The so-called defeat is like a mountain, the appearance of the first group of deserters, quickly drove other minds, this is not a fair war, after all, one side does not even have a decent weapon, if there is no rout and escape, it is good, once it appears, who is willing to die and resist to death.

It is true that he will definitely be chased for a while, and there will definitely be a lot of casualties, but at this time, where can he take care of that much, no one is a fool, and he may not need to run how fast he is, but as long as he is faster than others, then the chance of escape is much greater, because even if the person behind is killed, will he slow down the pace of pursuit.

The appearance of tens of thousands of people running away together was still quite spectacular, the flag and wooden spear were thrown to the ground, Yang Miaozhen and Liang Hongyu's two armies merged into one to pursue together, although they intended to carry out targeted drives, intending to drive the defeated Xingwu army to the predetermined location.

However, after all, there were too many people, and there were mountains all around, and they could quickly hide their bodies when they got into the woods, and in the end, it was estimated that the largest rout of the army, about four or five thousand people drove to a valley, and Li Xiuning, who had already set up an ambush here, led the remaining thousand troops to ambush out, and the defeated soldiers who had no fighting spirit immediately knelt down and surrendered.

Da Qiao, who had been following Li Xiuning with a big fan, gasped and turned pale, covering his mouth so close that he almost threw up, it was too bloody.

"Hey...... That's all there is to it for the time being. Looking at these captives, more defeated soldiers didn't have time to suppress them, Li Xiuning was a little bored, time was pressing, and she had to rush to Zhuzhu County to increase her troops, which was already the most way she could kill and injure the Xingwu army in the shortest time. looked at Da Qiao, who was not in good condition, and said with relief: "It's obviously the first time I've been in battle, and it's already amazing to be able to hold on to it until now without throwing up." ”

It's okay not to say it, but when I say it, Da Qiao can't help it, he vomits so much that his legs feel soft, but fortunately, the fan is long enough to hold it on the ground, and it can still support his body. It's also thanks to Zhou Shaoyu who thought about it, and finally got a fan for Da Qiao, if he didn't get a short double cane out, it would be good-looking, but Da Qiao didn't know martial arts, and he might not be able to kill anyone with a knife, not to mention a blunt weapon, it was better to also get a fan with high defense, and it could be paired with Xiao Qiao.

The army took this opportunity to rest for a while, although they were in a hurry, but if they didn't have any rest at all, what if they rushed to Machizhu County? I'm tired and tired. Not long after, under the leadership of Wednesday Mountain, Dadongshui County brought out a team full of strong men.

Most of the people in Dongshui County are refugees who have returned from the northern part of the mountain on Wednesday, and they may not be able to move because of their high prestige, and they may not be able to move if they are really replaced by Xu Miaojin, who is temporarily under control of Dongshui County.

"The prisoners and the wounded and cleaning up the battlefield will be handed over to you, Third Uncle." Li Xiuning handed over all the aftermath work to Wednesday Mountain.

"My nephew and daughter-in-law can go with confidence, and I want to solve the crisis in Zhuzhu County." Wednesday Mountain didn't talk nonsense, and immediately assigned a handover.

Li Xiuning turned on his horse and ordered: "Pass my general's order, the whole army will be drawn and march to Zhuzhu County in a hurry." Where is Yang Miaozhen? ”

"The last general!" Yang Miaozhen's originally red silver armor was bright white again at the moment, and it seemed that it had been cleaned when he was resting.

"You take all the cavalry and scouts to take the first step, if there is a situation, you can report back, if not, use the speed of fast horses to harass the side, and minimize the danger of Mazhu County."

"Whoa!"

Yang Miaozhen responded crisply, and only then did she turn over and get on the horse, when she saw Da Qiao's face change, and said anxiously: "Not good!" Makitake County is in an emergency! ”

At the same time, there were more and more Xingwu troops climbing to the top of the city, and the pressure on Zhou Shaoyu's side became more and more great, and the advantage of defending the city was indifferent, because no one still had the energy to guard the ladder that kept climbing up the enemy's ladder. After fighting for so long, even Zhou Shaoyu felt tired, and his movements slowed down.

Cutting down a Xingwu sergeant, Zhou Shaoyu gasped and endured the soreness of his arm, but suddenly a knife flashed from one side, Zhou Shaoyu was startled, hurriedly retreated, and felt a tingling pain on his face, stretched out his hand, full of bright red, hissed......

"Zhou Lang!" Gao Xiujun, who was not far away, couldn't help but exclaim when he saw this, and swept away several enemy soldiers who were facing each other with a horizontal gun, his eyes were full of anger, and he rushed over with a roar of the gun.

"Ahh Look for death! Gao Xiujun spun, and the spear slapped on the body of the Xingwu soldier as if it had a huge buff, and the huge man actually spat blood and flew up. Then he pulled out the long sword at his waist and rushed up to slash hard, and the guy's flesh and blood were so miserable.

