The book continued, and Liu Yi recognized the son of Wang San and his wife as his righteous son in grief, which can be regarded as Liu Yi's compensation to Wang San and his wife.

"Lord, I am all to blame for General Wang's death! If I had discovered the enemy earlier and persuaded General Wang to keep more elite soldiers in the city, General Wang would not have died a tragic death! Cheng Yu knelt in front of Liu Yi and blamed himself with tears in his eyes.

Liu Yi looked at Cheng Yu who was kneeling on the ground, carefully handed the little guy in his arms to Wei Simeng, and then touched the tears on his face.

"Get up, I don't blame you for this, only Gongsun Zan and Zhang Chun!"

As he spoke, Liu Yi stretched out his hand to help Cheng Yu up.

"Yao Lie, where is Zhang Chun now?" Liu Yi turned around and asked Yao Lie with a murderous face.

Yao Lie, who was beside him, heard this, and hurriedly said back and forth, "According to the Malay report, Zhang Chun just looted Beixincheng yesterday, and I'm afraid he has already left Youzhou at this time!" ”

Speaking of this, Yao Lie was a little helpless. After everyone returned to Zhuoxian that day, Zhang Chun led the army all the way south and fled in the direction of Jizhou.

There were several counties south of Zhuoxian, including Gu'an, Fanyang, and Beixincheng, which had previously been surrounded by a small number of enemy forces.

Because of the limited number of troops at hand, Yao Lie could not do everything, so he could only divide his troops into two ways to support Gu'an and Fanyang, two county towns relatively close to Zhuo County, and for the southernmost North New City that intersected with Jizhou, Yao Lie really had more than enough strength but not enough strength.

Zhang Chun is also a thief, and when he saw that Yao Lie did not divide his troops to support Beixincheng, he directly ordered to attack Beixincheng when he fled to Jizhou.

Beixincheng is not as solid as Zhuoxian, the city is not so solid, and there is no powerful defender like Wang San, so it didn't take half a day for Beixincheng to fall.

After Zhang Chun's army captured Beixincheng, he didn't dare to stay longer, and after some burning, killing and looting, Zhang Chun led people to flee in the direction of Jizhou.

Hearing that Zhang Chun robbed his own county before leaving, Liu Yi's hatred for Zhang Chun in his heart can be said to have reached the extreme.

"Zhicai, how many people are there in the whole army?"

Xi Zhicai heard Liu Yi's words, knew what Liu Yi meant, thought about it and replied, "With the more than 20,000 captives, there are about 50,000 soldiers who can be used now!" ”

After speaking, without waiting for Liu Yi to give another order, Xi Zhicai continued, "Lord, the rebellion in Youzhou has not been settled, it is not appropriate to fight in other states at this time, and I hope that the lord will think twice about crusading against Zhang Chun!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Yi turned his head and stared at Xi Zhicai, with a strong killing intent in his eyes. But Xi Zhicai not only did not dodge, but raised his head and stared at Liu Yi stubbornly.

The two were at a stalemate for a moment, and in the end, Liu Yi was defeated.

"Order the whole army, and send troops to Liaoxi in ten days!" After speaking, Liu Yi walked towards his room, leaving only Xi Zhicai, Cheng Yu and others standing on the spot.

"Get out of here!" Hearing Liu Yi say that the troops would be sent to Liaoxi in ten days, Zhang Fei pushed away the subordinates who were supporting him, and then strode towards the outside of the house, looking like he was going to the barracks.

Seeing that Zhang Fei was so anxious to train soldiers to go on the expedition, Guan Yu and Yao Lie glanced at each other, afraid that they would cause trouble, and after bidding farewell to Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu, they also hurriedly chased them out.

At this time, Cui Si had been helped to rest in the room, and only Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu were left in the courtyard.

"Brother Zhicai, General Wang's death is too big a blow to the lord, I am afraid that the lord will make some unwise moves because of this, you must comfort the lord more when you have time!" Cheng Yu looked at the direction where Liu Yi's residence was located and said worriedly.

