Xuanyi was full of curiosity about the actual "friendly army" in front of him, tens of thousands of regular large legions were broken up by the rebels overnight, as the supreme commander of the legion, Cao Zheng did not want to regain the lost territory, but gathered people and horses to rush towards the imperial court station as soon as possible, in order to give the imperial court a dismount first, and at the same time ensure that his power is not deprived.

However, to be able to restore part of the morale of a remnant soldier in a short period of time, this Cao Zheng is not too hasty.

Xuanyi led hundreds of guards to line up in front of Cao Zheng's army, and the thousands of soldiers on the opposite side stopped in unison, Xuanyi looked at it and shook his head secretly, in addition to the front row of soldiers is well-equipped, many soldiers in the rear are even empty-handed, and the whole team doesn't even have a decent handsome flag and number, but fortunately, the mental state of the soldiers is not bad.

Hundreds of eyes in the opposing formation fell on Xuanyi, and the first middle-aged general was Cao Zheng, the commander of the government guard, who twisted his long beard and looked at Xuanyi carefully but did not speak.

Xuan Yi sneered and was not afraid, he held the heavy battering axe hanging on the side of the horse's head with one arm, slowly swung it in a circle, the war horse under his crotch snorted and began to run slowly, and hundreds of guards behind him saw that the main general was about to attack, and they all roared and drove the horse to follow.

The air seemed to freeze, and a great war was about to break out.

Finally, the guards on the opposite side were the first to be defeated, and several front-row soldiers couldn't stand the pressure from Xuanyi and subconsciously retreated, and the neat team was beaten a gap, and it spread to the rear at a very fast speed.

Cao Zhengtie clenched his right fist with a blue face and indignation, more than 5,000 people were shocked by a hundred cavalry like this, a weak and useless hat was probably buckled on his head, he stared at the Xuanyi galloping from a horse in the distance, his eyes were full of murderous intent.

"Ding Ding Ding!" A rapid sound of gold sounded at the head of Rixuan City, and at the same time, a group of people could be seen hurriedly ascending the city tower.

After a while, Gonggong An's shrill voice clearly reached the ears of everyone present through a great distance: "Stop quickly! Don't fight in the same room! General Cao and Commander Chu immediately restrained their subordinates to put down their weapons and enter the city in an orderly manner!"

Hearing this, Xuanyi threw down the siege axe in his hand, and the sharp axe blade smashed heavily into the ground more than a foot deep, he bowed to the opposite side, so he said naturally: "It turned out to be General Cao of the famous Zhenning Mansion, fortunately I will be lucky!"

Cao Zheng also broke out of the army and ran towards Xuanyi under the escort of hundreds of personal guards, and when he got closer, he arched his hand towards Xuanyi, his eyes lingered on Xuanyi's face for a few seconds, and he faintly said: "I have heard that Your Majesty's pro-army is brave and martial, and today I have to see Commander Chu, what a hero!"

"General Cao, please!" Xuanyi and his entourage moved out of the way to signal Cao Zheng to pass first, Cao Zheng nodded and led a group of guards straight into the city to meet Gonggong An, and the rest of the palace guards lined up in a column to wait to enter the city, and it took half an hour for all the horses and horses to fully enter the city.

When Cao Zheng carefully prepared valuable gifts and presented them, he did not get the warm reception he imagined, and Gonggong An only glanced at it slightly and began to ask about the battle ahead with a strained face.

All this couldn't help but make Cao Zheng a little puzzled, there are still eunuchs who are not greedy for money these days? In fact, how did he know that Gonggong An is currently focused on being promoted, if he has made meritorious contributions to quelling the rebellion this time, he will definitely be able to accumulate merit and be promoted to one of the nine eunuchs, why worry about what kind of rare treasures cannot be obtained?

What Cao Zheng is most afraid of at present is that the imperial court will punish him, but he has to honestly explain the ins and outs of the disintegration of tens of thousands of people and horses in the entire Ningdu Mansion. With a bitter face and trembling faces, he completely explained all the things that some of the guards in the palace guard had raised the banner to rebel against him and gathered the remnants of the defeated generals, and many of them added fuel and vinegar to exaggerate the strength of the rebel party, in the hope of reducing his own guilt.

After saying that, the imaginary thunder and anger did not come, Cao Zheng quietly raised his eyes and glanced at Father-in-law An's face, only to see that the old eunuch's brows were slightly locked, and his face was full of solemnity, he gently knocked on the table and asked: "The popular foundation of this traitorous party is so deep?"

Cao Zheng nodded again and again and said: "An Gong! On this day, Xuancheng used to be Caohe City, although it was still in the hands of our Daliang in name, in fact, the rebels in it had long been in the same stream as the rebel party, and once our army was stationed, it would definitely be secretly attacked. Cao Zheng patted his chest and swore solemnly.

Among the six cities of Ningdu Mansion, only Dongping and Dongchang are garrisoned by rebels, and there is a Caohe City between Dongping Mansion and Rixuan City, which is built on the tributaries of the Luojiang River, although it is currently in a state of three regardless, but it also happens to become a buffer zone for the war between the Liang court and the Fair Council.

Gonggong An picked up a cup of tea and took a sip gently: "General Cao is a general in the army, according to your opinion, do you want to take this Caohe City or not?"

Cao Zheng sat up straight, and said in a hurry: "Gong An, the thief is huge and has a very deep popular base, our side must not be greedy for merit, and should be slowly plotted!"

"Oh?" you go on. ”

"We can give the traitors a strong wall to clear the wilderness, draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle, and move all the population and materials of all the villages and towns around the two cities of Caohe and Rixuan into the city, so that the traitors will be cut off from their daily supply, let alone replenish the source of troops, and then they can complete their work in one battle!" Cao Zheng said louder and louder, and even he admired his own eagerness, and this method convinced him of himself.

Gonggong An's eyes lit up, according to Cao Zheng's words, although the time is long, it is effective, and it can fundamentally shake the foundation of the traitor, and the odds of victory will greatly increase under the long-term elimination of each other. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and even looked at Cao Zheng with a little more "kindness".

"According to General Cao's words, the order must be passed on, and all the population and materials of the villages around Rixuan and Caohe must be moved into Rixuan City within a week, and there must be no mistake in violating the military law!"

"Xie Angong lifted!" Cao Zheng knelt down and thanked him when he heard this.

In the next few days, the forward battalion of the Xuanyi Department and Cao Zheng's guards frequently haunted the villages around the two cities in accordance with military orders, and forcibly recruited many townspeople into Rixuan City, and I don't know how many people died because of this.

"Hey, what a sin!" an old peasant looked at the crops that were growing very well, and his bags were forced into the city by the guards of the government.

"For most of the past six months, the water in the river has become less and less for some reason, and once we enter the city this time, the crops that have been irrigated so hard may not be able to survive this month. The old peasant's words of regret were drowned out in the crowd.