Two days later, it was a suburb of ten miles outside Panyang County, Huaihua.

A large battalion rose from the ground, and Chen Ziqian, dressed in military uniform, was sitting in front of the desk looking at the information transmitted back by various scouts.

Similar to the situation judged in advance, when Zhuang Wei arrived here as a vanguard, Huaihua Taishou Zhang Jiangke did make some responses.

But Zhang Jiangke only dispatched 10,000 soldiers and horses to garrison Bashan to make a dying struggle for Huaihua's final defensive battle, and did not mean to rush to Banyang's aid.

Moreover, through recent intelligence, Huaihua is currently in a state of being attacked on its belly and back, and the barbarians in the south take advantage of the civil strife in the Great Yan Dynasty to follow the example of the nomadic tribes in the north, constantly invading the border, and implicitly waving troops into the Central Plains.

Nanban is not only against Huaihua, but also on the whole state is also constantly harassing, if nothing else, it will not be long before the troops and horses will be gathered and slaughtered into the Central Plains.

"Report!" A herald ran quickly outside the tent and said, "Lord Qi, there is an urgent military report from Huaizhou." ”

"Show me." Chen Ziqian glanced up and took a small bamboo tube, which contained a secret letter tied with rope and sealed with mud.

Take out the MeSign, crush the sealing mud, and look at the contents of the MeSign.

What is written on it is the news that Sun Weiyang appointed Xu Linfeng to lead 100,000 soldiers and horses back to Tongzhou on the Huaizhou side.

After reading the secret letter, Chen Ziqian frowned slightly.

A few questions that I had been unable to figure out before, but through this secret letter, I had some understanding.

If the judgment is correct, so many saucy operations before and after are related to Xu Linfeng's brothers, then Xu Linfeng has probably reached his intention.

With 100,000 soldiers and horses in hand, and rightfully taking over the land of the nine counties of Tongzhou, such a result is much easier than his hard work and hard work.

This Xu Linfeng is really not that simple.

"It seems that we must speed up and take Huaihua first." Chen Ziqian squinted his eyes slightly.

An army of 100,000 is not so easy to deal with, according to the speed of the march, at most eight days, Xu Linfeng's 100,000 soldiers and horses can arrive in Changling.

Huaihua is close to Changling, if Huaihua cannot be taken before Xu Linfeng leads his troops back to help, I am afraid that this time the troops will return in vain.

Of course, even if Huaihua can be successfully won, the crisis to be faced in the future is very huge.

There is Xu Linfeng entrenched on the side, and there is Nanban staring at him, and there is Zeng Yuanqi's irregular ** in the rear.

If these problems are not properly addressed, hastened demise is also inevitable.

"Someone!" Chen Ziqian pondered for a moment and then made a decision: "Order the generals of each battalion to come to discuss the matter immediately." ”

"Whoa!" The guards outside the tent were immediately ordered to do it.

It didn't take long for Lin Xiaodao, Zhuang Wei and others to hurry to the tent.

Chen Ziqian glanced around, and directly ordered: "The scout has found out the distribution of Huaihua's troops, and ordered that the former general Zhuang Wei lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to immediately capture Banyang Zhuolin to prevent the rout of the city from retreating to Bashan." ”

"Whoa!" Zhuang Wei gave up his hand, turned around and hurriedly left the tent to prepare.

Chen Ziqian continued: "The main general Lin Xiaodao listened to the order and ordered you to lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to immediately prepare siege equipment and attack the city with all your might!" ”

"Whoa!" Lin Xiaodao gave up his hand and left.

"Chen Tong listened to the order and ordered you to lead your subordinates to ambush in Shanyang Road and Yundao respectively, but some routs escaped, and they were intercepted and killed on the spot!"

"The last general commands!"

Chen Ziqian arranged the combat deployment, and the generals immediately returned to the camp to prepare for the war.

In the handsome tent, Luo Taibai watched everyone leave, looked at Chen Ziqian and asked, "The lord is in such a hurry to use troops, but what news did he receive?" ”

"Huaizhou has 100,000 troops, and they have returned to Tongzhou yesterday." Chen Ziqian handed the secret letter to Luo Taibai and said, "Time is pressing, we must take Huaihua within eight days." ”

"In such a hurry?" Luo Taibai had a solemn expression, although Huaihua has limited troops, it occupies a convenient location, especially Bashan County, where it is accessible on all sides and the city defense is strong, even if there are only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses stationed in it, a strong attack will definitely have to pay a big price.

