Wang Xiaoli was processing the official documents in the official hall, and Wang Ruohai hurried in from outside and said, "Jie Shuai, Zhai Xing was killed, and the Zhai family army was defeated!"

Wang Xiaoliu looked up at Wang Ruohai, stunned for a moment. After a while, he said, "What did you say?"

Wang Ruohai said: "Zhai Xing was killed, and the Zhai family army has been defeated!"

Wang Xiaoli stood up suddenly and walked forward and said, "What's going on? For two months, the Zhai family army has been gaining the upper hand. Why did Zhai Xing suddenly die?"

Wang Ruohai said: "I don't know the details yet. However, the people we were watching the battle at Longmen have returned. It is said that Zhai Xing was suddenly killed, Meng Bangxiong's people fought back, and the Zhai family army could not resist and retreated across the board. Meng Bangxiong's army pursued him, but now I don't know what the situation is going on."

Wang Xiaoli heard this and walked around the room twice. He said, "Send someone to explore immediately. What's going on must be clear. Tong Dutong Li went to the Ru River to inspect the floating bridge there and sent someone to ask him to come back immediately. Senator, if Zhai Xing really dies, this battle will be different."

Wang Ruohai responded and turned around and left Wang Xiaohunting Office Hall.

Wang Xiaoli sat back on his seat, thought for a while, and called Cui Qing. He said, "You arrange it, my official department will be changed to a command center to prepare for combat."

Not long after, Wang Ruohai returned and said, "Jiangshuai, the matter has been roughly understood. The pseudo-Qi bought Zhai Xing's vanguard commander Yang Wei and killed Zhai Xing on the battlefield. The pseudo-Qi was prepared and took advantage of the situation to fight back. The Zhai family army was defeated. The news received was led by Peng Yan, the commander of Zhai family army, and the entire army retreated to Yique City. Meng Bangxiong's people then pursued it. It seems that they would wipe out the Zhai family army!"

Wang Xiaolei said: "Our army is by your side, who gave Meng Bangxiong the courage!"

Wang Ruohai sighed: "We have been honest in Ruzhou for almost two months. What do others think? I am afraid that in Meng Bangxiong's eyes, we also think that we are here to take advantage of Zhai Xing. Now that Zhai Xing is dead, maybe he thinks we won't participate in the war!"

Wang Xiaoli lowered his head and thought for a while. He said, "Now it depends on whether Zhai Cong can defend Yique City. If we defend it, our army will come forward to help him reverse the situation. If we can't defend it, there is nothing to say. There is no need to consider the Zhai army in this battle!"

Wang Ruohai nodded without saying a word. He lay on the table and looked at the map near Luoyang.

Wang Xiaolie sat back on his seat, closed his eyes, and slowly pondered the current situation. As soon as Zhai Xing died, the Zhai family army lost its backbone. Zhai Cong wanted to re-pin the power, which was not that easy. Meng Bangxiong would not give him time, and should take advantage of the situation to attack fiercely.

Zhai Xing was dead and the vanguard defected. Dong Xian should not guard Shou'an again and might retreat immediately. The other Zhai family army's commands were afraid that they would not obey Zhai Cong's orders for a while and might be in chaos. If he did not take action immediately, it is very likely that Meng Bangxiong would drive Zhai Cong back to Yiyang.

Wang Ruohai suddenly raised his head and said, "When Zhang Jun went to Yingyang, he said that one of the Grand Marshals of Zhai Xing's army was conspiring with Jiang Yi. Unfortunately, Jiang Yi died later, and the matter was left unresolved. We mentioned this matter to Zhai Xing, but he didn't believe it, and said he must have heard it wrong. Now it seems that this Grand Marshal is Yang Wei."

Wang Xiaoli thought for a while and said, "It might be that way. Alas, if Zhang Jun brought Jiang Yi back at that time, there would not be the disaster today. Forget it, don't mention this in the future, just pretend that it has not happened. I think so, now that we have tens of thousands of troops on our side, Yang Wei is not crazy and will not surrender to the pseudo-Qi at this time. It must be because he wanted to defect before, and he had the handle in the pseudo-Qi's hands, so he had to kill Zhai Xing."

After saying that, he thought about it and said, "Linru Town is not far from Yique, so he ordered Zhang Yin to come to Wentang immediately! The other troops in Linru Town must be ready for battle!"

After noon, Li Yanxian returned to Wentang and said that Zhai Xing was killed in front of the formation, and he was shocked.

The three people gathered in Wang Xiaoli's official hall to discuss the nearby situation and what will happen next.

Li Yanxian said: "If such an accident occurs, it goes without saying that we must participate. If we participate in the war, the attack must be fierce and there is no hesitation! If Meng Bangxiong cannot react, he will attack Luoyang City directly! We have made many plans for how to attack Longmen. Now that Meng Bangxiong's army has attacked, the Longmen should be empty."

