Xingqing Mansion did not suffer much damage, and almost completely fell into Xiao Ding's hands. The decisive battle on the edge of the Yellow River, in which both sides drew tens of thousands of troops, finally ended with Xiao Ding's victory.

In fact, in the early stages of the battle, the two sides were evenly matched. Although Xiao Ding had a slight advantage, it could not fundamentally change the direction of the war.

The number of the two sides is almost the same, and the combat effectiveness is also about the same. Xiao Ding's men are slightly better, but this is Xingqing Mansion after all, a place where Li Xu has been running for more than ten years. The soldiers generally have the desire to defend their homeland.

The gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides was almost evened out in the face of this mentality.

What changed the situation of the war was Yu Zanghuama who suddenly appeared on the battlefield after noon.

Both Li Xu and Xiao Ding firmly believed that Yu Zanghuama was their ally, so after Yu Zanghuama led his troops to appear on the battlefield, they unanimously issued a series of orders to adapt to the new battlefield.

pattern.

The ensuing battle was the death of the commander who misjudged the situation.

When he discovered that Yu Zanghuama was his enemy, everything was irreversible.

He could have struggled to fight a fight, but because of his wrong judgment, the enemy stabbed him directly in the heart and killed him.

Li Xu was defeated miserably.

When he finally escaped from the battlefield, there were only a few hundred riders left by his side.

Li Xu's entire army was destroyed, leaving Xingqing Mansion no longer able to resist. When Xiao Ding's banner appeared under Xingqing Mansion, the officials who stayed behind and the gentry in the city opened the city without any effort.

Open the gate to welcome Master Wang as he enters the city.

"Li Xu is really prepared to call himself a loner!" Looking up at the exquisite carved railings and painted buildings, the splendid palace with golden walls, and the emperor's robes and utensils that the army searched from inside, Cheng Gui couldn't hide his expression.

Happy.

How could the credit for pacifying a rebel general be compared to the credit for pacifying a guy who wanted to be the emperor? These things are living evidence and make the pacifier's credit even higher.

Xiao Ding was naturally the first to make the decision, but the key to deciding the strategy was undoubtedly Ma Xing, the appeasement envoy on Shaanxi Road.

"General Xiao, Li Xu will be beheaded again, so we must keep up the good work!" Turning to look at Xiao Ding beside him, Cheng Gui said: "No matter where he escapes, the pacifier will see his head.

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Although Cheng Gui was only Chaofeng Lang and Xiao Ding was much higher in rank than him, Xiao Ding still bowed slightly to him and said: "Cheng Chaofeng, don't worry. Next, Xiao will definitely lead his troops to chase Li Xu personally.

He will not be captured."

"Once Xingling is lost, although Li Xu still has Guazhou and other places, he is no different from a wandering bandit. His subordinates in Guazhou and other places will probably become disloyal. General Xiao and the pacifier must now hope to escape.

The sooner I see Li Xu’s head, the happier I will be. After all, the situation on Hebei Road is not good right now. If we can end the war earlier, the court will be able to focus on dealing with the Liao bandits in the next time!"

"Understand that the general will lead his troops and set off!" Xiao Ding nodded.

"Thank you for your hard work, General. But for the sake of the overall situation, we have to do this. When the general returns from victory, the pacifier will definitely welcome him out of the city to congratulate the general!" Cheng Gui said happily.

"Don't dare take it!" Xiao Ding smiled.

Xingqing Mansion, as Li Xu's hometown, was really rich. This was evident after Guang Rui's army occupied Li Xu's warehouse.

There were enough grain reserves to feed 100,000 people for three years, dozens of well-packed arsenals, and millions of copper coins. Everyone could not help but sigh when they saw that some of the copper coin ropes were rotten.

This guy has been rebelling for a long time.

But now, these are all advantageous to the invading Song army.

Xiao Ding kept his promise. The next day, he personally led the Guangrui Army's cavalry battalion and Xin Jian's Iron Harriers on a journey to pursue Li Xu, leaving Tuoba Yangwei and Zhang Yuan to deal with Xingqing Mansion.

follow-up matters.

Cheng Gui sent Xiao Ding away quickly on purpose.

Because of the behavior of Xiao Ding's subordinates after entering Xingqing Mansion, he felt a little scared.

He saw a true and innocent army.

But before, he had never seen anything like this, or even heard of it.

As a conquered place, as a lair for those who are ready to rebel, the people here are born with three points of original sin, and after the battle, the army will almost become blood-devouring wolves. At this time, they will kill, kill and loot.

It is unavoidable, and under normal circumstances, generals leading troops will deliberately indulge their subordinates.

Soldiers need to vent and gain income.

Being able to deploy and retract is the most basic characteristic of a strong army.

But when Xiao Ding's subordinates entered Xingqing Mansion, they found no fault in Qiu.

This is terrible.

This fully illustrates Xiao Ding's strong control over the army.

