Chongde County Ya Hall.

Lu Bin, who was in a state of turmoil, Qiu Yongnian, who was pretending to be a quail, and Qi Jimei, who was eager to try...... The soldiers, servants, and servants were all driven out of the door by Qian Yuan.

Then the four of them watched as Qian Yuan was stunned, and slapped the governor of Zhejiang, Ruan Yi, in the face.

"Smack!"

Surprisingly, Ruan Yi covered his face and lowered his head without saying a word.

Conclusive news has just come that at the junction of Pinghu County and Haiyan County, Xu Hai defeated the 4,000 officers and troops led by Lu Bo, deputy commander of Zhejiang, with 3,000 Japanese soldiers.

Lu Bo led the remnants of the army to retreat to Jiashan County, gathering Xiangyong to try to hold on and wait for reinforcements, but Xu Haiqin led the Japanese to pursue, breaking Jiashan in half a day, Lu Bo retreated to the west again, and was defeated by Xu Hai again not far from Wang Jiangjing.

At this point, the whole line of Jiaxing Mansion was shaken, three cities were fallen, and the 4,000-strong army was almost wiped out, and Lu Bo did not know whether he was alive or dead.

But this is not the reason why Qian Yuan slapped Ruan He hard.

After the news came, Ruan Yi's first reaction was to let Lu Bin lead his troops to help, which was the reason.

Lu Bin and Qi Jimei didn't react, but Qian Yuan immediately saw Ruan He's sinister intentions, this is really not a good bird!

The officials and troops of Jiaxing Mansion were defeated, and the imperial court was bound to be held accountable, and there were two key figures, one was Lu Bo and the other was Ruan He.

It is impossible for Ruan Que to get away with it, but it is important to note that he was defeated only after receiving an official letter from the governor Yamen, who was required to defend the city, and insisted that Lu Bo attack.

If there is no official document, even if he is defeated, Ruan He will only be dismissed and return to his hometown, but if there is this official document, Ruan He is likely to be killed.

If Ruan Que wants to escape this catastrophe, there is one thing that can be used, that is, Lu Bo, who does not know whether he is alive or dead...... Anyway, this is a military general, push things on him, after all, he is a two-rank jinshi, and he also has friends in the same year in Beijing, maybe he can save this life.

But there is a premise, that is, Lu Bin, the son of Lu Bo...... Therefore, Ruan He insisted that Lu Bin lead his troops to help, which was for his own sake and drove Lu Bin to the ghost gate.

Qian Yuan knew very well that his judgment was very correct, and the most direct reason was that Ruan He, who was slapped in the face, did not have any rebuttal.

Lu Bin broke the silence, "Zhancai, what should I do?" ”

This is the third time that Lu Bin has fought side by side with Qian Yuan, the first time in Jiading and the second time in Chongde...... As a result, the first time Lu Bin became famous for killing Xiao Xian, and the second time he was promoted to guerrilla because of Chongde's great victory, this experience made Lu Bin naturally move closer to Qian Yuan.

"Two roads, stick to Chongde, or go back to Tongxiang." Qian Yuan said in a low voice: "It's not difficult to hold Chongde, but it's difficult to make a difference, Xu Hai won't attack Chongde to the death." ”

"Then go back to Shitongxiang?" Qi Jimei licked her lips, "I'm afraid of Xu Hai's surprise attack...... The Japanese moved much faster than the official army. ”

"Not necessarily." Qian Yuan walked out of the lobby and analyzed carefully: "Xu Hai has defeated Lu Bo's 4,000 army, and the Jiaxing Mansion has no longer been able to threaten him, so the Japanese should be divided into small groups to plunder everywhere...... If he still wants to fight, Xu Hai's target should be Wang Chonggu in Suzhou, or Yu Dayou in Songjiang. ”

"So the danger of returning to Tongxiang is actually not that great?"

"There must still be dangers, who knows what Xu Hai will do?" Qian Yuan thought about it again and again, and ordered: "Jimei, you are responsible for rectifying the defenders, the wolf soldiers and Yiwu soldiers must be held in your hands, Lu Bin, you continue to send scouts to inquire about the news, from Haiyan, Pinghu, Jiashan, Xiushui, Tongxiang...... It will be sent in all directions. ”

Looking at the back of the two leaving, Qian Yuan repeatedly weighed in his heart, whether to stay in Chongde or go to Tongxiang......

Qian Yuan frowned and thought hard, his face was full of sadness, but the guards on the side were very excited, it had been more than a year, and they were finally able to kill the widow again...... For them, it is life-threatening to go into battle, but the harvest is also very rich, a first-level thirty taels of silver, and a lot of drums in their pockets after a battle.

