In a few days after Luo Rucai's annexation, Luo Rucai was also relatively cooperative, and soon split and reorganized his old department, organized it into two battalions, and handed over to the collapsed general and Dongshan Tiger to lead a battalion each, and then according to Xiao Tianjian's orders, Dongshan Tiger quickly led the troops to move towards Luanchuan Town, and he was invited by Xiao Tianjian, in order not to make Xiao Tianjian dissatisfied, he was invited to move to Xiao Tianjian's camp.

However, Luo Rucai was still in the process of reorganization, and did some tricks and feet in the two battalions, and when distributing manpower, he incorporated a group of subordinates who he thought were reliable and capable of fighting into the battalion of the Collapsed Sky General, and a relatively weak group of subordinates were incorporated into the Dongshan Tiger's subordinates, and some of his cronies were placed under the Dongshan Tiger, secretly watching the Dongshan Tiger on his behalf, not letting the Dongshan Tiger and Xiao Tianjian or the Xingtian Army get too close, and controlling the battalion generals under the Dongshan Tiger, so as not to let him lose control of this battalion.

As for the Collapse Heaven General's side, he was more relieved, and according to his proposal, Collapse Heaven left this battalion in place and stayed still, and it was closer to him, but fortunately, Xiao Tianjian showed great generosity in this regard, and when he was transferred from the Dongshan Tiger First Battalion, he did not arrange them to his old department, which also made Luo Rucai somewhat relieved.

Seeing that it was about to be the New Year, Luo Rucai and Xiao Tianjian discussed how they should act next, Xiao Tianjian then smiled and said: "I was about to discuss this matter with the deputy marshal, seeing that the New Year is approaching, although the official army in Henan is frequently mobilized, but forgive him Xiong Wencan can't set off any big waves a year ago, and we are now temporarily on the defensive, digesting what we have gained in the past few months, and preparing for spring plowing in various places in spring, so in a short period of time, although the situation in Henan seems to be dangerous, But a big war is not expected to happen!

So it's rare to have such a period of free time, I want to ask the deputy marshal to take this opportunity to go with me to our hometown in Jinnan to have a look! Since the deputy marshal is now also the person in charge of the Xingtian Army, how can his hometown not take a look? What's more, in a blink of an eye, I have been going south to Henan for a year and a half this time, and I am also a little worried about the situation on the other side of the country! I wonder if the deputy marshal is interested in accompanying me to the north?

Of course, I didn't make a special trip to Jinnan to visit relatives, Lu Xiangsheng presided over military affairs during this time in Jinnan, and was attacking our hometown on many roads, and the war was very stale, this time I went back, I also wanted to end the war in Jinnan! How about the deputy marshal also give me some ideas? ”

After Luo Rucai heard this, he wanted to refuse, but the words were a little unspeakable, he was afraid that Xiao Tianjian would take advantage of this opportunity to separate him from his subordinates, and take advantage of his absence here to take over his old department, but he refused, and couldn't find a good excuse, so he said: "If Dashuai and I leave Yuxi, then who should be in charge of this place?" ”

"The deputy marshal doesn't have to worry about this matter at all, this time let's go back to Jinnan, there are Senator Niu and Senator Li here, and there are Luo Li, Liu Bao and their three divisions sitting here, plus the two battalions of the old department before the deputy marshal, to ensure that this place is worry-free!" Xiao Tianjian replied with a smile.

After hearing this, Luo Rucai knew that Xiao Tianjian had made up his mind, and if he couldn't refuse, it would seem that he had a ghost in his heart, so he had no choice but to nod and agree: "Since this is the case, then I will accompany the handsome man on a trip!" The last time I led my troops to Jiezhou, I was only one step away, and I didn't go to Yangcheng, which is a pity, and this time I just went to see it! ”

The next day after deciding this matter, Xiao Tianjian led Situ Liang's cavalry team to take Luo Rucai on the road to the north, this time he returned to Jinnan, leaving Liu Yaoben to sit in Lushi County, to some extent, he couldn't trust the old department of Luo Rucai, and was also responsible for monitoring them, and now Xiong Wencan is transferring troops from Huguang to Henan, Nanyang has recently increased a lot of troops, Zuo Liangyu's department has been partially moved to the Nanyang Mansion area, which poses a threat to the southern part of Lushi County, In order to ensure that the Lu family, an important base of the Xingtian Army in Henan, would not be in danger, it was also necessary for Liu Yaoben and the artillery battalion to stay in the Lu family.

So this time, he only took Situ Liang's cavalry battalion back to Jinnan together, and most of the troops stayed in Henan to confront the official army to ensure that the territory that had been occupied would not be seized by the official army again.

