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After an episode when Lu Peng passed by Xinyang to the south, the original county order, the current Taishou Peng Min is no longer so pedantic, and the tempering of officialdom has made him shrewd.

Due to the problem of time difference, thanks to Jinyiwei's fast information transmission method, Peng Min got the news that Cao Cao was preparing to attack his Xinyang as soon as possible, so he hurried to the station of the Yellow River Estuary Water Division to meet the old general Sun Miao, the governor of the Water Division.

"The lower official is not here this time to point fingers at the army, and please understand this point for the old general." This matter must be explained, because the most taboo thing for Lu Peng is for civilian officials to meddle in the military, and of course, it is also the most taboo for military generals to meddle in political affairs, although this can easily cause a gap between civil and military, but it avoids the emergence of warlords, and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

But now the situation is different, and in the face of the pressure of a strong enemy, the military and the government must unite and join hands to resist the enemy's attack.

"Responsible for guarding the garrison of Xinyang, according to military regulations, there can only be 5,000 people and horses to transfer places, but Xinyang is too important, I can implement the strong wall in other places, but the mountains of materials at Xinyang Wharf cannot be transferred in any case, not to mention that trade is frequent now, if Xinyang Wharf is lost, it will be equivalent to cutting off our northern financial operation to the south, once the operation is stopped, the north in the war will be worse, Countless people will lose their jobs and become displaced as a result, thus creating a source of unrest in the north. At the same time, because of the war, we need a lot of grain in the north, and in our north, this is already beyond our means, and we need to replenish the grain in the south, and once our port is lost, we will cut off the grain that our north urgently needs. Looking at General Sun Miao in contemplation, Peng Min had to say apologetically: "I said so long-windedly, that is, to explain the importance of this port to the old general, so I also asked the old general's sailors to help defend this port no matter what, because the importance of this port is too great, and we can't lose it." ”

The old general Sun Miao nodded: "Actually, Lord Taishou is not coming, I also want to visit the Taishou Mansion, because I have received the order of Mr. Judge, let me leave other places alone, go all out to defend this Xinyang, and never let Xinyang have any losses, as the Lord said, Xinyang is related to the economic connectivity between the north and the south, and it is related to the economic lifeline of our north, and it cannot be lost, so I have received a military order, and the most important task of my entire naval division is to keep this port. To ensure that the merchant ships of the north and south continue to be safely replenished and unloaded here, to ensure the smooth flow of the main economic arteries of the north and the south, and at the same time to convey a message to the world that the Lu Jiajun is absolutely invincible. ”

Glancing at Peng Min, who breathed a sigh of relief, Sun Miao said: "With my current military ability, I can only ensure that this port is not lost, and the safety of Xinyang City can only be entrusted to you and the general guarding the city." ”

Xinyang City is still some distance away from the port, but when Lu Peng went south, he also discovered this drawback, so he had already decided to build a castle independently in this port, if Sun Miao's sailors only shouldered the safety of this port castle, then Xinyang City was guarded by only 5,000 people, and it was simply an impossible thing to resist the attack of Lejin's 50,000 army.

At this time, Peng Min invited the guards of Xinyang and General Sun Miao together to take what he thought was a decision.

Peng Min said to the defender general of Xinyang: "5,000 defenders, it is absolutely impossible to hold Xinyang, so I am ready to make a suggestion, I will mobilize all the people and merchants in Xinyang City, and withdraw directly into the port castle, please the garrison general abandon Xinyang City, and defend here with us, waiting for the counterattack of the lord." ”

Xinyang's guard is called Qi Fei, after listening to Peng Min's suggestion, he thought about it carefully, and then raised his head and said: "Lord Taishou's suggestion is right, with my 5,000-strong army, I can't resist the attack of 50,000 people no matter what, Xinyang will be lost sooner or later, so you decided to withdraw all the materials and commerce in the city here, this is the wisest choice." ”

Seeing that Qi Fei could listen to his persuasion and agree with his strategy, Peng Min was quite happy, and couldn't help clapping his hands: "In this way, you and General Sun Miao can join forces together, and we can ensure that this port castle is not lost, and we can stand firm." ”

As a result, Qi Fei shook his head and said: "This is the case strategically, but this general is responsible for defending the territory, and I have received an order from Mr. Judge to defend Xinyang with all my strength and protect the southern section of Yizhou from being broken by Cao thieves, so I will work with my 5,000 soldiers to defend Xinyang to the death, and I will not hesitate to fight to the last soldier." ”

Peng Min, who was originally pedantic, now thinks that this guard is pedantic: "Defending Xinyang and guarding this port have the same effect, everyone still hugs their strength together, so that we will be safer." ”

At this time, the old general Sun Miao stood up and said: "General Qi Fei's statement is correct, rather than everyone hugging together, sticking here, and being attacked by the enemy on all sides, it is better to divide the troops into two places, Xinyang City and I are only three miles away from each other, it just becomes the trend of horns, rescue each other, so cooperate with each other, but it can receive miraculous results, I think this matter is decided." ”

Although Peng Min wanted to suggest it again, it could only be a suggestion, and the commander of the army would not listen, and he could not do anything about it.

Qi Fei is a local garrison, the rank is only captain, and the rank of the old general Sun Miao is captain, according to the rules of the army, there is a gap in this level, so it is not the real garrison army Qi Fei who finally commands the whole battle here, but the old general Sun Miao of the navy.

"This matter is settled, Lord Taishou, please immediately withdraw Xinyang, the people who are stranded in Xinyang, and all their family property to me as quickly as possible." Then he solemnly said to Peng Min: "This is a wartime situation, according to the rights handed over by the cabinet to Mr. Trial, everything must revolve around the war, so now I ask Lord Taishou to cooperate." ”

Since General Sun Miao took out the cabinet's order, Peng Min could only follow the order, so another great migration took place between Xinyang and the port. The people who had just entered Xinyang for refuge because of the clear wilderness were once again mobilized by the government to retreat all the materials they could bring to the port fortress, and those who remained in Xinyang were only 5,000 soldiers, as well as the equipment and grain and grass they needed to defend the city, Xinyang became a real military camp, and also made Xinyang's garrison Qi Fei have no worries.

Holding Qi Fei's hand, General Sun Miao said earnestly: "The loss of Xinyang is related to the outcome of the entire war, please stick to Xinyang, I will give you full support." ”

Qi Fei said lightly: "I was the old man of the lord, I was the one when I started the army, I fought Zhuo County, saved Qingzhou, and then returned to Youzhou, all the glorious victories of the lord, I participated, this time I was loyal to the lord, and died well, as long as I still have a breath, Xinyang is in my hands." ”

(End of chapter)

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