Although Qian Yuan has not been stingy with the guards for more than a year, and has also spent a lot of silver, most of the resources have been spent on daily training, weapons and equipment, and the guards are eager to earn another sum of silver.

"Sure enough!" Liang Sheng smiled and whispered, "I heard about it as soon as I entered the escort team, and as soon as the young master went out...... I'm sure I'll be able to bump into the Wokos! ”

Yang Wen slapped Liang Sheng on the back of the head, he knew what Qian Yuan was worried about, and quickly approached and whispered, "Young Master, if you want to leave, it's better to leave early." ”

Qian Yuan pondered in his heart, slowly shook his head and said: "Xu Hai has defeated Lu Bo, if you want to raid Jiaxing Mansion, it doesn't matter when you leave, if you want to attack the city and conquer the city, or even fight with Wang Chonggu and Yu Dayou who came to help, you should leave early...... But this is unlikely. ”

"What does the young master mean?"

"Huzhou." Qian Yuan walked into the temporary residence and looked at the map hanging on the wall, "Actually, Jiaxing Mansion was attacked by Xu Hai twice two years ago, and its population and property were seriously damaged...... However, Huzhou is likely to be targeted. ”

Qian Yuan's gaze moved slowly on the map, and he muttered in a low voice, "Wang Jiangjing is going west...... Wuzhen, Nanxun, Gui'an, Wucheng, Wangjiangjing to the north is Wujiang, to the south is Xiushui, Tongxiang ......"

In the conversation with Tan Wei and Qian Hong, Qian Yuan knew that the target of Xu Hai's invasion was very different from that of ordinary widows, who were wealthy, while Xu Hai was to plunder the population, to be precise, to be precise, to coerce the young and strong.

The people of Jiaxing Mansion have been attacked by the Japanese invaders for many years, and they have long had the habit of fleeing immediately if something is wrong, but Huzhou Mansion is rarely attacked by the Japanese invaders except for the one two years ago.

If this judgment is correct, then it is unlikely that he will meet Xu Hai when he returns to Tongxiang from Chongde...... Qian Yuan thought so in his heart, at most, it was a small group of would-be robbers who followed the trend, and two thousand troops were enough to protect themselves.

Although there were two options for Lu Bin and Qi Jimei, in fact, Qian Yuan knew very well that there was only one way to go, to withdraw to Tongxiang.

The reason is very simple, once Tongxiang is lost, the canal will be cut off, a large number of warehouses along the river will be robbed of cloth and grain by the Japanese invaders, and the transportation will be cut off, and it is difficult to say whether the situation in the southeast will take a sharp turn for the worse...... However, Emperor Jiajing was bound to be furious, and the civil and military officials in the southeast headed by Hu Zongxian were likely to be purged and replaced.

But now he can't move, Qian Yuan's vigilance against Xu Hai is very high, he needs the news of the horse's return to judge whether his speculation is right, and there are not many Japanese who follow the trend......

However, Qian Yuan wanted to wait, others couldn't wait, and Hu Zongxian of Shangyu was one.

After the news of Lu Bo's defeat at Pinghu came, Hu Zongxian's face turned pale, and after a moment of sluggishness, he jumped up and shouted: "Order Yu Dayou to lead the troops south, and Liu Yuan to lead the troops north to protect Tongxiang!" ”

"This morning, the military reported that 2,000 Japanese invaders landed from Jinshan and Zhapu respectively and attacked Huating and Qingpu respectively." Mao Kun's face turned pale, "Yu Dayou may not be able to go south, so that Dong Bangzheng, the deputy chief soldier of Wusong, will go south?" ”

Zheng Ruozeng said in a low voice: "Liu Yuan is stationed in Hangzhou Mansion as the general soldier of Zhejiang, but most of the soldiers under his command are from Hangzhou Guards, and they are reluctant to defend the city and aid Tongxiang......"

After a moment of silence, Shen Mingchen sighed, "Your Excellency the Governor was prescient. ”

Zheng Ruozeng, Mao Kun, and He Xinyin spit out a name at the same time, "Qian Zhancai." ”

Hu Zongxian gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "I hope that Zhan can keep Tongxiang from losing!" ”

Hu Zongxian regretted it a little, Qian Yuan had mentioned early on that Qi Jiguang was a famous general, and it was best not to put it in Taizhou, a place with a sharp corner, if it could be placed in Shaoxing, Jiaxing and other places, no matter whether it was going south or north, east and west, it would be much more convenient, and there would be more room for transferring troops.