When he saw the person clearly, Huo Wu jumped up and ran up.

Not happy.

Pulling his son and looking up and down, it was all over, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

It's only been a few days since you've been gone, and you're back? Is this being beaten back?

"Dad, my son is fine, it was the imperial court that ordered the Shandong army to return to the army, and the siege of Bozhou has been lifted."

Huo Bao saw that his father's face turned white, and hurriedly explained.

Huo Wu pulled his son and didn't let go: "Okay, okay, it's okay!" It's really scared dad to be jumped, I'm afraid that you will come back from defeat! ”

What I care about is not winning or losing, but being afraid that my baby son will make a mistake.

I don't know if it's because I'm far away, Xiaobao seems to be different.

Shui Jin and General Yin followed in and met everyone.

Huo Wu looked at Shui Jin and General Yin, and counted the time: "Did you go back before you arrived in Bozhou?" ”

From Chuzhou to Bozhou for more than 400 miles, it takes more than ten days to march back and forth.

Huo Bao: They didn't have to be gone that long.

Shui Jin said about the division of troops by the three people and the slaughter of Jiashan County, and said: "I heard about Jiashan County halfway, and my heart was uneasy...... I turned back to Jiashan County, and happened to meet Marshal Liu, Sanye and others......"

The slaughter of the city by the officers and soldiers made people angry, but then they fought back, which also made people cry out for joy.

After hearing about Marshal Liu's loss of Bozhou and the death of his son, Huo Wu and Master Lin all brought positive colors.

"Dingyuan County is also lost?"

"Hold on! It was Marshal Liu's nephew Liu Biao who was guarding the city over there, but he dared to work hard, and he caught up with Xiaobao and brought people over, and made great efforts, helping Liu Biao very much and solving the danger of Dingyuan. It's just that the officers and soldiers used firearms to attack the city, and the gate of Dingyuan County collapsed, and it was difficult to defend, so Marshal Liu led the crowd directly to Lingshui! ”

Master Lin frowned.

It's that Tang Guang and Du Lao are heavy on their faces.

On the side of the couch where others can sleep soundly?

Even if there is a black python mountain in the middle, Lingshui is a hundred miles away from Chuzhou City, Quyang, and Binjiang, and it can be reached in one day.

Huo Wu's face did not change: "What about San'er, did you go to Xuyi?" ”

Shui Jin nodded and said, "The third master didn't go to Lingshui, and directly took eight thousand people to Xuyi." ”

Huo Wu sighed: "Marshal Liu is old. ”

Otherwise, Marshal Liu would have lost Bozhou City, as well as Dingyuan County.

Leave Dingyuan County, and then go all out to attack Zhaoyi County.

Jiashan County has been abolished due to the massacre, and Marshal Liu occupies the land of the two counties, and he can still be ranked with Marshal Sun in Bozhou.

At that time, Marshal Sun wanted to "recover" the two places, and it was not easy to exchange offense and defense.

As a result, Marshal Liu was unwilling to fight, but took the initiative to abandon Dingyuan County, preferring to leave the old nest in Bozhou and shrink into Lingshui.

"The third master is also planning Yangzhou!"

Master Lin touched his beard and said.

Marshal Liu is old, but Tu San is young and vigorous.

When he arrived in Chuzhou, he had his own territory.

The marshals of Henan Province burned incense and rebelled one after another, and also blocked the road to Henan Province, leaving them to continue to plan Huainan Province.

Du Laoba exclaimed angrily: "It doesn't matter where they want to plan, anyway, they don't have good intentions in Lingshui!" If everything goes well, if we lose outside, I'm afraid they will wait to take advantage! ”

In the end, it is still the persimmon that picks up the soft pinch.

This was afraid of Marshal Sun, but he didn't take Huo Wu seriously.

Otherwise, a place hundreds of miles away, the Bozhou army can go to the three counties, and the soldiers and horses of the three counties can also surround Lingshui in one day.

Tang Guang said: "Just prepare with both hands...... If the third apprentice turns his face with us, they occupy Lingshui, and it will be easy to send troops; If the third apprentice doesn't turn his face with us, he is a relative of the fifth master, what are you afraid of? ”

"The old immortal is a good calculation!"

Du Laoba was unhappy: "Fifth brother, let's just let him continue in Lingshui?" Why give him face? ”

Huo Wu was not happy in his heart.

Before, there were only three or four thousand Bozhou soldiers in Lingshui, and for the sake of the three sides, and they didn't want to tear their faces with Bozhou, they could tolerate it; Now Marshal Liu has led 10,000 people south, and the Bozhou soldiers are 13,000 or 4,000.

