The news of Wang Wenliang's death in the battle soon spread back to the Shuaifu Xingyuan in Jingyang County. In private, there were also Yanda's complaints, which reached Han Gang's ears through You Shixiong - what did you do to increase the morale of the rebels in the city, did you think that the imperial court had more money and less siege?

Wang Wenliang's death in battle was expected, and there was no nonsense. Han Jiang sent someone to rectify the remnants of the Tibetan army, to prevent them from making trouble, and asked people to send wine and food to comfort them. However, he didn't let Han Gang take care of the wounded soldiers of the Fan army who followed Wang Wenliang to fight, and he was afraid of accidents, so Han Gang would not object.

As for Yan Da's complaints, Han Gang could only smile bitterly, but Yan Da only complained in private, with his intelligence, if he couldn't see through the problems, then there would be ghosts.

However, on the surface, it was indeed Wang Wenliang recommended by him Han Gang. Wang Wenliang was defeated and died, and from the rules of officialdom, he had to bear a share of the guilt. But everyone in the Shuai Mansion knows what the situation is, and the reason for this is that it can be semi-openly identified to the Son of Heaven, even if someone deliberately can't get along with Han Gang, the Son of Heaven will not let this charge fall on Han Gang's head, not to mention Wang Anshi and Han Jiang.

After ending the military discussion with no new ideas, Han Gang returned to the station assigned to him in Jingyang City. It is a temple in the southeast of the county, it is not big, but it is quite a few years, a few old pines in the courtyard have a foot and a half thickness, and it should always be there for two or three hundred years. It was supposed to be a clean place, but recently it was taken up by most of the officials in the Xuanfu Division, and the owner of the temple was squeezed into the firewood room and kitchen to settle down.

What is the mood of the monks in the temple, Han Gang is not interested in caring, he is led, and when it is time to arrange the wing room for him, Chong Jianzhong and Chong Pu are both in the courtyard. The three of them were arranged in a courtyard, while the seed slept in the camp.

Han Gang and the Seed Family Brothers are in this small courtyard, the patio is only two zhang in size, Han Gang lives in the East Chamber, the Seed Family Brothers sleep in the West Chamber, and the main house is You Shixiong who lives first. It was precisely because of You Shixiong's arrangement that Han Gang would live here, otherwise he would have gone to live in a temporary sanatorium.

However, You Shixiong is now going to Yan Da on the front line to listen to the command, he is now quite valued by Han Jiang and Yan Da, and many things are pressed on him, and he is busy every day.

Han Gang came back just in time, and Chong Pu and Chong Jianzhong were eating and drinking in the room. There were a lot of wine and dishes on the table, donkey meat, mutton, and chickens and ducks that were just burned, almost all of them were meat, and nearly half of the five or six catties of wine in a jar were drunk.

Although because of the failure of the strategy of expanding the land and Hengshan, the seed will definitely be condemned this time, but this defeat is not a crime of war, and even the number of victories is more than the previous victories, whether it is the Son of Heaven or the court, I think I will be considerate. And the matter has come to this point, and no matter what happens, it is only a matter of facing it. So Chong Jianzhong and Chong Pu let go to drink wine and eat meat, and they didn't think about superfluous things.

Hearing Han Gang's return, the brothers of the farming family came over to eat and drink together. Han Gang didn't shirk either, his stomach was also hungry, so he pulled a stool and sat down, and the native soldiers serving next to him took clean dishes and chopsticks.

sat down and was toasted with a glass of wine, ate two pieces of roast donkey meat, and listened to Chong Pu say: "Yukun, you showed a big face today, and sent Wang Wenliang's bird goods to be reincarnated in one sentence." No one else has the ability to do this. ”

"Who can't think of this trick in battle, how many people have done it, do you want me to point it out?" Han Gang held the wine bowl and asked with a smile: "Everyone in the hall is watching Han Xianggong's jokes, so let Wang Wenliang climb around, even Ling Zun." If the younger brother doesn't come out to say, Wang Wenliang doesn't know how long he will have to jump! ”

"I don't even want to mention it, what else do I want to mention." Chong Jianzhong said on the side, "Wang Wenliang is annoying, and Wu Kui is indeed forced for him." But Luo Wu was not ashamed there, and he came back with more than 2,000 heads, and even if Han Xianggong was demoted this time, he would not be degraded too much. ”

"The steward should be fine." Han Gang nodded slightly, Han Jiang would not be punished heavily, so there would not be much of a problem. Everything can be pushed to the grievances between Wang Wenliang and Wu Kui, and now Wang Wenliang is loyal to the country, and the charges are all Wu Kui's, "The affairs of Huanqing Road have nothing to do with the governor, and Luo Wucheng's merits are ......"

"Thanks to Yukun too. I heard Brother Seventeen say, Yukun was in Luowu during the time, you strategized, the morale of the army was greatly boosted, Liang Yibury was defeated several times, Yukun, how much effort did you make! "Raise a bowl to pay tribute to Han Gang," I wish Yukun can travel thousands of miles and go straight to the clouds. ”

"Yes, be respectful of Yukun." Chongpu also raised a glass to harmony.

"Who didn't contribute to the matter of Luo Wucheng? How did Wei Mingji get fooled? Is it the work of Han Gang alone? Han Gang poured the bowl full of wine, "If you want to celebrate, it's also three people together." ”

As soon as the wine bowl touched, the three of them drank a few glasses with high interest.

