This is the end of August in the fifth year of the Great Wei Zhengguang, it is the end of summer, and it is still extremely hot. The blue sky hung like a fireball of the scorching sun, scorching the earth so dry and weak, and occasionally a small wind blew, fluttering up bursts of smoke and dust.

In the barracks in the south of Huaishuo City, the Wuchuan Army is still stationed here. When Huaishuo fell the previous time, the Wuchuan army, including the whole city, all the armies in the city surrendered to Wei Kegu, so only Gao Huan was an army, and suddenly opened the north gate to make trouble, but because of the strength of the rebels, they were still scattered on the spot. It's just that when they checked later, they didn't find any traces of Gao Huan and other military leaders, so they must have fled far away.

I don't know what Wei Ke planned in his heart, he neither broke up and reorganized the Wuchuan army, nor did he return it to Wuchuan, but only ordered it to be stationed in place, and there was no task for more than two months.

Grunting, He Batsheng, who was naked, drank most of the scoop of water in one go, and couldn't help but smack his tongue and shout "refreshing". There was a long scar on his forehead, dark red and eye-catching, which was the result of his fall from the village that night, and now the injury had healed, but the scar could never be removed, and his face became more and more vicious.

After He Batsheng drank the water, he tilted his head, and saw Pei Guo holding a soap hat over his face, with his feet crossed, lying on his back in the courtyard with the wind and the sun, half-asleep. He Batsheng smiled and said, "What? As soon as Sister Ying leaves like this, Xiaoguo'er's soul is gone? But it was Yuwen Qiu who told Wei Kegu Chen that he wanted to send his beloved daughter back to Wuchuan. Yu Wenying's daughter has a family, and she does not belong to the military order, so Wei Ke is alone. At that moment, Yuwen Qiu arranged for someone to send it back, but it didn't matter if Yuwen Yingken was unwilling or not.

Pei Guo removed the soap hat, glanced at He Batsheng, didn't speak, gently closed the hat again, and continued to be in a daze.

"Come, come, come! The two of me compared their fists and feet, and they loosened their muscles and bones. He Batsheng did not relent: "This bird day, I am so idle that I am panicked!" ”

"The second brother is right to be flustered." He Bayue strode around the corner, his face uncertain: "Eh, this world is really messy." ”

"What do you mean by Adou Ni?" He Bayue has always been well-informed, but Pei Guo is energetic now, throwing away his hat and sitting up straight. Yu Wentai happened to be busy in the next room at the moment, and when he heard He Bayue speak, he hurriedly walked out.

He Bayue didn't speak for a while, and looked left and right. Pei Guo knew what he meant, and said with a smile: "This place is full of his own brothers, but there are no outsiders." He Bayue nodded, cleared his throat at the moment, and said: "I received news that Yuanyu, the king of Linhuai, has been reduced from his position because of the disadvantage of the north. The imperial court reassigned the hussar general Li Chong as the governor of the northern expedition to the capital, stationed in Yunzhong, and transferred the general Cui Xian of the army and the general of the town army Guangyang Wang Yuanyuan each led an army as an auxiliary, all of which were subject to Li Chongjie. ”

Yuwentai was stunned: "I often hear that Li Chong uses soldiers like a god, and he will be the governor of the northern capital, can there be any difference?" Could it be that he is old and not now? But last year, he chased three thousand miles north and drove away the worm lord Anapu... ”

He Bayue shook his head: "Although Li Chong is seventy years old, he is indeed good at fighting. Breaking the six Han Baling forced the momentum of the five plains to force the clouds, and attacked repeatedly, but Li Chongyi was defeated one by one, and his morale was also low. ”

"Huh?" Everyone listened more and more confused.

He Bayue's words changed: "I don't want Cui Xian to fight for merit, I don't accept Li Chongjiedu, I led my troops and horses north to take the white road, I want to capture Wuchuan and Huaishuo, and then attack Woye, so as to break the back road of Liuhan Baling." As a result, hehe, this guy was ambushed by the rebels in Baidao Yaochong, and he was completely defeated, and he was only spared. Baling was reinvigorated by the might, and then marched to press. Li Chong lost Cui Xian's department, and he didn't dare to take advantage of it, so he had to stick to the clouds with Guangyang Wang Yuanyuan and confront Baling. Fortunately, Li Chongshuai is talented, and he has not fallen behind. ”

He Batsheng said hatefully: "Cui Xian is such a bastard, why is the court blind to use him?" ”

