After saying goodbye to Princess Wannian Liu Ning, Pei Qing took the military talisman to recruit Hu Zhen, Li Su and others, and asked them to gather at the gate of the north city within half an hour. Then he went to the inn and explained to Cai Zhaoji and Dong Bai, asking them to follow Princess Wannian, and at the same time, he took Cai Yong and Xun You to gather at the gate of the city.

Cai Yong and Xun You also knew that once Pei Qing left, they could not stay in the inn. Now that the war is in chaos, it is not certain that the Xiliang Army and the imperial army will win and lose. They dare not get involved in this matter. After thinking about it, they can only follow Pei Qing for the first time. To put it bluntly, even if Pei Qing was defeated, he could still escape back to Yuzhou. It is always much better than the ones they were in danger.

After Pei Qing arrived at the city gate, Li Su arrived without a stick of incense. After seeing Pei Qing, he was very excited. He first visited Pei Qing with military etiquette, and then said with gratitude: "Last time, thanks to your help from the Grand Commander, General Mo picked up a big advantage for nothing. Our army seized more than 100,000 hu of food and grass, and countless weapons. General Lu Bu has already expressed his support for General Mo Zhenwei. This time, he is honored to be able to fight side by side with the Grand Commander."

Pei Qing gently helped Li Su up and said with a smile: "Your Making Gong Jing (Li Su's word is created by the author, don't take it seriously) There is no need to be too polite. Since we are fighting together, how can we distinguish each other? This time the thief is powerful, and you and me need sincere cooperation to have hope. We are wise and don't say secret words. This time I really need the general and I am united in heart and virtue and strive for the first place. If you violate the military law, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Li Su immediately looked serious and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, the Grand Governor is that the glory of the last general is given by the Grand Governor. This time, the Grand Governor must advance and retreat with the Grand Governor. The Grand Governor here vows that as long as the Grand Governor does not take a step back, the Grand Governor will never take a step back. If you violate this vow, the Grand Governor will die without a place to bury it!"

Later, Pei Qing and Li Su talked about the details of this battle, as well as the pros and cons of the Xiliang generals. However, after waiting for most of the hour, Hu Zhen was still not here, and Pei Qing's face became ugly.

After another stick of incense, Hu Zhen walked slowly in all directions. After seeing Pei Qing, he accelerated his pace and came to Pei Qing, bowed and said, "This is Governor Pei, right? I am really indifferent. I am slower because I am sick. I will forgive me."

However, Pei Qing had a gloomy face and shouted sternly: "What a sick person. I see that you have a red face and are refreshed. You don't look sick at all. If you are really sick, it's also a heart disease or a pride and fall, which means despising me. If you are like you who openly violate military discipline, if you don't take any action to punish them, how can you convince the public?"

Then he ordered his left and right: "Drag me out of the city gate and behead him and show him to the public!"

Seeing this, Hu Zhen's expression changed drastically and shouted sternly: "Pei Qing, do you dare to kill me? Do you know that I am General Lu Bu's man? If you want to kill me, don't even think about surviving in this Chang'an City in the future!"

"Hmph, why don't you dare? Now that the Xiliang bandits are invading, all the soldiers in the city are nervous and on guard. Even General Fengxian himself is fully dressed up and patrolled the city urgently. All soldiers from all walks of life are trying to serve the country and swear to fight with the bandits to the end. You are the only one. After receiving my Jiangling, you are calm and stepping into a car, like walking in the garden, nearly half an hour later than the prescribed time. You violate the military order and violate our military law. Even if General Fengxian comes in person, you will never spare you."

Pei Qing said this and shouted to his left and right: "What are you still standing there? Drag him out quickly and behead him!"

"No." The soldiers and soldiers on both sides did not dare to neglect them, so they quickly raised Hu Zhen and walked out.

At this time, Li Su said, "The Grand Commander is leaving behind people under the sword. Now the imperial court is employed. It is a bit ominous to kill the general in the face of the enemy. I also asked the Grand Commander to give Hu Zhen a chance to make meritorious service."

Pei Qing snorted, his face calmed down slightly, and then said, "It's up to Li Zhonglang to spare his life."

Then Pei Qing ordered people to catch up with his personal soldiers on the left and right, push Hu Zhen to him again, and then said to him: "You violated our military orders and should have killed them according to military laws. Fortunately, Li Zhonglang pleaded for you, so he will send him the power. If you commit another crime, the previous and later accounts will be settled with you. However, if you violate military discipline, you cannot be without any punishment measures. You will be given a million yuan as a fine. You will temporarily be demoted from General Zhonglang to Captain, and the remaining troops will be reduced by half. The rest will be led by Li Su. After making meritorious service, you will be restored to your original position and take back your original troops. You will first give this half of the troops to Li Zhonglang, and then lead the army to follow me and leave the city with me!"

Hu Zhen's face turned blue, but he didn't dare to say anything at this time, because Pei Qing's personal soldiers just now lifted him up like a ferocious spirit, and kept gestured on his head and neck with the steel knife in his hand. This really made him feel that death was approaching. So Hu Zhen lowered his head, endured humiliation and distributed half of the army to Li Su's command. He had already gritted his teeth at Pei Qing and secretly decided to surrender to Li Jue and Guo Si after he arrived in Xinfeng. After capturing Pei Qing, he would definitely not be able to survive or die.

However, Pei Qing seemed to have not seen it, calmly issued military orders to rectify the army, then took out the talisman, opened the city gate, led his army out of the city, and met with his old subordinates who had been waiting outside the city gate.

In fact, although there were more than 8,000 people outside the city at this time, more than 2,000 elite Zhu Yan's private soldiers were already led by Xu Yan and were about to enter the city. Therefore, Pei Qing's army outside the city was only about 6,000. In addition to the army of Li Su and Hu Zhen, the total number was less than 20,000. With Xu Rong's 5,000 people, the total number was not less than 25,000. His enemy was at least four times that of him, and they were all elite troops in Xiliang. So almost no one could be optimistic about this battle. In their opinion, the best result of this expedition was to successfully resist for three or five days. I just hope that within three or five days, the teams of kings from all over the country would arrive as soon as possible, and perhaps this crisis could be avoided.

However, Pei Qing was not moved at all. The two personal generals around him, Deng Dang, Xie Yingdeng, and the general Zang Ba, were all afraid of the slightest desire to try. Instead, they had a look of eagerness on their faces. Even Zhang Chao, who had always been timid, did not retreat this time, but said respectfully to Pei Qing: "Grandmaster, the general of the Mo has retreated many times, but now the general of the Mo will not retreat again. The general of the Mo has brought so many benefits to the general. Now it is time for the general of the Mo to repay."

Seeing Zhang Chao say this, Pei Qing nodded immediately and said complimentingly: "I feel very relieved that I am not happy to be the commander of the entire army, but I like that I am growing up day by day."

After hearing this, Zhang Chao was so moved that he almost burst into tears. He bowed to Pei Qing and said, "I will keep the teachings of the Grand Commander in mind. If you have any use of the last general in the future, you will definitely do your best to repay the virtues of the past."
Chapter completed!