Wu Yuanheng looked at it for a while, and ordered: "Order, let Xu Zhansuo's subordinates go down the mountain to pursue the Huaixi army." Fang Ci went to besiege the cavalry of the former army. Huaixi pioneer, I want to grasp the land alive. ”

The military order was quickly conveyed, and the Huaixi army ambushed on the hillside rushed down the mountain with a thunderous roar. Chased after the main force of the Huaixi Army. The other part of the centaurs. It was to move closer to his cavalry in front of him, and to surround it more tightly.

Li, who was trapped in the core, had already fought with Gao Gu for more than 100 rounds, and Chu Yan was sweating profusely and soaking through his armor, but the more he fought, the more courageous he became. Gao Gu was also in good spirits, and he rose up to fight with Li fiercely. On the battlefield, it is really rare to encounter such an opponent.

More than half of the more than 1,000 cavalry led by Li have been slaughtered. There are a few people left. Struggling to support in the battle array, I saw that all of them were going to fall here. Several generals around Li entered the battle circle to help Li fight against Gao Gu and pulled him out temporarily.

"General, the army has withdrawn, let's withdraw too! We'll take cover!" the generals urged Lee to retreat. Li He didn't know what the battle situation was, and he sighed at this time. Shouted helplessly: "Withdraw!"

The Huaixi cavalry began with the same fate as the conflict on the southeastern front. Gao Gu was not in a hurry, and ordered: "Prepare the bow and arrow." "The well-trained Wyvern-Riding Warriors, all of them took their bows and arrows, and waited for Gao Gu's order. The hundreds of cavalry trying to escape from the wyvern were simply foolish dreams.

"General Gao Gu, move slowly!" Fang Ci Pegasus rushed over and hurriedly shouted, "The commander has an order, capture the enemy general alive!"

"Unload the arrows. As soon as Gao Gu raised his hand, he stepped forward and began to pursue Li.

Lee, with a few hundred remnants of cavalry, began to charge desperately. Most of what Fang Ci brought was partial, and he couldn't let go of cold arrows, and it was difficult to stop this handful of brave cavalry in the dark night. Li himself rushed to the front, and a spear flew wildly, and no one could stop him.

Gao Gu was furious and chased after him.

Li led the people, and actually rushed to kill a transparent in the Qi army array, and he was about to merge with his own army. The besieging army led by Xu Zhan was also bypassed by him.

Wu Yuanheng could see clearly from a distance, and couldn't help but sigh: "In the Huaixi army, there are really fierce generals. ""Odd-_-book-*-net-QISuu.cOm"

Wu Shaoyang was supported by the soldiers and fled in a hurry in the midst of the chaos. Seeing that he was about to escape from the battlefield, suddenly there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves in front of him, and another group of cavalry rushed to kill him in the dark night.

Wu Shaoyang was so distraught that he almost collapsed to the ground in fright. The army that came from the opposite side was extremely violent. In the face of the Huaixi Army, which had no fighting spirit, it was as sharp as chopping melons and vegetables. The Huaixi army suffered heavy casualties and fell, and the pair of cavalry were unstoppable. And the group of people was shouting: "Capture Wu Shaoyang alive!" The silver-armored and white-robed general led by a gun in his hand was like a galaxy falling to the ground, stirring up light everywhere. As long as the Huaixi army was touched a little, they all screamed and fell to the ground and died in a miserable state.

Wu Shaoyang was so frightened that he panicked. Fortunately, he had already fallen off his horse and lost his handsome flag, and it was not obvious that he was sandwiched among the sergeants. As soon as his eyes rolled, he was also in a hurry, and he fell to the ground and pretended to be dead. The soldiers guarding him were stunned, and they also fell to the ground together, pretending to be dead.

Unexpectedly, many of them lay down together, and the goal was too great. Several Qi cavalry rushed towards this side and shouted: "Someone over there is pretending to be dead, go over and kill them!"

Wu Shaoyang shouted bitterly in his heart, and got up again to prepare to escape. Helplessly, the arrow in the leg was really weak, and just a few steps after getting up, he was rammed away by a horse behind him, flying out of a distance of one or two feet and falling to the ground, and he really fainted.

Li Pima took the lead in the formation and no one could stop him. He searched around for the tallest general in the enemy formation, Lee, whom he had fought a few times before. Because Wu Yuanheng let him cheat before, he was very ridiculed, and he couldn't hold it back for a long time, so he had to beg for anger. However, he rushed and killed in the formation for a long time, but he didn't see Li, and he couldn't help but be annoyed in his heart.

