Zhao Zhongtian was camping, and a burly general was bowing to Zhao Zhongtian:

"General Ruan Duhu of Nanjiang Road, Shengping, is here to see Mr. Zhao! The rebels outside the city have withdrawn. Our army is chasing the rebels along their tracks. General, the rescue was late. I hope Mr. Zhao will forgive me!"

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Although Shengping was Ruan Zhixiong's subordinate, Zhao Zhongtian still had the title of Deputy General of Zhengnan after all. In addition, he was also the Minister of War, so he could be regarded as Shengping's immediate boss.

Zhao Zhongtian said with an indifferent expression: "Shouchun City has been surrounded for a long time, why did you only come today? Do you know how many people under my general have died!"

There was a reproach in Zhao Zhongtian's tone, no one would be in a good mood after being surrounded for so long.

Sheng Ping hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "My lord, please forgive me, but the army is really short of food and grass, so we dare not march rashly. No, we will come out as soon as the food and grass for the rear support arrive. Along the way, the brothers traveled hard under the stars and night, and fought hard continuously.

Only then did they arrive outside Shouchun City.

The general also brought a lot of food, grass, supplies, and herbs with the army for the adults to use."

Although Sheng Ping was apologetic on the surface, a look of disgust flashed deep in his eyes. It was obvious that Zhao Zhongtian's domineering attitude made him unhappy.

After hearing this, Zhao Zhongtian's tone softened slightly, and he waved his hand and said: "Okay, you can go down. The army is temporarily stationed outside the city and pay close attention to the movements of the rebels!"

Zhao Zhongtian paid attention to letting them block the rebels for him. If the rebels came back, let them resist first. Anyway, these people were soldiers and horses of Nanjiang Road, and he would not feel bad if they died.

"promise!"

Watching Sheng Ping exit the camp, Ding Hui asked softly: "Sir, is there something wrong?"

"Hmph~"

Zhao Zhongtian snorted coldly: "I suspect that Fifth Xinrou deliberately delayed the rescue and wanted to watch us fight to the death with the rebels."

Ding Hui was stunned and said hesitantly: "This, this is unlikely. Does your Excellency have any basis for this?"

"No."

Zhao Zhongtian rubbed his tense brows: "But I always feel that this Fifth Heart Rou doesn't look like a good person."

If Zhao Zhongtian knew that this defeat was actually arranged by Fifth Xinrou, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood on the spot.

It stands to reason that he is the deputy general of Zhengnan. Apart from Shangguan Taiqing, who is huddled in the rear, he has the highest rank. However, the reinforcements have been waiting for a month before arriving. What does it mean? Could it be the fifth heart behind this?

Rou deliberately didn't send troops?

Of course, all this is just his speculation. If there was evidence, he would have gone to Fifth Xinrou to ask clearly in person.

Ding Hui smiled bitterly. Since there was no basis for it, he couldn't express his opinion casually.

Not to mention that Wu Xinrou also has a high rank and is not easy to talk to. Moreover, their soldiers have suffered heavy losses and they still have to rely on the soldiers and horses of the Southern Border Road to fight. They cannot have internal strife at this time.

"Okay, that's it for now." Zhao Zhongtian shook his head: "You go and count the losses in the army. I have to go and have a good sleep."

Zhao Zhongtian has been having trouble sleeping all night these days, and he doesn't even dare to take off his armor when sleeping.

"promise!"

…

Tai'an Road, Taizhou City

As the capital of Tai'an Road, Taizhou City is located in the middle of Tai'an Road. Most of the land south of the Yangtze River is flat and has no danger to defend. The same is true for Taizhou City. It is surrounded by endless plains and hills on all sides, and the terrain is gentle.

During the plague, Tai'an Road was severely affected. Both officials and ordinary people ran away, so today's Taizhou City looks a little sparsely populated.

This is where Huang Ji, the leader of Tai'an Daoist Army, is stationed. Ever since he was named Tai'an General by Chen Tiansheng, Huang Ji has been restricted to Tai'an Dao and cannot go out to fight if he wants to.

In fact, Huang Ji knew in his heart that Ling Palace was preventing him from seizing the territory. Not only that, the thirty to forty thousand elite soldiers in his hands were also taken away by Ling Palace, which really made Huang Ji very angry.

Now Huang Ji's men only have 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses at full strength, and they have to be stationed in dozens of county towns on Tai'an Road. There are actually only 20,000 garrison troops in this majestic Taizhou City.

Huang Ji, who had nothing to do, had no choice but to stay in the house all day long, drinking and having fun, drowning his sorrows in wine.

As night fell slowly, the sound of drums sounded again in Huang Ji's mansion, and more than a dozen generals gathered in Huang Ji's mansion to have a drink.

This place was originally the residence of the Taoist envoy of Tai'an. When Huang Ji took Taizhou City, he should have occupied this mansion.

"Drink! Come on, drink, drink, drink!"

"Full of it, give it to him! Hahaha!"

"Hey, hey, you drank too much!"

More than a dozen military generals were in a noisy group, and each of them had one or two beauties beside them. In the center of the hall, there was a song and dance that I didn't know where, dancing, and the graceful figure made all the generals drool.

Huang Ji was born as a private salt dealer. He was greedy for money and lust, so most of the generals he recruited were vulgar people. Even in the public, these generals used their hands to touch Mei Ji in his arms.

Touch it.

Many women actually came from good families. They were trembling with fear, but they did not dare to resist. Some of them had resisted before, and the result was nothing more than being thrown out and ravaged by the soldiers.

Think about what would happen to a single man who has been fighting for a year and sees a beautiful woman. The ending would be worse than death.

Therefore, the military discipline in Huang Ji's army is notoriously bad, but there are still many people who seek refuge with him. No matter you are a bandit or a bandit, Huang Ji will not refuse you. After all, who doesn't like a generous master?

"Drink, drink, drink!"

Huang Ji picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp. Although he was full of displeasure, he couldn't fall out with Chen Tiansheng, the king of Huai, right? With his strength, he might not be able to turn the table against Chen Tiansheng. Moreover, now that the army is under pressure, Huang Ji still has

They have to rely on them to defeat the army.

As for the fight for territory, we can only put aside our worries for the time being.

While the mansion was filled with laughter, laughter, and lewd scenes, there was strange movement outside Taizhou City.

The dark figures were hidden in the night and stood still. All the war horses had their mouths covered and did not make a sound. Tens of thousands of eyes were staring straight at the city wall with swaying lights in the distance.

The night was extremely dark today, with almost no moonlight. Even though the cavalry was very close to the city wall, the yellow-shirted troops guarding the top of the city still did not notice anything. A murderous intention slowly rose from the cavalry formation.

.

Dugu Nan's figure slowly appeared in front of the team, with a sneer on his lips.

That's right, the target of the fifteen thousand elite cavalry he led was not Qin Xiaotian who was surrounding Shouchun, but Huang Ji who was in the rear! The tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who went to Shouchun to rescue had no intention of surrounding Qin Xiaotian, but

So it's just a matter of suspicion.

The march went smoothly beyond Dugu Nan's imagination, and he hardly encountered any patrolling scouts. But it's no wonder that the battlefield is more than a hundred miles away on Shouyan Road, so the rebels on Tai'an Road will naturally not let go.
Chapter completed!