Huan Qi handed over a battle report to He Hanzhi and asked him to pass it to a few people in the audience.

After reading it, one of the generals said: "Da Sima has already set the troops to march in two ways, and let Xu and Henan Erzhou help, but I didn't expect Xuzhou to send troops, this is a good thing, so the three armies of waterway, Xiangyang, and Jingkou are sent together, and Northern Qin is in danger." ”

The other thinks more, "Xuzhou guards Gyeonggi, when will there be such an additional force?"

Huan Qi reported another military report to everyone, and a few people realized that it was the Xie family who was training troops privately, hiding in Guangling, Yanzhou, Guangling is adjacent to Jingkou, if the troops are sent from Jingkou, it can be regarded as Xuzhou. Chang Kai glanced at it a few times, combined with the previous battle report, and knew that behind this was the meaning of Xie Valve, he was thinking about not only military affairs, but also other more, thinking for a moment, he said: "The Xie family wants a piece of the pie." ”

The two generals are not stupid people, and they will understand it immediately with a little dial.

Huan Wen was the governor of the capital and was in charge of the military alone, and only Xu, Yan, and Henan were the three prefectures of Gongwei Jiankang, and the troops could not be mobilized. Now Xie Valve wants to send troops to help, the intention is naturally to be afraid that the Huan family will make contributions to the Northern Expedition and monopolize the government, and there will be no constraints from now on, this is what Chang Kai just said about a piece of the pie.

Several people looked at Huan Qi on the main seat.

Chang Kai said: "The soldiers of the Xie family came out of Beijing, and they should have taken Luoyang and Xuchang. ”

Huan Qi tapped his finger twice on the desk, his face was expressionless, and said: "Fu Jian has defeated the Murong clan, captured Yecheng, Boling and other places, and has more troops in Xuzhou, and the Qin army must also divide its troops, which is a good thing." ”

Several people nodded when they heard this, Fu Jian has annexed many places over the years, defeated Murong and the Yao brothers successively, and is almost about to unify the north, as if he already has the appearance of a hero. This is also the reason why the imperial court was afraid of the Huan family, but it also had to agree to the request of the Northern Expedition. If you wait a few more years for the Fu family to stabilize the north and accumulate troops, there will inevitably be the idea of going south and annexing the world. Fu Jian is eloquent, has a large number of heirs, the prince Fu Sheng is brave and fierce, one-eyed since he was a child, and he has a strong opponent of Qianjun's bravery, and there are many other sons and nephews who are outstanding. There are far-sighted people in the court who have long been afraid of the Fu family.

Huan Qifang's mind was turning, and he had already weighed the pros and cons, and said: "Since the Xie family wants to come and help, they will be fulfilled." ”

He made up his mind, and ordered some things in the army, and the two generals took the order and left. Chang Kai stayed and said in a low voice: "The Xie family's dispatch of troops is beneficial to the Northern Expedition, but the lord must not be unguarded, it has only been long since the new emperor ascended the throne, and he actually hid this army early, and his intention may not be just to deal with the north." ”

Huan Qi said: "The Northern Expedition is imminent, and everything else can be temporarily thrown away, and we will count it later." ”

Chang Kai immediately understood, and asked: "If Xie Valve wants to send troops, who will be the general." ”

"Xie Xuan."

Chang Kai touched the short beard on his chin and said, "I've heard of the reputation of Zhilan Yushu, and I don't know what about leading troops." ”

Huan Qi said: "And Liu Daojian." ”

Although Chang Kai was not from the scholar family, he knew a little about the young generation of people in the court, and nodded: "Liu Daojian of the Liu clan in Pengcheng, I heard that there are generals and talents, and the Xie family is well prepared. ”

He discussed a few more words with Huan Qi, and then left the tent, and when he came out, he found an opportunity to ask He Hanzhi, "Does the lord have old grudges with the Xie family?"

He Hanzhi shook his head.

