The officers and men of the Patrol Division pursued not far away, and when they saw their Red Army comrades leaving in disarray with a wave of remnants of the defeated army, they collected their troops and returned to Zhenyuan.

Admiral Tietou of the Patrol Division ran to Xu Liang to report the results of the battle: more than 1,000 people were captured and nearly 2,000 horses were captured! Two thousand horses is an unexpected bonus! Xu Liang was overjoyed, and instructed the patrol department to take care of those war horses, and prepare to bring them back to Chang'an to form the cavalry of the Liang army!

As for those prisoners of war, Xu Liang pursed his lips and said indifferently: "Bury it." ”

Tietou's expression was not surprised at all, and Zhenyuan Zhixian He Qi's eyes widened: "Bury ...... Buried? ”

Xu Liang looked back at him and sneered, "Could it be that He Zhi County is still interested in adopting these people?" ”

"Uh......" He Zhixian shook his head awkwardly, and hurriedly said: "The lower officials don't dare!" Seeing that Xu Liang nodded with satisfaction, paced away, and couldn't help but secretly speak: It is said that Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, has always liked to kill and surrender, and it seems that our governor also has this hobby!

It took half a day for the Patrol Division to deal with the prisoners of war and collect the captured horses, and in the afternoon, the order of Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, finally came from the direction of Pingliang City: Xu Liang, the governor of Shaanxi, should lead 5,000 soldiers and horses of the Patrol Division to Pingliang and participate in the battle.

For Hong Chengchou's order, Xu Liang directly refused!

Just kidding, there are 40,000 Liang troops in Pingliang City, Cao Wenzhao's Guanning Iron Cavalry, and Hong Chengchou's Hong soldiers to fight against the people's army, and he can lead the soldiers and horses of the 5,000 Patrol Division to get up, what role can it play? In comparison, Xu Liang felt that it was more important to guard Zhenyuan City. Xu Liang sent the herald and stationed 5,000 officers and soldiers of the Patrol Division in Zhenyuan City to prevent another sneak attack by the people's army!

The city defense was arranged. Xu Liang spent an afternoon visiting the city defense of the four city gates of Zhenyuan, accompanied by Tietou and He Zhixian. After experiencing the incident of Wang Pu, the chief soldier of the Beijing camp, breaking through the city gate. He Zhi County spent a lot of effort and organized thousands of people to urgently repair the four city gates. It was also equipped with enough ordnance to defend the city, and Xu Liang was very satisfied.

That night, the patrol division killed dozens of seriously injured horses and held a horse meat feast throughout the army! He Qi, the magistrate of Zhenyuan County, and others accompanied Xu Liang to the army to scatter wine to celebrate the complete victory of the battle to defend the city!

Nothing to do all night.

Early the next morning, the staff officers of the Trilateral Governor's Palace, who came from the direction of Pingliang City, were anxiously waiting under the city to open the city gate. When the city gate was opened, the staff officer ran to Xu's house in Zhenyuan City, knocked on the door and asked to see Xu Liang, the governor of Shaanxi.

Xu Liang met with the hurried staff officer of the Governor's Office in the living room.

"Your Excellency, on the orders of the Governor, your Majesty has come to invite you to Pingliang to preside over the war!" The staff officer said anxiously.

Xu Liang laughed for a while. "I heard you right, right? Governor Hong wants his official to preside over the war? Hong Chengchou is the governor of the three sides! ”

The staff officer smiled bitterly, bowed his hand to Xu Liang, and said with a complicated expression: "Back to the governor's words, now there are Liang troops, Guanning iron cavalry, Hong soldiers, Hanzhong soldiers, Qingyang soldiers and other people gathered around Pingliang City, and they have formed an encirclement of the 100,000 people's army outside the city. However...... Ahem. Several groups of people did not agree on how to start the war, and the governor failed to coordinate yesterday, and saw that the people's army had broken through several times, and there were signs of loosening in the circle of the group. Governor Hong was so anxious that he ordered his subordinates to come and invite the governor! ”

Xu Liang listened and pondered for a while. figured out the key to it, and the governor of the three sides, Hong Chengchou, in order to destroy the 100,000 people's army gathered under Pingliang City in one fell swoop. As the governor of the three sides, he attacked He Renlong in Qingyang, and He Huchen was garrisoned in Hanzhong. Liaodong general Cao Wenzhao, Pingliang guerrilla Luo Rucai and other generals were mobilized to Pingliang and formed a siege of the people's army.

