When the rebel armies were crossing the Yellow River in the south, those tents were still there in the original camp of Jiyuan, and there was a group of thousands of soldiers and horses distributed among them, pulling out the tents, led by Wu Ruyi and Li Guo.

"Hey... Captain Li, our boss is really shrewd enough, he is too good at fooling. In a few words, the leaders of the rebel army were stunned, not only all the tents were left, but even most of the gold, silver, jewelry, grain and grass were thrown away. ”

Li Guoshen nodded approvingly, and said in agreement: "Ruyi, don't look at the boss as my own uncle, but I am not partial at all, this is too good at business." It was the materials, grain and grass thrown down by these rebel armies, plus the money, which was enough for the Wangwushan base to eat for a year. ”

"Come on! Aren't you partial? Wu Ruyi pursed his lips and asked disappreciatively.

"By the way, Ruyi, what are you going to do after transporting these things to the Wangwushan Base Area? Is it to chase the boss and them? Or do you just stay in the Wangwushan base? ”

Seeing that Li Guo was serious and talked about the topic, Wu Ruyi's expression was also narrow, put away the joke, and replied in a deep voice: "After helping you get these things, the boss explained, let me take someone to Wu'an and Shexian to inform the rebel army there, and let them cross the Yellow River and develop south while the government has not yet noticed." After that, I will go to the Guangwushan base area and meet with Mr. Xu to assist them in developing a new base area in Henan. ”

"It's also~" Li Guo showed a sudden expression, echoed a sentence, and nodded at the same time, as if he had thought of something, the topic changed, and he said further: "Looking at all the base areas, the most scarce ones are sulfur and miscanthus salt, and in Henan, there are many mountain ranges rich in this. If we can develop a few more base areas in Henan, our Li Jiajun will not have to worry about the lack of gunpowder, and we will be able to use firearms on a large scale. ”

"Yes, that's what the boss meant." Wu Ruyi said with a solemn look on his face, but Li Guozhi's words reminded him, and he said: "However, Li Guo, your burden is really not light, and there is a long way to go." ”

"In this Shanxi land, not only rich in coal, but also rich in iron ore, if you can steadily develop the Wangwushan base area, and use it as the center, open up new base areas to the surrounding areas, our Li Jiajun will have countless iron weapons. Considerable progress can be made in the construction of base areas, the development of agriculture, and the use of weapons. ”

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In the afternoon, near the end of the evening, in Zhangde Mansion, Henan, in Anyang City, an iron horse galloped in, with a flag behind him, a Tang newspaper in the other hand, and shouted loudly and continuously: "Emergency military situation... Emergency MI... Urgent military situation..."

With loud shouts and hoarse shouts, in the process of the cavalry galloping, the pedestrians of the street automatically gave way, no matter who it was, no one dared to stand in the way. Like a puff of smoke, it disappeared into the street in an instant, causing pedestrians to talk and fill the atmosphere with tension.

At this moment, all the pedestrians on the street who saw this scene, everyone knew that something big had happened again.

The banner behind the cavalry is the most powerful proof that it speaks for itself.

For a time, there was a feeling that the mountain rain was about to come and the wind was full of buildings in Anyang City, and gradually, the whole city was shocked, and the residents in the city were panicked and uneasy, and this atmosphere continued to spread around.

In the post station, Henan Governor Xuan Mo was holding the Tang newspaper and reading it quickly, his expression became more and more solemn, more and more ugly, and the iron was blue.

Suddenly, with a "snap", Xuan Mo slammed the Tang Bao together, slapped it on the table angrily, and could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and roared angrily: "Bear thing! ”

The generals on both sides of the lower seat were stunned for a while, all of them stared at each other with big eyes, they had never seen Xuan Mo so out of shape.

