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Although Yue Chunyan is young, he is the eldest son of Yue Guang. His promise to protect him to the death is very important in certain situations.

The soldiers in the city would not disregard the young man's safety, otherwise they would be notorious among Shuofang's army.

And Yue Chunyan believed that he brought witnesses into the city, and the other two deputy envoys would naturally know what was right and wrong after knowing what Shi Daxiong had done.

Hearing this promise, Wei Shuyi felt that he had a life-saving charm on his forehead.

Looking at the thousand cavalry again, he changed his mind again: two of them should be attached.

Before they parted, Chang Suining said to Yue Chun: "I would like to borrow a token from Mr. Yue Lang that can represent the Yue family, and someone who can explain to Shuofang's army what happened outside the city today on Mr. Yue's behalf."

After Yue Chunyan hesitated for a moment, he took out a bronze talisman from his arms and handed it to Chang Sui Ning on the horse's back with both hands: "This is my father's bronze talisman."

Chang Sui Ning said "Thank you" first and then took it.

Yue Chunyan looked at a middle-aged general beside him: "Uncle Ji..."

The general, who still had blood on his face, clasped his fists at Chang Sui Ning and said, "Ji Ren, I am Qu from the Yuejie Envoy's Mansion. I am willing to go with Chang Sui Ning!"

Chang Suining: "It's hard work."

After Wei Shuyi, Yue Chunyan and others entered the city, the gates of Lingzhou City were closed tightly again.

The guards all felt that Lingzhou today was destined to not be peaceful.

Most of them just hope that this turbulence can be as small as possible.

Rather than civil strife, the guards standing on top of the city tower felt more uneasy at the moment because of the foreign cavalry being watched away by them.

They still don't know how these cavalrymen, who seemed to fall from the sky, came to Lingzhou.

They didn't even know what the purpose of the Changjie envoy who was rumored to have taken control of Luoyang, the eastern capital, and swept across Hebei Province, appeared here. Her attitude didn't seem that aggressive.

Changsui Ningzheng led his army to the southwest.

Shuofang Military Camp is located in the southwest outside Lingzhou City, which is exactly the direction from which the Shuofang rebels who were intercepting and killing came out.

Master Daxiong—

Chang Suining sat on the horse, stared ahead, and read the name in his heart.

Shi Daxiong was the deputy envoy of Shuofang's army who Dai Cong said had "more than enough qualifications and prestige but had different intentions".

As for the other candidate mentioned by Dai Cong, Xue Fu Chang Suining had already inquired about Yue Chunyan, and he was in the army at this time.

When Yue Chunyan heard Chang Suining ask about Xue Fu, he reacted for a moment and then thought about who it was: [Could it be that General Xue under Deputy Ambassador Cheng that Chang Jie was talking about? 】

Seeing Chang Suining nodding, Yue Chunyan asked Shuofang's army for confirmation and confirmed that Xue Fu had not entered the city and had been in the military camp recently.

Yue Chunyan's reaction indirectly proved Dai Cong's words: Xue Fu still lacked prestige among Shuofang's army.

There are three deputy envoys in Shuofang's army. In addition to Shi Daxiong, there are also two deputy envoys, Jin and Cheng.

Among them, Deputy Envoy Jin was originally a scholar. He was assigned by the imperial court many years ago to assist Shuofang Jiedushi in military affairs.

Over the years, Deputy Envoy Jin acted cautiously and never made any mistakes. Yue Guang also trusted him during his lifetime. Although this man was not as popular as Shi Daxiong in the army, and he rarely went to the battlefield to fight, but because of Yue Guang's trust, he was in charge of many important military affairs, and his military pay was also allocated to him.

After Yue Guang's incident in Beijing, Shuofang's army became rebellious against the imperial court. Shi Daxiong secretly tried to use Deputy Envoy Jin's origins to stir up hostility in the army. Although it had a certain impact, under various checks and balances, However, it was not possible to take away all the military affairs from Deputy Envoy Jin.

