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Keyi Gate,

It is one of the most important fortresses in the north of Xingqing Mansion in Baigao Kingdom.

On this day in early July,

North of Keyi Gate,

a mountain,

There were several knights stationed on horseback,

From time to time, there were shouts and wails of killing.

They were the elite Zhou cavalry, encircling and killing the nearby Bai Gao Kingdom scouts.

Xu Minghua, the Yongyi Marquis of the Great Zhou Dynasty, took advantage of the clear sky to look at Keyi Gate in the distance.

Next to Xu Minghua, there was a young knight with a sick face, pointing to a gentle slope outside Keyi Gate in the distance, and said in Da Zhou dialect with a slight accent:

"General, if we march directly to the fortress, the defenders will definitely deploy heavy cavalry on that slope. Before we have a stable footing, they will wait for work and take advantage of the terrain to charge straight down!"

Xu Minghua, who was on horseback, looked at the easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack terrain around Keyi Gate and nodded with an ugly expression.

The eyes of the sons of Zhou Wuxun's family were full of agreement.

At this time, a knight came from the foot of the mountain through layers of guards and came to the mountain. After dismounting, he raised his hands in front of the soldiers and shouted: "General, a letter from Beijing!"

The soldier took the letter and handed it into Xu Minghua's hands.

Seeing Xu Minghua about to read the letter, everyone around him stepped aside.

Xu Minghua sat on the horse and unfolded the letter to read the contents.

Afterwards, Marquis Yongyi, who had a somewhat sad face, gradually relaxed.

After putting the letter away, Xu Minghua glanced at Keyi Gate in the distance again, lightly reined in the horse's reins, turned the horse's head and said loudly: "Let's go back to camp!"

Seeing the change in the expression of Marquis Yongyi, Xu, Zhang, Cao and other juniors in the army who were following him looked at each other with doubts.

After Xu Minghua left,

Flags are waving on the mountain,

Staring at the celebration tiger with the flag on the mountain in the distance, he raised his chin with the soldiers beside him.

"Woo~~~~"

The troop retreat horn was blown,

around the hills,

The elite cavalrymen of the Great Zhou Dynasty who came out to kill Bai Gao's scouts all slowed down their horses and left the battle.

After collecting the corpses of Paoze who died in the battle, they gathered under the banner of Zhuqing Tiger and retreated north.

The army of the Great Zhou Dynasty was stationed,

Seeing the knights galloping from the south holding the big flag, the gate of the military camp was quickly pushed open.

The knights rode in on horseback.

He dismounted in front of the Chinese army's tent with the curtain wide open.

Although Xu Zaiduan was the eldest son of Marquis Yongyi, he still had to follow everyone when he entered the tent.

It was actually because the one in front of him was Zhang Fangyan, the eldest son of the British father-in-law, and the other was Cao Yang, the second son of Tuoxi Marquis.

They are more than ten years older than him, and have higher qualifications and military exploits than him.

After entering the big tent,

The generals took off their bags and held a military meeting in front of the sand table for a while.

A quarter of an hour later, Xu Minghua waved his hand and said: "Let's go!"

After finishing speaking, he began to look at the huge sand table in front of him intently.

All the generals should be handed over.

After a while, Xu Minghua raised his head, looked at Xu, Zhang, and Cao who were still in the tent, and said, "What else can I do?"

The three of them were silent. Xu Zaiduan pointed to his father's chest, where the letter he had just received was placed.

Xu Minghua shook his head and said: "This is your Majesty's handwriting, not for you to see!"

The three people in the big tent were stunned and nodded quickly.

Zhang Fangyan said: "General, in that letter, is it the same as last time where you were told to be patient and steady?"

Xu Minghua nodded and said: "The meaning is clearer than last time! His Majesty told me to wait and not to rush things and keep thinking about His Majesty's birthday next year and other trivial matters."

"His Majesty also said that his birthday can be celebrated at any time. We must focus on the smooth destruction of the Bai Gao Kingdom."

Hearing this, everyone in the big tent looked at each other with some surprise. Xu Zaiduan said: "Well, how does your majesty know what we think?"

Xu Minghua pondered for a moment and then said: "This is a memorial to His Majesty from Mr. Gu, a veteran minister of the court and Yin of Kaifeng Prefecture."

Everyone in the tent nodded.

At this time, a soldier outside the tent bowed and shouted: "Master Marquis, Commander Li Jinmei, who went to appease the Yan Army Division in Heishui Town, is back."

Xu Minghua looked at each other in surprise with the people in the tent, and Cao Yang said: "How come it's so fast? It's only been more than ten days."

Xu Minghua said: "Let him come in."

After a while,

Li Jinmei, the younger brother of the Li family, came to the big tent in a dusty suit of armor, followed by several people, two of whom were extremely capable and dressed in uniform.

Although Li Jinmei's face was full of exhaustion, her eyes were full of excitement. She bowed and cupped her hands and said:

"Master Hou! Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life!"

Xu Minghua nodded with a smile and said, "How about it? How many people did you recruit in the Yan Army Division in Heishui Town?"

