In the Dali Palace, Duan Yiming has been very abnormal recently. Although the early dynasty in Dali is not every day, but now that the war is urgent, it has been a daily morning dynasty for a month.

But recently, Duan Yiming has not been to the court for more than ten days, which makes the ministers a little panicked. However, Duan Yiming's heart was even more panicked, because to this day, not only have the reports of defeat from all over the world piled up on his desk one after another, but what makes him even more uneasy is that there is a stack of documents on his desk that is thicker than the report of failure, that is, all kinds of news and impeachment of Xu Cheng's rebellion.

Xu Cheng was one of the most powerful generals under Duan Yiming, and he was placed in Dongchuan County because of Duan Yiming's trust in him, and this trust was unshakable. However, these many twists and turns like flying snow and the so-called evidence made Duan Yiming puzzled, the so-called no wind and no waves. If Xu Cheng really didn't have the slightest intention of defecting to the enemy and rebelling, then how could so many people impeach him.

Moreover, although the so-called evidence is all chasing after the wind, if you think about it carefully, it also has its truth. Just as Yue Shao'an's army had just attacked the city of Dongchuan County, Xu Chengcheng fell ill. That's not all, even the more powerful Song Chengfu was sent out, and the person in power was replaced by Xu Cheng's eldest son. This kind of behavior was too abnormal, which made Duan Yiming have to be suspicious.

What made Duan Yiming even more incomprehensible was that when Song Chengfu's reinforcements arrived at a mountain stream defense in Shicheng County, they stagnated, as if they had no intention of rescuing Shicheng County at all. The whole thing is all connected, and it seems to indicate that Xu Cheng's rebellion is already an indisputable fact. However, in Duan Yiming's heart, he still didn't want to believe this. He also planned to take another look at Xu Cheng's next move, and then determine whether Xu Cheng was really rebellious.

At this time, Niu Qing gave Duan Yiming a reassuring pill, making him sure that Xu Cheng's rebellion was true.

Under the city of Dongchuan County, Xu Dashao continued to fight for several days, Niu Qing was finally scolded so unbearable that he sent troops to fight, but this battle was defeated, and the army of Song Shicheng lost his armor and fled back to the camp in embarrassment. On the second day, Niu Qing led people to retreat a hundred miles away, which made Xu Dashao's confidence infinitely inflated, and he decided to pursue Chen Sheng and hate his father.

However, just as he was about to lead his army out of the city, a scout came to report that he had found an ambush in Song Shicheng fifty miles east of the city. In this way, the generals persuaded him to stay, but Xu Dashao was eager for revenge, but he did not listen to the generals' words.

The matter dragged on until the night, and Xu Dashao was drinking sullenly in the house. Suddenly, two people visited, both of them were capable brave generals under Xu Cheng, one of them was surnamed Wu, called Wusu, who was the general Wu who lost to Chu Broken Soul in the martial arts competition that day, and the other was surnamed Li, called Li Canming. These two people already disagreed with Xu Dashao as the commander, but today they saw that he was not persuaded and insisted on chasing and killing Yue Shaoan, which made them feel even more that Xu Dashao was really not suitable to be the master of an army.

However, by this time, there was nothing they could do to stop it. However, seeing that Xu Dashao was dissuaded by everyone today, he did not give up, and he will definitely bring it up tomorrow, and it is unknown whether he can be persuaded by then. Therefore, the two came to visit late at night just to dispel that idea.

Xu Dashao didn't have much of a good impression of the two of them, when his father was in charge of the past, everyone was colleagues, these two relied on their father's attention, and they didn't regard themselves as young generals like other generals, and they were a little less respectful when they met on weekdays, especially during the day today, after they put forward a proposal to catch up, it was the two of them who took the lead in opposing it. When the generals elected themselves as the main generals, these two people were dissatisfied, how could they still have a good impression of the two of them now.

Hearing the announcement, Xu Dashao didn't want to see it, but after thinking about it, it is better to solve some problems today than to delay them to be solved tomorrow in front of the generals. With his fiery temper, he had to deliberately endure it on that occasion, and he was really depressed, so he simply let them in.

After Wu Su and Li Canming came in, they gave a military salute according to the number of etiquette, and were just about to speak. Xu Dashao threw the wine glass casually and said lightly: "You two are so late, what are you doing here?" ”

The two were stunned for a moment, looked at each other, Wusu took a step forward, and said, "General, it's really presumptuous for us to visit late at night......

"Do you know that you are still presumptuous?" Xu Dashao was not polite at all.

