There is a lake in the north of 20 miles in the east of the surrendered city, the name is the golden river, the north and south are 12 miles long, the east and west are eight miles wide, the water ripples, beautiful and picturesque. At the end of April, the grass on both sides of the lake is green, flowers are like a brocade, wild ducks, geese, partridges and other wild birds hover and float on the lake, and hares, white foxes and other small animals haunt the grass. The officers and men of the left army of the Zhenwu Army along the lake went to the lake in groups to hunt as soon as they were free, to move their muscles and bones, and to improve their food by the way.

Shi Xiong, the deputy general of the left army, also liked to go to the lake, but he only went alone, and even the guards were not allowed to follow, he did not like to ride a horse and shoot hunting, although his horse shooting was one of the best in the left army and even the entire Zhenwu army. He likes to fish, and often carries a fishing rod alone, carries a wicker basket, wears a broken straw hat, and carries a roll of broken straw mat under his arm, and sits by the river for most of the day.

After breakfast, Shi Xiong put on a straw hat and left the camp to walk towards the river, after arriving at the river, he inserted the fishing rod, soaked the fish basket in the water, and then chose a thick grass field to lay down on a straw mat, the straw hat was covered on his face, crossed Erlang's legs, and held the fishing rod with one foot, and Shi Xiong began to sleep comfortably.

Last night, a group of school officials beat a wild fat sheep, and instead of pulling him to drink, he began to gamble after drinking, and the gambling broke up at the end of the second watch, and Shi Xiong returned to the dormitory and unexpectedly found a Huanyi girl lying on the bed. Shi Xiong didn't chase her away or touch her. At the end of the fourth watch, Shi Xiong went to the courtyard to punch and kick, played a gun again, and then took a shower to go back to make up for sleep, he forgot that the girl in the raccoon was still in the tent. Shi Xiong wanted to leave but was hugged by her from behind, the woman's soft and lubricated chest rubbed against Shi Xiong's bare back for a while, Shi Xiong sighed secretly, turned around and picked her up and got to bed.

The temperature rises little by little, and the breeze brings warm heat and the fragrance of flowers. This warm sun can always make people drowsy. Shi Xiong rolled over and had already entered a half-asleep state. The world is peaceful, the horses are put in Nanshan, what else can the generals do except sleep.

Two horses galloped on the sea of green grass and flowers, and the startled bursts of wild birds flew in all directions. The people who came were Shi Xiong's two sworn brothers: Chang Songlin and Zhang Huayang.

"Big brother, big brother." Zhang Huayang shouted from afar. Shi Xiong sat up with one hand, glanced around, put down his straw hat and stood up, just as he was stretching his waist and yawning, Chang Songlin and Zhang Huayang had already arrived, and their faces were covered with a layer of joy.

"Dashuai invites my brother to go into the city to discuss matters." Chang Songlin said.

"Eighty percent is to discuss the matter of sending troops to the Tiande army, big brother, the envoy is still waiting in the camp, let's go back quickly." Since the civil strife broke out in the Tiande Army, Zhang Huayang has been looking forward to sending troops to intervene. When others asked him why, he said that his aunt was in the middle of the city, and he was raised by his aunt, and now that her old man was in dire straits, of course he had to pull it. Zhang Huayang's parents died when he was a child, and he did grow up in his aunt's house, but at the age of twelve, he ran away from home and begged to survive.

The real reason for his desire to send troops is to grab a place for his brothers, although Liu Wei treats Shixiong and himself well, but after all, he is under the fence, and a hero should not live under his sun for a long time.

"Big brother, why don't you speak." Shi Xiong's appearance of not caring about himself made Zhang Huayang very dissatisfied. His eldest brother is good at everything, but he is too kind, and he can stick a knife in both sides when he is in danger, but he usually sees the benefits and does not fight, and he is a pedantic gentleman.

Chang Songlin stopped him and motioned to Zhang Huayang not to speak. He walked up to Shi Xiong and said in a low voice, "Big brother thinks that the big marshal has no intention of sending troops to fight for the Tiande Army. ”

"His heart is too big, and he doesn't look down on Tiandejun at all." Shi Xiong withdrew the rod, and the bait on the hook had been pecked by the small fish. He poured out an earthworm from the bamboo tube, pulled a section and threaded it on the hook, and the half of the earthworm kept writhing because it was still alive.

