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Chapter 819: Chongzhou Incident Settled, Confrontation on Jiangnan Road

Chongzhou.

An urgent message from the emperor and his ministers arrived at Wang Xiaojie's tent eight hundred miles away.

The most famous general of the Great Zhou Dynasty laughed loudly for more than thirty times, and then immediately ordered his deputy general Wang Tiehan to lead a battalion of 3000 soldiers to the Buzhen camp to welcome Bukhara and Daleha into Chongzhou.

Bu Zhen, who was instructed to continue guarding the camp, was very worried, but Daleha was very confident in the emperor and ministers of the Great Zhou. He said, "Our prince's cousin is the King of Qin of the Great Zhou." Then he took Bukhanna and followed Wang Tiehan into Chongzhou City.

Wang Xiaojie was on the city gate tower. When he found that Daleha and Bukhara had entered Chongzhou City, he immediately asked one of his brave generals to guard the city for him. He personally went down the tower and hurried to greet them.

Daleha and Bakhanna heard the noise and looked over hurriedly, only to see Wang Xiaojie running towards them with his robe in hand.

"Hahahahahahaha, Your Highness, Grand Marshal Daleha!"

"Alas, last time I really didn't dare let you in because I had no orders. Now His Majesty has issued an order requiring me to escort you to Luoyang to meet Him. It won't be long before I, in turn, will be sworn in as His Majesty, hahahaha!"

Daleha and Bakhanna hurriedly met Wang Xiaojie, saluted him first, and then showed a long-lost smile.

"Thank you, General, for your great help. Otherwise, how could we, the defeated generals, surrender to the Great Zhou?" Daleha bowed.

"Well, everyone knows the Grand Marshal's abilities. Even if you surrender to the Khitan, the new Khitan Khan will have to serve you with the utmost respect."

The two of them then praised each other for some business and did not stop there. Wang Xiaojie was in a happier mood as he imagined that he would serve under the same roof with a great man like Dalha in the future.

Under Wang Xiaojie's arrangement, Wang Tiehan led 6,000 soldiers to escort Prince Bukhara and Daleha south to Luoyang.

After seeing the two off, Wang Xiaojie sent someone to deliver food and fodder to Buzhen, and suggested that Buzhen wait patiently. As soon as the emperor's acceptance, Bukhara and Daleha's good news came from Luoyang, Buzhen's more than 16,000 cavalrymen could enter Chongzhou City for rest.

However, whether it was Wang Xiaojie, Dalha, or Buzhen, they all knew it in their hearts.

Once Bukhara, Daleha and Buzhen joined the Great Zhou, the more than 16,000 Tiger Division cavalry would no longer be under their control.

By then, they will most likely be incorporated into the various armies of the Great Zhou and dispersed.

This kind of thing was very normal in that era. It was impossible for a surrendered general to lead a cavalry of more than 10,000 that was enough to destroy most of the army of the Great Zhou. Even if the broad-minded Li Cunxi came, he would never agree to it.

You have to know that these are not more than 16,000 pigs, but more than 16,000 Tiger Division cavalry. It is not difficult to disperse 50,000 to 60,000 infantry on the front battlefield, and it poses a great threat to anyone.

Bu Zhen also made his choice on this issue. When the logistics officer who delivered the food came back, he had a letter for Wang Xiaojie in his hand.

Wang Xiaojie took the letter from the official, unfolded it, and exclaimed in admiration:

"This Bu Zhen is a loyal and honest man!"

"In order to dispel our doubts, he actually asked me to send someone to take over some of his military power."

"When the dust settles, he will hand over the military power of over 16,000 cavalry to me, Wang Xiaojie."

"He is obviously a grassland person, but he is well versed in the rules of our Great Zhou. It is really surprising."

"But it's fine this way. He chose to be a gentleman, so I, Wang Xiaojie, will be a gentleman with him for once. Someone, get Wang Tiehan to see me!"

……

The war in Jiangnan Road did not last long.

Ever since Li Xiaoyi was held back by Zhang Renyuan, no matter how much he wanted to have a decisive battle, the other party did not give him the opportunity, so he had to confront Zhang Renyuan.

On this day, looking at the stable and well-defended camp of the Great Zhou army, Li Xiaoyi sighed and chatted with a young general not far away.

"Just watch, this kind of camping skill, unless it is done by a veteran warrior, it is impossible to be flawless."

"Zhang Renyuan, the adjutant of Li Cunxi, the Prince of Qin, is indeed quite capable."

"Look again, the enemy has twice as many troops as me, and they also have the world's best soldiers like Zuo Longwuwei, but they are unwilling to fight us. Do you know why?"

The young general thought quickly and after thinking carefully for a moment, he remembered the recent information from Tingzhou.

The Left and Right Yuqin Guards, led by Li Kaigu, the General of the Right Yuqin Guard, invaded Tingzhou and turned the five nearby states upside down.

It is said that the Emperor Wu Sansi of the Great Wu was furious and finally ordered General Fang Ruhai to lead 50,000 troops of the Left Eagle Guard south to eliminate the little-known General of the Right Jade Guard.

So he immediately said, "I guess they want to buy time for that Khitan surrendered general, Li Kaigu?"

"Li Kaigu has done something really big in Tingzhou. He's even attracted the General of the Cavalry. He probably won't be able to leave for a while."

"I believe that this person's ability is not as good as that of the General of the Cavalry. As long as the General of the Cavalry is willing to sacrifice his life, how can Li Kaigu not die in Tingzhou?"

In a large-scale battle between armies, it is very easy to determine the winner unless the military qualities of both sides are comparable and all of them are elite soldiers.

In this situation, the difference in military strength is often not important.

Fifty thousand versus one hundred thousand may seem like a huge disparity in military strength, but in fact Fang Ruhai has a great chance of winning.

This young general had never heard of Li Kaigu's fame, so he naturally thought that Li Kaigu was no match for Fang Ruhai.

Li Xiaoyi also thinks so.

In other words, Li Xiaoyi never took the famous generals of his time seriously.

He was the one who defeated Li Jingye, and he believed that those who could beat him in his generation probably had not yet been born.

However, Li Xiaoyi was still cautious. He turned his horse and headed towards his camp, saying as he walked:

"Although Li Kaigu is an unknown figure, he is the commander of an army after all. I think he has some outstanding qualities. We should pay more attention to Tingzhou."

"Logically speaking, Fang Ruhai is also a rare veteran general. He shouldn't make the same mistakes as those rookie generals. As long as he doesn't underestimate the enemy, it will be almost impossible for Li Kaigu to defeat him."

The two returned to their camp and sat down to rest.

Inside Zhang Renyuan's military camp, he and Fang Zhe drank a sip of tea and listened to the report below.

"Li Xiaoyi has been spying on our camp regularly. According to the two generals, we didn't go out in pursuit."

"When the rebel Li Xiaoyi saw that we hadn't left, he led his men back to their camp and has already entered."

Zhang Renyuan smiled and signaled the messenger to go down.

Then he turned to Fang Zhe, who had a blank expression but wanted to laugh, and said:

"What do you think, General Fang? As long as we don't show our faces and the army is still here, even if five thousand people are missing, Li Xiaoyi won't be able to find out!"

"When he saw His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin's banner, he probably thought His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin was with us, hahahaha."