Xiang Xun, the envoy of the Southern Court of Xuanhui, was Chai Rong's old subordinate. He had always followed Chai Rong to fight south and north. During the Great Battle of Gaoping, Xiang Xun lived in the central army and protected Chai Rong, and was deeply trusted by Chai Rong.

Hearing Xiang Xun, the envoy of Xuanhui South Courtyard, Hou Dayong said, "Open the camp gate and line up to welcome him."

After receiving the order, the school hurriedly ran out. After a while, the drums and gongs rang out. When the generals of the Black Eagle Army and the soldiers heard the emergency assembly order, they ran out of their respective tents. Three thousand people quickly lined up to complete the order. Hou Dayong was covered in clothes, and Shi Hu and others rode on war horses, came to the camp gate, and welcomed Xiang Xun.

Xiang Xun took 4,000 troops from the Guards Division to Zhengzhou from Daliang, preparing to join forces with Hou Dayong and then travel westward. When he arrived in Zhengzhou, the troops were exhausted. Xiang Xun ordered the general Hu Li to lead the army, set up camps, and rest. He took his personal guards and first went to Zhengzhou City to meet Hou Dayong. When he arrived in Zhengzhou City, he found out that Hou Dayong was in the Western Army camp. Xiang Xun turned his horse and rushed to the Western Army camp without stopping.

After arriving at the Western Army camp, he went up to Xun's personal guards to inform him of his name. Soon, the sound of drums and gongs came from the Western Army camp. After a while, Hou Dayong and Shi Hu walked out of the camp gate. The two jumped off their horses and finished their salutes. Hou Dayong said, "The Southern Court envoy arrived in Zhengzhou. If you have missed the farewell greeting, please forgive me."

Xiang Xun dismounted and returned the favor, saying, "Along the way, the people of Zhengzhou have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the defense commander is really well-managed."

Hou Dayong said: "The envoy of the Southern Courtyard is requested to enter the tent."

The three of them got on the horse and entered the military camp. Xiang Xun was surprised to find that the three thousand soldiers had already stood in line after a while. The captains of each battalion were riding war horses in the front line, and behind them were the black eagle army flags with teeth and claws.

Xiang Xun walked past the team, and three thousand soldiers stood up like sculptures, only the north wind blew the military flag and the battle robe dancing. Xiang Xun and his group walked through the middle of the team, Shi Hu pulled out his waist knife and ordered: "Salute." Only the neat sound of drawing swords was heard, all three thousand people pulled out their waist knife, half raised in the air, for a momentum, the sword was like a forest, with a strong momentum. Although Xiang Xun had been through the battle formation for a long time, he felt a heartbreaking and sighed in his heart: "Hou Dayong is well-known, no wonder His Majesty wants him to be the pioneer."

After Xiang Xun and his party walked past the team, Shi Hu ordered: "All of them were disbanded and they returned to the camp." Under the leadership of the lieutenant, each team was in line, one team and one team returned to their camps, and it was not at all confusion.

When Xiang Xun saw that the military flag was the Black Eagle Army's flag, he said to Hou Dayong beside him: "During the Battle of Gaoping, there were 2,000 Black Eagle Army. Your Majesty left 1,000 people in the front office of the palace. The Black Eagle Army should have only 1,000 people. I see this army, with strict formation and orderly command, which is no less than the original Black Eagle Army. It is amazing that the defense commander can train another elite army in less than a year after he arrived in Zhengzhou."

"This expedition, Zhengzhou sent three thousand troops. There were 1,000 Black Eagle Army, 1,000 Zhengzhou Western Army, and 1,000 Eastern Army."

"Your Majesty personally ordered the three thousand troops of Zhengzhou army to fight westward, which shows His Majesty's expectations and love for the general."

When he arrived in the camp, Xiang Xun and his personal guards dismounted. What Hou Dayong did not expect was that Zhao Wu actually followed Xiang Xun. Seeing that his clothes were probably a seventh-rank military position, Hou Dayong felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.

After Xiang Xun sat in the camp, the generals of the Black Eagle Army visited one by one, and Hou Dayong introduced him one by one. After the visit, Hou Dayong said: "Now please ask the Southern Court to instruct me."

Xiang Xun was not polite, and stood up and said, "This time I brought four thousand troops, all of which were the troops of the Guards. The Guards were elite troops of the Great Zhou army, and the troops of the governor Wang Jingjie garrisoned the border. They fought with the Shu army many times. The soldiers were extremely brave. In addition, the famous Black Eagle Army, the three armies met, and the Shu army would be asked to flee when they heard the news."

Xiang Xun said this and saw that the Black Eagle Army generals were listening to him carefully. Looking around the tent, he saw a map hanging in the tent. When he walked over, he saw that it was the topographic map of Western Shu. So he pointed to the topographic map and said: "Our army occupied the time and people were harmonious, but the Shu army had a good terrain. The terrain of Qin, Cheng, Jie and Feng was dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we could not defend and our army had a long distance to eat, there would be variables in this battle. Everyone should have a full understanding of this."

