Zhu Nao

It really made the officials of Changsha Mansion predict it.Although Han Fengxian had a great reputation, after he arrived in Shizhou, he failed to rectify Shizhou's border defense.On the contrary, after he took office, he quickly caused a lot of contradictions.

It should be known that most of the Liangzhou army came from horse thieves, and all the soldiers were brave and good at fighting, and any one picked out at random was a good horseman and archer.However, Shu soldiers had never seen many horses, and their riding and shooting abilities were far inferior to those of Liangzhou soldiers. Han Feng first looked down on these soldiers and often beat and scolded them frequently, which made the soldiers of Shizhou very dissatisfied.

Moreover, the Liangzhou Army does not pay attention to military discipline, but only pays attention to the weak and the strong.As a military officer first, Han Feng naturally has no belief in leading by example, and only asks the soldiers to obey.The Shizhou soldiers had never seen such an officer, and their dissatisfaction became even worse.

Under such circumstances, the officers and soldiers in Shizhou gradually no longer obeyed Han Fengxian's control.

How can Han Fengxian allow his subordinates to rebel?So within three days after he took office, he beheaded a centurion, and two days later he beheaded a thousand man.His move was intended to establish his prestige, but it turned out to be counterproductive. Instead, his arrogance aroused strong dissatisfaction among more officers and soldiers.

The officers and soldiers of Shizhou became more and more obedient to him, and Shizhou's border defense became more and more chaotic.

As a result, Han Fengxian's "unacceptable" situation was quickly known by the spies, and the news was quickly sent back to Changsha Mansion...

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A few days later, the important officials of Changsha Prefecture gathered together again.This time they are still discussing whether to march to Shizhou, but this time compared with a few days ago, the situation has changed a lot.

After Han Feng took office first, news of chaos in Shizhou continued to spread, and many officials from the anti-war faction gradually turned to the main combat faction.

One is that the emptiness of Shizhou did give them a good opportunity. Now there is a chance to capture Shizhou without a tough battle. If the Shu government dispatches heavy troops to guard Shizhou, the next opportunity will not be known until when. .

The chaos in Shizhou broke many people's fear of Han Fengxian.As expected, the wolf of the desert can only show its sharp claws and claws in the desert. Once it leaves the desert, it first returns with a feather in the Dasan Pass, and then falls into the sand in Shizhou.It seems that although this general is well-known, he is not difficult to deal with.

The three most important points are that Changsha Yin Sunxiang's attitude has become increasingly clear and he is actively fighting.You must know that many officials are just grass on the wall and fall with the wind.As long as Sun Xiang expressed his attitude, the officials would naturally agree more in order to please him.

Of course, there are also those who insist on opposing the war.However, Sun Xiang was ambitious and eager to make contributions, so he couldn't listen to opposing opinions.

Soon, Sun Xiang made up his mind-ready to attack Shizhou!

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"What? Attacking Shizhou?" Huang Dongxuan was shocked when he heard the news, "The governor has already made up his mind?!"

"Yes." The official who sent the message said, "The Fu Yin asked you to prepare for the expedition."

Huang Dongxuan only felt that it was extremely absurd: "When did you make the decision?! Why didn't you ask me?"

The official's expression was very subtle, and he held back and said nothing.

Before Sun Xiang made a decision, he solicited the opinions of many officials, but he did not ask Huang Dongxuan.As soon as he came, Sun Xiang valued and trusted civil officials more, so he asked them everything.As for the military attache?Leading the expedition is.

Secondly, when Huang Dongxuan led thousands of people to rush to the capital at night when King Qin was in the alliance, his fame shook the world. After the alliance between King Qin and King Qin ended, Sun Xiang took great efforts to dig him from Jiangling Mansion to Changsha Mansion.Of course Sun Xiang loves talents, but his attitude towards Huang Dongxuan will inevitably be subtle.

Most of the princes from all parties were from noble relatives, and Sun Xiang was no exception.Huang Dongxuan is a water thief who has been stealing chickens and dogs since he was a child. Even if he is a general now, he still feels "not my race" to his relatives.Besides, Huang Dongxuan was recruited by Sun Xiang after he became famous. Even if Sun Xiang didn't guard against him like the Jiangling governor, fear is always inevitable.

