"Come on, drag this animal down and chop it up and feed it to the dogs!" In the empty lobby, a loud shout broke out. The sound of the rich voice lingered for a long time, and everyone in the hall could still feel the residual sound in their ears.

Yang Zhaofeng looked at Hao Shaoqi, who was thunderous and restless at the top of the place, and his gaze went down, and then swept to Cui Shuqiang, who was kneeling under the hall and his head was bowed, and couldn't help but sigh lightly.

Cui Shuqiang's eyes were as dead as ashes, his lips had long since lost blood, and the whole person had completely lost his former brilliance. Not far to his left, Whitden stood there, similar to Hao Shaoqi, clenching his fists and looking furious.

In the battle of Feixian Ridge, Cui Shuqiang's troops were completely defeated by Zu Dabi, the general soldier of Ningxia who came for a surprise attack, and nearly 200 people were killed on the spot, and the remaining 300 were rarely spared under the continuous pursuit of the official army and horse team. Cui Shuqiang single-handedly escaped back to Chuxian County, and completely became a bare-bones commander.

Zhao Ying has not been defeated, but it is the first time that he has lost so completely at one time, and the reason why Hui Dengxiang is as angry as Hao Shaoqi is also because of the 500 people who were wiped out of the whole army, there were 200 of his people. He regrets it so much that his intestines are green, and he is scolding himself for not being able to let go of his face, and temporarily dispatched elite veterans to help in the war, and at the same time scolded Cui Shuqiang for being a waster, harming others and himself.

Seeing Hao Shaoqi spitting and spraying Cui Shuqiang with blood, Yang Zhaofeng couldn't help muttering to himself. In his opinion, it is Cui Shuqiang's responsibility to investigate unclear and be invincible, but there is a major premise for taking this responsibility, that is, Feixian Ridge and even a radius of fifty miles from Chu County, Zhao Ying has lost control of the situation. Hao Shaoqi, who is in Chu County, is like a night blind man on the battlefield, and every step he takes, he may be tripped up. And Cui Shuqiang went out this time, just like holding a torch in the dark night and groping forward, and he was bound to take great risks. In other words, Cui Shuqiang was under a lot of pressure, everyone knew the danger of this trip, and he was defeated, and it was not too unexpected that he was defeated by the world-famous Guanning cavalry.

"No one dared to go out of the city that day, only Cui Jiang was not afraid of the dangerous road, and was willing to worry about the total score, and his loyalty could be learned. Although the battle was lost, the reach and basic combat strength of the officers and troops were also explored, and it cannot be said that nothing was gained. Yang Zhaofeng saw that Hao Shaoqi was tired of scolding, so he took the opportunity to come out and say two fair words for Cui Shuqiang.

Cui Shuqiang gratefully raised his eyes and looked at Yang Zhaofeng, but Yang Zhaofeng didn't see it: "However, if you lose your teacher and humiliate the army, military law is inevitable, and your subordinates are foolish, so you can be beaten with twenty sticks and cut off your post for a while." ”

When Hui Dengxiang heard this, his face turned green. After so many years of mixing in the rivers and lakes, how could he not know what medicine was sold in Yang Zhaofeng's gourd? Hao Shaoqi is angry, and the next sentence is "beheading to show the public". The military order is like a mountain, and as soon as the word "chop" comes out, no matter whether Hao Shaoqi regrets it or not, it will be difficult for others to intercede and let him take back his words. And Yang Zhaofeng interjected like this, and secretly stopped Hao Shaoqi in advance, which was likely to affect his final decision.

For Hui Dengxiang, Cui Shuqiang was already quite annoying, and he could also feel Cui Shuqiang's hostility towards him, so one less person like this is counted as one. Not to mention that this surnamed Cui is like a trick, and in two or three days, all the 200 old team members who have followed him for more than ten years have been folded, which is unbearable.

Thinking like this, Hui Dengxiang was about to open his mouth to refute Yang Zhaofeng, but Cui Shuqiang himself spoke first, only to see him grit his teeth and say word by word: "My subordinates have insulted the prestige of President Qian, and we have lost the face of Zhao Ying, so it is not a pity to die." But thinking that the grandson surnamed Zu took advantage of my unpreparedness and suddenly used a black hand, his subordinates would die and couldn't swallow this breath! When he said this, the yin owl's breath was revealed, and after he finished speaking, blood oozed out from the gums when they squeezed each other, and a breath of indignation came to his face.

"Oh? What are you going to do? Hao Shaoqi was stunned for a moment and asked.

