Liu Biao and Han Xishan both changed their faces.

Liu Biao didn't know the antecedents, didn't understand Deng Jian's righteousness, and didn't understand the retreat of the third apprentice.

It is true that Lingshui County was under the rule of Chuzhou, but it was the Bozhou army that occupied it first, and it was General Han who led the Bozhou white-shirted army to fight down the territory.

Now, in such a fluttering sentence, Lingshui County has returned to Chuzhou like this?

There are now 5,000 Bozhou troops in Lingshui County, and two thousand households under the command of Tu San are left behind with the surnames of Liu and Han.

It is not necessary to dispatch the Chuzhou army to fight against Liu Er.

Just questioned again, and he didn't speak.

Since Marshal Liu's death, the Bozhou army has been surnamed Tu, and is no longer surnamed Liu.

Or earlier, when Marshal Liu lost Bozhou, the turtle shrank into Lingshui, and Tu San chose to fight Xuyi, the Bozhou army had a new principal.

Han Xishan was unwilling and helpless.

The Han family chose to attach themselves to the third apprentice, that is, to offer Lingshui County's hands, where is there room for doubt?

He looked at Han Kun, who was embarrassed on the ground, this was his cousin, the murderer who killed Han Cheng.

It's very powerless.

What is this?

The Han family killed each other?

Or are the Han and Liu families really dying?

There is no such thing as dying!

Marshal Han has only one son left, Liu Yu, who is already a mortal person in the eyes of the third disciple and the Chuzhou army.

Shui Jin listened to everyone's words, couldn't wait, and said, "Master Deng, your subordinates please fight!" ”

Deng Jian snorted lightly, but did not refuse.

Six thousand foot soldiers, one hundred ballistas, fifty horsemen, whistling and whistling.

The new ones, in addition to Shui Jin, also have the third apprentice, dozens of personal soldiers led by Zheng Ji, and a few intact artillery carriages.

The remaining master of the horse village and Huo Bao brought 6,000 tired soldiers to rest on the spot.

Marshal Liu has not yet been buried, and they still need to observe the ceremony.

In addition, before the third disciple left, he temporarily entrusted the female dependents to the owner of Ma Zhai, and when Marshal Liu was buried, Ma Zhai mainly took Liu and others to Chuzhou for temporary resettlement.

Liu Biao's main funeral brought a few clansmen and brothers to the burial camp for Marshal Liu.

Hundreds of pits on the southern slope have been filled in, and more than 2,000 corpses have been buried.

The previously selected place on the northern slope was cratted by artillery.

On the contrary, the tomb of Tang Guang is far away from the mountains and forests, and the surrounding land has been preserved outside the range of artillery.

Liu Biao was very interested, and after informing the owner of the horse village, he pointed out the hole outside the tomb of Tang Guang.

More than 3,000 Bozhou troops were first bombarded, and then they saw the strong crossbows and soldiers of the Chuzhou army, all of them were as quiet as chickens, and they were very well-behaved and honest digging pits.

What else can you do but dig a pit?

There is a Chuzhou army as a comparison, and they are all embarrassed to say that they are white-shirted soldiers.

These tools were sent temporarily from Chuzhou.

Thousands of soldiers took turns and didn't stop for a moment.

At dusk, a tomb one zhang long, six feet wide, and one zhang deep was dug up.

To the right of this tomb is a slightly smaller tomb, which is intended for willows.

The willow is not yet a ding, and it is a horizontal death, so it is not suitable for funeral.

Liu Biao arranged for someone to go to Chuzhou and bought two coffins, one for his cousin and one for Han Cheng.

As for the aftermath of Han Cheng, it is Han Xishan's own uncle who is in charge.

Han Xishan thought of his brother who was paralyzed on the bed, his eldest nephew who was still cold, and he wished that he was the one who died today.

A good child is brought out, and it is gone, how to face his brother?

It is appropriate for Liu Yu to mourn and mourn by his father's side, but Han Cheng can't do this.

His parents are still in Lingshui, so they can see their son for the last time.

The two have only two sons, the eldest son has been lost, and the only flesh and blood are gone......

Mrs. Han, who had fainted before, had woken up, and she ran directly to Han Xishan: "Is it you?" Is it your hand? I said, there is only this one son by my side, if anyone hurts him, I will destroy him, and the Han family is no exception! "In the end, it's hysteria.

Han Xishan sneered: "Extinguish!" The murderer is there! Even if you destroy him all over the house, don't fucking talk nonsense! ”

He pointed to Han Kun and said.

Mrs. Han looked at Han Kun and was stunned.

