With a heavy heart, Fan Ming returned to his tent.

As soon as the curtain was lifted and entered, a voice came: "How is it, now General Fan, can you give this official an answer?" ”

Looking at the uninvited guests waiting in his account, Fan Ming's face suddenly sank: "Do you think that just saying those few big words can scare me Fan Ming?" ”

As a general in the army, Fan Ming had a murderous aura on his body, which was released unrestrained at this time, pressing the middle-aged man in front of him.

But the other party was not moved at all, he still sat there, slowly drinking the tea that had already been cold: "What this official said is not a big deal, and General Fan doesn't have to scare me with his posture." I know that you have actually begun to hesitate, because you, like many people, feel that the imperial court cannot hold Huguang.

"Our Guo Shuai is here to take Huguang this time, with only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, why should you stop my army?"

"What do you say? Outer part...... Guo Yan: He's in the army opposite? Fan Ming immediately grasped the key point from the other party's words and said with some surprise.

The scribe was also stunned, but he didn't expect that he would be speechless for a while, and he would reveal this important information. But immediately, he smiled again: "It's okay to tell you now, yes, our Guo Shuai has already secretly led the army to the front line of Xiangyang." So you should know that with only one Chen Qingyun, it is absolutely impossible to defend it when it comes to using soldiers. ”

"But...... In that case, why have you delayed launching a general offensive? Fan Ming asked suspiciously.

Guo Yan is a well-known victorious general in the world, for many years, on the frontal battlefield, he has never suffered anyone's loss, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is invincible.

A general like Chen Qingyun really put on a position to fight with him, not to mention that there is a huge difference in strength between the two sides now, even if the strength is equal, I am afraid that it will not last long.

But in this way, a question arises - with such a big advantage, why didn't Guo Yan take the initiative to attack? Is it because he has other plans, or is it a trick on the part of the other party?

So after asking this sentence, Fan Ming stared at the other party, trying to see his inner thoughts from the changes in his expression.

It's just that this disappointed him, because that guy still had that determined smile and groan: "Guo Shuai didn't take the initiative to provoke a big battle, naturally because he didn't want to increase casualties." After all, you and I are both Dayue courtiers, so why bother to meet each other? Even if it is a battle, we should only punish a few culprits, as long as others are willing to surrender, we are still willing to accept it.

"Especially the many forces in the Huguang area, you will all become the elite soldiers of my imperial court to deal with the Pingtian Army and the Ghost Rong people in the future!"

Fan Ming was a little confused again, this is really unreasonable, why did everyone become a member of the court again? If you want to become a member of the imperial court, why don't you just quit the army and submit to it?

Just when his thoughts were confused, the scribe suddenly got up, took out a roll of something from his sleeve, unfolded it, and said loudly: "Fan Ming takes the order-"

This killed Fan Ming by surprise and was stunned on the spot. It wasn't until the other party shouted twice that he briefly came back to his senses: "Where did you get this will?" Was it from His Majesty? ”

"Yes, it is the decree issued by His Majesty the Emperor of Dayue today - the edict: Fang is in chaos today, thieves are everywhere, there are traitors and foreign clans for the Central Plains, and there are ministers who steal the treasure and support the puppet and call the emperor.

"There is a Xiangyang garrison Fan Ming, loyal and pure, loyal to the royal family, if you can know the mistakes and can change, you can be the pillar of the country, you can be named the governor of the Huguang army, the commander of the three armies, ......"

After thinking about this will, Fan Ming was in a trance, and the meaning of this article seemed to refer to the Jiangnan Imperial Court as a rebel minister.

But how is this possible, and how can the emperor of the court be fake?

Until finally, he heard the other party say: "The first year of Qianxi's winter moon...... General Fan, still don't accept the order? ”

Only then did he suddenly come over and exclaimed: "You emperor......

"The new emperor Qianxi has ascended the throne in my Liangzhou in September, changed the Yuan Qianxi, and now my army is going south, it is by the will of His Majesty to act, just to mix the universe and rejuvenate the world!"

"But today Zi is in the south of the Yangtze River......"

Fan Minggang wanted to say that you were really plotting rebellion, but before he could say anything, he quickly cut off the convenience: "Emperor Baoqing is mediocre and incompetent, causing chaos in the world, and he is no longer worthy of being my son of heaven."

What's more, as early as half a year ago, he had an accident on the way to the Northern Expedition and didn't know whether he was alive or dead. It is only because there are traitors and other traitors in the small court in the south who intend to steal the treasure in order to keep this news secret, and they are also in the name of Emperor Baoqing in the south of the Yangtze River.

"It is precisely because we Guo Shuai learned of his inside story that he will put the world first, resolutely set up another royal descendant Xian as the new emperor, and was ordered by the new emperor to come to the south and dominate the country.

"This official will not hide it from you now, this will, not only you, but also all over Huguang, and even from many officials in Lianghuai who have their hearts to the imperial court, we have sent people to pass on the edict, so that they can take this opportunity to set things right, abandon the darkness and turn to the light!

"This is also the reason why our army has not really attacked in a big way, although it has been here for many days. Because what Guo Shuai wants is the complete territory of Huguang, not a ruined two lakes that have been broken by the army and the people have been displaced! ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly took another step forward and handed the holy decree in his hand forward: "General Fan, now the general trend is all on me, as long as you are willing to submit to the imperial court, you will still be a hero, not only can you be promoted on the spot, but Huguang is still led by you." m.

"And all you have to do is to turn against each other on the spot in front of the two armies in a few days' time, like everyone else......"

Looking at the "holy decree" handed to him, and listening to the other party's aggressive and imposing rhetoric, Fan Ming was really a little shaken at this time.

He originally thought that his family would only suffer a slight loss in military affairs.

Now I realized that the matter was far more serious than I thought, ten times more serious.

The so-called attacker is the first to attack the heart, it turns out that the Liangzhou army has long been attacking the heart of Huguang step by step, and even the entire imperial court.

He even had reason to suspect that even in Jinling City, which is now the capital, there are many officials and others who are under attack, and there must be people who have chosen to defect to the enemy as he said.

Because the situation has been put in front of us, in terms of the power of soldiers and horses, the imperial court is indeed at a disadvantage, and the name of the Son of Heaven, which could have been used as the last support, was completely reversed with the sudden establishment of another Son of Heaven by the Liangzhou Army, and the life and death of the emperor of his own family were completely reversed.

He may still be able to hold on, but the others, those local forces in Huguang who are already at both ends of the rat, I am afraid that they have already surrendered at this time......

Before the battle really began, the defeat of the imperial army was assured.

Xiangyang and Huguang, I'm afraid I can't hold it!

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