Hua Ju had breakfast with Zhao Jinnu and his parents at home, and then took his twenty-four guards to the guard barracks. After asking Gao Zhan, he learned that Lu Junyi and the others had left the city last night.

"General Gao, after we leave, all the matters of guarding the military camp will be left to you. You must guard the military camp and never let Bianjing and His Majesty suffer any loss." Hua Ju explained.

Gao Zhan said: "Don't worry, as long as Gao Zhan is alive, he will definitely protect Bianjing and His Majesty."

Hua Ju nodded and took Jiao Ting, Yu Baosi and Liu Shun towards the city gate.

After leaving the city, he came to Shiliting and saw Shang Peiling, Zhou Xiaode, Shi Song, Sima Hong, Lu Zhengxin and others waiting for him with selected officials.

Seeing Hua Ju coming, Shang Peiling and others came forward to greet him and introduced the selected officials to him one by one.

"Wenshan, take care along the way, and I wish you success." Shang Peiling and others said to Hua Ju with their hands raised.

"Thank you."

Hua Ju said: "Everything in the court depends on you."

Shang Peiling said: "You just have to worry about suppressing the bandits from the front. We will take care of everything in the court. Although we are old, we are not incompetent yet. If anyone dares to make trouble while you are away, we will let them do it."

They know how powerful it is."

Hua Ju said: "This makes me feel relieved."

Hua Ju didn't waste too much time. He simply explained a few words and then got on his horse and took the officials away.

An hour later, Hua Ju arrived at the place he had made an appointment with Lu Junyi and others to meet them.

"Has everyone eaten?" Hua Ju asked.

"Sir, I've already eaten." Lu Junyi said.

Hua Ju nodded and said to Xue Yuanhui: "You bring a thousand people to protect the officials selected by the imperial court and they will come later. Remember, you must ensure everyone's safety."

Because most of the officials selected by the imperial court were civil servants and rode in carriages, if they were to be taken with them, it would take at least one more day to get to Yuzhou.

The situation in Yuzhou is very urgent now, and Hua Ju can't afford to delay, so he can only let them come later.

"Yes, I will deliver these adults safely." Xue Yuanhui said.

After explaining Xue Yuanhui, Hua Ju asked everyone to mount their horses and rush to Yuzhou in a rapid march.

Yuzhou is under the direct jurisdiction of Bianjing, and the distance is not too far. In addition, Hua Ju and the others were all riding horses, so they arrived in Yuzhou in the evening.

After entering the city, Hua Ju went straight to Su Yuanjing's temporary residence and met the sickly Su Yuanjing.

"Master Hua, you are here."

Seeing Hua Ju coming, Su Yuanjing walked to the door with the help of a servant to greet him. Hua Ju hurriedly stepped forward to hold his hand and said: "Lieutenant, you are feeling ill, go in and rest quickly."

After helping Su Yuanjing back to the bed and sitting down, Hua Ju asked, "Lieutenant, how are you now? Do you feel better?"

Su Yuanjing gently shook his hand and said, "My illness was caused by an emergency. Just taking medicine is useless."

Then he immediately changed the subject and said, "But now that I see you coming, I feel relieved."

Hua Ju comforted him: "Don't worry, Lieutenant. Now that I'm here, I won't let Wang Qing's rebels run rampant. Just take good care of yourself and leave the rest to me."

Su Yuan nodded, and then told Hua Ju the details of the failure.

It turned out that Su Yuanjing's consecutive victories in the initial stage were not really due to Wang Qing's army being defeated, but rather a arrogant strategy set up by Wang Qing's pseudo-prime minister Li Zhu, in order to make the imperial army think that Wang Qing's rebels were vulnerable.

It creates a feeling of underestimating the enemy, and then boldly advances.

Su Yuanjing and his generals failed to see through it at the time, so they eventually fell into their trap and suffered a disastrous defeat. Not only did they lose all the cities that the Forbidden Army had recovered, but they also lost 70,000 to 80,000 people.

.

"It's all because I underestimated the enemy too much. I was blinded by the previous victories, which led to the current disastrous defeat. I... I have failed both your Majesty and the court. No matter how much I die, I can't make up for the mistakes I made."

It's my sin." Su Yuanjing said with regret.

Hua Ju didn't want Su Yuanjing's condition to get worse, so he comforted him: "Lieutenant, don't be too sad. Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. Even generals who have led the army for many years dare not say that they are undefeated. What's more, this is your first time."

Leading troops on an expedition and being able to persist until now is pretty good.

And His Majesty did not blame you. When he came, he asked me to tell you to take care of your body and not to be upset about a temporary failure and ruin your body."

The more Su Yuanjing heard what Hua Ju said, the sadder he felt. He clasped his hands in the sky and cried, "Your Majesty, I have betrayed your great trust and deserve to die."

Hua Ju also knew that no matter who faced Su Yuanjing's situation, it would be uncomfortable, so he could only try his best to persuade him. After a few minutes of consolation, Su Yuanjing's mood finally calmed down.

Later, Hua Ju took out the imperial edict given to him by Huizong and gave it to Su Yuanjing. After Su Yuanjing read it, he sent people to call all the generals who were following him and explained to him face to face: "Listen, Your Majesty.

Send an escort

Commander Junhua has come to replace me as the commander-in-chief of the suppression of bandits. From now on, all of you must listen to his orders. If anyone dares to disobey, or violates the rules, all military laws will be followed. Do you hear clearly?