Cui Shuqiang leaned down at this time, "bang bang bang" to Hao Shaoqi three times, and then raised his forehead, which was already dark green, and said loudly: "The subordinates have a rotten life, and they will die if they die, but thinking that this grievance can't come out, I'm afraid that even if they go to the underworld, they will be lonely ghosts who can't rest in peace." Speaking of which, knock again, with your forehead on the ground, "The subordinates don't dare to ask for a way to avoid death, but they want to change the way of death, and from now on they will be the vanguard, and they will kill Qiu Ba of the official mansion for President Qian and Zhao Ying, and it is good to kill one more of the dogs of the ancestors surnamed Zu!" ”

But where the formation is divided, it is first divided into front and rear formations, and then into front and rear columns, and this vanguard is the front of the front, and every time it is fought, it will be the first front to meet the enemy, and it is conceivable that the death rate of the battle is much higher than that of the soldiers in other positions. Soldiers in this position are often rewarded two or three times that of ordinary soldiers, but the so-called "blessed to take, not to be blessed", Rao is a heavy reward, and few soldiers will take the initiative to become the vanguard. Cui Shuqiang asked for this position, but in fact, there was no way.

If Yang Zhaofeng speaks, as a person of the same rank, Hui Dengxiang can still refute one or two. But now that Cui Shuqiang is talking to Hao Shaoqi in person, Hui Dengxiang no longer knows each other, and he will not intervene at this time. So he swallowed the words that came to his mouth with a mouthful of saliva, and looked directly at Hao Shaoqi.

Everyone watched, but saw Hao Shaoqi's expression was first angry, then surprised, and then, a few smiles actually jumped out of his face.

"This ......" Hui Dengxiang just felt that something was wrong, and saw Hao Shaoqi's buttocks lifted and stood up from the chair.

"Hahahaha!" Hao Shaoqi's rough laughter shook Hui Dengxiang's heart.

"Old Hao ......" Before Hui Deng's words were spoken, Cui Shuqiang had already waved the flag to Hao a few steps away, and seeing this scene, he once again dispelled the idea of speaking.

"You're still a man!" Hao Shaoqi held Cui Shuqiang, who was shaking, steady, and grinned, "If you don't say a word or cry for mercy, Lao Tzu will cut you down immediately, you know?" ”

"Uh-uh......" Cui Shuqiang knelt for a long time, his legs and feet were a little sore, but the joy in his heart was stunned to support him to stand up straight. He understands Hao Shaoqi's temper, he is very straight and tough, sometimes ten cows can't pull it back, but once he changes his mind, then the outcome of the matter will be certain.

"It's too cheap to cut you like this, kid. You are not afraid of death, so give Lao Tzu to the front of the battle, and be shot by the knife, chopping gun, poke and arrow, if the official army is not dead after retreating this time, then crawl to see Lao Tzu! Hao Shaoqi said ruthlessly, but everyone present, including Cui Shuqiang, could hear that he had no killing intent.

"Belonging, subordinates, thank you for your kindness!" Escaping death, Cui Shuqiang's tears that had not shown his head for twenty or thirty years couldn't help but gush out at this time, but when he reached the corner of his eye, Hao Shaoqi's fan-like big hand "snapped" and called out on his head.

"Don't give Lao Tzu all these hypocrisy!" Hao Shaoqi said disdainfully, turned his head at the same time, and turned to Yang Zhaofeng, "Fengzi, Cui Shuqiang is a short-lived vanguard from this time on, if you don't dislike it, take care of the rear boss first?" ”

There are actually three reasons why Yang Zhaofeng dissuaded Hao Shaoqi from not killing Cui Shuqiang: the first point is that he said earlier that he thinks Cui Shuqiang will not die; The second point is that he thinks that Cui Shuqiang has a bit of the ability to lead troops, and now Zhao Ying is in urgent need of talents, and one less can not find anyone to fill the vacancy for a while. I often walk by the river without getting my shoes wet, and the defeat of one or two battles cannot be used as a criterion for judging a person; Third, it is because although Hao Shaoqi is a thousand generals, he does not have the right to deal with the life and death of the general at this level, if he kills senior generals out of anger, when he goes to Zhao Dangshi, it is Hao Shaoqi who suffers in the end. He has a good relationship with Hao Shaoqi, and knows that this person is easy to be impulsive, so he can't bear to watch him make a big mistake.

