Chapter 214 There are always bandits who dare to challenge your majesty's anger
The setting sun was like blood, dyeing the clouds in the sky red. On the vast plain, the wind blew up the grass clippings.

The two cavalry teams approached rapidly from the east and west sides like two winding dragons. The sound of horse hooves was deafening and stirred up a cloud of dust.

Arrows were shot out as densely as raindrops, drawing silver arcs in the air and making sharp sounds of breaking through the air.

The cavalrymen brandished their swords and spears and rushed towards the opposite side. The metal sounds of collision, the neighing of war horses, and the shouts of soldiers were intertwined.

Zuo Lengchan rode a tall warhorse and charged into the enemy camp like a god of war.

The single blade in his hand was swung like a silver whirlwind, and every swing was accompanied by the fall of an enemy. Beside him, his fellow apprentices followed closely, defending him from attacks from all directions.

"Drink-"

With an angry shout, Zuo Lengchan swung his sword backhand, and the sharp blade cut a bandit cavalry leader in half. He had no time to wipe the blood off his face, so he quickly moved his sword to block a mace that was hitting him on the head.

"Die!" After competing with each other with their arms, Zuo Lengchan, who was the better one, swung the mace high up. Lu Bai behind him stabbed out with a sword, and the tip of the sword went straight through his vest.

With their resistance, Qiu Yue's troops quickly caught up.

Seeing that there was no way out, Liu Liu simply turned his horse around and rushed towards Qiu Yue: "Qiu Yue, come and fight!"

Qiu Yue looked at Liu Liu and his group rushing towards him without any fear. He rode his horse to meet them and swept his gun across.

Liu Liu raised his gun to block, but he didn't expect Qiu Yue's strength was more terrifying than that of an ox. He almost knocked him off his horse and his arms were so painful from the shock.

Without waiting for him to fight back, Qiu Yue swung his spear, knocking away Liu Liu's weapon, and then smashed him and his horse to the ground with his spear.

"Tie them up!" Qiu Yue roared, and continued to lead the three thousand battalions forward, cooperating with Zuo Lengchan's troops to kill all the eight hundred elite cavalrymen.

Ding Mian, Lu Bai, Fei Bin, and Le Hou escorted Qi Yanming and followed Zuo Lengchan to Qiu Yue. They clasped their fists and bowed, saying, "I pay my respects to the Earl of Xianning!"

"Forget it." Qiu Yue sat on the ground, looking at Zuo Lengchan and the others, a smile appeared on his serious face: "You are pretty good! Do you want to come to the Three Thousand Camp?"

"Thank you, Lord Xianning, for your kindness, but His Majesty has ordered us to return to Songshan to form the Songshan Guard." Zuo Lengchan politely refused.

Qiu Yue nodded and said nothing more.

Not long after, Peng Ze and Ou Zanghua arrived one after another. They all entered Boye County together and sat in the county government office.

Qiu Yue looked at the two men and said, "We have dealt with Liu Liu and Liu Qi, but Liu Hui and Zhao Sui are still there. We cannot relax."

Peng Ze bowed and asked, "May I ask Xianning Bo, do you have any information about Liu Zhao?"

"The intelligence is still on the way. You can rest here for a few days and pass the victory report to the capital to make His Majesty happy." Qiu Yue shook his head, then looked at Ou Zanghua and said, "If it weren't for Ou Keqing's foresight and letting Zuo Qianhu appear in the east in advance, Liu Liu and Qi Yanming might have escaped again."

Ou Zanghua smiled kindly, not taking any credit for it: "It was mainly because Xianning Bo was brave and fearless that he defeated Liu Liu's troops head-on. And Censor Peng cut off their retreat, which made them panic and run blindly to my subordinates."

Qiu Yue and Peng Ze's expressions softened after hearing this. Qiu Yue said directly, "No matter what, Ou Keqing's subordinates prevented Liu Liu and Qi Yanming from escaping, and also captured Qi Yanming alive. These two merits cannot be erased. I will write them down in the memorial. Only with the concerted efforts of the three of us can we wipe out Liu Liu and Liu Qi in just twenty days."

Ou Zanghua bowed to Qiu Yue, thanking Xianning Bo for his impartiality. He then said, "Speaking of which, I have something to ask for your understanding. Among Liu Liu's infantry, one battalion was my accomplice. It was because of the intelligence he provided that I was able to know Liu Qi's movements."

"Who is it?" Peng Ze asked.

"The door must be opened."

"Oh." Peng Ze nodded, looked at Qiu Yue and said, "Among the surrendered generals, there is indeed a man named Men Bi Kai. During the war, he held down his infantry battalion and did not participate in the battlefield. He indirectly helped me! Otherwise, I would have faced four battalions of bandit troops with only two guards, and the outcome would be hard to predict."

"In that case," Qiu Yue nodded and said, "Then remove his name from the list of surrendered generals! It can be considered a contribution to the court."

After the three of them chatted for a while, they went their separate ways.

When Ou Zanghua arrived at the cavalry camp, Zuo Lengchan was chatting and laughing with his six fellow apprentices.

Seeing Ou Zanghua coming, everyone immediately stood up, bowed and greeted him, "Master Ou!"

"No need to greet you all," Ou Zanghua bowed in return. He looked at Zhao Sihai, who had his head wrapped, Zhang Jingchao, who had his arms wrapped, Bu Chen, who had his thighs wrapped, and Sha Tianjiang, who had ointment on his chest, and asked with concern, "I heard that seven of you uncles were injured. How badly are you injured?"

"Hey, Lord Ou, don't worry about it. This little injury is nothing to us!" Zhang Jingchao said casually, "This is not as serious as the last time in Ruizhou!"

Bu Chen and Sha Tianjiang also nodded. They had suffered more serious injuries before and had survived them all, so they didn't care about this injury at all.

Ou Zanghua looked at Zuo Lengchan and asked, "What about the injuries of the other three uncles?"

"Don't worry, Lord Ou. The doctor has already given medicine to Lu Bai, Fei Bin and Le Hou. They just need to rest for a while. Their lives will not be in danger." Zuo Lengchan replied calmly. It was with the desperate protection of his fellow apprentices that he was able to capture Qi Yanming alive.

"That's good." Ou Zanghua smiled and said, "You have all made great contributions this time. I have discussed with the Earl of Xianning and Censor Peng and will report it truthfully."

After hearing this, everyone smiled and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Master Ou!"

Seven days later, the Embroidered Uniform Guard delivered information about Liu Hui and Zhao Sui, and Qiu Yue immediately called Ou Zanghua and Peng Ze over.

Liu Hui and Zhao Sui fought in Anhui, Henan and other places in the first month of the year. They nominated Liu Hui as the Grand Marshal of the Fengtian Expedition and Zhao Sui as the Deputy Marshal. They established five armies with 28 camps, appointed governors and commanders, and had 130,000 infantry and cavalry.

They even raised the banners of "directly attacking the land of Youyan" and "reopening the chaotic sky", and declared military discipline and not killing civilians indiscriminately.

He then captured many prefectures and counties in Henan, and burned the house of Jiao Fang, a former cabinet minister who had colluded with Liu Jin to commit many evil deeds, in Biyang. His troops then headed straight for Xiangyang and other prefectures and counties in Huguang.

Qiu Yue looked at the two men and said indifferently, "Their behavior has angered the emperor. His Majesty has ordered Right Censor-in-Chief Peng Ze to lead the Datong border troops to suppress the rebellion."

　I have to go back to my hometown for the Dragon Boat Festival. My conditions are limited and I can only maintain two updates despite my best efforts. I hope you can bear with me. I will resume three updates next week!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)