The great victory in Liuxian County spread quickly throughout Xuzhou like a gust of spring breeze, and the hearts of the people of Xuzhou, which had been fluctuating, quickly stabilized after hearing the news of the victory.

Even the trend of scholars going south that blew before has also weakened, and some people are even optimistic, feeling that there is no need for ancestors to be safe in Xuzhou.

When Zu Ti and Wei Shuo led the victorious army to Pengcheng, the people of the whole city were jubilant, as if the boulder pressed on their chests had been moved away at once. Many people privately believe that the Hu people are nothing to fear, although there are still nearly 20,000 main forces of the Hu people that have not been eliminated, but everyone is no longer as afraid as before.

After winning the battle, everyone was happy, and Zu Ti and Wei Shuo were no exception. It's just that as the commanders of the army, the two remained calm while being happy. Although this victory gave Xuzhou a shot in the arm, the strength and weakness between the enemy and us did not change in the slightest.

The Hu people are still strong, and Zhao Gu and Wang Sang are not stupid, and they will definitely be more cautious in the future, and it is unlikely that Xuzhou will once again be as relaxed and happy as the Battle of Liuxian to attack and ambush the Hu people.

"Although the casualties in this battle are a bit large, seeing the morale of the people in the whole city high, this battle is worth fighting!" Wei Shuo listened to the cheers of the people in his ears and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Zu Ti nodded when he heard this, he also felt the same way, after this battle, the atmosphere in the entire Xuzhou has been completely different, at least everyone is no longer afraid of the enemy like a tiger, which will be of great help to stick to the battle in the future.

"After this battle, the Hu people must be vigilant, with Zhao Gu and Wang Sang's experience in the army for so many years, I am afraid that they will not underestimate the enemy and go deeper. The main force of the Hu people is still there, if they concentrate the main force and go straight to Pengcheng, then we can only fight the Hu people in Pengcheng. ”

"Well, General Zu is right, the Hu people are not fools, they will definitely not be fooled as easily as last time. Anyway, our goal has been achieved, since the Hu people want to take Pengcheng directly, then we will fight a battle with them to defend the city. Although our soldiers are not as good as the Hu people in the field, when it comes to defending the city, the Hu people can't catch up with us. ”

This is not Wei Shuo's big words, the biggest advantage of agricultural civilization over grassland civilization has always been to build and defend cities, and grassland civilization is deeply influenced by the time of day, often chasing water and grass to live, and has become homeless.

"Actually, General Ben is not worried about the Hu people outside the city, and it is not a big problem to refuse to defend the city, but Zu's only concern is the ...... in Pengcheng" Speaking of this, Zu Li glanced at Wei Shuo worriedly and continued: "Sima Ao has been in charge of Xuzhou for many years, and there must be many henchmen hiding in the shadows. ”

Wei Shuo couldn't help but feel a headache when he heard this, this Sima Ao is really ghostly!

He rubbed his brain and suggested: "The enemy is hiding in the shadows, and he can't think of any good way, the only thing we can do is to tighten the guard inside and loosen the guard outside, as long as there is a discovery, immediately take people, and strangle the hidden danger in the cradle." ”

"Actually, I'm not too worried about Sima Ao or something, but I'm afraid that after the news of the victory in this battle comes out, it will cause some other unnecessary trouble."

At present, Wei Shuo is most worried about the reaction of the Xuzhou family led by Pei Dun, who was worried that Hu Ren was powerful, and ran to Xiapi to watch after entrusting Peng Cheng to Zu Ti. At present, Zu Ti gave Hu Ren a dismount as soon as he made a move, what if Pei Dun suddenly felt that Hu Ren was nothing more than that, and ran back to grab power and fight for merit?

With Zu Ti's IQ, he naturally knew the implicit meaning of Wei Shuo's words, but he didn't care, he smiled and said to Wei Shuo: "My Zu Ti is willing to stay in Pengcheng to resist the Hu people, not for some people, but to save the people of Xuzhou from being captured by the Hu people." If Master Pei is willing to come back, then Zu is willing to abdicate and let Xian assist Lord Shi. ”

Wei Shuo shook his head secretly, he didn't expect Zu Ti to be so naïve, he was not as noble as Zu Ti. If Pei Dun dares to come back and seize power, he will immediately choose to retreat to protect himself. He can rest assured that he will hand over his men and horses to Zu Ti for use, but he will never want Pei Dun to mobilize a single soldier.

