Qing Zhan also felt not very optimistic about the current situation, and he supported his chin with his hand, thinking carefully, trying to find a complete strategy, so that he could hit Heimu County with one blow, otherwise the war together, for a long time, will only make the vitality of the Blood Ying Kingdom greatly damaged, he looked at the situation, and only said: "Now that the enemy is in front, I don't know what the cities and counties are thinking, as far as the current point of view, presumably the three major cities of Chiyan City, Qing Zhou City and Jinzhao City will definitely try their best to help our royal city, with the help of these three major cities, we also have a lot of chances of winning, But Benjun thought about it carefully, the reason why Heimu County dared to rebel so unscrupulously was that in addition to cooperating with King Belon to prepare to overthrow the royal city, he must have also allied with the princes of other counties, but it is not known which one or more counties he has something to do with. ”

Qiu Zhen was quite puzzled by Shaojun's worries about this, and asked, "Why does Shaojun think that Heimu County will have an alliance with other counties?" ”

Qing Zhan pointed to Jin Zhaocheng on the map and said: "This matter was also mentioned by Princess Jielan, and it was inferred from this that Princess Jielan had been to Jinzhao City, and at that time, Heimu County had passed a letter of persuasion to Jin Xuan, the lord of Jin Zhao City, he thought that he could win over Jin Zhaocheng, but he didn't expect that the city lord of Jin Zhaocheng told Jielan about it instead, so it can be inferred that Heimu County must have also transmitted a letter of persuasion to other cities and counties, so it is difficult to guarantee that any of the Lanqi County, Yanluo County, and Zirui County has reached an agreement with Heimu County." , and these three counties are located in the north of the royal city, while Heimu County is located in the south of the royal city, if they come to the north and south to attack, the royal city can be said to be the enemy on the back, and it will be quite difficult to deal with. ”

Qiu Zhen and Jielan heard such a detailed analysis of Qing Zhan Shaojun, and they both nodded yes, thinking that if they really attacked both sides at the same time, then their military strength would be insufficient, and in the end they would only lose Pingdu and fall into the hands of thieves.

"Then what can the young gentleman do to relieve this trouble?" Jielan asked.

Qing Zhan was also a little hesitant, he thought for a moment, pointed to Chiyan City and Qing Zhou City in the southeast direction, and said: "If the war is together, the two cities of Chiyan City and Qing Zhou City are willing to fully cooperate with Wang Cheng, and they will disperse a large number of troops in Heimu County, when the time comes, Chiyan City will be the vanguard, and Qing Zhou City will be the backup, which can not only assist Chiyan City, but also assist Wang Cheng, as long as there is a lack of troops, it will vigorously mobilize the troops of Qing Zhou City, but there has always been an agreement between Wang Cheng and Cheng County, Wang Cheng is not allowed to use the forces of Cheng and County without authorization, It has no right to interfere with the troops of the city and county, so it is probably still a little difficult for Qing Zhou City to do this. ”

When Jielan was in the Criminal Department, she also spent a few days familiarizing herself with the decree, and she also remembered that the various regulations between the royal city and the city and county made the Qing Zhou City completely obey the orders of the Wang Cheng, and also let them dispatch troops, which is really unreasonable, but at this juncture, everyone's interests are the same, if the Wang City is threatened, then the Qing Zhou City will also be threatened.

But Jielan and Yu Ning and Su Qin are friends of life and death, when Yu Qing occupied the city and launched civil strife, Shaojun and she both helped him, and now the royal city is in trouble, presumably the two of them will not shirk, there is this Jielan only said: "For the affairs of Qing Zhou City, don't worry too much, Yu Ning City Lord and Su Qin City and I are friends in life and death, if the palace writes documents to them, they know the righteousness, explain the key points, I believe that the two of them will do their best to help us." ”

Qiu Zhen and the military department Shangshu had also heard the story of Princess Jielan in Qing Zhou City, so they also believed Jielan's words, but they couldn't help but wonder: "Although the princess and the city lord of Qing Zhou City know each other, but after all, a decree is still a decree, and it is not certain that the city lord of Yu Ning will take the risk of agreeing to the princess's request." ”

When Jielan heard the decree again, she was very angry in her heart, and only said: "Although this blood kingdom is divided into three cities and four counties, but they are only cities and counties, and the dominance is still in the royal city, but in order to avoid disputes, the royal city agrees not to interfere too much in the military and politics of the city and county, they can handle political affairs and the army on their own, but it does not mean that the royal city cannot call their army, since the law stipulates so, then change the decree, otherwise, the world may really be chaotic." ”

"This..."Qiu Zhen looked a little embarrassed, after all, he was not in charge of revising the decree, and the matter had to be decided by the Criminal Department Shangshu and Shaojun in the end.

