On the front line in Huanzhou, Yang Tiancheng hurried to Dingyuan City, the temporary office of the General Staff. At the same time, Hu Xiaosi's dark night plan also sent the latest news from the flying pigeon.

"You mean Han Xun brought people to the front line? Now there are a total of 50,000 people in the Lingwu Army on the front line in Huanzhou, right? Li Xuanqing was silent with the report sent by Hu Xiaosi, and Xu Tianxiang asked after marking the latest battlefield developments.

Yang Tiancheng nodded and said: "The main force of the Lingwu Army has arrived in Huanzhou, which is the location of the state capital, that is, Mingsha County, but there are no familiar generals among the commanders, according to the information provided by Xuan Yingwei, the total number of Lingwu troops is about 70,000, except for the 10,000 people left in Lingzhou and the defenders from other counties, the rest of the manpower has been concentrated. ”

"Concentrate the main force of the three battalions, defeat Han Xun in one fell swoop in Huanzhou, defeat his ambitions, take the opportunity to reorganize the Lingwu army, and occupy the entire territory of Lingzhou." After Li Xuanqing handed the information in his hand to Xu Tianxiang, he stared at the icon of the Lingwu Army on the map and sneered.

After Xu Tianxiang finished reading it, he handed it to Yang Tiancheng and nodded: "What the lord said is true." Han Xun thought that he could take advantage of my Tiance army by relying on his superior forces, so he thought too much. After a pause, he pointed to the information in Yang Tiancheng's hand and continued: "Xiao Si's plan is not bad, how should we respond to him?" ”

Li Xuanqing pointed to the narrow front from Huizhou to Huanzhou on the map and said: "After our army arrived in Huanzhou, in fact, this front arranged by Han Xun was not conducive to defense, and nearly 100,000 people on both sides were concentrated in this narrow area, and the troops could not be deployed at all. Therefore, his wishful thinking must be to replace defense with offense, dampen the spirit of our army, and then gradually drive our army through the begging mountain. He glanced at Yang Tiancheng and nodded: "Tiancheng, you immediately rush back to the front line, unify the command of the three battalions, avoid the front of the enemy, lure the enemy into our position, and then surround and annihilate it." He is the first time to go into battle, and there is no general around him to assist, and if the attack does not go well, there will definitely be chaos. At the same time, the cavalry and the personal guards of the direct subordinate team immediately concentrated and led by me and Tianxiang to cross the northern remnants of Helan Mountain and enter the rear camp of the Lingwu Army. With such a narrow position, the defeated army had nowhere to flee but to surrender. ”

"Without further ado, Tiancheng, you will set off immediately." Li Xuanqing also ignored Xu Tianxiang's eyes, and ordered Yang Tiancheng, there is nothing to tell Yang Tiancheng Li Xuanqing, he has led troops to guard Yongfeng for a long time, his personality is calm and meticulous, and his strategy is extremely good, so it is most suitable for him to command the first-line corps.

Looking at Yang Tiancheng's distant figure, Xu Tianxiang smiled bitterly: "The lord doesn't want to go straight to Lingzhou, so he wants to concentrate the cavalry troops?" ”

"What do you think, the art of war is in harmony, winning with odds, and being in harmony with odds. Surprise wins don't last, okay. Li Xuan glanced at him innocently, and said with a smile: "Gather the troops immediately, we are also about to set off, it is estimated that Han Xun's kid may launch an attack tonight, and we don't have much time." After this wave, you can still catch up with the little four. ”

Xu Tianxiang knew that he wanted to go to Lingzhou, but he didn't say much, if he could still lose if he had a heart or not, he would not be able to fight this battle. Nodding his head, he turned around and asked the herald to inform the cavalry troops to assemble, and the two of them began to organize their armor and equipment, and the sentry scout hurried again to arrive.

The two glanced at each other, it was almost dark, how could there be a situation? However, at this moment, the sentry had already arrived in front of him, "Lord Qiqi, chief of staff, there is a group of people from outside the city, about 2,000 people, followed by some people, saying that they are old people in the past and want to see the lord." ”

"Old man? Is there anyone in the Lingwu Army anyway? Li Xuanqing groaned slightly: "Let them wait for a while, and say that I will go out of the city to greet them immediately." After sending the sentry detective, he said to Xu Tianxiang: "You immediately lead the cavalry out of the city to see which old man it is?" I'll be there then. ”

Li Xuanqing hurriedly went to the back and explained a few words, so that she could stay in Dingyuan City with peace of mind and then rode a horse outside the city. Dingyuan City was originally abandoned, and after the rise of the Tiance Army, Tuoba Si came here to hastily repair it after Tu Shenze couldn't stay anymore and became what it is now. It's just that when I got outside the city, I was stunned, and the person in front of me was none other than Shi Jian, the Jiulixing bandit I met when I went down the mountain.

