The large battalion of the southern front of the border army.

"Are the scouts back?"

Xiao Jinwu woke up from the handsome case and subconsciously asked loudly.

The originally noisy tent immediately fell silent, and more than a dozen generals raised their heads from the sand table and looked at him nervously.

The soldiers on the side hurriedly shook their heads at him: "Marshal Qiqi, the scout just came a moment ago, and I haven't found any news about that strange army of the Southern Dynasty for the time being." ”

"The marshal doesn't have to be like this, our army has laid a net on the southeast front, and if the king of Wuling doesn't come, as long as he comes, he will be guaranteed to suffer a dumb loss."

Hu Yue, the left attendant of the military department, walked to Xiao Jinwu's side with a smile and comforted him.

Hu Yue and Xiao Jinwu are old acquaintances, and the two were partners when they were in the military department, and they cooperated very well.

After Xiao Jinwu learned of the "conspiracy of King Wuling", he immediately wrote to the imperial court and asked Emperor Hongwei to prepare as soon as possible.

Emperor Hongwei attached great importance to Xiao Jinwu's opinion, and immediately handed over all the border troops of the eleven southern provinces to him, and sent Hu Yue, the left attendant of the military department, to contact him for him.

Hu Yue's arrival can indeed greatly reduce Xiao Jinwu's burden, and at the same time, he is also the eye of Emperor Hongwei to monitor Xiao Jinwu, after all, Xiao Jinwu is now in charge of half of the border armies in the world, and it is inevitable to arouse suspicion.

But as long as Hu Yue is here, he can make Emperor Hongwei feel at ease, avoid villains, and cause suspicion among monarchs and ministers, in this sense, whether it is Emperor Hongwei or Xiao Jinwu himself, Hu Yue is very much needed.

Xiao Jinwu took a bowl of tea from Hu Yue's hand, but did not put it to his mouth, but put it on the table.

He stood up and shook his head: "No, it's been so long, if what I expected is right, King Wuling should have already launched an attack, why is there still no movement until now?" ”

Hu Yue smiled: "Yuan Shun, you are just too nervous, it's not a good thing that the old dog of Wuling doesn't come, why are you still looking forward to waiting for him to come, and you can't invite him to drink?" ”

Yuan Shun is Xiao Jinwu's cousin, Hu Yue is fifty and eight this year, although the official position is lower than Xiao Jinwu, but in terms of seniority, he is Xiao Jinwu's elder, plus the relationship between the two is very good, so he will be called so in public.

This joke immediately amused the generals, and the previous tension suddenly disappeared, and everyone's expressions relaxed.

Xiao Jinwu knew that Hu Yue was reminding him to be relaxed, so he hurriedly suppressed his urgency and cast a grateful glance at Hu Yue.

Then he sighed again and said: "Old Hu, the opponent is the King of Wuling, if I can sit and drink with him, I would be more relieved, so as not to worry about him making a surprise attack every day." ”

There was another burst of laughter from everyone, and most of the tension that had been in place for days finally dissipated.

Xiao Jinwu untied the big flank, slowly walked to the sand table and looked at it a few times, and then moved his gaze to the map, where there was a topographic map of the entire southern front.

"What are you looking at?"

Hu Yue asked.

Xiao Jinwu said: "I remember that when I was joking, Xu Rui once said that if you can't see the opponent's intentions, it is likely that your eyes are limited by rules and regulations, and you may have some inspiration when you look at a larger map." ”

"Did you see anything?"

Hu Yue asked again?

Xiao Jinwu shook his head in disappointment and quipped: "If I can see it, I'm afraid that I would have become a disciple of Guigu a long time ago, and I can still make the two senior brothers of Wuling Old Dog and Hairy Boy Xu Rui specialize in beauty?" ”

Listening to Xiao Jinwu's jokes, all the generals present smiled.

