Inside the city

Qin Xu's weight has increased significantly during this time, he stays in his bedroom all day, eating, drinking and having fun, and the government affairs are handed over to Qi Cai, and the military affairs are handed over to Jing Yao. The two are only co-organizers, and the final decision is not in their hands. If you encounter a major event, you need to report it to Qin Xu.

However, Qi Cai and Jing Yao, who accepted the affairs, soon discovered a serious problem, if they wanted to see Qin Xu, they had to order Li Er through the Yellow Gate.

History tells us that once the inner court of the imperial palace is in the hands of the eunuchs, then good things will become bad things, and bad things will become bad things.

On this day, Qin Xuan was lying on the dragon couch, and a beautiful concubine was serving a cold glass of wine, Qin Xuan did not reach out to take it, but lowered his head, stretched out his tongue, licked his beloved concubine's white fingers like tender onions, and then drank the red wine in the cup.

Li Er, who was standing on the side, was smiling, and at this time, dozens of beautiful dancers in the hall were writhing gracefully in the open space in the middle, dancing with the melodious sound of chimes on both sides of the palace.

Everything in front of him made Qin Xuan feel happy, making him temporarily forget the state affairs that were giving him a headache at this moment. Just as Qin Xuan was enjoying the beauty food, there was a slight commotion outside.

The voice of a small yellow door came: "Shangzhu Kingdom! Shangzhu Country! Your Majesty, Your Majesty is resting......

Qin Xuan frowned dissatisfiedly.

After a while, Jing Yao's voice came from outside, "Minister Jing Yao asks to see Your Majesty!"

With an angry look on his face, Qin Xuan sat up from the dragon couch, waved his hand to the palace maids and musicians in the hall and said, "Go down first."

Qin Xuan looked at his beloved concubine again, patted her hand, he regarded her as a treasure, and didn't want her to take advantage of irrelevant people, motioned for her to go down first, and said, "Aifei, you go down first."

"Come in!"

Qin Xu's impatient tone was undisguised.

Jing Yao was tall and strong, holding a general's belly, strode into the main hall, bowed down and saluted, "The minister has seen Your Majesty."

Qin Xuan asked, "What is the matter with Aiqing coming to see me?" Didn't you say that you should ask for government affairs, and you should decide for yourself on military affairs?"

Listening to Qin Xu's words, a trace of helplessness flashed in Jing Yao's eyes, and he said: "Your Majesty, although General Wei Zhonghui led his troops to block the Bingzhou army on the shore of Weishui, but now the Bingzhou army has attacked me in three ways, one of which is a 50,000-strong army that has captured Huaili and Juxian, and is attacking the Xiliu camp.

Hearing Jing Yao's report, Qin Xu's drunkenness from drinking all night woke up all of a sudden, and he snorted and said blankly, "The fine willow camp? How can it be? Didn't you say before that the state army went south from Weicheng? Why did you end up at the camp of the willow?"

The camp is located in the north of the city, five miles south of Weishui, only 20 miles away from the city, known as the "north gate" of the city. After the Thorn Gate camp, there will be no shelter in the middle, and the state army can go straight to the city.

Lang Zeqing was stationed in Weicheng, and it was the most convenient way to go south to Thorn Gate. Qin Xuan heard Li Er's report that Wei Zhonghui had arranged heavy troops in the Thorn Gate camp, which could completely resist the state army, so he didn't bother anymore.

However, the fine willow camp is located in the southwest of Xushan, connecting Huaili in the north and Juxian County in the west, which is not the same road as the Jianmen camp.

Qin Xuan was furious and said: "Since Lang Zeqing can take charge of the Bingzhou army alone, it shows that he is very capable, although he is not as good as Wang Rong, but his ability is at least not inferior to Jingxing, and the generals of the Bingzhou army have a common characteristic, that is, they are flexible in leading troops and changeable in the use of troops. He knew that our army was stationed in the Thorn Gate camp, so how could he rise to the challenge? He pretended to feint to attack the camp of Jianmen, but in fact he sent Wu Xinghan to attack Huaili with soldiers and horses lightly, avoiding the detection of our army's scouts, capturing Ju County, and the army directly took the camp of Xiliu, making General Wei Zhonghui's arrangement completely useless."

