The news of Deng Mao's sacrifice and the bombing of Gu Yuancheng was transmitted back to Crouching Tiger City a day later. Everyone was very angry about this incident, but the one who reacted the most violently was Xu Huang, the leader of the Crouching Tiger Army.

Xu Huang had many reasons to be so angry. First of all, Gu Yuan City was garrisoned by the Crouching Tiger Army, which was known as the strongest army in the world, and as a result, the city gates on all sides were blown to pieces, which was already an act of slapping the face at the door; secondly, although the Second Light Infantry Division was not known for its hoplites, its combat effectiveness was still not to be underestimated, and Deng Mao, as the head of the first division, did not fall under the enemy's swords and guns, but accidentally died in the explosion, such a loss made Xu Huang feel very angry; finally, Gu Yuan City was the most northwestern town in Shangdang County, and there was a major defense mistake when there was a division stationed there, which made the ordinary people of the Jin Kingdom begin to feel panicked。

"Check it carefully for me, and you must find out the real mastermind behind the scenes!" Xu Huang let out an extremely rare roar, "Don't let me know who did it, otherwise he will regret it!"

Chen Gong, the military advisor, comforted Xu Huang on the side, he said: "Gongming, don't be so angry, from the analysis of the intelligence that has been mastered, the mountain bandits who suddenly appeared and the caravan that appeared later in Guyuan City are clearly a gang to plan a sneak attack on Guyuan City, as for the sacrifice of Commander Deng Mao, it is just a coincidence." The two things we need to worry about most today are to avoid similar bombings and to prevent panic from spreading. ”

Xu Huang sighed, and said with some indignation: "In fact, we don't need to look for any evidence, we can also guess who is doing it secretly, what I am most worried about is that they have also mastered the use of gunpowder.

Chen Gong pondered for a moment, and then said, "What Gongming said is extremely important, and I have two opinions here for your reference. The first is to apply to the General Headquarters for the expansion of the Crouching Tiger Army, and it is best to directly expand the existing 20,000 men to 40,000, after all, the task of defending the Shangdang and the Jin State is the most important, and there is no room for any mistakes; the second is to immediately recruit and transfer people to build an acropolis outside the Kei Pass, increase the number of defensive layers in the Kei Pass, avoid directly exposing the pass wall, increase the total number of soldiers stationed in the Ji Pass, and prevent the occurrence of unexpected situations!"

After listening to Chen Gong's suggestion, Xu Huang felt that it was very reasonable, and he needed to act quickly, so he immediately came to the Taifu Mansion to meet Zhao Xing.

Although Zhao Xing was also extremely angry at what happened in Gu Yuancheng, his cultivation now is extremely good, and he rarely gets angry hysterically in public, let alone throwing his face in front of his second brother.

Seeing that Xu Huang was coming, Zhao Xing immediately took Xu Huang's hand with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Second brother came just in time, I asked the chef in the house to try to make mung bean jelly, the taste is very good, if you pour sesame oil on top of the jelly, sprinkle a handful of chopped green onions, adjust some pepper noodles, and then mix it with old vinegar, the taste is absolutely refreshing! Let's go, let's go to the back hall restaurant to eat two bowls to satisfy our hunger!"

Xu Huang, who was still talking about something, was stirred up by Zhao Xing like this, and he really felt hungry, so he simply followed Zhao Xing to the restaurant in the back hall and killed three bowls of cold mung bean noodles in a sucking manner.

Xu Huang, who was full of food and drink, was about to speak, but Zhao Xing, who had already wiped the sesame oil from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, spoke first. Zhao Xing said: "Let me guess what the second brother came to see me today!"

Xu Huang kept silent, pretending to be relaxed and comfortable, just not wanting Zhao Xing to see that he was in a hurry. Zhao Xing is too mischievous, he is almost thirty years old, and sometimes he doesn't forget to make some pranks and make some tricky things to toss the people around him, so Xu Huang sometimes deliberately does not cooperate with Zhao Xing, so he wants to cure this brother's problem.

