"Hey, which ravine has your kid been in this year?"
Xu Xin'an climbed up to the top of the city, patted Xu Xin on the shoulder, and greeted enthusiastically,
"You were exiled to Lanzhou, why didn't you ask someone to send a message back to Huaiyuan? Did you know that we also went to Lanzhou? Your father even built a grave for you at Fan Ya. It's so unlucky that you have to write a letter quickly.
Go back and dig up the grave..."
After Xu Wufu's death, the eldest family members, fields and houses were basically resold to the tribesmen who lacked land and houses at one-third to one-fifth of the market price, and the money replaced was also used in the name of building tombs, such as Shituoling and Jinshagou.
Reclamation of sloping fields and construction of roads, ponds and canals.
Xu Bosong, Xu Zhonglin and other representatives of Shangfang Xu, in addition to being forced by the situation to support Zhufengtang's control of the Xu clan's internal resources, also agreed to significantly reduce the tenant rent.
The conflict between Shang Fang Xu and Lower Fang Xu has basically been alleviated now.
Xu Xin'an's horizons and ambition have also broadened. Seeing that Xu Xin is still alive in the world, she is surprised and happy.
Xu Xin was still a little restrained. He went to Lanzhou and was very miserable at first. The bandits who accompanied him bullied him. After arriving in Lanzhou, he was also bullied by the old soldiers. In addition to the tattoo on his cheek, his injuries were not healed and he could not escape.
It wasn't until he was appreciated by Zhang Kui'an that his situation changed. However, when he was doing the grain business at Huanglongpo Station, he learned that Xu Huai, Xu Xin'an and the others had followed the king to Lanzhou, but he was always worried about Xu Huai and Xu Xin'an could not forget their old grudges.
, where can I contact you?
This time I happened to meet him on the city wall, and saw Xu Wukun who had taught him the sword, bow, kick, and boxing skills.
Otherwise, he still wouldn't take the initiative to come over.
Of course, Xu Xin came over and wanted to ask if they could get out of the way and let them pass.
"It is the duty of generals to guard the city and guard the borders and charge into battle; it is also the duty of the supervisory envoy to not sit back and watch the generals escape before the battle," Xu Huai said in a deep voice, "Unless there is a military order from Commander Ge Huaicong, otherwise, we
You can't give in to this. However, I can prepare whatever food you need..."
If the general seriously neglects his duty or dies in battle, the military commander or military supervisor has the right to take over the battlefield command, but now is obviously not the time.
Xu Huai was thinking that when the time was right, he would directly control this group of people through Xu Xin. How could he let them go?
However, Xu Xin had to ask Tian Zhichang to come over and speak. Xu Xin had to say something, but when he saw Xu Huai, Xu Xin'an did not miss the old grudges, and Xu Wukun was here again, he himself was not too eager to take down the city wall;
Xu Huai refused, but Xu Xin didn't take it seriously.
Even though he has endured all kinds of torture for more than a year, the arrogance in his heart has not been completely eradicated, and he looks down on this kind of unscrupulous robbery.
He even consciously distinguishes himself from thieves. Deep down, he believes that he is a son of a good family and not a bandit. This is the key to his support to this day.
Before the allied forces surrendered, he was tortured and thrown into the rebel dungeon for three to four months with no one to care about him. If not for this, he would have collapsed.
And if given the opportunity, he also longs to establish military exploits like a real general, so that he can truly return home in glory and be reunited with his family in the future.
The hardships of more than a year have caused Xu Xin to undergo great changes from the inside out.
After hearing what Xu Huai said, Xu Xin passed the words to Tian Zhichang.
Tian Zhichang was still afraid of Xu Huai's evil reputation and did not dare to come directly to negotiate, so they settled into a stalemate at the war tent.
When Eucommia ulmoides and Meng Laodao came over, Xu Huai asked them to prepare some food and blankets to keep out the cold. He took this opportunity to quickly get acquainted with the dozens of Tongbai Mountain bandits.
Among the generals at the top of the city who were former soldiers, eight were directly former subordinates of Guo Junpan and Pan Chenghu.
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After a while, Pan Chenghu, who had met Zhu Hang, also climbed up to the top of the city.
