What is different from history is that among today's southeastern generals, Yu Dayou, Lu Bo, Lu Bin and his son, Qi Jiguang, Hou Jigao and even Dong Bangzheng are all good friends with Qian Yuan.

It's a pity that Liu Xian's performance in the war last year was very mediocre, and he was played by the Japanese in Shanyin and Yuyao, if it weren't for the fact that the Japanese didn't take Shaoxing Mansion as the main attack, and there were Tianzhou wolf soldiers to help, I was afraid that Shaoxing Mansion would fall on all fronts.

For this reason, Qian Yuan had a lot of complaints about Liu Xian, although he did not mention it in front of Hu Zongxian, but he said a few words privately with Zheng Ruozeng, He Xinyin, and Mao Kun.

At this moment, the messenger who was sweating profusely rushed over, and Qian Yuan and Hu Zongxian got up, both a little nervous.

"Military report, 500 Japanese invaders re-attacked Xiaoshan County, the city was broken, and the county governor and county of Xiaoshan were all killed."

"More than 100 Japanese invaded the west to peep into Qiantang, and the governor led his troops to attack, and the Japanese invaded Fuyang County along the Qiantang River."

"This morning, the Japanese invaded Sanjiangsuo, killed the general Liu Li, scattered and plundered, and the general Liu Xian led the army to attack, was ambushed by the Japanese and lost 300 soldiers."

Is Liu Xian really overwhelmed?

Hu Zongxian, who had a black face, took the official document and looked at it a few times, repulsed the messenger, and turned around to see Qian Yuan making a comparison on the map.

"It's a pity." Qian Yuan muttered.

"Talent?"

"It shouldn't be Xu Hai who led the main force into the Kou, this wingman has a unique way of using troops, but traces can also be seen." Qian Yuan smiled, "In the two major battles in the thirty-third year of Jiajing, Xu Hai first led his troops to set up an ambush in Pinghu to defeat Brother Zhifu, and then swept through most of Jiaxing Mansion.

In the second half of the year, Xu Hai was stationed in Songjiang Jinshanwei, and fought with Brother Zhifu without pain, and then suddenly went west to the north, and defeated the official army outside Suzhou, and Ren Huan was only spared. ”

Hu Zongxian understood, and said: "Last year, Xu Hai entered the Kou and first defeated the 4,000 officers and troops led by Lu Bo in one fell swoop, and then divided his troops to plunder...... If Xu Hai had led the main force to come, Liu Xian would not have lost only 300 soldiers. ”

"Not bad." Qian Yuan picked up the Miao knife and compared, "It's a pity that Brother Zhifu ordered the sailor to attack, otherwise he could have landed in Lihaisu by boat and stabbed the widow from behind." ”

Yu Dayou's eyes flickered, this method does not exist in the conventional combat thinking of officers and soldiers, sailing on the sea, most of the soldiers have a panic mentality...... But if you're picking a pick, you can give it a try.

At this time, Wang Yin, Zheng Ruozeng, and Shen Mingchen, who went to the area of Wangjiangjing, had already returned, and Hu Zongxian gave orders, ordering Qi Jiguang, who was stationed in Ningbo, and Lu Bin, who was stationed in Taizhou, not to act rashly, and then ordered Wu Baipeng, the governor of Zhejiang, to lead troops out of Hangzhou to aid Shanyin.

Tang Kekuan led his troops to garrison Tongxiang County and Xiushui, and Yu Dayou sent 500 elite soldiers south to Hangzhou.

The staff wrote down the official documents in an orderly manner, sealed the seals, and the messengers left one after another, and Hu Zongxian turned around and said: "Zhancai, Yiwu ...... over there"

"Qi Jiguang's military training has been protracted, and it has only been more than a month now, and the ordnance produced is not enough." Qian Yuan said slowly: "Let Qi Jimei lead his troops north to aid Shaoxing Mansion first, and he can meet Brother Weixi in Xiaoshan County." ”

Hu Zongxian nodded, and the messenger of the Governor's Mansion and the guards sent by Qian Yuan left together, this time not only to see the combat strength of the recruits under Qi Jimei's command, but also to see if the Qian family's guards could maintain their prestige after being transferred to most of the elite.

Qi Jimei has been training in Yiwu for two months, and Lu Bin has recruited 800 recruits to Linhai in the middle, and 800 veterans have been replaced to go to Yiwu.

Seeing that it was about to be dusk, the group did not delay any longer, and returned to Jiaxing County, and went south to Haiyan from the Changshui Pond, and Yu Dayou sent his nephew Yu Xiucheng to lead five hundred elite soldiers to accompany him.

Hu Zongxian and his entourage went straight back to the governor's palace, Qian Yuan took the guards in Chang'an Town to reroute east to Xiaoshan County, Wu Baipeng led his troops to attack, and Xiaoshan had been recovered.

Yu Xiucheng's five hundred elite soldiers were not prepared for Qian Yuan, and Qian Yuan, who only took four or five guards, ventured to Xiaoshan, and met a small group of Japanese robbers more than once or twice on the way, but fortunately, several military horses from the governor's palace were quite powerful, and quickly threw the Japanese out of the way, and arrived in Xiaoshan County in the afternoon of the second day.

"Brother Weixi, how is the situation of the scout's report?" Qian Yuan strode into the devastated county office, and there was no need to say polite words at this time.

