Xu Liang said it so sincerely, it sounded as if it would be intolerable not to give He Garrison the title of marching pioneer.

Although He Renlong had some doubts in his heart, he had always been known for his ruggedness and might, and he didn't have time to think about it, grinning and smiling, quite proud.

Wu Zhiwang and He Huchen saw He Renlong's virtue, and no one stood up to oppose it, so they pushed the boat down the river and nodded in permission. In this way, He Renlong's position as the vanguard of the march was finally implemented.

After all the things were discussed, everyone went back to get ready, the civil officials prepared food, horses, and armor, and the generals returned to their camps to restrain their subordinates, and they could raise troops when they had received all the grain and grass.

Qingyang garrison He Renlong caught up with Pingliang Tongzhi Xu Liang, who was walking outside the yamen of the Governor's Mansion, and grinned, "Brother Xu, you vigorously recommend He Mou, He Mou accepts your affection, it is still early to leave the expedition, He Mou is the east tonight, how about we find a quiet place to have a drink or two?" ”

Xu Liang was stunned, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said with a regretful expression: "General He is too humble. General He's prestige is famous all over the world, and the errand of the pioneer officer must be the general! The general Shun lì assumed the role of this vanguard officer, which is really a well-deserved thing. The official only conformed to the will of heaven and did not dare to take credit. As for a few drinks, ahem, being able to have a drink with General He is the dream of this official, but the army is about to go out, and my Liang army is in a hurry to go out of the camp, and the grain and grass have not yet been brought together, so I have to hurry back to prepare. Alas, the general should also know that our Liang army is not as good as the general's Qingyang soldiers, and there is grain and grass from the court, and our Liang army has always raised its own food and salary. ”

Xu Liang clenched his fists again and again, and there was endless regret in his words.

Seeing this, He Huchen had no choice but to give up. waved goodbye to Xu Liang affectionately, and his demeanor was much closer than before.

Xu Liang smiled. Turned over his horse and walked to the camp of the Liang army buried outside the city.

Many people were puzzled by Xu Liang's move. Among these many people is Hong Chengchou, who participated in Shaanxi politics. It's just that most people don't understand. It's all about it, hang high. And Hong is not an ordinary person, thinking about it, he faintly felt uneasy, so he went to Governor Wu.

Governor Wu was surrounded by several civil officials, discussing how to prepare grain and grass. An army of more than 20,000 people was dispatched, and the grain and grass alone was an extremely huge number.

Governor Wu saw Hong Shenzheng coming over, left those civil officials, and beckoned Hong to sit down. Asked.

Hong Shenzheng pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "Xu Liang's behavior today is very strange. ”

Governor Wu smiled: "Xu Liang's actions are not like this at all, it is unexpected. ”

Hong Senzheng shook his head and said, "This time is different. He looked at Governor Wu and said worriedly: "There is something that adults may not know. ”

"What's the matter?"

Hong Shenzheng said in a low voice: "When Xu Liang led the Liang army to pursue the Li family's army, for some reason, the Qingyang garrison He Renlong, who rushed to reinforce the Houchen Hour, led his troops to the border between Pingliang Mansion and Gongchang Mansion and robbed a lot of Liang army's booty. ”

Wu Zhiwang was stunned when he heard this, and asked, "There is such a thing?" ”

Hong Shenzheng said: "This is indeed the case. Although it was not made public, several major generals in the Liang army knew about it. Xu Liang is the coach of the Liang army. It is impossible not to know about this situation. Now that he actually jumped out and strongly recommended He Renlong to be the pioneer officer, the next official was always a little uneasy when he thought about it. ”

Wu Zhiwang was silent for a while, and sighed: "Even if He Garrison really robbed the Liang army's spoils. We can only pretend that we don't see it. ”

Hong was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood Wu Zhiwang's painstaking efforts. The number of troops who went out to fight was more than 20,000 people, if it was because of the He garrison who robbed the booty of the Liang army. In turn, he held He Garrison responsible, which was extremely detrimental to the current war. Yes. Governor Wu could only pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Hong Shenzheng was silent for a while, and hesitated and said: "Xu Guozhong is the kind of person who doesn't rub sand in his eyes. He Garrison robbed Liang Jun's spoils, such a big thing, Xu Liang must have a grudge. Xia Guan was worried that on the way to the battle, there would be an accident between the two of them and affect the battle situation. ”

