Wucheng was lost, and the remaining two counties all surrendered, so within eight days, Xu You led the army to occupy Wuxing County. Although Shen Muzhi took precautions and transported most of his family assets to Jinling, after all, he was a century-old wealthy family with a big business, and he left Xu You with more than 30 million yuan, 80,000 stones, 1,000 pieces of cloth, 50 good horses, and countless armor, arrows, and guns.

Extorted 20 million money from Yuan Mulan, and Wu Xing looted 30 million yuan, which was enough for the recent expenses of the Cuiyu Army's various military salaries and bounties. 80,000 stone rice, calculated according to two liters of rice per day for a soldier, an army of 10,000 people consumes 6,000 stone rice a month, which can be used for a year. After solving the money and food, what made Xu You most overjoyed was not the armor and equipment that were not very good in workmanship and quality, but fifty excellent war horses produced in the Luyuan Horse Farm of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

The number of cavalry in the entire Chu State did not exceed five thousand, but this was already more than the number of cavalry in the four kingdoms of the Southern Dynasties in another time and space combined. The Chinese army had 2,500 men, and the foreign army had only 1,000 men in Qingzhou, 500 in Jingzhou and 1,000 in Liangzhou.

Can you imagine how precious these fifty war horses are?

Xu You set up the Tiger Ear Capital, selected the superb riding Jiao Meng as the capital master, and selected the good shooting, arm strength and courage in the army as the members of the Tiger Ear Capital, and the Cuiyu Army finally had the prototype of the cavalry. Don't think that fifty people are not worth mentioning, in the battle of Shayuan in the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasty, Li Bi of the Western Wei Dynasty led sixty iron cavalry to rampage, blocking the waist and cutting off the 200,000 army led by Gao Huan, which directly caused the rout of the battle.

There are not many soldiers, the right time, the right battlefield, will bring a terrible force beyond the force itself!

Leaving Wuxing County, he worked day and night, and arrived in Yixing County three days later. The so-called cowardice of the hometown, Xu Youlema looked at Yixing County from afar, and did not make a sound for a long time. The generals looked at each other, He Wei seemed to be ordered to run an errand, no one dared to disturb Xu You at this time, and finally Zuo Yan came close and said in a low voice: "Military master, we can only stay in Yixing for one night, otherwise we will not be able to ...... with the generals and them at the agreed time."

"Send the order down, set up camp outside the city tonight, and start tomorrow!" Xu You pinched the horse's belly fiercely, and the smoke and dust flew up and galloped away.

Qingming and Cang with more than 100 guards followed, Yixing Taishou Gu Qi early led the staff to wait at the city gate, he is Gu Yun's uncle, after Gu Yun became the assassin of Yangzhou, he asked the imperial court to appoint Gu Qi out of Yixing, which is also for Xu You to return to his hometown in the future and prepare for a rainy day.

Xu You said a few words, and when he entered the city, Gu Qi quietly retreated with great vision, and let Xu You go to the burned old mansion of the Xu family, which was located in the north of the county.

Yanliu Lake is still so clear and green, and flocks of geese swim and shuttle together, as if there are wonderful hands in heaven and earth on the jade and jade to describe the poems about life and years.

Xu You squatted down, his hand was not in the lake, the coolness was still as good as when he was a child, and the dusty memories came flooding back - this is his home, carrying all the dignity and glory of the Xu family!

"You stay!"

Xu You commanded, and the figure gradually disappeared into the ruins in the mountain. Cang said worriedly: "Lord Xun won't be in danger, right?" ”

Qingming didn't answer, and suddenly disappeared in place. Cang was startled, looked left and right, knowing that Qingming should not be far from him, but he couldn't find any trace of him, so he grabbed his hair helplessly, and muttered: "When will our Xu family be able to produce a little grandmaster?" ”

Xu You circled along the mountain road, grass and trees, all touched by joy or sadness of the past, and finally came to the half-collapsed gate, he straightened his clothes, slowly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and when he looked up again, he was already in tears.

Wandering in the devastated mansion for a long time, Xu You walked to the back mountain, at the foot of the mountain was originally a pit of a thousand people, and after the Shen family slaughtered the Xu family, he dug a pit and threw all the corpses into it. It wasn't until An Zidao died that Gu Qi kept Yixing, and then he dug it up again and buried it.

However, due to the long time, it is no longer possible to distinguish who is who, let alone find a complete body, and cannot be buried separately, so a huge tomb can only be built on the original site, and a tombstone is erected, without an inscription. This is Gu Qi's cleverness, Xu's merits and demerits, his little guard, he can't discuss it, or leave it to Xu You to deal with.

Xu You's fingertips gently caressed the tombstone, the pile of white bones in this tomb, witnessing the blood flowing on the road to the rise and fall of the gate valve. The vast mansion is full of yellow flowers, and the hundred-year-old Sheng clan collapses in an instant, even if the ancestral hall is set up again? The dead have died, and the living may not last long, grasping the present is what really needs to be done!

