The water army camped and surrounded the house.
Scholar Du Shuisheng behaved much calmer than Sun Hao at this moment. He took the cup from the table, poured a glass of water for Sun Hao and handed it over, and then slowly said, "What this old general Sun said, in my opinion, , basically all true.”
"Is it all true?!" Sun Hao took a sip of water to calm down a little. He walked to the table and before he sat down, he looked at Du Shuisheng in surprise and asked, "Do you think he is really going to bring a family with him?" The young man is guarding Zhaoshui City, and he has indeed asked the prefect to have a strong man from the upper three realms to guard him?"
There was no expression on Du Shuisheng's face. He waited for Sun Hao to sit down before sitting down next to him. His voice was calm and he said softly, "If you want a strong person in the third realm from the prefect, you must ask for it, because Nanyi can break through Heyu City, which does not have a strong person in the upper three realms, can also destroy Zhaoshui City, which does not have a strong person in the upper three realms. If he does not ask the prefect for a strong person in the third realm, the prefect will definitely doubt him and may want to take action. I have no idea of changing generals before the battle. If that time comes, whether Old General Sun can return to Yicheng safely will be a big question."
In a flash of thought, Sun Hao also figured out the connection, nodded silently, and then shook his head, "Sun Miao's son-in-law Zhao Nanpeng is still in Yicheng, and has held the position of Jun Cheng for more than ten years. He is the most popular among civil servants inside and outside the court. He has a great influence. Officials at all levels who are still sitting in Yongchang County are more or less related to him. Especially after this wave of replacement between new and old governors, the new governors have to rely more and more on him. He even did not hesitate to use the already old Sun Miao. No matter what, he would not take it lightly.
It's hard to touch these two people, especially at this juncture. "
He shook his head again and added, "What's more, there used to be a lineage of Junwei Wang Quanhu inside and outside the court that could compete with them. Now that Heyu City has been lost, Wang Hui's life and death are unknown. The so-called wall fell and everyone pushed it, the Wang family may not even be able to survive." Even Wang Mingyuan, who had led the defeated army and fled back, could not save himself. Zhao Nanpeng and Sun Miao were both civil and military leaders, and they could be said to have overwhelming power. Even if the new eunuch had managed to harmonize the secret organization called "Benighted", he would probably only be able to protect himself. I can just let it go, but I can’t do anything about it.”
"This should not be as simple as it seems on the surface," Du Shuisheng shook his head and said, "I once told the general about the sons of the old prefect, and the general said that on the surface, the second young master is the most important. He is liked by the old eunuch, and is often praised in public, saying that the second young master is the most like him, but in fact, no matter the conspiracy or ruthlessness, the second young master is definitely not as good as the first young master, that is, our new prefect, but this new The prefect is so good at hiding his incompetence that everyone mistakenly thinks he is incompetent. Think about it, a prefect who forbeared for decades before ascending to the throne, and a prefect who only took half a year to defeat that ignorant man. Will a ruthless person who has mastery of harmony tolerate the uncontrolled development and growth of Zhao Nanpeng and Wang Quanhu?"
Du Shuisheng put his hand on his lips and said in a slightly lower voice, "Besides, at this point, as Sun Miao said, Yongchang County is really at the point of life and death, how much more scruples can there be?"
Sun Hao was thinking about something and said, "In this way, I
This brother is indeed going to defend Zhaoshui City for Yongchang..."
Du Shuisheng nodded, "Whether he wants it or not, he can only stay in Zhaoshui City. Even not only the prefect, but also his good son-in-law will not want him to leave Zhaoshui at this time. Shuicheng returns to Yicheng, so what he said today is for us to hear. He wants you and this navy army to guard Zhaoshui City with him."
Sun Hao frowned and pondered, "If the defenders in the city are willing to fight to the death, and Yicheng sends a strong man from the upper three realms to come and take charge, rely on the magic circle in the city, and cooperate with us to respond outside the city, I am afraid that Zhaoshui City will No matter who comes, it will be impossible to capture it without paying a huge price. Since Nanyi is not willing to pay a huge price to attack Shuanglong City in Anyang County, it will not attack us... "..." He turned to look at Du Shuisheng and said, "In this way, you will no longer worry about Zhaoshui City being destroyed by a short-term attack by Nanyi. However, in this case, new troubles will appear again."
"Yes, if you want to defend Zhaoshui City, a strong person in the upper three realms is indispensable no matter what.
," Du Shuisheng removed his hand from his lips, crossed his arms on his chest, and leaned into the back of the chair, "And today's Yongchang, the Meng family's prefect is still orthodox after all, even if Yongchang secretly hides powerful people in the upper three realms. Or, like Lijun and Anyang, if Wangchuan sword cultivators from the upper three realms suddenly come, they still have to obey the orders of the Meng family prefect. In this way, the power of this Zhaoshui city will be half determined. It's really troublesome for our Lord Governor...
...."
Immediately, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly said shockingly, "But, what if our Lord Governor has never thought about guarding Zhaoshui City?!"
Sun Hao was horrified when he heard this. He felt that most of the alcohol in his body had melted away in an instant, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. "Now Yongchang has lost Heyu City. What if we also lose Zhaoshui City?" .....Isn't it..." He thought about the meaning of the scholar next to him. His eyes kept swaying with his thoughts, and finally settled on the face of the scholar next to him. "You mean our Lord Prefect? Is it possible that the Meng family in Yongchang gave up the 900-year-old inheritance... in order to protect themselves?!!!"
The scholar's eyes were cold, but he still shook his head, "I don't know, this is just one of many possibilities. Now this Yongchang is like a broken sack full of holes, with problems all over it. This is a problem that the prefect cannot solve at all. Even if he tries his best to make up for it, there is no way he can restore it to its original state. So since it will be thrown away sooner or later, what's the harm in losing it now? But he Whether it will be lost, how it will be lost, and who it will be thrown to, we still can’t figure out.”
The two of them fell into silence at the same time and were speechless for a long time.
After a long while, Sun Hao sighed softly and spoke again, "If Zhaoshui City is not protected, as you worried before, it will only be more difficult for us. Difficult. No matter what choice we make, it is difficult. In this situation, we can only I can take one step at a time and see one step at a time.”
The scholar did not nod or shake his head, but remained silent for a long time, and then said to himself
Pandao said, "If the Nanyi don't come, or the strong men from the upper three realms come, and Zhaoshui City is not lost, we can act according to the previous plan. If things go wrong and Zhaoshui City cannot be saved, then this navy army will only If we can go upstream along the Mian River and hide in the Dagu Mountains," a look of cruelty flashed across his face, "By then, we can forcefully approach the sect's stronghold in Baishou Mountain, and the Nanyi troops will arrive. , they can’t just sit back and ignore it..."
"So," Sun Hao was surprised, and then sighed, "it just depends on God's will..."
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