At this moment, in the distance ahead, a handful of cavalry of more than 100 people were rushing towards the battle array. I heard someone of them shouting from afar: "Fight into the formation, protect the deputy commander!"

Li saw clearly, the figure who came was extremely tall, and he had a spear in his hand. "Li, it's just in time!" Li Hao was angry, and he greeted him with a spear in his horse's belly.

Li Ben fled for a while and was red-eyed, and then he also saw Li from the opposite side clearly, and shouted hatefully: "Little ghost who doesn't know death, I will definitely call you a ghost under the gun this time!"

Ping Pong, the two have already exchanged two moves. Sparks shot out in mid-air, and the two silver spears were combined several times.

Li was shocked in his heart: Little doll, what a lot of strength!

"Take your life!" Li Hu stared, and stabbed several times to the point of Li's body. Li was shocked and hurriedly resisted. In just a few moments, he had already connected Li six or seven moves, and he was almost shot and fell off his horse. After a burst of panic, his inner breath was already chaotic, and fear actually arose in his heart.

"Actually...... Pharmacist marksmanship!" Li exclaimed, "Little doll, you can actually make a full set of pharmacist marksmanship!"

"Hmph, don't you do it too? However, your marksmanship is simply a disgrace to the pharmacist!" Li was confident, and he shook his wrist and stabbed out a few more shots. Li responded in a hurry, but unexpectedly, an empty door was still exposed in front of him, and Li stabbed a shot from the left side of the neck.

Seeing that the shot was about to go straight to Li's throat and pass through his neck, someone in the battle array suddenly shouted: "Young General, the marshal wants to live!"

The gun in Li's hand has long been practiced to be as flexible as an arm. When he heard this shout, he shook his wrist sharply and made the silver spear change its direction, changing from a thorn to a split, and made a whistling sound and smashed it into Li's neck.

Li only felt a heavy blow from the force of a thousand catties in his neck, and the trivial bone also made a crisp sound, and a stream of qi and blood surged up, and he was dizzy. At this time, even though he was physically strong and strong-willed, he couldn't help but let out an instinctive scream, turned over and fell backwards, and the silver spear in his hand was also thrown into the air.

Li was overjoyed in his heart, and Le Ma stepped forward and jumped next to Li, and when he was about to fall off the horse, he stretched out an arm to wrap his arms around his bear's waist, and pulled Li Heng, who was almost two big as him, across the horse, and pressed him on the saddle.

The surrounding Qi troops cheered loudly when they saw that Li had captured the enemy general alive. The cavalry who traveled with Li were bitter and tried to kill Li and recapture the general. Li shook his might, pressed Li who was about to faint with one hand, and held a gun with one hand to meet the six or seven partial generals who came rushing in front of him. In a flash of silver light, the six or seven generals actually fell from their horses and died on the spot within ten rounds.

Li's invincibility frightened the remaining Huaixi cavalry into a state of utter discouragement. Li raised his gun and shouted, "Those who descend will not die!"

All the soldiers of the Qi army shouted together to persuade the handful of Huaixi troops who were alone in the core. When the soldiers saw that the main general was captured, the disparity in strength was too great, so they had no choice but to dismount and surrender.

Li was overjoyed and threw Li on the ground: "Tie it up!" Unexpectedly, Li didn't move at all after he landed. Li was shocked in his heart: "Could it be that this is dead?" Dismounted and probed his snort, he was still alive, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said: "Fortunately, I didn't violate the commander's military order." The pawn next to him snickered: "The young general's strength is so strong that he can't hold that Li to death, and I'm afraid that he will be out of breath and faint to death at this moment." Li Haha laughed. With the cavalry and horses of the department, he had to fight into the battle to find Wu Shaoyang. Coincidentally, at this time, Gao Gu came.

"Young General, did you capture Li alive?" Gao Gu looked at Li, who had been tied up by Wuhua and was unconscious, and was a little stunned.

Li Hehe smiled: "The little nephew just picked up a bargain." General Gao fought him to the point that he had no strength, and the little nephew took him down with a few moves. ”

Gao Gu was shocked in his heart, and said with a smile: "You little ghost." Don't sell yourself well in front of me. Grab him and go to the big boss to receive merit. The rest of the work is left to the Wyvern. ”

"Thank you, General Gao!" Li is also a man of general knowledge. A junior has grabbed the credit, and it's not good to fight anymore. So happily took the unconscious Li and went halfway up the mountain to see Wu Yuanheng.