Ever since, Sun Xiang's attitude towards Huang Dongxuan was to value rather than reuse, so he didn't ask for his thoughts.

The official said: "General Huang, this is an order from the governor, you should prepare as soon as possible."

Huang Dongxuan frowned, turned his head and walked out: "I'm going to see the governor!"

The official was stunned for a moment, and when he realized it, Huang Dongxuan had strode out the door.

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Sun Xiang was reviewing the official documents, and the officials rushed to report: "Fu Yin, General Huang is asking to see you."

Sun Xiang was startled, then slowly put down his pen and said, "Let him in."

As soon as the words fell, Huang Dongxuan opened the door and came in before the officials had time to go out to communicate.

Sun Xiang frowned, thinking to himself: a country reckless man.Then he stretched his brows calmly and asked, "What does General Huang want from me?"

Huang Dongxuan went straight to the point: "Fu Yin, you want to attack Shizhou?"

Sun Xiang nodded and said, "What does General Huang think?"

Huang Dongxuan said: "No! Absolutely not! Jiangling hasn't been pacified yet, so it's good if the Shu army doesn't come to trouble us, and we still take the initiative to fight against them? They are strong and strong, and they have formed an alliance with the Yanzhou army. Ge Laozi Yes, don't we think our lives are too long?"

Sun Xiang only felt that these words were harsh, so he unhurriedly found out the secret report sent by the spies, pushed it to Huang Dongxuan, and said politely: "General Huang hasn't read these secret reports from Shizhou, has he? Read it first. "

He didn't take Huang Dongxuan's worry to heart.The Shu army has strong soldiers and strong horses, and they are also stationed near Chengdu.Shizhou is the frontier of the Shu government, and its troops are limited. It is impossible for Zhu Nao to send all the troops here just for one Shizhou. He is far from going head-to-head with the main force of the Shu army, so what is there to worry about?As for the Yanzhou Army?The north is in chaos, Xie Wuji can't protect himself, how can he take care of this nosy matter?

Unexpectedly, Huang Dongxuan directly pushed the secret reports aside without even looking at them.He sneered and said: "Fu Yin, which bastard gave you the idea? What did you say? Said that Shizhou is empty? We have a good chance of winning? But Fu Yin, have you ever thought about it, what if you lose? The Shu army loses Come on, we can't afford to lose!"

Sun Xiang couldn't help frowning again.He joked: "It's really strange that these words came out of General Huang's mouth. Back then, General Huang led his troops into the capital at night, desperate and full of pride. Why are you suddenly stiff now?"

Huang Dongxuan rolled his eyes.He is daring to gamble, but before he places a bet, he always checks how much he can earn if he wins and how much he will lose if he loses.It looked like he was taking a big gamble, but in fact he had a very clear plan in mind.But at present, Sun Xiang's current gamble seems to him to be a loss no matter what.

The reason is very simple.If they win this battle, the Shu government will lose at most one Shizhou, and it will not hurt the fundamentals.But if they lose, even a small loss, the consequences may be unimaginable.

The Shu government has pacified Guanzhong in the north and Liangzhou in the west, so they can fully concentrate on dealing with them.But even if they annexed Jiangling Mansion, they were still surrounded by enemies on three sides, and there were forces in Jiangling Mansion ready to move.As long as they lose, the Jiangling Mansion will immediately take the opportunity to rebel, and the neighboring mansions to the east and north will also come to take advantage of it. If it doesn't work out, it will be a situation where the trees are torn apart and the monkeys are scattered!

No matter how high the odds are, and the odds are so high, only fools would bet on this kind of game!

It's a pity that Sun Xiang has already made up his mind, so he doesn't listen to him at all, and he doesn't intend to listen to his opinion.In Sun Xiang's view, Huang Dongxuan was opposed to going to war, and he might still want to go back to Jiangling to develop his power, so he didn't want to go to war.

So Sun Xiang said coldly: "General Huang, if you don't want to go to Shizhou, then I will send you back to guard Jiangling. Do you want to?"

Huang Dongxuan's eyes widened immediately.Speaking of this, it is already very ugly. If he still refuses, it will be tantamount to confirming his selfishness.

The two stalemate for a moment, Huang Dongxuan finally took a step back slowly, and said stiffly: "This subordinate dare not. Let the Governor order."