"

"Listen clearly."

All the generals responded in unison, then bowed to Hua Ju and said, "Greetings to Mr. Hua."

Hua Ju took a look at these generals, and found that there were only twenty-four in total. Because not all of the imperial troops were in Yuzhou, but were guarded in Xuzhou and Ye County, the rest of the generals were stationed in Xuzhou and Ye County.

"Master Hua, please say a few words to them." Su Yuanjing said.

Hua Ju nodded slightly, looked at the generals and said: "Generals, you all performed very well this time when you followed Captain Su to conquer Wang Qing. Although the Forbidden Army has suffered some setbacks, you can hold on until

You have not surrendered to Wang Qing's rebels now, which proves that you are all loyal generals of the Song Dynasty. When I return to Bianjing in the future, I will definitely report it to the emperor and ask him to reward you."

"Thank you, sir." All the generals said in unison.

"Now the emperor has sent me to replace Taiwei Su to conquer Wang Qing. I hope all the generals can help me and try to wipe out Wang Qing as soon as possible." Hua Ju added.

All the generals said in unison: "We will definitely obey your orders and assist you in wiping out Wang Qing as soon as possible."

Hua Ju then asked Su Yuanjing: "Taiwei, how many troops are there in Yuzhou now?"

Su Yuanjing said: "There are 40,000 people in Yuzhou under my command, 40,000 in Xuzhou under the command of Zhou Ang, and 40,000 in Ye County under the command of Qiu Yue. The total number is 120,000."

Hua Ju asked again: "How many people are attacking Yuzhou now, and who is the general leading the army?"

Su Yuanjing said: "There are 60,000 Wang Qing's troops attacking Yuzhou. The thief general who leads the army is called Wang Yilong. This man is very skilled in martial arts. He is good at using a thick iron point steel spear and has superb marksmanship. He once fought with Qiu Yue for four times.

There was no winner after ten rounds.

In addition, there are sixteen people under him named Gai Long, Tan Shan, Fu Qing, Luan Liangyuan, Jing Xin, Zhao Songming, Xu Pei, Zhong Xiang, Ye Fengshi, Lu Tao, Tong Zhuo, Bai

Jian, Luo Haoqiu, Peng Yuan, Kong Han, Chen Shuangliang.

These sixteen people were originally gangsters in the world, and they were serious criminals wanted by the government. After Wang Qing rebelled, he took refuge with him. In this battle with the Forbidden Army, many soldiers died in their hands.

inside."

Hua Ju nodded and asked, "Did they attack Yuzhou in the past two days?"

"Yesterday we attacked from noon to evening, but we were repulsed. Today it is very peaceful and there is no attack." Su Yuanjing said.

Hua Ju thought for a moment and said to Su Yuanjing: "Have a good rest, Captain. I'll go take a look at the city wall."

"You go with Mr. Hua." Su Yuanjing said to the generals.

"yes."

Accompanied by the generals, Hua Ju came to the south city wall and saw a large camp a few miles away. Judging from the scale, it had at least 60,000 to 70,000 people.

Hua Ju asked the defender Wang Qingjun about the situation of the city's attack, and then went to the north gate and west gate to learn about the situation.

Just when Hua Ju was learning about the situation, in Wang Qingjun's camp opposite, a man with a strong physique, tall stature, a long face, and cold eyes was holding a knife in one hand and cutting into big mouthfuls of barbecue with the other.

This man was none other than Wang Qing's general Wang Yilong, known as the Black Tiger in the world. He turned out to be a bandit in the Huaixi area who occupied the mountains and became king. He committed murder and extravagance and committed all kinds of evil. The government sent troops to encircle and suppress him many times but failed to wipe him out. Later, Wang Qing rebelled and sent

Someone recruited him. Seeing that Wang Qing was too powerful, he did not dare to go against him, so he led his men to submit to Wang Qing.

Because of his strong martial arts skills, fierce combat, and cunning personality, he was able to pull off some dirty tricks, so he was highly valued by Wang Qing, who entrusted him with many important tasks.

"Report to the general, I have important information to report." Someone said outside the camp.

Wang Yilong said while cutting the meat: "Come in."

A soldier walked into the camp from outside, clasped his hands and said, "General Qi, a cavalry has entered Yuzhou from the direction of Bianjing."

Wang Yilong looked up at the soldiers and asked, "How many people are there?"

"About thirty thousand," the soldier said.

"Do you know which army of the Song Dynasty it is?" Wang Yilong asked.

"It's the Imperial Guard."

"Custodes!"

Wang Yilong said doubtfully: "The imperial army of the Song Dynasty was stationed at the borders of Song and Liao, and the border between Song and Xixia occupied more than 400,000, and hundreds of thousands were also stationed in other important states, prefectures, counties, and Bian.

There are only 200,000 imperial troops in Beijing in total, so where are the extra troops for reinforcements?"

Then he looked at the soldier who reported the news and asked: "Did you see clearly, are they really the Forbidden Army?"

"The villain can see clearly that those people are all wearing the uniforms of the Forbidden Army." said the soldier who reported the news.

Wang Yilong thought for a moment and said to himself: "Could it be transferred from other places?"

Just as he said this, sixteen tall, ferocious-looking generals wearing armor walked in from outside. They were the sixteen generals under Wang Yilong.

"See you, general." The sixteen generals saluted together.

"You guys are here, I have something to ask you for."
Chapter completed!