The battle of Huting began a little earlier than Sujuju, although in the previous plan, it was necessary to make sure that Tian Ni had already led his troops out of Jijun before Huting's army would be dispatched.

However, the distance between the two places was hundreds of miles, and the Huainan Army was unable to gain control of the Yellow River waterway, so it was difficult to transmit information instantly. Moreover, after Lu Yong arrived at Huting, although he reluctantly agreed to this battle plan, it also brought great pressure to the people in Huting.

The relationship between the upper and lower levels of the Huainan Army is relatively clear, and the main ones who remain in Huting are part of the Shengwu Army, including Hurun, the military master, who is temporarily under Xie Ai's control.

But after all, Lu Yong is the old man of the Huainan Army, one of the five major governors in his early years, both his qualifications and merits are extremely profound, if it were not for the old defects of the chaos, his achievements would not be more than now.

Although it was inconvenient for Lu Yong to directly interfere with the actions of the Shengwu Army, he did not have a good face after seeing Xie Ai and Hurun and others, and privately said more than once that if the results of the battle achieved by them later did not match the adventure of the governor, even if the governor did not say anything, he would severely punish Xie Ai and the others.

Xie Ai naturally couldn't be indifferent to this, he knew very well that the reason why Lu Yong had such a bad attitude was not only annoyed that they were sitting back and watching the governor take risks, but also partly because of the natural vigilance and intimidation of the new joiners as an old man in Huainan.

You must know that now within the Central Plains, the Huainan Governor's Mansion is already second to none, and even Xuzhou is slightly inferior. Under the rule of Duke Liang, although the Governor's Mansion did not pay as much attention to the family and reputation as Jiangdong, there was an order where there were people, which was inevitable.

Now in the Governor's Mansion, the Governor himself is promoted by the north and the south and the times, but there is no too obvious factional color. But under Shen Dudu, everyone actually has a small circle of acquaintances.

For example, Guo Yu is a person who has followed the governor for the longest time, has the most qualifications, and has a wide reputation in the Central Plains, especially in Heluo, and can be said to be the first person in the Huainan army except for Shen Dudu. Many wealthy sects and people in the Central Plains are also willing to move closer to Guo Yu.

Han Huang and Lu Yong have the same background and experience, so their relationship is a little closer than others. Similar to Xu Mao and Cao Na, the military leaders who took refuge in Xuzhou. In addition, Mao Bao is the representative of the Jiangzhou family, and Shen Mu is the representative of the Shen family himself or the Wu group in the Huainan Army.

No one is exempt from vulgarity, even if the governor himself does not express this aspect, but the five major governors of the Huainan Army in the early years and the current leaders are the most powerful Shen Mu. On the one hand, it is naturally because of the governor, and on the other hand, it is also because the Wu people are the largest financiers of the Huainan Army, and a large number of Wu people's children have been introduced into the army as middle and low-level commanders and generals.

Compared with these people, Xie Ai can be said to be an out-and-out outsider, he has nothing to do with either side, and he can gain a foothold in the Huainan Governor's Mansion completely by relying on the Governor's appreciation.

So sometimes, Shen Zhezi will also discuss with Xie Ai about the current situation within the Huainan Army, of course, the topic can't be too deep, but even if it's just a superficial conversation, Xie Ai can feel that the governor is resistant to the existence of this faction.

As an outsider, Xie Ai is able to treat this issue more observably, and there is no bias in his position. He is also a very talented person, but after all, his experience is limited, and he can barely keep up with the governor's thinking after following the governor for a long time in the governor's mansion, especially after following the governor's side for a long time.

In his opinion, even if there are some small circles in the Huainan Army at the moment, it is harmless, and the so-called human nature is not exempt from vulgarity. He didn't have a real sense of what kind of situation Jiangdong was, but compared to the entangled internal friction in Liangzhou, the Huainan Army was much better in this regard.

After all, today's Huainan Governor's Mansion can be said to be completely covered by the prestige of the Governor. Similar to Guo Yu and other superintendent generals, it seems that they have a lot of appeal, as long as the governor gives an order, the army will immediately abandon it, and there is no basis for creating internal friction at all.

But since following the governor for a while, Xie Ai has a relatively good understanding of the governor, and he doesn't feel that this kind of resistance is unfounded. In fact, whether it is within the governor's mansion or the township voices of several counties in the Central Plains, in addition to admiring the governor, there are actually other voices, mainly concentrated on the governor's power is too much, slightly inferior to human feelings.

This point, including the high-ranking subordinate officials in the Governor's Mansion such as Xie Shang and Wang Shu, who had already served as county guards, actually had similar views. They did not necessarily mean to challenge the prestige of the governor, but they felt that sometimes the governor appeared too strong, such as the persecution of the Yuzhou Township Sect, and the blocking of Jiangdong Taicheng from interfering in the affairs of the Huainan Governor's Office.

In their opinion, the Governor's Office is now extremely powerful, and lowering its posture appropriately is more conducive to uniting the times and expanding its influence. For example, some Nandu families in Jiangdong, there is no shortage of high-ranking families in the Central Plains, if these characters are introduced into the Governor's Mansion in a big way, it will be easier to envelop the local people, so that the Governor's Mansion will be more stable in Yuzhou.