Although they didn't know the content of the Tang News, everyone also realized that the situation was not good, and their hearts suddenly became heavy, and Zuo Liangyu, who was led by one side, asked even more cautiously: "My lord, what happened to make you so angry?" ”

Xuan Mo let out a long breath, tried his best to calm down the anger in his chest, tried his best to calm down, returned to reason, and while throwing the Tang Bao to Zuo Liangyu, he also said heavily: "Finally, it happened, those thieves have rebelled again, and they have fled to the hinterland of Henan, and now they are missing. Moreover, Yuan Daquan and others were all killed. ”

Hearing this, all the generals on both sides were shocked, and a trace of realization flashed in their hearts, knowing who Xuan Mo was angry at just now, and who was he scolding?

Who else could it be but those who advocate appeasement?

"No wonder I didn't get the news until now, it turned out that Yuan Daquan and others were all killed and the news was blocked." Zuo Liangyu muttered to himself, had finished reading the Tang newspaper, handed it to the other generals next to him to circulate it, looked back at Xuan Mo, and reminded at the same time: "My lord, this matter is very important, we are already a step late, we can't delay any longer, we must track down the whereabouts of the thief." Once the court investigates it, we can also have an explanation, and we can't just look at it and know nothing. ”

"Mr. Zuo, what you said is right, we must react accordingly. If the emperor asks about it, if we don't know about the whereabouts of the thief, and we are ambiguous, we will definitely be affected. ”

After saying this, Xuan Mo pondered for a while, and without waiting for others to say anything, he looked at Tang Jiuzhou on the side and ordered: "General Tang, you immediately lead the troops to pursue it now, not to annihilate the thieves, as long as you find out their whereabouts." ”

Hearing the previous words, Tang Jiuzhou's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and letting his two or three thousand people chase after about 100,000 bandits is tantamount to seeking his own death and sending him to death, but fortunately, he is just tracking down the whereabouts of the anti-thieves.

"Yes, my lord, the last general will go and track down the whereabouts of the thief!"

Tang Jiuzhou agreed, then pulled out, clasped his hands into fists, made a military salute neatly, turned around, and walked away, the armor on his body clanged.

At this time, Li Bei, who had been silent, reminded: "My lord, it is better to report this matter to the imperial court quickly." If there is a delay, it will inevitably be used by someone with a heart, and it will be difficult to make it difficult. ”

"General Li, you're right." Xuan Mo's face was full of gloom, nodded slightly, and echoed thoughtfully, and then said in a deep voice: "South of the Yellow River, several state capitals in the hinterland of Henan are extremely weak in military defense, and the civil and military generals in various places have no experience in fighting with bandits. If the thieves rush to the hinterland, once Kaifeng is lost, or Luoyang is not guaranteed, I will wait for the end, and it will be difficult to escape death! ”

In an instant, everyone was frightened, and cold sweat flowed, if there was a mistake in these places, the heads of themselves and others would not be protected.

Xuan Mo swallowed his saliva with difficulty, his lips were a little dry, and then he pretended to be calm and ordered: "No matter where the traces of the thieves are, the safety of Luoyang and Kaifeng must be guaranteed." In this way, Zuo Liangyu, you immediately lead your troops to Songxian, Lushi, Yongning and other places to hold the western part of Henan Mansion. After discovering the whereabouts of the bandits, even if they are defeated, they must delay for as long as possible, and the official will ask the imperial court for reinforcements. ”

"Yes, my lord, the last will be ordered!"

"Deng Xi, Li Bei, the two of you immediately lead your troops to Luoyang, and you must defend them to the death for the official. As soon as everything here is arranged, this officer will immediately bring troops to support you. ”

"Yes, sir!"

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As orders were issued one after another, the morale of the army was gradually stabilized, and the generals admired Xuan Mo more and more. Under this arrangement, although they were too conservative and did not take the initiative to pursue the rebels, they made everyone invincible and did not risk their lives.

After all, once Kaifeng is lost, the thieves will drive straight into the palace and threaten the royal mausoleum.

