"Everyone in the army thought that the recapture of Datong was just around the corner. Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou convened a large-scale military meeting this time. In addition to the follow-up arrangements for the Yunshuo area and the subsequent dispatch of troops to cooperate with the Hebei Army's offensive against Yanji, they also had to discuss how to incorporate Datong.
"Guardian," Fan Yong was better in civil affairs than Wang Ju, who was better at running the army but had nowhere to display his talents. Therefore, he deployed officials in the capital, and he was favored by the chief officials in the secretariat, so he could know more secrets.
, frowned and said, "Before today, no one thought that a doctor from the Ministry of War would be shot when he went to Datong to persuade him to surrender. And for such an important meeting, Cao Shixiong, Cao Shili and General Meng Ping all got sick by chance.
I can't wait to be sick, but now I think they are actually in Lanzhou waiting for changes to happen!"
"Since you all expected the situation to be like this, and Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou also have ulterior motives and bad intentions towards you, why did you come to participate in the military meeting?" Wang Ju frowned and asked doubtfully.
"Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou have long suspected my origin, and they had bad intentions when they recommended me to serve as the tenth general of the Tianxiong Army, Yuhou. However, these people colluded with their cliques and wielded huge power, and they did countless things that were harmful to the world and the law behind their backs.
The matter is essentially dependent on the Dai Viet Dynasty," Xu Huai said, "I don't doubt that they will take action against me when the overall situation is decided, but I am sure that they will definitely mess up the matter, so why worry about them playing with me?
A conspiracy that can’t be put on the table?”
Xu Huai was not as old as the weak bandit, so he was appointed as the capital of Yuhou.
Because all the Han people had withdrawn from Shuozhou, there was no prefecture or county government, and only an inspection department was set up to oversee the defense outside Yangkou Village. However, the scope of its nominal jurisdiction was far greater than that of a general inspection department.
Therefore, Xu Huai also served as the patrol envoy to Shuozhou, which was unusual in its significance.
This destined him to be an extremely special existence in Hedong.
Of course, Wang Ju and Fan Yong heard all kinds of rumors about him in the capital deployment department.
It's just that these rumors were intertwined with Xu Huai's life experience, and Cai Xi deliberately added fuel to the flames, making everyone in Tongbai Mountain seem to have ulterior motives, and they didn't take them seriously.
Lu Xiong had just arrived in Yingzhou two days ago, and they had just confirmed Xu Huai's life experience. They were all immersed in the joy of recognizing their relatives and had no time to think about these rumors.
At this time, listening to Xu Huai and Lu Xiong talking about all kinds of secrets, they also caused an uproar, and they finally realized how dangerous the situation faced by everyone in Tongbai Mountain was.
However, in the face of such a dangerous and evil situation, Xu Huai was so calm and calm. This suddenly reminded them that there was a person more than ten years ago who could also behave like this with the calmness and confidence revealed in his usual speech and behavior.
Calm people's hearts.
"Seventeen years ago, before the Chi Hu people rose up, Yun Shuo was already in Yun Shuo's possession. A small group of treacherous villains ruined my third brother's life, not to mention persecuting my Wang family, and ruined the good situation in vain. It's really
How hateful! Heaven has destroyed the great Yue!" Wang Ju cried out sadly.
"Are you expecting that the mistakes of Datong will happen again, and you came to Yingzhou in the hope of turning the tide again?" Lu Xiong looked at Xu Huai and asked with a frown.
"No, the two situations are completely different," Xu Huai shook his head and said, "The Tianxiong Army was defeated in Datong City. Even if not a single soldier escaped, the situation in Hedong will not collapse - Xiao Linshi also did it before
They had no choice but to resort to dangerous measures and were unable to counterattack Hedong. However, this time the Xiao Sheng Army and the Xuanwu Army were annihilated by the Red Husbands on the north bank of the Huihe River.
Within this time, a larger cavalry force could be assembled to go south. On the other hand, Cao Shixiong and others surrendered to the enemy and joined the Datong defenders as the vanguard of the Red Husbands. The entire Hedong would fall quickly, and the Red Husbands' cavalry might only need three months at the fastest.
, I can trample on the land on both sides of the Yellow River. I know that I will not be welcomed by Liu Cai and others, but when I come here this time, I still hope to meet with Xiao Sheng and the generals of Xuanwu and Xuanwu armies. It is not that I have other delusions, but
I thought that after they were defeated, they knew that they could escape back to Jingyuan by borrowing a road from Xishan, and regroup in Yanyan and other places, so that when the imperial court issues an edict to King Qin, the Western Army can provide more effective forces!"
When he left Lanzhou at the beginning of the year, although Lu Xiong also agreed that he should be highly vigilant about the ambitions of the Chihu people, his judgment on the situation was far less pessimistic than Xu Huai's.
However, at this time, especially the defenders of Datong, they had no qualms about shooting Liu Jun, a military doctor who went to persuade them to surrender, thus cutting off the road to the south to conquer Dai Viet. How could Lu Xiong still think that Xu Huai's words were unfounded?
Almost all the capable soldiers in Hedong have gathered in Yingzhou. Once the Xiao Sheng Army and Xuanwu Army were destroyed near Huihe, and Cao Shixiong led several Tianxiong Army units under his control to surrender to the enemy, the remaining reorganized forces in Hedong were
There are only two troops left in the Imperial Guard: Yin Chao and Wen Hengyue.
Only Yin Chao and Wen Hengyue had some integrity and refused to surrender to the enemy from Cao Shixiong. However, they only had 3,000 soldiers and horses, and they were not worth relying on. Most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled Xiang soldiers and rural soldiers. With the help of Xinzhou and Taiyuan
How long can the city resist?
