At dusk, Zhang Xuan returned to the back house, he had just walked into the courtyard gate, and the maid Lixiang saluted him, "General, Mrs. is in the dining hall, please go directly after the general comes back." ”

"Got it!"

Zhang Xuan turned around and walked towards the front dining hall, Lixiang followed closely behind him, "Lixiang, I heard from Madame that you have an uncle in Jiangdu, have you found it?" Zhang Xuan asked with a smile.

Rika didn't expect the general to take the initiative to talk to her, her face suddenly flushed, and she shook her head a little panicked.

"Did you not find it, or did you not have time to find it?" Zhang Xuan asked again.

"General Hui, Ah Yuan accompanied me to look for it, but I didn't find it, he is no longer in Jiangdu, the neighbors said they moved away, no one knows where they went?"

"I see, is your dad getting better?"

"General, he's already sick." Rika lowered her head and whispered.

Zhang Xuan stopped and looked at her sympathetically, "What about your mother?" What did she do? ”

Li Xiang bit her lip lightly and said in a low voice: "My mother lives with her eldest brother now, and Mrs. asked Steward Xu to send her fifty taels of gold, and she is doing well now." ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, didn't ask any more, and quickened his pace, Rika saw that the general didn't ask herself again, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, Rika was more timid and introverted, especially didn't dare to talk to Zhang Xuan, but she was full of gratitude to Zhang Xuan in her heart.

There were some things she didn't dare to say, her father's death was a relief to himself and the whole family, and it was the help of her wife that made her brother and mother live a good life again, and it was God's favor for her that made her meet a good master.

Rixiang was thinking crankily in her heart, and after a while, she followed Zhang Xuan into the dining hall.

The wine and food in the dining hall have been put on the table, and Lu Qing is setting up the tableware with a little maid. Seeing her husband come in, Lu Qing greeted her with a smile and said, "Husband is a little late today, and if you don't come to eat, it will be cold." ”

"There is something to deal with in the military office."

Zhang Xuan washed his hands, but when he didn't see Zhang Chuchen, he asked, "Where is Wu Niang?" ”

"She's not feeling well today, so she can't come. Ah Yuan is accompanying her! ”

Lu Qing whispered in Zhang Xuan's ear: "She came today." ”

"Got it, let's eat."

Zhang Xuan welcomed Zhang Zhuchen to live in his home, he knew that Zhang Zhuchen had nothing to do with Wuchuan Mansion, and Dou Qing's son coveted Zhang Zhuchen's beauty and wanted to forcibly marry her as a concubine, so that Zhang Zhuchen did not want to return to Dou's house, and he had nowhere to go, so he had to wander all over the world.

In a way, Jang Hyun wants Jang to work for him. However, this matter has to be considered in the long run, and letting her live in her own house can not only be her wife's companion, but also protect her safety, and Zhang Xuan is also happy to see it.

The husband and wife sat down, and Zhang Xuan saw that the table was full of dishes, so he smiled and said, "It seems that the good wife knows that I am leaving, so she specially treated me." ”

Lu Qing was pouring wine for her husband when she heard Zhang Xuan's words. She couldn't help but be stunned, "Is my husband going to go on the expedition again?" ”

Zhang Chuchen lives in the small courtyard next door to Lu Qing. She has lived in Zhang Xuan's mansion for nearly half a month, and she wanted to say goodbye and leave twice, but she was retained by Lu Qing both times, she deeply felt Lu Qing's sincerity, and simply stayed for a long time.

In fact, she didn't want to leave, she had nowhere to go. Even she herself didn't understand that her subconscious when she came to Jiangdu was actually to join Zhang Xuan, living in Zhang Xuan's mansion, everyone got along well, and they were physically and mentally happy. She actually felt like home.

In the room, Zhang Chuchen was eating with Ah Yuan, chatting and laughing, she lived a very nourishing life in Zhang Xuan's mansion, her face was ruddy, and her body had become plump, no longer as haggard and thin as before.

"Don't believe the folk rumors, nine times out of ten they are exaggerated, how can the fire phoenix be so powerful, some things are actually tricky, in order to create panic."

Ah Yuan's eyes widened, "But I really heard that the fire phoenix kills people invisibly, and many people are scared to death." ”

Zhang Chuchen shook his head and smiled: "Sometimes we are poisoned in advance, and then we will appear when the poison is onset, and it looks as if we are scared to death by bleeding, but in fact, we are poisoned." ”

"So that's the case, no wonder so many people are afraid of the fire phoenix."

Zhang Chuchen took a sip of wine and said lightly: "I haven't hurt anyone for almost a year, the last time I killed was in Beihai County, I did a secret thing for your general, I won't wash my hands after that incident, unless someone comes to provoke us, I still do my duty to be a woman." ”

"That's right!"

