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After Feng Cai captured Xiangyang, he led his army to Wancheng at full speed, and at this time his main army was less than thirty miles away from Wancheng.

It is said that the attack on Wancheng is imminent, and the great revenge is about to be avenged, Feng should be very happy.

But for some reason, he faintly felt a little bad in his heart.

Originally, the vanguard army should have sent back the news, but so far it seems to have disappeared out of thin air, and there has been no news.

Just when Feng should be thinking about whether to send someone to check, he saw that the vanguard of the army returned with hundreds of remnants in disarray.

Feng Cai frowned and asked, "What happened?" How can you be so embarrassed? ”

Seeing that the main general was blamed, the vanguard general hurriedly knelt down and explained: "General, the vanguard was attacked by the Hexi Army on the outskirts of Wancheng and suffered heavy losses. ”

Hearing this, Feng Gai was taken aback, he didn't expect that the attacker was actually the Hexi Army.

He hurriedly issued a military order, ordering the army to suspend its march north.

Then, he jumped off his horse, came to the vanguard general, and shouted, "Speak quickly!" What the hell is going on? ”

"Back to the general, he was ordered to rush to Wancheng, and it was very smooth at first, but when he was about to arrive, he was suddenly attacked by the Hexi Iron Cavalry."

"I can't do anything when I see this, so I have to lead the army to retreat."

"Except for the people in front of them who escaped by chance, the rest of the brothers were either captured or killed."

"Can you see clearly? Is it really the Hexi Army?! ”

"Swear by a humble oath, see it clearly! In addition to the Hexi Army, I can't think of anyone else who else can be in that equipment and momentum. ”

"Then can you see how many Hexi troops there are?"

"I don't know how many, but there are tens of thousands."

"You didn't fight with them, how can you not know how many people there are?"

"Oops, General! The Hexi Iron Cavalry moved quickly, and before they could react, they had already broken up the forward formation. ”

"As far as the eye can see, it is full of cavalry, and the black pressure is overwhelming, and you can't see the head at all."

Suddenly, Feng Gai seemed to realize something, and couldn't help but gasp.

The Hexi Army meddled in Nanyang, could it be said that King Yong wanted to turn his face with Nanjun Gong?

Thinking that he was about to confront the world-famous Hexi Army, Feng Gai felt a tremor in his heart inexplicably.

Although Feng should be eager to kill Wancheng immediately and break the corpses of Yu Qian and others into thousands of pieces.

But he also knew that the appearance of the Hexi Army in Wancheng had complicated the current situation.

So, he took a deep breath and immediately shouted: "Order the whole army: withdraw to Xiangyang immediately." ”

……

Not long after, news came from the south of Wancheng that the advance of the Jingzhou Army was defeated by the Hexi Army, and Feng should have retreated south in a panic.

Knowing that the Jingzhou army was repelled in the north, more than 100,000 people in Wancheng cheered.

After repelling the Jingzhou army, Hexi began to take over the Han Prefecture in an all-round way.

Several counties such as Nanyang, Xinye, Weixing, Xiangcheng, Nanxiang, and Shangyong successively changed their flags and announced their accession to Hexi.

A few days later, Wei Shuo arrived in Wancheng to inspect, and he was accompanied by Wei Lang and Pei Songzhi.

After meeting with Zhonghaoqiang at the beginning, in addition to arranging for everyone to settle in Chang'an, he also recruited many young children, including Pei Songzhi and Wei Lang.

After a short period of contact, Wei Shuo found that Wei Lang and Pei Songzhi were extraordinary, and both had the talent of state pastor, so he devoted himself to cultivation.

This time, he took everyone back to Wancheng, first, to stabilize the situation in Nanyang; Second, I also want to take the opportunity to train young talents.

Liu Muzhi is worthy of Wang Zuozhi's talent, and before Wei Shuo arrived in Wancheng, order had been restored inside and outside.

