The news of the loss of Champion County reached Nanxiang, and it was already a day later.

Minghou Mansion.

This mansion was built after the Ming Hou was based in Nanxiang, and it was completed in November, and it is now the administrative center of the entire Ming Hou Mansion, which was established next door to the Nanxiang County Ya, and was established after the mansion of the two squires in Nanxiang was opened.

This mansion is built before and after the gatehouse, there are twelve corner towers on all sides, 3,000 soldiers can be stationed, the inner court is full of seven in and out, there are office wings, garrison school field, covering an area of more than 100 acres.

The main courtyard of the East Wing.

This is where the South Study Office is located.

The south study is headed by the master of the Ming Hou Mansion, headed by Liu Jin, the Taishou of Nanyang, and commands the government affairs of the six counties of Nanyang.

"Lord Bookkeeper, this is the rush of eight hundred miles in the champion county!"

On top of the spacious main hall, a scribe knocked on the door, walked in, and brought a bamboo tube.

"Champion County sent it?"

Liu Jin looked at the seal on it, this should be Hou Qing's fire paint seal, he smiled: "This Hou Qing can't do anything, crying the most poor, I guess he wants me to support him something!" ”

A staff member next to him responded: "My lord can't be fooled this time, I gave him the batch of farm tools in Wudang last time, and Wudang County Ling Ke has come to our south study to make trouble for a long time!" ”

"What should be given still has to be given, the champion is very poor, if you don't support him, I'm afraid it will ......"

Liu Jin opened the sealed fire paint, just glanced at it, his face suddenly changed in shock, and the words he didn't finish stopped abruptly, he stood up suddenly, and shouted: "Immediately find Lord Changshi, just say that I have something urgent to find him, a hundred thousand urgent matters!" ”

"No!"

When several waiting scribes outside the courtyard heard this, they immediately became nervous, and one of them quickly went to deliver the order.

"My lord, what's wrong?" A staff member asked.

"Xu Guang!"

Liu Jin took a deep breath and said to this staff: "You go to Shunyang immediately, hurry up, go to meet the county commander Wen Shao, and the general of the Violent Bear Army, Zhou Cang, and tell them ......"

"Yes!"

Staff member Xu Guang took the token of the south study, his face was solemn, and he turned to leave.

"Zhongsun, why are you in such a hurry?"

In about two quarters of an hour, Hu Zhao wore a robe, came in a hurry, and his face was somewhat unhappy: "I am still preparing to send military rations to Guanzhong, although the lord is based in Shangyong Xicheng, there is not much food he can get, and it is impossible to say whether he can survive this winter, and he must prepare a batch!" ”

"Wait a minute!"

Liu Jin stepped back from the left and right, handed a bamboo slip in his hand to Hu Zhao, and said in a low voice: "This is the champion county just delivered!" ”

"Champion County?"

Hu Zhao didn't know why, he directly spread out his eyes and looked at them twice, his pupils suddenly changed color, and his face was gloomy: "The above news, has it been sealed!" ”

"No, but I believe it's true!"

"Chuanjing Wusi Nanyang is in charge of the flag!"

"Yes!"

Soon Jingwusi Nanyang Banner Envoy came, this is a burly man, he looks burly, but there is a hint of yin on his face, this is Nanyang people, Zhu Chou, he walked in and saluted a few people: "Meet Lord Changshi, meet Lord Bookkeeper!" ”

"Zhu Chongyi, do you know that Nanyang has sent troops?"

"What?"

When Zhu Chou heard this, he was taken aback: "Impossible! ”

"See for yourself!"

Hu Zhao handed the file in his hand to Zhu Chou.

Zhu Chou glanced at it, his eyes widened, and he muttered to himself: "Impossible, the person I obviously arranged is in Wancheng, and any wind and grass can't hide Jing Wusi's eyeliner, it's impossible to ...... at all."

Keibu would say that there may not be much foundation in other places, but if it is in Nanyang, it is impossible to make such a mistake, unless^

Zhu Chou's eyes became gloomy.

He arched his hand and said: "Lord Changshi, please give me an hour, I will go to seal the truth of the news, if the news is true, Jing Wusi should give you an explanation!" ”

With that, he turned and walked away.

"It seems that there is a problem within Jingwu Division!"

"The lord is now attacking Hanzhong, and the future goal must be Yizhou, Tan Zong is now in Yizhou, he has transferred all the elites to Yizhou, and if there is a problem, it will be out of it!"

"And the news?"

"The handwriting on this is Hou Qing's, this was sent before the complete fall, I trust him!"

"That's true!"

Hu Zhao's face became gloomy: "Once Nanyang sends troops, it means that they already know that our main force has entered Hanzhong, and they want to take advantage of our emptiness, so they will eat our foundation in Nanyang!" ”

"They came too fast, if tens of thousands of soldiers and horses go straight to the champion, the champion will definitely not be able to keep it, Hou Qing said that the pioneer camp broke through, but they went south, what is the place in the south, take the official road, it's okay, but if you take the small road, it is the southwest mountain, the southwest direction, that is together with the Daba Mountain Range in Hanzhong, they are more auspicious!"

