Yuan Chao's eyes were awe-inspiring, looking at the burning city in front of him.

After conquering Lujiang County, others advised him to go all out to the east and take the prosperous Yangzhou (Guangling) into his hands first, but he decided to take Henan Road to the north first.

Because of Cheng Qianli's defeat, there is no longer any strength that can stop him from Huainan Road to Henan Road. Wherever his troops went, the cities either surrendered or were conquered in one fell swoop, and with almost no delay, he arrived at Yiyang County, and one step further north was Henan Province.

It was here that he got the news that his younger brother Yuan Ying had been defeated and captured, which shocked Yuan Chao and made the entire rebel army commotion.

One of the reasons why Yuan Chao advocated the northward advance was that after entering Henan Province, he could join Yuan Ying, and the two rebel armies in the north and south could be united, and the strength could reach nearly one million, and after seizing the granary in Luoyang, he could cut off the supply of Chang'an.

However, Yuan Ying's defeat made his plan stillborn, and what to do next became a big problem.

In order to vent his anger and improve morale, Yuan Chao issued a slaughter order to slaughter Yiyang County, and the 20,000 or 30,000 households in Yiyang County suddenly became a delicacy in the mouths of this group of fierce beasts. If they did not obey the thieves, they would have only died, so the number of thieves increased by more than 20,000.

The number of rabble gathered by Yuan Ying at this time has reached more than 400,000, so many people, people eat horses and chew, and the daily consumption is a huge number. He is not good at these logistical and supply things, and he wastes not much grain and grass every day, which makes him even more headache.

"Hahahaha...... Refreshing"

Behind him, Fang Qing wore a belt and walked out with a refreshed look, there was still a faint cry of a woman in the room, Yuan Chao glanced at him, but Fang Qing was calm: "Yuan Dalang, don't worry, as long as we take Luoyang, we will exchange Ye Chang's life for Fifth Brother Yuan."

The corners of Yuan Chao's mouth curved slightly, but he sighed secretly in his heart.

Unlike Yuan Ying, who didn't take Ye Chang in his eyes, Yuan Huang always felt that Ye Chang was his lifelong rival. The reason why he ⊥ Yuan Ying to go north to cause trouble was that he wanted to cut off the rutted track and force Ye Chang to stay in the Central Plains, and he couldn't go to the south to stop him.

Now although this goal has been achieved, it has also folded his own brother. Fang Qing didn't take Ye Chang to heart, he felt that he had hundreds of thousands of people, which was enough to sweep away Ye Chang, and his mentality was no different from Yuan Ying at the beginning. The difference was that Yuan Ying could still listen to Yuan Chao's advice to some extent, while Fang Qing couldn't listen to it at all.

They are a partnership of several bandits, Yuan Chao is only the nominal co-leader, and he can barely restrain the group, this is already his control, as for making everyone obey his orders - this is even more difficult than defeating Ye Chang head-on.

"What happened to the dead eunuch?" Seeing that Fang Qing was leaving rather boredly, Yuan Chao asked the people around him

The dead eunuch in his mouth is An Yuanguang's adoptive father, Cheng Qianli's prison ambassador Luo Fengxian.

"The eggless goods, they escaped quickly, and they didn't catch up with him after chasing him a few times, and now they should be in Shangcai." Chen Zhuang beside him.

"It's a pity that I couldn't catch him, if I caught him, the problem would be easier," Yuan Chao muttered

The dead eunuch Luo Fengxian in his mouth, the ability to escape is great, and he was not captured and killed as the chaotic army said, but ran all the way north, and fled to Shangcai, with only a few hundred troops around him, and he was panicked, and he didn't know what to do.

When they went south, they were full of confidence, and they only felt that with the elite of the forbidden army, quelling the chaos was just an overnight thing, and everyone was here to mix up military merits, so Luo Fengxian dared to place his adopted son in the army.

As a result, Luo Fengxian did not understand military affairs, was indiscriminate in pre-command, and was timid in the face of the enemy, so he took the lead in fleeing for his life, resulting in the defeat of Cheng Qianli's army, and tens of thousands of forbidden troops were also buried in Yu Jing. This result made Luo Fengxian shocked and frightened, and he didn't know what to do.

Previously, he was bent on escaping, so he didn't think about what to do next, and when he arrived in Shangcai, he got the news that Ye Chang had captured Yuan Ying, and knew that the thieves were temporarily stopped in Yiyang County, so he slowed down.

"What do I want you to offer? I am now ordered to supervise the army to fight against the thieves, and I need a sergeant. ”

He glared at Shang Cai Ling in front of him, and scolded indiscriminately, scolding Shang Cai Ling's face like earth.

are all old officials, how can they not know that this dead eunuch is looking for a scapegoat for himself, he and Cheng Qianli's fiasco have nothing to do with Shang Cai Ling, but the thief bites into the bone for three points, let alone this vicious eunuch?

