The Zhao family's attitude directly changed the ownership of Bashan, and with their help, Chen Ziqian was able to successfully take over a city without much effort.

Chen Ziqian, who was still on the march, soon received information sent by the Zhao family.

Hearing Zhao Zhuosheng's rumor that the thief will capture the king first, and the army will be able to enter Bashan tonight, Chen Ziqian and Luo Taibai both grinned.

It's just that after hearing the news that Zhang Jiangke is already half of the son-in-law of the Quanzhou Assassin History, the expression on Chen Ziqian's face became solemn again.

After all, the Zhao family is just a businessman, and Tu Hengshou, the commander of Bashan County, is just a local official, and they don't understand that the threat is excusable, but Chen Ziqian and Luo Taibai are different.

They always pay attention to the general trend of the world, and they know very well what the princes of all walks of life want most at the moment.

Obviously, Jeonju Thorn Shi and Zhang Jiangke put on a pair of pants, which is not just a marriage.

In other words, Zhang Jiangke took the line of Quanzhou Thorn History, and he had already given the land of Huaihua County to the Quanzhou Thorn History.

In this case, the Quanzhou Thorn History must have another plan, and the plan is also very obvious, that is, the land of the nine counties of Tongzhou.

After all, the Tongzhou Assassin Expedition is outside, and the soldiers and horses in each county are extremely limited, coupled with the recent turmoil of Chen Ziqian and Zeng Yuanqi, there is even more chaos in Tongzhou.

With such a good opportunity, the Quanzhou Thorn History will definitely not sit idly by, let alone watch the Huaihua in his hands fall into the hands of others.

Take a look at Zhang Jiangke's previous attitude towards the fall of Baoyuan, and then look at his attitude towards Banyang and Bashan.

Just like those stragglers bravely captured Baoyuan, Chen Ziqian's capture of Banyang and Bashan is just a clown jumping off the beam in the eyes of others.

What the hell is this, it hasn't been taken seriously at all?

Chen Ziqian and Luo Taibai glanced at each other, and the expressions on their faces were a little puzzled: "Where did this Zhang Jiang Ke get his confidence?" ”

"If you take the history of Jeonju Thorn, you will be invincible in the world?" Luo Taibai was also confused, and both of them saw the problem from this information.

Lin Xiaodao and the others who were following him were at a loss, and they couldn't understand what they were saying at all.

Chen Ziqian didn't explain, turned his head to look at Xiong Ji and asked, "How long has the scout sent to Quanzhou been gone?" ”

"Back to my lord, it's been less than two hours since I left." Xiong Ji truthfully reported that as soon as he learned the news of Zhang Jiangke's close contacts with the Quanzhou Assassin History, Chen Ziqian ordered to send scouts to spy on intelligence, and it would take at least three or five days to wait for the scouts to come back.

Chen Ziqian squinted his eyes slightly, and said after a long time: "The Quanzhou Thorn History has Huaihua as a springboard, and will definitely send troops to recruit Tongzhou, where will they be now, and how many soldiers and horses will be dispatched?" ”

Luo Taibai beside him also said with a solemn face: "There is a time when the Southern Barbarians are attacking the border of Quanzhou, and there are not too many soldiers and horses to invade Tongzhou now, right?" ”

Chen Ziqian shook his head and said: "If the Quanzhou Assassin really sends troops into Tongzhou, his first stop will definitely be to take Huaihua and directly take Changling County, Sun Weiyang's old nest." ”

"Changling originally had 50,000 soldiers and horses left, under the full command of Mr. Jing, now Mr. Jing has died in Zhou County, 30,000 horses are all lost, Changling only has 20,000 defenders, the whole state assassin Shi Ruo waved troops to get it, only 350,000 soldiers and horses can be used." Luo Taibai analyzed the situation together, said that his eyes couldn't help but light up here, and hurriedly ordered someone to bring the map.

Everyone scanned around the map, and after a while, Chen Ziqian and Luo Taibai pointed to a city on the map in unison and said, "Rongwei County!" ”

"No wonder Zhang Jiangke left the main troops in Rongwei County, it turned out to be to assist the Quanzhou Assassin Shi to seize Changling?" Luo Taibai frowned, and was still a little unsure of this judgment: "But why do they turn a blind eye to us, aren't they afraid that Huaihuazhen will fall into our hands?" ”

"It's messed up, it's all messed up." Chen Ziqian's head is as big as a fight, there have been too many forces recently, Tongzhou has become a pot of porridge, and now the whole state has also come to insert a pole.

The world is in chaos, the heroes are rising, and all forces are beginning to emerge, this is a mess!

Chen Ziqian suddenly said solemnly: "It is really necessary to step up the formation of the intelligence department, at present, I am in the open and the enemy, and we don't even know what the enemy's specific intentions are and how many soldiers and horses there are, so we are really passive." ”

"Since the Quanzhou Assassin intends to use troops in Tongzhou, then our Yong'an must also be in trouble." Luo Taibai analyzed: "Fortunately, this time we made a mistake and seized the opportunity, if we wait until the Quanzhou Assassin sends troops to attack, then we will really be embattled." ”

"It's not much better now." Chen Ziqian said with a solemn face: "We only have 50,000 troops that we can mobilize now, can we stop Zhang Jiangke and Quanzhou Thorn Shi's next counterattack?" ”

"Bashan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and now that the Zhao clan has taken Bashan for us, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with Zhang Jiangke's counterattack." Luo Taibai is sure enough to solve the follow-up problems.

