The night was getting deeper, except for the occasional barking of dogs in the night wind, there seemed to be no sound, and the whole world outside the governor's mansion seemed to fall into a deep sleep.

However, in this silence, Cui Jingzhi and Yang Wenwen in the study were in a trance, and they couldn't stop sighing.

The messenger has been sent down to rest.

I heard the servant come back and say that the cloth on his thighs was stuck with the flesh and blood, and he couldn't tear it off, and finally used warm water to dissolve the blood scab, and then took it off.

"There is no problem with this messenger, just now the housekeeper called someone who is familiar with Chuzhou to come and see, and he has indeed seen him in Chuzhou."

Looking at the dancing candlelight on the table, Cui Jingzhi said in a hoarse voice.

Yang Wenwen, who was sitting opposite him, sighed deeply and arched his hand: "This person can't be fake, because he doesn't have to lie to us!" But I can't figure it out, how can Haikou, who was still suffering from ringworm and scabies a few days ago, suddenly grow like this? Listening to the messenger's meaning, there are at least 8,000 pirates this time, and there are people behind them to command, not a group of loose sand bandits before! ”

"If something goes wrong, there must be a demon! But it's useless to say that now, the top priority is what we should do! Hearing this, Cui Jingzhi closed his eyes, shook his head silently and said.

In the end, his own family knows his own affairs!

Yangzhou has always been rich here, and according to the law, a rich place, it must be stable, and there are few swordsmen!

Therefore, in Yangzhou, whether it is the folk customs or the generals, they are not linked to the tough.

In addition, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Datang has been implementing a policy of strong cadres and weak branches!

Sixty percent of the world's military strength is surrounded near Chang'an.

As for the remaining forty percent, they are also on the Turkic border, Nanzhao, and Goguryeo in the north.

The 3,000 soldiers and horses brought by Lord Assassin Shi to aid Chuzhou this time are already more than half of the troops of Yangzhou Dao!

The rest of the people are mostly old, weak, sick and disabled, so it is difficult for them to carry guns and line up, so how can they fight with the famous pirates?!

"Ask Your Majesty for help! In addition, Yangzhou City will enter a state of combat readiness from tonight! Lock the city gates, prepare to roll stones, all the villagers, all armor and prepare for battle! After pondering for a long time, Cui Jingzhi finally gritted his teeth and said.

When Yang Wenwen heard this, he was suddenly startled and asked urgently. "What about the people outside the city?"

Cui Jingzhi laughed miserably, shook his head slowly, and said: "Send someone to warn, if you can enter the city, try to enter the city!" Those who can't get into the city, let them run west! Run up the hill! No matter how many pirates come, they will always plunder first, and they won't stay long! Tell them that when the pirates are gone, their home and land will still be there......"

"But! There are always people who don't want to leave home! Yang Wenwen clenched his fists, and his voice trembled a little: "Besides, after Haikou, the land is still there, but can that family still be there?" You don't know the style of those pirates, burning, killing and looting, like locusts crossing the border, and then only a piece of red land will be left! ”

"What can I do then!"

When Cui Jingzhi heard this, somehow, the previous emotions such as hesitation, fear, and anger in his heart all broke out at once!

He got up, glared at Yang Wenwen angrily and said, "You have been an official for so long, why do you still have a scholarly spirit?!" Now the pirates are out there! The purpose is also very clear, that is, we Yangzhou! You say no lockdown?

If you don't lock down the city, can you beat 8,000 pirates? Or can I fight it?! Do we have to fight for a river of blood, and then be breached and laundered, so that your pedantic idea of keeping a place safe can be considered complete? Do you understand the truth of choosing the lesser of two phases?! ”

Yang Wenwen and Cui Jingzhi, don't look at the fact that they get along very well on weekdays, and they are commensurate with each other, but when subdivided, the difference between the identities of the two is still very large!

As the county commander of Yangzhou, even if it is a county, Yang Wenwen is just a six-grade official!

However, Cui Jingzhi is the governor of Yangzhou Province, responsible for the government affairs with Yangzhou City as the center and hundreds of miles around, and he is a real official position under the four grades, and the difference between the two is four levels, which is not a level at all.

Therefore, when Cui Jingyi was angry, Yang Wenwen could only shut up and dare not say more.

"Hey, Lao Yang, don't blame me for speaking heavily, now we can only keep Yangzhou first! As for His Majesty's blame in the future, I will be on top alone! ”

Maybe the anger in his heart was vented, or maybe he felt that what he just said was really a bit heavy and hurt his friend's heart, Cui Jingzhi's tone couldn't help but soften again after he finished speaking.

Yang Wenwen smiled at Cui Jingzhi with difficulty, saying that he didn't care, and then sighed and said, "Hey, if Chang'an can send troops over, it would be great!" ”

Cui Jingzhi shook his head with a wry smile and said, "It's impossible, Chang'an is two thousand miles away from here!" To deal with 8,000 pirates, you need at least 5,000 troops, and so many soldiers and horses are coming, to say the least, you have to go for more than a month! By then, it will be too late for anything. ”

Yang Wenwen also knew how unrealistic his idea was, so he could only murmur in a low voice: "It would be nice if we had soldiers and horses like Chang'an in Yangzhou, in front of my Tang Dynasty soldiers, thousands of Haikou are just chickens and dogs, and they can be broken with one drum!" ”

Cui Jingzhi nodded slowly: "Yes, it's a pity that since Emperor Sui in Yangzhou, there are no male soldiers to break the enemy...... Wait a minute! Isn't there a martial marquis in our city? ”

In the middle of speaking, suddenly, the eyes of the two people lit up almost at the same time, and a figure appeared in their minds instantly, and it became clearer and clearer.

"Although Xiao Hou has made outstanding achievements, he came to Yangzhou, obviously not to lead troops, if he just depends on him, can he succeed?" Yang Wenwen's heart was beating fast, and he looked at Cui Jingzhi with some hesitation and asked.

Cui Jingzhi's face was uncertain, and he said in a deep voice: "I can't care so much, I have the right to treat dead horses as live horse doctors!" And such a big thing happened, as a martial marquis, there is no reason why he should not know! ”

"Then let's go now?" Yang Wenwen nodded and asked tentatively.

Cui Jingzhi nodded heavily: "Go now!" ”

At night, two fast horses broke the silence!

Cui Jingzhi and Yang Wenwen didn't want those servants to follow, and rode alone to Xiao Han's mansion.

Trying his best to urge the fast horse under him, looking at the two familiar red lanterns in the distance, Cui Jingzhi's heart became more and more trembling.

In fact, he didn't tell Yang Wenwen just now, that is, he vaguely remembered that he had heard when he went to Chang'an to report his post: Xiao Han is a person with ghost and god methods, and he can't use common sense!

In addition, what else is there to stand alone against Wang Shichong's 100,000 male soldiers, lead the thunder to scare off the million army of Jieli Khan, and many other myths!

It's just that these things are too supernatural, and he doesn't say anything weird, he hasn't seen it with his own eyes, and there is no way to tell others?