In the afternoon, the north wind was cold, but there was no snow, because this was Lingnan.

The mountains are stacked, and the two rivers converge together, winding southward, and the river section at the confluence is like the word "ya".

The lower reaches of the estuary and the west bank is the Qujiang River in Hengzhou Prefecture. In the southeast direction of Qujiang and the east bank of the river, a large number of ships berthed. The camp tents are rising one after another on the shore, and smoke rises from the camp.

These soldiers from Guangzhou took a boat to the near Qujiang River, reaching the prefecture of Hengzhou.

Then, you will walk east by land, follow the east branch of the river, and rush to Dayu Ridge, and guard the northern gate of the ridge.

A small boat left the east pier in Qujiang City and headed towards the east bank.

The governor of Hengzhou Ouyang Fu stood on the wall in the south of the city, looking at the departing boat and the military camp on the other side of the distance, with a expressionless face.

The governor of Guangzhou and the Hou of Qujiang, Xiao Bo, used his confidant Fu Tai as the governor of the former army, led his troops north to control the territory of Shixing County, Hengzhou and confronted the army sent by the court.

Before Fu Tai set out, Xiao Bo sent someone to Qujiang to meet Ouyang Fu, claiming that the treacherous ministers have usurped power and intended to cause trouble for their own selfish interests, so he asked him to help him and protect the peace in the country.

The so-called "treacherous minister" refers to Xiao Fan, the vassal king of the regent.

The so-called "for the sake of one's own selfish interests, the intention of causing trouble to the riots" refers to the court's belief that Xiao Bo instigated the rebellion of the tyrants in Lingbiao, intending to support the enemy and respect himself, so he had to send troops to attack.

Of course, Xiao Bo did not admit that his intentions were wrong, and blamed him for his own selfish interests, Xiao Fan, who ignored the overall situation and acted in arbitrary manner.

In order to expand its strength.

For Ouyang Fu, what the facts are no longer important, because there is no justice in this world.

How to weigh the pros and cons to make choices is the issue he needs to consider.

There is no doubt that the imperial army will sooner or later invade Panyu, Guangzhou, and Xiao Bo will lose.

Because the position of Guangzhou Governor was appointed by the court, the powerful and powerful Lingbiao was not the person who was afraid of the Guangzhou Governor, but the strength of the Jiankang court.

Now, the court said that Xiao Bo was rebellious and Xiao Bo was rebellious. Without the title of righteousness, Xiao Bo could not resist the siege of powerful people from all over the country, let alone the official army that fought against the southern expedition.

But before that, Qujiang may not be able to survive the arrival of the imperial army, and will be captured by Xiao Bo's army.

If he opened the city now and let Fu Tai's troops enter the city, he would be safe for a while.

However, as soon as the imperial army arrived, Xiao Bo would sooner or later be defeated. Will he turn against the enemy at that time, or should he be taken to Jiankang as a prisoner and wait for the defeat?

If you want to turn against the enemy at the last minute, it is easier said than done. Fu Tai cannot be careful of him, and he will definitely want him to hand over his family as a qualifier.

At that time, even if he successfully turns against the enemy at the last minute, his son will die. What's the point of survival, without his son?

Therefore, Ouyang Fu wanted to delay time and perfunctorily send Fu Tai a messenger. Now that the other party goes back to report his life, Fu Tai is probably not that stupid and will really wait for a while.

The other party may go to Dayuling to "close the door" first, and then if there are troops coming, they will attack Qujiang City.

If the Southern Expedition official army was blocked near Dayu Ridge, Qujiang would have no foreign aid and could only bear it.

In any case, he would not throw himself into Xiao Bo. He would do his best to defend Qujiang, and he would stay as long as he could.

If I really couldn't keep it, I let my son break through, go northwest and go to Xiangzhou, and at least leave incense.

While Ouyang Fu was thinking, his son Ouyang He came and reported to him about the city defense matters.

Ouyang He was in his early twenties. Although he was young, he was good at fighting and often went on a battle for his father to attack the barbarians in Hengzhou. He was already a qualified general who led his troops.

Ouyang He looked at the east bank military camp and asked, "Will they steal the city tonight?"

"It shouldn't be possible. They should go to Dayuling to close the door first."

Ouyang Fu said slowly and laughed again: "But maybe something unexpected happens, so you still have to be careful."

"Tonight, let's be on the night!" Ouyang He volunteered, and Ouyang Nodded and said nothing.

At this moment, in the east of Qujiang City and the east branch of the river, dust was ripped on the shore, and many cavalrymen seemed to be galloping towards them.

At the same time, a horn sounded, and it seemed that Fu Tai had arranged a warning sentry to the east, blowing the horn to warn the camp.

The cavalry from east to west rushed very quickly, and when they reached the mouth of the river, they turned south, headed straight for Futai Camp, and moved quickly, and didn't give the camp much time to deal with it.

Seeing the hundreds of cavalry crashing into the camp, causing chaos in the camp, and many soldiers fled in scattered. Ouyang He was shocked: Is this the vanguard cavalry of the Southern Expedition Army?

It came so fast!

"Tele your troops immediately to help the official cavalry attack Fu Tai camp!" Ouyang Fu reacted and immediately made a choice.

