Tao Kan was in the ditch water, because the number of soldiers was too small, and it was difficult to distinguish the enemy's situation in the dark night, so he never dared to land on the shore, but only made noise, fired arrows, and set fires. *With* Dream * Small* Said .lā waited until the morning light was faint, and saw that there was almost an empty camp on the shore, and the scattered Hu soldiers fled to all directions, like frightened rabbits, and then landed on the shore and settled. Immediately the front army also rushed to rendezvous, all of them weak and tired, but their spirits were very high, and they carried the two deputy governors on stretchers......

Tao Kan sent a team out from time to time to search for Hu soldiers, and killed hundreds of people one after another, but when it was close to noon, there were fewer and fewer live Hu soldiers that could still be found. But he waited for Pei to come on the left and Pei to the right, so Guo Mo's sentry came to inquire first. Tao Kan said to the visitor: "I, Xuzhou Pei Zhijun's soldiers, yesterday's fierce battle, plus the night attack, two thousand soldiers broke through the Hu army of 100,000 - can be reported to General Guo, Pei Zhijun from time to time to lead the army to come, he can come to see quickly." ”

The sentinel reported back to Guo Mo, and when Guo Mo heard about it, he was stupid on the spot. I didn't believe it, but after careful questioning of what the sentry saw on the road, there were indeed only two or three thousand soldiers in Xuzhou, and half of them were wounded, and the rest were tired...... As for Hu Qi, he knew that there were less than 100,000, but there were always 30,000 or 40,000 - God, 3,000 broke 30,000?! How capable this Xuzhou soldier is!

Don't dare to slack off, while sending a message to Li Ju, he personally led dozens of horses to the side of the gutter to meet Pei Gai. Guo Mo and Pei Gai arrived on the front and back feet - many of the defeated Hu soldiers were difficult to distinguish the direction in the dark night, and they actually ran eastward, and were blocked by Pei Cai's army, and under questioning, they knew that the front was already victorious, so they slowed down with peace of mind - after all, they marched all the way and marched at night, and the main force was too tired to do it - and sent Lu Yan to divide the way to receive Fengqiu.

When the army finally arrived, Pei Gai had just sat down in the camp, and before he had time to ask Tao Kan and others about the detailed battle situation, there was a report that Hanoi Taishou Guo Mo had come to pay respect. Pei Gai nodded: "Order him to sign up." Pei Wei hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Envoy, Guo Mo has been stationed in Hanoi for a long time to resist the thieves, and in the future, our army will compete with Kou up and down the river, and it is quite useful to get this person, and I hope that Envoy Jun will treat him well." Pei Cai suddenly realized, hurriedly tidied up his clothes, and personally went out to greet him.

When Guo Mo entered the village, he looked around and saw very clearly that the Xuzhou army was very strict - although the army had just settled in, and the camp was not finished, it was bustling and orderly, and it was a strong army. Soon he saw many wounded soldiers, although they were full of wounds, had just been bandaged, there were blood stains on their bodies, and even missing arms and legs, but everyone was holding their necks, looking arrogant, and proud. Sure enough, the rumors are true, and the Xuzhou Army is indeed good!

Therefore, seeing Pei Gai personally come out of the tent to greet him, Guo Mo immediately bent down and gave a big salute - in fact, he should have knelt down to worship the chief inspector, but he had not taken off his armor after all, so he could only kneel on one leg. Pei Gai supported him with both hands and said with a smile: "I was ordered to go north to Hulu, and General Guo was the first to come to greet him, which is really gratifying." ”

Pei Gai spoke very skillfully, and the word "first" alone made Guo Mo's heart bloom, and he couldn't help but smile on his lips.

Pei should pull Guo Mo's hand and let it into the big tent quite enthusiastically. At this time, the chief and deputy governors of each battalion were taking care of the affairs of the village-although it was still early, but after walking so far, it really couldn't stop - there were only Sima Taokan, Changshi Pei Wei, and Pei Cai's cronies engaged in Pei Lin and Pei Du in the main tent. Erpei shrank behind the side case to sort out the documents, but Tao and Pei were whispering side by side, and when they saw Pei should lead Guo Mo in, they hurriedly bowed.

