Two days later, outside Xiangyang City.

After the city of Xiangyang was broken, more than 100,000 troops entered the pass, and the government troops occupied various fortresses to guard. The Xiliang army took advantage of the victory and continued to set out for Jingmen, two hundred miles away.

After passing Xiangyang, the terrain became narrow and there were more mountains and rivers.

Tens of thousands of soldiers were stationed near Jinniu Mountain. With the arrival of the imperial order, the atmosphere in the central army's tent became extremely depressing.

Candles were lit in the huge army tent, and more than thirty generals sat there.

Xu Buling, wearing a white robe, sat on the side chair with a teacup in his hand. Next to him were more than a dozen generals of the Western Liang army, Yang Zunyi, Tu Qianchu, Yue Jiulou, Yang Guanyu, Xu Ying and others were all among them.

Guan Hongye was still the head coach and was still sitting in the main seat. The emotions on his face a few days ago were gone, and he was very calm and didn't care about everyone's eyes. The generals of the court were wandering around Xu Buling and Guan Hongye, and were careful not to even dare to show off their grandeur.

Guan Hongye put the imperial edict in his hand on the table and glanced at the generals:

"The emperor has an order, and Xu Bu Ling has made great contributions, but he is still young and is not inappropriate in command of the troops. He brought his troops back to Nanyang to guard the army. In addition, the left prince of Northern Qi has been making frequent changes recently. In order to prevent Xiliang, Tu Qianchu and Yang Zunyi brought 30,000 Xiliang infantry back to defend Xiliang and set off immediately."

The order that the Holy Chang'an City just sent was basically written with only four big words - get out of here.

When Guan Hongye got it, he was shocked and didn't understand how such an imperial edict was written, but in the end he was relieved.

On the night when the news was heard back, a fire suddenly broke out in the imperial city, burning down the Lizheng Hall, saying that it was the assassin's work. Then Chang'an City was martial law, and the Imperial Guards and Wolf Guards directly sealed Kuishou Street, standing at the doors of the kings, princes, generals and ministers, "guarding" the safety of civil and military officials in the court.

At the next day's meeting, Song Ji was frightened by the assassination and Long Yan was furious. The two ministers were shot fifty in the court when they were late. One of them was beaten to death on the spot, and then they started talking about politics.

When issuing this imperial edict, all civil and military officials had objections, saying that Prince Zuo could not be ready to move, and Xu Buling made military achievements, even Cui Huailu felt that it was a bit too much.

But Song Ji ignored it and said that Xu Bu Ling was not suitable to lead troops at a young age. The secret agent of the Investigation Department received a secret report, and Prince Zuo was preparing to attack Xiliang. He even took out some of the court officials who opposed the fiercely, and stripped the official robe on the spot.

The Investigation Department supervised all the civil and military officials of the court, and no one had a clean foundation. In the end, the court officials stopped talking and just watched Song Ji act arbitrarily on the dragon throne.

How inexplicable this imperial edict was, it was evident from the reactions of generals at all levels of the Western Liang Army.

Yang Zunyi's eyes were stunned, Tu Qianchu's face was furious, and the young general behind him stood up by pressing his knife.

Xu Buling sat on the chair with a teacup on his face and glanced at the imperial edict:

"Then you fucking teased me?"

The generals of Xiliang and even the generals of the imperial court all thought so.

Xu Buling led two thousand people to attack Nanyang and two thousand people to attack Xiangyang, and charged forward again and again. The area that has been recovered can be said to be defeated by Xu Buling alone.

Before the war was over, and the court made such military achievements, it would be better if the court did not praise it. Instead, Xu Buling directly returned to Nanyang to continue to retire, and even let the 30,000 infantrymen who had traveled thousands of miles away go back wherever they came. Isn’t this just funny?

Guan Hongye sat in the coach's position and looked directly at Xu Buling, with no fear at all eyes, but was very calm:

"This is what the priest means. His prince is not convinced, so he can go to the priest to argue."

Xu Buling put down the teacup, took the imperial edict and opened it and glanced a few times:

"My Xiliang army soldiers walked three thousand miles to Xiangyang, and repeatedly won the battles in the city and territory, without any dereliction of duty. It would be better if the court did not reward them. For such a bad reason, I can agree. Do you think the soldiers under your command can agree?"

Guan Hongye said coldly: "If the prince doesn't want to leave, he can continue to fight. He will disobey the imperial edict and behave in a rebellious manner. The general has his duties as a leader. In order to prevent any mistakes in Guanzhong, he can only move troops against the Xiliang army."

"General!"

"useless……"

Many generals of the court stood up to stop them.

The generals of Xiliang looked furious and cursed:

"You deserve it too?"

"Just relying on the 100,000 soldiers outside, we used the knife to attack our 50,000 Xiliang Army?"

There was constant noise in the military tent, but Guan Hongye was unmoved and just raised his neck:

"Your Highness the Prince is not convinced by the emperor, so he took the head of the general, turned to attack Guanzhong Dao, and wanted to explain to the emperor."

“…”

As soon as these words came out, the noisy military tent became quiet again.

The generals of Xiliang were obviously stunned, but unexpectedly, Guan Hongye directly played a rogue.

But this is indeed the case now. This aggressive imperial edict has been sent. If the Xiliang army does not accept the imperial edict, Guan Hongye will lead troops to attack the Xiliang army. No matter whether it can be fought or not, the Xiliang army will rebel if it fights back. If it is not convinced, Guan Hongye will also rebel if it is rebellious.

Anyway, the meaning of the imperial edict is that you either get out or turn against it, and nothing you say is useless.

Just go back like this, the Xiliang army will definitely not be able to bear it, but can the Xiliang army rebel now?

