Cui Yixuan led Yang Li to defeat Huizhou and captured Chen Shuozhen, who immediately became famous in all nine states. Except for Lanzhou Prefecture, Jiangnan, and Huainan, all the prefectures in the world were still thinking of taking action. On that day, the Huainan Allied Forces defeated Luoyang and saw the great prosperity. The palace was weak and disloyal. Now that Huizhou had been pacified and the country's prestige had been raised, they were all trying to figure out how to reconcile with Daxing Palace.
When Cui Yixuan escorted Chen Shuozhen back to Luoyang, the various state governments also sent their own soldiers to follow him to show their friendship. There were tens of thousands of imperial guards when they left, and when they returned, the total force reached 200,000 or 300,000. Regardless of the good or bad, the number of soldiers was unprecedented. .
Cui Yixuan is a powerful leader of the Cui family in Pingxi. He is accompanied by Fang Renyu, an army officer who is good at making decisions. He established his prestige in this battle due to his fame and power. During the march, the generals from various states gathered together to attack Chen Shuozhen, but suddenly overnight, they turned into a powerful force to attack Jiangnan and Huainan.
Attack the south of the Yangtze River and punish the rebellious ministers
Remonstrances from various government soldiers flew into Daxing Palace like snow and were placed on the desk of Prince Yang Cheng. Before this battle, Daxing Palace was extremely weak. After the First World War, soldiers from various provinces gathered again. He saw that the power of Daxing Palace was hidden in the palace. The longing in my heart suddenly swelled again. A corner of Jiangnan and Huainan still dared to invade the palace. Now that its prestige has been restored and its weapons have become new, it should be the time to comply with the "popular sentiment"
Daxing Palace, Renshou Palace
The old emperor Yang Yong sat on the edge of the table and turned over the documents.
Prince Yang Cheng stood respectfully at his head and waited quietly.
"What did the officials say?" After a long time, the old emperor raised his head and rolled his swollen eyes.
"Father, I haven't mentioned it to the court yet -" Yang Cheng looked at Yang Yong, who looked calm, and hesitated in his heart whether he should say what was in his heart.
"It's nothing, don't hesitate." The old emperor let go of his hands and gave Yang Cheng a sharp look with his eagle eyes.
"However, Cui Aiqing suggested going straight to the rebel Huanglong"
The old emperor slowly leaned against the dragon, closed his eyes and pondered for a while before saying, "What do you think?"
These words seemed to be redundant. Cui Yixuan was the Minister of War mentioned by Yang Cheng, and his opinions should be Yang Cheng's. However, the old emperor thought for a while and mentioned it because he believed that as a general and the emperor's concerns, he should There are different.
"Seventy to eighty percent is possible," Yang Cheng said confidently.
"Are you relying on Xiao Sun'er's new soil bomb for your 70% to 80% certainty?"
"Well," Yang Chengting straightened his chest and said, "Cui Aiqing's newspaper said that the soil bomb is an invincible weapon and can be conquered."
Yang Yong was silent. Yang Cheng was full of confidence at this time. Cui Yixuan used the remaining Wei soldiers to suppress the rebellion and pointed to Jiangnan and Huainan. Although the timing was not the best, it was not impossible.
"Then do what you want," Yang Yong said calmly, "but it's best to listen to Xiao Sun'er's opinion."
Yang Cheng stopped walking out and said: "There is no news about Xiao'er after leaving Chang'an, and I don't know if he has arrived in Lanzhou. Chen'er sent Cui Xuanji to Lanzhou to check Heliando's movements and also asked him to pay attention to Xiao'er. whereabouts"
"That's very good." Yang Yong nodded, "Everything must be planned before taking action. The Shen family is no better than those who sent troops. Jinwu and General Longhu should not be underestimated."
"I will keep this in mind"
"Okay, then go ahead"
Yang Cheng bowed, turned around and walked outside.
When the footsteps outside the palace slowly disappeared, the old emperor just shouted loudly into the air: "Red girl¡ª¡ª"
A white shadow descended from the sky with a fragrant wind.
The gauze is like smoke, standing like a bead orchid.
"Your Majesty is here to see you"
"Where is the laughing grandson now?"
"Now in Lanzhou City, I just received the news that His Highness Xiao is now with Sister Beloved"
"Oh" the old emperor was shocked, sat up straight and said excitedly, "What's the good news?"
"The news says that when Helianduo's troops left Liupan Mountain, Sister Shangguan and His Highness Xiao plotted against Lanzhou City. Now I'm afraid they are in a confrontation with Helianduo who is returning."
The old emperor smiled and said: "Shangguan girl and Xiaosun'er join forces and they are indeed invincible. Xiaosuner comes up with strange schemes one after another. Shangguan girl is always steady and able to plan for the overall situation. Helianduo has nothing to fear. It seems that the fate of the northwest has been achieved."
Liu Yinghong responded: "Sister Shangguan also said on the letter that she is afraid that she will not be able to stay with the master for the past two or three years."
"Hahaha," the old emperor laughed loudly, "This girl is not suing, she is giving me an edict."Okay, help me get her back. I don't want her to live any longer. I will give all my remaining time to my smiling grandson. I will ask her to guard the northwest country for me within two or three years. "
"Subordinates obey orders"
Yang Yong nodded, suddenly stopped smiling, and said in a deep voice: "The prince said that he did not laugh at his grandson. Is it credible?"
"It should be credible." Liu Yinghong lowered her eyebrows and thought for a while.
It¡¯s night, Lanzhou Mansion, Helianduo Mansion.
Yang Xiao and others gathered in front of a table with a map to discuss how to deal with Heliando who returned from Liupan Mountain.
