Huo Guang controlled eight counties in Hanoi, except for Shanyang County, which was destroyed by fire, and seven counties that also fell into the hands of thieves. ( Pingnan Romance)

Chen Daleo was beheaded, most of his men were also killed, and the remaining bandits in the three counties of Wuyang, Heyang, and Qinshui under his control immediately surrendered as soon as they saw the arrival of the imperial court's soldiers and horses. In this battle, Huo Guang captured a lot of rebels, some of whom were convicted and imprisoned, and a small number of them were incorporated into Li Ling's county soldiers. Originally, the quota of 3,000 soldiers given to Huo Guang by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was almost full at this time.

In fact, if you add those people in Xiuwu County who were persuaded by Du Yannian to surrender, there are more than 3,000 people in Hanoi County alone, and if you add the Qimen army, Huo Guangneng's mobilization of people has reached about 4,000.

That night, Huo Guang wrote the recent progress of the Hanoi Rebellion as a fast horse and passed it to Chang'an, and Chen Dale, who claimed to be the king without authorization, was killed, which was indeed a very good news, and this news could also make Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty feel a lot more at ease.

"Now the western part of Hanoi has basically been recovered by our army, and only the forces of Bai Zheng and Zhang Baohu remain in the east, as long as these two people are bulldozed, Hanoi will be completely pacified." Huo Guang looked at the map of Hanoi and said. Now in the western part of Hanoi, only Yi County is still in the hands of thieves, while in the east Longxi, Gong County, and An Duong are still in the hands of Bai Zheng, and Ji County is in the hands of Zhang Baohu. The current situation is as if Hanoi County is divided into two, with the western part controlled by the Han Dynasty and the eastern part completely controlled by bandits.

Huo Guang also attaches great importance to these two people, because Bai Zheng gave Huo Guang a great surprise, and this person is also very mysterious. In addition, the world thinks that it was Zhang Baohu who burned Shanyang, so he was also very cautious about Zhang Baohu Huo Guang.

"Now that the morale of our army is strong, it is better to kill directly to Ji County, and then continue to recover Anyang Longxi, Gongxian County to the east." Gao Buzhi said with a big grin, these battles were won easily, and even the Qimen army basically did not have any casualties, which made many people not take the bandits seriously.

"I think we should solve Yixian County first, so that our army has no worries, and then recover the eastern counties." Dongfang Shuo also expressed his own opinion, he is more cautious, thinking that it is easy first and then difficult, and these small forces will be cut off first.

Of course, no matter what the people below think, when many people expressed their opinions, Huo Guangcai said: "The bandits in Yi County are not to worry, the north of Yi County is Taihang Mountain, to the west is Wangwu Mountain, and to the south is Luoyang, this bandit actually has very little room to survive. Now that Yixian County is an empty city, let's trap it there first. Tomorrow morning, two thousand soldiers and the Qimen army will first arrive in Xiuwu to meet Du Yannian, and then go to Huojia, and go to Zhang Baohu for a while. ”

Huo Guang set the course of action for the next period of time in a few words. Du Yannian's persuasion to surrender and cultivate martial arts is equivalent to advancing the battle line a lot, so that they can directly reach Huojia County. Huojia County and Ji County, which Zhang Baohu occupied, were only less than forty miles away.

After making a plan, everyone went to rest, and Huo Guang also returned to the pavilion. Originally, Huo Guang thought that Dong Luwei would have plans to escape, but the people who secretly monitored Dong Luwei did not find any abnormalities at the end of the day, and at this time she took the initiative to wait for herself.

"Your Majesty, the slave has boiled hot water for you, so I'll bring it to you and soak your feet!" When Dong Luwei saw Huo Guang returning, she hurriedly said with a smile.

"You girl is really considerate! Thank you very much! "Dong Luwei is not a slave to Huo Guang in the strict sense, she can leave at any time if she wants, which is also said from the beginning, so Huo Guang is also very polite when he speaks, and he didn't show anything unusual at this time.

Dong Lu Wei smiled, and then walked out quickly, and soon brought a basin of steaming water with a wooden basin. Both of them acted as if nothing had happened, Dong Luwei helped Huo Guang take off his shoes, put them in a wooden basin and gently rubbed Huo Guang's feet.

"It's very comfortable, did you wash people's feet often?" Huo Guang half-squinted his eyes and said in a reclining position.

"I'm a subordinate who naturally does these things often, if the king feels comfortable, the slaves and maids will pinch the king's feet every night in the future. (Pingnan Romance)" Dong Luwei lowered her head and said casually.

"Oh? Why aren't you curious why I suddenly returned to Huaixian? Huo Guang still said half-lying, and his words were casual, as if he was just talking casually. On that day, Huo Guang had told Dong Luwei the battle plan, and in the original plan, Huo Guang took people directly to Xiuwu County, and there was no such plan to kill back halfway.

"What's so curious about this? The result was a complete victory for the monarch and the destruction of Chen Dale's forces, which is the best reason for the monarch to do so. Dong Luwei raised her head and said with an innocent smile on her face. However, her expression was innocent, but what she could say was very meaningful.

