Then to Linqing County.

Pei Yue received a grand welcome that was countless times grander than last time.

The former right-wing governor Yan Linchuan did not ride in a sedan this time, but walked out of the city to greet him as a mark of respect. The county magistrate Mo Qingyun and the guerrilla Yu Zheng followed him on the left and right, and behind him were the county government officials and thousands of people. Yan Shiqiao and the leaky-talking Yan

Donglou was mixed in the crowd, his face full of anxiety and shame, for fear that the coming imperial envoy would see his face clearly.

Qianqi Juanyungang.

When Pei Yue left Jiming Village, he took with him the elite soldiers of the Zangfeng Guard headquarters and the cavalry from Xishui Village, plus more than a hundred elite warriors selected by Qin Xian himself, making up a total of one thousand people.

When he led thousands of horses to attack, dust was flying all the way, and the gentry of Linqing County who had been waiting early were shocked.

Yu Zheng looked at the high-spirited Pei Yue at the front of the cavalry team, and felt an unspeakable sadness in his heart.

Once upon a time, he had such a dream in the border army at the southern border of Daliang, hoping that one day he could lead the troops into battle and be invincible. However, after the incident nine years ago, he left the army disheartened.

In the middle of the war, relying on some connections, he transferred back to the Xiang Army, and from then on he was intoxicated with songs and songs every night.

I woke up many times from my dreams in the middle of the night. After dawn, I still returned to my normal rhythm of life, just like a frog unwilling to jump out of a boil in warm water. The occasional guilt was just a futile attempt to comfort myself.

Thousands of cavalry arrived in an instant. Pei Yue reined in his horse and stopped. The fine cavalry behind him were in uniform order. The horses neighed loudly at the same time. This formation really made the people of Linqing who were watching respectfully feel awe and fear.

"Congratulations to Pei Qin for defeating the Wu army, killing ten thousand enemy commanders in formation, and raising the prestige of the Liang Dynasty!"

County Magistrate Mo Qingyun said loudly, no longer as arrogant and arrogant as when they first met.

Pei Yue got off his horse and stepped forward. After thanking him, he said to Yan Linchuan: "Sir, how dare I bother you to go out of the city in this hot weather? I really can't bear it."

The unhappiness of the past has long since disappeared. Yan Linchuan smiled and said: "Imperial Envoy, you defeated the horse bandits and killed the generals to create a stable and peaceful life for us Lingzhou people. How can you not afford it?"

Pei Yue exchanged a few words with him, then turned to look at Mo Qingyun and said: "Magistrate Mo, your Majesty has promoted me to the commander of the Tibetan Front Guards, leading a cavalry bodyguard to fight against the Western Wu people. Because we have to recruit troops locally in Lingzhou, so

I will place the temporary headquarters of the Zangfeng Guards in Linqing County and ask you to help with the preparations."

Mo Qingyun was slightly startled, then his face turned happy.

Not only him, but also the Linqing squires standing next to him, including Yan Linchuan, were overjoyed.

Now that there is the Western Wu army outside and the cavalry inside, everyone in the three prefectures in the north is in danger. If Pei Yue had not led the army to arrive today, Linqing County would not have opened the door at all, because they were worried that the eight hundred cavalry would find an opportunity to take advantage of it.

At this time, Pei Yue placed the temporary headquarters of the Zangfeng Guard in Linqing County, which undoubtedly added absolute security to this place. It is impossible for people like Mo Qingyun and others to not know the Daliang military system. Even if Pei Yue cannot recruit full troops, as long as there are

Thousands of people were in the city, and the eight hundred cavalry would never dare to invade.

Mo Qingyun showed a rare smile and said: "Your Majesty, please don't be polite. This is the duty of a subordinate. I will arrange the residence later."

As the most fertile county in Guangping Prefecture, Linqing has a vast area and it is easy to set up a camp for tens of thousands of people.

Yan Linchuan also smiled and said: "I think the place over at Yu Youyi is very good. It has ready-made barracks and is large enough for the imperial envoy's subordinates to settle down."

Seeing everyone looking at him, Yu Zheng scolded the old fox in his heart, but maintained a sincere smile on his face, nodded and said: "Please, Sir, your subordinates will be stationed in the camp in the fourth capital."

