Chapter 45: Secret discussions in the border town

Guangling City, the northern border of the Great Jin Dynasty; the soldiers and horses in the city kept flowing, and the shouts of orders were heard day and night, and the army was stationed here after the failure of the Northern Expedition.

In the study of the general's mansion in the city, a tall, hair-bearded and attractive general was furious. Two subordinates in Confucian uniforms stood opposite him. This person was Huan Wen, a powerful figure in the Eastern Jin Dynasty today.

General Huan roared: "I'm so brave. I'm fighting for the country abroad. These villains stabbed the knife in the back of my ass. I pity my brother-in-law and two nephews. I just died in the hands of the villain in such an unknown way, which is so angry."

Huan Wen pointed to the white-faced and long-bearded man opposite him and said, "Xi Chao joins the army and drafts memorials for me immediately. I want to punish the crime of Wuxing Wang Xianzhi's failure to investigate. Under his own rule, my brother-in-law's family was tragically destroyed!"

The military officer named Xi Chao said, "General, no, the situation is not good for us now. The Northern Expedition has just failed and your prestige has been greatly damaged. What you need to do at this time is to quickly restore the lost territory and regain the prestige. If you only interfere with the affairs of Dali Temple for such a matter that seems to be the responsibility of public security on the surface, it may not be suitable."

Huan Wen bulged his eyes and thought for a long time, turning his head to ask another short man next to him, saying, "Wang Xun, what do you think?"

Wang Xun was a short man, less than six feet tall, but he felt smart and capable. When Wang Xun heard the general's inquiry, he hurried forward and said, "Xi Shenjun's words are reasonable. The most important thing is not this matter now, but to stabilize the situation and recover the disadvantages. There are many discussions in the court. Wang Tanzhi and Xie An are making a fuss about our failure in the Northern Expedition. They are making a big fuss. The general must be guarded."

Huan Wen frowned and said, "It's really troublesome. Yuan Zhen, a traitor, was sentenced to Yan State in Shouyang. The villain in the court was fueling the fire behind me, which really made me feel heart-wrenching."

Xi Chao said: "The general doesn't have to worry too much. Just distinguish the main and the order and solve it one by one. I have a few words to say."

Huan Wen's face cleared a little, and he signaled the two to sit down and asked the servant to take the tea.

Xi Chao narrowed his slender eyes and sniffed the tea ceremony: "General, the most urgent task now is to restore your reputation. As long as you can do this, those clowns will naturally stop and the situation will definitely be cut off one by one. I think it is better to replenish troops and food to capture the rebel Yuan Zhen at this time, so as to slightly reverse the decline."

Huan Wen nodded and said, "What he said is reasonable, but will the matter of Wu Xing be ignored?"

Xi Chao bowed and said, "The Wuxing incident can be carried out secretly. Last time, we used the life of Su Junqing and his family to force Su Jin and Su Hongling to steal the object, but unfortunately the result was a failure. The general killed the Su family, and only Su Hongling was left to escape. This matter was handled by Lord Wei, but it seemed that he had not done his best."

Huan Wen gritted his teeth and said, "Wei Bi, this fool, is so tired of doing such a small thing that my brother-in-law's family was wiped out. I must chop his dog's head."

Xi Chao continued: "The secret report said that Su Hongling escaped was rescued by a boy named Han Mu in Wuxing. This matter was supported by the sword given by Su Hongling, which shows that it was definitely not fake. I guess the matter of the Song family was done by Han Mu. The second young master of Song was too arrogant and failed to kill Han Mu in one fell swoop, which led to a longing. It seems that Han Mu is not simple."

Wang Xun, who had not spoken, interrupted: "I killed nearly 200 people in one night. This matter must have been acquiesced by Wang Xianzhi and others. Otherwise, once the officers and soldiers arrived, it would be so easy for them to escape there."

Huan Wen was stirred up by this sentence and was angry again, cursing Wang Xianzhi.

