Qu Duan finally came, and he was dressed in purple boiled clothes, with a slight mouth on the top of his head, and a gold belt wrapped around his fat, which can be said to be neatly cleaned up from top to bottom. You will have a hard time finding anything wrong with his clothes. As we all know, most of the military ministers of Shaanxi Zhulu were born in the families of the army, rough and shallow, and informality is their most obvious sign. The curved end is indeed an alternative.

The brothers of the Xu family got up one after another, as if they had a tacit understanding, they only hugged their fists and did not sing promises. Qu Duan didn't say anything, and went straight to the handsome seat to sit down. Then he waved his hand and motioned for the three brothers to sit down as well. The four of them sat still in the hall, and no one spoke. Originally, Kang Sui was still standing on the inside of the door of the festival hall, ready to run errands or something, but when he saw this formation. Overwhelmed by the stiff and oppressive atmosphere, he quietly withdrew.

Xu Yuan was sitting precariously, his eyes staring straight ahead, motionless. Xu Sheng lowered his head slightly, as if he was counting ants on the ground. Xu Wei leaned back against the chair, and there was no expression on his face. Qu Duan sat on it, glanced quickly at the corner of his eye, and coughed. Then he picked up the teacup on the handsome desk and took a sip, tasting it with great taste. Kang Sui outside the door looked more and more curious, and said in his heart What is going on? Don't talk at all? When will this happen? After thinking about it, he said outside the door: "A few chiefs are talking, but there is something. Command the humble and do it. ”

He was simply speechless, but the effect was immediate. Qu Duan immediately said "um", Xu Wei also nodded and said "Okay" This is finally the beginning, Qu Duan coughed, put down the teacup, and said loudly: "Yan'an is in an emergency, and the two directors have repeatedly urged the troops. Today, 70,000 horse infantry troops gathered in Yaozhou. How to march into the army. Do you have an idea? ”

Xu Da and Xu Si were silent, and Qu Duan drifted his gaze to Xu Wei intentionally or unintentionally. Zijin Hu glanced at him and replied, "The commander of the six routes of soldiers and horses, I am ordered to come, dare to make noise?" ”

It seems that he had expected this situation, Qu Duanwei sat behind the handsome case, sighed first, and then said: "According to the opinion of this official, it is necessary to send a detailed work into the Dan Prefecture of Jiaofang to find out the truth of the Jin army." to be able to enter the army..."

Xu Wei smiled when he heard this: "The main force of the Jin army is besieging Yan'an, Mu Han has set up the Shuaifu in Langzhou, and there are only a small number of troops in Fangdan and Erzhou to sweep away the righteous division. He knew what Qu Duan's intention was when he said this, it was nothing more than to delay the dispatch of troops as much as possible, and he would not let the other party have this opportunity.

Qu end heart? One move. Immediately asked, "I wonder how Xu Jingluo found out?" ”

"Oh, now the rebels are swarming in eastern Shaanxi. Qu Dutong casually asked a few people, and he would know. Xu Wei's words were an understatement, but in Quduan's ears, it was not the case at all. His face tightened. It seems to be contrived.

Among the six marshals of Shaanxi, Xu Wei is nothing in terms of qualifications, and he can't compare with the generals of the Western Army who have fought for decades in terms of achievements, but if it comes to the righteous army, his qualifications can be said to be the oldest, and this matter can be traced back to the beginning of his appointment as the "Patrol Envoy of the Lianghe Loyal and Righteous Patrol Society".

It is also from Xu Wei's body dagger, the generals of the Western Army. Even the emperor's ministers in the court realized that the original rebel army was this. Something is useful, and there is a great use. Look at the Purple Golden Tiger, raise your arms and exhale, and hundreds of thousands of righteous troops in Hedong responded in groups. Although the head-to-head duel still relies on the official army, the role of the rebel army is also obvious. First of all, I am flexible, if I can't win, I will run, and if I can't stay in the city, I will drill into the ravine. It doesn't matter if I can fight or not, as long as I'm here. It's a threat to you Jurchens. Of course, the size of the threat is another matter. Secondly. The food and equipment of the rebel army basically relied on self-sufficiency, and the imperial court did not have any burden, at most it was a letter of appointment. To put it bluntly, in troubled times, that thing is just a piece of paper, with some ink, and then a seal.

Therefore, after Qu Duan was in charge, he also began to pay attention to the righteous army. But this general of the Western Army does not take the usual path, Xu Wei is support, he is a merger. But what did the rebels raise for? Naturally, there are factors to resist Jin and defend the country, but it is undeniable that the leaders of the rebel army still hope that one day, like those people in Hedong, will be appointed by the imperial court as a commander of soldiers and horses, and a certain governor of the prefecture or something. You have annexed the troops, will they be willing?

Now most of the rebels in Shaanxi follow the path of the Xu brothers. When the army was sent from Shaanxi, it was 40,000 Ma Bu troops, but now it is in Fuping. There were more than 80,000 soldiers. Qu Duan had already received the news, and he was really angry in his heart, these dirty talents, as the commander of all the armies, you actually went to vote for the Xu family brothers?

So, when Xu Wei said that Jiang. Qu Duan thought that Zijin Tiger was satirizing him. Fortunately, he also knows that Xu Jiu is different from the past, he is no longer the Dingrong Zhijun under his own control, but the youngest person in Shaanxi Sixth Road who can call himself "Ben Shuai". Suppressing his temper, Qu Duan said in a deep voice: "In this way, what does Xu Jingluo mean to wave his army to attack Jiaozhou?" ”

"Yes, the tactics of the Jin army, if the siege of the city. Traditionally, it has been to clear the periphery first. How could they let our army go straight to the city of Yan'an? Langzhou will gather heavy troops to garrison, to save Yan'an, first concentrate troops to fight, "Qiaozhou war, Yan'an's pressure will also be relieved!" The reason why he was so determined was because before he sent out the army, he had already deduced many times with his two elder brothers, Wu Jie and others. Since Muhan is in Duzhou, then our army should attack the Jin army and save it.