His heart was turning sharply, thinking about how to flatter this eunuch and let himself out, the so-called urgency made wisdom, and really came up with a name for him.

"Luo Gong, it is not a lowly obstruction, it is really because the people of Shangcai have little food and lack of food, which is not enough to support the army, and when Luo Gong went south, he had already passed from Shangcai, and at that time, even dozens of errands in the city went south with Luo Gong to fight, and now it is still unknown...... The thief is now in Yiyang County, less than 100 miles away from my Shangcai, day and night, he has a job to serve the country, but Luo Gong has a heavy burden, and he can't make a mistake

"Hugh wants to say these things, you say, don't allocate troops to me, if there are no soldiers, let your errand servants go out to catch young people to charge" Luo Fengxian couldn't bear to listen to his nonsense, and interrupted him sharply.

"The lowly position does not make soldiers, but the lowly position knows who has soldiers...... Da Xi Dayin was ordered by Ye Gong to recruit troops in Dugi Province, and now he has nearly 10,000 brave men in his hands, and he coerced Ye Gong's great victory to deter the small group, why didn't Luo Gong invite him to come here to help? ”

"Da Xi Dayin...... Da Xiqiu? Hearing this, Luo Fengxian's heart moved.

Before Cheng Qianli's fiasco, he never thought that it was the result of his pre-military affairs, but thought that Cheng Qianli was incompetent, and he was completely affected by Cheng Qianli. He also knew that it was almost impossible for him to get ahead again if he lost back to Beijing this time.

Unless you can turn defeat into victory, you must at least win a big battle, so that you can make up for the previous losses.

But winning a battle requires soldiers, before Luo Feng first forced Cai Ling to send troops to protect himself, but now, he has a new purpose.

"It's a pity, Yuanguang is not here, it would be nice if my son Yuanguang was by his side, I don't know if he has been under Ye Chang......" Luo Fengxian muttered.

Shang Cai Ling didn't make a sound, and shifted Luo Fengxian's attention to Da Xikun, just take himself out.

Da Xikun actually fled to Yuncheng, Yuzhou, he was originally surrounded by thieves in Linru, and later Ye Chang lured the enemy with his body, Da Xikun did not know how to solve the siege, fled overnight, originally wanted to escape back to Luoyang, but halfway learned that the thieves surrounded Luoyang, frightened him to turn around and flee to the east, all the way to Yancheng, Yuzhou, and then he took a breath. At this time, he heard that Ye Chang defeated Yuan Ying in Luoyang, and after he came back to his senses, he knew that he was guilty of losing Linyou, so he recruited young people in Yuzhou and Xuzhou, and only thought of recruiting more soldiers and horses to offset his crimes.

Then Ye Chang prepared to encircle and annihilate Yuan Ying in Luokoucang, but Da Xiqi did not catch up with this battle, although he raised nearly 20,000 young men in his hands, he found that he didn't know what to do. During the whole war, he showed no performance at all, and if he did, he abandoned you and fled.

Like Luo Fengxian, he also had to pay the price for his cowardice and incompetence, so he didn't know what to do in the face of 20,000 newly recruited young people.

"Da Yin, how should these young men be disposed of, should they be brought to Luoyang, or should they be disbanded on the spot?"

It has been delayed in Yuncheng for several days, and the staff came to ask Da Xike, two big bubbles appeared at the corners of Da Xike's mouth, and he was reluctant to speak, but when he heard the inquiry, his eyes suddenly widened: "How do I know...... Ahh

He covered the corners of his mouth and exhaled in pain, the staff didn't dare to laugh, but he didn't dare not say: "Although Yuncheng has not been attacked by thieves, it is not the same thing to stay here for a long time after all, Da Yin, if these 20,000 young men are not dealt with in time, they will stay in the camp for a long time, and they will inevitably have an incident." In the past few days, there have been fights and brawls in the camp, and a few have to be born every day."

"I only have one meal with them every day, so that they don't eat too much and only think about fighting," Da Xiqi said angrily.

The staff was shocked: "Da Yin, don't do it, if that's the case, I'm afraid that I will force them to rebel...... Now that the thieves in Jiangnan have come over, Cheng Qianli has been defeated, if they go south to meet the thieves in Jiangnan, I am afraid that the court will not be able to spare Da Yin."

"Now the court can't spare me"

Da Xiqi muttered while scolding Ye Chang in his heart. He originally thought that if he cooperated with Ye Chang to liquidate Yang Guozhong's forces in Luoyang City, Ye Chang would look at him differently, and if he really overturned Yang Guozhong, he would even have a chance to rise to the top. But he never thought that after the thief got up, Ye Chang did not hesitate to drive him out to recruit troops, thinking of the situation when Ye Chang gave the order that day, Da Xiqi felt that if he returned to Luoyang like this, even if Ye Chang did not ask for his life in the name of delaying the military aircraft, his career would be over.