Han Kun's tears came out, and he pleaded: "Auntie, my nephew doesn't know, who would have thought that he would hurt his third cousin, it was my cousin who let my nephew set off the cannon!" ”

Han Xishan laughed "haha": "Extinguish! Destroy that beast all over the house! He is all over the house, leaving you, your daughter, and your granddaughter, and you don't have any left, let's destroy them all! ”

Mrs. Han's expression was hideous, and she glared at Han Kun and said, "Is it really Liu Yu?" You swear that if you lie, you will not die well with a sword and axe! ”

Han Kun cried and said, "My nephew swears, it's really an order from my second cousin!" The leaders are all the henchmen of the second cousin, not the second cousin who ordered it, how dare they fire cannons at the camp! ”

This is not an ordinary procession, this is a funeral procession, which contains Marshal Liu's family and Liu Er's closest relatives.

The consequences of an artillery ambush are known to everyone.

Mrs. Han's waist bent down.

Liu Erniang was beside her, and her face had lost her color: "Mother, mother, son is afraid, child is afraid, child is afraid of ......"

She hid behind Mrs. Han with horror on her face: "They, they are not good...... The third disciple led the Chuzhou army to Lingshui to kill the second brother! ”

Mrs. Han fainted before and didn't know the previous situation, but Liu Erniang saw it in her eyes.

Is it because you kill your second brother, you should come to harm her?

Mrs. Han realized that Tu San was indeed not there, looked at Liu, moved her mouth, and didn't say anything.

The Liu family didn't care about his mother-in-law, his expression was worried, and he looked around: "What about Yuan Niang?" ”

Xiao Han was beside him and pointed not far away: "There!" ”

The little figure, trembling, peeked among the corpses.

With pity on his face, Liu walked over: "Yuan Niang! ”

Liu Yuanniang stood in one place, her body shaking.

A woman in filial piety was pressed under her by several soldiers, her legs and feet twisted strangely, and her body was red.

Liu covered his mouth, tears welling up in his eyes......

Near Marshal Liu's tomb, a new pit was added.

Liuda's cemetery is in Bozhou, and it will have to be relocated and buried in the future.

Humble and untouchable, Liu Da's wife should have stopped the spirit, and then moved the spirit to be buried with her husband.

In front of him, it is different, the place where Marshal Liu is buried is a new blessed land for the Liu family.

Liu Daqian moved his grave and mourned according to his father, which should also be.

But there is no rich coffin in front of me, and I will wait until I go back and forth to Chuzhou City to buy a coffin, and I don't know how long it will be delayed.

It was really exhausting that everyone had no strength to survive until the next day before being buried.

In the end, Han Xishan gave up his nephew's coffin and let Liu Da's wife be buried first.

How else could it be?

That's his cousin niece, too.

At the end of this day, the Liu and Han families lost three people, and Han Xishan was already afraid.

And so, it was dark, and the torches were lit.

Liu Biao mourned and buried the three members of the Liu family.

Since the female dependents went to Chuzhou City, Liu Biao asked Han Xishan to bring dozens of clans to go with him.

As for the 3,000 soldiers, it is not good to go to Chuzhou, and it is not easy to return to Lingshui, so they can only rest on the spot.

Huo Bao admired Liu Biao's steadiness and open-mindedness, and seeing that it was not easy for him, he discussed with the owner of the horse village: "Sixth uncle, it will take two or three days for the news of Lingshui to come over, and it is not good to let General Liu and them wait in Chushan, otherwise let them go to the Chuzhou camp for a few days?" ”

The Chuzhou battalion trained recruits in May, and it was expanded, not to mention more than 3,000 horses, even if it was several times more.

The other is those Bozhou defeated soldiers: "You have to send people down to clear it, otherwise the rout will be a disaster in the township, and the people of Chuzhou will suffer!" ”

Huo Bao has seen the ferocity of the rout, and he is still in a state of apprehension.

The master of Ma Zhai said: "The matter of the rout, Wang Duwei already wants to be in the head, and in the afternoon, he will send a message back to Chuzhou to arrange for the soldiers and horses to go down......"

Speaking of this, he muttered and said, "It's not an outsider, it's good to keep the Bozhou army for a few days...... It's just that Liu Biao is acting quite properly, and that Han Xishan has to be watched closely...... Liu Yu's matter, I'm afraid it has nothing to do with him...... It would be too unscrupulous to do this kind of trick to a teenager, not to mention that although Liu Yu is not pleasant, he does not see great evil......"

The owner of the horse village is the most transparent to see people.

Huo Bao nodded, agreeing with the opinion of the owner of the horse village.

Even if the two Liu Han families had a feud before, they didn't take revenge like this.

According to what Han Xishan said before, "there is no way to teach a son", the Han family also gave Marshal Liu and his wife.

This kind of anger, in the final analysis, is just bullying the weak and fearing the hard.

It was still the owner of the horse village who came forward and invited Liu Biao to take the Bozhou army to the Chuzhou camp to station.