Xi Chao said: "What Wang Zhuan said is that according to the Beijing Inquirer, Han Mu had already arrived at Xie An's mansion, and it seemed that he had hooked up with them."

Huan Wen said: "So what if he knows where he is going? I can't kill him openly without evidence."

Xi Chao said: "You can send a hero Zhang Xihua to assassinate secretly to eliminate the general's heart."

Huan Wen nodded and agreed. The three of them began to discuss the increase of troops and grain, preparing for the attack on Yuan Zhen.

Guangling City is preparing for war, and Shouyang City, which is more than 80 miles north, is also in a tense atmosphere. The vast Jiangbei Plain is about to become a battlefield for both sides to compete.

In the Dongshan courtyard of Xie Mansion in Wuyi Lane, Jiankang City, Yuan Gang and Junjie were leading the Flying Tigers to practice. After a night of rest, everyone who was originally tired was very tired.

Han Mu and others knew that the Flying Tigers' combat power needs to be improved, and Wu Xing's revenge night exposed many problems; the Flying Tigers' individual combat capabilities are not problematic, but there are many problems in coordinated combat. For example, in the battle of Lin Yuan, when there were many enemies and we were few, Han Mu once led a small number of people to chase Song Yun, while the other Flying Tigers could not cover up, but they just fought with their opponents on their own, which led to Han Mu's several charges not taking effect.

Regarding the coordinated combat between the troops, Han Mu was not from a corps and had little knowledge of this in his previous life, so he had no good idea. Fortunately, Yuan Gang was through many battles and was in charge of escorts, basically he commanded the actions of the escorts, so he had a lot of experience in this.

Han Muzi was also very dissatisfied with himself. The Tiangang sword technique failed to exert the power of his imagination in the group battle. His muscles and bones and strength were still insufficient, and he felt powerless during the fierce battle. "It seems that he needs to find a famous teacher to guide him." Han Mu secretly thought that the Flying Tigers in the courtyard were changing various formations and moving forward and retreating freely in the shouts of Yuan Gang. Xie Xuan, who came to join in the fun early in the morning, stood beating and watching.

Han Mu practiced hard alone in a corner of the yard. He was wearing crocodile leather armor and loose white training clothes. Sometimes he drank blood like a sky, sometimes he stood quietly and pondered, and suddenly he took out a flying knife from his waist and raised his hand and shot.

Xie Xuan was envious and stole a hole and said, "Brother Han, have you made these armor and weapons yourself?"

Han Mu wiped his sweat and saw the envy in his eyes, and smiled and said, "Yes, do you want it? I'll give you a set?"

Xie Xuan was overjoyed and said, "That's great. I've long wanted to get my own equipment."

Han Muqi said: "It shouldn't be difficult if you want to get good equipment, right?"

Xie Xuan said shyly: "My sister won't let me go. She said that dancing with a knife and stick was done by a reckless man. My Xie family is a family of famous scholars. Uncle Wu and others are already obsessed with martial arts. She doesn't want me to take the martial arts path again."

Han Mu asked, "Who is your sister? Why do you look down on those who learn martial arts?"

Xie Xuan looked at Han Mu as if he was looking at a monster. After a while, he said, "Do you even know my sister's name? She is Xie Daoyuan, the number one talented woman in the Eastern Jin Dynasty."

Han Mu patted his forehead and then remembered.

Xie Daoyuan and Xie Xuan are brothers and sisters, and are the daughters of Xie An elder brother Xie Yi. Xie Yi has long passed away, and the siblings have been growing up next to Xie An.

Han Mu suddenly had an impulse to fight this talented woman inexplicably, so he said to Xie Xuan: "It's okay, I'll help you get equipment and weapons. If she asks, you will say 'The martial arts practitioners are not necessarily all reckless men, but both civil and military are real men'."

Xie Xuan was overjoyed and ran away happily.

Han Mu smiled slightly and continued to think about his martial arts.
Chapter completed!