"Is the battle on the front line..."
Jian Yong asked straightforwardly, and Chen Lan was also staring at him. Xin Bin could not avoid this question after all.
Xin Bin knew very well that while he was chatting and laughing with the envoys of the Sun and Liu families, the little man Lei Yuan was fighting to the death with more than a thousand defeated generals. Every time he said every word, every word, there were soldiers sacrificing and bleeding. The urgency to the endless frontline and the camp that maintained the situation like walking on thin ice made him anxious, but this anxiety could not be revealed in front of outsiders.
He finally decided to explain it truthfully and only conceal the part about the young general Lei Xiu: "Dissatisfied with Mr. Xianhe, it is said that the general of Cao's army who followed was Zhang Liao. Our soldiers fought hard with him, which was quite a loss. If they could still hold on within three or five days, it would probably be difficult no matter how long it took."
Jian Yong was silent for a moment: "So, we really have to make a decision as soon as possible."
"What to decide?" Chen Lan asked immediately.
"Are you going to decide to evacuate?" Jian Yong replied: "When I came, I estimated where the people were at the moment... Should we go west or south? Today, we should decide tomorrow. Otherwise, tens of thousands of people will be delayed and stumbled in the mountains. Would we wait for Cao's army to catch up?"
Jian Yong's attitude was obviously much more rude than Feng Xi, and his words seemed reckless. Xin Bin couldn't help but think to himself that this person was born in poverty and humbleness, and his habit was indeed as poor as a poor man.
He asked seriously: "So what Mr. Xianhe said is going south? So what is going west?"
"It is naturally the most convenient way to go south. From here, go south to Songz, and then cross the river through Songz to Xunyang. The opposite bank of Xunyang is Chaisang. Wu Hou set up a camp in Chaisang, stationed elite troops, and then used naval forces to guard the river, as if Tangchi in Jincheng. When you get there, you will naturally be safe and worry-free. As for the route to the west, it is a little farther, and you need to bypass Yiyang and other places on the way. Although you can reach Jiangxia... Well, Jiangxia has the garrison of General Sun, Cheng Pu, a general under General Sun,... It is also a place to go, but it is too close to the frontline of the combat with Cao's army, and it is really not as stable as Chaisang."
Jian Yong looked at the sky, as if a map was hanging in the void. When he said that he was rising, he even pointed his fingers and emphasized his tone.
"Chaisang on the south side? Jiangxia on the west side?" Xin Bin asked in a little astonishment: "However..."
Jian Yongli Institute continued to say, "Yes... Oh, by the way, Mr. Xin, I have to tell you something. Before coming here, I heard news that the Cao army had defeated the soldiers of Han Dang, the general under General Sun, and would increase troops in Wancheng in the near future. By then, they could attack General Lei's troops from the east and north... So, how to go ahead, you really have to decide quickly, and you can't afford to delay any delay."
"Han Dang's army was also defeated? Is this true?" Chen Lan was shocked.
Jian Yong nodded: "Of course it's true, but you've been confined to the mountains in the past few days, so you didn't know. Han Dang was defeated by the governor of Xuzhou and General Zang Ba, the general of Weihu, and the loss of troops was very heavy. Later, Lord Wu personally took the troops to attack, and then he stabilized his position and the two sides were confronting each other."
If I had known that Wu Hou's army was so bad, I shouldn't have agreed to raise an army at the beginning. Mei Gan, a devilish person, deserved to be killed! No wonder Feng Xi's words were simply boasting about the power of Wu Hou in his words, but there was no practical content... They were afraid that they would not be able to provide enough power to support us even if they failed continuously!
Xin Bin felt that something was wrong: "This news is very important. Thank you for reminding Mr. Xian and I will report it to the sect leader as soon as possible."
He hesitated for a moment and then went back to the original question: "We probably know a little about the situation in Chaisang and Jiangxia. After Mr. Xian and his explanation, we became more clear. But... what about Xiakou except Chaisang and Jiangxia?"
"Xiakou?" Jian Yong looked stunned: "Xiakou is under the control of my lord Xuandegong. Since you are willing to submit to General Sun, what should you do to Xiakou?"
"Aren't you an envoy from Liu Yuzhou? Why do you speak like this?"
As soon as Jian Yong said this, Chen Lan couldn't help but scream.
He glared at Xin Bin in anger and cursed in his heart: You guy claim to have been in contact with Liu Yuzhou for several months, and have reached all kinds of tacit understanding. Liu Yuzhou's eagerness to welcome him is exactly the same as that of Wu Hou... It turns out that the envoys from Liu Yuzhou have no intention of this? What have you been busy with in the past few months?
Xin Bin was also a little panicked.
Chen Lan is a martial artist. She doesn't understand the principles of these trumpets, but Xin Bin understands them.
Jian Yong was the envoy of Liu Yuzhou. He had come. Do you not know that he had the intention to act? This behavior was obviously dissatisfied with the idea that the Huainan heroes valued Wu Hou and despised Liu Yuzhou.
After all, Wu Hou was a close neighbor, and both sides had exchanges for many years, and his troops heading north to Hefei directly. No matter how you look at it, it seemed that they were more suitable for the right choice of Huainan Haoyou. Therefore, the efforts made by Lei Xu and Xin Bin on both sides were indeed different. But no matter what, Liu Yuzhou was also a powerful leader in Jingnan and could not offend him.