"Brother Zhongde has this intention, why don't you go and comfort the lord in person!"

Hearing this, Cheng Yu looked at Xi Zhicai with a self-reproachful expression on his face and said, "General Wang's death is really my dereliction of duty, and now where do I have the face to see the lord!" ”

After speaking, Cheng Yu lowered his head and muttered gloomily, "I have already thought about it, after the Lord recovers the rebellion in Liaoxi, I will retire to the mountains and forests, and I will never ask about the world again in this life!" ”

Hearing this, Xi Zhicai was shocked.

"Zhongde, you, you" Xi Zhicai pointed at Cheng Yu and was speechless for a long time.

I saw that Xi Zhicai's face changed from shock at the beginning, gradually turned into puzzlement, and finally turned into anger.

"Su asked Zhongde Dayi, now is the critical time for the lord to dominate the industry, do you want to abandon the lord like this?" Xi Zhicai pointed at Cheng Yu and accused loudly.

"I once asked the lord to visit you many times in order to see you, and was almost assassinated by assassins, and now because of dereliction of duty, you will break your promise and leave, you are worthy of the lord's kindness to you!"

I saw that Xi Zhicai's chest was rising and falling violently at this time, which showed how excited his emotions were.

After being scolded by Xi Zhicai, Cheng Yu was speechless.

"If you go, you will leave, and I will see the wrong person when I play it!" After speaking, Xi Zhicai waved his sleeves violently and left angrily.

After Xi Zhicai left, Cheng Yu stayed in the courtyard, unable to calm down for a long time, and finally, Cheng Yu raised his head and looked at Liu Yi's compound, and his eyes gradually became clearer.

"Knock~Knock~Knock"

At this time, Liu Yi was sitting upright in his room, holding his forehead with his hands on his forehead, and his elbows on the table, recalling the scene when he had just crossed over.

Hearing a knock on the door outside, Liu Yi retracted his thoughts, rubbed his face, and said in a deep voice, "Come in!" ”

"Squeak~"

As soon as Liu Yi's voice fell, the door was opened, and then Cheng Yu walked in with his head down.

"Sir is here! Sit down! Liu Yi pointed to the chair next to him and forced a smile to say.

Cheng Yu walked to Liu Yi and did not sit down, but knelt in front of Liu Yi.

"Lord, Cheng Yu is guilty!"

Seeing this, Liu Yi, who was on the seat, hurriedly got up and went to help Cheng Yu.

"Sir, what are you doing here?"

While speaking, Liu Yi tried hard to pull Cheng Yu up, but Cheng Yu tried hard to stop Liu Yi's pulling, and refused to get up.

"Lord, Cheng Yu lived up to the high expectations of the lord, not only did he not assist General Wang, but he also killed General Wang! These are all Cheng Yu's faults

Wrong, please punish Cheng Yu! Cheng Yu said bitterly.

Hearing Cheng Yu talk about Wang San again, Liu Yi's heart suddenly began to feel uncomfortable again.

"Dude!!" Liu Yi also knelt in front of Cheng Yu, shook Cheng Yu's shoulder and called him "brother"

Cheng Yu is several years older than Liu Yi, and Liu Yi called Cheng Yu brother from the bottom of his heart at this time.

"San'er's death has nothing to do with you, nothing to do with this rebellion, and even nothing to do with that Zhang Chun, if you want to blame us, we are too weak now!" Liu Yi comforted Cheng Yu and said.

Seeing that Cheng Yu was still crying with a low head there, Liu Yi continued, "Since I became the magistrate of Zhuo County, you have accompanied me all the way until I became the county guard and cavalry captain, which thing in the county is not you helped me take care of, it can be said that without you, there would be no current Liu Yi." Now that San'er is gone, there are only a few of you left with my old buddies, you have to cheer me up! ”

Hearing this, I saw Cheng Yu raise his head and look at Liu Yi.

