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Since Qian Biao led the army to the expedition, the military and political affairs of the two Zhejiang provinces were taken care of by Qian Biao's third son, Qian Chuanying, who had made great contributions in the rebellion of Wuyongdu.

At this time, in the council hall of the Yue Wangfu, many officials from the two Zhejiang provinces were arguing.

Just this morning, an astonishing news came, on the way back to Hangzhou with the army of the king of Yue, Qian Biao was raided by the Huainan cavalry, the army was defeated, and the losses were heavy.

Not to mention how Qian Biao was defeated, and what is the current situation, now the controversy of everyone is concentrated on two points, the first point is who will lead the troops to respond; The second point is how many troops to use to respond.

There are many generals in the two Zhejiang, and there are also many generals who are capable of taking on this task, but most of them have gone out with Qian Biao to lead the army, and the rest are stationed in Yuezhou and other places to prevent local forces from taking the opportunity to cause chaos.

As for the number of troops, before the Battle of Huzhou, Qian Biao had an army of 60,000, of which 30,000 went out with Qian Biao, and the remaining 30,000 were divided into various places, and the troops left in Hangzhou were only 10,000, and no matter how they were distributed, they were somewhat insufficient.

More importantly, this time the Huainan army went south, with at least 40,000 troops, and if the army that went to meet was also defeated by the Huainan army, then even Hangzhou was in danger of falling.

At this time, many officials quarreled for a long time, but they never came up with an idea.

At this time, Luo Yin, who had been closing his eyes and not saying a word, finally couldn't help it: "Enough, is it you or the third prince who has the final say here?" You are making a noise here and you are wasting your time, putting the king's safety at risk. The third son, in the old man's opinion, no matter how much everyone quarrels at this time, it is pointless, so please ask the third prince to make up his mind alone! ”

The old man yelled and told everyone to shut up, but in a blink of an eye, he pushed the problem to Qian Chuanying, there was no way, the matter was so important, no one dared to make up his mind easily, not even Luo Yin.

Qian Chuanying is only in her twenties this year, and she is very heroic, but she is a very assertive person, and she said without politeness after listening to Luo Yin's words: "Everyone, it is really pointless to quarrel at this time. Since my father ordered me to act as the governor of the Temperance Embassy, the situation is now critical, and I cannot sit idly by. ”

"I have three intentions, first, I will personally lead an army of 8,000 to meet them; Second, after I left, many things in Hangzhou were handled by my seventh brother; Third, he ordered Muzhou, Mingzhou, Taizhou, and Wuzhou to mobilize troops from the four states to rush to King Qinwang in Hangzhou; The soldiers of Yuezhou did not move for the time being. ”

As soon as his voice fell, the voices of various reactions came and went, for the first two points, everyone has no dispute, in fact, it has been proposed before, although Qian Chuanying has no experience in leading the army alone, but there is no more suitable candidate than him in Hangzhou at this time.

The controversy mainly lies in the third point, at such a time, mobilizing the troops of various states to return to Hangzhou, wouldn't it be to abandon the four states?

You must know that these four states were all won by Qian Biao, so wouldn't it be a pity to give up so easily?

"Third prince, mobilizing the troops of the four states at this time is tantamount to defeating the foundation laid by the king through all obstacles!" An old man said in a panic, "Third Prince, the king's letter only mentions that it was attacked by the Huainan cavalry, and does not mention the news that the Huainan army is heading south. What's more, isn't there still Jiangxi Zhongchuan and the king of Liang in the north at this time sending troops to besiege Huainan? Huainan may not go all out to deal with us! As long as the king rests in Deqing and then returns, relying on that Huainan cavalry alone, he can't help our army at all! ”

"Enough! When the interruption continues, it will be disturbed! If Huainan doesn't go all out to the south, why don't we transfer the troops from the four states to Hangzhou? If their army pressed the border, it would not have transferred the troops of the four states, and when the time came, Huainan divided its troops to attack these four states, could these four states be able to hold on? Qian Chuanying asked in a deep voice: "Everyone must understand one thing, the key problem now is that the defeat in Huzhou has caused too much loss in our army's strength, and now we are simply unable to hold so much territory now!" We must shrink our forces and stick to Hangzhou and Yuezhou! ”

Qian Chuanying can be left by Qian Biao to act as the agent of the military and political affairs of the two Zhejiang, and her mind is still very sober, and when she says it, even if she makes everyone speechless.

Luo Yin sighed and said: "What the third prince said is very true, the old man will go and summon the seventh prince to come and obey the order!" ”

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On the tower of Deqing County.

Qian Biao had a dream, he dreamed that he led a large army to fight in the south and the north, not only defeated those few local assassins who did not obey him, but also led the army to the north and defeated the Huainan army several times. Moreover, in the dream, not only Huzhou was not lost, but even Suzhou was still in his hands.