"It was yesterday morning, so now ......"

Hu Zhao suddenly woke up and shouted in a low voice: "Shunyang!" ”

"I have already sent someone to Shunyang, inform Zhou Cang to be vigilant!"

"No!"

Hu Zhao immediately decided: "I immediately ordered Zhou Cang to lead the army back, and you also ordered Chen Nan to withdraw his troops from the north, so that he could gather all the elites of the Yangshan battalion in Nanxiang within three days!" ”

"What?"

Liu Jin was a little incredulous, he looked at Hu Zhao: "Hu Changshi, the north is Wuguan!" ”

"I can't take care of it!"

Hu Zhao gritted his teeth and said: "Nanyang will either not send troops, if it does, it will be extremely fierce, and the troops will be scattered, that is, give them a possibility to break them one by one!" ”

"But now the news has not been sealed!"

Liu Jin was a little worried: "It's not good to make a big fanfare, it will shake people's hearts!" ”

"The order is sent first!"

Hu Zhao shook his head, and a flash of determination flashed in his eyes: "Even if the news is false in the end, we can appease them with the reason of martial arts, but once it is true, time is of the essence!" ”

"Good!"

When Liu Jin heard this, he also thought that what Hu Zhao said was reasonable.

Mu Jing is not there, if the Violent Bear Army is mobilized on a large scale, it must be a joint military order from Hu Zhao, Liu Jin, and Cai Yong, the temporary adviser of the Minghou Mansion, before it can be mobilized.

The two brought Cai Yong over.

After Cai Yong entered Nanyang, his health has not been very good, he is depressed, and the weather is cold, he has suffered some wind chill, and he has been in bed for several days.

Hearing such news, he couldn't sit still.

Although he has always thought that he doesn't care about things, after all, it is his son-in-law's great business, and he can't avoid vulgarity, so he cares a little bit.

"Is there a news seal?"

Cai Yong asked.

"Jingwu Si is sealing, but we have to be fast!"

Hu Zhao said.

"Kong Ming thinks, what are the chances of Nanyang sending troops?" Cai Yong asked softly.

"If they get our main force into Hanzhong, then ......" Hu Zhao said categorically: "Eighty percent!" ”

"Give the order!"

Cai Yong put out his big seal.

The three of them jointly issued a military order.

Beiwutang is in charge of the military, and there are herald cavalry, and the cavalry from all walks of life quickly came out and passed the military orders to the various departments of the Violent Bear Army.

An hour later, Zhu Chou returned.

"The news has been confirmed!"

Zhu Chou's face was gloomy: "On the eve of the night before, Nanyang Commander Lei Bo led an army of 30,000 to attack the champion, the pioneer battalion broke through, and after entering the mountain, there was no news, and after winning the championship, Lei Bo sent the pioneer Chen Lan to lead 10,000 troops to Shunyang, three hours ago, Chen Lan's main force had already crossed the Shunshui River, and before dark, they could be in Shunyang!" ”

"Is this how you Jing Wuji found out the news?" Hu Zhao's eyes were as bright as knives, and he looked at Zhu Chou deadly.

"The fault of the subordinates, everything is to blame!"

Zhu Chou knelt down: "Jing Wusi's stronghold in Wancheng must have an accident, after this matter, I will give an explanation to the lord and the lords!" ”

"When employing people, I will spare your life first, from now on, you will immediately send me someone to keep an eye on their every move, I want an accurate number of whereabouts and troops, understand!" Hu Zhao said coldly.

"No!"

Zhu Chou nodded, bowed, and turned away.

After Hu Zhao, Liu Jin, and Cai Yong were combined, they quickly convened the heads of the Minghou Mansion, and dozens of officials gathered together to discuss the matter.

"Nanyang sent troops?"

"Sending troops at this time?"

"What should I do?"

Many people have lost their masters.

"Yuan Shu is in trouble at this time, it's really a time, at this time, we can't attack Hanzhong, and there are not many soldiers and horses to defend Nanyang, and the enemy is on the back!" The head of Dong Cao stood up and said, "It's better to inform the lord and withdraw the troops from Hanzhong immediately!" ”

"Withdraw troops now?"

Another principal stood up and said, "Is it still too late?" ”

"And once the troops are withdrawn, how will Hanzhong be good?" Someone asked.

"Lord Changshi, do you have an idea?"

Liu Jin glanced at everyone, and finally his eyes fell on Hu Zhao.

"I know you're worried!"

Hu Zhao stood up, pressed his hand, suppressed all his voices, and said: "But the lord can't withdraw his troops, attacking Hanzhong is for us to gain a foothold in the future, once we withdraw our troops, we have no place to stand, and it's too late to plan the troops, now there is only one way, defend!" ”

"How do you keep it?" Cai Yong squinted and asked.

"Abandon all the other county towns, gather all our troops, all our food, all our young and strong...... Yu Nanxiang County! ”

Hu Zhao said categorically: "We will fight against the water, either hold Nanxiang, and after the lord conquers Hanzhong, lead the troops back, or lose Nanxiang and kill yourself!" ”