In the lobby of the Eastern Capital Stay-at-Home Mansion, all the officials, regardless of the martial arts, have changed into military uniforms, although the leather armor of this body, most of the size does not fit, and the armor wristband on the wrist is even more affected to write official documents, but in the past few months, Fan Zigai's fierce reputation and obscenity have made these secretaries and secretaries of the writers below the seventh grade tremble when they see the appearance of this tall martial artist, and they dare not mention half a word.

But Pei Hongce is obviously one of the few people in this hall who is not afraid of Fan Zigai, he was born in the long house of the Pei family in Hedong, he has a noble family background, and he is also a Henan Zanzhi, which is equivalent to the second-in-command of the eastern capital Luoyang, which can be described as a high authority.

Fan Zigai, the official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, is only at the same level as him, and he does not listen to the direct orders of the Eastern Capital at all, only the official document of Yang Tong, the king of Yue stationed in the Eastern Capital, will he be edicted, just like now, if it is not for Yang Tong's edict, he will not accept the order at all.

Even his nominal superior, as Da Xi of Henan Ling, he didn't care about it, and now he was standing above the lobby, with his head held high, with an empty look of arrogance, as if Fan Zigai was sitting on it, and he was his subordinate.

Fan Zigai's face was very calm, and he said calmly to Pei Hongce: "Pei Zanzhi, now that the military situation is in full swing, you are late, can you give this official an explanation?" ”

Pei Hongce's nostrils let out a heavy breath, and he said coldly: "This official is inspecting the outside of the city today, and when the messenger left behind by Fan arrives, this official happens to be absent, and according to the law of the Great Sui, Henan Ling and Henan Zanzhi. It is not a temporary residual jurisdiction. If you want to transfer your own officer. The edict of His Royal Highness the King of Yue is acceptable. ”

Fan Zigai still said very calmly: "Now Pei Zanzhi has also received an order from the King of Yue, this official now invites you to come and wants to discuss with you about this matter of fighting thieves to quell the rebellion, I just received a military report that Yang Rebellious's rebels have bypassed Huaizhou, and the troops are divided into three routes, and the forward cavalry penetrates into Baisima Ban and enters the Gangshan Mountain." Bypassing the Tiger Prison Pass and inserting directly into the eastern capital, the right army of more than 3,000 people, led by Yang Chengyi's fifth brother Yang Shanyi, entered Luoshui, and Yang Wei himself led a large army into the Yellow River, and with the help of Zhao Huaiyi, the thief Ji County, took Ji County to cross the Yellow River in the south, and prepared to join Yang Shanyi's army. In this case, what is Pei Zanzhi's good strategy? ”

Pei Hongce's face changed slightly, even though his eyes were empty. But he still didn't expect Yang Xuangan's army to march so fast, and he lost his voice: "What? The rebels have already crossed the Yellow River? What are the defenders doing along the way! ”

Fan Zigai's eyes flashed: "Along the way." Yang Shun kept inciting, coercing the people to join, and the thieves and people from all over the country joined one after another, and the servants were like markets, and now the soldiers were extremely sharp, and the flag was pointing south, I was afraid that in two or three days, there would be 20,000 or 30,000 people. In the states and counties along the way, either there were internal thieves who captured the states and counties to meet the rebels, or they were too busy to protect themselves and closed the city, how could they still have the strength to stop the rebels' attack? ”

Pei Hongce gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "What is the source of Yang Xuangan's rebels?" How many are combative, and how many are newly attached rabble? ”

Fan Zigai said indifferently: "According to the front-line report, only one or two thousand of Yang Xuangan, Li Mi and others' family soldiers are well-equipped and equipped with war horses, that is, more than 1,000 people from the forward Bai Sima Ban, and one or two thousand of the other troops are guards from nearby states and counties who were defrauded, and the other 10,000 or 20,000 are untrained and unarmed migrant workers, boatmen and Diao people. These people did not even have armor, bows and arrows, or spears, and most of them only had a single knife that had been struck freshly, and even the clothes on their bodies were canvas. ”

Pei Hongce's brows gradually stretched, and he smiled: "I thought he had many elite soldiers, he could be so powerful, I didn't expect it to be just a rabble, although there are millions, what are you afraid of?" ”

Fan Zigai shook his head: "I heard that Yang Xuangan sent more than a thousand Ding tribes to command the squads composed of Diao people and people's husbands, after a short period of training, they can be regarded as good, looking at their marching speed, they are by no means a rabble, Pei Zanzhi must not take it lightly." ”

Pei Hongce waved his hand: "It's nothing, these folk boatmen are just walking on boats, it's okay to let them run fast, but on the battlefield, they are vulnerable." Pei's subordinates have 8,000 elite soldiers in Henan Mansion, and they are willing to meet those rabble, and Yang Xuangan can be captured in one battle. ”

Fan Zigai's brows furrowed slightly: "Pei Zanzhi, Chief Da Xi (Henan Ling Da Xi is kind, the nephew of the famous general Da Xi Changru) has already led 5,000 elite soldiers to meet Yang Shanyi and Yang Xuangan's troops who are going south along Luoshui." This official called you here in the hope that you would deal with Yang Xuanzong's more than 1,000 cavalry. ”

Pei Hongce was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "What? Fan stayed behind, how could you let Chief Da Xi go first without discussion? You're disrespecting me, aren't you? ”

Fan Zigai said coldly: "This official treats all officials equally, there is no personal grudge, Pei Zanzhi, you are more than an hour late, the military situation is like fire, the strength of the rebels is increasing every moment, if you wait for the two of you to be there, and then discuss slowly, I am afraid that the rebels will come to the city, now outside Luoyang City, the remaining troops are only 30,000, Chief Daxi took 5,000 elite soldiers to go first, you Pei Zanzhi's department has 8,000 people, and the rest of the soldiers and horses, this official must be used to defend the eastern capital, not to fight lightly, so now there is only trouble Pei Zanzhi you, went to meet Yang Xuanzong. ”

Pei Hongce was annoyed in his heart, on the one hand, he knew the strong combat power of the Yang Mansion's soldiers, although there were only more than 1,000 people, but if he fought with 8,000 people, even if he won, he might not be able to do any good, and most of them would suffer heavy losses. And Yang Xuanzong is not Yang Xuangan, in case this Yang Xuangan's head allows Nada Xi to be kind, even if he completely annihilates this partial division, it will not be the first merit. As he thought about it, the corners of his mouth unconsciously hooked, and his face was full of reluctance.

Fan Zigai saw through his calculations at a glance, he laughed, and said: "Pei Zanzhi, Da Xi has few officers and soldiers, and he has to face the main force of the rebel army, it is impossible to win quickly, and you have 8,000 people, first eat the Yang Xuanzong department of the light soldiers, so that this army can not meet with the strength of the rebel lord, this is the key to this battle." ”

"After the victory, you can take the aftermath of the great victory and rush to the main battlefield, that is, dozens of miles, an hour or two, when the fierce battle is in full swing, you suddenly kill, you will definitely collapse the enemy army on all fronts, and Yang Xuangan's head will most likely be obtained for you, are you still not satisfied?" (To be continued.) )