Yu Wentai sneered: "Isn't it blind? I heard that this guy served as the assassin of Southern Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and he was dismissed because of greed. Later, when he was doing Yingzhou Thorn History, he went out of the city to hunt and met a village woman, and cheekily asked people how Cui Thorn Shi was, but the village woman didn't know him, and told the truth with a big mouth, saying what the people of Yingzhou were guilty of? Why do you put this Cui scoundrel on the stall! ”

"Hahahaha!" Everyone laughed out loud. After laughing for a moment, I vaguely felt that something seemed wrong, and I couldn't laugh anymore. He Batsheng asked, "What happened later?" ”

"Later?" Yu Wentai was furious: "Later, he was dismissed as the assassin of Yingzhou for dereliction of duty." But it's just such a person, huh! Isn't it a good time to occupy the high position of the general of the Fu army now? ”

The crowd was silent.

"That's right!" Over there, Pei Guo slapped his thigh abruptly and shouted: "A few days ago, Wei Kegu kept transferring troops south, and later led the army in person. How is Cui Xian Wei Kegu's opponent? What's more, he is in the light, and Wei Ke is alone in the dark, how can he not lose everything? ”

A few of them felt reasonable and nodded one after another. Yuwentai frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Since Huaishuo goes to Baidao, you must pass through Wuchuan... I thought there had been no fighting lately, so I asked us to stay where we were. Since Wei Ke led the army to Baidao, why didn't he bring Wuchuan people like us who were familiar with the terrain of Baidao? In this way, Wei Ke is lonely in his heart... I still have doubts about us! ”

"Wei Kegu is no longer at ease!" He Batsheng burst out laughing: "Look at you and wait, one court at a time, the rebels... When did you really regard yourself as Wei Ke's lonely subordinate? ”

Pei Guo and Yu Wentai looked at each other, and both thought: It seems... It seems like... That's the reason.

At this time, He Bayue's faint voice sounded: "Actually, Cui Xian's defeat is just a trivial matter!" ”

"Shhh A few gasped, feeling cold on a hot day, and turned their eyes to He Batyue.

He Bayue took a scoop of water, took a big sip, and continued to speak: "Over there in Guanzhong, the Qiang people rebelled and seized Qinzhou in one fell swoop. Hu Chen's remnants Wan Qian Chounu, Su Qin Mingda and others went to take refuge one after another, and jointly promoted Mo Zheda to be the king of Qin. Now he and others have gathered 100,000 people, wreaking havoc in Guanzhong, making fires everywhere! ”

"This..." Pei Guo exclaimed: "Isn't there still 100,000 officers and soldiers in Guanzhong, such as Xidao Xingtai, Metropolitan Governor Xiao Baoyin, and Anbei General Cui Yanbo?" I just beheaded Hu Chen and Helian En a few times ago, why did they become erosive again in a blink of an eye? ”

"Huh! In the end, because of the chaos of the dynasty, the people revolted one after another... He Batyue replied: "Not only Guanzhong, but also Xiazhou (Prefecture Zhitongwan, now Hengshan District and Jingbian County, Yulin, Shaanxi), Dongxia Prefecture (Prefecture Zhiguangwu, now Yan'an, Shaanxi), Fengzhou (Prefecture Zhiding'an, now Qingyangning County, Gansu) and even as far as Liangzhou (Prefecture Zhiguzang, now Wuwei, Gansu), there are people everywhere. Xiao Baoyin and Cui Yanbo are busy fighting fires everywhere, I'm afraid they lack skills... ”

Pei Guo sat down dejectedly and muttered: "The imperial army is blocked in the clouds, and there is no hope on the Guanzhong side, now these six towns, who will save them?" Fertile field, Huaishuo, Wuchuan, Huaihuang... He counted them one by one with his fingers, and sighed: "There are only two towns left, Fuming and Rouxuan, and they have not yet fallen into the hands of thieves." ”

When He Batyue heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I haven't finished talking about this yet, but you said it." ”

"What do you mean?" Everyone changed color together.

"Just the news that came in the past few days." He Bayue spread his hands: "There is a great chaos in the north, and the emperor in Luoyang City is also in a mess, so he hurriedly issued an edict to change the town to a state, and all households in the town are exempted from being civilians, in order to appease." It's a pity, after all, it's a step too late, the edict hasn't arrived, and the two towns of Fuming and Rouxuan have started to mess up... Now these six towns are all not part of the Great Wei! ”