Ouyang He is still young and has doubts: "What if this is acting?"

Ouyang Fu waved his hand: "Fu Tai led his army from the south, but there were not so many cavalry to open the way, and he did not have so many cavalry! Hurry up, lead the troops to attack immediately, even if it was just infantry!"

"Crossing the river by boat, shouting 'Ouyang Hengzhou helps to combat the rebellion'. If you can fight, don't say whether you can fight or not, at least let the cavalry know that we are not Xiao Bo's accomplices!"

So that's it. Ouyang He nodded, ran down the city.

Ouyang Fu looked southeast again, looking at the gradually chaotic military camp, and exclaimed: "It's coming so fast!"

Now he doesn't have to choose.

......

At night, fires flashed on the east bank of the river. The camp that had just been built on the shore had changed hands at this moment. The tidal flats along the river outside Yingzhong and Yingwai were everywhere.

The collapsed central army tent was lit with many torches and surrounded by soldiers.

Li Xin and Liang Miao, wearing armor, looked at the group of prisoners in front of them with their hands tied up, and their eyes were fierce.

These prisoners were all generals, all of whom were covered in dust and dejected: they were defeated before they could react.

Ouyang He, who led his troops out of the city to assist in the battle, stood on Li Xin's right, looking at something on the table in front of him.

There was a head on the table, but it was Fu Tai's head.

The prisoners looked at Fu Tai, who was still chatting and laughing not long ago, and at this time they "died with their eyes open" and felt cold on their backs. They didn't know what would happen next.

Li Xin, who led the cavalry to Qujiang in time and successfully carried out a surprise attack, looked at the group of prisoners in front of him and asked: "You have eaten the courage of Xiongxin and leopards, and dared to resist the royal army!"

"What kind of benefits did the traitor promise? You actually worked hard for him!"

Before the prisoners could speak, Li Xin shouted: "Come, take all these traitors down and chop them down!"

The prisoners were so scared that they were scattered when they asked for mercy, Liang Miao suddenly pleaded:

"Governor! I think they were confused by Xiao Bo, so they followed the army to fight in a daze. Now that they learned that the king's army was heading south, they would repent and help the king's army to fight against rebellion."

Then he looked at everyone: "Right, everyone?"

The captured generals quickly nodded and pointed their heads as if they were chicken.

"Is that right?" Li Xin pondered and waited for another person to speak.

However, it did not.

Liang Miao glanced at Ouyang He and, seeing the head staring at Fu Tai in a daze, coughed dryly.

This cough made Ouyang He come to his senses. He remembered the previous "appointment" and looked at these prisoners who were as white as paper.

He licked his lips and looked at Li Xin again: "Governor Li, my father often said that the generals in Guangzhou are loyal to the country for the country."

"Is loyalty a commendable?" Li Xin glared at him, "Why should I resist the King's Army?"

"I think it was because Xiao Bo was deceived..." Ouyang He said, looking at the prisoners: "Right? Everyone?"

"Yes, yes! We were cheated!" The prisoners quickly defended themselves, as if the drowning man had grabbed a driftwood.

"Yes... it's Xiao Bo, saying that Ouyang Envoy intends to rebel! We will go to war with the army!"

"Unexpectedly, it was Xiao Bo who intends to rebel! Now the king's army has arrived at the Lingbing... We are willing to be the leader and redeem our sins!"

"Is that right?" Li Xin looked suspicious, and the generals were so anxious that they almost wanted to swear.

Liang Miao began to strike while the iron was hot: "Governor, Prince Poyang said that the Guangzhou Military Office has no reason to follow Xiao Bo to plot against him. If he is deceived and coerced, he should give him a chance to redeem his sins."

When the captured generals heard this, they were excited and kept begging for mercy, saying that they would definitely abandon the darkness and turn their sins to the light.

"So that... General Ouyang pleads for you again. It's better, you take your subordinates and go back to Guangzhou. He said that Xiao Bo is a traitor, and the king's army will arrive in Panyu soon!"

"Thank you, Governor for your life!" The prisoners were overjoyed and said excitedly.

Li Xin waved his hand: "The boat is by the river, you can take the boat by yourself, right away!"

The captured general was stunned when he heard this: Go now? I am afraid I want to feed the fish when I am sailing in the dark night!

Seeing that these people were indeed frightened, Ouyang He felt funny and pleaded again: "Governor, it's already night, and it's very dangerous to sail at night."

"And there are dozens of miles downstream, the river is in the Jinyang Canyon, where the water flows fast. Even if you are not careful in the daytime, you will capsize."

Li Xin raised her eyebrows: "Is that right? What do you mean is to let them stay here overnight?"

"This is exactly what the last one means."

"What if they repeat it all night?"

"The last general thinks that the generals are really deceived by Xiao Bo, so they will not repeat it."

Li Xin looked at the captured general: "General Ouyang repeatedly pleaded with mercy. You have attacked Qujiang before! Well, let me stay here overnight."

"I'll go back by boat tomorrow."

"After going back, you have two choices. First, follow Xiao Bo to die. Second, persuade those blinded soldiers not to be minions for Xiao Bo!"

The captured generals were extremely excited and patted their chests to assure that Li Xin asked someone to come forward to loosen his ties and let these people gather their subordinates to camp.
To be continued...