There is a war going on, and no one dares to drink more.

After chatting about the war and chatting for a while about the recent situation of Duan Dazhang, Guo Peilin, Shi Zanqing and others, Han Xiufeng got up and retired very interestingly, and returned to Luxiang overnight with four regiments. Hu Linyi was worried that he was not familiar with the road, and he was even more worried that he would encounter long hair, so he specially ordered the guards to send him all the way.

When he returned to the front of the battle, he saw dozens of bonfires lit around the two deep trenches, and Chen Tianru was leading the regiment to repair the several camps that had been destroyed by Changmao between the two deep trenches overnight, planning to put the mountain splitting cannon and the gun on the rack after repair. The original more than 200 Xiangyong have been transferred away by Li Xubin, and Han Xiufeng does not mean it, because he promised Hu Linyi during the meal, and from now on, the left base of Luxiang will be garrisoned by the Eastern Sichuan Regiment.

Han Xiufeng was about to ask if he had sent scouts and how he arranged the night duty, when Liu Shanyang suddenly climbed up from the inner trench and whispered in his ear: "Zhixing, someone came when it was dark, saying that there was something important to report." ”

"Who, what's the matter?"

"I asked, but he didn't say, he had to see you."

"What about people?"

"The people didn't leave, waiting for you below."

Except for Qian Junchen, Han Xiufeng really couldn't think of anyone who would come here. But when he thought that everyone was coming, he said quietly, "Let's go, let's go and meet together." ”

……

Follow Liu Shanyang to climb the ladder to the bottom of the ditch, walk thirty or forty steps along the ditch, and walk into the "handsome tent" that Chen Tianru asked the Tuan Yong to build with wood in the afternoon, only to see a sturdy man in his early thirties sitting under the oil lamp, and hurriedly stood up when he saw him and Liu Shanyang.

Liu Shanyang took the door that was temporarily nailed with wood, looked at the sturdy man with a smile and said, "Don't you want to see Lord Han, this is Lord Han Xiufeng Han!" ”

Xu Jiu had heard that Han Xiufeng was very young, but he didn't expect to be so young, and he was stunned for a while.

Han Xiufeng beckoned him to sit and asked with a smile, "Your surname?" ”

Xu Jiu relieved himself, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "Humble and noble Xu, fame and wealth, ranking ninth in the family, everyone in the camp calls me Xu Jiu." ”

"What's the matter with me?"

"Lord Yu, the humble post was originally from Chengdu, and he was originally on an errand in the Yamen of the Salt Tea Ceremony, and was framed and imprisoned for investigating smugglers, if it wasn't for Zhang Dejian and Master Zhang's rescue, the humble post would have died in prison long ago. Later, Master Zhang came to Wuchang to defect to Lord Wu Wenrong Wu, and followed Master Zhang to Hubei, and then followed Master Zhang to Hunan to serve under Lord Zeng. ”

"It turned out to be Brother Shi Peng's person!" Han Xiufeng was surprised and couldn't help asking, "What about your master, is he also here?" ”

"My lord, Master Zhang is not here, Master Zhang has been following Master Zeng, I heard that I went to Jiangxi, I haven't seen him for more than a year, and I don't know how good he is now."

"And how did you get here?"

"Because of my lord."

"Because of me?" Han Xiufeng was confused.

Xu Jiu looked up at Liu Shanyang and asked cautiously: "The three brothers Wu Zhongyi, Wu Zhonggan and Wu Zhongdan, who were porters in Ba County, I don't know if you still remember?" ”

Han Xiufeng reacted, and while motioning for him to sit, he muttered: "So Brother Shi Peng received my letter and asked you to help inquire about the news of the Wu family brothers?" ”

"My lord, the news of the Wu family brothers has already been inquired by Master Zhang, they originally worked under Luo Zenan, and then Luo Zenan died, so they followed Li Xubin and Master Li. Wu Zhongyi not only became a battalion officer, but also accumulated merit to become a capital secretary. Wu Zhonggan is now a thousand presidents, and Wu Zhongdan died in March this year. ”