"Lord, you're dumbfounded. It scared me just now, we basically don't know anyone among the senior generals in Lingzhou City, how can there be old people, almost let the cavalry surround and suppress, but I really ran into acquaintances. Xu Tianxiang also laughed.

"Shizhai master, it's really an accident to meet here." Li Xuanqing also smiled, stepped forward to greet Shi Jian and said, "Is there something wrong with the master of Shizhai coming to me?" ”

Shi Jian stared at the two young people in front of him and took a deep look, and he also secretly sighed in his heart, he didn't expect that what people said back then would really be fulfilled today. After Jiulixing received the news of Tiance's westward advance, he immediately took Jiulixing's brothers over Helan Mountain and crossed the mountains and streams all the way to come here, just to fulfill his words back then, and also for the wisp of activated blood in his heart.

"Brother Li, ah no, General Li, Shi Jian has achieved nothing for decades, fortunately the general can guide the maze, and now he is willing to come to the general's tent to listen to the order, and go to the soup to fight the fire." Shi Jian's old face turned red, he was a person in his forties, and he didn't have the ambition and conviction of a young man less than twenty years old.

Li Xuanqing didn't dwell on this topic, but said to Xu Tianxiang: "You immediately send someone to take Brother Shi and them to Fengzhou, and after this battle, we will drink and reminisce." ”

Shi Jian was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "General Li doesn't dislike us, the big battle is imminent, and more than 2,000 people under my command have been practicing for a long time. I beg the general to let me wait to go to the front line, and promise not to disgrace the general. ”

"Modaohand?" Li Xuanqing said with a slight difference: "Brother Shi, it is extremely difficult to train Mo Dao Hands, how can you train so many Mo Dao Hands in Jiulixing?" ”

"Don't hide it from the general, Shi Jian is the descendant of Shi Ba, the general of Anxi, and the family has passed down the Mo knife technique, and more than 2,000 Mo knives are still old things in Anxi back then." Shi Jian sighed and said a shocking fact.

Li Xuanqing and Xu Tianxiang glanced at each other, their eyes were full of surprise, and they said happily: "I didn't mean to meet the descendants of Anxi here." Okay, Tianxiang, you immediately ask someone to take Brother Shi to find Tiancheng, and send someone back to Fengzhou in the starry night, so that the chief civil affairs can bring Yang Yi to Dingyuan City. After speaking, he said to Shi Jian: "Brother Shi, the big war is coming, so I won't say much, let's talk about it after we finish this battle." After speaking, his own herald led Shi Jian to find Yang Tiancheng, and he and Xu Tianxiang led the cavalry to quickly pull out and began to make a detour.

During this time, the scouts of Xuanyingwei had already thoroughly explored the nearby terrain, so these cavalry legions of thousands of people quietly appeared in the southwest of Huizhou, the only way to Huaiyuan to Huizhou after traveling through the middle of the night.

"Tianxiang, is there any news from the scout team?" Li Xuanqing let the horses rest, and together with Xu Tianxiang, he looked at the ancient city in front of him - Huanzhou.

"The scouts have bypassed half an hour ago, and I guess they should be back." Xu Tianxiang pointed to the distance and said, "Lord, do you want us to test it?" ”

Li Xuanqing shook his head and said, "No, we are in the dark, we are taking it by surprise, we can't expose our target, we must wait until Han Xun sends troops to attack before we can take action." With Han Xun's temperament, once it is found that Tiancheng has contracted the defensive line, the army will inevitably press up, and this is the best time for a sneak attack. ”

"But doesn't this match the time of Xiao Si?" Xu Tianxiang was a little worried, the dark night plan was all launched tonight, and if the answering people couldn't arrive in time, it would definitely fall short.

Li Xuanqing pondered for a long time, nodded, and said, "We still have to receive the Lingwu Army completely, and there must be no problems with the Dark Night Plan." In this way, you stay and lead the cavalry to wait for the opportunity to sneak up on the Lingwu Army. I led the direct team to pick up the primary four. Remember, you have to hit it right in one shot. After Tiancheng completely grasped the overall situation, the cavalry immediately came to respond. ”

Xu Tianxiang saw Li Xuanqing's face, nodded and said, "Don't worry, my lord, Tianxiang knows how to do it." The lord of Lingzhou should be worried. ”

After the two agreed, the direct team immediately got on the horse and followed Li Xuanqing to attack Lingzhou City, and the cavalry waited for the fighters here.

In the boot camp outside Lingzhou City, Zhang Tianhu sat in the tent, and there was a stove next to the desk in front of him, and the honeycomb coal from Fengzhou was bubbling with a pale blue flame in the furnace, and a pot of wine was warm on the stove. Opposite him was a desk and a cushion, waiting for someone to come tonight.

The new barracks were silent, even the soldiers on duty were dismissed, the whole barracks were empty shelves, and all the tents were pitch black, except for the light here.

