"Deng Ding intends to raid Chengdu." Zhou Fu was shocked when he heard this, paused, and said softly: "A year ago, Deng Ding, Kui Wen, Wang Run and other old generals in Shu came to the Assassin Mansion and asked to leave Chengdu and return to their hometown for various reasons. ”

Yang Qian nodded, and said softly: "In the eyes of adults, Wenshan County and Hanjia County are Kui Wen and Wang Run making trouble, they have already planned it!" ”

"That's right, they did have a premeditated plan, but it's a pity that the officer hasn't found out, and now, they have quietly gathered so many soldiers and horses, with our current strength, I'm afraid it's impossible to destroy them." Zhou Fu shook his head helplessly after speaking.

Yang Qian hugged his fists and said: "My lord, the rebels will gradually accumulate strength, or it won't be long before they will raid Chengdu, we can't be trapped in Chengdu, just sit and wait!" After speaking, he looked at Zhou Fu anxiously.

Zhou Fu looked up at Yang Qian and asked softly, "General Yang has any good plans, you might as well talk about it." At this time, the situation was urgent, and Zhou Fu had no idea for a while, so he asked his subordinates for advice.

Yang Qian thought for a moment, and said: "My lord, at present, we have three ways to go, first, urgently recruit troops in Chengdu to double the strength of our army, and then take advantage of the fact that the three rebels have not yet been assembled, and take the initiative to attack and break each one. Second, while the rebels were still preparing, our army immediately withdrew from Chengdu and returned to Jingzhou, and then joined up with the main force of Huan Juma and made a comeback. Retake Chengdu and destroy the rebels. Third, hold on to the reinforcements, expand the army and renovate the war readiness, and at the same time write a letter to Huan Juma to report the emergency. ”

Listening to Yang Qian's three strategies, Zhou Fu lowered his head and thought about it, the first strategy is too risky, and taking the initiative to attack may not be able to quickly defeat the rebels, so that it is possible to give up the fortified city of Chengdu to the remaining two groups of rebels, and the second strategy can preserve its strength very well. Thus making a comeback. But as the history of Yizhou, he gave up Chengdu before the war, and if it spread, it would be a great blow to his reputation. The court will also condemn him. Nature doesn't work. The third strategy, while not good, is the only one that is safe and feasible at the moment.

After all, Chengdu is a fortified city. As long as the preparation is sufficient, the soldiers can hold out for months until reinforcements arrive.

Zhou Fu looked up at Yang Qian, and said: "General Yang, this official has carefully considered your three constructions, the first one is too risky, the second one escapes without a fight, we will be ridiculed by the world, only the third one is the safest to stick to and wait for help, this is our only choice at present." ”

Yang Qian nodded when he heard this, he also felt that only this strategy was the safest, and holding on to it was not the same as waiting for reinforcements, as long as he held on until the reinforcements arrived, he could deal a fatal blow to the rebels besieging the city.

"Now that the Lord has decided, the general will go to prepare for the defense of the city." Yang Qian clenched his fists and said.

Zhou stroked his beard and said: "General Yang, at present, the strength of our army in the city is only 10,000 Jingzhou Army and 5,000 old Shuzhong troops who surrendered not long ago, you immediately recruit 5,000 new soldiers in the city, so that the size of our army can reach 20,000, and it is enough to hold Chengdu." ”

"Yes, my lord, I will do it," Yang Qian took the order and turned to leave.

Zhou Fu continued to pace in the lobby, he was thinking about whether to ask for help from Hua'an in the direction of Liangzhou at the same time, after all, the Hua'an army in Liangzhou is the closest to Chengdu, and it is the most labor-saving and convenient to reinforce Chengdu from the Hua'an Division, while the Huanwen army in Jingzhou will take a long time to reach Chengdu, in case Chengdu is broken by the rebels before the arrival of the main force of the Jingzhou army, the consequences will be strict.

But after all, Yizhou is Huanwen's defense area, and he is also Huanwen's subordinate, and it is the responsibility of the Huanwen Legion to guard Yizhou.

In fact, what Zhou Fu was most worried about was that once the Hua'an army entered Yizhou and put down the rebellion in Yizhou, the imperial court would see that Hua'an had the ability to protect Yizhou, but Huan Wen was beyond the reach of Yizhou, so it was likely that Yizhou's defense would be handed over to Hua'an, and once this happened, Zhou Fu's boss, General Huan Wen's power, would permanently withdraw from Yizhou, the country of abundance.

If such a situation really occurs, it will be extremely unfavorable to the development of Huan Wen, as a subordinate of Huan Wen, Zhou Fu's status in Yizhou will also be greatly reduced, even if the position of the assassin can be kept, but the defense of Yizhou is all owned by Hua'an, this so-called assassin history is just an empty shell.

Zhou Fu thought about it again and again, and decided not to ask Hua'an for help, but immediately wrote a letter to Jingzhou, asking Huan Wen to send a large army to reinforce Chengdu, and at the same time, personally inspect the city defenses to hold the capital of Yizhou and wait for help.

