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When the father and son of the Zhang family heard the report, they all changed color slightly, the father and son glanced at each other, and Zhang Han had already said: "Father, could it be that Hezhou is in an emergency, and Hu Zongmao sent someone to ask for reinforcements?" ”

Zhang Shuyan had already said outside: "Let him wait in the outer hall." Only then did he say to Zhang Han: "Do you think Hu Zongmao sent someone to ask for reinforcements?" ”

Zhang Han nodded slightly, and said: "At this time, there are only two possibilities for sending someone here, either he forced Chu Huan back and sent someone to tell him, just to show off his prestige, and secondly, it can only be that the military situation is urgent, and Hezhou City can't hold it, so he sends someone over to ask for help." ”

"In that case, why do you think he must be asking for help?"

"Father, you think, Chu Huan has a lot of soldiers and horses, and Hu Zongmao will never dare to go out of the city to fight Chu Huan." Zhang Han said softly: "But my father has long said that with Chu Huan's strength and grain, it should be no problem to last for more than 20 days or even a month, with the speed of Chu Huan's march, and then calculated based on the time of the journey from Hezhou this time, Chu Huan will not be in Hezhou for more than ten days, and it is hard for the child to believe that Hu Zongmao will be able to force back or even defeat Chu Huan within ten days, so it is impossible to send someone to report the good news." ”

Uncle Zhang laughed out loud and said, "Han'er, my father has long said that you have a bright future, and some things can be figured out as long as you use your brain, keep your calm, and don't corrupt your mind by drinking." But the smile on his face quickly disappeared, and he frowned and said, "What you said makes sense, it's just ...... I'm afraid it's not necessarily for reinforcements. ”

Zhang Han was stunned and said curiously: "Is there any other possibility?" ”

Uncle Zhang Yan groaned slightly, and then said slowly: "As long as Hu Zongmao is not exhausted, he will never ask me for help." Although Hezhou City is farther away from the sandbar than my Jinzhou, if he really asks for help, it must be in the direction of the sandbank, not to my Jinzhou. Zhu Lingyue asked us to raise troops, at a critical juncture, Hu Zongmao must have thought of Zhu Lingyue, not to mention that Hu Zongmao should know that even if we send troops and Jinhe and Erzhou join forces, they may not be Chu Huan's opponents, and only when Tianshan sends troops can they hold Hezhou. ”

"But in this case, even if Hu Zongmao sends someone to ask Tianshan for help, will Zhu Lingyue really send troops?" Zhang Han frowned and said: "Father, Zhu Lingyue asked us to raise troops because he didn't dare to come forward, once he sent troops to Hezhou, how would he explain to the imperial court?" ”

Zhang Shuyan smiled faintly: "It's one thing for Hu Zongmao to send someone for help, it's another thing for Zhu Lingyue to send troops or not, and whether he sends troops or not depends on what Zhu Lingyue thinks." ”

"What does Father mean?"

"Thinking about it according to common sense, of course Zhu Lingyue will not send troops easily." Uncle Zhang's eyes flickered, and he said slowly: "But this is not a certainty, if Zhu Lingyue sends troops, it is not an uncommon thing." Although Zhu Lingyue is not completely ready, but in his heart, the current strength in his hands is by no means comparable to Chu Huan, at this time, if he really wants to send troops, Chu Huan will be difficult to resist, if nothing happens, he will soon be able to attack the entire territory of Xiguan, but once this happens, it will also show that he is completely going to rebel. ”

Zhang Han nodded slightly.

"Tianmen Dao is chaotic in the southeast, although Lei Guheng is a general, he is a famous general, but the power of Tianmen Dao is too great, the court is empty, and the support for Lei Guheng is limited, and Lei Guheng may not be able to exterminate Tianmen Dao." Zhang Shuyan put his hands behind his back, walked to the window, looked at the rockery in the courtyard, and said slowly: "If it is only the southeast, the imperial court can still send troops and horses to march to the northwest, but the Hebei Qingtian King has revived, and Han Santong has been defeated and retreated, once the Qingtian King really defeats Han Santong, and then swings the Fuhai Dao, then the eastern part of the empire will be controlled by the Qingtian King...... ”

Zhang Han changed color slightly and said, "If that's the case, the salt road of the empire will be completely sealed." The salt road in the southeast is in the turmoil of Tianmen Road, it has been difficult to transport salt to the mainland, once even the last piece of salt road Fuhai Road is also occupied by the Qingtian King, Tianmen Road and the Qingtian King seal the salt road at the same time, the mainland will be seriously short of salt, then not only will there be a salt shortage in the Guan, but also our northwest will not escape the doom. ”

Uncle Zhang Yan sighed: "You don't think it's very important to have salt, but once the salt road is really cut off, it will be amazing...... Therefore, when the imperial court deals with the southeast Tianmen Road, it will never ignore the Qingtian King, the imperial court does not have many materials, so it needs to deal with both sides, do you think the imperial court still has time to take care of the northwest? ”

Zhang Han understood and said, "Father is saying that at such a time, even if Zhu Lingyue is not fully prepared, he may still take risks?" ”

"Naturally, it's possible." Zhang Shuyan bowed slightly: "Actually, Zhu Lingyue didn't dare to move easily, but he wasn't necessarily really worried that Guan Nai would send troops to come to conquest, he was clear about the situation in the imperial court, and knew that in the current situation, even if he raised troops to rebel, the imperial court would not have the spare strength to conquer the northwest, before Chu Huan arrived, do you know what his henchmen are?" ”

