Shangyu.

The sun was about to set, and the sunlight was projected from a narrow angle through the patio onto the desk in the main hall, on which more than a dozen books of different thicknesses were piled up, and Qian Yuan, who was sitting at the table and quickly flipping through the books, was half-bright and half-dark.

Mao Kun was looking at the military situation uneasily, Zheng Ruozeng was pacing back and forth, Hu Zongxian closed his eyes and recuperated, He Xinyin spied on Qian Yuan who was busy with strange eyes.

After a while, only the calligraphy and paintings hanging high on the wall in the main hall could enjoy the warmth of the last ray of sunlight, and seven or eight candles were lit at some point, Qian Yuan put down his pen and handed the white paper with a line of writing to Zheng Ruozeng, who was anxiously waiting.

"Is it Jiaxing Mansion?!"

Hu Zongxian opened his eyes and got up, took the paper and glanced at it, "Ten days ago, the stragglers attacked Zhejiang, Xin attacked Shao, and Xu Qin led the attack on Jiaxing. ”

This answer was beyond everyone's expectations, even Qian Yuan frowned tightly, and said in a low voice: "According to the time calculation, early yesterday morning, Xu Hai sent troops to attack Jiaxing, but ......"

Zheng Ruozeng picked up the conversation and said softly: "Zhejiang's deputy commander-in-chief Lu Bo is stationed in Jiaxing Mansion, with 5,000 officers and soldiers under his command, and the guerrilla Lu Bin led a new 2,000 troops to Jiaxing half a month ago, and Zhejiang Governor Ruan He set up the governor's yamen in Tongxiang. ”

"And that's not all." Mao Kun added: "To the north of Jiaxing Mansion, Suzhou Mansion and Songjiang Mansion are stationed with heavy troops, Yu Dayou, Wang Chonggu, and Dong Bangzheng have all achieved extraordinary results in recent years, and south of Jiaxing Mansion, Hangzhou Mansion has Liu Yuan, the general soldier of Zhejiang. ”

Qian Yuan was silent, in the past few days, everyone has been discussing this for a long time, and unanimously decided that Shaoxing Mansion, Ningbo Mansion, and Taizhou Mansion may be selected by Xu Hai in the end.

Now that Zhang San has returned from the sea, it shows that Taizhou can be ruled out, so Shaoxing and Ningbo are more likely.

The reason is also very simple, nominally Qi Jiguang is a general of Ningshaotai, but the actual combat area is only limited to Taizhou Prefecture, and Shaoxing and Ningbo have always been the jurisdiction of General Tang Kekuan.

This point of view was first put forward by Zheng Ruozeng, Hu Zongxian, Mao Kun and others agreed, and Qian Yuan did not object, so Hu Zongxian mobilized heavy troops and moved to Shangyu, so that Liu Xian, the general of eastern Zhejiang, led the army to be stationed near Lianghu, and put on a posture of light in front and heavy in the rear.

The subsequent development of events also echoed Zheng Ruozeng's judgment, compared with the Japanese invaders from other regions, the Japanese who attacked Yuyao and Cixi were extremely powerful, and the official army suffered several losses in a row, and there were 200 true Japanese among them.

But now, the information transmitted back pointed out that Xu Hai's target was Jiaxing Mansion.

He Xinyin broke the silence, "I'm curious, where did this information come from?" ”

Qian Yuan said casually: "The prisoner of Chongde World War was put back by me to make eyeliner, and he has followed Xu Hai for many years......"

"Then how do you guarantee that he won't lie?" He Xinyin interrupted: "What if the governor sends troops to Jiaxing, and Xu Hai invades Shaoxing on a large scale?" ”

"Lie......" Qian Yuan picked up the piece of paper, "First, Xin attacked Shao, which is consistent with the current situation, the so-called Xin refers to Xin Goro, the leader of hundreds of Zhen Wa recruited by Xu Hai from Japan after the armistice with Wang Zhi. ”

There was a slight pause.

"Second." Qian Yuan said quietly: "Lie...... His family is in my hands. ”

Now everyone has nothing to say, Hu Zongxian, Zheng Ruozeng, and Mao Kun are all nothing, Shen Mingchen can't bear it, and He Xinyin has a lot of disdain in his eyes.

Qian Yuan looked down at the map, "Xu Hai's Japanese Invaders have extraordinary combat power, and they have recruited hundreds of real Japanese Invaders, so they may not be able to avoid the real and attack the false, you must know that more than two years ago, Xu Hai set up an ambush in Pinghu to defeat Yu Dayou in the first battle. ”

"Yu Dayou served as the chief soldier of Wusong and was stationed in Songjiang...... Why didn't the Japanese attack Songjiang? ”

"Why is it easy for the Japanese to abandon the difficulties to attack Tongzhou and Suzhou?"

Qian Yuan turned his head to look at Mao Kun, "Remember yesterday's military report, the Japanese invaders burned Chongming County, killed countless people, and plundered Jiading, Taicang, and Kunshan?" ”

"Suzhou soldier Wang Chonggu led his troops to meet the battle, won a small victory in the first battle in Yangcheng Lake, and retreated in World War II." Mao Kun knew these military reports well, and said in a deep voice: "Wusong General Yu Dayou personally led the army to help, leaving Deputy Chief Officer Dong Bangzheng to guard Songjiang ......"