"The idle family has an ancient style. Life and death will not give up, and there is still a ...... The wind is cold and the water is cold, and the frost is bloody. Success or failure, after death is empty...... Tears sprinkled Taiyue, painful liver and intestines, the long river was sad, and the green mountains covered with snow...... Come to the spirit, return to the soul, whine and mourn, Fu Wei is still feasting. Xu You, the son of the unscrupulous, stood in Meng Qiu. ”

His fingers are like flying, stone chips are falling, and his strength is deep, like a dragon worm soaring into the sky, sad and happy, and moving in his heart. Or bundled and embraced, or swaying and hanging around, or gathering and neat, or up and down and uneven, or in the shade and exalted, or falling and self-draped, unconsciously, wrote the later famous "Gongqi Inscription".

Suddenly, I turned my head and saw a girl in white walking in the middle of the mountain, carrying a long sword, a plain belt around her waist, and the green silk swaying in a variety of colors, it was actually the autumn equinox.

She knelt beside Xu You, kowtowed nine times, then looked up, her eyes were red, and said, "Xiaolang, we're back!" ”

Xu You opened his arms, took her into his arms, and said softly: "Yes, it's been seven years...... Yixing, we are finally back! ”

The sudden return of the autumn equinox made Zuo Yan and Qingming happy for a while, and Qingming, who was not smiling on weekdays, even joked about the autumn equinox, saying that her appearance was becoming more and more beautiful, and her martial arts had also improved, and what was even more rare was that she had faded away from the past and became more confident and generous. The autumn equinox asked about Fang Sinian, and learned that she stayed in Mingyu Mountain to protect Zhang and Zhan, and came to the gate of Wupin, maybe when she would become a little grandmaster, and she was sincerely happy for her.

The next day, the army left Yixing County and soon entered the territory of Jinling County, and the whole Yuan clan was closed, only Yuan Jie, as the Taishou, led the crowd outside the Jinling City to greet him.

Wang Shibi sighed to Xu You: "The Yuan family is still empty, but seeing that the world is about to change, he is still shrinking a corner, adhering to neutrality, how to please the new master in the future?" ”

"Didn't the Yuan clan also send people to attend when the general opened the mansion before? Even if it is neutral, it is a little more biased towards the rebels. Xu You said with a smile: "I think it's mainly because Yuan Can sits on the throne of the official department in Jinling, Yuan is a Confucian, and his face is too thin to be too close to us." ”

Coming to Yuan Jie, Xu You dismounted and said, "Yuan Gong! ”

Yuan Jie smiled and bent down and said: "General Zhengbei pacified Wuxing with a snap of his fingers, and his exploits have been sung by children, which is really gratifying!" ”

In terms of grade, Xu You is already above him, but Xu You's general of Zhengbei is not justified at present, at least Jinling will never admit it, compared with the general of the left army who was awarded by Yuan to the first emperor, it can be equal.

"Don't dare!" Xu You hurriedly helped Yuan Jie, and said sincerely: "In front of Yuan Gong, I am still the Xu family Qilang who left Yixing many years ago and has nowhere to go!" ”

Yuan Jie's old man was relieved, took advantage of the situation to stand up, and said: "Qilang is not a thing in the pool, I am not surprised to have today, I am surprised that Cuiyu Junqiu has not committed any crimes, and the military discipline is far better than that of the Chinese army, so it can be seen that Jinling has changed hands, only in the morning and evening!" ”

After replenishing the military needs at the Jinling Tomb, he then arrived on the Yangtze River on July 27 and took the Anshulin round of six important towns on both sides of the river by boat. At this point, east of Jingkou and south of the ancient canal, there was no longer any force loyal to Jinling.

Time went back to the day when Yan Wan's text was released, An Xiuyuan smashed almost everything on the imperial case in the Taiji Palace, scolded non-stop, and ordered someone to summon Yan Wan's father, Taichang Yan Yan, into the hall, threw the text on his face, and said coldly: "Do you know who did it?" ”

Yan Yan calmly finished reading the text and said, "This is the work of Yan Wan, the rebel son of the minister!" ”

An Xiuyuan's face was gloomy, and he said, "How do you know?" Is there a secret connection with the fatherless and kingless beast dog? ”

"The pen intention of the rebel son is like this, and the minister cannot ignore it, and there is indeed no secret contact."

An Xiuyuan can still trust this, Sili Mansion is not eating dry food, Yan Yan's family has long been monitored, and there is no evidence that he has dealings with Jingzhou.

"Hmph, what is the grudge between Yan Wan and me? You have hollowed out your mind and made up those things to slander me in every way? ”

Yan Yan said calmly: "There is no way to rebel against the son, and even the life of the old father is still disregarded, where can you still take care of Your Majesty's reputation?" ”

An Xiuyuan's anger was relieved a little, perhaps because he felt that because of the same illness, he did not embarrass Yan Yan, so he reflected at home. In addition, the Sili Mansion arrested one of Yan Wan's sons who had left in Jinling and put them in Huangsha Prison, along with the children of the families of those who followed An Xiuruo's rebellion, preparing to exterminate his clan.