Xu Jiu paused, and then said: "As soon as Master Zhang heard the whereabouts of the Wu family brothers, he ordered him to go to their camp to go to the grain officer, and follow them from Hunan to Hubei. Not only do they know you're coming, but they also want to take revenge. The lowly was worried that you were defenseless, so as soon as he heard that you were here, he hurried to report you. ”

Han Xiufeng never thought that the Wu family brothers were actually here, and couldn't help sighing: "I forgot about this, but their brothers didn't forget." ”

Xu Jiu reminded worriedly: "As the saying goes, guns are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to prevent, adults can't help but take precautions, they are not only ruthless, but also deeply respected by Li Xubin and Master Li." If they really put a cold gun on the battle formation, even if someone dares to stand up and testify, Master Li will be biased against them. ”

Liu Shanyang has been worried about the township in the past few years, and he has not gone to the county seat to find Duan Jiqing.

When Jiang Liu, the head of the Sichuan Gang, took the monkey to Zhili to defect to Han Xiufeng, he had heard Duan Jiqing mention the grievances between Datou and the Wu brothers. Seeing that Xu Jiu said so seriously, he couldn't help blurting out: "No matter how big Li Xubin is, is it possible that he can be bigger than Lord Hu!" ”

"Master Liu doesn't know, Li Xubin is domineering, he now has the most soldiers under his command, and Master Hu can only rely on him. Because Jiang Yili and Master Jiang were disobedient to him, he was not saved several times when he was in distress, but Master Hu not only did not punish him, but helped him reprimand Master Jiang. ”

"Lord Hu won't be so confused, right?" Liu Shanyang will be skeptical.

"Master Liu, you and Lord Han didn't know this when they first arrived, but they will know after a while." Xu Jiu thought for a while, and then said: "Let's put it this way, the Xiang army doesn't look so monolithic. Jiang Yili and Master Jiang were originally Wang Xin's people, as young and vigorous as Master Wang, and they were also students of Master Luo Zenan Luo, when he was in Hunan, he didn't even accept Master Zeng, how could he serve Li Xubin? ”

Han Xiufeng believed that his words would not be false, because since he was Zhang Dejian's person, he should have followed Zhang Dejian to find out about the thief when he was playing in Hunan. And how could a person who could even find out the thief's feelings not know about the disputes within the Hunan army.

Thinking of this, Han Xiufeng said in a low voice: "Go on." ”

"It's not just Li Xubin and Master Li who are at odds with Jiang Yili and Master Jiang, but Yang Zaifu of the Navy Master Yang is at odds with Peng Yulin, and he has dealt with distress several times, and he has been standing still and not saving him when he dies!" Xu Jiu didn't want to stay in the smoky Hunan army for a long time, and said hatefully: "Master Hu just wants to make meritorious contributions, whoever has more people under his command and who can help fight long hair, he will favor whom, otherwise he will not drive away Master Peng Yulin at this juncture." ”

Han Xiufeng subconsciously asked: "What about Bao Chao, whose person is Bao Chao?" ”

"Bao Chao is Lord Hu's person, and the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses around Wuchang are also Bao Chao's only Lord Hu's horse."

"Li Xubin, do they dare to listen to Lord Hu's orders?"

