When he entered Sichuan two years ago, Zhao Ying was in a struggling situation under Guangyuan. Now that Guangyuan is in the bag, Zhao Dangshi has a sense of raising his eyebrows.

Hou Liangzhu died in the chaos, and his head was chopped into shreds and could not be recognized. Zhao Dangshi took a cursory look, and the corpses of the soldiers were united and buried outside the city - although they were enemies, they were the general soldiers of one side after all. There is also a way to steal, and Zhao Dangshi doesn't want to be considered a villain.

The magistrate of Guangyuan killed himself in the house, and most of the officials in the city fled. Zhao Dangshi was worried about the military discipline of breaking into the camp after entering the city, but it turned out that he was still too worried. Under Li Zicheng's repeated orders, he completely did not commit any crimes in the autumn, and the degree of peace and self-defense was not much worse than that of Zhao Ying, who had strict military laws.

As the base camp designated by Hou Liangzhu, Guangyuan and Lizhouwei near the left hoarded a large amount of grain and straw that he had accumulated from all over the country in the past few months, and roughly calculated, it was enough for nearly 20,000 people in the second battalion of Chuang and Zhao to consume more than a month.

The banner was victorious, and the morale of the second battalion was excited, and the depressed atmosphere accumulated in Hanzhong was cleared. Needless to say, Zhao Ying also commended the meritorious and outstanding people in this battle. Among them, the most eye-catching is Cui Shuqiang. Forcibly crossing the Jialing River, if he was not born and died, sneaked across the river to raid the officers and troops, disrupted the trestle garrison, and Xu Hui, who was blocked at the other end, only looked at the river and sighed. That's not all, Cui Shuqiang was able to adapt to the situation, gain insight into the enemy's situation, and seize the opportunity to decisively carry out the beheading operation, so that the progress of the war will be further smooth. After the recommendation of the generals, Cui Shuqiang was the first to make the first contribution to this battle, and the official was reinstated, and he re-took over the post of the former commander of the right battalion of Hao Shaoqi.

Cui Shuqiang is terrible now, his arrogant appearance is arrogant in the eyes of everyone, and even accepting Zhao Dangshi's reward is a natural attitude. Everyone knows that he has always acted spontaneously, and they just laughed it off.

"The second merit of this battle belongs to Pu Guoyi." After Cui Shuqiang entered the ranks, Zhao Dangshi pulled out the chips in his hand and announced loudly, "If he hadn't closed the city gate at the last moment, disrupted the hearts of the officials and soldiers, cut off the way back for the officials and soldiers, and won or not, it is not yet known whether he will win, and Hou Liangzhu will not easily give the head of the city!" ”

After Zhao Dangshi finished speaking, he smiled and looked at Pu Guoyi, who lived below, and said, "General Pu, I have heard that you are all-round in civil and military affairs, and you are good at leading troops. It is a blessing for my camp to be able to enter my Zhao camp. Now I want to ask you to be the commander of the front division of the left battalion of my old army, I don't know what you think? ”

Pu Guoyi opened his mouth to speak, not wanting to flash into it first, and said sharply in public: "No!" This guy betrayed the Lord for glory, and even harmed my Brother Qin, and now he has to take over my Brother Qin's position, and his subordinates are greatly dissatisfied! Between the words, it was very exciting.

The words, as loud as a bell, echoed in the huge hall, and the army was startled by him, and the audience was silent. When Pu Guoyi heard this, he had already stepped out of half of his right foot and retracted it in the air. Zhao Dangshi looked at the general in the hall who was blushing and thick-necked, and his brows furrowed: "Mr. Fan, this is a matter that has been decided, what are you not convinced?" "The speaker is Fan Jiwei, the general under Wu Mingfeng. At the beginning of the battle of Baocheng, Wu Mingfeng's department suffered heavy losses, and many officers were damaged, this Fan Jiwei was transferred to the left battalion of the old army with Qin Yong, who also had military merits, after the war, and became the commander of the front and rear divisions.

"Qin Yong and I are like brothers, sacrificing their lives for the army and dying on the battlefield. This surnamed Pu is just begging for his life in Kaicheng, how can he be compared with the Qin brothers? Let him replace him as the former boss, the first one with my surname Fan is not convinced! The tall and tall Fan Jiwei spat and expressed his indignation, and on his long, thin neck, the Adam's apple rolled violently, and with the big eyes that almost spewed fire, it seemed that he was about to eat Pu Guoyi alive. And Pu Guoyi also blushed at this time, pursed his lips and lowered his head, without saying a word.

Seeing Fan Jiwei scolding Pu Guoyi in a loud voice, many generals were secretly muttering to themselves at the moment. After listening carefully, it can be seen that they also have a lot of complaints about Pu Guoyi's replacement of Qin Yong.

