Wang Shouen and the three retreated, ready to launch, but Xiang Xun really fell on a military couch and closed his eyes.

Of course, even if he is physically and mentally exhausted, at such a moment, where can Xiang Xun really sleep. Although his eyes were closed, his ears were raised high, and when there was a movement of soldiers gathering in the camp, Xiang Xun reached out and held the long sword he was carrying.

Soon, Li Wanchao's somewhat angry voice floated from afar, although it was vague, it could probably be heard that it was Li Wanchao announcing righteousness, motivating soldiers, and mobilizing emotions.

In a burst of shouting, Sergeant Su Rui rushed out of the camp and went to the Jiedu Mansion, and in the tent, Xiang Xun could feel the vibration of the soldiers galloping. The sound gradually faded away, the barracks slowly quieted down, and it didn't take long for a shouting and killing movement from the Jiedu Marshal's Mansion, which didn't last long, and then Xiang Xun fell asleep completely relaxed.

At dawn, the east showed that touch of fish belly white as usual, a few miles north of Shangdang City, after a night of rapid marching, Ma Quanyi felt as promised, and even under his urging, the arrival time was earlier than expected.

In the northwest of Shangdang, there are two sides of the flat river, the field of vision is broad, the prancing horse climbs a small hill, looks south, can vaguely see the city standing on the plain.

"General Ma, the front is the party!" The leader of the scouts who led the way pointed to Shangdang City in the morning mist in the distance, and said to Ma Quanyi.

"Give the order to go down and let the sergeants rest on the spot, drink and eat!" Summoning two battalion commanders, Ma Quanyi ordered directly.

He also instructed the horses beside him: "You take people and go to the city to find out the situation." Be careful, but if there is a situation, report it immediately! ”

"Yes!"

Ignoring the slight malaise in spirit, while waiting for the report from the front, Ma Quanyi considered the situation of going to the party. This is the first time he has led the army independently, although it is within the plan, this time the task is not difficult, but the military has never been careless, coupled with Liu Chengyou's trust, Ma Quanyi is extraordinarily cautious.

Along the low slope, the soldiers of the First Army rested on the spot, and some experienced veterans in the army seized this rare time to eat, recover their strength, and be ready for a possible battle at any time.

After a night's rapid march, they stopped once on the way, and under the urging of Ma Quanyi, many soldiers were left behind. By this time, the whole army was exhausted, and there were no more combat capabilities left.

didn't let Ma Quanyi wait long, Tanma returned, and brought back the liaison soldiers sent to Xiang Xun. brought good news, the party moved the city and surrendered, Ma Quanyi was overjoyed, and at the same time, he was also relieved in his heart.

"General, do you want to advance to the party and go to the city to rest?"

Hearing this, Ma Quanyi shook his head, looked back at the tired soldiers at the bottom of the slope, raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, wait!" ”

It dragged on for more than half an hour, and after the state of the officers and men of the First Army had recovered, Ma Quanyi gave the order to advance to Shangdang City. By the time he cautiously led his troops to the city, the sky was already bright, the city gate had been opened, and Xiang Xun and Li Wanchao were standing under the city. At the head of the city, two bloody heads hung out.

"General Ma!" Xiang Xun immediately greeted him and introduced Li Wanchao by the way.

Compared with Xiang Xun, Ma Quanyi is much more tender, not to mention anything else, the age gap is there. Although Xiang Xun is just a guard next to Liu Chengyou now, Ma Quanyi does not dare to underestimate it at all, a simple guard will not be awarded such an important mission.

There was no arrogance in his attitude, and he greeted him politely and asked about the situation in the city.

Xiang Xun's eyes were a little dark, but his expression was very relaxed, and he said with a smile: "This morning, General Li led the soldiers of the Su Rui Army to besiege the Shuaifu and kill Zhao Xingqian and the Khitan Qian envoy. Now that the city is under control, just wait for His Highness to come south! ”

"Good!" Ma Quanyi's face was full of joy, and he summoned a horseman, and ordered: "Send someone to inform Your Highness immediately!" ”

"General Ma, the brothers have marched hard, and the last general has ordered someone to clean up the barracks, prepare to eat, and please enter the city!" At this time, Li Wanchao took the initiative to speak.

"Thank you!"

Seeing that Li Wanchao's attitude was indeed friendly and took the initiative to invite him into the city, Ma Quanyi lowered his vigilance a little more, but he was still vigilant, took people into the city, and observed the situation under the city.

