With Xu He's guidance, Zhang Jingxian, a civil servant, finally had an idea.
To be honest, Zhang Jingxian is actually very smart, but he is a traditional scholar. He has been reading and writing before and is familiar with officialdom.
Being assigned to this position, he had barely read a few military books, so how could he know how to arrange the troops and horses in his hands?
It can be said that Xu He gave him a lesson on picture homework step by step.
In fact, it’s not just the pictures, Xu He has been to basically all of these places.
They also record the local mountains and rivers geography in their own books, so that they can be easily retrieved when needed.
Two days later, Xu He was still teaching Li Sikui and Zhang Sanrang to read at home. Wu Decao, who had been back for a while, hurried in.
"Lingsheng, Lord Zhang has sent his soldiers to ask you to go to his place. It seems to be in a hurry!"
The two little guys stopped reading when they heard the book. They all looked up at Xu He.
Xu He frowned and said, "Who told you to stop?"
"He said: "King, when people seek to learn more, they only need to build things. If you learn from ancient teachings, you will gain something. Do not learn from the past, so as to defeat the eternal world, and talk about it. "
The sound of reading in the study room sounded again.
Xu He saw that they had read well, so he put down the book he was reading and stood up and said: "You guys continue, you have memorized the entire text of "Shuo Ming Xia" today, I will check it when you come back!"
After saying that, he got up and went out.
When Wu Decao saw that Xu He was silent all the way, he asked in a low voice: "Lingsheng, there have been rumors of war recently. Is this the case?"
Xu He smiled and said: "It's a little rough, but it's probably not too important!"
"Then should we move the family to Yangzhou?" Wu Decao asked.
Xu He smiled and said nothing...
As soon as he walked into the lobby of Haiphong Road Yamen, he saw Zhang Jingxian looking at him in amazement.
"Liangsheng, as expected, you guessed it right. I just arrived today at the Eight Hundred Miles Expedition. The thieves outside Yingtian Mansion were dispersed and countless flags, armor and staffs were seized by the Qinhuai River!"
Xu He was shocked when he heard this and said, "Have you found out where the main force of the Lotus Sect has gone?"
Zhang Jingxian sighed: "These people are so cunning. They took advantage of the night to bypass Cao Jiang's army stationed in Diggang, and somehow got to the north bank!"
Across the river from Diggang is the Nisha River. If it is as I guessed, the other party must take the Nisha River if they want to reach Hefei quickly.
So the question is, how did the White Lotus Sect cross the river, and where did the boats transporting on the Nisha River come from?
Thinking of this, the shadow of Su Yaoguang could not help but appear in his mind.
"It seems that this operation of the White Lotus Sect has been planned for a long time!" Xu He sighed in his heart.
The news came two days ago. It is still unclear whether Hefei has been captured or whether the news has been received and whether the sneak attack can be defended.
At this time, Zhang Jingxian had completely regarded Xu He as his think tank: "When the situation has developed to this point, can we relax?"
Xu He shook his head: "Sir, if you go by my previous guess, now is the most dangerous time!"
Zhang Jingxian was stunned, the most dangerous time?
Where is the danger now that everything is calm?
"Sir, it's not good!" Suddenly, one of Zhang Jingxian's soldiers rushed in.
When Zhang Jingxian heard this voice, he was so shocked that the tea cup fell on the table with a "桄桔" sound, and the tea spilled all over his clothes.
He ignored the fact that the tea stained his clothes, stared at the man and said, "What happened?"
"I just received news from Langshan that Wang Qianhu...is gone!"
"Ah~"
"What?"
Zhang Jingxian and Xu He stood up in shock at the same time, staring at the soldier.
The soldier trembled with fear and said: "Wang Qianhu is gone. There are Japanese pirates at the foot of Langshan Mountain. The Japanese boats covering the sky and the sun can't be seen on the river at a glance!"