Zhao Dangshi has been the leader for so many years, and it is the first time that someone has slapped his face, his face is dark, and he is a little annoyed, but before he can open his mouth, someone has already retorted: "You fart!" ”

Fan Jiwei couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this person who came out for Pu Guoyi, it turned out that it was his top boss Wu Mingfeng who spoke. The details of the secret comings and goings with Pu Guoyi, Zhao Dangshi is very tight, because a military general of the level of Fan Jiwei does not know the relationship between Wu Mingfeng and Pu Guoyi.

"Thousand, thousand, total ......" Fan Jiwei didn't expect this scene, and stammered for a while and didn't know how to deal with it.

Wu Mingfeng didn't give him a chance to reply, and asked him with his eyebrows: "You said that Pu Guoyi betrayed the lord for glory, then good, let me ask you, am I considered a traitor to seek glory, and is Mr. Xu standing above a traitor to seek glory?" ”

This is already a reprimand, Fan Jiwei naturally knows that Wu Mingfeng and Xu Hui are both from the official army, but even if he is given ten guts, he does not dare to offend Wu Mingfeng and Xu Hui, who are in high positions in public. Wu Mingfeng heard Xu Hui snort dissatisfiedly from his nose at this moment, but in order to protect his best friend, he couldn't care about it.

"If Pu Guoyi deserves to be in charge, then I think according to your meaning, not only me, but also the many brothers present are afraid that they are not qualified to stay in Zhao Ying?" Wu Mingfeng glared angrily, Fan Jiwei was in his army, and he didn't dare to say anything at all. You must know that if you say the wrong thing at this time, it will not only be Wu Mingfeng who will be offended, but also many bigwigs from the official army such as Xu Hui and Han Gon.

Wu Mingfeng pressed forward step by step, Fan Jiwei was powerless to parry, so he could only hug his fists and bow down, but Zhao Dangshi could see that he was still very unconvinced. However, just when Zhao Dangshi wanted to make a round, Pu Guoyi stepped out of the ranks first. His face was red and white, his expression was gloomy, he walked to Wu Mingfeng's side, knelt down at Zhao Dangshi, and bowed his head and said: "This brother is right, Pu Guoyi is really a disloyal and unrighteous person, and he is indeed a faceless general." As he spoke, he suddenly kowtowed three times, begging in a wailing voice, "The villain has nothing else to ask for, but to ask the generals and generals to spare the lives of the villain's wife and children for the sake of the villain's help." As for the villain, it is all up to you to deal with, and there is no complaint. ”

He is such a majestic man, but his words at this time are desolate and humble, which shows that his sincerity is not half false. Some of the generals present were touched, and their eyes turned to a little more sympathy and pity for him.

Zhao Dangshi also felt something, hurriedly took two steps, went up to help Pu Guoyi, and said kindly: "What is General Pu talking about." As long as I, Zhao Ying, are still in Guangyuan for one day, your wife and children will be safe and sound. After a pause, he sighed and said, "As for what to do, I will never mention it again." You opened the city gate and made a great contribution to my Zhao Ying's entry into the city, unless I Zhao is blind and black-hearted, how can I follow the ungrateful beast trip? ”

Pu Guoyi's face was full of shame, but he still didn't raise his head: "The surname Pu has harmed the brothers in the camp, and he is not qualified to stand here." ”

Zhao Dangshi shook his head and said: "Each is its master, how can it be said that it harms each other?" And it was Hou Liangzhu who really harmed the Qin brothers. This person has now paid the price, what are you guilty of, General Pu? ”

After speaking, he solemnly patted Pu Guoyi's broad and strong shoulders, turned to the solemn generals and said: "Do you know that General Pu was born in martial arts and has a bright future, but why did he join my battalion?" The generals present had heard of Pu Guoyi's identity as a martial artist, and this identity failed to win some benefits for Pu Guoyi, but was secretly hostile and unhappy by some generals.

"Hmph, it's not that I'm greedy for life and afraid of death." Fan Jiwei, who had been holding back for a while, finally seized the opportunity and said viciously.

"Definitely!" Zhao Dangshi had a solemn face and raised his voice, "General Pu had to do it as a last resort to protect his wife and children." ”

"This ......"