Li Jinmei looked back at the people behind him and said loudly: "Back to the Marquis, I have recruited nearly 5,000 people. They should be 200 miles west of the camp at this time."

"How many?"

"Five thousand!"

Upon hearing this number, everyone in the big tent had expressions of disbelief on their faces.

Xu Minghua hurriedly asked: "With so many people, you have returned to the camp again. Who will lead them?"

"Master Marquis, he is led by a general who has a blood feud with Liang Yi's family!"

Xu Minghua nodded.

Xu Zaiduan glanced at the two heads behind Li Jinmei and asked, "Why are there so many?"

Li Jinmei cupped his hands and said, "It's all thanks to the bravery of these sergeants!"

Xu Zaiduan looked at the two people behind Li Jinmei and said, "I recognize you two! They were both recommended by my younger brother! Your name is Wu Song, and your name is Luan Tingyu!"

"The others turned out to be warriors from my great-aunt Zhuangzi! You are Wang Yan, Deng Yuanjue, and Pang Wanchun!"

These capable sergeants all raised their hands in response.

After ordering the camp to detach 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry to defend the west, Xu Minghua said loudly:

"Come here, bring some friends! Tell me in detail how you managed to recruit these five thousand people."

"yes!"

Subsequently,

Li Jinmei, Wu Song, and Luan Tingyu sat on a horse in the Chinese army's tent. After drinking up a bowl of water handed over by the soldiers of the Xu family, he said:

"Master Marquis, I am the Yan Army Division in Blackwater Town. I am one of the twelve earliest military divisions in the Baigao Kingdom. Far away from Xingqing Mansion, the Uighurs, Mongols and Northern Liao in the northwest are also on guard, as are the troops in the east. Compared with several military divisions, it has always been a difficult place to win military honors. "

"After the Liang Yi family of Bai Gao Kingdom rebelled, many family members who were married to the Li family but had good relations with the Liang Yi family were squeezed out there."

"and"

Li Jinmei said with some doubts in his tone: "Moreover, there are many low-level military attache families who are loyal to the Li family. When they were targeted by the Liang Yi family, they were also exiled to the Zhenyan Army Division for unknown reasons."

"It sounds vaguely like he bribed Chuihuan Siren's family."

Hearing this, Xu Minghua's eyes flashed.

Zhang Fangyan in the big tent said: "Could it be that you contacted these people when you went to the Zhenyan Army Division to recruit people?"

Li Jinmei shook his head and said: "No! On the contrary, after arriving at the guarding area of ​​the Zhenyan Army Division, he was almost tricked into the military stronghold by a thief who took on the Li family's debt but defected to the Liang Yi family!"

"When I got close to the military camp, I realized something was wrong! If it weren't for these few sergeants guarding me and being outnumbered, I would have been doomed at that time!"

Thinking about what happened before, Li Jinmei still had lingering fears.

"How many people were on the other side at that time?"

Zhang Fangyan asked aloud.

"Back to the general, there should have been a battalion of 500 men at that time, and we were only two, 200 men."

"How many of the thieves were killed?"

"Only two hundred people ran back to the military camp, and the ungrateful thief who led them was shot in the head with an arrow by the Pang Wanchun Pang warrior."

Hearing this, Xu Zaiduan and Cao Yang looked at Wu Song, Pang Wanchun and others with eyes filled with fondness.

"As soon as the leader of the thieves died, I revealed my identity in front of the military stronghold, and then I was able to appease the first military stronghold."

"Later, with the low-level military attachés loyal to the Li family in the first military stronghold, coupled with the Yanzhou earthquake, I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, are now besieged on three sides, with a streak of consecutive victories, and are able to recruit such a powerful army. There are many soldiers from Bai Gaoguo.”

"There are still more than half who don't want to get involved in the deadly battle between Da Zhou and Bai Gao, and choose to stay at the headquarters of the Zhenyan Army."

After Li Jinmei finished speaking,

Yongyi Hou Xu Minghua nodded and said: "This is a great achievement of yours!"

He looked at the people behind Li Jinmei and said: "You guys fought hard for the country, and today I will go up to the table to ask for merit for you!"

Hearing this, Li Jinmei, Wu Song, Pang Wanchun and others in the tent quickly stood up, raised their hands and shouted: "Thank you, Lord Marquis!"

Xu Minghua waved his hand and said: "No need to thank me! This is what you deserve!"

After some encouragement, everyone exited the tent.

The sun sets and the moon rises,

The moonlight is like water,

In the heavily guarded Dazhou camp, a strong man was brought to the Chinese army's tent by the soldiers.

in candlelight,

"Wang Yan, a humble official, has met the Marquis!"

Xu Minghua put down the military book in his hand and said: "Sit down!"

"Thank you, Lord Marquis!"

"Among the people who follow our Bai Gao clan, you are the only one who understands Bai Gao's language! What happened along the way?"

