Jiang Chun exclaimed, swayed, and almost fell down.
"Defeated... a big defeat! Zhang Dutong was captured, and Zhu Anping envoy led the remaining soldiers to escape back to the Divine Arm City... We, a thousand soldiers and horses, had just arrived at Laojun Mountain between Lu, and were attacked by the Mongolian army
Attack...only a few of us escaped..."
"Why is this happening? Why is this happening! Zhang Shi was defeated again? He was defeated so quickly... No, how could you be captured, a great general?"
"Zhang Dutong was tricked into negotiating by his brothers from the same clan, but he was arrested..."
"Absurd! Absolute nonsense!"
When several officials in Xuzhou City heard this, they jumped up one after another as if their buttocks were being burned.
"It's impossible. Even if you make it up, you can't make it up!"
"War is not a child's play, how can it be so?!"
"..."
Amidst the shouts and shouts, Wei Wenbo was still sitting there, his face was ashen, and he kept muttering: "I expected it, I expected it a long time ago... What should I do? What should I do..."
Jiang Chun turned to look at Wei Wenbo. Even if he felt contempt in his heart, he had to admit that this Zhizhou was really right.
The defenders of Xuzhou should not have been handed over to Zhang Shi, a fool. Now it is better. Not only was the Luzhou army defeated, Xuzhou's troops were still stretched thin.
Being a general magistrate is boring to death, it is better to be a county magistrate...
"Zai Yang, Zai Yang."
"Zhizhou, you called me?"
"You guys all go down, and I'll have a few words with Jiang Tong."
Wei Wenbo waved away the others, looked at Jiang Chun, and asked worriedly: "Zaiyang, tell me the truth, where did Li Feiyu go?"
"Zhizhou, I really don't know. This... Feiyu is a disciple of Prime Minister Ding. He should be closer to Zhizhou..."
Wei Wenbo looked at Jiang Chun for a long time, as if he wanted to say something, but his eyes were filled with hesitation, but he finally gave up.
"In that case, hurry up and prepare for defense."
"yes……"
Wei Wenbo squinted as he watched Jiang Chun retreat, and murmured: "It's really unreliable, not one of them can be relied on..."
~~
Xuzhou City has now been sealed off, but unlike Shi Jun's time of strong walls and clear country, Wei Wenbo did not move the population outside the city at all, but simply and hastily closed the city gates, prohibiting people from entering and exiting.
There are many benefits to doing this. There will be no refugees coming to occupy the residences in the city, food will not be consumed, and Xuzhou City can remain calm for the time being...
Li Zhaocheng walked through Dabei Lane and turned into a small house. Jiang Fan was sitting in the yard sharpening a knife, half of his arms were bare, showing off the huge muscles on his arms.
"Isn't it cold, Bantou Jiang?"
"It's not cold. Don't look at me. I have a broken hand. This hand is still strong, right?"
"Strong."
"Some people say that I look thin when I dress as a woman." Jiang Fan smiled and continued to sharpen his knife.
Li Zhaocheng couldn't understand him, so he said hello and entered the lobby. He saw Han Qi'an and Yan Yunyun sitting opposite each other, discussing something.
"Brother, why don't you mark the house outside Ma Yuan in the north of the city?"
"Yes, ten people here are enough."
"I'm afraid it's not enough. There is a small vault outside the horseman's house, which is built under the master bedroom."
Han Qian said: "How do you know?"
Yan Yunyun sneered and said leisurely: "He prostituted me..."
At this point, when she saw Li Zhaocheng coming in, she smiled self-deprecatingly and said: "The year before last, the Mongolian army was attacking Xuzhou, and I ran to Qingfu. Now I ran back when the Mongolian army was attacking the city. How brave is it?"
Less?"
"Stop chatting, business is more important." Han Qi'an said calmly, "You go and rest first, and then you can take over the business after we finish it."
Yan Yunyun stood up, nodded to Li Zhaocheng, and returned to the bedroom.
Li Zhaocheng lifted the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea for Han Qi'an, and asked, "Uncle Han, can you clear up my nephew's doubts?"
Han Qi'an took the tea cup, his eyes still focused on the information in his hand.
There is also a map on his desk, which is a city defense map of Xuzhou. The streets, alleys, government offices, granaries, etc. are clearly marked on the map.
After taking a sip of tea, Han Qi'an wrote a few more lines of numbers around the government office on the map based on the information in his hand, as if he was recording the number of guards.
"What don't you understand?"
Li Zhaocheng said: "Why didn't Li Zhixian defend Luzhou or Xuzhou? Where did he go?"
"After more than twenty years of guarding, can the situation be changed?" Han Qi'an asked casually, but did not answer another question.
"It can be seen that the county has no transfer order and leaves the station without permission. In case..."