Not only that, but he also sent an envoy to the imperial court, asking the Son of Heaven to canonize him as the king of Wuyue, although the Son of Heaven refused; However, after the mediation of Zhu Quanzhong, the king of Liang, he was finally renamed the king of Wu.

Later, Zhu Quanzhong, the king of Liang, usurped the throne and stood on his own, he was called a minister, was named the king of Wuyue, and concurrently served as the envoy of Huainan Jiedu; Many years later, his advisor Luo Yin persuaded him to ascend the throne and become emperor, but he refused; With the support of many loyal ministers and good generals, he established the Wu Yue Kingdom.

However, just when he was most proud, the scene in the dream suddenly changed, and he was besieged by tens of thousands of Huainan troops in a small county town, and he couldn't get out of trouble.

"Wake up, King! Wake up, King! ”

At this time, there was a sudden exclamation from his side, and then, Qian Biao gradually came to his senses.

"Hmm, it's General Fang, what's the matter?" Qian Biao's head was still a little groggy, he was really tired in the past two days, and he actually fell asleep on the table on the city tower.

"King, the main force of the Huainan army led by Yang Wu has arrived!" Fang Yongzhen's expression was solemn, and his face sank like water.

"What? How could he have arrived so quickly? Qian Biao was shocked.

You must know that according to the news he got when he was in Huzhou, it would be good if the Huainan army could rush to Huzhou at most at this time, how could he rush here? Could it be that they all have wings?

Qian Biao hurriedly got up, followed Fang Yongzhen to the railing, looked into the distance, only to see the sand and dust rising in the distance, the flag covered the sky, at a glance, he knew that at least tens of thousands of troops were coming, from the scale, it was only possible that the main force of Huainan had arrived.

Qian Biao's eyes were dark, and he almost couldn't stand steadily.

Deqing is only a small county town, the city wall is not high, and the moat outside the city is not wide, and it is undoubtedly a fool's dream to rely on this place to resist the attack of the Huainan army.

What's more, Deqing is actually not a county under Qian Bi, but a county under Huzhou. More than a month ago, when Qian Biao led his army to attack Huzhou, the Deqing County Commander knew that he could not resist, so he fled in advance, and at the same time, he was taken away with the money and grain in the city.

In other words, even if Qian Biao had enough troops, Deqing did not have enough money and food for him to hold on.

Breaking through as soon as possible is the only way!

"Is there any news from Hangzhou? When will the army arrive? Qian Biao barely calmed down and asked in a deep voice.

"Not yet! According to the time, even if Hangzhou set off immediately after getting the news, I am afraid that it will not be able to arrive until dark. Fang Yongzhen shook his head and said.

The situation is indeed very critical. It is impossible to hold; Escape? The enemy has cavalry, and there is no way to escape them; What's more, whether they choose to hold on or run away, they must make a decision as soon as possible.

At this time, the main force of the Huainan army had just appeared on the horizon, and judging from their speed, they would be able to rush to the city in half an hour at most, and then begin to completely besiege the city.

"General Fang, what should I do now?" Qian Biao let out a long sigh.

Fang Yongzhen's eyebrows tightened, and he pondered for a moment before saying, "Break through immediately!" King, judging from the original news, the Huainan army had 40,000 people; And Deqing is only a small county town, with the strength of the enemy's army, it is completely able to surround Deqing, and even if the reinforcements from Hangzhou arrive, it will be difficult to tear through the enemy's defense line to meet our army. ”

"Even, if Yang Wu has a heart, he can use Deqing as a bait to lure our army to come with the troops, and then concentrate his forces to besiege the city and send reinforcements!"

"Siege for reinforcements?" Hearing this word, Qian Biao's heart couldn't help but sink.

What Fang Yongzhen said is entirely possible, Yang Wu has been known for his cunning since he became a general, and he has never been confined to the normal situation on the battlefield, if he really besieged Qian Biao in Deqing City, it is very likely that as Fang Yongzhen said, use Qian Biao as a bait to gradually eliminate the new forces of the two Zhejiang, and finally conquer Deqing and eliminate Qian Biao's forces in one fell swoop.

"Then you mean, break out immediately?"

"Yes, take advantage of the fact that the enemy army has not yet arrived, immediately break through!" Fang Yongzhen said in a deep voice.

Breaking through immediately is also a risky move, from Deqing to Hangzhou there are still more than 50 miles away, under the pursuit of the enemy cavalry, there will even be the danger of annihilation, even he Qian Biao may not be able to escape from the ascension to heaven; However, if you stay here, you are very likely to be caught by the enemy in an urn, and the hope of escaping is even rarer.

