Early in the morning of the eighth day of September, Shao Xun respectfully went to the Prince Fan Yang's Mansion to pay a visit.

After a while, the servants of the mansion opened the main door, and Shao Xun, escorted by fifty soldiers, came in to visit.

The princess, who was in her thirties, was born in the Lu family of Fanyang. She may have never experienced this kind of chaos. She was slightly panicked. When she saw Shao Xun, a fierce warrior, she subconsciously clenched the hem of her skirt, and she obviously felt uncomfortable in her heart.

Not peaceful.

"General, what are you doing when you come here?" Lu was very delicate-looking, petite in stature, and spoke softly, with a slight tremor.

The canary in the cage has never experienced the rain, snow, wind and frost of society. Shao Xun probably understood that Princess Fan Yang was over thirty years old, but her mental age was not necessarily the same. This kind of person was easy to deal with, although she might not be able to stand up to Sima Hao.

Able to speak.

"Don't worry, Princess." Shao Xun squeezed out a gentle smile and said, "What happened last night was really a misunderstanding. Following Sikong's order, we led our troops south to aid Xuchang. Unexpectedly, Governor Tian thought he was a traitor.

It's so great that he fled in a hurry, which makes people laugh and cry."

Huh? Mrs. Lu opened her eyes wide, looking a bit incredulous.

"Really?" she asked.

"It's true." Shao Xun said, "If the princess doesn't believe it, she can send people out of the city to search for her, or she can find the Tian Governor and invite him back to Xuchang. After a confrontation, the matter will become clear."

Mrs. Lu bit her lip tightly and subconsciously picked at her nails with her fingers, looking a little moved and a little worried.

Shao Xun waited nervously for her reply.

Tian Hui must have gone far away, right? It would be a bit embarrassing if we really found him. If that didn't work, we sent people to guard outside the city and quietly intercepted and killed him.

While he was thinking about it, the Lu family spoke: "I want to edit a letter and send it to King Fan Yang's camp. General, can you make it easier for me?"

"I have nothing to do." Shao Xun said: "I am Shao Xun, the Lieutenant General of the Left Guard Hall of the Luoyang Chinese Army, a general of the Yue Mansion. Under the command of the Commander of the Air Force, I led 10,000 troops as the vanguard to rush to the aid of Xuchang and conquer Liu Qiao and his son. I am fiercely loyal.

There is absolutely no intention of conflict. Please explain, Princess, not to distract King Fan Yang and affect the war in Hebei. Alas, the military is in danger and the war is fierce. Once distracted..."

Lu's face turned pale and she stood up directly and said, "I'll write a letter right now."

As soon as he stumbled out two steps, he realized that there was an outsider present, and his face became hot. He quickly gathered his mood, walked to the corner of the study in a dignified and elegant manner, sat down on his knees, spread out his pen and paper and wrote a letter.

Shao Xun really wanted to see what was written in the letter, but he had no suitable reason, so he had to give up.

At the same time, I was weighing and calculating over and over again in my mind.

How will Sima Fei react when he sees his wife's letter? Will he still send troops back in a hurry?

Based on rational analysis, it should be possible, but the mood may not be so urgent.

It only takes ten days and a half!

After I have carried away the iron armor from the arsenal, and distributed the other equipment and goods equally among everyone, then the law will not punish everyone, and people will do as they please.

There were nearly 18,000 soldiers, and everyone had a share. No matter how unhappy Sikong felt, he could only hold his nose and admit it.

Wearing small shoes after that is certain, but so what? When soldiers come to block it, water comes and soil covers it.

"Will the general go to conquer Liu Qiao and his son?" A timid voice sounded from the corner.

"Of course I want it." Shao Xun said with a look of admiration: "Liu Qiao, a rat, actually took advantage of King Fan Yang's northern expedition to Jizhou to cause trouble. If he is not captured and killed, it will be difficult to understand the indignation in his heart."

Lu felt relieved and continued to write the letter.

After a while, she sealed the letter, summoned a servant, and sent it to the Hebei camp as soon as possible.

Shao Xun did not stop him during the whole process. After seeing the letter written, he immediately said: "Liu Qiao has succeeded, the people of Yuzhou are unstable, and there may be chaos in Xuchang City. The palace is very important, and there must be no mistakes, so I sent dozens of troops

If it is straight like this, thieves will not disturb the princess."

Lu was silent for a while and said, "General, just do what you want."

"Servant, please retire." Shao Xun bowed and quietly retreated.

When he got to the door, he called Gao Yi and Zhang Jin and said: "Search for horses and mules quickly, the more the better. Also, don't go out of the city to ask for them. There are many wealthy families like the Xun family in Yingchuan. Don't mess with them yet."

conflict."

"No." The two responded.

The long march to Xuchang did not result in the loss of horses and mules. Of course, we must replenish them now, and we must do so quickly.

Because he really wants to beat Liu Qiao next. Whether he can beat Liu Qiao or not is another matter, but he must take action.

This is politics, attitude matters.

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Liu Qiao is actually still in Pei State.

The reason is that he is worried that Sima Yue will come back to kill him again, although the possibility is very small.

Of the 30,000 Xuzhou army, only a few thousand people actually died. Most of them escaped during the rout. If Sima Yue gathered them all, it would be a minor trouble.