"How do you know if you haven't go, I listened to the envoy's tone, as if he was going to use troops against the north." Zhang Huayang couldn't help but squeeze over, "No matter where he supports the troops, as long as the soldiers are in hand, we will immediately attack the German army in the west, and we will no longer have to rely on people." ”

"Alas," Shi Xiong sighed heavily, and asked Zhang Huayang: "Third brother, isn't it good for us to be like this now, why do you have to make that false name." Life is a spring in the world, how can it not be lived. ”

Zhang Huayang couldn't help but snort when he heard this, and said, "If you think so, I have nothing to say." After that, he turned over and got on the horse to leave, Chang Songlin hurriedly grabbed the reins of the horse and persuaded: "Third brother, what are you doing?" Is there something you can't say well? Zhang Huayang couldn't listen to it, and said to Shi Xiong angrily: "I really don't understand, what is it that has killed your ambition. The great heroes of the past have now fallen into the field of being in the company of rotten Confucianism. Then he raised his whip and urged the horse away.

Chang Songlin looked at his back and smiled helplessly, and was about to speak, but was stopped by Shi Xiong: "Let's go, don't let the envoy wait." ”

The seat of the Zhenwu army is only five miles away from the city of Dongshou, and it faces Shengzhou across the Yellow River. Liu Wei took over the Zhenwu army marshal Yin from Dugu Chang when the East Surrender City was still in the hands of Dong Bacheng, and soon Dong Bacheng led the main force of the new army south to defect to Li Zaiyi, but still left a thousand people stationed in the East Surrender City.

Liu Wei first took Shengzhou on the other side of the river, and the Shengzhou guard general Dugu Yuan intended to use Shengzhou as an audience to defect to Liu Qingling, the envoy of the Hedong Jiedu, and made Liu Wei first disobey the yang and yin of the new Jiedu, and then openly disobeyed. Dugu Yuan has 2,000 soldiers and horses, all of whom are the elite of the Zhenwu Army. After Dugu Chang left, many tooth soldiers also crossed the river to join him. After Liu Wei's careful planning, he ordered Shi Xiong to lead 300 elite soldiers to cross the Yellow River at night and infiltrate the city disguised as Uighur merchants.

For a time, fires broke out everywhere in Shengzhou, and the soldiers and civilians were busy fighting the fires. Shi Xiong took advantage of the situation to attack the Shengzhou Prefecture and bundled Dugu Yuan, and took advantage of the chaos to go out of the city and sacrifice it to Liu Wei's account. The dragons of Shengzhou were leaderless, and they had to raise the city and surrender when they saw that Liu Wei's army was overwhelmed. After taking control of Shengzhou, Liu Wei cut off the river channel for transporting grain from the eastern surrendered city. Dong Bacheng knew that he had been defeated, so he withdrew the garrison of the Dongshou City overnight.

Shi Xiong rushed to Yacheng with the envoy of the herald, Liu Wei personally greeted him under the eaves, Shi Xiong bowed down and saluted: "How can the last general be able to dare to let the handsome man greet him." Liu Wei held Shi Xiong's hand and said with a smile: "Where did the general come from, when Wen and Dong are excluded today, only the general can be called a famous general, and Liu Mouyan dares to slack off?" Shi Xiong was flattered and said: "The handsome man praised Shi Xiong falsely." Xiong can only be a pioneer in front of one account, how dare he compare with Wen Dong. Liu Wei laughed, not wanting to have any more verbal disputes, he took Shi Xiong's hand and walked into the lobby, where a huge map was hung one zhang long and eight feet wide.

In the picture, the state capitals, military villages, mountains and rivers of the towns north and south of the Yellow River are clearly delineated. Shi Xiong was surprised and wondered: "Could this be the legendary 'Map of Rivers and Mountains in the Northern Kingdom'?" He was just about to step forward and look more closely, when he suddenly felt a pair of cold eyes staring at him behind his back. Shi Xiong was shocked, turned back, and exclaimed: "Who painted this picture, it is really a genius." ”

Liu Wei smiled and asked, "If the general likes it, how about Liu give it to the general?" Shi Xiong hurriedly thanked him: "Don't dare, such a treasure map fell into the hands of the last general, just like Mingzhu secretly cast." Liu Wei laughed and stopped entanglement. At this time, the captain of the guard army handed over a thin wooden stick three feet long and the thickness of his thumb, which was planed and bright, and painted with paint, which looked shiny.