It's not that the owner of the horse village steals the limelight or how, but the fathers of the Chuzhou Army are like this.

When he was a person, he didn't hide anything, and he kept Huo Bao behind him.

Now that the world is so chaotic, several forces can't say when they will fight, but it's not the time to be in the limelight.

Liu Biao is very straightforward.

He could take thousands of soldiers to sleep in the open for a few days, but because he planned to return to Lingshui today, he only brought three days of military rations.

Now, in addition to the dead and wounded, more than 1,000 people have been scattered, and the remaining rations can be used for three days.

But what about three days later?

No matter whether you go to Chuzhou to settle down, or go to the nearest Xuyi, you can't go on the road on an empty stomach.

When the time comes, it will be impossible to say that it will be required to the head of the Chuzhou army.

Left and right have to admit their feelings, Liu Biao thanked the owner of the horse village, accepted his invitation, and ordered the soldiers to pack up the camp.

When Han Xishan knew, the soldiers had already packed up, followed behind the Chuzhou army, and went to Chuzhou together.

Han Xishan sat in the carriage, half speechless.

In addition to the three apprentices who have a good relationship with the Chuzhou army, is there also Liu Biao?

Just because of the last time Dingyuan was cleared?

Otherwise, how dare Liu Biao take more than 3,000 people to Chuzhou?

In this way, not only Marshal Liu's bereaved family and the wife of the third apprentice entered Chuzhou, but these thousands of men and horses also entered Chuzhou.

But the team has already started, and he has no reason to stop it, so he can only sigh and be secretly on guard.

But I don't want to think about it, if the Chuzhou army is really not good, where to deal with these female dependents, and directly destroy the three disciples, or it will be a hundred.

When the third disciple followed Deng Jianjun, he brought dozens of guards.

……

Boundless torches, more than 10,000 people and horses followed the official road and headed for Chuzhou.

On the carriage of the Bozhou Army, Chen Yi looked blank and speechless for a long time.

Chen Dazhi sat opposite, very helpless: "Uncle called me over, and he didn't speak?" ”

Chen Yi smiled bitterly: "Dazhi, uncle regrets it!" ”

Chen Dazhi was silent.

Speaking of which, he was born as a lieutenant in Binjiang County, and he used to be an eight-rank military attaché, so he is not unfamiliar with military affairs.

In this afternoon's battle, although he was a spectator, he was also enthusiastic.

The strength of the Chuzhou army and the fierceness of General Deng Jian made him fascinated.

Faintly, there is pride in being a Chuzhou person.

But he did not repent, because he knew that he could not repent.

As a subordinate, ability is not to say, loyalty comes first.

When he returned to Lingshui County before, he called Zheng Ji, not him, because he trusted not him halfway, but the earliest group of villagers around him.

Chen Dazhi is not not lost, but he also understands.

Chen Yi sighed and said: "I should go to Chuzhou, and then find a reason to call you back, with the relationship between the third master and Chuzhou, I will not force people to stay!" ”

Before, he was worried that Huo Wu would favor Huo Man and anger his own family because of his own clan, but the result was that Huo Man died and his descendants were filled into a hard labor camp.

Huo Wu's pattern was bigger than he imagined, which made all the fierce generals return to their hearts, and there was such a Chuzhou army as today.

"Uncle don't talk about the past...... It's good to follow the third master, and then you can go back to Bozhou, and you can stand ......up in the future," Chen Dazhi said: "Besides, the third master treats our uncles and nephews, which is indeed not thin!" ”

Chen Yidao: "Even if the Bozhou Army stands up, can it have the strength to fight with the Chuzhou Army?" ”

Chen Dazhi was speechless.

He didn't want to admit that the Bozhou army was weak, but he couldn't deceive himself.

"I can't say that it will be okay in the future...... The third master is also training from Huo Wuye...... It's just that the days are short! In the future, the third master has the final say, and the Bozhou army will be stronger! ”

Chen Dazhi said to his uncle that he was also telling himself.

Chen Yi smiled bitterly and didn't say anything more.

Master Lin of the Chuzhou Army is different from his master, and he is still the mastermind of Huo Wuye, but he doesn't have that opportunity.

Both the uncle and nephew fell silent.

The prestige of the Chuzhou army has been deeply engraved in the hearts of uncles and nephews.

……

In the carriage of the Liu family.

Liu hugged his niece and patted it gently, looking very depressed.

Liu Yuanniang cried all afternoon, tired from crying, and fell asleep.

Xiao Han's eyes fell on Liu Yuanniang, looked at her daughter, and said softly: "See it?" ”

Liu smiled bitterly: "Auntie, she is still a child!" ”

"Eleven, only two years younger than Erniang!"

Xiao Han said.

Her daughter is her flesh, and she will never allow anyone to harm her.