So what are they talking about? Pei Gai had just gone out to greet Guo Mo, and Pei Wei asked Tao Kan: "Did Tao Gong know the end of the battle yesterday?" "Although you only came here in the middle of the night, you have been here for so long, you should have inquired about the whole battle, right? Tao Kan nodded: "I know." Pei Wei came closer, lowered his voice and said: "When the envoy returns, he must ask about yesterday's battle, and if I want to make him subdue Guo Mo, what should be said and what should not be said, Tao Gong is cautious." Tao Kan nodded, still those three words: "Know." ”

Sure enough, after Guo Mo entered the account, he sat sideways, and the four of them exchanged a few words of greetings—Er Pei was not qualified to interject—and he began to inquire about yesterday's battle. Pei Gai smiled and said: "I am also the first to come, I can summon ......" He wanted to say that Xiong Yizhi and Lu He came in to question, Pei Wei hurriedly interjected: "The two governors fought fiercely, each of them was injured, and they were still recuperating - yesterday's battle, Tao Gong knew about it, and Ming Gong could ask about it." ”

So Pei Gai turned his gaze to Tao Kan. He always felt that Tao Shixing was different from the past, wrinkled like an old farmer when he first saw him, and he did not have the heroic spirit he imagined at all; After staying in Jiangbei for a year, although the mood is slightly better, I am willing to accept the invitation to follow the Northern Expedition, but I still look a little wilted...... Only today is his face full of red light, and his spirit is flying, although he has not closed his eyes all night, and his face is not tired at all. What's wrong with him? Is it because he was able to personally lead the troops into battle again?

Tao Kan first bowed his hand to Pei Gai, and then nodded to Guo Mo, and then stroked his beard and said slowly: "Our army made Xiong and Lu Erdu go ahead, leading the two battalions to take the lead, and suddenly met Hu ...... on the bank of the ditch water in the early morning yesterday" As for why the front army was so far away from the main force, why did they march overnight to the side of the ditch water, this all belonged to Pei Wei's care of "not to speak", Tao Kan directly vaguely passed.

Tao Shixing spoke slowly and softly, although there was not much literary brilliance, no ornamentation, but it was clearly organized, recounting yesterday's battle from beginning to end, and invisibly exaggerating the ferocity of the Hu army by three points, in fact, it was to show off the ability of his own soldiers and the strength of his force. The more Guo Mo listened, the more shocked he became, and then turned to heartfelt admiration, until Tao Kan finally concluded: "Our army was killed in battle, no less than five hundred, and almost everyone was wounded; Hu Kou left 1,500 corpses, Tai half scattered, and the puppet emperor's younger brother, Da Sima, Taiwei and others fled without a trace...... Guo Mo couldn't help but pleaded: "It's He Yongjiang, like a god...... Please take a look at the style, and hope that Pei Gong will be willing. ”

At this time, the camp governors had already arranged the camp, and reported to Pei Gai outside the tent, and Pei Gai asked them all to come in, each of them greeted Guo Mo, and then went to call Xiong Yizhi and Lu He. When Guo Mo first saw the generals in Xuzhou, he saw that everyone was brave and strong, and he couldn't help but secretly praise - you must know that Gao Le was originally depressed, and since he heard that his two battalions were so brave and defeated the superior Hu army, his head was directly raised; And although Zhen Sui and the others are jealous, after all, they are their comrades who win, and they also have light on their faces.

After a while, Xiong and Lu entered the account. Xiong Yi was seriously injured and was carried in on a stretcher; Although Lu He was also injured in many places and was out of strength after a long battle, after being recuperated by the military doctor, he rested for most of the day, and was able to walk with a cane - but it is estimated that within ten days and a half, neither of them will be able to go into battle.

