Just when Huo Jun and Zhao Lei were relatively speechless, a person suddenly ran from the head of the city, and while running fast, he shouted: "General, general, someone has recognized that messenger!" ”

"Who is he?" Huo Jun and Zhao Lei asked in unison. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The person replied: "His name is Yin Wang, the word is Zhiping, and he is a side disciple of the Yin family!" ”

Huo Jun looked at the person who came, and said dumbfounded: "Pingyi? Yin's? ”

It's a tangled answer.

Pingyi is a large county under Qiqi County, located in the most convenient passage from ancient Yunnan to Jingxiang. Because of the geographical location, the development of Pingyi here is also very good, there are four giants of Long, Fu, Yin and Dong.

According to the literature, the famous "big surname" in Qiqi County is the Shibian "Haomin" from the Central Plains and Bashu. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the general Wei Qing developed southern Xinjiang, "and then through the southwest, with tens of thousands of followers...... It is to recruit Hao Mintian Nanyi, enter the Su County Official, and accept money in the capital" ("Hanshu Food and Goods Journal"). The Yi and Han surnames in northern Qianbei include Long, Fu, Yin, Dong, Xie and other families. Except for the Xie family, the surnames were all moved from Shu County, Guanghan, and Qianwei, that is, the "Three Shu". The surname "Sanshu" was the first to enter the county.

"When Gongsun Shu, the surnames Long, Fu, Yin, Dong and Gong Cao Xie Xian protected the territory for the Han Dynasty" ("Later Han Shu Southwest Yi Lie Biography"). "Protecting the territory", "Sayings": "Territory, Xinjiang also, once the territory is so far", the "territory" and "exhaustion" of this place are connected. Baojing means to defend the northern border of Qiqi.

Wang Mang Tianfeng Zhonggongsun Shu set himself up as the king of Shu, at that time the big surnames who controlled the situation of the Qi Dynasty opposed the division of Gongsun Shu, and most of these big surnames were county officials, powerful people, and there were "Yi Han tribes" that is, the army. In the Han Wu era, Guo Chang led the army to conquer the present-day Yunnan-Guizhou region, and after pacifying, in the sixth year of the Yuan Ding Dynasty (111 years ago), Pingyi County was set up in Fuyuan, Qujing, Yunnan Province (meaning to quell the rebellion of the Yi people). Therefore, the place is located in the key of Yunnan and Guizhou, and then the army was stationed in Pingyi, forming the "Yi Han Tribe". They maintained the rule of the Han Dynasty, consolidated the territory of the Great Surname, and strengthened ties with the Central Dynasty, and jointly sent an envoy to the north to express their attachment to Emperor Guangwu, and were rewarded by the imperial court. The Yin family name has become one of the "strong and powerful".

A few decades ago, the Yin family once produced a great Confucian Yin Zhen, whose lectures and apprentices spread all over the northern part of Qiqi County and the southern part of present-day Sichuan.

And the location of Pingyi is also awkward, it is located in the northernmost part of Qiqi County, bordering Qianwei County and Qianwei vassal country, which is considered a frontier. Li Yi went south, and it is difficult to say which side of the flattening fell into the hands.

It is possible that after this Yin Wang fled to the rear, he was captured by Liu Bei and arranged this unlucky errand; It is also possible that he was captured by Li Yi, and then sent to deliver a letter with his family as a hostage, and in the end, he was killed by Li Yi.

What the truth is, Huo Jun has no way to judge, it's not that he doesn't have enough IQ, but that his intelligence is insufficient!

After hesitating for a long time, in the end, he still couldn't get the point, and Huo Jun could only convene the generals again.

This time, he summoned the county magistrate and other officials of Mumi County as well. Thinking about more than one person, there is more power.

If Li Yi was here, he would definitely tell Huo Jun in a serious tone that to make this kind of decision, the fewer people involved in the decision-making the better, not the other way around.

In fact, if Huo Jun didn't have so much wisdom, instead of trying to judge Li Yi's plot from the clues, but purely relying on intuition, Li Yi's methods would have no room to play at all.

It's a pity that Huo Jun didn't have the opportunity to get Li Yi's guidance, and although he realized his shortcomings to a certain extent, he couldn't correct them. The more sacrifices he makes, the less he dares to gamble and prefers to find a safe way to deal with it. As a result, it can only be disappointment.

At the military meeting, everyone insisted on their own words and quarreled.

The generals are inclined to fight!

I can't bear it, I don't need to endure it anymore, just rush out and fight to the death. Anyway, if Huo Jun's judgment is correct, there will be a big battle in Yizhou County, even if there is no way to contact the rear, it can be regarded as contributing to the overall situation if he can fight out part of the strength of the Tang Army. If you are lucky, you just hit Li Yi's weakness, and you will pick up a bargain.

The civil servants tend to keep it!

They thought that even if they couldn't contact the rear, as long as there was a nail in Mumi County here, they could somewhat contain part of the strength of the Tang Army, so that they didn't dare to take it lightly at any time. When they get in touch with Dianchi City, they can cooperate with the main force to fight the Tang Army.

What both sides said made sense, and Huo Jun had thought about it repeatedly, but the result was that he was even more confused.

He doesn't dare to gamble, and he is reluctant to gamble, which is a common problem of people who are active. With enough information, he could have made wise judgments, but now that he was in the dark, where could he find his way?