When the Yellow River reached this season, it had already been frozen again, the winter of the Xiaoice River era was unusually cold, and the temperature could be said to have dropped at least to about minus 20 degrees when it reached the moon, so the Yellow River at this time was already impossible to pass through ships, and for Xiao Tianjian, it was much more convenient, leading the cavalry battalion to wrap linen straw ropes on the horses' hooves, and directly stepped on the ice on the Yellow River, and returned to the territory of Yuanqu County, Shanxi without any danger.

Along the way, they also checked the garrison under Liu Bao in the Yongning and Mianchi areas, and Luo Rucai really believed that what Xiao Tianjian said at the beginning was indeed true, and the strength of the Xingtian Army was really as he said, and the soldiers who could fight were at least more than twenty or thirty thousand people, and the quality of these soldiers and horses was not worse than the training battalion of Liu Yaoben that he saw in Lushi County, and the quality of the equipment was basically the same, even if there was a difference, there would not be too much difference. This made Luo Rucai even more broken off the idea of turning back and standing on his own again.

In addition to the military strength of the Xingtian Army, Luo Rucai also saw that the Xingtian Army had established a complete set of effective control in the control area, set up a fairly complete local clerical system to deal with civil affairs, and the military and civilians cooperated with each other to control the territory like an iron bucket, and the people also lived and worked in peace and contentment. Tens of thousands of people can be mobilized, which makes Luo Rucai secretly surprised, and he has to admire Xiao Tianjian's ability, and the restless thoughts in his heart naturally fade more and more.

For Xiao Tianjian's return, the soldiers and civilians in southern Jinnan were very happy, as long as the soldiers and civilians who got the news along the way almost spontaneously rushed to the side of the road, waiting on the side of the road for a long time in the bitter cold, just to take a look at Xiao Tianjian, who had not seen him for more than a year, Xiao Tianjian every time he passed a place, he was a jubilant color of drums and music, and Luo Rucai, who saw it, secretly sighed, Xiao Tianjian is really an extraordinary person, and he can win the hearts of the people in the jurisdiction so much, just look at the enthusiasm of the people and the soldiers of the Xingtian army, you can't doubt, Sooner or later, this person will be able to accomplish great things.

The enthusiasm of the people also shocked everyone who came back with Xiao Tianjian, especially the soldiers and generals under Situ Liang who had recently joined the Xingtian Army in Henan, they were also full of emotion, they were also from ordinary people, and they were forced to eat when they became soldiers, and they wanted to have a safe and stable home, and the court couldn't give them it, and the government couldn't give it to them, but their handsome Xiao Tianjian could give it to them, So they just looked at these people who braved the cold along the way to welcome Xiao Tianjian's return, and they also felt that their faces were particularly bright, and the officers were full of strength, and no one regretted following Xiao Tianjian as a soldier.

Returning to Jinnan again, for Xiao Tianjian is also excited, to be honest, when he chose to lead his troops south to leave here, he really didn't know when he would be able to return here, or whether he could return here, this world is full of all kinds of accidents, and he has led the army to fight in the killing field all the year round, danger is always around him, one is not careful, he may lose his life, and he will never return to this base he built with his own hands.

But now he is still back, and he has returned here with the power of great victory, and he has returned here with the newly formed cavalry battalion, which can be regarded as a triumphant return.

Looking at the soldiers and civilians who welcomed them on both sides of the road, Xiao Tianjian clasped his fists with both hands, kept saluting them, and raised his hand from time to time to wave to them, this way up, it was really more tiring than fighting a big battle, but his mood was very good, looking at the neat farmland around him, as well as these people who had lost vegetables on their faces, Xiao Tianjian was very proud of this, this is exactly what he wanted, and it was precisely because of the efforts of him and his soldiers, In this troubled world, these people have a place to settle down, and all the hard work is worth it when he sees these people welcoming him at this moment.

When Xiao Tianjian arrived in Lishan Town, Feng Gouzi led some of the troops in Yuanqu to welcome out of Lishan Town, and connected Xiao Tianjian to Lishan Town.

"Humble duty to see the handsome!" Feng Gouzi was in Yuanqu County during this time to command and resist the attack of the official army, so he resumed his military position and temporarily served as the acting battalion commander, so he wore a cyan military uniform of the Xingtian Army, his body was tense and straight, and he was in good spirits, as soon as he saw Xiao Tianjian, he quickly ran to Xiao Tianjian and raised his hand to give Xiao Tianjian a military salute.

Xiao Tianjian turned over and dismounted, stepped forward and gave Feng Gouzi a punch in the shoulder, and laughed: "Good boy, enough energy!" Hehe! I think it's time to change your name as a Feng dog, as the general of the Xingtian Army, you can't always be a dog coming and going! I've already thought about it on the road, why don't you just change your name to Feng Weihan, what do you think? ”

When Feng Gouzi heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly saluted again: "Thank you for the name!" In the future, I Feng Gouzi will be called Feng Weihan! Did you hear that? Lao Tzu will be called Feng Weihan in the future! No one is allowed to call me Feng Gouzi! Ha ha! ”