However, the encirclement is surrounded, and there is controversy over how to fight, when to fight, and who will fight first. Cao Wenzhao is the one who especially wants to fight, but although his soldiers are fierce, the number of troops is the least. The other generals, though they arrived with their armies due to the might of the trilateral governors, showed little interest in a head-to-head war with the people. In the final analysis, Cao Wenzhao led the soldiers and horses of the court, and ate the military salary of the household. And He Huchen, He Renlong, and Luo Rucai, the soldiers and generals under them are all supported by Shaanxi Province, and the court has not allocated another grain down! It's already very good that they can maintain their superficial respect for the court, and if they want them to go to war with the people's army, there is no such thing!

In a word, Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, couldn't move these arrogant generals, so he had no choice but to ask Xu Liang, the governor of Shaanxi, to come out!

In the hall, the staff officer looked at Xu Liang with blank eyes, anxiously waiting for Xu Liang's reply. He didn't dare to urge, let alone show a dissatisfied look, and now everyone in the officialdom in the west knew that the governor of Shaanxi in front of him was a master who could not afford to offend.

Fortunately, Xu Liang's contemplation did not last long, and after a while, he said to the staff officer: "Since the governor has been invited, then the official will leave for Pingliang." ”

"Hey," the staff officer breathed a sigh of relief, and bowed down and gestured, "Your Excellency, please hurry, the lower officer has already prepared the carriage!" ”

Unexpectedly, Xu Liang smiled and said, "The carriage is not necessary!" The officer himself will prepare. ”

Soon, the staff officer followed Xu Liang to the gate of Xu's house, and saw the luxurious carriage that marked the identity of the governor of Shaanxi, two white horses pulling the carriage side by side, with pure coat color, which was better than the governor's mount. Looking at the carriage he specially brought from Pingliang City, in comparison, the cold appearance can be seen at a glance.

The staff officer smiled awkwardly and obediently stepped aside.

The staff officer led the way in front, and because the army of the court was fighting against the 100,000 people's army outside Pingliang City, the staff officer took Xu Liang's convoy to detour through the east gate of Pingliang City and entered Pingliang City. One path to the Yamen of the Pingliang Prefect.

The main gate of the yamen was wide open, Xu Liang got down from the carriage, and saw Lu Yifa, the prefect of Pingliang, and Luo Rucai, the guerrilla general, and others at the door to greet him.

"I've seen the Governor." Lu Zhifu and others gave a salute.

Xu Liang smiled and nodded, and then asked, "Is the Governor inside?" ”

"If you want to go back to your Excellency, the Governor is discussing in the lobby." Lu Zhifu said, seeing Xu Liang walking straight in the direction of the lobby, he followed closely behind him and whispered, "My lord." Cao Wenzhao and He Huchen had a dispute over their opinions, and the atmosphere inside was not very friendly. ”

Xu Liang sighed. "I see." ”

Approaching the door of the prefect's yamen lobby, Xu Liang heard Cao Wenzhao's angry voice: "He Huchen! You're also a garrison general. Now that the 100,000 people's army has become a turtle in the urn, it is not clear at this time, let alone when! I made it very clear yesterday that in the early hours of this morning, all armies launched a general offensive! Why haven't you seen any movement for a long time? ”

