Everyone took the order and retreated, Bu Tong felt that the burden on his shoulders was heavy, and slowly walked out of the door to look at the already dark sky outside.

"I'm afraid that the Beiliang army will attack the city early tomorrow morning, in January, when will the reinforcements arrive?"

January appeared in the shadows behind Bu Tong, "If you go back to the county lord, General Lie's army will not be able to reach Yanmen Pass as soon as tomorrow night." ”

It's destined to be a fierce battle.

Bu Tong took a deep breath of dry, hot air, "It's really tough. ”

There was no wind in the black sky, the heat was uncomfortable, Chun Tao put the scarf on Butong again, "Miss, the wind and sand outside the plug are strong, don't show your face, I'm afraid it's going to dry out later." ”

As soon as Butong's side sorted out the messy situation, the voice of the commander came from behind him,

"The county lord Chitose."

Bu Tong turned around, "Have you cleared up the soldiers?" ”

Nodding to the commander, "Yes, there are now 18,000 registered sergeants in Yanmen Pass, and 10,000 and 300 in office. ”

That's so much less!

Butong looked at him and motioned for him to get up and speak,

"There are still more than 5,000 people left, which is not a small number, where did the sergeants go?"

Xiang Commander frowned and gritted his teeth,

"Zhu Hongcheng has been slacking off on duty for many years, and the guards at Yanmen Pass have long been out of name and messy, plus the waste that escaped after the Yu Beiliang army pressed the border, there are still a lot left, because he stood on the side of the three princes and was killed openly and secretly."

Bu Tong nodded, but this time it was extra heavy,

"It seems that Mu Hewen's affairs are not completely known in Beijing, and when he was at Yanmen Pass, he was probably a good general who worked hard for this garrison."

Nodding to the commander, "Your Majesty said something that should not be said, whether the three princes rebelled or not, we really don't know what the truth is in the border area, but the three highnesses have been in Yanmen Pass for more than ten years, full of dedication, loyalty and dedication, and all their hearts and minds are on the consolidation of the guard of Yanmen Pass, but the more attentive he is, the more Zhu Hongcheng is working with him, and we also send more documents to the central government, but they are sinking into the sea, only occasionally to check the reply, and then there is no news." ”

Bu Tong sighed softly,

"One of the things, at the moment is really on the line, I'm afraid it will be checked later, now the first priority to the general is to count the sergeants and make a defense plan, the general's army is afraid that it will arrive tomorrow night, the Beiliang army is now approaching the city gate, and it will attack the city tomorrow morning at the latest, we must quickly count the weapons and bows and arrows, call reliable generals, and we will distribute the defense plan tonight."

"Yes," commanded the commander, full of faith,

"With the county lord here, we will definitely be able to defend this city."

Before the words fell, a person came in at the door in a hurry, it was that Xu joined the army, his face was flushed,

"County Lord, we are organizing the evacuation of the people, who knows that as soon as the people heard that it was the county lord who came from Kyoto City to save everyone from fire and water, they were hesitant to leave; I also heard that Zhu Hongcheng had been ambushed, that is, the people's hearts were excited, and everyone gave up fleeing one after another, and wanted to help the county lord and everyone to guard Yanmen Pass together! ”

Butong suddenly had some tears in his eyes, "Why did you ......?"

The two commanders bowed their heads in unison,

"In the minds of our ordinary people, the county lord is the goddess who came to save us people, Yanmen Pass is now stormy, and the county lord Jin Zun and Yugui have also come here to guard the city, everyone is naturally willing to follow, but by the orders of the county lord."

Bu Tong nodded, "Okay, General Xiang, find what I said, and find the commander to discuss the matter." ”

To the commander to count the available commanders, Bu Tong and Commander Xu sat in the conference hall, Commander Xu suddenly asked, "County Lord Chitose, there is a matter for your subordinates, I know that I shouldn't ask in vain, it's just a matter of the national system, so I have to say more." ”

Bu Tong smiled lightly, "General Xu is a loyal and patriotic soldier, so you might as well speak up if you have something." ”

Commander Xu stood up and saluted,

"Your Majesty knows that there have always been two capable young generals beside General Lie, one was once Lord Xiaobu of the Nanguo Mansion, and later Yun Fang, the former commander of the Imperial Palace, and the other was General Zuo on the left bank."

Bu Tong nodded, "Exactly." ”

Commander Xu's face darkened, "Then I don't know if the county lord knows whether the general on the left bank came with the army this time?" ”

Bu Tong is puzzled,

"The left bank is the people of the General's Palace, so there is no reason to stay in Kyoto, so they naturally follow the army."

Commander Xu raised his head at this time, his eyes full of worry, "Can the county lord Chitose know that the left bank general has a lot of connections with Zhu Hongcheng?" ”

"What?" Bu Tong confirms in disbelief,

"General Xu is probably mistaken? General Zuo An has grown up with General Lie since he was a child, how can he be with someone like Zhu Hongcheng? ”

Commander Xu saw that Butong didn't believe it, so he knelt down and looked firm, "County Lord, Your Majesty swears by the head of the Xiang, this year, the general Lie led the troops to the edge of the town, and the young general often traveled to this mansion at night, and once I was bumped into by me, it was clearly the general on the left bank." ”

Butong's head is full of question marks, that the left bank is loyal to the side of the tiger for a long time, the tiger treats him like a master and a father, the left bank is extremely simple and simple, there is no half-point twisting mind, how can he be as Commander Xu said, make friends with a traitorous villain like Zhu Hongcheng?

