Long Aotian quickly ordered to gather a large army to rush to the mountainous area of Xiangxi, preparing to recapture the land of Xiangxi.

Sixteen thousand soldiers and forty thousand militia were called.

However, Wang Jianxu received the support of a group of Tusi in Xiangxi, but he enjoyed the geographical advantage, and he was in danger of confronting Long Aotian. In addition, the most elite of the five colors in Yizhou, Huang Bei, is a swift and fierce rock sheep cavalry, which is most suitable for fighting in the mountains, although the number is only four thousand, but the combat effectiveness is extremely strong.

This time, Wang Jianxu did not adopt a long-term stubborn combat method, but decisively gave full play to the advantages of the mountain cavalry and condescendingly attacked the Jingzhou army.

Coupled with the reinforcements of the Tusi, the number of soldiers on the Yizhou army side was less than 10,000, only less than two-thirds of the Jingzhou side. In the wars of Middle-earth, the militia generally played the role of transportation and support, and did not directly participate in the field battle.

But the time and place are favorable, but it is all on Wang Jianxu's side, so under the first battle, Long Aotian was defeated, the whole army collapsed, and a large amount of materials were left behind to retreat.

In fact, the loss was not big, Long Aotian had two brushes in retreat, so he killed 1,000 soldiers and more than 5,000 militiamen, which was not a break at all for the huge Jingzhou army.

Of course, there is also a reason that the Xiangxi toasts are busy competing for loot and have little interest in pursuit.

But there is a big problem that the guards who stayed behind in Hanakura Castle were terrified and inexplicable, and as a result, after the collapse of the army, they also abandoned the city and fled. So Wang Jianxu pursued, and by the way, he attacked Huacang City, and moved away some of the remaining large quantities of grain and grass, and burned the ones that could not be moved away, and then withdrew to the mountainous area of Xiangxi.

Because Long Aotian had just become the Daoist Master of Shenxiao, he suffered this fiasco, and the grain and grass materials that had accumulated in Huacang City for decades were also burned, so the hearts of the people in Jingzhou were shaken in an instant, and the generals and wealthy families were disappointed. Many people suggested that Long Aotian simply cede Xiangxi to the Yizhou army, recognize the fait accompli, and seek peace in this way.

Long Aotian could only perfunctory them, and then jumped like thunder behind his back.

But in the current situation, it is indeed impossible to organize a large army to try to recover Xiangxi. However, if you really give in. Long Aotian will become a sinner in the history of Shenxiao Dao, and he will not be able to hold his head up in front of his retainers.

Long Aotian's palm trembled, and with a snap, the white jade wine glass in his hand was crushed into pieces, and the wine splattered up, rushing at him, but he didn't bother to wipe it.

He understood the feeling of the fourth brother dragon when he asked for help from the Qingcheng faction in the sky.

Looking at Gu Xichao on the other side, from between his teeth, Long Aotian burst out a sentence.

"Go to Yangzhou Junma Qiancheng. ”

Seeing Gu Xichao's hesitant face. Long Aotian said again: "We don't have to be humiliated like the fourth, after all, we still have one of the most important hole cards." ”

......

Jingkou, the military base camp of Beifu.

At this time, it was late at night, but inside and outside the city, there was still a bustling light. In the canal to the east of the city, painted boats swim leisurely, and oars sway. The piano and the song are endless. This place is known as Little Qinhuai.

Ma Qiancheng, the "Jiangdong Tiger", looked enviously at the land of fireworks from a high tower in the city, showing a tired expression.

He is twenty-seven years old this year, one year younger than Long Aotian, but he has been the military master of Beifu for many years, so he also looks much more mature. The appearance is not handsome, but the high-nosed eagle eyes. He is tall and thick-shouldered, and he looks very powerful and powerful, and his two thick and stiff beards make him have a particularly rugged charm.

"The mountains are full of water and smoke, and the fisherman is on the side of the reeds. Danqing Ruo writes victorious. A fishing boat in a thousand miles of turmoil. Ma Qiancheng lazily chanted an old song that he had smeared with his hands last year, and then poured a bowl of liquor into his mouth, allowing a large amount of liquor to leak from the corners of his mouth and flow along the placket of his clothes.