After listening to Jielan's words, Qing Zhan felt very funny for her stubborn character, he only said: "After discussing this matter, this monarch and the princess will go to the criminal department to explain to Bai Shangshu, and pass the decree to Qing Zhou City, and the city lord of Yu Ning is also a reasonable person, and he must also understand the stakes involved, so the matter of Qing Zhou City can be solved." He pointed to the location of Jin Zhaocheng on the map, and continued: "And the general, please see, Jin Zhaocheng is in the west of the royal city, if the three northern counties really want to rebel together, then he will order Jin Zhaocheng to lead troops to contain the attack of the northern county capital, so that the unfavorable situation in the royal city can be alleviated." ”

He paused, used his fingers to connect Wangcheng and Heimu County into a line, and said directly: "And General Qiu Zhen can lead the troops directly to Heimu County and lead the troops to capture its county capital, and just in case, Cao Shangshu led a part of the army to stay in the Wangcheng, not only to protect the Wangcheng, but also to become a reserve army, if there is a need for reinforcements, troops can be mobilized at any time." ”

General Qiu Zhen and Cao Shangshu were convinced by Shaojun's decision, they nodded, and said, "Shaojun's battle strategy is very detailed, according to this strategy to confront Heimu County, this battle has seen the light of day." ”

Qing Zhan didn't feel happy when he heard this, but he was even more worried, he sank his face, and only said: "Don't underestimate the enemy at any time, especially this Heimu County, this county has always been very low-key, and it is the most unvisible county capital among the three cities and four counties, it can be seen that this county has not been preparing for a rebellion for a year or two, and it is enough to see how deep the county marquis of this county is, so you can only be extremely careful when dealing with such a county capital." ”

Hearing Shaojun's words, Qiu Zhen and Cao Sen did not dare to underestimate it, after all, underestimating the enemy is a big plan to use troops, how can they decide the outcome of the war at this moment, so both of them apologized to Shaojun and said: "The last general made a mistake, and the enemy was the first, and he will be cautious after that!" ”

Qing Zhan nodded, and only said: "It's okay, General Qiu has led his troops to fight for many years, and Cao Shangshu is also a master of using soldiers, so when you get to the battlefield, you have to rely on you." ”

After listening to Shaojun's analysis, Jielan also felt a little calm in her heart, but when she thought of Chengfeng and them, she frowned, and only worried: "The momentum that this palace is most worried about is Chengfeng them, they are trapped in Heimu County, it is equivalent to becoming hostages, and it is okay to become hostages and blackmail us, I am afraid that they will be unfavorable to them, but I don't know what to do?" ”

Qing Zhan knew that Jielan was worried about Chengfeng's safety, so he was relieved: "Don't worry, since Tan Qi has gone to Heimu County, I believe that he will always bring back news to us soon, and even if he is in danger, he will find a way to tell us about the situation there." ”

Jielan knew these words of comfort, but after hearing them, she felt a lot more comfortable, she only said: "I hope Tan Qi can be fine, and I also hope that he can find Chengfeng and them, even if he can't rescue them, as long as he can know their situation." ”

Just as a few people were discussing the military situation, a guard knelt down outside the imperial study and reported: "Report to the princess Shaojun, there is something important for the subordinates." ”

Jielan saw that the guard's official uniform was quite dusty, a few places were still tattered, and there were also a few dried blood stains on the body, it seemed that it was after a bloody battle to get it like this, she was busy calling him in, the guard was busy entering the imperial study, kneeling down in front of Jielan and a few of them, Jielan hurriedly asked, "What is your important matter?" ”

"The subordinate is the subordinate general of the deputy staff of Wei Yu, and he was ordered by General Qiu to go to Yanluo County to bring the Yan Demon Yan Di back to the royal city, I waited for the Yan Demon to come out, but on the way back, he encountered someone intercepting him halfway, and actually robbed the Yan Demon, many generals were sacrificed, and Vice General Wei Yu went to intercept it with the remaining five soldiers in order to live up to his mission, and ordered his subordinates to return to the royal city as soon as possible to report, and ask the princess Shaojun to decide."

Jielan and the others were all shocked, so this matter was sent by Shaojun to Qiu Zhen to secretly bring the Yan Demon back to the royal city, it stands to reason that no one knows about it, but who can find out this secret, and dare to rob the Yan Demon halfway.

"Do you know who these people are?" Qing Zhan hurriedly asked.

The guard reported: "The subordinates don't know, these people are all covered faces, I don't know where they come from?" ”

"And in which direction did you see them fleeing?" Qing Zhan continued to ask.

The guard pondered for a moment, and replied, "It's going in the northeast direction." ”

Qing Zhan thought carefully about the lower position, he looked at the map again, and Chiluo County is located in the center of Lanqi County and Zirui County, if it is to flee in the northeast direction, then there is only this one possibility, Qing Zhan couldn't help blurting out, only said: "According to this, it can be judged for the first time, the person who robbed the Yan Demon must be Zirun County, then it is recommended in turn, this Zirui County must be the object of collusion and alliance with Heimu County, although it is very likely that the people who robbed the fire demon are also the people of Heimu County, but they don't dare to risk crossing the royal city to go to the north to arrest people, so, Ziruijun is the most suspicious. ”

Jie Lan didn't know much about the fire demon, Qing Zhan originally planned to tell her at first, but because of the sudden civil strife, Qing Zhan has not found the opportunity to tell Jielan until now, it is to drag on until now, Jielan asked about the fire demon, Qing Zhan briefly told Jielan about the cause and effect, Jielan also roughly understood Qing Zhan's intention to bring the fire demon back to the royal city, and she was also quite worried in her heart, and asked: "Now that Shaojun sees what to do, Yandi must not fall into the hands of Heimu County, otherwise, if they collect all the seven souls, In the end, it's unimaginable. ”