In the Huai River, a floating bridge is burning on the river surface. The floating bridge is connected side by side by side by side. Wooden boards are placed on it to open the carriage. It is a passage between the two sides of the Huai River, but it has been burned at this time.

The wooden boats forming the floating bridge were scattered, some with fire, while others were safe and sound, drifting downstream along the river.

At the north end of the pontoon bridge, the north bank of the Huai River. The Bozhou army, who failed to seize the bridge, began to collect ships and prepare to cross the Huai River to the south bank. There were dozens of soldiers on the south bank. They were rushing to burn the pontoon bridge before crossing the river in Bozhou army. However, now they want to resist the enemy troops preparing to cross the river, but there are not enough people and it is difficult.

In the direction of Qisi City several miles away on the south bank, many people rushed towards the river. These were the soldiers stationed at Qisi, always guarding against the enemy coming from the north.

Qisi is located in the border area of ​​the border town of Wuzhou, but it is located at the northeast end of Guangzhou, which is exactly the gateway to Guangzhou. The Huangzhou army, with Guangzhou as its base, must divide its troops to defend Qisi, the key Huai River.

Qisi's garrison soon arrived at the edge of the Huai River and shouted across the river from the Bozhou army on the other side. The Bozhou army did not give up the hope of crossing the river. Not only did they connect the collected ships into boats, but they also divided their troops along the river, as if they wanted to find a shallow place to wade across the river.

The Huangzhou army also unfolded along the river bank and confronted the other side. It is spring now. It rained not long ago, and the water level of the Huai River rose slightly. It is not easy for the enemy to wade across the river, but the soldiers of the Huangzhou army dare not take it lightly.

After all, Qisi City is a bit far from the river bank. If the city is right by the river, how could they work so hard? However, Qisi City cannot be too close to the Huai River, because this section of the river will occasionally cause heavy water.

It is said that during the Warring States Period, Shusun Ao, a famous minister of the Chu State, greatly alleviated the flood. In order to commemorate Shusun Ao, who managed the floods of Huai River, there was a Sunsun Ao Temple in the northwest corner of Qisi City.

On the northwest corner of Qisi City, on a high ground on the south bank of the Huai River, there is another Sun Shuao Temple built by the people. People often come to this small temple to worship and pray to Sun Shuao to bless them and not let the land on both sides of the Huai River be flooded.

At this moment, Jiang Hui was hiding in the Sun Shuao Temple on the south bank of the Huai River, carefully showing his head to observe the movements of the Huangzhou army on the south bank. Behind him were more than ten men, each holding bows and arrows and long swords. There were a few soldiers who had their breath lying in front of the temple.

These are the sentinels set up by Qisi defenders here, with feather arrows inserted into them, and they all died.

Jiang Hui saw that the Huangzhou army was on the banks of the Huai River, and there were no soldiers near the Sun Shuao Temple where he was. He retracted and turned to the other side of the temple, and signaled his followers to chop down a small tree with an axe.

The small tree fell, which means nothing happened near Sun Shuao Temple. At the same time, the Bozhou cavalry lurking on the opposite bank of the upper reaches of the small temple began to cross the river.

More than 200 cavalrymen led their horses to board the temporarily-laid bamboo raft, shaking their long boats, approaching the south bank, and following the speed of the river, they reached the south bank, which happened to be near the mound where Sun Shuao Temple was located. At this time, the Huangzhou army on the shore had its sight blocked by the mound.

Looking at the Jiang Hui who crossed the Bozhou army, and then the Huangzhou army who was unaware of it, I couldn't help but feel very happy: I will wait for the dog to pay tribute to the spirit of the Jiang clan in heaven!

In the pre-Qin period, there was Jiang State. After the Chu State destroyed Chiang, it set up Qisi in the former place of Chiang State. The descendants of Chiang State who fled made an appointment to take Chiang as their surname, so Qisi was the origin of the Jiang surname.