The whole big battle was completely one-sided. The Huaixi Army lost its commander and general. was surrounded and intercepted again, and it was already a rout. A few diehards resisted to the death for a while with their own blood and energy, and they could not pose a big threat to the well-trained and extremely combat-effective Qi army.

The soldiers and horses of Fang Ci and Xu Zhan's department. A huge encirclement has been formed, and none of the Huaixi army has escaped. Gao Gu led the Flying Dragon Rider into the battle, and no one could stop him. Split the Huaixi army into pieces and slaughtered them separately.

The situation has become clear, and the sky is beginning to brighten.

The sun rises and goes out. Wu Yuanheng was already able to see the entire battlefield clearly halfway up the mountain. He made a rough calculation, and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing: "It's a pity that this big plan is useless and failed to defeat the enemy's main force." There are no more than 10,000 people here...... It's strange, Wu Shaoyang, as the commander, didn't bring all his troops to pursue me. There was no reason for him to hand over his soldiers and horses to Dong Chongzhi to hold the position behind. The only possibility is ...... Wu Shaocheng personally went to the front line!"

At this time, Li escorted Li to receive the merit. He slapped his horse and jumped down quickly in front of Wu Yuanheng. The report was unscathing: "Report to the commander! The last general fortunately did not disgrace his life and captured the enemy's vanguard general Li alive!"

Wu Yuanheng said happily: "Fortunately, there is this harvest - where the person is, bring it quickly!"

Li was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "The last general accidentally knocked him out." At this time, he was placed horizontally on the horse. The sergeants pulled in. ”

Wu Yuanheng's brows furrowed slightly, and he said, "Li is a good general. Li Shuai intends to ambush this talent for the imperial court. Remember, don't slack off and dishonor him. Since he fainted, let people carry him down on a stretcher, and ask a military doctor to treat his injuries and recuperate, so as not to let him have any problems. ”

"The last will understand. Li clenched his fists and bowed.

Wu Yuanheng smiled and said: "The first merit of the expedition to the east, you should remember that you Li captured the enemy general alive." ”

Li happily thanked him and went down to cook with the captive.

Wu Yuanheng looked at the big battlefield and ordered: "The sky is already bright, and the battle is beginning to end." The order was passed that all those who surrendered in the Huaixi Army would be exempted from death, and no accomplices would be held accountable. Those who resist will be killed. In addition, try to capture Wu Shaoyang alive. ”

The signalmen quickly conveyed the order. More than 30,000 soldiers of the Qi Army who participated in the battlefield shouted loudly together. In fact, many of the officers and men of the Huaixi Army had already abandoned their weapons and surrendered, and at this time, a group of people who were still stubbornly resisting also reluctantly put down their weapons and knelt down to ask for surrender.

Gao Gu and the others searched for a long time among the captives, but they didn't see Wu Shaoyang. At first, I thought he was dead, so I rummaged through the dead pile again. Later, a Huaixi army general was demoralized, and sued Gao Gu and others Wu Shaoyang for falling to the ground and pretending to be dead and being knocked off by a horse. Gao Gu and others followed the guidance and found Wu Shaoyang, who had fainted to death on top of two corpses, in an inconspicuous haystack. A sniff and still alive. So happily took him to see Wu Yuanheng.

The war has ended, and almost none of the Huaixi troops have escaped the net, and they are either killed or captured. Wu Yuanheng was not too happy, he ordered that the battlefield should not be cleaned for the time being, and Gao Gu led the flying dragon cavalry to quickly recapture the Zhiping Shu camp. Fang Ci led 5,000 infantry and met after the Flying Dragoon. Xu Zhan went back to carry grain and grass. The army rapidly advanced towards Zhiping.

He did this to prevent the main force of the Huaixi Army from suddenly attacking at this time to save Wu Shaoyang. As a result, when Gao Gu had just entered Zhipingshu, nearly 20,000 Huaixi troops came on a rapid march. It was surprising to find that the flying dragon riders stationed in front of the Zhiping garrison were waiting for them, and they retreated in a hurry without a fight.