In the end, Mao Kun's voice became lower and lower, and Huo Ran got up and said, "Zhancai, what do you mean...... Did the Japanese lead Yu Dayou north? ”

"Perhaps." Qian Yuan said lightly: "This kind of thing...... You can't guess. ”

Everyone was silent, Xu Hai let those stragglers bravely land and invade everywhere This trick really made the officers and soldiers very uncomfortable, when he knew that Xu Hai's Japanese soldiers were strong, Hu Zongxian did not dare to deploy troops at will.

If Xu Hai enters Kou Jiaxing Mansion, it is likely to repeat the old things of two years ago, Jiaxing, Songjiang, Huzhou, Suzhou and even Changzhou will be all eroded.

But if Hu Zongxian transferred troops to Jiaxing Mansion, Xu Hai would enter Kou Shaoxing Mansion...... The ending may be worse, not to mention Shaoxing and Ningbo, but Jinhua, Yanzhou and even Hangzhou in the back may be plundered by the Japanese invaders.

Everyone's eyes are focused on Hu Zongxian, in the final analysis, others can only provide various possibilities, and only Hu Zongxian has the right to decide.

Hu Zongxian's face sank like water, and he was silent for a long time, where is it?

At this time, the noise outside broke the silence, and a middle-aged man in a battle robe strode over, and bowed his hand across the patio: "Governor, the Japanese invaders broke Yuyao this afternoon, fortunately, the general Liu Xian sent troops to help, and at dusk the Japanese retreated, and half of Yuyao County was burned. ”

Hu Zongxian was furious and said: "What about Yuyao County? ”

"Die in battle."

Hu Zongxian was stunned for a moment, sat down slowly, and rubbed his eyebrows vigorously, "Order Liu Xian to lead the army eastward and camp within ten miles of Yuyao County." ”

Shen Mingchen immediately wrote down the official document, Zheng Ruozeng pressed the official seal, and then Qian Yuan suddenly said: "This is an opportunity." ”

"What?"

Qian Yuan looked at the middle-aged man, "Although it is night, the waterway can lead to Yuyao, go and ask...... The Japanese invaders broke the city, can there be more troops? ”

He Xinyin immediately reacted, "If Xu Hai chooses Shaoxing and Ningbo, it will be almost at this time, and no one will know...... The most direct possibility is to increase the number of troops to attack Yuyao. ”

"If there is no ......" Zheng Ruozeng said quietly: "Shaoxing and Jiaxing face each other across the sea, it is likely that they really went to Jiaxing, and the time is almost up...... Matsue Prefecture is also possible. ”

After the messenger left, everyone discussed for a while, and the servant brought the food, and Qian Yuan waved his hand, "Forget it, I'll go back and eat." ”

"Can't get used to coarse tea and light rice?" He Xinyin's attitude towards Qian Yuan now is a bit like Xu Wei, and he has to say a few words from time to time.

Qian Yuan didn't bother to take care of this guy, and only looked at Hu Zongxian, "In this matter, you must make a decision before sunrise." ”

According to the time calculation, Xu Hai is either in Shaoxing, Ningbo, or Jiaxing, and it should be almost there, and he can't wait any longer.

Seeing Hu Zongxian nodding slightly, Qian Yuan turned his head and went out of the door, and went straight back to the guard camp.

"How?" Qian Yuan's first sentence was to ask Zhang San.

"The injury is not serious, but it has lost too much blood and is very tired." Yang Wen hoarsely voiced, "It shouldn't be a big problem." ”

Qian Yuan entered the room and took a look, Zhang San fell asleep with a pale face, there was still mud on his face that had not been washed, and the wounds had been carefully re-medicated and wrapped.

"Let him sleep, I'll sleep outside tonight." Qian Yuan covered the door and went out of the courtyard to find the soldiers beside Qi Jiguang who sent Zhang San, "You are Zhang Lao Liu, let's talk about it."

Zhang Laoliu followed Qi Jiguang as early as Dengzhou, and followed the Wang family in Chongde County to charge into battle, and later also defended the city, and was very familiar with Qian Yuan, and told a rough story about Zhang San's encounter with the Japanese invaders.

"In other words, four brothers died under the sword of the Japanese Kou, and the remaining six were all wounded." Qian Yuan's face was like frost, and he turned his head and instructed Yang Wen, "The pension should be sent to their families, and you can enter the shop, restaurant or serve the field if you want to, and you can keep an eye on it after this battle." ”

Yang Wen pressed the hilt of the knife and nodded silently, Qian Yuan got up and paced back and forth a few steps, "The Qian family's guards haven't suffered such a big loss yet......

"I remember that Zhao Hui was still a child of the tenant family of the Qian family, and he was one of the first to follow me to Hangzhou, and he only got married after going south...... I also have two younger brothers at home......"

The guards who gathered around were silent, but they all clenched the guns and knife hilts in their hands, and a murderous aura rose in the courtyard.

Qian Yuan said fiercely: "For the lives of the four brothers, I will use forty, four hundred heads of the widows to pay tribute!" ”