When Qin Xuan heard that the Bingzhou army was about to enter the city, he suppressed the panic in his heart and asked urgently, "Shangzhu Kingdom, how is that good?"

Jing Yao said without hesitation: "Your Majesty can save me Dayong is only the Wing King, and the minister implores Your Majesty to enlighten."

Use the Wing King, expel the state army, and consolidate the country."...

Qin Xu's originally frightened expression, when he heard Jing Yao's words, instantly turned purple, and said angrily, "How can I use disloyal ministers?"

The Wing King in Jing Yao's mouth is Qin Duan, Qin Xu's uncle.

Qin Forging is the youngest uncle of the first emperor Qin Heng, in terms of military ability, he is a first-class general, in terms of qualifications, he has been in the army since he was a teenager, although he has always been the name of General Zhendong, but his prestige in the army is too high.

In the rebellion, the guards of Dongzitou basically took refuge in Qin Xu, except for Qin Luan's Zhendong Army, Qin Xuan was easy to talk about evil, and even swore an oath with a curse, so Qin Forging handed over the Zhendong Army to him, but Qin Duan refused to serve Qin Xu, just asked for the name of a wing king, resigned all his real positions, and lived in his own palace, making it clear that he would not give Qin Xuan face.

Qin Xuan has no tricks at all for this uncle, and in terms of kinship, he can't do anything to him, so he will be burdened with the name of unfilial piety. But Qin Forging is indeed the Dinghai Divine Needle of the Guanzhong Imperial Court, the first general of the Dayong clan, brave and martial, and has made great contributions to Dayong, breaking the Yu State, defeating the Ji State, and beating the Jing State, invincible, and moving forward, expanding the territory for Dayong for thousands of miles.

Such a famous general, because he was unwilling to get involved in court battles, sacrificed his military power, and was unwilling to serve Qin Xu, he became a disloyal minister in Qin Xu's mouth.

Qin Xuan said this, looked at Jing Yao and said, "Shangzhu Kingdom, I have understood the truth, how do Aiqing think I should deal with the situation of not using the Wing King?"

Jing Yao stroked the beard on his chin, pondered for a moment, and suggested: "Your Majesty, the only way to do this now is to use the defenders in the city, send a general to lead, and rush to the Xiliu camp to help, as long as our reinforcements arrive at the Xiliu camp, and then set up a defensive line, just Wu Xinghan, but the clown jumping off the beam, not enough to worry about!"

When Qin Xuan heard this, he really made some sense, and said, "What about the battle situation of the Thorn Gate Battalion?"

Jing Yao did not hesitate and said, "Your Majesty does not need to worry,"

When Qin Xuan heard this, he turned his anger into joy and said, "In this way, I am waiting for the news of the general's victory!"

Qin Xu's order soon spread to the military camp in the city. After Cheng Zhifang received the order, he immediately began to select elite soldiers in the military camp, and after forming an army of 50,000 people, he immediately led his troops and marched westward.

Cheng Zhifang, as the first batch of generals of the Anton Army who took refuge in Qin Xu, was middle-aged, and finally was able to rank among the senior generals.

"General!"

The pioneer of the front, Wang Kuoce, reported in Malay: "A small force of cavalry of the state army has been found ahead, is it in pursuit?"

Cheng Zhifang shook his head and said, "Don't worry about him, this is the troops who want to delay our advance, if we rush to the Xiliu camp as soon as possible, there is no need to talk nonsense with these small troops."

Time was pressing, Cheng Zhifang didn't have time to procrastinate, and he seemed to be very confident in his judgment, but instead gave the order to forcibly march into the army.

It took a day for Cheng Zhifang's army to arrive near the camp of Xiliu. However, at this time, the scouts brought him bad news, that is, the Bingzhou army rushed to the camp of Hosoyanagi first, and was preparing to attack.