The people who offended Ye Chang and Yang Guozhong at the same time could not have a foothold in the court

"It's all these dead thieves, these dead thieves" The more Da Xi thought about it, the more angry he became, and he scolded in the yamen lobby, but as soon as he scolded, the bubbles at the corners of his mouth hurt again, so the scolding turned into a "ahh

At this moment, there were hurried footsteps in front of the door: "Da Yin, Da Yin, there is a messenger asking to see"

"Emissary?" Da Xiqi's heart jumped suddenly, and the whole person froze, and asked in a trembling voice, "Was it sent by the imperial court or by Ye Gong?" ”

If it was sent by the imperial court, it would definitely be to call him back to the court to ask for his guilt, and if it was sent by Ye Chang, it would not be a good thing, either to reprimand him for delaying the fighter plane, or to ask him to go back to Luoyang to report on his work.

"It's neither, it's said that it's the messenger of Luo Gong, the ambassador of the prison army."

Luo Gong, the ambassador of the supervising army...... Luo Fengxian, he's not dead yet" Da Xiqi breathed a sigh of relief, and then frowned: "He sent a messenger to find me what to do"

"Da Yin will know when he sees it?" The staff next to him said.

After a while, the messenger arrived in front of Da Xike, a forbidden army guard, although the official was not big, but his expression was a little arrogant.

"Let me go to Shangcai to meet him?" Hearing the order conveyed by the school guard, Da Xiqi almost jumped up, and his expression was very ugly.

"Cheng Qianli is the deputy marshal of the soldiers and horses, and has the right to supervise the soldiers and horses of Henan and Huainan Province, and now that Cheng Qianli is dead, Luo Gong is the supervisor of the army, so he naturally has this right." The school guard said: "Now that the thief is blocked by Luo Gong in Huaishui, his momentum has been exhausted, like the end of a strong crossbow, it is better to wear Lu Mian." However, Luo Gong's troops were insufficient, so he summoned Xi Dayin to meet. ”

For what the school guard said, Da Xiqi didn't believe half a word.

What is blocked by Huaishui and the end of the strong crossbow, if Luo Fengxian had this ability, Cheng Qianli would not have died

The only possibility is that Luo Fengxian is afraid of death and wants to summon his 20,000 young men to protect himself.

Therefore, Da Xiqi smiled faintly: "I came here to recruit troops on the orders of Ye Gong, and I didn't dare to act without Ye Gong's military order." ”

"Da Xi Dayin, you are wrong to say this, you are Henan Yin, you have a job to defend the land, if Luo Gong does not support, the thieves cross the Huaishui and enter Henan Road, before there were thieves in Henan Road, and the big thieves returned, what will happen to you?" The school guard was a good debater, and said with a sneer: "Luo Gong is just a prison army, and he is not afraid of death and injury...... Well, you just wait for the prisoner cart from Chang'an City

After the school guard finished speaking, he turned around and left, and he didn't even look at Da Xiqi anymore. Da Xike's heart jumped suddenly, because the school guard's words were right on his mind

Isn't he most afraid of a prisoner car from Chang'an City, escorting him back to Beijing, and then waiting for his crime to be imprisoned. If this is the case, how could Yang Guozhong let go of this opportunity and definitely kill him in prison, and he has no one to protect him anymore......

"Slowly, slowly, why be in such a hurry, I didn't say that I wouldn't help Luo Gong, but I didn't get Ye Gong's instructions, so I can't act without permission." Da Xiqi had a turn of thought in his heart, Luo Fengxian wouldn't let this school guard just come to threaten it, right?

"Da Xi Dayin, you have to be careful, now that you are in a difficult situation, you need someone to speak for you in front of the imperial court, mainly in front of the saint" The school guard turned around and sneered: "It doesn't matter if Ye Gong's order is listened to or not, but the saint's order ......"

Da Xi was shocked.

He understood what Luo Fengxian meant, if he could help him survive this most dangerous period, Luo Fengxian was willing to protect him in front of Li Longji. Although Luo Fengxian is not the most favored eunuch in the palace, and he is far from being able to compete with Gao Lishi, he can get the position of this prison army, and he must be Li Longji's cronies.

With his words, the hope of preserving his future was greatly increased

Da Xike's thoughts were spinning around, pondering what to do, and at this moment, a staff member hurriedly came over, looking very strange, and quietly put a stack of papers in front of him.

This is the "Minbao", the most well-informed newspaper in Chang'an City, even more well-informed than the imperial court's newspaper.

Da Xiqi glanced at it, saw the title, immediately got up, and said angrily: "Okay, since Duke Luo has stopped the thief, how can I not worry about the court...... I'll leave tomorrow, no, I'll leave now, and the army will go south to help Luo Gong defeat the thieves."

He became so fast and so thoroughly, that the forbidden army guard was also taken aback, but as to why Da Xikun changed so much, the school guard cared, as long as he brought Da Xikun's 20,000 horses to Shangcai, his task would be completed.