Yingxuan is gone, and Wang Xuan Zhao Zhen also had to give up the idea of secretly packing up Ying Xuan. If Wang Zhao Zhen didn't guess wrong, Ying Xuan would still be the same as in history this time, with a big defeat among the officers and soldiers! At that time, if Yingxuan is annihilated, he won't have to do it himself.
Thinking of this, Xin Wang Zhao Zhen suddenly thought, once Ying Xuan left, what should the remaining Shimen officers and soldiers do? Zhang Jun should have at least tens of thousands or even more than 200,000 horses in his hands! Xin Wang Zhao Zhen's brain suddenly brightened, but it seemed that he had thought of something. At this time, General Shan Hongfei couldn't support it anymore, he simply tilted his head and slammed heavily on the wine table, finally drunk!
Looking at General Shan Hongfei, who was lying on the wine table with his head tilted, Xin Wang Zhaozhen had to smile helplessly, and went directly to help General Shan Hongfei to settle the wine money, and then carried General Shan Hongfei back home. Returning to the mansion, General Shan Hongfei was naturally slapped by his wife, but General Shan Hongfei was already drunk and couldn't hear it at all. On the contrary, Wang Zhaozhen was irritated, and his ears almost didn't have the nagging of Mrs. Shan. Grind off.
After handing the drunk General Shan Hongfei to Mrs. Shan to clean up, Xin Wang Zhao Zhen left Shan Mansion and returned to his mansion. Returning to his room, Xin Wang Zhao Zhen lay down on the bed, but he began to think about his previous thoughts.
Between the two rivers east of Shimen and west of Fengyang, Fengzhou, there is a place called Baituoshan by the locals. This mountain is actually nothing special. Although it is not high, the range is very large, and the whole mountain area spreads for dozens of miles.
At this time, most of the officers and men led by Zhang Jun have been stationed here. After all, most of Zhang Jun's officers and soldiers can only be regarded as a mob. Such an army may be able to explode powerful combat effectiveness when it wins or gains an advantage. But when the army is at a disadvantage, various problems with officers and soldiers arise.
After the defeat in Shimen, Zhang Jun originally had more than 200,000 people, but along the way, he was surrounded and intercepted several times by the great sage king Yang Yaojun who was later killed. The size of the officers and soldiers shrank sharply, as early as two days ago. , The officers and soldiers have already begun to appear deserters.
There are now less than 150,000 officers and soldiers remaining in the army. If Zhang Jun's prestige were not there, this number would have to be reduced a lot! And Zhang Jun also took away his 20,000 elite and 50,000 soldiers, and went to fight with Yang Yao's army.
In the past few days, these issues such as grain and grass, chasing soldiers, morale, etc., have not affected Zhang Jun’s confidence. Even two days ago, the news of the Southern Song officers and soldiers' victory came from Jiangnan, and Zhang Jun’s army could not help but gain morale. Vibrate.
But just now, a bad news from Zhao Gou completely changed Zhang Jun's appearance. At this moment, Zhang Jun no longer has the usual vigorous aura, his face is pale, his eyes are gray, his lips are also dry and cracked, and the whole person is sitting on the ground, if it is not blocked by a low table on his back, I am afraid Zhang Jun is about to lie on the ground.
After Gaozong Zhao Gou learned that Xin Wang was taken prisoner by Huizong in blood, he was named as the Grand Marshal of the National Soldiers and Horses and concurrently as the prince. In order to avoid a statement of unfilial piety, as well as considerations of righteousness and strength, Zhao Gou agreed to Xin Wang Zhao Zhen as prince And summon the letter king Zhao Zhen to return to Shaoxing to establish a prince!
This was the information from Shaoxing, and it was personally sent by the closest guards around Zhao Gou. These guards were no less loyal to Zhao Go than anyone else. Therefore, Zhang Jun also did not question the authenticity of this information. In his mind, the omnipotent and invincible believer Zhao Zhen is really going to become the future lord of the Song Dynasty!
In Zhang Jun's mind, he was able to throw the entire Sichuan, Shu and the Northwest to the Xin Wang Jun and still not fall, and still command an army of this size, it is precisely because he fits Zhao Gou's heart and shame and the relationship between Xin Wang Zhao Zhen and Zhao Zhen. It has value in Zhao Gou's mind.
Now that Zhao Gou wants to make Zhao Zhen the prince, doesn't it mean that he no longer has the possibility of being appreciated by Zhao Gou? Then, in the future, if I offend Zhao Zhen and be regarded as an abandoned son by Zhao Gou, then Zhang Jun's obsession in his heart has begun to collapse and collapse!
"Report--!" A loud cry came from outside Zhang Jun's military account. I saw an officer and soldier rushing into the military account and was about to say something to Zhang Jun, but he saw that Zhang Jun turned into After seeing this appearance, I couldn't help but be taken aback, but I couldn't say anything.
