Zhu Ya and Yang Zaixing wanted to compete, just when Zhu Li was about to agree.

Suddenly, two tooth guards guarding the General's Mansion rushed into the main hall with a bloodied palace guard on their faces.

"General, general, woe to you."

"General, Youzhou urgently, Fan Yang has fallen."

As soon as the three of them entered the main hall, the two tooth soldiers in charge of the erection of the people shouted impatiently.

This sudden scene shocked all the civil and military forces in the hall, Fan Yang fell, how could this be?

And Zhu Li, Wei Chijin and others, who heard the news, immediately gave up their attention to Zhu Ya and Yang Zaixing, and hurried towards the three soldiers who broke into the main hall.

"Fan Yang has fallen, what the hell is going on?" Zhu Li's eyes were condensed, his face was as heavy as water, and he looked at the two tooth soldiers calmly.

Just now, they also talked about the war in Youzhou, and in a blink of an eye, they received the news of the fall of Fanyang, can Zhu Li and the others not be surprised, you know, Zhu Li just deliberately chose someone to help Yue Pengju pacify Yingzhou, this news came too suddenly.

In Zhu Li's heart, the news of Fan Yang's fall was simply a fantasy for him; Juyongguan has Zhang Guimu in charge, Jizhou has Gao Yuan, and Yue Pengju has two people, Fan Yang suddenly fell, this joke is played, right?

For Zhu Li's question, the two tooth soldiers did not respond, the two of them left and right, and suddenly turned their heads to look at the middle, that is, the famous palace guard who was held by them, obviously this news came from this palace guard.

Following the gaze of the two, Zhu Li immediately looked at the palace guard in the middle.

The guard, his armor was rotten, his body was stained with blood and dust, his lips were as dry as cracks in the saline ground, his demeanor was not very good, his spirit was very weak, and it was evident that he had been running all the way without stopping.

"Quick, get him some water, hurry." Seeing the other party's appearance, Zhu Li immediately stepped forward while ordering someone to fetch water.

Took the guard in his arms, half-supported him, and spread him in his arms, this state must be caused by excessive fatigue, and the best way is to let him rest immediately.

It's just that the situation is urgent, everyone is still waiting for news, and Zhu Li can only relieve his body and mind first.

This guard was indeed very thirsty, he rushed for three days and three nights, starting from Youzhou, and had to avoid countless Di people on the way, all the way to Shanyang, for three days, except for dry food, almost no water entered, can you not be thirsty.

After drinking three or four bowls of water in a row, the palace guard's expression regained a little spirit, and in this process, the civil and military forces in the hall, including Zhu Li, all looked at him all the time, although their expressions were anxious, but no one opened their mouths to ask.

It wasn't until the palace guard had a trace of spirit that he looked at Zhu Li and said hurriedly: "General, disaster is wrong, Fan Yang has fallen, we have been defeated, there are many Di people, everywhere." ”

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone in the hall became even more ugly, and Guo Qizuo immediately interjected: "How did Fan Yang fall? ”

"I don't know." Fu Wei was stunned for a moment, and then responded a little ashamedly, his eyes full of fear and shock: "Originally, General Gao was stationed in Yongjiwu and General Yue was stationed in Fengnan, and we were confronting the three brothers of the Gao family and the brothers of Converse Lee in Pingzhou. (Yongjiwu: now Fengrun)

"Just a few days ago, countless Di people suddenly appeared from the direction of no end, all over the mountains, and they couldn't be killed; General Yue had no choice but to lead us to fight and leave, but there were too many Di people, and there were constantly Di people riding horses from the northeast. (No End: Now Zunhua)

"It was so miserable, many brothers were so tired that in the end they couldn't even lift their spears, and they suffered heavy casualties; When we retreated to Youzhou, we met General Gao Yuan, who was also defeated, and it was at that time that we found out that Fan Yang had fallen, and we didn't even know who captured Fan Yang. Saying this, Fu Wei's face was full of bitterness.

No matter who they are, they will be bitter in their hearts, and they are fighting desperately in front of them, in order to protect the people of Youzhou and the capital of Fanyang; But when they retreated to Youzhou, they found that the capital had already fallen, what a great irony and blow to them.

"The two generals immediately made a decision, General Yue led his troops to retreat to Mozhou, General Gao retreated to Yizhou, and at the same time sent several messengers to Shanyang to report the news, and his subordinates were only one of them." The guards confided everything he knew.

This sudden change caught Zhu Li and the others off guard, that is to say, how did Fan Yang fall, even Yue Pengju and Gao Yuan didn't know that such a strange thing would happen.

Guo Qizuo's face was also solemn, and he said: "The other party is all Di people? Is it the Khitans, or the Xi people? ”

"Both." When the guard heard this, he replied without thinking about it.

"Zhang Guimu has been sitting in Juyong Pass, if the Di people enter the prison in large numbers, we can't have received any news." Zhu Li frowned tightly and groaned suspiciously.

"What the general said is that the cavalry is running and moving so vigorously that it is impossible to avoid our scouts; Most likely, the Di people did not come on horseback, but entered the customs lightly. Guo Chongtao seemed to think of something, his eyes lit up, and he spoke.

As soon as he said this, it immediately attracted everyone's attention, and everyone in the hall, including Zhu Li, all looked at it, and the look of confusion was obviously expecting him to continue.

At this time, Guo Chongtao naturally did not whet everyone's appetite, and immediately went on to explain: "In the first year of Tianbao, the imperial court set up a horse buying supervisor in Wuzhong. ”

As soon as these words came out, they immediately aroused the contemplation of many Wenchen.

