Chapter 14 The Fourteenth of April

On the fourteenth of April, the Song army suddenly launched a large-scale offensive, first removing the Western Xia outposts along the Yokel Mountains passes, and then directly crossing the mountains in two divisions. On the fifteenth, the main force of the Imperial Rear Army engaged in full-scale combat with the hastily mobilized Western Xia forces. Battles erupted in Longzhou, Hongzhou, and Yanzhou, with seven battlefields involving over a thousand soldiers on each side on the same day.

But frankly, the war wasn't as devastating as imagined.

In reality, the lower- and middle-ranking Song officers and soldiers in the Imperial Rear Army were quite surprised by the sudden crossing of the Yokel Mountains. The officers probably knew that they hadn't really prepared for a major battle, and the soldiers were somewhat reluctant to leave their fortified villages, abandon the Jurchens on their flanks, and attack the Western Xia… In contrast, the Tanguts fought very bravely. Although they were caught somewhat off guard and their frontline forces were clearly insufficient, they did their best to defend their outposts, and systematically retreated to larger towns and strongholds, putting up resistance every step of the way.

As for the Tangut tribes on either side of the Yokel Mountains, the situation wasn't very optimistic either… Although they had made a choice under the Song army's uncharacteristically strong rhetoric, most of them were very perfunctory. Many tribes only sent a few dozen, or even a dozen men in response to the call, and they didn't neglect to secretly inform the Western Xia.

At the same time, it was clear from the progress of the war that a larger number of Yokel Mountains Tangut tribes were unhesitatingly siding with their Western Xia kin, and they were putting in more effort.

The reason for all this was self-evident - a huge information gap!

At this time on the Yokel Mountains front, everyone on both sides, except for the Song commander Wu Jie, guessed at that possibility, no one knew or dared to think that Xingqing Prefecture had already fallen, to think that the heart of Western Xia had been stabbed, to guess that the Tanguts were already on the verge of exhaustion… Wouldn't that be absurd?

And on the Western Xia side, apart from Weiming Chage, Weiming Renli, and the leaders of the five Yokel Mountains prefectures and other very few high-ranking officials, no one else knew that Xingqing Prefecture 'might be in great danger'. In fact, only Chage knew the true and accurate date when the Song army appeared at the canyon's mouth. The Supervisor Weiming Renli thought it was three or four days earlier, thought there were only one or two Song armies, thought there was still plenty of time... This was not Chage's fault, he had to block the news, or even lie, to reduce panic.

Just look at Xiao Heda and you'll see that Chage did nothing wrong, not even enough.

Therefore, further down from the Supervisor Weiming Renli, the Hongzhou garrison commander Weiming Yunge, and the Xiazhou commander Xiao Heda, many Western Xia officials and generals, including the local Tangut tribal leaders, at most thought that Chage's retreat had attracted the Song army's attention, and then the Song army thought they could take advantage.

It wasn't even taking advantage, just wanting to hinder Chage's pace of returning to the army.

Even the few more astute high-ranking officials only dwelled on the fact that the Khitans had colluded with the Mongols to cause unrest in the Yin Mountains to the north, which had led the court to place Xiazhou commander Xiao Heda under house arrest.

As for further down, for most of the warring parties, they generally believed that the Tangut's strength in Yokel Mountains at this time exceeded that of the Song army, and that it was not a wise move for the Song army to cross Yokel Mountains when they did not have the advantage in strength, and then take the initiative to attack when the logistics line was not safe. It was even possible that the Song army had angered the Emperor of the Great Song behind them because of their long-term lack of success, just like those dramas of the Western Army in previous years, and they were forced to send troops... Therefore, many low-level officers and tribal leaders easily made a deduction based on their own experience, that this time, the Great Song was probably going to return without success.

Of course, there seemed to be a chance of victory, unless the Song army could capture Yan'an in a short period of time, and then take Yinzhou along the Suide army, forming a multi-pronged attack.

There was no other way, the amount of information and the level of information were different, and the judgments and even the way of thinking were different, so no wonder these people. However, what really determined the trend of the battle must be the reality behind the information... So what was the reality?

On April 16, Weiming Chage, who had already arrived at the Iron Gate Pass behind Yanzhou, received no less than dozens of urgent military reports in one day. In addition to being dizzy, he fell into extreme panic... Because on this day, he not only received the urgent documents from behind him, but also finally saw the officials who had fled from the desert and the other side of the Yellow River, and received the latest requests for assistance from Lingzhou, and learned the reality of the loss of Xingqing Prefecture, and even learned the news that the monarch and the crown prince were missing.