Gao Gu sneered, did not pursue, and calmly guarded the camp. Just wait for Wu Yuanheng's army to come in. The generals and soldiers were already impressed by Wu Yuanheng's anticipation of the enemy's strategy before the enemy.

It was not until noon on the day that all the troops, tired all night, marched into Zhipingshu and began to rest and collect prisoners. Smoke was rising, and the soldiers were already preparing wine and meat to celebrate the first victory in the battle to conquer the east.

Wu Yuanheng sat back in the tent, and the generals came in happily to congratulate him. Happiness knows no bounds. Personally counting the results of the battle, the Huaixi Army has a total of 10,000 men and horses, and a total of more than 1,000 cavalry. Nearly half of the more than 10,000 men and horses were annihilated, and the rest of the places were taken prisoner, and almost no one escaped the net. captured alive the enemy commander Wu Shaoyang and the vanguard general Li.

Wu Yuanheng smiled and said, "This time, I worked hard to set up this plan. In the end, it was a big plan and failed to defeat the main force of the Huaixi Army in one fell swoop. I estimate that Wu Shaocheng, the commander of the enemy army, must have gone to the front line in person, otherwise Wu Shaoyang would not have brought only such a few men and horses to fight. Thankfully. We captured Wu Shaoyang and Li alive. That Li is a rare fierce general, and Wu Shaoyang is Wu Shaocheng's sworn brother and deputy marshal of Huaixi, so. The results were also brilliant. ”

Gao Gu glanced at Li and said with a smile: "What a hero is a young man, we are all going to be old." I heard that the major general captured Li alive in less than ten moves, and it was appalling. It seems that it is really a tiger father without a dog, General Li Xiao, and he is really a fierce general!"

The generals burst into laughter. Wu Yuanheng also said: "General Gao Gu usually talks the least. I've known you for many years, and it's the first time I've heard you say so many things to praise someone. Plum. It's not easy. ”

Li Hehe smiled: "Don't praise anymore." I'm a little ...... I'm embarrassed. ”

The crowd laughed again.

Later, Wu Yuanheng said: "This time to conquer Huaixi, it is not advisable to kill too much, and it is not appropriate to form too much hatred. This time, we annihilated more than half of the Huaixi Army, which is already a bit much. So. The captured enemy shall not kill a single person indiscriminately, nor shall he be tortured. but all who are wounded. Send someone to heal. All the captives were given rations according to the standards of our own soldiers, so that they could live and be fed. ”

The generals no longer had any doubts about Wu Yuanheng's order, and they agreed together. Gao Gu asked: "Dashuai, what should Li and Wu Shaoyang do?" ”

Wu Yuanheng smiled slightly: "If you want to level Huaixi, Mo Dadi has to do with these two people." Ben Shuai has a plan. Don't be anxious, generals, wait for these two to recover for a few days, and then we can straighten out the soldiers and horses. "An, holding a battle report in his hand, shouted along the way: "Front military report, front military report!" The people hurriedly gave way, and on the wide Suzaku Street, the horse rushed directly into the imperial city like splitting water.

At this time, Xiao Yunhe was sitting on the Taiji Palace, discussing and holding a court meeting with the ministers. The military report sent by the cavalry was directly handed to the front of the Taiji Palace, and the soldiers of the garrison Jinwu hurriedly entered the hall to report.

"Your Majesty, there is a military report from the front!"

Xiao Yunhe was overjoyed: "Spread quickly!"

The ministers were also shocked: there was finally news - I hope this time it will not be a defeat and a call for help......

The military newspaper was handed over to the imperial case, Xiao Yunhe quickly flipped through it, and immediately slapped his palm on the imperial case, and laughed: "Wu Yuanheng, he really lived up to my expectations and won the battle! In the battle of Zhiping, he annihilated 10,000 Huaixi troops and captured Huaixi deputy marshal Wu Shaoyang and general Li alive!"

The ministers were in an uproar, and they all bowed down and shouted long live.

Xiao Yunhe's heart was happy, and he called Zhongqing to live. Then he said, "A few days ago, several ministers gave me advice. said that Wu Yuanheng had been on the expedition for almost a month, and it was unfavorable to lose the division in every battle, so whether to change someone to take command. I didn't bring this matter out for public discussion at that time, because I knew that Wu Yuanheng was Taoguang's plan to raise an obscure army. Soldiers are treacherous, and it is sometimes difficult for onlookers to truly understand the mystery of the battle situation. Although Wu Yuanheng had nine defeats, one victory was enough. Therefore, our ministers who discuss matters and do things in the court must not be too impetuous. The most important thing is to trust each other. ”

A few ministers who had previously made a statement to the emperor that they wanted to remove Wu Yuanheng suddenly felt embarrassed, and they all bowed down and shouted that the emperor was wise. The other courtiers also bowed down together with interest and sang praises to the emperor.

