In the early morning, on the north bank of the Pu River, the fires in Lihu City soared into the sky, the defenders collapsed, the city gates opened, and a large number of cavalry entered the city. In front of the county office, Lihu County Magistrate was shot in the back, fell on the steps, and his followers fled in scattered.

More than a dozen men in a civilian ran out of the office with a knife and a bow, carrying blood on their bodies.

One of them was holding an official seal in his hand. When they saw the county magistrate lying on the ground, they were about to come forward to check if there was still a breath, but they heard the sound of horse hooves and cavalry rushed towards the official office along the street.

Seeing this, they quickly raised a bamboo pole, with a white cloth on it, with the big word "Yi" written on it. Everyone shouted to the cavalry: "Someone who is a fox, welcomes the royal army into the city!!"

The galloping cavalry found someone in front of the official office and originally planned to fight. Seeing the word "Yi" written on a large white cloth, and seeing these people wearing cloth clothes, I realized in my heart that they should be "Yiminister" who was responsible for the matter, so I slowed down.

Don’t take Xue Shixiong to take Lihu. He rode his horse to the government office and looked at the men and asked, “Where is the magistrate of Lihu County!”

"General! This is the magistrate of Lihu County. He tried to resist the king's army and was shot to death by the little people!" The leading man replied loudly, then raised the official seal: "General! The official seal is here!"

"Okay!" Xue Shixiong dismounted and walked straight into the official office. "Can you be familiar with the situation in the city?"

"I am willing to guide the king's army!"

Xue Shixiong turned around and signaled his subordinates: "You ask them to lead the way, go to the arsenal, and go to the warehouse! Move quickly!"

"Also, keep all other city gates under control and no one is allowed to leave the city!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a noise came from the city gate near the west side. It seemed that the city gate had opened. Xue Shixiong immediately looked at the "righteous people" who were indicting the incident: "Do you still have anyone? Take the official army to seize the West side!"

"yes!"

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Leaving the western suburbs of Hucheng, Xu Gai and his entourage galloped towards their own fortress. A change in the city occurred. His first reaction was that something big happened, so he ran to Ximen without hesitation. Ximen's Simen was very familiar with him, so he was able to escape from the city as soon as possible.

The small chaos avoids the city and the big chaos avoids the country. Now the army that can attack Lihu is no longer comparable to that of small bandits, so Xu Gai decided to stay away from Lihu, a place of right and wrong and return to the Xu family fort to avoid the limelight.

For more than ten years, the war has gone through many ups and downs. With the fortress in the torrent, the tribe's lives have been preserved. If we can overcome this hurdle, we will probably be able to live a peaceful life.

As a local surname of Lihu, Xu's family is well-known, so they soon knew that the official army was defeated by Caozhou and almost all the troops were wiped out. Of course, most of the powerful and wealthy families in various places knew about this news one after another.

In this way, the situation in Henan will inevitably change suddenly, and the official army becomes a rebel traitor, and the rebel traitor becomes an official army.

At such critical moments, you can't stand on the wrong side, otherwise the family will easily be eradicated by others, because the coach of the winner is now "that person".

That person killed the local fortress owner in Huaixi, and had a head of his surname, and directly replaced the local fortress owners. Since the other party could do such a thing and had the ability to do such things, it would probably not be difficult to do it again.

The army that has won consecutive victories, has ruthless means, and has the ability to clean up the mess. Who dares to be honest when such a person comes?

Although Xu Gai was young, he had knowledge and knew that the Yecheng court was probably not good now. The defeat of Caozhou meant that Yecheng was very dangerous. Both sides would inevitably compete for Baimajin at the Yellow River Ferry. Lihu, who was not too far from Baimajin, would be easily affected.

So, it is safer to live your own life in the fort like in the past.

When the Zhou State destroyed Qi State, the Xu family was like this, the Zhou and Sui Dynasty fought, and the Xu family was like this. Now, it should be fine to continue to follow the old path.

Looking back at Li Hu, I saw that there was more and more smoke in the city, and the city gate was closed again. It seemed that the army entering the city had completely controlled the situation. Next, we must continue to march towards Puyang in the northwest.

"That person" will next force the Yellow River to march into Yecheng? Or will he divide his troops to sweep Henan?

Xu Gai didn't know, nor did he want to know. He just wanted the family to be safe and safe. He rushed for more than ten miles without realizing it. Xu Gai was right in front of him, but Xu Gai saw thick smoke coming out of the location of the fort.