Xiao Jinwu withdrew his gaze from the map and asked casually: "Speaking of the overall situation, I think of one thing, has there been an abnormality in the military affairs of various provinces recently?" ”

Yuan Shiyuan, the secretary of the army, hurriedly came out and said: "Marshal Qiqi, everything is normal in the border armies of the provinces on the southern front, and nothing wrong has been found. ”

Xiao Jinwu nodded, and asked Hu Yue again: "What about the military department?" ”

Hu Yue groaned slightly, and said: "It's not that it's abnormal to say that it's not counting, it's just that the military department hasn't received a report from Tianqiwei for more than ten days, and it is estimated that Xu Rui's kid released wild horses in Xichuan and has already left these rules behind." ”

"What?"

Xiao Jinwu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his face changed slightly.

Seeing his appearance, Hu Yue frowned and said: "Marshal, it's normal for the battalions to be unable to report the military situation in time when they go out to fight, not to mention that Xichuan is thousands of miles away from the battle line, you don't think that King Wuling will appear in Xichuan, right?" ”

Xiao Jinwu shook his head, but his face became more and more solemn.

"No, although Xu Rui is cynical, he seems to treat everything with an indifferent attitude, but he has always been strict in governing the army, whether it was in Beiwuwei at the beginning, or later forming the Apocalypse Guard, the rules that should be followed have never been slack, and there must be a big problem with the sudden absence of the report this time."

Hearing him say this, Hu Yue's face also became solemn, but after thinking about it, he still didn't think that this matter had anything to do with the location of the Southern Dynasty army, and he couldn't help but wonder: "Marshal, even if there is really a problem on Xu Rui's side, the border army in Xichuan has reported every day, and there is clearly no problem." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Jinwu's eyes suddenly froze, and he suddenly turned around and asked, "The Xichuan border army really has a report every day?" ”

Yuan Shiyuan was taken aback by his appearance and nodded hurriedly.

Xiao Jinwu's face turned blue suddenly, and he rushed to the vicinity of the map in one step, lying on it and looking at it carefully, and the generals looked at each other, not knowing why he was suddenly so excited.

"What did you find?"

Hu Yue asked.

Xiao Jinwu slapped it on the map and said word by word: "There is no news from Tianqiwei, but the Xichuan border army has a report every day, and the problem is here!" ”

Hu Yue was stunned for a moment, as if he had thought of something, but as if he couldn't think of anything, he simply spread his hands and waited for his next step.

"Still don't understand?"

Xiao Jinwu glanced back at the generals, saw that everyone was confused, and said in a deep voice: "Have you all forgotten what place Xichuan is?" Why are the performances of the Apocalypse Guardian and the Xichuan Border Army diametrically opposed? ”

"You mean ......"

Hu Yue finally understood what he meant, and his face suddenly froze.

Xiao Jinwu nodded: "If those restless Xichuan remnants collude with the Southern Dynasty, even if the entire Xichuan is out of control, we won't receive any news, which is enough to explain why the Apocalypse Guard suddenly lost its voice!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the generals present suddenly changed greatly, and Yuan Shiyuan hurriedly said: "Great marshal, Xichuan is thousands of miles away from Northern Qi, if King Wuling divides his troops from Bahe Valley, he will definitely not be able to appear in Xichuan at this time." ”

"Wrong!"

Xiao Jinwu shook his head: "I thought wrong, I always thought that King Wuling was in the army of the Southern Dynasty at the beginning, and he only divided his troops when the Bahe Valley disappeared, but what if he was not in the army of the Southern Dynasty from the beginning?" Until now, haven't the three Wuling pro-armies never appeared? ”

The generals were shocked when they heard this, and hurriedly gathered to the side of the map, Hu Yue's fingers followed the map to the location of Xichuan, and then from Xichuan to Changxing City, and his face changed suddenly.

"Our eyes are all on the southeast front, if the Southern Dynasty army really attacks from Xichuan, and cooperates with the remnants of the inner and outer forces, we can bypass all our defenses and go straight to Changxing!"

