Zhang Zhen glanced at Mrs. Xiao, who was slumped in the chair, with a thoughtful look on her face, and sighed: "I see. Since ancient times, there has been a dilemma between loyalty and filial piety."
It's not that he didn't look down on Xiao Yu.
But Lin Qun could regard death as home, but Xiao Yu surrendered.
The two are at odds.
At that time, he thought that the two of them had their own ambitions, but now it seems that they indeed have their own ambitions.
Lin Qun chose to die immediately and take his full name.
How could Xiao Yu be treason? He had clearly made a plan. First, fake a surrender to escape, and then summon the old troops to fight again. For this reason, he did not hesitate to abandon his family and children.
Since ancient times, there has been a dilemma between loyalty and filial piety.
He chose to be loyal to Chu.
Although it is cruel to the family members.
But to the Chu State, he was a loyal minister.
Chen Ping was furious, pulled out the steel knife from his waist, and wanted to go up and kill Mrs. Xiao.
"Stop." Zhang Zhen shouted and stretched out his hand to stop Chen Ping.
"Father. Why? My father is extremely loyal to the Xiao family. But Xiao Yu is plotting rebellion outside. If he doesn't kill his whole family, how can he satisfy his hatred?"
Chen Ping raised his head, looked at Zhang Zhen stubbornly and angrily and said.
Zhang Zhen smiled. It was a good thing to be angry. It meant that this boy had a foster father and a court in his heart. But that's not how things work.
Zhang Zhen explained: "Since the emperor entered Hebei, he has treated the Han people with kindness and righteousness. Many people have saved their lives and been moved to live in the Three Han Dynasties."
"Xiao Yu surrendered first and then rebelled. It is indeed abominable. His whole family should have been killed. But I can't bear to kill such a loyal person and his whole family."
"First treat the Xiao family with kindness as usual, and wait until I have pacified northern Shaanxi. Then we will deal with it as appropriate."
Say it. Zhang Zhen went up and bent down to pick up the box on the ground, helped Mrs. Xiao up, and said sincerely: "Old lady, there is no need to panic, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty will not destroy the Xiao family."
After saying that, he turned around and glanced at Chen Ping, then strode out of the main room.
"Father." Chen Ping stamped his feet, glanced at Mrs. Xiao hatefully, then sheathed the knife and chased after her with big strides.
After leaving the mansion, Zhang Zhen got on his horse, turned around and said to the soldiers: "Go and invite Li Feng and Cai Ning."
"Yes." The soldier responded loudly, turned around and went down.
"Drive!!!" Zhang Zhen raised his golden whip, whipped the horse's buttocks, and calmly rode his horse to the commanding officer's office.
Soon, he entered the lobby.
Li Feng and Cai Ning had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Zhang Zhen coming in, they immediately bowed and saluted and said: "General."
"Sit down." Zhang Zhen handed the riding whip to Chen Ping, strode to the main seat and sat down. He raised his head and said to Li Feng and Cai Ning: "You also know the matter."
"It's not a bad thing to say."
"Uh!!!" Chen Ping, Li Feng, and Cai Ning were all stunned.
"Father, are you confused? Xiao Yu's rebellion is not a good thing no matter how you look at it." Chen Ping blurted out because he was not thinking clearly.
"Yes." Li Feng nodded quickly and said.
Although Cai Ning said nothing, his expression was clear.
Zhang Zhen shook his head and said: "First of all, Xiao Yu suffered a loss in terms of intelligence."
"I told him that I only brought one thousand warriors, but I didn't tell him. I also had two or three thousand soldiers gathered by Li Zhuangshi and Cai Zhuangshi."
"These two or three thousand strong people can be organized on the spot into two thousand households' soldiers. Take out the equipment of Yan'an Guard's two thousand households' soldiers and arm them. Use them to defend the city and guard the prisoners."
"I have thousands of soldiers under my command, and they can go out of the city to fight fiercely."
"This is something Xiao Yu never expected."
"Let's not talk about Xiao Yu for now. The commanders of Liangzhou Guard and Ningxia Guard are not very capable, and their soldiers are just ordinary. But if they guard the city or castle, it will be difficult to attack them."
"Now they are gathering together and sending troops."
"I can fight quickly and defeat them one by one in the field. Then attack Xiao Yu."
"It is not difficult to pacify the Yan'an Guard, Liangzhou Guard, and Ningxia Guard. By then, Lu Yanxun should also pacify the Ping'an Guard."
"The goal of quickly capturing northern Shaanxi has been achieved."
Zhang Zhen had abundant physical strength and strong lungs, but after finishing speaking in one breath, he couldn't help but gasp for a while. Then he stabilized his breathing, raised his head and said to Cai Ning and Li Feng who were thoughtful: "You two, let's do this. .You defend the city. At night, use the darkness as cover to send out troops to defend Ningxia."
"Yes." Facing Zhang Zhen's gaze, Cai Ning and Li Feng both shuddered, and then responded loudly with excitement in their blood.
What a great general.
Thousands of soldiers marched across northern Shaanxi and captured Yan'an.
Now when encountering such changes, I can take it easy.
What a great general.
What a great general.
"Yes." Zhang Zhen nodded and let them go down. Then he turned his head and said to Chen Ping, who looked excited: "Pass my military order, and the Qianhu soldiers will go to bed immediately."
"If you can't sleep, just lie down and recharge your batteries."
"Yes." Chen Ping responded loudly and strode away.
"A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise?" Zhang Zhen laughed, stood up, stamped his feet, and strode to the bedroom to sleep.
same day.
According to Zhang Zhen's order, Li Feng and Cai Ning armed the Minzhuang they brought with them and took over the city defense.
At night, the Han army, which had just had dinner, was under the cover of night. Under the leadership of Zhang Zhen, they quickly headed towards the Ningxia Guard in the north.
.............
Whoring city. Located in the west of Yan'an, the two cities are not far apart.
The Yan'an Guards didn't just pop out of the rocks, they all brought their families with them. After Xiao Yu arrived at Prostitute City, he gathered the remaining three thousand elite soldiers of the Yan'an Guard, plus the family members of the military households, there were tens of thousands of people.
Now on the gate of Prostitution City, a flag with the word "Chu" is flying.
The city was full of people and horses neighing.
In a large house, soldiers wearing armor and swords were standing guard or patrolling, and the guards were tight.
Inside the hall.
Xiao Yu is wearing heavy armor and sitting on the main seat. Below him are three thousand households, Liu Anmin, Li Hu, and Zhang Hun. They are all big men from Guanxi. They are strong, neatly dressed, and very powerful.
Xiao Yu's eyes were red, and his eyes were both fierce and sad. Now my wife, children and mother may have gone to the underworld, right?
He took a deep breath, calmed down, raised his head and looked at the three Qianhu, and said in a deep voice: "Brothers. Zhang Zhen went deep alone. We have a large number of people, and it will be easy to capture him."
"Send troops as planned. Together with the Ningxia Guard and Liangzhou Guard, encircle Yan'an."
"The great Chu will be victorious."
He yelled and stood up with his majestic body.
"The great Chu will be victorious." Liu Anmin, Li Hu, and Zhang Hun also stood up and said loudly.
immediately. The four of them walked out of the main room together and spent the day preparing.
Early the next morning. Xiao Yu sat astride a horse and led three thousand Yan'an guardsmen to attack Yan'an in neat formations with loud gongs and drums.
After arriving in Yan'an, he did not attack the city. Instead, he chose a hilltop to set up camp and strengthen his guard.
According to the plan, the three guards surrounded Yan'an.
