Chapter 61 Three Factions

Taishi Ci's army slowly left, leaving only a mess everywhere. Liu Pan and others opened the gate to welcome Xu Shu into the city.

Several people came to Xu Shu and hugged his fists and said, "See the military division." Because the people in the battle just now were injured, but there was excitement on their faces.

Xu Shu nodded to several people and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Several people's eyes are a little wet, but these days they are under a lot of pressure. Liu Pan, Huo Jun, Su Fei and Ma Liang are all in their twenties. Among the four, only Su Fei has experienced the battlefield with Gan Ning, but it is also the first time he has participated in such a battle. The war was a little cruel to these four young people. They may not feel it when they fought under pressure, but now as soon as Xu Shu arrives, they recall how fierce the fierce battle was just now.

The blood is overflowing, and the head is flying. They put these pressures at the bottom of their hearts. Now that Xu Shu has arrived, they seem to have found a vent. They can put down the disguise of the past few days and get out of their original face. They want to cry to vent their distress.

Xu Shu looked at the crowd carefully and said, "You are very good. You didn't disappoint the master." A short sentence sootheed several people who were a little at a loss, thinking that Liu Qi and others gradually calmed down.

As soon as Liu Pan was about to ask, he waved his hand and interrupted, "Let's talk about it when we go back to the city." After saying that, Zhao Lei told Lv Jie, who was following him, "You two quickly led the soldiers to sort out the battlefield. After that, arrange for the army to enter the city.

"No." Lv Jie and Zhao are supposed to be.

Liu Pan welcomed Xu Shu and others into the county government, and everyone came to the hall to divide them on both sides. Xu Shu sat on the main seat, and on the left were Liu Pan, Huo Jun, Su Fei and Ma Liang. On the right is Huang Zhong, and there are two vacancies for Lv Jie and Zhao Lei. Zhou Cang stood behind Xu Shu with a big knife.

Several people in the audience were silent, and no one spoke. Not long after, Lv Jie and Zhao tired came together.

"See the military division." The two saluted Xu Shu.

"Well, how about it?" Xu Shu asked directly.

"There are still 530 soldiers left in You County, all of whom are injured. Two hundred and thirty of them were seriously injured and the rest were slightly injured. After saying that, Lv Jie looked a little unnatural, and Huo Jun and others on the hall looked gloomy and sad. More than 500 people are left in the 5,000 army, which shows the fierceness of the battle.

Xu Shu nodded and looked at Zhao Lei. Zhao Lei bowed and said, "All the equipment for guarding the city has been damaged, and basically none of the weapons and armor is intact."

Xu Shu was also a little shocked when he heard the two people's answer, but he quickly calmed down and said, "Taishi Ci is one of the best generals in Jiangdong. He is not only good at bowing and horse riding and shooting, but also his soldiers are the elite of Jiangdong. It is not easy for you to resist the attack of his 30,000 troops for two days with 5,000 soldiers and horses. As for those soldiers who died in battle can't be recovered, you don't have to blame yourself.

Huo Jun and others looked a little slow, but they were still sad. Xu Shu also knew that it was impossible for them to come out at once and no longer persuade them. Xu Shu turned his head and looked at Huo Jun. Just now, on the way to the city, Liu Pan had told him about the past two days. He also knew that it was because of the original general of You County that You County was saved. He praised: "General Huo has made great achievements in guarding You County this time. I will tell the lord truthfully, and only when the lord returns, I will reward the general."

Huo Jun said with no interest in some rewards: "The last general is just doing his duty."

Xu Shu nodded secretly and did not take credit. He was not proud of the natural leader and continued: "I will divide 5,000 soldiers and horses from the army to hand over to your commander. As for the official position, it will be decided after the master comes back."

Although Huo Jun was not interested in rewards, he was very enthusiastic about leading troops to fight. After hearing Xu Shu's words, he said, "Thank you, Junshi."

Xu Shu turned his head and looked at Liu Pan and said, "The prince has made great achievements. I can't decide to deal with this until the master comes back." In fact, when Liu Qi left, he had given Xu Shu full authority to deal with the affairs of Changsha. He could make a decision on the appointment and removal of officials and even the disposal of Liu Pan, but he did not. The appointment and removal of the official position is different from the order issued by Liu Qi. If he issues it, these generals will definitely be branded by him in the future, which is a big taboo for a counselor. What's more, the appointment and dismissal of Liu Qi can not only increase Liu Qi's prestige, but also make these officials work for Liu Qi, and make Xu Shu stay away from participating in Liu Qi's factional disputes.

