Chapter 59 of the www.biquge.info of Pen Fun and Pavilion: (Expedition to Xiqiang) May 24 of the first year of Hongguang, on the fifth day after the battle of CD, the entire Xiazhou County of the CD Prefecture surrendered, and the troops who were originally loyal to Zhang Zhong captured the main general of the camp and sent it to Shangguan Yin Feng for questioning, and all the 56 prefectures of Ba County were attributed to Shangguan Yin Feng, as early as after the end of the CD battle, Shangguan Yin Feng sent an eight-hundred-mile fast horse to Luoyang, Kyoto, to send a letter about the crusade against Zhang Zhong, of course, this letter came from the hands of Murong Xue, and the reason for it naturally does not need to be explained... (Shuchun Palace) "In view of the fact that the thief Zhang Zhong escaped to the Little Golden Cave, I don't know if you have any good suggestions?" ”

Shangguan Yin Feng was also a little dissatisfied in his heart, where was Zhang Zhong not good to go to the place of the Xiaojin Cave barbarians, in that era, it was the place of the ancient Qiang people, those cave soldiers were not afraid of death when they fought, when Hong Xiu was in charge of Ba County, he also tried not to conflict with the barbarians, and lived with those barbarians who entered the water and did not violate the river..."Lord, the lord of the Xiaojin Cave, Mu Li Jin, has nearly 30,000 barbarian soldiers under his command, and there are many tribes around him, if Zhang Zhong unites them to attack us, It will inevitably cause us unnecessary trouble, so the Admiral suggested that it is better not to be their enemy, and that it is best to live in peace with them according to the practice of the past..."

Shangguan Yin Feng looked at the Yuwen CD who was talking and felt a little unhappy, although what he said was good, but for him, a more brave person, conquering these barbarians was the truest thought in his heart: "Those Xiqiang barbarians, their minds are darker than the other, if you don't take advantage of the current situation to solve the barbarian trouble in the west, in the long run, it will definitely bring me a lot of trouble, so this king has decided to conquer those Xiqiang people..."

"My lord, I would like to go..."

Duanmu Hongliang stood up in line first, now this opportunity is too tempting for him, once the western expedition to those barbarians succeeds and returns, he will inevitably be rewarded by Shangguan Yin Feng, and he will also be reused... Shangguan Yin Feng naturally knew his heart, so he stood up and said with a smile: "This king's camp in Nanyang is now in danger, and there is no extra force to conquer those Qiang people, so the generals who go must not only have extraordinary courage, but also be prepared to fight a protracted war with those Qiang people, because as far as I know, if we raise troops, those Qiang tribes will definitely unite, with at least nearly 100,000 troops, and now, I can only give you 30,000 horses..."

After speaking, he looked at the other generals of His Royal Highness, some of them showed some timid looks in their eyes, while some of them were eager to try, Shangguan Yin Feng saw this, coughed twice, and said solemnly: "Li Xiucheng listens to the order..."

"The last will be..."

Li Xiucheng stood out of the queue and replied solemnly to Shangguan Yin Feng's words..."This king will give you 30,000 horses, appoint you as the envoy of Xichuan, and lead General Fenwei, Duanmu Hongliang, Yuwen CD Qin Meng, and Pan Feng as deputy generals, and set off five days later to conquer the Xiqiang barbarians, the ultimate goal of this trip is Zhang Zhong, do you understand?" ”

Shangguan Yin Feng looked at Li Xiucheng sternly, and the generals of His Royal Highness were a little surprised, how did 30,000 people fight against the barbarian tribe of nearly 100,000 people, but most of them didn't know that these 30,000 people were from Xichong Country, composed of Baiyue remnants, and their combat effectiveness was extremely fierce, which was also one of the most important reasons why Li Xiucheng was able to conquer the Xiqiang people later..."The last general obeyed the order..."

(Shuchun Palace apse) "Lord, there will be something unknown at the end..."

Shangguan Yin Feng looked at Huang Wei standing in front of him and knew his thoughts, so he smiled and replied in a positive voice: "Huang Wei, do you know how effective those Qiang people are?" ”

Huang Wei was asked like this, and he understood a little, but he never expected his lord to be so shrewd that he would ask the key point at once, so he replied again and again... Shangguan Yin Feng stood up, touched Murong Xue's hand standing behind him, and said with a smile: "The Xiqiang barbarians, since ancient times, have been my Han people, but unfortunately, we can only conquer them, but we can't conquer their will, rebellion is commonplace for them, and Li Xiucheng is an authentic Shu County native, and has negotiated with those barbarians, it can be said that there are three points of certainty in fighting, plus this king handed over the most elite 30,000 Baiyue remnant soldiers to him, this is a five-point chance of winning, adding up to eight points, The remaining two points are for the commander's ability to command and fight, and none of you can play this role, so you should honestly prepare for the battle and fight back to the Central Plains with this king..."

