Unlike the people in the lobby of Jiangyuan County who were giving advice and inspiring words, hundreds of miles away in Chengdu Mansion, a group of high-ranking officials and generals gathered in the government meeting hall to discuss military matters. The atmosphere was solemn and depressing.
After the rebels captured Jiangyuan County, they began to tentatively attack Chengdu Prefecture. Chengdu Prefecture, which was originally defended by many states and counties, now looks like an isolated city in the vast ocean.
Due to the sudden fall of Jiangyuan County, many generals were trapped in the city and failed to escape, and there were even fewer generals available in Chengdu Prefecture.
In the Chengdu government office meeting hall, Lu Bin was sitting on the main seat in the hall, and the prefect Wu Yuanzai was sitting next to him. Everyone in the hall was divided into two teams, and Yang Yunfan was sitting at the end of the military attaché team.
During the Battle of Jiangyuan County, Yang Yunfan was temporarily promoted to Du Yuhou by Lu Bin because of his meritorious service in guarding the west gate, leading a team of nearly 500 people.
As the rebels continued to try to attack Chengdu Prefecture, at this military meeting, Lu Bin assigned the guard generals of the four city gates to sit in charge of the central army and unify the command and mobilize the army.
Just after the tasks were assigned, the soldiers guarding the north gate of Chengdu Mansion quickly walked into the meeting hall with a Forbidden Army scout and handed the imperial edict to Lu Bin.
After inspecting the seal with fire paint, Lu Bin opened the imperial edict. The imperial edict stated that the imperial court had appointed Wang Jien as commander and sent the imperial army south to quell the rebellion. Among them, Wang Jien led 3,000 elite cavalry and rushed to the center of Shu. The imperial court ordered the Chengdu Prefecture to send an army to guard the pass together with the defenders of Jianmen Pass to ensure the safety of Jianmen Pass.
After reading the imperial edict, Lu Bin breathed a sigh of relief. The imperial court responded and responded very quickly. But he was also a little worried, because the generals had already assigned the task of defending the city, and the imperial court ordered Chengdu Prefecture to send another army to assist in guarding Jianmen Pass, which would overstretch the already insufficient city defense forces.
Lu Bin frowned and thought for a while, then glanced at the generals, and then his eyes fell on Yang Yunfan.
Lu Bin thought for a moment and then said: "The imperial court has sent the imperial army to suppress the rebellion. Among them, three thousand elite cavalry will come to Shu first. In order to ensure the safety of Jianmen Pass, the throat of Sichuan, Yang Yuhou, this The general orders you to lead a thousand troops to Jianmen Pass to assist the defenders of the pass to ensure that Jianmen Pass is firmly in our hands before the army arrives."
Yang Yunfan came out of the queue and bowed his hands in greeting, and asked: "I don't know when to set off?"
"The military situation is urgent. The sooner the better. You go back and tidy up first. Then set off for Jianmen Pass in the afternoon without delay." Lu Bin said.
Yang Yunfan returned to Fanyin Pavilion and told Wang Su that Lu Bin asked him to lead his troops to help guard Jianmen Pass. Wang Su nodded and said: "Jianmen Pass is the gateway to Shu. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is very easy to fight from the inside out, because Jianmen Pass is mainly used to defend against enemies outside the pass. You must go there this time. Be careful."
After thinking for a while, Wang Su spoke again: "However, Shangguan Zheng, the guard at Jianmen Pass, is a rare good general. At that time, Zhao Pu and Zhao Xianggong appreciated Shangguan Zheng's ability, and against all opinions, he placed him in Jianmen Pass. Menguan serves as a guard, and now I hope he can be of great use, and it will not be in vain for Xianggong Zhao's reputation as a "talent of three admonitions"."
"What do you mean by "Three Remonstrance Talents"?" Yang Yunfan asked when he saw that everyone was packing their bags and not in a hurry to send out troops at this moment. After all, this time I am going to work with Shangguan Zheng to guard the border, so it is necessary to know more about it.