The main force of the Chuzhou army is outside, and the defenders of the four counties combined, there are no 13,000 or 4, and the Bozhou army wants to do something, but it is really impossible to prevent it.

"That's not allowed! When San'er takes Xuyi, we will 'gift' Marshal Liu out of Chuzhou! ”

Huo Wu was not a procrastinator, and immediately made a decision.

"Even if it's cheap to send them away, those thousands of Lingshui white shirts are really not good!"

Thinking of Huo Shun's incident, and the looting of Lingshui White Shirt in Quyang in the first half of the year, Huo Bao also hated.

Even if these people were honest peasants before, they ruined Lingshui County and plundered Quyang County, called "Buddhist soldiers", they were actually "bandits", and it is not a pity to die.

Deng Jian led his troops to suppress bandits throughout Chuzhou in August, and killed the most people in Lingshui.

It was not that he deliberately gave Lingshui the white shirt a horse, but because Lingshui County was the most chaotic, bandits were rampant, and the people were struggling to make a living.

After Huo Wu finished talking about Lingshui's plan, it was not easy.

According to their previous plan, they defeated Hezhou and Luzhou, took the Chaohu Water Army, rested in two places, and recruited 30,000 troops in each place.

Replace the veterans defending the city with new recruits, and then practice well.

After the autumn of next year, 80,000 soldiers and horses will attack Yangzhou by water and land.

But if the three of them occupy Chuzhou......

Huo Bao said: "Dad...... The city of Yangzhou is full of rich families, rich in grain and grass, and it is not easy to besiege the city...... Why don't you fight Yangzhou, go back and fight Jinling...... The Jinling city wall is a virtual ......"

It is also an ancient city, but Jinling is not where the garrison of Jiangnan Dongdao is located.

Jiangnan Dongdao defenders were in Suzhou.

Jinling only has 12,000 defenders in the city, 8,000 naval troops, and 4,000 households outside the city, a total of 24,000 people.

Compared with Yangzhou, which has 40,000 or 50,000 Huainan Province defenders, Jinling seems to be very easy to fight.

Huo Wu's eyes lit up.

Master Lin frowned: "Jinling City is only twenty-four thousand, but the garrisons of several surrounding states add up to fifty thousand. ”

If you want to take Jinling, you have to cut off the garrisons around Jinling in turn.

Otherwise, if you take Jinling, you won't be able to hold it.

He leaned forward: "If you fight Jinling, you have to fight Taiping first!" ”

The three counties of Taiping are across the river from several counties in Hezhou, and the distance is only about ten miles.

Only by taking Taiping and the safety of Hezhou, it is also convenient to attack the states around Jinling by land.

Huo Wu became excited: "I still have to take down the Chaohu Water Army first!" ”

It is always impossible to transport troops across the river in small boats.

is to fight Jinling in the end, and you have to find a way to stop the 8,000 sailors.

said so, but he also knew that there were only two cargo ships given by Xiao Jiu on his side, and he sent Xue Biao to Hangzhou.

If you want to rely on foot soldiers to fight the Chaohu water army, how easy is it?

You have to take Luzhou first, and then think of another way.

Master Lin raised his eyebrows: "Fifth master, don't be impatient, I can't say that there will be good news in Luzhou in a few days!" ”

Huo Wu looked at Master Lin with anticipation: "Sir, but you got the news from Luzhou?" ”

Master Lin said: "The commander of the Chaohu Water Army is Gu Xi...... Bad relations with the governor of Luzhou......"

Huo Wu was speechless.

Hezhou was because the Chuzhou army pressed the border, and several chief officers had differences over whether to surrender or fight, so there was a "civil strife" that followed.

If you really want to talk about it, the governor of Hezhou and the governor of Hezhou have their own positions, and they are both good officials.

Luzhou is still stopping, but the surrounding area is in chaos, and this civil and military official is fighting again, which is really his own death.

……

The gates of Hezhou City are not open, but the shops in the city are as usual.

Even pedestrians are not much less than in the past.

The people of Hezhou are more naïve, and they feel that if the Chuzhou army is lowered, then the world will be peaceful.

The rest, I don't know, I'll talk about it when it happens.

On the contrary, it was the gentry who involved their own interests, and they all stared at the movements of the Chuzhou army.

I don't understand.

The city gate was not opened, but the Chuzhou army did not liquidate any of them.

Only Luo Qianhu took people to copy the Ling family.

