Zhang Xutuo was in a coma for a day and a night, and when he woke up, Jia Wuben's coffin had been delivered, and Luo Shixin and others took it upon themselves to put Jia Wuben's body into the coffin.

The general died in a hundred battles, and the corpse was shrouded on the battlefield. Jia Wuben has followed Zhang Xutuo to fight for many years, and he can end up with a whole corpse and someone to send him to a funeral, which is already an excellent destination, Zhang Xutuo figured this out, and the sadness in his heart was alleviated a lot.

Luo Shixin, Niu Jinda and others are strong in martial arts, but they are too reckless, Jia Wuben is both civil and military, and has always been Zhang Xutuo's right-hand man, and now that he is dead, the treatment he gets is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary soldiers.

On the day Jia Wuben was buried, Zhang Xutuo personally carried the coffin and sent him on his last journey. The coffin was Zhang Xutuo's own money, and the funeral offerings, in addition to some commonly used things, also had more than a dozen human heads: the heads of the Wagang thieves.

Hundreds of captives of the Wagang thieves were still imprisoned, and Jia Wuben was buried, and Zhang Xutuo personally interrogated several people to know who shot the arrow.

"The death of Wuben and the death of other soldiers are my responsibility." Zhang Xutuo summoned Li Xuanba and others into the mansion and blamed himself: "If it weren't for Ben Jiang's recklessness, things wouldn't have developed to this point." Without waiting for everyone to be relieved, he continued: "But now is not the time to be sad, we must cheer up and protect the Great Sui River." ”

"The last general is willing to follow the general and serve the imperial court." Luo Shixin and the others said in unison.

"What about the losses of our army this time?" Zhang Xutuo nodded and asked softly: "Shubao, can the list of fallen soldiers be counted?" ”

"General Hui, this time our army lost 1,852 people, including 98 cavalrymen." After Qin Qiong finished speaking, she took out a booklet from her arms and handed it to Zhang Xutuo.

"Nearly two thousand." Zhang Xutuo looked at it for a while, sighed, and said, "The general's guilty fold is also ready, Xuanba, you can send someone to Jiangdu together." ”

Li Xuanba habitually stood at the end, suddenly heard his name, hurriedly took two steps forward, and arched his hand and said: "General Zhang, although our army has suffered heavy losses, the army has killed nearly 3,000 Wagang thieves and captured hundreds of people, why should the general ask for guilt?" ”

Zhang Xutuo has not tasted defeat so far, and has won the trust of Yang Guang, and now that the myth of his undefeated has been broken, will Zhang Xutuo still be so important in Yang Guang's heart?

In fact, Li Xuanba was a little worried about this. Although Yang Guang doesn't like to lose battles, he will not punish Zhang Xutuo because he lost a battle.

Li Xuanba's kindness, of course Zhang Xutuo understood, he looked at Li Xuanba, and said: "You are the prison sent by His Majesty, and you should play according to the facts, as for how Your Majesty's Sacred Heart will be decided, it is not something we should worry about." ”

"Yes." Li Xuanba stepped forward to take the list of fallen soldiers and Zhang Xutuo's fold, bowed and saluted, and slowly retreated.

"Before this battle, Xuanba had insight into the opportunity and persuaded me to stick to Xingyang, but I didn't listen to him, so I caused this catastrophe." Zhang Xutuo's face was pale, and he said ashamedly: "Now that Wuben has died in battle, his subordinates will be temporarily commanded by Xuanba. In addition to being the commander of Xingyang, Zhang Xutuo is also the ambassador of the 12 counties of Henan Province to arrest him, which means that he has the right to appoint officials of the 12 counties of Henan Province.

If it weren't for Li Xuanba sending troops to rescue, the losses of the army would have been even heavier, and even Zhang Xutuo might have died at the hands of the Wagang thieves. With just one point, Luo Shixin and others were convinced by Li Xuanba, and naturally no one objected.