"Naturally, it's Xiao Huanzhang." Zhang Han immediately said: "Although Zhu Lingyue interfered in the affairs of Beishan during the war, Xiao Huanzhang also seemed to be very cooperative, but Xiao Huanzhang's vitality in Beishan was not injured, and his foundation was extremely stable. ”

Uncle Zhang smiled faintly and said: "Xiao Huanzhang is certainly a nail in Zhu Lingyue's eyes, but what Zhu Lingyue really regards as a confidant is not Xiao Huanzhang, but Gan Hou!" ”

"Waiting?" Zhang Han was stunned, "Northwest Army? ”

Zhang Shuyan nodded and said: "Yes, don't forget, although the Northwest Army suffered defeat under the hands of the Western Liang people, this does not mean that the Northwest Army is a group of wrecks, on the contrary, the combat effectiveness of the Northwest Army has always been undoubted." After a pause, thoughtful, he said: "Think about it yourself, Xiao Tian, the king of the Southern Courtyard of Xiliang, asked, for many years, he has been eyeing the Central Plains, he has long had military power in Xiliang, and there is no day that the people of Xiliang do not want to attack Qin in the south, but why have they endured it for many years and dare not make a move?" ”

"It's because of the wind chill!" Zhang Han said immediately.

Zhang Shuyan nodded first, then shook his head again, and said, "It's because of the wind and the cold smile, but it's not because of the wind and the cold smile." ”

Zhang Han didn't understand for a while.

"Because Feng Hanxiao laughs, that's because only Feng Hanxiao can suppress the Northwest Army, he can hold 100,000 Northwest Army into a fist, and only Feng Hanxiao can easily make this fist advance and retreat freely." Uncle Zhang stared at Zhang Han and said: "Feng Hanxiao has led the Northwest Army for nearly twenty years, and he knows the advantages and weaknesses of the Northwest Army well, the twelve commanders of the Northwest Army, which one is not a fierce general who crawled out of the pile of dead people, and only Feng Hanxiao can suppress them, the Northwest Army has been trained under his command for nearly twenty years, do you think this army will be a group of wrecks?" ”

Zhang Han sighed and said: "The four major generals, there is no one who is not a famous general who is not in charge, the Northwest Army with a cold smile, garrisoning the border passes, after the founding of the country, the people of Xiliang did not dare to come to attack on a large scale, he is indeed a great person." ”

"But the Xiliang people are afraid of the wind and cold smile itself, because of the 100,000 warriors under his command." Uncle Zhang said solemnly: "The officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army are like wolves and tigers, even if the Xiliang people have 100,000 iron horses, they dare not act rashly, and it can also be seen that the Northwest Army is strong." If it weren't for Feng Hanxiao's sudden death, if it weren't for the internal division of the Northwest Army, if it weren't for the fact that the imperial court didn't determine the commander of the Northwest in time, if it wasn't for Xiao Tianwen seizing the best opportunity, if it wasn't for the fact that the various departments of the Northwest Army were fighting their own ......! His speech quickened, his face was not without regret, and he sighed: "It is impossible for the Western Liang people to break through the Yanmen Pass, and it is impossible for the Northwest Army to suffer such a rout." ”

Zhang Han understood, picked up the teacup, handed it to Zhang Shuyan, and said, "Father means that Zhu Lingyue is still afraid of the 40,000 Northwest Army that is Ganhou?" ”

Zhang Shuyan took the teacup, took a sip, then put it down, and said: "The 40,000 Northwest Army that Gan Hou is now commanding are all old people who are cold and smiling, and Gan Hou himself is also a brave and warlike general, and now that the Northwest Army has determined its commander, and has an army of 40,000, do you say Zhu Lingyue can be afraid?" He didn't dare to make a move, it was because of the existence of the Northwest Army, coupled with a treacherous and cunning Xiao Huanzhang, if Zhu Lingyue was not completely sure, how could he dare to do it easily? So while he runs Tianshan, he uses Dongfang Xin and others to control Xiguan, and then suppresses Xiao Huanzhang, if it weren't for Chu Huan's appearance, Xiguan has been controlled by him, Xiao Huanzhang is difficult to support alone, and sooner or later he will be cleaned up by Zhu Lingyue, and at that time, he will naturally no longer be afraid of Tian Hou. ”

"Then why did my father say that he might make a move this time?"

Zhang Shuyan's eyes flickered, and he said: "Just because he doesn't make a move, Chu Huan will be able to control the entire Xiguan, and at that time, the northwest will really be three-legged, and his Zhu Lingyue's ambition will be even more difficult to realize." After a pause, he lowered his voice and said: "He promised us that the Northwest Army would not act rashly, in other words, it is very likely that he has reached some kind of agreement with Tian Hou, as long as Tian Hou does not move, he will take the lead in defeating Chu Huan and taking Xiguan, which is much better than watching Chu Huan sit in the northwest." ”

Zhang Han looked suddenly enlightened, and said, "If Zhu Lingyue really sends troops, then we?" ”

"Of course, you have to obey Zhu Du's orders." Uncle Zhang Yan smiled, "Don't forget, we are Zhu Du's people, Zhu Du has orders, and we should obey them." ”

Zhang Han laughed, only to feel that his father was really far-sighted, and immediately showed doubts, and asked: "Father, Hezhou sent someone here, it is impossible for him to come to report Jixun, nor to ask for help, so why did he come?" ”

Zhang Shuyan had already gotten up, straightened his clothes, and said, "Then we can only let the envoy tell us what he Hu Zongmao wants to do." ”