"Who said there is no transfer order? It is Wei Zhizhou who transfers county magistrates, and Wei Zhizhou transfers county magistrates."
Li Zhaocheng was still a little confused and asked again: "Why are we staying in Xuzhou City?"
Han Qi'an finally stopped what he was doing, raised his head, and said, "Let's go see Jiang Tongpan again tonight, and you will know then..."
~~
At night.
Jiang Chun was very surprised to see Han Qi'an.
"How did Mr. Han enter the city? The city gate has been sealed..."
Han Qi'an smiled and said, "I entered the city in the first month of the year and have been in the city for more than a month."
Jiang Chun was surprised again and asked, "What does this mean? Where did Feiyu lead his troops?"
"The magistrate believed that our army was located in the lower reaches of the Min and Tuo Rivers and had no place to defend. Moreover, Zhang Dutong had an army of 20,000, and it was useless to have more than a thousand more troops, so he went to look for fighters. Of course, the magistrate did not think of Zhang Du either.
The unification was defeated so quickly..."
"Yes, who would have thought of it, but..."
"But the magistrate has made arrangements and left a great contribution to Jiang Tongpan, so that we can work together to defeat the enemy."
Jiang Chun still couldn't come to his senses. He turned to look at Li Zhaocheng, then at Jiang Fan, and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Do you have a map?"
"Of course there is."
Han Qi'an said: "By the way, it is inconvenient to bypass Wei Zhizhou for this credit, so why not invite him also? I will consult with the general magistrate for the details."
"That's fine." Jiang Chun finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly sent someone to invite Wei Wenbo.
…
Li Zhaocheng stood aside and listened, and gradually understood Li Xia's intentions.
It seems that Li Xia did not agree with the plan of Zhu Susun, Zhang Shi, Wei Wenbo, Jiang Chun, etc. to guard Xuzhou at all, so he did not plan to be transferred to Luzhou or Xuzhou from the beginning.
Zhang Shi lost ground and his morale was weak. It was foreseeable that Zhang Shi would lose the battle and it would be extremely difficult to recover... Although he did not expect that he could lose so quickly.
In short, instead of leading Qingfu's army to defeat together, Li Xia might as well wait for the right time to come up with his own style of play.
Han Qi'an stayed in Xuzhou to find a suitable opportunity to persuade Wei Wenbo and Jiang Chun to cooperate.
I just don't know where he went...
Li Zhaocheng thought about it later and nodded secretly, thinking that this way the whole thing would go smoothly.
After a while, an announcement came from outside the study. It was Wei Wenbo who had arrived, and Jiang Chun went to welcome him in personally.
"Hmph, even if Li Feiyu has a way to defeat the enemy, he shouldn't act like this. You know..."
In the middle of Wei Wenbo's words, Jiang Fan, who had been standing silently aside, suddenly stepped forward, violently covered his mouth with one hand, and raised the other hand.
Li Zhaocheng narrowed his eyes and clearly saw that what Jiang Fan had in his hand was not a hook, but a dagger, which was neatly slicing Wei Wenbo's throat.
"Puff puff……"
Blood gushed out like a fountain, and the sound continued for a long time.
Li Zhaocheng was completely stunned.
Jiang Chun also stared blankly at the scene in front of him, as if he was in a dream.
He suddenly trembled.
"Don't shout." Han Qi'an said, "Jiang Tong, please calm down. You are Qiaoer's adoptive father. I never want to hurt you."
Jiang Chun couldn't even scream when he reached his mouth. He was so frightened that he quickly shut his mouth, but his feet gave way and he collapsed to the ground.
Jiang Fan quickly walked out of the study without even looking at him.
After a while, two screams rang out from the corridor, indicating that Wei Wenbo's guards had been eliminated.
Han Qi'an added: "Jiang Tongpan, the Mongolian army will attack Xuzhou soon. No one cares how Wei Zhizhou died. What people care more about is...who will guard Xuzhou City and defeat the Mongolian army."
,Yeah?"
Jiang Chun was completely frightened, his eyes were dull, let alone speaking.
Han Qian was not in a hurry and turned to look at Li Zhaocheng again.
…
Li Zhaocheng was obviously very frightened, his handsome face turned pale, he opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he just muttered.
"Kill the official...kill the official..."
"What do Li Langjun think?" Han Qian asked.
"I...I..." Li Zhaocheng swallowed and tried to calm down.
He opened his mouth to say that he was Li Xia's brother and would never tell the truth, but suddenly he thought that he still didn't know Li Yong's intentions, so he could only say: "I will... I will convince my father..."
Han Qi'an nodded with satisfaction.
"In this way, we are all a family. Let me tell you straight away, Alang wants to control Xuzhou City...Jiang Tongpan? Do you need me to say it again?"