Chang Kai was surprised, "No"

He Hanzhi said: "I don't know. ”

Chang Kai glanced at him with a complicated face, and said: "Listen to the tone of the lord, this time the troops must recover the old capital Luoyang, I am afraid that the Xie family is also planning to do this, the two tigers are fighting, and there are foreign enemies at present, it is difficult." With that, he sighed again and paced away.

Huan Qi finished reading all the battle reports, put them aside, opened the map, and thought for a long time. The three roads were launched at the same time, and the Northern Qin had to divide the troops in response, and the chances of victory were greatly increased. But the old capital of Luoyang is the key to this military dispatch, Yu private, he must regain the lost territory, let his father Huan Wen fulfill the promise of Huan Wei's marriage, Yu Gong, such a feat is in front of him, his whole body's blood is boiling, and something called ambition is growing wantonly.

In this battle, he must fight quickly and rush into Luoyang, and must not let Xie Xuan and Liu Daojian take the lead.

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Liu Daojian had a red purple face, looked up at the sky, and went straight forward with a horse's belly, all the way to the front of the marching team, and said: "Ziyuan, the ranks behind are a little chaotic, it's time to stop and rest." ”

Xie Xuan held down the bridle, glanced back, and said, "Walk two miles and then rest." ”

After walking for two miles and resting on a flat ground outside a forest, Liu Daojian jumped off the horse in armor, he was born burly and tall, with thick arms, and he was brave and invincible when he looked at it, but Xie Xuan's face was white and handsome, and he had the style of a famous son. Liu Daojian drank a sip of water and chatted with him: "This time you sent troops, and your marriage was postponed, you are not afraid of the dissatisfaction of the Taishan Goat."

Xie Xuan said with a pale face: "The Huan clan sent troops in advance, since we let Xu Yan and Erzhou help, how can we sit idly by and ignore the marriage matter." ”

Liu Daojian touched his nose and said: "The two of us are training together, we are already good brothers, to tell the truth, your depressed appearance when you come back from Jiankang is really scary, now you can cheer up, no matter how dangerous the front is, I will accompany you to break through." If we can recover Luoyang, you and I will be famous all over the world, no, the name will be immortal. ”

Xie Xuan showed a hint of a smile, and quickly gathered it again.

Liu Daojian glanced at him and said: "What happened to you in Jiankang, even your temperament has changed, you have no youthful spirit, but you are a little old-fashioned." Could it be that someone made you suffer, but you are a child of the Xie family, who dares to deceive you"

Xie Xuan was mentioned by him, and there was still a trace of extremely subtle but unignorable hidden pain in his heart. It's just that he quickly hid this pain in his heart, along with the heartless girl, but he didn't show it on his face.

His face was cold, he looked at the marching team that stretched like a long dragon, patted Liu Daojian on the shoulder, and said: "Fu Jian is seriously ill and can't lead the troops in person, Prince Fu Sheng will definitely lead an army, and the other two roads are very likely to be handed over to the generals Deng Hui and Huang Mei, if they are not stupid, the focus of the three roads will be on the two roads of Huanwen and Huanqi, and we should have the least number of troops here." If it is victorious, it can take Xuchang into Luoyang and take the lead. ”

Liu Daojian couldn't help but nod his head when he heard it, and said with a smile: "The Huan clan is victorious, and he wants to occupy more power, if we let us recover Luoyang first, we will overpower the Huan clan with this immortal achievement." Your Xie family can compete with the Huan family, and your status in the family will be very different. ”

Xie Xuan did not deny what he said, and said: "Rest is enough, let's hurry away and arrive at Jingkou as soon as possible." ”

Liu Daojian thought for a while and persuaded: "Our training time is still short, and the combat strength is not as good as the Huan family. ”

Xie Xuan pondered for a moment and said: "I will rest when I get to Jingkou, you can understand it, but this time it has a lot to do with me, and I must do my best." ”

Liu Daojian said: "Ziyuan, there is still a long time to fight with the Huan family, don't be impatient." ”

Xie Xuan's eyes were deep, he glanced at him and said, "It will be long in the future, but I can't lose this time." ”

Liu Daojian still wanted to ask again, Xie Xuan had already turned around and asked the soldiers to order the whole army to rise, he could only hold back the question back in his stomach, and secretly said strangely, the way Xie Xuan spoke just now seemed to have some unforgettable personal vendetta. But as far as he knew, the Huan Xie family still maintained a harmonious atmosphere on their faces.

