Yuan Chao's eyes were terrifying, looking at the burning city in front of him.

After conquering Lujiang County, others advised him to go east with all his might and take the prosperous Yangzhou (Guangling) first, but he went against the opposition and decided to take Henan Road north first.

Because of Cheng Qianli's defeat, there was no force that could stop him from Huainan Road to Henan Road. Wherever his troops went, the cities either surrendered or were conquered in one fell swoop. There was almost no delay. He arrived in Yiyang County, and one step north was Henan Road.

It was here that he received the news that his younger brother Yuan Ying was defeated and captured. This news shocked Yuan Chao and also stirred up the entire rebels.

One reason why Yuan Chao strongly advocated the advance north was that after entering Henan Road, he could meet with Yuan Ying, and the two rebels in the north and south were united, and the troops could reach nearly one million. After seizing the granary in Luoyang, he could cut off Chang'an's supplies.

However, Yuan Ying's defeat caused his plan to die, and what to do next became a big problem.

In order to vent their anger and to increase morale, Yuan Chao issued a city massacre order and slaughtered Yiyang County. The 20,000 to 30,000 households in Yiyang County suddenly became the food in the mouths of these ferocious beasts. If they did not follow the thief, they would have to die, so the number of thieves increased by more than 20,000.

At this time, Yuan Ying had gathered more than 400,000 people. There were so many people, people ate and chewed, and the daily consumption was a huge number. He was not good at these logistics and supplies matters, so he wasted countless food and grass every day, which made him even more trouble.

“Hahahaha…refresh”

Behind him, Fang Qing walked out with a belt and looked refreshed. A woman's crying came faintly from the room. Yuan Chaoheng glanced at him, but Fang Qing was calm: "Yuan Dalang, don't worry, as long as we take Luoyang and exchange Ye Chang's life for Yuan Wu Ge."

Yuan Chao bent his mouth slightly, but he sighed secretly in his heart.

Unlike Yuan Ying, who didn't take Ye Chang seriously, Yuan Huang felt from beginning to end that Ye Chang was his lifelong rival. The reason why he went north was that he wanted to cut off the track lane and force Ye Chang to stay in the Central Plains and not to go to the south to obstruct him.

Although this goal has been achieved, it has also defeated his brothers. Fang Qing did not take Ye Chang to heart, and felt that there were hundreds of thousands of people on his side, which was enough to wipe out Ye Chang. His mentality was no different from Yuan Ying at the time. The difference was that Yuan Ying could still listen to Yuan Chao's advice, but Fang Qing could not listen to it at all.

They were a joint venture between several rioters. Yuan Chao was just the nominal co-lord. He was able to barely restrain everyone from dispersing. This was his ability to control it. As for making everyone obey his orders - it was more difficult than defeating Ye Chang head-on.

"What's wrong with that dead eunuch now?" Seeing Fang Qing leave quite bored, Yuan Chao asked the people around him.

The eunuch he called was An Yuanguang's adoptive father and Cheng Qianli's military supervisor Luo Fengxian.

"That eggless guy escaped quickly. He chased him several times but couldn't catch up. Now he should have arrived in Shangcai." Chen Zhuang beside him said.

"It's a pity that I failed to capture him. If I capture him, the problem will be easier." Yuan Chao murmured

The dead eunuch Luo Fengxian mentioned that he had great ability to escape. He was not captured and killed as the chaotic army said. Instead, he ran north and fled to Shangcai. There were only a few hundred troops beside him to guard him. One person was panicked and didn't know what to do.

When they went south, they were full of confidence and felt that with the elite of the imperial guards, quelling the rebellion was just a matter of time and everyone was here to make military achievements. Therefore, Luo Fengxian dared to put his adopted son in the army.

As a result, Luo Fengxian did not understand military affairs, and was indiscriminately commanded. He was timid in the face of the enemy and fled first, which led to Cheng Qianli's defeat. Tens of thousands of imperial guards were also ruined. He was no less than qian and threw himself into the thief and became a group of bones and strength of the thief army. This result made Luo Fengxian both startled and scared, and didn't know what to do.

Before that, he was determined to escape, so he did not think about what to do next. When he arrived in Shangcai, he received news that Ye Chang had captured Yuan Ying, and he also knew that the thief stopped temporarily in Yiyang County, so he came to his senses.

"Where do I want the soldiers you offer? I am now ordered to supervise the army and fight against the thieves, and I am just needing soldiers. How dare you, a mere county magistrate, stop our military plan?"

He stared at Shang Cai Ling in front of him and cursed randomly, making Shang Cai Ling's face look like a rusty person.

They are all old officials, so why don’t you know that this dead eunuch is looking for a scapegoat for him? His miserable defeat with Cheng Qianli has nothing to do with Shang Cai Ling, but the thief bit his bite into the bone, let alone this vicious eunuch?