For a time, Weiming Chage, the Prince of Jin of Western Xia, was in a dilemma!

It was really a dilemma. He was not an emperor, but just a general leading troops. He had no power at all, and never thought that he would have to choose between the two largest and most prosperous territories of the country... One side was the seven prefectures of Yokel Mountains, the base where his ancestors started their business, with salt lakes and the Yokel Mountains defense line, adjacent to the Jurchen control area; the other side was the Xingling area that his ancestors immediately moved to once they obtained it, and it was also the place where he grew up, with Helan Mountain and the Yellow River, with Tangqu Canal, and millions of acres of fertile land.

In terms of value, whether it was economic value, military value, or political value, Xingling was of course better than Yokel Mountains, and far better than it. But the problem was that at this time, Yokel Mountains was entirely in the hands of the Tanguts. As long as he turned back, he believed that he would largely contain Wu Jie's offensive. At the same time, a large part of the rich Xingling area had been occupied by the Song army.

All afternoon, Weiming Chage kept telling himself that he must make a decision quickly, because the fate of the country was in his hands... Compared to advancing or retreating, the only thing he could be sure of was that staying in the Iron Gate Pass was the most坑爹, because he had already sent out the six thousand Iron Harriers and the eight thousand troops previously stationed in Yanzhou in advance. It was estimated that they had already arrived in Lingzhou, and his troops were divided into two by the desert... However, the more he was like this, the more he felt inexplicable panic and the more difficult it was to make a decision.

In a word, Chage was also a little confused by the news.

But it didn't matter, Chage soon realized that he didn't need to make a decision anymore.

"What do you mean?"

At dusk, Chage, who was almost splitting headache, was invited out of the best room in the Iron Gate Pass by his confidant subordinates, but was immediately furious, because no less than hundreds of officers had gathered in front of his residence. "Do you want to rebel?"

"Prince Jin, no one wants to rebel!" An older general who was obviously elected directly led everyone to kneel down, and then the man walked forward on his knees, hugging Chage's leg and sincerely said. "Prince Jin, we just want to ask, since Xingqing Prefecture has been occupied by the Song people, why should we stop here and not move? Shouldn't we go back to rescue the Emperor?! Our tribes, our children, our savings, our family property, are all in our hometown! Even if the Emperor and the Crown Prince are not here, shouldn't they be in the west?"

At the end of his words, the man's eyes were red, and he gradually began to shed tears, and his words became a little sobbing, directly rubbing against Chage's leg.

Chage lowered his head and stared blankly at the man, his heart surged for a moment, but he instantly woke up:

Let's say that this person who is hugging his leg is over fifty years old this year. Although he is older, he was promoted by himself, and his loyalty is certainly not a problem. However, at the same time, this man, who is the commander of Jingzhou, is also the 'Zuru (Great Chief)' in the local Fan official system in Jingzhou, and his tribe is in Jingzhou next to Xingqing Prefecture!

This man and his tribe have fields that have been rewarded in Jingzhou, Buddhist temples that have been worshiped by the tribe for a long time, and a large house belonging to his tribe in Xingqing Prefecture. There is also a cemetery belonging to his tribe under Helan Mountain... How could this kind of person, this kind of core backbone of the army, agree to stay in Yokel Mountains with him?

And if even this kind of person is unwilling to stay in Yokel Mountains with him, then what about the others?

Thinking of this, Chage couldn't help but scan the courtyard, and he had a clue in his heart - nothing else, of the 30,000 Tangut troops in the Iron Gate Pass at this time, more than 20,000 were brought from Xingling, and most of them were from Xingling, and a few were even from Hexi and Yinshan. There were also thousands of troops from Yokel Mountains, but there was no doubt that they were an absolute minority.

"Prince Jin." Just when Chage relaxed, the general looked up again with tears in his eyes when he saw that Chage was not speaking. "I'll be bold and say one more thing, at this time, you must not be confused... We have just discussed it, the Emperor has been in power for nearly fifty years, and the people depend on him. If you are thinking about the Emperor's position at this time, it will only make people's hearts scattered. But then again, if something really happens to the Emperor and the Crown Prince, even if you don't take this position, we will definitely not be convinced! As for only the Crown Prince or the Yue Prince is still alive, isn't it inevitable that you will be Shangfu or Taishi? What is there to hesitate?"