The two families have a blood feud in front of them, which is also expected by everyone.

Isn't it time to feast everyone and appease everyone that night?

No, none at all.

There were no posts and no one called.

"What's going on?"

"Thousands more soldiers and horses have entered the city!"

"What does that mean?"

……

It didn't make sense, Huo Wu didn't have time to pay attention to them for the time being.

Du Laoba took a turn in the afternoon and inquired about the best restaurants.

Huo Wu sent someone to summon the chef and set up a few tables.

Picking up the wind and washing the dust for Huo Bao, Shui Jin and others can be regarded as practicing for Lao Zhizhou and Luo Qianhu in advance.

Lao Zhizhou has long since changed his official uniform and is wearing a half-new Confucian shirt.

When he saw Huo Baosi's polite appearance, not like his father, and treated Master Lin with courtesy, the old man smiled more calmly.

Luo Qianhu here, looked at Huo Bao for a while, and asked Shui Jin about Huo Bao's age in a low voice, thoughtfully.

Shui Jin was very clever, and immediately said: "Don't look at Xiaobaoxiao, but let Deng Ye look at it early, in June, the two families kissed each other and changed the ceremony!" ”

Luo Qianhu watched the water enter silently.

Shui Jin sneered, lifted the wine cup and said, "Come, I'll give Brother Luo a cup!" Brother Luo just rest assured, since our fifth master has taken care of your nephews, he will not allow anyone to bully them. ”

Only then did Luo Qianhu lift the wine cup, clink glasses with Shui Jin, and drank it all with his neck up.

Deng Jian's seat is second only to Huo Wu, and his identity is there.

Luo Qianhu didn't have much to do.

Shui Jin was very relieved.

In addition to the three sons, this Luo Qianhu also has an eldest daughter, who is about the same age as Xiuxiu.

If he did say something, it would be embarrassing.

……

That night, I stared at the households of the Zhizhou Yamen, and I got the news.

Lao Zhizhou had already ordered someone to pack his luggage and prepare to return to his hometown the next day.

The Chuzhou Army's banquet that night was practiced for the old Zhizhou.

On Luo Qianhu's side, there was no movement.

Everyone was nervous at first, and then relieved.

The old Zhizhou is there every year, this Huainan Road is in chaos, and it is reasonable to want to return to his hometown to keep safe.

There are also Luo Qianhu.

Everyone still has the backbone.

……

Early the next morning, several carriages came out of the Zhizhou Yamen.

The gentry who had been waiting for a long time all came up, and behind them were the people of Hezhou.

Huo Wu, Deng Jian and others personally came out to send Lao Zhizhou, and they were quite surprised to see this.

Niu Qing was nervous, and hurriedly led people to protect several leaders in the middle.

Huo Bao stood beside his father, very curious.

for he saw something.

Wanmin umbrella.

This is officialdom etiquette, which means that the local people are not willing to give up their parents and officials.

There seems to be some kind of boot off ceremony.

Now Hezhou is no longer the world of the imperial court, and the local gentry and elders can still send the old Zhizhou like this, which can be described as a mirror of people's hearts.

Looking at the soldiers in armor, the gentry hesitated slightly, but they still walked over.

They didn't dare to flatter the Chuzhou army directly, but they didn't prevent them from coming to send Lao Zhizhou.

Lao Zhizhou has been in charge of the state for ten years, and the government is harmonious, and everyone reads him well.

Hezhou is rich, thanks to the old Zhizhou's moral politics.

Even if Lao Zhizhou is not a normal Zhishi, but this time is to protect the people of Hezhou, and everyone's heart is the same for Lao Zhizhou.

The Wanmin umbrella prepared overnight was personally delivered to Lao Zhizhou by several elderly people in the city.

The old man will be 100 years old, and he will be able to be a man, trembling and walking towards the old Zhizhou.

Lao Zhizhou hurriedly helped the old man: "Why are you even alarmed?" ”

"That old parents came, eighty-eight years old, and it was a blessing for the little old man to pick them up...... Now that the old parents are gone, the little old child is ninety-eight, and he can still send each other, which is also a blessing for the old man......"

The elder took Lao Zhizhou's arm and said, "Adults are people who accumulate virtue, and they will definitely benefit their children and grandchildren in the future...... I wish my parents this time, the mountains and rivers are long, and the peace and security ......"

The gentry and the common people knelt down at any time, and said in unison: "I wish the old parents to go, the mountains and rivers are long, and the peace and security ......"

Old Zhizhou burst into tears.

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