When Liu Ce returned to Meihe Town with a full load of supplies, it was already the first month. This otherworldly month calculation is slightly different from the previous life, in addition to the twelve full months, there is also an additional "first month", strictly speaking, thirteen months in a year......

Ye Bin learned that Liu Ce had returned victorious, and set up a celebration banquet early, leading Yang Fan, Sun Cheng, Yang Youhuai, Liu Hu and Wu Liwen and his party, standing at the entrance of the town and waiting.

"Ye Bin is here to welcome the triumphant return of the soldiers of the Jingwei Battalion, the banquet has been prepared, please invite the general and all the soldiers to sit down immediately." Ye Bin saw that Liu Ce had arrived not far from the entrance of the town, and brought a group of people forward to salute.

"Mr. Ye, this period of time has tired you." Liu Ce turned over and dismounted, picked up Ye Bin, who was bowing, and comforted him for his hard work these days.

Ye Bin said: "How can there be tired? The flag soldiers are divided into their own hands, and they perform on time every day, Mayor Wu and local colleagues also have a lot of help, and I Ye Bin also tinkered with pharmacology, and played a few games with Mayor Wu in my spare time. ”

"Hahaha, Mr. Ye is really good at laughing, and he will definitely have three drinks with you when he enters the table later! The whole army obeys the order! Enter the city! After Liu Ce and Ye Bin finished speaking, they went down and entered the town to settle the baggage.

The streets of the town were full of people, and when they saw the crowd marching into the town, cheers continued to sound, and for a while gongs and drums were noisy, and firecrackers rang out in unison. Many family members of the soldiers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw their sons and husbands in the ranks, and they couldn't help choking up with excitement.

"Daddy! That's Daddy! A childish voice came from the arms of a woman and a child, and her fingers kept pointing to the street. He was referring to a cavalryman from Chen Qingbu, who was sitting on a horse with his head held high and full of pride, and when he heard his daughter's call, he suddenly saw his wife and daughter in the crowd with his voice, and couldn't help but look back at a warm smile. The tenderness of the man is vividly reflected at this moment......

Sun Biao felt the emotions of the family members of the soldiers in the crowd who saw the men in their family, both envy and jealousy, and sighed secretly: "Alas~ I, Sun Biao, also want to get married, so that every time I come back from the expedition, there will be someone who cares about it, and there will not be so many rewards that no one can share with." ”

At noon, although the sky is still covered with snowflakes, the huge school yard and the temporary greenhouse sewn with huge canvas are as warm as spring. Two stoves were placed on the side of each long table for the soldiers to ward off the cold, and the table was full of all kinds of wine and meat dishes, although it could not be said how rich, but it was better to ensure that the soldiers present were full of wine and food.

"Come on, come on, eat well, drink well! All the soldiers who went out on the expedition today let go of their bellies, but one thing to remember, you are not allowed to drink and make trouble! Liu Ce kept greeting the flag soldiers. After the banquet is over and the rewards and punishments for this expedition are issued, these soldiers will have a three-day holiday and take turns to execute.

"Great!" Xue Peng also nodded during the banquet, he looked at the atmosphere in front of him and understood why this army was so powerful. Because he found that the eyes of these soldiers and townspeople did not appear as numb and timid as those officers and soldiers, but there was an indescribable feeling. In addition to courage and self-confidence, there is also a sense of hope......

And when Liu Ce and the others held a celebration banquet, they didn't know that because of the raid of the Jingwei Battalion, the original plan of the Liudaokou thieves was completely disrupted, and it also led to the early outbreak of the Battle of Wuliang Town......

Inside the six passes, the camp of thieves ......

Duan Hong trembled as he held the information he had just obtained, because Junzi had not arrived for a long time, he sent dozens of horsemen to Gaoyang to investigate, but what he didn't want to receive was shocking news.

