In the city of Zhangzhou, the yamen is too guarded.

Wang Zhonghe, the head of the counterinsurgency army of the imperial court, looked at the military newspaper in his hand expressionlessly at the moment.

It was not a complicated military intelligence report, but Wang Zhongsi had read it three times.

After a long time, he raised his eyes to look at the messenger kneeling on one knee in front of him.

"Isn't the Wuwei army outside Hulu Pass? Why did you run to Fuzhou City?"

It's not that I doubt the authenticity of the military newspaper, the seal on it has already been inspected by Han Zhi many times, so naturally it can't be fake.

It's just that the officers and soldiers who have not built an inch of success for many days will inevitably be a little stunned when they hear the news of Fuzhou's recovery, and when they think about the number of Wuwei troops, they will be shocked.

Zhang Tianyi raised his head and looked at Wang Zhongsi calmly, Xu Chen had already prepared a speech for him before he came.

"Returning to the marshal, my general and the rebels have been holding each other in Hulu Pass for several months, and they are not allowed to advance an inch, and they are also anxious, but the soldiers, the country's major affairs, the general does not dare to make dangerous moves, only to meet the enemy in a dignified manner. ”

After hearing this, the corners of Wang Zhongsi's mouth moved, and he said in his heart: "What the hell is a child!"

What kind of eyesight does Zhang Tianyi have? With just one glance, he secretly rejoiced in his heart: "It's done, this level is over!"

However, Wang Zhongsi was still asking expressionlessly: "Why didn't the messenger sent by Ben Shuai return?"

Zhang Tianyi was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "Has the marshal sent a messenger?"

Wang Zhongsi looked at Zhang Tianyi silently, and a faint coercion came to his face.

However, Zhang Tianyi is also a young master, and he just looked at Wang Zhongsi with a puzzled expression.

After staring at each other for a while, Wang Zhongsi lowered his eyelids and said lightly: "What about Zhou Xiyu? Why is his name not in this military newspaper asking for merit?"

Since Xu Fan wants to replace the generals of the Wuwei Army, he naturally wants to inform Wang Zhonghe.

When Zhang Tianyi heard this, his face showed a trace of regret, and he replied: "On that day, a group of people from Chang'an suddenly came to the camp, saying that they were going to take over the Wuwei Army, and the general had just finished handing over to it.

"At the critical juncture, seeing that we were about to be defeated, our general had no choice but to step forward, temporarily take over the military power, and take us to fight and retreat, and there were many casualties before successfully returning to the camp. However, one of General Zhou's personal guards died one after another. ”

"The next day, the spies came to report that there was an abnormality in the gourd close, and after the general personally investigated, he immediately gave a decisive order and led everyone to attack the city. Only then did it be discovered that the defenders of Huluguan had disappeared overnight and were missing. ”

After hearing this, Wang Zhongsi was silent, and after thinking for a long time, he said, "So you went out of the mountain?"

Zhang Tianyi nodded and replied: "Because I can't figure out the whereabouts of the rebels, my general didn't dare to wander in the mountains rashly, and the general said that the general would not be subject to the foreign military orders, so he disobeyed the previous order of the marshal, turned out of the mountain, and headed for Fuzhou." ”

Wang Zhongsi asked again: "Why Fuzhou City?"

Zhang Tianyi replied: "My general said that the rebels seem to occupy several counties, but in fact they are only entrenched in a few big cities, from Hulu Pass to the east, and only the rebels in Fuzhou City have the largest number.

"Of course, the reason why my general was able to rush to Fuzhou City overnight and break through the city with only more than 2,000 people was because my general still had a sailor under his command......!

The corner of Wang Zhongsi's eyes moved, and his eyes shot out.

Han Zhi, who was on the side, couldn't help but interrupt Zhang Tianyi's narration in a loud voice: "Wait a while! Who has a water master? Where did the water master come from?"

Zhang Tianyi was stunned for a moment, and then continued: "My general trained a sailor as early as the time of Yuzhang, and successfully exterminated the water bandits entrenched on Changshan Island in Poyang Lake, which ...... Don't you know?"

"But my general's teacher, Xu Xiangye also knows!"

Wang Zhongsi was still at the border when the incident of suppressing bandits on Changshan Island happened, and besides, Xu Chen had already downplayed his role in it, but it was just a trivial matter of local bandits, and the records of the military department were only routine and few words.

And then a financial turmoil broke out in the south for half a year, mixed with such major events, how could Xu Chen, a sailor who didn't even have a number, attract attention?

This was Xu Chen's intention at the beginning, but it is very important to keep the Minjiang River waterway open in the future, this water division will be exposed sooner or later, Zhang Tianyi's pretending to be stupid at the moment is also to let Wang Zhongsi notice the existence of this water division.

Han Zhi, who had already been tossed by the rebel sailors, couldn't think about why Xu Chen's command would inexplicably have an extra sailor, so he asked anxiously: "What are the ships of the sailors, how many soldiers are there, and how is the combat power?"

Zhang Tianyi pondered and replied, "This ...... It took only half a day for the rebel naval division outside Fuzhou to be defeated by our naval division, although the casualties were ......"

When Han Zhi heard this, he was overjoyed, so he didn't bother to care about the casualties, and turned his head to Wang Zhonghei and said excitedly: "Dashuai!

