The 100,000-strong expedition to Yanbei failed, and the armies of Wei Zeng and Zhang Ling entered the hinterland of Anyun. As the supreme commander of the Anyun Iron Blood Army, Xian Jinfei now has no calmness in his heart.

Xian Jinfei himself does not have any particularly outstanding skills, because he is of noble birth and is at the top of the Iron Blood Army by virtue of his family power.

But Xian Jinfei himself loves talents very much, and he will enthusiastically associate with talented people regardless of their background, no matter whether the other party has a good temper, and has always maintained talented people in every way.

Xian Jinfei discovered Di Xianlan in the army, and since then he has been defending him in every way, and Di Xianlan has lived up to his trust, and there has never been any problem guarding the border in the north.

Di Xianlan was born in a lowly background, and he had never read any books, so he had a rustic atmosphere all over his body, and his speech and demeanor were also a little vulgar. But Di Xianlan also has a stubborn atmosphere, he has never liked to curry favor with dignitaries, and never does anything other than fight with soldiers. It is only because of the great efforts to maintain the constitution that he can stay in the imperial court today.

Bai Zheng was born in a Shu family, his status is not high or low, he has been familiar with military affairs since he was a child, and he has made many contributions through hard work after joining the army.

Bai Zheng has a kind of arrogance himself, and this arrogance is not arrogant, but a kind of unconvincing like a small family sparrow. Bai Zheng's background is neither high nor low, but he has always had the intention of becoming famous in the world.

Once, during the inspection of the Xianjin fee, the officers who greeted him knelt down one after another, and Bai Zheng thought that it was a disgrace to his dignity, so he stood there motionless, waiting for the punishment of this high-ranking officer.

When Xian Jinfei saw Bai Zheng like this, he thought that strange people must have visions, not only did not blame him, but talked to him enthusiastically. After a long talk, he was impressed by Bai Zheng's words, and since then he has reused it.

Bai Zheng started his fortune with this, and trained 30,000 iron-blooded soldiers in ten years, becoming the elite of the iron-blooded army.

Wu Deli was born in a military family, and the old Qin soldiers were also good at fighting, and his development did not have Di Xianlan's difficulties, nor did he have Bai Zheng's drama. But he also admires Xian Jinfei's benevolence very much.

Therefore, although Xian Jinfei has no military talent, it is only because of the maintenance of the talented and the support of the iron-blooded soldiers that he has achieved his current status.

Xian Jinfei listened to the news of the loss of Anyun land one after another, and looked at Bai Zheng and Wu Deli generals who were kneeling on the ground, and his heart was very gloomy.

"That's it, that's it, it's already like this, and it's too late to mention what to hold accountable. What we need now is to stick together and keep Anyun home. Tell the soldiers that victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and this defeat is not anyone's responsibility, it is the will of God. Now I don't want to talk about any punishment, repelling Wei Zeng and Zhang Ling's army is the top priority. Xian Jinfei finally dissipated the anger in his chest, and said with a long sigh.

"I have an unshirkable responsibility for this failure of the Xianshuai, and I am willing to accept all punishments." Bai Zheng felt very sorry for Xian Jinfei, and bowed his head and said.

"As I said, now is not the time to hold accountable. Let those who lead you atone for their sins. I only hope that at this time, you will stop fighting with General Di, and it is imperative to keep An Yun. Xian Jinfei said.

Listening to Xian Jinfei's words, Bai Zheng's face flushed, because of his victory, which led to today's defeat, he is now full of remorse in his heart. Seeing Xian Jinfei's gesture of signaling them to retreat, Bai Zheng and the other officers retreated, and they all secretly resolved that they must repel Wei Zeng and Zhang Ling's army and atone for their crimes.

In order to save An Yun, he decided to ask for help from the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion and the Kansai Military Mansion, hoping that the two would be able to help them for the sake of being in the same vein.

The envoys sent by Xian Jinfei rushed to Fuwu City non-stop, hoping to get Jiangnan's support as soon as possible.

After the envoy entered Fuwu City, he was arranged in the post house, but he saw a big flag erected high in a courtyard next door, which was obviously the banner of the Yanbei Righteous Army.

The envoy was shocked, thinking that the Yanbei Righteous Army had already taken the first step and formed an alliance with the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion?

In a trembling state of mind, the envoy entered the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion and told Du Feng about his visit.

Since becoming the governor of Jiangnan, there has been no moment of peace. In the southern mountains and hills, thieves are rampant; The rich land in the southeast was also occupied by the water thief Lu Boding.

Some generals said that Lu Boding had gathered hundreds of thousands of people, and it was better to pacify the thieves in the south first, and then march into the southeast; Some generals said that the southeast is a rich place in the world, and getting the land in the southeast one day earlier will be of great benefit to the Jiangnan Governor's Palace.

Du Feng felt that what both sides said was reasonable, and he had not made a decision, so far the southern thieves have not been pacified, and the southeast land has not been recovered.

This time, the envoys of Yanbei and Anyun arrived one after another, and some generals said that Anyun was the capital of the emperor's industry, and it would not be difficult to unify the world in the future by taking advantage of Anyun's danger to occupy the capital division; Some people say that attacking the Iron Blood Army is not in line with morality, and if attacking An Yun loses the hearts of the people, then the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion will be reduced to a thief.