"Yo, General Cao is quite angry!" Hanzhong garrison He Huchen said in a tepid tone: "Although the 100,000 people's army has been surrounded by the imperial army, it must be 100,000 people, not 100,000 pigs!" It is necessary to exterminate such a large number of civilian troops. We have to talk about strategy! This official believes that cutting off its grain and grass, besieging but not attacking, gradually depleting the sharp spirit of the people's army, and surrendering the army without a fight is still a foolproof strategy! ”

"It's funny!" Cao Wenzhao sneered again and again: "Now that the number of armies in the court is no less than 60,000, with 60,000 officers and troops against 100,000 rabble, what strategy do you need to talk about?" With an order, just kill it! It is really despicable that General He is so blindly afraid of the enemy and cowardly in battle! ”

He Huchen listened. raised his voice and said: "I think when I He Huchen was the chief military officer, you Cao Wenzhao didn't know where to stand guard and sentry!" How to fight, you don't need to teach your own officer! ”

"You ......," Cao Wenzhao glared angrily.

"Yo, this meeting is quite lively!" Xu Liang walked into the lobby of the prefect's yamen at this time. Said as he walked.

When the officials and generals in the hall saw that Xu Liang, the governor of Shaanxi, had arrived, they stood up awkwardly, and arched their hands towards Xu Liang and said, "See Lord Governor!" ”

Xu Liang arched his hand. He smiled: "Your Excellency is polite. Then he took two steps forward and bowed his hand to Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides who was sitting above, and said, "Xu Liang, the governor of Shaanxi, see the governor!" ”

Hong Chengchou looked at Xu Liang with a complicated expression. There is relaxation, and there is tangle. Glance at Xu Liang. Hong Chengchou gestured to the empty seat on the left and said, "Guozhong, you are here, please take a seat." ”

Xu Liang's brows furrowed slightly, and once again he heard Hong Chengchou call his cousin, Guozhong, Xu Liang was a little uncomfortable, but finally didn't say anything, walked to the first vacant seat on the left, and sat down gently.

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou looked at the people in the hall and said, "Now that the governor of Shaanxi, Lord Xu Liangxu, has also arrived, then let's discuss how to exterminate these 100,000 people's army." ”

After Hong Chengchou finished speaking, He Huchen, He Renlong, Luo Rucai, Lu Yifa and other Shaanxi civil and military officers invariably looked at Xu Liang, waiting for Xu Liang to express his position.

Seeing this, Cao Wenzhao, the general of Liaodong, felt a burst of anger in his heart, snorted lightly, and said loudly: "General Ben thinks ......"

Before he finished speaking, he ushered in a broken drink!

Luo Rucai, a guerrilla general in Pingliang, interrupted Cao Wenzhao in a deep voice and shouted: "Presumptuous! The Governor has not yet spoken, so it is your turn to speak! ”

"You?" Cao Wenzhao's face suddenly turned red, and when he saw that the Shaanxi civil and military forces in the hall were looking at him with mocking eyes, he couldn't help but be angry and anxious.

"What are you!" Luo Rucai has long seen that this Liaodong general with his eyes above the top is not pleasing to the eye, and now Xu Liang and Hong Chengchou are both there, according to the ranking of officialdom, it is indeed not Cao Wenzhao's turn to speak, so Luo Rucai decided to cut Cao Wenzhao's face fiercely.

"A small general, dare to speak in front of the governor of a province? I really don't know the etiquette and don't know the rules! ”

"I ......" Cao Wenzhao was so angry in his heart! Just wanted to refute, but when he raised his eyes, he saw Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, shaking his head slightly, so he endured his anger and sat on his seat panting heavily.

