The Zhenxi Army led by Guanglin went out to Nanling County, and the battle basically did not take much effort, and where the Zhenxi Army passed, the cities and towns of Nanling County surrendered one after another. {We don't write novels, we're just online text porters - it wasn't until Guanglin led his army to Zhizhou, the county seat of Nanling County, that we encountered some resistance.}

But this battle did not last long, it only took half a day, Guanglin led the army to take Zhizhou in one fell swoop, and most of the defenders in the city surrendered to Guanglin.

Guanglin did not refuse to come, as long as someone came to surrender, he would take all the orders, this battle was fought, Guanglin's army not only did not decrease, but also increased more than 10,000 people.

After Zhizhou was defeated by Guanglin, there was no resistance in Nanling County, and Guanglin basically controlled the entire territory of Nanling County.

Compared with Jinchuan County, which is hot and dry and full of yellow sand, Nanling County, with its mountains and rivers, is simply a paradise. After taking Nanling County, Guanglin immediately sent someone to Shangguan Xiu to send good news and report good news to him, but Guanglin did not lead the army to withdraw to Jinchuan County, but took more than 70,000 troops under his command to settle down in Nanling County.

According to his statement, he is short of grain and grass, and Nanling County is a suitable place for farming, and he plans to lead his soldiers to Tuntian in Nanling County.

For his proposal, Shangguan Xiu did not object, first, the shortage of grain and grass in the Zhenxi army is a fact, and Tuntian in Nanling County is also a solution to the problem of grain and grass, and secondly, the generals of the Zhenxi army have great opinions on Guanglin, and it is better to let Guanglin lead the troops to stay in Nanling County, which is also good for both sides.

A few days later, Tang Wanyun, who visited Shah, returned to the Windy Country. When Tang Wanyun arrived in Jinzhou, Shangguan Xiu took the Zhenxi army out of the city to greet her.

Outside Jinzhou City, Shangguan Xiu saw Tang Wanyun's team, there were not many people, only a carriage and an entourage of more than a dozen people, and two little maids, Chu Lan and Chu Xue, were guarding the left and right of the carriage.

After the carriage came close and stopped, Wei Tian took the lead in meeting it, came to the carriage, intervened to give a salute, and said respectfully: "Subordinates see the county lord!"

As the curtain of the carriage opened, Tang Wanyun walked out of it. She was wearing a white dress, heroic and otherworldly, but her face looked a little tired. She glanced at Wei Tian, waved her hand slightly, and jumped out of the carriage.

Shangguan Xiu, who was not far away, walked over and arched his hand and said, "See the county lord below." ”

Tang Wanyun smiled and looked Shangguan Xiu up and down. Compared to more than two months ago, he was more and more energetic, his eagle eyes were brighter, and his face was shiny. It seems that Shangguan Xiu's cultivation seems to have made another big breakthrough.

She smiled indifferently and said, "Lord Shangguan doesn't have to be polite. ”

"The county lord has worked hard all the way, please in the city. ”

Tang Wanyun nodded with a smile and walked side by side with Shangguan Xiu. On the way, she said: "This time, Lord Shangguan's performance in Xibu Mountain is really unexpected. ”

Shangguan Xiu smiled and looked sideways at the generals under his command, people understood and deliberately slowed down, leaving space for Shangguan Xiu and Tang Wanyun to have a private conversation.

He said slowly: "At the beginning, the county lord arranged for me to guard Xibu Mountain to resist the Ningnan army, but I never thought that I would be able to see me again." ”

He asked bluntly, Tang Wanyun didn't hide it, she said bluntly: "I don't think you can repel the Ningnan army, let alone defeat the Ningnan army, as long as you resist the Ningnan army's attack for three days on Xibu Mountain, in my opinion, it will be a victory." ”

Shangguan Xiu shook his head secretly, although he had won this battle, he also had to admit that if he didn't win by surprise, if he just blindly defended on the mountain, let alone resist the Ningnan army for three days, even if he wanted to resist the Ningnan army for two days, it would be impossible to do it.

Seeing that he was silent, Tang Wanyun thought that he was complaining that he had sent him to death. She said quietly: "In many cases, for the sake of the overall situation, someone must make sacrifices, today may be you, tomorrow may be me, from the overall situation, personal gains and losses or life and death, is nothing." ”

Shangguan Xiu nodded in understanding and said, "So, even though I had every reason not to go to Xibu Mountain at that time, I finally went. ”

At that time, it was just in time for Shi Kevin to lead the rebels to attack Zhenxi, and Tang Wanyun had already heard Wei Tian's report on this matter. She glanced at Shangguan Xiu deeply, and said honestly: "To the Wind Country, to the imperial court, you are much more loyal than I imagined. ”

To be exact, I am responsible for the people of Zhenxi. Shangguan Xiu muttered in his heart. If the Ningnan army really came from Shah, the first unlucky ones would not be others, but the people of Zhenxi, and I don't know how many people would die in the war.

Shangguan Xiu changed his words and asked with a smile: "The county lord's visit this time has gone well?"

Tang Wanyun said: "Thanks to Lord Shangguan's blessing, it has been much smoother than expected, and this is also thanks to Lord Shangguan for winning the battle of Xibu Mountain!"

Shangguan Xiu asked curiously, "Has the Ningnan army stationed in Shah withdrawn to Ningnan?"

