Yuan Chongshang was stunned, the corners of his eyes twitched twice, and finally asked: "What does Lord Chu mean, this defeat, did someone leak the news in advance?" Shaking his head and saying with a wry smile: "Lord Chu also knows that in this night attack, everything was planned by the Governor alone, even Lord Chu only knew about it after sending troops, so how could others leak the news!" ”

Chu Huan's face did not change, and he said calmly: "Your Excellency the Governor should pay attention to the situation that night, our ship was suddenly surrounded by fire in the middle of the lake, and the flames burned extremely suddenly, don't you wonder where those flames came from?" ”

Yuan Chongshang stared at Chu Huan's eyes and asked, "Lord Chu, doesn't it know how that fire burned?" ”

"After collecting the body, I sent someone to the scene to observe." Chu Huan said solemnly: "The water quality of the lake, there are still residual oil traces, I found someone to identify it, it is an extremely flammable fire oil." ”

"Kerose?"

"Not bad." Chu Huan nodded and said, "This kind of fire oil is extremely flammable, and at that moment, our ship entered the oil array laid by the other party at that time. ”

Yuan Chongshang was even more surprised, "Oil array? ”

"The other party has already sprinkled fire oil on that lake." Chu Huan sighed: "It consumes a lot of oil, but the place is also very large, just because our fleet is close to the island in the middle of the night, naturally we can't observe the movement on the lake, and then I thought about it, the other party laid the oil array in advance, and after our ships entered the oil array without knowing it, they immediately shot rockets and ignited the fire oil floating on the lake, and the fire oil burned quickly, and soon swallowed our fleet." And when our fleet was moving, it was already unknowingly stained with the oil of the lake, so it burned ......very quickly! ”

Yuan Chongshang clenched his fists, his eyes full of anger.

"They should know everything about us." Chu Huan said slowly: "They also determined the time for the Governor to launch a night attack, so the Huang family's fleet had already prepared, when our fleet was in a deep fire array, they took a detour from both sides, cutting off the retreat of our fleet, which led to such a tragic defeat for us!" ”

Yuan Chongshang even had a trace of sweat on his forehead, and said in a deep voice: "In other words, everything is in Huang Tianyi's plan, this governor's action is just his prey, he has already prepared a pocket for this governor to get into?" ”

Chu Huan nodded, "To put it mildly, that's exactly the case, the Governor is behind everywhere, and the moves are all calculated by Huang Tianyi, even if the Praetorian Guards are brave and good at fighting, but this defeat, before the troops are dispatched, is already destined to be a big fiasco, the reason for this is precisely because Huang Tianyi knows himself and his opponent, and knows the Governor's plan well, otherwise the Huang family would never have just set up an oil array in the lake, let alone be fully armed, and be ready to deal with it that night." ”

Yuan Chongshang's face was grim.

"Although the fire oil of the lake, although it is not small, it will float away after two days, and its power will be greatly reduced, and it will be difficult to form such a deadly fire array." Chu Huan stared at Yuan Chongshang's eyes, "I found someone to specialize, being able to form such a fire array and cause such serious damage can only prove that the fire oil of the lake was deployed within twelve hours before it burned, in other words, the night before the Governor launched the night attack, Huang Tianyi had already sent someone to secretly set up an oil array on the lake. Based on this, it is speculated that Huang Tianyi already knew about the adult's plan the day before the adult ordered the night attack. ”

Yuan Chongshang's body trembled slightly, and his eyes showed a confused look: "How could he know?" He would never know! ”

Chu Huan sighed: "I also hope that he won't know, but it turns out that Huang Tianyi not only knows it clearly, but also makes a careful plan......!" Staring at Yuan Chongshang's eyes, Zhengse said: "Lord Governor, this official dares to ask, this night attack, except for the adults, there is really no second person who knows?" ”

Yuan Chongshang's eyes showed a look of pain, he closed his eyes, as if he was racking his brains to think about something, and after a while, he finally shook his head and said: "It is absolutely impossible, this governor did not mention it to anyone in advance, even the party that carried out this matter, that is ...... It was also that night that he suddenly received an order from the Governor, Lord Chu, the Governor had nothing to say, the Governor really couldn't figure it out, how could he Huang Tianyi know that the Governor would attack at night. ”

Chu Huan stared at Yuan Chongshang's eyes, Yuan Chongshang felt a little uncomfortable, and asked, "Lord Chu, do you suspect that Ben Du is lying to you?" ”

Chu Huan shook his head and said, "I have no such intention, it's just that I'm worried that if I can't figure out this problem, it will cause even more trouble!" ”

"An even greater calamity?"

"Huang Tianyi knows about such a confidential event as a night attack, and the official is not sure what Huang Tianyi will know." Chu Huan said solemnly: "Any action of the imperial court in the future, will Huang Tianyi be aware of it?" This defeat has already caused huge losses, and the Governor naturally does not want to see such a thing happen. ”

Chu Huan's voice was very serious, Yuan Chongshang looked a little depressed, and said after a long time: "Although what Lord Chu said makes a lot of sense, but this governor really can't think of anyone else who will know about this matter. After a pause, he said in a low voice: "Could it be that there are some flaws in the governor's plan, and Huang Tianyi has seen some flaws on the side of Yusuo Lake?" ”

If it was before the defeat, Yuan Chongshang would never admit that his plan had the slightest flaw, in fact, he also worked hard, so he was lost.