Seeing that Cheng Yu's mood eased slightly, Liu Yi stood up and said righteously, "Cheng Yu, the county has suffered this catastrophe, and you should be responsible as the person entrusted by me!" I order you to appease the suffering people within a month, repair the ruined city, and restore the people of the whole county, especially the people of Beixincheng, to their old lives! ”

I saw Cheng Yu, who was kneeling on the ground, looking up at Liu Yi at this time.

"Cheng Yu takes the order!" Cheng Yu replied loudly with a firm face, and then kowtowed heavily to Liu Yi.

Seeing Cheng Yu like this, Liu Yi finally put his mind at ease.

"Sir, get up quickly!"

The two chatted in the room for a while, and then Cheng Yu said goodbye to Liu Yi and walked out of the room.

As soon as he got out of Liu Yi's room, Cheng Yu saw Xi Zhicai standing in the courtyard, his hands in his sleeves, looking at him with a smile.

When Cheng Yu saw Xi Zhicai, he walked over with a ashamed face.

"Thank you, Brother Zhicai!" Cheng Yu deeply bowed to Xi Zhicai.

"Brother Zhongde is very polite!" Xi Zhicai hurriedly helped Cheng Yu up.

The two chatted in the courtyard for a while, and then Cheng Yu said goodbye to Xi Zhicai and went to prepare for post-war reconstruction.

After Cheng Yu left, Xi Zhicai also came to Liu Yi's door.

"Lord, Xi Zhicai asks to see!"

As soon as Xi Zhi finished speaking, he heard Liu Yi's voice from the house: "Come in!" ”

After Xi Zhicai entered the house, before he could open his mouth, he saw Liu Yi and said, "Brother Zhicai, you won't also come to ask for comfort, right?" ”

Hearing this, Xi Zhicai laughed and said, "The subordinates are here to comfort the lord!" ”

After Xi Zhi finished speaking, he saw Liu Yi take a deep breath as if he was unburdened.

"Alas~ I don't have to persuade me, Zhang Chun must die!" Liu Yi said categorically.

"Lord, the subordinates are not here to persuade the lord not to kill Zhang Chun, but to offer advice to the lord!"

Hearing this, Liu Yi suddenly became interested.

"Oh? Tell me about it! ”

"Lord, if you want to kill Zhang Chun, you must first calm the rebellion in Youzhou, and the rebellion in Youzhou mainly lies in Gongsun Chan and Qiu Liju, now that Gongsun Chan is dead, Qiu Liju is lonely and difficult to support, and it is only a matter of time before he wants to get rid of him."

Liu Yi nodded when he heard this.

"Does Brother Zhicai have any tricks to get rid of Qiu?" Liu Yi asked.

When Xi Zhicai heard this, he replied, "As the book of war says, the army is plotting, the second is the enemy, the second is the army, and the next is to attack the city, and the army that surrenders without a fight is the best policy!" ”

Liu Yi was also a little anxious when he heard the drama Zhicai, so he stopped, "Brother Zhicai, you say it's simple!" ”

The next day, Liu Yi sent Guan Yu with 5,000 soldiers to Beixincheng with Cheng Yu to do post-war reconstruction, and ordered that half of the taxes of Fanyang and Gu'an counties be exempted this year, and Beixincheng would be exempted from taxes for one year.

As soon as the policy came out, the people of the three counties were all grateful to Liu Yi.

Three days later, Liu Yu, who was far away in Jixian County, received Liu Yi's letter.

Looking at the letter in his hand, Liu Yu was quite relieved.

"It seems that I tried my best to recommend him to be the captain of the cavalry, and I really did the right thing!" Liu Yu laughed.

Wu Liang and the others around him also stepped forward to take the letter from Liu Yu's hand when they heard the words, and it began to spread.

"My lord, if it is really as Lord Du Wei said, I am afraid that the rebellion in Qiu Liju will be calmed down in a few days!" A person in charge of personnel said.

Liu Yu nodded when he heard this, and then picked up the pen and paper in front of the case.

"Wait for me to write a surrender letter!"

It is said that Liu Yu has been in power in Youzhou for many years, because of his lenient governance, he can't help but be deeply supported by the local Han people, and he also has a high prestige among foreign ethnic groups such as Xianbei, Wuhuan, Fuyu, and Qian.

The reason why Qiu Liju dared to unite Gongsun Chan and Zhang Chun to rebel that day was mostly for the sake of Gongsun Chan, after all, Gongsun Chan for so many years, he can be regarded as a powerful party, as long as Gongsun Chan is there, Qiu Liju and others are not afraid of Liu Yu.

At this time, as soon as Gongsun Chan died, Qiu Liju and the others suddenly had no support, and the army's morale began to waver.

"Uncle, Gongsun Chan is dead, so what should we do in the future? Is it anti or not? ”

Outside the Lingzhi City, in Qiu Liju's big tent, after learning the news that Gongsun Zhan had died in battle, Qiu Liju's nephew Ta Dun started to ask Liu Yu for peace.

At this time, Qiu Liju was also troubled, and when he heard this, Qiu Liju said helplessly, "Now that we have made a big mistake, what can we do to make peace with Liu Yu?" ”

At this time, in addition to Tadun, there were several generals under Qiu Liju in the big tent. When one of the generals with a fierce face heard this, he stood up and shouted, "Although Gongsun Chan is dead, his subordinate Zou Dan is still there, so it's better for us" Saying that, the general also made a gesture to kill his head.

Seeing that this person said that he wanted to use Zou Dan's head as a price to ask Liu Yu for peace, Qiu Liju and the others suddenly lit up.

"Uncle, I think this plan is okay!" He stepped forward and spoke.

Hearing this, looking at the rest of the people in the tent also showing an expression of agreement, the corners of Qiu Liju's mouth were light

Jan, with a cruel smile.

"Zou Dan aided the abuse, harmed the people, and undermined the stability of Youzhou, although we are not Han Chinese, but we have all received the favor of the state pastor, how can we sit back and watch this matter alone?" Qiu Liju said "righteously".

After speaking, Qiu Liju pointed to the two of them in the tent and ordered: "You two go and get the head of Zou Dan's thief immediately!" ”

"Yes!"

It is said that since learning the news of Gongsun Zhan's death, Zou Dan knew that it was difficult to survive this turmoil alone, so he took refuge in Qiu Liju.

At this time, Zou Dan was drinking alone in the tent dozens of meters away from Qiu Liju's big tent to dissipate the resentment in his heart.

When he was drinking, he suddenly heard a sound outside, Zou Dan put down his wine glass and looked out, through the canvas of the big tent, the figure of the guard at the door fell down in a flash.

Just before Zou Dan could react to what was going on, he saw Ta Dun and the general who was talking in Qiu Li's tent just now walked in, the two of them were holding steel knives, and there was blood dripping from the tip of the knife, which was obviously the blood of the guards outside the tent just now.

"What are the two of you?" Zou Dan asked in surprise when he saw this.

When the two of them heard this, they didn't talk at all, and raised the steel knife in their hands and slashed at Zou Dan.

Two days later, the envoy sent by Liu Yu to the Ling branch had entered Youbeiping County with Liu Yu's handwriting, and the group had just arrived in Tuyin County when they happened to meet the envoy sent by Qiu Liju to ask Liu Yu for peace.

After the envoys of the two sides exchanged their intentions, they returned with the tokens of both sides.

When Liu Yu received the head of Zou Dan brought back by the envoy and Qiu Liju's begging letter, he was overjoyed and hurriedly sent someone to gather his subordinates to come and discuss the matter of accepting Qiu Liju.

Compared with Liu Yu's side, Qiu Liju and others did not have a happy atmosphere at all.

"Uncle, is this Liu Yu too much? We have already shown that we are ready to surrender, but he is still aggressive, and even wants the life of an adult! In the tent, a general shouted angrily.

It turned out that there was a clear entry in Liu Yu's surrender book, "As long as the rebel Qiu Li lives in the law, he will open his net and not pursue the charges of other Wuhuan people!" ”

Looking at the surrender book in his hand, Qiu Liju did not speak for a long time.