"I guess the second brother must have come for the Dingyuan Army, and maybe the lion will open his mouth wide!" Zhao Xing gently knocked the table with the index finger and middle finger of his right hand, making a "knock" sound.

"I guess that the second brother is here, and he will definitely mention the defense of Keiguan to me. I don't know if these two things I guess have said your thoughts?" Zhao Xing looked at Xu Huang with a smug expression, and then asked.

Xu Huang wondered for a while, he really couldn't figure out how Zhao Xing learned the result of the discussion between himself and Chen Gong just now. If you want to say that Zhao Xing will send someone to monitor his conversation with Chen Gong, he won't believe Xu Huang if he kills him, even Zhao Xing himself won't believe it.

Looking at Xu Huang's surprised expression, Zhao Xing knew that his guess was right for Xu Huang's thoughts, so he said: "Hehe, second brother don't have to wonder, in fact, the reason why I was able to guess the purpose of your visit today was when he chatted with Pang Tong in the morning. He thinks that you and the Wentai military division will definitely reach a consensus, and ponder the expansion of the Crouching Tiger Army to adapt to the increasingly serious defensive tasks, and in addition, the bombing of the Guyuan City Gate will remind you to pay attention to the defensive ability of Keiguan. ”

Xu Huang then said: "It seems that Pang Shiyuan's resourcefulness is no less than that of Mr. Wenhe and Fengxiao, you can recruit such a talent without effort, it is really lucky!"

Zhao Xing was not hypocritical, and said with some relief: "Shi Yuan has been following me for more than a year, and now I know all aspects of the Jin Kingdom and Crouching Tiger City, and the time has come for me to take on a great responsibility!

Xu Huang was really taken aback when he heard Zhao Xing suddenly say that he wanted the wise man Pang Tong to be his military advisor, Xu Huang said: "Wentai military division has been my partner for many years, and he is competent enough for his own position, why should he be replaced?"

Zhao Xing replied: "The Wentai military division has another important use, and now the Jizhou battlefield lacks a commander who coordinates the four route armies, I am ready to let the fourth disciple Long serve as the governor of the East Road soldiers and horses, and let Guo Jia go to cooperate with him." As soon as Zilong goes, Gongsun Chan will not be able to govern Youzhou, and I am ready to let the Wentai military division serve as the pastor of Youzhou, assisted by Zhang He, and Gongsun Chan will serve as the pastor of Jizhou. In this way, the Crouching Tiger Army lacks a military advisor, and Shi Yuan is definitely the best candidate!"

Xu Huang listened to Zhao Xing's personnel transfer plan, and also felt that it was very reasonable, but he still raised his worries: "Guochang has ever thought that in this way, Guo Jia and Pang Tong, who were originally by your side, will have to leave, and in the future, there will be two less powerful senior staff members by your side, which is not necessarily a good thing for the Protector Army Command!"

"Second brother, don't worry, I have already met two strategists, who can give me advice and solve problems!" Zhao Xing said confidently.

"Oh, I wonder which two lucky people can accompany you?" Xu Huang asked with interest.

Zhao Xing replied: "One of them is Li Ru, a strategist under Dong Zhuo in the past, and the other is an old gentleman Chen Hanyu (Chen Qizi) who has retired to the countryside!"

The two people that Zhao Xing said really made Xu Huang not expect it at all. Li Ru, Xu Huang knows a little, in terms of resourcefulness, he is even stronger than Chen Gong, not inferior to Tian Feng. It's just that he has not been heard from since he was captured, but now it seems that he is hidden by Zhao Xingxue. Zhao Xing was really worried about Li Ru's disposal for a while, but now it seems that he still chooses trust and reuse.

As for Chen Jue, Xu Huang really hadn't paid attention to it, and he couldn't understand why Zhao Xing, who had always liked to use the Shaozhuang faction, invited an old man from Xiapi to come over as an assistant.

Zhao Xing chose Chen Jue, of course, for a very important reason.