Since it is a war, then it is necessary to abide by the rules, do not let the brothers and people under your hands suffer because of your temporary benevolence, do not be trapped in the momentary unbearable, and the momentary feelings cannot be helped, that is enough. Ren Qiu looked at Xu Yuan and said. At this time, the city was burning, killing and looting, the fire was soaring, in the yamen of the governor of Baoding, the governor had already put on his armor, and looked at the battle report of Fuping: "More than 2,000 soldiers, soldiers are coming to the city, and they can come up with the spirit of preferring jade to be broken rather than complete, Wu admires, this is the important weapon of the country." The staff looked at him and looked at the battle report, and couldn't help but remind: "Fuping is lost today, I'm afraid that the rebels will come to the city tomorrow, do you really want to surrender?" ”

"In ancient times, Bo Yi and Shu Qi swore not to eat Zhou Su, as a model for my generation, since he was a minister in the Great Zhou, then he could not betray again in his life. Now the situation is not in my favor, there is no equipment available in the treasury, for the sake of the future, the only way to do this is to surrender, with my own body, to kill the rebel who established himself as the king, then the rebels will naturally collapse. Therefore, this time I can only succeed, not fail, if I die for the country, please ask Mr. Qian to protect my family from being slaughtered by the rebels. Mr. Qian looked at the governor, his eyes were full of tears: "I have always thought that the adult is a traitor, and he can be induced, so he serves you on the surface, but he has always had other plans in his heart, and now I came to you to want you to have an attitude, if you made up your mind to surrender the rebels, then today, I didn't think that I could get out alive with you, but I never expected that the adult was such a loyal person!" Rest assured, if something happens to you, Qian will be able to protect the safety of the adult's family. ”

"I don't know what Mr. Qian's strategy is?" "When the prime minister of the dynasty Mu Shuai, he is the mentor of the adult, he is an old man of the three dynasties, he is highly respected, and there are many protégés, so he must be able to protect the safety of the adult's family." The governor nodded, "If this is the case, then from now on, it will be thanks to Mr. ”

Outside the city of Fuping, in the military tent

"The general said that he would take 50,000 soldiers and horses back to defend Handan?" Xu Yuan was a little incredulous, "Yes." "Ren Qiu Dao," now the situation in the north has been decided, but the army in the south is also about to arrive, as long as the news reaches Gyeonggi, the emperor will inevitably give the order of the king, and the army of the world will come to the king, then if there is no force in the south, it will be difficult to resist if it enters a no-man's land, and our army will be defeated if it is attacked from both sides. Zhao Qian nodded directly and said yes, and he had to choose the number of troops by himself in any autumn. Xu Yuan was puzzled in his heart, although he knew that Zhao Qian was not proficient in military affairs, but he was still very suspicious, and he easily agreed to any Qiu's suggestion, which seemed extremely abnormal. Companion Jun is like a companion tiger, he did not have a seizure on the spot, but after Ren Qiu left, he saw a short figure among his own soldiers, this is not like Zhaoqian's style, Xu Yuan took a closer look, this thin soldier is Ren Liqiu!

That's why Zhao Qian was so trusting to let Ren Qiu lead the heavy troops to a distant place, it turned out that it was because he detained Liqiu in the barracks, and with this only son in hand, Ren Qiu would naturally listen to his orders. Xu Yuan patted Liqiu on the shoulder, "Why did you stay here and not go out with your father?" "I'm still young, and it's a burden to go to the battlefield with my father, my brother can rest assured, it's not His Highness who wants me to stay, it's that I want to stay by His Highness's side to serve, my father fights for his life in the sea of swords and blood, as a son, I should share my father's worries." Xu Yuan nodded: "I'm really ashamed, at your age, I only know how to have fun every day, the same general, you see that you are better than me, pay attention to safety, you are still low-key in everything now, don't make trouble for your father." ”

On the second day, Zhao Qian lined up outside the city, waiting for the surrender of the governor of Baoding, the weather was very good on this day, Prince Shen rode on a horse, the heavy armor pressed this thin young man to raise his head, but he still rode on the horse upright, it was a matter of royal dignity, there could be no mistake at all, he rode on a horse, the city gate was wide open, and the governor was also dressed in military uniform and rode out of the city with a team of people, Xu Yuan thought that things were not so simple, so he said to Zhao Qian: "Your Highness, please let me enter the city with you, if..." You stay outside the city to answer. ”

The governor respectfully accompanied Zhao Qian into the city, and when he walked under the city gate, he suddenly heard someone shouting, "Your Highness! Zhao Qian slammed the horse's head, only to see a big stone suddenly fall on the city gate, just smashed on his horse's head, the governor was stunned, even Zhao Qian himself was stunned and didn't know what to do, at this moment, a short soldier rushed out of the pro-army team, picked up Zhao Qian on the horse, turned around and walked back, the governor also came back to his senses, shouted: "Catch up!" Don't let him run! At this time, Xu Yuan, who was in front of the battle, found that something was wrong, and hurriedly led the army to rush in, killed the governor and his guards on the spot, saved Zhaoqian, and took Baoding City in one fell swoop while the city gate was not closed.

After the battle, Xu Yuan went to Zhao Qian's military tent, there is no doubt that this encounter hurt Zhao Qian's impure heart, and he may not easily trust these surrendered people again. Xu Yuan asked: "Your Highness, a total of 50,000 soldiers were killed in this battle, what should be done?" Zhao Qian gritted his teeth, he really wanted to kill these people who had deceived him, but now the expansion of strength is the most important thing, "How is the training degree of these 50,000 people?" Xu Yuan nodded: "They all have a certain period of training experience, and they are not temporarily recruited into the army." According to their own accounts, the imperial court has not paid salaries for more than half a year. Zhao Qian nodded: "You can do it." ”

The battle report of the fall of Baoding soon reached Gyeonggi in an urgent manner of eight hundred miles, and the government and the opposition were shocked, when Xu Yuan captured Handan, because of the governor's own selfishness, the military report uploaded to the military department was not painful, only said that it was friction between soldiers, Liu Huizu thought that it was only a group of one or two hundred people at most, and did not care too much, and only focused on the military transfer in the north; Now he is making his own assertions, and he doesn't think about opening the city gate to meet the enemy, resulting in Baoding Mansion basically being captured without much resistance, which is simply unbelievable! Liu Huizu knelt at the door of the Qinzheng Palace, it had been an hour, and the emperor still had no intention of summoning him.

"Why does this governor have such courage to deceive his superiors and subordinates, obviously it is a rebellion, he actually said that it was a conflict between soldiers, what is this person's intentions? Well, now that he doesn't report the military situation to the Ministry of War, isn't he so far away from Gyeonggi that he can't wait for a few hours? I can't believe it, such a student, Mu Xiang can also teach it? Now it's okay, Gyeonggi is exposed under someone's knife, Mu Xiang! If I were you, I would be killed on the ground right now! ”