Hearing this, Chage completely relaxed... Wasn't it? At this time, a large number of officials and terrified refugees who fled from the west have already appeared, and the news cannot be concealed at all. Since the news cannot be concealed, under the turmoil of the people's hearts, how can he have the final say?

He was not a powerful minister! He was just a general of the clan who could fight, and who was a little greedy for money and lust!

Chage certainly had confidants in the army, but even confidants were useless. Just like the person under his feet, on one side was his confidant, but on the other side was also the direct descendant of Li Qianshun, the Emperor of Western Xia who had been in power for nearly fifty years... Even he, Chage, was Li Qianshun's confidant, wasn't he?

You must know that the army is alive, 30,000 people, layer by layer, each person has his own ideas!

Of course, more importantly, Weiming Chage himself grew up in Xingqing Prefecture, and he also retained loyalty to his elder brother. He was originally in a dilemma.

At this time, rather than being forced, it was better to go with the flow.

With this in mind, Chage no longer hesitated, and directly wiped away his tears and sighed: "Where did you think of it? When has my loyalty to the Emperor changed? It was precisely because I was worried and frightened by the unknown whereabouts of my elder brother, and I was afraid that you would have ulterior motives after knowing the news, that I was so frightened that I didn't dare to come out... Now Lingzhou is still in our hands, and you are all so loyal, then let's not wait any longer, let's get moving quickly, go to Lingzhou according to the original plan, then cross the river to recover Xingqing Prefecture, and then find the Emperor and the Crown Prince! Drive all the Song dogs out!"

Everyone roared, cheering together, and they did have the attitude of returning to the army.

However, things couldn't just end like this. Chage reached an agreement with most of the army and walked out of the courtyard, but he saw more than a dozen officers with horrified faces who had not dared to enter the courtyard before, and he felt helpless in his heart.

After Weiming Chage learned the news, in order to increase the efficiency of the rescue, he ordered the Yanzhou army, which was the closest, to hurry west, and then let the Iron Harrier quickly follow up. He also forcibly squeezed out several thousand troops from the Yokel Mountains front. Otherwise, how could he have gathered 30,000 troops so quickly?

And this small group of officers outside the courtyard were the leaders of the local Yokel Mountains troops.

"I won't make things difficult for you." Chage gritted his teeth and said. "Yokel Mountains is also difficult here, so you don't have to go there, go to the front line of Yanzhou to support first, and then listen to the orders of Supervisor Renli in Youzhou, and listen to his unified dispatch... Before I left yesterday, I had already asked him to conscript civilians over the age of sixteen and under the age of sixty in the seven prefectures... You try your best to support, and wait for me to recover Xingqing Prefecture before coming back to rescue you."

These officers also breathed a sigh of relief, just like Chage.

After sending away these officers, Chage knew that the continued spread of the news would inevitably cause turmoil in Yokel Mountains, but since the decision had been made, it could not be changed. The only thing he could do was to write a special military order to Supervisor Weiming Renli, who was staying in Youzhou, to explain the situation in advance, so that the other party could properly appease the people's hearts, especially to control Weiming Heda... This person was too dangerous at this time.

After writing the last letter, Chage, the Western Xia clan general, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and packed his things, leading more than 20,000 troops from the Xingqing Prefecture direction to the west overnight, and along the way, he gathered the scattered officials and people, preparing to join the army in Lingzhou, and then recapture Xingqing Prefecture.

Let's not talk about the fact that Chage was not a hero after all, but a loyal clan general. Let's just say that after he made up his mind to return west, the envoys from the seven Yokel Mountains prefectures who came to ask for help were in a state of complete collapse in six prefectures... They were here during the day and already knew the news that Xingqing Prefecture had fallen and the whereabouts of the Emperor and his son were unknown. At that time, their minds were already blank. At this time, seeing that Chage led the main force to the west overnight, leaving only a few thousand local temporary troops to guard Yanzhou, it was obvious that he meant to protect the passage between the Yokel Mountains area and the Xingling area, and could not be easily dispatched. How could they not know that Yokel Mountains had no reinforcements at all?

And the Imperial Rear Army of the Great Song on the opposite side probably expected this situation and took advantage of the situation?

