After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

Once it rains in Jiangnan, it will last for several days. The Shence Army led by Li Xiujing has already joined the Huainan Jiedushi Envoy. At present, the two armies have chosen a high ground to camp. Firstly, they can guard against the Huan Qishui attack, and secondly, they can control everything.

Dark clouds rolled in the sky and thunder rumbled. Li Xiujing, who came back from discussing matters in the Huainan Jiedu envoy's tent, opened the curtain and entered the tent. He took off his oil coat and threw it to Feng Yuanxian, his brows knitted together.

As soon as he sat down, He Liang entered the tent with a look of joy on his face, and he also held a beautifully crafted food box in his hand.

"General, just now the wealthy people in the city sent you gifts. There are also some jewelry and jades. Oh, there are also twelve dancing girls." He Liang chuckled and shook the food box in his hand, "Look at this one Made for the First Dancer.”

After saying that, He Liang called his guards to prepare the meal, and then brought out the last exquisite porcelain bowl. The color of the contents in the bowl is like snow and porridge. A peony flower is also uniquely depicted in the bowl using the boiled syrup. It's like a bright flower on the forehead of a beautiful woman.

Since leaving Chang'an, all I have eaten has been rice and meat jerky, which is quite rough and easy to store. He hadn't eaten such a thin soup for a long time.

Thinking of what Pei Jiaoran said before about the past behavior of the wealthy family in Wu. In the past, he spent a lot of money to communicate with Cao Wei, and then he kept close contact with the new dynasty in all dynasties to seek a way out. Now that they are looking for me to show their good will, they are also trying to distance themselves from their relationship with Huan Qi, lest the court come to liquidate them again after the rebellion is suppressed.

"They thought well." Li Xiujing raised her finger and pointed at the porcelain bowl in front of her. "If she were here, I'm afraid she would really like this bowl of sweet soup."

He Liang scratched his head, "General, why do you only remember this bowl of sweet soup? Then where are the twelve dancing girls? Many brothers in the army are not married. In my opinion..."

"Shut up. What does it have to do with you not having a wife? Judging from the past behavior of those wealthy families, they probably forced those dancers here. It would be better to let them go back and leave a good name for the court." Li Xiu Jing glared at He Liang with a rather dissatisfied tone.

"Understood. You are afraid that Pei Shangshu will be angry with you. But she is not here..." He Liang looked at Feng Yuanxian and whispered: "What if someone else accepts it? Isn't it wrong for you not to accept this gift?" .”

"The dancing girls are all sent back to their hometowns. All the jewelry and jades will be used as military supplies. When this city is captured, they will be used as military rewards." Li Xiujing stirred the sweet soup in the bowl with a spoon, and the smile on his face deepened.

Sure enough, once stirred, there is a sweet aroma. Straight into his nose. Looking at the sweet soup in the bowl, Li Xiujing thought of Pei Jiaoran and smiled.

With Pei Jiaoran's intelligence, he should be able to understand the meaning of his letter. If she understood, his trip would be much smoother.

"You can ask the dancing girl later how she makes this sweet soup. Write down the preparation method and the ingredients required. When you come back to capture this city, find the ingredients for me." After tasting the sweet soup, Li Xiujing's eyes gradually became gentle, "She will definitely like it."

Hearing this, He Liang sighed, "General, I don't see how much Pei Shangshu cares about you. I haven't written to you for so long."

"The household affairs are heavy, so it's normal for her to be unable to get away. Besides, with her temperament, she won't be able to think of me for a while." Li Xiujing looked down at the sweet soup in the bowl, "Why are you still standing here? Go and get ready. Regarding the siege tomorrow.”

After looking at Li Xiujing, He Liang showed disgust. He turned around and left the camp.

As soon as He Liang and Feng Yuanxian left, Li Xiujing returned to her previous aloofness. He didn't know whether others would accept this gift. But he absolutely cannot accept it. Taking this gift is equivalent to handing someone else a handle, and the first step in pacifying Huan Qi will easily fall on outsiders.

These wealthy families in the south spent huge sums of money and worked hard to find their own way, with obvious goals. The Shence Army's supply route is far away this time. Even if there are supplies from various places to the military academy, they still have to be careful. He could accept gifts from wealthy families in the south, but he could not keep them for himself. Jewelry beauties are a hot potato.

The supervisors appointed by Cao Wenzhong were just to keep an eye on him. If he embezzles it for himself, it will not only give others a clue, but also affect his prestige in the military, making it easier for others to fear him. The best way is to disperse him.

But there must be a reason to disperse, and giving out large rewards without any reason will not only cause dissatisfaction among others, but also make these soldiers who have been away from home for a long time miss returning home, and no one will be interested in fighting anymore. After all, no one is stupid. They have already received the reward, so why are they still risking their lives on the battlefield? He also took money and did not work, and then was sent to Chang'an with added fuel and jealousy by the supervisors, which could easily lead to a worse and unfavorable situation for him.

After taking the last bite of the sweet soup, Li Xiujing's eyes fell on the map not far away.

Just now, the Huainan Jiedushi envoy had discussed with him and agreed to attack Xuanzhou tomorrow. Huan Qi's troops captured Xuanzhou five days ago. Now, before he could gain a foothold, it was a good time to counterattack.

Now Sima Tianxing under Huan Qi is secretly guarding Xuanzhou. After receiving news yesterday, Huan Qi heard that the imperial troops had arrived in Xuanzhou, so he sent his confidant Tai Kuang to lead 3,000 reinforcements to support here.

The two agreed that Huainan Jiedushi would lead a large army to attack Xuanzhou from the front to attract Tian Xingmi's attention. Li Xiujing led his troops to annihilate Taihang's reinforcements from behind, cutting off their retreat.

In the afternoon of that day, Li Xiujing and Huainan Jiedu led their troops out of the camp.

The spring rain is still continuous.

The pattering spring rain poured on the oil coat, the horses galloped across the muddy ground, and thousands of fine knights took advantage of the pouring rain to quickly pass through the dense forest. Mud splashed wherever the horse's hooves passed.

"General, the reinforcements sent by Huan Qi are still thirty miles away from us." Scout Pegasus came forward to report.

Hearing this, Li Xiujing reined in his horse and looked forward, "After giving the order to rest for a moment, we went straight to Guangde to face Tailiu."

At this time, Taihang, which was thirty miles away, had ordered the entire army to camp on the spot. In order to ensure that they could reach Xuanzhou as soon as possible, thousands of soldiers and horses were all lightly armored and lightly cavalry, with all their baggage behind.

Even so, the continuous heavy rain still slowed down the march of thousands of troops. Marching in the heavy rain will not be of any benefit to the battle. Not to mention whether there would be an ambush by the Shence Army and the Huainan Army on the way to Xuanzhou.

Taking a deep breath, Tai Ling turned to look at his confidant Zou Fang who was following behind him.

The confidant understood and hurriedly urged his horse forward to obey the order.

"Bury the stove and cook." Tai Chang paused and continued: "Rest in place for an hour. Wait until the rain subsides, then break camp and set off."

"Here."

Zou Fang shouted the order, and dozens of Chinese horsemen rushed out carrying their order flags. Wherever the voice passed, the sergeants all looked happy. After a while, the army received the order and stopped in an orderly manner.

Each camp sent out firemen to set up stoves for cooking.

"Let's go and have a look on the ridge. Although it's raining heavily right now, there will be an ambush if we don't protect ourselves." Taiyi ordered, then turned around and led Zhou Fang and other trusted generals to climb up the ridge nearby to observe the terrain.