Putting down the bowl, Han Gang said again: "But whether it is a reward or a punishment, you will have to wait until the troubles in Xianyang City are solved, and you will not have time to mention it." He sighed, "I don't know how long the siege will be, but all the land near the left is deserted." ”

"It's time to start digging tunnels in a few days, right? Anyway, Zhao Langzhong has no other skills except to draw a scoop according to the gourd. "The words of Chong Pu buried Zhao Zhan very much. It's just that what Zhao Zhan did in Xianyang is indeed a copy of the rebellion in Beizhou that year by Ming Ho and Wen Yanbo.

In that year, the Maitreya Sect King rebelled and occupied the city of Beizhou. Ming Ho and Wen Yanbo, who presided over the counterinsurgency for two terms, used to build a wall to besiege the city first, and then dig tunnels, and it took nearly four months to finally break through the lonely city of Beizhou, and then Beizhou was renamed Enzhou, and changed its auspicious name until now.

There are successful precedents in the past, so Zhao Zhan will follow the example, but if he does this, the delay will be long.

"Whether it is the number of grain and weapons, or the completeness of the city defense, Beizhou is far inferior to Xianyang City, the northern gate of Chang'an. Moreover, the rebels in the city are all elite, not comparable to the Hebei Forbidden Army, which has not fought for decades. If you really grind like this, it will be possible for a year and a half. ”

Hearing Han Gang say this, Chong Jianzhong also nodded in agreement, "Wu Kui is not a fool, how did Beizhou lose, can he be a Du Yu Hou?" Seeing a ring of walls outside the city, you should know how to defend it next. ”

"As soon as Zhao Langzhong's tail cocked, Wu Kui knew what he was going to pull." Chong Pu and Han Gang had long been accustomed to each other, and laughed at Zhao Zhan without scruples in front of him.

"It's really a mistake to build a wall and besiege the city......" Han Gang sighed.

Zhao Zhan is making this trouble, and I am afraid that there will be a famine in the Baiqu grain area this year. Moreover, a year's disaster often takes three years to make up, and Shaanxi's standing reserves will be tight within two or three years. Although the strategic center of gravity of Shaanxi Zhulu has moved westward, without the support of Guanzhong, it is equivalent to another rope tied to the neck of the open side of the river. I don't know how Gu Wei's Tuntian and Shiyi are doing.

Chong Jianzhong said: "I heard someone say it just now. Zhao Daguan [Zhao Zhanzi] This is the lesser of two evils. Surrounding Xianyang City will consume a lot of people's strength, and there may be a famine, but if the rebels are allowed to escape from the city and scatter in all directions, the army will be burning, and it will be even bigger than now. ”

"Then Wu Kui must be able to rush out. A fire under Xianyang City the day before yesterday, if it wasn't for Zhao Langzhong, how could so many elites be burned? ! He was already besieged in the city. "Chong Pu looks down on civil officials like Zhao Zhan who command chaotically, "Yan Da is also a little capable, let him command, Xianyang has already been defeated." Today, Wang Wenliang has gone to the city, except for Zhao Langzhong, who hasn't seen it?! ”

Wang Wenliang led a group of soldiers to the city in one fell swoop, in fact, this is a signal, Wu Kui's available troops are too few. If you really want to attack Xianyang City, with the current strength of the siege, it is more than enough. It's just that Han Jiang, the prime minister, didn't speak, and the others couldn't overwhelm Zhao Zhan, so they could only let him command blindly.

Han Gang didn't know how long Han Jiang would endure Zhao Zhan, but don't look at Zhao Zhan, although he is now meddling in many things, but Han Jiang really wants to take care of it, he can only stand aside. Wang Wenliang died in battle, and Han Jiang, who was defeated, can get rid of a lot, now it depends on when he can cheer up.

Xianyang is not Beizhou, Shaanxi is not Hebei, and the chaos cannot be long. If it really drags on for a few months, when the party members lick their wounds, they will have to come to Da Song's side to replenish their blood. Not to mention the Khitans, they have a hand in robbing while the fire is hot. If it continues to be delayed, no one can say whether it will become a situation of recruiting rebels.

After drinking wine in the middle of the night, the three of them dispersed. When he got up the next day, Han Gang went to Xuanfu Division first. met Han Jiang and Zhao Zhan, and then he followed the army of Yan Yanlu led by Chong Ge and marched towards Xianyang together.

The main forces of the counterinsurgency are now outside Xianyang City, and Han Gang has to establish his army sanatorium in the camp outside Xianyang City according to common sense.

The circle of walls surrounding Xianyang City has been built to a height of nearly two zhang, and the thickness is no different from the city wall, and the distance from the original Xianyang city wall is about 100 steps. Looking at this situation, it is probably to make an inner and outer city for Xianyang. It is the point that a trench more than one zhang deep and two zhang wide is dug on the inside of the wall, which makes people feel a headache.

He brought his troops over and met with Yanda, who was leading the siege of the city. Because of Guo Kui, the two have never been at odds, and they only greeted each other a little. However, Yan Da has an advantage, although he is a recruiter and is in charge of counterinsurgency military affairs, he is not arrogant, and treats the seed who is also the deputy head of the road with him as a subordinate. Otherwise, with the temper of a kind of man, most of the big tents will have a good show. But between the two, there seems to be lightning and thunder, and there is a faint confrontation.

Han Gang has his own business to do, and he has no intention of watching the excitement in the big tent. After asking for instructions from Chong Ge and Yan Da, he went straight to the sanatorium with the army.