"It's not that I don't listen, but I ...... It's that they all have their own little abacus. Xu Jiu waited here all night, and could feel that the regimental training in eastern Sichuan was not quite the same as that of the Hunan army, but he didn't know how to describe it, and after thinking for a while, he smiled bitterly: "I said that adults may not believe it, in the eyes of Li Xubin, Jiang Yili, Yang Zaifu, Peng Yulin, and even Jiang Zhongyuan, Luo Zenan and others, who have died, they can lead the troops and become officials, not by relying on the support of Lord Zeng and Lord Hu, but by themselves, but by themselves, but Lord Zeng and Lord Hu can't do without the help of their fellow villagers." ”

Han Xiufeng had heard that there were many mountains inside the Hunan army, but he didn't expect that now it was not just a forest or even an antagonist, so he was silent for a moment and asked, "What is the situation of your lord in Lord Zeng?" ”

"Master Zhang is neither from Hunan, nor has a reputation, although he was born and died in order to help Master Zeng find out the thief's love, those Hunan people still always excluded him. When Lord Hu was stationed in Chrysostom, Master Zhang was ordered by Lord Zeng to visit Lord Hu, but Lord Hu not only did not treat him politely, but he didn't even see him. ”

Seeing Han Xiufeng thoughtful, Xu Jiu couldn't help but remind: "My lord, there is a sentence in a humble position that I don't know whether to say or not. ”

"It's not an outsider, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"I think it's not appropriate for adults to stay in Hubei for a long time."

"What do you mean by that?"

"If the adults lead the troops under the command of Lord Hu, sooner or later they will have trouble with Li Xubin and them, and Lord Hu will really not be able to help you at that time. And then Master Hu likes to reuse readers, and he is a famous reader, you can think about the identities of those friends of Master Hu. ”

"Master Hu's friend behind the scenes, I know a Jin Guochen." Han Xiufeng groaned.

"Jin Guochen is just one of them, and the reason why Lord Hu values him is because Jin Guochen will lead the troops to fight, and he has led the guards to charge more than once."

"I really didn't see that Jin Guochen was actually a general."

"There are several really important friends of Lord Hu, such as Hu Daren, a scholar in the eighteenth year of Daoguang, who originally held a group practice in Jianli's hometown, and Lord Hu asked the emperor to order him to preside over the Hankou Donation and Transportation Bureau; Another example is Wang Jiabi in Ezhou, who was also born as a Jinshi, and Lord Hu ordered him to be the general office of the Wuhuang Bureau, and set up cards for military needs.

Yan Shusen is a fellow villager with us, a member of the Sichuan Xinfanren clan, Daoguang has been a person for 20 years, and has been a cabinet secretary. Now not only is Lord Hu's friend behind the scenes, but Lord Hu also promoted him to the magistrate of Donghu County in order to prevent meritorious suppression, and asked him to donate a lack of Tongzhi last month, and it is estimated that he will be entrusted with important tasks in the future. There is also Fang Daxiang in Hunan, and Lord Hu has just ensured that he is the acting governor of Shangguang Jizhi County. ”

Xu Jiu's implication couldn't be clearer, if he stayed here to lead the troops to fight, sooner or later he would be squeezed out by Li Xubin and other Hunan generals because of food or military merits, and Hu Linyi would only help Li Xubin and others in order to take care of the overall situation; If you stay here as a civil official, you not only have to talk about seniority, but even look at your background, how can you compare yourself with those Jinshi people who donate your background.

Han Xiufeng nodded slightly, then got up and said with a smile: "You can rest assured, I won't stay in Hubei for long, not only won't, these brothers I brought won't." ”

"My lord, if you leave, will you be able to take your humble duties with you then?" Xu Jiu asked expectantly.

Thinking that Zhang Dejian's person was himself, Han Xiufeng patted his arm and said meaningfully: "You have already completed the errand assigned by your master, so naturally you don't need to be this grain official anymore." Follow me in the future, as long as I, Han Xiufeng, have a bite to eat, I will never let you go hungry. ”

"Master Xie Han appreciates the food!"

"No thanks, hurry up, you deserve it."

"My lord, I want to go back to the camp first......

How could Han Xiufeng not know that he wanted to go back and then stare at the Wu family brothers, and couldn't help laughing: "No need to go back, I'll go and tell Master Hu early tomorrow morning that I lack a grain official here." ”

"If you don't go back, what will the Wu brothers do?"

"You can rest assured that you won't dare to touch me if you borrow a few of them!"