At this time, a guard came to the corridor and reported: "Zhu Zhi is here to ask to see the military lord!"
"Invite Zhu Zhi quickly," Xu Huai arranged for the guards to invite Zhu Zhi. At the same time, he said to his uncle Wang Ju, Lu Xiong, Fan Yong and others, "After experiencing the disaster of the Datong War, Zhu Zhi's temperament has changed, but in his heart
It is difficult to get rid of the bad temper of the children of the aristocratic family in a short time, and the position may not be firm, and many secrets cannot be made known to him yet. Later, I will ask Uncle Qi and Master Fan to pretend to be old friends of Jing Shengjun, and their words may
There will be some neglect, please don't think it's weird..."
"We can save this," Wang Ju said.
Wang Ju immediately called him Wang Xian, and Wang Jun and his son-in-law Fan Zongqi stayed away for the time being. He and Fan Yong wanted to stay to see what new news Zhu Zhi would bring.
"I'm really angry!" Zhu Zhi just walked to the corridor and before he entered the living room, he shouted angrily and said, "Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou are both weaklings and cowards. They actually want to hide Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou.
The truth about Jun being shot and killed by Xiao Ni was that people like Liu Yan had some backbone and started making trouble with them first. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I retreated first... Hey, Mr. Lu, why are you in Yingzhou?
?”
"The prime minister is worried that Yunshuo's war situation is not going as planned, so he sent me here for a special trip. I just met two old friends in Yingzhou and met with Xu Huai." Lu Xiong said in an evasive way.
Zhu Zhi didn't think much about it, still stuck in grief and anger. Seeing Wang Ju and Fan Yong meet each other, he thought they were the old friends Lu Xiong had met in Yingzhou. He cupped his hands and sat down next to Xu Huai, angrily.
He complained loudly: "Tianxiong's army was defeated in Datong. Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou could refute that Ge Huaicong fled too fast and did not give them a chance to send troops for reinforcements, but this time I really saw their faces clearly.
"
"Sit down and have a sip of tea to rest your breath first. Tell me what exactly Liu Yan and the others are causing so much trouble." Xu Huai looked at the table and saw that there was a cup of warm tea that had not yet been drunk. He gave it to Zhu Zhi to quench his thirst and asked.
, "What does Guo Zhongxiong stand for?"
They walked into the house, met Wang Ju, Fan Yong and the others and told many secrets. Before they knew it, almost two hours had passed, and the sky outside was getting dark.
Up to this time, neither Liu Shizhong nor Cai Yuanyou sent anyone to meet him. It seems that he only had one or two opportunities to see them at the official military council venue.
Xu Huai also expected that even if he came to Yingzhou in person, he would not have many opportunities to meet Liu Shizhong, Cai Yuanyou and Liu Yan, and Wang Ju and Fan Yong's status in the capital deployment department was not very high.
If you want to know more clearly what happened in the palace, you have to rely on Zhu Zhi to report the news.
"Guo Zhongxiong can still make people look up to him. He said that this matter was a lie. Even if the news was kept strictly, the generals would be suspicious - Liu Yan, Chen Yuan, Qu Jing and other generals advocated sending troops to cross the Hui River immediately...
..." Zhu Zhi hurriedly drank two sips of tea and told Xu Huai exactly what he saw after arriving at the camp, the quarrels between Liu Shizhong, Cai Yuanyou and the generals. Lu Xiong listened and said, "I am going out with the army this time, and my father said
The soldiers of Tongbai Mountain are brave and capable of fighting. If you and Liu Yan and other generals ask for merit together, you will definitely be able to achieve great feats again!"
"Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou look down upon Shuozhou's two thousand weak brigade." Xu Huai said calmly.
"If you are worried that Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou are afraid of your life and dare not use you to lead the army in battle, I think there is no need to do so," Zhu Zhi said anxiously, "Those two cowards are afraid that they will not be able to attack Datong and lose their troops. Do you really want to
They are all eager to ask for a fight, and the Western Army is not without generals who dare to fight!"
"Okay, when I meet with Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou, I'll give it a try and see if they agree." Xu Huai didn't want to argue pointlessly with Zhu Zhi, so he followed his tone and promised to talk to Liu Shizhong then.
, Cai Yuanyou asked for a fight, and said to him, "Zhu Langjun sent two generals to follow you to Yingzhou to take care of your Zhou Quan, but they all died in Datong, and there is no one around you to take care of Zhou Quan - Fan Ye Nai
He is a close friend of Mr. Lu. At this time, the military officials are deployed in Hedong Province. If you go directly to Liu Shizhong or someone, say that Mr. Fan is an old friend of your father. If you want to borrow him to work by your side, you can have a solution for everything.
Take care!”
Zhu Zhi was still impatient, but thinking of Zhu Hang's affection, Xu Huai could not care less about his life or death.
At this time, Fan Yong and others were still military officers of the Department of Deployment. Before the big change happened, it was impossible to go directly to Shuozhou with them. A more appropriate arrangement would be for Fan Yong and others to follow Zhu Zhi first.
, prepare fast horses, swords and bows, and when the situation is completely chaotic, it will be convenient for them to escort Zhu Zhi to flee to Shuozhou.
As for whether he could turn the tide, Xu Huai no longer had any illusions.
Unless Xiao Shengjun and Xuanwu Army can make a decisive decision at this time, abandon Yingzhou without hesitation and withdraw to Yanmen Pass, otherwise no matter what choice they make, it will be a defeat and a dead end...
