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The sky is vast, the summer breeze is cool and slow, the catkins in the sky are rolled up with the wind, and the catkins are sprinkled all over the fertile plains like snow, which also adds a touch of poetic beauty to the night. The clouds are thick, the night is as dark as ink, the road ahead is dark, only the Luoshui River along the road is shining a slight light.

The cavalry walked silently in the dark summer night, all wearing black cloaks, human titles, horse sheaths, hooves wrapped in grass, sabers at their waists, and bows and arrows on their backs.

They bowed their heads and galloped, no one chatted or spoke, and from time to time in the darkness came the commands of the non-commissioned officers: "Follow the one ahead!" Don't be left behind! "The horses' hooves trampled on the vast plains, making a rustling sound like spring eating on mulberries.

Suddenly, there was a faint sound in the gentle summer wind, and the leading cavalry suddenly exclaimed: "There is someone on the other side!" ”

Before the words fell, ghostly cavalry suddenly appeared in the darkness ahead, and groups of soldiers with black shadows appeared. The leading cavalry screamed: "It's the rebel cavalry!" ”

A tragic encounter unfolded unexpectedly in the dark night, the sword light was shining, the sword light was scorching, only the curse sound could be heard, and the suppressed shouts of both sides "Kill!" "Rush!" But the fight didn't last long, and this unexpected encounter came and ended quickly.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the advance of the Hebei cavalry ended the encounter, leaving more than a hundred corpses and specks of blood on the ground, and the wounded who had fallen off their horses were groaning in pain.

Chen Kefu turned over and dismounted. Holding the Chixiao Sword in one hand, he stepped forward.

The new guard Chang Cheng bit Jin and hurriedly came up and reported: "Your Highness." Three brothers were killed and five were wounded. ”

Chen Kefu first looked at the situation of the wounded and learned that they were all minor injuries and did not hinder them from moving forward.

He asked: "Did the rebels leave any wounded?" ”

"Your Highness, the rebels are a guerrilla light cavalry squad, estimated to be a hundred cavalry squad. It was too dark for our strikers to spot them. However, the brethren had behaved well just now, and although it was a surprise encounter, they did not let go of a single enemy. Most of the opponents were killed, and more than a dozen wounded soldiers were taken prisoner. ”

"Take me to see it."

The group arrived at the battlefield where the battle had just begun. Seventy or eighty rebel war dead lay stiff on the ground. The eyes were bulging, and the wound was bleeding a lot. These rebels were all cavalry, all young and strong. The body is generally tall and strong, and these cavalrymen are very well equipped. Everyone wore cowhide armor. They wore black iron helmets on their heads, and in addition to spears, they also had a horizontal knife and a riding bow and two pots of arrows.

With the faint starlight in the sky, Chen Kefu looked at the corpses all over the ground, and carefully observed the mounts of these cavalry.

He scrutinized their clothing and armor, as well as the feathers on their hats, examined the weapons in their hands, and even reached into the arms of the leader of the rebel army for a while. Unfortunately, only a few pieces of broken silver and a piece of blackened bacon were found.

He was so engrossed and so attentive that the guards next to him couldn't interfere. One of the guards took out a fire fold and tried to help him light it. Before striking a spark, Chen Kefu suddenly slapped the fire fold on the ground.

"You can't make a fire!" He looked up and said softly but sternly, "Danger." There may also be rebel scouts nearby. ”

The guard shuddered at the thought that there might be countless rebels hiding in the darkness and peeping around him.

"It's always right to be careful." Chen Kefu smiled at him, and then lowered his head and looked intently at a few rebel corpses, as detailed as if he was dissecting the corpses.

Finally, he straightened up, grabbed a handful of grass and rubbed it in his hands, and looked up at the vast black sky thoughtfully. It took him a long time before he spoke: "Look at the outfits of these people." That is, it is not the Eastern Capital Army, nor the Jianghuai Army, or even the Wei Army. But these men were well-armed and brave in battle. At first glance, it is an elite soldier and horse, Zhijie, you have to find a way to interrogate from the mouths of those captives. ”…,

The officers looked at each other. The encounter came so suddenly, and they were only thinking about protecting themselves. I don't realize it at all. At this time, when I heard Chen Kefu's words, I also felt that this suddenly appeared soldiers and horses was a little strange.

The new guard Chang Cheng Biting Jin said with some concern: "Your Highness, forgive the ministers for talking too much. Your Highness, your safety is related to the overall situation, the son of a daughter can't sit down, and the minister feels that His Royal Highness should still sit in Luoyang and lead the center. As for the matter of sneaking up on the rebels and relieving the siege of Luokoucang, it should still be handed over to the lowly ranks. Right now, as soon as we left Luoyang, we found traces of rebels here, which is really a bit strange. The minister feels that the current situation is very unfavorable to us, and it is even more inappropriate for His Highness to have more troubles at this time, and it is better to return to Luoyang immediately. As for the intelligence business, it's the scouts and scouts, and they're in charge of that. And the matter of supporting Luokoucang is left to the ministers and Shixin. ”