Xiang Xun pointed out that it was exactly what Hou Dayong was worried about. Seeing that Xiang Xun realized this, Hou Dayong felt relieved, "At least, Xiang Xun understands the situation between the two sides and will not command blindly."

After the official talks, Hou Dayong asked Xiang Xun to have a meal in the city. In the restaurant, Xiang Xun, Hou Dayong, Shi Hu and others sat at a table. Zhao Wu's position was low, so the Black Eagle Army Captain accompanied him at another table.

Xiang Xun grabbed Hou Dayong's hand and suddenly became very intimate. He said, "The defense envoy will put on his battle robe again in March. I really can't bear it. I have been following Your Majesty for more than ten years and have seen Mrs. Fu many times. The defense envoy is such a blessing."

When Hou Dayong got married, Xiang Xun also sent a heavy gift. Hou Dayong knew that Xiang Xun gave a heavy gift for Queen Fu. Hearing Xiang Xun talk about this topic, he hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

At the banquet, Hou Dayong and Xiang Xun had a close conversation and were happy. Although Xiang Xun was laughing, they were still a little wary of Hou Dayong. There were many reasons. Xiang Dongyang was a member of his tribe. After being whipped by Hou Dayong, he went to Xiang Xun to file a lawsuit. Xiang Dongyang first committed Li Chongjin, but now he was disagreeing with Hou Dayong. Xiang Xun knew the nature of his young master and brother, and scolded him fiercely, but he also felt that Hou Dayong had handled it a bit too much. Also, when Hou Dayong was dealing with the epidemic, the Black Eagle Army shot and killed several Xuzhou captains. Although everyone had no objections to this matter, there were rumors in private that Hou Dayong was cruel and used his colleague's lives as a stepping stone in order to seek political achievements.

After Xiang Xun led the army, Zhao Wu was recommended to the army by Li Chongjin because of his excellent martial arts skills and served as the captain of Xiang Xun's guard. Xiang Xun knew that Zhao Wu was from Cangzhou and intentionally or not to inquire about Hou Dayong's situation. Since Zhao Wu was taken off by Hou Dayong in a restaurant in Cangzhou that day and was soaked up, he vowed to take revenge. On the same day, Li Zhen and Hou Dayong had a conflict that day, which was caused by his provocation. When Xiang Xun asked about Hou Dayong's situation in Cangzhou, he deliberately talked about Liu San and how Liu Cunxiao treated Hou Dayong well.

Xiang Xun took the attitude of believing in these rumors rather than believing in them. Hou Dayong's special status is the queen's brother-in-law. Although he has followed Chai Rong in his early years and has been trusted by Chai Rong, he is like a tiger. He does not want to offend Hou Dayong, but he is secretly guarding against him in his heart.

When Hou Dayong arranged the candidates for a drink, considering Zhao Wu's factors, he told He Wulang and Guo Jiong not to attend the banquet. Kuang Cao, Chen Renyi and Wang Jiang accompanied Xiang Xun's subordinates to drink.

The Black Eagle Army was the master, and Kuang Cao took the initiative to toast and said, "I am Kuang Cao, the captain of the Black Eagle Army. Everyone comes from afar, so I will respect you first."

Xiang Xun just came with his personal guards this time. His important generals and schoolmen were all in the army and did not follow him. Here, Zhao Wu had the highest position as an officer. Zhao Wu raised his wine glass and said, "I have heard about the name of the Chief Kuang for a long time, so I have done this cup."

Kuang Cao, Chen Renyi, Wang Jiang and Xiang Xun's troops came down to toast each other. After a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere became warm. Zhao Wu raised his glass and said, "Person Kuang, why didn't you see He Wulang and Person Guo today?"

Immediately afterwards, he seemed to be talking to himself: "These two people have been promoted so fast. In more than a year, they have been on par with you."

Wang Jiang, Chen Renyi and others were dissatisfied with Hou Dayong's arrangements. Kuang Cao had a seniority and Chen Renyi could understand as his deputy, but Wang Jiang was dissatisfied with the deputy. He Wulang's deputy said this. He was very moved to meet a soulmate, so he raised his glass and toasted Zhao Wu, saying, "It's a long story, it's better not to say it, drink and drink."

Zhao Wu was provoking casually. Seeing Wang Jiang's appearance, he knew that he had said the right place inadvertently, and said, "People in the army should make a meal based on their ability. I would like to pay another cup to everyone." Wang Jiang raised his glass and drank it.

Seeing that Wang Jiang was in a bad mood, Kuang Cao heard that although Zhao Wu was not out of the ordinary, he was very uncomfortable when he heard that every sentence seemed to be provoking. He felt angry in his heart. He pushed the wine glass hard on the table and said, "Why did Captain Zhao speak like this?"
Chapter completed!