But Chen Ziqian said coldly: "How long can you hold on to Bashan?" Don't forget, Zeng Yuanqi is still eyeing us behind, and Xu Linfeng still has 100,000 soldiers and horses, these potential threats are like irregular **, once the main force of our army is contained in Bashan, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Luo Taibai was speechless, and he could imagine the risks without Chen Ziqian's detailed explanation.

But the conquest of Huaihua must be carried out for Yong'an, which is the only way to avoid being liquidated by Sun Weiyang in the future.

The question now is how to maintain the current favourable situation.

"It's better to wait until you take over Bashan and then make another plan." Chen Ziqian sighed helplessly.

I have to say that the situation has developed to this point, and no one expected it.

I believe that even if it was the Quanzhou Thorn History, he definitely didn't expect him to be able to take Bashan so quickly.

How the situation will develop next, with the information at hand, there is really no way to make a comprehensive analysis.

But this does not affect him to take precautions in advance, and the top priority is to enter Bashan as soon as possible and fully deploy the defense in preparation for the subsequent counterattack of Zhang Jiangke.

In addition, Zeng Yuanqi, who threatens Yong'an at all times, must also be solved as soon as possible, didn't Zeng Yuanqi ask for 100,000 stone grains and grass?

Just give it away!

Send Zeng Yuanqi to attack Lelin, and it will be convenient to save a big threat later.

This matter should be sooner rather than later, once Zeng Yuanqi knows about Yong'an's situation, he will definitely sit on the ground and raise the price.

……

50,000 soldiers and horses continued to advance towards Bashan, and the army reached Bashan before sunset, but the defenders of the city were in full battle, and the city gate showed no sign of opening.

Chen Ziqian and a group of generals lined up outside the city, looking at this big city whose defense was no less than that of a county town, his expression couldn't help but become solemn.

I don't know how the progress of the Zhao family is, and no one has come out to spread the word so far.

If the Zhao Clan's operation fails, the army will really storm this big city, and I am afraid that it will inevitably pay some price.

The most troublesome thing is that after the siege, you have to spend time and energy to rebuild the city defenses.

In this way, it is all about yourself!

"Lord, the Zhao clan shouldn't be on the verge of defection, right?" Lin Xiaodao asked a little worriedly.

The expression on Chen Ziqian's face was also quite dignified, the Zhao family had no choice before, and if he didn't cooperate, there was only one way to perish.

But now that he knows that Zhang Jiangke and Quanzhou Thorn Shi are wearing the same pants, will the Zhao family still serve wholeheartedly, and Chen Ziqian does not dare to pack the ticket.

"Do according to the plan, go down to the village and camp first!" Chen Ziqian waved his hand and said, the situation is quite passive now, if the Zhao family really defects, then the fun will be great, and it is not cost-effective to fight or not.

"Report!" A shadow guard ran over and said, "Lord Qiqi, I just captured a scout in front of the army. ”

As he spoke, a young man with a blue nose and swollen face was dragged over.

Lin Xiaodao took the lead and asked: "Who are you, who are you assigned, and you are recruited from the truth!" ”

The scout looked up at the young man sitting on horseback, his eyes full of resentment, and finally killed himself by biting his tongue in front of everyone.

Chen Ziqian frowned slightly, puzzled by this: "Search your body and see what information he has found." ”

"Whoa!" Xiong Ji took matters into his own hands and rummaged through the scout for a moment, and found a bamboo tube with a piece of leather inside, which contained a letter written by Zhao Zhuosheng, the head of the Zhao family, to Chen Ziqian.

It turned out that the Zhao clan did not defect to the battle, but due to the pressure of the army, Pan Feiyu, the general who defended the city, was busy consolidating the city defense and couldn't take care of going to the banquet for the time being, so the plan to capture the thief and capture the king first was aborted.

Zhao Zhuosheng particularly emphasized that they will find another opportunity to visit Pan Feiyu in Daying, and when the time comes, they will do it on the spot, and after Pan Feiyu is resolved, they will be able to open the city to greet them immediately.

After reading this letter, Chen Ziqian breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but he was inexplicably worried.

How could the letter written by Zhao Zhuosheng to him fall into the hands of the scout, and whose person is this scout?

"Xiong Ji, you take a few people to look for it nearby, if nothing else, the person who really delivered the letter should have been killed." Chen Ziqian said as he handed the letter in his hand to Luo Taibai beside him.

After reading the content, Luo Taibai's face suddenly changed: "The Zhao family has been targeted, and this scout is probably Pan Feiyu's person." ”

"You mean, Pan Feiyu's refusal of the Zhao family's banquet is not really busy with official business, but because he is wary of the Zhao family?" Chen Ziqian suddenly understood, if this is the case, then Zhao Zhuosheng's actions tonight are not sheep in the mouth of the tiger?