For a long time, I don't know what time it was, but when the eastern sky began to shimmer with a little light, this tranquility was suddenly broken, and a group of men and horses drove out of the city like a storm, and quickly came towards the new barracks, and the dull hooves of the horses passed through the gate, and after sweeping several tents and finding everyone, surrounded the large tent with lights in the middle of the camp.

In the middle of the night, the cavalry of the brigade arrived, surrounded by an old man and dismounted, and walked towards the big tent, it was Han Zun. The guards wanted to follow, but Han Zun stopped them.

"You're here? I finally missed the hour. Zhang Tianhu's voice came from inside the tent. Han Zun smiled when he heard this, walked in, sat directly opposite Zhang Tianhu, glanced at the tent, and asked, "Where is the third child?" I've come and I'm not coming, and I'm not coming? ”

Zhang Tianhu shook his head, sighed and said a little helplessly: "Don't you know the temper of the third child?" He didn't want to see you, so I asked Su Yang to send him to Fengzhou. ”

Zhang Tianhu's words made Han Zun seem to recall the past, and a trace of remembrance appeared on his face, and it took a long time to say in a hoarse voice: "Back then, the three of us and the others created the Lingwu Army, repelled the Wen Mo people three times externally, guarded Lingzhou, swept away the rebellion internally, and supported the Chaogang, what a high spirit." I remember that you and the third young man were only in their twenties at that time, and I was just over the age of standing. More than 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye. ”

"At that time, Brother Han was still a hero for the country and the people, and the third brother and I wanted to follow you to defend the country together, eradicate the feudal towns together, and reshape the new atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty." Zhang Tianhu's face also showed a hint of leisurely fascination, "The three of us worked out the detailed rules of the Lingwu Army together, and created the military soul of the Lingwu Army together." ”

"But then you changed. It has become the same as those separatist feudal towns that we have dealt with recently, and all we want to do is to divide Lingzhou, break away from the imperial court, and try to stand on our own feet. You want to turn the Lingwu Army into your Han Zun's private army, and turn Lingzhou into your Han Zun's private land. Began to make peace and compromise with the enemy. Zhang Tianhu's voice suddenly high-pitched, "You have lost your faith, you have lost your righteousness, you are selfish, and you are calculating people's hearts all day long for those flies and dogs, you are no longer my big brother Han." You are Han Dashuai! Right. ”

"It's not that I've changed, it's that the way of the world has changed." Han Zun also followed and said angrily: "Open your eyes and see for yourself, what is this world like, the secessors of the world's feudal towns are flocking, and the Tang Dynasty has long been floating in the wind, if it weren't for me to keep Lingzhou, do you think this northwest land can have peace?" ”

"You kept it? You're keeping your Han Zun's position, right? Zhang Tianhu sneered: "You fought with the Wen Mo people for yourself, did you pacify the riots in the city or for yourself, did you go to Chang'an or for your own official position, and now that you are old, you want to pass on the position of the Jiedu envoy to your son, so you dare to attack your former brother?" How many battles have they fought for you over the decades? You can't bear to do it? ”

Zhang Tianhu's words completely angered Han Zun, and the thought of wanting to sit down and have a good chat disappeared in an instant, and his figure suddenly stood up and roared angrily: "Zhang Tianhu, are you determined to go against me?" ”

"What's the matter, I was annoyed and angry when I said that I was in the right mind? Are you going to cut me and the third child too? Zhang Tianhu sneered: "Come on, come on, let me see your Han Dashuai's majesty." Then he stood up.

Han Zun snorted and said, "Do you think I don't dare? Before the words fell, the guards who had been surrounding outside rushed over.

Zhang Tianhu's eyes widened, and he sneered: "What's the matter, you're good at it, right?" Han Dashuai, who followed us, has grown his skills in a few years? Dare to make a move on me? The crowd was so impressed by his majesty that they did not dare to step forward for a moment.

"Zhang Tianhu, don't talk nonsense, hand over Wan Yi, Xue Wanli and others to me immediately, otherwise, don't blame me for not missing the old love." Han Zun saw that Zhang Tianhu forced the guards not to step forward with just a few words, and the anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed, trembling all over, pointing at Zhang Tianhu and saying angrily.

"Okay, I'd like to see why you don't remember the old love law? If you want me to hand them over to you, it will not be possible in the next life. Zhang Tianhu spun under his feet, and the long knife that was put aside instantly reached his hand, staring at the people around him and sneering.

"Come on, take Zhang Tianhu down for me, if you dare to resist arrest, you will be killed." Han Zun inhaled a cool breath between his teeth, and his face turned from flushed to iron-blue.

Just as Zhang Tianhu was about to draw out his long knife and prepare to face the battle, the sound of horses' hooves that shook the ground suddenly sounded, countless torches came from afar, and under the gallop of war horses, wisps of sparks disappeared with the wind, and a thunderclap suddenly broke out in the darkness: "Li Xuanqing is here." ”

Exactly: thunder broke out outside Lingzhou City, and the old relationship was broken in front of the new barracks. The justice in the world is there, and it lives up to the people's hearts.