Since Cui Shuqiang has no worries about his life, Yang Zhaofeng is happy, he has also led people, at very moments, the responsibility of replacing Cui Shuqiang is still competent, so after listening to Hao Shaoqi's words, he patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Qian, just hand it over to his subordinates." ”

After Hao Shaoqi finished disposing of the matter, he went by himself, Cui Shuqiang was full of shame, and ran to Yang Zhaofeng to thank him, Yang Zhaofeng deliberately pretended to be confused, and left with a few sloppy eyes. At this time, Hui Dengxiang walked over and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Mr. Choi." With Cui's overall ability, it is also a trivial matter for the official to be reinstated. ”

Cui Shuqiang confronted him, his face changed, and he ignored him, just looked at the smiling Hui Dengxiang with contempt, sneered and walked away, leaving only the inexplicable Hui Dengxiang standing in place, smiling bitterly lonely.

The defeat of the county side quickly reached the ears of Zhao Dangshi, and in the past few days, he has been paying close attention to the news from all sides. If it had been a few months ago, he might have felt anxious about this, but now, having experienced a lot, not to mention "regardless of the gains and losses of one city and one pool", he can at least be able to do everything without being surprised. In his opinion, Cui Shuqiang's failure will not have any substantial impact on the overall situation, and the county is still on his side and is still in a weak position. It's just a small wave, and in the eyes of Hao Shaoqi, Hui Dengxiang and others, the battle situation is very important, but in his opinion, it is not particularly important.

He didn't ask much about the battle situation that day, but focused on asking about Cui Shuqiang's situation, and after knowing that Hao Shaoqi had roughly handled the punishment measures properly, he put this matter aside for the time being. He was more concerned about another thing now.

Just two days ago, the latest news from northern Shaanxi was delivered, which was equivalent to giving him a shot in the heart.

In a nutshell, it was Li Zicheng who won a few battles in northern Shaanxi, which made Hong Chengchou nervous again. After all, northern Shaanxi is where his basic responsibilities as the governor of the three sides lie, if northern Shaanxi is out of control, then no matter how hard he works in southern Shaanxi, he will not be able to escape the end of being held accountable.

After Li Zicheng's all-out tossing, Hong Chengchou gradually realized that the decision to move the army south was a bit reckless. This is not to say that you should not go south, but that you should go south too hastily. To put it simply, he underestimated Li Zicheng's energy, so much so that he now has to go back and wipe his ass.

Li Zicheng raised his arms in northern Shaanxi, and the thieves in Shaanxi responded when they heard the wind, and the rogues who were originally stranded in Shangluo, Yanyun, Gongchang and other places were like magnets attracted, and they began to gather in the direction of Li Zicheng desperately, gathering sand into a tower, gathering armpits into a fur, Li Zicheng's current scale of the army is expanding very quickly, and if it is not contained, its momentum is terrifying.

After Wang Jiamo and other generals were killed in battle, and even Wu Fu, the governor of Shanxi, issued a river prevention alarm, Hong Chengchou could no longer remain indifferent, he could only hurriedly rearrange, and transferred Zuo Guangxian, Cao Bianjiao, Wang Chengen, and other officers and troops who were originally expected to go south to Hanzhong back to northern Shaanxi to concentrate on "suppressing the breakthrough".

Zuo Guangxian, Cao Bianjiao, etc., are all Shaanxi generals and are very capable of fighting. To be honest, in the face of them, Zhao Dangshi has no bottom in his heart, especially Cao Bianjiao, his own uncle died in the hands of Zhao Dangshi, it is conceivable that once he confronts them, he will definitely not die, and there is no possibility of accommodation.

As soon as Li Zicheng started to make trouble, He Renlong, Kong Quanbin, and others, who were originally seven reluctant and eight unwilling, just found a reason to continue to postpone, and Hong Chengchou did not have a clear view of the situation in the whole of Shaanxi at the moment, so he also began to be cautious. As far as Zhao Dangshi knows, there are only three armies in the official army currently in Luoyang that are actively preparing for war, one Zu Dabi, one Fei Yizai, and one is the guerrilla Zu Jie sent by Zu Dale - Zu Dale himself also took people to temporarily turn north.

If he only faced three troops, the pressure on Zhao Ying would undoubtedly be much less, and at the same time, for Zhao Dangshi, his time was running out. Li Zicheng regained the firepower of the official army, and northern Shaanxi was surrounded by enemies, and his pressure was even greater than that of Zhao Dangshi. Therefore, Zhao Dangshi must seize the initiative in southern Shaanxi in a short period of time in order to share the burden.

But neither Zhao Dangshi nor Hong Chengchou expected that at the moment when the situation between the two sides was in full swing, the arrival of an episode would completely disrupt the stalemate in Hanzhong Mansion.