"Although it has not withdrawn, it has not continued to move deeper into the territory of the Shah. Speaking of this, Tang Wanyun suddenly remembered something, and said: "By the way, the patriarch of the Qixi clan has a great opinion of you, the fire you put in the territory of the Qixi tribe burned for five days and five nights, and burned more than fifty percent of the forests in the territory of the Qixi tribe. ”

"So, do the people of Qixi want to settle accounts with me?" Shangguan Xiu raised his eyebrows and asked with a disapproving smile.

"Therefore, I promised the patriarch of the Qixi clan that the Feng Kingdom would compensate them with 300,000 taels of silver. Tang Wanyun shrugged and said.

Shangguan Xiu sneered and said, "The patriarch of the Qixi clan must be very happy to accept the county lord's compensation. ”

Tang Wanyun glanced at him strangely and asked with a smile, "How do you know?"

Shangguan Xiu remembered the scene when the Qixi people sold herbs to themselves, shook his head and said: "The Qixi people have already entered the eyes of money, the pine forest is worthless to them, and now they can get 300,000 taels of silver for nothing, it is too late for them to be happy, how can they not accept it?!"

"You know them well. "The actual situation is similar to what Shangguan Xiu said. Now it is not true to say that the tribes in Shah are barbarian countries, Shah is sandwiched between the country of wind and Ningnan, and his behavior is becoming more and more like the people of Fengren and Ningnan.

Shangguan Xiu and Tang Wanyun returned to the county governor's mansion, and in the hall, everyone sat down. Tang Wanyun, as the county lord, naturally sat in the center, Shangguan Xiu sat on her left hand, and the generals of the Zhenxi Army sat on both sides below.

It didn't take long, and the wine and food prepared by Shangguan Xiu were served one by one. Zhenxi's liquor was spicy, and after a cup of belly, Tang Wanyun's face was already flushed.

Shangguan Xiu didn't ignore the tiredness she inadvertently revealed, he said: "This time the county lord visited Shah, running back and forth between various tribes, hard work, it is better to stay in Jinzhou for a few more days, and then return to the imperial court to resume his life!"

Tang Wanyun smiled, put down the wine glass in her hand, and said, "This time, I really want to stay in Golden State for a little longer. ”

Shangguan Xiu looked at her puzzled. Tang Wanyun explained: "The frontal battlefield in Ningjun is important, but the rear battlefield in Zhenjun cannot be ignored, and the rear battlefield in Zhenjun is likely to become a frontal battlefield. ”

"What does the county lord mean is that it is still possible for the Ningnan army to attack from Shah?" Shangguan Xiu asked. All the generals present also pricked up their ears one after another, waiting for Tang Wanyun's answer.

Tang Wanyun said faintly: "Perhaps, our army may also go the opposite way and attack Ningnan through Shah. ”

Shangguan Xiu took a breath and asked, "Is this what the imperial court means?"

"That's what Your Majesty meant. ”

"However, isn't it impossible to mobilize the two Central Army corps stationed in Shangjing? Could it be that Your Majesty wants to transfer troops from the front line of Ningjun and send them here in Zhenjun?"

Tang Wanyun shook her head and said: "The Central Army stationed in Shangjing must not move, and on the Ningjun front, the two armies are fighting fiercely, and not a single soldier can be deployed. ”

Shangguan Xiu spread his hands and said, "Then what do we use to fight back against Ningnan?" After a pause, he blinked, pointed back to his nose, and asked in disbelief: "The county lord doesn't mean that he wants our Zhenxi army to take the initiative to attack through the territory of Shah and attack Ningnan, right?"

Tang Wanyun said: "I just said, this is not what I meant, but what Your Majesty and the court meant. ”

The faces of the generals of the Ningnan Army changed the same way, Your Majesty and the imperial court actually asked them to send troops to attack Ningnan?

Cao Lei couldn't help but ask loudly: "Lord County, the imperial court wants our Zhenxi army to attack Ningnan, I don't know what official position the imperial court gives us? Also, Brother Xiu defeated the Ningnan army in Xibu Mountain, what reward does the imperial court give to Brother Xiu?"

Tang Wanyun smiled bitterly, she didn't know how to answer Cao Lei's question. She was silent for a while, then took out a letter from her cuff and handed it to Shangguan Xiu. The latter took the letter inexplicably, and took a look, this letter was a reply from the imperial court to Tang Wanyun, and the content of the reply was for the battle of Xibu Mountain, in the letter, the imperial court praised Tang Wanyun's strategy, and praised Wei Tian's leadership, but he did not mention anything about Shangguan Xiu and the generals of the Zhenxi Army, let alone any rewards.

After reading this letter, Shangguan Xiu also understood that the imperial court recorded all the great victories in the battle of Xibu Mountain on Tang Wanyun and Tongtianmen, and as for his brother and Zhenxijun's brother, in the eyes of the imperial court, it was insignificant and not worth mentioning.

He put the letter on the table, as if a fire had suddenly erupted in his heart, but he controlled his emotions and suppressed the gang violently.

He remained silent, looking at Tang Wanyun incomprehensibly, not understanding why he wanted to show himself this reply from the imperial court.

Tang Wanyun said meaningfully: "I am also deeply surprised by the decision of the imperial court, but I can guarantee that this is definitely not Your Majesty's opinion, and when Your Majesty returns to Beijing, you will definitely be given the reward you deserve." ”xh118