During the training period of the Xingtian Army, the example of Zhao Erdon's battle in Liujiabao also became a typical negative teaching material, which was repeatedly preached in the army, so that the concept of collective combat in the Xingtian Army was further strengthened.

However, the most unhappy is still Zhao Erdonkey, this time he has become a negative example, although Xiao Tianjian in the officer training, praised him after the setback, according to Liujiazhuang insisted on desperate resistance style, but still can not offset his command mistakes in this matter, so that Zhao Erdonkey thinks that Xiao Tianjian is too disgraceful to him, he has become a joke.

It is precisely because the officers and troops were defeated in both battles, and the surrounding areas never sent the officers and troops to touch the mildew of the Heavenly Army in a short period of time, so it also won a lot of valuable time for Xiao Tianjian, so that Xiao Tianjian completed this large-scale training work, after entering September, all the affairs in the area controlled by the Xingtian Army were on the right track, Xiao Tianjian ended the training of the Xingtian Army, and sent the three battalions of soldiers again in early September, and equipped the artillery team and scout team into each battalion, so that the three battalions attacked at the same time, and the soldiers were divided into three ways. Yan Chongxi's 1st Battalion returned to Yuanqu County and strived to capture the entire territory of Yuanqu County except the county seat before the previous year, while Luo Li's 2nd Battalion attacked the area around Qinshui County to the north and strive to control the surrounding area of Qinshui County in the hands of the Xingtian Army before the year, while Li Xuanzhu's 3rd Battalion attacked the area south of Zezhou to the east, and in addition to collecting grain, the southern part of Zezhou was controlled by the Xingtian Army as much as possible.

This time for the Xingtian Army, it was another large-scale operation, with a total of more than 4,000 soldiers, not including the township troops accompanying them as auxiliary troops, if you count them, almost the strength can reach nearly 10,000 or so.

And this operation, not only involved the Xingtian Army's soldiers, but also involved Fu Deming's side of the civil affairs, Fu Deming was also ordered at the same time, organized more than 100 subordinates, divided into three ways to equip the three-way people, the purpose is very simple, that is, the place where the Xingtian Army goes, lay down a place, consolidate a place, transfer a place, and expand the actual control area of the Xingtian Army with Yangcheng as the center to the greatest extent, obtain more land, population, and resources, and prepare in advance for the next step to deal with the invasion of the official army.

In order to ensure the safety of this operation, Xiao Tianjian also deliberately strengthened Wang Chengping's cavalry to Li Xuanzhu's third battalion, so that Li Xuanzhu's battalion could gain stronger combat effectiveness on the southern plains of Zezhou.

And Xiao Tianjian did not go to battle with any team this time, he sat in Yangcheng to command the operation this time, with Liu Bao's new barracks as a reserve, ready to deal with unexpected events at any time.

Just before the people of the Xingtian Army were ordered to set off, Xiao Tianjian unexpectedly welcomed a guest in Lotus Village.

Without prior notice, this day Fan Xi suddenly came to the lotus village with a few cars, now the Fan family's caravan has a transcendent status in the Xingtian Army, the Xingtian Army specially provided the Fan family with a small flag, all caravans with this kind of small flag, in the area controlled by the Xingtian Army, can be protected by the Xingtian Army, can ensure their safety and unimpeded, and the Fan family, as a secret partner of the Xingtian Army, can naturally pass through the jurisdiction of the Xingtian Army.

Therefore, Fan Xilai Lotus Village did not need to make an appointment in advance, but directly took a few cars to the outside of the Lotus Village camp, and handed in the stickers at the gate of the camp.

Xiao Tianjian was a little surprised after receiving the post, because since he established a cooperative relationship between Xingtianjun and the Fan family, the two sides have been operating secretly, and later after Feng Gouzi was transferred out of the combat team, the contact with the Fan family was basically handed over to Feng Gouzi.

Under normal circumstances, Fan Xi would run back and forth between Xie Zhou and Yangcheng to keep in touch with Feng Gouzi, without involving more people to know about the relationship between Xing Tianjun and the Fan family.

Like today, Fan Xi crossed Feng Gouzi and came directly to the Xingtian Army camp to meet Xiao Tianjian, which has not happened at all for several months.

Therefore, Xiao Tianjian was a little strange about Fan Xi's visit this time, but considering the current cooperative relationship between the two parties, he still ordered someone to bring Fan Xi and his party into the lotus village, and let them directly into the courtyard where he worked.

When he heard that Fan Xi had arrived outside the hospital, Xiao Tianjian put down what he was doing and personally greeted him outside the hospital, and as soon as he went out, he saw Fan Xi standing at the gate of the courtyard with a few people waiting for Xiao Tianjian's summons.

So Xiao Tianjian immediately smiled, hugged his fists and said to Fan Xi: "I don't know what wind blew Steward Fan to me?" It can't be that we have encountered some trouble here and come to me to complain in person! Hehe! ”

Fan Xi also smiled and hugged his fists and saluted: "No, no, no!" It's just that this time I have a very important matter, and I want to discuss it with the general, so I took the liberty to come directly to pay homage to the general, and I hope the general will forgive me! ”

Xiao Tianjian saw Fan Xi say this, so he immediately let him into his own courtyard, and took Fan Xi towards his living room, when Fan Xi entered the courtyard, the guard at the door stretched out his hand to stop a person who followed Fan Xi, and did not let him follow Fan Xi into the courtyard.

And this person kept his head down, Xiao Tianjian didn't see his face, turned his head to look, and then looked at Fan Xi, Fan Xi hurriedly said: "This is an important guest I brought, I hope the general will invite him in!" ”

Xiao Tianjian took a look at this person, and saw that he was wearing a coarse cloth robe, neither like a subordinate, but also not like a very important person, I don't know what Fan Xi was doing with such a person, so he nodded and said, "Let him in!" ”

This person immediately arched his hand, followed Fan Xi into the courtyard, and came to Xiao Tianjian's living room, Xiao Tianjian ordered the audience to serve tea, so he sat in the upper position.

But after the person who followed Fan Xi entered the house, he straightened up and sat in Fan Xi's upper position, so Xiao Tianjian guessed the identity of this person.

After this person raised his head, Xiao Tianjian saw that this person had a ruddy complexion, about forty or fifty years old, with a medium-sized and slightly chubby body, a well-combed beard on his chin, and a somewhat familiar feeling between his eyebrows.

After Xiao Tianjian paused for a moment, he immediately laughed: "Haha...... Xiao didn't know that it was the shopkeeper Fan who came to the cold house in person, and he was rude and rude! ”

After hearing this, the middle-aged man paused slightly, but immediately laughed: "I wonder how the general found out my identity?" In the next Bucai, it is Fan Yaoshan! ……”