Seeing Wang Xiaolie's army bypassing his camp and arriving at the south of Dengzhou City, Yang Jin cursed: "Zhi Niang thief, how can Wang Xiaolie chase so closely? I killed Zhai Xing's younger brother, but he didn't even chase him.

Come, here comes the man named Wang!"

Fang Youming on the other side said: "We are coming from Lushan County, which is within the territory of Ruzhou, so we are pursued by someone named Wang."

"Bad luck!" Yang Jin spat and led the people down the watchtower.

It was precisely because he was worried about Wang Xiaolie chasing after him that Yang Jin did not besiege Dengzhou City. His main energy was to search for food and grass in the surrounding areas and force the strong to join the army. Thinking that Wang Xiaolie was chasing after him, he would just flee south. I don’t believe Wang Xiao.

If you hunt a magistrate of Ruzhou, you can chase him wherever you go.

Seeing Wang Xiaolie's arrival, Tan Yan led the officials and went out of the city gate early to welcome him.

Wang Xiaolie dismounted and met Tan Yan, bowing politely. Following Tan Yan, he entered the south gate of Dengzhou.

When they arrived at the Yamen, the guests and hosts were seated. After asking Wang Xiao about his hard work on the hunting trip, Tan Yan said, "I wonder how many soldiers and horses Wang Zhizhou brought with him?"

Wang Xiaoxing said: "Ruzhou has a small territory and few people. I only have more than 2,000 men. This time I came to Dengzhou with 2,000 troops and marched out of the city."

After hearing this, Tan Yan's face darkened and he said nothing. Although he heard that Wang Xiaolie defeated Yang Jin a few days ago, it was just a rumor. How could he dare to take it seriously? According to Tan Yan's estimation, Yang Jin's army outside was not close.

Ten thousand people. Two thousand people beat nearly ten thousand people. Is Wang Xiaolie a god?

After a few words of greeting, Tan Yan said: "Zhizhou has come a long way, and it has been a hard journey. I prepared a small amount of wine to catch the wind for Zhizhou."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Yang Jin's army outside the city is fierce, so we should be careful and guard against it. Zhizhou, it's better to stop drinking these days."

Tan Yan felt nervous after hearing this and said hurriedly: "Yang Jin's army is still some distance away from the city of Dengzhou. If you want to besiege the city, you must be prepared. Don't worry too much. Zhizhou has brought an army, so you are not afraid of him anymore!"

Niu Gao on the side couldn't help but gear up after hearing the word "wine", and he couldn't help it. Wang Xiaolie thought for a while, Yang Jin shouldn't dare to attack the city in a day or two, so he had to agree.

When they arrived at Houya, Tan Yan ordered the curtains to be put up to keep out the cold wind. Two plates of charcoal were placed inside, but it was not cold at all.

Wang Xiaolie and the generals sat down, and Tan Yan ordered the food and wine to be served.

After drinking for three rounds, Tan Yan said: "The Zhizhou army has entered the city, and there are enough manpower to defend the city. My army will move to guard the west gate, and the Zhizhou army will guard the other three gates. In this way, the four gates are guarded, and there is no need to fear Yang.

Entered."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie did not hesitate and agreed. It was obvious that Tan Yan wanted to preserve his strength by letting Wang Xiaolie defend the north gate. However, Wang Xiaolie was not prepared to defend to the end and did not care about this.

Niu Gao drank several bowls of wine and became excited. He said to Tan Yan: "Zhizhou, it has been two days since Yang Jin arrived in Dengzhou. Hasn't there been any fighting?"

Tan Yan said: "I have less than three hundred soldiers and horses, how dare I go against him? I just defended the city tightly. Yang Jin did not attack."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Yang Jin came in in a hurry. I wonder if the people in the surrounding villages and towns were prepared? Are there many people hiding in the city? I defeated Yang Jin at the foot of Minggao Mountain, and fled in embarrassment with only about a thousand remaining soldiers.

, and there is no food and grass. Looking at his current camp, many people have been raped and joined the army along the way, so food and grass must be in short supply. If we cannot get food and grass from the surroundings, we will not dare to attack the city for a while."

Tan Yan said: "This thief came too early. How could he let the people enter the city? When he got to the city, he was even more afraid. The terrain around Dengzhou is flat and there are many villages and towns. You can rob a lot of food and grass by force."

