Wuyi Lane in Jinling City, Wuyi Division in Wuyi Lane.

Guo Chong sat behind the case of his public office, carefully read the secret report in his hand, listened to the report of his cronies in front of him, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, showing a sneer.

"Entered the Gu family from around the second watch, and didn't leave until after the fourth watch? Know what they talked about? ”

"Back to my lord, I can't find this. Because he only saw Gu Tang, there was no third person at the scene, so he couldn't know. ”

"They're really careful. But it doesn't matter, it's nothing more than that thing, and soon, his Gu family will also explain it to us with his own actions. ”

These words made his subordinates slightly stunned: "My lord, I think I should stop them from acting like this, otherwise it will make the atmosphere in Jinling City even more inappropriate and confuse people's hearts." ”

Guo Chong gently put the secret report in his hand: "People's hearts have long been disturbed by constant rumors, and they are not bad for their family." And all this is also in our expectation, all they can do is to say that something has happened to His Majesty, waiting for our court to be torn apart......"

Isn't that what you want to do to stop it, seeing that the situation is getting worse and there are more rumors?

The subordinate thought with some anxiety and doubt, but this question was not easy to say in person after all.

And Guo Chong didn't mean to explain, but said: "Continue to follow the previous rules, stare at the Gu family, and watch their every move." ”

"Yes." The cronies and subordinates hurriedly agreed, and then asked: "What should we do with the spy from the north?" ”

"Don't move for now. If he still makes a move in Jiangnan, we will continue to stare at him to death, and don't let him get out of our grasp. As soon as he wants to return north, take him down for me. ”

Guo Chong gave a decision and let his subordinates know his intentions.

This spy from the north is a bait, and they will use it to fish out more people from Jiangnan who are hiding under the surface of the water and may rebel against the Dayue court.

Since everything is under his control, Guo Chong naturally doesn't mind singing bigger.

And at this moment, another subordinate hurriedly ran in with a slightly nervous expression: "My lord, there is an urgent military situation report from the north." ”

"Read!" Guo Chong's body was shocked, and he hurriedly spoke.

"The Liangzhou army suddenly transferred troops to the south, divided into three routes, and the border between Chen Bing and Huaibei and Huguang seemed to be likely to launch an offensive against me at any time." While speaking, this person also put a copy of the Tang newspaper on the case.

Guo Chong's face finally changed because of this, and he lost his previous determination and confidence. After quickly taking the Tang newspaper and reading it carefully, he couldn't even sit still, and immediately got up: "I will enter the palace to report, you send a few people to report to Lord Shen and Lord Zhuge , and let them go to the palace now." ”

Now he can confirm that the spy who went to the Gu family last night was from the Liangzhou army, and this time his father Guo Yan acted quickly and decisively enough, and actually planned to launch a southern expedition at the same time.

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Half an hour later, in the palace, several important courtiers had gathered in the palace, and Xiao Qian sat at the top, and everyone's faces looked extremely solemn.

"Is all this information accurate?" After a long silence, Shen Zhou slowly spoke.

"Can't be wrong, not only Wuyisi received an urgent report, but also the same military report was sent in our army." Xiao Kedi quickly replied, "Moreover, this is the military information sent three days ago, if the Liangzhou army is fast enough this time, I am afraid that the offensive has already been launched now." ”

"How are our troop deployments in Huguang and Huaibei?" Zhuge Qingyun also asked nervously.

"There seem to be a lot of soldiers and horses, and the total number of the two places is 1560,000. But...... These people have only just become new, and when it comes to combat power, I am afraid they are not the opponents of the Liangzhou army. Xiao Kedi hurriedly replied.

"Can't you just hold the gate?" Xiao Qian asked a little uneasily.

"Because it is too scattered, there are as many as twenty or thirty important cities in Huguang and Lianghuai, and because it is a newly taken area, it is necessary to arrange soldiers and horses in each place, so these more than 100,000 people have been divided. I'm afraid that there are at most 10,000 people in each city, and most of them are newly recruited and newly trained troops. ”

Shen Zhou's face tightened again: "That means we have to send troops to the rescue as soon as possible?" ”

"Yes, reinforcements must be sent as soon as possible, otherwise once the front line cannot withstand it, the Lianghuai and other places that have been won with great difficulty will quickly collapse."

As the only general with troops in the palace at this time, Xiao Kedi could only explain more: "Moreover, the guards will guard Huai, once the Huaishui line is really obtained by the Liangzhou army, then our Yangtze River danger will be less than half of the use." ”

"We also need to consider the will of the people and the morale of the army." Zhuge Qingyun was also cautious, "Recently, there have been many rumors in Jinling City, saying that Your Majesty is in trouble, and everyone in the court is already in danger. As soon as we quickly lose ground on the front line, if the news comes back, people's hearts will inevitably be in turmoil, and some guys will take advantage of the opportunity. ”

"Lord Shen, do you think you should transfer troops to help the northern defense line? Also, where should the soldiers be transferred? Xiao Qian set her eyes on Shen Zhou again.

Now that Shen Zhou is leading the decision on major affairs in the DPRK and China with other officials, everyone is naturally more willing to listen to his ideas when such a major event happens.

Shen Zhou pondered for a while before he said with difficulty: "This is a dilemma. According to the current military situation in the north, we should move our troops north as soon as possible. And now the elite soldiers in Jiangnan are the nearest in Jinling.

"It's just that if too many soldiers and horses are really dispatched to the northern battlefield, I'm afraid that there will be empty holes in Jinling's defense. And recently, people's hearts have been unstable, and it is difficult to guarantee that no one will take the opportunity to make trouble, causing chaos in my Jinling again. ”

"In terms of the importance of the matter, I think that the military situation is like fire, and it is more important. It is necessary to send troops to the north to rescue first, and as for the safety of Jinling, leave 10,000 people to hold on to it temporarily, and then draw troops and horses from other cities. Zhuge Qingyun immediately gave his opinion.

Other people also spoke one after another, some supported sending troops from Jinling, and some wanted to transfer troops from other places to the north, and it was difficult to reach a conclusion for a while.

In the end, this choice naturally fell to Xiao Qian, who was the queen, which made her feel entangled again.

If Sun Ning is here, then everything is easy to say. With him in charge, Jinling will never be in chaos, but now that he is still in Luoyang, I am afraid that he will not be able to come back in a short time.

"Empress, whether Jinling will be chaotic is only a possibility after all, but the situation on the front line can no longer tolerate the slightest carelessness. The minister thought that the two evils could only take care of the north first. Xiao Kedi opened his mouth again at this time, and he, the queen's brother, could speak like this.

And Xiao Qian, at this time, set her eyes on Guo Chong, what choice would her husband make who was extremely trusted?

Guo Chong didn't make a sound, but after seeing Xiao Qian coming, he nodded slightly, obviously supporting the dispatch of troops.

Xiao Qian didn't hesitate anymore: "Then send troops." Now Jinling has 53,000 soldiers and horses, and 40,000 are allocated to go north. In addition, at the same time, troops from Yangzhou, Lin'an, and Suzhou were transferred to synthesize 100,000 to rescue Huaibei! ”

Some people died, but not completely......