Chapter 249

Now he had even taken the merit of annihilating the vanguard army, not worse than Old Dian.

"Haha! So that's how it is!"

Huang Zhong and the others laughed after hearing it.

Although they sympathized with Xu Chu, they also understood the reason why the Lord did this.

It was to give the Xuanwu Battalion a chance to earn merits!

Heavy infantry certainly couldn't compare to cavalry in terms of speed.

Of course, they felt that the Lord should also have the intention of training heavy infantry in combat experience.

At the same time,

On Tian Feng's side,

He received Su Xuan's order, rushed to Dengxian at the fastest speed, and met Su Lie, Gao Shun, and the others.

After explaining the situation.

Gao Shun said without hesitation: "Then there is no time to delay, we will set out with the army now, take advantage of the enemy's lack of preparation, and take Gaoyang in one fell swoop, and then go to capture other cities."

Saying this, Gao Shun looked at Xia Houlan: "Zijie (Xia Houlan's courtesy name), you lead 500 soldiers to cooperate with the old gentleman to guard Dengxian. No matter what, you must not leave the city to face the enemy, and you must guard Dengxian well, understand?"

"Yes!"

Xia Houlan immediately accepted the order solemnly.

He also knew that protecting the safety of Dengxian was more important than anything else, so he naturally wouldn't be impulsive.

Besides, he felt that with the Lord and the others in front and Gao Shun in the rear, it was unlikely that any enemy troops would come to Dengxian.

Of course, one shouldn't be afraid of ten thousand, but of the unexpected, so guarding was still very necessary.

Anyway, the garrison camp could also earn merits, so he didn't mind.

"Hmm!"

Gao Shun had been with Xia Houlan for some time and knew that this person was not impulsive, so he nodded with satisfaction, then cupped his hands to Su Lie: "Old gentleman! Then I will have to trouble you here, this subordinate will go first!"

"Good! Go ahead with peace of mind!"

Su Lie nodded with a smile: "Dengxian will be fine! Helping Boyuan pacify Zhao Ci's rebellion early is the most important thing."

He estimated that after this time, his son would probably be promoted again.

Going to the imperial court was basically impossible.

The Yuan Fu, He Jin, and the others wouldn't be happy to see it, and the Son of Heaven wouldn't be willing either.

It was likely an increase in Su Xuan's title and military rank.

But that was enough.

His eldest son was already a Marquis of a Township; one more step, and he would be a Marquis of a County.

This was already the highest title for someone not of the Liu clan.

Above this, there were only Dukes and Commandery Princes.

This was completely impossible for the time being.

The title of Duke had long been abolished.

The title of Prince was not to be conferred on anyone not of the Liu clan.

"Yes!"

Gao Shun cupped his hands and then looked at Tian Feng: "Sir, let's set out now!"

"Good!"

Tian Feng nodded.

Soon, he followed Gao Shun and led 2,500 county soldiers out of the east gate, accelerating toward Gaoyang.

Several hours later,

Gao Shun took them by surprise and took Gaoyangcheng without any effort, obtaining a large amount of grain, fodder, and military supplies.

After all, this was the transit station where Zhao Ci had previously stockpiled grain and fodder.

Because the capture of Wancheng had been too smooth, he hadn't had time to transport the grain and fodder here away.

There were fully over 200,000 shi, all of which he had extorted from Jiang Xia.

Everything went to Gao Shun.

Afterward, Gao Shun left hundreds of soldiers to guard the prisoners and grain, and at the same time, after sending letters to Dengxian and the Lord, he set out again with the army to kill his way to Suixian and then into Jiang Xia.

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