Wang Xiaolie nodded, somewhat understanding. The last time Yang Jin was beaten by him, he was scared. He knew that he was chasing him, but he didn't have the courage to attack Dengzhou. The main purpose of garrisoning here was to rob the surrounding villages and towns of food and grass.

It's just that Tan Yan didn't know how miserably Yang Jin was defeated at Minggao Mountain. He had preconceptions that Yang Jin had a strong army and strong horses, and Wang Xiaolie, who only had 2,000 men, could not defeat him. This was because of his decades of training as a minor official.

a habitual thought.

During the dinner, Tan Yan kept urging him to drink. Although Wang Xiaolie restrained himself, he still drank until his head felt dizzy.

After the banquet was over, it was already late at night, and Wang Xiaolie and others were sent to rest.

Outside Zhang Jun's residence, several people were sitting together, drinking wine.

Zhang Jundao: "Zhizhou doesn't drink much. Why did he get drunk on the first day he arrived in Dengzhou? This is someone else's territory, so you should be careful. Could it be that Tan Zhizhou used some tricks to get drunk on purpose?"

Li Chengle said: "What good will it do to Dengzhou if you get Zhizhou drunk? I think Zhizhou was so happy when he saw the troops coming from Ruzhou that he drank too much without knowing it. Commander, the army has entered the city, so there is no shortage of this

It’s been two days in one day.”

Zhang Jun said: "It has been more than a month since we arrived in Dengzhou. I don't know how many things I have to say to Zhizhou. How can we wait?"

After finishing speaking, I drank a bowl of wine and felt extremely irritated. I stayed in Dengzhou for more than a month and missed the battle of Minggao Mountain. If I didn't make some achievements in Dengzhou, what would Zhizhou think of him?

At this time, Ruzhou's army began to slowly take shape, and several generals who would lead the army were basically determined, but Zhang Jun was still unclear. Zhang Jun really wanted to be an army commander. He was less than twenty years old and could unite two thousand soldiers.

Ma, how majestic! What can you do if you work as a handyman next to Wang Xiaolie? Zhang Jun can see that Wang Xiaolie is a very self-disciplined person, and there is no gain in working around him.

Tan Yan has all the faults of ordinary officials. He collects too much taxes, is greedy for money, is greedy for life, and is afraid of death. The faults are endless. But after all, he is a person who was born as a small official and is very measured in doing things. Although there are faults, every one of them has them.

The faults are not too serious and not annoying. Such slippery characters cannot be underestimated. They are very meticulous in their affairs.

The next day, before the sun came up, soldiers hurriedly knocked on Wang Xiaolie's door.

Wang Xiaolie felt dizzy from the pain, so he reluctantly got up and ordered his soldiers to fetch water.

After opening the door, a soldier rushed in. He gasped and crossed his hands: "Zhizhou, it turned out that all Dengzhou's soldiers and horses left the city last night! Even Zhizhou Tan Yan and their generals could not move their homes.

All naked, we ran away together!"

"What?" Wang Xiaolie rubbed his head and looked at the soldiers, confused for a moment.

The soldier said: "Last night, Dengzhou soldiers and horses went to defend the west gate, and the rest of the city gates were left to us. Who would have thought that they opened the city gate in the middle of the night and went straight to the west! From the looks of it, they had a premeditated plan and deliberately took advantage of us.

Come and defend the city!"

Wang Xiaolie nodded blankly. After a while, he asked, "Why did they escape?"

The soldier said: "I heard that Tan Zhizhou did not believe that he could hold Dengzhou and deliberately lured our troops into the city, so he escaped. If our army had not arrived, if he fled, Yang Jin would definitely chase him. When we came, Yang Jin would also

I won’t chase you anymore.”

"Ahem -" After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie couldn't breathe. After a while, he waved his hand and said: "I know about this. I ordered Yu Huan to divide his troops to guard the west city gate. Also, let several commanders

Soldiers, come to me."

I was obsessed with seizing Dengzhou, but I didn't expect that the governor of Dengzhou no longer wanted this city. The world is so bizarre that it is really unimaginable. If I had known that Tan Yan was thinking like this, I should have sent him off.
Chapter completed!