At the same time, he was still quarreling with Sima Yue, Sima Hui and others.

Messengers rushed out from time to time, taking his cousin to Luoyang.

He also received a letter from Liu Hong of Jingzhou.

After all, they had fought together back then, and there was still some friendship. Liu Hong proposed in the letter that he would be the middleman to resolve the conflict between him and Sima Yue, and "share the royal prize", but Liu Qiao was not interested.

He is angry now. Sima Yue is famous all over the world. However, I want to see if he dares to leave Xuzhou.

Liu Hong also sent a letter to Sima Yue, but received a harsh rejection as well.

He felt very sad about this.

So he reported to the court that there had never been such fratricide in history, and "I feel sorry for him". Nowadays, there are changes in the frontiers, but the chaos in the Central Plains is endless. The kings do not care about the country, and only compete with each other. If

If the four barbarians take advantage of the situation and rise up, they will cause great disaster.

He suggested that the imperial court should issue an edict to order the king of the clan and the uncle to clear up their previous suspicions and each guard their fiefdoms. If anyone were to launch an army without the emperor's order again, the whole world would punish him.

It should be said that Liu Hong, the governor of Jingzhou, was one of the few loyal ministers of the Jin Dynasty, and he was sincerely thinking about the world.

It's a pity that Sima Yue couldn't listen to him at all.

Liu Qiao didn't know Liu Hong's true thoughts, but now he really enjoyed the pleasure of touching Sima Yue and constantly bickering.

A letter of memorial was sent to various places and even to Luojing, clearly expressing his attitude: Sima Yue and I are at odds with each other. Who the hell does he dare to claim to have the hope of the world?

On the eighth day of the ninth month, Liu Qiao sent his son Liu You and other generals to various counties to collect grain and grass, and continued to crucify him in Pei State, where he was at odds with Sima Yue.

Sima Yue really didn’t want to deal with this stinky piece of shit, he would lose his status!

But who made him so bad at fighting? Now that he was entangled with Liu Qiao, he could not move forward and could only wallow in the mud with him. In anger, he finally agreed to King Fan Yang's request and sent Pegasus to Youzhou. Invite five thousand Xianbei cavalry to go south to assist in the battle.

Under such circumstances, Shao Xun finally waited for Huang Biao and more than 5,000 cavalry led by Li Chong on September 13th.

Before their arrival, people from Yushanwu had already come twice and transported away more than a thousand iron armors.

The speed is a bit slow, mainly due to the lack of vehicles. Once the people from Yunzhongwu come over, things will definitely change.

On September 14th, on the school grounds outside Xuchang City, the flags were flying in the wind.

Pieces of silk were distributed.

Everyone who received the reward shouted "Thank you, General, for the reward" and then returned to the queue happily.

Huang Biao and others were nothing, but Li Chong was politically minded.

During the whole process of distributing rewards, he felt quite uncomfortable. In the end, he couldn't help it anymore and asked: "Does the general know what he is doing by opening the treasury without authorization and rewarding the sergeants indiscriminately?"

Shao Xun glanced at him and said nothing.

Huang Biao, Zhang Gu and others were not happy and rebuked them bluntly: "Li Chong, what nonsense are you talking about? The war is about to begin. How can we boost morale without rewards?"

"It's not easy for brothers to support their families, so what's the point of getting some rewards?"

"Li Zhong, you've lost your mind and gone crazy!"

The owners of the buildings all criticized one after another, and even Duan Liang, the cavalry inspector of the heroic cavalry army who was assigned to him, was quite dissatisfied.

The Xianbei man played with the brocade in his hand and said with a smile: "Master Li, why don't you listen to the opinions of your servants?"

Li Chong was too lazy to pay attention to him. He only looked at Shao Xun and said: "Generals always act with discretion and should know the pros and cons. If King Fan Yang returns to the army and pursues the investigation, there may be twists and turns."

"I have my own concerns about this matter, so please don't say more," Shao Xun said.

Li Zhong was choked, and after a long while he sighed and said: "I obey."

"Today the whole army is in large numbers, and tomorrow we will send troops to attack Liu Qiao." Shao Xun ordered again.

Everyone, including Li Chong, responded in unison.

The Luoyang Forbidden Army has been training for less than half a year. Although there are many veterans of the Chinese army, the combat effectiveness is still worrying.

However, following Shao Xun in the war, everyone has confidence. They have overcome all the difficulties before, but now they are afraid of nothing and just fight!

That night, the whole army slaughtered pigs and sheep, and had enough wine and meat. More than six thousand soldiers ate with their mouths full of oil, and they were very happy. Coupled with the rewards distributed during the day, everyone was immediately excited, and their morale improved a lot.

On September 15th, Shao Xun left Huang Biao and Zheng Dong with a thousand troops to stay in Xuchang. They led more than 5,500 infantry and cavalry troops southward, and their troops spread across the country.

The army advanced quickly and arrived at Xinji in the evening.

That night, Shao Xun appointed Li Zhong to command the infantry of 4,000 people. He took all the horses and mules he had collected, General Tu and the newly arrived cavalry inspector Duan Liang's 500 people, and left the camp at night and disappeared.

Arrived on the east bank of Ru River.
Chapter completed!