As soon as the Xiaoguo army entered the Haizhou Mansion, it occupied the south gate and the Nancheng camp, and the army was stationed in it. Subsequently, Zhao Xun declined the invitation of the assassin Shi and the lieutenant on the grounds that the march was tiring and needed to rest, but also agreed to the invitation to the banquet on the second day.

Cheng Yuan and Lu Yao are now bitter promises, without him, it is no longer time for them to call the shots in Haizhou Mansion. In addition to the more than 1,000 Haizhou Mansion Army, Haizhou Mansion is the Navy General You Zhengyang. The sailors have been stationed in Haizhou for more than two years, and then they collected the merchant ships that came and went, made a fortune, and had a great influence in Haizhou Mansion.

These 20,000 sailors were originally located in the Liaodong Peninsula, Xiping Prefecture, a part of the Liaodong Naval Division, and after the Xiping Mansion was occupied by the Sumo Yan Dynasty, the Liaodong Naval Division was also dispersed. The arrangement given by the imperial court to this naval division was to divide it under the Qingzhou naval army, but this naval division was not treated well by the Qingzhou naval army, so it was moved to Haizhou Mansion.

When the Xiaoguo Army was still the Huolin Army, the merchants in the territory were repeatedly exploited in Haizhou Mansion, and it was because of this sailor. Later, Zhao Xun was appointed as the patrol envoy of Youbei, General Yunlu, and Huolin Army were also organized by the imperial court as the Xiaoguo Army, and after becoming the master of the northern part of Youzhou, the general of the Navy Division also let the Haizhou Mansion Assassin Shi accept the supervision of the Xiaoguo Army.

In contrast, the imperial court did not strictly monitor the sailors, because no matter how much the sailors were conducted, they could not have a fatal effect on the rule, while the army was different, he could destroy the ruling class.

Zhao Xun naturally learned about the situation in Haizhou City in the camp in the south of the city, so as to make the most adequate preparations.

"General, why don't we just agree to their banquet and take over here?" Looking at Zhao Xun, who was lazily sitting on the chair with his eyes closed, Su Ziyan asked.

Zhao Xun said with a smile: "We killed more than 500 sailors and arrested 200 people, so we have to give them a little time to react." Now, it is not this Thorn Shi and Du Wei who are in charge of this Haizhou City, but the general of the water division. ”

"General, what if the Marines withdraw to the defending army to the north? The 40,000 or 50,000 troops of Liaodong have been eyeing each other. Xue Qinglan was worried that the sailors would withdraw to Wangzhou City and Beizhou City to resist the more than 10,000 troops of the Liaodong Army.

"Liaodong Army? Now it's almost September, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the Liaodong Army will not attack in a big army. But just in case, we can't help but prepare. 4,000 infantry troops have been sent before, so let Zhang Meng and Chen Qingzai send 5,000 cavalry to join forces and garrison the two cities and hold the place. At the same time, I also told the Liaodong Army that our Xiaoguo Army is here, and if you want to be like the nearly 200,000 invading army, and become the battle merit in the hands of my Xiaoguo soldiers, then come. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

Xue Qinglan smiled awkwardly and said, "General, do you want to give these boys the military system of the Xiaoguo Army, otherwise, the Xiaoguo Army will not recognize them as a member of the Xiaoguo Army." ”

Looking at Xue Qinglan pointing at the general of the Yuan Zuolong Xiangwei who was bigger than himself, he suddenly said, "Oh, I forgot about it!" Because I am only a general of the Xiaoguo Army, I can only award official positions below the general level, and our official positions are different from those of the imperial court, so ......"

"One qiē obeys the general's order!" The four generals Qin Wanjie, Daniel Zhang, Zhang Meng, and Chen Qing of the former Zuo Long Wei Wu Lang hurriedly said that now they know the strength of the Xiaoguo Army very well and are willing to serve in this army.

"That's good, the four of you are all captains, captains of light vehicles, if you want to be promoted, then use your combat exploits to speak. May the cavalry or the infantry choose for themselves, and I will have people give the corresponding position a rank mark. As for where they will be appointed, they will need to be reorganized before they are assigned. ”

Then Zhao Xun no longer cared about the choice of the four people, and said to Xue Qinglan and Qin Daolin: "Two generals, I can't grant you the position of general, but you are still treated as a general." After the reorganization of the Five Governments, two of them can serve in it. ”

Xue Qinglan hurriedly said: "The last general can see that they are properly settled, and he is already satisfied. The last general is not young, he has been in the army for more than ten years, and he wants to go home to recuperate, and he hopes that the general will agree. ”

Qin Daolin, who was full of joy, heard Xue Qinglan say it, and hurriedly said: "The last general ......"

Zhao Xun waved his hand and said in a cold voice: "What? Do the two generals think that I, Zhao Xun, will taboo you because you were once the general of Zuo Long Xiangwei? Afraid I'll do something to you? ”

Xue Qinglan hurriedly said: "That's not what the last general meant, the last general ......"

