Upon hearing this, Zhu Wen did not make a decision immediately, but turned to look at Jingxiang. Jingxiang was sitting at the top right, closest to Zhu Wen. Li Zhen's suggestion did not avoid him, so he heard every word of the conversation between the two.
Hearing this, Jingxiang thought for a moment and immediately said, "If we teach him a lesson, Brother Li's plan is redundant. You should know that if you don't kill the snake, it will cause endless harm. With such a good opportunity, the governor might as well just do it once and for all, wouldn't it be better?"
"Hmm?" Zhu Wen was very excited when he heard this. His eyes instantly shone with endless brilliance. He stared at Jingxiang and said, "Does the gentleman have a more detailed plan?"
Jing Xiang heard this and glanced at Li Zhen. He found that Li Zhen was also looking at him for advice, so he said ruthlessly: "Brother Li's plan is a good one, but if it's just arson, it may not be enough. If we want to do it, we must kill with one strike."
"In addition to arson, the governor can also secretly send people to surround the post station. When the fire starts, if anyone rushes out of the sea of fire, order them to attack and try to prevent any of them from escaping."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Wen and Li Zhen looked at each other. Jingxiang was afraid that they would not be able to kill Li Keyong with a big fire, so he improved Li Zhen's plan.
This one was more thoughtful and ruthless, but Zhu Wen liked him.
Since the two good counselors agreed, Zhu Wen immediately took action. He turned to look at the generals and said viciously: "Although Li Keyong only brought 300 soldiers, he also brought more than ten generals. Therefore, whether Li Keyong can be kept in Bianzhou depends on the ability of the generals."
"Please give instructions, General." All the generals under Zhu Wen immediately rushed forward and responded loudly.
They were already furious. If Zhu Wen had not deceived them with his deliberately friendly demeanor, many of them would have probably started fighting on the spot.
Looking at the high morale of the generals, Zhu Wen suddenly became high-spirited and thought to himself, since you, One-eyed Dragon, look down on me, don't blame me for sending you to the west.
"Where are Wang Yanzhang and Wang Yantong?" Zhu Wen immediately began to call out his names.
"I'm here." A sturdy man wearing a black helmet and iron armor, with dragon eyes and tiger beard, and wearing a sword and armor, came out to respond with a young general who looked 80% similar to him.
This man was Wang Yanzhang, a peerless general who had been powerful for three or four decades during the Five Dynasties. He was known as Wang Tieqiang. He had only two defeats in his life, the first to Li Cunxiao and the second to Shi Jianjian. He served Liang all his life and would rather die than surrender.
If Li Cunxiao is the banner of the Shatuo people, then Wang Yanzhang is the leader of the Later Liang Dynasty. Whether in terms of martial arts, strategy, or loyalty, Wang Yanzhang deserves the title of a famous general.
Wang Yanzhang, born in Yunzhou, was a hero who recommended himself as a general when Zhu Wen was fighting against Huang Chao.
At first, people did not respect him. Who would have thought that in order to gain people's respect, he actually ran back and forth barefoot on the caltrops on the ground for several times, and finally he was safe and sound, which made people sigh and admire him greatly.
Later, when Zhu Wen heard about this, he promoted this hero. Unexpectedly, Wang Yanzhang challenged all the generals just after joining Zhu Wen's army, and no one was able to defeat him. Since then, he has been deeply loved by Zhu Wen. Now, in order to take Li Keyong's life, Zhu Wen finally played this trump card.
Looking at his most powerful general, Zhu Wen became even more excited and said clearly: "Yan Zhang,
The general manager ordered your brother to lead his 3,000 troops to surround the post station at midnight tonight, fire rockets to set the building on fire, and after the fire starts, anyone who rushes out of the sea of fire will be killed directly. "
"Yes," Wang Yanzhang's brothers immediately responded.
Zhu Wen seemed to be still worried, after all, Li Keyong was accompanied by several generals, and immediately called on the generals: "Pang Shigu, Ge Congzhou, Liu Han, Wang Zhongshi, Li Sian, Yougong, Shi Shucong, you guys, go with Yanzhang, and kill as many Shatuo thieves as you can."
"Yes." Everyone responded in unison.
As for Li Keyong, it was already late when they left the Governor's Mansion. If they went far out of the city, they would inevitably miss their place of stay. Li Keyong had no choice but to take everyone to Shangyuan Posthouse in the city and prepare to stay there for one night.
After all, today's conflict was deliberately provoked by Yuchi Jin, so she would naturally give it more consideration. Before leaving, she saw Zhu Wen's face and the demeanor of his subordinates in Bianzhou, which made her alert that this matter might not be over yet.
Now she and Li Keyong are on the same boat. If Zhu Wen has evil intentions, he will not let her go. In order to protect others and herself, she can't just sit back and watch. After thinking for a while, she suddenly bowed to Li Keyong and said, "General Manager, I see that Zhu Wen looks gloomy. He won't rashly do anything bad to you, right?"
Li Keyong looked back at Yuchi Jin, his eyes slightly narrowed, and after a while he showed an expression of looking down on the world, and said proudly: "Humph, I'm afraid he has the intention of stealing but not the courage! Young man, don't worry, with my elite soldiers and generals from Hedong here, Zhu Wen will never dare to touch me."