Before entering the city, Xiao Ding said lightly to his generals: Those who burn, kill, loot and endanger the people will be killed without hesitation!

At that time, Cheng Gui thought this was just a beautiful routine order.

But after actually entering the city, he found that the army strictly implemented Xiao Ding's orders.

They even had serious conflicts with Yu Zanghuama's subordinates.

The origin was that Yu Zanghuama's army was killing, killing, and looting in the city, and they encountered them.

The final result was that Tuoba came forward and showed off his power. I don’t know how he negotiated with Yu Zanghuama. Although this rebellious Tubo man was angry, he still led his men and withdrew from Xing.

Qingfu.

This gave Cheng Gui a very bad feeling.

So he hurriedly sent Xiao Ding out and asked him to chase Li Xu.

And he wanted to work harder and see if he could convince several generals under Xiao Ding to join the pacification envoy.

Lying on the chair with his eyes closed, in front of him, two beautiful and delicate ladies were taking care of his feet.

During this time, he was really exhausted. Not to mention anything else, just running back and forth was a thousand miles away. Even if he had a horse to travel, his feet would suffer a lot.

Now, after soaking in hot water, two girls were using pedicure scissors to repair his nails and calluses, and also gave him a massage. This kind of enjoyment could not be enjoyed in Yan'an Prefecture.

Ma Xing is the kind of official who is relatively self-restrained, and under his influence, the officials under the pacification envoy, no matter how rich they are, dare not openly spend extravagantly.

As Ma Xing's top aide, Cheng Gui is even less able to take the lead and enjoy it.

Although he is very rich.

Squinting his eyes, what flashed through his mind were the generals under Xiao Ding's command one after another.

No one in power would like a powerful force under his command to influence his decision-making and judgment. And now Xiao Ding has formed such a powerful force.

In the final analysis, the entire war against Li Xu was due to Xiao Ding's sudden action, which finally forced Ma Xing to passively mobilize the entire Shaanxi Province to endorse him.

Now that the war has been won, Li Xu, who has lost his spirit, is no longer worth mentioning. Naturally, it is time to settle the score after the fall.

Disrupting the forces under Xiao Ding should be the top priority.

To be honest, neither Ma Xing nor Cheng Gui had ever thought about what Xiao Ding wanted to do. They simply believed that a military general should not have such influence.

It is only right that all people, whether they are the Song people on the Shaanxi Road or the Tubo people in Hengshan, should unite around the Shaanxi Road pacifier headed by Ma Xing.

What do you want to do when you unite around a general?

Ma Xing even thought that he was doing this for Xiao Ding's benefit. In the future, both Xiao Ding and Xiao Yu of Bianliang would have to thank him.

Cheng Gui once thought this matter was extremely simple.

When the comfort envoy along the way issues a summons, no matter who is below, shouldn’t he be so excited that he jumps up with his body? The thighs of the comfort envoy and the thighs of a commander, a top civil servant and a mid-to-high-level military attache,

Who is more attractive? Needless to say?

But when he came into contact with certain people with full confidence, a basin of cold water was poured down on him, drenching him to the core. Only then did he suddenly realize that things were not that simple!

If you can't use these tricks to solve the problem, you can only wait until you return to Yan'an Mansion and suggest that the pacifier should be tough. At that time, you can directly remove the firepower and transfer Xiao Ding away. This is the simplest way, and then

Slowly neutralize these generals under him.

The soldiers brought out by Xiao Ding are indeed capable of fighting. This time he watched the confrontation between Xiao Ding and Li Xu. Cheng Gui was deeply touched by this. If these soldiers were broken down and then placed among other armies on the Shaanxi Road,

, which can rapidly increase the combat effectiveness of various departments in Shaanxi Road.

Of course, this would offend Xiao Ding, and even Xiao Yu in the capital.

But as long as it is a promotion, I think this kind of unhappiness will disappear soon!

By the way, the Shaanxi Road will become an important line in the Song Dynasty's attack on the Liao Dynasty in the future. The Pacifier will definitely be reluctant to let Xiao Ding go, so there is no problem in finding a position for him in the Pacifier's mansion.

Just take it out when you need to use it.

By the way, let's do it this way. This is undoubtedly the best way for both parties.

Yuzang Huama needs to be treated kindly and win over carefully. With them, he can also contain the Hengshan party items.

The pacifier liked the party's cavalry very much, and the Tibetan cavalry under Yu Zang Huama's command were not bad either.

Thinking of these things, Cheng Gui showed a satisfied smile on his face, but he gradually fell asleep. However, the two girls did not dare to neglect at all, and still squeezed him hard and gently. As a quilt

If they could catch the criminals in Li Xu's house and catch up with the noble man in front of them, they would probably not suffer in the following days. But they saw that those extremely fierce Song generals were in this skinny man.

In front of the lonely people, everyone is submissive.

Yuzang Huama was drinking with Tuoba, and there was another person present, Zhang Yuan.
To be continued...