Zhao asked: "Okay, you don't need to worry, my Xiaoguo army has a lot of troops now, and Youzhou will soon be pacified." The millet has seized the land of my three mansions, and it is time to spit it out. The two generals had no idea of regaining the lost territory from the hands of the Su Mo Ya? I, Zhao Xun, am not the one who unloads the mill and kills the donkey, the two generals have been fighting for many years, and there are very few people in my Xiaoguo army who can compare with you. The eastern crusade to regain the lost territory is indispensable to you. ”

Xue Qinglan's face turned red and said, "The last general is ashamed, since the general said so, the last general is willing to sell this life to the general." ”

Hearing that Zhao Xun was going to go east to conquer Su Mo and regain the lost territory, Qin Daolin was also very excited. Compared with Xue Qinglan, he is more enthusiastic about the battlefield.

"By the way, can the two generals know anything about the Navy General You Zhengyang?"

Xue Qinglan thought for a while and said, "General Hui, in the past, among the Liaodong Naval Divisions, this You Zhengyang was just one of the more than a dozen generals, and he was not outstanding. However, I have heard that this man is timid and lustful for money. Because we don't have much contact with the sailor, we don't know much about it. ”

Zhao Xun tapped on the armrest of the chair and sneered: "Cowardly, it has always been true, otherwise they would not have withdrawn intact when the other sailor generals fought with Su Mo Yan. However, since he wants to go against me and put on a face for me, then he wants him to look good. ”

Xue Qinglan and Qin Daolin glanced at each other, knelt down and said to Zhao Xun: "General, the last general has a reluctant request, I hope the general will forgive me." ”

Zhao Xun was a little puzzled, what was there that made the two of them so formal, and Qin Wanjie and the four of them were also stunned.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!" Zhao Xun said with a smile.

Xue Qinglan whispered: "I know that the general will go south to quell the rebellion in Youzhou, and I want to ask the lord to spare the governor's life." ”

Seeing Xue Qinglan say this, Qin Wanjie and the four of them also knelt on the ground and begged for their lives.

For Xue Qinglan and Qin Daolin to have such a reaction, Zhao Xun did not mean it. When Li Huaiyuan was young, the two of them followed Li Huaiyuan's side, interceding for the old master, and it was natural for them to intercede. But seeing that Qin Wanjie, the four generals who had only been transferred to Zuo Long Xiangwei for three or four years, did not hesitate to intercede, Zhao Xun also felt Li Huaiyuan's influence in Zuo Long Xiangwei. You must know that the current Li Huaiyuan is a traitor and a rebellious minister.

Xue Qinglan saw that Qin Wanjie and the four of them echoed without hesitation, and his face darkened for a while. The two pleaded, which would make Zhao Xun feel that the two had followed Li Huaiyuan for a long time and were not ungrateful. But even the four martial generals of the original Zuo Long Xiangwei also interceded, which would make Zhao Xun feel that Li Huaiyuan had a deep influence on Zuo Long Xiangwei. This will make Zhao Xun feel that Li Huaiyuan is a great threat and put Li Huaiyuan in deeper danger.

If Li Huaiyuan didn't have any contact with Zhao Xun, Zhao Xun might really think like Xue Qinglan and would kill Li Huaiyuan, because Li Huaiyuan not only affected Zuo Long Xiangwei, but also had a deep influence in Youzhou except for the four prefectures that were invaded by the Yan army.

But Li Huaiyuan was also very aware of his own situation, so he disagreed with Zhao Xunzhijian: when Li Huaiyuan was dismissed, the cavalry battalion under the Xiaoguo army pretended to be the Jing army and went south, and the Xiaoguo army followed closely after the strategy. He turned to kill the imperial court envoys, blackened his reputation, and separated Zuo Long Xiangwei from Zhao Xun, and sent his own private army to fight Cao Gang.

The explanation given by Li Huaiyuan is that he understands Situ Lei's personality and returns to Chang'an after being dismissed, and there is absolutely no good end. Zhao Xun also believes that his more important purpose is to let his children have a good way out.

Subsequently, after Cao Gang withdrew his troops, Li Huaiyuan wantonly hunted down and killed those big families who had contact with Cao Gang, and even many innocent families were involved, causing Li Huaiyuan's reputation to fall greatly. These practices made Zhao Xun also greatly admire Li Huaiyuan, the big households in these places were not as weak as the land of the four mansions that were invaded by the Yan army. Li Huaiyuan's approach increased the hatred of the Zhufu clan against Li Huaiyuan, and at the same time was conducive to the rule of the Xiaoguo army over these places. I didn't mean to kill Li Huaiyuan, and I was even more grateful at the moment.

But Zhao Xun also changed the method of dealing with the officers of the original Zuolong Xiangwei who originally had nearly 100 people, either as civilians, or as a team with only the original Xiaoguo Army, and at the same time, he had to increase the supervision of these people.

"Qin Wanjie, the general asked you to lead the army to Wangzhou City and Beizhou City, why are you still here?" Xue Qinglan saw that Zhao Xun was silent and did not respond, and immediately said to Qin Wanjie.