Another deputy envoy named Cheng was older than Shi Daxiong, but he was already old, over sixty, and suffered from battle wounds. After the news of Yue Guang's death came back to Lingzhou, he became seriously ill. Facing the chaos in the army, although he was well prepared, he was not strong enough.

Xue Fu was adopted by the deputy envoy surnamed Cheng since he was a child, and was cultivated by him, so he was regarded as a half-adopted son.

At the age of seventeen, Xue Fu followed Deputy Envoy Cheng to the battlefield to kill the enemy. It has been eight years since then.

In Deputy Ambassador Cheng's view, although Xue Fu's talent is not very outstanding, he is better because he is neither arrogant nor impatient, never arrogant in his dealings with others, and can calm down and work hard. What's more valuable is that he has a sense of responsibility. .

Eight years is a long time, but compared with those generals who have been rooted in the Guan Nei Dao for many years and are accustomed to ranking based on seniority, the twenty-five-year-old Xue Fu is still too young after all.

Deputy envoy Cheng originally intended to keep him by his side and train patiently for a few more years. If he could achieve a few more outstanding military exploits, he could safely take over the position of deputy envoy. However, something unexpected happened, and envoy Yue Jie died unexpectedly. In the middle of Beijing, the situation in Guannai Road changes suddenly...

Xue Fu was sending people to investigate any unusual movements in the army.

He found out that four thousand soldiers had left the camp without authorization, but the general responsible for mobilizing the four thousand soldiers denied it. It was not until Xue Fu asked someone to count the number of soldiers in the camp that the general said indifferently: "Oh, I thought. When we got up, we mobilized four thousand soldiers to go out on patrol."

"Four thousand soldiers are going out on patrol?" Xue Fu asked seriously: "Four thousand soldiers have not returned for half a day, but General Peng treats them so casually. Could it be that he has forgotten that it is a serious crime to mobilize troops without authorization?"

The general surnamed Peng sneered: "I am acting under the orders of the deputy commander, how can it be your turn to ask questions?"

He is a subordinate of Shi Daxiong, which is never a secret in the army.

"The Yuejie Envoy had laid down military regulations during his lifetime. Any deployment of troops involving more than a thousand troops must be ordered by the envoy, or by the combined orders of three deputy envoys. The order of one deputy envoy does not have the authority to mobilize the four deputies. Thousands of soldiers - this is against military regulations." Xue Fu's eyebrows showed a hint of coldness: "Please tell the truth about the whereabouts of those four thousand soldiers, General Peng!"

The general surnamed Peng sneered, narrowed his eyes, and looked at the young man in front of him: "Who do you think you are, and you dare to ask about the crime of the deputy commander?"

After speaking, he ignored Xue Fu's questions and turned around to leave in a big way.

The next moment, I heard Xue Fu's scolding voice coming from behind: "Peng Wu is good at mobilizing troops and defies military regulations. Take him down!"

"yes!"

Peng Wu, who was suddenly escorted by several soldiers, was furious: "You bastard, you are so brave that you dare to accuse me of my crime!"

Xue Fu's expression did not change and he took out a token: "I am temporarily in charge of military affairs under the order of Deputy Ambassador Cheng -"

When Peng Wu was about to curse again, there was a chaotic sound of salutes coming from behind.

Immediately afterwards, a rough and majestic voice sounded: "Little General Xue's great majesty has actually been used on the people of this deputy envoy!"

"Deputy Envoy of the Division." Xue Fu lowered his eyes and handed over to the visitor: "I am just asking about the whereabouts of the four thousand soldiers."