As the Wuhuan Lord elected by the people, Qiu Liju is not only burdened with his own life, but also the fate of tens of thousands of Wuhuan people in Youzhou.

Just when Qiu Liju was uncertain, Ta Dun on the side said again: "Uncle, Liu Yu's letter was obviously written before his uncle presented Zou Dan's head, at that time Liu Yu didn't know his uncle's intention to surrender, and now that Zou Dan's head has been delivered, maybe the state pastor will give up his previous decision!" Don't worry, uncle, let's wait a few days! ”

Hearing this, Qiu Liju suddenly came to his senses, and the desire to survive in his heart was suddenly aroused.

"Good! Just as you say! ”

After returning to Zhuoxian, except for Guan Yu and Cheng Yu going to Beixincheng, Zhang Fei, Yao Lie, and Liu Yi soaked in the military camp every day to train their troops.

The surviving recruits in Zhuoxian County, as well as the soldiers who were captured, were all scattered by Liu Yi and dispersed into the army of Zhang Fei and Yao Lie.

Because the poisonous scorpion is the killer weapon and personal guard in Liu Yi's hands, adhering to the principle of preferring shortage to abuse, Yao Lie's poisonous scorpion still maintains the number of 2,000 people.

Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Wang San were originally 10,000 soldiers per person, but because Wang San died and new recruits were added in, Liu Yi expanded the remaining soldiers to Zhang Fei and Guan Yu's command equally.

Guan Yu was not at home, so Liu Yi ordered Yao Lie to temporarily take charge of his soldiers for Guan Yu.

At this time, Xi Zhicai took Blacksmith Li and others, who had returned to the Arsenal Division, to dig out the weapons and equipment that Blacksmith Li and others had buried before leaving, and then distributed these equipment according to Liu Yi's instructions

The newly recruited soldiers.

In the early morning of the seventh day when everyone returned to Zhuo County.

In Liu Yi's room, Wei Simeng was wearing armor for Liu Yi with his own hands.

"I wonder when my husband will be able to come back from this expedition?" Just like the last time the army was inconclusive, Wei Simeng asked the same question again before leaving.

Looking at the beauty in front of him, Liu Yi showed a doting expression.

"Don't worry, you won't be back in a few days this time!" Liu Yi smiled and comforted Wei Simeng.

Hearing this, Wei Simeng strangled the belt on Liu Yi's waist fiercely.

"That's what you said last time!" Wei Simeng pouted and said dissatisfiedly.

Liu Yi was stunned by Wei Simeng's speech, so he could only look at Xiao Jizhong, who was sleeping on the bed of the two, and said, "Take care of Xiao Jizhong, wait for me to come back!" ”

After speaking, Liu Yi tapped Wei Simeng's forehead, and then turned around and walked out of the room.

At this time, Zhang Fei and others were already waiting outside the mansion with their subordinates.

In front of everyone, Liu Yi called Xi Zhicai over.

"Zhicai, has the letter been delivered?" Liu Yi asked as he got on the horse.

"My lord, General Cui had already sent a messenger to deliver the letter the day before yesterday!" Xi Zhicai helped Liu Yi and said.

In the evening of the day when Liu Yi sent the military order, the envoy sent by Cui Si arrived at Qiu Liju's camp.

Knowing that the person who came was Liu Yi's envoy, in the face of Liu Yi, who had defeated Gongsun Zhan, Qiu Liju did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly sent someone to receive Liu Yi's envoy.

That night, Qiu Liju was alone in the tent, looking at Liu Yi's handwriting in his hand, and thought for a long time before making up his mind.

"Come on, go and call General Ta!"

After a while, Tatun came to the tent of Chuliju.

"Virtuous nephew, after today, you will be the new Lord Wuhuan! Remember, if you are not 100% sure, do not rebel again! ”

(End of business trip!) I'm back to Harbin tomorrow afternoon! Happy! I, Hu Hansan, are back! Brothers wait for me! Hahaha)