The Nanya forbidden army has retreated to the north of the Shuiyang River on all fronts, and the three counties of Dangtu, Yijiang and Xiangyuan in the northeast and east of Fanchang have also been taken by the army recruited along the river and the German army of Youguang without attacking, and they have been stationed with soldiers and horses ranging from 3,000 to 35,000 respectively, and Lishui, Maoshan, Liyang, Jintan and other places further east are connected together, and Fanchang, Nanling and other cities are sheltered inside.

Fanchang is not a big city, the city is narrow, even if the remaining more than 1,000 county citizens are all moved out of the city, Fanchang City, which is only more than 2,000 steps around the city, is far from being able to let nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses be stationed in the city.

In addition to guarding the outer cities, the main forces of the army along the Yangtze River and the Jiangxi army were mainly camped between the Changju Mountain and the Yinyu Mountain outside the city, taking advantage of the terrain that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

After Fanchang City was vacated, more than 5,000 elite soldiers and horses under the leadership of Chen De and Yang Fan, the prince of Yuzhang County, served as the chief and deputy envoys and deputy commanders of the Wude Division as the Su Guard Army and guarded the thoughtfulness of Yang Yuanpu, the king of Tan.

The time was too short, and the county government and the nearby mansions were just a simple tidy up, and they served as a temporary palace for Yang Yuanpu to settle in Fanchang.

After seeing Yang Yuanpu, the king of Guotan, most of the generals still had to return to their respective camps and walled cities as soon as possible, and those who could really stay in Fanchang City to discuss major strategies were Han Qian, Li Pu, Gu Zhilong, Zhang Ping, Wu Zun, Chen Fan, Han Daochang and a few others.

Yang Yuanpu and the others were tired of driving and horses, and after hastily drinking the night banquet, they rested first, and the formal discussion was put into the afternoon of the next day.

Of course, it is not excluded that before the formal meeting is held, Yang Yuanpu will also find Li Pu, Zhang Ping, Yuan Guowei and others to further grasp the details of Jiangnan Dongdao.

Han Qian also temporarily lived in a cross-courtyard on the east side of the palace, and the guards were led by Kong Xirong and stationed in the large camp outside the city, only with Xi Yi, Feng Yi, Feng Yi, Guo Qi and a dozen guards who accompanied him in the city.

A light snow fell at night, Feng Yi, Feng Yi, Guo Qi and Zhu Huwei lived in the outer house, Han Qian walked into the inner house, stood in front of the courtyard gate and looked at the snowflakes falling in front of him, saw Wang Jun coming from under the corridor, and saw that she seemed to be standing in the courtyard just now looking up at the snow, and said: "If the war can be ended a year ago, there will still be fewer deaths; Otherwise, the weather is cold and icy, coupled with next year's spring famine, no matter how good the relief in and out of the city is, a group of people will always starve to death and freeze to death. ”

Wang Jun said: "It's great if you can really do that, but I want to say that it's not easy to descend Yangjian, right?" ”

Although the five-story building ship with a height of seven or eight zhang from the river seems a little clumsy, but with its back to Jinling City, it is difficult for the Wuya Army Naval Division to compete with it in the main stream of the Yangtze River in the north of Jinling City, and it is difficult to cut off the connection between Jinling City and Chuzhou, Chaozhou and even Shouzhou in the north.

In this case, there are still more than 70,000 horse infantry in Anning Palace to retreat to Jinling City, and the morale of the army will not be too bad.

And the war has come to this point, the situation in Dachu is all under Yueyang, at this time, he is still blindly attacking and fighting, completely ignoring the lives of his generals, what is the difference between him and a reckless man?

The best choice is to be able to say that Yang Jian is descending, even if you can't say that Yang Jian is descending, you must also exert your political skills to the fullest, as much as possible to disturb the situation in Jinling City, to disturb the military spirit of the defenders, to divide and win over the enemy army, to divide and win over the civil and military generals in the city.