"What kind of show are you trying to make?"
Pan Chenghu poked his head out from the crenellation and looked at the inside of the city wall below the turret with the help of a torch. In addition to the two ropes that could only facilitate three or five people to get up and down at present, the slightly sloping rammed earth wall also had several rows of shallow nests where people could stay.
Those who are agile can use these to climb the city wall directly.
And just now, he went directly through the hall to transfer the property, and saw a lot of semi-finished wood piled in the yard. If necessary, he could quickly assemble a few ladders to reach the top of the city.
Pan Chenghu was irritated by Zheng Tu and asked Wang Fan to rush to Datong. He wanted to follow Xu Huai to make some achievements. He didn't know how serious the situation was at the moment. Of course he was confused when he saw the arrangements here.
"..."
At this time, there is no need to hide many things from Pan Chenghu, and you even need to see him further express his attitude.
Xu Huai exchanged a few pleasantries, leaving Xu Wukun, Xu Xin'an, and Tang Qing to watch from the turret, and led Pan Chenghu to climb down the city wall again and go to the room where Chen Zixiao was imprisoned.
Xu Wuqi and Zhou Jing had just returned and were resting in the room where Chen Zixiao was detained.
Through the candlelight, he could clearly see that it was Chen Zixiao who was tied to the pillars of the house with five-flowered buns. Pan Chenghu's mouth opened wide, as if he had seen a ghost. After a while, he still looked at Xu Huai in shock, and after a while he said
:
"Chen Zixiao disappeared. Everyone in Kelan City thought that he was assassinated by Khitan assassins - I'm still wondering what the Khitan assassins did to assassinate him? Gui Lao Lao, what did you do to capture him in Datong?
?Isn’t this more nonsense than the Khitan assassins killing him?”
"Then let Chen Zixiao talk to you!" Xu Huai walked over, took off the bandage that tied Chen Zixiao's mouth, and pulled out the cloth that blocked his mouth.
"Master Pan, I haven't seen you for a long time. I really didn't expect that you would surrender to Zhufeng Hall!" Chen Zixiao grinned his painful mouth and said to Pan Chenghu.
"What's going on? Don't scratch my mind!" Pan Chenghu was too surprised and didn't want to go through all the trouble. He impatiently urged Xu Huaijiang to tell him the cause and effect neatly.
"Don't you always think that Chen Zixiao's behavior is a bit strange? Now it's all clear. Chen Zixiao's real name is Han Lun. He was once a general under Xiao Linshi, the magistrate of the South Academy of Khitan. A few years ago, he was accused of offending
A Khitan dignitary was imprisoned and was sent to Da Yue Zuojian by Xiao Linshi. On the night we left Kelan, we had the opportunity to catch him and brought him to Datong together," Xu Huai said.
"Why don't you hand him over and bring him to Datong for what?" Pan Chenghu asked, feeling a little stuck.
"We have always suspected that the Khitans have a big conspiracy in Datong. Although we haven't pried open his mouth yet, we can almost figure out what's going on now,"
Xu Huai stood next to the door frame and said,
"You just met Zhu Hang, so you should have some idea of the situation in the city. In addition to the thousands of remnant soldiers still defending the inner city, thousands of rebels are already agitated. They just made a surprise attack to control the southeast.
The three northern city gates. Although Ge Huaicong and others did not think it was true at this time, many signs prove that all this is a trap set by Xiao Linshi and Chen Zixiao early in the morning. If my prediction is correct, Xiao Linshi is very likely to
They will lead troops to raid Shengde Gate before dawn and completely block us in Datong City."
"How is it possible? How is it possible? Who is Xiao Linshi? Where can he mobilize reinforcements at this time and surround us with nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses in Datong City? The Khitan is outside Datong, and the total is only 40,000 to 50,000.
Most of the soldiers and horses are still in Yingzhou. The main force of the Eastern Route Army that is approaching Yingzhou is just for food. Will they just sit back and watch Xiao Linshi lead Yingzhou soldiers and horses to come to the rescue?" A series of questions came out of Pan Chenghu's mouth, and then he thought
He lowered his voice subconsciously and asked in confusion, "Zhu Hang doesn't seem to know about this. You haven't reported Chen Zixiao's matter to him yet?"
