"In this case, I won't disturb you anymore. I have to return to Beijing to resume my duties. Generals, let's say goodbye." Cao Huachun's mission was to capture Xuanmo. Now that the mission is completed, he will naturally stay here.

It's not interesting, it's better to return to the palace quickly to restore the emperor's life.

"My father-in-law stayed here," the speaker was Li Bei. He was born in Yulin, Shaanxi Province, and grew up surrounded by the wind and sand in the Mu Us Desert. The difficult living environment created his rough and arrogant character, which is why he did not directly express his dignity.

Eunuch Bingbi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, shouted to stop. If it were Zuo Liangyu, he would never stop him so carelessly.

Cao Huachun's heart tightened. This Li Bei was a senior member of Xuan Mo's subordinates. Did he stop him and want to complain to his superior? "What's the matter?" Cao Huachun said calmly.

"Father, it's nothing serious. I just want to ask, if the imperial court took Xuan Mo away, what are we doing?" Li Bei grinned, and his rough voice made the room buzz.

"What should we do? What else can we do? What are your identities? You are officers and soldiers, and the other party is a thief. How can soldiers and thieves live in peace and harmony?" Cao Huachun's neither yin nor yang voice sounded.

"Hey, okay." Li Bei choked and retreated shyly.

"Does anyone else have any questions? If there are no questions, our family will go back to recover." Cao Huachun glanced at the generals, and when no one answered, he hurriedly left with Xuan Mo. This place is Xuan Mo.

Mo's territory is unprepared for a few diehards coming to rob us. It's really unsafe, so we'd better leave as soon as possible.

After Cao Huachun left, Li Bei spat fiercely on the ground, "How can a castrate be so rampant? Doesn't it mean that the emperor of this dynasty hates castrates the most?"

The other two ignored him. He wanted to die himself, so don't drag others with him.

"What should we do next?" Tang Jiuzhou looked at Zuo Liangyu and asked.

"What else can we do? Go south to suppress the bandits." Zuo Liangyu was a little reluctant. He had suffered losses at the hands of the Pei family army and was somewhat unwilling to confront the Pei family army. However, reality had forced him to this point. He had no choice but to be patient.

He kept his scalp and continued the attack.

The movements of Ye County officers and soldiers were first detected by Pei Xiaoer's cavalry who stayed behind. The reason was very simple. The grain, grass, silver, etc. that were supposed to be delivered had not been delivered. The cavalry captain realized that something was wrong, so he came to the outside of Ye County overnight.

, grabbed a tongue and asked about the situation.

Unexpectedly, according to the prisoners, the governor was taken away, and now the army will head south tomorrow to completely encircle the Pei family's army.

The cavalry captain sensed the seriousness of the matter and did not dare to delay. He led Tang Wang and the prisoners to run for more than fifty miles overnight, and finally saw the main force of the Pei family's army.

"What did you say? The officers and soldiers went south." Pei Xiaoer asked.

"That's right, I dare to use my head as a guarantee." The cavalry captain said so confidently that Pei Xiaoer couldn't help but not believe it.

Pei Xiaoer thought for a moment and said, "I understand. You go back first and return to the team."

"yes,"

Looking at the back of the cavalry, Pei Xiaoer murmured: "It seems that the officers and soldiers have really gone south. How long will it take for us to reach Hanshui River?"

"According to the current speed, I'm afraid it will take at least ten days." Qiao Chun thought for a moment and then said, "Not only that, even if we go to Hanshui, with the ships in Yuan Kai's hands, it is impossible for us to have so many soldiers at once

To transport them all, we can only transport them in batches, one batch at a time, so the time it takes is even more difficult to calculate."

Now, in order to prevent Xuanmo from noticing anything unusual, and in order not to be discovered by the states and counties along the way, the Pei Jiajun deliberately avoided the county town and took some remote trails. They also arrested and took away all the civilians they met along the way.

Maintain the concealment of Pei's army's movements to the greatest extent, but in this way, the marching speed will inevitably be greatly affected.

"No, this is too slow. Not only is our march slow, but the boat ride is also slow. We have to speed up." Pei Xiaoer said.

"General, it's natural to speed up the march. However, the ship Yuan Kai promised has not yet arrived in Jun County. If we arrive in Jun County, we will probably have to wait for the ship in Jun County. But in this case, our position will be convenient.

It will be exposed, which may lead to a massive attack by the officers and soldiers." Qiao Chun said worriedly.

