Lintao City, Longyou.

Longyou was named because it was west of Longshan. In ancient times, it was called Longyou because it was west of Longshan.

Lintao Camp, in the Central Army’s tent.

"Commander, as of today, our army has successively reduced more than 43,000 Xiliang soldiers, captured more than 200 generals at the garrison level and above, and also captured their families, intercepting a large number of gold, silver and jade. What should our army do now? Please make clear what to do." In the big tent, Huan Lang bowed to report to the chief general Teng Yu.

"Have the two horses in the horse farm been recovered?" Teng Yu sat in the main seat in armor, waved his hand to signal Huan Lang to take his seat, and then asked Yang Qiu, who was sitting on the left side of the tent, in a deep voice.

This time, Teng Yu was ordered to lead 10,000 Xiushu Iron Cavalry to Longyou, and the war went very smoothly. Lintao City was almost an unguarded city. Although there were nearly 10,000 soldiers in the city, no one was in command to defend the city. It was in chaos and the soldiers had no fighting spirit. Not only Lintao City, but this was the case in all counties in Longyou County.

Faced with such a vulnerable situation, Teng Yu led his army to control the entire county in just two days. Then he surrendered the army of Niu Fu, and recovered tens of thousands of war horses that were looted by the chaos army. During this period, Huan Lang, deputy commander of Xiu Tu Camp, led 5,000 iron cavalry to surrender the chaos army, and deputy commander Yang Qiu led 3,000 cavalry to recover the stolen horse horses on the horse farm, while Teng Yu himself was in charge of Lintao City and began to reorganize the surrendered troops.

Yang Qiu, one of the eight generals under Han Sui, was very skilled in martial arts and quite loyal. After surrendering to the Wuwei Army, he served as deputy commander. Since then, as the Wuwei Army grows and the number of generals increases, he has been rotating in various battalions without any excellence, but has no mistakes. He is a diligent and hardworking and hardworking general.

In the tent, Yang Qiu heard Teng Yu's inquiry and immediately stood up and reported: "Report to the commander, the general was ordered to recover the lost war horses on the horse farm. More than 34,000 war horses have been recovered, including 6,000 horses, and the rest are all horses for battle. According to the horse farm servants, there were more than 40,000 war horses in Lintao horse farm, but now the remaining thousands of war horses have escaped from Longyou. It may be difficult to recover in a short period of time. The general's work is not good, so please punish the commander."

"Oh, there are still thousands of war horses that have not been found?" Teng Yu pondered and stared at Yang Qiu. He sighed lightly and said in a deep voice: "On this trip, the lord specially told me that the war horses on the Lintao Horse Farm should not be lost. Unexpectedly, I waited a step late to send troops, which caused the horse farm to be looted by the chaos, and finally lost thousands of war horses. Alas. Forget it, if you can't catch it back, you will give up for the time being! Yang Qiu, you have tried your best to sit down. Afterwards, the lord asked and the commander took it on his shoulder."

When Yang Qiu sat down with a shameful face, Teng Yu said in a deep voice: "This trip to Longyou. Niu Fu's army has been conquered and surrendered, and most of the war horses have been recovered. Although they have not achieved their full achievements, they have completed the mission of the lord's delivery. The most urgent task at the moment is to reorganize the surrendered troops as soon as possible, strengthen the city defense of Longyou, and be sure to defend Longyou. Just received the order from the lord, Zhang Ji, who occupied Chang'an City, and the two generals Li Meng led a 30,000 army to us, and rushed to Longyou. The purpose of their trip is self-evident, which is nothing more than to surrender Niu Fu's army and retake the Lintao horse farm. But this is the meat that our Wuwei army eats in our mouths, so how can we give it to them!"

Before he finished speaking, Teng Yu stood up and ordered: "The generals obeyed the orders, gave up other cities, and the army withdrew to the garrison of Lintao City. Under the orders of the lord generals, Huan Lang and Yang Qiu each led 3,000 cavalry out of the city to camp. They set up camp on the east and west sides of Lintao City, forming a siege with our commander to resist the invasion of Zhang Ji and Li Meng. In addition, the lord specially ordered that our army would not take the initiative to attack unless it was absolutely necessary. If the Xiliang army and other Xiliang troops were the first to attack the city, we did not have to worry about it and let the fight. At the same time, the lord had sent two commanders, Xu Rong and Dian Wei, to come to pick up our army, so our army must defend Lintao City before the reinforcements arrived! Do the generals have objected?"

