The army set off the next day, and this time Cui Xiu, the son of Cui Yuan, who went to Huaiyuan Town with the army, did a gong in Li Xin's army, and actually helped Du Ruhui deal with the affairs of the army.

The army went out of Shouyang, all the way to the north, through the Taihang Eight Paths, into Hebei, at this time Hebei is not Dou Jiande is here, however, Hebei is full of thieves, Dou Jiande, Gao Shida, Sun Anzu, Zhang Jincheng and others troubled the Hebei area, plus Yang Guang's second crusade against Goguryeo, and recruited soldiers in the people again, there are many fugitives in the people, Hebei is extremely desolate, the army is dispatched, although it is said that there is no crime in the autumn, but the phenomenon of the end of the empire can still be felt.

"General, His Majesty the Emperor has repeatedly conquered Goguryeo in the east, and it is really undesirable to make such a big show and consume the people's resources." Du Ruhui sighed a little.

"Your Majesty the Emperor is also being forced to be anxious." Li Xin knew that the reason why Yang Guang was like this was because the Guanlong family and the Guandong family joined forces to make most of the interests of the imperial court go to the family, and Yang Guang's large-scale use of troops was certainly a reason for his personal great success, but the ultimate goal was to weaken the family.

"These families are the evil diseases attached to the imperial court, and they should be eliminated." Du Ruhui said with a slight sigh: "It's just that the emperor's approach is a little faster, if the family is so easy to eliminate, then it is not a family." ”

"If you are obscure, the emperor was deceived by Yu Wenshu and Yu Shiji. Look at this Hebei, I don't know how many people have already rebelled, Qijun Wang Bo, Meng Rang, Beihai Guo Fangpre, Qinghe Zhang Jincheng, Pingyuan Hao Xiaode, Hejian Geqian, Bohai Sun Xuanya, which of these people is not a crowd raider, there are more than 100,000 people, and there are as many as 10,000 people. The encirclement and suppression of the imperial court, county and county officials are not the opponents of these people at all. The elite of the imperial court is gathered in Zhuo County, which is heavy on the outside and light on the inside, but the turmoil in the imperial court is getting more and more intense, which is not a good thing! Li Xin shook his head and said. This is also Yang Guang's arrogance, Yang Guang looked down on these rebels, thinking that these people don't have to take it to heart at all, and after the imperial army destroyed Goguryeo, he would naturally be able to lead the army south and sweep the entire Hebei. Of course, Yu Wenshu and others talked all day long about where the bandits were exterminated, and where the bandits had been exterminated, etc., which gave Yang Guang an illusion that the rebellion in the world was still under his control.

"General, my subordinates heard that there is a hero in Qi County, who is younger than the general, but he is extremely brave." Du Ruhui suddenly thought of something and said.

"Keming is talking about Zhang Xutuo or Luo Shixin, the general under his command?" Li Xin thought of the newspaper from the imperial court, which seemed to have news of Zhang Xutuo.

"There is also a Qin Qiong, Qin Shubao. Of course, the subordinate is talking about this Luo Shixin, I heard that he is only fourteen years old. Hehe, this Zhang Xutuo is a character, and the Qin Qiong under his command heard that he is also very good at using soldiers. Du Ruhui glanced at Li Xin deeply and said: "My subordinates also heard that the emperor is going to let him exterminate all the rebels in the territory, and turn their battle scenes into a picture album, which can be watched at any time, I am afraid that this person will definitely be a famous general of the imperial court in the future!" ”

"This person is good, but it's a pity, he was born in the right era, but he followed the wrong master." Li Xin recalled that in history, although Zhang Xutuo was powerful, he was killed in the end with few soldiers. It's a pity to die.

"General, there are many rebels in Hebei, if the emperor does not implement benevolent governance, no matter how many soldiers and horses there are, it will be useless, no matter how powerful Zhang Xutuo is, he is only a general, how many troops can he lead? No matter how strong the tiger is, once there are more wolves, the tiger will be eaten by the wolf. Du Ruhui gently persuaded: "The matter of Hebei and Shandong is actually supported by those families, and the subordinates can conclude that if the imperial court does not contribute, this Zhang Xutuo must act as an emergency general in the end, leading his subordinates to fight in the south and the north, although he has repeatedly defeated the enemy, but he can't get much supplies, and he can't last long." The general is brave, but he must not be the second Zhang Xutuo. Hebei and Shandong are a quagmire, and the general must not meddle in them. Once involved, no matter how deep the general's background is, he will only be a puppet of these families in the end. ”

Li Xin nodded, although he didn't know the relationship between Zhang Xutuo and these families, but Shandong and Hebei have always been the private places of the Kanto family, even if Li Xin has the blood of the Gao family, it is the same, and it will really be like Du Ruhui said, a puppet of the Kanto family.

"If you don't have a strong strength, you won't be recognized by the Kanto family. They must want to control themselves. Victory has become a cancer attached to me, and once they fail, they will not hesitate to abandon themselves. Li Xinzhong understands the faces of these families very well.

"General, after this battle, you must not stay in Hebei, even if you stay in Youzhou, it is far better than Hebei." Du Ruhui admonished. Hebei and Shandong are a pit, and whoever goes in will die.

"His Majesty the Emperor has already set off from Luoyang?" Li Xin nodded, indicating that he knew, and immediately asked about other things.

"It has already set off, and His Majesty the Emperor has asked Fan Zigai, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, to assist King Yue to stay in Luoyang, and the rest of the officials will accompany him to the east to conquer Goguryeo. If you don't get it, you may go to Huaiyuan Town before us, after all, His Majesty the Emperor walked from the Grand Canal, which is much faster. Du Ruhui said in a low voice.

"What about Li Yuan?" Li Xin asked again, and a graceful figure flashed in his mind.

"It's also with the army." Du Ruhui said in a low voice.

"Then it can't be fast, the world's elites gather in Zhuo County, and His Majesty the Emperor will have to wait in Zhuo County for a while, we must hurry up and enter Huaiyuan Town." Li Xin thought for a while and said, "Keming, you advance with the infantry, Duan Qi leads the infantry, and I and the others lead the cavalry to take the lead." If I'm late, God knows what those people will say behind their backs? Li Xin decided to take the lead, Yang Guang set off from the Grand Canal, and by boat, the speed was still very fast, if he, the head of Huaiyuan Town, arrived later than His Majesty the Emperor, I am afraid that Yu Wenshu and these people would start.

"General, this time the emperor has ordered the army to attack in three ways, Yu Wenshu and the general Yang Yichen attacked Pyongyang, Zuo Guanglu doctor Wang Rengong led the army out of Buyeo Road and marched into Xincheng, but the second way is to come to Hu'er to lead the water division from Dongrae and attack Pyongyang across the sea, but he himself led the army to attack Liaodong City, I am afraid there is a mystery in this!" Du Ruhui cautiously reminded: "My subordinates think that the army besieging Liaodong City has lost too much, and the time is probably very long. Don't let anyone get a grip on it. ”

Keming was relieved. I've got my own plans. Li Xin nodded with a smile and said. He knew that Yang Xuangan would rebel soon, and he thought about how to use Yang Xuangan to make himself build up his military merits again!