Helpless, the envoys returned to their respective places. There was no need to mention the envoys who were facing Yanzhou. There was no need to mention the other envoys who returned to the front line. Let's just say that the temporary military envoy sent by Weiming Renli of Youzhou not only did not ask for reinforcements, but also received a military order. He had no choice but to go west to Gui Youzhou in a daze, preparing to first meet the Supervisor and Shu Prince Weiming Renli, who was in charge at this time.

However, this person showed the Shu Prince's silver military commander's token and entered the city with several armored soldiers. Before he could report, he was shocked to find that the city of Youzhou was already in chaos early in the morning... There were soldiers and envoys like himself everywhere.

At first, he thought that some refugee officials had come here, explaining the situation of the fall of Xingqing Prefecture, causing chaos.

However, after walking a few steps, he met a familiar military colleague and couldn't help but take the initiative to communicate with him, and then, like a bolt from the blue, he was shocked on the spot.

It turned out that after Xiao Heda's two sons returned to Xiazhou, taking advantage of the gap between the large-scale mobilization of local tribes and soldiers, they contacted and incited the local exiled Khitan tribes and many subordinates who were loyal to Xiao Heda. Taking advantage of the gap between Weiming Yunge's hurried return to Longzhou due to the attack on the front line, they directly raised troops, claiming that their father was being detained for no reason, and they wanted to rescue their father.

At this time, the city was in turmoil, and it was to guard against the Xiazhou troops, because after the other party gathered several thousand people, they went straight here. It was said that they would meet with swordsmen under the city tonight.

The envoy had no idea how he entered Weiming Renli's office, but he went in blankly to greet him, then explained the situation, and then presented Chage's military order... Poor Weiming Renli, a clan Confucian scholar who would be remembered in history, heard a thunderbolt the other day, another thunderbolt last night, and another thunderbolt early this morning. After summarizing the information, he completely lost his composure.

This was not all. Perhaps because Xiao Heda had been in command of the army in Xiazhou for nearly twenty years and had been in charge of the military department for five or six years, he had deep roots. Before Renli regained his senses, someone took the initiative to see him early in the morning, and it turned out to be a message from Xiao Heda, who was under house arrest.

"Your Majesty (Weiming Renli is the Prince of Shu of Western Xia)." The latter was a training envoy from Youzhou, belonging to a middle-ranking military officer, and also a Lvze (middle-ranking tribal leader). He was someone the envoy knew, and after being summoned, he bowed and worshiped, and then sincerely said. "Heda Commander said that his son and subordinates were just dissatisfied with his imprisonment and were confused for a while. Now that the country is in danger, if he can be released, he is willing to come forward to appease his sons and subordinates, and then take them to the Longzhou front line to support... In this way, wouldn't it be a win-win situation?"

Weiming Renli felt even more blank in his mind after hearing this, and he was silent in his seat for a long time.

After a long time, he was in a state of desperation and asked the envoy on the other side: "Ah Hua, what do you think is the best thing to do? Prince Jin asked me to keep a close watch on Heda, and Heda and his son are like this, what should I do?"

The envoy named Ah Hua was speechless for a moment.

First, he came from a small tribe in Longzhou, and then he was in charge of raising horses in the Youzhou branch of the Flying Dragon Institute. It was only because the front line was fighting and no one was available for a while that he temporarily served as an envoy in the military department. How could he know such important military and national affairs?

Of course, in normal times, he would be happy to curry favor with Weiming Renli, but what about now?

Second, since this training envoy came to convey a message for Heda, he must be related to Heda... Of course, there are probably not many people in the seven Yokel Mountains prefectures who are not related to Heda. Even he, the person in charge of the Youzhou Flying Dragon Institute, has a little relationship with Heda's eldest son... But the problem is, how could His Highness Shu Prince say Chage's military order about Heda in front of the other party?

Since the envoy did not speak, the training envoy was shocked and kowtowed on the ground in the office hall: "This general was just a subordinate of Commander Heda for many years, and he happened to be on duty last night, and he was called to convey a message. I don't know that Prince Jin has a military order..."

Weiming Renli saw that this person not only did not force him, but instead took the initiative to back down, and he felt a little relieved, but also felt anxious, fearful, and sad because of all kinds of news in his heart, so he simply waved his hand to signal the person to leave.

And as the man got up and left, the envoy looked at his back, but his heart suddenly jumped wildly.

