"My lord."

“…… What, something? Didn't today's competition start in the afternoon, and was the morning a training session arranged by Yun'a? ”

Xu Huabiao yawned as he got up from the bed.

Stretched.

"Lord, this is the information sent by Lord Lin Nalian from Shangyong County overnight."

Zheng Endi looked at Xu Huabiao's lazy appearance, and smiled a little embarrassed as he handed over the bamboo tube sealed with fire paint in his hand.

Five black lines, five red lines, three green lines.

Xu Huabiao saw the sign at the seal, his eyelids jumped, and the whole person suddenly sobered up.

This is a set of rules for sending letters that Xu Huabiao upgraded after he promoted Kim So-eun from Jiangdong.

On the fire paint sealing barrel, directly indicate the MeSign grade.

This news is particularly urgent, very important, and kept confidential.

At this level, is there a reversal?

While habitually complaining in his heart, Xu Huabiao used a special technique to open the fire paint sealing cylinder.

"Put this bag of gunpowder away." Xu Huabiao took out a small packet of gunpowder from the bamboo tube and handed it to Zheng Endi, "It should be able to make two bursting arrows." ”

"Okay." Zheng Endi obediently put away the gunpowder bag.

If this bamboo tube is opened in the wrong way, the gunpowder inside will explode directly......

Xu Huabiao unfolded the letter in the bamboo tube and read it.

A big smile on his face.

"Second brother is really good! It's really Guan Yunchang!! ”

“…… Lord, what's going on...... Oh! Sorry, I don't ask. Zheng Endi hurriedly stopped his curiosity.

I don't seem to have the qualifications to know about secret intelligence......

"It's nothing, it's just that the second brother used family planning to capture Gao Yala, beheaded Zhang Yixing, and captured Fancheng. Now from Nanyang to Xuchang, it is all in chaos, Na Lian said that if I want to prepare, Li Xiuman should withdraw and return soon. ”

"Fan Cheng? What kind of place is that......"

"Oh, it's a small town next to Xiangyang. Every time we go to Jingzhou, we pass by, but we never go in. Xu Huabiao explained casually, "Fancheng was captured by the second brother, so Xiangyang should be about the same...... I didn't expect it, I thought it was ...... Well...... Flooding the Seventh Army doesn't seem to be a problem......"

"What are you talking about, my lord? Why are you talking to yourself again? ”

"You go and call Yun'a...... Oh yes, she's still training, so I'll go find her. ”

Xu Huabiao stood up.

"Lord, why are you so happy?"

"I'm about to leave the Sword Pavilion, are you unhappy to change you? It's been a few months here, and I'm going to be bored to death! I'm finally leaving!! Well, the next thing should be to watch Huang Yizhi's performance. ”

“…… What are you talking about, lord? ”

"It's nothing, you'll know then." Xu Huabiao patted Zheng Endi's shoulder with a smile, and then walked out of the camp directly.

……

That night, Li Xiuman's Chinese military tent.

There were only Xu Huabiao, Lee so-man, and Lee Soon-gyu in the camp.

Lin Yun'er was arranged outside the camp tent by Xu Huabiao to prevent anyone from approaching.

Zheng Yunhao and Zheng Xiujing, who were originally in the camp tent and had dinner with Li Xiuman, were driven out by Xu Huabiao.

Only half of the dinner was eaten, and on the table, there was still half of Zheng Xiujing's chicken skeleton gnawed on the leftovers.

"Brother Xian, where did you get this information?"

"My advisors have come back from the Upper Ranks, just for fear that someone will delay things in the middle."

Xu Huabiao looked serious and withdrew a letter from Li Xiuman's hand.

That letter was a "piece of information" that Xu Huabiao asked Hong Yizhen, who was best at imitating handwriting, to rewrite according to Lin Nalian's handwriting this afternoon.

only said that Guan Yunchang flooded the Seventh Army outside Fancheng and beheaded Zhang Yixing.

Concealed the news reported by Lin Nalian about her stumbling block for Lee Kwang-so in Shangyong and Hanzhong, and the fact that Gao Yala, who was besieged by Guan Yunchang, chose to surrender in order to prevent his soldiers from dying in battle.

It is only said that Gao Yala does not know whether he is alive or dead.

"Yun Chang is really a famous general!" Li Xiuman let out a long sigh, "It's a pity that it can't be used by me." ”

“…… His Royal Highness King Wei, now is not the time to talk about this. You've got to think about what's next! ”

"What to do? Nanyang County has the United States and Britain in charge, and there are 40,000 troops, so it is not a problem to think about it. At most, that is, to lose the ...... of Xiangyang"

"Dude!! Xiangyang can't be lost!! As soon as Xiangyang is lost, Hanzhong can't hold it, okay!! Xu Huabiao was speechless, "Sending troops from Xiangyang, passing through Shangyong all the way to Hanzhong, it is very easy to go, and there is no pass...... When the time comes, both sides will be flanked ......"

"Wait a minute, I'll look at the map."

When Li Xiuman heard Xu Huabiao say this, his expression that he didn't care much about finally became serious.

A scroll was pulled from the desk.

Unfolded, looked at the map.

"It's here, here, and from here. All the way to the valley, there are also official roads, cavalry marching, less than a month, can reach Hanzhong. Xu Huabiao pointed around on the map, "Moreover, once Xiangyang is lost, Jiangxia will not be guaranteed, and it will be ...... then."

