Knowing that the Qingzhou Army had lost Gao Lan, Xiang Ji began to reorganize his army, preparing to wait for an opportunity to defeat Yuan Tan's Qingzhou Army in order to deal with the upcoming Jizhou and Hebei armies.
But he never thought that before he sent his troops out, Gong Du, who was in charge of patrolling the perimeter, would surprise him again.
"You said you want to submit to the lonely king?"
Looking at Gao Lan kneeling in front of him, Xiang Ji's smile was full of amusement.
Unexpectedly, this guy actually came to surrender after escaping?
"Yes, Overlord, I was ignorant and acted recklessly against the Overlord's army.
After being persuaded by Miss Qinglian, Gao Lan realized that he had lost his way and returned."
Looking at Gao Lan who looked like a lost lamb, Xiang Ji's heart drifted to the girl Qinglian he was talking about.
Who is this? Why do I seem to have heard of this name before?
"Who is Qinglian? Let him come up. I want to take a look, King Gu."
Curiosity has arisen, and it cannot be stopped no matter what.
Gao Lan has taken the initiative to surrender, so naturally he can't escape. Now, Xiang Ji is more interested in Qinglian who persuaded Gao Lan.
"Jizhou, Yecheng, Yanzijun, Qinglian, pay your respects to the Overlord!"
Following Xiang Ji's summons, the Qinglian money listed outside the account came.
When Qinglian, who called himself Yan Zijun, raised his head, Xiang Ji was shocked.
What a delicate beauty.
Although this Qinglian is not as beautiful as Xiang Ji's wives and concubines, she can still reach the level of his former best friend, Mrs. Cai of Xiangyang.
What's more, it also has a feeling like Xiaojiabiyu, giving people a refreshing feeling.
Unexpectedly, there are such outstanding people in this Yanzi Army.
"Overlord, the last general has made a private life-long engagement with Qinglian. I hope Overlord will fulfill his wish and let her escape from the Yanzi Army!"
Seeing the surprise in Xiang Ji's eyes, Gao Lan became nervous.
Damn it, please don't fall in love with it.
You know, with Xiang Ji's current power, if he falls in love with any woman, that woman's family will obediently send her to Xiang Ji's bed.
However, although Xiang Ji was lecherous, he was not so sinister and unscrupulous as to have such perverse thoughts towards his ministers' wives and daughters.
Xiang Ji had been amazed before, but he never thought that there were beauties of this caliber among Yan Zijun.
Now after hearing what Gao Lan said and looking at Gao Lan's nervous expression, Xiang Ji smiled.
"Hahaha! Okay! Today, the lonely king is very happy to have General Gao come to surrender.
The lonely king agreed to your request.
Qinglian, from now on you will leave the Yan Zijun and serve General Gao well!"
When Xiang Ji agreed, the two of them were immediately overjoyed.
"Okay, don't bow. Let's talk to the lonely king in detail. What happened? Why did the lonely king get a report from Jizhou that Yanzi had rebelled?
Could it be that you are Miss Qinglian?"
You know, before Qinglian secretly took Mrs. Gao away, the spies from Jizhou immediately hunted her down. After the failure, they could only report to Xiang Ji that there was a traitor inside.
After all, no one knows what Qinglian is thinking in her heart. They can only assume that she is greedy for glory and wealth and wants to take this opportunity to rise to the top and escape from the Yanzi Army.
But as Qinglian told her story, Xiang Ji's good mood gradually disappeared.
"Bold! How dare you disobey the solitary king's order and act arbitrarily?"
When Xiang Ji heard that the Jizhou spies were actually corrupt, and even used their status to oppress people, forcing them to donate their belongings and even their bodies, Xiang Ji became angry.
"General Gao Lan, Miss Qinglian, you two have worked hard all the way, so you can rush to Pengcheng to rest first.
Regarding the matter of the residence, when the general arrived in Pengcheng, he went to see Prime Minister Lu Su, who would make arrangements for the general.
But, General, please give Pei Yuanshao a message and tell him to come over and see the lonely king right away!"
Regarding this war, Xiang Ji is not necessarily indispensable. At present, rectifying the secret agents is the top priority.
Nowadays, the secret agent is just internally corrupt, and there is such a thing as using power to suppress others.
Who knows if things go on like this and the spy will completely lose control and do some things that are both overt and covert, or even falsely pass on intelligence?
"Overlord, the general is only slightly injured and can be recuperated. Let Qinglian take her mother to Pengcheng."
Obviously, Gao Lan is eager to fight after his first surrender.
After all, Gao Lan was single in Hebei before, with no worries and no ambitions.
But now, with his beloved wife by his side, Gao Lan is full of motivation.
"Okay! General Gao Lan deserves to be called a model in the military!
In that case, Miss Qinglian, I will trouble you to take a trip."
Looking at Gao Lan with the word "fight" written on his face, Xiang Ji also knew that this guy definitely didn't want to return to Pengcheng.
After all, after all this time, I am afraid that even if the Battle of Hebei is not completed, there will be no great achievements.
This guy, who recently got such a lovely wife and beauty, obviously wants to achieve military success to win a bright future for himself and his family.
But, don’t you plan on having a honeymoon or something? Are you just going to let this beauty stay alone?
Xiang Ji was also speechless at Gao Lan's dullness.
But since he has already chosen, Xiang Ji, as the lord, naturally has nothing to say.
Shu said.
After Gao Lan sent his mother and beloved wife away, Xiang Ji finally decided not to wait any longer.
Now is the best time to destroy Yuan Tan.
"General Gao Lan, the solitary king allows you to lead an army of 20,000 people, to be the vanguard of the army and attack Yuan Tan's camp directly.
In this battle, Yuan Tan will be destroyed in one battle!"
Why choose Gao Lan, a newbie, as the striker? This couldn't be simpler.
First of all, Gao Lan's wife and mother have already gone to Pengcheng under the protection of Xiang Ji's personal guards, so their loyalty can naturally be trusted.
Furthermore, Gao Lan has commanded the Qingzhou Army for many years, so he has little understanding of its marching and formations.
Letting him be the vanguard will definitely get twice the result with half the effort in defeating Yuan Tan Dazhai.
"The last general Gao Lan takes the order!"
When he first arrived, he could become a vanguard leading an army of 20,000 people. Gao Lan couldn't be more satisfied.
After all, this is not Hebei, and he is no longer some bullshit Sitingzhu.
Everything needs to start from scratch.
But Gao Lan has no complaints about this.
It was not unknown to Gao Lan before that Chu State was so powerful that Hebei had no future at all.
Although Yuan Shang had sufficient supplies and soldiers, he was not Yuan Shao after all, and he did not have Yuan Shao's courage.
Yuan Shao has been defeated, let alone you Yuan Shang who can't even unify the whole territory of Hebei?
You must know that Gao Lan, as a battle general, would absolutely look down upon Yuan Shang's inability to attack his brother because of the so-called public opinion.
Using troops doesn't mean you have to hurt your brother. If you don't unify all of Hebei, how can you compete with Chu and the heroes of the world?
In these troubled times, women's kindness is the most important thing.
"The entire army attacks, targeting the Yuan Tan Camp in Le'an!"
After Gao Lan's forward troops had left first, Xiang Ji issued an order for the entire army to attack.
Yuan Tan, wash your neck and wait, I, Xiang Ji, are here!