Two days later, Zhang Xuan led the army to Fuyang County on the north bank of the Qiantang River, most of Meng Haigong's soldiers were captured by the Sui army and imprisoned in Wu County, and Fang Xuanling was responsible for screening and release, while Zhang Xuan continued to lead the army south, his goal was not to restore the territory in the south of the Yangtze River, and the army had been killed to the Lingnan Sea, which was the ultimate goal of his Jiangnan campaign. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Both sides of the Qiantang River have been completely controlled by the Sui army, the navy built a solid and wide pontoon bridge on the river in Fuyang County, at this time, Zhou Meng escorted Meng Haigong to see Zhang Xuan, the surface of the Qiantang River is calm, but the water surface is surging, the navy soldiers only caught Meng Haigong and more than 20 other soldiers, and the rest of the hundreds of people, including the military division Mao Wenshen, were swept away by the torrent, and it is unlikely that they will survive.

Meng Haigong sat in a wooden cage wearing a wooden flail, his eyes were dull, and his spirit was very sluggish, Zhang Xuan stepped forward, looked him up and down, and said with a sneer: "You deserve to die in Donghai County, but you have been plagued to this day." ”

Meng Haigong slowly turned his head to look at Zhang Xuan, and he said calmly, "Isn't this what you expected?" His Royal Highness the King of Qi. ”

Meng Haigong suddenly laughed, "Do you think I really don't know that my brother Meng Xide actually died at your hands?" ”

"Looks like you're not stupid either."

Meng Haigong sighed, "The winner is the king, the loser is the coward, I have done too much sin, it is not a pity to die, I just want to know where my son is now?" Can His Royal Highness King Qi fulfill my last wish? ”

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "Your son should have died in the chaos, we found his war horse, but we didn't find the body, he should have been taken by the soldiers." ”

When Meng Haigong heard that his son's body was not found, he suddenly had a glimmer of hope in his heart, maybe his own soldiers exchanged horses with him and escorted him out, although he also knew that this possibility was extremely slim, but at least it was not certain that his son might still be alive.

"Your Highness, give me a good time!" Meng Haigong pleaded again.

"I'll give you a good time!"

Zhang Xuan looked at him and said: "But not here, but in Huiji County, this is your fate, you are destined to become my sacrifice to collect Jiangnan, enjoy your last few days!" ”

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The Sui army rested on the north bank of the Qiantang River for a day and continued to move south, 50,000 troops crossed the Qiantang River and entered the territory of Yuhang County, there was no thief army in Yuhang County, Zhang Xuan received the Taishou of Yuhang County and some county orders, and led the army to continue the southern expedition, and two days later, the army arrived in Huiji County.

Huiji County is the county governance of Huiji County, that is, the old nest of Meng Haigong.

At present, Meng Haigong still has 20,000 troops in Huiji County, commanded by two generals, one named Meng Xing and the other named Yang Zhifu, and they command a total of 15,000 troops stationed in Huiji County.

Meng Xing's original surname was Liang, since he was accepted by Meng Hai Gong as a righteous son, he changed his surname to Meng, his blood pay has also been fruitful, he was named the king of Huiji County by Meng Haigong, in charge of the affairs of Huiji County, although this Meng Xing is not even illiterate, but it does not prevent him from skillfully using power, in just a few months, he used the power in his hands to force tens of thousands of taels of gold and countless jewels.

Meng Xing didn't like land, land could not be carried, he preferred gold and jewelry, which were more tangible wealth.

In addition, Meng Xing also has a big hobby, especially likes to pretend to be ghosts, and has raised more than a dozen great immortal witches who claim to be able to summon ghosts and gods, and even he creates a heavenly omen for himself, such as finding a silk cloth with his name written on it in the belly of a fish, or hanging a strip of cloth with his name on the neck of a bird, but it is this that angers Meng Haigong, and Meng Haigong divides part of his army and leads it by another general, Yang Zhifu, which is a serious warning to him.

The gate of Huiji County is closed, the city is full of dense soldiers, with bows and arrows, waiting for him, Meng Xing is dressed in golden armor, standing on the main gate of the north city with a spear in his hand, he is about thirty years old, he looks burly, handsome, strong in martial arts, from the surface this person looks good, but in fact he is a ruthless person, he has killed countless people in Huiji County, and no one is afraid of him.

Although many generals persuaded him to surrender, he refused to take this step, he knew that others might survive, but he Meng Xing would definitely die.

"If you go on with the Sui army and hold on for a month, the Sui army will inevitably retreat!" Meng Xing shouted to the soldiers.

This is also his only spiritual pillar, he has 15,000 troops under his command, enough to hold Huiji County, he bets that the Sui army will still deal with Lin Shihong, and he will definitely not stay here for a long time, as long as he can support it for a month, the Sui army will undoubtedly retreat, and there is enough food in the city, enough for them to eat for a year or two, and there is enough food and weapons, so why does he not hold on?