His eyes lazily swept to the two people sitting in front of him: "Long Aotian has come to us for help, so we all know it." ”

The middle-aged man with plump cheeks, fat lips, and a thick mustache nodded first, his name is Chen Zilong, the word Ruicong, born in the Huaiyang Gang, and is one of the three military divisions in Beifu. The Huaiyang Gang was defeated by Murong Xuecun of the Qingzhou Army and Qin Baxian, the master of Ma Qiancheng, but it was rebuilt because Chen Ruicong defected to Ma Qiancheng.

Another oily-haired and powdery-faced teenager nodded his head as well.

Ma Qiancheng said: "Very good, you have all heard about the conditions?"

Chen Ruicong said: "Long Aotian is willing to bear our military expenses and marry the military master's junior sister as the main room, so as to strengthen the alliance between the two sides." ”

The oily-haired and powder-faced young man said: "The lord of the army, I think that the other party's price is too low, and we have to ask for a sky-high price, so that they can pay back the money on the spot." ”

Ma Qiancheng snorted and said slowly: "It's not just too low, it's just so low that it's boundless." But ......"

He suddenly burst out laughing: "Wouldn't it be great that Long Aotian wants to marry my junior sister who hasn't married until she is twenty-five years old? ”

"If she was her first love before the age of fifteen, she would have had more than ten first lovers, but she hasn't married yet, after all, her face is like that, her figure is not up or down, and then her temper is a mess, she likes to sprinkle, and she also likes to pick her ......feet."

Chen Ruicong added: "Military master, you also like to pick your feet." ”

"Ah...... Yes, but we're gentlemen, and I don't have athlete's foot, she does. Ma Qiancheng said: "What's more, her father was banished to Jingzhou by me, let her go over, just in time for the father and daughter to reunite, isn't it beautiful?"

Chen Ruicong and the oily-haired young man looked at each other.

The Lord has always had no arrogance, but when he speaks inexplicably, they can only listen.

"So I'm a troublesome person, so that's it. Waiting for my sister is more troublesome than cleaning up the lion. Ma Qiancheng yawned, then poured a sip of wine.

The oily-haired and powder-faced young man finally couldn't help but say, "The military master...... It's too hasty. ”

"Oops......" Ma Qiancheng waved his hand impatiently: "Don't you understand? Long Aotian means that if I don't help him with this, he will close the door and let the master go, and put my master back, and then he will have to stand in line, you two are nothing, what about those old ministers?"

Chen Ruicong and the oily-haired young man looked at each other again.

Chen Ruicong immediately burst out laughing.

"It doesn't seem like it's going to be too much trouble to get rid of that lion, so please give me the order. ”

Ma Qiancheng smiled and grabbed Chen Ruicong's palm, and quickly wrote a lot of words on his hand.

Chen Ruicong said: "Take the order!"

Then he left the table.

The oily-haired young man asked, "Commander...... Could it be that there was a fatal flaw in that lion's plan?"

This young man's name is Gao Changxin, and he is the mountain general among the four generals of the Wind Forest Volcano, who is young, but he is already very important, and is regarded by Ma Qiancheng as a talent who can take charge of himself.

Ma Qiancheng slapped the table and shouted: "Why! If you make such a bad plan, you should stay at home and take care of the children, and as a result, you will cause us so much trouble, it is really unbearable for uncle, unbearable for aunt!"

Gao Changxin couldn't help laughing, and finally couldn't help but be curious, and asked, "What flaw?"

Ma Qiancheng said leisurely: "Because Wang Jiansheng is a hypocrite, and his whole family is a hypocrite, it will always be easier to beat him." Okay, when Gang Leader Chen stops doing things, you will know, and everyone in the world will know about it at that time. ”

He raised his arms again and chanted: "Life is not satisfactory in the world, and the white hair of the Ming Dynasty went to a brothel." People live in this world, just to seek peace, and I, in the kiln, can feel comfortable and forget all the troubles. ”

He patted Gao Changxin on the shoulder suddenly: "Changxin, I haven't been to visit the Qinglou for a long time, so I'll accompany our family tomorrow night!"

Gao Changxin and Ma Qiancheng looked at each other.

Then they both laughed out loud in tacit agreement, and the laughter went straight to the sky. (To be continued......)