Nothing else, at this moment, the envoy came back to his senses, and then suddenly realized that the reason why this training envoy was so honest was obviously because he did not know that Xingqing Prefecture had been captured by the Song people, nor did he know that the Emperor and his son had lost contact, and he did not even know that Weiming Chage had already led the main force to Lingzhou.

Otherwise, how could he be so terrified?

In fact, at this time, only he and the Shu Prince Weiming Renli in front of him knew this information in Youzhou City... This was an advantage, but this advantage would probably be gone by tomorrow, and he would be that Bi Ma Wen in the Song drama again, and he might not even be able to be Bi Ma Wen.

Because by this time tomorrow, everyone would know all the news, and could the overall situation of Western Xia still hold on at that time?

Now that the news of Xingqing Prefecture has not spread, the Emperor's prestige is still covering everyone. Xiao Heda's son dared to rebel, so when the news spreads, those Yokel Mountains tribal leaders and the commander in front of him will still hesitate?

Therefore, like a ghost, when Weiming Renli turned his head, Ah Hua did not return the token, but bowed and retreated with the training envoy, leaving the hall.

And as Ah Hua thought, Weiming Renli, who rarely participated in military affairs, was already in a state of chaos, and the office was also in a mess at this time. Under the hasty summons, he did not notice this at all.

Turning out of the hall, Ah Hua calmly cupped his hands and said goodbye to the commander, and then hurried out of the office. After seeing the armored soldiers waiting for him to dismiss, he actually took out the silver commander's token from his arms again, and then sternly said: "The Emperor has ordered that you will still follow me to guard and dispatch."

The armored soldiers certainly had nothing to say.

Immediately, Ah Hua jumped on his horse, but led several armored soldiers to a temple in the city, but he rushed to Xiao Heda's confinement place before the commander.

Showing the silver token representing the identity of the Shu Prince, and Ah Hua was originally the manager of the Flying Dragon Institute directly under the military department, and many people knew him locally, so the guards released the ban after a little confirmation. Ah Hua entered the temple openly, but pretended to be calm and simply summoned Xiao Heda in front of the guards, and then showed the military department's silver token to Xiao Heda again, as well as the military department's documents proving his identity as an envoy, and seriously said to him:

"Commander Heda, Shu Prince knows that you asked the training envoy on duty to convey a message last night, and he is preparing to summon you to ask about it in person."

Xiao Heda was over forty years old this year and was in his prime. He first served as the commander of Xiazhou (equivalent to the commander), and had served as the commander-in-chief of the Yokel Mountains front several times. Unlike Weiming Renli, who was still wearing a leather armor even though he was under house arrest, he could see a little problem from that document... But the more there was a problem, the happier he was.

As for the guards next to him, they had no doubts, because they knew about this matter.

In this way, in the midst of the chaos in the city, a temporary manager of the Flying Dragon Institute actually directly controlled a key figure related to the safety of the entire Yokel Mountains.

After leaving the door, this Ah Hua braced himself and made the final arrangements... First, on the grounds that it was inconvenient for Xiao Heda to show his face on the street, he borrowed a leather helmet with a cowhide mask from the guards, and then set off, and actually went to the office.

Frankly speaking, at this time, Xiao Heda almost thought he had misunderstood.

But soon, the group returned to the office, and several guards stayed outside, while Ah Hua led Xiao Heda, who was dressed as an ordinary soldier, directly into his office, and then bowed down... Then he got up and whispered to him, saying only a few extremely simple words that stunned the Khitan general who had been in command of the army for twenty years:

"Commander, Xingqing Prefecture has been lost, the Emperor and his son are missing, Prince Jin Chage led the army back to Lingzhou, Shu Prince Renli has lost his composure, Song army Commander Wu Jie is under the city of Hongzhou, Commander Guo Hao is under the city of Longzhou, your two sons have raised troops... Now don't say anything, follow me out of the side door, go directly to the Flying Dragon Institute under my command to get a horse, and I will send you out of the city!"

After a few words, Ah Hua was covered in sweat, and how could Xiao Heda be any different?

The two almost forced themselves to control their bodies, turned around and went out, and sure enough, they went out of the side door, entered the Flying Dragon Institute to get horses, and then easily passed through the city gate with the silver token, and went straight to Xiazhou in the northeast. At the fork in the road, they encountered the Xiazhou rebels.

At this point, Xiao Heda directly took off his helmet and threw it on the ground, and then entered the army with his head held high. First, he rewarded all the money in the army to Ah Hua, and then ordered to return to Xiazhou!