"It makes sense. Marching and taking boats all take time, but what we lack most is time. It would be great if we could delay the officers and soldiers for a month." Pei Xiaoer sighed and looked towards

The advancing army saw tens of thousands of troops meandering for miles, like a dragon, swimming forward. For a moment, both of them fell into silence.

"General, you are so humble that you have an immature plan," Qiao Chun said suddenly.

"Say, don't be so hesitant."

"Yes, I think we can send a large army southward with great fanfare, pretending that our army is going to attack Huguang. Huguang is the capital of the imperial court, and the officers and soldiers will never sit idly by and will definitely pursue them southward. In this way, the officers and soldiers will

Be led away to buy us enough time to prepare." Qiao Chun said.

After listening to what Qiao Chun said, Pei Xiaoer fell into deep thought. What Qiao Chun said is not feasible, but will the officers and soldiers be fooled? Not only that, if the number of soldiers sent is small, the purpose of attracting officers and soldiers will not be achieved, but if more soldiers are sent,

Then how these soldiers come back is still a problem. So many soldiers cannot be treated as disposable items and left there.

Pei Xiaoer told Qiao Chun what he was worried about, and Qiao Chun fell into silence. After a while, the two of them thought of something almost at the same time. They raised their heads and their eyes met, and they said in unison: "Ship."

Most of the ships that Yuan Kai promised are now pulling goods in Wuchang Prefecture. When these ships are transferred north, they will definitely pass through Xiangyang. If the Pei family army makes a gesture of attacking Xiangyang, the imperial officers and soldiers will definitely

Go to Xiangyang for rescue. When these officers and soldiers arrive in Xiangyang, the transferred ship will also pass by Xiangyang. The Pei family army can take the boat and go north, take the waterway, and avoid the encirclement and suppression of the officers and soldiers.

The officers and soldiers were all northerners and infantry. Even if they found the Pei family's army on the ship, they would be helpless against the Pei family's army on the ship.

Moreover, the river from Xiangyang to Junzhou is gentle and can be driven by sails instead of trackers, which will naturally be safer.

The plan was determined, so Pei Xiaoer called Feng Kebin. Feng Kebin had been recuperating in the rear army for a while. Now that he has recovered, it will be easier for him to go out and do activities. Moreover, Feng Kebin was an officer and soldier before, and he knows the thoughts of officers and soldiers best.

, it is naturally appropriate for him to take on the task of baiting.

Feng Kebin was a teetotaler, taciturn, leading by example, ignorant of politics, and a pure soldier. He never asked why Pei Xiaoer's orders were given, and the only thing he could do was to execute them to the letter.

After hearing Pei Xiaoer's order, Feng Kebin didn't say a word nonsense. He just gave Pei Xiaoer a military salute upright, then turned and left.

Soon, Feng Kebin's 10,000 men broke away from the main army and headed towards the unknown future in the south.

On the fourth day of July, traces of the bandits were discovered in Wadian.

On the seventh day of July, Xinye was besieged by thieves. The soldiers and civilians in the city defended the city desperately, which frightened the thieves and fled.

On the tenth day of the seventh month, the thieves came back and took advantage of Xinye's unpreparedness and were attacked into the city. Those who resisted were slaughtered and the county magistrate died for his country.

On July 12, the thieves burned Xinye to the ground, leaving the ruins behind and continued southward.

On July 15th, traces of the thieves were discovered in Xiangyang, and they had a small battle with the Xiangyang defenders. Then Xiangyang was besieged. Zhang Wencan, the prefect of Xiangyang, sent his deadliest servant out of the city late at night and risked his life to seek help from the court.

At this time, Zuo Liangyu and his party, who set out from Ye County, had also 'occupied' Nanyang, and the good news to the court had been sent out. I thought Chongzhen would be happy for a while after seeing this good news, and everyone would feel better.

In the yamen of Nanyang Mansion, Zuo Liangyu, Tang Jiuzhou, Li Bei and others gathered together, looking extremely happy.

"According to the latest intelligence report, the traitor surnamed Pei is attacking Xiangyang. Do you want us to save him?" Tang Jiuzhou said worriedly.

"Rescue? Why save? Xiangyang is not under our control, so why should we save it? It should be rescued by officials from their Huguang area. What does it have to do with us?" Li Bei said noisily and dissatisfied.

"It's not up to us to save or not to save. It depends on what the court wants. Just wait. The court's decree will arrive soon. Let's just listen." Zuo Liangyu held the wine glass in his hand and said leisurely
Chapter completed!