"I just don't know what kind of response Tang Xian, who knows the situation now, will have? This time, the situation of the guards is really not good. Wei Dong said with a sigh.

Zhao Xun smiled: "What? Are you still worried about the guards? It seems that we are the ones who are causing the difficulties of the guards. However, now that there is not much way out for the guards, the fastest, easiest, and most effective is naturally to bow down to us. ”

Wei Dong shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's impossible, Tang Xian, this person, unless he is at the point of death, otherwise he will never surrender to us." If nothing else, if he provokes a great war with us for no reason, he will be forced not to submit to us. Unless he becomes an ordinary person in the future and ignores the opinions of outsiders. ”

Tang Xian didn't know why he suddenly attacked the Xiaoguo Army without an edict, of course, this may also be related to the Qingzhou Water Army. But in any case, he took the initiative to lead the army to attack the Xiaoguo army, but the result was overwhelming, and then surrendered the Xiaoguo army. It was hostile to the Guards and the Devilish Army. It is definitely impossible to gain a foothold in the Xiaoguo army, let alone lead the army to fight. In addition, the outside world naturally has a low evaluation of it, and gossip is naturally indispensable.

Zhao Xun nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, the guards can, but Tang Xian can't surrender and won't surrender." Then the next closer way is to negotiate conditions with us and make peace! ”

"Peace?"

"Yes, make peace, it depends on how much he is willing to pay, let him go to the state to fight against the Turks or go to the south to confront the two big men of the imperial court? It depends on the conditions he gives and his intentions. ”

"In addition, there is another way, and that is to ask the imperial court for help."

"Asking for help? I'm afraid this court won't save him! He was the one who was named a traitor by the imperial court. Wei Dong said in surprise.

Zhao Xun said with a smile: "If there is rebellion, there will be Zhao'an." Now Tang Xian has 50,000 veterans of the guard army and 30,000 recruits of various kinds, whether it is Murong Cheng or Situ Lei, they all hope to get this army. But now only Murong Cheng has the ability to rescue, the imperial court guards have no hope, but there is a large army of Xiaoguo Army stationed in the south of Jizhou, and the land of Yanzhou is also being attacked by the Xuzhou army. The only one who can send troops to rescue is the Yangzhou Navy. We can transport the army from Youzhou and Jizhou to Qingzhou, and the Yangzhou Navy can naturally transport the guards back, of course, this is also their ignorance of our army. ”

Wei Dongdao: "Which way does the lord think Tang Xian will go?" As for the other way, both of them ignored it, and that was that the guards insisted on fighting the Xiaoguo army.

Zhao inquired: "It should be to make peace with me, of course, it is not excluded that he will ask the court for help." There is also the possibility of a death battle, and this question depends on Tang Xian's choice. ”

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Less than three days after the Xiaoguo army took Lingzhou Mansion, the Xiaoguo army in Donglai Mansion already knew about it. When the intelligence reported Shen Yuanhe there, Shen Yuanhe's face was still full of disbelief.

After working hard to defeat the Xiaoguo Army and capture the land of Donglai Mansion, in an instant, the Xiaoguo Army ran behind his ass and took his rear Lingzhou Mansion to the end, how could he not let Shen Yuanhe lose his mind.

Until the news was confirmed, and the soldiers of the other neighboring counties of Lingzhou Mansion sent out information, Shen Yuan was so angry that he almost wanted to vomit blood. What is the effect of beating back and forth like this? Now Shen Yuanhe understands that with the water army, it will be collected again, from Qingzhou in the north, to Jizhou in the middle, and to Qingzhou in the south, there is no place where the Xiaoguo army can't go. The Xiaoguo army can open a battle line anywhere, while the guards can only be beaten passively. For coastal lands, the importance of the navy is too important. Of course, the navy here should actually be regarded as a navy.

Shen Yuanhe was not ambiguous and responded immediately. First of all, let the southern counties be strictly guarded. At the same time, additional spies were sent to investigate the situation in Lingzhou Mansion, and at the same time, the guards of Donglai Mansion were quickly sent south to prepare for a battle with the Xiaoguo Army. In addition, he also hurriedly reported the situation of Lingzhou Mansion to Tang Xian.