He was furious and thought about how to flatter the eunuch and let himself escape. The so-called wiseness in a hurry really came up with a name for him.

"Duke Luo, it is not a humble position to obstruct, but it is because the people of Shangcai are short of food and are not enough to support the army. Besides, when Luo Gong went south, he had already passed by Shangcai. At that time, even dozens of servants in the city followed Luo Gong to fight south, and now they are still alive and dead. The thief is now in Yiyang County, less than a hundred miles away from Shangcai, and can arrive day and night. He is humble and has a duty, and he will serve the country as soon as he dies. However, Luo Gong shoulders heavy burdens and cannot make any mistakes easily.

"Don't say that these things are gone, just say, do you want to send me troops or not. If there are no soldiers, let your servants go out to capture the young and strong," Luo Fengxian could not stand his mind and interrupted him sternly.

"Weizhi will not send troops, but we know who has soldiers... Daxi Dayin was ordered by Mr. Ye to recruit soldiers in Dujidao. Now he has nearly 10,000 brave men in his hands, and he also uses the power of Ye Gong's victory to shock the small group. Why don't Luo Gong invite him to help?"

"Da Xi Dayin...Da Xi Ke?" After hearing this, Luo Fengxian's heart moved.

Cheng Qianli's miserable defeat in the past was never thought that it was the result of his military affairs, but that Cheng Qianli was incompetent and that he was completely implicated by Cheng Qianli. He also knew that it was almost impossible for him to make a comeback this time and he wanted to have another day to stand out.

Unless you can turn defeat into victory, you must at least win a big victory, so that you can make up for the previous defeat.

However, winning a war requires soldiers. Luo Fengxian forced Shang Cai Ling to send troops to protect himself, but now, he has a new purpose.

"It's a pity that Yuan Guang is not here. It would be great if my son Yuan Guang was by my side. I don't know if he had been under Ye Chang's hands..." Luo Fengxian murmured.

Shangcai Ling did not speak out, and turned Luo Fengxian's attention to Da Xi Ke and just took himself out.

Da Xike actually fled to Yancheng, Yuzhou. He was originally surrounded by rioters. Later, Ye Chang lured the enemy with his own body. Da Xike did not know how to surround him and fled overnight. He originally wanted to escape back to Luoyang, but he learned that more than 100,000 thieves were surrounding Luoyang. He was so scared that he turned around and fled to Yancheng, Yuzhou. He then breathed. At this time, he heard that Ye Chang defeated Yuan Ying in Luoyang. After he came to his senses, he knew that Linru was guilty of losing it. Therefore, he recruited young and strong men in Yuzhou and Xuzhou, just thinking about recruiting more troops to counter the crime.

Then Ye Chang was about to encircle and annihilate Yuan Ying in Luokoucang, but Da Xike did not catch up with the battle. Although he raised nearly 20,000 young men in his hand, he found that he didn't know what to do. He had no performance in the entire war. If so, he would abandon Linyou and flee.

Like Luo Fengxian, he also had to pay the price for his timidity and incompetence. Therefore, he didn't know what to do when facing the young and strong recruited 20,000 yuan.

"Da Yin, how should we deal with these young and strong people? Should we take them to Luoyang or disband on the spot?"

It has been delayed in Yancheng for several days. The staff came to ask Da Xike. Two big bubbles appeared on the corner of Da Xike's mouth. He was reluctant to speak. When he heard the question, his eyes suddenly glared: "How do I know...ah,ah?"

He covered the corners of his mouth and cried out pain. The staff member dared not laugh, but did not dare not say: "Although Yancheng has not been attacked by thieves, it is not the same thing to be here for a long time. Dayin, if these 20,000 young and strong men were not dealt with in time, they would inevitably have trouble if they stayed in the camp for a long time. In the past few days, there will be a few fights in the camp every day."

"Only one meal with them every day, so as not to eat too much, they just want to fight," Da Xike said angrily.

The staff member was shocked: "Dayin, you must not. If this is the case, you will be afraid that you will force them to rebel... Now that the thieves in Jiangnan have been attacked, Cheng Qianli has been defeated. If they go south to meet the thieves in Jiangnan, I am afraid that the court will not spare the thief."

"Now the court can't spare me."

Da Xike murmured, while cursing Ye Chang in his heart. He originally thought that in Luoyang City, Ye Chang would look at him differently. If Yang Guozhong was really overturned, he would even have a chance to rise. However, he never thought that after the thief rose, Ye Chang drove him out to recruit soldiers without hesitation. Thinking of the situation when Ye Chang issued the order that day, Da Xike felt that if he had returned to Luoyang like this, even if Ye Chang did not take his life in the name of missing the military opportunity, his career would probably be over.

