Liu Pan was trained, so he could only get on the horse honestly, and shouted the scouts who were vigilant about He Ji to ride away, Lin Xiu smiled apologetically at He Ji: "General He, don't go to your heart, the soldiers under a certain command are constantly fighting, and their temperament is a little murderous, just go back and teach a lesson!" ”

It seems to be a short sentence, but it made He Ji hear two several secret meanings, first, the Bei'an Army has been fighting on the battlefield since it became an army, and its combat power is good, second, the soldiers under its command are brave and fierce, only the Bei'an generals can suppress it, and the third is to warn Xiangcheng not to be in the dark, and not to think about it.

Estimating these meanings, He Ji was respectful, at this moment, he didn't dare to hold up in front of Lin Xiu, after all, the young general opposite had changed from the original position of a virtual general to a fierce general, a word is wrong, he will definitely stay here this time, so He Ji opened the topic: "General Lin is young and promising, just imagine that the Bei'an Army has been standing the flag for three years, and it has the current fierce demeanor, which is really respectable!" ”

The two sides exchanged a few polite words, and He Jicai said bluntly: "The matter of the refugees in Xiangcheng a few days ago... The county town is unhappy with the general..."

"General He, let's not talk about the past for the time being, there is something urgent to do at present, the general can rest assured, he will not entangle Xiangcheng because of some trivial things, please tell the county guard, he and I are neighbors in the city, and if there is a need in the future, I will do my best!"

Lin Xiu's words were sharp, he directly saw through He Ji's thoughts, He Ji was embarrassed when he heard it, and after a moment of stability, He Ji bowed his hand and saluted: "General Lin is talented, loyal, and generous, I will admire it, since this is the case, I will not say more, come to someone, and send Xiangcheng as a gift!" ”

After the words fell, He Ji personally rode behind him and handed a book of gifts to Lin Xiu, Lin Xiu saw that it was the friendship of the landlord of Xiangcheng, and he offered ten carts of grain and grass and 30,000 stones.

"Thank you very much!" Lin Xiu knew what this salute meant, so he didn't shirk it, and took Fang Hua to accept it, and then led his troops to leave.

Looking at the distant figure of the Bei'an Army, He Ji felt quite touched in his heart, just imagine, a young general who is only fifty years old in his twenties can be loyal to the country and the monarch, and serve the emperor's grace, but these veteran generals are selfish, and everything they do is only for themselves, compared to it, they are like maggots!

Yecheng, the gateway to the north to the east of the northern boundary of the central capital has been planted with the banner of King Yan at this time, standing on the head of the city three zhang high, Lu Yan overlooked the battlements and the sky, it seemed that the empty scene could relieve the worries in his heart.

Since sending troops to Jianghuai, Lu Yan has thought of many ways to shirk and avoid this Great Xia infighting, but the Lu family has lived in Jianghuai for generations, and in his generation, he has been blessed by King Yan, and it can be said that his head has been branded with the mark of King Yan's faction, so when King Yan's order fell, he found that all the excuses he had prepared were in front of King Yan's majesty, but a wisp of wind blew and dispersed.

In addition, King Yan said, what new emperor has no virtue to secure the world, King Qin is unstable, King Shu lives in Sichuan, and sits on a high platform, in such a situation, King Yan must be responsible for protecting the foundation for Great Xia, so Lu Yan ordered him to go on an expedition, but fortunately, King Yan sent him to guard the northern gate of the central capital to resist the reinforcements from the north and the Dongzhou army from the east, but it also allowed him to avoid the guilt of the new emperor.

In a melancholy thought, the deputy general Qiao Hat hurriedly rushed to the head of the city: "General, Gao Lan and Gongsun Li led their troops to kill from the east gate!" ”

Hearing this, Lu Yan was quite irritable: "These people are so desperate, I don't know if they are loyal or stupid?" ”

"General, don't care if they are loyal and stupid, the last general has already sent someone to intercept and kill, this time I guarantee that none of them can escape!"