Liu Qi now has few soldiers and horses, but there are different factions. The first faction is Gan Ning, Su Fei and others. Although there are only more than 800 people, they are all elites who follow Liu Qi earlier and are deeply trusted by Liu Qi. The second faction is the first series in Changsha. Most of them are generals, such as Han Xuan, Huang Zhong and Yang Ling, who represent 30,000 soldiers and horses in Changsha. The third faction is Liu Qi's direct line, such as Liu Pan, Ma Liang, Lv Jie and Zhao Lei. On behalf of the Zhengnan Army, they are directly subordinate to Liu Qi and loyal to Liu Qi and are Liu Qi's confidants.

The relationship between these three major factions is complex and is now led by Liu Qi, which is temporarily balanced. For a while, it was impossible for Liu Qi to sort it out, and he could only solve it slowly. As Liu Qi's counselor, Xu Shu does not belong to any department. He is only loyal to Liu Qi. Random participation in these faction disputes will only annoy Liu Qi. He won't go over this.

Xu Shu looked at Su Fei and said, "If General Su is also meritorious, let's be General Huo's deputy first. As for General Ma, he still assists Mr. Pan."

"No." Several people bowed and responded.

Then Xu Shu introduced Lv Jie, Zhao Lei and others to several people. The two sides finished saluteing each other. However, Zhao Lei came out and bowed and said, "Just now, Jiangdong's soldiers were tired and horses were a good time to attack. Why didn't the military division order the attack?" Zhao Lei's tone was flat, and there was some reproach between his words.

Xu Shu looked at Zhao Lei and smiled. He naturally understood Zhao Lei's character and was upright. Therefore, Liu Qi appointed him as an inspector to maintain military discipline and supervise the whole army. Even if Liu Qi makes a mistake, he will point out that it is him.

Xu Shu said seriously: "Although the Jiangdong army is poor, its morale has not declined. There are two generals, Tai Shici and Han Dang, who are in charge of the army, not to mention that our army is also weak. If I order to attack, it will only hurt both sides. The soldiers and horses that the master has worked hard to save will also lose most of the disadvantage of the master. It's better to make preparations for the war in the future.

If others had asked Xu Shu like this, Zhou Cang would have split him in half, but he was also a little afraid of Zhao and Zhou Cang. When he first arrived in the army, he did not understand military discipline and was often punished by Zhao. He was very clear about Zhao Lei's character and selfless. Zhou Cang had suffered a lot of military sticks from him.

Zhao Lei also asked casually and performed his duties. He also admires Xu Shu, but public is private. Since he is an inspector, he can't make any mistakes.

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The smooth withdrawal of the Jiangdong army to the battalion made Han Dang feel relieved. If the guy named Xu Shu had ordered the attack at that time, maybe the 30,000 soldiers and horses would have been lost. Compared with Han Dang's relaxation, Tai Shici beside him looked solemn. Xu Shu's appearance made him feel the pressure.

As soon as Xu Shu appeared, he felt that Xu Shu had a kind of temperament, the kind of self-confidence that was not arrogant or impatient like Zhou Yu, not warm, but also palmed millions of soldiers, and palmed the world's affairs.

He ordered the army to retreat not only to save the 30,000 soldiers and horses, but also to test Xu Shu. If he were other generals, he would definitely order the attack when he stood in Xu Shu's seat and take the opportunity to keep his 30,000 soldiers and horses behind. But Xu Shu didn't, but let them go. Tai Shici could feel Xu Shu's cherishing for the 20,000 troops behind him, and he could also feel Xu Shu's overlooking the 30,000 troops in Jiangdong. It's like an eagle looking down at its prey at a high altitude and can catch it at any time.

"Ziyi, what's wrong with you?" Han Dang found the strangeness of Tai Shici, even when the army failed to attack the city.

"I'm afraid we have met an opponent. I'm afraid Xu Shu has a lot of time. Tai Shici said in addition to his worries.

Han Dang has been busy asking, "How can you have such an idea? Xu Shu didn't miss a good opportunity when we retreated. He had the ability to make himself so worried?"

Tai Shici said with a wry smile, "I feel that he is a little like the governor." He doesn't know how to explain temperament.

"What? This is impossible!" A simple sentence is like a thunder sound in Han Dang's ears. The talent of the governor Zhou Yu in Jiangdong is unmatched, and even Han Dang admires it. Now Taishici told him that someone looked like the governor. Naturally, he would not think that he looked like him, so that he could be comparable to the governor.

"I don't know. I feel it, too." Tai Shici was a little helpless when he saw Han Dang's shock. Even he didn't want to believe it, let alone Han Dang.

Han Dang took a deep breath and asked, "What are you going to do?" Although it is unbelievably, he knows that Tai Shici must have his reason to say so.

"I will immediately report the situation here to the lord, and everything will be decided by the master." Taishi Cidao.

Han Dang nodded and didn't say that this was the best way at present.