Taozhai Town.

The cold and continuous light rain finally stopped, and the dark clouds dispersed, leaving a warm sun on the earth.

Now the anti-Japanese situation is gradually becoming benign, and the guest troops from all over the country have been in place, and Jiaxing Mansion and Suzhou Mansion are guarded by heavy and famous generals.

Although he was forced to bear the supply of four thousand wolf soldiers, Nie Bao was in a good mood.

But on this day, with an urgent letter to the south, Nie Bao's good mood was completely ruined.

Master Zhou didn't notice Nie Bao's gloomy face, took the letter and looked at it a few times, then said with a smile: "I didn't expect Yan Fenyi to be able to intercede for Banzhou Gong, it's really strange...... But it's no wonder, after all, several of the previous Huating recommendations have been defeated. ”

It is not a secret that Zhao Wenhua wrote to impeach Zhang Jing and Li Tianzhong, Nie Bao has known it for a long time, but what many people didn't expect was that it was Zhao Wenhua's godfather Yan Song who jumped out to protect Zhang Jing.

It's so weird!

"Huh?" Master Zhou's brows gradually furrowed, "Now the title of Xiaoge Old is well deserved...... But it was actually recommended by Huating. ”

This is the most incomprehensible part of the epistle.

Yan Shifan has long been known as Xiaoge Lao because of his influence on his father, and he writes green words and gives advice for Yan Song, but these are only the duties of his staff.

But not long ago, Yan Song was mentally exhausted due to old age and physical decline, and Emperor Jiajing ordered his son Yan Shifan to serve as a servant and enter the Zhilu, and exercised one of the most important rights of the cabinet chief assistant on behalf of Yan Song.

As Master Zhou said, Yan Shifan's nickname of "Little Pavilion Elder" is well deserved, but the question is why Xu Jie, Xu Huating, recommended it to His Majesty.

How many people in the DPRK regard Xu Jie as a banner against Yan Song, but now, this banner is crumbling......

Although Master Zhou has served as Nie Bao's staff for several years, he does not have a deep understanding of government politics, and his excellence lies in money and food.

But although Nie Bao is open-minded, the sea has been up and down for decades, with several ups and downs, and the political disputes that disgust him but have to think about them can be seen clearly and clearly.

There was a long silence, and even the sound of breathing was inaudible.

"How many days can Yu Dayou and Tian Zhoubing's military rations last?"

"Three days." Master Zhou blurted out, his fingers in his sleeve and quickly calculated, "Today, Huating County will send a batch of military rations to Chuansha." ”

"How's the morale?"

"It's not bad, Zhancai, the ghost clever, bought some pigs and sheep from Taicang and Kunshan, and sent a few over every other day."

Nie Bao got up and paced a few steps, walked to the map on the wall and made a few gestures, and muttered: "As long as the Japanese invaders can't break through the line of Chuansha and Huating, they will be forced to move west......"

"This is the general deployment of the Governor's Palace, judging from the battles in the past few days, it is difficult for the Japanese to break through the defenders of Songjiang Mansion." Master Zhou paused, "But judging from the informant, there are at least more than 10,000 Japanese robbers entrenched near Jinshanwei, but the number of Japanese robbers who attacked Chuansha is not more than 3,000 at most. ”

"They lack food?" Nie Bao whispered a few words, and then his voice gradually became louder, "Maybe they are short of food, you must know that some time ago it was the season when the rice was ripe and the farmers harvested, and the fields near Jinshanwei produced very little ......."

"Dong Weng means ......" Master Zhou frowned and said, "Will they grab grain?" ”

"Possibly." Nie Bao called the guards loudly and sent letters to Yu Dayou, Tian Zhoubing, Huating and Shanghai counties.

After everything was taken care of, Nie Bao sat back in his chair and began to be silent.

He doesn't worry about his situation, and he doesn't care what happens in the future; He was worried about whether the anti-Japanese war in the southeast would be affected by this, and he was worried about whether the political dispute between the DPRK and China would interfere with the upcoming war.

Even, all this was expected by Nie Bao.

A wry smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, Nie Bao picked up the teacup and took a sip of the cold tea that was already cold, "This is ......"

"It was sent by Zhan Cai." Master Zhou replied cautiously: "It is said that it is the Longjing sent from Hangzhou, and he specially said that this tea is not surnamed Zhao, please rest assured." ”

Nie Bao smiled and lowered his head to take a sip, and when he looked up, he caught a glimpse of the map on the wall, which was drawn and sent by Qian Yuan himself, and was much more accurate and easy to use than the maps of Jin Shanwei and Songjiang Mansion.

As early as in the capital, Nie Bao heard about the reputation of this Songjiang young man from various channels, and from then on, he didn't like Qian Yuan very much.

The first time they met at the dock in Suzhou, he saw Qian Yuan's vacillation, and the second time in Taozhai Town, he saw Qian Yuan's slippery hands.

But what about after that?

From the moment Qian Yuan returned to Taozhai Town regardless of the risk, Nie Bao's impression of him was completely reversed.

But it was for this reason that Nie Bao did not give him any duties.

And now......

Nie Bao suddenly asked, "Go and summon Zhancai." ”

Master Zhou was stunned, Dong Weng hadn't summoned Qian Yuan for several days, but he didn't say anything and went straight out, but he came back soon.

"Zhan Cai went out, went to Huating, but with a guard."

Nie Bao nodded and said slowly: "Qian Yuan's son is of little use in the army, let him go." ”

"Let's go?" Master Zhou was surprised, "Dong Weng, he showed his talents to help Tianzhou wolf soldiers garrison Songjiang Mansion, and he also paid for ginger, pigs and sheep, and he also had a close relationship with Mr. Yu and Mrs. Walao......"

"Let him go." Nie Bao interrupted coldly, "Go to Suzhou...... No, let him go to Hangzhou. ”

"Dong Weng!" Master Zhou hurriedly said: "Aren't you afraid that he and Zhao Wenhua will get together?" ”

"That's his choice." Nie Bao rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, and after a while, he whispered to himself, "At least it's better than staying in Taozhai Town and staying by my side......"

Master Zhou wanted to persuade again, but suddenly there was a noise outside the door, and the guard strode into the main hall with a messenger, "My lord, military report." ”

"Early this morning, more than 3,000 Japanese invaders attacked Chuansha, and by noon, the Japanese invaders had increased their troops by about 2,000 people. The messenger knelt on the ground, his voice a little dry, "An hour ago, the Japanese divided their troops to plunder everywhere, and General Yu was afraid that Taozhai Town would lose ......."

Nie Bao raised his eyebrows, the movements of the Wokou were in line with his previous judgment, and the Wokou were probably here for food.

"Did Shanghai County and Huating County send messengers?" Master Zhou immediately asked.

"Sent." The messenger got up, supported by the guards, took the bowl and drank it all, "But the villain came all the way to the horse, and met more than once or twice a small group of pirates on the way. ”

"Don't worry, as long as Shanghai and Huating are not lost, Zhifu and the wolf soldiers can withstand it, and there is time to clean it up calmly." Master Zhou breathed a sigh of relief.

Nie Bao also nodded in agreement, and calculated in his heart that even if he was robbed of some of the military rations by the Japanese Bandits, as long as he could withstand it...... That's worth it.

There was no need for Nie Bao to personally command, a guerrilla who had been staying in Taozhai Town began to gather soldiers and arrange defenses, and everything was in order.

After everything was cleaned up, Nie Bao's face suddenly changed, and he said in a low voice: "Qian Zhancai is still outside!" ”