On the first day of the eighth month, it is regarded as the first day of "mid-autumn".

As the saying goes, "the summer retreats and the sky is clear, and the autumn is clear", to the effect that since this day, it has entered a new seasonal cycle, and the temperature difference between morning and evening has gradually widened, and the weather has become cooler and cooler.

In the Xizhou Governor's Mansion, when Li Yuan got up early in the morning, the flowers and plants in the courtyard corridor had crystal dew drops floating on it under the caress of the breeze, but he was reluctant to drip, and it was very pleasant to take a closer look at this scene.

Since the Wuping army pacified Sanzhou, followed by the visit of the imperial court angels, everything has been carried out very tightly but logically.

At first, when the officers and men of the whole army learned that they were going to go to the new battlefield non-stop, they couldn't help but feel helpless after many days of tired expeditions, but fortunately, the commander Li Yuan was full of relief, so he did not hesitate to reward the victory, from the generals who led the army to the soldiers who were responsible for guarding the door, they all cheered, and the military spirit gradually stabilized.

Last night, after some serious discussions, Li Yuan and the generals decided to return to Langzhou immediately. The military order came out, the soldiers were faintly happy in their hearts, returning to Langzhou first meant that they could take a breather, and at present, even one more day of rest was a luxury for the enemy, but most people were a little confused.

Just because in their eyes, they thought that since the marshal received the urgent order of the imperial court, he would definitely choose to go straight south and go east through Chenzhou to rescue Tanzhou, after all, the Han army hundreds of miles away was on the offensive, and the friendly troops in Yiyang and Tanzhou had also been fighting hard for many days, and it was undoubtedly the fastest route to rescue them.

But Li Yuan chose to retake the route he had when he came, and he had his own reasons for returning to Langzhou to reorganize the army first. It's not that the soldiers are pitiful for their hard work for many days, and it's not that the grain and grass can't be helped, but that the Han army has besieged Yiyang for no less than ten days.

All in all, the current situation of this barrier in the south of Langzhou is still in an unknown state, and in the base camp of Langzhou City, because Fan Renyu led 10,000 light cavalry south to Tanzhou, only 10,000 new soldiers were left to defend it, which made Li Yuan always worried. Although Xu Kuangheng's strategy of doubting soldiers seems to be appropriate, but in the end it is still a "suspicious soldier", Pan Chongche is not a famous general, sooner or later he will see through it, who can predict what kind of deployment this first place in the Southern Han Kingdom will make......

Therefore, among the choice of two routes of march, Li Yuan did not hesitate to choose the stable one, and the army immediately marched to Langzhou on the first day of August, first replenishing the soldiers and equipping them with grain and grass, and then quickly moving south to support Yiyang City. Although this will inevitably delay for at least two or three more days, and Lin Sichang and the pro-guard army of the Ebony Special Service will inevitably be a little more dangerous, for the sake of the overall situation, Li Yuan can only grit his teeth and make a choice to return as soon as possible.

After the discussion of the army last night, the news of the imminent withdrawal of Wuping's army quickly spread throughout the city, and most of the people in Xizhou City who returned to their homes almost secretly shed tears and rejoiced, and at the same time did not forget to silently curse the brutal Tang Army commander Li Yuan.

Although they now know that the fact of this battle was the usurpation of power by the Tian clan and that the Tang army also came at the request of Peng Shiyu, the people of Xizhou City, whether barbarians or Han Chinese, who have witnessed or heard the scene of trebuchets destroying the world, have nothing but fear in their hearts.

Although they looked at the Wuping military flags fluttering everywhere in the city, and knew in their hearts that Sanzhou would be included in the territory of the Tang State after that, they were still a little resentful, but no matter what, since they knew that the Tang army would retreat the next day, especially Peng Shiyu, the "orthodox" of the Peng family, was able to regain control of Sanzhou, they were still very happy. After all, for the people of Sanzhou, they still expect to live a peaceful life as soon as possible, not to mention that the assassin is still the well-known Peng.

After the news came out, the people in the city spontaneously gathered outside the governor's mansion, and the soldiers of the Wuping Army guarding in front of the door saw the dense firelight, and almost thought that there was a mutiny, so they hurriedly entered the palace and reported quickly, when Li Yuan and Peng Shiyu led the generals to arrive, they found out that it was a misunderstanding.

On the long street in front of the Governor's Mansion, the people had serious faces, and they took out the Peng Shichou spirit card that they secretly worshipped at home, dressed in hand-dyed and woven plain silk, and carried the water basin with their families, and in the unique way of Dongxi, the firelight lit a warm and long dragon, mourning the outstanding master of the Peng family, and then praying for the young master Peng Shiyu who returned to Xizhou.

The thoughts of the common people are often very simple, whether Peng Shichou was for hegemony or power in the past, the prosperity and stability brought to Dongxi by this respected ruler have always been remembered by the people, the Tian family was destroyed, the Peng family returned, and the emotions that had been suppressed for many days were finally revealed.

Throughout the night, sobbing and prayers rang out from all around the Governor's Palace, and the lit torches and candles continued throughout the night.

Back in the Governor's Mansion, Peng Shiyu went back and forth to the familiar verandah alone, staying up all night, from the unfortunate death of his father, younger brother and relatives, to the people outside the mansion, tears could not stop flowing.

After Li Yuan proposed to withdraw the army, Peng Shiyu almost did not dare to make any reaction, in fact, he didn't want the Wuping army to retreat as soon as possible, but he still had to remain respectful and surrender on the face.

It's not pretentious, this time Peng Shiyu was able to take revenge, and even revive the family business, Li Yuan is indeed indispensable, the scene of beating his chest and vows and the heartfelt words of brotherhood are also vivid, Dongxi has always valued faithfulness the most, he doesn't have some thoughts that shouldn't have, and he is still very grateful to Li Yuan.

However, the tragic scene of the siege of the Wuping army that day made Peng Shiyu unforgettable. The destruction of the city and the deaths and injuries of the people were shocking, so that a trace of resentment faintly arose in his heart, and this resentment was naturally directed at Li Yuan and the Wuping army behind him at first, but he soon calmed down and transferred all the negative emotions to the Tian clansmen.

Peng Shiyu didn't dare to forget that when Peng Shichou was alive, he took the Peng family's sons and nephews to Huixi Village outside Xizhou City more than once to pay homage to the majestic Xizhou copper pillar.

The words of the prince who laid the foundation of the Peng clan are like ears, the Peng clan is of Han Chinese blood, and what kind of consequences will occur when the Dongxi barbarians support one of the five major clans, only the joint Yi and the Yi are the key to maintaining the Peng's long-term rule. But the barbarians are ultimately the objects of rule, and the Peng, as a Han people, can only rely on the help of the Han dynasty if they want to truly strengthen themselves.

This problem is obvious, when the Peng family first came to Dongxi, if there was no support from Ma Yin, the first king of Chu, relying on Peng Shichou's father Peng Ying's hundreds of Han soldiers, it would be difficult to govern the three states.

In the troubled times, if the Peng clan wants to divide one side safely, in addition to its own strength, the help given by the neighboring dynasty is the true meaning of success.

In the past, Peng Shiyu, who was young and vigorous, was ignorant, but now he understands better than anyone else.