It's not a choice, it can be made by drawing lots.

After thinking and thinking, at last, he decided to continue to calm down, and he said to everyone; "Regardless of whether this Yin Wang is sent by His Majesty the Lord or not, as long as our army does not move, we will not be fooled. For such a big matter, it is impossible for His Majesty to just send a messenger all the way, even if he doesn't see a reply from our army, he should continue to send people over, as long as he waits for His Majesty's messenger to arrive, he can make Li Yi suffer the consequences! ”

"The general is wise." The response was not enthusiastic.

The generals have been tossed and dizzy, and would rather fight to the death than continue to break their heads and guess riddles; And the civil officials were unwilling to work hard, in their opinion, Huo Jun didn't need to toss so much. Want to make a meritorious service? The defeated army is like a tide, isn't the credit for defending the lonely city alone not big enough? No matter how big it is, it will be taboo! For those who are courtiers, high merit is definitely a taboo among the taboos!

There is plenty of grain and grass in Mumi County, and with the current size of the army, as long as it stays still, it will be no problem to hold on for three or five months or even half a year. When the dust settles on the battle of Yizhou, no matter who the winner is, it is impossible not to show respect for the warriors in the city. Why bother?

Huo Jun looked at his subordinates with all their thoughts, and could only say helplessly: "There are many crossbowmen at the head of the city, if someone comes, you can not rush to open the city gate, but you must cover the suspected messenger to arrive safely under the city." Whether it's true or not, you have to ask someone in person. ”

If he can't get a response, Huo Jun can't help it, a man must always act without being ashamed, instead of thinking only about his own interests. No matter how strong the enemy is, he can't already engage in battle, he has already lowered his head, even if he is a trapped beast, he must always fight!

"Whoa!" Everyone responded in unison.

………………

Huo Jun's ambition is commendable, but no matter how high his ambition is, it will not help much to improve the situation.

The first messenger seemed to be a signal, and three days later, a second messenger followed.

"Dead again?" Huo Jun was no longer in the mood to be angry.

Near the moat, there was a dense patch of arrow shafts, and it was obvious that the soldiers were already desperate. They even took the risk of lowering the drawbridge, but in the end, they only got a letter.

"General, this is the letter." The soldier handed over the secret letter, and Huo Jun solemnly accepted it.

The sheepskin was mottled with blood, which showed how desperate the messenger had been. But what is sighing is that Huo Jun can't even tell whether the desperate warriors are trying to complete their mission, or just to save their lives, or something else.

When Zhan Xin saw it, Huo Jun was immediately shocked: This is clearly the same as the previous letter! Could it be that one true and one false, was deceived by the Tang Army? Or is it true that both? It was His Majesty who was not at ease, so ...... Or are they all fake? So what is Li Yi's purpose?

Excited and worried, Huo Jun found Zhao Lei to answer the code.

When the other party saw it, he immediately said with a wry smile: "This time is different, the other contents of this letter are the same, only the date has changed, and the time for the counteroffensive to be launched is February ...... next year."

Huo Jun was dumbfounded when he heard it, not only because of the tricky thoughts of these staff members of the shogunate, but also because of the trouble caused by this letter.

"At least one of these two letters is fake!" Zhao Lei said categorically, "It's likely that both copies are fake!" ”

Huo Jun was silent.

These two dates have diametrically opposite meanings, although Liu Bei has soft ears, he will not change it to this point, the difference between the two factions is only three days, and he chose a back and forth between the two factions. So, at least one of the letters was fake, but he couldn't tell which one was fake.

The handwriting is all written by Liu Bei, and it is not bad at all! The identity of the messenger is similar, last time it was a child of the Pingyi Yin family, and he was in Pingyi as a court; This time it was someone from the Li family of Yongchang County.

Yongchang County should still be in Liu Bei's hands at the moment, but it is only theoretical, the north of Yongchang County is Yueyan County, who knows if the Tang army stationed there will take advantage of the situation to go south?

There is a lot of information, but none of it can help Huo Jun see the truth, all of them are plausible.

Zhao Lei said again: "If my guess is correct, there must be people in the Tang Army who have a deep understanding of the internal situation of our army, maybe it is the internal response!" ”

Huo Jun felt that this was a nonsense, how could he write such a code word if he didn't understand these words?

As for the people in the Tang army who are familiar with the situation of their own army, are they still missing? From Yan Yan in the early days, to Zhang Ren, Li Yan, Zhang Yi and others in the Jingzhou War, and then to this war, even the two prime ministers Pang Tong and Fa Zheng, as well as the general Wu Yi and the general Wang Ping of the expedition to the north, all became prisoners of the Tang army.

Of course, internal response is not impossible. Today, everyone knows that the pace of Datang's domination of the world has been unstoppable, and who guarantees that no one has any dissenting intentions inside?

The question is not here, but why is Li Yi exposed so easily since he has such a means? What is his purpose? What's in it for him to do this? The internal response in the high-level should be used well, and the role is more than that, right?

If you lead yourself out of the city, why do the two letters have diametrically opposite meanings? Shouldn't the tone be harsher than the other, form coherence, and force yourself to fight?

And vice versa, Li Yi doesn't seem to want to stabilize himself in the city.

So what is he going to do, is it just to stun himself?