The facts show that Wei Shuo is not unfounded, when the news of the victory in Liuxian County reached Xiapi, Pei Dun really regretted it a little. I knew that the Xuzhou army was so combative, and he wouldn't have run to Xiapi early. Now it's good that the Xuzhou army has won the battle under the leadership of Zu Ti, but it has nothing to do with his assassination history.

If you are fortunate enough to keep Xuzhou in the future, the court will reward you afterwards, and Zu Ti will inevitably be the first merit, plus the ancestral family is a big family in the north, and the court may be able to push the boat to help it to the position of Xuzhou Thorn History in the future.

And although he Pei Dun is stained with the light of his ancestors, coupled with the role of the Pei family, he does not have to bear the responsibility of losing land, but I am afraid that he will not be reused by the imperial court in the future, and he may only have an idle job in the future.

Man is really a complex animal, sometimes when he is stimulated, his personality will change drastically, and sometimes he will become like two people. Pei Dun is such a person, he didn't value the power in his hands very much before, but since something like Sima Ao's happened, Pei Dun's personality suddenly changed greatly, and he cared very much about the power in his hands.

Sima Ao's abuse of power and deception made Pei Dun realize the huge role of power. He no longer wants to steal the power in his hands by others, whether it is discredited by Wei Shuo, dividing the military power of Xuzhou into five, or now suspecting Zu Li, it shows that Pei Dun is already a little sensitive to the gains and losses of his own power.

Not to mention Pei Dun's gains and losses in Xiapi Kingdom, after Wang Sang and Zhao Gu learned the news of the annihilation of the former army, they suddenly jumped like thunder, and while they scolded Zhao Dan for his incompetence, they hurriedly asked people to invite Sima Ao.

Sima Ao had already gotten the news of the defeat of the former army, and when he learned that Zhao was invited, the corners of his mouth faintly showed a trace of disdain, he followed the people unhurriedly, and arrived at the big tent of the Chinese army, but he didn't expect that as soon as he came in, he was scolded by Zhao Gu with a slap on his head and face.

"Mr. Sima, didn't you say that the soldiers in Xuzhou were weak? Why were they able to annihilate my 3,000 elite cavalry so easily? ”

At this time, Zhao Gu stared at Sima Ao like a leopard, as if he was going to tear him apart. And Wang Sang only cared about drinking, and there was no hint of getting up to relieve Sima Ao.

Fortunately, Sima Ao is a thoughtful person, in order to take revenge and realize his ambitions, he can stoop to the Huns, what can he do if he is scolded? I saw him shake his hem, knelt in front of Zhao Gu with a sincere face, and said earnestly: "The general has a great favor to me, and even if the small one is broken bones, there is nothing to repay, and I will never dare to deceive the general." ”

"In this battle of Liuxian, the forward army was completely annihilated, and General Zhao Dan was unfortunately killed, and I was also very shocked!"

"That said, you don't know what caused the loss of the army's strikers, do you?" Zhao Gu was not confused by Sima Ao's pitiful appearance, and still sneered at him. The three thousand elite cavalry had already accounted for one-tenth of the total strength of Zhao and Wang, and such a loss made him feel distressed.

"No, the real reason for the defeat of the former army has been found in Xia, and the reason why General Zhao Dan died this time is mainly because he didn't expect Zu Ti to appear in Xuzhou. Judging from the news from some of my eyeliners in Xuzhou, the battle of Liuxian was completely planned by Zu Ti, who first sent a small force to lure our army deeper, and then concentrated more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to defeat General Zhao Dan with the advantage of geography. ”

"Zu Ti?" Sure enough, Zhao Gu was stunned when he heard Zu Ti's name, even Wang Sang also stopped drinking, and the two stared at Sima Ao without blinking.

"Well, it's Zu Ti! I heard that Pei Dun completely handed over the defense of Pengcheng to Zu Ti before leaving, although the soldiers in Xuzhou were weak, but Zu Ti was not an ordinary person, he and Liu Kun, the assassin of Bingzhou, were the same famous people in the world. At the beginning, Liu Kun was able to defeat tens of thousands of troops of our Xiongnu and Han States with thousands of remnants of the defeated brigade, and now Zu Kun's ability may not be much weaker than Liu Kun. ”

Boom! Zhao Gu swallowed a mouthful of spit, and was immediately deflated! It would not be surprising if the battle of Liuxian was commanded by Zu Ti. Not to mention Zhao Dan, even he himself didn't have the confidence to defeat Zu Di head-on.

Looking at Zhao Gu's dumbfounded appearance, Sima Ao secretly felt very relieved, if he wasn't desperate, he wouldn't have chosen Zhao Gu and Wang Sang, but now Sima Ao has a new plan in his heart.