The weather was gloomy and the sun was gone, and the snow on the field was melting away, revealing patches of withered yellow vegetation. The style of the pen and the fun www.biquge.info after the snow is cold, and the blow on people's faces is like a knife cut.

When Zhang Yue led his troops back, he gathered five or six hundred war horses along the way, cleaned the battlefield, and returned to Chishui Military City with trophies, it was already in the middle of the afternoon. Cui Huxin heard the news and went out of the city to greet him, and when he saw the vacant brigade horses behind the team, loaded with bundles of blood-stained swords, guns, armor, and camp tent sundries, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and ran over to salute.

"General Zhang! Have you caught the Broken Ge Branch? ”

"Nope! However, Tuoba Naji was hit by my arrow, and I guess I won't survive! Zhang Yue was a little tired and said listlessly.

"That's good! The patriarch of Shen attacked the Snow Mountain Qiang, and without Tuoba Naji's dispatch, if the Zhe Kui clan couldn't rescue it, it would be a complete victory! Cui Huxin laughed and said.

"What Shen Great Patriarch? He is the deputy envoy of the Hexi Jiedu Tooth Army, understand! Is there any news from him? Zhang Yue emphasized when he heard this, and asked again.

"Yes, yes...... Vice Shen is the envoy! He sent his second son, Shen Jialan, to welcome the Snow Lotus girl back, and he arrived at noon! Cui Huxin nodded with a smile.

"Oh...... Shen Jialan? Du his mother has some names in Buddhist scriptures, do Liangzhou people believe in Buddhism very much? Zhang Yue was a little surprised, but then relieved, Shen Nian got the news, and naturally wanted to send someone to pick him up, but I don't know if he sent troops.

"Yes! There are several Buddhist temples in Liangzhou City, and we also have Jinshan Temple and Pipa Temple in Nanshan, which are worshiped by Shen Deputy Envoy! Cui Huxin replied honestly, if Zhang Yue asked these questions before, he might not necessarily answer, but now his attitude is very enthusiastic.

"Now that the war here is over, you will hand over the spoils in the afternoon, stay here for the time being, and I will go back to Guzang tomorrow!" Of course, Zhang Yue knew why this thing was so enthusiastic, and immediately threw the benefits to him, so happy that Cui Huxin smiled and squinted his eyes, and nodded vigorously.

Why did he give this military city to Cui Huxin, the patriarch of the Jinshan tribe, instead of giving it to his superior, Shen Nian, the great leader of the Liugu Tribe, Zhang Yue naturally had some considerations. As long as Shen Nian can contain the Zhe Clan, it will be fine, but he can't let him sit big.

This is the art of conspiracy, the way of checks and balances. While supporting a force, it also gives him an opponent. What's more, this is something that is beneficial to everyone, you and me.

Cui Huxin led the way in front and arranged for Zhang Yue to enter the city, and as for the soldiers behind, he sent his deputy to take them to the barracks to rest. At this time, Shen Xuelian heard the movement and came down from the city tower, followed by a tall young man, about twenty years old, who should be her brother Shen Jialan.

"General Zhang! I'm going back to Changzhou, when can I go......" Shen Xuelian stepped forward and saluted.

"Tomorrow! Explain what happened here in the afternoon, is that your brother? Don't introduce it? Zhang Yue felt the scrutinizing gaze of the man behind her, and couldn't help but ask with a smile.

"Yes! This is my second brother Shen Jialan, you may have heard of it! Shen Xuelian looked at him with a strange look on her face and replied with a smile.

"Hmm...... This is not the place to talk......" Speaking of this, Zhang Yue suddenly remembered that he didn't have a suitable place to live in this military city, and he had been staying upstairs in the city last night and this morning, so he turned his head to look at Cui Xinxin.

"The accommodation has been cleaned! Come with me to the military office first! Cui Hu's heart fluttered, and he immediately stepped forward to lead the way.

The residence is a military office in this military city, covering an area of about five acres, and the location is on the west side of the only street in the city, not far from the north gate. Directly opposite the row of houses is the barracks, which are mainly set up for the convenience of troop transfer and defense.

