Chapter 399: Recruiting

Cangzhou City, a city that changed hands twice in a year, was once again at a crossroads of storms.

This is Cangzhou, the middle abdomen of the Han Dynasty.

Her geographical location is extremely important, and the flat official roads spread throughout the north like spider webs.

If it weren't for this, it wouldn't be a must-fight place for military strategists of all dynasties.

Today, under the city of Cangzhou, another group of fully armed troops came.

They were numerous and had strict military disciplines. They formed an endless crowd in front of Cangzhou City.

In the city, Erhu walked down the city wall angrily.

At this time, he no longer called Erhu, but Xu Lihu.

This is the first time that Xu Haifeng has given his warriors surname, but it is definitely not the last time.

Moreover, as the honored Xu Lihu, he was no longer a single 10,000 people. Under the special arrangement of Jiang Kongming, he has become the first commander of the former Wolong City Guard and the Iron Blood Army.

Seventy percent of his 30,000 men under his command had experienced the battle to defend the city with the Caesars. Most of the other 30% of the soldiers were also veterans from the Han Dynasty. After months of hard training, they were quite powerful.

However, looking at the arrogant 100,000 soldiers outside the city, he did not dare to send troops to fight without authorization.

The adjutant brought his horse, and Xu Lihu turned over and quickly arrived at the official yard in the city.

"General Xu, General Zhang is not in the government office."

From a distance, I saw Xu Lihu's mount running quickly, and the face of the new senior general was filled with helpless anger and resentment.

The soldier guarding the gate immediately called out cleverly. If he was whipped by this commander, he would definitely have nowhere to seek justice.

"Where is General Zhang?"

"General Zhang has already gone to General Lu's residence."

"Old General Lu?" Xu Lihu raised his eyebrows and pulled the reins of the horse. The BMW under his crotch made a long neigh. The man stood up and galloped in the opposite direction, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

The officers and soldiers all praised in their hearts that this person was obviously extraordinary in his ability to obtain a high position.

However, they didn't know that the BMW under Xu Lihu's crotch was one of the second-generation blood-wine war horses. It was precisely because of his scattering characteristics that he looked like he was riding.

"drive……"

Xu Lihu rode his horse all the way and advanced at full speed. Fortunately, the whole city was martial law at this time, and there were very few people walking on the road. Otherwise, he would have caused trouble so unscrupulously.

After throwing away the reins of the horse, Xu Lihu turned over and dismounted.

This is a large mansion, surrounded by dark brown walls, blocking the view from looking inside. Entering the mansion, a typical southern building.

The courtyard is deep, with strange flowers and plants, and it is so beautiful.

However, Xu Lihu didn't care at all, and his eyes never glanced at this, even with a light look.

"Where is Commander Zhang?"

A servant quickly pointed to the hall in front and said, "Go back to Commander Xu, Commander Zhang is talking to the veteran general in the hall."

Xu Lihu frowned and without waiting for their paging to report, he broke in directly.

In the hall, Lu Dingsheng and Zhang Jinzhong sat opposite each other. They looked solemn, as if they were discussing something.

When I saw Xu Lihu, I felt a little uncomfortable.

"General Zhang, the group of bastards outside are too rampant. I am willing to take the headquarters of Jima and fight him." Xu Lihu said loudly.

"This, General Xu..." Zhang Jinzhong was stunned and said, "This matter needs to be discussed for a long time."

"From the long-term plan?" Xu Lihu was furious. Although he did not dare to accuse Zhang Jinzhong, who was fully responsible for the Southern Battle, he had a little anger in his tone.

"Yes, we should make a long-term plan." Sitting upright on the seat and gently drank a sip of fragrant tea. General Lu said softly.

Xu Lihu's heart skipped a beat. He took a deep breath, but he was helpless about the old general and did not dare to contradict him at all.

Qualifications and rankings of talents are habits that the Han people have since ancient times.

No matter whether this habit is good or bad, he has no ability to break it. Lu Dingsheng, his age and identity are here. Even Xu Lihu dared not offend him at all.

"But, everyone is bullying it to the point of his nose." Xu Lihu muttered dissatisfied.

Since Xu Haifeng personally led his army to expedition to the grassland, news of victory has been heard constantly. However, just when the battle reached the last critical moment.

The Cheng family in the south finally made some moves.

They changed their normalcy and no longer transported any strategic items to the northern court. They also brought out a person that no one could expect.

Liu Zhengqi, the former crown prince of the Han Dynasty, finally arrived at the front desk openly.

Under his command, the most powerful arm support was the Qilin Legion headed by Tan Hongda and his son.