After all, after defeating Jinling City, Da Chu still has a bunch of messes to clean up.

Han Qian is quite willing to talk to Wang Jun about these things when he has time, and he can also get some inspiration from Wang Jun's words, but today he is not in the mood to talk to the second daughter in the inner room where the fire is lit.

"But you gave the king of power and trickery, and used it on you today, isn't it uncomfortable?" Xi Ying took off the brocade cloak that shielded him from the wind and snow, and said, "According to me, Miss Wang will go back to Xuzhou with us, and King Tan will go as much as he likes!" ”

"Nonsense!" Han Qian glared at Xi Ying and stopped her from talking nonsense.

He came to Fanchang this time and brought Wang Jun with him, just to officially hand her over as a prisoner to Yang Yuanpu's side to take over, but Xi Ying was really angry today, so he didn't want to hand over Wang Jun as a bargaining chip in negotiations with Chuzhou in the future.

It's just that Han Qian can't forget his father's death, Wang Wenqian is the initiator, Wang Jixiong died of illness in Xuzhou, he doesn't agree to cut out a cemetery in Xuzhou, unless Wang Jun is imprisoned for the rest of his life, otherwise what will he do when he brings Wang Jun back to Xuzhou?

Wang Jun lowered her head, looking at the slightly wet upper of her shoes stepping on the snow, and when she heard Xi Ying's willful words, a trace of brilliance flashed in her eyes, and then it dimmed, like a deep and clear spring in the middle of the night.

"You go and rest, Zhang Ping will find an opportunity to talk about you when he returns to His Highness, and he may send you over tomorrow," Han Qian waved his hand and said, "Even if your father works for King Xin, your grandfather is a famous minister of Chu, and His Highness should not be embarrassed by you." ”

"Hmm." Wang Jun responded softly and withdrew.

Xi Ying looked at the stove burning in the room, and stretched the window open the palm-wide gap to let the air circulate.

The conditions of Fanchang City are poor, the charcoal stove is not connected to the outdoor flue, and the doors and windows are closed and it is easy to be poisoned by charcoal, which has long been known to a small number of people in the world.

Xi Ying went out and found a clay pot filled with water, put it on the stove and boiled it, he was busy for a while, and when he stood beside Han Qian, he saw the writing sheet that was scratching his ears and cheeks in front of the stove, and asked: "Are you really going to resign from the Guangde Army and the commander of the Zuoguang German Army this time?" ”

"I've been vaccinated a long time ago, so it's impossible to retract the last kick at the door, right?" Han Qian said.

"That's right, after the old and young of the Du family entered the city, they met Qi Niang and talked to his sister for a while, just outside the city, when you greeted the King of Tan, the county lord of Qingyang smiled and guessed with her that you were discussing the removal of the Guangde army envoy," Xi Ying said, "What does the county lord of Qingyang mean when he says this to Du Qi Niang?" Is King Tan afraid that you won't understand what he means, or is the county lord of Qingyang claiming to leak the news to you without authorization? ”

"Guess what so many for?" Han Qian smiled, pulled Xi Ying to him, and said, "You come to help me think about it, how to write this word, so that it seems that I am sincere - the main meaning is that I am a person who is good at using power to plot dangerous schemes, which can only fight for a momentary victory, no dignified array, no emperor's army, leading his army for a long time, will be impetuous, or meet a strong enemy, will suffer greatly." I felt this deeply, and I was afraid, so I did not dare to fight a strong enemy again for many months, and I was so anxious that I could not eat and sleep, and I asked Your Highness to appoint another meritocracy, and when besieging the Golden Palace, I can stay behind Your Highness to give advice, do my best, and comfort my heart - these words, everyone should love to hear! ”

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Zhang Ping was the military envoy of Guangde, but when he returned to the side of Yang Yuanpu, the king of Tan, he still had to take on the responsibility of Wang Fucheng.