But at this moment, he had to feel that it was very likely that his old maze was seen through by the other party.

Chu Huan shook his head and said: "This is not very likely, Lord Governor, in fact, your surprise attack plan does not have too many loopholes, and the arrangement on the side of the Jade Lock Lake is also logical, and there is nothing wrong with it." Taking a step back, even if Huang Tianyi was aware of it and knew that the adults would attack in advance, how could he be sure that it would be on that day? Huang Tianyi set up an oil array in the lake a day in advance, that is to say, before the adults left Taiyuan City, Huang Tianyi had already prepared for the battle in advance. ”

Yuan Chongshang's eyes also showed a puzzled look, and he said thoughtfully: "Could it be that Huang Tianyi learned that this governor was going to inspect Yusuo Lake, so he was vigilant...... But as soon as the words came out, he shook his head, as if he felt that this was not very likely.

"The adult also said last time that you will go to Yusuo Lake to inspect every other day, and Huang Tianyi will not be so prepared every time he knows that the adult is going." Chu Huan shook his head and sighed: "Your Excellency, the lower officials would rather see the flaws on Huang Tianyi's side, if this is not the case, then it can only mean that the adult's plan has been leaked in the past, if Huang Tianyi knows everything about the adult's secret plan, then if we can't find out where our own loopholes are, and next time we will suppress them, maybe we will still repeat the mistakes of the past." ”

Yuan Chongshang smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid that there will be no next time for this governor!" ”

Chu Huan's face didn't change, but he just let out an "oh" and asked, "Why did the Governor say this?" ”

"This defeat is a huge loss, and the governor cannot escape the blame." Yuan Chongshang shook his head and sighed: "This governor is ready to present a ...... to the imperial court!" Reaching out for the teapot, he glanced at Chu Huan out of the corner of his eye, "Lord Chu, there was an accident in Taiyuan before, and the saint failed to punish the crime, it was already the emperor's grace, and the governor lost the first battle this time, and the saint was only afraid of ......!" He shook his head and sighed.

Chu Huan's expression was calm, and he said softly: "The Holy Lord is wise and wise, and everything will see the result." Although the adults lost the first battle, it was not the final result! ”

Yuan Chongshang's eyes lit up slightly, "Lord Chu, what do you mean?" ”

Chu Huan shook his head and smiled: "If the Governor can reverse the situation in Anyi in the fastest time, such as finding out some chaotic parties, or finding out some clues about the murder of Shenyiwei, or even figuring out the truth about the murder of Shenyiwei in a short period of time, the Holy Lord may be ......!" He didn't go on.

Yuan Chongshang smiled bitterly: "But this defeat will soon spread everywhere, and it can't be hidden." ”

"Your body hasn't recovered yet." Chu Huan said softly: "Even if you want to go up, you can wait for your body to recover a little before you ......!" He stopped and said no more.

Yuan Chongshang had already grabbed Chu Huan's hand and said gratefully: "Lord Chu, this governor ......!" "I didn't know what to say for a while.

Chu Huan withdrew his hand and sighed: "Although the adult is not in good health, many things still need to be handled by the adult himself. The bereavement of the fallen officers and soldiers, the reformulation of the battle plan, and the most important thing is that today's city defense! ”

"City defense?" Yuan Chongshang was stunned.

Chu Huan bowed his head and said: "This time, thousands of soldiers at any time, most of the Praetorian Guards are lost, this is the elite division of Anyi, as far as I know, there are only two thousand Praetorian Guards stationed in Taiyuan now." ”

Yuan Chongshang nodded and said, "Not bad." ”

Chu Huan said with a straight face: "My lord thinks, once something happens, can the two thousand Praetorian Guards hold Taiyuan City?" ”

Yuan Chongshang frowned and said, "Lord Chu, what do you mean by this?" Could it be that the Huang family can still kill from Yusuo Lake to Taiyuan City? Although a lot of troops have been lost, there are still six or seven thousand troops in Yusuo Lake, and the Huang family can only retreat on the island, if they dare to land on the shore, they will die without a place to bury them in an instant. ”

Chu Huan wanted to speak and stopped, but after all, he didn't say anything, got up and said, "Excuse me, Lord Governor, take care of your body, rest well, I'll leave first!" ”

Yuan Chongshang got up, arched his hand, and said, "Master Chu walks slowly, if you have ...... to ask for sin!" He didn't say it immediately, just looked at Chu Huan, and seeing that Chu Huan's expression remained unchanged, he said softly: "Just wait for Ben Du to get better, and then play!" ”

Chu Huan left the Governor's Mansion, but Yuan Chongshang sat at the table and pondered, and after a long time, the corners of his eyebrows raised slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Someone!" ”

A domestic servant appeared in front of the door, and Yuan Chongshang said in a deep voice: "Go and call the third lady over!" ”