Jiangdu City, Yangzhou prefect Wu Zhen held on to Zhang Fangyan's side for a long time, he insisted that Li Xin should be allowed to take the Three Guards to fight with the Huangmei thieves who colluded with King Huai to rebel, but Zhang Fangyan never let go. At this point, Huaiyang Bingbei Dao He Tengjiao's views are consistent with Zhang Fangyan.

"Li Xin's wisdom is outstanding, his subordinates are brave in battle, and now he has a special status in Jiangnan, it is too late to restrict him, if he has a justifiable excuse to develop and grow, it will become a disaster for the court in the future!"

In the face of He Tengjiao's assertion of Li Xin, Wu Zhen disagreed, in his opinion, there is no 100% certainty of victory when the sword and soldiers meet, as long as Li Xin's little erector is allowed to go into battle, there is a way for him to call the heavens and the earth to be ineffective.

"Why is Bing Xian so sure that Li Xin will definitely win?"

He Tengjiao patiently explained: "This person has not tasted defeat since the army was raised, isn't this enough to explain the problem?" ”

"Bingxian's statement is ridiculous, Li Xin is undefeated in the north, and now in the water town south of the Yangtze River, can the landlubber fall into the water and be undefeated?"

"Okay, don't fight, whether you need Li Xin to send troops depends on the progress of the war. Now Wei Guogong has secretly mobilized the garrisons of Taiping Mansion and Ning Guofu to enter Chizhou Mansion by two routes. A few days ago, I secretly believed to the old man, hoping that the old man would rush to the aid of Luzhou Mansion and Anqing Mansion. Let's study the route of the troops! ”

Wu Zhen opposed the immediate dispatch of troops, believing that the remnants of the 5th Battalion of the Revolution Zuo were entrenched in the southwest of Luzhou Mansion, and could not pose a fundamental threat to the Anqing Mansion, and that it was only necessary to wait for the victory of the Wei Guogong in the battle in Chizhou, and then the 5th Battalion of the Revolution Zuo would inevitably flee back to the Yinghuo Mountains in the southwest of Luzhou.

"What if the Duke of Wei is defeated? If we shirk the responsibility of sending troops, won't we harm the affairs of the country? He Tengjiao asked mercilessly.

"Defeat? How can it be defeated? The Duke of Wei is the heir of the founding general Xu Dayan, a family of military generals, as long as there is no accident, there is no reason for defeat. What's more, Shi Kefa is not a vegetarian when he gathers the remnants of the army in Huizhou Mansion! ”

Facing the two red-faced subordinates who were arguing, Zhang Fangyan felt a headache, but at this time, he missed the days when Li Xin was by his side, as long as it involved in military affairs, he had always been decisive and well-founded, unlike the two in front of him who only knew how to play tricks.

"The army has not moved the grain and grass first, Yangzhou Mansion will prepare the grain and grass first, and a partial division will be sent to Luzhou in the next few days. Anqing Movement! ”

It was only at this time that Wu Zhen's face was embarrassed, "Seeing that the day has come to transport grain to Beijing, if the grain stored in Yangzhou Mansion is moved to the military, I am afraid that I will go to Beijing to ......" It turned out that Wu Zhen strongly advocated that the purpose of not sending troops immediately was actually for this. Zhang Fangyan was very disappointed in him, and in vain he relied on him a lot on weekdays, and it turned out that he was also so selfish and did not care about the general trend.

As a result, Zhang Fangyan, who had always taken care of Wu Zhen's face, had a rare tough attitude.

"Within ten days, the troops will be dispatched, and the grain reserves of Yangzhou Mansion will be taken out first, and the Grand Canal in Shandong has been blocked by thieves, even if it is understood that the grain will be delivered, it will not be transported."

Wu Zhen was still arguing, but Zhang Fangyan sank his face, "The matter is urgent, you go to prepare to mobilize grain and grass now, and you don't have to come here in the next few days!" The grain and grass are done well, and the old man will ask for credit for you. I can't do it......" Zhang Fangyan paused, and after all, he didn't say anything about turning his face, but only waved his hand, asking him to go on a business as soon as possible to raise food.

Faced with Zhang Fangyan, who suddenly turned bad, Wu Zhen, the prefect of Yangzhou, was a little dumbfounded. In his eyes, this governor always has a happy and good temper, and it was unexpected to suddenly turn his face, but the matter was irreparable, so he had to go out to carry out the governor's order.

Zhang Fangyan is not familiar with military affairs, and it is really a bit of a rush to the shelves for him to transfer troops and send generals, but since he is the governor in charge of the military and government, he cannot say that he is not good, he can't.

"With Yangzhou General Gu Cheng as the main general, he sent troops to the west. Yun Cong, you still have to work hard, just be a prisoner, don't make Gu Zongbing a mess! ”

Zhang Fangyan's arrangement is also the result of comprehensive consideration, Gu Cheng was once the chief soldier of Fengyang, and he fought with the 100,000 army of the fifth battalion of the Gezuo, and held Fengyang for more than a month, in his opinion, he was a reliable commander of the army. When He Tengjiao was a county commander in Shandong, he was able to lead a group of people to fight evenly with the thieves, which shows that he is also quite knowledgeable. With this combination of literature and martial arts, even if you don't have the ability to win in battle, there should be no problem in advancing and retreating steadily.

"Pavilion Elder Wise!"

He Tengjiao bowed down and agreed, he was full of hope for the prospect of this dispatch, and the remnants of the Fifth Battalion of the Revolutionary Left attacked Anqing just to take advantage of the opportunity. As for the Huangmei thief colluding with King Huai, it is indeed a big shock, and it will shake the government and the opposition in Beijing soon, but there will be no big surprise if there is Wei Guogong sitting in the town to suppress it.