"The last general understands, thank you for mentioning it..."

Huang Wei behaved submissively, because he knew in his heart that his prince was too smart, and it was not a grade compared to his age, and he could only answer respectfully, so as not to cause extraneous branches..."Okay..."

Shangguan Yin Feng nodded at Murong Xue, and then ordered: "Immediately send an order to Jia Fu, let him gather the soldiers, prepare grain and grass, and in three days, we will return to Nanyang, as for Ba Jun to stay behind, you go and call that Zhang Tao to this king..."

"No..."

Huang Wei was stunned, and then retreated towards the outside of the hall... (After a cup of tea) "Humble Yongcheng County Ling Zhang Tao, meet the East King..."

Zhang Tao stood at His Royal Highness, bowed to Shangguan Yin Feng, and then turned his head to look at Zhang Xiong standing next to him... Zhang Xiong understood, and also bowed his hand and said: "The last general, Yongcheng Captain General Zhang Xiong, see the East King..."

Shangguan Yin Feng was still puzzled at first, but he immediately understood something, he only summoned Zhang Tao, but now Zhang Xiong came with him, the mystery of it, I am afraid that Zhang Tao will say it himself next, so he nodded, stood up and said with a smile: "The two of you don't need to be polite, when this king entered the Sword Pavilion Pass, he had already heard of the virtuous Zhang Tao of Shu County, and when I saw it today, it was really as his name..."

"The king of the east is serious, and his humble position is just a vain appearance, so why worry about it..."

Shangguan Yin Feng smiled after hearing this, and felt in his heart that this Zhang Tao was really unusual, so he didn't say much, and went straight to the point and said: "Lord Zhang, this king has now put down the rebellion in Shu County, and there is no county guard in Shu County first, do you think it is appropriate for this king to serve as the county guard of Shu County?" ”

When Zhang Tao heard this, he didn't think much about it, and replied directly: "King Dong, forgive me for my humble words, no one in Shu County can hold the post of county guard except for the East King..."

"Hey... Didn't Lord Zhang's words directly harm me? ”

Shangguan Yin Feng knew what Zhang Tao meant, so he deliberately said so... How do you know that Zhang Tao then said more conclusively: "King Dong, you are not very old, but you can quell the rebellion of Liu Xiu in Hebei, and the rebellion of Zhang Zhong, this achievement is now unmatched by no one today, with the king of the east serving as the county guard of Shu County, the people of the fifty-six prefectures of Ba County will definitely be able to live a stable and peaceful life..."

This sycophant shot at the right time, Shangguan Yin Feng directly pointed out the theme and said: "Okay, well said, Lord Zhang, don't hide it, this king's camp in Nanyang has now been surrounded by nearly 100,000 troops under He Jing, Nanyang is in danger, this king decided to return to Nanyang three days later, this king left, the CD is unguarded, so, this king wants you to come to guard the CD, what do you think?" ”

"This..."

Zhang Tao was a little panicked when he heard this, and his words were a little uncatchable... Shangguan Yin Feng knew that he was deliberately acting like this, so he continued: "Yongcheng County ordered Zhang Tao to listen to the order..."

"Humble..."

"This king ordered you to guard the CD, and during this time when the king cleared the enemies of Nanyang, you must guard my CD camp..."

"Obedience..."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Xiong: "Zhang Xiong, this king has named you a former army general, and followed this king to Nanyang to defend against the enemy..."

"The last general commands..."

"As for Liang Xin, Master Zhang, what do you think of Liang Xin keeping the CD with you?"

Shangguan Yin Feng looked at Zhang Tao, he also muttered a little in his heart, he had never been in contact with Liang Xin, how to arrange it is still a question mark..."General Liang is brave, it doesn't hurt to keep the CD..."

Seeing Zhang Tao's simple evaluation, Shangguan Yin Feng guessed in his heart that Zhang Tao believed in this person very much, so he didn't say anything more: "Okay, this king named Liang Xin as the general of the CD Mansion, and guarded the CD Shuchun Palace and the Sleeping Palace with Master Zhang) Shangguan Yin Feng hugged Murong Xue's snow-white body, and just after a storm exhausted Murong Xue's tiredness, even so, she still instructed Shangguan Yin Feng: "Husband, this is going to Nanyang, you really rest assured that Zhang Tao and Liang Xin will keep the CD Shangguan Yin Feng smiled, He understood what Murong Xue meant: "Husband is not stupid, I have ordered Wu Han to guard the city, Cen Peng to guard the Sword Pavilion, a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses in the two places, and there is a Li Xiucheng in the west, even if Zhang Tao is really wrong, his only son will follow us to Nanyang, don't worry..." Don't..."