The author has something to say:

I didn't change it yesterday, I'm sorry, I went to study the geography of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and several Northern Expedition routes, and I lost my hair for this. I tried my best, but geography was my blind spot, and the result of the research was that I was about to collapse, and besides, the Northern Expedition here had nothing to do with real history at all, so don't make comparisons, I let go of such things as strategy and tactics

Chapter 248: Chapter 247: In the City

Just as Huan Qi was stationed in Zhangkou, the main force of the Huan temperate army set out from Jiangling. The states and counties along the Hanshui River are all noisy, and there are few pedestrians outside the county, and the occasional passing is also in a hurry. At this time, there was a group of people, about a dozen people, hiding in the woods outside the city.

These people are all young and strong in their twenties, tall and burly, and the people in the middle of the guards look at them at the age of eighteen or nineteen, and their bodies are half a cut taller than the people next to them, with ape arms and bee waists, eagle noses and broad faces, they are not very old, but they have a tiger and leopard brazen bearing.

This person is the nephew of Fu Jian, who has been named the king of the East China Sea in the early years, and is surrounded by all the attendant guards.

A few people went to the front to explore the way, but they quickly turned back and reported: "Your Highness, it's too bad, the roads in front are guarded by officers and soldiers, and it seems that there is a large army marching. ”

"Ahead is the Han River, do the soldiers on this road want to cross the river and go north?"

Fu Ji's face was ugly, and he looked at the city wall in the distance, his eyes were like two sharp arrows, "The Huan family has the intention of going north, and this is to raise troops in advance." ”

Everyone changed their faces in unison, although there was a faint speculation just now, but after Fu Ji confirmed his tone, the situation was almost confirmed.

The guards looked at each other, and then made up their minds, and said, "When I give up my life, I will also protect His Highness and leave." ”

Fu Yan waved his hand and said, "Let me think about it." ”

Although he was young, he was very prestigious, and after saying a word, the guards shut their mouths and stood around, watching them warily.

Fu Jian has a reputation for wisdom and courage in the land of Northern Qin, a group of Fu Jian's sons, and many nephews, the most famous of which are the crown prince Fu Sheng and his nephew Fu Jian. Fu Sheng was brave and fierce, fierce and tyrannical, which made both inside and outside the court feel very afraid. Fu Jian also has courage, but Corporal Lixian is quite resourceful, so there are many people who follow him.

The prince saw that Fu was not pleasing to his eyes, and often troubled him in private. Fortunately, Fu Jian, the lord of Northern Qin, is not partial, and he also attaches great importance to his nephew, but since Fu Jian was seriously ill last year, the crown prince may succeed to the throne at any time, and Fu Jian's life has become a little sad.

More than half a year ago, there was a rumor that Huan Wen intended to go on a northern expedition. Northern Qin has experienced a lot of large and small wars over the years, and it can be regarded as pacifying the north, and it is extremely unfavorable to fight with Jin at this time. Fu Jian deliberately avoided the prince's edge, thinking that he wanted to find out the arrangement of Huan Wen's troops, so he disguised himself and came to the south of Hanshui with his entourage and guards.

Fu Zhi was young and energetic, he had long been curious about the south in his heart, and he wanted to find out the military situation and go back to receive merit, so he took the risk of a trip. How do you know that the news on the north and south sides is wrong, the Huan family sent troops in advance, and he arrived in Zhangkou, found that the situation was wrong, and was about to withdraw, and the road to Hanshui was firmly guarded.