Eleven-year-old Liu Yuanniang did not have a city government yet, and the anger and resentment in her heart were exposed.

Mrs. Han is sinking into the pain of losing her son, where will she pay attention to this disobedient granddaughter?

Han Xishan was angry with Mrs. Han because of Liu Er, and Mrs. Han was also angry with this granddaughter with the blood of the Han family because of the death of her young son.

She is old, but she has not yet reached the point of old dizziness.

Whether the young son died from arrow wounds or firearm wounds, she saw it very clearly.

Which murderer is it?

The Han family who wants revenge?

Want to take the opportunity to cut the grass and eradicate the roots?

Or the Chuzhou army that deliberately muddied the waters?

Mrs. Han's heart was painful, but she could only pretend to believe Han Xishan's words, and regarded the death of her young son as caused by artillery bombardment.

How else?

She is an old woman, and she really wants to tear her face with everyone, so what should her daughter do?

Mrs. Han chose to be reluctant, but she did not tolerate the truth of her granddaughter's face.

The front is in chaos, the situation is critical, who can take care of whom?

Liu Yuanniang herself chose to run away and leave her biological mother, so unfilial, where does she have the face to blame others for not reaching out?

Mrs. Han didn't care about her granddaughter, so the Liu family, who was an aunt, had to take over.

It's just that for the resentment of his niece, Liu is a little tired.

In the afternoon, Tu San promised Liu Da's wife that it was kind to help Yuan Niang get on the horse; Liu's aunt is also willing to protect her niece.

But even if she came again, Yuan Niang begged her again, Xiao Han didn't urge the horse to gallop, and she couldn't get off the horse and change her sister-in-law to come up.

Even if her niece resents her, she can't sacrifice herself.

……

Huo Bao and the owner of the horse village sat in the carriage, and the uncle and nephew were yawning.

This morning, the second watch set off, and the first shift woke up, and no one rested.

"Master Deng, you have a delicate heart!"

The owner of the horse village sincerely praised.

Huo Bao nodded, deeply convinced.

Even if Huo Bao and Ma Zhai want to recapture Lingshui County after today's incident, the position of the two of them is not easy to say.

Huo Bao is a junior, and there is no room for bargaining with the elders; The master of the horse village has a good relationship with the three apprentices, and some words are not easy to speak.

Among the people in the Chuzhou army, Deng Jian had the least contact with the disciple and the weakest friendship, and what he said, the disciple had to think about it.

"According to the distance, I can get to Lingshui ...... at noon tomorrow"

Huo Bao said, also a little worried.

The range of the ballista and the artillery is about the same, but the power is still different.

The master of the horse village said: "Even if it is a divine soldier, it depends on whose hands it is in!" Is this Liu Er a big fool? There are soldiers, there are artillery, what small county town are you worried about? If you concentrate your firepower and leave all the twenty cannons, how many of the 6,000 men and horses in Bozhou will be left? Then go to Xuyi, seize Chuzhou, and even fight with Lingshui County? ”

Speaking of later, the owner of the horse village also felt that it was wrong: "Unless...... What's good about Lingshui? ”

Huo Bao listened, and couldn't help but think: "In this way, the Bozhou Army is indeed different from Lingshui County......"

Lingshui County, occupied by the Bozhou Army in March.

At that time, Marshal Liu lived in Bozhou with the other four marshals, and Dingyuan County was one of the first four counties.

General Han is the first general under Marshal Liu, and the Bozhou white shirt he brought at the beginning is also half of the soldiers under Marshal Liu.

It's too early to do this.

If it's really the back road, why is there no movement in the back?

After the Bozhou white shirts occupied Lingshui and occupied Quyang, they were expelled from Quyang by Deng Jian's organization.

With Marshal Liu's men and horses at that time, if he really had the mind to win Chuzhou, he was fully capable of increasing troops to fight Quyang, instead of sending Tu San with a few villagers to "recover" Quyang with his bare hands.

Huo Bao and the owner of the horse village glanced at each other, and their faces were more interested.

"Mine?"

The uncle and nephew spoke in unison.

"Iron ore?"

The owner of the horse village touched his chin and said.

At this time, food and iron are capital.

"Silver mines, perhaps!"

Huo Bao Dao.

With silver, you naturally have everything.

The supply of the Bozhou army has also been said.

I underestimated General Han, and only regarded him as a reckless man, but now that I think about it carefully, the information I have obtained in Lingshui County in the past few months is all trivial, and there is nothing substantial.

General Han seems to have obtained Lingshui with the light of his in-laws, and he is helpless against the provocation of the Chuzhou army, but in fact, if he is really incompetent, he will not help Marshal Liu lay this foundation.

I heard about the conscription in Lingshui County before, but in fact, the number of soldiers in Lingshui County has not increased much, where are those people?

There are mines, and all this is explained.