On the third day of the seventh month, it rained lightly.

Last night, the whole army was drunk, there was enough wine and meat, and a large amount of supplies were received.

Today's kick-off, morale is quite high.

In addition to the Yamen army and private soldiers brought by Shao Xun, the vanguard was also equipped with 500 light cavalry and 5,000 Sizhou Ding Zhuang of the Xiao cavalry army, driving thousands of carts, carrying grain, grass and equipment that could support more than a month, and marched to the northeast.

On the day of the Qixi Festival, the army stayed in Chaoge County.

The county town has changed hands repeatedly between rebels and officials, and the hundreds of remaining families in the city tremble like quails.

Shao Xun did not embarrass them, stayed directly outside the city, and paid to recruit more than 20 craftsmen and guides to accompany the army.

At this time, he received a military report from Ji County: Gou Xi attacked Dongwuyang and won the first battle, but he did not say whether he had recovered the city, nor did he talk about the geometry of killing and wounding the enemy.

Tang Jian handed Shao Xun a letter from Green Willow Garden.

After handing over the letter, he arranged for his own soldiers to be armed.

This person was originally the owner of the building, but after being captured, he simply regarded himself as a guest of Shao Mansion, did things in an orderly manner, arranged defense meticulously, never looked at what should not be seen, and never listened to what should not be heard, which shows that he has his own set of values, and he is more measured.

After Shao Xun opened the letter, he knew that it was written by Lan Ji.

The letter mentioned that her eldest brother Le Kai (Hongxu) had resigned and returned to his hometown to run the family business, and after hearing that his sister was pregnant, he went north from Nanyang to visit Luliuyuan.

In accordance with the previous instructions, Wu Qian discussed the sale of horses with Le's, and finalized 500 horses, which will be delivered after the autumn harvest in August.

Lan Ji's mother knew that her daughter was pregnant with a child without a name, and she cried all day long, and sent her eldest son to send dozens of servants and maids, a large number of gold and silverware, household goods, and money and silk - he didn't say why, Shao Xun guessed that he probably hoped that Huang Mao would be better to his daughter.

After a one-day stay in Chaoge, he continued northward, passing through the clouds, and arrived at Anyang County, which had no enemy troops on 12 July.

In the afternoon of the same day, they set up camp near Anyang Bridge in the north of the city. At this time, the "elusive" Lu Zhi appeared again.

"I heard that Taifu wants to make Lu Gong a sacrificial wine, why not?" Shao Xun smiled and introduced Lu Zhi into the camp and asked with a smile.

In fact, he knew that sacrificing wine was not a position of real power, and Lu Zhike could not go.

If it weren't for the meeting in Jinmenwu, Lu Zhi might have gone after hesitation-he was also a subordinate of Sima Ying, wouldn't Hu Wufu be appointed as a Zhonglang?

Now Lu Zhi is like a lonely ghost, scurrying around, mysterious and mysterious, but he doesn't know what to think.

"Shao Jun, don't go any further." Lu Zhi didn't answer, and said directly.

"Why?" Shao Xunqi said: "The sentinel came to report that there are a few thieves in Yecheng, and I am the vanguard, so I naturally want to overcome them." ”

"That's not an army of thieves." Lu Zhi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Jisang did leave hundreds of thieves in Yecheng, but they have fled, and a few days ago, General Shi sent people to occupy Yecheng. ”

"Shi Chao?"

"Exactly."

"He's really capable of tossing!" Shao Xun patted the case and said, "Let him go, I don't care where he goes, Yecheng let him out." ”

Lu Zhi shook his head and sighed.

"Lu Gong." Shao Xun looked at him and said earnestly: "The matter has come to this point, can't you make up your mind?" Shi Chao, Lou Bao, Lou Quan, Hao Chang, Wang Xian, the generals, there are less than a thousand soldiers, and there are only a few thousand, and the morale of the army is low, and there is a shortage of food and equipment, how to fight? Today, Gou Xi's generals attacked Dongwuyang with 50,000 troops, Liu Yu supported more than 20,000 people, and Taifu also led 30,000 troops to camp in Guandu, and could cross the river to the north at any time. ”

Lu Zhi was silent.

Shao Xun snorted coldly and didn't speak. Someone wants to die, but he can't stop him.

Shi Chao and others are the former generals of the king of Chengdu, and Ji Sang is also under the banner of the king of Chengdu, if these people are unwilling to surrender, he will kill them as enemies. After all, Shi Chao and Ji Sang are nominally allies.

"If you are willing to marry the princess, I will show my old face, or I can say that Shi Chao and others will vote." After a while, Lu Zhi looked at Shao Xun with burning eyes and said.

Shao Xun shook his head and refused.

Lu Zhi's gang is still thinking about the incident in Hebei. But after five or six years of struggle, the foundation that he managed to save was in Henan, and if he went to Hebei, the soldiers would not agree.

Moreover, he also wants to marry the Yu family, and through the Yu family and the Chen family who are being wooed, he hopes to open a gap in Yingchuan County and stabilize this direction, how can he marry the Le family?

A group of lonely souls and wild ghosts in Hebei are not enough, and he is not interested.

"Alas!" Lu Zhi sighed.