"I mobilized troops to quell the chaos, it's not your turn to point fingers." Shi Daxiong was tall and tall, with a loose face and a rosacea nose. His beard was messy and curled at the sideburns, and his eyes never looked at him. Xue Fu turned around and ordered: "Immediately order 30,000 troops and follow my deputy envoy to quell the chaos!" As he said that, he raised his hands and waved to the soldiers who were escorting Peng Wu. The soldiers noticed that Intimidated, after hesitating for a moment, he still let go of Peng Wu.

Peng Wu turned his sore arm and glanced at Xue Fu sarcastically.

Xue Fu was slightly frightened by Shi Daxiong's words. He took a few steps forward and stood in front of Shi Daxiong who was about to leave. He raised his hands and clasped his fists.

Shi Daxiong looked at him steadily.

"May I ask the deputy envoy, where does the idea of ​​​​quelling the chaos come from? Where did the chaos start?"

Division Daxiong's voice was straight: "Tens of thousands of cavalry suddenly broke into our Lingzhou territory. This is an urgent matter-"

Xue Fu's eyes were shocked: "Where did the tens of thousands of cavalry come from?"

As he spoke, he also looked back at Division Daxiong's eyes: "As far as I know, the division's deputy generals have been patrolling the border area of ​​Lingzhou. How could tens of thousands of cavalry quietly step into the border of Lingzhou?" Inside?"

Shi Daxiong's eyes finally showed a trace of dangerous impatience: "What, do you think that this deputy commander is being alarmist? Or do you suspect that these tens of thousands of cavalry are my deputy commander's intention to lure wolves into the house?"

"I just think there is something fishy about this matter." Xue Fu still did not give way and said seriously: "Since the deputy envoy of the division is returning from the city, he must have returned to camp after hearing the news. In this case, Deputy Envoy Cheng and Deputy Envoy Jin must have We are already aware of this matter, and for such a major matter of mobilizing troops, the two deputy envoys must give orders - as long as the division deputy envoy gives the order of the three deputy envoys to mobilize troops, we will do our best to cooperate. "

He thought clearly. Although he was shocked by the statement of "tens of thousands of cavalry entering the country", he still noticed the strange intention of Shi Daxiong in ordering troops at this time.

And after Xue Fu calmed down and thought about it, he was more inclined to think that the attack by tens of thousands of cavalry was not credible.

How could tens of thousands of cavalrymen enter the pass without any news leaking out?

And where can tens of thousands of cavalry be mobilized?

Looking at Dasheng, it is rare to gather tens of thousands of cavalry together. Even Xuance's army, which has the most powerful arms, only has 30,000 cavalry, and most of them are light cavalry, while the heavy cavalry is less than 10,000.

Longyou, which was prolific in war horses, only had more than 10,000 fixed cavalry. During wartime, most of the cavalry were temporarily recruited from nearby nomadic tribes.

As far as he knew, Chang Sui Ning of Huainan Road had the advantage of raising war horses overseas, which led to a significant increase in the number of Jiangdu cavalry in recent years. However, even so, it is said that she sent troops to Luoyang this time, with "only" two. Thousands of cavalry, most of which were also light cavalry.

The cost of one war horse can equal the cost of three soldiers, and a cavalry usually requires two to three war horses. It is difficult to prosper in the Dasheng Horse Administration. As an important border defense force, their Shuofang Army currently only has 8,000 cavalry.

The current situation is turbulent, and those with a thousand cavalry can dominate one side.

With this premise, Xue Fu would think that Shi Daxiong's theory of tens of thousands of cavalry forcing the enemy to retreat was unrealistic.

It’s not just Xue Fu who thinks it’s unrealistic, even Shi Daxiong himself feels the same way – he still feels that this matter is extremely evil!

But he has investigated again and again, and this evil thing has indeed happened!

On the way back to the military camp, Shi Daxiong had already cursed Chang Suining for disrupting the situation no less than a thousand times in his heart.

But no matter what, his plan today was interfered with and exposed by the other party. The news must have reached the military camp at this moment. If he wanted to escape smoothly, he must take advantage of the chaos and leave Lingzhou as soon as possible!