Sun Xiang said: "Then you go back and prepare."

Huang Dongxuan had nothing to say, and cursed secretly in his heart, "Ge Laozi, what Jiangling Governor, Changsha Governor, they are all the same piece of shit!"

Then turned around resentfully and went out.

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Chengdu.

Xu Yu, Yu Changming and others drew up a plan to increase troops in a blink of an eye. Zhu Nao was reading through it when someone suddenly sent a notification: "Fu Yin, the messenger of General Xie has arrived."

Zhu Nao hurriedly put down the official documents and said, "Please come in."

After a while, the messenger sent by Xie Wuji walked in with a disheartened face.

"Master Zhu," the messenger bowed down when he saw Zhu Nao, and said with deep sorrow, "The cult in the north is rampant, the flames of war are rampant, and the people are in dire straits. General Xie is worried and anxious. In order to relieve the suffering of the people's livelihood, I have been specially ordered to come to Zhu Fu Yin will help you!"

As soon as these words came out, Jing Zhe who was standing beside Zhu Nao was startled first.

He originally thought that the so-called heresy was nothing more than a group of rabble, and thanks to Wuji's ability, it would be suppressed immediately.Do you really need Zhu Nao's help?

Zhu Nao said: "I also sent a messenger to Yanzhou a few days ago, but General Xie needs me to send troops to support?"

The messenger shook his head, and presented the letter and the token with both hands: "General Xie begs the governor of Zhu Fu to send someone to assist in the government affairs of the three northern states."

Jing Zhe was shocked, Zhu Nao was also stunned.

Assistant government affairs?Xie Wuji is giving up power on his own initiative?

After a while, Jing Zhe came back to his senses, hurried forward to take the letter and the token, and handed them to Jun Nao.

Zhu Nao asked the courier many more details about the north, and it was not until it was getting late that he arranged for the courier to go out to rest.

As soon as the messenger left, another person came to report the message.

"Fu Yin!" the spy said, "Yanzhou City has fallen!"

Zhu Nao's eyes changed, and he immediately asked, "Where's Xie Wuji? Is he alright?"

The spy said: "General Xie has not yet arrived in Yanzhou, but the city of Yanzhou has already fallen. General Xie should still be safe."

Junao breathed a sigh of relief, and then relaxed again.

Since there was only a day or two between Xie Wuji's messenger coming to Shu and Yanzhou's fall, the messenger was delayed for a while on the way, and the two messages were delivered to Zhu Nao one after another.

After the spies reported the news and left, Jing Zhe was shocked and said, "Isn't Yanzhou City guarded by General Xie's thousands of troops? What kind of abilities do those cultists have to be able to conquer Yanzhou?!"

Clutching Xie Wuji's token in his hand, Zhu Nao said absent-mindedly: "Heretic cults attack people's hearts, don't underestimate them."

Although those cultists are not well-trained elite soldiers, their power is far better than that of the brave and mighty Liangzhou iron cavalry.

In the final analysis, what is fought is people and people's hearts.Years of wars in the north have been raging, people are dying, people are dying, and the people can't find a way out, so they naturally want to ask gods and Buddhas.The Xuantian Sect was born at this time, which can be said to be at the right time.So for a while, it became what the people wanted.

Those who win the hearts of the people will win.It is reasonable for the common people in Yanzhou City, and even the defenders of Yanzhou City, to shake their minds in times of distress and hardship, and finally become passive and idle, or even defect to the enemy.The outcome of a war is often not decided on the battlefield, but outside the battlefield.

The Xuantian Sect is probably the most powerful and difficult enemy that Xie Wuji has encountered in his life.

Cheng Jingzhe sighed and said, "It turned out that even Yanzhou was lost... No wonder General Xie asked Young Master to help with government affairs. I'm afraid he is desperate."

The news was sent back and forth, so Jing Zhe thought that Xie Wuji had no choice but to do this because he was forced to do so after losing Yanzhou.

The messenger sent by Xie Wuji didn't mention the fall of Yanzhou just now, is it embarrassing to say so?

Junao let out a slow "hmm".

After a while, he said: "You go to Xu Shaoyin and ask him to send the rosters of the various ministries of the government."

Since he was going to take over the government affairs in the north, it was natural to select a group of suitable talents.