Just as the generals were about to disperse, and Xuan Mo was about to get up, a general carefully reminded: "My lord, do you want to tell Lu Jiude and Yang Jinchao of Wu'an County about this matter?" After all, they are the prison soldiers sent by the emperor. ”

Hearing this, Xuan Mo's two pupils contracted sharply, with a hint of gloom, and he gritted his teeth in a low voice: "No need, even if we don't say it, they will know." ”

After finishing speaking, no matter what the military general should do, Xuan Mo brushed his sleeves away, which showed how angry he was.

In the confusion and confusion of the general, Zuo Liangyu came to him and said meaningfully: "You don't want to think about it, Lord Xuan is the governor of Henan, those two are just small prison guards, do you need to greet them?" Moreover, don't forget, there is also a prison army by the side of this general soldier, these people are all complicit, even if they don't tell Yang Jinchao and Lu Jiude, won't they know from other places? ”

In the evening, in Wu'an City, in a certain house, the smoke of incense was swirling, constantly steaming into the air, an offering table was full of offerings, and the surrounding area was full of red lanterns, and there were soldiers standing guard.

Several brightly dressed people, standing with bare hands, facing north and south, facing the offering table, bowing to the north, bowing again and again, and their expressions are even more respectful, as if worshipping their ancestors.

At this moment, a few people just got up, and suddenly there was a commotion in the direction of the gate, which made everyone stunned, and Lu Jiude, who was standing at the front, raised his eyebrows slightly, showing a little dissatisfaction, and asked in a shrill voice: "Why is there so much noise outside the door?" Who is so bold? ”

As soon as Lu Jiude's voice fell, a person who looked like a family ran from the direction of the gate, walked quickly in front of Lu Jiude and Yang Jinchao, and said hurriedly: "Qiqi two fathers-in-law, there is a person outside who claims to be Xie Jianjun's subordinate, saying that there is an urgent military situation to tell him, and he wants to be received immediately, and he wants to see the two masters. ”

"Which Xie Jian Jun?"

Yang Jinchao on the side stopped Lu Jiude's words in time, and made a look, and the latter swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, and then asked: "Yes, did the person who came say that it was an emergency military situation?" ”

"Qi Qi's two fathers-in-law are Xie Jianjun under the account of Zuo Liangyu Zuo's general soldier, as for what emergency military situation, the other party did not say, and repeatedly stated that he was willing to talk only after seeing the two fathers-in-law." The family replied quickly, not daring to delay anything.

In an instant, Yang Jinchao and Lu Jiude showed a sudden look, the so-called Xie Jian Army was Xie Wenju, Zuo Liangyu's inner army, and one of the eyes and ears of the emperor's surveillance generals.

At this moment, the two of them muttered in their hearts, what happened, and they did not hesitate to let Xie Wenju send someone to come at this time and tell themselves that they looked in a hurry.

Although they were puzzled, the two of them did not delay, and Lu Jiude even pinched the orchid finger in his hand and said softly: "Then let him in." ”

Soon, under the guidance of the family, a soldier walked in quickly, and when he saw Lu Jiude and Yang Jinchao, he walked a few steps quickly, came to the front, knelt on one knee, bowed his hand, and bowed his head respectfully: "Qiqi two fathers-in-law, the big thing is not good, the rebels who were escorted to Huaiqing Mansion have rebelled, rebelled again, and killed Xie Cha." Now he has crossed the Yellow River, fled without a trace, and beheaded the army in the middle of the river. ”

Silence, deathly silence, as if the sound of a needle falling on the ground can be heard!

Time seemed to stand still, all the expressions of Lu Jiude and Yang Jinchao stiffened there, and it seemed that they had suddenly encountered a lightning strike, their bodies shook at the same time, and their faces immediately became as white as paper, and the cold sweat was even louder, and their eyes widened!

At this moment, everyone didn't dare to speak, and buried their heads low, afraid that Lu Jiude and Yang Jinchao would be angry with themselves and take out their anger.