This sentence almost choked Wusu, he opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

"Why don't you speak?" Xu Dashao raised his eyelids, looked at him contemptuously, and said, "If you have nothing to say, please go back!" It's late at night, it's time to rest, and tomorrow we have to fight with Yue Shao'an. Only when you have enough spirit can you have the strength to fight, but those soldiers who patrol the defense have no chance to rest if they want to, do the two generals not cherish the conditions they have created? ”

Wusu's face was red, obviously angry, and his egg-sized eyes were open. Seeing that he couldn't help but have a seizure, Li Canming, who was beside him, hurriedly took a step forward and said first: "General, coming late at night, in fact, it is still for the daytime, now Dongchuan County is in an eventful autumn, the old general was killed by Yue Shao'an, so that we are all unconscious now, we are all extremely angry, and we can't wait to eat his flesh and blood raw." But today, although Yue Shao'an was defeated, he suffered very few casualties, and the battalion was already prepared. At first glance, it seems like nothing, but when you think about it, it seems that there is something strange everywhere inside. According to his subordinates, there must be some evil intentions hidden here, and the general must not guard against it......"

"You mean that Yue Shao'an is a fraud today?" Xu Dashao's brows furrowed.

Li Canming looked at Xu Dashao's face, gritted his teeth, and said, "That's exactly what my subordinates mean." That Yue Shao'an has always had a ghost talent in the use of soldiers, and it is not impossible to defeat fraud, you must know that soldiers are not tired of cheating, and the book of soldiers has long been said to retreat as advance...... General, please ......"

"That's enough-" Before Li Canming finished speaking, Xu Dashao's face had turned iron-blue, almost colorless, and he slapped the table and said, "Li Canming, what do you mean?" Are you saying I don't know the art of war? Although my father has been learning the art of war since I was five years old, nearly 20 years have passed now, and I have experienced dozens of large and small battles, to say the least. According to what you mean, if I lose the battle, I will be really defeated, and if Yue Shaoan loses the battle, I will fake defeat? On the contrary, I should have lost the battle, and if I win, it would be a fake victory, and I fell into Yue Shao'an's trap, right? I think if there are any tricks in this, there are also some people who disobey my temporary father's position and have ill intentions! ”

"My subordinates have no such intentions!" Li Canming hurriedly bowed down with some trepidation, if this kind of crime was implemented enough to ask his head, how could he dare to accept it: "General, my subordinates have been following the old general for many years, don't you know what your subordinates are?" The old general is as kind to his subordinates as a mountain, and his subordinates are loyal to the sun and the moon, and the general is also affectionate......"

"You just rely on your father's trust in you and don't take me seriously, right? If it were not for the deeds of your past, this is the one that would cure your sins, and then I am tired, go down! Xu Dashao was really angry, but he also knew that these two people didn't dare to really have this kind of thought, and they scolded angrily just now because of their alcohol, not that they really wanted to punish them.

However, he took a bite of you, and Wusu, who didn't say a word, was annoyed, and dared to love this person who had such a deep prejudice against us, I just didn't speak, and it made him look unpleasant. Immediately, Wu Su took a step forward and said, "General, in fact, we came here today to persuade the general not to pursue Yue Shao'an. Not to mention that Yue Shao'an's defeat and retreat were a little strange. Even if he is really defeated, we can't take it lightly, and the ambush soldiers from the east of the city must not be guarded against, when the time comes, if the general chases out, in case Yue Shao'an sends someone to attack the city. There is no main general in the city, how to resist? Please also think twice. Yue Shao'an is determined to win our Dongchuan County, as long as the general can't hold out, Yue Shao'an will definitely come again. ”

"Again?" Xu Dashao sneered and said, "Can it be the same as chasing the defeated army and coming with them gaining momentum?" You are still a general in the army. You don't have to say it, I didn't lead troops to chase after me today, I already feel deeply sorry, and I will definitely not leave any chance for Yue Shaoan tomorrow. Stand down! With that, he slowly sat back in his chair.

Wu Su couldn't be persuaded anymore, and he was a little anxious in his heart, and hurriedly said: "General, don't ...... it."

"I've made up my mind, Wusu, do you want to disobey?" Xu Dashao's body that had just sat down stood up suddenly.

"The general is angry!" Li Canming looked at Wusu, who was stunned and wanted to make things stiff, and hurriedly spoke, saying: "If the general insists on chasing, but he can't go in person, just send a brave general to chase him, and there must be no general in the city." ”

Xu Dashao looked at the two of them, took a deep breath, suddenly sank his face, and said, "Okay......"

The joy on Wu Su and Li Canming's faces had not faded, and they heard Xu Da Shao say again: "Then send the two of you." I'll set off tonight, give you ten days, if you can't mention Yue Shao'an's head, put the heads of the two of you in front of the case! ”

When the two of them heard this, their faces full of joy instantly turned into shock, and they looked at Xu Dashao and stammered, and said, "General, this ......"

"Why don't you go soon?" Xu Dashao's eyes widened: "Don't say that I am embarrassed, there are only more than 30,000 horses in your city now. And that Yue Shaoan only brought more than 20,000 people. Didn't you say that he still left an ambush soldier, so the people he brought with him should only be about 10,000, and I will give you half of the troops. Departure on the third watch, without delay—"

Wusu and Li Canming's faces were full of bitterness, but the military order had been issued, and they couldn't say anything more, so they had to agree and retreat.

Xu Dashao watched them leave, paced a few steps in the room, returned to the table from Xin, and lifted the wine jug on the table again......