"Can you slow down a little longer?" Luo Taibai said uneasily: "The situation around Huaihua is not clear, and Tongzhou 100,000 soldiers and horses come back to help, even if we can take Huaihua as scheduled, if we are not properly prepared in the future, we will inevitably not be able to resist the pressure of many parties, I am afraid that before we can gain a firm foothold, Huaihua may change hands again." ”

"I know what you're worried about, read the secret letter first." Chen Ziqian drank a glass of water and pointed to the secret letter in Luo Taibai's hand.

Luo Taibai didn't know why, stared at the secret letter for a moment, and then said with a surprised face: "The commander is actually Xu Linfeng?" ”

"Surprised, huh?" Chen Ziqian snorted contemptuously and coldly: "This Tongzhou Thorn History, it is really a wine bag and rice bag, with an army of 100,000 people, and it was handed over to others. ”

"Indeed, this move is no less than handing over one's life to outsiders, but Sun Tingshi is certainly not to be worried, but Xu Linfeng is really here with an army of 100,000, and it is a huge threat to us after all!" Luo Taibai's expression was tense, in his opinion, it didn't matter who brought the troops back to help, what mattered was how the 100,000 troops should respond.

Chen Ziqian nodded and said, "Taibai thinks that if you cheat 100,000 soldiers and horses from others, what will you do first?" ”

"What does the lord mean......" Mrs. Luo's eyes rolled around, and she suddenly reacted: "Xu Linfeng wants to rectify the interior first, he can't take care of us for the time being?" ”

"That's right, he is much more panicked than us now, because once Sun Weiyang reacts, he will inevitably take back the military power, Xu Linfeng has spent so much effort to succeed, he doesn't dare to take risks, he must firmly hold the 100,000 army in his hands before Sun Weiyang reacts."

Chen Ziqian looked at Luo Taibai, grinned and said with a treacherous smile: "Although Xu Linfeng really has different intentions for Sun Weiyang, we only draw conclusions from the surface, and there is no substantive evidence to prove it, but there is not a lot of room for manipulation in this. ”

"What do you mean!?" Luo Taibai was also worried that there was a mistake in his judgment, and when Xu Lin Fengzhen led an army of 100,000 to kill, the situation would not be managed.

But just after a moment's hesitation, this high-achieving student of Beiwei guessed Chen Ziqian's intention: "Discord plan!?" ”

"That's right, it doesn't matter whether Sun Weiyang is a fool or not, the important thing is that we have to help him, presumably Sun Weiyang will definitely not sit idly by when he learns that Xu Linfeng has the intention of supporting the army and standing on his own."

"The lord is wise!" A smile also appeared on Luo Taibai's face: "Humble this will repair a book and give it to Sun Tingshi!" ”

"There's no hurry." Chen Ziqian waved his hand and said: "Although this move can stop Xu Linfeng's 100,000 army, but the Nanban side has always been a big hidden danger, I am worried that this attack on Huaihua, the Nanban side will seize this opportunity, and also wave troops to attack, those barbarians are more fierce, and our situation is still very passive at that time, to be honest, I now regret using troops to Huaihua, this is simply a hot potato." ”

"The lord doesn't need to worry about this, the main forces of the Nanban are all in Quanzhou, I don't expect them to be of much interest in Huaihua, just rely on Zhang Jiangke to hold the border with a weak force, it is enough to explain the problem, if we take Huaihua quickly, then we can completely divide our forces to resist those barbarians." Luo Taibai said confidently, as long as the 100,000 reinforcements in Tongzhou Assassin Shi are solved, other problems can be dealt with in another way.

Chen Ziqian nodded, but his brows were always difficult to stretch: "I always feel that there is something wrong and missing, Zeng Yuanqi has promised the alliance behind him, as long as we meet the conditions proposed by the other party, the hidden danger can be lifted, Xu Linfeng's 100,000 soldiers and horses can also be contained with a discordant strategy, and Nanban's attention is also in the direction of Quanzhou, Huaihua Taishou is not afraid, and he can't even transfer soldiers and horses, so what can he fight with us, but in addition, who else can pose a threat to us?" ”

"The lord is too worried, maybe it's because he has traveled a long distance recently, and because he is too worried, it is normal for the lord to be uneasy."

Luo Taibai glanced at Chen Ziqian, who was haggard with a haggard face, after all, he was only a young man under the age of fifteen, and his body must be a little unbearable when he marched back and forth: "The lord still has to take care of his body, and he still has a humble job to help keep an eye on everything, and if there is any problem, he will come to report it as soon as possible." ”

"You go to repair the book first, and then I'll see other information." Chen Ziqian waved his hand to signal, before Huaihua took it, he still didn't dare to relax his vigilance!