Wang Xiaoli nodded: "No, it happened yesterday. We got the news early this morning. By time, Meng Bangxiong's army should have arrived in Yique today. If Meng Bangxiong breaks Yique, we will send troops immediately and cannot hesitate!"

Wang Ruohai said: "I don't know what Zhai Cong thought. If something happens, Zhai Cong should ask us for help. Zhai Xing has been in Luoyang for several years. His brothers have a great reputation in this area. They care about their identity, so it is hard for others to say anything. Zhai Cong does not have such prestige, so it shouldn't be like this."

Wang Xiaolei said: "Henan Prefecture is not from the Zhai family. Zhai Xing is the Henan Prefecture, Mengzhou and Zhengzhou governors ordered by the imperial court. He refused to agree. My army cannot enter Henan Prefecture. Zhai Cong is just a subordinate general of Zhai Xing, but he does not have this identity. Don't worry about him!"

Li Yanxian said: "In this way, once Zhai Xing dies, Ji Shuai will have no scruples when he attacks Luoyang."

Wang Xiaoli nodded: "Yes. I have been in Ruzhou because Zhai Xing did not say that we would invite us to attack Luoyang together. Once Zhai Xing died, there were no officials appointed by the imperial court around Henan Prefecture, so what else should I do? I must figure out what happened before tomorrow morning and what is the situation now. No accidents, I should attack immediately!"

Li Yanxian and Wang Ruohai said that they were.

In fact, why Wang Xiaolie was concerned about Zhai Xing, his men did not know much about it. It was not easy for a hundred thousand troops to cross the mountains. Until now, Xiangyang Prefecture, Dengzhou, Tangzhou, Suizhou, Yingzhou and other places are still engaged in military service, transporting military rations to Ruzhou on a large scale. At such a large price, it was because Zhaixing and Wang Xiaolie stayed in Ruzhou for two months. In the past two months, they needed a lot of military rations.

The Song Dynasty appointed a policing envoy, which was often very casual. For example, Feng Changning and others reported to the court that they had defended their place and became a policing envoy. Zhai Xing, the Henan Prefecture, Mengzhou and Zhengzhou Prefecture, was not a very good official. He was the strongest military force around Henan Prefecture, so he became this official. Even Zhai Xing's deputy envoy Dong Xian actually ignored Zhai Xing. What did Wang Xiaoli care about?

What Wang Xiaolie cares about is the court's status. Even if this status has no practical significance, it still does not go beyond the line. This is not because Wang Xiaolie attaches great importance to the court, but because other people attach great importance to the court. Doing things like this is easier for local powerful people to accept.

In the evening, Zhang Yin arrived and saluted everyone, and Wang Xiao ordered him to sit down.

Wang Ruohai said: "Person General Zhang, Zhai Zhenfu in front was assassinated by his general Yang Wei, and the Zhai family army was defeated. Do you know the news?"

Zhang Yin said: "I heard about it, but I just don't know it very well."

Wang Ruohai said: "When the attack was yesterday, he quickly attacked to the top of Longmen Mountain. Yang Wei suddenly assassinated Zhai Zhenfu, causing him to die. Later, Yang Wei took Zhai Zhenfu's head and defected to Meng Bangxiong. Meng Bangxiong's army took advantage of the situation to counterattack, defeated the Zhai family army, and headed straight towards Yique City."

Zhang Yin wanted to ask why this happened, but after thinking about it, he still held it in his hands. He said, "Our army is in Yique, don't know how to give instructions?"

Wang Xiaolei said: "As soon as Zhai Xing dies, we must participate in the battle. You are ahead and should be ready to fight at any time. The plan to attack the dragon gate has been made many times, but now the battlefield is not in the dragon gate, so it should change."

Zhang Yin said: "Please give me instructions, Mr. Jie!"

Wang Xiaoliu said: "The army was dispatched, and there was no hesitation. It was required to dare to fight and be able to fight! When Yique City was built, it was mainly to defend Yiyang and Ruzhou, and he did not want to use him to protect Luoyang. You must make the determination to ignore it even if there is Meng Bangxiong garrison in Yique City and attack Luoyang directly!"

Zhang Yin hesitated and said, "If this is the case, once Luoyang cannot be captured quickly, it will be difficult to transport grain in the future."

Wang Xiaolei said: "Don't worry about these things, there will naturally be a subsequent army to deal with them. In short, once there is a military order, you must attack Longmen directly and then attack Luoyang, and ignore Yique behind you! The attack decision must be decisive and there must be no hesitation!"

Zhang Yin crossed his hands: "I will pay attention to it! Don't worry, handsome guy!"

Wang Xiaoli looked at the sky and said, "It's getting dark, you hurry back to Linru Town immediately. Make arrangements overnight and make preparations!"

Zhang Yin said goodbye to several people and left.
Chapter completed!