He Zhan's eyes narrowed into a slit, and he said with a smile: "Lord Commander, look at what you said." This kind of thing is not in the way a few days earlier or later. ”

He swallowed and spitted at the mouth, and said, "But this wine doesn't wait for anyone, are you sure you don't want to taste it?" ”

Seeing this, Zhou Fan shook his head helplessly.

He Zhan was the elder brother of his favorite concubine Cui, and he didn't want to be too harsh, so he nodded and said, "Bring the wine." ”

He Zhan was overjoyed when he saw this, leaned over and said, "Lord General Soldier, taste it, if the taste is not right, I will go and peel off the skin of the wine." ”

Zhou Fan took a sip, felt that the wine was very sweet, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Lord Commander, I don't know whether to say a sentence or not."

"You say."

Zhou Fan's mood was not bad, and he said lightly.

"There is an old saying that is good, fight tiger brothers, and go into battle father and son soldiers."

He Zhan said in a deep voice: "Although this Yiling is not a big city like Xiangyang and Wuchang, its location is extremely important. Otherwise, Governor Hu would not have handed over the heavy responsibility of guarding Yiling to you. ”

Zhou Fan, who was patted this time, was very comfortable. The current governor of Huguang, Hu Quan, is Hong Chengchou's protégé, and Zhou Fan is also Hong Chengchou's favorite general. To a certain extent, Zhou Fan's interest chain is the same as Hu Quan's.

As long as the thieves in Kuidong are in one day, Yiling will be unstable.

Even if Zhou Fan was stationed here, he would feel that there was a sword hanging over his head, and he might fall at any time.

"Pick up the important ones."

"Hey, that's right. I really don't have much ability, but with my sister's relationship, my loyalty to you will be evident at that time. It's not impossible to be stationed outside the city, but I feel like I can play a bigger role by your side. ”

Zhou Fan knew that this wine was not drunk for nothing, and snorted coldly: "Do you want to stay with me?" Have you figured out what to do? ”

He Zhan didn't expect Zhou Fan to be so direct, and his heart was already happy.

"If you can be the chief soldier's personal army, it would be great..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Zhou Fan's wave.

"There are already people in the pro-soldier team of this general soldier."

"Ah, it's also great to be a staff member next to the chief soldier."

Zhou Fan rolled his eyes when he heard this. What kind of staff, obviously just want to eat and drink by his side.

"Well, you can follow me and make a paperwork."

This brother-in-law has been studying for a few years, and there is no problem with literacy and hyphenation.

Zhou Fan also thought about it, so he asked him to follow him to make a paperwork, saving him from making trouble everywhere.

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!"

He Zhanzhi is overjoyed. As long as he wasn't allowed to go out of the city and follow the stinking Qiu Ba, he could accept it. Follow the chief soldier, it's just spicy, don't be too beautiful!

"Let's go out, this general soldier needs to rest and rest."

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"Have you heard, the thieves in Kuidong are ready to move, and they may go down the river to attack Yiling at any time."

In a teahouse on the street, several tea customers sat around a table and talked about wine and food.

"What's so terrible about this, they have attacked Yiling more than once, which time is not thunder and rain. Yiling City is impregnable, and the thieves will retreat if they can't take advantage of it. ”

"But how did I hear that the thieves in Kuidong got a batch of firearms from the Remnant Ming Puppet Emperor, and they are very capable of fighting."

"Firearms? No matter how powerful it is, can it be as powerful as the red-clothed cannon at the head of our Yiling City? If you go down with one shot, you will be blown up for a few miles, and even a king's shell will be blown up for you. ”

"That's right. Besides, the thieves in Kuidong fought separately and did not belong to each other. When it comes to the real fight, none of them are willing to take the lead, and it seems that there are too many people to play a role. ”

"I heard that not long ago, the emperor issued a proclamation, which can be regarded as an ultimatum to the thieves in Kuidong. Who knows that these thieves can't figure themselves out, and they have to go against our Qing Dynasty, this is not what death is. Just rely on their rabble, that is, relying on Hong Jingluo in Guizhou, and wait until the puppet emperor of the Ming Dynasty is wiped out, and pinching them to death is as simple as pinching a bedbug to death. ”

"Yes, yes, the thieves in Kuidong are grasshoppers after the autumn, and they won't be able to jump for a few days."

These people were talking to themselves, and who expected a group of soldiers to come from the street, walking towards them.

They were so frightened that they buried their heads and didn't dare to come out.

"From today onwards, martial law will be imposed in the whole city, and shops will not be opened."

The soldier at the head spoke aloud, and then posted the notice outside the teahouse.

"Ah, what's going on. Could it be that I am really unfortunate that I am right, and the thief really wants to fight Yiling? ”

"Hehe, Lao Zhao, your mouth is really open. In my opinion, the thief was picked up by you. ”

"Alas, Lao Li, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense. What do you mean by me bringing the thief here? ”

"Alright, okay, but just kidding. I don't drink this tea anymore, I have to hurry to the counter and tell the guys. Look, what's going on. ”

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Zhou Fan's face in the General Soldier's Mansion was solemn. According to the spies, a small group of Ming army sentry horses were found outside the city.

Combined with the previous rumors, it seems that the Ming thief has really come to the vicinity of Yiling.

He had ordered someone to block the mouth of the pot with a sunken ship, and it was impossible for a thief to come from land and water.

Well, they must have taken the land route.

Out of prudence, he issued martial law after consulting with the Yiling County Order.

Until the thief's intentions are clear, Zhou Fan does not plan to lift the ban.

"Lord Commander, Lord County is here!"

He Zhan trotted all the way to Zhou Fan, and said with a smile: "Lord County said that I wanted to see you no matter what, but I didn't stop it..."

Zhou Fan said in his heart that this He Zhan is really an out-and-out waste, waved his hand and said, "That's it, invite Liu Xianzun in." ”

The county magistrate of Yiling County is surnamed Liu Minghan, who is forty years old and is an authentic scholar.

There is a problem with scholars, that is, good face, sour and rotten.

This Liu Han is naturally no exception.

However, Liu Han still has one thing that he can carry, that is, Yiling is the land of the four wars, and Zhou Fan is what he must rely on.

Therefore, Liu Han treats Zhou Fan with courtesy every day, and gives one or two gifts from time to time.

It's a good relationship between the two.

After a while, he saw the county commander Liu Han walking in in a hurry, and as soon as he saw Zhou Fan, he hurriedly said: "General Zhou, this county heard that the Ming thief dispatched an army of 100,000 this time, we may be able to hold it?" ”

Zhou Fan didn't know where Liu Xianzun got the news, so he laughed out loud: "I said Liu Xianzun, do you know how many 100,000 people there are?" Even if you add up all the thieves in Kuidong, it's about the same number. If they sent 100,000 people, wouldn't the lair need to send troops to stay behind? In my opinion, they came to fight the autumn breeze near Yiling as before, and as long as we closed the city and did not come out, they would not take advantage of it and would leave. Don't worry too much. ”

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