"It's not you yet, you want me to send that Li Chengmin to attack Gangneung. It's good now, stealing chickens doesn't make rice. Xiangyang is in danger. Li Xiuman finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

"I originally thought that she was going to fight Jiangling and suffer a defeat, withdraw to Xiangyang, hold it for a while, and wait for the second brother Guan to withdraw the army. How do I know that she dared to refuse to let General Gao Yala enter the city, and instead let them be stationed in the low-lying area of Fancheng......"

“…… Damn the guys. Li Xiuman gritted his teeth, "It's really useless!" ”

"So, brother, I think the first thing you have to do now is to order Huang Meiying of Wancheng to immediately send troops to Xiangyang and take over Xiangyang City. Just in case that Li Chengmin thinks that he is Xiangyang Taishou and does not listen to the dispatch...... And then...... Let's see if we can get reinforcements from somewhere......"

"Where are the reinforcements now! Except for Luoyang! Li Xiuman glanced at Xu Huabiao.

“…… Brother, I'm really sorry for this, I can't let my soldiers fight the second brother. If only Zheng Zhixun was okay......"

"Then you send troops to the Sword Pavilion to replace me, and I will save Xiangyang?" Li Xiuman glared at Xu Huabiao.

Be quiet.

"Damn, this Sword Pavilion is really a tough bone!" Li Xiuman looked at the chicken on the table and scolded with some annoyance.

"Originally, brother, you didn't plan to beat ......"

"Originally, I didn't plan to fight it, but when I was fighting, I got on fire." Li Xiuman shook his head, "We are all generals who are used to leading troops, and when we sit at home, we think about feints and forget it, but we are really on the battlefield...... I can't stop it! ”

"So what do you say?" Xu Huabiao didn't want to answer this and kicked the ball back directly.

Be quiet.

"Otherwise!" Li Xiuman shook his head, "On my side, I will first arrange for the tiger and leopard to ride away from Hanzhong Shangyong to rush to Xiangyang, and then the army will decide what to do after seeing the situation?" ”

"Brother, you have the final say, I'm just here to pass you some information. This news is going to be in your hands, I'm afraid it will be half a month to go! Xu Huabiao didn't care too much.

"I see. Thank you very much! ”

"What are you doing with me?" Xu Huabiao shook his head speechlessly, "If Taeyeon is still in Xiangyang......"

"Can you not talk about this!"

"I never said that you connived at Jung Yoon-ho to change Taeyeon, this is the first and last time." Xu Huabiao shook his head resolutely, "Brother, if the people of the Hongnong Li family can make your Xiangyang like this today, or even throw it away, in the future, it may be Nanyang, Runan, or even ...... Xuchang. Xu Huabiao's face was serious, "Do you want to pass on the world you have worked so hard to build to your children, or do you want to defeat them?" That's all I say, brother, think about it yourself! ”

After Xu Huabiao finished speaking, he arched his hand at Li Xiuman and left the camp directly.

Be quiet.

Li Xiuman's expression was cloudy and uncertain for a while.

"Lord, although I don't understand this, I think what Lord Xu said is right. Even if the young master can't dominate the world like you, the lord, he still has to guard the rivers and mountains that the lord has fought all his life, but now he thinks about how to be called the king and the emperor every day, and even an important town like Xiangyang will be lost...... Lord, let me say, this is not a loser, what is it!! Lee Soon-gyu, who was behind Lee so-man, suddenly opened his mouth and said something.

“…… Well, don't talk about it. Yun Ho ...... Alas!! Li Xiuman shook his head.

At this moment, the curtain of the tent door was opened, and a general walked in.

"My lord."

"Oh! Oh so-young! What's wrong? ”

"Lord, it's night, may I ask for today's night password......"

"Password? Oh......" Li Xiuman's mind didn't come back to his senses for a while.

His eyes fell on the stewed chicken that Zheng Xiujing had just eaten half of on the table next to him.

“…… Chicken. ”

"Chicken ribs? Oh good. Cui Xiuying nodded and walked out of the tent.

"Chicken ribs??" Lee Soon-gyu's expression looked very strange.

"Yes! Chicken! Li Xiuman let out a long sigh, "This Sword Pavilion, this world, there are still ...... My son is all chicken ribs!! ”

“…… What do you mean? ”

“……”

Lee so-man shook his head and did not answer Lee Soon-gyu.

……

"Miss Shirley!"

"Oh, Yilin! What's up? ”

"The password for tonight has come down, and I'll tell you...... What are you doing? ”

"Playing chess. This is said to have been invented by Lord Xu Huabiao, and it is quite interesting to study......"

"Miss, I think it's better to stop playing chess, you're almost ready to clean up, we're about to leave the Sword Pavilion."

“…… What do you mean? Father is withdrawing from the army? ”

"Tonight's nightly password has been handed down, it's chicken ribs."

"Chicken ribs? What is that? ”

"It's chicken ribs! Chicken ribs ......"

"I know what chicken ribs are! I mean, why ......"

"Chicken ribs, eat without meat, discard taste...... The lord should think that it is not cost-effective to capture this place in the Sword Pavilion, and he should withdraw his troops soon. ”

“…… Well, okay, I'll pack it up and get ready. ”

"Yes."

……

"Father! When did you give the order to withdraw your troops? ”

“…… When did I give the order to withdraw my troops? ”

"But the people in the army are packing up and preparing to evacuate the Sword Pavilion!"

"What's going on?"

"This ...... I don't know! Just now, my men came to me and said that they saw General Xiuying next to them and they were packing their bags......"

“…… You go and call Choi so-young for me! ”

"Yes!"

……