Zhang Xuan stared at him for a moment and said, "You are indeed guilty, betraying the imperial court and colluding with Li Tang, although it did not cause serious consequences, but the nature is very serious, even if you are sentenced to death, it is not too much." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Zheng Shanguo's face turned pale, although he knew that Zhang Xuan appeared in his mansion at this time, and the death sentence would not happen, but when these words came out of Zhang Xuan's mouth, it still made his two trembles.

Zhang Xuan didn't seem to notice the change in Zheng Shanguo's mood, and continued: "But you can worry about the people of Qichun being slaughtered by Du Fuwei, which shows that you still have a little conscience in your heart, and it is this little conscience that saved your life, and I am now considering pardoning you for your capital crime." ”

Zheng Shanguo knelt down and cried: "Thank you, Your Highness for your tolerance!" ”

"I came to see you today, mainly to show you a clear way, if you are willing to accept the clear road I pointed out, after this battle, I will allow you to return to your hometown and go back to live in your old age, Xingyang Zheng will not be affected in any way, you can still go to Zhongdu to participate in the imperial examination, and you can be an official after the examination, are you willing to accept it?"

"Wechen...... Willing to accept! ”

Zheng Shanguo shed tears of excitement, he knew in his heart that it was already his greatest luck to be able to return to his hometown, which meant that he was innocent and his reputation was preserved, this is Zhang Xuan's greatest forgiveness for him.

Zhang Xuan said lightly: "The clear road I want to point out is that you have to make meritorious service to atone for your crimes, judging from the information we have now, the Tang Dynasty did not have scout spies in the Jianghuai area, they mainly relied on Jiangxia scouts to cross the river to find out intelligence, and also relied on some information you provided to them, such as you told the Tang Dynasty that Jianghuai had no garrison and the defense was empty, which made Li Yuan decide to send Du Fuwei to Qichun County to raise troops, but this is not the case, I have secretly increased troops to Jianghuai since last autumn, At present, Jianghuai's elite army has reached 100,000 people, and the troops that entered Qichun County last night were 30,000, instead of the so-called 8,000, do you understand? ”

Zheng Shanguo was stunned, and after a while, he said slowly: "Weichen understands, His Highness is going to attack Jiangxia." ”

"It's not just as simple as attacking Jiangxia, in short, I need you to continue to deliver news to the Tang Dynasty, this is your only chance to atone for your sins."

Zheng Shanguo felt bitter in his heart, he knew that he had no choice, he nodded silently, and said, "But His Highness also said just now that Jiang Xia would send a spy post to inquire about information." ”

Zhang Xuan smiled and said: "That was in the past, from now on, Jiangxia detectives can no longer cross the river, our naval army has blocked the river, and now only you can fly pigeons to pass the book to Jiangxia." ”

"Wechen understands, I don't know what kind of information His Highness needs Wechen to transmit?"

"I need you to send two pieces of information now, one piece of information writes that Du Fuwei's army quickly expanded to 30,000 people, and the momentum was huge, and he went directly to Lujiang County, and the counties of Jianghuai were in a mess, and they all asked the court for help, this is one of them, and the second is to immediately send someone to tell Du Fuwei that an army of 5,000 people was killed from Hefei County, Lujiang County, and stationed in Qichun County."

"Wechen wrote it immediately."

After a pause, Zheng Shanguo asked cautiously: "Does Your Highness know that the Tang Army is going to conquer Yuzhang County in the east?" ”

Zhang Xuan sneered and said: "How could I not know, I welcome their army to the east, Li Yuan betrayed the agreement between the two countries, this time, I will let him return it with interest!" ”

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Du Fuwei's army marched all the way north, and that night, their army slaughtered to Qishui Town, about twenty miles away from Qichun County, and crossed Qishui to kill Qichun County.

After a day of running, the army was already exhausted, so Duvowe ordered the army to rest in place and at the same time sent men to find boats to cross the river.

Du Fuwei stood by the river and looked at the Qichun county town in the distance on the opposite bank, under the moonlight, the outline of the county town could be faintly seen, the soldiers were impatient in their hearts, and they were looking forward to immediately killing into the city to loot****** but Du Fuwei had an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart, which was the sensitivity he had trained in many years of military practice, this uneasiness still came from the inexplicable retreat of the mine defenders, the Sui army obviously knew that they were going to rebel, not only did not suppress them, but also let them raise troops, and even gave them thousands of iron bars, Could there be a trap hidden in this?

At that time, Du Fuwei didn't take this matter to heart, but as their march went exceptionally smoothly, this uneasiness began to sprout quietly in his heart, and even the Tang army cargo ship transporting the armor admitted that the crossing of the river was too smooth, and he didn't even encounter a Sui army patrol ship, yes! Everything was so smooth that it made him panic.

At this time, a soldier stepped forward to report, "General, Zheng Taishou sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that there is an emergency!" ”

"Where's the messenger?"

