Just when the smoke on both sides of the Weishui River was getting thicker, Jiangling, which was thousands of miles away from the Guanzhong area, that is, the area of Jingzhou City in later generations, also began to hear the voice of Jin Ge at this time.

Since the pacification of Shu and the Han Kingdom, Huan Wen was promoted to the general of the expedition to the west, the three divisions of the Kaifu Yitong, and the prince of Linhe County, and was in charge of the military power in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

On this day, in the Zhengxi General's Mansion, Huan Wen was talking with Peng Xichao of Zhengxi Mansion.

"Respect, the day before yesterday, there was news that Zhou Cheng rebelled, attacked Luoyang from Wanxian County, and Henan Taishou Dai Shi fled to Kunzhu. The villain repeatedly, so that the people's livelihood is uneasy! Huan Wen knelt on his head, looked at the few official letters in front of him, and said worriedly.

"Why should the general be so worried, that week's cost was Wei to surrender to the general, and he repeatedly surrendered to all parties many times. Such a person should be a great army to conquer, count his sins, and then be convicted! Xi Chao said disdainfully.

Xi Chao's word respects, although he is still young, not yet twenty years old, but he has been reused. His grandfather was Taiwei Xi Jian, and his father Xi Su was also an official in the court, so he was also a famous family. Although he is younger, he is rarely famous and outstanding. And since following Huan Wen, he has regarded himself as the mastermind of Huan Wen and made suggestions for Huan Wen.

That being said, it's not always easy to do that. Besides, compared to other things, he is just a disease of ringworm. Huan Wen listened, nodded, and looked noncommittal.

"What the general said, but what happened to Guanzhong Fu Qin?" When Xi Chao saw his appearance, he couldn't help but move in his heart, and hurriedly asked.

"Yes, since that Fu Jian occupied Guanzhong, he has arrogantly become respectful, and once he changed his past state of submission, he became an enemy of the imperial court. If this person can't be eliminated, I'm afraid that the majesty of the court will be gone, who will put the court in their eyes? When they were last year, they sent troops to attack Shangluo, and then put Jingzhou in their place, clearly not taking me seriously! Now there is chaos in Guanzhong, and there are constant incidents everywhere, and those who have caused trouble have sent people to send books to me, just to ask for help. I want to personally lead the army to the Northern Expedition, recapture Guanzhong, and restore the prestige of my court, what do you do? Huan Wen stood up, slowly walked to the door of the main hall, looked outside, and said slowly.

Huan Wen guards Jingzhou, and now he also holds the position of Jingzhou assassin, and if there is another Jingzhou next door, it is indeed a bit of a confrontation with him.

"It's naturally a good thing that the general has this ambition. However, in my opinion, I am afraid that the imperial court may not necessarily agree! Moreover, there is a danger of four stops in the middle of the pass, and there are a lot of Fu Qin's troops, and the general goes deep into the enemy's territory, and he travels thousands of miles away, which is not good for me! Xi Chao thought for a moment and replied.

"This is a rare good opportunity, if I can eliminate the rebellion of Fu Qin and recapture Guanzhong, then no one can shake my position in the court, who in the world does not know my prestige? I decided to visit the imperial court and ask for the Northern Expedition, whether the imperial court adapts or not, I am imperative! Huan Wen has great trust in Xi Chao, so he naturally speaks much more bluntly.

Hearing this, Xi Chao didn't say anything more. In fact, both of them understood that the purpose of this Northern Expedition was purely that Huan Wen wanted to win greater prestige for himself. Since Yin Hao was demoted to a concubine, the power of the court is now in his hands, but Huan Wen has greater ambitions, and if he wants to reach that step, it is obviously impossible to do it without greater fame.

After pacifying the Li family and becoming a Han Dynasty before, Huan Wen's power became heavier, and the court became more and more jealous of him. It's just that the court has no way to control him, it just wants to be able to restrain him, as long as he doesn't rebel, the court will turn a blind eye.

When there is nothing to do in the imperial court, this method can naturally maintain peace between the monarch and the minister. But if Huan Wen is really allowed to pacify Guanzhong and eliminate Fu Qin, then the imperial court will have to face a situation where it is difficult to ride a tiger.

After all, the current Huan Wen is already powerful, what should I do when the time comes. Therefore, Xi Chao said that the imperial court may not agree to Huan Wen's request for the Northern Expedition, even if this matter may be a good thing for the unification of the world.

"Since the general has decided, he should do his best to assist. It's just that the Northern Expedition is difficult and dangerous, so we must be prepared first. Xi Chao pondered for a while before he said.

"I have already decided on this matter, my father will go north from Jiangling, and then order the Liangzhou assassin Sima Xun soldiers to go out of the meridian road and go north from Hanzhong to Guanzhong. In this way, it will become a two-sided attack, so that Fu Jian can't take care of each other! Huan Wen knew he was a little worried, so he explained.