Fu Zhi's face was not obvious, but in fact, there was a trace of remorse in his heart, it was useless to think about it at this time, or think about how to get out.

He pondered for a moment and said: "Our group is too conspicuous, we must disperse, a few of you, quickly find some homeless clothes, and follow to the county seat, and the others also go to find some cloth clothes, pretending to be farmers." ”

The guards didn't move, but said, "If I disperse, how can I protect Your Highness?"

Fu admonished: "The army will stop not far away, reveal your identity, you can reach the thousand army at this time, but the city is safer, don't be long-winded, disperse quickly, and then agree to meet in the city." ”

He kept a straight face, and a few of the guards obeyed his orders, leaving only a clever retinue to follow him.

The two waited for all the guards to leave, and waited for a long time before they came out of the woods. Fu Jian kept a calm face, checked the clothes on his body again, made sure that there was no mistake, and asked his entourage to take out a box of fat powder prepared in the baggage. The entourage's face changed uncertainly, and he said, "Your Highness really wants to act like this, it is really difficult for the man to apply powder. ”

Fu admonished: "The style of the scholars here is like this, and it is not suspicious to follow the customs of the locals." ”

He won't be completely unprepared when he comes here, he has prepared the identity of the Shanyin clan to get by, but the entourage guards he brought with him are all elite, and it is easy for people to see the problem, so he ordered them to disperse just now.

The city gate is far less lively than usual, when Fu Ji and his entourage passed, the city guard asked a question, Fu Ji spoke Luoyang dialect, and his face was covered with a fine white layer of powder, which was echoing the behavior of the scholars. When the soldiers heard that they were from the Zhang clan in Sanyin, they let them enter the city without asking too much.

Fu Ji walked into the city, looked around, and all he thought about was how to avoid the Huan family's army and return to the north from Hanshui.

He's going to get the news before the army.

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When Wei Ji came, she followed the march all the way, and after a hard time, she rested in this house for two days before relieving, she walked around the inside and outside of the house, and felt that this place was somewhat similar to the small house where Jiankang was placed, which reminded Jiankang's memories. On this day, she was sitting at home, and there was movement outside the door, and after a while, Shizhu and Kongqing walked in from outside and saluted in front of the hall.

Wei Ji showed a surprised expression.

Shi Zhu said: "On the day Xiao Langjun left, we packed up our salutes and set off, but Xiao Langjun followed the army, and we came all the way in an ox cart, which was two days late. ”

Kong Qing added: "The general was afraid that Xiao Langjun would not have someone around him to take care of him, so he made this arrangement. ”

Wei Ji was also a little happy in her heart, and she was also comfortable with familiar people by her side, after all, these two maids knew her true identity, there were no taboos, and they could let them cover it up.

The two maids took their things in and then came out after packing up, and soon took over the affairs in the inner courtyard and took care of Wei Ji very thoughtfully.

Wei Ji knew that the army outside Huan Qi City was still there, and he didn't know how long this battle would last. The house is newly rented, and there are no pen, ink, paper, inkstones, etc. Wei Ji was idle for two days, and she felt a little bored, she had the habit of learning to read books, but now there were no books and notebooks around her.

Shi Zhu guessed her thoughts, and said: "I heard that there are also scribes of the scholar clan in the county, why don't Xiao Langjun write a post and borrow two copies." ”

Wei Ji thought that she should buy some things in the study, and she also wanted to go out for a walk, when she came, Huan Qi galloped all the way, and she didn't see what the city was like at all. Now she doesn't know how long she will live here, but she wants to get acquainted with the environment. As soon as this idea came out, it was difficult to press back, she asked Shi Zhu to call someone to prepare an ox cart, changed her clothes to go out, and took Shi Zhu out, leaving her empty Qing to watch the house.