Of course, more shock, shocked to the point of incomprehensible! If there is no accident, once the court is held accountable, it will inevitably be full of people.

The two of them only felt as if the sky had fallen, the whole world was shaking, their lips were extremely bitter, and they couldn't speak, and they didn't know what to say?

Lu Jiude showed a hint of unwillingness, struggled for a while, and finally asked again in an unbelievable tone: "Are you telling the truth?" Who's the news? ”

"Father-in-law Qiyu, it's true, Lord Xuan has confirmed it, and sent General Zuo, General Deng, and General Li to guard the west of Henan Mansion to prevent the thieves from escaping to Luoyang and Kaifeng, and General Tang Jiuzhou led the army to track down the whereabouts of the bandits."

The two were completely desperate, the rebellion against the thieves was already an ironclad fact, and the soldiers' words were far from over, making their mood fall to the bottom.

"Moreover, the two fathers-in-law, just before Lord Xuan got the news, Wu'an and the bandits in Shexian County got the news one step in advance, and killed the guards and soldiers, absconded all the way to the south, and also crossed the Yellow River, and disappeared without a trace."

The last glimmer of hope was extinguished, and the two of them sat on the ground in decadence and despair, their eyes blank and a little dazed.

Just now, the two of them had a clear heart, looked at each other, and wanted to move quickly and make a move to arrest the rebels who surrendered in Wu'an and Shexian County, so as to make up for their mistakes and minimize the harm, so that there is a trace of retreat, and they can overcome it with merit!

However, now that it's too late, the two of them have a trace of remorse in their hearts, which is getting stronger and stronger, and they can't wait to slap themselves in the mouth, what kind of surrender?

The three-pillar sandalwood incense that is far away to the north and respectfully reassures the Holy God is still burning, emitting white smoke like white mist, ethereal steaming, drifting upward.

At the same time, the sky was about to dark, the heavy snow had stopped, near the Maojiazhai in Jiyuan, Huaiqing Prefecture, a cavalry galloped towards the Yellow River, came to the shore, without any stop, under the leadership of Tang Jiuzhou, went straight to the opposite bank. It's as fast as a bolt of lightning.

The wind was whirring and whimpering.

Knock knock...

The sound of horses' hooves trampling on the ice, rumbling, was noisy. However, at this moment, Tang Jiushu was about to reach the opposite shore on horseback, when suddenly there was a dull sound behind him, as well as various screams, as well as the sound of ice cracking, and the sound of falling water, and the war horse was also wailing and neighing.

Tom tom

"Ahhh

Whoa...

All kinds of sounds were intertwined and mixed together, and the irritating Tang Kyushu's scalp was numb, and he didn't dare to stop for anything, so he rode his horse and continued to move forward until he reached the opposite bank, trampled on the dirt, and then he put his mind down, turned the horse's head, and looked back.

I saw that many cavalry and war horses fell into the Yellow River, the scene was very chaotic, only the people behind and on both sides survived, but they were also greatly stimulated, frightened, did not dare to make any movements, honestly stopped in place, deeply afraid of falling into the glacier.

Otherwise, there is only one end, only death!

At a glance, less than thirty percent of the survivors were the original, and the rest fell into the ice holes, or were swept away by the water, or drowned, and some were stoned to death by war horses.

Of course, there are also people who are alive, clinging to the edge of the ice and constantly calling for help.

"Made, you've been tricked, those thieves are so insidious!"

After a short silence, Tang Jiuzhou had calmed down, realized that this was a conspiracy of the rebel army, moved his hands and feet on the river, and saw the cavalry who were still screaming and asking for help, and couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, and then began to organize all the soldiers to rescue the soldiers who fell into the river, and the people who were still alive.

It's just a moment of effort, and there are less than two hundred subordinates left, and Tang Jiuzhou has an urge to scold his mother, and he feels like crying without tears.