Thousands of years later, there were a large number of descendants of the Jiang family living in Qisi area, including noble and lowly. Which of them was the first: the clan he lived in lived in the fort.

The dynasty changed over hundreds of years, and the ancestors of Jiang Hui lived a stable life in the fort. Jiang Hui felt that he, his brothers, and his children and grandchildren would be safe in the future, but the evil ghosts came.

Qi and Chen are competing for the two Huaihe Rivers, Zhou and Chen are competing for the two Huai Rivers. Now it is Zhou's turn to attack each other, and this has nothing to do with them.

As a result, the Yuchi family suffered a lot of defeats, and Yuwen family gained a foothold in Yuzhou. Then a "Sunset King" was in charge of Guangzhou. They sent envoys to ask the forts in various places to send protons, pay money and grain, and also to provide people to help the official army to "deal with rebellion".

The conditions seemed to be fine. Jiang Hui's father, as the sect leader (the fortress owner), had planned to do it perfunctorily, but found that he could not continue to do it: the so-called official army not only required them to pay a large amount of money and grain, but also required many middle-aged men to join the army.

Jiang Hui's father did not intend to agree to this condition, so he contacted several sect leaders (the lords) who had in-laws. Everyone decided to refuse, because Qisi was at the junction of the Yuchi family and the Yuwen family. Everyone thought that the Sunset King would not dare to deceive people too much.

As a result, the other party actually acted against the situation and sent troops to slaughter several forts!

At the time of the incident, Jiang Hui was dealing with matters in Qisi City. When he heard the bad news, he was distraught and wanted to take his entourage to fight to the death, but the strength was too great. So he escaped from the Huai River and entered the territory of the Bozhou General Administration Office, and found the official army to attack the rebels and avenge the tribe.

The official army is of course the army of the Yuchi family, and the traitor is the army of the Yuwen family.

Jiang Hui thought that the day of revenge was far away, but he did not expect that the official army would take action soon and asked him if he would be a guide.

Of course, Jiang Hui was willing to do so. He also introduced the surrounding terrain to the government generals in detail several times. This time, he volunteered to cross the river and took huge risks to kill the thief sentries from Sun Shuao Temple and guide the official cavalry to cross the river.

The shouts of shouting brought Jiang Hui back to reality from his imagination. He looked closely and saw that the official cavalry who had successfully crossed the river rushed straight to Qisi City. The Huangzhou army by the river ran back anxiously when they saw this situation.

The Bozhou army on the north bank saw that there was no one on the south bank, so they took the opportunity to cross the river by boat. The cavalry that had already crossed the river rushed towards the city gate and wanted to seize the city while the city was empty. Even if they could not capture the city, they could cut off the enemy's retreat.

More than 200 cavalry can deal with hundreds or even thousands of scattered formations in the wilderness, and are mainly infantry enemies. Even if they cannot defeat them, they can force the opponent to form a formation to protect themselves and wait for their main force to cross the river before siegeing.

The gate of Qisi City seemed to be closed. The Bozhou cavalry who was trying to enter the city turned their horses and intercepted the Huangzhou army running back, forcing the other party to form a formation in the field. The main force of the Bozhou army had crossed the river and climbed to the south bank and surrounded the Huangzhou army that formed the formation.

Jiang Hui led his entourage to Shusun Ao Temple and ran towards the official army. He was extremely excited and wanted to see with his own eyes the scene of the Huangzhou army being annihilated. The general of the official army said that there would not be too many prisoners left in this battle, so he would get many heads to pay tribute to his father, brother and clan members.

As the situation changed suddenly, the dust broke out in Qisi City. It seemed that many cavalry rushed towards this side. With a distance of several miles, the cavalry could quickly reach, and the number of the opponent should be quite large.

The Huangzhou army, who were originally surrounded and desperate, suddenly shouted and approached the Bozhou infantry who came across the river. More than 200 Bozhou cavalry rushed towards the enemy cavalry. The two armies collided, and the Bozhou cavalry disappeared into the smoke and dust.

