In the following days, except for occasionally returning to the palace to play with his children, Xiao Jingxuan spent almost all the rest of his time in the guard camp.
Time flies, time flies, and winter soon comes.
On this day, Xiao Jingxuan was training with the soldiers in the military camp as usual.
At this time, outside the guard camp, dozens of cavalry were seen galloping toward the camp.
I saw one of the leading generals holding a command arrow and shouting, "The border pass is eight hundred miles away, hurry up, and anyone who blocks it will be shot to death."
However, the soldiers guarding the gate of the guard camp did not let these people enter the camp.
Instead, they were released only after inspecting the documents and order arrows and confiscating their weapons.
Just kidding, King Xiao Jingxuan of Yan is currently in the camp, so it would be bad if something happens.
Not all the messengers entered the camp, only two of them entered the camp to deliver the message, and the rest waited outside the camp.
If you look closely, you will find that the position of these messengers is a bit strange, as if they are ready to escape.
In fact, this is also the rule in Xiao Jingxuan's army. Just in case, important military information must be conveyed with caution.
Xiao Jingxuan took a look at the memorial from the messenger and his expression changed drastically.
It turned out that Yu Wenyue regrouped and led an army of 100,000 to knock on the pass. Huangfu Song led his army to attack at night, but unfortunately he was ambushed.
The 10,000 cavalrymen who participated in the night attack were all wiped out, and Huangfu Song was also killed due to exhaustion.
Now Hu Dewei has temporarily taken over the Hengzhou camp and is guarding the city to guard against Yu Wenyue.
After reading the emergency report, Xiao Jingxuan was filled with grief and anger, and he looked up to the sky and screamed.
"Yu Wenyue, kill my beloved general. I will not give up until I take revenge."
After roaring, Xiao Jingxuan said to the bodyguard beside him: "Pass an order to the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to assemble immediately and follow me to Hengzhou early tomorrow morning.
Wei Ming was ordered to be responsible for raising provisions and transportation to Youzhou.
Order Gongsun Sheng of the Ministry of War to immediately recruit new soldiers, transfer Wang Xuan to be the Huwei Zhonglang General, and then transfer 2,000 people from the guard camp to form the Huwei Camp, with a total strength of 40,000, and order them to step up training and be on standby at any time."
"According to the decree."
After the soldiers went down to deliver the order, Xiao Jingxuan looked around and said: "Huangfu Song has made great achievements in battle, and he is my life and death brother. Send the order, and the army will go out tomorrow. The whole army is in silence. If we don't avenge this, we swear not to return the army."
After the order was issued, Xiao Jingxuan quickly returned to the capital with his troops.
After returning to the capital, Xiao Jingxuan urgently summoned everyone in the cabinet and the secret guard leader Zhao Gang to start discussions.
During the discussion, a chamberlain ran in and said, "Back to the king, something bad has happened. Mrs. Huangfu died after learning the bad news."
After hearing the news, Xiao Jingxuan was also stunned, and then hurriedly asked: "Has it been saved?"
"When the servants found out, it was already too late."
Upon hearing the news, Xiao Jingxuan felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
"Who else is home?"
"Back to the king, I still have a son and a daughter."
After hearing the news, Xiao Jingxuan's mood finally improved a little, and Huangfu Song finally had a successor.
He sadly said to the chamberlain: "Pass the decree, and Huangfu Song can be named the Duke of Zhongyong, and his wife can be named Lady Zhenlie, and she should be buried with a generous burial."
"The ministers obey the decree."
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Jingxuan continued: "The decree is passed, and the princess is ordered to adopt Huangfu Song's children, and at the same time, her daughter is named Princess Xiangping, and her son is the crown prince of Zhongyong Gong."
"The ministers obey the decree."
After the chamberlain retired, Xiao Jingxuan looked at the ministers and said: "Everyone, I am not in a good mood. Please kneel down."
Fortunately, all major military and political matters had basically been arranged at this time, so the ministers looked at each other, stood up, saluted and left.
However, Zhao Gang stayed and did not leave.
Xiao Jingxuan looked at Zhao Gang and said: "Check it for me. I want to know the detailed information of the Hengzhou war. Huangfu Song is so brave and good at fighting. How could he be ambushed and how could his whole army be annihilated? Check it carefully for me."
"Yes, Wei Chen will immediately arrange manpower to go and conduct a detailed investigation."
"Tomorrow, after I lead the army on an expedition, you don't have to accompany me. Find an opportunity to secretly investigate Ding Weiran for me."
After hearing Xiao Jingxuan's instructions, Zhao Gang immediately knelt down in fear. This was the chief minister and an important minister of the court.
Although Zhao Gang deployed spies in Ding Weiran's house, it was just a routine matter. Unexpectedly, Xiao Jingxuan now ordered him to conduct a secret investigation.
Zhao Gang asked in a low voice: "Does the king suspect that he is related to the death of General Huangfu?"
After Xiao Jingxuan stretched out his hand to help Zhao Gang up, he said sadly: "I don't know, Ding Weiran, an old fox, has become more and more entangled with military generals in recent years. It is appropriate to check it out."
"Yes, Wei Chen will make arrangements right away."
"Well, my eldest disciple Xiao Li, whom you have met, is currently serving in Yulin Academy. He has a group of men and his martial arts skills are quite good. Before setting off for the expedition, I will leave a secret order for them to be at your disposal. Remember.
, this is the trump card I gave you, don’t use it easily.”
"Yes, I will obey your orders."