Nowadays, the concept of human affection and rituals is vague, and such ideas may have some private schemes in it, but it cannot be said that it is completely harmful. In fact, even the governor himself was planning to gradually attract the Nandu Overseas Chinese Gate, but he just held the leading power in his own hands and did not share it with others.

is different from others who think that the governor's desire for power is too strong, but Xie Ai feels that those who slander and look forward to the governor are too shallow. Especially this time, the governor took the initiative to go to the sour jujube to lure Ji County to attack, which made Xie Ai feel that Shiliu did not get to the point whether he admired or ridiculed the governor.

Whether in the eyes of Xie Ai or Shi Liu, there is really no need for the governor to achieve such an achievement at such an age, even if he does nothing for the rest of his life, he will definitely become an important minister of Jiangdong's humerus in the future.

The prospect is already so clear, but he still has to risk life and death to win the opportunity for Huting's army to go north. If you only look forward to it for the covetousness of power, it is really an insult to the governor!

It is precisely because of the deepening understanding of the governor that Xie Ai had the courage to offer ideas before. In fact, before he offered his plan, he was already very clear that the dissatisfaction of Huainan veterans like Lu Yong with him was just a trivial matter.

If this plan cannot succeed or does not get the expected return, his death in Hebei is already the best ending, otherwise even if he returns, he will be completely squeezed out by the old Huainan generals, and it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the governor's mansion.

However, if he succeeds in this battle, he will not only gain meritorious achievements, but also become a confidant of the governor.

Because he knew very well that the governor had already resisted the original internal structure of the Huainan Army, and needed a big victory to sort out and adjust the entire system of the Huainan Army, give the young generals more opportunities, and completely smash those factions that had gradually taken shape, and from then on, there could only be one voice in the Huainan Army.

Therefore, from this aspect, Lu Yong's bad attitude towards Xie Ai is actually quite complicated, and as a beneficiary of the old order, Lu Yong may not be happy with this situation. Even including the situation caused by Guo Yu in Tiger Prison City, Xie Ai felt that this might not be what the governor was happy to see.

If these veterans still can't put aside the old pattern and thoughts, it is only a matter of time before they are replaced. Their loyalty to the Governor is unquestionable, but in many cases, they are limited by their horizons and cannot fully implement the Governor's intentions.

And if their own limitations cannot be put aside, as the Huainan Army grows stronger in the future, this limitation will naturally be transferred to the Huainan Army.

The governor personally rushed to the aid of the sour jujube, and created an opportunity for Xie Ai to go north there, and his attitude was already extremely obvious, just to support young generals like Xie Ai and Xiao Yuandong, and it was also a knock on the veterans.

Therefore, even if there is no dissatisfaction from Lu Yong, Xie Ai will never dare to relax. The opportunity was already in front of him, and whether he could seize it or not was entirely up to him.

There were more than 6,000 defenders in Huting, plus 3,000 Luyong and 5,000 reinforcements from Guandu, a total of more than 14,000 people. Among them, more than 3,000 sailors also had to cooperate with Guo Yu to intercept Luoyang Taobao in Chenggao to participate in the battle, and the 5,000 reinforcements of Guandu continued to go downstream to the sour dates after a little replenishment and supply in Huting.

As for Lu Yong, he was supposed to escort the middle road baggage to Suojube via the Yellow River, control this section of the Yellow River and the chasm water system at the same time, and be responsible for the Shengwu army that crossed the Yellow River. At the moment, although I arrived early, my responsibilities have not changed.

Therefore, what Xie Ai can use is only the 3,000 victorious military army led by Hu Run. However, although Lu Yong was quite dissatisfied with Xie Ai, he also knew that the governor personally took risks to fight for this opportunity, and obviously attached great importance to this operation, so he allocated more than 1,000 troops led by himself to Xie Ai, in order to increase the chances of victory.

Of course, on the surface, Lu Yong still didn't give Xie Ai a good face, and when he boarded Hezhou to see him off, he said sternly: "Confucian generals, there is no lack of crazy thoughts. This time the troops entered Hebei, it was a dangerous situation of the enemy's nest, and in addition to fighting for merit, we should also deeply remember that it is not easy for the Huainan Xiongshi to operate, and every soldier and one armor is the hard work of the governor. Since Master Xie is under the governor's dispatch, I won't say much gossip, the great achievements and prestige are all what Huainan wants, but if you can't do anything, don't gamble with the lives of the soldiers, return as soon as possible, there are still successors on standby! ”

Xie Ai is not a villain who is arrogant, although Lu Yongyan has no lack of contempt for him, but after all, he has no merits to prove himself, so after hearing this, he said solemnly: "General Lu has been fighting for a long time, and when he is leaving, Ai can lead the words and teachings, which is really fortunate." This time, when Wang Shi comes to Hebei after a long time, he will never lose the prestige of Huainan! ”

Lu Yong snorted after hearing this, and pulled Hu Run to tell him a few words, although he was quite dissatisfied with Xie Ai, he also had a little respect for his courage. If it is a different place, he himself will lead the king to go north to Hebei, and he should be quite hesitant in his heart.

However, Xie Ai is a Confucian student, at least he can remain calm on the surface, and he also hopes that this time the governor can still maintain his clear views and not trust non-people.

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