Liu Wei took the stick in his hand, found the Zhenwu army on the map, and then moved to the southern foot of Qingshan in the northwest corner, and said: "The high tide of the Vulture Department has gathered 1,500 people here, threatening the grain route that our army transports to Heicheng, causing the defenders of Heicheng to run out of food since the beginning of April. I intend to transfer two battalions of the Left Army to join forces with one battalion in Heicheng to attack the rising tide and annihilate it under the green mountains. After Liu Wei finished speaking, he asked Shi Xiong with a smile: "This battle is dominated by the two battalions of the general's left army, and the word 'deputy' of you, the deputy general of the left army, will be withdrawn from now on." Shi Xiong hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you for cultivating Dashuai." It's just ......" Shi Xiong stopped talking, staring at the map for a long time.

Liu Wei looked at him with a smile and did not urge. After a long time, Shi Xiong spoke: "Now the three Xi tribes have moved west to the north of Qingshan under the persecution of the Khitans, and the three divisions have no less than 5,000 troops. The garrison of our army in Heicheng had only one battalion and a few solidarity soldiers. If the main force is transferred away, the Xi people take the opportunity to seize the city, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to preserve, and the south Baidao Pass of the Black City is broken by a few soldiers, and the defenders of the Black City will be difficult to resist the cavalry of the Xi people. At that time, the north gate of our army will be opened, and the Xi people will move south, and not only the people of our Zhenwu army will suffer deeply, but also the military towns in the prefectures and counties in Hedong will not be able to escape the poison. Think again. ”

Liu Wei was obviously taken aback when he heard this, he looked at the map carefully, turned around and asked the lieutenant next to him, "Where is Xi Ren now?" The lieutenant replied: "The southwest of Zhuzhenshui and the west of the castle are all Xi people's territory. Liu Wei sighed secretly when he heard this, and asked Shi Xiong: "If you can't draw the troops of Heicheng, are you sure to defeat Rising Tide?" Shi Xiong pondered for a moment and replied: "You can attack and leave, but you can't wipe them all." Liu Wei nodded silently and said, "Okay, Shi Xiong, the general of the Left Army, listens to the order." ”

"The end will be."

"Ordered Ertong to lead the two battalions of the left army Weiyuan and Shouguang to pull out the camp and march north on the same day, break the rising tide of the vulture department, and recapture the villages at the southern foot of Qingshan. There must be no mistakes. ”

"Yes!" Shi Xiong replied, hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Please make it clear to the commander, if the enemy leaves, will the last general be able to chase him?" Liu Wei said: "Let the general decide on the spot." ”

The lieutenant of the military academy took the talisman, and Liu Wei awarded the talisman to Shi Xiong, but said: "The general is so precious." ”

Shi Xiong bowed and said: "The last general will not fail in his mission." ”

Looking at Shi Xiong's back as he walked away with the talisman, Liu Wei couldn't hide the regret on his face. Behind the brocade screen in the inner hall, a person turned around and shouted: "The handsome man let the tiger return to the mountain." "This person is in his forties, with a square face and a white face, and he is the most important guest under Liu Wei's account, and his surname is Li Xuzhou.

Liu Wei shook his head and said helplessly: "It is the dragon that always wants to return to the sea, and the tiger who always wants to return to the mountains and forests." I can keep his people, but I can't keep his heart. That's it, the right should be for the country. ”

Li Xuzhou said: "Giving up the Tiande Army to Shi Xiong may not be beneficial to the commander in the future." It's better to hand it over to Yang Hao, this person is a little pedantic, and he has the restraint from above, and he won't be able to make any waves within ten years. Liu Wei smiled and said: "Brother Hualin, I have different opinions from you, Yang Hao is indeed a bit pedantic, but this person is steady and scheming. The Thorn Horse Battalion can hold him now, and will hold him up in the future. Once the time is ripe, this person will immediately become the great enemy of the Zhenwu army. ”

Li Xuzhou said: "The handsome man is high-minded, and the students admire him." Liu Wei smiled, turned to the military captain and said, "Please all come in." ”

Not long after the lieutenant went out, the front, rear, and right lieutenants of the Zhenwu Army and the generals above the rank of the Yajun Auxiliary General rushed in from the east and west corner gates. The lieutenant of the military academy saw that the personnel had arrived, and then closed the door of the main hall.

"I have called you to discuss a great matter!" Liu Wei's first sentence shocked the spirit of the generals. Li Xuzhou hurriedly gestured to Liu Wei and said to the captain of the guard army guarding the gate: "You go out to watch, no one is allowed to approach the lobby." The captain of the guard army disagreed: "The dental department is so heavily guarded, are you still afraid that someone will eavesdrop?" The captain of the guard army reluctantly walked out, and everyone was secretly laughing at Li Xuzhou's fuss. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the guard outside the door shouted: "What person! Hold it! ”