In a moment, the soldier brought up a servant, who knelt down and saluted, and presented a note, "This is an urgent message from my envoy to the general!" ”

Du Fuwei took the note and asked, "Is there an accident in Qichun County?" ”

The official nodded, "An army came from the county town in the middle of the night last night, about 5,000 people, and the city gate has been closed, and the villain got a special pass from the Taishou before leaving the city. ”

Du Fuwei was taken aback, and hurriedly opened the note and read it, which said that Li Chong, the lieutenant of the mine, had reported to the Hefei defenders that 5,000 Hefei defenders had marched day and night and arrived at Qichun County last night.

Du Fuwei was speechless for a long time, and sure enough, there was something wrong with the mine defenders, at this time, Han Huang stepped forward and suggested in a low voice: "I don't know if Zheng Shanguo's words are true or false, it is better to take a few brothers to investigate, if it is true, we will think of other ways." ”

This suggestion was on Du Fuwei's mind, and he immediately nodded and said, "Okay! You take two brothers to the county seat to investigate, and I will first garrison the troops and wait for your news. ”

Han Huang hurried with two of his subordinates, Du Fuwei was still a little puzzled, the news he got before was that Jianghuai's troops were empty, and the only 20,000 troops were still stationed in Jiangdu, where did these 5,000 troops come from?

He couldn't figure this out, so he ordered someone to find the official who reported the news, and asked him: "How can there be 5,000 garrisons in Hefei, what did your family Taishou say?" ”

The official saluted: "The Taishou didn't tell the villain, the villain just heard some news from the streets and alleys." ”

"Say it! What's the news on the streets? ”

"There are rumors that there are people in the Chaohu area of Lujiang County who have gathered to rebel, and these 5,000 troops have come to Chaohu to quell the rebellion."

"What kind of rebellion is there in Chaohu?" Du Fuwei hurriedly asked.

"This villain knows a little bit, there is a water thief on the other side of Chaohu Lake, and the leader is called Mrs. Ximen, and she has not been able to negotiate several times when the government has recruited her."

Du Fuwei's mind turned, could it be Ximen Junyi's wife, Ximen Hua Sanniang?

In the first battle of Hefei, his army was basically scattered, Ximen Junyi was killed by the Northern Sui army in Chaohu, and his wife Hua Sanniang's whereabouts are unknown, but Du Fuwei knew that this woman was superior in martial arts, infinitely powerful, and very strong, her husband was killed by the Sui army, she would never surrender to the Sui army, unless she also died, otherwise she would not give up.

Du Fuwei's heart began to be eager, if it was really Ximen Hua Sanniang, then he would be able to gain a firm foothold in Lujiang County.

The next morning, Han Huang and two of his men returned to the army station, Han Huang reported to Du Fuwei: "General Qiqi, the gate of Qichun County is closed, and it is impossible to enter the city. ”

Du Fuwei hesitated for a while, if he couldn't enter Qichun County, then what should he do with his promise to the soldiers?

Han Huang said in a low voice: "Consider it on the road, since the Sui army is coming from Hefei, then Hefei must be empty at this time, why don't we go north to attack Hefei?" ”

Of course, this is also Du Fuwei's idea, and Lujiang County has always been his old nest, and his reputation in Lujiang County is second only to Liyang County, but after he enters Lujiang County, he can't rob and kill.

But at this time, Du Fuwei had no choice, and he immediately ordered the army to be called, and he wanted to give a lecture to the three armies.

Du Fuwei stood on a large rock and shouted to the thousands of soldiers gathered around: "Brothers, our original plan was to enter Qichun County and let everyone make a windfall, but just received information that the Sui army has laid a net in Qichun County, waiting for us to send them to death, but Lujiang County is very empty, I decided to change our plan and lead everyone to kill Lujiang County." ”

There was an uproar all around, and many soldiers showed disappointed looks, they were looking forward to killing into Qichun County to rob property and play with women, but now they don't go, how can they not be lost.

Du Fuwei understood the mood of everyone, and continued to shout: "Lujiang is a famous treasure land, rich in products, women are fair-skinned and bright, we not only want to make a windfall, but also to enjoy the glory and wealth of our children and grandchildren, we go to Lujiang County to establish a foundation, I will distribute the population and land of Lujiang County to everyone, everyone will have three wives and four concubines, there will be a high-rise house, and the brothers who want to make a windfall should not be discouraged, Hefei's wealth is better than Qichun, and the rich are more than three times more than Qichun, after we occupy Hefei, I will give you a ten-day holiday, Let's enjoy it enough! ”

Du Fuwei's words aroused everyone's desire again, and thousands of soldiers raised their weapons and roared, and the momentum was great, Du Fuwei saw that his morale had been boosted, and he immediately shouted: "The army sets off to the north!" ”

In a short time, thousands of soldiers lined up and marched along the mighty Qishui in the direction of Lujiang County in the north. (To be continued.) )