After Wen Xuan left the forbidden land, he used the prestige of the Holy Fire Order to convene the Ming Sect disciples and the elders left behind in the Covered Boat Mountain, and claimed that he had received the order of the sect leader Li Hongyao at the Great Guangming Peak.

Tie Niu has military merits and is a conservative old man, so some of the old qualifications left in the mountains are willing to Tie Niu temporarily sit in this position, so everyone bowed down one after another, and Tie Niu temporarily greeted the lotus throne.

Tie Niu also understood Wen Xuan's hard work, and happily agreed, reassuring Wen Xuan and Mu Chong that he would not let the chief helm cause chaos, but at the same time, he also decided to continue to close the mountain and draw a line with the outside world.

Wen Xuan and Mu Chong said goodbye to Tie Niu and rushed out of the mountain to Xuzhou.

After entering the boundary of Henan Province, the two felt that there was a change from when they left a few months ago, many villages and counties were calmed down, and there were Yuan soldiers stationed in them, and there was no trace of the grandeur of the Red Turban Army all over the mountains.

After inquiry, I learned that after Taibuhua took charge of Henan's military affairs, Enwei used both grace and power, first led his subordinates to defeat Liu Futong, who was somewhat proud and complacent, several times, and then announced that the rebellious people in Henan could rejoin the imperial court, and the people who belonged not only did not ask about the old crimes, but also could be exempted from paying taxes.

Immediately afterwards, Taibuhua began to open warehouses and release grain, using the same method as the Red Turban Army to recruit refugees to join the army, and summoned a large number of deserters to join, and his prestige was suddenly greatly boosted.

In addition, Tai Buhua also personally met with Li Chahan and Li Siqi, and under their advice, encouraged wealthy merchants, landlords and nobles in various places to recruit troops and set up township soldiers on their own, which matched with the soldiers and horses of the imperial court and cooperated with the suppression of various villages and counties.

Tai Buhua's official position is not comparable to Dong Junxiao, with him leading, Li Chahan and other departments have developed rapidly, and have successively pacified the states and counties occupied by the Red Turban Army.

With the cooperation of the two sides, they captured Nanyang, Runing, Tang, and Sui within a month, and then went down to Anlu, De'an and other roads, appeased the people everywhere they went, pacified the war, and defeated the Red Turban Army one after another.

Mu Chong was extremely shocked: "Why did this Liu Futong suddenly become so incompetent?" If this continues, won't the Yuan soldiers hit Yingzhou and Xuzhou? ”

Wen Xuan shook his head: "You also know Li Chahan's ability, this is too much to spend is also a handsome talent, and his reputation is not comparable to Dong Junxiao." With the cooperation of Li Chahan and Dong Junxiao, the rear of the Red Turban Army has already been uneasy, not to mention that it is too unscrupulous to get Li Chahan to the bright side to cooperate with the attack? ”

"Then it won't be so bad, will it?"

"Since the Yingshang Uprising, the Red Turban Army has rarely suffered setbacks, and its fighting style and tactics have relied on the superiority of troops to launch sneak attacks, and they are not good at head-on battles at all, let alone battles that test the combat power of soldiers such as siege and defense. I guess it was Liu Futong and others who in turn despised Yuan Bing and tried in vain to fight Tai Buhua head-on, so they were forced into such an embarrassing situation now. ”

"But Yingzhou is just a small land, where can it be guarded? If the Yuan soldiers gathered forces to besiege it, wouldn't the northern Red Turban Army be in danger? ”

Wen Xuan shook his head: "You can't judge victory or loss by the success or failure in front of you, although the Red Turban Army was expelled, but the troops and generals have no losses, Tai Buhua and Li Chahan are smart people, not to mention that they are not sure enough to eliminate the Red Turban Army in one fell swoop, even if they have such a certainty, they will not do it directly." ”

Mu Chong asked suspiciously, "Why is that?" ”

Wen Xuan smiled: "Think about it, it took Timur to take command for so long and didn't even capture Runing, it didn't take much but it took only two months to recover so many places, if this news is transmitted back to the Yuan Court, do you think Timur and Prime Minister's faces will look good?" As far as I know, this is too much to be recommended by Toto, so as a confidant of Toto, he will definitely save face for his master, and the longer the war drags on, the easier it will be for these meritorious generals to get more credit and obtain more benefits. ”

Mu Chong suddenly realized: "These officials really don't have a good thing!" ”

Wen Xuan nodded: "But that's fine, at least they left us some time to prepare." ”

The two didn't particularly care about Liu Futong's department, and went straight to Xuzhou, Wen Xuan didn't say anything, but he was very anxious in his heart.

The strategic location of Xuzhou is more important than Yingzhou, Runing, Nanyang and other places, but Taibuhua and Li Chahan did not attack Xuzhou, such a move is like leaving a delicious dish for the host to enjoy!

Wen Xuan squinted his eyes and looked at the north, take off, are you finally coming in person?

In order to act safely, the two of them bypassed the Yuan soldiers stationed along the way, so they had to abandon their horses and walk on some remote paths, so that they finally arrived at the city of Xuzhou in late July.

Under the successive battles between Taibuhua and Liu Futong, presumably the hearts of the people in Xuzhou City were not stable, and even the people sent to inspect outside the city were a lot more, and soon someone found Wen Xuan and Mu Chong, and a team of light horsemen immediately rushed over.

Wen Xuan directly took out the Holy Fire Order: "I'm Wen Xuan, hurry up and take us into the city to see the Holy Maiden." ”

This group of people is Sesame Li's subordinates, and they are all people from the Ming Sect, and when they heard this, they quickly knelt down to salute, and the little leader led Wen Xuan and the others into the city.

Soon Sesame Li received the news of Wen Xuan's return, and personally rushed to greet him, and after a few greetings, they went to the city to meet the saint together.

Since Wen Xuan left, Han Lingyue rarely called everyone to the council hall to discuss matters, and he didn't interfere much in the defense of the city, only occasionally asked about Sesame Li Wenxuan's news, so it wasn't until Sesame Li led Wen Xuan to Han Lingyue that Han Lingyue knew that Wen Xuan had finally returned.

After such a long time, Sesame Li had already seen the affection between Han Lingyue and Wen Xuan, so he immediately retreated, and Mu Chong also retreated when he saw this, and went to Sesame Li to learn about the situation in the city.

Han Lingyue couldn't care much more, and said resentfully: "Are you still willing to come back?" ”

Wen Xuan scratched his head in embarrassment: "These messy things have all come together, I ......"

Without waiting for Wen Xuan to explain, tears welled up in Han Lingyue's eyes.

Wen Xuan's heart trembled: "I'm sorry, Miss Han, I made you suffer alone." ”

Han Lingyue shook her head and wiped her tears with her sleeve: "With you outside to deal with those thieves for me, how can I suffer?" It's just that I have to worry about your safety every day, I ......."

Han Lingyue burst into tears again as she spoke.

Wen Xuan sighed lightly, and wanted to step forward to hug the beauty, but he was afraid that Han Lingyue's disgust would be aroused by the different dogmas between men and women, and he was subconsciously stunned.