He smiled bitterly and said, "Prince Chen is straightforward, Mr. Xian, don't blame me. Please don't joke and scare us rural people. We did respect the orders of the Wu Hou before, but now in the situation of poverty and impoverishment, we also have the idea of ​​complying with Liu Yuzhou. If not, we would not have sent people to ask for help from Liu Yuzhou several times, and we would never dare to forge Mr. Qu to travel to the deep mountains."
Jian Yong looked at Xin Bin and Chen Lan again, his eyes were a little playful: "I know that Duke Xuande told me this several times. But... ahem... Duke Xin, at that time you just used us as an excuse to bargain in front of General Sun. How could he really have the sincerity to serve our leader? As for now, Duke Xin was just scared by the news of Wu's failure. When he recovered, he might still think General Sun was more friendly?"
Xin Bin's old face turned red: "Mr. Xianhe, why bother?"
Chen Lan lowered her thick eyelids, as if she was sitting here just a clay-sculpted wooden tire. No one knew what he was thinking.
After a while, Jian Yong sighed: "Before coming here, my lord gave me a few words and asked me to tell the heroes in Huainan."
"Mr. Xianhe, please speak."
"My lord said: The alliance between Sun and Liu families is to eliminate evil and stabilize the country, not to seek the selfish interests of one person, one family, and one surname. Therefore, although they are alliances, they work together and like and dislike together, just like a family. General Sun's stepfather and brother Yu Lie, crosses Jing and Yang, and I only have four counties in Jingnan. This is General Sun's territory better than me; General Sun's command gathers 100,000 people, Mengchong battleships are thousands, and I only have 40,000 elite troops, which is General Sun's military strength better than me. Therefore, the great cause of restoring the Han Dynasty must have many places to rely on General Sun. General Sun has won the success of all the heroes in Huainan. The strength will be stronger and more able to compete with Cao thieves. I will only be happy and will never be dissatisfied with you. I only hope that the world will return to a peaceful and prosperous era in the future, and we will all make achievements and be famous books in history."
These words were so tolerant and generous that they were extremely beautiful. Xin Bin quickly exclaimed tactfully: "Liu Yuzhou is really a kind-hearted master and has a good reputation."
Chen Lan breathed a sigh of relief and frequently bet on Xin Bin with her eyes, meaning that she could almost say goodbye.
Xin Bin couldn't sit upright because these beautiful words followed by them were truly valuable words.
Sure enough, Jian Yong smiled lightly and continued, "My lord is certainly polite, but I, Jian Xian and my subordinates, want to say a few extra fair words. Regarding the vast territory and the large number of troops, General Sun is indeed far above Duke Xuande. However, Duke Xuande also has several advantages that far exceed General Maisun, and both of them must be investigated."
"I dare to ask Xian to talk to Mr. Xin Bin said hurriedly.
Chen Lan stood up halfway, laughed awkwardly, and sat back on the straw mat again.
Jian Yong stretched out a finger: "My lord is a descendant of the imperial family and is extremely talented, so he competed with Cao Cao to compete with the world. Everyone in the world knows that my lord is a hero. Although General Sun is young and heroic, he inherits the foundation of his father and brother. Therefore, based on his reputation and talent, my lord is far better than General Sun."
Chen Lan and Xin Bin nodded together. Even people like them knew that Cao and Liu were often called heroes in the world. As for General Sun, they were ultimately inferior in fame. As for talent... Liu Yuzhou, who had been in the world for decades, would think he would be older than General Sun.
Jian Yong stretched out his second finger: "Although my lord has few soldiers, he is good at fighting. The two generals of Guan and Zhang under his command are all enemies of thousands of people. Since last year, my lord has repeatedly defeated Cao's army. Yu Bowang defeated Xiahou Dun, Yu Wulin defeated Cao Gong, and General Guan defeated Xu Huang, Le Jin, Wen Pin and others in Dangyang, and no one dared to take the North Road. At this time, General Sun was frustrated in Hefei and Zhou Lang was frustrated in Jiangling. Therefore, based on the elite of the army, my lord was far better than General Sun."
This is not a boast, and it can even be regarded as a fair argument. Thinking of the performance of Wu Hou fleeing under the city of Hefei, the consequences of tens of thousands of people leaving their hometowns, and thinking of Jian Yong just now that Han Dang's troops were defeated by Zang Ba... No matter how much Jian Yong belittles the Wu army, Xin Bin thinks it makes sense.
Jian Yong stretched out his third finger and lowered his voice slightly: "My lord is generous and loves scholars, and is eager to seek talent. Although the scholars of Jingchu have returned to it like a river and a sea, but my lord still set up a high position to wait for the wise. As for General Sun... the two Zhangs, Zhou Lang, Lu Su and others left by his father and brother, and there are still Jiangdong Guan tribes coming to join us. If Gong and others want to join us, they want to be loyalists? Do you want to be a minion? Do you want to be a barracks? Therefore, in terms of using scholars, our lord is far better than General Sun."
Chapter completed!