Among the 20,000 soldiers of Helian Duo's army who defeated Cui Xuanji, 50,000 were soldiers brought by Shangguan Chong'er from Zhangye. Their foundation was relatively pure, which made Yang Xiao and Shangguan Chong'er feel unbearable to deal with them personally.
But if Heliando is not completely defeated at this time, it will also create an uncertain factor for the future situation in the northwest.
"Let your subordinates take people out of the city to persuade them to come back," a close guard suggested.
"That's inappropriate." Yang Xiao shook his head and said, "I heard that Heliando massacred the generals when he took over. At this moment, apart from the rebellious generals, I'm afraid there are not many close followers. The success rate is too low to be feasible."
"Then what should I do? I can't beat them, so why don't I stand and beat them? These little rabbits are so damn old that they've fallen into disrepair. If they fall into my hands, I'll see if I don't take care of them properly." Another personal guard said He said viciously.
"Cui Xuanji was defeated, and Helianduo also had soil bombs in his hands, which will increase our difficulty." Shangguan Beloved frowned and worried.
"The lethality of the new weapons cannot be underestimated. If a bomb falls into a crowd, it will take away the lives of many people. I wonder how many bombs Heliando got from Cui Xuanji this time?" Yang laughed. He also sighed impatiently, this Cui Xuanji failed more than he succeeded. If the other party had not been robbed of the soil bomb, why would he be so passive now.
Just when everyone was at a loss, the voice of a soldier came from outside.
"Your Highness, I claim to have an old friend who wants to see you?"
"Old friends?" Yang Xiao was stunned for a moment. How could he have any old friends when he first came to Lanzhou?
"How many people are there?" Yang Xiao thought for a moment and asked immediately, "What do they look like?"
"Three people, one is dressed as a scribe, the other looks like a black bear, and the third has a long sword."
"It's them." Yang Xiao raised his brows and said softly, "How did they get here?"
"Who is it?" Shangguan Chong'er asked in confusion.
"We met at Shifang Inn, and we got along well. Even after we talked for a while, I didn't know their identities."
Shangguan Chong'er rolled her eyes at him and said, "It seems that they understand your identity, but you don't even know who they are. Don't you usually boast of being better than Zhuge?"
Yang Xiao chuckled and said, "You haven't revealed my identity to the public yet, so it's not surprising that they know about it. They don't have any ill intentions when they come here, and they have no defense when meeting them."
After sending an order to the foreign soldiers to take them to the side room, Yang Xiao and Shangguan Chong'er told Li Qi and the others to continue studying countermeasures, then got up and went to the side room to wait.
After a while, several government soldiers came in from outside with Wei Dongyang, Ge Liang, and Black Bear.
After not seeing each other for a few days, the appearance of Wei Dongyang and the others changed drastically. Wei Dongyang and Black Bear were stained with blood, and the military counselor Ge Liang was also in ragged clothes. All three of them were dressed as if they were fleeing the country.
Yang Xiao was surprised and asked: "Brother Wei, Ge Liang, what is going on?"
The three of them did not reply. When they saw Yang Xiao, they knelt down and worshiped: "I hope that His Highness Changsun will forgive me for my ignorance."
"Get up, get up." Yang Xiao hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and said with a smile, "What kind of crime can you think of?"
Just when Yang Xiao was about to help the three of them up, Shangguan Chong'er, who was waiting quietly at the side, suddenly shouted coldly: "Wait a minute."
Yang Xiao was startled and looked back, only to see Shangguan Chong'er's face was frosty, his two phoenix eyes were looking at the three of them coldly, and he sneered: "Are you the robbers entrenched in Liupan Mountain?"
The three of them knelt down again with a "boo" sound, lowered their heads and said: "Yes¡ª¡ª"
Yang Xiao suddenly put down his hand and said, "So you were the one who had a fight with me in Liupan Mountain that day?"
"The common people deserve to die," Wei Dongyang responded quickly, "I didn't know it was His Highness that day¡ª¡ª"
"Does that mean you already knew my identity when we were at Shifang Inn?"
Ge Liang raised his head and looked at Yang and said with a smile: "Your Highness, we haven't recognized you at Shifang Inn yet. When Chang Zheng's soldiers surrounded Shifang Inn, I guessed that Helianduo would definitely set up an ambush on Liupan Mountain to attack Cui. Xuanji, we were afraid of being killed by Chiyu, so we returned to Liupan Mountain without saying goodbye. As expected, when the Helian soldiers defeated Cui Xuanji, they also surrounded us."
"Giggle¡ª¡ª" Shangguan Chong'er sneered, "You are so brave now, aren't you afraid that we will deal with you?"
Ge Liang did not answer the question but said in a serious tone: "Ten years ago, Brother Wei was a knight-errant in the Jianghu, fighting against the strong and supporting the weak, with a loyal heart. Although he is not a talented person, he is not said to be rich in knowledge and economics, but he still has the ability to help the world. But The officialdom is dark and full of collusion between officials and gangsters. We have ambitions but nowhere to display them. We agreed to stay in Liupan Mountain to wait for the enlightened master¡ª¡ª"
"Oh¡ª¡ª" Shangguan Chong'er said with a smile, "You came here after losing the battle just to wait for the Ming Lord?"
Shangguan Chong'er has always been harsh and mean to his enemies, and Yang Xiao has quite a bit of experience with it. Ge Liang has never seen such a battle before, and he has already been told that his face turned the color of a pig's liver.
At this time, Yang Xiao didn't pay attention to this. He was thinking about the speculation that Ge Liang just said. He said that they left without saying goodbye because he had guessed that Heliando would take advantage of them and destroy their nest. As expected, it seemed that Ge Liang had some real abilities.