More than ten cavalrymen followed Zhang Xian's order and immediately rushed towards the camp quickly. After a while, there was a loud noise in the Song camp, and the torch burned the stars, dyeing the distant sky red.

Zhang Xian was surprised. He could only quickly mobilize the remaining troops under his command. Such a big disturbance would definitely not be the result of his general order.

Only half an hour passed, and the light of the torch at the distance had already flowed through it. Looking in the dark night, it looked like a fire dragon roaring towards the Taiyuan City Gate.

At the forefront of the queue, there were a team of light cavalry. Because it was a siege and there were not many cavalrymen originally equipped, Yao Duan led more than 3,000 people, and the Shufu was worried that there would be more soldiers coming from Hebei to aid Taiyuan, and they were always ready to use cavalry to meet the enemy before ration. At this time, the cavalry had been brought to the city by Yao Rui. If someone could bring cavalry to the city, it would be Guo Hao's own cavalry guard.

Zhang Xian took a deep breath and walked forward with a long knife in his hand, but heard someone from the opposite side not far away asking: "Is it General Zhang Xian, or General Yao Rui, or is it here?"

"Is it General Guo? The last general Zhang Xian."

"oh."

The opposite answered lightly.

He has already come over.

Zhang Xian stepped forward and bowed, and was more respectful than usual when he bowed to Guo Hao. After all, the other party was a veteran of the Western Army, and the emperor appointed the status of the general manager. The military qualification alone was more than a hundred times stronger than him. This time, he did not obey the general's order to attack him at night. If Guo Hao turned against him, it would be a very troublesome thing.

Seeing that Zhang Xianfen was respectful, Guo Hao was an exception. However, he felt angry in his heart and did not dismount immediately. He only gave a bow on his horse and said, "Where is General Yao? Are you chasing the remnants of the enemy?"

"Yes. The prefect Zhang said that the streets in Taiyuan City were tortuous and easy to fight. Therefore, General Yao could not wait for the army to gather together, so he led people to chase him."

"I also know that this matter is important, so when I hear the movements under the city, I stand up to gather people and are about to come. But I meet your order."

When Guo Hao said this, a sense of anger rushed up. He only looked at Zhang Xian standing in front of him, but pressed down again.

He sighed and said to Zhang Xian: "You and Yao Duan do not obey the order and then report it. It is too much Meng Lang. Even though I succeed, I will also write to the emperor and the Shufu, the grandpa, and the grandpa, and others for the crimes. You should make a clear statement in your work and tell General Zhang to know."

Zhang Xian expected this and immediately replied with a smile: "This is the responsibility of the general manager, and it is also the last general who waits for mistakes first. No matter how it is done, the last general will have nothing to say."

Guo Hao nodded at him, and no longer said that he would just turn around and send troops. The soldiers behind him kept flowing. He swarmed in along the open city gate. The armor was dazzling in the torch, and the guns and spears were like forests. This powerful soldier entered the city. The enemy was being chased by Yao Duan again, so it was obvious that he could no longer organize a large-scale street battle.

Zhang Xian had nothing to do at this time and had no intention of competing with his generals. This time he personally led a thousand heroes to seize the Taiyuan city gate. This credit was already the top, and there was no need to rush to seize it from others. He just flashed aside and looked at Guo Hao's arrangement coldly. Under the night, Guo Hao was only wearing a casual robe and never wore armor. The sword originally tied to his waist was just grasped in his hands, and his feet were just casual robe when resting in the tent. His outfit was extremely embarrassed. Obviously, he immediately arranged military affairs when he heard the movement, so he was not as good as he was wearing it.

Zhang Xian saw that he looked like this, so he wanted to laugh, but he saw Guo Hao's beards and eyebrows black and white under the fire. His plain armor was bright and not conspicuous. At this time, he saw that although he was less than fifty years old, he was quite old.

He felt even more moved in his heart. Before doing this, he thought that he must succeed, but also thought that Guo Hao was cautious and might not agree, so he took action without asking for his own wishes. At this time, Guo Hao's response was orderly and did not think about offending these two people. He focused on military affairs. He thought that he had always underestimated the other party, and felt a little ashamed.

Guo Hao ignored Zhang Xian and ordered calmly. He waited for the ten thousand troops to enter the city gate. At the very end, Yao Rui's troops left. Then the other troops occupied the other three cities in Taiyuan. After everything was arranged, he let out a sigh and the color on his face turned around.

Looking at Mu Lengleng standing in front of him, Zhang Xian couldn't help but smile and said, "Young young man is indeed amazing. In this way, our army will be quicker and less material and military strength, which is best."

He was nervous and suddenly became full of energy. He said, "Guo is not jealous of the virtuous and capable. The two generals will naturally report the merits of the two generals as they are. Your Majesty will make it his own. As for me, I will let the virtuous retreat and no longer serve as the general manager."

Zhang Xian was surprised and hurriedly said, "Why do you have to do this? This battle is actually a risk. With the commander's upright tactics, he will naturally succeed. Why bother to blame yourself?"

"This is not the reason. You two are young, have deep insights, and are ruthless and accurate. As long as you put some effort into the word "stable", how can the good generals in the world have ever had you?"

"I really can't afford it!" Zhang Xian could not agree with his "stable" part-time. In his personality, Wen Yu would definitely not occupy a single position. Although he moved the other party's attitude, he would not agree with it. Just talk about the good generals in the world, in Zhang Xian's heart, who can compare with Yue Fei?