Wang Yan, a descendant of the original soldiers of Marquis Yongyi and a warrior on Mrs. Sheng's side of Zhuangzi, sat on the crossroads and said, "Go back to the Marquis, yes!"

Looking at Xu Minghua's face swaying in the candlelight, Wang Yan said: "Master Hou, at the Yanjun headquarters in Heishui Town, together with the military attachés loyal to the Li family, they strangled the commander-in-chief of the Liang Yi family and his subordinates. That night, there was a noble Bai Gao. I have advised Li Jinmei that he wants to kill us and build an army in the west!"

Hearing this, Xu Minghua clenched the military book in his hand.

"Li Jinmei didn't listen to this advice?"

"Return to the Marquis! Yes!"

"Why? Do you know?"

Wang Yan cupped his hands and said: "I heard from the noble Bai Gao that they subdued three powerful warriors trained by Chuihuan Division in Heishui Zhenyan Army Division! There are a large army of Zhenyan Army Division and these three warriors are protecting them. , Li Xiaomei will be safe and sound."

"But after Li Jinmei asked a few questions, he just shook his head after hearing the answer, and then said a few words to the nobleman of Baigao Kingdom. After hearing this, the nobleman of Baigao Kingdom was so frightened that his face turned pale."

"What did you ask?"

"It seems like asking who is more powerful between these three people and the people who besieged and killed Queen Mi Mu. That's right."

Xu Minghua looked at Wang Yan who was hesitating and hesitant to speak, and frowned: "Huh? Is there anything hard to say!?"

Wang Yan held up his hands and said with some embarrassment on his face: "Master Marquis, you don't know, I am really afraid of affecting your command of the overall situation due to my humble position!"

The military book was placed on the table, and Xu Minghua said in a deep voice: "Speak!"

Wang Yan was confused, glanced at Xu Minghua and said: "Li Jinmei said that dozens of people who were much more powerful than these three were all left behind by Xu Hou's youngest son who is now leading the army before and after the Spring Festival. Bianjing Yongyihou Mansion. His few relatives of Li Jinmei are also in Dazhou, so he will not do this. "

Xu Minghua narrowed his eyes and said, "Have you seen the three powerful warriors mentioned by the nobles of Bai Gao Kingdom?"

Wang Yan took a deep breath and said, "I've seen you in my humble position!"

"How does it compare to you?"

Wang Yan raised his eyes and looked at Xu Minghua, and said: "Go back to the Marquis! Get off the horse, your humble position is no different than any of them! Get on the horse."

"Humble job. No rival."

"Brothers Wu Song and Pang Wanchun who followed us also worked together, and their records are similar to those in lower positions."

Hearing this, Xu Minghua's breathing became a little heavier.

"How do you know that I don't know about this?"

"Going back to the Marquis, after we dispersed in the big tent in the afternoon, I asked the eldest son if he had heard anything about Bianjing after the New Year. The eldest son said that it was just some bold thieves who wanted to steal something."

Xu Minghua nodded.

"Okay, you go down! I will give you credit for this!"

"Thank you, Lord Marquis!"

Seeing Wang Yan turn around and leave the tent, Xu Minghua rested his arm on the table and rubbed his eyebrows.

He knew Wang Yan's kung fu, and his skills were no less than Zhu Qinghu's, and a step ahead of the soldiers around Xu Minghua.

Dozens of people as powerful as them were left in the Hou Mansion by his youngest son?

He knew that his youngest son was powerful, but this was a bit too much.

Thinking of this, Xu Minghua shook his head.

When Xu Minghua was shocked by his youngest son’s ‘record’ half a year ago,

Bianjing,

In the palace,

Zhao Zilong was also shocked by the news sent back by the Imperial City's spies in Beiliao using flying pigeons.

Holding the note poured out of the bamboo tube at Fei Ge's feet, Zhao Zilong read it twice before hurriedly walking towards the main hall where the emperor was.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Just as Zhao Zilong was about to step into the palace, he tripped over the high threshold and fell to the ground.

The chief minister beside the emperor hurried over and tried to help Zhao Zilong up.

"Your Majesty, there is a secret report from the Imperial City's spies!"

Zhao Zilong waved his hand, handed the note out and said: "Quick, give it to Your Majesty!"

Seeing Zhao Zilong like this, the emperor behind the case also stood up, walked a few steps and took the note from the hands of the chief minister.

"What?"

The emperor looked at the secret report in his hand and asked.

"The Northern Liao Kingdom wants to make Yelv Falcon the crown prince?"

Zhao Zilong, who was helped to stand up, nodded and said:

"Your Majesty, now Yeluying and the Mongolian tribes are eyeing north of Zhongjing in Northern Liao. Northern Liao and the Kingdom of Jin have lost consecutive battles."

"I feel that after Yelu Falcon becomes the crown prince, Yelu Ying will probably lead people to fight against the Kingdom of Jin!"

The emperor looked at the note in his hand, his face full of joy, and said: "Okay, okay! Let the spies from the Imperial City Department investigate more clearly!"

"Intelligence related to the Kingdom of Jin can also be forwarded to Yeluying!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"