Xiao Yunhe smiled secretly and said: This time, I will not criticize anyone in public. The facts are the best lesson, and I hope you can calm down a little in the future. Also, the most important thing is not to keep thinking about running on people, for fear that others will build up more merits than yourself.

After the next dynasty, Xiao Yunhe dealt with some twists and turns in the Wude Hall and went straight back to the Chengqing Palace. Wu Qiyun's body had almost recovered, and he came to greet him happily.

"Yun'er, I have good news for you today. Xiao Yunhe hugged his son and was in a good mood, "Your eldest brother has fought nine defeats and finally won one." In this battle, 10,000 enemy troops were annihilated and Huaixi's deputy marshal and general were captured alive. ”

Wu Qiyun let out a long breath and said with a smile: "This is good, this is good." These days, the concubines have been frightened and scared enough. If the eldest brother loses a few more games, it will be really out of control. ”

"What's out of control?" Xiao Yunhe said with a smile, "He just loses nine more battles, and I am indifferent." No matter how many people come in to dismiss him Wu Yuanheng, I will not be accurate. The most important thing between monarchs and ministers is mutual trust. I believed in Wu Yuan's ability to balance the land, so I sent him out. If you change him back halfway, won't you slap yourself in the face?"

Wu Qiyun smiled and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Xiao Yunhe hugged Li Huai and coaxed him to play, the little guy could already laugh, and Xiao Yunhe's heart was full of joy. He suddenly had a whim and said, "Wu Yuanheng has made meritorious contributions, but it is not yet time to reward meritorious deeds. However, I did think of giving him a gift. ”

"What is it?" Wu Qiyun asked.

Xiao Yunhe laughed: "Take a piece of Huai'er's diaper and give it to him to smell!"

A few days later, the imperial envoy arrived at the camp of the Eastern Army. The holy decree praised Wu Yuanheng and his group of soldiers, and also gave some money. After nine defeats, the Eastern Army has taken on a new look, and it is not the same as it was at the beginning. The generals were also full of confidence in Wu Yuanheng and no longer had any doubts.

After the decree was announced, the holy envoy also called Wu Yuanheng aside and said in a low voice: "Marshal Wu, there is also a gift from the harem here, please accept it." Wu Yuanheng took it and saw that it was a finely sewn cloth bag, and there was actually a yellow cotton silk cloth in it.

Wu Yuanheng took it in his hand and looked at it, and said suspiciously: "What is this?"

The holy envoy smiled: "Why don't you guess?"

Wu Yuanheng pondered for a long time and shook his head blankly.

The holy envoy smiled: "This is the diaper used by the king of Zhaoying County." The emperor and Concubine De Niangniang specially let the villain bring them over. The emperor also specially instructed that he had to let the marshal smell it. ”

Wu Yuanheng laughed: "Then Weichen had no choice but to obey the order." "Anyway, I really took it to my mouth and smelled it, of course, there won't be any strange taste. He carefully folded it and put it in his arms, feeling a warm feeling in his heart.

After sending the angel away, Wu Yuanheng also summoned the generals to discuss the next march plan. Wu Yuanheng first inquired about the grain, grass, supplies and the settlement of the wounded. This expedition is still very well prepared. The large granary near Luoyang has been continuously transporting grain and grass to the army, and the supply is worry-free. After this battle, the Eastern Army also won a complete victory, with very few attritions.

The situation is relatively good. The army also rested for a few days. The individual lì is full of spirits.

Wu Yuanheng stood in front of the military map, pointed to the drawings and said: "The Ministry of War has sent a letter informing the Marshal of the transfer of troops and horses in the imperial court. From the last few days. There will be several people coming over one after another, forming a trend of encirclement of Caizhou. Zhaoyi Jiedu Li Baozhen and Xuzhou assassin officials. It is the most important soldiers and horses of the two roads, with a total of more than 30,000 people. The soldiers and horses sent by other sections and prefectures and counties, a total of 12 routes, were divided into routes to attack Caizhou. At that time, the battle situation will be under the full command of the commander. ”

Gao Gu and the others were naturally overjoyed. They all said: "I am afraid that this is the largest use of troops by the imperial court in decades." More than a dozen soldiers and horses are fighting the rebels at the same time, what a grand battle!"

