After the departure of Ningyu's army, Anqing City also got the news, after all, Jiujiang and Anqing are less than 400 miles, if it is a day of marching 50 miles, eight days of hard work will be there, Yue Zhongqi planted many spies in the Jiujiang area, so that the news can be transmitted to Anqing City at the first time.

Yue Zhongqi pinched a thin note, which seemed to be stained with blood, and only a few simple words were written on the note, "Ning's 40,000 army has left the city and headed east." ”

Clear-eyed people know at a glance that the east of the Jiujiang River is Anqing, after Anqing, it is Tongling, Wuhu, along the Yangtze River all the way to the east, followed by Jiangning. Among them, Tongling and Wuhu are easy to attack and difficult to defend, and they are not the places where soldiers fight a decisive battle.

When he heard the news, Yue Zhongqi didn't have a slight feeling in his heart, the other party's troops were originally expected, but he couldn't wait in December, which made Yue Zhongqi a little pity, if it was half a month later, he would be able to train the current soldiers a little, and it might not be useful to go out of the city to fight, but it was more than enough to defend the city.

Just as Yue Zhongqi was distracted, a man walked in from outside the door, he held his braids, knelt on the ground, and said in a low voice: "Lord Hui, the slave has already figured out the situation in the city." ”

"In detail." Yue Zhongqi remained silent, holding the note in the palm of his hand and looking at the visitor.

That man's name is Yue Hai, like Yue Shan, he is the son of the Yue family, he is clever and knows how to be flexible, so Yue Zhongqi often sends him to inquire about the news, as an ear and eye.

Yue Hai said respectfully: "Now there are many business travelers in Anqing City, and the population is mixed, so it is not so easy to check, but it is estimated according to the rise of the Fu Han Army, and it is found that in the past year, there are not many new forces in Anqing City, so the scope has been narrowed down a lot, and now a restaurant and a warehouse have been found, which is a bit strange." ”

"How weird?" Yue Zhongqi is tireless, he is such a meticulous character, but whenever there is a problem, he must ask it carefully.

"The owner of the restaurant is surnamed Wang, but he doesn't see anything boring, but a guy in his restaurant often sends wine to General Zhang in recent days, and he doesn't come out until at least half a moment after entering the house."

Yue Zhongqi's eyes were fixed, and Zhang Yuanqi, the general guarding the north gate of Anqing, had a broad temperament and was brave in battle, so he was entrusted with an important task by Yue Zhongqi, but Yue Zhongqi had never heard that this person was good at drinking, but now it seems that there is a mistake.

Based on Yue Zhongqi's understanding of the Fu Han army, the other party was not always attacking the city in a dignified manner. If there is an opportunity to set up a detailed work, the Fu Han Army will never give up, Yue Zhongqi has also heard of the name of the shadow and the military intelligence department, but it is extraordinary, so he does not dare to underestimate it in his heart.

Thinking of this, Yue Zhongqi asked again, "What about the warehouse?" ”

Yue Hai frowned slightly, a little distressed, "This warehouse can't find any clues, but the little one later sent someone to follow General Zhang, and found that he once did not return home along the same road, but went to a warehouse in the east of the city, but made the small one suspicious, and later sent someone to monitor the store, but there was no gain." ”

Warehouse, restaurant, man, General Zhang.

Yue Zhongqi also smelled something different, at this time, he couldn't afford the slightest turmoil, if he waited until the Fu Han army came to the city, he would come out and join the outside, and he wouldn't know how to die if he died.....

"Yue Hai, don't startle the snake first, use my warrant to mobilize the guards, first control the restaurant and the warehouse, no one inside is allowed to let go, if there is any disobedience, there will be no mercy!"

Yue Zhongqi took out his order letter from his arms, threw it to Yue Hai, and said something murderous.

Yue Hai should go down, and didn't ask anything else, so he went out with the order letter, this is also the Yue family's strict family rules, and when he received the order, he went to do things, and he must not ask more questions and more tongues, if he violated the family rules, he would be beaten a board at the lightest, and he would be expelled from the house at the worst.

After Yue Hai retreated, Yue Zhongqi called the guards again to summon Yang Huifeng, the prefect of Anqing, and Wang Yonghe, the deputy general, and others, and drank tea in the study and began to think deeply.

After a while, Yang Huifeng, the prefect of Anqing, and Wang Yonghe, the deputy general, hurried over, you must know that at this time, the whole Anhui except for the governor Wei Tingzhen, this admiral is the biggest, if it makes his old man unhappy, but he can't eat and walk around.

"Okay, you Yang Huifeng, now Chu Wei has come under your nose, and you don't know at all, the court asked you to be this prefect, it is for you to be an official, not for you to be a scholar!"

After the two arrived, Yue Zhongqi was not polite at all, and scolded Yang Huifeng with his head and face, firstly, to use this anger in his heart from his hair, and secondly, to reprimand Yang Huifeng's style.

Yang Huifeng's old face was red, he knew his own family affairs from his family, since he became the prefect of Anqing, although he never dared to accept bribes and bend the law for personal gain, but he didn't do anything, he still held a book every day, and from time to time he had a friend with the literati in the city, which was also quite elegant.

It's just that if it's ordinary, it's just elegant, but at this critical juncture, Yang Huifeng still hasn't changed his temperament, but it makes Yue Zhongqi annoyed.

When Wang Yonghe saw that his adult face was ugly, he sighed in his heart, thinking that there was some bad news. However, he didn't dare to ask, just lowered his head, waiting for Yue Zhongqi's admonition.

Yue Zhongqi looked at the behavior of these two people, but he didn't even have the intention to scold, he sighed and said: "Now that Chu Yi's spies have been mixed in the city, I don't know how many spies there are at present, I only know that the other party now has a restaurant and a warehouse in the city, and I have sent someone to seal it down and arrest people." It's just that there is a joint involved, but it's a bit tricky. ”

Yang Huifeng listened to this, but he was almost confused, his brain was a little stupid, so he didn't have any suggestions, just stood in the distance and opened his mouth, which made Yue Zhongqi feel even more disgusted.

Wang Yonghe was a little more clever, and he said tentatively: "Isn't it Chu Wei's spies who have a relationship with some people in our army?" ”

"That's right, according to the news, Zhang Yuanqi seems to be involved, and the relationship is not shallow, he is now guarding the north city gate with 3,000 people, if something happens, let him run away with people, then you and I will be a big sin!"

Yue Zhongqi's face was pale, he looked at Yang Huifeng and gritted his teeth, but this appearance frightened Yang Huifeng and took two steps back.

"The lower official is guilty, and the lower official will send someone to pursue it carefully, and he will never let go of a Chu rebel and give an explanation to the adult."

Yang Huifeng knelt directly on the ground, wiping the cold sweat on his head with his sleeve, he believed that if he didn't give Yue Zhongqi an explanation, he was afraid that he would be the next one to move.

Yue Zhongqi snorted coldly, "You don't need to pursue it, it's just that this turmoil in the city, I'm afraid that Chu Yi will take the opportunity to make trouble, you must remember one thing, you must wait for someone to control the entire Anqing City, and there must be no chaos at this time!" ”

"As for Zhang Yuanqi, I will send someone to bring him into the Admiral's Yamen for interrogation. And the 3,000 soldiers and horses he left behind, but General Wang needs to make a trip, remember, this matter must be handled in a low-key manner, as long as the morale of the army is appeased, it will be a great achievement. ”