Two days later, outside the city of Xiangyang.

After the city of Xiangyang was broken, more than 100,000 soldiers and horses entered the pass, the government soldiers occupied various fortresses and garrisoned, and the Xiliang army pursued the victory and continued to set off to Jingmen, which was two hundred miles away.

After passing Xiangyang, the terrain is narrow and long, and there are more mountains and rivers.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were stationed near Jinniu Mountain, and with the dispatch of the imperial court, the atmosphere in the big tent of the Chinese army became extremely depressing.

Candles were lit in the tent of the huge army, and more than 30 generals sat in it.

Xu Buling, who was dressed in a white robe, sat on the Taishi chair on the side, holding a teacup in his hand, and next to him were more than a dozen generals of the Xiliang Army, including Yang Zunyi, Tu Qianchu, Yue Jiulou, Yang Guanyu, Xu Ying, etc.

Guan Hongye is still the coach, still sitting in the main seat, all kinds of emotions on his face some time ago have disappeared, he is very calm, and he doesn't care about everyone's eyes at all. The generals of the imperial court were hovering left and right on Xu Buling and Guan Hongye, and they were cautious and did not even dare to come out.

Guan Hongye put the holy decree in his hand on the table and glanced at the generals:

"There is an order from the saint, and Xu Buling is indispensable, but he is still young, and it is inappropriate to rashly take charge of the army, so he returned to Nanyang with the government soldiers to garrison. In addition, the Prince Left of Northern Qi has been moving frequently recently, in order to prevent Xiliang from losing, Tu Qianchu and Yang Zunyi, with 30,000 Xiliang foot soldiers back to defend Xiliang, and set off immediately. ”

This decree just sent by Sheng'an City basically only has four big words written - get out of Lao Tzu.

When Guan Hongye got it, he was shocked, and he didn't understand how such a holy decree was written, but in the end he was relieved.

On the night of the news of the good news, a fire broke out in the imperial city, burning down the Imperial Palace, which was said to have been committed by the Assassins. Subsequently, Chang'an City was under martial law, and the Imperial Forest Army and the Wolf Guard directly sealed Kuishou Street, standing at the door of the princes and generals of each family, 'protecting' the safety of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces.

At the court meeting the next day, Song Ji was frightened because of the assassination, Long Yan was furious, and the two courtiers were late and were beaten to death by the court staff fifty, and one was killed on the spot, and then began to talk about political affairs.

When this holy decree was issued, all the civil and military officials objected, saying that it was impossible for Prince Zuo to be ready to move, and Xu Buling had military exploits, and even Cui Huailu felt that it was a bit excessive.

But Song Ji ignored it, and only said that it was inappropriate for Xu Buling to lead troops at a young age, and the Investigation Department had obtained a secret report, and Prince Zuo was ready to fight Xiliang; even took out some courtiers who opposed the more fierce ones, and stripped them of their official robes on the spot.

The Investigation Department supervised the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and no one had a clean foundation, and in the end the courtiers stopped talking, just watching Song Ji act arbitrarily on the dragon chair.

How inexplicable and unreasonable this holy decree is, it can be seen from the reactions of the generals at all levels of the Xiliang Army.

Yang Zunyi's eyes were stunned, Tu Qianchu's face was furious, and the young generals behind him stood up directly with a knife.

Xu Buling sat on the Taishi chair with a teacup, and swept his eyes to take the holy decree:

"You're teasing me?"

The generals of Xiliang and even the generals of the imperial court all thought so.

Xu Buling led 2,000 people to fight Nanyang, and 20,000 people to fight Xiangyang, charging ahead again and again.

The battle is not over yet, and after such a military exploit, the court does not praise it, but directly asks Xu Buling to return to Nanyang to continue to retire, and even let the 30,000 foot soldiers who have come all the way back, where did they come from, and where do they go back, isn't this funny?

Guan Hongye sat in the handsome seat, looked directly at Xu Buling, his eyes were not afraid at all, but very indifferent:

"This is the meaning of the saint, His Royal Highness the Prince is not convinced, you can go to the saint to theorize."

Xu Buling put down the teacup, took the holy decree and unfolded it and glanced at it a few times:

"The soldiers of my Xiliang Army have walked three thousand miles to Xiangyang, and have won many battles in the city, without the slightest dereliction of duty. The court doesn't reward it, with this kind of lame reason, let them turn back the same way, I can agree, do you think the soldiers under his command can agree? ”

Guan Hongye said coldly: "If the prince doesn't want to go, he can continue to fight, but he will disobey the holy decree and be punished for rebellion. ”

"General!"

"No ......"

Many generals of the imperial court were shocked and stood up to stop them.

Xiliang's generals were furious and scolded:

"You deserve it too?"

"Just rely on the 100,000 soldiers outside to use knives against my 50,000 Xiliang army?"

There was a lot of noise in the military tent, but Guan Hongye was unmoved, just raised his neck:

"His Royal Highness the Prince of the World is not satisfied with the Holy Lord, but he can take the head of the marshal, turn his head and go to the middle way, and ask the Holy Lord to explain the law."

“……”

As soon as these words came out, the noisy military tent fell silent again.

The generals of Xiliang were obviously stunned, but they didn't expect Guan Hongye to directly play a scoundrel.

But now this is indeed the case, this aggressive decree has come down, the Xiliang army does not receive the order, Guan Hongye will lead the troops to fight the Xiliang army, whether it can be fought or not, the Xiliang army will rebel if they fight back. If you are not convinced, Guan Hongye is also a rebellion.

Anyway, the meaning of the holy decree is that you either get out or do the opposite, and it's useless to say anything.