Zhang Xutuo appointed Li Xuanba as the general of Huwei, and Li Xuanba pondered for a while and did not refuse.

Because the army lost more than 2,000 people, Zhang Xutuo readjusted some deployments, and the generals kept it in mind and thought it was true. An hour later, all the generals were ordered to retreat, and only Zhang Xutuo and Li Xuanba were left in the hall.

Zhang Xutuo's lips were a little chapped because he had spoken for too long, so Li Xuanba poured him a glass of water and handed it over. Zhang Xutuo took the cup without saying a word, drank it all, and then said casually: "With your current ability, it is enough to lead the troops into battle, why did you hesitate for a moment?" ”

"Xuanba is worried about becoming the second Zhao Kuo." Li Xuanba bowed down and replied: "Talking on paper is not a good general after all." ”

"You don't have to ride a horse to kill the enemy to be called a general." Zhang Xutuo said lightly: "Yesterday, when I interrogated the Wagang thief, I learned that Li Mi had defected to Wagang Village, and the arrow in the business book was shot by Li Mi in the dense forest. Li Mi is not good at martial arts, but when Yang Xuangan rebelled, he was the most worrying of the traitors. ”

"Xuanba has also heard of him." Regarding Zhang Xutuo's attitude, Li Xuanba did not care, still maintained a modest and low-key appearance, and said softly: "Although he is not proficient in martial arts, he is familiar with the art of war and has led soldiers, so he is naturally much stronger than Xuanba." The general compares me with him, and he really thinks highly of Xuanba. ”

When Zhang Xutuo heard this, he shook his head slightly, and said: "Shubao has always obeyed military orders, and this time he led his troops to help, it must be your attention, I am a little curious now, he led his troops to rush to the enemy formation, is it also your strategy?" ”

Li Xuanba casually said "um" and explained: "Soldiers, treacherous ways, make the enemy unpredictable, in order to confuse the enemy and gain an advantage." ”

Qin Qiong didn't understand Li Xuanba's intentions at first, but Zhang Xutuo understood it at once, and I have to say that Zhang Xutuo's use of troops is indeed not comparable to Qin Qiong and others.

"Calm and calm, do not act impulsively, this is a necessary condition for the general." Zhang Xutuo nodded with satisfaction and said, "No one is born to lead troops into battle, so you don't have to be arrogant. ”

Li Xuanba bowed and saluted to show his gratitude.

"Wagangzhai sent more than 30,000 troops this time, and it is difficult to estimate how many rebels there are in their village." The two were silent for a moment at the same time, and Zhang Xutuo sighed: "Now if you want to exterminate them, I'm afraid that it won't happen overnight." ”

"Why did the general say that?" Li Xuanba was puzzled: "The Wagang thieves set up such an ambush, they must have come out of the nest, how could the general think that there are still a large number of rebels in Wagang Village?" Could it be that the captive also spoke? ”

"Well, I heard that among the Wagang thieves, there is a man named Wang Bodang, this person is resourceful and extremely cautious, this time he led his troops to guard Wagang Village, and did not participate in this battle." Zhang Xutuo replied: "It's a pity that only a few people know the strength of Wagangzhai. ”

When Li Xuanba heard this, he felt a chill in his heart, and then said embarrassedly: "General, Xuanba is a little anxious, so he retreated first." Zhang Xutuo was stunned for a moment and nodded involuntarily.

Xu Shiji, Shan Xiongxin, Zhai Rang, and Li Mi all appeared, but Wang Bodang did not appear.

Although Li Xuanba didn't remember when Zhang Xutuo was killed, he clearly remembered that when Zhang Xutuo died in battle, Wang Bodang also participated in that battle.

Compared with Xu Shiji and others, Wang Bodang's reputation in later generations is much smaller, so Li Xuanba never thought of Wang Bodang until Zhang Xutuo reminded him that Li Xuanba remembered him.

Knowing that Wang Bodang was guarding Wagangzhai, Li Xuanba began to doubt again: Although Zhang Xutuo is still alive now, has history been changed?