He raised his head dullly and glanced at the soldier. Zhang Jun slowly stood up, but he seemed to know nothing about his current appearance, and said indifferently: "Let's talk, what's the matter? Has the enemy started to attack?"
Half a month ago, an army appeared at the foot of the mountain. It looked like more than 30,000 people. Although the number was far less than the size of the officers and soldiers, Zhang Jun, who finally knew that he was really bad in the battle, was afraid of it. Send out troops rashly.
From the first battle in Shimen City, Zhang Jun was already scared, so this time Zhang Jun didn't fight even one battle, so he went straight into the mountainous area with his army. And the officers and soldiers seemed to be consumed by the officers and soldiers, so they were stationed at the foot of the mountain to guard.
In this regard, without the protection of General Zhang Jun and his troops, Zhang Jun, who had only 70,000 in his hand, had no other way. Now Qin Hui also took the elite back to Fengzhou Fengyang to rest the troops because of the death of his lieutenant. But Zhang Jun was fighting the Great Sage King Yang Yao in full swing, so there is no time to help.
Seeing that the other party was exhausted, Zhang Jun was determined. Anyway, when Zhang Jun retreated last time, he robbed a lot of food from the people everywhere, enough for their troops to stay here for a few months. See who is consuming whom!
When the officer and soldier heard Zhang Jun’s questioning, he recovered from the shock. He quickly lowered his head and fisted at Zhang Jun and shouted: "Master Hui Zhang! It is not the officers and soldiers who came up! It was the mountains. The two want to see Master Zhang! The brothers don’t know what to do, so I have come to ask Master Zhang for advice!"
"Want to see me?" Zhang Jun's gray eyes had a glimmer of light, and he frowned and asked: "Who? Is it from the army under the mountain?"
"Brothers don't know if it's a member of that army!" The soldier hesitated, but still answered honestly: "Both brothers recognize that it is General Liu Zheng, Xiaofang who disappeared in Shimen City that day. With General Wang Yun! It's just that they are wearing enemy armor!"
A cold light flashed in Zhang Jun's eyes, and he said silently: "Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun! Humph! Good! I didn't expect these two men to be traitors! Now they dare to come to me so grandiosely! What more do you need to say? Beheaded for me! Hang their heads at the entrance of the barracks!" When he thinks of traitors, Zhang Jun can’t wait to kill all the traitors who betrayed him in the world, and the deaths of Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun are also inevitable. His hatred!
"Hey!" Although hesitated, Zhang Jun gave the order, and the soldier only had to execute Zhang Jun's order. Even after he drank, he turned to leave the military account.
"Hold on!" Just when the soldier was about to get out of the military tent, Zhang Jun suddenly called him again. The officers and soldiers had to turn around again and fell to the ground in front of Zhang Jun, waiting for Zhang Junxin's instructions.
Zhang Jun took a deep breath. The order he had just given was just a moment of righteous anger. I calmed down a little bit and wanted to know that the news that Wang Zhaozhen was the crown prince had just arrived, and Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun appeared over there. Saying that there is no connection, Zhang Jun did not believe that he was killed.
It is said that Shimen is a force supported by the King of Letter Zhao Zhen. They come, and once they kill them, King of Letter Zhao Zhen will never let him go.
If it were to be replaced by the news that Xin Wang Zhao Zhen became the prince, Zhang Jun would not hesitate to let people kill these two traitors! But now Zhang Jun has to think about his own future. Now facing the Wang Junjun, his failure seems to be a foregone conclusion. Now there are only more than 30,000 troops looking for it. It won’t be long before there will be more. The army is here. None of the 30,000 troops in front of Zhang Jun could be beaten, let alone more officers and soldiers.
Zhang Jun has heard that all the 50,000 officers and soldiers who were captured in Shimen City had been killed by the butcher of Yingxuan. Zhang Jun can foresee, if he waits until he is defeated, what will happen to the troops under him, especially himself.
Zhang Jun’s army soldiers could die for Da Song, but he was very afraid of death. He had to find a way to survive for himself!
With a cloudy face, Zhang Jun finally let out a long sigh of relief and shouted to the soldier, "Bring me the two of them!"
"Yes!" The soldier responded again and turned and left the military account. However, Zhang Jun straightened his waist, straightened his armor, and then turned around and sat on his handsome chair in the military tent, waiting quietly.
It didn’t take long for the soldier to walk into the military tent with Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun, who were wearing military armors. The soldier clasped his fist and shouted at Zhang Jun: "Master Zhang! Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun were brought here. !"
"Final General Liu Zhengjiang (Wang Yun)! I have seen Master Zhang!" Seeing Zhang Jun again, both Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun subconsciously bowed to Zhang Jun with their fists, just like they had served under Zhang Jun's account. .