Qin Wanjie and the four of them are not stupid, and they also know that they have done something wrong at this moment, so they hurriedly asked Zhao Xun to resign.

Zhao Xun said with a smile: "I agreed to your request, I won't do anything to Governor Li, but the court won't let him go, I think, Lord Governor is going to change his name." ”

Seeing that Zhao Xun answered, Xue Qinglan breathed a sigh of relief, but he was also a little worried about Qin Wanjie and the others.

"Qin Wanjie, immediately mobilize 5,000 cavalry, catch up with the infantry army heading north, and enter the two cities. Remember, the sailors dared to cause trouble, and you dealt with them for me. If they withdraw, let them go, but the 6,000 government troops will stay. They are my army, and if they retreat, they will be punished as deserters. I will let Lu Yao give you a warrant, and you will take over the 6,000 government army. ”

"Obey!"

"You want to give me the north of the city where the Liaodong army is strong! Listen more to the construction of the military advisor Yang Wangqing. Zhao Xun finally explained.

To the east of the city, the General's Mansion of the Naval Division.

After hearing the report of his subordinates, You Zhengyang, the general of the naval division, was immediately furious, and almost did not plan to gather heavy troops and kill to the south of the city.

"General, slow!"

"What does Vice General Fang have to say?" You Zhengyang looked at Fang De coldly and said coldly. He and Fang De have always been at odds with each other, and once wanted to seize the five thousand sailors in Fang De's hands, but he never succeeded. Not only that, Fang De is better for the soldiers, so the sailors and soldiers prefer Fang De. This time to resist the Yan Army, You Zhengyang only shot 2,000 people, but Fang De's command sent 4,000 people, you know, there are more than 7,000 people who obey You Zhengyang's orders.

"General, the person who came is the commander of the Xiaoguo Army, the patrol envoy of the Northern Patrol, does the general want to rebel? This was appointed by the imperial court. Let's not mention this for the time being, the courage of the Xiaoguo Army is known to the world, and the general will definitely be able to defeat the Xiaoguo Army? Defeat what? The Xiaoguo army has nearly 100,000 soldiers. ”

You Zhengyang said coldly: "As long as we kill Zhao Xun, we can swing to the sea." Besides, I'm afraid that even the imperial court can't wait for us to solve this Xiaoguo army. ”

"Does the general know how many people are in the Xiaoguo army in the south of the city, and how many people are coming to Haizhou Mansion this time?" Fang De said lightly.

You Zhengyang was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that he didn't seem to have asked the messenger how many people had come. In fact, what annoyed him was not that the Xiaoguo Army did not give face to the water division, but that the captain who was sent to the east gate to greet the Xiaoguo Army with the assassin Shi was his cronies.

"General Hui, the Xiaoguo army in the south of the city has a total of about 15,000 cavalry this time."

At this moment, not only You Zhengyang's face turned pale, but Fang De and another deputy general, Lai Jian, who had been falling towards You Zhengyang, were also surprised.

"General, I think we should be Captain He now, after all, Captain He was only captured by the Xiaoguo Army." Lai Jian saw You Zhengyang's embarrassed face and said with a smile.

At this moment, the soldiers outside the door also brought the Haizhou Mansion Assassin Shi and invited them to the banquet to welcome the commander of the Xiaoguo Army tomorrow.

"Hmph, I'll see tonight why this Zhao Xun innocently killed our people."

Fang De's face remained unchanged, and he was disdainful in his heart, just now he was shouting loudly that he was going to fight with the Xiaoguo Army, but now when he heard that the Xiaoguo Army was coming, he wilted. It seems that I am worried about the superfluous. It's better to take refuge in the Xiaoguo Army than to be aggrieved by you. What do you think the army of Xiaoguo is doing here? Seven thousand sailors, how many people can you mobilize now?

Lai Jian also secretly thought, how could he not know the strength of the Xiaoguo army. Xiaoguojun also sent people to contact him many times, and he was equally clear about the meaning. Originally, I didn't want to join the Xiaoguo Army, after all, wouldn't it be better to be free. But now, Xiao Guojun's purpose this time can't help but worry him.

The people of the Xiaoguo Army secretly contacted and bribed his subordinates, and he was not unaware. First, he didn't want to go against the Xiaoguo Army. Second, the sailor will naturally run on the water, and once he gets on the boat, the Xiaoguo army will only stare dryly.

Lai Jian glanced at Fang De, only to see that his face was calm, and he couldn't help but curse secretly. He knew that this Fang De had already been in a relationship with the Xiaoguo Army.

Next time I go to probe his style, it is not impossible to do things under the Xiaoguo Army. After all, the Xiaoguo Army is getting stronger and stronger. This Haizhou Mansion will also be the land governed by the Xiaoguo Army, and once the sailor has no port and no replenishment, it will really be over.

"Alas...... In the past, the Liaodong Naval Division, and people dare to underestimate it? Thinking of a few years ago, the famous Liaodong Sailor couldn't help but sigh when he came to build.