"No, the last general will receive the order!" Huan Lang, Yang Qiu and more than ten generals in the tent agreed in unison.

Then Teng Yu sent orders to the generals in the tent, and the generals took the orders and left. In the end, only Teng Yu, Huan Lang and Yang Qiu were left in the tent.

"My lord is still worried. He values ​​friendship too much! He tolerate the Xiliang Army led by Li Jue and Guo Si. If this continues, our Wuwei Army will definitely be in a passive state of being beaten!" Seeing that the generals were all out, Huan Lang sighed slightly and said to Teng Yu.

Yang Qiu nodded and echoed: "Our army originally had 10,000 cavalry in Longyou. Now, with more than 40,000 surrendered soldiers, we have more than 50,000 soldiers. With so many soldiers, we still have to abandon the city and defend Lintao, and directly kill them, so that we can defeat the 30,000 soldiers led by Zhang Ji and Li Meng and flee in panic."

After hearing this, Teng Yu looked at Huan Lang and Yang Qiu in shock, and then asked in a deep voice: "What do you two want to do? Do you want to disobey?"

"The commander is so serious. We will naturally follow the orders of the lord and never dare to disobey. There are no outsiders here, and we are just chatting and expressing our thoughts." Huan Lang and Yang Qiu could see that Teng Yu was not angry, but deliberately scaring them, so they both said with a smile.

Teng Yu grinned and said respectfully: "The reason why the lord gave Li Jue and Guo Si's army was because of General Li Jue's face. He did not want to meet General Li Jue. After all, General Li Jue had kindness to raise his lord, and had taken good care of the lord's brothers before and regarded him as his own. The lord had already said in the letter that Chang'an City was given to the Xiliang Army to be stationed, and all the soldiers of our Wuwei Army were not allowed to take the lead in attacking the Xiliang Army. Whoever dared to resist his destiny and kill him would not be irrelevant!

In fact, the lord is in a dilemma now. The lord's hand over the Chang'an City has already made our soldiers quite angry. If the emperor and the queen mother were given to General Li Jue, the morale of the army would be unstable. At this time, who dares to disobey the order, is afraid that the lord will be decapitated and defiant in his anger. So we should guard the city honestly, and no one can cause this bad luck, otherwise it will cause death! However, this stalemate of the confrontation will not last long. With the occurrence of this surrender, the two armies are already on the verge of arrows, and a big battle is inevitable. Wait, who belongs to Xiliang, and fight here!"

Huan Lang and Yang Qiu felt attentive when they heard this, looked at each other, nodded with consent. Then they bowed and quickly left the tent.

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Just when the wind and clouds were surging in Longyou and Youfufeng, Li Xuan and Jia Xu also came together in the city of Fuwu to discuss the situation in front of him.

In the study, Li Xuan and Jia Xu sat opposite each other, holding a teacup and drinking tea without rushing to talk.

"Brother Wenhe, I saw Xu Rong and General Dian Wei and the second general led the army out of the city. I wonder what I meant?" Li Xuan took a sip of tea and asked softly.

"Hahaha! Why did Yuanzhong ask clearly and be ordered by the lord general? The two of them led their troops westward to pick up Wenyou, Huan Fei and Teng Yu." Jia Xu looked at Li Xuan with a smile and said with a laugh.

Li Xuan looked at Jia Xu in surprise and asked in a low voice: "Wenhe, the lord has never mentioned this matter."

After hearing this, Jia Xu said, "I knew I could not hide anything from you! That's right, Xu Rong and the second general Dian Wei led the troops westward. I gave the order in the name of my lord, and I have not reported it to the lord yet."

"Ah! Wenhe, you are so confused. You are so confused. You are a secretly dispatched troops to act. This is a taboo thing!" Li Xuan said in shock.

