Chen Xu, Yan En, and Lin Feng were overjoyed, and led people out of the city to greet them, and met Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, five miles west of the city, and hurriedly reported everything that happened in Quanzhou City.

Li Jingsui was pleasantly surprised, and after a long roar of passion, he took the lead in riding into Quanzhou City, which he had never set foot in before.

In front of the Quanzhou Envoy's Mansion, the Southern Tang Dynasty generals stood on the right side of the gate, and the deputy commanders of the Qingyuan Army, Zhang Hansi, Chen Hongjin, the Zhangzhou Assassin Shi Liucongyuan, who arrived urgently, and a cadre of Quanzhou Army Wenwu stood on the left, greeting the King of Qi, and the cloth clothes of Liucongxiao stood in the front, and behind them, the original plaque on the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion had been removed, which was used to show the sincerity of the Qingyuan Army.

Li Jingsui smiled heartily, jumped off the horse briskly, grabbed Liu's follower, smiled to the other Quanzhou civil and military forces, and walked towards the mansion.

The grand dinner was ready, and as soon as Li Jingsui stepped into the main hall, the music immediately sounded, after all, it was an "international big city", and various dishes with Chinese and foreign characteristics were served like water.

Li Jingsui, who was in a very refreshing mood, pulled Liu Congxiao, who was going to sit next to him, and pulled him to the main seat, added a stool next to him, and pressed him there.

Li Jingsui took the lead in raising a full wine glass and stood up.

As soon as they saw this scene, the music at the scene immediately stopped, and all the civil and military generals sitting here stood solemnly with their cups in unison, waiting for King Qi to speak.

Li Jingsui leaned to the side, stretched out his wine glass to Liucongxiao, and lightly touched the glass with Liucongxiao, who was a little surprised, and then said loudly: "The first glass of wine, Jingsui represents the Tang Dynasty Shengshang to respect the Tang Hussar General Liucongxiao!" ”

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was shocked. Especially the generals of the former Qingyuan Army, all of them were happy on their faces. It turned out that the Tang Dynasty not only did not demote Liucong to a civilian, but promoted him to the rank of Wusanguan Hussar General from the first rank, which was a great news for Liujia, and even more good news for the worried Quanzhang Wenwu.

Liu Congxiao looked at the bottom of the empty glass that Li Jingsui revealed, drank the wine glass in some amazement, and after being stunned for a while, he knelt down deeply to Li Jingsui to express his gratitude.

Li Jingsui picked up the Liucongxiao, poured the cups of the two of them again, and then raised them in front of him and said loudly: "The second cup of wine, to the Quanzhang Wenwu here, this king solemnly promised on behalf of the Tang Dynasty that as long as Fuzhou is won, it will be rewarded for meritorious deeds, and your future will be more brilliant!" ”

This glass of wine was drunk again, and Quanzhang Wenwu, who had received the solemn promise of King Qi and knew that his future was basically worry-free, was even more happy.

"The third glass of wine, to all the heroic soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, thank you!" Li Jingsui once again shouted to persuade him to drink.

From this moment on, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves and drank freely, and all the barriers between the two armies had disappeared without a trace.

However, not long after, King Qi took the lead in leaving the banquet scene under Lin Feng's reminder, and many civil and military ministers also stopped, followed into the study, and discussed how to seek Fuzhou.

Because the overall strategy has already been finalized, now only some details are added and adjusted, and it will not be long before the overall offensive plan is announced. All the generals who received the order were all dispatched, and their troops were dispatched overnight, and dozens of cavalry took the lead in galloping out of Quanzhou City with torches and heading straight for Fuzhou.

At noon on 22 March, Qian Hongyi, the envoy of the Zhangwu Army and the assassin of Fuzhou, was inspecting the Yingxian Gate in the west of Fuzhou City, when a Fuzhou soldier rushed along the city wall, and he began to shout from afar: "Qian envoy! Money makes the picture! Someone is attacking the Tang army camp outside the Ningyue Gate in Nancheng, and it should be Qingyuan soldiers in costumes. ”

Qian Hongyi was shocked, and immediately grabbed a horse and galloped along the city wall facing south, and his relatives hurriedly ran behind.

When Qian Hongyi ran to the head of Ningcheng Gate due south, he was immediately attracted by the chaotic scene under the city wall: a team of cavalry in white Quanzhou military uniforms rampaged in the southern camp of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and wherever the horses went, the Southern Tang soldiers rushed to the wolf, crying and screaming, but they still could not avoid being cut to the ground. After crossing the middle line, the horsemen began to rush straight towards the city walls.

"That's not right, Tang Bing's performance when he attacked the city a few days ago wasn't so weak?!" Qian Hongyi was very puzzled and said to himself.

After a short time, those cavalry had already broken out of the southern camp of the Tang Army, and soon rushed to the front of the moat, and the two leading generals jumped off their horses, knelt on the ground urgently, and the one in front of the head said loudly: "I am Liu Shaochi, the son of the Qingyuan Army's Jiedu Envoy Liu, and Chen Wenshan, the son of Chen Hongjin, the deputy commander of the Qingyuan Army, and I have an urgent matter to ask to see Wu Yueguo's Qian Minister!" ”

Qian Hongyi hid behind the battlements, and found that the camp in the southern Tang Dynasty was still chaotic until now, and his heart was even more confused, and one of his lieutenants, Qian Buyi, lay on the battlements and observed for a long time, then turned around and said: "Qian envoy, the person who came is indeed Liu Shaochi, he came to our Fuzhou once before, I know him." ”

Qian Hongyu groaned for a moment and ordered: "Put the suspension bridge down halfway, and bring these two people up with hanging baskets for questioning." ”

Soon, Liu Shaochi and Chen Wenshan, who were sweaty and bloody, went up to the Ningyue Gate, and saw Qian Hongyi sitting downstairs at the city gate from a distance, and immediately knelt on the ground and shouted: "Qian Envoy, please send troops to save me Quanzhou quickly!" ”

"Shao Chi, don't worry, get up and talk slowly." Qian Hongyi was taken aback and asked urgently.