He waved his hands repeatedly and expressed his gratitude. He would never dare to be the other party praised him like this.

Guo Hao was in a really happy mood at this time. He received the order temporarily and came to Taiyuan. In fact, he was not willing to do so. With his absolute military and material advantages, there were also a rising general like Zhang Xian and Yao Duan. The capture of Taiyuan was not enough to boast about his martial arts. If it was too much loss or prolonged, it would be criticized. Although the two generals under him were rude, he would have solved his heart problems. It was still cost-effective to think about it.

Just as he was about to encourage Zhang Xian a few more words, he saw a purple-robed civil servant standing beside him, looking at the fire in the city with his hands in his arms, and asked unconsciously: "This lord is a very good person, but he is very handsome?"

Zhang Xian hurriedly replied: "This is Lord Zhang, who is also aware of the unruly sacrificing power of Hedong Road."

"oh?"

Guo Hao's eyes lit up, and he jumped off his horse, strode forward, bowed to Zhang Xiaochun and smiled: "Love your hard bones are better than steel, and you have experienced all the wind and frost. Whenever you read these two lines of the envoy, Guo admires the feeling of being close. He has never seen Lord Zhang before, and he finally got what he wished today."

Zhang Xiaochun smiled slightly, but his expression was a little sad. He bowed and then replied, "How dare I praise me like this? As a major official in the country, I have a responsibility to defend the territory. It is my responsibility to fall in Taiyuan. I cannot surrender to old friends for my tribute. It is even more a loss for great tribute. Today, General Guo praised this poem, which really makes me feel ashamed."

Guo Hao then realized that the third-rank high-ranking official in front of him was so remorseful. He was very moved, and he strode forward, bowed deeply, and then said, "I am a warrior and can't speak. I only have one sentence to tell Lord Zhang that our Western Army soldiers blamed themselves for being unable to save Taiyuan, and there was no word to blame Lord Zhang. If so, Guo thanked him with his head."

"This teaches me how to be aware of it."

Zhang Xiaochun was extremely moved. He was a civil servant and Jinshi. His poetry, art, lyrics and verses were all first-class, so he naturally had no problem with his speech. At this moment, his throat was actually under his sternness, and he didn't know what words he could answer well.

Seeing that tears came from the corners of this tough guy who was strong and unscathing, Guo Hao, Zhang Xian and others couldn't help but turn their heads and stop looking at him.

Everyone was silent for a moment, until Zhang Junhou, Lu Yongzhong and others arrived, and the military academy kept reporting the war in the city, which covered the awkward atmosphere.

It was almost five o'clock at this time, and it was about to dawn, and the weather was getting colder. The spring night was chilly, and the day was about to break out, and it was also the coldest and most exhausting time of the day. The generals at the city gate were full of energy. The sound of shouts of killing in the city kept coming, and a ray of silver white slowly rose from the distant sky. The stars began to be dull, and the rising sun of a new day was about to rise.

Because the weather was cold, Zhang Xian ordered his personal soldiers to find some firewood and ignite it on the spot. The huge pile of firewood burned. First, Mars rose, and then Huo Ci licked into the air, bringing warmth to the trembling people.

So, together with Guo Hao and Zhang Jun, everyone subconsciously stood in front of the fire, making the flame slightly closer to them.

Looking at the fires everywhere in the city, Zhang Xian smiled unconsciously and said, "The city is also burning fire, but the situation is the same but the mind is different."

But no one paid attention to his joke. After a while, Zhang Xiaochun replied: "It was said that he would take it down as soon as possible to protect the city. Now it seems that no matter what, he has to work hard to restore it."

The army could not follow up, but Lu Yongzhong smiled and said, "The Shufu and the Constitution have discussed this matter, and have also reported to Your Majesty that Taiyuan is in a dangerous position. This time, Xin Bodhisattva will take it back and must not be lost. Therefore, no matter whether inside or outside the city, they will spend a lot of effort to rectify and rebuild. How nervous the country's financial resources are, how important it is, the preparation for military preparation is the top priority. Please rest assured Lord Zhang."

In fact, Zhang Xiaochun had nothing to do with Taiyuan at this time, but because the relationship between this city and him was already flesh and blood and inseparable, he was very concerned, and others knew his thoughts and took care of them from all sides.

But when Lu Yongzhong asked Zhang Xiaochun again, he said, "How many people are there in the city? It has been several months since the attack on Taiyuan, and the people must have suffered a great pain."

When talking about this, Zhang Xiaochun looked even more sad, frowned for a while, and replied: "Taiyuan was lost at that time, and there were only a few thousand people in the city. Later, it was rebuilt and moved in, and only 20,000 people were left. Food was cut off from the siege of the city for half a year. Many elderly, weak, women and children died of illness and starvation. The young and strong also helped defend the city. The Jin soldiers whipped and urged them to do their best torture. According to my secret verification a few days ago, less than half of the people in the city survived."

After he finished speaking, Lu Yuezhong sighed leisurely, "Oh, the people of Taiyuan are really suffering. I must report to Your Majesty that you should give more kindness to Taiyuan."

Speaking of this, everyone could only hear the sound of killing in the city becoming smaller and smaller. After the sky was bright, it was finally silent.

Zhang Xian looked excited and smiled and said, "Yao Dalang has pacified the city."
Chapter completed!