Wang Su smiled and said: "This Shangguan was originally an official of the imperial court. He was appreciated by Zhao Pu in his early years. Zhao Pu wrote to Taizu advising Shangguan that he was a good talent and expected to be put to good use. Taizu felt that Shangguan was too young and did not have the favor. On the second day, Zhao Pu remonstrated with Taizu again, but Taizu was angry, tore up the letter of remonstrance and threw it on the ground. On the third day, Zhao Pufu again remonstrated with Taizu Shangguan Zheng, and presented the glued letter of remonstrance. Taizu sighed at his sincerity, and then En approved this matter. As a result, the reputation of "Three Remonstrants" spread throughout the court and outside."
Yang Yunfan smiled and nodded when he heard this, and then asked seriously: "This time the rebels are going to attack Chengdu. What are your uncle's plans? Do you want to go to the east of Sichuan to take shelter? After all, the rebel army is powerful, and Chengdu Prefecture You may not be able to hold it.”
Wang Su laughed loudly when he heard this, and said: "I should have died in Chenjiagu twenty years ago. Now I have lived for twenty more years, and I am already satisfied. If the rebels attack Chengdu this time, I will live and die with Chengdu." , and it fulfilled my long-cherished wish to die on the battlefield. However, what I am worried about is not Chengdu, but the Northland. If the rebels contact the Khitan and party members to launch an attack together, it will be difficult for the court to deal with it, but the husband of the court We are all people with a long-term vision and should be able to see this."
Yang Yunfan thought for a while and then said: "The Khitan is far away in the north. Let's not talk about it for the moment. This Dangxiang is in the northwest, not far from my Kunlun sect. I will write a letter right now to let Master and others pay more attention to Dangxiang's detailed work. "
Yang Yunfan turned his eyes and suddenly saw Chen Zishan on the side. He pondered for a few seconds and said: "Forget it, let's ask the senior brother to go back to the master and explain the matter here to the master and others in person. It is difficult to explain clearly in a letter, and the letter It’s also not safe to pass on.”
After hearing this, Chen Zishan hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "Junior brother, please take care of yourself when you go to Jianmen Pass this time. I'll be right back."
After the discussion, it was time to set off in the afternoon. After Yang Yunfan inspected the army's equipment and provisions, he was about to set off when he suddenly saw Tang Yu hurriedly running towards us in the distance.
Seeing that Tang Yu could also escape, Yang Yunfan felt happy. He smiled and said, "Senior Brother Tang, I was worried about you when I said goodbye to Jiang Yuan. After being separated by the team, where did you go? I didn't come to say hello." .”
Tang Yu ran up to him out of breath and said to Yang Yunfan, "I heard that Junior Brother Yang is going to lead the army on an expedition?"
"Yes, I just received a military order to lead a team of troops to help guard Jianmen Pass." Yang Yunfan said.
"In such a hurry, you just came back from Jiangyuan, and you don't even need to rest for a few days before setting off," Tang Yu glanced at Yang Yunfan meaningfully and said quietly.
Seemingly realizing something, Yang Yunfan asked, "Is Miss Feng'er okay?" Yang Yunfan also secretly blamed himself. Miss Feng'er went all the way from Kaizhou to Chengdu just for herself. It was inappropriate for him to leave in a hurry just after returning to Chengdu Mansion without seeing anyone else. However, the military situation was urgent, and he could not abandon his official duties for personal reasons, or delay important events because of the love between his children.
Tang Yu replied angrily: "That's why I came here. Feng'er heard that you had returned to Chengdu, and she was very happy. She was about to come to see you, but she heard that you were going to fight in a hurry again. She didn't want to It's convenient to come here, so I have to ask you if you have time to meet her?"
Yang Yunfan frowned and bit his lip, and said in embarrassment: "The military situation is urgent, I...I really can't get away..."
Tang Yu sighed and said helplessly: "Okay, I will explain it to her for you. But you have to get some snacks. Han Ziyuan also returned to Chengdu yesterday... He also treats Feng'er..." Tang Yu didn't say After saying that, he just looked at Yang Yunfan and said "you understand".