"Not so good." Wu Baipeng frowned, and a map was spread on the table in front of him, which was specially sent by Qian Yuan after he became the governor of Zhejiang.

"There are more than 1,000 Japanese pirates besieging San'in, and there are still a large number of small groups of Japanese pirates invading various places." Wu Baipeng introduced: "The Sanjiang Institute was broken and the general battle was killed...... That person was Liu Xian's cousin, Liu Xian was furious and sent troops to be frustrated, and now he can only hold on to Shanyin. ”

"I got a report this morning, and there are Japanese robbers coming from the sea, about three or four hundred people......" Wu Baipeng paused, and hesitated: "It doesn't look like a Japanese robber, burning the village to burn grain, and not looting property, but coercing the young and strong, and there was a trouble in Qianqingjiang this afternoon." ”

Generally speaking, a small group of Japanese robbers will not casually burn the village and burn the city, they come for money, even Xiaoshan County, which has now been mostly scorched earth, was robbed by the Japanese robbed for a day and a night before it was burned.

"It's the White Lotus cultists in Huzhou and Jiaxing." Qian Yuan sighed, "Brother Zhifu captured the head of the thief, but there were still three or four hundred thieves who escaped into the sea, and now it seems that he really came to Shaoxing Mansion." ”

"When fighting a large army, intelligence comes first." Qian Yuan muttered a few words to himself in a low voice, and his gaze fell on the map, "The White Lotus Sect is in Qian Qingjiang...... Brother Wei Xi really can't directly lead his troops to aid Shanyin, otherwise......

The White Lotus Sect attacked from the flanks and was attacked on both sides, this was still a trivial matter, if the White Lotus Sect attacked Hangzhou Mansion, then all the responsibility would be Brother Weixi's. ”

"It doesn't matter who is responsible." Wu Baipeng shook his head, "But if the White Lotus Sect attacks Hangzhou, now Hangzhou will not have a large army except for the guards. ”

"Brother Zhifu sent five hundred elite soldiers south, but unless the battle is successful, it will not be of much use." Qian Yuan hesitated to draw on the map, "How is Yuyao?" ”

"There is a small group of Japanese robbers, the defender will be Yuepu River, this person is good at defending the city, last year to stick to Yuyao, the city was broken and did not retreat, only to wait for Liu Xian to come to help, after the war was promoted to guerrilla general." Wu Baipeng said softly: "This person will not rashly lead troops to help. ”

"In the end, there are still not enough troops." Qian Yuan straightened his waist and shook his head with a wry smile, what is this called...... After three years of training nearly 10,000 new troops, in the end they are still overstretched.

However, this is also a matter of no choice, the terrain of the southeast coast is like this, there are too many places for the Japanese to choose to go ashore, and because the official army does not have the right to control the sea, from Songjiang to Shaoxing, the sea can be reached in half a day, but the land detour takes two to three days, and the deployment of troops is very troublesome.

casually got something to fill his stomach, Wu Baipeng kept sending scouts in front to find out the enemy's situation, but it was a pity that the White Lotus Sect was blocked on the Qian Qingjiang River, not up or down, they only cared about coercing the people everywhere, not to mention the young and strong, even the women and children were coerced.

Qianqing River is located in the northwest of Sanjiangsuo, the southwest of Sanjiangsuo is Shanyin, and there is only one waterway from Shanyin to Xiaoshan County, which is the Xixing Canal built during the Yongjia period of the Western Jin Dynasty.

And the Xixing Canal has a three-river estuary on the border of Xiaoshan County and Shanyin County, where the Xixing Canal, the Qianqing River and the Puyang River converge, and the White Lotus Sect is blocked here really makes Wu Baipeng feel like a fish in the throat, and if you want to help Shanyin, you must first solve these White Lotus Sects.

The next day, Qian Yuan, who had slept enough, just got up and heard the news, there was a commotion inside and outside the city, and Wu Baipeng planned to lead the army north to defeat the White Lotus Sect, and then go to the aid of Shanyin.

But at this time, another military report came, it was Liu Xian's letter for help.

"Last year's war, the Japanese invaders surrounded Shanyin, Huiji, the city wall was damaged, this year Shaoxing prefect Mei Shoude raised funds to rebuild the city wall, has not yet been completed, the Japanese invaders returned." Wu Baipeng said with a gloomy face: "Last night, the city wall of Shanyin was destroyed for about dozens of zhang, and Liu Xian couldn't hold it anymore. ”

Wu Baipeng was anxious, he knew Liu Xian well, this was an arrogant general, and he would not ask for help unless he had to.

"Brother Weixi, there is calm in every major event." Qian Yuan took a deep breath, "Let's send troops." ”

"Where?"

"Of course, it's to defeat the White Lotus Sect first."

"What about San'in?"

"Three days ago, the messenger of the Governor's Mansion went to Yiwu, and I also sent guards to go, counting the days, it should be about the same." Qian Yuan paced back and forth, stretched out his hand to call the guards, "Let's go, let's go south along the Puyang River." ”

Qian Yuan didn't expect that although Master Ma Zushi was captured, the hundreds of White Lotus Sect disciples who escaped could create such an embarrassment, and now even if they transferred troops from Jiaxing Mansion and Hangzhou Mansion, it would be too late, and their hopes were pinned on the recruits under Qi Jimei and the Qian family guards who should be on the road.