Leaving was not in his original plan. He was bound to win the position of Shuofang Jiedushi. However, something unexpected happened and he had only this way to go at this time.

As long as he can take away 30,000 Shuofang troops, he can start anew wherever he goes, so why not worry about accomplishing great things!

Therefore, this foolish young man who insists on obstructing should really deserve to die.

Shi Daxiong didn't want to talk nonsense with Xue Fu, so he was caught off guard and suddenly drew his sword and attacked: "If you obstruct the military plane, you are seeking death!"

He shot very quickly, but Xue Fu quickly took two steps back as if he had expected it. He held the unsheathed long knife tightly with both hands and blocked it in front of his eyes.

Shi Daxiong's eyes changed slightly. At this moment, the generals beside him drew their swords and surrounded Xue Fu.

The dozen or so soldiers who followed Xue Fu were shocked, but without any hesitation, they immediately drew their swords and rushed to Xue Fu's side.

Although they were afraid of Shi Daxiong, they still chose to stand with Xue Fu in such a life and death situation.

There has never been such a conflict in the army.

Division Daxiong decided to lead his troops to leave, so naturally he no longer had to worry about anything else. He just strode away and said: "Quickly take Xue Fu's head and follow this deputy envoy to leave the camp!"

The order to recruit troops quickly spread among the army, but it was not as smooth as Shi Daxiong imagined.

There are more than 50,000 Shuofang troops stationed here, and naturally there are also deputy envoy Cheng's confidants among them.

Although Xue Fu was trapped, before he stepped forward to stop Shi Daxiong, he had already signaled one of his subordinates to send a message to his people, asking them to carefully identify and respond.

Due to the delays everywhere, rumors have spread to the army.

There were two rumors. One was that the team escorting Yue Jie's coffin was suddenly assassinated on the way and internal fighting broke out. The other was that a large number of cavalry were approaching towards the military camp.

There began to be great confusion in the army.

Master Daxiong was also a little panicked, but he was more angry and puzzled - Chang Sui Ning suddenly led his cavalry into Lingzhou. According to common sense, it was just to capture the inner road of the pass. This woman was very ambitious. It has reached the point of being too hateful! Over there they are still encroaching on Hebei Road, but here they are coming to Guannai Road. With such a big appetite, can she eat it!

But if she wants to occupy Lingzhou, shouldn't she take advantage of the surprise attack and capture Lingzhou City in one fell swoop? He clearly also got the news that she was leading her troops to Lingzhou City... Why was she back in the military camp in the blink of an eye? !

He left the city behind and didn't go to get it. Instead, he went straight to this place where heavy troops were stationed. He rushed wherever there was a knife, as if he was rushing to find a fight... What's going on? She doesn't like things that are too easy to get, right?

Shi Daxiong felt ridiculous and angry at the same time - he hated these people who didn't act according to common sense!

I wished I could cut him into pieces with a thousand swords, but the one who killed him suddenly summoned 50,000 cavalry from nowhere!

A full fifty thousand!

The cavalry that suddenly appeared visibly surrounded the military camp. The sentries who reported the news ran one after another to report, and everyone was panicked.

This sudden situation plunged the army into chaos.

The injured Xue Fu tried his best to appease people's hearts and tried to take this opportunity to regroup the army's morale and persuade Shuofang's army to put aside the internal strife for the time being and to unite with the outside world.

This method did indeed work. The split in Shuofang's army was ultimately due to the different intentions of the great hero of the division. However, Shuofang's soldiers had been stationed on the pass inside the pass together for many years and fought side by side countless times. The spirit of unity in dealing with the outside world had long been deeply rooted in their bones. They were never scattered.

The soldiers worked hard to calm their minds, and most of them reached a consensus that they should deal with the outside world first.

However, the next "order" from Chang Sui Ning's army surprised Xue Fu and caused Shuofang's army to fall into an uproar. (End of chapter)