Chen Kefu smiled: "You're right. But this time, Li Mi colluded with Wang Xuanying and united with Huangfu Wuyi, which was menacing. Even our Marshal Li Jing was driven to Luokoucang City by these people, and now there are more than 20 million stone of grain in Luokoucang City, which is all our grain and grass. And in case Li Mi and the others bypass Luokou Cangcheng, they will be able to reach the Tiger Prison Pass. Now the front line of the tiger prison is the camp on the south bank where we are blocking Dou Jiande's south. If one is not good, Li Mi's group of rebels will be able to join Dou Jiande, which is the biggest trouble. Once they converge, their power will be difficult to control for a while. ”

Cheng Yanjin hesitated and said: "Li Mi and their more than 200,000 people are surrounding Luokou Cangcheng, Your Highness, we only have 20,000 horses." We're just afraid that we'll be outnumbered. What's more, Your Highness, you also personally took great risks to lead the army. The minister felt that there were Marshal Li Jing and Marshal Zhang Zhongjian in Luokou Cangcheng, and these two marshals were in Luokou, no matter how powerful Li Mi was, I believe that Luokou City would still be as solid as a rock. ”

Luo Shixin also persuaded on the side, "Yes, Your Highness." I think it's better for us to stay in Luoyang City. As long as there are three to five days, we can draw enough troops and horses from all over the country to encircle and suppress the rebels, and Your Highness is really not worth the risk. ”

"Where are the troops and horses being drawn?" Chen Kefu's face was solemn and he shook his head.

A few days ago, 50,000 soldiers and horses were dispatched to cross the river to the north and go to the east of the river, and now they are racing against time to seize the counties southeast of the river. On both sides of the Yellow River in Jijun, Hebei Province, although 200,000 troops have now gathered. But when these soldiers were encircling and suppressing Dou Jiande's critical health, they finally copied Dou Jiande's lair, and forced Dou Jiande to Tongshan in Ji County.

Hedong and Hebei had no troops to adjust, although the Huainan soldiers and horses had just achieved a series of great victories and occupied the counties of Huainan. But at this stage, the Huainan soldiers and horses also have to be busy clearing the localities, pacifying the localities, and suppressing bandits and reassuring the people. They had to be busy deploying defenses along the north bank of the Yangtze River to prevent the counterattack of the Southern Chen army.

At present, Li Mi and Wang Xuan responded to their counterattack, but Chen Kefu suddenly had no troops available.

On Chen Pojun's entire chessboard, the current move played by Li Mi and them is very likely to change the situation in Henan. And the chaos in Henan will even cause a multi-bone effect on the whole situation. Chen Kefu didn't want to take this risk, and he had always felt a little suspicious about the rebellion of the Eastern Capital Army. Huangfu Wuyi is just a wall grass, and it has always been blown by the wind on both sides. At this time, Chen Pojun still occupied the biggest advantage, and with the bold character of Huangfu Wuyi, it was unlikely that he would suddenly rebel against him in a high-profile manner.

The information obtained by the Secret Service Division that Duan Da of the Eastern Capital Army is dead, and Huangfu Xiren is actually the root cause of the rebellion of the Eastern Capital Army, and Huangfu Wuyi is just a puppet on the surface. Chen Kefu felt that as long as he found a way to raid the camp of the Eastern Capital Army and kill Huangfu Xiren, then with the character of those old soldiers of the Eastern Capital Army, as well as the wall grass of Huangfu Wuyi, he had a great chance to regain control of the Eastern Capital Army. …,

As long as the Eastern Capital Army rebelled, Li Mi and Wang Xuanying would immediately be at a disadvantage. As long as Li Mi and Wang Xuanying can be completely cleaned up, it doesn't hurt for him to endure the capricious generals of Huangfu Wuyi and the Eastern Capital Army at the moment.

However, if you want to raid the camp of the Eastern Capital Army, kill Huangfu Xiren, and coerce Huangfu Wuyi to defect again, it is not an easy thing to rely on their 20,000 horses. This matter is related to the situation in the entire Henan, and Chen Kefu no longer has enough generals at hand to stand alone. Originally, Qin Qiong was a good choice, but Qin Qiong had already been transferred to Hedong by him. The remaining three people around him, Cheng Yanjin, Luo Shixin, and Zhang Jin, are more than brave, but they are still a little inexperienced.

The stakes are very high, and Chen Kefu also had to put on his armor and go into battle in person.

"Your Highness, the interrogation is clear, this cavalry is the Huainan Army led by Du Fuwei, and they are the Huainan Army Scout Light Cavalry." One of the guards hurried in and reported loudly.

There was silence, the sound of the wind could be heard, and a strange look appeared on the faces of the soldiers. The Huainan Army is the Southern Chen Army, and Du Fuwei is the Southern Chen General. According to the intelligence, the Huainan army led by Du Fuwei should still be in Yingchuan County at this time. But now a team of 100 cavalry scouts of the Huainan Army actually appeared here, and the meaning of this is self-evident.

Du Fuwei is a famous general of Nanchen, and the Huainan Army is the elite of Nanchen. Although Lu Shishen defeated the Huainan army at Yingchuan not long ago, Huainan, which was only a hundred miles away from them, had 90,000 soldiers and horses. Now that the Huainan forward scout has arrived here, has the Huainan army defeated Lu Shishen and gone north to Luoyang?

The Huainan forward scout has arrived, and the famous Nanchen general Du Fuwei will not be far away. And if Du Fuwei really went north, would Nan Chen's army return to the horse and kill it again? For a while, all the generals stood in the dark at a loss. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )