All the officials of the Assassin's Mansion reported on the government affairs in their hands, and then took new tasks one by one and left. Now all the officials in the Assassin's Mansion are all capable people selected by Feng Ziming, and they don't feel tired at all about the busy government affairs. Because, now they have the opportunity to show their ambitions.

"Is the Governor really going to release Hu Zhi?"

Zhao Xun smiled: "Let it go, since you have already agreed, you will realize it." Provided, of course, that he is not a threat to us. ”

Feng Ziming shook his head and chuckled: "Before Ye Xuan left, he really wanted the Metropolitan Governor to hand over Hu Zhi to him and let him dispose of it. ”

Zhao Xun said calmly: "Hu Zhi did this, first put his army in a disadvantageous position, and then stirred up Lord Feng to come from behind, and became the de facto controller of Shanyang Mansion, even his Ye Xuan's lifeline is in the hands of Lord Feng, how can he not be angry?" I heard that when the wind was picked up that day, the cause of Ye Xuan and Lord Feng's-for-tat confrontation was Hu Zhi's idea. ”

Feng Ziming smiled faintly and said, "This Ye Xuan was miserable by Hu Zhikeng!" No wonder...... I don't know what the situation is like for Ye Xuan? Can you resist it? ”

Zhao Xun's face tightened slightly, and said: "I'm afraid it's difficult, the Tang army rushed here with a great victory, but Ye Xuan's corporal is not a strong soldier." However, there is no need to scruple too much, plus us, so many people, and occupy the advantage of the terrain, we can't beat it, and we can resist it, and it should be. ”

"Then what if the Tang Army adds more reinforcements? Now the Tang army is in a hurry to break through, and the army in the territory is an old pawn, and the big war is definitely not something we can stop. Feng Ziming was not optimistic, but then paused and said with a smile: "No, since the Metropolitan Governor is here, it means that he is well prepared." Think about it, the Tang Army, the Xiaoguo Army, and the Metropolitan Governor, it must be the Xiaoguo Army in Jizhou or Qingzhou that has moved. ”

Zhao Xun nodded and smiled: "I guessed right, I did move slightly, because I didn't want to cause the joint counterattack of the southern forces by dredging the canal, so I only moved slightly." ”

Feng Ziming thought so, and he also knew that since occupying the southern part of Qingzhou and Jizhou, the forces in the central part of the country had faintly regarded the Xiaoguo Army as the number one enemy, and even had the intention of joining forces to resist the enemy. It was only after the Xiaoguo army immediately diverted their efforts to dredging the river that they did not continue.

"It's just a slight movement, so that Tang Jun doesn't dare to move lightly, the adults are not small." Knowing these circumstances, Feng Ziming was also much more relaxed.

"It's okay, it's just that the river in our south needs a lot of labor to connect to the land of Yanzhou, so there are more people." Zhao Xun said lightly.

Feng Ziming was stunned for a moment, and laughed: "The normal movement of the Grand Governor can shock Tang Xian. Then he put away his smile and said in a deep voice: "The Metropolitan Governor wants to connect the canal?" ”

"Yes, the rivers that are linked together can play the greatest role, don't they?" Zhao Xun said casually.

"Do you have a navy in the hands of the Grand Governor?" Feng Ziming's eyes flashed with divine light.

"No, it's training. There is still a difference between the navy and the navy. The main thing is that both ships are not the same, and now they are being reworked to combat ships of the naval army. Zhao Xun secretly admired, talking to smart people is simple.

Feng Ziming stroked his palms and said: "It is not very difficult for the navy to become a naval army, relatively speaking, it is more difficult for the naval army at sea to be trained by the inland naval army. After all, the temper of the sea is elusive. In this way, the hinterland of the land of Yanzhou was under the warships of the Grand Duke. In fact, the most useful places for the navy are in Yangzhou and the northern part of Jingzhou, where the water network is dense, and the navy can even achieve many goals that can only be achieved by the army, or even better than the army. ”

Zhao Xun said: "Jingzhou is okay, but Yangzhou is Murong Cheng's lair, and the business is a thoroughfare, and for water warfare, it can't be compared with the world." ”

Feng Ziming laughed and said, "Why do you want to raise the enemy and lower yourself? The Xiaoguo Army Navy is sharp, and the Navy is naturally not far behind. The army is unparalleled in the world, and it also subjugates the Northern Zhuhu, and the soldiers are strong, who dares to compare. What's more, the governor's territory is all broken up and rebuilt, and whether it is Murong Cheng or Situ Lei, they are all intertwined, and many things have decayed. It looks huge, but the staying power is not. ”

While he was talking, a soldier rushed into the lobby quickly, shouting loudly from afar: "Report! Emergency military intelligence! ”

Zhao Xun and Feng Ziming's faces changed, and they looked at each other, not knowing what was wrong.

"Report to my lord, Boping has sent an urgent military situation."

"Boping, it seems that Ye Xuan is in trouble." Zhao Xun said lightly, but there was no nervousness on his face. He took the report from the soldier's hand and immediately read it.

"The situation is really not good, Ye Xuan is defeated!" Zhao Xun shook his head and said.

"Defeated? Ye Xuan was defeated? Do we have to make some preparations, Ye Xuan is defeated, and the Tang army is bound to take advantage of the situation to go south! Feng Ziming said urgently.

Zhao Xun shook his head and smiled: "I haven't finished talking yet, Ye Xuan failed, I don't know if it was stimulated by us, and when I returned to the barracks, I fought hard with Tang Jun once." The result is self-evident, a big defeat and a loss. ”

"What about the loss? What about Boping City now? ”

Zhao Xun frowned and said: "The situation is very bad, of the fifteen thousand people outside the city, only five thousand escaped and returned to the city, and the rest of the ten thousand people were all killed in battle, even Ye Xuan was seriously injured." However, the Tang army also left five thousand people. Now, Boping City has become a caged bird and is trapped in it. ”

"Isn't it dangerous for us here? Without Boping as a flank, the Tang army could go directly south. Feng Ziming frowned, and he was also worried about the situation in front of him. I finally took over the government affairs of Shanyang Mansion and is showing my strength, so wouldn't it be empty?

Zhao inquired: "Things are not so bad, because of Ye Xuan's defeat, the Tang army also knows about our situation here, and the troops in their hands are not enough to divide the troops into two ways." He couldn't figure out what was going on here, and he was afraid that if he really divided his troops into two ways, it would be easy to lead them to defeat on both fronts. ”

"We want to support!" Feng Ziming said calmly.

"That's right, it does need support!" In a deep voice responded.

"Who is the Governor going to take north?"

"Bring no one!"

"Don't bring? How can I support without people? Feng Ziming was a little puzzled.

Zhao Xun said with a smile: "Bring it, we may be really dangerous here, we lead the army to the north, we can let the Tang army know our combat strength, if we know that our rear is empty, no one dares to guarantee that the Tang army will not abandon Boping and not fight, but go to my Shanyang Mansion to make a fuss." Shanyang Mansion is in chaos, we just can't let you have more. The governor of Pontus wanted to go north alone and go to the city of Boping. In this way, my goal will not be too big, and it will not arouse the Tang Army's ideas. ”

"However, the army in Boping City is not enough to deal with the Tang army, and it is difficult to turn the sky upside down!" Feng Ziming frowned and said worriedly.

"It's not that they can't, but they have too many scruples, and the main general doesn't dare to fight. Both soldiers are human beings, so why can't we? Besides, Boping City can hold the city for many days, so it naturally has combat experience. Zhao Xun said lightly.

"No, it's too dangerous!" Feng Ziming refused.

"It's okay, it's really not good, I can only lead the army to retreat. It's just that at that time, the flames of war will spread to the territory of Daosanyang Prefecture. Keeping the enemy out of the country is the most beneficial to the people. Feng Ziming, governing this place well is the greatest help to the front-line soldiers. I will leave Wei Dong behind, stay in Shanyang Mansion, and let him assist you. Remember, at this juncture, anyone who dares to cause trouble or sabotage will be dealt with heavily. I don't want the front line to be in a hurry and the rear to be in chaos. Zhao Xun said in a loud voice.

"Now that the Metropolitan Governor has made up his mind, his subordinates will not say more. The Metropolitan Governor can rest assured that his subordinates are also clear about how to do it. If anyone dares to make trouble, I will not even give him a chance to regret it. Feng Ziming replied coldly.

"That's good!"

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Ye Xuan was injured, not as rumored by the outside world, he was seriously injured. It was precisely because of this defeat that he lost his fighting spirit, or rather, he saw the strength of the Tang Army. Even if his subordinates fought to the death with the enemy in order to defend their hometown and family, they were defeated in the end.

He hated himself even more, in fact, this defeat could have been avoided, or rather, the loss could have been reduced. But in the case of his own insistence on fighting to the death, he suffered heavy losses. If he hadn't been injured and fell off his horse, he would have been guarded, and I am afraid that he would have died outside the city at this moment.

"General Ye is better?" In the bedroom, Ye Xuan heard someone talking outside the house, and he could hear it, this was Zhang Ting, the captain of Boping, that is, the Boping guard at this moment.

"The general is already better, but ......" the guard outside the door did not continue. Ye Xuan was injured in the chest and legs, and he was afraid that he would not be able to participate in the war for a short time.

"Please come in, Lord Zhang!" Taking a breath, Ye Xuan said in a deep voice.

"General!" Zhang Ting said in a deep voice.

"How's it going, what's going on in the city now? How is it outside the city? Ye Xuan asked in a deep voice.

Zhang Ting frowned unconsciously, and said, "...... in the city The morale in the city is not very good, but because there are many soldiers, there are no problems. Outside the city, the Tang army also seemed to have withdrawn twenty miles away to rest, and although our army suffered a lot of losses in this battle, the Tang army was the same. ”

Ye Xuan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Why should Lord Zhang deceive himself, because of me, the army has been defeated. Now, Boping has become an isolated city, and the situation is very bad. ”

Zhang Ting opened his mouth and didn't say anything. Indeed, the situation in the city is indeed a little bad now, and some people are beginning to show signs of surrender. If there are no reinforcements in Shanyang Mansion and there is not enough food and grass, the army in the city will fall apart.

"Have you ever reported the situation here to Shanyang Mansion? Asking for help from Sanyo Mansion? After being silent for a while, Ye Xuan asked in a deep voice. At this moment, what flashed in his eyes was the young general who was heroic in the military camp of Shangyuan Town.

"General Hui, it has been sent, up to now, two days have passed, but our spies have not yet detected any reinforcements on the side of Shanyang Mansion." Zhang Ting said bitterly. Although he didn't know very well, he also got some news from some places, and the current decision of Shanyang Mansion was Feng Ziming, who had a grudge against Ye Xuan in the past.

Ye Xuan said: "You don't have to worry, Feng Ziming is definitely not the kind of person who ignores big things. At this moment, they did not have a large army, but it was better than having a large army to go north. Otherwise, the Tang army twenty miles away would not have retreated into the barracks without moving. ”

"Your Excellency...... My lord...... Someone from Giant Wild City is here! While they were talking about the current situation, a soldier came to report it.

"Oh? I was talking about it just now, and now it's coming! Please come over, General Ye is injured now, and it is difficult for him to move. Zhang Ting's eyes were happy, and he said urgently. Now the situation in Boping City has made him anxious, and someone from Juye City may be someone who supports him. It's just that I don't know how far the other side's army is from this.

A moment later, a young man walked in under the leadership of the guards.

"Li Feng?" Lying on the chair, Ye Xuan, who was wrapped in a big dumpling, exclaimed.

The young man is none other than Zhao Xun, who set off two days ago, under the pseudonym Li Feng.

"General Ye, I didn't expect that if I haven't seen you for a few days, you will become a big zongzi. What is the injury? Zhao Xun said with a smile.

Ye Xuan was not angry, and said: "I can't die yet, it's just that I can't move now and can't go to the battlefield." ”

Zhao Xun sighed and said, "That's okay, it's okay." After a period of time, General Ye is a fierce man again. ”

"Zhang Ting, the captain of Boping City, has seen General Li!" Zhang Ting on the side said.

Zhao Xun raised his hand and said: "Captain Zhang is polite, he can stick to the lonely city, Captain Zhang has worked hard." ”

Zhang Ting shook his head and said: "I don't dare to take credit, the Tang army has not carried out a large-scale siege of this city for so many days, even if there is, it is just a temptation." Speaking of which, it was General Ye who was fighting. I don't know how many people Li Shen will bring this time, and how far away is it from this city? As he spoke, the eagerness on Zhang Ting's face was unmistakable.

