Guo Wenhui and others rushed to Lanzhou three days before Zhao Ling. Led by Guo Wenhui, Peng Guangzu, and the defenders of the Jing'an Army, You Xin. These people dragged their families with their mouths, and also brought a few truckloads of gold and silver, as if they had fled, and they were embarrassed when they arrived in Lanzhou.

On the way, a few of them had already learned that the emperor was really going to drive the expedition in person, and he would arrive in Lanzhou in a few days. Therefore, they have already reached a consensus after some deliberation. That is, they must not abandon the city and flee to the emperor and those important ministers in the court.

So after arriving in Lanzhou, they prepared several big gifts, and successively visited several adults such as the governor of Lanzhou, the regimental training, and the guards. Knowing that the Hou Cao Yi of Joy was also there, he even brought two boxes of gold and silver to visit.

Cao Yi heard that the front line had suffered a defeat, but he didn't dare to accept the gift. However, he did not intend to offend these local officials, so he said that he would remain silent.

So after Zhao Heng arrived in Lanzhou, Guo Wenhui and others told Zhao Heng and Kou Zhun and others who had made up the story in advance.

In their story, Chen Ao led the army for the first time, and he was so complacent that he couldn't wait to make a contribution. After arriving in Jizhou, he couldn't help but seize Guo Wenhui's power, and also took the opportunity to collect money and win people's hearts. At the same time, regardless of the lives of the soldiers, he blindly provoked the Liao army. They also lacked combat experience, resulting in one defeat after another. In the end, in order to cover up the truth, he even fabricated charges and attempted to execute the Jizhou guard. Thankfully, they escaped in time to avoid being killed. But Jizhou also fell into the hands of the Liao army.

As for Dingzhou, Peng Guangzu couldn't get to Chen Ao's head. He could only say that he saw Chen Ao's army coming, and was preparing to lead the army out of the city to respond to Chen Ao. As a result, as soon as Chen Ao engaged, he retreated. As a result, the Dingzhou army could not react in time, and was surrounded by the Liao army and fought alone.

And Na Youxin mainly accused Lin Feng of deliberately camping on the mountain when he led the army to rescue, and he did not save him when he saw death. In the end, he even burned several warehouses of grain and grass hoarded by the Jing'an army, resulting in heavy losses to the imperial court's soldiers and horses.

Zhao Heng only received a front-line military report along the way, and kept saying that the Liao army was strong and the Song army was invincible, and he didn't know the inside story. At this time, I was preconceived, and naturally I was very angry. At first, the reason why Zhao Heng named Chen Ao as a pioneer was because Chen Ao stood on Kou Zhun's side on the issue of the imperial conquest and tried his best to encourage him to pro-conquest.

Zhao Heng, in line with the purpose of not being happy with himself and not being able to make others happy, sent Chen Ao to attack first. Although he also knew that Chen Ao did not necessarily have any command talents. But he didn't expect that the Liao army would be serious this time. Moreover, the commanders under Chen Ao are all one in a hundred. Even if Chen Ao doesn't understand, these people can lead troops to fight.

But Zhao Heng didn't expect that Chen Ao would lead the army to make such a fool's errand. It's just nonsense, but the city was lost, so that the Liao army could drive straight in, and it looked like it was about to be killed in Shanzhou. Zhao Heng didn't want to face the Khitans directly, so he was naturally annoyed.

As for Kou Zhun, he was originally at odds with Chen Ao, and when he heard such a situation, he was naturally very angry. If Chen Ao had a personal grudge with him, at the time of this national crisis, Kou Zhun might not be as concerned with him. But now what Chen Ao has done has touched Kou Zhun's bottom line. Kou Zhun immediately asked Zhao Heng to issue an order to arrest Chen Ao back for investigation.

Although Zhao Heng was angry, he was still a little hesitant, so he had to drop a sentence: "Wait for him to come back!"

Who knew that just two days later, the news came that Chen Ao was killed by Xiao Tzu Rin's arrow falling off the cliff. Zhao Heng was certainly surprised, and Kou Zhun and the others were also a little overwhelmed. Guo Wenhui and the others even secretly prayed, hoping that the forbidden army would be wiped out, so that there would be no proof of death, and they would pass this hurdle.

Now that Chen Ao is dead, Zhao Heng's anger naturally has to be vented on Lin Feng and other generals. This is the scene outside the city of Lanzhou.

Although Zhao Ling didn't know what the cause was, Lin Feng and others could be regarded as having shared hardships with Chen Ao. The reason why Chen Ao died, in the final analysis, was to allow his soldiers to escape safely. Therefore, how could Zhao Ling watch them being wronged by Zhao Heng. Zhao Heng felt ashamed of Zhao Ling's generation, so he had to return to Lanzhou according to Zhao Ling's intentions and confront Guo Wenhui.

The mansion of the governor of Lanzhou has been made Zhao Heng's palace. At this moment, Zhao Heng was sitting in the middle hall, and Kou Zhun and other ministers of civil and military affairs were separated on both sides. In the middle stood Guo Wenhui and others, as well as Zhao Ling and the generals of the Forbidden Army. In the courtyard outside the door, there were a cadre above the commander of the forward army led by Chen Ao. There were hundreds of people, and a courtyard was packed.

Guo Wenhui and the others were pounding in their hearts, but their faces remained calm. These people have been cultivating for many years, and their mentality is absolutely good. Moreover, they had recited the lie in their hearts a thousand times, and they almost thought it was true. At this moment, Chen Ao, the big red man in front of the emperor, is dead, and there is a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals left, and they are even more afraid.

Zhao Heng cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "Lin Feng, General Guo and the others are here. What do you want to say?"

Zhao Heng deliberately didn't ask Zhao Ling, just to let Zhao Ling stay out of the matter and not meddle in things. He didn't want Zhao Ling's identity to have anything to do with the generals in the forbidden army.

But Zhao Ling pretended not to understand his intentions, and said directly: "Your Majesty, I want to hear what General Guo said first!"

Zhao Heng waved his hand helplessly, and agreed to Zhao Ling's request. Guo Wenhui said it again after the set of rhetoric that he was about to compile. He thought that Zhao Ling would refute angrily, so he had already thought of various arguments.

As a result, Lin Feng and the others were indignant, and their faces turned red with anger. But they did not dare to make a loud noise in front of the emperor, so they could only refrain from it. But Zhao Ling just sneered and didn't say a word. This made Guo Wenhui feel a little hairy.

He secretly cheered himself up, and at the same time pointed the finger at Zhao Ling. It turned out that Guo Wenhui was much quieter than Lin Feng and others, and he had long seen that the two people around Chen Ao were females. Originally, Guo Wenhui also thought that Chen Ao marched to fight with two women, so as not to be lonely on the road, which was nothing. But now it can be used as a weapon to attack Chen Ao. Anyway, Chen Ao is dead, so he can say whatever he wants.

Guo Wenhui pointed at Zhao Ling and said, "Your Majesty, it's not just that. Chen Ao is still indulging in wine every day, fooling around with this woman. And when it comes to major military aircraft events, they all listen to this woman. Your Majesty, this woman relies on Chen Ao's support and shouts at us on weekdays......

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and his generosity and righteousness were awe-inspiring. Kou Zhun, who was standing on the side, snorted coldly and glanced at him with disdain.

It turned out that as soon as Kou Zhun saw the appearance of the soldiers of the forbidden army, he understood that Guo Wenhui's gang was very likely to turn black and white upside down and make something out of nothing. He has been through the army and has been on the battlefield. He can tell who is a tough guy who has experienced bloody battles, and who is a soft-footed shrimp who has weak legs when he sees the enemy.

Kou Zhun couldn't help but sigh, secretly regretting his previous reckless judgment. But he has a tough personality and is reluctant to admit his mistakes in public. Besides, since Guo Wenhui began to draw the fire to Zhao Ling, Kou Zhun didn't believe that Zhao Heng would sit idly by.

Sure enough, Zhao Heng didn't wait for Guo Wenhui to finish his solemn accusation, he slapped the table and said in a deep voice: "Okay!