On the day when Liu Zhengqi sent troops, he first established Gu Chengen, the only son of Gu Daolong, as a vangu general. He rarely resisted when the army arrived along the way.

Although the north of the Han Dynasty had long been the world of Xu Haifeng, the days were still short, and the orthodox heart of the Liu family was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. When he heard that His Highness the Crown Prince went north, gentry and officials from all over the country did not dare to stop him.

That's why they came to Cangzhou smoothly along the way.

However, their good luck is obvious, and that's it.

Although I don’t know what has changed in the south.

However, neither Xu Haifeng nor Jiang Kongming were careless about this.

When they mobilized almost all their strength to carry out the Northern Expedition, they transferred the Sky Eagle Legion stationed in the West and the current Iron Blood Army to the south together and stationed in Cangzhou City.

Now, two days later, Liu Zhengqi did not launch a siege battle, but instead sent people to shout in front of the formation, emphasizing his orthodox Han Dynasty and making all the officials in the city surrender.

In the past two days, the people and soldiers in the city were in panic. If Liu Zhengqi suddenly launched a strong attack, Xu Lihu would not be able to guarantee whether Cangzhou City could be defended.

Although the news that Liu Zhengqi appeared had been sent to Xu Haifeng for a long time in the form of an 800-mile expedition document, I really hoped that he would return to the rescue, but I was afraid that even the daylily would be cold.

"cough……"

Seeing Xu Lihu's uneasiness and concerns, Lu Dingsheng suddenly coughed and handed him a letter.

Xu Lihu was stunned, took it, and hurriedly looked it, but an ominous sign suddenly surged in his heart.

"Elder General, is this?"

"This is something that someone went to Lao Jiu's mansion this morning and handed it to Lao Jiu."

Xu Lihu thought for a moment, and his face changed slightly.

This letter was actually written by Liu Zhengqi, who asked Lu Dingsheng to go to the Qilin Legion to give an invitation letter.

"The city gate has been closed for a long time. How did they come in?" Xu Lihu asked.

"Hehe..." Zhang Jinzhong smiled softly and said, "Commander Xu, Cangzhou City is very big."

Xu Lihu looked up at him and said nonsense, Cangzhou City is of course very big.

"The Cheng family will not let this city go." Zhang Jinzhong continued to explain.

"Spy?" Xu Lihu exclaimed. It turned out that the city of Cangzhou was still full of the eyes and ears of the enemy.

"good."

Xu Lihu didn't say anything and was about to turn his head away.

But Zhang Jinzhong grabbed his sleeve and said, "Commander Xu, where are you going?"

"Search the whole city, I want to pick out these rats."

Zhang Jinzhong smiled bitterly and said, "At this very moment, if you make such a disturbing move, it will be a big loss."

Xu Lihu frowned. He agreed with this sentence, but with his head, he really couldn't come up with any good ideas.

"Oh..." Lu Dingsheng suddenly sighed, attracting the eyes of both of them.

The old general stood up slowly and said, "Tomorrow, I'll go on time."

Xu Lihu's heart was trembling and exclaimed: "The old general, I can't do it. This is a Hongmen banquet. I'm afraid I will go but never return..."

Lu Dingsheng avoided his gaze and turned to look at Zhang Jinzhong. His gaze brought some indescribable feelings.

Zhang Jinzhong pondered for a while and said, "The old general should not be very dangerous."

"Why?" Xu Lihu asked in surprise.

Could it be that he and the Cheng family are relatives? How could they say so affirmatively?

"The old general is highly respected, and no one can stand out in the Western camp anymore. Now that he is invited to leave, what's wrong, hehe... Liu Zhengqi's surrender move will dig his own grave?" Zhang Jinzhong said coldly.

"Surrender?" Xu Lihu asked with doubt.

"Yes, since Liu Zhengqi invited the old general to the banquet at this time, at this location, then there is only one thing he wants to do." Zhang Jinzhong said affirmatively.

Xu Lihu turned his head to stare at the old man, and there was a deep worry in his eyes: "Elder General, no matter what medicine Liu Zhengqi sold in this gourd, it would be better to ignore it if he saw it."

"Ignore it?" Lu Dingsheng suddenly burst out laughing and said, "When did your Erhu's courage become so bad?

Xu Lihu's face turned red. When he fought, he was the first to lead the way and was desperate, but he was indeed not good at all about these conspiracies.

Lu Dingsheng smiled slightly, stepped forward and patted his shaking shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, little guy, I'm a person who came out of the rain of swords and arrows. I don't believe that he did not die at the hands of the Huns in the past, but he would die at the hands of his own people."
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