At this time, Meng Xing suddenly remembered someone, so he viciously ordered: "Go and invite General Yang!" ”

The only thing he was worried about was Yang Zhifu, who was nominally his subordinate, but Yang Zhifu independently commanded an army of 3,000 people, if it weren't for his jealousy of his father-in-law Meng Haigong, Meng Xing would have slaughtered this Yang Zhifu with a knife.

Not long after, Yang Zhifu hurried over, Yang Zhifu was about forty years old, a native of Yuyao County, Huiji County, about forty years old, medium stature, very ordinary appearance, no one noticed him when he walked on the street, but he was very steady, Meng Hai was just taking a fancy to him, so he commanded 3,000 troops alone, monitored Meng Xing, and prevented Meng Xing from doing anything out of the ordinary.

"See General Meng for your humble duties!" Yang Zhifu bowed and saluted.

Yang Zhifu is a civilian officer, once Meng Haigong's soldier Cao joined the army, he is quite knowledgeable, but he does not know martial arts, it is for this reason that he has always been despised by Meng Xing, who is strong in martial arts.

Meng Xing glanced at him and said coldly: "I already talked to Yang Senjun yesterday, I will not surrender, if Yang Senjun wants to surrender to the Sui army, it is best to say to me in advance, I will prepare a high coffin for Yang Senjun, do you understand what I mean?" ”

"Don't dare!"

Yang Zhifu said respectfully: "The lowly post will follow the steps of the general, the general will go east, and the lowly post will never go west." ”

"I don't dare, but I said ugly things in front, if you have the slightest dissenting heart, then don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Don't dare!"

"Go ahead! Defend the foot of the city well to prevent the Sui army from digging holes and entering the city. ”

Yang Zhifu bowed and retreated, Meng Xing kept looking at his back and walked away, before he snorted coldly, "What you don't think you can do, you dare to divide my army?" ”

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Under the city of Huiji County, 50,000 Sui troops have set up a large camp three miles away, the Sui army has been like a bamboo, but when it arrives in Huiji County, it has encountered resistance, Zhang Xuan is not in a hurry to attack Huiji County, and blindly attacks without knowing anything, this is not his style of doing things, he ordered the army to set up a large camp and wait patiently for the order to attack.

Of course, Zhang Xuan is not ignorant, he knows what Meng Xing, the lord of Huiji County, has done, and he also knows that there are 15,000 people on the other side, and even their equipment and grain storage are clearly understood, as early as last year, a Sui army scout composed of locals of Huiji County has infiltrated the city, and they have been lurking in the city until now, waiting for the arrival of today's moment.

At this time, a soldier at the tent door reported: "General Luo asks to see!" ”

"Let him in." Zhang Xuan stopped writing,

After a while, Luo Shixin walked in quickly, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "See Dashuai!" ”

"What's the matter?" Zhang Xuan asked with a smile.

Luo Shixin stood up and said impatiently: "I have studied the city in my humble position, Huiji County is far from being able to compare with the tall fortified cities in the north, and the soldiers at the head of the city have not been trained to defend the city, so I am sure that I can take this city within an hour." ”

"You still need an hour, if I attack the city, I only need half an hour to take it, but even if it is only a quarter of an hour, I don't want to attack the city."

Luo Shixin was stunned for a long time and said: "I don't understand my humble position!" ”

"I know you won't understand, why I, as the king of Qi, must personally lead the army to attack Jiangnan, that is, I not only want to collect the land of Jiangnan, but also the hearts of the people in Jiangnan, Meng Haigong only had 3,000 people to cross the Jiangnan at the beginning, and finally had more than 100,000 soldiers, which shows that these hundreds of thousands of soldiers are all children of Jiangnan, I killed 50,000 thieves in Wuxi County, killing is enough, the next step must be to show a lenient side, otherwise what is the difference between me and Meng Haigong?"

"The handsome never disturbs the people, how can there be no difference between him and Meng Haigong?" Luo Shixin muttered quietly.

Zhang Xuan laughed, "You're right, but it's not deep enough, I have planted scouts in Huiji County, and you can know from their intelligence that the main general Meng Xing is greedy for money and blackmail, but his soldiers are very restrained, and rarely hear the news of harassing civilians, why?" The reason is very simple, these soldiers are all local children, dare not mess around, if we attack the city and kill 2,000 people, these two thousand people have parents and brothers, and there are three aunts and six mothers-in-law, involving many families, so we first do our best to be benevolent and righteous, if the other party really refuses to surrender, it is not too late for us to attack the city, General Luo, what do you say? ”

"Do you think the marshal will surrender?" Luo Shixin asked again.

Zhang Xuan nodded slowly, "I believe they will definitely open the city and surrender!" ”

After a pause, Zhang Xuan smiled again: "If you really feel bored, then push Meng Haigong's prisoner cart around the city and let the soldiers in the city take a look, maybe their thoughts will be different." (To be continued.) )