Guo Mo took the initiative to stand up, bowed to the second governor, and said: "Mo has never heard such a vicious battle since he joined the army, and he has never heard such a vicious battle in his life. This time, Pei Gong led his division to the north, and he should take the two as the first merit, but the two of them are here, why are you afraid that Hu Lu will not be destroyed, the old will not be restored, the mountains will not be swept, and the Zigong Palace will not return? ! ”

Xiong Yizhi couldn't move, Lu He bowed slightly and returned the salute, but Zhen Sui next to him couldn't help but "hum" in his nose. Pei Gai didn't let the two of them go down to rest, and first turned his head and asked Guo Mo: "Does the general have a word?" "If you want to have a word, I'll call you a word, and it's too much to always call "general".

Guo Mo shook his head: "Mo is a rough person, without words." His family was originally a small landowner in Hanoi, from a humble background, although he was literate, he had not read a few books, and basically belonged to the same class as Xiong Yizhi. When Pei Gai heard this, he let out an "oh", twisted his beard with his hand, and thought for a while.

Guo Moxin said What do you mean by this, look down on me? In this year, the class gap is widening day by day, if according to the original historical development, to the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasties, it has become "the upper grade has no cold family, and the lower grade has no power", and different classes are resolutely not allowed to intermarry, and it is completely solidified - at this time, the roots have been born and the sprouts are gradually sprouting. However, if it weren't for today, Guo Mo would have hated Pei Gai when he saw this attitude, maybe he would have thrown his sleeves on the spot and left; Today is different, he has just suffered a spiritual shock, and he naturally feels that he is a head shorter than Pei Gai and even the generals in Xuzhou, so not only is he not annoyed, but he is a little frightened-

Ah, Pei Gong looks down on me, how is this good?

hurriedly approached and said: "Actually, Mo Yi's old official is also a young man in the army, that is, under the command of Pei Taishou in Hanoi, he was appointed as a general. Pei Gai was slightly stunned, and then reacted, oh, you mean Pei Quan...... What kind of thing is that, although they are the same ancestor, they have been separated for a long time, and they can't be far away. According to the habits of these years, only Pei Mao's descendants are qualified to be called Wenxi Pei, and Pei Cheng can't stand it at all.

smiled faintly at the moment: "I don't know where Pei Cheng is?" ”

Guo Moxin can't say it well, isn't Pei Cheng lowering his beard? I was quick to talk for a while, and I just wanted to get in touch, but I forgot about it...... Immediately embarrassed, unable to speak.

In fact, Guo Mo said that he was from a low background and had no words, Pei Gai groaned slightly, that was thinking of something else, and he really didn't look down on Guo Mo - after all, people are cattle people who can be passed on with Shao Xu and Li Ju, as for the level of birth, Pei Gai's soul originally came from later generations, and he didn't care at all. Therefore, seeing that Guo Mo was speechless, he smiled slightly, comforted him and said: "Pei Quan turned his back on his ancestors and returned to Hulu, that is, if the knife is not added, the sky will be disgusted." The general refused to be a thief, and for several years he had been fighting in Hanoi, and he was unyielding, and I also admired it for a long time...... "Don't worry, I don't mean to look down on you."

However, since Guo Mo showed signs of going up, Pei should take the opportunity to say: "Our army is coming from afar, we should rest here, and continue to advance westward tomorrow, and the general can return to Yangwu first." However, Yangwu City is small, and it has been repeatedly warned, I don't know if it can still be defended? I intend to send a battalion with the general, I don't know if it can be? ”

Guo Mo hesitated for a moment, and then arched his hand: "Accept Pei's public care, how dare Mo disobey?" However, Zemo swept the streets in Yangwu, waiting for Pei Gong to lead his division. ”

Pei Gai pointed casually and ordered the "Pengshan Right Battalion" to follow Guo Mo to guard Yangwu.

After Guo Mo came out of the account, Pei Gai stroked a few cases, groaned slightly, and suddenly raised his head, looking at Lu He, who was sitting, and Xiong Yizhi, who was lying down: "Can you know the guilt?" ”