"Hehe, you're talking interestingly. Originally, I felt that something was wrong for a week, so I asked Du Yannian to pretend to be me, and then returned to Shihuai County, but I didn't expect that there were really thieves attacking the city. I thought you had leaked the news and thought you had escaped, but now it seems that Benjun was wrong. Huo Guang smiled lightly, and did not shy away from saying his thoughts.

However, when Huo Guang said this, Dong Luwei was very calm, and even the strength in her hands did not change at all. Then he said a little-for-tat: "It seems that the king doesn't believe in slaves?" If the slave and maid were spies, they would have run away a long time ago, and besides, the king and the slave and the maid were often alone, and if the slave and the maid were not good for the king, there was a hundred chances to kill the king. ”

"How hard is it to trust someone? If you say such a thing, you are not afraid that Benjun will be unhappy and kill you directly? Huo Guang suddenly straightened his waist and looked directly at Dong Luwei and said.

"Hehe, don't scare me, if you wanted to kill me, you would have killed me a long time ago, why did you keep me until now, and let me have so many opportunities to get close to you?" Dong Luwei didn't care about Huo Guang's gaze, and there was still an innocent smile on her face.

At this moment, the two of them seemed to be breezy and calm, but the words were tense, and Huo Guangju outside the seventh and eighth children were nervously leaning against the window, as soon as there was movement in the room, the two of them would definitely be able to rush in as soon as possible.

"If you're a man, this life is going to be extraordinary. Even I like you a little bit now. Huo Guang said with a slow expression, this Dong Luwei is definitely not ordinary, but this performance made Huo Guang unable to find a reason to kill her.

"The monarch is in power, how can he like a lowly woman like a slave? And the slave and maid can see that the so-called love of the king is not the love of men and women! Dong Luwei said with a quirky look.

"Hehe, don't you admire women very much? In this case, the next time I go on an expedition, I will take you with me, but I want to see how capable you are? Huo Guang smiled, but suddenly changed his words.

"Really?" Dong Luwei's expression moved, and she hurriedly asked.

"Do you think Ben-kun is joking?" Huo Guang no longer had his previous hippie smile, but said with a serious face.

"When are we leaving?" Dong Luwei seems to be particularly concerned about this, and Huo Guang can't think of a reason for this. just replied seriously: "Set off early tomorrow morning, first go to Xiuwu County, and then go to Huojia County." You can go down and get ready. ”

Then Dong Luwei left happily, and now Huo Guang feels that the relationship between himself and Dong Luwei is very delicate, maybe when Dong Luwei will suddenly attack him, and Huo Guang is also trying to find the hidden force in Hanoi through Dong Luwei step by step.

There was nothing to say in the middle of the night, and Huo Guang also fell asleep in a daze. I don't know when, the sudden sound of hurried footsteps woke Huo Guang up. Then Huo Guang turned over vigilantly and clenched the saber at his side. At this time, Lao Qi's voice came from outside the house: "Your Majesty, Master Du is back." ”

Lao Qi's voice was quite calm, but Huo Guang could tell that Lao Qi was not in a good mood when he heard what Lao Qi said. And Du Yannian, who was in the middle of the night, no longer cultivated Wu County, and suddenly returned to Huai County, which also made Huo Guang feel bad.

"I'll see him right away." Huo Guang didn't rush to ask Lao Qi Du Yannian what happened, but immediately put on his clothes.

"Your Excellency, your subordinates are incompetent. Please punish you! In the hall, Du Yannian looked haggard, knelt in front of Huo Guang in disheveled clothes, and said reproachfully. And there were a few other people kneeling beside him, these people Huo Guang had never seen before, and they looked very raw.

"If you have something to say, you get up first." Huo Guang could see that something must have happened in Xiuwu County, but it was useless to be anxious at this time, so he helped Du Yannian up and motioned for the others to get up.

"Just this evening, Bai Zheng, the leader of the Anyang bandits, together with Zhang Baohu of Ji County, led the 8,000 yuan bandits to capture Huojia County first, and then attacked Xiuwu County, I don't know where these bandits found a bamboo siege vehicle, Xu Bo and I couldn't stop Bai Zheng's offensive under the struggle to defend, and finally had no choice but to break through and only rushed out with dozens of people." Du Yannian said helplessly, he has been extremely wise since he was born, and he is an official eunuch family, so he has a sense of superiority since he was a child, but this time he suffered a loss at the hands of Bai Zheng, which really hit him a lot.

"How can such a thing happen? That is to say, my side defeated Chen Dale, and Bai Zheng went down to Jiajia and Xiuwu counties in a row. Siege engines made of bamboo? Where did this guy come from? Huo Guang was also surprised and muttered to himself.

"Your Majesty, I don't think it's complicated to make that siege vehicle, if you have enough bamboo branches, you can make one or twenty such things in just one or two days." At this time, a young man in cloth beside Du Yannian hurriedly said.

"Oh? You're Xu Bo, right? Huo Guang glanced at this person, although Du Yannian had not yet revealed the identity of this person, but Huo Guang estimated that this should be Xu Bo, who originally occupied Xiuwu County. Thinking that Xiuwu had fallen again, and this Xu Bo did not fight back, but protected Du Yannian to break through, so it seemed that he was a loyal and righteous person, and Huo Guang valued him very much.