Wang Zhongsi was silent for a while, and then he had a plan in his heart, and asked Zhang Tianyi when he opened his mouth: "How long can the Wuwei army of Fuzhou City hold it?"

Zhang Tianyi replied without thinking: "My general said that the Wuwei army suffered huge casualties, and now there are only less than 2,000 people, but the general has mobilized the big households in the city to form a militia to assist in defense, and now the rebel Fuzhou general is dead, and the dragons are leaderless, I am afraid that the counterattack will not come until the rebel high-level reappoints the main general, and my general said that he can only hold for two months at most!"

"Really?" Wang Zhongsi frowned and said sharply: "Do you know that there is no joke in the army?"

Zhang Tianyi gritted his teeth and nodded: "That's what my general said!"

Wang Zhongsi pondered for a long time before asking, "How many ships does the Wuwei Army's sailors have, and how many soldiers and horses can they transport at one time?"

"This ......" Zhang Tianyi hesitated for a moment and replied: "There are only more than ten of them, but they are all unique warships designed by my general, and their combat power is amazing, but they are all small ships, and the volume is not large......

Wang Zhongsi's soothing brows tightened again, and he quickly calculated the gains and losses in his heart.

Han Zhi on the side knew what he was thinking, so he called softly: "Dashuai, don't worry about the gains and losses of one city and one place!"

Wang Zhongsi finally made up his mind and ordered: "After you go back, let Xu Chen send the sailor to Zhangzhou, and stay where you are!"

"What?" Zhang Tianyi was shocked and hurriedly asked, "What ...... What about the reinforcements? If there were no reinforcements, how could my general be able to defend Fuzhou City with less than 2,000 soldiers and horses?"

After Wang Zhongsi gave the order, he closed his eyes and stopped talking, and Han Zhi on the side stepped forward and replied, "Didn't your general say that he could hold on for two months?"

"But ......," Zhang Tianyi was about to argue.

Han Zhi waved his hand and said: "Don't do it! transfer the sailor first, and when the battle in Zhangzhou is over, the marshal will wave his troops north to meet your general." If the combat strength of the sailor is really as you said, it won't take more than two months for the commander to defeat the rebels. ”

"But if there are no reinforcements, the soldiers may not be able to hold out for two months under the cold!"

"If you can't hold it, then don't defend it! Your general must have captured a lot of ships of the rebels, if Fuzhou City can't be defended, let him retreat south, and the marshal will not punish him. ”

……

Zhang Tianyi retreated angrily.

Inside the house, Wang Zhongsi sighed lightly: "It's a pity that Wuwei Army is such a good seedling!"

Han Zhi was relieved: "Don't worry about the marshal, the news from Chang'an said that Xu Xiang was fighting with several of his students for some reason, even if the marshal really sacrificed Xu Chen, Xu Xiang couldn't find the head of the marshal for a while, and after the marshal broke through the rebels, even if Xu Xiang was angry, he didn't dare to take the meritorious minister." ”

Wang Zhongsi just shook his head slightly, not discerning.

Han Zhi was still worried: "The most important thing now is whether Xu Chen's water division has the strength to fight!"

Wang Zhongsi said lightly: "It doesn't matter if you can't win the battle, as long as you can contain the rebel sailors for a while and ensure that the troops successfully land on the shore!"

……

Zhang Tianyi, who was far away, did not hear the subsequent discussion between the two, but his heart was extremely happy.

According to Xu Chen's design, Zhang Tianyi successfully completed the purpose of the trip. He was more and more amazed at Xu Chen's plan, and at the same time full of expectations for Xu Chen's next big plan.

By the time Zhang Tianyi got Wang Zhonghe's military order, got on the boat that connected the young man on the beach, and rushed north back to Fuzhou City, a day and a night had passed.

After Xu Chen got Wang Zhonghe's military order, he chuckled and said, "It seems that the news of the discord between the prime minister's teachers and students has reached Zhangzhou!"

After sighing with emotion, Xu Chen said to Zheng Tai on the side: "You bring some people, get the turtle boat that was eliminated from the original, unload the ballista, and there is no shortage of trebuchets and bed crossbows in the camp of Wang Zhonghei, just let the big guy try to contain the rebel sailors, don't work too hard!"

"This ......" Zheng Tai hesitated, "The brothers finally saw the eldest brother, and they have to leave again...... Besides, don't you have any big things to do next, don't you let the brothers go, just go to the auxiliaries and find some rowers?"

Xu Chen scolded with a smile: "Don't be verbose! What is the use of those auxiliary soldiers? Besides, the next thing is not practical for too many people, but if the Zhangzhou side does not grasp it well, whether it is the rebels or the official army, once they are allowed to come to Fuzhou City, our back road will be cut off!"

"In the next two months, there must not be the slightest problem with this waterway from Wuyi Mountain to Ryukyu!

"But ......" Zheng Tai lowered his head and muttered, "But I also want to try new weapons......"

Xu Chen smiled helplessly: "Okay, I promise, in the future, I will replace you with a new warship, as well as a full set of new weapons, and the storage power is much greater than this!"

"Really?" Zheng Tai looked over with glowing eyes.

"Really!" Xu Chen nodded back.

"Okay, then I'll go!"

……

As he spoke, a person appeared in the courtyard outside the door, and his figure only flickered, and the person arrived in front of Xu Chen.