Xie Ming

Continued from the previous article
General Xiao single-handedly led Peizhong to take Guide and eight cities, thus gaining the upper hand.

The powerful minister standing by was eager to grab the credit and tried to disrupt the situation.

But seeing that the black man was making a fuss, Xiao Lang couldn't help but lose face in front of others.

Moreover, he had already made a plan in mind for Hu Chen's order, so he quickly assigned him the important task.

Hearing these words, Hei Hu Chen put on a dog face and became more convinced. He started to act weird in an attempt to ease the atmosphere.

In contrast, Xiao gave a wry smile and raised his hand to hold it in silence.

"Gotta, gotta!"

"You rascal, stop playing tricks in front of our brothers."

"Hu Chen, listen carefully."

"I still say the same thing as before."

"Today, in front of all the generals, we have to make it clear."

"So the main fronts from the east and west will head north, eyeing the two important towns of Luoyang and Kaifeng."

"First, I won't give you more money or food."

"Second, we don't have any extra soldiers, weapons or blades to supplement your army."

"I'll give up the power to control the city. As for the size of the place, you can figure out how to control it yourself!"

"My request is exactly the same."

"If you want to fight, you will definitely succeed."

"We must defend it, but we must not allow any civil unrest to occur in the area under our jurisdiction!"

"If you disobey one of them, let me know."

"Humph!"

"I will not let you off lightly under military law!"

"Hu Chen, Pei Zhong, all the generals, listen carefully."

"There is no joking in the army. We do what we say!"

While teasing, Xiao Jingchuan reiterated the military discipline and orders.

Looking at each other, all the generals came to respond and bowed, indicating that they understood the situation.

After the expulsion, Xiao again ordered his generals to occupy the remaining territory.

"Li Hongsheng!" Xiao called.

"Yes, I am here!" Li Jin stepped out of the line and listened quietly.

"Your army, a battalion of more than 2,600 men, will seize the line of Lushan, Yecheng, and Binfeng and occupy the three cities."

"I am stationed in the southern part of Huchen. There are not many cities, but the area is vast. We must manage and train the army well and not make any mistakes!" Xiao Ming.

"Yes! I understand!" Li Hongsheng obeyed.

"Zhao Yingyuan." Xiao called again.

"I am here!" Zhao Yingyuan replied.

"Your army also has a battalion of more than 2,600 men. Seize the areas of Nanyang, Zhenping, Nanzhao, Zhechuan, Ruyang, and five cities."

"There are plenty of places, and if there are not enough people, we can solve the problem ourselves."

"Can it be done?" Xiao asked provocatively.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yingyuan did not hesitate. He raised his tiger eyes, lowered his body solemnly, and clenched his fists with more force.

"Don't worry, Governor!"

"Zhao Yingyuan has died for his crime and will never be trusted again." Yingyuan replied happily.

Soon after, Xiao glanced at Ji Zu for the last time.

"Xu Jizu, listen to my orders!"

"Yes! I'm here." Ji Zu took two steps forward, came to the center and answered.

"Your army barely has 2,000 men."

"I order you to occupy Runing, Xiping, Suiping, Xincai, Shangcheng, Tongbai, Zhenyang, and Xinyang, a total of eight cities."

"Jizuwa, this area, although closest to the southwest, is densely populated."

"When you go here, whatever army you can expand will be yours to manage from now on."

"Whatever you have, show it to me. I want to see what you can do!"

Xiao Lang's words were so encouraging that Ji Zu was even more grateful. Obviously, this arrangement, leaving such a large area vacant, was to accumulate strength for Ji Zu's troops in the hope of making them more powerful.

Of course, the reason for this is also a reward for Xu Jizu's hard work and mental fatigue along the way.

After all, if we really count based on seniority, after Peizhong and Huchen, it would be his ancestor who had been in the army for a long time.

But now, he is most short of manpower and horses, and he always feels that he has let him down.