He is a smart man, of course, he knows that Shao Xun is unlikely to leave Henan, but he is quite regretful.

Such a young general who can fight is quite useful in Hebei. People are still so young, it is not impossible to give up the foundation of Henan, lead the old department of Chengdu Wang, and struggle again in Hebei.

However, it is indeed a bit difficult for strong people.

Giving up the foundation that has been struggling for many years and starting from scratch, this determination is not something that everyone can make, unless Henan really can't stay.

"Lu Gong, don't get involved with Shi Chao and them, it's not going to end up. If you come to help me, how about the public in charge of all government affairs? Shao Xun said sincerely.

Lu Zhi smiled bitterly when he heard this, and said, "How much government affairs do you have with your little family business?" ”

"Lu Gong, my family business is not big, but it is different from ordinary people." Shao Xun said: "I have taken a difficult road, but it is also a solid road. After the last meeting, there are big differences in the area of Liang County and Guangchengze, and you will know when you have time to take a look. ”

Lu Zhi was aroused by curiosity.

His information is not very smooth, and he really doesn't know what Shao Xun is doing, so he nodded and said: "Wang Shi entered Hebei, this place really can't stay, or you can go south to Liang County to watch Shao Jun's family business." ”

"There's no rush to this." Shao Xun took his hand again and said with a smile: "Now there are wars everywhere, bandits are rampant, and the road is not smooth. Lu Gong might as well stay in our army for a few more days, and after the victory class, go back to Luoyang together, okay? ”

After thinking for a moment, Lu Zhi nodded lightly and said, "It's okay." However, I have to go to Yecheng first. ”

"This is the right thing, go early and come back early." Shao Xun said.

******

Lu Zhi left the same day.

Shao Xun waited until the next day, and then ordered the whole army to cross the Huan (huán) water and go straight to Yecheng, forty miles away.

From a tactical point of view, if you want to defeat the fifty or sixty thousand rebels scattered in Yangping and the plains, you don't need to go to Yecheng at all.

But to put it bluntly, in ancient and modern wars between China and foreign countries, they can't escape the word "observation".

During the Tang Anshi Rebellion, Li Mi suggested that a group of soldiers and horses should be sent out from the north of Hetao, through Datong, to attack Youzhou in a roundabout way, and "cover its lair", but Suzong could not resist the political significance of recovering Luoyang, refused, and continued to grind meat in the Central Plains.

Sima Yue also couldn't resist the political significance of recovering Yecheng, so he went around such a big circle, but gave Jisang enough time to adjust, and there was no one.

At this time, Liu Yucai Shi Shiran led the army out of Ji County, and the speed was very slow, walking less than twenty miles a day.

He maintained close correspondence with Sima Yue of Guandu, and almost every day envoys came and went, bringing the latest instructions from Taifu.

"Tian Zhen, Tian Lan, Li Yun and others wanted to vote for Taifu, and Taifu was happy and ordered him to lead the army south." After reading the letter, Liu Yu said to Wang Jun, Shen Ling and others.

"The beggars may fight?" Shen Ling was a little puzzled.

"There is still some combat power, if you can't fight, you will be swallowed a long time ago." Liu Yu said: "Even if the combat strength is not good, when Shao Xun's vitality is greatly injured, there will always be a chance." ”

Shen Ling bowed slightly.

The organization of the beggar army belongs to the half-official and half-civilian group.

Sima Teng brought them from Bingzhou, and the leaders at all levels were all generals of Bingzhou, and there were also a large number of soldiers in the begging army.

But their previous official positions are no longer counted, and after Sima Teng's death, he is even more of a motherless child, like a lonely ghost and a wild ghost, and he doesn't know what to do.

With the status of the ether master, it is a piece of cake to subdue it.

Now it happens to be useful to get them, and if they make miraculous achievements, they will be officially adopted.

Tian Zhen, Tian Lan, Li Yun and others may be able to regain their official positions - they are already officials, and it is not difficult to restore their official status, and maybe they can go further and get promoted.

If they can't make meritorious contributions, then no one will care about them, and Taifu will lose interest, and support some of the most active people to fight to death, as new knives and thugs, to suppress Hebei for Taifu.

Shao Xun and the beggar army, if they can eliminate Jisang for Taifu, and then fight each other, it will be perfect.

In short, judging from the current situation, the opportunities are quite large.

Killing Ji Sang to remove troubles, and killing Shao Xun to remove internal troubles, wonderful.

Shao Xun is really not counting in his heart. What kind of background do you have, you are still jumping up and down, Jinguyuan dares to hold it in your hand, I don't know what to say.

Liu Yu wanted to see if Shao Xun's Yamen army and private army were consumed in the war, how would he keep the three manors around Luoyang?

How did he hold on to the thousands of Xianbei horses he had snatched?

When the time comes, he will come to see Le's, will he dare to refuse?

By the way, and Jing. Alas, I really feel sorry for me, how can such a beautiful woman be committed to Wang Yan?

On July 15, Liu Yu, who had not yet traveled to Chaoge, received news: Shao Xun had recovered Yecheng.

Without the slightest hesitation, he sent an envoy with an army order, ordering him to march eastward as quickly as possible to attack Kisang.