"Last year, General Pengju and General Gao attacked Jizhou, and when the soldiers were dying, they found that the horse buying prison there was empty; At that time, we guessed that it must be Li Quanzhong who moved the war horse in the horse buying prison to the rear of Pingzhou. ”

"What is certain now is that Li Quanzhong colluded with Xi Ren; And this strong man also said that among the Di people who participated in the attack this time, there were Xi people and Khitan people, which shows that Li Quanzhong also colluded with the Khitans. ”

"If Li Quanzhong has a way to lead most of the Di people who came lightly, plus the endless war horses, Jizhou and Youzhou, it would not be surprising that such a large number of Di cavalry appeared out of thin air." Guo Chongtao analyzed slowly.

It's just that as Zhu Li said, Juyong Pass and Xifengkou are all controlled by their people, even if the Di people who enter the customs lightly, where did they enter the customs from, even Guo Chongtao can't figure this out.

"Waterways." Guo Qizuo suddenly squinted his eyes and said.

"Waterway!" When Guo Chongtao heard this, he immediately suddenly said, "Yes, it seems that it must be a waterway, Pingzhou is east of the sea, and Yingzhou is also adjacent to the sea, if Li Quanzhong sends someone to pick up the ship by boat, then it is understandable that these Di people suddenly appeared in Pingzhou and even Jizhou." ”

Being inland for a long time has solidified many people's thinking, and the waterway has become a blind spot for them, but once Guo Qizuo clicked, everyone immediately understood, and only the waterway has this possibility.

"The two gentlemen are reasonable, Di Ren's sudden appearance in Jizhou has become a fact, and it is useless to think about it." Zhu Li said in a deep voice, "The key now is Fan Yang, Fan Yang was suddenly attacked, and even now, we don't even know who the enemy is, don't you think that there is such a poisonous snake hidden in the dark, is it even more terrifying?" ”

When everyone heard this, they were silent for a while, even Guo Qizuo and Guo Chongtao didn't know, let alone them, the ghost guard was in the hands of these two.

The situation is obviously very bad, but at this moment, you have to make a decision immediately, otherwise no one knows what will happen next.

Zhu Li only hesitated slightly, and then directly ordered: "Order, Yanmen Pass, Yatou Pass, and Jundu are all in a state of emergency preparation." ”

"Yang Zaixing."

"The subordinates are here." At this time, Yang Zaixing had already lost interest in trying to compete with Zhu Li, and when he heard Zhu Li's name, he immediately surrendered his promise.

"Shanyang is also going to enter a state of readiness, no one is more familiar with the defense here than you, you continue to sit in Shanyang." Zhu Li instructed with a solemn face.

"No."

Although Zhu Ya had just fought with Yang Zaixing for the opportunity to attack, at this time, he was not happy at all when he saw Yang Zaixing being ordered to sit in Shanyang, and Zhu Li's worried mood naturally infected him.

He and Zhu Li have the same bloodline, so they will naturally have an influence on each other.

"Zhu Li, He Uighur, Cheng Huaixin." After instructing Yang Zaixing, Zhu Li looked at Zhu Li and the three of them again.

"The subordinates are here." He Uighur and Cheng Huaixin immediately gave up.

"I'm here too." Zhu Ya did the same, and immediately said.

"The three of you, immediately follow me to Yizhou." Zhu Li decisively and resolutely decided.

Fan Yang fell, if Li Keju and the others were still alive, the best route for them to flee should be to retreat west to Yizhou, whether there was hope or not, Zhu Li had to go and see, those two people were the bonds in his heart.

"No"

"I'll go too." Wei Chijin hurriedly said loudly.

Zhu Li glanced back at her, her focus was slightly condensed, and she decisively refused: "No." ”

"Why, Gong Li and my eldest brother don't know life and death, shouldn't I go and see it?" Wei Chijin's face turned red, and he retorted vigorously.

"I know you're worried about Gong Li and Brother Wei Chi, but at this time, it's inconvenient for you to go." Seeing the other party's form, Zhu Li's heart softened, and he patiently comforted.

"The enemy who captured Fanyang, we still don't know yet, if you go to Yizhou, you may encounter danger at any time, you and the two gentlemen, it's better to sit in Shanyang."

"But ......."

"No, but." Zhu Li said forcefully.

Fan Yang's fall is really inexplicable, so that Zhu Li's heart always has a feeling of being targeted by a poisonous snake, this danger is indescribable, the way is unclear, it can be understood as an intuition.

He is a soldier, no matter how dangerous the front is, he must rush, advance without retreat, and die without complaint.

But Wei Chi Jin doesn't have to take risks with him, manly, born as a family and a relative, if even the cherished person encounters an accident, then what's the point of fighting, let alone taking the other party to take risks, he will do that when he is sick in the brain.

"Sir. Immediately concentrate the ghost guards and investigate as soon as possible who is the person who captured Fan Yang? After almost forcefully rejecting Wei Chijian, Zhu Li turned to Guo Qizuo and said earnestly.

"No" Guo Qizuo did not dare to slack off, and immediately responded to the order.

It's not that there are no ghost guards in Fanyang City, but now there is not even a little news back, it is conceivable that this person who captured Shanyang must have blocked the city gate, and even used some means to make the ghost guards unable to even send the news.

If this person is Li Quanzhong, he doesn't need to do anything at all, after all, in the entire Youzhou, who doesn't know that Li Quanzhong and Li Keju don't deal with each other; Li Quanzhong has no reason to do this, the person who captured Fan Yang must have someone else, who is this person, Guo Qizuo also wants to know.