Kujiesha is a large desert in southern Feng'an that is about 400 miles long from east to west and about 200 miles wide from north to south. Since ancient times, it has been regarded as a natural barrier that is difficult to pass through. Pedestrians and businessmen have to take a detour to get there. Wくw    W√.

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At the end of March of the first year of Kaicheng, an army of 8,500 people gathered in a place called Hefu Ganquan in the southeast of the desert. This is a life-saving sweet spring in the vast desert. The spring water rushes out from the ground and gathers into a water pool of hundreds of acres. It forms a small oasis around this pool, with dense clusters of sea buckthorn, white thorns, Cistanche, poplar, sand holly and other plants growing.

This army came from the Hedong Lan Valley hundreds of miles away. It had been walking on the deserted Gobi Desert for ten days and ten nights on the grassland, with soldiers and horses scarce. If it weren't for this life-saving sweet spring, no one would have been sure to take the rest of the journey.

A 27 or 28-year-old mate put on a pergola in his hand and looked at the boundless yellow sand in the northwest, and sighed slightly in his heart. Nine partners not far from him were filling water into the water bag around the water pool.

"I told you to run, I told you to run." The two soldiers filled the water bags and were playing with nothing to do.

"Nothing! There are hundreds of miles of sand in front of you to leave. This is the last spring. If you don't fill the water bag, you can just wait to die of thirst in the desert." The troupe threatened.

"Brother Lu, don't scare us. At most, there will be one day and one night to Feng'an. I will store so much water enough."

Soldier Xiaojiu grinned and laughed. His teeth were neat, but they were not white. Xiaojiu's surname was Zhao, who was seventeen years old at the time. He was from Zhaozhou. After both his parents died, he joined his brother-in-law who ran a silk business in Taiyuan Prefecture. His sister was cowardly and was always bullied by her husband. In anger, he beat his brother-in-law and ran to the military camp to eat food and serve as a soldier. Because he was the youngest in this group, the gang gave him a name Xiaojiu. The soldiers who played with him were a little bigger than him, and his surname was Yao. Because he was dark and thin, his friends called him Xiao Yao.

"Brother Jiu is right. The old general asked us to fill water, but he didn't say how much water was. It can be seen that passing through this sandy land is easy, otherwise he would have checked one by one." Although the little demon is better than Xiao Jiu, he looks like a follower in front of Xiao Jiu. On weekdays, the two brothers are fighting and quarreling. Whenever they encounter conflicts with outsiders, he firmly stands on Xiao Jiu's side. Of course, the long-term team is not considered an outsider.

"Woo--"

A long and majestic trumpet sounded, and the soldiers who had originally scattered together quickly, gangs, brigades and groups, each taking their place, neatly and solemnly and simplisticly. After the army assembled, they lined up in three columns and stepped onto the long yellow sand land leading to the northwest.

A gray-headed old general, accompanied by a group of generals and schools, climbed a ground platform in the northwest corner of the water pond. He looked at the northwest direction and couldn't help but sigh, saying, "I, Dong Bacheng, had a half-life of fighting with his own people for the first time, and I always feel uncomfortable."

A deputy general around him advised: "'Resist the external and quell the civil strife' is a oath made by the teacher long ago. Meng Yang colluded with the Uighurs and offended the border and disturbed the people. They were sinners of the Tang Dynasty and could not be considered their own people at all." Dong Bazheng stroked his beard and smiled: "Yufang, are you still young? What is true or false? Who dares to pat your chest and tell me that you know?"

Deputy General Li Yufang was just in his early thirties and had a white face. He was originally the magistrate of Langu County. After Dong Basheng became the governor of Langu, he transferred him to the governor of Langu as a military officer when he saw him diligent and capable. Li Yufang changed from a civil servant to a military general, but he became like a fish in water. In a few years, he made his mark in the Hedong military circle. Dong Basheng regarded him as his favorite disciple and made his only daughter his wife.

Hedong is vast and has abundant resources. The Hedong army stationed in Taiyuan Prefecture is famous all over the world, especially the Hedong Left Army is known as the Hu Ben Majesty Army. The army is so prosperous that it is the best in the world, even the Shence Army, which is known as the world's number one.

Dong Ba became the deputy governor of the Left Army in Hedong and led his army to station in Langu to guard the east and west gates of Hedong. He was a veteran general and was very dissatisfied with the contempt of the Hedong Jiedu governor Liu Qingling, Yu Hongzhi and others. Therefore, when Liu Qingling ordered him to send troops to fight against the Tiande Army rebellion in early March, Dong Ba was most reluctant. He wrote several letters to the Jiedu governor Liu Qingling and Chen Ming to send troops.

