Just outside Beiqi Town, after a friendly and smooth negotiation, Liang Hui wisely led his people back to Anyang.
On the ancient and narrow earth and stone road, the rebel team marched eastward slowly and slowly, looking a bit embarrassed. Sitting on a cart, Liang Hui's expression was not too relaxed, but not too depressed either.
However, a small colonel walking next to the car said excitedly: "General, we are now an upright army. From now on, we have to call you Liuhou."
Mentioning this, the corners of Liang Hui's mouth finally turned up, and his expression relaxed. He took out a thin piece of silk from his arms and opened it. There were three columns of words written on it. There were only two sentences in total, and the meaning was very clear. In order to raise Liang Hui's cause, In order to comfort the loyal and righteous people for his contribution to protecting the country and the people, Liu Chengyou appointed him as a post in Xiangzhou and sent him to Jinyang to report the matter.
His eyes moved down and landed on the lower left corner of the silk book. Liu Chengyou's large seal was very clear. Liang Hui carefully put the book away, put it in his arms, and said: "I will use this to recruit troops and get twice the result with half the effort." ....”
"General——"
As soon as the principal opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Liang Hui: "It's time for you to change your name!"
"Stay behind!" the principal cleverly changed his words and asked casually: "Then His Highness the Prince invited you to lead troops to Linli, why did you refuse?"
"Is there still a need to ask? How can we go to Linli and occupy a city alone and be comfortable?" Liang Hui replied. Liu Chengyou's "well-intentioned" invitation came to mind, but his heart was full of wariness. It was obvious that It's because he wants to annex himself, so he won't be fooled.
"The Khitans are about to pass through Xiangzhou. His Highness offered to lead the army to Anyang to fight with us against the Khitans. Why do you still refuse?"
"If the soldiers and horses from Hedong arrive in Anyang, will Anyang still be ours?" he said disdainfully. Liang Hui suddenly felt that his subordinates were too stupid. If they had not followed him, they would have been bandits for the rest of their lives, and even been killed. Government annihilation...
"However, I heard that there are hundreds of thousands of Khitans. If they go north and pass through Anyang, how can we resist them with just a few people like us?" the principal reminded nervously, with an expression of fear and fear on his face.
"Why do you need to worry about this?" In this regard, Liang Hui seemed quite confident and waved his hand very relaxedly: "We just need to hold on to the city. Since there are hundreds of thousands of Khitan people, how can we retreat north? Delaying your stay under a fortified city. If that doesn't work, you can still send someone to express your intentions..."
"As for taking the initiative to deal with the Khitan army, let the people from the Hedong court do it. I won't be fooled by this. I think the second prince is just a kid with a yellow mouth. I'm afraid he won't be able to save his life in the end!" Liang Hui's eyes flashed. Crafty colors.
"When the Khitans retreat, Xiangzhou will be ours!"
"The general is wise!" When his subordinates heard this, they immediately laughed and flattered him.
"Send the order, speed up, and return to Anyang!"
"yes!"
Although I was thinking about it, I still couldn't help but sigh that the set goal of this trip was not achieved at all. Fortunately, I also got a "letter of appointment", so it was not like I got nothing.
Thinking of this, Liang Hui couldn't help but sigh with resentment: "It's a pity that there are so many good horses. That second prince is too greedy and will not even give me a hundred horses..."
...
Liu Chengyou easily dealt with Liang Hui, but his heart didn't fluctuate much. The impression given to him by Liang Hui, the handsome thief, was not mediocre, but rather shallow. His whole person exuded the cunning of a small person, and, There seems to be no self-awareness.
"Your Highness, I'm afraid that handsome thief doesn't really like me." Ma Quanyi said to him in a low voice as he followed Liu Chengyou towards the town of Northern Qi.
"Why did you meet him?" Liu Chengyou glanced at Ma Quanyi and expressed interest.
Ma Quanyi replied: "His Royal Highness invited him to lead our troops to join forces with Lin Li, but he refused. He also offered to lead troops to Anyang to help defend, but he also refused. This is so vigilant!"
Hearing this, Liu Chengyou asked lightly: "What do you think is the purpose of Gu's two suggestions? Is it sincere or false?"
Liu Chengyou's words stopped Ma Quanyi in his tracks for a moment, and he concentrated for a moment, thoughtfully.
When Han Tong and Luo Yanxuan saw that the problem was solved, they hurriedly brought people out and greeted them respectfully.
"Are you General Luo Yanxuan?" Liu Chengyou personally helped Luo Yanxuan up, doing his best to act like a polite corporal.
In response to the attitude shown by Liu Chengyou, Luo Yanxuan felt a little relaxed and responded with his hands raised: "I will commit my sins to atone for my mistakes. I hope Your Highness will accept it!"
"The general is not guilty. Not only is he not guilty, he also has great merit. He surrendered himself to serve as a thief, endured the humiliation and burden, and tried to do whatever is right. Now he can accomplish such great things and do extraordinary things. He is a true hero..." Liu Chengyou said He opened his mouth with words of comfort.
"I heard that when the Emperor of Jin sent an envoy to comfort Hebei, appease the morale of the army, and selected ten warriors to accompany him, the general was the best at his young age. He was brave and courageous, which is heartbreaking..."
The flattering words were spoken freely, and Luo Yanxuan completely relaxed. While expressing his humble words, he could not hide the joy on his face. Seeing this, Liu Chengyou knew that the effect he wanted was achieved.
After chatting for a while, Liu Chengyou, accompanied by the general, went to check out the horses. The specific number was one thousand two hundred and twenty-three. They were all good horses that could go on the battlefield. They were enough for Liu Chengyou to arm an independent cavalry army. .
Of course, among these war horses, there are no peerless horses. The thousand-mile-long BMW was specially dedicated to Liu Chengyou. If he really wanted that kind of BMW, he would not leave it to Luo Yanxuan to escort...
"What a good horse!" Liu Chengyou sighed as he touched the back of a brown horse and felt the strong muscles. Although, he didn't know what was so good about this horse.
Han Tong, who was standing by, seemed particularly excited and introduced to Liu Chengyou: "I heard from General Luo that these war horses were originally used by the Shi Jin Forbidden Army Horse Army. They have been carefully selected and trained and can be used to fight the enemy at any time. After Du Chongwei surrendered in the Battle of Zhongdu Bridge, these horses became the trophies of the Khitan people. It is said that these more than a thousand horses were less than 11% of the total captured by the Khitan people. It is a pity... "
After observing around and feeling confident, Liu Chengyou waved his hand and ordered Ma Quanyi and others: "Transport the horses back to Linli!"
"yes!"
After giving the instructions, Liu Chengyou looked at Han Tong, looked at him indifferently, and asked lightly: "Han Tong, what is the order I gave you?"
Seeing Liu Chengyou's expression, Han Tong felt a tremble in his heart, stopped smiling, and replied cautiously: "Go south to investigate the Khitan military situation..."
"Then why are you here?" Liu Chengyou continued to ask.
"General Luo doesn't have enough soldiers, so he has to protect his horses..."
Liu Chengyou suddenly interrupted Han Tong rudely, his eyes were like lightning, he stared at him coldly, and asked repeatedly: "What is Gu's military order!"
Finally coming back to his senses, Han Tong broke out in cold sweat on his forehead and knelt down with a plop: "Your Highness, please punish me!"