Liu Shaochi got up, hurriedly walked to the wall, pointed to the military camp of the Southern Tang Dynasty and said: "Envoy, now the Southern Tang soldiers under the city are all dressed as people, the real Jianzhou army has quietly disguised itself to Quanzhou City, and the Chu and Tang fleets have also surrounded Quanzhou Bay from the sea and are attacking Quanzhou!" ”

"Oh, tell me more!" Qian Hongyi saw the performance of the Tang soldiers below, and thought of the Fuzhou Navy army's previous incident about a large number of fleets passing south from the east of the sea, and immediately believed a little bit of this matter.

Liu Shaochi gestured with both hands and told the progress of the battle in Quanzhou: 10,000 Jianzhou troops raided from the west and connected the two cities of Datian and Yongchun in Quanzhou; 20,000 Jianzhou troops went south from Fuzhou, and after a few days of confrontation with the defenders of Dehua in Qingyuan, they suddenly exerted their strength and captured Dehua, and then the two combined forces in the north and west captured Nan'an City, and hit the city of Quanzhou, and are now attacking the city day and night; At the same time, the elite of the Xiaotang army scattered to attack all parts of Quanzhang, and spread rumors everywhere, all places could only build cities to protect themselves, the soldiers of the southern battalion of Quanzhou divided 10,000 troops to defend the city, and the other 20,000 soldiers of the southern battalion all moved to the sea, and united the naval army to fight with the Chutang fleet; The soldiers of the Beida Battalion echoed each other inside and outside Quanzhou City, and were in a standoff with the Jianzhou Army.

Speaking of the worst, Liu Shaochi burst into tears, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Jianzhou Chen Zhi Lao'er betrayed the Fujian State for his glory and wealth before, and today he is acting for the tiger again, and he will offend me again in Quanzhang and Zhang; What's even more hateful is that although they are slightly inferior in numbers, the offensive is fierce, and our side can be drawn, and the Quanzhou soldiers have suffered nearly 10,000 casualties! My father specially ordered me to lead the elite of the army to sneak out of the city from the south city, and walked the mountain path overnight to ask for help! ”

"So, what do you mean?" Qian Hongyi's heart was pounding, and he felt that the turning point of the battle situation in Fuzhou was suddenly placed in front of him.

Liu Shaochi knelt on the ground with a "tom", and said hurriedly: "My father told the villain before setting off that the battle situation is critical, and if it drags on, I am afraid that the Southern Tang Dynasty will send reinforcements again, if you want to break the situation in Quanzhou, as long as Fuzhou can send 5,000 to 10,000 people to raid from the rear of the Southern Tang Army, and the three sides will attack at the same time, the Jianzhou Army will be defeated, and the siege of Quanzhou can be solved, and the siege of Fuzhou can also be solved!" ”

Qian Hongyi immediately replied in surprise: "Five thousand to ten thousand? There are less than 20,000 soldiers in Fuzhou, and the navy is still confronting the Jianzhou navy at the southwest water gate, and there are less than 15,000 defenders in the city, and tens of thousands of Jianzhou troops are still besieging the city, so we really can't send so many soldiers! ”

Liu Shaochi kowtowed again and again, and said loudly: "Qian Envoy, please rest assured, the villain deliberately broke into the Xiao Tang military camp just now, and found that everyone had no power to fight back, and he was definitely dressed as a man!" Presumably the same will be true in the east of the city! ”

Qian Hongyi still shook his head in embarrassment.

Liu Shaochi's face changed chaotically, and he gritted his teeth and said: "My father said, as long as Qian Envoy sends more than 5,000 troops and successfully relieves the siege of Quanzhou, I Qingyuan is willing to present the two cities of Dehua and Xianyou with both hands!" In the future, not a single soldier will be sent north of Yongchun! ”

As long as the troops are dispatched, not only can they relieve the siege of Quanzhou and go to Fuzhou, but they can also expand the land to the south for sixty miles, which is a good deal! Qian Hongyi was even more moved, staring at the still messy Southern Tang military camp below, his eyes rolling sharply.

"I'm afraid that this matter is unfounded......" Looking at the extremely eager eyes of Liu Shaochi and Chen Wenshan, Qian Hongyi finally spoke.

Liu Shaochi immediately took out a letter of order from his arms, handed it to Qian Hongyi, and then took out a small red seal and held it in his hand.

Qian Hongyi took a cursory look and found that the content of the order was very simple, that is, as long as Fuzhou was willing to send more than 5,000 troops to help Quanzhou, Dehua and Xianyou would be given to Wu Yue after the matter was completed. At the end of the order is the chic signature of the follower, Qian Hongyi has seen it many times, and the impression is very familiar.

Liu Shaochi raised the small seal in his hand and said sincerely: "Lord Minister, as long as the Fuzhou soldiers go out of the city to rescue Quanzhou, my father's Qingyuan Festival will make the private seal letter immediately stamped on it!" ”

At this point, Qian Hongyi no longer had any doubts, and immediately ordered loudly: "Qian Dahuan, quickly gather 5,000 soldiers and horses and rush to Quanzhou to rescue!" ”