"With more troops, it can become a little difficult to command. Wu Yuanheng said, "However, those coalition forces can only besiege the city for reinforcements at most." Our own men and horses are always the main force. Huaixi Jiedu occupies a wide area, and with these soldiers and horses to help besiege the city and send reinforcements. We're going to have a lot less positive pressure. Wu Shaoyang lost this game, and it is estimated that Wu Shaocheng will not dare to go out of the city to fight against us again, and he will definitely defend Caizhou. Henceforth. We will face a long and difficult battle. Before leaving, His Majesty the Emperor had already made it very clear. It was a civil war. It is necessary to fight quickly and minimize the killing and losses. If we besiege the city for a long time, it will be consumed. I estimate that the whole of Caizhou will collapse, and the imperial court will be a little unbearable. Therefore. We must not allow the war situation to reach a stalemate, and we must use surprise troops and clever tactics to quickly resolve the battle of Huaixi. ”

Gao Gu said: "Dashuai, more than a dozen road troops, the total number of people and horses is more than 100,000. Looking at the Chinese network all the way, if we attack the strong front, it is estimated that we can also capture Caizhou within a month. Wu Yuanheng said: "If you want to do your best to attack at any cost, it is indeed possible. However, this is by no means an outcome that everyone wants to see. When the time comes, Huaixi will be a mountain of bones and a river of blood, and the city will be in ruins. You must know that the people of Huaixi are also the people of our Daqi land, and they are our flesh and blood compatriots. Wu Shaocheng and others are like a tumor growing on their bodies. Cutting off the hands and feet in order to get rid of this tumor obviously outweighs the loss. ”

Gao Gu bowed his hand: "The handsome man is reasonable." Today's expedition to Huaixi is not the same as when we fought against the Tibetan invasion in Xichuan before. ”

"Hmm. Therefore, when leaving, His Majesty the Emperor also repeatedly advised. This time the conquest of Huaixi focused on attacking the heart and soothing the people. Wu Yuanheng said, "Wu Shaoyang and Li, how is the situation now?"

Li, who was in charge of watching the prisoners, replied: "Wu Shaoyang was seriously injured, and he woke up after three days of coma, and almost died. He was hit by an arrow in his arm and thigh, and he lost a bit of blood. The skull and shoulders were also badly injured, and several bones were broken between the ribs of the chest. If you want to be cured, it is impossible to do it for more than half a year. Li is in good health, and although he was broken by the general, he is basically fine now. But this man has a very tough temperament, and when he wakes up, he will snatch the guards with knives and guns and cut himself. After being stopped, he didn't say a word or eat, and just sat there every day, paying no attention to anyone. I haven't eaten for three days and three nights. ”

Wu Yuanheng frowned slightly, and said, "I didn't expect that Li to have such a tough personality. In the strategy formulated by Ben Shuai, he is an important person. In any case, he can't be left in trouble. Lee, take me to see him right away. ”

"Yes!" The two of them got out of the tent and went directly to the tent of the detention of Li. Wu Yuanheng froze and said to Li, "Take a bottle of wine and bring two dishes." I'll go in alone, and you'll all be waiting outside. No one is to be summoned and no one is allowed to enter. ”

Li hesitated for a moment, and said worriedly: "Dashuai, that Li is rough and martial by nature. If he wants to be detrimental to the big handsome, what should he do then?"

Wu Yuanheng smiled slightly: "How is he better than Song Liangchen? ”

Li had no choice but to do as he was told, and he himself waited outside the tent, his sword in his hand, ready to rush in to deal with emergencies at any time.

Wu Yuanheng lifted the curtain and walked in. As soon as I saw it, I saw that a man with an extremely thick and strong figure was sitting cross-legged with his back to the direction of the curtain, not moving. Beside him, there were also some cold steamed buns and boiled meat.

Wu Yuanheng stepped forward, walked around in front of Li Di, and stood in front of him and stopped. Lee was still motionless, even his eyes were closed. Wu Yuanheng glanced at this man, although his style was very similar to Song Liangchen. But the appearance is much more delicate. Judging by his age, he may not be even thirty years old. A layer of fine short hair on the cheeks, purple begonia skin. The eyebrows and facial features were still considered Zhou Wu Yuanheng was not in a hurry, so he sat down opposite him. Then he called: "General Li."