Pei Yue smiled and said: "Then I will be disrespectful. Yu Youyi, I have something else I want to ask you to do."

Yu Zheng felt bitter in his mouth. The last time Pei Yue asked him to find four hundred horses, he almost emptied his family fortune. Those were the snowflakes of silver he had worked hard to save in the past nine years. But the situation was stronger than the people, and the status of both parties was huge.

The gap prevented him from even thinking about resisting, so he could only say respectfully: "Please give me your instructions, Sir."

Pei Yue said: "Take your subordinates to the official office of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion in Xingyang City, find Tan Yu, the right army officer, to collect the weapons and food for the front guards, and then escort them to Linqing County."

Yu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and agreed.

Yan Linchuan interjected: "Imperial envoy, a reception banquet has been prepared in the city. At the same time, we also want to celebrate you and your subordinates. Please don't refuse."

Pei Yue raised his eyes and looked at the thick crowd behind him, and said hesitantly: "Sir, we have a day off today, and we will set out to wipe out the eight hundred cavalry tomorrow, so let's forget about the banquet."

Normally Yan Linchuan would have been a little unhappy at being rejected like this, but at this moment he was in awe.

After the news spread, the people of Linqing all praised Pei Yue.

The next day, Pei Yue led his troops to leave Linqing County and march toward Dingning Prefecture in the northeast.

At the beginning, the atmosphere in the team was quite relaxed and lively. For the soldiers who had experienced several battles, they were now not afraid of the bravery of the Ba Dao Battalion. Especially the more than 400 people of the Zangfeng Guard, who had previously fought against Ba Dao.

They did not take advantage of the battle between the two battalions, so naturally they want to avenge their past humiliation.

However, after entering Dingning Prefecture, many people couldn't help but fell silent.

Within two days, they had seen seven villages that had been slaughtered by the Ba Dao Battalion cavalry.

Walking through the wilderness late at night, the bright moon shines on the bones.

I only hear wild dogs barking, but I don't hear people crying.

Unlike Dongqing Prefecture, which is under the care of the Bianying, and Guangping Prefecture, which is close to Xingyang, Dingning Prefecture is almost undefended. In addition to the prefectural and county towns, the vast plains have become a racecourse for the Batao Camp cavalry to run wild.

, here they can perfectly execute the strategy of supporting war with war, and launch raids on weak villages at any time.

"I'm going to fuck these bastard Xiwu people!" Chen Xianda cursed unbearably.

At this moment, they were standing in a village more than 20 miles east of Anhua County.

Even though these people killed people without batting an eyelid on the battlefield, looking at the deserted village with bloodstains everywhere, anger and depression boiled in everyone's heart.

Pei Yue thought of the forty-seven lives lost in Green Willow Village, and of the eleven Zhuangzi who were massacred by bandits outside Kyoto.

Although he had never been soft-hearted towards Chen Xizhi, the murderous intention in his heart was about to go to his head at this moment, and he almost calmed down by relying on his strong willpower.

"Sir, something is wrong." Wei Rui said with a frown.

Pei Yue looked at him with cold eyes.

"This place has obviously been looted by the Xiwu people, but why are no bodies found?" Wei Rui's words immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Pei Yue nodded and said: "Fu Hongzhi, take your people to look around."

"Follow the order!"

Except for Wei Rui's doubts, there was nothing unusual in Zhuangzi. Judging from the blood stains on the ground and the conditions in each farmer's home, Xiwu Badao Camp's attack was very sudden and they killed everyone on sight without mercy.

At this moment, Pei Yue wanted to cut Chen Xizhi into pieces with a thousand knives.

After half a stick of incense was burned, Fu Hongzhi galloped back and said to Pei Yue with a strange expression: "Sir, there is something discovered in the north."

Pei Yue immediately led his troops towards the north. Two or three miles out of the village, he saw the scouts trained by Fu Hongzhi. They dismounted and stood on the roadside, quietly looking at the wasteland in front of them.

There is a donkey cart parked on the roadside.

Next to the donkey cart stood a little girl of eight or nine years old.

There were two scouts on the wasteland, and standing between them was a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old.

Behind the young man are rows of newly built simple tombs, densely packed and neatly arranged, with hundreds of them in total.

The moonlight was bright, reflecting on the young man's pale and weak face.
Chapter completed!