In the splendid palace, Emperor Ling of Han was high up, sitting on the dragon chair, the twelve stems on the emperor's crown covered his expression, the atmosphere was a little depressing, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were silent, not daring to make a little movement.

The squire of the military department stood up, knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, Xiang Qing, the general of the expedition to the west, arrived in front of the Jincheng Formation ten days ago, beheaded five enemy generals, captured the rebel leader kingdom alive, beheaded thousands, and won a great victory in Yongzhou!" The detailed battle report is here, please take a look at it. ”

Emperor Han Ling hummed quietly, and Zhang Rang, who was beside him, took a small step to take the piece in the hand of the soldier and put it on the table in front of Emperor Han Ling, and the soldier stood back in the center of the team.

After looking at it casually, Emperor Han Ling understood, he seemed to have smashed it, he was originally borrowing a knife to kill people, but he didn't expect this Xiang Qing to even kill with a knife, if Xiang Qing was really calming Yongliang, wouldn't I want to give him a marquis?

Emperor Han Ling waved his hand and said, "Declare the decree." ”

Hundreds of officials knelt down, Zhang Rang read out the will one by one, Cao Cao, who was standing at the end, listened carefully with his ears, and Xiang Xu and Wang Hu, who followed Xiang Qing on the expedition, were respectively awarded the left and right military captains, the eight-rank military attaché, and Wang Shu Danfu were the left and right marquis, and they were also the eight grades, and the generals and schools in Liangzhou also had their own rewards.

Cao Cao thought that Xiang Qing had a great credit, and Emperor Ling of Han put him last, but Zhang Rang finished reading, and after the hundred officials obeyed the order, Cao Cao did not hear Xiang Qing's name, and just wanted to ask a question, Emperor Ling of Han directly retreated from the court, and the pace was a little hurried when he left, and it seemed that this court meeting was not happy.

Cao Cao returned to Cao's mansion, and he was talking all the way, what does this majesty mean? Do you want to wait for the Dao Yongliang rebellion to be put down before rewarding the second brother? Maybe that's the case, after all, the second brother is now the boss, and General Zhengxi has already been promoted unusually, and his merits are far from reaching, so I won't be rewarded this time, right?

As soon as he arrived at the gate of Cao's mansion, Cao Cao saw a car frame parked at the door, hundreds of palace guards stood at the door, those guards Cao Cao also knew each other, from the harem, this frame Cao Cao also knew, it was his sister Cao Lan's frame, it seemed that his sister had come back to visit relatives.

The Cao Mansion was beaming, everyone had a smile on their faces, and Cao Cao saw Cao Da Cao Er on the side and called them over to inquire about the situation.

Cao Da said: "The eldest prince is back, you don't know yet, the queen is happy!" ”

Cao Cao couldn't react for a while, after Cao Lan became the queen, there was no news, he thought it was just a normal way to go home to visit relatives, but he never expected that his sister was already pregnant with a dragon heir!

Cao Er arched his hand and said: "Congratulations, eldest son, if the queen mother gives birth to a boy, it will be the eldest son, the future prince!" ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed and went straight to the lobby, where the whole family had already gathered.

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On the side of Yongzhou, after Xiang Qing exterminated the kingdom, he led a large army to march in the direction of Yunwu, and Yan Zhong, the leader of the rebels outside Yunwu, immediately withdrew from Yunwu's encirclement after learning the news of the defeat and capture of the kingdom, gathered troops in one place, deep ditches and high bases, closed the door, and gathered all the rebels in Yongzhou.

With the fall of the kingdom, Yan Zhong's rebel army in Yongzhou was less than 6,000, and on the Han army's side, after Xiang Qing's 6,000 troops and Liangzhou's 3,000 Liangzhou soldiers converged, they far surpassed the rebels in terms of military strength, both in quality and quantity.

But things were not so simple, just one day later, the rebels' 5,000 reinforcements had already arrived in Yunwu, and at the same time, the retreating Qianghu in Jincheng had also been dispatched, and a full 3,000 hunters also arrived at Yunwu the next day.

The black clouds crushed the city and wanted to destroy it, and the armor light opened to the sun.

The rebels attacked the city for several days, neither side could take advantage, the rebels' Xiliang iron cavalry plus the Qiang hunting cavalry, there were 8,000 cavalry, they were eager to fight with the Han army outside the city, but Xiang Qing knew the ability of cavalry in the field, so he could only clear the field and defend Yunwu.

Under the desperate resistance of the Han army, the last offensive of the rebels was repulsed, Yan Zhong ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops, and the rebels retreated to the rebel camp in an orderly manner like a receding tide.

The armor on his body was soaked with blood, his hair was scattered, it was full of blood and sweat, draped on his shoulders, Xiang Qing's eyes were still resolute, and when the rebels retreated, he found a stone everywhere to sit down, holding the thundering sword with both hands, he had not slept all night for the past few days, he was really tired.

The generals sat down around Xiang Qing, everyone was tired and exhausted, in the scorching summer, the sun shone in every corner of the battlefield, but they looked at the fallen soldiers, but they felt a little desolate in their hearts.

Shan Fu opened his mouth and said: "General, we don't have much food, and we will last another ten days at most." ”

Liu Hu punched the pillar next to him, gritted his teeth and said: "We fought bloodily in front, lacking food and clothing, after coming to Yunwu, we have never received food and grass supplies from the imperial court, we have always fought alone, general!" ”

After these days of fighting, Dong Zhuo and Huaxiong Qin Yi have completely changed their opinion of Xiang Qing, they have never gone down the city wall, they eat the same meal as the soldiers, and at night they sleep by the fire with weapons like the soldiers, and he feels convinced from the bottom of his heart.