"Water Army...... Sailors! If only the Qingzhou Navy Army had been in our hands, how could the Xiaoguo Army dare to be so presumptuous? What a pity! Pity! It was almost a success. The plan is not as good as the ingenuity of others! This Xiaoguo army can be regarded as a big loophole. If it weren't for the bribery of the officers of the Navy by my guards, how could you easily disintegrate the officers of the former Qingzhou Navy Army? "Shen Yuanhe has infinite resentment.

"The order is that the guards of Qucheng and Quyang counties will stay behind and gather the army together to carry out a tentative attack on the camp and Luping of Lingzhou Mansion to investigate the guard strength of Lingzhou Mansion."

"Report ...... Gaomi Mansion Urgent! ”

Zhao Xun took the number of messages, opened it and looked at it, and was immediately shocked, and the wry smile on his face turned into deep powerlessness. There was nothing else on top of the paperwork, only an overview of the current situation in Qingzhou and Tang Xian's military orders to him. After looking at the current situation in Qingzhou, Shen Yuanhe only understands now. It turned out that he and Tang Xian were completely singing a one-man show, and the victory or defeat was what they thought.

"Someone, send an order, let the officers of the various departments come to discuss the military situation immediately!"

Seeing his subordinates leaving, Shen Yuanhe shook his head and smiled bitterly: "How did things evolve to the way they are now?" Brother Tang, Brother Tang, it seems that your wish is difficult to come true. It's not something that everyone can do. ”

Shen Yuanhe knew that because of the incident of the Qingzhou Navy that day, the hard work of the guards for most of the year was in vain, and there was no benefit, maybe because of this matter, the two would lose their official positions and resign. Therefore, Tang Xian, who was angry, decided to strike hard at the Xiaoguo army. First, it was to vent his anger, and most of his subordinates thought like this. Second, I also tried to see if I could find an opportunity to recapture the Qingzhou Navy from the hands of the Xiaoguo Army. If you can succeed, the credit is indispensable, and the worst can be exempted from punishment.

But as soon as the two armies fought, Tang Xian and Shen Yuanhe knew that it was impossible to seek the Qingzhou Naval Army. It was planned to stop there, withdraw and turn back. But because of the self-reliance of Cao Bin, the governor of Qingzhou, Tang Xian also gave birth to a princely general, and he would rather have a kind of spirit. Even Cao Bin, the governor of Qingzhou, who was one level lower than himself, became the lord of a state, so why didn't he have 100,000 troops? I think that at the beginning, the Xiaoguo Army only relied on more than 10,000 people to occupy Youbei, and gradually came to today's northern overlord.

If love is the most powerful source of strength for young people, then ambition is the source of power for those in power. When you have an idea, you have to take action. The 100,000 guards were not Tang Xian's, but the imperial court's. Although some people are between the imperial court and Tang Xian, they will choose Tang Xian. But ordinary soldiers will definitely be elected to the imperial court. Perhaps, as soon as Tang Xian wants to stand on his own, he will be defeated by an edict from the imperial court.

Tang Xian took the lead in convincing his friend and partner Shen Yuanhe, and then when he mobilized a large army to besiege Donglai Mansion, he sent Murong Cheng's officers to the battlefield one by one until he died in battle. This alone was not enough, and while he regarded the various units installed by his cronies and the soldiers of the personal guard as officers, he also selected the young and strong troops of the provinces under his jurisdiction to restore the strength that had been lost due to the siege.

These are not enough, Tang Xian knew that the Xiaoguo Army and Murong Cheng had reached a certain agreement because of the Qingzhou Water Army, so they strengthened the attack on the Xiaoguo Army, and prepared to force Zhao Xun, the lord of the Xiaoguo Army, to give Murong Cheng an ultimatum and declare that his guard army had become a rebel. If he had known to the entire guard, it was the court that had abandoned them.

