While Qin Xiao and Ke Dun were embracing each other, Huangfu Yunzhao, who was guarding Shunjin City far away, was patrolling the city with a group of cavalry.

He didn't need to do this kind of night patrol himself, but he would take time to lead a patrol almost every night.

For no other reason than that it would make me feel more at ease.

After Shunjin City was destroyed, he thought that he would definitely die, but he never thought that Qin Xiao would recruit him, let alone that Qin Xiao had already arranged for someone to rescue his family members from Liaodong.

He knew better than anyone the situation of the Liaodong Army's decline and decline.

The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, corruption is rampant in the army, and corruption is rampant. In this muddy water, it would be a mistake not to mix with them.

As the number one general in the Liaodong Army, Wang Xingchao was naturally on guard against him and used other factions in the army to check and balance him. Huangfu Yunzhao knew all this better than anyone else.

But he knew that if the Liaodong Army wanted to maintain its presence in the Northeast, it must not suffer internal strife, otherwise the Liaodong Army, which had been traversing the Northeast for hundreds of years, was likely to fall apart. For this reason, he tried his best to maintain harmony with other factions in the army, and even made concessions.

, in order to maintain the interests of the entire Liaodong Army.

Joining Qin Xiao was indeed somewhat forced by the situation at the beginning.

He knew that if he fought to the end in a bloody battle, it would only add countless corpses, and it would be impossible to reverse the situation. Rather than letting his subordinates who had followed him for many years die in vain, he might as well surrender.

Qin Xiao, save everyone's lives.

But in Huangfu Yunzhao's heart, there was always a kind of pressure in joining Qin Xiao.

As a pure iron-blooded soldier, he hates betrayal.

To join Qin Xiao was to betray the Liaodong Army, which put great pressure on him.

But he never expected that Qin Xiao would trust him so much.

Not only did he still command the old army, but he also handed over Dou Xiong, who originally belonged to the Liaodong Army, to his command. Except for her initiative, Qin Xiao left Chen Zhitai and two thousand Long Rui troops. Qin Xiao almost sent all the other dragons to his side.

All the sharp soldiers and horses were withdrawn, leaving Shunjincheng to be guarded by him.

Such trust was completely beyond Huangfu Yunzhao's expectations.

Qin Xiao didn't seem to be prepared for the fact that he was pretending to surrender.

Although there were Chen Zhitai's 2,000 troops in the city, if Huangfu Yunzhao rebelled, he was fully capable of eating all Chen Zhitai's 2,000 troops, and then raised the Liaodong flag again in Shunjin City.

Qin Xiao's magnanimity really impressed Huangfu Yunzhao.

The young general was not old, but his broad-mindedness was far beyond what Wang Xingchao could compare with.

What impressed Huangfu Yunzhao even more was Qin Xiao's response to the epidemic.

Upon learning of the spread of the epidemic, Qin Xiao's first reaction was to protect the people in the Northeast from the disease, and he made prompt arrangements to devote Long Ruijun to the prevention of the epidemic.

Regardless of whether this is to win over the people, it is indeed a practical thing done for the people.

After Qin Xiao led his troops to withdraw, Huangfu Yunzhao also followed Qin Xiao's instructions and quickly conducted an investigation in the city to ensure that no infected people were circulating in the city.

Fortunately, after several days of investigation, there are currently no infected people in the city.

However, the fact that no infected persons have been found does not mean that there are definitely none, so Huangfu Yunzhao issued several orders in succession, prohibiting large-scale gatherings in the city, and strictly implementing curfews.

He knew that Wang Xingchao had many eyes and ears in the Northeast. Once he knew that Long Ruijun was focusing on epidemic prevention matters, he would probably take advantage of it.

Therefore, he not only sent people to patrol the city day and night, but also sent many people disguised as ordinary people to secretly investigate various parts of the city to prevent Wang Xingchao from sending people to infiltrate the city.

Qin Xiao's trust in him and his people-oriented actions completely relieved Huangfu Yunzhao's inner pressure.

A scholar dies for a confidant!

Qin Xiao's actions made Huangfu Yunzhao no longer feel the pressure of betrayal, and only felt that following Qin Xiao was the only way to truly serve the country and the people.

He is under pressure now, but he has Qin Xiao's trust and respect, but he has not made any achievements.