Three miles away from the east gate of Yecheng, the original, Yecheng County guarded Gao Lan, commanded Gongsun Li to lead the remnants of the army to attack again, a few days ago, Gao Lan accidentally Lu Yan raided, lost Yecheng, now he mustered up momentum, to recapture Yecheng with the will to die, in order to repay the emperor's kindness, but before rushing to the city gate, Jianghuai North Road Army Lu Yuan, Ding Liao two generals have been out of the west gate, light cavalry detour to the east gate, be sure to cut Gao Lan, Gongsun Li two people cut off here.

Seeing this, Gongsun Li immediately said urgently: "My lord, the situation is worrying, I'm afraid that this Yecheng can't be taken back, in order to protect the combat strength, let's retreat for the time being, and wait for the arrival of reinforcements from Zhongdu..."

"Shut up!" Gao Lan said angrily: "As a county guard, the old man should have fought to the death with the city, but now he is alive at this moment, if he can't recapture Yecheng, he will die here to repay the favor of the loyal king!" ”

In the roar, Gao Lan waved his long sword and led his troops to rush to kill, although he was born as a civil servant, although he broke out with a powerful killing force, but the difference between the two sides was huge, and Gao Lan did not have the slightest military strategy, so rashly attacking the city was purely looking for death!

At the head of the city, the bridge hat ordered the crossbowmen to release arrows, a rain of arrows fell, Gao Lan's department was killed, and Gao Lan himself was also in the shoulder of the crossbow arrow, Gongsun Li wanted to come to the rescue, but the flanks and the back direction of the smoke and dust, it must be the Jianghuai cavalry, unable to go down, Gongsun Li could only lead hundreds of remnants to the north, across the river to escape.

Half a moment later, Gao Lan's troops fought to the bottom, and as for this old county guard, he was also taken down by Lu Yuan, and when Lu Yuan tied him up and invited him to the city, the bridge hat teased: "You old horseman, you left you alive a few days ago, and you dare to come again?" ”

"Yecheng is the imperial land of Great Xia, and the old man is the county guard of Yecheng, why can't he come? It's you rebellious ministers and thieves, peeping into the imperial power and instigating King Yan to make a rebellion, you really deserve to be killed! ”

"Old horseman, what are you shouting!" Lu Yuan roared angrily, picked up the scabbard and called, Gao Lan was more than halfway through his fifties, and the arrow wound on his arm had already killed him, how could he still hold Lu Yuan at this moment.

Hearing a pop, Gao Lan fell to the ground, Lu Yuan wanted to fight again, and Lu Yan's voice came from behind: "Stop!" ”

Lu Yuan didn't dare to disobey his uncle's order, so he could only hug himself aside, Lu Yan came to Gao Lan, looked at this bloody old man, and said, "I know that I can't do it, but I still want to do it, what is it for?" For the new emperor in the middle capital? ”

"Ahem!" Gao Lan coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood, so that Hou Hou's face was full of mockery, Qiao Hat, Lu Yuan and the others were very angry, but because of Lu Yan's might, they didn't mess around.

"As a human minister, do you know the meaning of the word loyalty? Ahem, ahem... You don't know... You don't understand... I look down on you, old man! ”

"So... Are you hell-bent on death? Lu Yan said in a deep voice, and Gao Lan heard it loudly: "In life, why is it difficult to die?" If you can die for the sake of Great Xia, it will be a great pleasure for the heroic soul to enter the sky..."

"The old county guard, Ben will understand!" Lu Yan said lightly, he shot the knife, Gao Lan's body trembled, and he completely lost his voice, and finally Lu Yan said: "Bury Gao Junshou and send his coffin to Zhongdu!" ”

"That's it... Do you still need us to collect his body? Lu Yuan was disdainful, but this disrespectful words of the deceased made him usher in Lu Yan's whip: "Bastard beast, talking nonsense, go to the military camp to supervise the army, and receive a cane punishment!" ”