Just go back like this, the Xiliang Army will definitely not be able to bear it, but can the Xiliang Army fight back now?

The generals of Xiliang thought about it, the matter was too big, they would definitely not be able to be the master, and they all looked at Xu Buling.

Xu Buling had only two choices in front of him.

Now either cut Guan Hongye with a knife, and take the Xiliang army and some government soldiers to fight Guanzhongdao.

Guan Zhongdao can be beaten down, it used to be, and now it can naturally be.

But what happens after the fight?

Only the Xu family rebelled and encircled Guanzhong, the Guanzhong army in northern Xinjiang would inevitably give up the north of the Yellow River to defend, and the Liaoxi army would take refuge in the four kings to support the new king.

In an instant, the enemy was isolated on all sides, and if the king usurped the throne, he would lose the hearts of the army and the people, and he would be infamous as a rebel and thief who took advantage of the fire to rob, and he didn't even have the name of being a teacher.

With the benefit of more than 200,000 people and artillery, the Xu family was able to defend Guanzhong Road, but the gains in such a fight obviously outweighed the losses.

Xu Buling looked at Guan Hongye for a moment, finally smiled, got up and picked up the holy decree:

"They are all generals of Dayue, why should General Guan say such hurtful words. There was a fire in the palace and the saint was frightened, and this holy decree may have been hastily issued, so I will write to the court and beg the saint to retract the decree and make a new decision. The 30,000 foot soldiers of the Xiliang Army are on standby in Xiangyang for the time being, and General Guan can continue to lead his troops to fight Jingmen. If the Holy Lord insists on asking the Xiliang army to return to defend Xiliang, I will receive the order. ”

Many court generals breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Guan Hongye.

Guan Hongye's face did not change, and he raised his hand and said: "There is an order from the saint, in order to prevent Xiliang from being lost, 30,000 foot soldiers will immediately leave Xiangyang and return to Xiliang. ”

Don't give an inch.

There was a noise in the military tent, and many court generals dissuaded it, and the generals of the Xiliang army were furious.

Xu Buling didn't say anything more, took the holy decree and turned around and walked out of the tent:

"Let's go."

Yang Zunyi and Tu Qianchu didn't say anything more, and left the tent with the generals.

After Xu Buling and the others left, the adjutant general stepped forward with a pale face and said anxiously:

"General, I can't help it, if I don't want to go out and lead troops to attack the camp, these soldiers under my command may turn against them on the spot......"

Not to mention the soldiers under his command, many court generals in the military tent have the intention of defecting, after all, as long as they fight now, they will definitely be crushed to death by the Xiliang army.

It's just that Guan Hongye has already waited for Song Ji's secret decree, and his words have not backed down:

"Let the three armies prepare for war, and Xu Buling will not withdraw from Xiangyang before dawn, and the Western Liang Army will be punished for rebellion."

"This ......"

"No ......"

"Go!"

“……”

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After coming out of the tent, Xu Buling took the generals and returned to the camp of the Xiliang army.

Military Master Yue Jiulou walked in front of him, his brows furrowed:

"The emperor is in a hurry, and he makes a posture of breaking the net. Just after Xiangyang was defeated, the government soldiers didn't have time to retract, and now is not the time to reverse at all. ”

Xu Buling naturally knew that it was not advisable, and waved his hand and said:

"General Yang, you can take people to appease the soldiers, and then pull out the camp and withdraw from Xiangyang, just walk slowly. Song Ji is in a hurry, Xiao Qi has some arrangements, and I will go and talk to the emperor in a few days. Also, my Xu family is full of loyalty, don't always talk about rebellion. ”

The generals of Xiliang were speechless in their eyes, and said secretly: Little prince, you have a mouthful of 'Song Ji', and you call the Son of Heaven by name, and you are still full of loyalty?

However, these words can only be said in my heart, after all, the Xu family is still a courtier, and if there is no counterpart, then you can't talk nonsense, they all nodded at the moment and returned to the camp.

Ning Qingye was wearing light armor, and he was a personal soldier outside from beginning to end, and he didn't speak.

After the generals left, Xu Buling slowed down, walked side by side with Ning Qingye, and secretly held Ning Qingye's little hand.

Ning Qingye quickly pulled away, his breathing fluctuating, but he didn't make any other expressions.

It was the same before, Xu Buling naturally didn't mind, and held Ning Qingye's little hand again and didn't let go:

"It's just a couple holding hands with each other, what's there to hide?"

Ning Qingye's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he didn't pull them away after a few twitches, so he didn't struggle anymore, and looked at the other side, so plain:

"I just heard that the imperial court won't let you fight, why do you continue to fight?"

Xu Buling smiled: "I won't fight for a short time, I have to deal with the affairs of Chang'an City first." Tired of running around these days, right? Get a good rest......"

Ning Qingye didn't respond, and after arriving at the door of the tent, he withdrew his hand and turned around and walked to his tent:

"I'm tired, let Master come to change shifts, you rest early."

Xu Buling counted it, today seems to be the day to paint the palace sand for Dabai, so he didn't keep it, and said with a smile:

"Rest early."

After seeing Ning Qingye leave, Xu Buling entered the tent.

The little nightingale sat behind the bookcase, looking at a letter, and when she saw Xu Buling coming back, she got up and handed the letter to Xu Buling:

"Childe, Sister Qiqi has learned the news, everything has been arranged, in case there is a mistake, you have to go back secretly."

"yes......"

Xu Buling took the letter, carefully swept his eyes, hooked the corners of his mouth, and put it in his arms......