Du Feng felt that what both sides said was reasonable, and he had not made a decision so far, so he had to arrange the envoys of both sides in the post house for the time being.

Seeing that Du Feng's eyes were flickering and his words were vague, Anyun's heart was already cold. After leaving the Jiangnan Governor's Palace, I thought that this mission might most end in failure.

Before coming to the Dao Inn, I suddenly heard a whisper, which included words such as An Yun and Yanbei. An Yun's envoy listened carefully, and it turned out that Du Feng wanted to murder him, and then cooperate with the Yanbei Righteous Army to carve up An Yun's words.

An Yun's envoy remembered what he had seen and heard for days, and his heart was terrified, and he immediately fled back overnight.

Du Feng was originally indecided, but after hearing the news that An Yun's envoy had escaped overnight, he was immediately furious. After consulting with the generals, it was decided to send troops to An Yun.

Jiang Luqing smiled slightly after receiving the reply that Du Feng sent troops to An Yun, it seemed that his plan had completely worked.

Jiang Luqing finally met Dufeng, said some words that firmly met Dufeng's heart, and went back with the terms of the alliance.

After Fu Zuci heard the news that Du Feng had decided to send troops to An Yun, he hurriedly looked for Du Feng and said, "General Du can't send troops to An Yun." An Yun was originally orthodox in the dynasty, and it is very unjust for us to cooperate with the Yanbei rebels to attack An Yun now. ”

"In the scholar's opinion, now that the court is gone, what is moral. If we can get the world, morality is on our side. When we occupy Anyun, our strength will increase greatly, and I will naturally wipe out the Yanbei rebels. Du Feng said unconvincingly when he heard Fu Zuci's rebuke.

"But Jiangnan has not settled down yet, so we will go to the north, I am afraid that there will be problems in the rear. Now it is the top priority to stabilize Jiangnan, and when the southern thieves and the southeast water thieves are pacified, it is not too late to lead the troops north. The foundation is unstable, and everything is empty talk; As long as the foundation is solid, it is not difficult to compete for the world. Seeing that Fu Zu was completely ignorant of morality, he said that it was for the sake of profit.

"Is there a more solid foundation than Anyun? The southern thieves are not a problem, and the southeast water thieves are now also busy attacking Yaodong, where will they invade our rear. There is no time to lose. If you miss almost this advance to Anyun, I'm afraid you will never have a chance to capture Anyun again. Du Feng has always been unconvinced by the literati of Fu Zuci, and immediately retorted.

Fu Zuci persuaded a few more words, but they were all ridiculed as pedantic, and finally Fu Zuci brushed his sleeves away and stopped persuading Du Feng.

"Ever since the teacher died, it's been getting worse and worse. Those of us who have nothing to do now except play chess and drink tea. A literati said to Fu Zuci.

"We have no way to stay in the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion anymore. Originally, I thought that Du Feng would inherit the teacher's will and plan to assist him, but now it seems completely impossible. Fu Zuci said.

"But where can we go? In this troubled world, where is our destination? Another literati said.

"I heard that Restraint has already begun to pacify the southern thieves, and he has won a lot of battles in the past year or so, so why don't we go and vote for him." Fu Zu pondered.

"The barren land in the south is full of miasma, and the water and soil are not good. We're going to have to suffer there. Some hesitated.

"The eldest husband is worried that his ambition is not up to it, how can he let his ambition not be extended because of his appetite. I'm going to the south, and you don't want to go or not. Fu Zuci was no longer verbose with the others, so he immediately packed up and went south.

Some people left with Fu Zuci, and some people really couldn't give up their superior lives and chose to stay here and continue to complain.

The envoys sent by the Iron and Blood Army to Kansai also returned in vain, because the Kansai Military Government was now facing the strong attack of the Death Sect and could not escape at all.

Xian Jinfei had previously arrived at the news that the Yanbei Righteous Army had formed an alliance with Jiangnan and Kansai was still a little skeptical. But now that all the envoys he sent out had returned in vain, Xian Jinfei understood that he had been isolated.

Faced with the enemy who would attack from all directions, he was nervous and nervous. If the Iron and Blood Army defends against Wei Zeng and Zhang Ling's troops with all their might, it will not be a problem to hold Anyun. But now that the Kansai direction and the Jiangnan direction are not safe, how should the iron-blooded army be arranged.

In February and March, the Jiangnan army invaded Anyun, so that the iron-blooded army finally could not hold on. Xian Jinfei decided to shrink his forces and defend the vicinity of the Beijing Division, but he was also stretched thin in the face of a three-way attack on the Iron Army.

In August, Wei Zeng cooperated with Zhang Ling, who had already captured the land of Lao Qin, to attack the Beijing division together, and the southern Jiangnan army also took the opportunity to go north to have a drink.

The main force of the Iron Blood Army was delayed, and Zhang Ling ordered Wuzhuang to take 10,000 soldiers to attack the Beijing Division and break through the already empty Beijing Division.

After more than half a year of struggle, the more than 100,000 iron-blooded troops could not escape defeat under the attack of the three parties.