Qu Duan was silent for a while, and with his knowledge, of course he knew that Xu Wei was right.

But the problem is, your Hujie army has been fighting against the Jurchens since the Xuanhe period, and after five or six years of fighting, who would dare to treat your Xu Wei's troops as township soldiers now? You naturally have the capital to not be afraid of money, but what about the troops in my hands? Except for the Zhang brothers and Kang Sui, Li Yanqi and others, the others were all pieced together. If I go to fight the Jin army, how much will I lose? Langzhou is a place where Jin Guoguo is sticky, not a partial teacher like Yelu Ma Wu last time.

After thinking about it again and again, Qu Duan said: "Although it is said that Sticky Han set up the Shuai's Mansion in Langzhou, it is hearsay after all, and it cannot be believed. Moreover, the two states of Fangdan are all occupied by the Jin people. If I attack Langzhou, I am afraid that the enemy of Fang Dan will be behind. The meaning of the officer. The soldiers were divided into two routes, all the way to attack Fangzhou, all the way to attack Danzhou, and then to attack Hanyu Langzhou, which was a foolproof strategy. At this point, he deliberately paused and asked, "What do you think of the three of you?" ”

Xu Yuan has been listening patiently, but at this time, he finally couldn't hold it down, and he didn't look at Qu Duan, and said to himself: "Our army doesn't have many troops, and the soldiers are divided into two ways?" Anyone who has led soldiers for several years will never do so. ”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense!

Xu Wei clearly saw that Qu Duan's face changed. Hands clutching the teacup! But in the end, Qu Duan was not angry, but suddenly smiled: "This is not to blame others, this official heard that someone took advantage of the defeat of the concubine to retreat to Shaanzhou, and wantonly recruited troops and horses, such a small place, actually crowded with more than 100,000 horse infantry troops." Wouldn't it be too much? And the officer gave the order to march. Wouldn't it be too little to bring only 40,000 people here? ”

Xu Yuan was shocked and angry, and immediately said: "Ben Shuai also heard that just Huanqing has raised more than 70,000 soldiers. Compared with the two, there are still few Shaanxi Huas that gather the main forces of the two roads. "Xu Wei now has nearly 60,000 troops in his hands, Xu Yuan originally brought out 30,000 horses from Jingyuan, and later Zhang Jun led his troops to return to the building, plus Xu Wei naturally couldn't forget his eldest brother when he expanded the army, so the Jingyuan army also added some. Combined, the two brothers do have a scale of about 100,000. But beware. Of these 100,000 troops, less than half of them can actually be immediately drawn into battle.

Qu Duan's face was a little unbearable, although Xu Yuan was his old chief. But this time and that time. Therefore, he said angrily: "Xu Yide,"

"How?" Xu Yuan raised his head and looked directly at him. The scarred face was full of disdain.

The tense atmosphere in the festival hall made Kang Sui outside the hall sweat profusely, and it was bad, if this matter started today, I am afraid it would not end well. The capital is in a hurry, but don't put him in prison like he said to Yao Pingzhong. The Xu brothers have heavy troops and a Tokyo background, so when it comes to that, the two directors will never be biased towards us.

Qu Duan was furious for a while! Grabbed the teacup and threw it in the hall, and smashed it! There was a commotion among the soldiers outside the festival! Kang Sui had already stepped into the threshold with one foot, and at this moment, the Purple Gold Tiger Huo Ran got up. Hands pressed the hilt of the knife and shot into the hall! When Kang saw it, he withdrew his left leg. Qu Duan was also about to scold, but when he saw Xu Wei in such a posture, he was stunned for a while, and after a long time, he stretched his face and asked, "Xu Wei, what do you want to do?" ”

Xu Wei rarely carried a blade with him, and even when he was directing a battle, he only carried a horsewhip in his hand. But this time, for some reason, there was a hanging knife in his waist. Qu Duan asked, his hand did not leave the hilt, looked at the other party, and said loudly: "The enemy is now." We are all generals of the Western Army, so there is no need to dwell on these unnecessary issues. Yan'an is in danger. It is necessary to march from the army, if it is not united. What to talk about breaking the enemy? ”

Qu Duan gritted his teeth: "Are you teaching the officer?" ”

Xu Yuan was even more angry when he heard this, what about my brother to teach you? I don't believe it, when you drop this cup, there are still knife and axe hands dare to come out? Aren't you bold with your surname? If you are a man, I will not be able to leave Yaozhou City today! Just as I was about to speak. Xu Wei had already stopped his eyes. Then he said to Qu Duan: "Don't dare, just talk about things." ”

Xu Sheng also said at this time: "Qu Dutong, our army is insufficient, and it should be concentrated." If the troops are divided, the gold thieves will have a chance to take advantage of it, or they will be broken by each one. ”

Qu Duan slapped every case, and said hatefully: "That's the case." The three of you brothers are going to fight! With your Xu family, it is enough to support the sky of Shaanxi! "Say it. Go off in a huff!

Leaving the Xu family brother in the hall, he looked at each other and shook his head. Xu Yuan patted his thigh and stood up, and sneered: "Let's go, listen to him squirting nonsense, disgusting." Let's go to the inn and talk about it. ”

Xu Wei's expression was cold, his eyes flashed, and Qu Duan was deliberate, he was using the question to wave. (To be continued)