After passing Mount Kelan, the ground gradually became muddy, and yellow mud was everywhere with horse hooves.

This time I came to Hedong, I had the idea of ​​quickly suppressing the rebellion, so the supplies from Li Xin's troops were hung on their respective horses.

After conquering the Qiang people in Hengshan and killing all the seven leaders and their families, there were more Dangxiang soldiers in the Xiliang army.

These people are relatively short in shape, but are even more sturdy, with dark skin, and are the most obedient to military orders and are born warriors.

Since ancient times, the Xiliang generals who conquered the Qiang people were all overlords who were powerful in the Central Plains. Needless to say, the Ma Teng and Han Sui, who had to be afraid of anything Cao Cao wanted to do in the late Han Dynasty, had mostly Qiang soldiers under him.

Li Xin was about to see a fortress, so she sent someone to ask.

After a while, the spy came back and clasped his fists and said, "Major General, ahead of him is the fortress of Zhangjia in Hedong."

Li Xin held the horse's reins and whispered: "I see that this village is built in a very well-organized manner. The guards must be quite good. Why are there still bandits of the White Lotus Sect here? "

The spy nodded and said, "The mark comes out from the inside, and there are piles of grain, piles of horse materials, and large bundles of military equipment everywhere.

Coats, blacksmiths and carpenters gathered together and built sheds to eat and live there. They repaired vehicles, took care of mules and horses, repaired utensils, and whipped leather goods.

With the arrival and going of the civilians, the fortress was like a small city. If they attacked, the bandits could not resist it."

Next to Li Xin, a young general smiled and said, "The major general doesn't know the customs and customs of Hedong, so it's no wonder that he has such doubts. There are many powerful people here, mostly famous families that were prosperous during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. No matter who it was, when they fought in Hedong, they had to win over them and allow them to surrender without fighting. When the Hu people went south and encountered a nail in this place, they had to grit their teeth to recognize the powerful status of Hedong and not interfere with their power.

Now that Hedong is in trouble with bandits, this group of people is holding their anger and want to take the benefits of the court. Some people also say that the bandits of the White Lotus Sect were created privately."

Li Xin snorted coldly: "For the sake of small profits, he abandoned the country's justice and made peace with the foreign race. Now he is sitting on the verge of sects and scoundrels and poisons the country's village. He is simply a thief... If I have the chance, I must ask the emperor to clean them up."

Soon, the gate of the fortress opened, and a group of cavalry came out, surrounded by a middle-aged man.

"Hahahaha, this is the major general. It is better to meet than to be famous. Meeting is far better than being famous. The major general is really a dragon and phoenix among people. Your army is also a well-deserved Tiger Army."

The middle-aged man was hyping up on the horse's back, and all the Xiliang soldiers had no expressions and looked at him quietly.

Li Xin shouted: "I came to suppress the bandits. Since you are a local regiment training, you should cooperate with our troops to suppress the bandits. Prepare some forage and feed them to horses. We will station outside the fort tonight."

The middle-aged man's eyes rolled and said, "The Major General doesn't know that there is a bandit in the White Lotus Sect here, with no less than 30,000 troops, which is extremely fierce. We have been defeated by him several times. If we are stationed here, if there is no fortress, we are afraid that they will attack them at night."

Li Xin said in a deep voice: "I'm just afraid he won't come, so I'll go prepare the forage." After saying that, he didn't look at the middle-aged man's expression and turned around and said: "Send the order and prepare to set up a camp."

Around the fortress, a group of refugees gathered, hoping to get closer and get shelter.

People come out in the fortress every day to select useful young and strong men or women who cook from refugees, and the elderly, weak, sick and disabled are left without anyone to care about them.

These people were lying weakly in a slightly dry place waiting to die. At this time, they could hear the sound of horse hooves and the sound of heavy military boots scattered. Then they saw the refugees on the road scattering one after another, giving way.

Their eyes were empty and there was no trace of anger. Li Xin dismounted and looked around, with a solemn expression.

After these ten thousand people passed one after another, the middle-aged man behind him looked gloomy and said, "Go and tell Cao Meng that they will try their water tonight and prevent the fire from burning these Xiliang barbarians."

At night, a group of people sneaked up and slowly touched them up.

Judging from their appearance, there were less than a few hundred people, biting wooden sticks in their mouths and pulling some hot tinder and igniting objects.

In the mountains and forests behind, there were still tens of thousands of people waiting for the night attack.

Before they arrived, they were discovered by Xiliang's secret whistle. After a few strange bird calls, someone in the head coach's tent in the camp opened the curtain, "Major General, someone is coming to attack the camp."

Li Xin was writing a memorial under the lamp, which was about the decayed situation he saw after coming to Hedong and his suggestions to the court. After hearing this, he did not raise his head and said lightly: "Catch a few living people, don't kill them all."

After the person came to hold his fists, he left the tent, and soon a team of people broke out from the camp.

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Bianliang, Kaifeng Prefecture.

In Wei Yunse's study, even the maid was sent away.

Several old ministers looked at a memorial with their heads.

"This is written by Li Xin. This kid has a big appetite and wants to destroy the Hedong prominent family."

"What a vicious thief."

Jiang Chu was born in a wealthy family in Hedong, but he didn't speak, but his face was not good-looking.

Wei Yunse looked at him specially, then said in a deep voice: "Li Xin only used a few hundred people, and fought tens of thousands of refugees. He caught several prisoners and asked about it as the commander of the Zhang family in Kelan Mountain. Then he easily attacked the fortress and captured the entire Zhang family alive. Now he is transporting it to the capital..."

"It is easier for Li Xin to fight Hedong, and it is easier for Li Wei to open the seal." Liu Qin replayed the old tune: "There is no strong army in the Central Plains, why not form an alliance with Mongolia."

Wei Yunse was a little irritated, not because his subordinates were disagreeable, but because he suddenly realized that no matter what he wanted to do, he might be stopped.

This person is Chen Shou, and the feeling of ruling the world in the past is gone. Jiang Chucai was a Hedong family. Liu Qin received a large number of bribes from Mongolia. He knew all of these, but he didn't care. Because no matter whether it was Jiang Chucai or Liu Qin, they could not object as long as they made the decision. Even Yao Baobao had listened to his own words before, and Emperor Gengyuan was in their control.

Chen Shou is different now. When there are major events in the court, he needs to compromise with Chen Shou, and sometimes he is even influenced by him. Not to mention the emperor, he was coaxed around.

It was like a thorn stuck in his throat, making him extremely uncomfortable.

The taste of power, I can’t stand the feeling of loss when I lose it for the first time.

Wei Yunse stood up and threw Li Xin's memorial into the stove.

"With the people of Xiliang having Chen Shou in the court, it is becoming increasingly difficult to control. I think the root cause is not Xiliang, but Chen Shou. If you want to subdue Xiliang, you must first get rid of Chen Shou."
Chapter completed!