Luo Rucai felt very relieved, bowed his hand to Xu Liang, and said respectfully: "Now please ask the governor to speak!" ”

Xu Liang glanced at Luo Rucai with a slight reproach, waved his hand with a smile and said: "General Luo, all of you here are colleagues in the DPRK and China, and they are all people who share the emperor's worries!" Why bother being so nervous! Cao Shen will travel thousands of miles to come to our Shaanxi to quell the bandits, that is our distinguished guest in Shaanxi! But don't be lazy! Like your attitude just now, it looks like our Shaanxi officials are bullying outsiders! It's not good, it's not good! ”

As he spoke, Xu Liang looked at Cao Wenzhao with a smile, beckoned and said, "Come on, General Cao, you first tell me what you think, and let the official listen to it." ”

Cao Wenzhao suddenly blushed angrily, listening to Xu Liang's tone, what does it mean to bully outsiders? ! Since Cao Wenzhao came to Shaanxi, he has never urinated on these civil and military officials in Shaanxi! Fang Cai rushed to speak by himself and was beaten by Luo Rucai with a gun and a stick, if he rushed to speak again at this time, wouldn't it be another mess of the rules and the truth?

Cao Wenzhao was not stupid, so he naturally refused to be fooled, so he arched his hand at Xu Liang expressionlessly and said, "The governor is polite." The governor is here, where is the general still speaking. Everything is subject to the Governor's decision. ”

After Cao Wenzhao finished speaking, Luo Rucai, He Huchen, He Renlong and other generals followed closely and bowed to Xu Liang and said, "We will obey the orders of the governor!" ”

Cao Wenzhao choked, Hong Chengchou's eyes flickered, and then calmed down.

Xu Liang pressed down with both hands and said with a smile: "Okay, it's rare for all the generals to be so united." Uh, Lord Governor, will I tell you what I think first? ”

Xu Liang said, looked at the governor of the three sides, Hong Chengchou, and asked.

Hong Chengchou secretly smiled bitterly, nodded at Xu Liang and said, "Guozhong is even if he gives the order." The Governor has your full support. ”

Xu Liang paused, and several civil and military officials in the court shouted solemnly: "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once said a sentence, and this official listens very well: Those who offend me as a strong man will be punished even if they are far away!" The nearly 100,000 people's troops outside Pingliang City, although they were not the Xiongnu of the Han Dynasty, were also bandits and robbers, illegally armed! originally thought that the Northwest People's Army would be a plate of loose sand after the death of Wang Zuogui, Wang Jiayin, and Shen Yikui. Now it seems that we all expected it wrong, the civil unrest in the northwest is to cut the grass without removing the roots, and the spring breeze blows and grows again! died a god and a kui, and a Red Army friend appeared, Li Dusi, Du San, Yang Laochai! This time, these remnants gathered heavy troops, and the soldiers committed Pingliang, they went to Pingliang and Zhenyuan's hundreds of thousands of loads of grain! ”

Xu Liang said, his eyes swept over the people in the hall, his fingers tapped on the coffee table next to his seat, and said in a deep voice: "The consistent view of this official, we don't make trouble, and we are not afraid of it!" If anyone does not offend me, I will not offend anyone, but if anyone offends me, I will kill him! A few months ago, when he was the first governor of Shaanxi, he was busy with internal affairs and had no time to pay attention to these rebellious people's troops. Now they dare to bully the official, and the official will not agree! ”

Xu Liang said in a deep voice, suddenly got up, and shouted solemnly: "The generals listen to the order!" ”

Luo Rucai, He Huchen, He Renlong and other generals listened, stood up suddenly, walked to the center of the hall, and stood upright. Seeing this, Cao Wenzhao, the general of Liaodong, hesitated for a while, and finally got up and reluctantly walked to the center of the lobby.

Xu Liang's gaze swept over the faces of Luo Rucai, He Huchen, He Renlong, and Cao Wenzhao, waved his hand violently, and shouted: "All armies are immediately reorganized!" An hour later, launch a full-scale assault on the Nationalist Army! Only enter, not retreat! ”

"The last general commands!" Luo Rucai and the others responded loudly, then clasped their fists at Xu Liang, turned around and strode out.

Seeing this, Cao Wenzhao stomped his feet, hurriedly bowed his hand to Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, and hurriedly went out to arrange the team. (To be continued.) )