He personally patrols at night and performs his duties diligently, so that he feels he can earn Qin Xiao's trust.

It was late at night before Huangfu Yunzhao returned to the governor's house.

Liang Zongyi, the governor of Yingping County, was seriously injured on the day the city was breached, but he did not die. When Qin Xiao withdrew his troops, Liang Zongyi was also escorted back to Guangning by Yuwen Chengchao.

Due to the sudden outbreak of the epidemic, no one has filled the position of Yingping County Sheriff, so it is temporarily vacant. The entire affairs of Shunjin City are handled by Huangfu Yunzhao, and he also temporarily works in the County Sheriff's Mansion.

There were many things going on in the city, and the military and political affairs were all on Huangfu Yunzhao. Fortunately, before Qin Xiao left, he had asked many officials who could continue to use Film Critics Oil, and with Dou Xiong and Song Shixin helping to handle military affairs, Huangfu Yunzhao reluctantly

He can handle it well, but the numerous official duties prevent him from going back to be with his family.

As soon as he entered the governor's house, a sergeant reported: "General, someone has asked to see the general and has been waiting for him."

Although there were many things going on these days and countless people came to see me, it was rare for someone to come to see me in the middle of the night and asked: "Who is it?"

"The person who came here only said he was an old friend of the general." The sergeant said, "We have arranged to wait in the side hall."

Huangfu Yunzhao frowned.

"Take him to meet me in the living room."

Huangfu Yunzhao went to the living room directly and was about to take off his armor. He hesitated and sat down, but he just took off his sword and put it on the table.

Soon, a middle-aged man wearing a cotton brocade jacket and a fur coat was brought into the living room.

The man was in his early forties. As soon as he entered the living room, Huangfu Yunzhao's face changed color. He stood up and said in surprise: "Tu Sima?"

Huangfu Yunzhao recognized the man in front of him. He was the marching Sima under Wang Xingchao.

"Brother Huangfu, are you okay?" The man cupped his hands and said with a smile.

Huangfu Yunzhao waved away the sergeant who was leading the people over, and ordered: "No one is allowed to come without my general's orders."

Tu Sima turned around and saw the sergeant walking away, and then sighed: "Brother Huangfu is wronged."

"Why did Tu Sima come to Shunjin?" Huangfu Yunzhao looked wary, "Did... General Wang send you here?"

Tu Sima smiled and said: "Should we stand and talk, or sit down and talk?"

Huangfu Yunzhao hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and said: "Please sit down!"

After sitting down, Tu Sima said: "Brother Huangfu is right, it was the General who sent me here. He asked me to express his praise to Brother Huangfu, saying that the General can adapt to changes and fake surrender to hide Qin Xiao, which is really great wisdom. General

After receiving the news, Qin Xiao led his troops to withdraw. In order to win over the general, he still left Shunjin with the general. It was simply stupid."

"Why did Sima say I was faking my surrender?" Huangfu Yunzhao looked directly into Tu Sima's eyes and asked.

Tu Sima frowned and said, "Brother Huangfu, is he really loyal to Qin Xiao?"

Huangfu Yunzhao looked straight at Tu Sima, his eyes like daggers.

Tu Sima was stared at by these sharp eyes and felt a little uneasy. He smiled awkwardly and said: "General, don't forget that you were born in the Liaodong Army, and the blood of the Liaodong Army flows through you."

Huangfu Yunzhao stared at Tu Sima for a long time, and finally sighed: "General, do you still recognize me as your brother?"

"That's natural." Tu Sima said immediately: "You know how much the general attaches great importance to Brother Huangfu."

Huangfu Yunzhao smiled bitterly and said: "Tu Sima, to tell you the truth, I have been having nightmares these days. I dreamed that the general accused me of surrendering to the enemy and beheaded me and my whole family. Almost every night, I was woken from my dreams by

Wake up with a fright.”

"Brother Huangfu is too worried." Tu Sima said: "Is it because Brother Huangfu is worried about the general's punishment, so he has not dared to send people to report to the general all these days?"

Huangfu Yunzhao nodded and said: "Exactly. In desperation, in order to save my brothers, I surrendered to Qin Xiao. The general must have thought that I was surrendering to the enemy, so how can he forgive me?"

