretched." At this point, Deputy General Zhang
Suddenly I remembered that Luokou Cang was almost lost not long ago. It was only thanks to the counter-rebellion army in front of me that it was saved. I couldn't help but blush.
Regarding Lieutenant General Zhang's embarrassment, Qin Qiong pretended not to see it, but frowned. He gently rubbed his chin with his right hand. After thinking for a moment, he asked: "Since General Zhang is the deputy general of Xingyang City, the same is true in Xingyang City."
We have been stationed there for many years. I must have fought against the rebels in Nawa Gangzhai. Can you ask General Zhang to tell me in detail about the situation in Wagang Village." Zhang Xutuo's main mission in coming to Xingyang this time is to pacify the enemy.
Wagang Village. So Qin Qiong was also considering checking out the situation of Wagang Village for Zhang Xutuo. He had treated Vice General Zhang so politely before. This was also the purpose.
"Well, this is no problem." Vice General Zhang nodded immediately and said to Qin Qiong: "The bandits in Wagang Village were the first to start the uprising, but they were still in Daye Seven Years. And the leader is now Wagang Village.