After the old general finished speaking, he no longer looked as calm and composed as before, and his worried look could no longer be concealed.
The man dressed as a scholar stood up from the corner seat, went to sit down next to the old general, and said slowly, "Since the general sent someone to send a message, asking the young general to go east to Anyang to find the young master Yan Zhuo to avoid trouble, I I felt that there was something fishy in this. Now that the young general has returned to Zhaoshui City safely, and you are still here to take care of me, not only did Meng Jiaoyang take over the position of prefect, but even if Meng Xiaotian is still in office, there is no way he will be without any scruples. It is impossible to attack the Major General, not to mention the current political struggle. In the end, it is your old brother who will take over the position of General of Zhaoshui City. I will give you some favor no matter what, as long as the Major General does not commit a very serious crime. If he commits such a serious crime, then no one will touch him easily, so why do he have to go to Anyang to avoid trouble?"
"There is only one reason for the general's arrangement," the scholar's eyes narrowed. "That is that he got some important news in the Yicheng Heavenly Prison and noticed that there were changes in the southern border, but he couldn't say it clearly!"
He took the cup of tea that the old general had poured for him from the table next to him and held it in his hand, but did not drink it. "From then on, I used some of the people left by the general, some of whom were still in Zhaoshui City. , some of them were transferred to Heyu City when Wang Hui started reorganizing the armies of the two cities in southern Xinjiang. Therefore, the movements of the armies on both sides and other information were passed to me, and then I discovered that He Yucheng Yucheng's city defense layout has undergone strange and huge adjustments. At the same time, rumors began to spread within the army that Nanyi had sneaked in through the transformation technique. These rumors were not extinguished in a short period of time. I felt that Heyucheng might Something really went wrong!"
He looked at the old general and said, "That's why I have stopped you from leading the navy southward several times. Even if you set sail, I will find various reasons to make you come back halfway. I just don't want you to always take this army from Yongchang County with you." The remaining naval forces ran to Heyu City, in case they were damaged..."
The old general sighed with emotion, raised the teacup in his hand, touched the scholar's teacup on his own initiative, and said apologetically, "When you insisted on sending Kanerdong away, I doubted you. You have suffered a lot these days. I feel wronged. Now that I think about it, it’s all my fault. I’m going to apologize to you for having tea instead of wine today!”
After saying that, he drank the tea in the cup.
The scholar hurriedly drank as if drinking wine, and then said, "Don't say that, sir. You are the young general's grandfather. I know that you are doing it for their own good. However, the situation was not clear at that time, and I did not dare to say it clearly." , and also used some other means, I hope you don't blame me."
The old general reached out and patted the scholar on the shoulder, "Since we are both members of the same family, we don't need to talk politely. The past has passed." There was a worried look on his face, and he looked to the southwest and said, "It's just that The current situation is really a huge trouble that has never happened in the past nine hundred years, how should we deal with it...?"
The scholar pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke, "Last year, when the general and I were ordered to go north, we already knew about the Beiyi invasion of Shanbei County. At that time, the general and I talked about the situation in southern Xinjiang. He said that on the surface, , if Nanyi goes north, the two big cities of Taiming and Baitong in Li County will be under the greatest pressure. Even Nankou City in Anyang County looks more dangerous than us, but in fact, the entire southern Xinjiang defense line, What Nanyi wants to conquer most is our Heyu City."
Seeing the surprised expression on the old general's face, he continued, "The general said that the mountains in Lijun are closed, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if the Lijun Basin is conquered at a huge cost, it will be another difficulty to get out of the mountain pass. For Nanyi, To be honest, it is the biggest weak point. Anyang corresponds to the territory of Sun Moon Lake and is too close to the hinterland of Central Continent. Not only is it difficult for the army to gather, but if the attack is severe, it will inevitably attract a counterattack by the powerful human race, and the losses will be heavy. On the contrary, It is Yongchang. The terrain is long and narrow, between two mountains and two rivers. It is naturally the best gateway for Nanyi to enter Zhongzhou. Once they occupy Heyu City and Zhaoshui City, they can put pressure on Lijun to the west and easily enter Anyang to the east. , it is really the best choice for advancing, attacking, retreating and defending.”
He put the teacup on the table and sighed, "The general's reasoning at that time did not calculate that Riyue Lake would end up this time, and that Anyang County's defense line would be broken first, but now that I think about it, Nanyi's He was still right about the overall strategy, and I asked at that time, if Heyu City is really attacked by Nanyi, what should we do if we are in Zhaoshui City?"
"What did he say should be done?" the old general asked hurriedly.
The scholar shook his head and said, "The general said that if Heyu City is robbed, he will write to the Grand Administrator that even if he devotes all the power of the county and even gives up one or two cities to Lijun and Anyang in exchange for the coalition forces, Heyu City will not be lost. He also knew that this matter was impossible given the temperament of the old governor, so he also said that if Heyu City really fell, as the general of Zhaoshui City, he could only rely on Yicheng to defend Zhaoshui City. Only Zhaoshui City could Only then can Yongchang County have that glimmer of hope." He looked at the old general and smiled bitterly, "But now, look at our Yongchang County, is Yicheng reliable? Or is the old general Sun Miao in the city reliable at this moment? ?Speaking of the fact that you are not afraid of being angry, if the real monster in Heyu City and thousands of beast troops come to Zhaoshui City, I doubt that the old general can abandon the city and escape!!"
There was no trace of anger on the old general's face. Instead, he nodded with a heavy expression, "My eldest brother may have had some courage when he was young, but now...it's too late for a hero."
The scholar frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at the old general and said word by word, "So, since Yicheng is unreliable, and old general Sun Miao is unreliable, we should maybe...find other reliable backers in advance... ."
The old general raised his eyebrows and looked at the scholar with a sharp gaze, "Backer? What backer?!"
The scholar's eyes didn't escape at all, and he looked straight into the old general's eyes that seemed to be able to kill people. "The general insists that the young general go east to Anyang to find the young master Yan Zhuo. One is to remind us to pay attention to the affairs in southern Xinjiang, and the other is Isn’t it just to tell us that if there is disharmony in southern Xinjiang...our way out will fall on outsiders?!!"
The old general's eyes widened suddenly, and then he lowered his head and began to think.
The scholar's voice seemed like the devil's voice coming from the Nine Nether Hells, "In Yongchang today, there are only four cities left to survive. However, a prosperous city. It is said that it was deeply damaged by the natural disasters and visions at the Annan Conference. Now it is connected to the river. Jade City has also been lost, leaving only a chaotic Yicheng and our isolated Zhaoshui City. Unless Lu Zu is reborn, no one who sits on the throne of Yicheng will be able to recover."
He stared at the old general's lowered eyes and continued, "After looking at the three outer counties, Anyang County is now too busy to take care of itself, and smart people like Yun Bailou in Guang County, I am afraid that even if Meng Jiaoyang is willing to give up the three remaining big cities, , the other party may not be willing to take over this mess and face the Nanyi army, but only one person is willing to gather the strength of the three counties to fight against the Nanyi army under such circumstances!!"
The old general was shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help but raise his head again to meet the scholar's even fanatical eyes.
"That's right, the strength of the three counties is gathered together," the scholar smiled, but his eyes did not close at all, "You have just heard of it, and you should be able to guess that those four great monks from Wangchuan are not the same people. Were they sent to save He Yucheng?!!"