Seeing that Bu Tong didn't seem to believe it, Commander Xu hurriedly took two steps forward, "If the county lord doesn't believe it, behind here is Zhu Hongsheng's study, there must be clues in it, and his subordinates can accompany the county lord to find it, if it is true, please also ask the county lord to help inform the general in time of this person's bad intentions and beware of it." ”

Hearing this, Butong got up instantly, "Let's go, Chun Tao, you stay here until the other generals come over and ask them to go to the study to discuss matters." ”

What Bu Tong is most worried about is not whether the left bank will have bad intentions, but Tang Xuanlin said the day before yesterday that Bu Yiyang and the left bank together led the vanguard army to raid the Beiliang camp, if the left bank has other thoughts, then Bu Yiyang is not dangerous.

Bu Tong rushed to Zhu Hongcheng's study, and hurriedly rummaged through the mess with Commander Xu, but his head was also a mess.

In the previous life, Bu Yiyang did not stay in Beijing, but had been fighting on the border, and then fell into the battlefield in a surprise attack.

Pounce?

But is this raid more than a year early?

Definitely not! It must not be this time, not because of the Left Bank!

Bu Tong rummaged almost frantically, almost full of mess, the ground was scattered with all kinds of precious ornaments and gold and silver, the two of them stepped on it casually and looked at the mess, Commander Xu muttered, "No, how can there be." "Still rummaging around.

Bu Tong was a little prostration, and sat on Zhu Hongcheng's chair, but his subordinates pressed a place of activity, and his heart moved, and he pressed it hard, and the lattice wall full of ornaments behind him suddenly cut left and right.

"It's a trap!" Commander Xu spoke excitedly, and took the lead in passing, followed by Butong, this is a small secret room, the walls around are rough wooden lattice shelves, but all the letters or documents placed on it.

The uneasiness in my heart fell to the ground, turned into a cold room, Bu Tong looked at it, and sure enough, he soon saw a familiar handwriting, which was the word of the left bank, although the name of "Jun'an" was signed, but Bu Tong had seen the half of the book of the art of war that the left bank had transcribed to Bu Yiyang, which was the hand's dashing and free stroke.

Trembling hands to take it, it is really all letters,

"Zhu Commander, the third prince Mu Hewen has been destroyed, and there is no possibility of turning over, all relying on the control and pressure of the adults in Yanmen......"

"The three princes intend to rebel, and the evidence is conclusive, I wish the commander can wait for the good news......"

"I wish the commander, why did the three princes stay in Kyoto for a long time, the emperor is uneasy, and he needs to reply quickly......"

The edges of the earlier letters were already a little rough,

"I wish the commander, our army will return to Beijing the day after tomorrow, can we meet and discuss how to reply to Your Majesty after returning to Beijing......"

……

Turning the pages one by one, Bu Tong only felt that the five thunders were on the top, and the left bank was really in collusion with Zhu Hongcheng, not only that, but he and Zhu Hongcheng were indeed His Majesty's people.

In this way, every news of the Southern Prince's Mansion, the Northern Prince's Mansion, the General's Mansion and even the Four Princes' Mansion will be passed on to His Majesty by him.

Such a big game of chess pieces, everyone is a chess piece in this game of chess, including himself, Bu Tong couldn't help but smile bitterly,

"Left bank, how could he be like this, but now that the war is imminent, what is he planning?"

Bu Tong couldn't guess at all, but if the left bank was the person on His Majesty's side from the beginning, then in this way, the last Bu Yiyang entered Mu Hequan's faction and fought on the battlefield, and His Majesty sent the left bank to take the opportunity to get rid of it, which is also reasonable.

Bu Tong's heart was cold, and Commander Xu took out a bright yellow holy decree beside him, and said hatefully, "Such a villain! What a scourge to disregard the emperor's grace so far! ”

Bu Tong put away the letter in his hand, took out a handkerchief and wrapped a few letters, raised his head and shouted,

"January."

After seeing what happened after Fang Cai Butong shouted this name, Xu Commander panicked and quickly hid aside, vacating the place for January, Butong handed him the things,

"Take it to my brother, show him these things if you have time, and if it is inconvenient for the army to march, tell him that I have definite evidence, and the left bank is a gap buried next to us, and if you want him to resist, be careful."

January was about to leave, but Bu Tong suddenly called out to him and said, "Don't let the Left Bank General hear, tell February, go and tell Xuanlin and General Lie about this." ”

January disappeared, and Commander Xu stepped forward with a sad face,

"It seems that General Lie has sent Major General Bu to be the vanguard army with the left bank."

These are the people who have been stationed at the border all year round, and this can be seen from the fact that Bu Tong arranged people to report respectively, and Bu Tong simply nodded,

"This battle is dangerous, and my brother trusts this man a lot, and I really don't worry about the left bank on his side."

Commander Xu's expression became even more solemn, "I hope that little brother can travel faster." ”

The voice of spring peach came from outside the door,

"Miss, General Xiang and the commanders have arrived."

Bu Tong kicked away the jade bottle at his feet,

"Come in."