Monks invited from a nearby temple were performing excessions for fallen soldiers, and the monks chanted the Mantra of Death. White spirited flags fluttered in the wind. Gao Chongwen's cloudy eyes opened his thick eyebrows, and he sprinkled a bowl of mellow wine forward, followed by Li Yuanyi, Li Dingjin, Gao Xiayu and other generals, who stepped forward in turn to pay tribute to the robes buried in the land of his hometown.

After paying tribute to the fallen soldiers, Gao Chongwen returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, the secretary was already waiting in the tent, saw Gao Chongwen come in, and hurriedly bowed down, and after Gao Chongwen sat down, he said:

"Shuai, the victory document has been written. Last night, our army beheaded 1,867 people and captured more than 3,000 people. Four hundred and twenty of their own soldiers were killed. Please take a look. ”

As soon as Gao Chongwen picked it up and looked at it, the flag officer came in and said:

"Marshal, please see you."

Gao Chongwen put the paperwork on the table and said:

"You step back first. Yes, please pay respects. ”

After a while, Jing Kuan opened the curtain and came in, and after seeing the salute, he asked eagerly:

"Dashuai, I heard that you approved Xing Zhu's surrender?"

Gao Chongwen said with a smile:

"Yes, in half an hour, we will be able to enter Zizhou City. The Shicai flag officer told me that the flag had been lowered at the head of Zizhou City, and the soldiers could not see it, and it seemed that they were preparing to surrender. ”

As soon as Gao Chongwen's voice fell, Jing Kuan asked eagerly:

"Dashuai, don't you think this matter is strange?"

Gao Chongwen thought that Jing Kuan was here to congratulate him, but he didn't expect Jing Kuan to ask this and replied:

"What's the difference? He couldn't defeat our army, so he had to surrender, which was already in the process of being cleaned up, and the commander didn't embarrass him, he was naturally grateful, and he had to prepare to surrender. He even presented the Dongchuan Festival Seal Letter, what else is Dr. Jing worried about? You readers, really. ”

"Dashuai, what did the person say?"

Gao Chongwen was a little unhappy when he saw Jing Kuan asking, but although Gao Chongwen was unwritten, he was quite morale, and he respected Jing Kuan's hard work in the past few days, so he told Jing Kuan what had happened in 1510, and Jing Kuan stomped his feet and said:

"The handsome man is mistaken! The handsome man is loyal, but Xing Jun is not. Dashuai, you think, although Xing Jun failed miserably last night, he still has thousands of sturdy veterans in his hands, and there is a strong city to rely on, Zizhou is guarding the main road, and it is not far from Chengdu, as long as he holds on for a few days, Xichuan reinforcements can arrive at any time, why doesn't he stick to it? ”

Gao Chongwen still didn't react, and said:

"He knew that Liu Bi would be defeated, and if he wanted to return to the imperial court, he naturally wouldn't stick to it."

Jing Kuan couldn't cry or laugh, this handsome man is a good hand at fighting, but he is slow in human feelings, so he has to continue to explain:

"My handsome, if Xing Ju really has his heart set on the imperial court, will Liu Pi send him to take Zizhou? He is not defeated now, but has something to rely on, if he really wants to surrender, how can he not bargain, at least ask for his own officer? How can you just ask the handsome man not to settle accounts with him! Besides, the Dongchuan Jiedu Seal Letter was not his, and Liu Bi didn't want to give it to him, what Liu Bi planned to give it was Lu Wenruo, what did it have to do with him to send a Jiedu Seal Letter? I'm afraid that at this time, Liu Wu has been killed by him, and Zizhou is back under his control. ”

"Oh, what Dr. Jing said is reasonable, could it be that Ben Shuai really fell for him?"

Gao Chongwen woke up like a dream, slapped his thigh, and was very annoyed. Looking at Jing Kuan, who was smiling bitterly, Gao Chongwen looked angry and shouted:

"Someone!"

The horn sounded one after another, and the soldiers who were just about to enter the city peacefully did not know what was going on, but they still lined up in formation according to the instructions, and groups of soldiers continued to drive out of the camp, carrying ladders, and going around the gates of Zizhou. Gao Chongwen personally led the Chinese army, accompanied by the sound of rumbling drums, approaching the north gate.

At the north gate of Zizhou City, the suspension bridge was slowly lowered, and the city gate creaked open, and Gao Chongwen couldn't help but be stunned.

In the cave of the city gate, there were hundreds of Xichuan soldiers kneeling, all of them were dejected, their weapons were scattered all over the ground, their bodies were stained with blood and filth, and many of them even relied on the support of the wooden sticks in their hands to prevent them from falling, and when they saw the army approaching, they shouted together:

"The defeated army of Xichuan welcomes the tall and handsome into the city!"

Gao Chongwen asked in a deep voice:

"Where's Xing Jun?"

"Back to Dashuai, Xing Jun's thief has already run away from the south gate!"

An officer-like figure kneeling at his head shouted indignantly.

Hearing Jing Kuan's words confirmed, Gao Chongwen became more and more angry, holding the hilt of his sword in his hand, and asked in a cold tone:

"Then why don't you run?"

"We are all wounded soldiers, Xing Jun was afraid that bringing us would delay his escape, so he left us all behind!"

The head of the officer said.

"Aren't you hurt? Why not run away? ”

"It's not that the villain can't escape, but the villain can't let go of these comrades who were born and died together!" The officer said, "Dashuai, these soldiers are all veterans of Xichuan, with Captain Wei's expedition to the east and west, he has made great contributions to the imperial court. Handsome! If the big marshal wants to pursue them, kill the little scapegoat! ”

As he spoke, he leaned down, and his head was knocked down, and there was a sudden wail in the city gate, which was unbearable to hear.

Gao Chongwen's anger disappeared unconsciously, and he drove forward immediately:

"What's your name?"

The officer looked up and said:

"Villain Tao Shun."

It was Yan Zhao Zhiyin, Gao Chongwen nodded, and asked again:

"Who's the Guy?"

"Youzhou people."

Gao Chongwen served in the army in Youzhou when he was young, and at this time the expression on his face was still calm, but his voice was soft, and he commanded:

"From now on, these soldiers will be under your control."

Hundreds of wounded soldiers raised their heads together, thinking that Gao Chongwen, who had fallen into Xing Jun's treacherous scheme, would slaughter them in anger to vent their anger, they knelt here just in case of hope, but they didn't expect that Gao Chongwen would really let them go, and also incorporated them into the army, Tao Shun couldn't believe it for a while, and stammered and asked:

"Yes, Dashuai, Dashuai, you won't kill us?"

"Ben Shuai will not only kill them, but he will also not kill you. You, and are you willing to follow Ben Shuai? ”

Tao Shun threw himself to the ground and said loudly:

"Handsome, Tao Shun's liver and brain are smeared, and he will not give up! In the future, our brother's life will be handsome! ”

Hundreds of wounded soldiers also shouted together:

"I am willing to serve the handsome!"

"Okay, from today on, you will be the Marquis of Yu, you don't have a battalion, and you will be under General Li Dingjin. Get up, get out of the way, and let Ben Shuai go into the city! ”

"Thank you for the grace of not killing."

The wounded soldiers stood up from the ground with each other's arms, and walked out of the city one after another, and stood on the left side of the city gate. After Gao Chongwen instructed the medical officer to treat them, with a wave of his hand, Gao Xiayu rushed into the north gate with his cavalry.

In November of the twenty-first year of Zhenyuan, Gao Chongwen restored the entire territory of Dongchuan.

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