"After entering the city, immediately send someone to Jiedu Mansion!" Entering the city, Xiang Xun quietly approached Ma Quanyi, his face was impassive, and he whispered in his mouth.

Ma Quanyi was slightly surprised, and then nodded in response.

At this time, in the Jiedu Mansion, there were some busy, in addition to cleaning up a few corpses, some soldiers were all over the house, rummaging through boxes and cabinets, and looting goods. What's more, the door of the treasury was pried open, and groups of soldiers were moving outside.

The person who gave the order was none other than Wang Shouen. This guy just got off the party, and the greed in his heart exploded, or rather, he had been staring at Jiedu Mansion for a long time.

In the mansion, in addition to the family wealth of Zhang Congen, the former envoy of the festival, there is also a large amount of money looted by Zhao Xingqian and the Khitan envoy in the treasury. After controlling the whole city, it was dawn, and Wang Shouen couldn't wait to lead people to break into the Shuaifu......

In front of the treasury, Wang Shouen was dressed in a brocade robe, looking at the large boxes and small boxes of money placed in the courtyard, his eyes lit up. Beside him, Gao Fang's expression was serious, and there seemed to be dissatisfaction on his face.

"The king's envoy, the treasury is full of state wealth, how can it be encroached upon, please give an order to let the soldiers stop!" Looking at Wang Shouen, Gao Fang still couldn't hold back and persuaded him.

Glancing at Gao Fang, Wang Shouen smiled, immediately greeted a few soldiers, and pointed to a box: "Lift this box to the High Judge's Mansion!" ”

Hearing this, Gao Fang's face flashed with anger, as if he had been humiliated: "Envoy, that's not what the lower official meant!"

"Isn't it too little?" Wang Shouen was stunned for a moment, and then his face showed a little flesh pain: "Then add another box!" ”

Hearing his words, Gao Fang became angry, stepped forward directly and grabbed Wang Shouen's arm hard, turned his head and glared at the soldiers who wanted to empty the treasury, and shouted: "Stop it for me!" ”

Gao Fang is in the party, and his prestige is not low, and when he spoke, the soldiers suddenly stopped their movements and looked here.

Wang Shouen was also dissatisfied, shook off his hand, and stared at him: "High judge, what do you want to do?" ”

Gao Fang looked at him without fear, his tone was angry, and he said loudly: "We are responding to the action of the Son of Heaven in Jinyang, for the righteousness of the family and the country, and for dealing with the Khitans!" Now that the Founder Banner is under the banner, the king wants to take the treasury and pass it out, so that how do the people of the world think of us? ”

As he spoke, Gao Fang pointed to the treasury, and his voice was raised a little higher: "How many of these assets are the people's fat and people's ointment borrowed by the Khitan, so that you can't bear to take it for yourself?" ”

Gao Fang's words fell, but Wang Shouen sneered and said something very "reasonable": "The soldiers are willing to risk life and death to follow our righteousness, fight against the Khitan, and take some money to reward merit, what's wrong with this." As for these people's wealth, we will kill the Khitan envoys to prevent the people of Luzhou from being exploited again, which can be used as a reward, and we will also be exempted from raising taxes and increasing taxes to reward the army. ”

"You!" Hearing that Wang Shouen was unashamed to say fallacies, Gao Wei was so angry that his beard was curled.

"We are raising troops in response to the Hedong army, and His Royal Highness is about to lead the army and empty the treasury, how can I explain to His Royal Highness the prince at that time?" Suppressing his anger, Gao Fang talked about Liu Chengyou and Hedong Army.

Wang Shouen frowned slightly, looking a little jealous, as if he was thinking. Seeing this, he felt that Wang Shouen had listened to it, and Gao Fang also calmed down. But he didn't know that what Wang Shouen was thinking in his heart was: It was precisely because the Hedong Army was coming that he wanted to make a fortune before they entered the city......

was about to open his mouth to persuade again, but he heard Wang Shouen's thick voice and stubbornly said: "Even if the Hedong Army comes, His Royal Highness should also reward the brothers in person." Otherwise, why give him his life! ”

After that, he ignored Gao Wei, turned around and exaggerated to his subordinate soldiers, and ordered: "Listen to this officer, all the cash boxes in the courtyard will be moved to my house." Not...... Leave two boxes for Curry! Don't rob the ...... in the festival Searched. ”