After Yang Shili was killed, Chen Jingxuan didn't have time to celebrate, and immediately made a deployment, preparing to lead the army back to Chengdu, as for many things in Dongchuan, he didn't have time to make specific arrangements, just left 10,000 soldiers to guard Zizhou, and at the same time sent many envoys to appease those who had not yet felt at ease.

The sergeants under the command of Yang Shili, a total of more than 20,000 people, several skirmishes, killed more than 2,000 people, the rest of the nearly 20,000 people, all surrendered, and some of the sergeants, took the opportunity to escape, nowhere to be found, Chen Jingxuan took these sergeants, all returned to Chengdu, so returned to Chengdu's army, the total strength is close to 50,000.

After the extermination of Yang Shili, the number of sergeants under Chen Jingxuan's command reached about 70,000, which was already a very large force, and such a huge army gave Chen Jingxuan enough confidence.

The advisors under his command once suggested that Chen Jingxuan could stay in Zizhou for a few days to screen the surrendered officers and sergeants, as well as to meet with those officials who came to meet the assassins, but Chen Jingxuan rejected this suggestion, and the imperial court appointed him to concurrently serve as the envoy of the Dongchuan Festival, these things were meant to be done, but the safety of Chengdu still ranked first, although the information from the direction of Chengdu has always been safe, but who knows if the iron-blooded army will launch a surprise attack at this time.

In the final analysis, Chen Jingxuan is still a little afraid of the Iron Army, after all, he is very clear about the victories of the Iron Blood Army in various parts of the south.

The army began to withdraw in the direction of Wei City.

There are nearly 20,000 sergeants in the army who have just surrendered, how to better manage it, it takes a lot of thought, but unfortunately Chen Jingxuan, who is anxious, did not think of the difficulty at all, his only purpose is to return to Chengdu as soon as possible, as for the specific problems in the army, he does not need to worry about it. Naturally, someone is responsible.

Chen Jingxuan's prestige in the army is also extraordinary, after all, he defeated Yang Shili, and also killed Yang Shili, this is a real victory, a commendable victory, and all the honor is attributed to Chen Jingxuan, plus the imperial court canonized Chen Jingxuan as a peaceful chapter, that is, the prime minister in the court, which made Chen Jingxuan's prestige increase the most.

Chen Jingxuan reveled in such an atmosphere.

Cui Anqian became the commander of the Iron Blood Army and led an army of 60,000 to launch an expedition. Such a heavy task has never been done before, although Cui Anqian once served as the envoy of Xichuan Jiedu, and he also trained a powerful army in Xichuan, it is the first time that he can command such a major battle.

Cui Anqian was very cautious, and he summoned Liu Yunzhang, Gao Chibang, Xie Yuxin, Zhu Wen and others to study the specific deployment of the operation in detail, for fear that any details would not be considered properly. What led to mistakes in the battle.

As for Huang Biao, he had another task and did not participate in the discussion.

According to Li Rupei's deployment, what everyone needs to discuss is the details.

An army of 50,000 was from the direction of Guozhou. Directly inserting into Wei City, this is the most critical step, and the big battle will also be launched in Wei City, once the sergeants under Chen Jingxuan's command are eliminated. Chen Jingxuan was captured or killed, the problems of Xichuan and Dongchuan were basically solved, and Chengdu and Zizhou were not so important.

Of course, it is still necessary to besiege Chengdu. There are sergeants stationed in Chengdu, and if the news of Chen Jingxuan's defeat reaches Chengdu, it is not known what the sergeants who remain in Chengdu will do, and the situation in Zizhou is similar.

After a day of discussion, Cui Anqian finally made a decision, Xie Yuxin led 10,000 soldiers from Lizhou to Chengdu directly, surrounded Chengdu, and put an end to the news from the direction of Weicheng to the greatest extent, as well as to kill the soldiers who fled to Chengdu from the direction of Weicheng, Gao Chibang, Huang Biao and Zhu Wen and other generals, accompanied Cui Anqian to Weicheng to exterminate the army under Chen Jingxuan's command.

Time was very urgent, and that night, Cui Anqian led many generals to set off and left Xiangyang.

Qian Mu and Yang Xingmi, who had joined the Iron Blood Army for a short time, participated in this expedition.

Although it was arranged by Li Rupei personally, after the two entered the Iron and Blood Army, they still started as low-level officers, and both of them were captains of the Iron and Blood Army, which still depends on the face introduced by Li Rupei, otherwise the two need to start from the position of the team.

There are 300 sergeants under the command of the captain, who are actually very important low-level officers, and the role of the captain in the battle is very important, and he has the responsibility of connecting the upper and lower levels, so he can serve as the captain of the iron-blooded army, Qian Mu and Yang Xingmi are still satisfied.

After entering the Iron Army, the two immediately plunged into brutal training, and the novelty and intensity of the training exceeded their expectations, so that in the first period of time, the two were a little overwhelmed.

