Zhang Dabao was executed in public, and the morale of all the officers and men of the Forward Brigade was raised to the highest point, and then under the flattery of those big and small officials and famous families in Xiao County, the soldiers of the Forward Brigade not only enjoyed their feast of labor, but Xiao Yao also put up a shelf of the master of Xuzhou in advance, and carried out various appeasements and deterrence to these Xiao County officials!

said that he Xiao Yao had defeated Gao Changgong today, and he would recover the entire Xuzhou in two days, and even the entire Huaibei, and then he would be the assassin of Xuzhou, and these local snakes must be loyal to their parents like their own parents, and be loyal to their parents! If anyone dares to betray, then Zhang Dabao, who was executed by Ling Chi just now, is a good example!

So, under the farewell of this group of Xiao County officials and squires who had long been frightened by Zhang Dabao, who had already been cut into a skeleton, and the hellish battlefield, Xiao Yao led the forward brigade to leave Xiao County, which had been beaten in only one morning, and then rushed to the direction of Xia Pi County!

That night, after a day's journey, but still half the distance from Xiapi County, the forward brigade could only camp in the field, Xiao Yao was in a meeting with three subordinates, and a herald ran in and reported: "Commander, Xuzhou City sent someone to report quickly, saying that General Lu Guangda had successfully taken Xuzhou City this morning, most of the Qi defenders were wiped out, and only a small number of Qi troops broke through and fled to Xiapi County!" ”

"It seems that this Lu Guangda is really holding back his strength, after all, he was defeated when he attacked Xuzhou City, and his 30,000 army was disabled, leaving only more than 10,000 people! Therefore, when attacking Xuzhou today, the whole army must go all out and break through Xuzhou City in one breath to avenge the defeat of the day! Xiao Yao said with a smile.

"And General Lu also said that he learned that Gao Chang Power led the remnants of the army to flee to Xiapi County, so he had sent scouts to the vicinity of Xiapi County, and always monitored Gao Changgong's movements, so that he could report the situation over there to our forward brigade at any time! And he and his troops are always ready, ready to be at the commander's disposal and for the commander's use! The herald continued.

"Haha, it seems that this Lu Guangda has seen it as thoroughly as I do, and knows that as long as the commander defeats Gao Changgong, it will be equivalent to taking Xuzhou, and then this Xuzhou assassin will naturally be the commander, so now he has already curried favor with the commander in advance!" Huang Wenyuan said with a laugh.

"Let's not talk about the history of Xuzhou Assassination, let's just say that he was beaten by Gao Changgong so that only 10,000 people fled back to Renzhou City, and he hid there in panic for a month and didn't dare to come out, and only 5,000 soldiers of our forward brigade rushed to reinforce him, and also gave him courage, restored their morale, and even led away Gao Changgong's main force and let them attack and defend the empty Xuzhou City, giving them a chance to make meritorious contributions to their crimes, and sending them a great merit to offset their sins! Having said that, this Lu Guangda must be grateful to our commander, and now of course he wants to curry favor with the commander! Li Nong also said proudly that since he saw Zhang Dabao being executed by Ling Chi, the resentment and pressure in his heart have been completely liberated, and the whole person has naturally regained his previous self-confidence and cheerfulness, and he has talked more.

"Now that Gao Changgong has fled back to Xiapi County, and the commander is also worried that he will abandon the city and flee, abandon Xiapi County, and flee directly to North Xuzhou, then we might as well let this Lu Guangda send troops to block his escape to North Xuzhou first, in this way, we will trap the remnants of this Qi State near Xiapi County, and when we arrive, we can wipe out Gao Changgong in one go!" He Fu suggested.

"No, you don't! Today, we defeated Gao Changgong's main force, and also beat this Qi army stationed in Huaibei to the point of losing its fighting spirit, which means that the entire Xuzhou is now in our hands, and we can eat it whole at any time, so we don't have to worry at all! Since Wen Yuan talked about the Xuzhou Assassin History today, I think we should slow down our speed now, and then strive for more rewards from Your Majesty! Xiao Yao shook his head and smiled, his eyes revealing a hint of slyness.

"What does the commander mean that we don't have to rush to defeat Gao Changgong, but also use him as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Your Majesty?" Huang Wenyuan understood what Xiao Yao meant.

"We have only been in Huaibei for a few days, if we beat Xuzhou down at once, although it seems that we have made great achievements for Chen Guoguo, but it will also give others a feeling of sharpness, we only have 5,000 people, we can fight a combination of the East and Central Route Army, more than 50,000 people can not defeat Xuzhou, if our troops are expanded, does not make many people have scruples about us? Everyone will become a tiger, and then it will be difficult for our forward brigade to get another opportunity to expand! And we still have the enemy of the prince in Jinling, he is His Majesty's own son, if he says something bad to His Majesty, so that His Majesty is jealous of us, then don't say that our forward brigade can no longer continue to develop and expand, maybe my Xuzhou assassin history will be in vain! After all, at that time, Xuzhou had already been defeated, and even if Your Majesty went back on his word, I was helpless! Xiao Yao analyzed.

"The commander has a point! After today's war, now there is no one in Xuzhou who can fight with us, and the remnants of Gao Changgong are now probably thinking about how to escape and preserve their strength, and now even Lu Guangda is currying favor with the commander, if we don't take advantage of this time to ask Your Majesty to fulfill the promise to the commander and appoint the commander as the assassin of Xuzhou, then when we really knock down the entire Huaibei, the birds will hide the bows, and the cunning rabbits will die and the lackeys will cook! It is really possible that this majesty will go back on his word, not reward the commander, or give the commander a bright promotion and secret surrender, transfer out of the forward brigade, and take the opportunity to seize military power! Li Nong also nodded and said.

"That's right! Although His Majesty has been talking all day long about the Northern Expedition to Qi, recover the Central Plains, and unify the world, does he have the strength, in the past hundred years, these dynasties in the south have been so much stronger than the Chen State, aren't they all incapable of recovering the Central Plains? And if there is no forward brigade of our forward, his 50,000 army will not be able to defeat even a single Xuzhou, so I see in His Majesty's heart, with the strength of Chen State, he can recover the entire Jianghuai region, so that Jinling City does not have to be directly threatened by Qi State, he is already satisfied! So if we recover Huaibei by then, and Your Majesty is jealous of our Forward Brigade, then maybe Your Majesty will attack our Forward Brigade! Although Huang Wenyuan is usually very aggressive, his mind is still quite meticulous, so now that he has decided to follow Xiao Yao to the death, he will naturally consider many issues, even some big rebellions.

"So, now let's fight slowly, anyway, it's the people in the court who are anxious! And while watching the imperial court's reaction to our attitude, we surrounded Gao Changgong and did not fight! He Fu also smiled.

"That's right! Since ancient times, they have been officials and bandits, and without bandits, what would those officers and soldiers eat? Therefore, without Gao Changgong, or without the Qi State, what chance do we, the generals, have to ask for benefits from Your Majesty? So even though Gao Changgong and our forward brigade have a deep hatred for each other, but this time, we have to let him go! Xiao Yao said with a sneer.