Those who offended Ye Chang and Yang Guozhong at the same time, how can they still have a foothold in the court?

"It's all these dead thieves, these dead thieves." Da Xi Ke became more and more angry as he thought about it. He started cursing in the lobby of the yamen. However, as soon as he scolded, the bubbles on the corners of his mouth hurt again, so the curse turned into a "ahoh" sound again

At this moment, a hurrying footsteps came from the door: "Dayin, Dayin, there is an envoy to ask for a visit."

"Entertainment?" Da Xi Ke's heart suddenly jumped, and he froze, and asked in a trembling voice: "Did he send it from the court or from Ye Gong?"

If it was sent by the court, he would definitely be summoned to the court to ask for punishment. If it was sent by Ye Chang, it would not be a good thing. He either scolded him for missing the opportunity or asked him to return to Luoyang to report his duties.

"None of them are said to be the envoy of the ambassador Luo Gong"

"Military Supervisor Luo Gong... Luo Fengxian, he is not dead yet." Da Xike breathed a sigh of relief, and then frowned: "What did he send an envoy to me for?"

"Don't Da Yin know when he sees it?" said the staff beside him.

After a while, the envoy arrived in front of Da Xi Ke. He was an imperial guard. Although he was not a big official, he looked a little arrogant.

"Let me supervise the troops and go to Shang Cai to meet him?" After hearing the order conveyed by the school guard, Da Xike almost jumped up, his expression very ugly.

"Cheng Qianli is the deputy marshal of the military and horses, and has the power to govern the military and horses of Henan and Huainan Road. Now Cheng Qianli has died in the formation and Duke Luo is the military supervisor, so he naturally has this power." The guard of the school said: "Now the thiefs are blocked by Duke Luo in the Huai River, and their power is exhausted. It is better to penetrate Lu silk than to be at the end of a powerful crossbow. However, Duke Luo's troops are insufficient, so he summoned Dayin Dayin to meet."

Da Xike didn't believe a word about what the school guard said.

What's the matter with the Huai River? At the end of the powerful crossbow, if Luo Fengxian had this ability, Cheng Qianli would not have died

The only possibility is that Luo Fengxian was afraid of death and wanted to summon the 20,000 young and strong men to protect himself.

Therefore, Da Xike smiled faintly: "I came here to recruit soldiers under the order of Mr. Ye. Without the order of Mr. Ye, I dare not act without the order of Mr. Ye."

"Da Xi Dayin, you are wrong to say this. You are the Yin of Henan and have a position in the territory. If Mr. Luo does not support him, the thieves will cross the Huai River and enter Henan Road. There will be thieves on Henan Road before. A large number of thieves will arrive again. What will you end up?" The school guard was a wise man and said with a sneer: "Mr. Luo is just a military supervisor. He is not afraid of death or injury. You are a magnificent official, afraid of thieves and dare not go forward... Well, just wait for the prison cart coming from Chang'an City.

After the school guard finished speaking, he turned around and left, but he stopped looking at Da Xike. Da Xike's heart suddenly jumped because the school guard's words were just about to say what he was thinking.

What he fears the most is that he comes to a prison car in Chang'an City, escort him back to Beijing, and then wait for punishment in prison. If this is true, how could Yang Guozhong let go of this opportunity? He will definitely kill him in prison. No one can protect him again...

"Let's go, let's go, why should I be so anxious? I didn't say I couldn't help Mr. Luo, but I didn't get Ye's instructions, so I couldn't do it without authorization." Da Xi Ke's thoughts changed. Luo Fengxian wouldn't let the school guard just come and threaten it, right?

"Da Xi Dayin, you have to be careful. Now you are in a difficult situation. Someone must be able to speak for you in the court, mainly in front of the saint." The guard of the school turned around and sneered: "It doesn't matter whether Mr. Ye's orders are listened to, but the orders of the saint..."

Da Xike was moved by the terror.

He understood what Luo Fengxian meant. If he could help him survive this most dangerous period, Luo Fengxian was willing to protect him in front of Li Longji. Although Luo Fengxian was not the most favored eunuch in the palace and was far from competing with Gao Lishi, he could gain this position as a military supervisor, and must be Li Longji's confidant.

With him saying something, his future will be greatly enhanced

Da Xike's thoughts were turning around and thinking about what to do. At this moment, an aide came over quickly, with a strange expression, and quietly put a stack of paper in front of him.

This is the most well-informed newspaper in Chang'an City, and it is even more well-informed than the imperial court's palace newspaper.

Da Xike glanced at it, saw the title, and immediately stood up and said with a sigh: "Okay, since Mr. Luo has stopped the thieves, how can I not share the worries of the court... I will set off tomorrow, no, I will set off now and supervise the army to the south to help Mr. Luo defeat the thieves."
Chapter completed!