Governor Wu asked, "What should you do with it in your opinion?" However, in any case, He Renlong cannot be implicated. He Renlong's violent temper, if he doesn't agree with each other, he may pick and choose. If we don't have him, how can we fight? ”

Hong Chengchou nodded yes, looked at Wu Zhiwang, and asked inquiringly: "The court's will to the Liang army is that the Liang army will raise its own food and salary, however, Xu Guozhong's Liang army has gone out one after another, and it has lost troops in the war to pursue the Li family's army...... Governor, you see, can this battle solve the problem of food and grass for the more than 6,000 soldiers brought by Xu Guozhong? ”

Governor Wu looked at Hong Chengchou with a sad face. Turning around, he pointed to the few civil officials behind him who were discussing the beard, and said with a wry smile: "If there is enough grain and grass, there is no problem in allocating some to Liang Jun." It's just that now Cheng Chou has also seen it, and I won't tell you that with the current stored grain in the warehouse, the rations for three days for the other Ming troops are enough, where is there any surplus grain to be sent to Xu Guozhong. Governor Wu was full of bitterness, and said to Hong Chengchou: "The world is difficult, you go and talk to Guozhong, the matter of grain and grass, Guozhong has to find a way to overcome it himself, and after winning the battle, the governor will ask Guozhong for credit." ”

Hong participated in politics and laughed bitterly, and reluctantly responded.

When Hong saw Xu Liang in the Liang military camp outside Guyuan City, and told Xu Liang about Wu Zhiwang's expectations, Xu Liang was very surprised and moved, with red eyes, and repeatedly patted his chest and promised to kill the enemy well, in order to repay the grace of the governor of Wu.

However, Governor Wu's care, while touching, did not solve any practical problems. When the Ming army from all walks of life received grain and grass and was ready to go, more than a dozen bags of old rice were still collected in the Liang military camp, and it had just snowed in Pingliang City, and the snow layer on the ground was also very thick, and it was impractical to transport grain and grass from Pingliang City to Guyuan.

The soldiers and civilians of Hanzhong City were eagerly looking forward to the reinforcements of Governor Wu, and the military situation could not be delayed, so the marching marshal He Huchen decided to set off with the Ming army that had received grain and grass first, and rushed towards the direction of Hanzhong Mansion.

Xu Liang took advantage of the lack of grain and grass to lead 6,000 Liang troops back to Pingliang City, and after preparing all the grain and grass, he led the army to meet with the marching marshal He Huchen.

Xu Liang led the army back to Pingliang City, mobilized the prefect Yamen to prepare the grain and grass for the Liang army, by the way, Xu Liang had been assigned to the Pingliang Taxation Bureau under the jurisdiction of Pingliang Governor Zhang Fengqi The tax silver received more than 3,000 taels, Xu Liang is Pingliang Tongzhi, is the Pingliang Tongzhi with tens of thousands of Liang troops, he led people to the Taxation Bureau to ask for silver, how dare the people of the Taxation Bureau not to give, obediently presented the silver taels.

Zhang Fengqi, the prefect of Pingliang, received the cry of Lang Zhong of the Taxation Bureau, and learned that the silver he had worked hard to reserve was looted by Xu Liang, even the clay man also aroused a lot of blood, Zhang Fengqi took all the Lang Zhong and the tax collector of the Taxation Bureau, and rushed to Xu Mansion to theorize with Xu Liang.

As a result, Xu Liang blocked Zhang Fengqi's mouth with a fluttering sentence.

"Governor Wu knows about this."

Xu Liang said so, if you have the ability, you will personally go to the governor of the three sides, Wu Zhiwang, to verify. I'm afraid you won't dare!

After the interference of these bits and pieces, when Xu Liang set off again with 6,000 Liang troops to chase after Huchen, it was already three days later than the Ming army. (To be continued......)