"As soon as our Hailing soldiers arrived at the foot of Langshan Mountain and before we could set up camp, the Japanese pirates landed! Wang Qianhu hurriedly responded to the challenge, but there were too many Japanese pirates. After only an hour, the troops and horses were scattered. Wang Qianhu was discovered later. The house was shot dozens of times, and the body is covered with holes!"
When Zhang Jingxian heard this, he felt like the world was spinning, his hands and feet were cold, and he almost stumbled to the ground. Fortunately, Xu He was right next to him and took two steps to help him sit on the chair!
When he sat down, Xu He immediately asked the soldier: "Where are the people from Qianhu Station in Changzhou? The Hailing soldiers have just arrived, where are they? Are they just watching the Japanese pirates land?"
The soldier looked mournful and said: "Gu Qianhu, he, he abandoned his troops and ran away!"
"Bang", Zhang Jingxian slapped the big case with his palm and cursed angrily: "Thief, thief, he can escape the Japanese pirates, how can he still escape the law of the country? Where are they now?"
The soldier said: "No, I don't know!"
Zhang Jingxian wanted to speak, but Xu He said first, "Where is the thief now?"
"When I came yesterday, the thieves had already invaded Tongzhou and looted it!"
When Zhang Jingxian heard this, he sat slumped in his chair, looked up to the sky and sighed. After a while, two lines of tears rolled down his face and said: "Traitor, thief, I swear that I will kill Gu Qingheng to comfort the people of Tongzhou!"
Although Xu He was also very sad, he was not as lost as Zhang Jingxian. He was focused on more practical issues.
"Didn't your Excellency set up a Japanese patrol boat at Haimen? Why didn't Tongzhou be notified of so many Japanese pirates in advance?"
"No news came back from preparing the Japanese ships. The Japanese pirates went directly to Langshan!"
When Xu He heard this, he was shocked.
He finally understood why he had never been able to figure it out before. The White Lotus Rebellion had been extinguished all the way to the east, but why did they still go east?
It turned out that they had reached some kind of deal with the Japanese pirates a long time ago. Although the east road failed, they still had to fulfill the [contract], so they just pretended to walk around like this.
After the soldiers retreated, Xu He crossed his hands and said to Zhang Jingxian: "Master Bingxian, you can't fall!"
Zhang Jingxian sighed and said with red eyes: "My Haiphong Road controls the three guards of Yangzhou, Yizhen, and Gaoyou, and the three posts of Hailing, Yancheng, and Tongzhou. It only takes two days. It only takes two days. The troops in Tongzhou dispersed, and the Qianhu Department in Hailing How can I explain to the court after being beaten and disabled? How can I explain to the common people?"
Xu He said: "Victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers, and after the court knows the reason for this matter, it will also take action on Gu. My lord, if you cheer up at this time and turn defeat into victory, you will be a man!"
Zhang Jingxian looked at Xu He intently, suddenly stood up, bowed and said: "I, Zhang Jingxian, have lived in vain for more than thirty years, and I have not yet spoken out to you, a teenage boy, who is sensible and sensible. The current situation is all your fault." As expected, could you please teach me what to do next?”
Xu He muttered: "The land is not a place where Japanese pirates can stay for a long time. They cannot abandon the ship, so the Yangzhou and Yizhen guards cannot move lightly. Master Zhang can quickly mobilize a group of Gaoyou guards to come to Hailing. Hailing is now an empty city." , Don’t make any more mistakes!”
"But if the Japanese pirates separate a small group of troops and attack from the land, how can Hailing County protect itself?"
Xu He frowned: "Master Chen, please mobilize the people, archers, soldiers, government officials, and soldiers to defend the city. The walls outside the city will be clear. I will immediately ask my second uncle to let the regiment train into the city to garrison!"
When Zhang Jingxian heard this, he was so excited that he almost shed tears. Fortunately, he had promised Xu He to organize a team training, otherwise he would have to find 300 well-trained and strong men to defend the city at this time?
"Yes, yes, this matter needs to be done quickly. Fortunately, you and Mr. Chen have taken precautions. Fortunately..."