Liu Qingling was extremely angry, but was frightened by the fact that he was a veteran Hedong, had prestige in the army and had tens of thousands of elite soldiers in his hand, so he adopted the plan of the judge Chai Shangyan and agreed to appoint Dong Ba as the governor of Fengzhou after quelling the rebellion, and asked him to lead the left army in Hedong to garrison the south of Yinshan Mountain, and fulfill his vow to "resist the external and stop the civil strife."

Dong Bazheng did not know that there was any fraud and immediately led his army to fight. As soon as the army crossed the Yellow River westward, Liu Qingling took advantage of his army's expedition. Langu was empty and sent his nephew Liu Hao to lead 8,000 people from the Hedong Right Army into Langu City, dispersing and reorganizing the 1,000 garrison troops left by Dong Bazheng.

Dong Bazheng suffered a loss and could not say anything. He did not dare to tell his subordinates about the fall of Lan Gu, and could only encourage them to continue moving forward, quell the rebellion and occupy the three cities of Fengzhou, and guard the borders for the country.

...

Feng'an is built near the Yellow River. It is south of the Yellow River and north of the Kujiesha. In the past, Meng Chu set up eighteen military camps here and was under the jurisdiction of Feng'an Nancheng Patrol Battalion. The commander of the patrol battalion was named Liu Xi, who was Liu Yifeng's cousin. On that day, he was squinting his eyes and leaning against the soft couch and listening to the song "Ji Wan'er" singing a small song. Wan'er was in her early twenties and had a beautiful appearance. It was a birthday gift given to him by the German army after staying in Chongyang the day before.

Suddenly, the personal soldiers rushed in in the alley. Liu Xi jumped up and waved to drive Wan'er and the musician out.

"The person is here." Hutong said excitedly with his eyes shining.

“How many people?”

"It's so dark, there are tens of thousands of people."

"Send someone to the city immediately to report to the governor."

"yes."

As soon as I left the door, I suddenly heard someone behind the house exclaiming: "The spy is gone!"

Liu Xi jumped out of the door and shouted, "What's wrong?"

"I saw Miss Wan'er lying on the window and eavesdropping. As soon as I called her, she immediately took the horse away."

"Idiot! Chase me!" After hearing this, Liu Xi felt that the veins on his forehead were exploding. A month ago, Zeng Chongyang had just sent Wan'er over, so Liu Yifeng then sent someone to send him a message: This woman is cheating, don't get close to her.

"This bitch, dare to play tricks on me." Liu Xi became more and more angry as he thought about it, and shouted: "Prepare a horse for me!"

The guards had just led their horses over. Deputy Commander Bian Jiang rushed to the front of the horse and pulled the reins and shouted: "Sir, you can't go. Dong Bazheng's army will arrive soon. The governor wants you to greet them."

Liu Xi shouted, "Just go for me! I will take that little bitch back and cut it into pieces." After that, Bian Jiang broke away and urged the horse to go out.

...

Feng'an Governor's Mansion.

Wang Qian, the governor of Tiande Army, and Dugu Chang, the governor of Zhenwu Army, joined forces with 30,000 troops to approach Jiuniang Pass. Zeng Chongyang urgently ordered an expansion of his army to prepare for war. Han Sui expanded his army to 10,000 within three days, but the Feng'an official warehouse was empty. Liu Yifeng had to report that Zeng Chongyang had three years of tax collection, and Zeng Chongyang was afraid that too much would cause civil unrest, so he only agreed to prepay for one year of tax collection.

Liu Yifeng convened the provincial officials and county magistrates to discuss the matter. Feng'an was narrow and few people, and after years of war, people's livelihood was declining. Officials at all levels expressed opposition when they heard that Liu Yifeng wanted to collect taxes in advance. They were passionate and crying, and each had their own reasons and difficulties. Liu Yifeng listened with a blue face and patient attitude. He was impatient when he suddenly saw Changyuan, the secretary of the governor's office, waved to him in the courtyard, and walked out on the excuse of going to the toilet.

"The alley is here, see you in the study."

Liu Yifeng was shocked when he heard this and strode into the study.

"How? How many people came?"

"When I go back to the governor, it seems that there are a thousand people."

"Why, you haven't seen General Dong?"