A big victory turned into a big defeat. Jiang Hui was shocked. He looked at the riverside and then at Shusun Ao Temple on the mound. After estimating the distance, he decided to run to the riverside.

He can swim, be physically strong and can swim through Huai River. Even if the water is very cold, it doesn't matter, so there is no need for a boat. Just jump into the river before the enemy cavalry rushed over. When Jiang would jump into the river and swim to the center of the river, the situation on the south bank was already clear.

Among the Bozhou soldiers who crossed the Huai River, those who were not killed had already put down their weapons and surrendered. Some soldiers who were snatching the boat to cross the river were shot down by enemy archers, and some were rowing the boat to move closer to the north shore.

Many small boats suddenly appeared upstream of the Huai River. Most of the men on the boat were dressed in civilian clothes, many of them holding spears, bows, iron forks, and fishing nets. They looked murderous. Jiang Hui, who was swimming hard in the water, suddenly found an acquaintance on one of the boats, and the other party also saw him.

Jiang Song was about the same age as Jiang Hui, but by seniority he was his distant uncle. Because he was a distant subordinate and a concubine's son, Jiang Song had a very low status in the family, and even servants with a slight status in the master's family could send this person at will.

Not long ago, Jiang Song became an insurgent of the traitor, and together with other tribe members, he led the wolf into the house, betrayed the owner's house, and became the new sect leader of the fort.

When the enemy met, they were very jealous. Jiang Hui had to run away in the water, but Jiang Song on the boat wanted to get rid of the roots. Seeing the guy who used to ride on his head and pissed in front of him, Jiang Song would not let the other party go.

He is a side branch and a concubine. Even his legitimate brothers bullied him, let alone the noble son of the lord family. But now he is in power and it is time to take revenge.

That year, Jiang Song just accidentally broke a paperweight from Jiang Hui, and the other party actually asked Jiang Song to drink urine.

Jiang Song remembered the unbearable past, gritted his teeth and raised an iron fork and aimed at Jiang Hui who was diving into the water in front of him. He forked the fish in the river, knowing that the aiming position was more downward than it looked, so he just had to hit Jiang Hui who was diving in the water with just one fork.

Blood stained the water red, Jiang Hui was forked up, bleeding from the corners of his mouth, and he was breathing for a few breaths. Jiang Song spat on his face, and then smiled and said, "Jiang Hui, you have today too!"

On the south bank, Yang Su, who was riding on the horse, watched Jiang Song lead people on a boat to clean up the mess. The other party's behavior of betraying the family was actually despicable, but Jiang Song was bullied too much in the clan and attracted revenge from outsiders, which could also understand Yang Su.

What's more, if people are required to do things wholeheartedly and do not give any benefits, Yang Su prepaid a generous pension in advance for the soldiers who were deliberately sent to death in the Huai River.

Yang Su knew that although Jiang Song's behavior of betraying the clan was dirty, he had the right to support the court, so the government wanted to make him the new sect leader.

Even if this matter is caused by the emperor in the future, what would the emperor who had called on powerful people from all over the world to serve the kings but was treated coldly in Xuanhu? What would he think about?

Jiang Song’s incident was deliberately spread by Yang Su. The sect leader of clans of all over the country was afraid that he would not be able to sleep. Those who had low status in the clan would not want to become the second Jiang Song, and which one would not be ready to move.

This is exactly the effect Yang Su wants.

Although he followed the King of Xiyang to fight in Huainan, Yang Su did not think that he would have no chance to make achievements. Gold would always shine, and it would be the same wherever he went.

Several cavalry approached and reported the situation on the battlefield to Yang Su. They spoke with a Hongnong accent, which was completely different from other surrendered troops in Yuzhou who were reorganized and commanded by Yang Su.