Zhao Xun shook his head and said, "The person who came to help is in front of you, one person!" ”

"What? One person? Just Counselor Li alone? How can this ......?" exclaimed Zhang Ting. Now the situation in Boping City is critical, if the reinforcements do not arrive, it will be difficult for them to stop the Tang army! No, it's not difficult, it's not possible at all.

"What? Before the war began, Captain Zhang began to admit defeat? There are 18,000 troops in the city, and there are more than 15,000 wounded, and the same is true of the Tang army outside the city. They were raised by their parents, aren't we? They have two hands, a nose and a mouth, are we one less than them? Zhao Xun said quietly.

"But...... But ...... "Zhang Ting didn't know what to say."

"General Li, I will hand over the 6,000 still intact soldiers under my command to you, can you defend the city?" Ye Xuan, who was silent, suddenly said in a deep voice.

Zhao Xun was stunned, laughed, and said: "Yes, even if I can't, I want Tang Jun to be heartbroken this time!" ”

Ye Xuan said in a condensed voice: "Okay! Then the six thousand soldiers under my command will be handed over to you. Because of their defeat, their morale plummeted, and I was injured, so I had no time to straighten out, and if I wanted them to fight the enemy, it was up to Counselor Li to generalize you. ”

"No trust!" Zhao Xun said word by word. Originally, his plan was also to accept an army, reorganize it slightly, at least to the point where he could hold the city, and try to fight back. This method is not impossible, the Boping defenders are vulnerable, this is the impression of the Tang army, if you suddenly exert force, defeat into victory, it is not impossible. Now Ye Xuan handed over the soldiers and horses in his hand to Zhao Xun, and Zhao Xun was also a little surprised, but this was also a good time to turn the situation around.

"Captain Zhang doesn't understand why we don't send reinforcements? It's not that we don't want to, it's that we can't. Our army is newly defeated, and I don't know how the territory of Sanyang Province will react, if all the troops appear in front, but the rear is caused by some people, then we will be completely finished. In addition, the absence of movement in Shanyang Mansion can force the Tang army not to move lightly, which also gives us a chance to rest and breathe. No army is really invincible in the world, and his Tang army is not far from this goal. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

"By the way, Captain Zhang don't leak my news, just announce to the people in the city that the reinforcements from Shanyang Mansion have set out to support this place, and the Tang army does not dare to move lightly. This city will not be lost. Zhao Xun explained again.

Zhang Ting nodded and responded. He also knew that saying this at this moment would appease the people of the city.

"Also, those who cause chaos and defect to the enemy will be killed! I don't want to lose internally. Zhao Xun said coldly.

Zhao Xun did not delay, and after discussing with Ye Xuan and Zhang Ting, he came to Ye Xuan's military camp.

As soon as he entered the barracks, Zhao Xun frowned slightly, his morale was too poor, many soldiers were listless, and most of his words were defeated.

Handsome tent, Ye Xuan's personal guard introduced Zhao Xun to the three captains, and Zhao Xun also met the three captains. With Ye Xuan's army, only three captains survived at this moment, which shows the hardships of the last war.

Zhao Xun said coldly to Captain Jingming: "Blow the trumpet!" Assemble the whole army! ”

The drums thundered, and the drums of the large battalion rang out. In the middle of the camp, the soldiers went to the school field in twos and threes.

Seeing this, Zhao Xun breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, these soldiers have not forgotten their identity.

"The three captains, from now on, will take over as the general of the army, responsible for the reorganization and operation of the whole army. I don't know what you think, but I have only one purpose, and that is to survive, and then wash away the shame of our defeat, and finally defeat the Tang army, and avenge the dead brothers. Three, would you like to join? Zhao Xun said in a deep voice to the three lieutenants in the tent. When he came to Boping City this time, Zhao Xun only brought a pair of guards, plus the people who came secretly, adding up to only about 200 people. If you want to succeed, you can't use force, you need their support.

The three of them glanced at each other, the murderous aura appeared in their eyes, and they said in unison: "We are willing to take revenge with the general, and we will be ashamed." ”

Zhao Xun smiled and said: "This is very good, as long as we work together, as long as we have fighting spirit, as long as we don't give up, what is the Tang Army afraid of?" Let's go, let's go to the school grounds. ”