So much so that Wei Shuo sighed: "In this life, I have the Tao and help each other, and I am lucky to be alone!" ”

Liu Muzhi said modestly: "Your Highness has won the award, this is just the duty of the minister." ”

"Hahaha!"

After laughing, Wei Shuo stepped forward to pick up Liu Muzhi and entered Wancheng with him.

Coming to the former Nanyang County Guard's Mansion, Wei Shuo sat on the top and listened carefully to Liu Muzhi's report on the current situation.

Knowing that the Jingzhou army retreated to Xiangyang without a fight, Wei Shuo breathed a sigh of relief.

"Although Feng should withdraw to Xiangyang, the situation is still not optimistic."

"Next, it's up to Huan Xuan, if he is angry because of this, it is hard to guarantee that he will not send troops to attack again."

"I don't know if there is a countermeasure, can I let Huan Xuan lower the fire?"

"This ......"

Liu Muzhi twisted his beard and thought for a while, and then said, "The minister really has a suggestion, maybe you can give it a try." ”

"You say!"

"Your Majesty has considered it, in fact, the land of Nanyang is not important to Huan Xuan, but he can't bear the adverse effects caused by it."

"Because once the news of the defeat of the Jingzhou army spreads and is defeated by the Hexi army, it will inevitably boost the morale of the anti-Huan forces everywhere."

"And in order to maintain his prestige and recover his declining momentum, Huan Xuan must defeat the Hexi Army and recapture Wancheng."

"Moreover, as the lord said, Huan Xuan is a little emotional."

"If nothing else, he will inevitably think that this is the king's betrayal of him, and nine times out of ten he will be annoyed and angry."

"Therefore, for Huan Xuan, this is a political battle and emotional battle that has to be fought!"

"Even if he has a personal relationship with the lord, he has to pinch his nose and send troops to attack."

"If Hexi wants to avoid conflict with Huan Xuan, he must first lower his posture, and even ask His Highness to publicly apologize to Huan Xuan."

"When the anger in Huan Xuan's heart subsides, and then try to save his reputation, then all the problems will be solved."

"Apologizing or not apologizing is nothing, as long as it can benefit Hexi, I don't mind sacrificing my reputation."

"But how can I help Huan Xuan save his reputation? At present, for Hexi, the advantages of maintaining Huan Xuan's rule for the time being outweigh the disadvantages. ”

"Simple! His Royal Highness can instigate Huan Xuan's northern expedition to Southern Yan. ”

"Northern Expedition and Southern Yan ......" Wei Shuo's eyes lit up.

"Yes!"

"The Northern Expedition has always been known as politically correct in Jiangdong, from Yu Liang, Yin Hao, to Huan Wen and Xie An, all generations of Zaifu have actively promoted the Northern Expedition."

"Among them, Huan Wen, the father of Huan Xuan, promoted the Northern Expedition many times in order to achieve his personal political goals."

"And Huan Xuan is often proud of his father, so naturally he will not be tempted by the Northern Expedition."

"As long as we can help his Northern Expedition achieve meritorious results, not only can we continue to maintain Huan Xuan's rule, but we may also be able to solve the problem of no port in Hexi."

"At the moment, the lord must send someone to Gu Yu to appease Huan Xuan as soon as possible, and appease the other party before he sends his troops."

"Well, the Tao is very lonely with that! Lonely, he sent Uncle Xuan to see Huan Xuan. ”

……

As Liu Muzhi and Wei Shuo expected, when Huan Xuan received a joint report from Feng Gai and Huan Shikang, he was immediately furious when he learned that Hexi had attacked the Jingzhou army.

He believed that he had been emotionally betrayed by his brother Wei Shuo, and immediately sent a large army to attack Wancheng again.

Fortunately, Yin Zhongwen, Liu Mai, Yang Fu, Wang Mi and others persuaded each other, which allowed Huan Xuan to temporarily transfer troops without mentioning it.

However, everyone soon realized that this Nanyang battle would be a huge challenge for Huan Xuan.