The rebel camp was filled with smoke, and the soldiers on the city wall couldn't help but swallow their saliva, they were holding their weapons, and the firehead soldiers announced that they were going to eat, and Wang Shu brought a bowl of porridge over, saying that it was porridge, but it was actually water, and there were some rice grains at the bottom of the bowl.

"General, you haven't eaten in two days, drink some."

Xiang Qing opened his shriveled lips, he really couldn't hold it anymore, and as a result, the bowl in Wang Shu's hand was drunk, but for his body, this night could only quench his thirst.

When some soldiers saw tonight's food, they immediately scolded, but they were reluctant to waste food, and drank while scolding.

Zhang Huan sighed: "Alas, general, it's not a way to go on like this, there is only so much grain in the city, and there is no supply in the imperial court, so what can I do?" ”

Dong Zhuo picked up the mace and shouted, "General! Let's go out of the city and fight with them, if we continue like this, our brothers will all die here! ”

Hua Xiong also shouted: "Yes, General, this Yan Zhongwei is missing one of the three, there have been deserters these days, if it goes on like this, it will all be over!" ”

Xiang Qing has been silent, letting them be noisy and noisy, and the quarrel hurts his brain, but he can't think of any good way, go out of the city and fight with the rebels, that is the worst situation, this kind of terrain, eight thousand cavalry charge over, they will definitely not be able to resist.

No matter how noisy it is, there is no result, Xiang Qing looked at the rebels outside the city, the cooking smoke was faint, the company camp was ten miles long, and the military camp of tens of thousands of people was full of people, and on the surface, it looked like a high fighting spirit.

Xiang Qing frowned and shouted, "Stop arguing!" ”

The generals quieted down, these days, Xiang Qing's prestige is a real sword, the two pumpkin sledgehammers snatched in Wang Meng's hands have been torn apart in the course of the battle, Xiang Qing's fighting strength can be imagined.

Xiang Qing asked, "What about Geng Contempt?" ”

Liu Hu snorted coldly: "Eating at Li Dahu's mansion, these days, those big families of Yunwu have taken turns to invite him to dinner, I don't know what to talk about, every time I come out, I look happy." ”

Since Xiang Qing came to Yunwu and took over all military matters, Liangzhou Thorn Shi Geng Contempt has been the shopkeeper, and he doesn't care about anything, either staying at home, or going to those big mansions to eat big fish and meat, he is probably the most nourishing one in this Yunwu city.

Xiang Qing asked, "Don't you think it's strange?" Every time the rebels attack in the direction of attack, our weakest point, our military deployment changes three times a day, and the rebels know everything, as if the rebels know everything about our Yunwu City. ”

Everyone frowned, as soon as Xiang Qing said this, everyone remembered it, Zhang Huan once mentioned that he suspected that there were rebels in the Han army, and the official position was not small.

Zhang Huan asked suspiciously, "What does the general mean?" ”

Xiang Qing sneered: "Zhonglang already has a guess in his heart, isn't it, Wang Shu, let's show everyone everything." ”

Wang Shu took out a letter from his arms, everyone circulated it to each other, the new content was also clear at a glance, everyone saw it clearly, this letter was written on it, the Han army recently lacked food and clothing, and the morale was low, and it was suggested that the rebels should besiege but not attack, and in a few days, the Han army would break down without attacking.

Zhang Huan held the letter in his hand and said tremblingly: "General, this letter ......"

Xiang Qing nodded and said affirmatively: "That's right, he wrote it." ”

Zhang Huan sighed and said, "I followed him as soon as I joined the army, I really don't want it to be him." ”

Dong Zhuo immediately picked up the mace, and wanted to rush down: "A certain family has long seen that he is not pleasing to the eye, the general waits, I will cut off his head and bring it to the general!" ”

Liu Hu stopped him, after Xiang Qing's tempering, as well as these days of battlefield battles, Liu Hu's martial arts have made great progress, and he is even taller than Dong Zhuo, so he can naturally stop Dong Zhuo.

Liu Hu said in a sullen voice: "The general has long found out that this surname Geng is wrong, and now that he says it, he must have thought of a way to defeat the enemy, don't worry." ”

Xiang Qing turned his head, looked at Zhang Huan and said, "Actually, I didn't say it at first, I suspected that there were other people besides Geng Wei, and now it seems that he is the only one." ”

Zhang Huan understands what Xiang Qing means, this suspicion is inevitable, because the relationship between himself and Geng Cong is also extraordinary, so he is also one of the objects of suspicion, and at this time, he needs to prove his innocence.

Zhang Huan gave a standard military salute and said: "General, Geng Wei handed it over to me, this matter can't be done, Zhang Mou will come to see you!" ”

Xiang Qing patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't do it with great fanfare, be quiet, I will let Xiao Xu assist you, I am worried that there are other fine works in the city, Xiao Xu's swordsmanship is even ashamed of me, with him by your side, I can rest assured." ”

Zhang Huan knew in his heart that this was not only Xiang Qing's concern for him, but also Xiang Qing's surveillance of him, after all, among these people, the most unlikely person to be meticulous was this taciturn teenager.

Zhang Huan saluted Xiang Xu and said, "There is General Lao Xiang!" ”