When he woke up again, he saw himself lying in a dimly lit room, kneeling in front of the sickbed his adopted son Zheng Pufang and a group of confidants and generals who had followed him for many years, including Sun Ruhe, deputy commander of the security army, Fang Ming, the general of the first division, and Zheng Lun, the head of the Horses, Foot, Water, Cavalry, and Shooting Armies of the Fifth Army.

Zheng Xiaozhang has been in power for many years, and his protégés are all over the key departments of the administrative, financial and supervision systems, but his influence in the army is not strong.

Zheng Xiaozhang asked in surprise: "What are you all doing here, is the world balanced?" ”

Zheng Pufang cried: "Whether the world is peaceful or not, my father still cares what he does, and we can't see it." ”

Zheng Xiaozhang scolded: "Bastard, he actually said such a thing, Puren's death was just an accident." ”

Zheng Pufang said: "What does that bolt mean by mobilizing troops and horses to surround the Great Governor's Mansion? ”

Zheng Xiaozhang was stunned for a moment, and asked in a trembling voice: "What did you say?" ”

Zheng Lun, the head of the Soldiers and Horses of the Five Armies of Horse, Foot, Water, Cavalry, and Archery, explained: "Yesterday, after the chief manager fell into a coma, Wang Fulang suddenly mobilized troops and horses to surround the governor's mansion, and the situation was extremely critical. ”

Zheng Xiaozhang jumped up and asked urgently, "Where is this?" ”

Zheng Lun replied: "Xiaodongying." ”

In order to standardize the daily construction of all arms of the armed forces, Li Mao conceived the idea of setting up a military and horse embassy of the five armies, namely, horse, infantry, water, cavalry, and archery, to preside over the construction of all branches of the armed forces and improve the quality of each branch of the armed forces. This matter was originally in charge of Chang Mucang, and before the formation of the Five Armies Soldiers and Horses Embassy was completed, Chang Mucang went to Chang'an with Li Mao, and the preparatory work fell into the hands of Zheng Xiaozhang. Zheng Xiaozhang also deeply felt that his influence in the army was limited, and he urgently needed to make up for this shortcoming, so he took this as a starting point, and he completely shattered the framework built by Changmucang, selected talents, and rebuilt it to make up for his vacancy.

The Horses, Foot, Water, Cavalry, and Shooting Armies and Horses Envoy Mansion was originally to set up five soldiers and horses, but because of the tight war in front and the lack of people with comparable qualifications in Zheng Xiaozhang's hands, he only set up a director in general terms, and used his protégé Zheng Lun to fill the position, in order to raise enough qualifications in this position. However, although the sparrows are small and have all the organs, although the number of soldiers and horses of the five armies is small, it is an elite gathering, and in the future, it will blossom and bear fruit in the Youzhou army and make up for the shortcomings in other armies.

According to the plan, in addition to being in charge of the construction of various branches of the armed forces, the Soldiers and Horses of the Five Armed Forces will also directly administer a part of the soldiers and horses, and select elites to form a model army, so as to set an example for all armies.

Xiaodongying is located in the east of Youzhou, on the east bank of the Sanggan River, with a garrison of 1,200 people, which is the model army directly under the Soldiers and Horses of the Five Armies of Horse, Infantry, Water, Cavalry and Archery.

"Bastard, this is a rebellion!" Zheng Xiaozhang jumped out of bed and scolded his adopted son Zheng Pufang.

Zheng Pufang is currently the judge of the Fifth Army Soldiers and Horses Mansion, and his name is under Zheng Lun, but he holds the real power of Xiaodongying, and he also serves as the access control envoy of the Great Governor's Mansion, and is in charge of the two hundred guards of the Great Governor's Mansion.

Zheng Xiaozhang has never liked this adopted son, disliking him for being too scheming, too feminine, and lacking masculinity. But Zheng Pufang's ability is very strong, and he has always been careful to flatter and loyal, so Zheng Xiaozhang entrusted him with an important task, wanting to cultivate him as the cornerstone and backbone of the army.

He tried to walk away, but he couldn't find his shoes, so he went barefoot on the ground. Zheng Pufang led the generals to kneel down in a hula, Zheng Pufang said: "Zhang Xuan hated you for not promoting him that day, and bewitched the princess to order a siege of the Grand Governor's Mansion, this is to take revenge on your father, and now the Grand Governor's Mansion is occupied by the royal army, and the next step is to attack my father." The eldest brother's death is strange, maybe it is the hand of Zhang Xuan. ”

"Nonsense! I don't believe that King Yan will attack me, I have followed him for 20 years, I am brave and loyal, hard work, and the world is not peaceful, why does he want to kill me? I'm going back to the city, send me back to the city. ”

Zheng Lun said: "There are faint ambushes in the grove on the other side of the river, the gates of Youzhou are closed, the garrison is like a big enemy, the guard is tight, and the general manager can't go back." ”

Zheng Xiaozhang was speechless, and Zheng Pufang said: "King Yan is far away in Jingxi, who will I complain to about my father's grievances?" At this moment, returning to the city is to throw yourself into a net, and there is no place to bury you. It's better to go to Danzhou first, meet with the second brother, gain a firm foothold first, and then explain everything to King Yan, King Yan is the holy lord who will be able to return his father's innocence. ”

After saying so much, this sentence is still like a sentence, Zheng Xiaozhang was a little moved for a while.