"Xiujun calm down! You quickly go down to the city and arrange the old and young in the city into the county office, and the city can't hold it. Zhou Shaoyu hurriedly stopped.

Yes, in a head-on battle, relying on a small number of soldiers and a large number of people, it is impossible to win the regular Xingwu army, even if they have not practiced for a long time, this is not the existence of a single weapon in Dongshui County, most of the Xingwu army here does not have a few good things, and after the military discipline is disordered, how many bad things have not been done.

Fortunately, it is not only the city wall that can be defended by Makuzhu County, but also by the county government.

Because of the fact that Zhuzhu County is closest to the boundary of the Miao family in southern Xinjiang, it often had conflicts with the Miao people at the beginning, and there were many wars between them.

In this context, the county government of Zhuzhu County occupies a large area, and has built a wall more than three meters high, although it is old, but Zhou Shaoyu also ordered people to repair it later.

Zhou Shaoyu doesn't need to win this battle, as long as he delays time and waits for reinforcements, it will be a victory. Therefore, instead of continuing to consume the vital forces at the head of the city, it is better to use the walls of the retreating city to defend the county.

Moreover, Zhou Shaoyu believes that with the current military discipline of the Xingwu Army, once they enter the city, I think there will be many people who will keep advocating and run door to door to search for property or something.

But in between, the old and the young, the women and the children must be placed first.

Gao Xiujun glanced at Zhou Shaoyu worriedly, but he also knew that now was not the time to delay time, so he immediately led the order to run down the city to the city.

It is precisely because of this that Xiao Qiao, in the contact with Da Qiao, will say that Makuzhu County is in an emergency, and even the city wall is ready to give up, not an emergency, what is it?

Zhuzhu County is in an emergency, Li Xiuning has a gloomy face and a handsome army marching all the way, Xiao Qiao keeps contacting to inquire about the specific situation, and Wu County, which is located in Tanzhou, is a different appearance.

Time rewinded, and not long after the Xingwu military sent out from Xingwu County, a group of fast horses hurried to Wu County.

When Li Qingzhao received the news, he immediately made a decision and immediately summoned all those who were qualified to attend the discussion.

Zhou Dashan, as the father of Zhou Shaoyu, naturally sits in the main seat, and the left and right are Tuesday Mountain and Thursday Mountain, but they are also self-aware, although the position is the highest, but the real person in charge is this group of women.

Among the women, Li Qingzhao was naturally the leader, and others such as Cai Zhaoji, Chen Shuozhen, Bian Yujing and others were seated in turn. And sitting at the end is the only outsider, Zhou Zaixing.

"I just received the exact news, the whole army of the Xingwu Army was dispatched, and it was more probing and analyzing, and the target should be Dongshui County." Li Qingzhao took out a secret letter and said solemnly.

As soon as the words fell, everyone was shocked.

"How is that possible?" Almost everyone thinks so, it doesn't make sense, how can a good end of the army Xingwu send a military force to Huizhou? In the past, Tanzhou was still under the control of the Liang Imperial Court, and it never sent troops, let alone now? Could it be that what news was found out by the imperial court? It's not right, if that's the case, Wuxian can't still be so stable.

"The concubine doesn't know much about marching and fighting, Shuozhen, and tell me your opinion." Li Qingzhao is not blind, no matter how talented she is, it has nothing to do with the military, and she has no experience at all. Among all the people who stayed in Wuxian, there were only a few people who had experience in leading troops to fight, among which Chen Shuozhen, who established himself as the emperor, had the most experience. In this case, of course, it is necessary to rely on Chen Shuozhen's opinion.

"Although the purpose is not clear, it should be other reasons that we have not guessed, if not, if we are exposed, then the Xingwu army will inevitably encircle and suppress Wuxian first, so as not to directly attack Chenghui and cause the enemy to suffer from the back." Chen Shuo really thought about it and analyzed. "It is said that I know that although the current Xingwu Army is still outnumbered, because Zhou Lang has been privately trading with the Xingwu Army's logistics and military supplies for a long time, I am afraid that most of them do not even have weapons at the moment."

"That's right, among the information sent, most of the Yanxing Wu army are armed with agricultural tools and wooden spears." Li Qingzhao nodded and agreed.