The military discipline and military rules of the iron-blooded army are strictly mastered in the course of study, and no one is allowed to violate them.

The high-intensity training and study made Qian Mu and Yang Xingmi understand why the Iron Blood Army can be so strong and why they can sweep the south, and the two of them are secretly glad that they didn't expect to rebel at the beginning, if they are encircled and suppressed by the Iron Blood Army, they are not opponents at all, only obediently captured.

The iron-blooded army went out to conquer, and the arrangements were different, although it was said that there was no specific deployment of combat missions, but everyone from officers to ordinary soldiers knew that the expedition was about to take place.

At the beginning of April, the officers and men of the Iron Army, who were secretly stationed in Guozhou and Lizhou, were all ready.

On the seventh day of the fourth month, that is, two days after Chen Jingxuan took Zizhou, 50,000 soldiers of the Iron and Blood Army set out from Guozhou and went straight to Weicheng, and on the tenth day of April, 10,000 soldiers of the Iron Blood Army stationed in Lizhou went towards Chengdu in Xichuan.

The requirements of the march were so high that Qian Mu and Yang Xingmi, who participated in the battle for the first time, felt surprised, the actions of the army must be kept secret, and they must not be exposed, and the marching speed of the army must not be delayed, and they must arrive at the destination within three days, and the distance between the destination and Guozhou is more than 500 miles, which means that the daily itinerary of the army is more than 100 miles.

Yang Xingmi's physique is not ordinary, it is said that he can walk 300 miles a day, but he walks alone. Yang Xingmi, who has led troops, knows very well that the 50,000 army has to march more than 100 miles every day, which is very difficult, and only by maintaining the absolute consistency of action can such a march intensity be completed, and there are very strict requirements for this march, that is, it is absolutely impossible to expose its whereabouts.

When the two of them received the order from the captain, they were very suspicious, could it be said that the Iron Blood Army had such a strong quality.

After the march began, Qian Mu and Yang Xingmi were left only surprised.

The 50,000 army marched in unison, during the march, no one spoke, the only order conveyed was to keep up, the back followed the front, not allowed to fall behind, all the horses were wrapped in horses' hooves, put on horse cages, the time to eat and rest was fixed, the time of the march during the day was not right, for fear of exposing their whereabouts, once it was dark, the army began to march in a hurry, no one lit torches, and the huge team followed the marks marked along the road.

With such a synchronized army, Qian Mu and Yang Xingmi had never seen it at all.

They didn't even have time to think, and followed the team and began a rapid march.

What the two didn't expect was that they met Cui Anqian and Gao Chibang, the coach and deputy marshal were the same as everyone else, they were also marching in a hurry, without any specialization, the only special one was Cui Anqian, after all, he was older and had a lot of personal guards around him.

What Qian Mu and Yang Xingmi didn't expect was that this expedition would be a rare opportunity for them.

Li Rupei specially instructed Cui Anqian, Gao Chibang and others that this expedition against Chen Jingxuan, Qian Mu and Yang Xingmi can be reused, that is, they have the opportunity to lead the soldiers to charge, or even to charge at the front, such an opportunity is impossible for the soldiers who have just entered the Iron and Blood Army.

It is precisely because of Li Rupei's arrangement, during the march, Cui Anqian and Gao Chibang paid special attention to Qian Mu and Yang Xingmi, as newcomers to the Iron Army, the performance of the two is still good, although Cui Anqian and Gao Chibang both feel strange, it should be said that Li Rupei didn't know Qian Mu and Yang Xingmi at all, let alone had any dealings, why did they ask to reuse the two.

Such a rapid march, it is said that the atmosphere is depressing, this is the normal state of the army, because I don't know what kind of task I am facing, let alone what kind of fighting I encounter, the soldiers are a little apprehensive in their hearts, but in the iron-blooded army, there is no such atmosphere at all, what can be seen is the excited expression of the soldiers, as if they hope to arrive at the destination as soon as possible and start fighting.

Actual combat and training are completely different, Qian Mu and Yang Xingmi also understand this, they have also trained sergeants, and they have also led sergeants to fight, but the courage of the soldiers of the Iron and Blood Army is like this, they have never seen it, such an army, what kind of opponent they meet, they will not be afraid, even if they encounter a sudden attack, it is impossible to collapse.

It should be said that before entering the Iron Blood Army, Qian Mu and Yang Xingmi were still a little arrogant, but after a period of training in the Iron Blood Army, coupled with this rapid march, the arrogance of the two was gone, they knew their own gap, and they also knew the courage of the Iron Blood Army.

In such an environment, if you want to get ahead, it is really not so simple, you need opportunities, you need extraordinary abilities, and you need to get space to display, Qian Mu and Yang Xingmi have restrained their arrogance and ambition, they know very well that only by being down-to-earth and taking one step at a time can they be valued by Cui Anqian and Gao Chibang and others, and it is also possible to get the attention of Fuwang Li Rupei. (To be continued......)