As soon as he said this, the scout came to report: "There is a horse army on the other side of the river, and the southeast is dusty, and a large group of men and horses are moving here. ”

Everyone was shocked, and persuaded Zheng Xiaozhang to go quickly, Zheng Xiaozhang was only slightly stunned, Zheng Pufang seized the opportunity and glanced at the housekeeper Zheng Tong and Zheng Fang Ming, Zheng Tong and Fang Ming quietly stepped forward, clamped Zheng Xiaozhang left and right, and walked out with him. Zheng Xiaozhang was suddenly shocked and shouted to put me down, but Zheng Pufang waved his hand and motioned for the two to speed up.

The Xiaodong camp was already ready to stop, and the carriage was parked outside the door, Zheng Tong and Fang Ming got into the carriage with Zheng Xiaozhang, and everyone immediately got on the horse, opened the east gate, and went in the direction of Danzhou.

The history of the Danzhou Assassin is Zheng Puxiu, the second son of Zheng Xiaozhang, who used to have a meritorious role in quelling the Longquan rebellion with Tian Qi, and after Tian Qian ensured that he stayed for the Fuyu Mansion, Zheng Xiaozhang was unwilling to stand on Tian Qing's side and offended Su Qing, so he refused on the grounds that Zheng Puxiu was young and had little qualifications, and Li Mao let him be the Danzhou Assassin Shi as a reward. Danzhou is located in the east of Youzhou, is the eastern gateway of Youzhou, and its status is pivotal.

There are 1,500 cavalry from Sprite Hua stationed here, in addition to the 10,000 township troops newly trained by Zheng Puxiu.

Zheng Pu has a very good set of training Xinjun, and he was very famous for training troops in Guizhou in Liaodong in the old days, and Tian Qian was ordered to pacify Longquan, which was the soldiers and horses selected in Guizhou. The training time of the Danzhou Township Army is still short, not as good as the elite of Huizhou, but it is also quite considerable, but Zheng Puren has always been selfish and unwilling to call.

Sprite died of illness a few years ago, and the post of commander of the Ninth Division was returned to Qian Duoduo, and the main force also went to Guanzhong with Li Mao, and set up two major garrisons in Danzhou and Shenzhou, with 1,500 garrisons in Danzhou, all of whom were old and weak, and there were no generals, so there was no need to worry.

If Zheng Xiaozhang arrives in Danzhou, with the talents of the Fifth Army and the Horse Embassy and 10,000 well-trained township troops, no one will dare to touch him in Youzhou.

On the west bank of the Sanggan River, it was the soldiers and horses of the Youzhou Left-behind Mansion who spied on Xiaodongying, and saw Zheng Xiaozhang set off to the east, and hurriedly returned to the city to report to the left-behind clerks.

Since Zheng Xiaozhang "reversed" Youzhou City last night, the clerk has moved his office to Yanwang's Mansion. Although Li Mao changed his title to King Jin, the plaque of "Yan Wangfu" was still hung on the lintel of Youzhou Wangfu, and the old ministers of Youzhou still called him King Yan.

Zheng Xiaozhang is the left-behind general manager of Youzhou, his status is extremely high, his defection naturally caused a great shock, at this moment, except for the clerks, the left-behind generals of Youzhou are gathered in the Yanwang Mansion to collectively deal with this crisis.

Among the people, the clerk has the highest status and the deepest qualifications, and is publicly elected as the leader. Princess Su Qing of Jin didn't let her eyebrows, and she also came out from behind the scenes to ask about things.

The clerk said to Su Qing: "Zheng Xiaozhang went out of Youzhou and went to Danzhou, if he joins Zheng Puxiu, the army is huge, and I am afraid that it will shake the fundamentals." If it is connected with the old land of the Bohai Sea, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Su Qing was shocked: "How can this be, didn't I ask Zhang Xuan to send troops to protect him, why did I let him go?" ”

Zhang Xuan said: "There is a secret passage in his house, which leads directly to the outside of the city, and the security army and the first division have his people, who are lurking very deep, and jump out at the critical moment to set up suspicious soldiers to interfere, and the last general will let him go without noticing for a while." ”

Chen Guangdao shouted: "It can be seen that he has been planning for a long time!" ”

The clerk said: "Now that he has turned against him, he can no longer be tolerated, he must be intercepted immediately, and he must not be allowed to enter Danzhou City." Su Qing looked at Zhang Xuan, and Zhang Xuan said, "I'm sure to intercept him." Su Qing looked at Li Guotai again, and Li Guotai said: "The Sabre Army is ready to attack at any time." ”

Su Qing said: "Don't hurt his life, his merits and demerits will be left to King Yan to come back and decide." ”

At this moment, stationed in Youzhou City are 1,800 people directly under the Security Army's Soldiers and Horses Embassy, 2,700 people under the Wangfu Army, 1,700 people directly under the Youzhou Left-behind Mansion, 3,000 people from the Qing Navy's left-behind battalion, 3,000 people from the newly formed Shenji Battalion, 1,500 students from the Student Army (Meritorious Army) of the Officer Training Institute, and a left-behind battalion of the First Division and a cavalry battalion directly under the Fifth Division stationed outside the city. A little further afield, there are 3,000 Lu Longjun of the manor.

The total strength is 15,000 people, of which the royal army and the Shenji battalion led by Zhang Xuan are the most elite. However, Zheng Xiaozhang's defection is very important and must be kept strictly secret, so only the royal army and the Sabre Army subordinate to the Internal Security Department can be mobilized, and the Sabre Army is very small in number, but it is extremely strong in combat.

Wen Cheng transferred the cavalry team of the Left-behind Mansion, and Chen Guangdao transferred the cavalry team of the Security Army, with a total of 500 elite cavalry, and handed them over to Commander Zhang Xuan, and immediately went out of the city to chase and kill Zheng Xiaozhang.