"What?!"

Some of the generals had already guessed the answer, but they still broke out in a cold sweat when they heard Hu Yue say it.

Hu Yue Muran looked at Xiao Jin Wudao: "Yuan Shun, we are on the southern front, thousands of miles away from Xichuan, and we are already beyond the reach of the whip, and now we can only pray that the Wuling army is not really targeting Xichuan, otherwise all the generals present will not be able to escape a big crime of misleading the country!" ”

"The crime of misleading the country is small, and what I am worried about now is the loss of the country!"

Xiao Jinwu said coldly, and when he heard the word "dead country", the generals were in a cold sweat again.

At present, not only the border army, but also the eyes of the whole country are focused on the southeast, once the king of Wuling attacks from the southwest, the provinces will collapse immediately without preparation, and then Changxing City will be like a shrimp that has been pulled out of the shell, the taste is fresh and the meat is tender, and it can be picked!

"No! We must not sit idly by, pass on my general order, and the 90,000 border troops that have been assembled will immediately start to fight thousands of miles with this commander and gallop to the aid of Xichuan! ”

Xiao Jinwu gave an order and sat solemnly.

Only Hu Yue grabbed him: "Never!" The soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first, and the 90,000 army fought thousands of miles, and the grain and grass needed were more than 10 million, how could we have so much savings now?

If there is not enough food and grass, and the army is unstable, even if you rush to Xichuan with a mere 90,000 border troops, how can you take the Wuling army?

Also, it has been more than ten days since I received the report of the Apocalypse, if it is really because of the Southern Dynasty's large-scale invasion of Xichuan, then Xu Rui's 1,000 men and horses have already turned into powder, and you are still a lone army after fighting for thousands of miles, but it only increases casualties! ”

Xiao Jinwu shook off Hu Yue's hand and said coldly: "Is there anything else?" ”

"Absolutely!"

Hu Yue said angrily: "Although you are the commander of the southern front, you can mobilize tens of thousands of troops without authorization, spanning more than ten provinces, and it is a great crime to rebel without the holy decree of the saint. ”

Xiao Jinwu was shocked, and he was also angry: "For the sake of my future, do you want to watch Great Wei fall into the realm of ruin?" ”

"Of course not!"

Hu Yue shook his head and said: "Now immediately go to the sage, and then lead the border army back to defend Changxing, the main force of the twelve guards of the Beijing Division is still alive, and it is the best policy for us to fight with the king of Wuling in Changxing City!" ”

Xiao Jinwu shook his head: "If I fight with the Southern Dynasty Iron Cavalry in Changxing City, then half of my southwest country will be poisoned, and even if I lead the border army back to Changxing, I will be mobilized without authorization, so I won't give someone a handle?" ”

He sneered and said loudly: "The righteousness is in front, personal safety cannot be taken into account, this time the Wuling army must be blocked in Xichuan, otherwise even if we can win, half of our northern country will be ravaged by the Southern Dynasty, and it will be difficult to fight against the Southern Dynasty under the sudden decline in national strength!" ”

"Xiao Jinwu!"

Hu Yue shouted: "Did you understand the old man's words?" It's useless for you to go to Xichuan now, what are you doing with your 90,000 border troops? ”

"Of course it's more than 90,000 border troops!"

Xiao Jinwu said: "I immediately sent a letter to the Holy Lord, asking the Twelve Guards of the Beijing Division to reinforce Xichuan, even if it takes time for the Twelve Guards to gather, I can contact the reinforcements immediately after I arrive in Xichuan!" ”

"Reinforcements, reinforcements, what kind of reinforcements, who else will there be besides you?"

Hu Yue asked sharply.

A smile hung on the corner of Xiao Jinwu's mouth: "Of course it's the Apocalypse!" I believe Xu Rui, that kid can return to China thousands of miles while under siege, how can he die so easily?! ”