Tang Xian's goal was achieved, and the imperial court really abandoned them, but terminated the 30,000 guards in Langya Mansion. These 30,000 guards were prepared by Tang Xian to trade with the imperial court, exchanging soldiers for the supplies I needed.

But Tang Xian obviously misestimated the reaction of the Xiaoguo army, and the Xiaoguo army of Donglai Province sent reinforcements, and the two armies went to war, wanting to stop. Then Tang Xian changed his course of action, and he made a decision to eliminate the Xiaoguo Army in Donglai Mansion. In Tang Xian's plan, after solving the problem of Donglai Mansion, he will force down Cao Bin, the governor of Qingzhou, and become the real master of Qingzhou, just like Zhao Xun is the lord of Youzhou.

In Tang Xian's plan, this time to defeat or completely annihilate the Xiaoguo army of Donglai Mansion, it is a big deal to compensate afterwards. But he misestimated the ability of the Xiaoguo army to deal with it, not only did he defend the city very strongly, but he also sent reinforcements. He didn't expect that Xiaoguo Jun was like a hedgehog that had been stimulated, and he leaked out his thorny shell at the moment. The northern Zhuhu cavalry was recruited, and the army gathered, and went straight to Jizhou, preparing to ask Murong Cheng for an explanation.

If it was just for Murong Cheng or the imperial court, it would be nothing, Tang Xian was even overjoyed when he heard it. The contradiction between the two sides was revealed in an instant, and the Xiaoguo army took the entire territory of Jizhou with lightning speed. These behaviors are no different from those of the rebels. The imperial court quickly took action to expel Qianniuwei and hunt him down. Things are basically going according to the plan of Shen Yuanhe, a small river, they never expected that after the Xiaoguo army took Jizhou, and after receiving the Qianniuwei and Taihang Mountain army, the three-way army, one of which went west, united with the Xuzhou army, cut into the north of Yanzhou, and cut off the retreat of the 30,000 guards. On the other hand, the army directly entered Langya Mansion and swept away the 30,000 guards.

In an instant, Tang Xian's layout was completely broken, so fast that Shen Yuanhe couldn't deal with it. Judging from the current situation, the path of the defenders has been basically decided, and defeat is inevitable. Whether it was Tang Xian or Shen Yuanhe, they were both deeply resentful and incredulous.

The main generals at all levels of the guard army all arrived at the general's mansion, and Shen Yuanhe told the current situation of Qingzhou completely, and he was immediately shocked that the generals were one soul out of the body and two souls were born in the sky. Just immersed in the joy of victory, how did it become like this in an instant? Some south with belief, but again had to believe. The loss of Lingzhou Mansion is the prelude to this group of situations.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you have followed the old brothers around the general, and you also know what the situation of the Pioneer Guard is. Everyone knows who I am. Shen Yuanhe glanced at the generals deeply, and then said, "What was the situation in Qingzhou before?" What is the situation with the Guards? You all know that. I don't want the whole Guard to know about it and be in chaos. ”

"I give you a choice, if you are willing to continue to serve the general, and if you are willing to stay and continue to serve the guard, stay here. Those who are unwilling or have no faith can leave on their own. But I don't want to see a single person in the midst of the enemy siege army. Shen Yuanhe said slowly.

For a long time, no one left.

"You have to think about it, if you stay, you can't leave at will, you have to fight for the defense to the end." Shen Yuanhe Zhensheng said.

"I'm willing to die for the general!" More than a dozen people responded in unison. Leave? Where can you go if you leave? Besides, how could the above let you leave......

"Zhang Wenkui, General Ben is going to Gaomi Mansion to meet with General Tang to discuss the direction of the Wei army. Here, it's up to you. After the results of the test of Lingzhou Mansion come out, it will be dealt with according to the situation. You are the most cautious and careful, you are in charge here, and General Tang and I can rest assured. Shen Yuanhe said to an elegant man who was over forty years old.

"Wen Kui commanded! People are in Donglai Province! Zhang Wenkui said in a deep voice.