Jia Xu smiled calmly when he heard this, and said calmly: "My lord gave me the military talisman before. Let me fully handle military affairs related to the Xiliang Army. As a subordinate, he should help his lord with worries. Therefore, there are some things that are inconvenient to do. As a minister, we are in charge of doing great things that are beneficial to our lord, and we will naturally have to do it."

Li Xuan nodded in thought and said, "Wenhe has the lord's military talisman, so it is reasonable to mobilize troops. If the lord blames him in the future, I would be willing to be punished with Wenhe."

"Thank you, Yuanzhong, for your kindness. I am so grateful to you for your brother." Jia Xu bowed with emotion.

Li Xuan immediately helped Jia Xu up and said, "Brother Wenhe doesn't need to thank you. I won't mention this matter for now. The situation is subtle, and our army has tens of miles apart. The two sides are facing each other. The war is imminent. However, the lord seems to be still hesitating and giving up Chang'an, but he put the emperor and the empress dowager in house arrest in Meiwu; he took the lead in surrendering Hu Zhen, Dong Yue and the three troops of Longyou surrendered, but he is unwilling to have a head-on conflict with the Xiliang army. If this continues, the situation we face will become more passive, and the soldiers will be restrained and unable to perform. I heard rumors in the army that the lord would lead the Wuwei army to surrender to the Xiliang army, so the morale of the army is floating. Many generals dare not speak out, and they have complaints about the lord. I wonder if Wenhe knows this?"

"Well." Jia Xu picked up the teacup and stammered in a vague way, then said, "The news about Yuanzhong is very accurate. At present, the generals in the army are indeed a little impetuous. There are many people who are chatting randomly with alcohol. However, our army is still as stable as a mountain, and the morale of the army has not wavered, and no one dares to disrespect the lord. However, it is best to resolve the matter between us and the Xiliang Army as soon as possible. If we continue to stalemate like this, the morale of the army will be unstable!"

Li Xuanshen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Wenhe said very well. Now our army has surrendered more than 30,000 troops from Lantian camp. Now our army has begun to recruit more than 10,000 Feixiong soldiers from Dong Yue, more than 20,000 infantry troops from Hu Zhen, and more than 20,000 to 30,000 troops from Longyou. If we gather a large army to fight head-on with Li Jue and Guo Si, the Xiliang army under our army will be defeated by the weak brigade, but the 30,000 Wuwei Army and Dong Yue's Feixiong soldiers from Dong Yue are all brave cavalry. The 30,000 infantry under Xu Rong's tent and the 20,000 infantry under Bo Cai's tent are not weak brigades. If the two armies fight decisively, our army has a great chance of winning. However,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

After hearing this, Jia Xu showed a bright smile and said in a low voice: "Yuan Zhong is too impatient. You are the one who is in the authorities! The lord is indeed unwilling to fight with the Xiliang army, but some things are the general trend and have to be done. If General Li Jue takes the lead in launching an attack on our army, or takes the initiative to issue a letter of war to fight, there are even more things, the Xiliang army is at the city and surrounds Meiwu. Faced with such a situation, do you think the lord will order a fight? Hahaha---"

"Ah? If this is true, the lord will definitely fight!" Li Xuan said in surprise. Then he frowned and pondered: "The lord is magnanimous, humble, and filial. If General Li Jue did not force each other again and again, the lord would definitely not take the initiative. However, if General Li Jue forced too much, the lord would not retreat and would inevitably lead troops to fight. It's just that Wen He's words are well-founded, isn't it a speculation?"

"Hahaha! Yuanzhong, don't worry, this matter is under implementation and will be confirmed later." Jia Xu said with a full smile of confidence.

Li Xuan laughed and said, "Okay, then I'll wait and see! If this battle is won, my Wuwei army will then sweep across the entire Xiliang, hold the emperor in his hand, and be intimidating the world. In the future, you only need to work hard to govern and gradually eliminate all the princes of the Central Plains. The great cause can be accomplished! The lord's great cause and great rivers and mountains will fight here!"

"Hahaha!" After saying that, Li Xuan and Jia Xu looked at each other and then laughed happily. —————— (To be continued)
Chapter completed!