The defeat of the Jingzhou army in Wancheng, not to mention the military influence, the political impact caused by this alone will be beyond imagination.

You don't need to send someone to investigate, you can imagine how many people will be excited about it in the end.

There are even some people who think that the Huan family will be gone, and a new round of anti-Huan uprisings will be set off.

If one is not dealt with properly, it is very likely that everything that Huan Xuan got in front of him will be in vain.

Of course, it would be good if we could send troops to defeat the Hexi army and recapture Wancheng.

But this kind of thing is just a matter of thinking about it, and if you really have to take action, the consequences are unpredictable.

Otherwise, Yin Zhongwen, Wang Mi and others would not have tried their best to stop Huan Xuan from transferring troops, and even Bian Fanzhi in the capital also wrote to persuade Huan Xuan to calm down.

However, at this moment, Huan Xuan has obviously been swayed by his feelings, and he always thinks that Wei Shuo has betrayed his brotherhood and is bent on teaching a lesson to his disobedient little brother.

What's more, Huan Xuan knew that he was in power for the first time, and he must not tolerate any provocation, otherwise his prestige would plummet, which would not be conducive to stabilizing the situation.

At the court meeting, he had a gloomy face and glanced at the courtiers.

"This time, Hexi invaded our border for no reason and kidnapped and killed officials and people, which is a serious provocation to the imperial court."

"If we don't use force to teach the people of Hexi a lesson, there will be no peace inside and outside the government and the opposition."

"Captain's words are wrong!"

"At present, although the imperial court has put down the rebellion in the southeast, the internal and external situation is still not optimistic, and coupled with the exhaustion of finances, it is simply unable to start a war with Hexi."

"In case of repeated defeat in Nanyang, I am afraid that Xiaoxiao from all over the country will take the opportunity to rise."

"At that time, even if Gong Huan has three heads and six arms, I am afraid it will be difficult to parry."

Although Wang Mi has several heads, this time he can be regarded as planning for Huan Xuan.

He did not approve of a presumptuous war with Hexi, as it would further condemn the imperial court to passivity.

He advocated a political solution to the dispute and avoided military conflict as much as possible.

Wang Mi's words quickly aroused a strong reaction among the ministers, and all the ministers agreed with this proposal.

"What Situ said is extremely true, Hexi is strong, and once a conflict breaks out with it, it will not be able to win overnight."

"In the event of a protracted war, the imperial court will be in danger of overturning."

Seeing that everyone didn't support him, Huan Xuan's whole face was as black as the bottom of the pot.

But Huan Xuan's thoughts are different from everyone else, although he also believes that the current situation is unstable and he should not start a war with the outside world.

But now that he was betrayed by his good brother Wei Shuo, his mind was full of shame, and he wanted to vent his evil anger.

"Wait for that! It was precisely because of internal and external instability that Bengong insisted on starting a war with Hexi. ”

"If you are lucky enough to win, it will not only greatly enhance the prestige of the imperial court, but also deter Xiaoxiao and stabilize the internal and external situation.

To tell the truth, Huan Xuan's words are also reasonable.

It's just that the target he chose is too strong, and if he wants to defeat the Hexi army, how difficult it is! It was unanimously opposed.

Huan Xuan is a very emotional person, but under the repeated opposition of everyone, it is inevitable that he will be a little annoyed and angry, and what he says will not go through his brain.

"Why don't you know these orphans?"

"But now that Zhiyuan has forced his father to this, if he doesn't fight back, how should the outside world look at Lone? What face does Lone have to stay in the court? ”

"In short, it doesn't matter if everyone agrees or not! The determination of Gubei has been made and cannot be changed. ”

"If you don't want to go, you will lead the troops alone."

As soon as these words came out, the ministers looked at each other, and no one dared to raise any objections.

And when Wang Mi saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh secretly, how can a husband be able to bend and stretch, how can he be emotional?