Cheng Zhifang was overjoyed, and said to the generals and colonels who were accompanying him on the left and right: "Wu Xinghan of the state army obviously didn't expect our army to come so quickly, and he didn't send troops to intercept it. Attack now, and our army will win!"

Cheng Zhifang raised his horsewhip and pointed in the direction of the Xiliu battalion, and gave the order for the whole army to assault.

For the sudden appearance of the Yong army, the Bingzhou army, which was preparing to attack the camp, was defenseless and retreated to Wu Xinghan's general banner in horror.

Wu Xinghan didn't seem to realize that Yongguo's reinforcements would come so quickly, and he was unprepared, so he decisively chose to retreat and retreated in the direction of Juxian.

The guards of the Xiliu battalion were originally planning to surrender, but seeing that the Bingzhou army was so vulnerable, he hurriedly changed his face and led the guards to visit Cheng Zhifang who was riding on a war horse.

"Meet General Cheng!"

Li Yong's heart is very unbalanced, they are all from the Anton Army, but now Cheng Zhifang has suppressed himself, but he is very polite and respectful when he relieves the danger of the Xiliu Battalion

Say hello.

Cheng Zhifang bowed his head slightly, and said, "General Li is willing to recover Juxian with me and drive the rebels out of Weinan?"

Li Yong looked stunned, in his thoughts, it was already very good to be able to hold the Xiliu camp. Recovering Ju County? Drive out of the south of Weishui? What do you think?

Li Yong said euphemistically, "General Cheng, why don't you enter the camp first, and we will consider this pursuit in the long run?"

Cheng Zhifang snorted lightly and said, "Wu Xinghan didn't expect our army to come so quickly, and he was in a mess, planning to withdraw and reorganize. At this moment, if you don't take advantage of the victory to pursue, wait for them to stabilize their position, and then destroy them, how easy is it? General Li is unwilling, and I will pursue it myself."

He didn't give Li Yong a chance to speak at all, he directly shook the reins in his hand, and led his troops to chase and kill in the direction of Pan Mei's retreat.

Cheng Zhifang's eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness, forcibly suppressing the excitement in his heart, and there was only one thought in his mind: catch up with Wu Xinghan, and then destroy them, regain the lost territory, and return to the city of Yancheng to receive merit, and the entire Dayong Dynasty knows that he Cheng Zhifang is by no means an incompetent person who relied on his whiskers and horses to win his birth.

Cheng Zhifang, who was the first to take refuge in Qin Xu, although he got the greatest benefits, was also despised by other colleagues. Cheng Zhifang looked very open on the surface, but the inferiority complex in his heart couldn't be hidden. This time, he's going to win a big battle to gag the mouths of those who chew the root of their tongues.

Wu Xinghan, who was retreating in an orderly manner ten miles away, got the news that Cheng Zhifang had caught up.

Yu Kezhi rode a horse and stood beside Wu Xinghan, and he also heard the news reported by the scout, and he didn't know how to speak for a while. Yu Kezhi has been following Li Qian to guard Shuofang County, and was only recently transferred to Pan Mei's side by Wang Rong to win military merits, and at the same time explore the customs and customs of Yongzhou and the gains and losses of governance.

Yu Kezhi lacks an effective understanding of coach Lang Zeqing's ability, but he cherishes this opportunity.

Yu Kezhi is heavy-minded, strategic, likes to read, is very good at administration, is an excellent political talent, to Li Qian to stay by his side to cultivate, in recent years, Li Qian is old, but also the work of Shuofang County is lost to him, as an adjutant officer, to deal with the work of the county guard, the political achievements are extraordinary. With his ability, he is fully qualified to take on the position of county keeper and shepherd one side.

Wang Rong really wanted him to be directly appointed as the county guard of Dun You, but he has always followed Li Qian's side, served in various parts of Shuofang County, rarely experienced battlefield experience, has no battle formation, and has no military merits is the biggest deficiency in his resume. Suddenly in a high position, it will make a very bad start.