"It's the Jingwei Battalion again!" Duan Hong's face was gloomy, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching, "What is the origin of this Jingwei Camp?" First occupy our Mekong River town to cut off our army's retreat, then destroy our strongholds everywhere to chill our army's heart, and now we have robbed and burned all the baggage that our army urgently needs, when did this Heyuan have such a bold and reckless army that opposes our Shunyi army everywhere?"

Fu Ruhai, who was sitting on the lower side, took the letter in Duan Hong's hand, looked through it roughly, and couldn't help frowning. Now there is no time to delve into the details, the facts are in front of you, and the baggage has been robbed! If you don't make corresponding countermeasures, there will be a mutiny within the Shunyi army, and it seems that you can't wait for reinforcements to arrive, and you must attack Wuliang Town in advance!

Thinking of this, Fu Ruhai immediately proposed to Duan Hong: "Marshal, now I don't have the time or energy to pay attention to the Jingwei battalion, but find a way to hide this matter, so that other leaders can't know about it, and ...... This Wuliang Town must be captured in advance! ”

Duan Hongqiang couldn't help but get up and paced back and forth, carefully considering Fu Ruhai's words.

"Fu Ruhai is right, the grain, grass and ordnance have been robbed, and no matter how annoyed you are now, it will not help, the first task is to stabilize the morale of the army, and transfer all the contradictions to Wuliang Town to avoid the soldiers from mutiny!"

Duan Hong kept calculating in his heart how many casualties would be caused by attacking Wuliang Town, he naturally didn't care about those hungry people, and he wouldn't be heartbroken if they all died, after all, how much this kind of cannon fodder would have, and it would not be enough to go to the town manor to catch it. But those sharp soldiers are different, they are their own foundation, and they must be cautious.

"Damn!" Duan Hong thought about this, and thought of the Jingwei Camp again, and slapped the table violently, "If it weren't for the Jingwei Camp, would I be so passive?" The commander's 3,000 sharp soldiers and more than 1,000 cavalry! After taking down Wuliang Town, I must leave no armor in the upper and lower parts of the Jingwei Battalion, so as to eliminate the hatred in my heart! ”

Thinking of this, Duan Hong summoned his own soldiers: "You can order the generals of each battalion to come to the commander's tent to discuss matters!" ”

……

Wuliang Town, Wei Yi Mansion.

"Qi Yu military marshal, probe the Malay report, the thief's ordnance and baggage were hijacked in Yihekou, and there are still traces of grain and grass being burned......"

After listening to this information, Wei Yi's eyes were fixed on the direction of Yihekou, and then he gradually looked at Liudaokou and pondered.

"Gaoyang's grain, grass and ordnance were robbed, Duan Hong's thief army fell into a passive situation, if nothing else, the thieves will start to attack my Wuliang Town in a big way in the next few days, but ...... This is exactly what I want, and this battle will uproot the Heyuan Division! ”

Wei Yi's eyes flashed, and he asked loudly, "Has Li Xiuwen arrived?"

The guard beside him bowed down and said, "Back to the military commander, Li Shiqi can rush to Wuliang Town tonight......"

Wei Yi nodded, and then took out a piece of goldfish order: "You go down, see Li Xiuwen, so that he doesn't have to come to see me, just use this token to transfer a direct flag group to Zhao Mengxi and Yan Heng to take office, and ...... another."

Speaking of this, the corners of Wei Yi's mouth floated with murderous intent, and he took out a secret letter: "By the way, I will entrust this secret letter to him, I believe that Li Xiuwen knows how to deal with ......"

Not far behind Wuliang Town, more than 30 horsemen galloped forward, bringing a piece of flying sand behind them, and the first general was gentle and elegant, and his bearing was very extraordinary......

In Zhao Mengxi's camp, Zhao Mengxi was standing at the entrance of the camp with many subordinate deputy generals and Yan Heng's subordinates, waiting for the newly appointed division flag envoy Li Xiuwen.

Not long after, the sound of horses' hooves in the distance was getting closer and closer, and Zhao Mengxi saw more than 30 horsemen lined up in a formation and slowly approached his place. I saw that these more than 30 cavalrymen were all wearing fine iron armor, and a Confucian general in the middle was outstanding, dressed in cyan fish scale armor, with a smile on his face, and there was no joy or sorrow......

When more than thirty horsemen stopped in front of Zhao Mengxi, everyone felt that the soldiers on these horses exuded a thick murderous aura, which made people shudder. Zhao Mengxi's throat moved, glanced at Fan Shizuku, and together with Yan Heng, he took the lead and knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "The last general, Zhao Mengxi (Yan Heng), welcome the master to take office!" ”

For a long time, Li Xiuwen on horseback did not mean to let them get up, but looked at Zhao Mengxi directly, and the murderous intent in his eyes flashed.

Zhao Mengxi and Yan Heng didn't see an echo for a long time, and couldn't help but look up. I saw that the general who looked less than thirty years old was looking at himself with a sinister face, and he said secretly that it was not good, but there were more than 30 riders in front of him, even if they were killed in a hundred battles, what could they do with themselves? This is his own territory, and there are tens of thousands of troops belonging to him behind him, and Li Xiuwen has to weigh it if he wants to make things difficult for himself.

"Sigh Rule~"

The neighing of war horses continued to echo in front of the camp, and everyone was terrified to hear it.

"Zhao Mengxi!" Li Xiuwen shouted.

"The last general, what are the orders of the division flag envoy?" Since he hasn't turned his face now, Zhao Mengxi has respectfully maintained the demeanor of a noble general.

"I heard that the five thousand men and horses of your two battalions of Yu Jin and Sun Yan were all lost at Liudaokou a month ago, but is there such a thing?"

"Back to the general's words, this is purely Yu Jin and Sun Yan's arbitrary proposition, without military orders, the enemy approached lightly, causing the two battalions of the army to be annihilated, and it is too late to stop the general when he knows about it......"

"Hehe......" Li Xiuwen chuckled, "You really don't know?"

Zhao Mengxi raised his head and said proudly: "The last general really doesn't know, otherwise he would never have made such a move to cause my two battalions of soldiers to die on the battlefield in vain, and Yu Jin was also corrected by the last general. ”

After listening to this, Li Xiuwen sneered, turned over and dismounted, came to Zhao Mengxi and said, "Zhao Mengxi, are you my three-year-old child?" Why did Yu Jin and Sun Yan send troops without authorization, knowing that they would die if they left the camp, what good did it do them? And lax discipline? Wei Shuai ordered again and again, the other flag regiments are fine, why is there such a big mess here with you? I think it's time for your flag regiment to change hands! ”

Zhao Mengxi heard this, his face sank, this Li Xiuwen really didn't save any face for himself, of course this kind of thing can be seen by a discerning person, but sometimes he has to turn a blind eye, and he has to take it to the table to poke it, which is equivalent to not even giving him a step.

Thinking of this, I thought that Li Xiuwen was just leaning on the big tree of Wei Yuanji, and he was also Zhao Yuanji's son, what could he do to himself? So he simply got up and said casually: "General Li, is enough to say?" As the saying goes, be a man and leave a line, and you can't say too much! Whether the last general should be the head of this banner or not, the governor and the commander of the guard decide, and it is not the turn of the division flag to worry about the lord for the time being, the tent has prepared a reception banquet, and the division flag envoy is invited to drink a few cups to drive away the cold, and the last general still has important business, so he will not accompany him. ”

After speaking, he casually hugged his fist and turned around to leave, Li Xiuwen was not angry when he saw this scene, but said lightly: "Zhao Mengxi fornicated with thieves, mutilated the soldiers of our military camp, and tried to work with the thieves to disadvantage my Wuliang Town. ”

When Zhao Mengxi heard this, he turned his head and yelled: "You are spewing blood, when did I commit a thief?" Besides, Heyuan belongs to my Zhao family, why should I be unfavorable to Wuliang Town? Evidence, what about evidence? Sammi Lee, you want to frame me? Be careful, I will go to the Governor's Banner to accuse you of disturbing the morale of the army and framing Zhongliang! ”

Li Xiuwen smiled: "First, I have heard that you are dissatisfied with my appointment as a teacher, and you have many complaints in private; In the second place, that thou hast been unwelcome as a Governor, and that Thou hast cultivated thy brother to thyself, thou hast held a grudge against thy father and brother; Thirdly, before the general came, he received a letter detailing your discussion with the thieves on how to open the gate of Wuliang Town after the war, so see for yourself. ”

After speaking, Li Xiuwen threw a secret letter in front of Zhao Mengxi. Zhao Mengxi opened it and looked at it, and suddenly his face turned pale, and he was angry: "Framed!" This is a frame-up! Li Xiuwen, do you want to frame Lao Tzu! ”

Li Xiuwen ignored his roar and said lightly: "There are all kinds of signs that you have a motive to collude with the thieves, and the letter involves so many secrets about Wuliang Town, if you didn't reveal it to the thieves, how would they know?" Left and right, take it! Correct the Dharma on the spot. ”

"Who dare!" Zhao Mengxi shouted, and suddenly the soldiers who stepped forward around him froze in place.

"Li Xiuwen." Zhao Mengxi's tone was cold, "Don't forget whose territory this is, if you want to frame Lao Tzu, don't see if you have the ability." ”

"Heh, dare to resist when you die, Du Fang, kill Zhao Mengxi, the position of the head of the flag is yours."

Li Xiuwen's words suddenly made Zhao Mengxi understand a little, it turned out that all this was Du Fang's ghost, but he didn't calculate it.

Hearing this, Du Fang pulled out the short knife on his waist, and without saying a word, he led someone to rush towards Zhao Mengxi.

"Someone!" Zhao Mengxi and Fan Shi saw Du Fang's subordinates rushing towards them, and as soon as they gave an order, dozens of guards around them immediately stood in front of the main general, shouting, "Protect the general!" The two sides soon fought each other.

In the distance, Fan Shizuku's troops were about to step forward to rescue their generals and flag commanders, but they were stopped by thirty horsemen, and Li Xiuwen said coldly: "Do you want to bury them together?" ”

Suddenly, these soldiers stood in place, at a loss, Li Xiuwen continued: "Stand in place, don't act rashly, this time I will only kill the anti-thief Zhao Mengxi and others, and it has nothing to do with you!" ”

"Come on, what are you doing?" Seeing that his subordinates were motionless, Fan Shizuku couldn't help but urge loudly, but no matter how he shouted, his battalion headquarters just didn't say a word, and the rest of the battalions also quietly watched as the more than 2,000 people of Du Fang's department gradually swallowed Zhao Mengxi and Fan Shizuku.

"Hah!" Zhao Mengxi hacked to death an oncoming soldier, standing in the field covered in blood, watching his guards fall one by one, but the surrounding battalions did not move like a mountain, only then did he sadly realize how unpopular he was.

"飕~poof~"

The sound of an arrow entering the flesh sounded, connecting Zhao Mengxi's legs into a string, and the force emitted by the arrow knocked Zhao Mengxi to the ground, making him grin in pain and his face distorted. Suddenly, a pair of big feet stepped on his face, but when he heard a sneer, a thick long sword pierced his neck, and blood splashed Du Fang's face.

After Du Fang killed Zhao Mengxi and Fan Shizuku, he stood beside Li Xiuwen respectfully, waiting for his instructions.

Li Xiuwen glanced at Zhao Mengxi's corpse, and then said: "Although Zhao Mengxi is a thief, but thinking of his father Governor Zhao's face, let's leave him with a whole corpse." Du Fang, now you are temporarily acting as the envoy of this banner regiment, and there is also Yan Heng, from today onwards, all your two banner regiments will obey my command, and the big war is coming soon! ”