Seeing that things were almost done, Xiao Jingxuan asked him to step aside.
Looking at the empty study room, Xiao Jingxuan recalled Huangfu Song's life in his mind.
Among the generals, Ye Xiong and Lei Ben were the first to follow him, starting from Fengzhou.
Among the other generals, Huangfu Song and Hu Yanzhuo were the two most favored by him, and they participated in almost every battle.
He was both his beloved general and his brother. Now that he died tragically, how could he not feel heartbroken?
After Xiao Jingxuan sat quietly in the study room for a while, he returned to the harem.
Because we will go on an expedition tomorrow, the family had a peaceful meal that night, and Zhao Waner was among them.
After eating, looking at his naughty children, Xiao Jingxuan teased her for a while before giving instructions to Yang Yi.
"Xin'er, after I go on the expedition, you should pay more attention to the orphans of the Huangfu family. If you have time, take them to the palace to stay."
"Oh, I see."
After the instructions were finished, Xiao Jingxuan teased his children with peace of mind.
Early the next morning, Xiao Jingxuan put on the armor under Yang Yi's service.
After putting on the helmet and kissing his children a few times, Xiao Jingxuan left the harem and embarked on the journey under the protection of his own army.
Nowadays, some snowflakes have fallen in Yingzhou and the weather is a bit cold.
However, the war situation was critical, and Xiao Jingxuan could only hurry up and rush towards Hengzhou.
Because they were all cavalry and did not carry any baggage, the army moved very quickly.
Along the way, the supplies for the army were provided by the state capitals along the way. Everywhere they arrived, local officials had already prepared meals.
After a hasty meal, the army will continue to move forward and will not set up camp.
At this time, the situation in Hengzhou was unknown, and whether Hu Dewei could stop the brave Yu Wenyue.
When Xiao Jingxuan's army rushed to Pingzhou, Xiao Jingxuan had to order the army to rest.
There is no way, even if the soldiers can bear it, the horses under their command cannot stand it.
After resting for a day in Pingzhou, Xiao Jingxuan once again led his army on the journey.
After arriving in Youzhou, Xiao Jingxuan slowed down.
When Xiao Jingxuan arrived outside Youzhou City, the General Manager of Youzhou led the military generals to greet him outside the city.
After Xiao Jingxuan ordered the army to rest, he also entered the city to rest under the leadership of Yang Xiong.
After arriving at the city guard's mansion, Yang Xiong began to report the battle situation in Hengzhou to Xiao Jingxuan.
The previous urgent military report for eight hundred miles did not describe the battle situation in detail.
It turned out that although Huangfu Song's entire army was wiped out, it also caused a lot of casualties to Yu Wenyue.
According to reports from spies, Yu Wenyue suffered casualties of at least 20,000 elite soldiers in this battle. In addition, after Huangfu Song took office as the general manager of Hengzhou, he reinforced the city of Hengzhou.
So the two sides are currently in a confrontation stage. Although Yu Wenyue launched several sieges during this period, they did not achieve decent results.
After hearing Yang Xiong's report, Xiao Jingxuan felt slightly relieved, so he continued to ask.
"Huangfu's remains?"
Hearing Xiao Jingxuan's question, Yang Xiong immediately turned red and said, "In order to induce the defenders of Hengzhou City to leave the city, Yu Wenyue hung the body of General Huangfu in front of the formation and exposed it to the public."
Upon hearing the news, Xiao Jingxuan spit out a mouthful of blood with a "pop" sound.
Seeing Xiao Jingxuan like this, Xiao Ran, who was standing beside him, immediately stepped forward to support Xiao Jingxuan.
Xiao Jingxuan suppressed his anger and continued to ask Yang Xiong: "What is the situation at Hengzhou Camp?"
"For three consecutive days, the Hengzhou camp sent soldiers to attack at night in an attempt to recapture General Huangfu's body. However, they all failed and suffered heavy losses."
After hearing the news, Xiao Jingxuan said to Xiao Ran: "Send someone to Hengzhou to deliver a message. Before my army arrives in Hengzhou, no soldier is allowed to leave Hengzhou City. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed."
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Jingxuan looked at Yang Xiong again and said.
"Gather all the cavalrymen in Youzhou immediately and follow me on the expedition tomorrow morning."
"Yes, the general will take your orders."
After giving the instructions, Xiao Jingxuan said to Ye Xiong again: "Immediately send out all the scouts in the army to find out Yu Wenyue's movements and report back immediately."
"yes."
After arranging the generals, Xiao Jingxuan dismissed these people and began to sit on the commander's seat alone. He began to study the Kanyu map.
This time, Yu Wenyue gathered the army from Bingzhou, Daizhou and other places and came to invade, apparently to recapture Youzhou.
Although the Zhao State is large in area, its capital is located in a border state and its population is withering. It can be said that merging the two states is their source of troops and food.
As long as Yu Wenyue's army is destroyed, Bingzhou will be easily obtained.
The Zhao State that lost Bingzhou would not be able to hold on for long, and could be destroyed in an instant.
In other words, this battle is a battle for Zhao's national destiny. You also need to be cautious.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jingxuan faintly felt something was wrong. Since it was a battle of national destiny, how could Yu Wenyue only lead an army of 100,000?
You must know that Xiao Jingxuan has deployed 100,000 troops in Youzhou and Hengzhou. Coupled with the accompanying tiger and leopard cavalry, Yu Wenyue's military strength is not superior.
Moreover, Yu Wenyue has seen the combat power of his Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jingxuan began to search carefully on the Kanyu map.
