After Chen Ziang, Huineng and others rescued Princess Li'er, they quickly left Songmo Mansion Castle. Everyone came to the wooden shed to discuss the next plan.

The situation is obvious. The imperial army will soon capture Yingzhou. More than 100,000 troops will approach Songmo Prefecture. From Yingzhou to Songmo Prefecture, there will be no city to defend, and the army will definitely be overwhelming.

Li Jinzhong could only lead his troops to flee to the mountains or the far north, otherwise he could only sit back and wait to be captured.

Yang Qingyu said: "This guy started a war with his second boss. He is really guilty!" Everyone nodded. If Li Jinzhong hadn't started the war, this great river and mountain would have been a prosperous scene.

Zhang Buhui said: "Well, I heard some time ago that he wanted to be the Khan. Haha, I'm afraid he is trying to do something about it now. It's just that we rescued Princess Li'er and her daughter, which dampened his interest."

Chen Ziang nodded slowly and said: "As a gangster, it is not difficult for us to kill Li Jinzhong. But we are not a gangster. Li Jinzhong's fate is up to him."

Everyone nodded again, and Huineng clasped his hands and said, "Brother is right, everything has a cycle of cause and effect, and we don't need to interfere too much."

But Zhou Meier bit her lips and said, "Then you should send your mother back to Qiuci as soon as possible. Your father must be concerned about her." Princess Li'er remained silent, but now she smiled and said, "We are an old couple. We won't see each other for a few more days."

It’s also a normal thing.”

Jingru said: "What Mei'er said is to send the princess back quickly so that the Qiuci side can settle down." Huineng also nodded in agreement.

Chen Ziang thought for a moment, then raised his hands and said, "Please ask Brother Zhang and Brother Yang to send the princess back to Qiuci. It's a thousand miles away. Please take care of the princess."

Zhang Buhui laughed loudly and said: "Okay, no need to say any polite words. This is also what the clan alliance should do!" He and Yang Qingyu packed their bags and took the princess to set off.

The journey was more than a thousand miles, and it had to pass through war-torn mountains and forests, so it was certainly not an easy journey. Zhou Meier hugged the princess, and the two of them whispered goodbye to each other.

Everyone also said goodbye to Princess Li'er, Zhang Buhui, and Yang Qingyu.

***

At this time, far away in Heisha City in Yinshan Mountain, Cheng Xuanying and three others were saying goodbye to General Wang Er and heading to Songmo Mansion.

General Wang said: "If you send a message to General Youwei, I will immediately recruit 50,000 troops from my headquarters to support the attack and attack Li Jinzhong from the west. If Li Chang is willing to surrender, I will report to the court, reserve his title for him, and recruit my troops."

Go and garrison inland."

Cheng Xuanying nodded and said: "That's good. Let's rush to Yingzhou first. I guess Huaiyi will have captured Yingzhou by then. Haha!"

Wang Er and the other soldiers were also infected by Cheng Xuanying's forthright character, and raised their hands high to say goodbye.

***

Following the same path as last time, the three of them rode directly from west to east. The snow had melted away, the eucalyptus and elm trees on the hillside had sprouted their young leaves, and the tips of the grass were faintly changing the color of the mountains. The earth was hoping.

It revives and shows fresh colors in the sunshine.

Arriving at about the northeast of Yingzhou, the three of them turned towards Yingzhou along the official road. Along the way, they saw that the officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were already stationed in various places. Cheng Xuanying stroked his white beard and smiled and said: "My guess is good, the officers and soldiers have already

Recovered Yingzhou!"

The three of them rushed all the way to Yingzhou and found out about Huaiyi's residence, which was in the Yingzhou Governor's Mansion. They had just invaded Yingzhou the day before yesterday, and the soldiers in the Governor's Mansion were holding a celebration banquet. Huaiyi always celebrated his achievements, so of course he wanted to take advantage of the celebration banquet.

On this occasion, show off the majesty of your expedition.

Huaiyi did not meet them in advance and asked the three of them to attend the celebration banquet before discussing official matters. The three of them found an inn to rest, and then went to the Governor's Mansion in the evening. In this wild weather, the soldiers slaughtered the horses and got some game and wine.

, placed together in the lobby of the Governor's Mansion.

Generals from all walks of life also came to the Dudu Mansion one after another, including Wang Quan and Ye Qilang.

Wang Quan also saw Jiao Huiqing, but he was very arrogant. He thought he was a guerrilla general and did not say hello to the three of them. Ye Qilang was wearing the armor of a guerrilla general. He was not as glamorous as Wang Quan, but he was much more impressive than the three of them.