Li was slightly stunned, probably the first time he heard this unfamiliar voice, he couldn't help but open his eyes, and then there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"You are Wu Yuanheng?"

"It's down there. The smile on Wu Yuanheng's face was as natural and friendly as ever, and he said indifferently. "After a long absence, General Li's name is here, and I am here to see you today. ”

Li Shi's mouth was raised, his eyes were closed again, and he sneered: "How dare you be a general of the defeated army." ”

Wu Yuanheng poured a glass of wine for the two, raised the glass first and said: "You and I are our own masters, although we are enemies, we have great admiration and admiration for the general. Do it first, the general, please!" he drank a glass.

Li Wen didn't move. Wu Yuanheng was not in a hurry. Still smiling, he poured himself wine again. But in his heart, he was wondering how to make Li Ken speak.

After a while, Wu Yuanheng said: "Wu Shaocheng has retreated to Caizhou. The imperial court allocated eighteen routes of soldiers and horses. Attack Caizhou together. ”

Lee's cheeks twitched slightly, and his eyes were closed. A little disappointed, he said, "Expected." ”

Wu Yuanheng's words changed: "Dare to ask General Gui Geng" Seven out of twenty. ”

"Well......" Wu Yuanheng nodded. "At least thirty years away." It can be used to create brilliance. ”

Li opened his eyes, with a hint of disdain in his indifferent eyes, and said, "It's good to live for another three days." Thirty years, is it necessary to live that long?"

"I'm not going to kill you. Wu Yuanheng smiled and said, "If you are willing to surrender, you will stay by my side as a general from now on, and if you refuse to surrender, I will also let you go back." ”

Li was slightly startled, twisted his eyebrows and said, "Why?"

Wu Yuanheng smiled and said, "Because ...... It's a pity to kill. Daqi is being reborn and thriving. What is needed is someone as talented as you. There are not many young and outstanding generals like you. If he kills you, it will certainly be a blow to the morale of the Huaixi army, and it will also be beneficial to the battle situation. But in the long run, it is a big loss of a good general. Pay for one's whistle. Not only you, but all the soldiers captured this time, I will not kill any of them. Those who are willing to surrender will stay, and those who are unwilling to surrender will be put back in Caizhou. ”

"Really?" Li Tou turned his head away and looked at Wu Yuanheng in disbelief.

Wu Yuanheng still smiled: "I'm not a person who likes to joke. There is no joke in the army. "Then I'll leave now!" said Lee, who stood up suddenly. The huge body stood tall and tall, almost blocking Wu Yuanheng tightly.

"Yes. Wu Yuanheng said indifferently, "Your war horses and weapons are all outside the tent." The armor and robes are also washed and can be taken away at any time. However, I advise you to sit down and have a few glasses of wine and a few pieces of meat. If you are hungry like this, I am afraid that you will faint from hunger on the way before you reach Caizhou. ”

Li's eyes were even more strange, and he looked at this weak white-clothed scholar with suspicion. He sat down slowly again and said, "Don't you worry, I'll kill you, or kidnap you and escape?"

"Why did you kill me?" Wu Yuanheng's face became even more meaningful.

"Because you are the commander of the imperial court's Eastern Expedition. Kill you, and the Crusade will be left without a backbone. It was easy for Huaixi to win. Isn't that an obvious fact?" Lee said.

"Hehe!" Wu Yuanheng laughed, "If you kill one Wu Yuanheng, you can change the outcome of the entire war, and you can stop the trend of the revival of Great Qi, then it will be a fool's dream." Without Wu Yuanheng, the imperial court can also send countless successors to complete my mission. You're just too high-minded. As for hijacking...... That's not even more necessary. I was going to let you go, but if I hijacked me, I wouldn't be able to go. Why bother?"

Li suddenly laughed: "Look at your weak appearance, you are actually full of courage, and you will not lose to the brave man who fought in the battle." It's okay, a certain family will have a drink with you today. With that, he picked up the flask and began to pour the wine into his mouth, and drank half of the jug. Perhaps he was really hungry, so he grabbed large pieces of boiled meat and dishes, and shoved them into his mouth like adding firewood to a stove. A gust of wind swept away the clouds, and he actually ate more than three catties of beef and four dishes of vegetables, and even gnawed six or seven cold steamed buns.