Lu Qing walked in from outside, the two were startled, and quickly stood up, Lu Qing took Zhang Chuchen's hand and sat down, and said with a smile: "Killing people and fighting wars is their man's business, our duty is to teach our husbands and children at home, don't tell Ah Yuan about those things in the future." ”

Lu Qing glanced at Ah Yuan, "I heard Lixiang say that Ah Yuan, this little girl, is dreaming that she wants to be a ranger." ”

Ah Yuan suddenly whispered a little twisted: "Madam, that's just me dreaming." ”

Zhang Chuchen laughed, "Okay! I decided not to tell Yuan these bloody stories anymore. ”

At this time, Zhang Chuchen saw that Lu Qing was a little depressed, so he asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Lu Qing smiled bitterly, "It's not that anything happened, it's just that the general will go on the expedition again tomorrow, and this time it is estimated that it will take another ten days and half a month." ”

After a moment of silence, Zhang Chuchen asked, "Where is he going this time?" ”

"I don't know exactly where I'm going, it seems to be going to Liyang County."

Zhang Xuan did go to Liyang County, Shen Jian immediately provided Fang Xuanling with an important piece of information after the two sides reached a cooperation, Du Fuwei's nest was in the southeast of Liuhe Mountain in Liyang County, in order to show the sincerity of cooperation, Shen Jian took the initiative to stay in Jiangdu as a hostage until the Sui army successfully attacked.

Zhang Xuan led an army of 10,000 in the middle of the night to leave the camp north of Jiangdu City, and marched quickly in the direction of Liyang County overnight.

Jiangdu County is the largest county in Jianghuai, covering a vast area, adjacent to Lujiang County in the west, bordering Liyang County in the southwest, Liuhe Mountain will cross Jiangdu and Liyang County, the Sui army set off from Jiangdu to Liyang County, there are three main roads, one is the waterway, the army takes the Yangtze River by boat to kill Liyang, the second takes the land route, marches along the north bank of the Yangtze River, and goes to Liyang County at the southern foot of Liuhe Mountain.

The third is to detour the long road, along the Chushui to bypass the northern foot of Liuhe Mountain to Liyang, but this road is too far, and the road is difficult, Zhang Xuan did not choose this road.

Zhang Xuan finally chose the waterway, and the army took a large ship along the Yangtze River, although the waterway navigation was slightly slower than the second road, but the route was the closest, and the actual time spent was about the same as that of the land route.

More importantly, the soldiers can be relieved of the hardships of the march and at the same time have sufficient logistics.

Of course, it is also not advantageous to take the waterway, first of all, the cavalry cannot accompany them, and the big ships cannot transport war horses for long distances, and secondly, there are many Du Fuwei's sentinel ships in the Yangtze River, which are easy to be discovered by the sentinel ships and thus raise the alarm.

After weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Xuan divided his troops into two routes, ordering Pei Xingyan to lead 800 cavalry (many horses captured in the first battle of Langya County) as the vanguard to take the land route, while the other armies took the water route, and marched to Du Fuwei's lair in Liyang County by land and water.

In the cabin of the big ship, Zhang Xuan spread out the map and said to everyone: "According to the information we have obtained, Du Fuwei's nest should be on the opposite bank of Jiangning, located on a low hill, with about 5,000 garrisons, but there is also a Du Fuwei military camp under Luozhu Mountain, which is more than 100 miles to the south, and this military camp is only 20 miles away from Liyang County. ”

"Why are Duvowe's barracks so scattered? Can't it be combined together? It also saves us from running away and killing them one by one! Next to him, Luo Shixin interjected dissatisfiedly.

Everyone laughed heartily, and Zhang Xuan smiled: "Isn't it good to disperse?" Let's break each one, if their army of 80,000 is gathered together, our little army will not be eaten by them in one bite? ”

"The number of people is also a rabble, afraid of a fart!" Luo Shixin muttered again.

Zhang Xuan saw that Luo Shixin's ideas were very representative, and it seemed that many generals had the same thoughts as him, and their faces showed disdainful expressions, Zhang Xuan's face suddenly became gloomy, and he said coldly: "This is Jianghuai, not Qingzhou, it's better not to be so arrogant on other people's territory, you despise the enemy like this, and in the end you won't even know how you died!" ”

When everyone saw that the boss was angry, they all lowered their heads in fright, Luo Shixin also bowed his head and didn't dare to say anything, Zhang Xuan snorted heavily, and said to everyone: "After a few victories, you start to be arrogant, do you think that the bandits are so easy to exterminate?" I recruited envoys for Jianghuai to control the six counties of Jianghuai, but it has been almost two months now, except for Jiangdu, I don't know what the other five counties look like, have you thought about the reason? ”

There was silence in the cabin, and Zhang Xuan shouted again: "Go back and give me a good reflection, from now on, whoever dares to have the idea of underestimating the enemy, no matter who it is, immediately get out of the Blue Dragon Army!" (To be continued.) )