Zhang Jun ignored these two men, and directly said to the soldier, "Go back!"
Seeing Zhang Jun's indifferent expression, both Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. They just remembered that they were no longer a general, but a traitor to the soldiers!
After the soldier retreated, Zhang Jun turned his head and looked at Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, showing a sneer of contempt, and said: "I wonder if the two adults condescended to come to me today. What's the matter here?"
Hearing Zhang Jun’s cynicism, Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun immediately blushed. Liu Zhengjiang clasped his fists and said to Zhang Jun: "Master Zhang! I know you are very dissatisfied with us! Now no matter how we explain it, you I won’t forgive us! But this time we hope Master Zhang can believe us. We are here this time solely for the lives of all the brothers on this mountain!"
"Humph!" When Liu Zhengjiang came up, he said so directly, but Zhang Jun didn't know how to answer. He only hummed back, and then stopped talking, waiting for Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun to speak. Their purpose.
Seeing Zhang Jun stopped talking, Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun also knew what Zhang Jun meant, and they both secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, they also took a big risk when they came here this time. After all, they had been under Zhang Jun's account for so long, and Zhang Jun's character and attitude could not be more clear to them. Before going up the mountain, Zhao Zhen, the King of Letters who commanded more than 30,000 troops at the foot of the mountain, once said that they were very likely to be killed by officers and soldiers without even seeing Zhang Jun. And Xin Wang Zhao Zhen also said that the two of them don't need to go up the mountain, it all depends on their own wishes. But after thinking about it, Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun decided to go up the mountain in person to persuade Zhang Jun to surrender, which is also for the sake of the remaining officers and soldiers on the mountain.
Immediately, Liu Zhengjiang hugged Zhang Jun and said: "Master Zhang! I believe you should have received the news that the Emperor Taishang has issued an edict in blood. The Lord Gongxin Wang Qiansui, who is behind us, has been made prince by the emperor.
Hearing Liu Zhengjiang's words, Zhang Jun's face couldn't help but cold, staring at Liu Zhengjiang, the anger in his heart was rising up. If there is no news that Zhao Zhen was established as the prince, how could Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun go up the mountain? Zhang Jun would want to see what Liu Zhengjiang had to say!
Liu Zhengjiang faced Zhang Jun’s anger, but he was not at all afraid. He said, "Master Zhang is a smart man! I believe it is also clear that we believe in the relationship between Wang Jun and His Majesty. I know that we are a bit hostile. But now it’s meaningless for you to continue to fight with us! Now only the Xinwang Jun with elite soldiers and horses can carry the banner of restoring Da Song Heshan!"
"Stop talking nonsense! What do you want to say! Just say it!" How could Zhang Jun not know what Liu Zhengjiang said. In fact, the Northern Expedition was nothing more than everyone's talk. Because of the interests of many people, a group of surrenderers headed by Zhao Gou were determined not to the Northern Expedition. Therefore, this great cause of the Northern Expedition was nothing more than Xin Wang Jun was doing under the leadership of Xin Wang Zhao Zhen. And they were just the pioneers of the capitulation faction who worked hard for Zhao Gou.
Although these are the facts that are about to happen, it does not mean that Zhang Jun is willing to listen to them. Although he already knows that Xin Wang Zhao Zhen will soon become the new owner, Zhang Jun still feels very uncomfortable when he hears these.
However, Liu Zhengjiang didn't seem to see Zhang Jun's flaming eyes. Instead, he continued: "Now your lord has to see the situation clearly. Originally, we believed that His Royal Highness wanted to investigate you for having trouble with him, and even sent someone to assassinate him. However, during the anti-gold struggle in the Northwest, you handed in the entire Sichuan and Shu soldiers to Qiansui Wang, which is considered to be aware of the current affairs and made great achievements. Therefore, if the merits and demerits are equal, Qiansui Wang will not kill you. And now, you can. Whether you receive the forgiveness of the King Qiansui depends on your performance."
"Enough!" Zhang Jun yelled, and directly interrupted Liu Zhengjiang's talk. He stood up abruptly, drew the sword from his waist, stared at Liu Zhengjiang with red eyes, and yelled. Said: "Dog thief! I killed you!"
When Wang Yun saw it, he immediately stood up to stand in front of Liu Zhengjiang, but Liu Zhengjiang straightened his back and looked at Zhang Jun without any fear, and said with a serious face: "Master Zhang! The reason why I am Having said that, I just want to tell you one thing! That is, now that you are at sunset, once you don’t know the current affairs, there is no possibility of survival! Is Lord Zhang really not afraid of death?"
Hearing the last words of Liu Zhengjiang, Zhang Jun could not stand the sword that Zhang Jun had already raised. I could see that Zhang Jun's face was red and white for a while, changing several times in a row, and finally staggered under his feet, fell back to his seat, and the sword in his hand fell weakly to the ground.