It was not that he didn't want to attack Youzhou, but with the thousands of troops mobilized by his several sons, he could not take Youzhou, which was already prepared. But if he, Xiao Heda, personally returned to Xiazhou to summon the tribes, he would gather an army of more than 10,000 people, which could be considered a real army.

At that time, he would still not attack Youzhou, he would attack Longzhou and Hongzhou!

This day was April 17.

On the same day, the Song army was still making difficult progress.

On April 18, the Song army was still frustrated in the hinterland of Western Xia... In the direction of Yanzhou, they even encountered a large-scale counterattack, forcing Yang Zheng, the prefect of Huanzhou, to retreat in a hurry. The area of Hongzhou, where Wu Jie personally supervised the battle and made the fastest progress, also became less smooth due to the return of the defending general Weiming Yunge.

But on April 19, the Song army suddenly received strong support from many Yokel Mountains Fan tribes. Those who were perfunctory were no longer perfunctory, and many tribes who followed Western Xia also had the intention of withdrawing back to the mountains. The resistance to the Song army suddenly eased.

Wu Jie certainly knew what was going on. The day before, he had verified the idea in his heart from the accurate military reports behind him, and then he slept more soundly.

On the 20th, more Fan tribes chose to follow the Song army. As soon as these people returned to the mountains, they wiped the blood off their weapons, and with their saved food, war horses, and equipment, they turned to the Song army camp, as if they were not the ones who fought bravely with the Song army a few days ago.

Wu Jie accepted all of this.

On the evening of this day, Longzhou suddenly fell... The internal response that Xiao Heda had arranged many months ago opened the city gate, and then Guo Hao and Xiao Heda joined forces in the city, and then without stopping, they came to Hongzhou in the southwest.

Weiming Yunge, who had just returned for two days, was in a state of embarrassment and could only abandon the city and flee.

At this point, the most central Hongzhou, Longzhou, and Xiazhou in the seven Yokel Mountains prefectures were completely lost, cut into two pieces like a heart being dissected and a stomach being dug out. The Yokel Mountains defense line that the Western Xia people had built for more than 100 years, with the loss of Xingqing Prefecture, fell into a state of collapse at an increasingly faster rate.

First, the hearts of the people were shaken, then the troops were transferred, then the old enemies invaded, and taking advantage of the internal hidden dangers, it finally turned into a real city fall and the collapse of the defense line.

All of this happened in just five days.

Back to the present, Wu Jie, after joining Guo Hao, Xiao Heda and other troops, plus countless defected Fan tribes, totaling no less than 40,000 people, naturally had to advance to Youzhou and Yanzhou.

But at this time, he heard news that made him, who was now also a little flustered - the Emperor led his Imperial Guards, plus Jie Yuan and Yue Chao's two troops from the Imperial Left Army, a total of 7,000 people, went north against the Beiluo River. The day before, they passed Fuzhou without stopping, and actually continued north, turning west from the Diaoyin Mountain camp, and were already approaching Baoan Army.

At the same time, behind the Holy Carriage were Hu Yantong's troops, as well as Zhai Cong and Dong Xian's troops supported by Li Yanxian, totaling 7,000 people, who were coming here.

This Emperor was obviously finally aware of the news of Xingqing Prefecture, and he was very confident in himself and Yue Fei, and he was also very concerned... Of course, Commander Wu was grateful for this, but in addition to gratitude, he was still a little flustered by this. But then again, in addition to being flustered, Wu Jie had to admit that with the arrival of this news, the Fan tribes in Yokel Mountains surrendered faster.

Xiao Heda, who was a little arrogant before, instantly became honest - this was the power and role of the Son of Heaven.

"Commander Xiao has made great contributions, and the Emperor has summoned you to reward you in person." After a little thought, early the next morning, Wu Jie held a meeting of generals in Hongzhou Prefecture City, and then publicly issued an imperial decree to Xiao Heda. "The Dragon Banner is in Baoan Army, and you can reach it in one day... Youzhou is already in a state of panic, so let your sons lead troops with this town. The Commander should go to receive the reward."

Xiao Heda, who had just ended his life under house arrest for a little more than three days, wanted to politely decline, but he didn't know how to decline.

ps: Thanks to the big boss of Salted Watermelon for the Moe, this is the 136th Moe of this book, and of course, thanks to the three consecutive alliances of Big Boss Maybe in the Future... This is seven or eight alliances, I am very ashamed.