The generals of Xiliang thought about it and said that the matter was too big and they would definitely not be able to make a decision. They all looked at Xu Buling.

Xu Buling had only two choices in front of him.

Now, either one would cut Guan Hongye with one knife and take the Xiliang army and some of the soldiers in the palace to fight Guanzhong Road.

If you can defeat Guanzhong Dao, you can do it before, but you can do it now.

But what should I do after the battle is over?

Only when the Xu family rebelled and surrounded Guanzhong, the Guanzhong army in the northern border would inevitably give up the Yellow River to defend northward, and the Liaoxi army defected to the four kings to support the new king. Even if the King of Shu was not full, he would definitely force his men to go out to Shu to serve the king. Maybe the Left Prince of Northern Qi would still seize the way out.

In an instant, enemies are isolated from all sides, and if they kill the throne, they will lose their military and people's hearts, and they will be criticized by the rioters and traitors who take advantage of the situation and robbery, and they will not even be named as the army and the army.

The Xu family was able to defend Guanzhong Dao with the benefits of more than 200,000 people and artillery, but it was obviously not worth the cost of fighting like this.

Xu Buling looked at Guan Hongye for a moment, finally smiled, got up and picked up the imperial edict:

"It's all the generals of Dayue, why should General Guan say such sad words? The palace caught fire and the emperor was frightened. This imperial edict might be hasty. I will write to the court and beg the emperor to take back his order and re-snatch it. The 30,000 infantry of the Xiliang army will be on standby in Xiangyang for the time being, and General Guan will continue to lead troops to attack Jingmen. If the emperor insists on asking the Xiliang army to return to defend Xiliang, I will receive the order."

Many generals of the court breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Guan Hongye.

Guan Hongye's face did not change much, and he raised his hand and said, "The emperor has an order. In order to prevent Xiliang from being lost, 30,000 infantrymen immediately left Xiangyang and returned to Xiliang. I hope that the prince will think twice before he can act. Don't let me attack the robes."

Don't let in a single step.

There was a noise in the military tent here, and many imperial generals dissuaded, while the generals of the Western Liang army were furious.

Xu Buling didn't say anything anymore, and turned around and came out of the commander's tent with the imperial edict:

"Walk."

Yang Zunyi and Tu Qianchu didn't say anything more, and left the general with them.

After Xu Buling waited for others to leave, the deputy general stepped forward with a pale face and said anxiously:

"General, I can't do it. If Xu Buling goes out, he will lead his troops to attack the camp. The soldiers under his command may turn against him on the spot..."

Not to mention the government soldiers under his command, many imperial generals in the military tent all mean to turn against each other. After all, as long as they fight, they will definitely be crushed to death by the Xiliang army.

But Guan Hongye had already waited for Song Ji's secret order, and he did not give in to his words:

"Let the three armies prepare for combat, and we should not withdraw from Xiangyang before dawn, and we should treat the Western Liang army's rebellion against the order."

"this……"

"useless……"

"Go quickly!"

“…”

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After leaving the general's tent, Xu Buling returned to the Xiliang Army camp with his generals.

Military advisor Yue Jiulou walked in front of him, frowned:

"The emperor is anxious and acts like a desperate situation. He just captured Xiangyang, but the soldiers in the palace didn't have time to gather. Now is not the time to rebel. It is not advisable to rashly attack the key points and move the whole body with one move."

Xu Buling naturally knew it was not advisable, so he waved his hand and said:

"General Yang, you can take people to appease the soldiers, then pull out the camp and withdraw from Xiangyang and walk slowly. Song Ji is anxious. Xiao Qi has some arrangements. I will go to talk to the emperor in a few days. Also, my Xu family is full of loyal and wise men, don't always talk about rebellion."

The generals of Xiliang were speechless in their eyes and said to himself: Little Prince, you are talking about "Song Ji" at once, and you are calling the emperor's name directly, and you are still loyal and wise?

However, I can only say these words in my heart. After all, the Xu family is still a minister of Dayue. If they don’t rebel, they can’t say anything randomly. They nodded and returned to their own tents.

Ning Qingye wore light armor and worked as a personal soldier outside from beginning to end, and never spoke.

After the generals left, Xu Buling slowed down and walked side by side with Ning Qingye, secretly holding Ning Qingye's little hand.

Ning Qingye quickly pulled away, his breathing fluctuated, but he did not make any other expressions.

This was the case before, so Xu Buling naturally didn't mind, and he held Ning Qingye's little hand and refused to let go:

"It's just a couple holding hands, what's there to hide?"

Ning Qingye's eyelashes trembled slightly. After a few thrusts, he didn't pull them away. He stopped struggling and turned his head to look at the other side, so calm:

"I just heard that the court would not let you fight anymore, so why are you still going to fight?"

Xu Buling smiled: "I won't fight for a short time, so I have to deal with the matter of Chang'an City first. Are you tired of running around these days? Have you had some rest..."

Ning Qingye did not respond. After arriving at the door of the coach's tent, he pulled his hand back and turned to his tent:

"I'm tired, let the master come and change shifts. You can rest early."

Xu Buling forgot it. Today seemed like the day to paint the chasm sand for Dabai, so he didn't try to keep it. He smiled and said:

“Stay early.”

After watching Ning Qingye leave, Xu Buling enters the tent.

The little nightingale sat behind the desk and was looking at a letter. Seeing Xu Buling back, she stood up and handed the letter to Xu Buling:

"Young Master, Sister Qiqi has learned the news and everything has been arranged. To prevent any mistakes, you have to go back in secret."

“Yes…”

Xu Buling took the letter, glanced carefully, curled the corners of his mouth, put it in his arms...
Chapter completed!