It is not that the author wants to portray Li Keyong as such a moron, but Li Keyong has a natural contempt for other heroes in the late Tang Dynasty, such as Zhu Wen, Yang Xingmi, etc., and has a natural sense of superiority in his bones.
To put it in today's terms, Li Keyong was the son of an official who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, while Zhu Wen and Yang Xingmi were just wild boys from grassroots backgrounds. It would be strange if he looked down on the other.
Seeing Li Keyong speak so confidently, Yuchi Jin felt that his efforts were in vain. However, not all the people under Hedong's command were people like Li Keyong who thought highly of themselves, such as Shi Jingsi, Li Cunxin and others.
It would have been better if Yuchi Jin had not said anything. This reminder made the two of them secretly on guard. Li Keyong could be conceited and talk nonsense, but they, the generals under his command, had to provide guarantees for Li Keyong's conceit and nonsense and pay the price.
The generals from Hedong had all participated in the quarrel and no one drank too much. Since Li Keyong chose to spend the night here, although none of them stepped forward to persuade him, they all remained cautious under Yuchi Jin's reminder. A man who has crawled out of mountains of swords and seas of fire and can survive to this day must have an extraordinary character.
These generals were not as insensitive as they appeared to be. All of them seemed to be very alert.
More than ten generals were divided into three groups and took turns to garrison. Three hundred soldiers were also divided into three groups and took turns to keep watch.
Yuchi Jin, his master and his servants dared not to be indecisive. They now took turns on guard without any distinction between the primary and the secondary. If Li Keyong was now sleeping next to a tiger, then Yuchi Jin and the others were sleeping surrounded by wolves. How could they dare to be careless
The night in April is refreshing and filled with a romantic fragrance.
The moon is setting in the west and the sky is full of stars.
The guards at the post station were not drowsy at all. Instead, they were even more alert.
Now
They are commanded not by one or two generals, but by waves of generals. They have no choice but to be alert. The more skilled the generals are in fighting, the better they understand when is the best time to kill the enemy and win.
The night seems particularly long and solemn.
Around the hour of the first lunar month, a tremor suddenly spread from afar. Shi Jingsi, who was in charge of guarding the second half of the night, looked gloomy. He clenched the silver spear in his hand and said to the guards beside him without turning his head: "Go and wake up the general manager and the generals, and go and wake up the guards. It seems that Zhu Wen is really bold and dares to attack us."
In the darkness, several guards heard the words and did not dare to question them at all. Some of them quickly went into the post station to call the sleeping generals; others ran quickly into the temporary camp nearby to wake up the guards who came with them.
Li Keyong was too arrogant. He thought Zhu Wen would not dare to do anything to him. At the reminder of Yuchi Jin, he still lived in the post station. Some people may say, is Li Keyong stupid? Yes, is Li Keyong stupid? The author is very responsible to say that Li Keyong is definitely a person with almost negative political ability. Don't speak nonsense, history is a lesson.
He became famous at a young age. Compared with Zhu Wen, Yang Xingmi and others, his background was more than ten levels higher than the other two. This made him look down on others and arrogant. He had countless wise men and brave generals under his command, but when he died, he still left a mess for his son. His political ability was not negative, so how could he be so tough
A very ordinary dispute of loyalty among his subordinates actually led Zhu Wen to attack him. In his mind, this was simply a fairy tale and ridiculous, but he did not know that there were coincidences, intentions, and inevitabilities in this.
What is accidental? That is Li Zhen, a subordinate of Li Keyong, who should not have offended Li Zhen. This Confucian scholar who failed in the imperial examinations many times, hated others who were promoted to higher positions through formal channels. His one-sided prejudice killed countless officials and left a strong mark in history, which was very vicious.
Intentional means that it was the deliberate instigation of Miss Yuchi Jin; inevitable means that Lian Jingxiang believed that Li Keyong was a stumbling block on Zhu Wen's road to progress, and suddenly changed his behavior and supported Li Zhen's killing of Li Keyong, which led to today's night attack.
Before all the Shatuo generals woke up, and even Li Keyong was still putting on his clothes and armor, Wang Yanzhang had already led his troops to surround the post station. As soon as the battle formation was formed, countless guards immediately threw firewood towards the post station. Almost in an instant, countless firewood was piled up around the post station.
Shi Jingsi was shocked when he saw this. He was about to go out and question the other party and delay the time, but Wang Yanzhang ignored him and waved his hand without giving him a chance to speak. He immediately ordered: "Rockets, get ready."
Upon hearing this, Shi Jingsi's face changed instantly, and he shouted, "Asshole, how dare you, bastard, the person staying in the post station is General Li, the governor of Hedong."
Wang Yanzhang just looked at the other party with contempt. Since the general manager had given the order for him to annihilate all the people in the post station, what was the point in saying anything? Talking to the other party would only give them more time to prepare. As a general, how could he not know the principle of "invasion is like fire".
Since we have decided to annihilate them, we must fight for every inch of their lives. With this in mind, he ignored Shi Jingsi's shouting and ordered again: "Fire in unison."