Wu Yuanheng had been sitting on the side, quietly taking care of himself, and not saying a word. Li was full of food and drink, stood up and hugged Wu Yuanheng: "Thank you, sir, I'm full." Leave. ”

Wu Yuanheng also stood up: "General, please." Li looked at Wu Yuanheng's words seriously, hesitated for a moment, turned around and walked towards the door. At the door, Li suddenly drew his sword and blocked: "Stop!"

Wu Yuanheng stepped forward and walked away: "Major General, return the horses and ordnance to Li and let him go." This is a military order. ”

Li glanced at Wu Yuanheng suspiciously, and flashed to the side: "Please!"

Li glanced back at Wu Yuanheng, looked at Li seriously, and seriously hugged his fists at him and said: "Major General, a certain family has been in the army for eleven years, and a silver spear has been picked all over Huaixi, and he has never met an opponent. Today's defeat in the hands of the young general is also convinced, and he thinks that his skills are not as good as others. However, he will see you again in the future, and a certain family will compete with the major general again, and he will not die!"

Li replied with a sneer: "That general is waiting." ”

The pawns took Lee's armament and horses and handed them to him. Li also unceremoniously turned over and got on the horse, and arched his hand to Wu Yuanheng and Li: "Farewell!"

Wu Yuanheng stood there, just smiling. When Li walked away, after he really left the Qi army camp, Li Cai said: "Dashuai, did you really let him go like this?"

"People like him can only want to get away with it. Any rhetoric is hard to impress. When the time comes, there will be facts that will make him change his mind. Wu Yuanheng said indifferently, "You also saw it on the battlefield at that time." The lone army led by Li was so brave and tenacious. His ability to motivate his pawns is a factor. But more than that, it was because of the trust that the soldiers had in him. Let me ask you, if a person does not have strength and personality attraction, who will depend on him for life and death on the battlefield? Although Li is not smiling, Chu Yan is chivalrous and is a person who knows how to repay kindness and knows what is wrong. If you want to persuade him now, even if he agrees, he will not be able to let go of the psychological burden of betrayal in his heart. Therefore, I might as well let him go back, let him completely die to Huaixi, and give an explanation to himself. ”

Li nodded and said, "The last general understands." Dashuai, this is to fulfill Li's loyalty and righteousness. It's just a pity that a righteous man like him is loyal to a traitor like Wu Shaocheng. ”

"There's no rush. See back later. Wu Yuanheng's face was full of smiles.

It has been more than a month since the departure of the Eastern Army. It's early winter, and the weather is slowly getting colder. The weather was a little gloomy, and it was quite cold in the Hongwen Pavilion. The ministers who were working here unconsciously rubbed their hands together to keep warm.

At present, the core priority of the imperial court is naturally the matter of the Eastern Crusade. Since the first victory of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, Ma Sui has become a star in the Hongwen Pavilion. Everyone knows that he is the behind-the-scenes commander of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, although he did not go to the front line, but this credit still has to be counted on him. And at this time, the ministers also vaguely felt a hint of breath: the emperor was already deliberately cultivating and balancing the power of the two factions. On one side is the old line of the Han Dynasty headed by Li Sheng and Wu Yuanheng, and on the other side is the old line of the Emperor Taishang headed by Ma Sui and Lu Zhen. Moreover, the emperor's intention to let Ma Sui and Wu Yuanheng cooperate with the Eastern Expedition is also obvious. It is necessary to cultivate the two factions of people, but also to be able to cooperate and integrate with each other.

On this day, the emperor invited Ma Sui into the imperial study as usual to discuss the matter of the Eastern Crusade. Ma Sui reported on the allocation of some grain and grass and the army, which was quite satisfactory. More than ten soldiers and horses will gather in Huaixi in the near future.

Xiao Yunhe said: "Although the imperial court has sent more than a dozen soldiers and horses, it is not a last resort, and it must not be used to collide with Wu Shaocheng. Because no matter what the final victory or defeat is, it is always the great Qi who suffers. Therefore, the Eastern Expedition was still dominated by Wu Yuanheng's army, and the other departments focused on besieging the city and sending reinforcements to create momentum, supplemented by it. In addition, Xuzhou Shangguan and Zhaoyi Li Baozhen, these two groups of people are also important forces. When necessary, it can be combined with Wu Yuanheng and let him command in a unified manner. Xunmei, do you think this is possible?"