"No, I'm afraid the governor is anxious, so I'll send a low-level position first."

"Okay, go back immediately and tell Liu Xi that he must go to greet him in person, so as not to be suspicious."

"yes."

After leaving the alley, Liu Yifeng waved to Changyuan: "Call Xiang Xiaoshan."

Xiang Xiaoshan was the commander of Feng'an City Camp. He was waiting outside the door at this moment and rushed over immediately when he heard the call.

"The army has arrived, let's start tonight."

"I just learned that Zeng Chongyang had transferred another 300 guards into the mansion. In addition to the original 200 people, there are now 500 elite soldiers in the mansion, and there are only 600 people under his command, so I'm afraid..."

"Okay, okay, I'll send you another 200 people." Liu Yifeng glared at Xiang Xiaoshan in disgust.

"Thank you, I'm committed to fulfilling my mission."

Before Xiang Xiaoshan's back disappeared, Changyuan asked nervously: "Transfer two hundred people to patrol the city camp, and the governor's mansion will be empty."

"If it's empty, it's empty." Liu Yifeng suddenly grinned, "Do you think you can beat Zeng Chongyang by pointing at these hundreds of people? A joke, prepare the car immediately, and we will leave the city as soon as it gets dark."

Changyuan was stunned: "We are going to abandon the city?"

"Hehe... Changyuan, you have been with me in this remote place for six or seven years, and now you have finally reached the end. Go and prepare. Remember! Only three carriages are not too silly."

"yes."

...

There is a small hill in the northwest of Feng'an City. The northern country is coming late in spring, and the trees on the mountain have just sprouted at the end of March.

Yang Hao walked carefully, afraid that he would break the flowers and plants on the ground. A man wearing a black iron mask smiled: "Even flowers and plants are reluctant to step on them, how can you lead the three armies to serve the battlefield?"

"What the teacher taught me is." Yang Hao looked ashamed.

"Report to General, three carriages heading south were just intercepted on the road." A small school came to report.

"Bring the person here." The iron-faced man frowned and sighed: "Sure enough, this happened again."

Liu Yifeng's carriage was intercepted by a cavalry team as soon as he left the city. He thought it was a person sent by Zeng Chongyang, and his hands and feet were so scared that he was sore. The cavalry team carried him to the foot of the hill northwest of the city. Only then did Liu Yifeng realize that an army of thousands of people was hidden on the hill.

"Don't you think about your mistakes?"

Liu Yifeng felt desperate. Don’t think about the evil and cruel methods. It would be better to die if he fell into his hands. He took a knife and wiped it on his neck while the soldiers escorted him. Liu Yifeng was not dead. A soldier grabbed the blade with his hand and grabbed the knife off. The sword was extremely sharp, and the soldier’s palm was almost cut off.

"It's you?" Liu Yifeng was surprised when he saw Yang Hao.

Yang Hao was a little surprised: Have you ever met Liu Yifeng where?

"You don't have to guess. He is the horizontal sword of Baoli Society. He should have seen you at the Faceless Meeting." The iron-faced man pointed out the mystery in Yang Hao's heart.

"Senior, you are..." Liu Yifeng had an inexplicable awe of the Iron-faced man.

"You don't need to know my name. I ask you, why do you want to dedicate the city to Dong Bazhong?"

"At present, I have nothing to hide. Liu Qingling, the governor of Hedong, is my cousin. He wrote to me to promise me the position of governor of Yizhou. If I can't become a sting horse, I have to join the wise leader."

"You are lying!" The iron-faced man immediately exposed Liu Yifeng's lies, "You are going to use Dong Bazheng to get rid of Zeng Chongyang and Han Sui and seize Feng'an. Do you want to make a contribution, right?"

"You—" Liu Yifeng's face suddenly turned gray and his breathing became rapid, "You, who are you?"

The iron-faced man snorted coldly and scolded: "It's extremely stupid. Dong Bazheng is already a loser. Can he still return it to you after taking Feng'an?"

"This, this, I..." Liu Yifeng did not expect this section.

"Take us into the city, Feng'an will not lose, you will still have a life; if Feng'an is lost, you will have no place to die!"

Liu Yifeng completely collapsed. He knelt on the ground with a "plop" and begged with the legs of the iron-faced man, "I'm confused, I deserve to die, give me a chance, give me a chance to make up for the merits."

The iron-faced man coughed and said, "You go and call us to open the city gate and lead us into the city."

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Chapter completed!