Therefore, this expedition is completely a good opportunity for Zhang Fangyan to consolidate and deepen the authority of his governor of Zhejiang, not only to take the opportunity to send troops on a large scale, but even necessary to cross the Yangtze River south to take the initiative to suppress the Huangmei thieves after defeating the remnants of the fifth battalion of the revolutionary left!

However, Zhang Fangyan was too conservative after all, not seeking merit but seeking no fault, although he praised He Tengjiao's construction, he never had the courage to send out all the soldiers and horses of the three towns in his hands. And just relying on a town of soldiers and horses, it can only be used for feint deterrence, after all, there are not a few men and horses in the fifth battalion of the left side. According to the previous information, He Tengjiao's rough estimate should also be around seventy or eighty thousand, and if you count the number of old and weak women and children, I am afraid that it will be doubled.

"You can't let Li Xin watch the excitement leisurely, let him subscribe for some military rations!"

Zhang Fangyan thought of Li Xin again, and wanted this person to give some military rations, but he was also afraid that Wu Zhen would be passive and slack off, and if he couldn't get together the military rations, he would have to delay the time to send troops. But He Tengjiao thought that Li Xin would not produce a grain of grain.

In fact, Zhang Fangyan also has dates and no dates, and it would be better if Li Xin could take out the grain, saving the grain of Yangzhou Mansion. Even if he disobeyed the order, it just gave him an excuse to participate in the impeachment.

"Zhang Fangyan, that old man opened his mouth to ask us for food, what a big face. Thirteenth brother, we must not disobey his wishes! ”

Lu Jiu has been gearing up to send troops to quell the chaos in the past few days, in his opinion, if there is no Three Guards in the face of war, those Wei Guogong and the like, although they are very famous, are all fake tricks that are not useful.

Li Xin smiled silently, listened to the battle plan formulated by Lu Jiu, nodded frequently, and opened the secret letter that had just been sent from Nanjing. The letter was written to him by Zhu Yuncai in response to Tianfu's general judgment, and the content was very simple, just saying that the progress was smooth, and that it would proceed as planned, and at the same time asking for instructions on what to do next.

Lu Jiu's plan was simple, the Three Guards took a fleet of boats up the Yangtze River, and then entered Poyang Lake through the mouth of the lake, driving directly to the city of Raozhou. As long as Raozhou City is taken and King Huai, who rebelled beyond his own strength, a farcical rebellion will come to an end.

Hearing Lu Jiu talk about capturing the thief and capturing the king, Li Xin looked up at Lu Jiu.

"Brother Lu Jiu, do you think that King Huai dares to rebel against himself? Is he really the leader of the rebel bandits? ”

Lu Jiu was stunned, he didn't expect the thirteenth brother to ask this question, so he asked, "Could it be that there is someone behind King Huai?" ”

Li Xin shook his head, "I don't know if there is anyone behind King Huai yet, but one thing is at least certain, King Huai's rebellion may have been hijacked!" ”

"So, the means of capturing the thief and the king are useless?"

Lu Jiu was a little disappointed.

"Not really!" Li Xin put down the letterhead in his hand, stood up and paced in the study, as if thinking about a problem. "King Huai is a banner set up by Huangmei thief, and with King Huai in hand, they will gain greater legitimacy than Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Liu Guoneng and others. The person who came up with this idea for the Huangmei thief is definitely not simple! ”

Lu Jiu was a little dizzy by Li Xin, "Brother Thirteen only said when we will send troops, capture the thief and capture the king, or break the enemy head-on......"

"Don't worry! Now is not the time to send troops. There are two armies of Zhang Ge Lao and Wei Guogong marching together, and it is not yet the turn of the Three Guards Army. ”

Niu Jinsong on the side was also a little anxious, "If you don't send troops now, when will it be appropriate?" When Zhang Lao'er and Wei Guogong finish eating the meat, can we still pick up their leftovers and eat? ”

Cheng Mingjiu was serious, and asked Niu Jinsong not to worry, and the Hou Hou had his own arrangements.

Everyone looked at Li Xin with expectation, and Mi Yan, who had always been working hard to deal with official documents, raised his head at this time, and smiled at the generals who asked for battle: "Generals, don't worry, don't worry, the Zhenyu Marquis has already made arrangements, you just need to train your soldiers and wait for the Zhenju Marquis to be recruited!" ”

"I don't know when it's going to be the end!"

They are used to rolling in the battlefield, and when they arrive in the land of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, there is no war, and people's hearts are gradually fluctuating, and winning a few battles is also a good way to appease people's hearts.

Li Xin also knew the situation of the Three Guards, these people had industrial homes in Taiyuan Mansion because of their military merits, and it is reasonable that their thoughts have been flooding after being away from their hometowns for a long time. A few major wars are urgently needed to stabilize the increasingly impetuous people's hearts, but the time has not yet come, so I have to wait.

However, the fluctuation of military morale also gave Li Xin a little inspiration, if these people were also given industries in Jiangnan, would this situation be alleviated? After all, the Chinese's attachment to the land has reached an almost paranoid level.

When Li Xin and the generals were talking about the stalemate, Longtan County ordered Chen Wenzhi to come and ask for a meeting. He was so relieved by Shi Kefa that he even wrote a suicide note at one point, planning to die Mingzhi, who Cheng thought that the Marquis of Zhenzhen actually had the power to return to heaven, not only overturned the case for him, but also wiped out all the ghosts and ghosts in Linggu Temple by the way. But even so, Chen Wenshan is still in shock, and even has the intention of retiring. As for the Ying Tianfu Yin who he had fantasized about before, he didn't dare to think about it anymore, after all, after all these twists and turns, his reputation was ruined, how could the imperial court appoint him as the Yin of Liudu Mansion again?