"King, time waits for no one, you must not hesitate at this time, you will definitely lose if you stay!" Seeing that Qian Biao hadn't made up his mind yet, Fang Yongzhen persuaded again and again.

"Okay, give the order to the whole army, break through immediately!" Under Fang Yongzhen's persuasion, Qian Biao finally made a decision and asked the herald to convey the order.

At this time, Fang Yongzhen suddenly said: "King, the Huainan cavalry has long been paraded at the four city gates, if it is a simple breakthrough, I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape, and I also ask the king to exchange the armor on his body with the last general." The last general is willing to go out of the city first and lead the enemy army away for the king! ”

"You ......" Qian Biao was so moved, at this time, he can always be taken seriously, how can he not be moved by such a loyal minister?

"The king, Liangzhejiang can do without the last general, but it can't be without the king." Fang Yongzhen's expression was calm, and he even said with a hint of a smile: "Moreover, let's not hide it, the king's armor is quite majestic, and the last general has coveted it for a long time, and now it is rare to have the opportunity to wear it on his body to show his majesty, is the king not even allowed this request from the last general?" ”

Fang Yongzhen said as he asked him to step forward and take off his armor for Qian Biao, and said, "King, offended!" ”

Qian Biao sighed, and could only let Fang Yongzhen act, at this time, no matter what language he spoke, it was pale. Just like Fang Yongzhen said, if the two Zhejiang lose Fang Yongzhen, they can also select other generals to replace them; But if you lose your money, who can replace it?

Although he had many sons, even seven of whom were over fifteen years old, however, at such a time, if Qian Biao was lost, none of his many sons would have the ability to block Huainan's attack.

Those generals stationed in various places will only obey him, and only his years of accumulated power can suppress those generals and make them obediently obey orders; None of his sons could do that.

Fang Yongzhen changed Qian Biao's armor and helped Qian Biao put on his own armor, and then asked with a smile: "The king will wear this armor at the end, does he have the majesty of the king?" ”

Qian Biao was silent, and after a while, he suddenly said: "If you are captured by the enemy, then you will surrender!" Huainan is thriving day by day, and with your ability, you will definitely be reused in the Huainan army! ”

Fang Yongzhen was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing: "The king said that he was joking, the last general is loyal to the king, he has no regrets, how can he casually take refuge in Huainan?" Moreover, the last general had already heard and said that the food in the Huainan Jiedu Embassy was very good, and he did not eat less when he was a prisoner of King Wu, and the last general said that he could also eat once. ”

Chenghe was captured by Huainan that year, but he resolutely refused to surrender and was about to commit suicide by running into a wall, but was stopped by Yang Xingmi and treated with courtesy; Later, Qian Biao also captured the Huainan general, so he exchanged Cheng He back.

Fang Yongzhen mentioned Cheng Ji at this time, obviously saying that he would wait for Qian Biao to exchange him back in the Huainan Jiedu Embassy Mansion like Cheng Ji.

Qian Biao smiled bitterly, I don't know if I can return to Hangzhou safely at this time, where can I think so far, but at this time, I can only smile reluctantly: "That general will wait for Gu to come and redeem people!" ”

At the same time, the generals under his command were ordered to start reorganizing their troops and horses, and the fatigue caused by the fierce battles and marches for days naturally made it impossible to rest so quickly, but at this time, they couldn't care so much.

With the beating of war drums, the first batch of nearly 1,000 people went out of the city to break through to the south, but Fang Yongzhen did not go out of the city with this batch.

Sure enough, the Huainan cavalry patrolling outside the city was also on guard, and they also only divided a part of their forces to pursue, and the rest were still blocked under the city.

At this time, the second group of hundreds of people broke through the city, and the Huainan cavalry also divided their troops to pursue, and most of the troops remained under the city.

Then, Fang Yongzhen personally led more than a thousand troops out of the city, the first person, wearing a dazzling armor, a BMW under his crotch, and covered in black fur. According to the identification of the captives captured by Huainan, this person is "Qian Biao".

At this time, the Huainan cavalry no longer hesitated and launched a large-scale pursuit.

"The son of the world has an order, and those who live with money will be rewarded with ten thousand dollars! Promoted to three levels! I only heard the enemy cavalry under the city shouting loudly and roaring away.

Qian Biao couldn't help but be furious, and said in his heart that his reward was only 10,000 yuan, plus a third-level official, which was too sorry for his identity?

Immediately, he smiled bitterly again, when has this been, why is he still thinking about this.

Since the Huainan cavalry was attracted away, Qian Biao did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly led the remaining army of less than 1,000 people in the city to break through the siege, all the way to the south, straight to Hangzhou.