"Hou Liangzhu was in a high position and disrespectful, and he wanted to do dirty things to his wife, but General Pu was upright and disgusted, so he rebelled. I don't know if you have ever heard or seen such acts like Hou Liangzhu? Hmph, forced by power, I Zhao has heard a lot of pickled behavior of offering daughters and wives, and there are even filthy people who take the initiative to offer their wives and daughters to flatter the superiors. But like General Pu, there are very few people who are willing to abandon their future and save their families fearlessly in life and death. Looking at this point, the reason why General Pu is against the official army is not because he is greedy for life and afraid of death, but because the officials and the army are unreasonable! When Zhao Dangshi said this, he took Pu Guoyi's hand, "How come such a hero who values love and righteousness is not qualified to come to our Zhao camp?" ”

The generals present listened to the explanation and began to talk to each other, and Zhao Dangshi clearly felt that their gaze at Pu Guoyi softened a lot.

Pu Guoyi sighed a few times and raised his head slightly: "You can do without anything surnamed Pu, but you can't let go of a wife and a child." If I don't have the care of the two of them, I have nothing to fear! His first sentence was very gentle, and the latter sentence suddenly turned hard, not angry and arrogant, and this kind of iron man's tenderness is enough to move the most hard-hearted person.

Zhao Dangshi continued: "I learned from Commander Pang that General Pu is in Guangyuan on weekdays, often fighting righteousness and squandering wealth, helping the needy, and when he sees injustice, he draws a sword to help him is almost commonplace, and the people do not call him an official position, but call him a hero. If you don't believe me, go to the city. I, Zhao Ying, do the right thing for heaven and eradicate the injustice in the world, what I need is not only martial arts, but also benevolence. General Pu has both martial arts and morality, like such a hero, why is he not qualified to succeed Qin Yong as the commander? I think that if Brother Qin Jiuquan has a spirit, and he knows that General Pu will join my Zhao camp for him, he will also be relieved and relieved. ”

Most of the generals of Zhao Yingjun were born in the green forest, and they did not do much to kill people and set fires, but they also valued benevolence and morality the most. At the moment, except for a few narrow-minded people, most of the generals began to nod at Pu Guoyi, and some even secretly praised them.

When Pu Guoyi heard this, he raised his head with red eyes, and wanted to say something in his mouth, but he was really choked and couldn't speak. On the contrary, Fan Jiwei stepped up with an arrow, and said seriously to Pu Guoyi: "The kid is reckless, I don't know that there are these reasons among General Pu, I have offended many people before, I hope don't be surprised!" He has no heart, his temper comes and goes quickly, and since he knows that he is wrong, he apologizes directly.

"Deserved, deserved." Pu Guoyi hurriedly held his wrist, "The surname Pu only wants to be tolerated by the brothers, and he is satisfied." ”

Fan Jiwei smiled "hehe", scratched his head, and didn't forget to say to Wu Mingfeng: "Mr. Qian, your subordinates have bad mouths, don't take it to heart." ”

Wu Mingfeng scolded: "Your mouth is so powerful, and I haven't seen you spray a few officers and soldiers to death." The next time you go to war, you go to the city, don't spray the door open for me, don't come to see me. As soon as the words came out, everyone laughed.

Fan Jiwei stuck out his tongue and sang: "My subordinates know." After that, without waiting for Wu Mingfeng to speak, he hooked his head and ran back to the middle of the column, not forgetting to hold Song Sima's shoulders and hide behind him.

Pu Guoyi's turmoil came to an end, Zhao Dangshi waited for him to be listed, and shouted again: "Pu Guoyi!" ”

"The subordinates are here." This time, Pu Guoyi returned to his former majestic posture with his head held high. The generals saw that he was extraordinary under the change of appearance, and they couldn't help but feel a little more good about him.

"Guangyuan has been decided, do you have any suggestions on how to march next?"

After Li Zicheng entered the city, he agreed with Zhao Dangshi that they would start after three days of rectification, and they would not stay longer. In other words, two days later, he would have to discuss the next combat goals with Li Zicheng. Considering that Pu Guoyi, Wu Mingfeng and other Sichuan generals were familiar with Sichuan affairs, before meeting with Li Zicheng, Zhao Dangshi wanted to hear their advice.

Pu Guoyi didn't expect Zhao Dangshi to start sending himself so soon, and he was both a little nervous and a little excited. He never dragged his feet in doing things, looked forward to the future, and since he chose to join the Zhao camp, his heart for the official army had already died. Striding to the middle, he said in a loud voice: "The main force of the official army is gathered in Guangyuan, and the garrison of the states and counties near and far is relaxed. You can quickly divide your troops and take Zhaohua and Jianzhou urgently. Take Zhaohua, clear the worries for the advance of our army, take Jianzhou, and open the way for the advance of our army. ”

Zhao Dangshi nodded while listening, and said, "Well, this is an old saying, and it is reasonable." After a moment of conversation, he replied, "But before that, I want to go to Baizhang Pass first." There are many brothers waiting for us. ”