"Brother Huangfu, I won't hide it from you." Tu Sima said: "After learning that Brother Huangfu surrendered to the enemy, many people in Liaodong did scold you as a villain who was greedy for life and afraid of death. But the general did not think so.

The general knew that the general was extremely loyal and brave, so he must have had no choice but to make this choice. The general even felt that Brother Huangfu pretended to surrender to Qin Xiao in order to protect his brothers. If he had the opportunity, he would definitely return to the Liaodong Army. The general even whipped him

Several generals insulted you, Brother Huangfu will know this if he sends someone to investigate."

Huangfu Yunzhao sighed: "I didn't expect that the general could still trust me so much. Tu Sima, I really had no way out at that time. If thousands of brothers under my command fought to the end, they would certainly be able to consume some of Qin Xiao's troops, but the brothers would also

The whole army will be wiped out. These are the elites of the Liaodong Army. It is really not worth it if they die like this."

"That's right." Tu Sima said seriously, "So the general has no intention of blaming Brother Huangfu."

Huangfu Yunzhao thought for a moment and then said: "The general sent you here, what are your orders?"

"After the general learned that Qin Xiao withdrew his troops, only two thousand Long Rui troops were left in the city." Tu Sima said: "Shunjin City is still in your hands. This is a great blessing among misfortunes.???????

The general also knew that an epidemic had occurred on the grassland and that it might spread to the northeast. Qin Xiao was afraid that the epidemic would spread in the area under his control, so he mobilized troops to prevent the epidemic. This is exactly what happened.

This is a great opportunity, the general wants to ask Brother Huangfu for his opinion, what should we do next?"

Huangfu Yunzhao said: "The general is planning the strategy from afar, I really dare not say more." He looked at Tu Sima and asked softly: "Tu Sima, what is the general's plan?"

"Qin Xiao bullied people too much and pressed forward step by step. The strength of both sides was ebbing and flowing. If this continued, the Liaodong Army would have no way to survive." Tu Sima said: "The General's intention is that he wants to increase troops to Shunjin as soon as possible.

Then they sent gold, silver, grain and grass to build Shunjin City into a rock-solid fortress. The general said that after learning from the past, if Long Rui's army wanted to break the city again, it would be more difficult than climbing to the sky. At that time, Brother Huangfu will still guard Shunjin.

Jin, Liaodong will continue to provide money, food, troops and horses according to Brother Huangfu's request and regain control of Yingping."

Huangfu Yunzhao nodded and said: "Under the current situation, it is not too difficult to regain control of Yingping County. However, after taking control of Yingping County, we are still on the defensive."

"Brother Huangfu, don't worry about this." Tu Sima Fuxu said with a smile: "The general has made a careful plan. As long as brother Huangfu can defend Shunjin City for three months, the general will concentrate all his strength to attack Shunjin City.

Long Ruijun launched a fatal attack."

Huangfu Yunzhao frowned and said: "With our current strength, it will not be easy to completely defeat Long Rui's army."

"The general is bound to win." Tu Sima said seriously: "Even the general is confident, doesn't brother Huangfu have confidence?" He added: "By the way, the general also said that once Long Rui's army is defeated, he will be defeated after the war.

The entire Yingping County will be given to Brother Huangfu as a settlement, and all the taxable land in Yingping County will belong to Brother Huangfu."

Huangfu Yunzhao was surprised and said: "The general... is so affectionate?"

"You are the leading general of the Liaodong Army. It is natural for you to seal the city and make peace." Tu Sima smiled and said: "In addition, after capturing the Heishan Trading Ground, 30% of the profits from the trading ground will also belong to the general. Brother Huangfu, the general

I have high hopes for you."

Huangfu Yunzhao said gratefully: "The general is so kind, how can the general repay you?" After thinking for a moment, he whispered: "Tu Sima, there are still two thousand soldiers and horses left by Qin Xiao in the city. It's not too much.

But in order to completely control this city, these two thousand people must be eliminated."

"Oh?" Tu Sima asked with great interest, "What are you going to do, Brother Huangfu?"

"These two thousand people must be killed in one fell swoop." Huangfu Yunzhao's eyes were like daggers, showing a fierce look: "But we can't do it in the city. Tu Sima, I am going to find a reason to send these two thousand people out of the city as atonement.

What do you think of the generous gift given to the general?"
Chapter completed!