The Yang family of Hongnong had already served the Chang'an court. His younger brother Yang Yue learned that Yang Su was in Xuanhu and the siege of Xuanhu had been lifted. He specially sent hundreds of elite troops to Yuzhou to obey Yang Su's orders.

It happened that Yang Su followed King Xiyang to take charge of Guangzhou, and King Xiyang was preparing to "make trouble" everywhere, these parts came in handy.

Yang Su looked at the north bank of the Huai River, then saw that the Bozhou soldiers who were fleeing in a panic and fleeing in a panic could not help but smile. Today's battle was just the beginning, and he would not be foolish in thinking.

Since the King of Xiyang, who was ordered to take the initiative to attack, he, who was ordered to stay calm and think, had to take the initiative to attack and create more opportunities.

......

Huozhou Prefecture is under Yue'an, and the flags flying above the city have changed styles. A large number of troops are entering the city. Yuwen Wen leads people into the heavily guarded state office. More than a dozen soldiers in the state office are moving bodies out.

The deceased were all loyal servants of the former governor, and they went with the man-master.

The meritorious people who made contributions in Xiancheng held the head of the governor in the lobby to welcome the arrival of the King of Xiyang.

"I am deeply pleased that you can abandon the darkness and turn to the light in time. I think the emperor will be very happy after reading the memorial."

"Thank you for your contribution. I am so grateful to you for being trusted by some of the criminals.

"No need for politeness. Now the court is employed. Everyone should continue to make contributions and help the royal army to quell the rebels," he said.

Yuwen Wen's opening remark gave everyone a reassurance. The other party made a promise that their names would be made to the sky, and that would be less than vain.

To be an inner-command, it sounds good for the sake of justice, and to be straightforward is for personal benefit, but there is nothing to blame for this, and Yuwen Wen has no intention of looking down on these people.

But one person is excluded.

As the governor, he had an affair with his concubine. When he learned that the enemy troops were at the city, he simply sold his owner to seek honor. Such a despicable act, even if he had a great reputation as a guise, Yuwen Wen was extremely disgusted with him.

Personally, as a man with a concubine, Yuwen Wen automatically brought the perspective of the victim.

But even so, you have to give the other party the benefits you should give. If the other benefits are fulfilled later, the concubine will naturally take them home first. It is not that Yu Wen Wen praised Lao Wang next door, but that he has to learn to recruit surrender and betrayal to achieve great things.

Most people are ordinary people, and their favorite things are nothing more than wealth, sex, fame and fortune. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. If Yuwen Wen wants to be a saint, he will not tolerate any moral flaws in his subordinates. Who will join him in the end?

"Anyway," the heroes left, Yuwen Wen summoned the generals to discuss matters. The Yinshi Master on the side took advantage of this gap and asked with some concern: "King, Yue'an is only 140 or 50 miles away from Ruyin, Hezhou, and Chen's army is bound to win the situation of Ruyin, and the lower officials are worried..."

"What are you worried about? General Shi's troops are stationed in Lujiang, which is only 160 miles away from Ruyin!"

"It's not a matter of military strength. The subordinates are worried that if the king takes Ruyin, it will lead to the breakdown of the alliance between the two countries. Then..."

"It doesn't matter. I really want to take down Ruyin. Everyone can sit down and talk calmly and finally reach a consensus."

Yinshi Master only said that Yuwen Wen had a very good idea and should have been in Guangzhou and watched the changes in Huainan. As a result, he sent troops to eradicate the powerful forts in various places. Yinshi Master thought it would take a long time to go, but the other party had new ideas.

Yuwen Wen led his troops to Yue'an, Huozhou, more than 300 miles east of Guangzhou. It seemed that he wanted to capture Ruyin, a land in Huainan. Yinshi Master could not stop him, so he could only persuade him.

Master Yin Shi didn't know whether the other party was just saying a joke or a truth, but he knew that things could not be that simple, so he tried his best to remind him: "King, once our army takes Ruyin first, how could Chen State give up? How could he reach a consensus?"
Chapter completed!