More than 100 palace attendants of Changxin Palace and the Carrier Hall settled down first, and arranged the guards who served His Royal Highness and the Qingyang County Lord and the guards inside the palace, and after sending off Li Pu, who went to the back house to meet His Royal Highness's son-in-law, Zhang Ping and Jiang Yu braved the light snow to go to various military camps in the city, city gate towers and other defense points to inspect.

The matter of the palace ban and guards was changed from the tent to the jurisdiction of the Wude Division, and Chen De and Yang Fan were in charge, but Zhang Ping and Jiang Xu, as the close attendants of Yang Yuanpu, the king of Tan, still had to master many details such as the guards on duty, so that they could detect and fill in the gaps and not be taken advantage of by traitors.

The night was dark, the snow had stopped, and the wet ground was blown by the cold wind and frozen.

Passing through the quiet hand-copying verandah, I saw that the lights and candles in His Highness's house were still bright, judging from the figure shining on the window, it seemed that His Highness was still reading the watch under the lamp, and the lord of Qingyang County stood aside, Zhang Ping signaled to stand a little farther away, and asked Jiang Shu in a low voice: "Does Your Highness really want to keep Lord Han by his side this time?" ”

Leaving Han Qian to serve by his side is the same as replacing Han Qian with someone else to preside over the Guangde Army's embassy, but it is better to say.

The former seems to show that His Royal Highness trusts and respects Han Qian more, and it is also what His Highness wants to show to the civil and military generals and the people of the world when he enters the city today; The latter is somewhat damning.

No matter how stupid Zhang Ping is, he will not directly ask the latter meaning.

Jiang Shu said: "The capture of Chizhou has caused a lot of casualties, and it is difficult to bite if you want to come to Jinling." And even if Jinling City is successfully taken, and then the remnants shrink back in Shouzhou, Chuzhou is also a big trouble, except for Lord Han, few people can see this complicated situation clearly for His Highness, right? ”

Since entering the palace of Linjiang County, Jiang Shu and Zhang Ping have been working together for more than three years, but no matter how close they have been in the past, when King Tan is about to succeed to the throne, they will also go to their respective peaks.

Of course, the meaning of Jiang Shu's words is also clear.

Han Qian made a great contribution, but he seized the military power without permission, and only informed him through Feng Yi afterwards, and even had the intention of forcing Yue Yang to approve, no matter who he was, it was impossible for him to be completely without mustard.

With Gu Zhilong, although the unified caliber afterwards said that he had made a plan with Han Wenhuan, Han Daochang and others in advance, it is impossible to have an impermeable wall in the world - such a plan is too dark and ruthless, and it is impossible for others to have no opinion at all.

Of course, His Royal Highness did not inflate himself because the war was going well, mistakenly thinking that the situation was under his control, even if he succeeded to the throne, there were a lot of internal and external troubles, and he still needed a "Han Shi" who could really make decisions for him.

Since ancient times, it has been said that "the monarch is the minister", and "the way of courtesy, righteousness and loyalty between the monarch and the minister", the name of the monarch and the minister has long been decided, Jiang Shu feels that the king of Tan who is about to ascend the throne may be a little more heartfelt, but there is no place to leave Han Qian by his side to seek affairs and entrust others to preside over the Guangde military system and the embassy.

Regardless of whether Han Qian had the intention of retreating before or not, as long as this matter could pass smoothly, Jiang Yu believed that the twists and turns hidden in the secret would soon calm down......

"Yes." Zhang Ping nodded and said, but looking at the shadows of the trees in the courtyard, as if there were countless demons and monsters hiding in the dark, he sighed secretly in his heart, and Jiang Yu bypassed the verandah, walked to the window to say hello, and then retreated to the next door to keep vigil.

"Zhang Ping, Jiang Xu, you are outside?" Yang Yuanpu asked through the window.

"It's the two of them." Zhang Ping and Jiang Shu said.

"Come in." Yang Yuanpu said.