This scene made people feel uneasy, and Xu Gai's heart beat violently. He could not imagine a possibility, because ordinary bandits alone could not threaten the safety of his fort.

Even though the fort might be very dangerous at this time, Xu Gai ignored the persuasion of his followers and rushed towards the fortress. He walked a few miles away and was attacked by several cavalrymen, surrounded in the wilderness.

The other party was full of murderous aura. Although he did not reveal his identity, Xu Gai could guess the origin of these cavalrymen. Now that the enemy is numerous and we are few, he and his entourage can only accept his fate.

The group got off the horse and surrendered honestly. After the cavalry asked about their identities, they rushed Xu Gai and others to the fort.

As he walked, Xu Gai found that a large number of troops gathered on both sides of the Pu River. The cavalry on the south bank were crossing the river along the built floating bridge to reach the north bank. There were a large number of people, all of them were cavalry, with at least thousands of cavalry.

The other party did not concentrate all his strength to attack Lihu, but divided his troops here. Xu Gai felt a little puzzled: except for the fact that Xu's fortress is located on the north bank of the Pushui River, it is not a place that military strategists must fight for.

When approaching the fort, Xu Gai did not notice any fire in the fort, and the thick smoke that had risen before quickly disappeared.

Outside the fort, on the north bank of the Pu River, under the big trees on the shore where he often fished, many people gathered, all of whom were soldiers wearing hard and holding sharp edges. Xu Gai was taken to the periphery, and people with a general looked like a general came to ask about the situation, loosened the tie for him and his entourage, and then took them under the big tree.

Under the tree, Xu Gai's father Xu Kang was talking to a young general. Xu Gai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw his father was safe and sound.

Wang Yuwen of Xiyang, who had been traveling overnight, held a freshly caught turtle in his hand, looked at the gurgling Pu River, and asked Xu Kang beside him:

"When I was counting my household registration and documents at Xiaohuang Mansion, I saw the notice written by Xu Fujun to persuade farmers and villages. I also heard the villagers mention the past, saying that Xu Fujun is really a good official who decides for the people... Why did Xu Fujun later retire to his hometown and no longer become an official?"

Xu Kang glanced at his son Xu Gai's return safely, and then calmed down, and then replied: "King, the situation in Chang'an was turbulent back then, Xu didn't know what fate was. There were many women and children in the family, so he could only retreat bravely."

"Since that's the case, if I reorganize the country in Chang'an today, it's the time to use people. Can Xu Fujun be willing to serve the country?"

"Xu is willing to be the front pawn of the King's Army!"

Yuwen Wen nodded and made a request directly, asking Xu Kang to write a handwritten letter to persuade the knowledgeable people in Puyang to make the right choice.

Xu Kang was the prefect of Qiao County at Qi, and the Qiao County District of Qi State was the current Xiaohuang of Bozhou. Xu Que, the father of Xu Kang, was the governor of Puyang County for many years during the Northern Wei Dynasty, so the Xu family had many connections in Puyang, which was the "resource" that Yuwen Wen wanted to use.

Therefore, he personally led his troops to "visit" Xu's fortress. If the other party knew about it, that would be fine. If he didn't know about it...

Of course Xu Kang would not do anything about the request of King Xiyang. He knew that the King Xiyang in front of him was not easy to be perfunctory. If he had no such a wink, he would have been an official for so many years in vain.

He does have many acquaintances in Puyang. Now that the army of the Yecheng court was defeated in Caozhou, the situation is already very obvious, so he wrote a letter to "reason", so many people would definitely be able to listen to it.

Seeing his son coming, Xu Kang quickly introduced himself to King Xiyang and pleaded with him: "King, this is a dog son, his name is a escort. He had previously escorted food and grass to Zuocheng to fund the traitor. This is a helpless act. Please don't be surprised by the king."

"It's okay, in fact, everyone is powerless to do anything like this, and I won't blame you."

Yuwen Wen looked at the young Xu Gai with interesting interest, and then looked at the scene by the river.

The river he lives in is called Pushui, but it is actually "Nan Pushui". It can be related to an allusion. Looking at the old and the young in front of him, Yuwen Wen had an idea: "Honor Xu Fu, has the son ever studied?"

Xu Kang replied after hearing this: "The son often reads, but his qualifications are dull and he has not made any progress."

"Is that right?" Yuwen Wen looked at Xu Gai again. He thought that such humble words had to be heard in reverse, so he spoke, "Langjun Xu?"

Xu Gai guessed that the person in front of him was "that person", and quickly saluted: "The grass-roots are here, I wonder what the king has to give?"
Chapter completed!