On the top of Yanshi City, soldiers were nervously setting up defenses. Pei Renji and other generals were also taking command. Only Wan He and a round-looking official were standing on the top of the city doing nothing. The official named Wang Zhang was the governor of Yanshi City, the official who supported Yang Dong as Yang Gongqing said.
Hearing that Wan He suddenly arrived in Yanshi City, Wang Zhang immediately ran out of the city to greet him. Who was this Wan He? He was the youngest Duke of the country at that time, and Wang Zhang's master Yang Dong's most powerful supporter, Wang Zhang, didn't have much ability, but he was sent to be a governor because of his good eyesight and ability to flatter people. When Wan He came, how could he not come to flatter him? He was flattering, but as soon as he walked out of the city gate and saw the endless grain transport team behind Wan He, Wang Zhang was immediately dumbfounded. When he heard Wan He explain that all the grain was transported from Luokou warehouse, and there were others behind The bandit soldiers in Wagang Village pursued him, and Wang Zhang was so frightened that his calves became weak, he trembled for a while, and almost fell down.
Wan He ignored this Wang Zhang. Since the city gates were open, Wan He waved his hand without saying a word and asked the soldiers to transport food into the city. Soon, Pei Xingyan and Luo Shixin also led the imperial army to victory. After returning, Wan He simply handed over all the command of the army to Pei Renji. When it came to fighting, Wan He was far inferior to Pei Renji and others. Wan He still knew this.
At the top of the city, watching Pei Renji command several generals to set up defenses at the top of the city in an orderly manner, Wan He yawned a little boredly. Wan He knew nothing about these things and didn't have the energy to learn, so he replied He turned his head and asked Yang Gongqing behind him: "Has the letter asking for help been sent to Dongdu?"
Yang Gongqing immediately took a step forward and said: "Young master, please don't worry. I have sent the most capable subordinates to deliver the letter. The letter will be delivered to Dongdu in two days at the latest."
Hearing Yang Gongqing's answer, Wan He felt a little relieved. Pei Renji had previously judged based on the results of Pei Xingyan and Luo Shixin that the enemy's troops should be around 50,000, and there were fierce generals like Xu Shiji in the vanguard. So this The commander of the Wagangzhai bandits who came to pursue him this time was either Li Mi or Shan Xiongxin. With such a lineup, it would be difficult to defend even with the wall of Yanshi City as cover. Fortunately, this place is far away from the eastern capital Luoyang. It was not far away, and there was enough food in the city to bring reinforcements to Dongdu. So as soon as Wan He arrived at Yanshi City, he had already written a letter asking for help, including Wan He's token, and asked Yang The minister sent people to Luoyang as fast as possible, expecting reinforcements to arrive as soon as possible.
"That..." Behind Wan He, Wang Zhang looked at Wan He with a cold sweat on his face. He tried his best to squeeze out a smile from the fat face, but he could only squeeze out an ugly expression. Seeing Wan He, After the conversation between He and Yang Gongqing was over, Wang Zhang immediately stepped forward and said flatteringly: "Gonggong, this, this, will the bandit soldiers from Wagang Village really come over?"
Wan He glanced at this Wang Zhang, but nodded angrily. He knew at a glance that this Wang Zhang was of no use. Since the city gate was open, there would be no need for Wang Zhang. If he hadn't looked at Yang For Dong's sake, Wan He didn't want to pay attention to him, but Wan He's nod made Wang Zhang's face turn a little whiter. His legs and feet trembled, as if he was about to fall to the ground again, and he swallowed hard. , Wang Zhang looked at Wan He pitifully, and said: "Guo, Guo Gongye, Guo Gongye, you must, you must save Beizhi, Beizhi, Beizhi is very loyal to His Highness the King of Yue,"
Wang Zhang can't be afraid. The famous Zhang Xutuo died at the hands of Wagang Village. How could he, a mere nameless prefect, dare to fight against Wagang Village? If Wan He hadn't led so many soldiers and horses in the city, he would have only Afraid that Wang Zhang was about to open the city and surrender, Wan He couldn't help showing a trace of disgust at Wang Zhang's appearance. He simply ignored Wang Zhang's words and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Master Wang, you are tired. A few of them, take Mr. Wang down to have a rest,"
The people following Wan He were all the men brought by Yang Gongqing. As soon as Wan He spoke, three or four people stood up. They stepped forward and grabbed Wang Zhang, pulling him towards him. Walking into the city, poor Wang Zhang was dragged away without even having time to say anything. Wan He glanced at Wang Zhang's figure in the distance and ordered Yang Gongqing in a deep voice: "Take this guy away." Watch out, don't let him cause trouble behind us," Wan He is no longer the fledgling officialdom he was two years ago. He is much more careful about people's hearts than before. He has long seen Wang Zhang's thoughts and asked Yang Sir, please take more precautions.