And everyone present was quite convinced when they heard that Jizu had been given such a lucrative post.

Apart from the fact that Xu Jizu usually had a good reputation among the soldiers and was harmonious, his hard work was also recognized and witnessed by all.

I ride my horse, whip the horse and lead my troops bravely, and I am free to conquer the country with my heroic deeds.

Just wait until the government office in Guide Prefecture, and after all the generals have received the military orders, there is no need to give any more orders.

All the chiefs returned to their camps and happily went to the territories assigned to them.

In a flash, another seven or eight days passed.

Here in Peizhong, the main method is to seize power through appeasement.

By October 23, we had captured all seven cities without a fight, except for the small county of Luyi, which was under siege and instigated by a foolish and insane county magistrate.

The remaining generals went to their respective garrisons, and the actual situation was largely the same.

Only Black Tiger Minister and his troops had explosive tempers and had fought in Xuchang and Xiangcheng.

Of course, after this news was passed back to Xiao Lang of Guide, he also gave an oral instruction and admonished him, and that was it.

I will not mention the five generals Sun, Li, Xu, Li and Zhao in detail.

That’s another story, let’s talk about the other party Gao Hu’s matter.

It is said that Gao Hu's troop from Fengyang was only able to approach Haozhou City on the 21st.

Xiao Jingchuan was very worried about this and personally sent the Death Star to deliver the message.

Only after Gao Hu was captured and sent to Guide alone did we understand the details.

In fact, after receiving the secret letter from Xiao Ming in late September, Gao Hu had already begun preparing to march westward.

But even though Gao Jinku was in the market, I still don’t know what he was trying to achieve.

At first he was half-hearted, but he agreed to the task, allocated troops, and provided military supplies and logistics.

Although he was not very proactive, he was more or less cooperative considering the Shandong issue.

However, the good times did not last long.

At the beginning of October, when the coalition army was being purged and Gao Hu was about to lead his troops to leave Fengyang, Gao Jinku suddenly acted out of character and detained 15 officers and logistics personnel.

You must know that these service soldiers are all responsible for meeting the needs of the military.

As a result of his commotion, the two generals surnamed Gao started quarreling and fighting that night.

The commander was so anxious that he ignored the consequences. One can imagine how bad the situation would become with his soldiers.

Only Mrs. Xing, who had just returned from Nanjing, could give some good advice.

Xu Wenzhe, who was also sick, ran around at night regardless of his health.

Cai Xiang was able to stop the two parties from making trouble.

If it weren't for Xing and Xu, one of them might not be able to control the situation, and it might turn into a mutiny.

So, when Gao Hu was able to escape and went to Guide alone, and reported the situation to Xiao Lang in detail, Xiao Jingchuan felt resentful and angry for a while.

What he was thinking about was related to the secret report he had sent to Zhong before, that these two Gaos had something to do with Madam Xing, so he began to make some plans and analyze it in his mind.

It was concluded that it must be because Gao Jinku got the letter, and Xing Shi's son Gao worshipped himself as his adoptive father, which was a great stimulation to him.

No matter how much you say, it's just a personal relationship between young people. This kid is so confused.

It was indeed a complete waste of Xiao Lang's plans for his future in Shandong.

Xiao Jingchuan was extremely disappointed. Looking at the tall and fierce figure, he felt a bit disgusted.

There was no way, in the face of this sudden situation, Xiao Lai was at the moment. Even if he wanted to punish him more, he was ultimately out of reach. He could only let him go to Fengyang for the time being.

Gao Hu's troops were given 5,000 veteran soldiers this time, but they were not assigned to any important areas.

He could only reluctantly entrust Haozhou, Taihe, Yingcheng, and Shouchun to form four cities to station troops.

This area is located in the northwest corner of Nanzhili, not far from Fengyang.

With this arrangement, it would be more convenient for his troops to go to Fengyang, their former master, to get military pay and food.

For the time being, it is just like this, what else can we do? !

(End of this chapter)