There were already soldiers guarding in front of the military office, Cui Huxin took a few people to the lobby, Zhang Yue sat down on the top of the head, and asked straight to the point: "Yesterday, Marshal Shen sent an order to send troops to attack the Qiang garrison in the Snow Mountain, I don't know if Deputy Shen can act according to the order?" ”

Shen Jialan raised her eyebrows when she heard this, looked at her fifth sister Shen Xuelian, and then at Cui Huxin, and saw that the two of them nodded and motioned for him to answer, so she got up and replied, "Dare to ask General Zhang what his plans are to come to Liangzhou?" If you are angry, what should you do? ”

"What I asked is whether Deputy Envoy Shen has sent troops, and how many troops have been dispatched? Is there any certainty that the snow mountain Qiang will be solved? And not a question of how to deal with the aftermath, do you understand? Zhang Yue looked displeased, and stared at Shen Jialan fiercely.

"Hey...... General Zhang, do you have the ability to deal with the aftermath? Very good...... My father received a report yesterday that he had hurried back to Yangfei Valley, and if he urgently summoned his troops, he could send out 8,000 elite horsemen by this afternoon! Shen Jialan shook his sideburns and braided his hair, the corners of his mouth curled up and chuckled, and he said proudly with some contempt.

"That's it! The success or failure of this battle determines whether the aftermath can be dealt with as soon as possible, and I hope that my father can succeed immediately. At this time, the battle of Baiting Sea should have begun, and there will be news in the past two days. Shen Jialan's attitude made Zhang Yue a little annoyed, but he wouldn't care about these small sections.

"If it is so easy to defeat the Snow Mountain Qiang, a fool can deal with the aftermath, and Zhi Jiashi will naturally shrink back, and you still need to come forward......" Shen Jialan glanced at Zhang Yue disdainfully, and said very unceremoniously.

Zhang Yue was furious when he heard this, this kid is looking for death! I don't know if it's Chengcheng who is against himself, or if he has such a stinky mouth, or if he is hostile to the Great Zhou envoy in his heart. Those who dare to provoke themselves, Zhang Yue is stingy, and he can't help but raise his eyebrows in annoyance, and his eyes stab straight past like a sword.

Shen Jialan raised his eyebrows and stared at Zhang Yue fearlessly, and now the eyes of the two clashed in the air like invisible lightning, but they did not give in.

Shen Xuelian saw that the two of them were a little uneasy, and at first she looked at Zhang Yue with a smile on the corner of her mouth, with a gloating look, but soon she felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly pulled Shen Jialan's sleeve, but she didn't know what to say, so she turned her head to look at Cui Huxin and motioned for him to stop.

"Huh...... It's all your own people! It's all their own people...... There is money and grain captured in this battle, there are a lot of cattle, sheep and horses, and there is also barley wine, let's celebrate tonight! Cui Huxin hurriedly stood up, saluted on both sides, and laughed flatteringly.

"Hmph......" Shen Jialan snorted coldly, and finally turned his head away and looked away.

Zhang Yue was very unhappy, and said with a stinky face: "It's still early, you can prepare the celebration banquet first!" Let's take a look at what's in the loot! Shen Xuelian's guards also participated in the battle, but they were few in number, and they could also be divided into points, so Zhang Yue invited.

Cui Huxin got up and led the way, and the group left the military office and went to the barracks to check, there were more than 10,000 stones of grain, more than 1,500 war horses, pack horses, donkeys and mules, which were confiscated from villages outside the military city.

In addition, there are armor and weapons, the armor is mostly light and heavy leather armor, and a small amount is inlaid with iron sheets, but the workmanship is very rough. Most of the weapons are scimitars, large and small cowhide shields, as well as guns, spears, bows and arrows, etc., a total of more than 2,000 sets, a few of which have not been used.

Zhang Yue looked at it casually, very disappointed, he was not interested in these rags, and only asked Cui Huxin to separate the war horses and pack horses and everything, and prepare to take them away tomorrow. As for Shen Xuelian's brothers and sisters, they were born in a family of great patriarchs, and their vision was relatively high, so they only looked at the swords, guns and weapons and left disdainfully.

As soon as their brother and sister left, Cui Hu pulled Zhang Yue's sleeve with relief, and said mysteriously: "There are still some good things, I didn't show them!" General Zhang, come with me! (To be continued.) )