"Then there is no need to worry, it is not to underestimate the enemy, but to Zhou Lang, for Xiuning's sister, have absolute confidence, such a large-scale army dispatch, it is impossible for Chenghui Prefecture not to be aware of it, as long as there is preparation, this Xingwu army is not enough to pose a threat." Chen Shuozhen swore and said: "But it is not without harm, the Xingwu army is a regular army after all, and there are many people, and the strength of one or two counties alone is not enough to deal with it, and once the Chenghui army is assembled, then the clouds and fog of the previous suspicious array dressed as a chaotic battle between multiple forces will be completely removed, and when the time comes, the Tanwang Mansion will be vigilant and have to be guarded against." Therefore, what we need to consider is how to maximize the benefits in this incident. ”

Hearing Chen Shuozhen's opinion, everyone lowered their heads and pondered, and after a while, it was Cai Zhaoji who asked: "Then, Chenghui Prefecture is the information of one of the forces, can the Tan Wangfu determine who the leader is?" ”

This question can be said to hit the nail on the head, if the Tan Wangfu knows that the real leader is Zhou Shaoyu, then Wuxian will naturally become the enemy of the Tan Wangfu, if so, we must first make corresponding preparations, ready to leave Tanzhou and belong to Chenghui at any time. But if the Tan Wangfu doesn't know, there will be a lot of room for operation.

"It's impossible to know for sure." Chen Shuozhen shook his head. "But I don't know."

Li Qingzhao thought for a while and analyzed: "Since we can think of this, then Zhou Lang must also think of it, since it will definitely be exposed, it is nothing more than two choices, one is to directly pull up the anti-flag, and after the Xingwu army is destroyed, capture Xingwu County, connect Wu County, and use one government and seven counties to fight against the remaining one province and five counties in Tanzhou." But in this way, it loses its righteousness and is not tolerated by the world, and I think Zhou Lang will not choose it like this. Second, launch a person standing in front of the stage, and that person has only one choice! ”

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they said in unison: "Gao Xiujun!" ”

"That's right, Gao Xiujun's father is the general of the Xingwu Army, after suffering a tragedy, Gao Xiujun escaped and entered Chenghui with the intention of developing forces and accumulating strength to avenge blood revenge, but by chance, he entered the gate of my Zhou family, and then in the illusion of confrontation between several forces in Chenghuizhou, Gao Xiujun is also a force standing on the surface. So it makes sense to push her out. Li Qingzhao reasoned further.

"And it can be righteous and righteous!" Cai Zhaoji couldn't help but analyze further. "If it hangs upside down today, the court divides the kings into their own affairs, and Chenghui was already a place of three no matter before, and it is far away from Jinling, the court whip is beyond reach, Gao Xiujun avenges the family and exterminates the Xingwu army, and then if he takes the initiative to write a book, state the reasons, and accuse the Xingwu army of the current command, ask the court to rehabilitate the Gao family, and is willing to lead Cheng Huizhou to return to the jurisdiction of the Liang, I think the court will agree, so that Cheng Huizhou can be orthodox, officially have the right to govern."

Yes, I will definitely agree, if Chenghui Prefecture is classified as a rebellious army, it will be unfavorable to the imperial court. Although the whip is beyond the reach of the whip, no matter how chaotic Chenghui Prefecture is, it cannot be chaotic to the territory directly under the control of the imperial court, but the world is in chaos, the kings are in their own ways, plus the invasion of foreign enemies and disasters from the sky, and there are continuous uprisings in various places, and the prestige of the imperial court has repeatedly declined, and at this time, if there is another chaotic army, and occupy the power of a state, will it not cause an uproar in the world? Isn't the prestige left even more pitiful?

But if it is the other way around, in response to Gao Xiujun's request for return, it can also have the effect of a heart booster, indicating that the imperial court has not lost its prestige and popular support, and there are still people who are willing to be loyal to the imperial court. Even the imperial court knows that this so-called return is only a façade, and it is impossible to really send someone to take charge, but that is enough. Isn't it just rehabilitation? A matter of will, and then put all the blame on Wei Weidong.

Everyone looked at Cai Zhaoji in surprise, this talented woman has always been in-depth and simple, and rarely proposes, I never thought about it, but today I have a unique opinion, but then I was relieved, as a top talented woman, how could she not be flexible?

"But in this way, Chenghui Prefecture will inevitably have a tense relationship with Tanzhou, and it is ready to go to war at any time?" Li Xiangjun raised doubts.

However, speaking of this step, Bian Yujing, who had been silent on the side, also figured it out, and chuckled: "During the Warring States Period, the Zhao State and the Yan State were at war, and the Su Dynasty of the Zongheng family went to see the King of Zhao......"

"I know I know, the snipe and the clam are competing for the source of the fisherman's profits, Su Dai persuaded King Zhao, Zhao Yan competed, it would only cheapen the Qin State, so King Zhao gave up attacking the Yan State, but what does this have to do with the moment?" Li Xiangjun was confused.

"This means to create a false impression that the Tan Wangfu will think that they are the fishermen, so that they will not move and will not attack Chenghuizhou, so as to gain enough time for development." Zhu Shuzhen also understood, and interjected with a smile.

Up to now, almost all the girls here understand, but the three tigers of the Zhou family and Zhou Zaixing are confused, what is Zhao Guoyan during the Warring States Period? How have I never heard of it.