"We haven't said anything yet," Xu Huai narrowed his eyes and looked at Pan Chenghu and asked, "Do you think it is necessary to inform Zhu Hang?"
Pan Chenghu was not stupid after all. Seeing that Xu Huai had concealed such important information from Zhu Hang, he obviously didn't just dislike Zhu Hang. He pondered for a while and asked uncertainly: "What are you guessing?
Is everything really possible?"
"..." Xu Huai nodded and said, "I can now conclude that this will definitely happen."
"..." Pan Chenghu glanced at Chen Zixiao, pulled up a chair and sat down, and said thoughtfully, "I just met Mr. Zhu Hang, and I heard that there was a lot of resentment in his tone. It seems that Ge Huaicong acted too much in his own way. Supervising the Army
Many opinions from the envoy could not be listened to. In addition, the generals of Tianxiong Army were in poor military discipline. The generals also used revenge for old revenge to fulfill their desires and deliberately indulged, which led to rebellions. Even if they were victorious in the end, military discipline was so lax.
, and it is not conducive to resisting the Red Husbands in the future - you actually expected that even if you informed Zhu Hang, you would definitely not be able to convince Ge Huaicong to act according to his plan, so you simply didn't say anything? Everything prepared in this yard, you really don't want to be fooled by these idiots
Drag it into a mud puddle?"
"Do you think you should ask Mr. Zhu Hang to inform Ge Huaicong?" Xu Huai asked again.
"These idiots are not worthy of being together - if we really want to be associated with these idiots, we will only kill ourselves!" Pan Chenghu said flatly.
Not only were they sent to Lanzhou after being recruited, but they, generals with banditry background, suffered from discrimination and wariness. What's more, during the bandit rebellion in Tongbai Mountain, they were beaten to death by the Huaiyuan Township Camp secretly presided over by Xu Huai.
They were like dogs, but why weren't the officers and soldiers beaten like dogs by them?
Pan Chenghu was dissatisfied with Ge Huaicong and other Forbidden Army generals because he was being squeezed out, and he also looked down on fools like them from the bottom of his heart.
He has the least psychological burden to throw people like Ge Huaicong away and go it alone, not to mention that he had previously dragged Guo Junpian to Xu Huai to express his stance.
"There are still a large number of soldiers in Xicheng who don't know that they are about to die. They are still burning, killing and looting wantonly. I will ask Tang Pan, Yin Peng, and Han Qi to follow you out, and capture as many prisoners as possible.
The soldiers from Baishan are here to arrest you!" Xu Huai said.
They still have too few manpower at their disposal.
Xu Huai predicted that even if Shengde Gate was blocked by reinforcements led by Xiao Linshi, Tianxiong's army would not immediately fall into chaos, and it would be impossible for them to directly pull over Tongbai Mountain soldiers from various ministries.
Once the Tianxiong Army falls into chaos in the city, it must be caused by Xiao Linshi leading his troops directly into Xicheng District. At that time, everyone will be in a desperate situation, desperate, crazy, and chaotic; and they are also eager to peep into it.
If you escape from the city on time, you won't have time to calmly recruit the soldiers of Tongbai Mountain.
It was late at night, and this might be their last chance to directly recruit Tongbai Mountain soldiers.
And if we can take to the streets to imprison all Tongbai Mountain soldiers who have violated military discipline in the name of improving military discipline, they will be able to directly turn them into people under their control.
Of course, even if someone reacted and went to Ge Huaicong to ask whether the Supervisory Military Envoy was authorized to take to the streets to picket military discipline, they would probably push Zhu Hang out and shift the blame to when Xiao Linshi led his troops to attack Shengdemen.
After that, could Ge Huaicong still bother to hold them accountable for taking to the streets without authorization to enforce military discipline?
Xu Huai had not acted rashly before. He was mainly worried that if they went to the streets to arrest the illegal Tongbai soldiers, the soldiers who had indulged themselves might resist. At the same time, he was worried that even if they were captured, it would be difficult to reorganize in a short time.
Now that Pan Chenghu is here, the difficulty of these two things will be reduced a lot...