"If this plan can be realized, it may indeed be possible to fulfill the general's heart!" Hearing this, Xi Chao thought for a while and said.

"This matter, you arrange it quickly, next month we will officially wave the Northern Expedition, and we must destroy Fu Jian and other rebel ministers, with the majesty of the court!" Huan Wen nodded and said no more.

Not to mention Huan Wen's preparation for the Northern Expedition, at this time in Guanzhong, Fu Xiong and the Qin court already knew that Fu Jing was caught off guard by the Huashan army. In particular, the military rations were burned, and more than 300 war horses were actually taken away, which made them all gasp. After all, if there are three hundred war horses, it is enough to train three hundred cavalry, and in this era, cavalry means strong combat effectiveness.

After Fu Jing retired and returned to the camp, he ordered people to stick to the camp, while he himself took his subordinates to Lianshu County and other places to check the situation. When he came out of Lianshu County, his face was almost as black as the bottom of the pot, because the contents were so clean that there was not even a trace of left.

"General, our men have been found, the three hundred cavalry have been wiped out, and it seems that they have basically not resisted much. In addition, the more than 1,000 soldiers in that large battalion were basically killed and wounded. Judging from the investigation, our cavalry should have been ambushed a few miles away from the county seat. The methods of the Huashan army are very neat and neat, and they are also very hidden, judging from this situation, I am afraid that they have already planned it! Outside the city, Fu Jing's men reported the news to him, secretly looking at his face as they spoke.

"The battalions were ordered to be on heightened alert, and from today the banks of the river must be connected in a line. In addition, another 2,000 soldiers and horses will be transferred from the camp in Xinfeng County to enrich the defense force on the north bank! No one knew what Fu Jing was thinking in her heart, and after taking a look at the place where Li Xin and them got on the boat, she said.

He was also very helpless in his heart, after all, he only had so many troops in his hands, and it was not easy to defend such a crooked Weishui. Especially when the enemy is still so cunning, it makes him even more defenseless. Now, he has no choice but to defend it first, and as for the offense, he has to think about it later.

His biggest trouble now is that he said that the imperial court might be guilty, especially Prime Minister Fu Xiong, who had previously confessed that he was only responsible for besieging the Huashan army. This time, the deployment of troops to attack the Lishui defense line was still his own idea in the final analysis, because seeing that Fu Xiong and the others had put down several rebellions one after another, he naturally had some hot eyes. In particular, I want to take this opportunity to learn more about the Huashan Army and prepare for a possible decisive battle in the future.

After inspecting it, he had to rush to the camp of Fu Xiong. He didn't know what the outcome would be, but it was absolutely impossible to have good fruit to eat.

Different from his sad face, the Huashan army at this time can be described as full of joy. In particular, the soldiers who followed the battle felt much more energetic after returning home, and after returning to the camp, they began to talk about this operation. As a result, the entire Huashan army was immersed in a kind of joy of victory.

Previously, after Li Xin returned to Fuxi, he immediately rushed to the defense line of Lishui despite his exhaustion. Seeing Li Erhei who was fighting bloodily, they didn't have any problems, so they were finally relieved.

"It's a pity, this Fu Jing was too strict when he retreated, otherwise, we could fight him on both sides this time and achieve greater results!" After Li Erhei heard about the harvest on Li Xin's side, he was happy but a little regretful.

"Don't be a pity, we were able to get three hundred war horses this time, which is more than anything else. That Fu Jing didn't dare to attack easily anymore, so let's take this opportunity to let the brothers rest and recuperate. At the same time, I am also ready to train a real cavalry, and with this team, we will definitely be able to play an important role at critical moments. Li Xin said.

"Not bad! It would be great if we had a cavalry team, especially for the defense line on the south bank of Weishui, which could support any place more quickly. It can greatly improve the security of the defense line! However, none of us seem to be good at cavalry combat! Who are you going to give it to train? When Li Erhei heard this, he couldn't help but say. However, in the end, a question came to mind.

is different from ordinary infantry fighting, Li Erhei can do these things, cavalry is a high-tech branch, and ordinary people really can't play it. The Huashan Army is basically from infantry, few people have been cavalry, and there is no good master, how can they teach a group of good disciples, don't be blind to these war horses when the time comes.

"I've thought about it, and I'm going to leave it to Peng Lin to do this!" Li Xinzhong obviously had a plan, so he said to him at this moment.

"Penlin? How come I haven't heard the name? Hearing this, Li Erhei was puzzled.

"He's the last time he was a captive, and he's a Qiang! I asked, he had been a cavalryman before, but because Fu Qin lacked horses later, he became an infantryman. Now, let's just let him play his skills! Li Xin said. 166 Reading Network