Yang Gongqing nodded in agreement. At this time, Pei Renji happened to come to Wan He's side. Seeing Pei Renji, Wan He also quickly stepped forward and asked: "General Pei, how are you? Can Yanshi City be defended?" In fact, Wan He is also a person who is afraid of death. If Pei Renji answers that he can't hold on, Wan He will not stay here to fight. He will immediately lead his soldiers and horses to escape. Anyway, what Nawa Gangzhai wants is food. As long as the food is left. If you go down, the other party won't pursue you too hard.
Pei Renji didn't expect Wan He to be so cunning. When Wan He asked, Pei Renji said in a deep voice: "Fortunately, there are two thousand defenders in Yanshi City. Plus our own soldiers and horses, it shouldn't be enough to hold on for a few days." It’s a problem, but the time must not be long, otherwise we won’t be able to afford it,”
"Uh," Wan He was also a little confused about how many days there are. This concept is a bit vague. Three days is also a few days, and five days is also a few days. How many days is this? This question is very difficult for Wan He. What was important was whether Wan He decided to run away, so Wan He asked more questions.
Pei Renji showed a wry smile and said: "If it were the rebels in Hebei and Shandong in the past, and I had 10,000 rebels in my hands, I wouldn't even need to hide in the city, I could directly attack them and defeat them, but this Wagang The rebel soldiers in the village are far different from those I have encountered before. The elite level of the army is even far greater than that of some local armies. Before, I thought that the enemy could only have more than 30,000 people at most, so I had the confidence to rely on them. The city of Yanshi withstood the opponent's attack, but I didn't expect that there were at least 50,000 troops. With so many troops, if we were to attack the city by force, most of the 10,000 people I brought with me had never experienced combat. As a new recruit, I really have no confidence in this battle,"
Pei Renji's words scared Wan He to death. Pei Renji was a veteran on the battlefield and the current commander-in-chief of the counter-rebellion army. Even he said he was not sure. Then this battle was definitely lost. Wan He was about to do it. He had the idea of running away, but still held on to the last glimmer of hope and asked: "Then, what if there are reinforcements?"
"Reinforcements," Wan He sent people to Luoyang for help before but did not have time to tell Pei Renji, so Wan He suddenly mentioned the reinforcements now, which surprised Pei Renji, and a trace of surprise and hope flashed in Pei Renji's eyes. , hurriedly asked Wan He: "Mr. Guo, do we have any reinforcements? Where are the reinforcements? How many men and horses are there? How long will it take to arrive?"
Pei Renji suddenly spit out several questions in succession like a machine gun. Wan He was also stunned when he asked the question. He didn't know which question to answer him for a while. After a long while, Wan He finally recovered and said: "Uh. , Well, I just sent someone to deliver a letter to Luoyang. As long as a letter asking for help is received, Luoyang will send troops to help,"
"Luoyang," Pei Renji frowned when he heard what Wan He said. He made some mental calculations and then said, "If reinforcements are sent from Luoyang, it will take at least three or four days to get here, and there are also Excluding the time spent on the road by the people sent by the Duke, I can only hold on for three days at most."
"Well," after hearing what Pei Renji said, Wan He was completely in despair. His whole body was like an eggplant beaten by frost, completely withered. It seemed that he had no choice but to give up the food and flee directly back to Luoyang. However, After all this time, Wan He's efforts were in vain, which made Wan He very unhappy. However, he was unhappy. Wan He had no intention of risking his own life. He could only say to Pei Renji: "Look at it this way Come on, we have to give up this food,"
Pei Renji also knew what Wan He meant. Only by leaving food to Wagang Village could he gain a chance of survival. Although Pei Renji was unwilling to do so, he knew that if the food fell into the hands of Wagang Village, it would only make Wagang Village worse and worse. Strong, Pei Renji's hope of avenging Zhang Xutuo will become increasingly slim in the future, but Pei Renji also knows that if he does not do this, he, Wan He and more than 10,000 soldiers will be completely annihilated. Therefore, he could only nod his head in agreement with Wan He's approach.
"No," just when Wan He had given up hope and was about to ask Yang Gongqing to send a message to retreat, suddenly a clear drink came from the side. Wan He and Pei Renji looked back, but it was Qin Qiong who was walking quickly towards this Bian walked over. Qin Qiong was sent to settle the grain trucks before, so he just arrived at the top of the city. He happened to hear the conversation between Wan He and Pei Renji, walked up to Wan He and Pei Renji, and said to them: "We have finally transported the food out, so how can we leave it to those thieves? Isn't this a failure in our efforts?"
Pei Renji sighed and said with a wry smile: "If there is another way, I don't want to give up just like that. Shubao, I will keep the green hills without worrying about having no firewood. If I want to seek revenge from Wagang Village, we should wait until next time. "
Seeing Wan He and Pei Renji sighing, Qin Qiong suddenly smiled and said: "My lord, General Pei, don't give up hope yet. I have a plan here that can delay it for a few days. Maybe it can delay it." Until reinforcements arrive,"