Although An Zishang, the king of Jingling, is not very useful, he also knows who the real rebellious ministers and thieves are, and he has the heart to marry the king of Jiangxia, and deliberately persuades: "Since others are determined to rebel, where can they take care of their families?" If his family is destroyed, it will make him despair, and it may increase the arrogance of the enemy. But if they treat their families leniently, those who are coerced and do not want to follow An Xiuruo in their hearts will be used by His Majesty, and when the two armies face each other, they will be the surprise soldiers who will decide the victory or defeat! ”

An Xiuyuan thought so, so he spared the lives of these family members and only imprisoned them. But after thinking about it, the old ministers of the court can't be trusted, only the people in the East Palace, the Xiao family, and the Shen family can be entrusted with important tasks. So he let Shen Muzhi take charge of the soldiers, take Wei Tianzhi as the mastermind, and reward Xiao Yushu, Shen Qing, Cao Shu, Yin Su, Ren Jian, Shu and other generals, and prepare for a decisive battle with the Jingzhou army.

When Yangzhou raised troops, An Xiulin and Jingzhou echoed each other, and An Xiuming began to be worried and uneasy. Xiao Yushu admonished: "The Jingzhou army is coming from afar, the naval ships are small and not strong enough, but Your Majesty can personally lead the Chinese army and sailors to meet the current, and wait for An Xiuruo to be destroyed, and then turn around to defeat An Xiulin with the power of a great victory, then the big thing can be decided!" ”

An Xiuming hesitated, he was proud of his martial arts, not because he was afraid of leading the troops into battle, but because he was not at ease to hand over his back to others. Shen Muzhi saw the clue, retreated and asked for the second, and said: "What Xiao Lingjun said is very true, but it is a little risky, in my opinion, it is better to choose a good general, stationed in Liangshan Prefecture, iron lock across the river, Chen ship waits, wait for his old boat to be tired, and then attack and annihilate it." ”

To say that both of them are people who know the soldiers, the suggestions put forward are extremely feasible. Yuan Can saw that the situation was not good, and persuaded An Xiuming to recuperate, and it was not appropriate to divide the troops to go away, if the war was not harmonious, and Jingzhou was broken by each of them, the loss of troops would be small, and it was afraid that the spirit of the Chinese army would be frustrated, and even Jinling could not be defended.

Xiao Yushu reprimanded: "I don't know about military affairs, I think that the king of Jiangxia is only thirty years old, but he can do such a big thing, and he must not be underestimated." His subordinates Tan Xiaozu, Xue Xuanmo, and Tantai Douxing are all famous generals. Now the hearts of the people in the capital have not left, and they can still fight, if the turtle can't shrink, how can it last for a long time? ”

Shang Shu Ling Yu said: "You also said that Tan Xiaozu and others are famous generals, so you can't divide the troops!" Although there are hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops, there are only tens of thousands of people who can die for us, leaving Beijing to Liangshan Prefecture, there is no strong city to defend, and the Jingzhou army occupies the upper class of the territory, and it is difficult to predict who wins and who loses. ”

The two sides argued, An Xiuming listened to the boredom, announced the retreat from the dynasty, and discussed it later, since he went to the harem to find Yu Dao Zhen, said everyone's suggestions, Yu Dao Zhen, said: "Xiao Yushu's heart can be punished, and if he goes out of the city, he must be preparing to let Xiao Xunqi sit in the capital." But you don't want to think about it, Xiao Xunqi can sell the first emperor once, and he can sell the master a second time, he can't be trusted, and the Xiao family can't be trusted. Shen Muzhi is loyal, but he is too stupid, Liangshan Prefecture hangs alone on the Yangtze River, and the two rivers are divided, once it is besieged by the Jingzhou army, it will be a fatal situation. It is better to order the statement to firmly hold the stone city, and the lord can supervise the battle by standing at the Suzaku Gate, which not only keeps the capital safe, but also continuously sends reinforcements to the stone. It's a foolproof solution! ”

An Xiuming was overjoyed, hugged Yudao and really bit it hard, and said, "Divine Master! After licking each other, An Xiuming said again: "Then how should the Yangzhou army respond?" ”

Yudao really sneered: "The rabble of the Yangzhou army is not worth mentioning!" Please edict Ren Jian to stick to Jingkou, and then order the king of Hengyang to lead the Xuzhou soldiers to the south according to Guangling, one north and one south, and block the Yangzhou army between Jiazizhou, Guizhou and Garlic Mountain. ”

An Xiuming was convinced, and said: "In the past, Zhuge Liang Longzhong was right, and three points of the world belonged to Liu, tonight there is a god master Jiankang Palace to offer a plan, and half of Jiangdong will return to me, with your assistance, it is really blessed by the destiny of heaven!" ”