Ye Qilang chuckled, obviously very satisfied with the current situation. He said: "Mr. Cheng, Brother Jiao, and Nvxia Pei, come and sit here." They had met Cheng Xuanying once at the Yumen Pass martial arts competition.

Cheng Xuanying walked over and the three of them sat down. Wang Quan suddenly felt a clang behind him and looked down at his hoe on the ground. The sharp and hard hoe had been broken into two pieces!

He shuddered, knowing that Cheng Xuanying had used magical skills to destroy his weapons, so it was natural to teach him a lesson for disrespect. Only then did Wang Quan remember that this old Taoist priest was not only good at martial arts, but also had a bad temper. He quickly said with a smile: "Mr. Cheng,

When the banquet starts later, I want to toast you three glasses of wine to my senior! To express my endless admiration."

Cheng Xuanying snorted softly, and Jiao Huiqing also laughed and stopped arguing with Wang Quan.

It was getting dark, and all the generals in the hall had gathered, and the seats were full. Huaiyi finally strode in from the side door, and smiled arrogantly: "Thank you, generals, since we have captured Yingzhou, it's time to congratulate you."

Ha! Let’s just drink as much as you want tonight, it’s all crude wine from the countryside, so please make do with it!”

These generals were all rough men. Since they were out of loyalty and allowed everyone to drink freely, no one was polite. They picked up their glasses to congratulate each other and drank.

Cheng Xuanying kept Wang Er's instructions in mind, picked up the wine glass and said loudly: "Finally I have the opportunity to report the military situation to General Youwei, haha." There was inevitably a hint of ridicule in his words.

Huaiyi arranged for him to report military information at the celebration banquet in order to raise his own face. As long as Master Xihua's name is mentioned, everyone will know that he was a popular figure in front of Taizong at that time. Such a person is one of his subordinates, so he naturally has a long face.

matter.

He was not angry. He walked up to Cheng Xuanying with the wine glass and said with a smile: "Let me introduce to you. This is Cheng Xuanying, the Master of Xihua who was in front of Emperor Taizong fifty years ago. The old hero is still as brave as before and is still serving the court.

Effectiveness.”

All the generals looked at Cheng Xuanying together, and many generals cheered: "Mr. Cheng, I heard from my ancestors that he is the number one master before Emperor Taizong!"

Huaiyi was so proud that these exclamatory words naturally gave him face. Cheng Xuanying looked around at the crowd, not wanting to offend him. Huaiyi said loudly: "Let me toast the old man!"

Jiao Huiqing, who was beside him, couldn't hold it in any longer and said with a chuckle: "Huaiyi is very smart, so I put him to use now." Cheng Xuanying pushed him back to his seat and stopped him from causing trouble.

Pei Ting also stood in front of Jiao Huiqing and whispered: "Second brother, now that the war is not over, it's better not to disturb the atmosphere in the army." Only then did Jiao Huiqing realize that Cheng Xuanying and Huaiyi's acting was actually for the sake of the overall situation.

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Cheng Xuanying and Huaiyi drank the wine together and said: "General Wang Er has led Shan Yudao's army to attack the west side of Songmo Mansion. I specially asked Lao Dao to bring a message to General Youwei."

Huaiyi nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay, General Wang has just made up for the gap in troops in that direction! Okay, okay!" He grabbed Cheng Xuanying and said: "Where else is the old man going? Why not stay in my army?

Become a counselor."

Cheng Xuanying shook his head and said: "Idle people are really not used to being restrained by the army. The three of us, brother and sister, are wandering around, so I don't need to bother the general."

These words made Huai Yi reluctantly walk away. Ye Qilang smiled and said, "If Master Cheng sees Daxia Chen, he will definitely give me a message. I'm still waiting for him to go to Golden Terrace together."

Cheng Xuanying was stunned, and Jiao Huiqing asked: "Master Chen is not here?" Ye Qilang replied: "He went to Songmo Mansion alone to do business, and I don't know where he is."

Jiao Huiqing nodded and agreed to Ye Qilang's request, saying: "I am going to take my eldest brother to Laohei Mountain to see the Aurora, so that he can also experience the wonderful practice state of Laohei Mountain."

Pei Ting also said: "Brother, why don't you come with us to find Daxia Chen?" Ye Qilang sighed and said, "There are still many chores in the army that we really can't do without. Alas."

The four of them chatted slowly, but Wang Quan was ignored. Although the celebration banquet was not rich in food and wine, because the war went smoothly, the generals drank happily and did not disperse until late at night.
Chapter completed!