Yang Yun immediately followed, Huan Qi's strict order before leaving was to protect Wei Ji's safety, Yang Yun did not dare to slack off, and it was the first time he went out, so he personally took two guards with him.

The atmosphere in the city was tense, but the people went about their lives as usual. This is only a small city near Hanshui, not as lively as Yuzhang Jiangling and other places, most of the pedestrians are dressed in coarse cloth clothes, very simple. When Wei Ji looked out in the car, she suddenly saw a man with a long body, and she couldn't help frowning slightly.

Chapter 249: Chapter 248: On the Tree

After leaving Jiankang, Wei Ji has not seen a scholar with powder on his face for a long time, just now he caught a glimpse of a young man on the road, born martial arts and strong, I don't know if it caters to the beauty of the feminine now, A layer of pink and white on his face, that awkward appearance made Wei Ji can't help jumping when he sees his eyelids, and quickly let Shizhu put down the curtain.

Walking on the side of the street, looking at the surrounding shops and houses all the way, he had a keen sense, and suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a line of sight behind him, He remained silent, his eyes slowly swept around, pedestrians were scarce, and occasionally a few passers-by, seeing his clothes and dress, he knew that he was not an ordinary person, and he did not approach. Fu Jian saw an ox cart with the guards away, glanced at it twice, and let it go. He came to the west of the city, and waited for a long time, and none of the guards who had entered the city in disguise and sporadically came.

"Just now I hid the dagger on my waist, and if I was seen through, I would fight for my life, but I didn't know that there was anything at the city gate, so I came in."

Several guards talked about entering the city, "They all say that the Jin people are absurd and indulgent, but what they say is true." ”

Fu admonished: "Don't be too careless, there is little preparation for entering the city at this time, but if you want to go to Hanshui, there are strict inspections along the way, don't think about easily fooling the past." ”

The Huan family sent troops earlier than expected, and Huan Qi strictly guarded the road to Hanshui, which was to prevent the news from reaching the north, and now the inside is loose and the outside is tight, and the displaced people from the north can still move around, and it is completely different if they want to go north. Thinking of Huan Qi, Fu Yan's eyes gradually became a little cloudy. Two years ago, Yin Hao led his troops on a northern expedition, and it was Wei Zhao who took the lead in capturing Shansang. The news between the north and the south is inconvenient and the transmission is slow, and he only learned that Wei Zhao was Huan Qi not long ago.

Fu Ji knew in his heart that there were few people in the Jin court who could really lead troops to the north, and the Huan family had Huan Wen Huan Chong first, and now there is another Huan Qi.

He has been taller and stronger than other children since he was a child, and he has great strength, and he has a long talent in martial arts training, and he is praised as a lion of the Fu family inside and outside, and he doesn't want to be in a place like Jin Ting, where the pursuit of femininity and femininity has become popular, and there can be a figure like Huan Qi who can be comparable to him.

The guards were waiting for Fu to come up with an idea. After thinking about what he saw and heard when he entered the city, he decided to take the risk of contacting the city sergeant clan as the San'in Zhang clan. It is too difficult for such a group of them to blend in with the common people, and if they want to go to Hanshui, they need to rely on the power of the local scholars.

Hearing this, he hurriedly said: "Your Highness is too risky, if people see through it, it will be difficult to get out." He said it tactfully, but in fact, it would be a dead end for someone to discover their identity.

Fu Jian shook his head lightly, "This place is far away from Shanyin, and the identity is not easy to be revealed, and now the army is outside the city, and it will be raised at any time, I can't afford to wait, this risk must be taken." ”

After making up his mind, Fu Jian immediately took his entourage to the home of a scholar surnamed Ding in the city, handed over a prayer post, and asked to see him under the pretense of being a Shanyin scholar. When the Ding family saw his words and deeds, they knew that he was from a wealthy background, and the two gentlemen in the family came out to meet him. Fu said that he went to visit famous people in the mountains, but when he came out, he went in the wrong direction and came here.