After writing the letter asking for help, Zhou Fu personally handed the letter to the person who sent it, and instructed the messenger to deliver the letter to Jingzhou as much as possible.

Seeing the messenger take the order, Zhou Fu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately left the Assassin's Mansion and went to inspect the direction of the city wall, he wanted to strengthen the city defense as much as possible to block the superior strength of the rebels.

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In the mansion of the former Shu State scholar and servant Wang Oath, Wang Oath and a group of henchmen were in the secret room, discussing the specific matters of assisting Deng Ding, Kui Wen and others to do internal affairs in the city.

At this moment, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is in front of them, as long as they seize it in time and make good use of it, they can be invincible.

Wang Wei looked at the henchmen in the secret room, and said: "Everyone, the old man has been worrying about how to cooperate with General Deng and others these days, but now, Zhou Fu has sent us such an opportunity, such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, how can we miss it, the old man took the risk to gather you here today, just for this matter." ”

All the henchmen in the secret room, after listening to the king's oath, were a little confused, they all looked at each other a few times, and then shook their heads.

"Lord Wang, forgive me for being ignorant, what opportunity did Zhou Fu give us!" A henchman asked anxiously.

Wang Wei smiled and said softly: "Have you seen a notice of conscription on the street today? ”

"I saw it, of course I saw it, Zhou Fu wantonly recruited troops in the city, saying that he wanted to recruit 5,000 new soldiers to enrich the defense of Chengdu." A henchman hurriedly said.

"Yes, yes, that's the case, but how many people take the initiative to apply?" The henchmen hurriedly chimed in.

Wang Wei nodded and said softly: "Zhou Fu is in such a hurry to recruit soldiers, which is enough to show that the actions of General Deng and others have been discovered, and Zhou Fu's old thief is afraid, so he wantonly recruits troops to prevent accidents." ”

"Yes! It must be like this, General Deng and others have already raised the banner of rebellion, or it won't be long before the Jin army can be driven away, and then Chengdu will be recovered. The henchmen said excitedly.

Wang Wei looked at all the henchmen, raised his hands flat, signaled the henchmen to be quiet, and after everyone was quiet, he spoke: "The old man asked you to come, so that you can lead all the people under your command to the city to enlist, so that they can collectively blend into the military camp in order to cause trouble." ”

When the henchmen heard this, they were stunned for a moment, and then said happily: "Lord Wang is really clever!" In this way, Zhou Fu thought that he was recruiting a new army, but he didn't know that all of them were our men, and besides, we didn't have to gather secretly. ”

"My lord is clever, I admire him." All the henchmen complimented the king's oath.

Wang Wei nodded, and said with a straight face: "Everyone, remember that this matter must be kept absolutely confidential, and there must not be the slightest leakage. ”

"Don't worry, my lord, this matter is related to our net worth and life, and we will definitely be cautious." The henchmen hurriedly said.

Seeing that things had been arranged, Wang Wei waved his hand and motioned to all his henchmen to go back and prepare immediately.

"Take care, sir, I'll take my leave." The henchmen clenched their fists and took the order, and then left.

According to his assumption, as long as these henchmen lead their subordinates to successfully enter the barracks, it will be equivalent to inserting a knife in Zhou Fu's heart, and success will be just around the corner.

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In the direction of Chengdu's south gate, Yizhou Assassin Zhou Fu is inspecting the city defense, which is an important position to defend against the rebel attack, because two of the three rebels are from the south, and the south gate is likely to be the main direction of the rebel attack.

"The women's walls here are cracked and must be rebuilt, and the open space here needs to be stacked with more stones, and here, it must be repaired again." Zhou Fu was in the direction of the south gate, loudly assigning tasks to the soldiers defending the city.

In order to successfully resist the rebels and hold Chengdu, Zhou Fu put forward extremely high requirements for the city defense work, and he asked the soldiers to repair any gap in the city wall.

"Your Excellency, your Excellency." At this moment, General Yang Qian walked over.

Zhou Fu frowned, and said softly: "What's the matter, after adding 30% of the military salary, no one has recruited?" If we can't do it, we must gather 20,000 troops, so that we can have enough strength to repel the rebels. ”

Yang Qian shook his head, hugged his fists and said: "Lord Hui, there are a lot of people who have been recruited in the afternoon, and in just over two hours, five thousand recruits have been recruited, and now, they are training in the camp?" ”

"Oh, that's five thousand recruits so soon." Zhou Fu was greatly surprised when he heard this, paused, and chuckled: "These Diao people in Shuzhong just like to be greedy for small gains, and the military salary has only increased by thirty percent, and the number of recruits has increased all of a sudden, haha!" After saying that, he laughed happily.

"My lord, now we have an army of 20,000, and the strength to defend the city has become stronger, with the strong city of Chengdu, as long as there is enough grain and grass, it will not be a problem to hold on for a year and a half!" Yang Qian was also happy.

Zhou Fu smiled and said loudly: "General Yang, let's go to the barracks to have a look." As he spoke, he walked down the city wall and walked in the direction of the barracks in the city. (To be continued......)