"General Wu, you just came back from the west, how is the situation in the west?"

Lin Xuwen pointed to the seat beside him and asked Wu Qi to sit down and speak.

Wu Qi is in the Huaidong Military Intelligence Department - this general position is not officially recognized by the imperial court, but no matter what, Wu Qi is Huaidong's representative in Jinhai, and Lin Xuwen will never despise him.

When Huang Jinnian didn't ask for help, he saw that Wu Qi was black and thin and shriveled like an old farmer in the field, and he didn't have the temperament of a general, so he looked down on him very much; At this time, when you asked for a place in Huaidong, her face changed as if she was doing a trick, and she actually waited for Wu Qi to sit down with a smile.

Wu Qi sat down with his hands on the table, and said to Lin Xuwen: "I'm afraid the situation in the west is not optimistic, I suggest that Lord Lin withdraw the defenders of Suning and Hejian and go all out to defend the fortress surrounded by Tianjin!" ”

Lin Xuwen's face was bitter, he and Wu Qi and Yang Yihang would communicate two or three times a day, and he knew about the grim situation on the periphery of Suning, and he asked Wu Qi to show Huang Jinnian. Hearing Wu Qi say this, Lin Xuwen looked at Huang Jinnian and asked, "Lord Huang, what do you think?" ”

Lin Xuwen holds the military and political power of Hejian Mansion, and if the Tianjin Navy retreats or not, he can make a decision. But Huang Jinnian is the highest official of the imperial court in Jinhai, and Lin Xuwen will not be easily arbitrary unless he has made up his mind to be a warlord. Obviously, Lin Xuwen has not yet had the intention of being self-reliant, nor does he have this foundation.

Huang Jinnian hesitated and took the initiative to give up other cities except Jinhai and Cangzhou, which is not a decisiveness that ordinary people can have.

Although the imperial court had asked him to consider the worst consequences, in his opinion, as long as Hao Zongcheng conquered Liaoyang City first, the situation would naturally turn from danger to safety - the crime of abandoning the city was not something that Huang Jinnian could bear.

"The Tianjin Navy eats the salaries and grains of the imperial court, and thinks about serving the imperial court. Besides, holding Hejian City can also share the pressure for Jinhai, why not abandon the city without a fight? Huang Jinnian hesitated again and again, and in the end, his tone softened, and said, "I think it's better to hold on for a while and see the situation before making a decision!" ”

"What do you think, Captain Madu?" Lin Xuwen asked Ma Yigong again, the generals of the Tianjin Navy were headed by Ma Yigong, Yang Yihang, and Wu Tian, and now Yang Yihang is in the river, Wu Tian is in Cangzhou, and it is normal for Lin Xuwen to ask Ma Yigong's opinion.

Sun Shangwang sighed slightly in his heart: Lin Xuwen still lacks decisiveness, let alone the courage to treat the imperial court as nothing, Huang Jinnian said this, it is difficult for him to decisively withdraw Yang Yihang's troops from Hejian and Suning, at most order the troops on the periphery to gather in Hejian City to hold on.

What is Ma Yigong's opinion, how could Lin Xuwen not know? Everyone had fully exchanged opinions in advance, and Lin Xuwen asked Ma Yigong again in front of Huang Jinnian at this time, but he did not have the decision to take everything down.

Ma Yigong groaned slightly and said: "The Tianjin Navy only has 6,000 soldiers, and it is enough to gather the main force to defend the Tianjin Sea. Divide troops to defend Hejian and Cangzhou, and if the main direction of attack is not in Hejian, they can barely defend it; If most of the captives come over, it will be difficult to hold the three cities at the same time, and Jinhai may not be able to hold it......"

In the past two or three years, the main resources of Hejian Province have been concentrated in Jinhai.

In addition to the main city of Jinhai rebuilt by the vortex village, on the south bank of the vortex river, in the west and north of the Jinhai River, a number of solid fortresses have been built, so that the Jinhai has formed a solid fortress about 20 miles long on the periphery.

The main forces of the Tianjin Navy have all withdrawn to the Jinhai, and there are almost 6,000 elite main forces of the Tianjin Navy, and there is no problem in holding the Jinhai.

If the troops are divided to defend Cangzhou at the same time, they also have to defend the river, and the Tianjin navy, which has a limited force, will not be able to pinch a powerful fist out of any place, and it will completely fall into a situation of being passively beaten.

In contrast, in the past two years, Hejian County has not only ceased to be the seat of government governance, but also no longer has the status of the first county, the city is dilapidated, and in the past two years, it has only restored the outer wall, and penetrated deep into the hinterland, and it is more than 220 miles away from the coastline.

Once the Bauhinia Pass is conquered by the captives, the main force of the captives on the periphery of Datong will pour in, and once the captives and cavalry pour into Hejian Mansion on a large scale, the communication between Jinhai and other Chicheng will be cut off, and Hejian will become a lonely city.

At that time, Jinhai will not be able to organize reinforcements, and Yang Yihang will only have two or three thousand elites in his hands, how long can he defend the river? If Hejian Mansion falls and Yang Yihang's headquarters is annihilated, the strength of the Tianjin Navy will be greatly damaged, and the Jinhai will be reluctantly guarded.

Lin Xuwen looked at Huang Jinnian - Huang Jinnian was a little hesitant, and now there is definite news that can confirm that there are more than 20,000 elite horsemen who leaked in from Jingcheng.

Lin Xuwen, Wu Qi, and Ma Yigong can also confirm that the main direction of attack of the Donghu people in the early stage will not be Hejian Mansion, and the big losses suffered by Yangxin City will not be easily forgotten by the Donghu people. In the early stage, their troops entering Yannan were originally limited, and they were still mainly cavalry. It is possible to send troops to blockade and cut off the communication between Jinhai and the periphery; Gather troops to fight Jinhai, unless Ye Jiduodi takes the wrong medicine or burns out his brain.

Huang Jinnian could not confirm this.

What can be confirmed now is that there is almost no resistance in the western Hebei region, what if the captives attack Jinhai with all their might?

There is no doubt about the importance of Jinhai, and if Jinhai falls, Gyeonggi's throat will be choked. If the Donghu people entrenched in Jinhai for more than half a year, Gyeonggi would not have to fight, and it would collapse directly.

Huang Jinnian's face was full of entanglement, he was a civil servant, and he wanted him to make up his mind on military and strategic matters, which was really embarrassing for him.

Huang Jinnian looked at Zhang Wendeng and other officials for help, Zhang Wendeng and others were also in the dark about the military, they naturally considered their own safety more, and from this point of view, they naturally went all out to defend the Jinhai.

Zhang Wendeng hesitated for a long time and said: "Jinhai must not be lost to the imperial court, maybe you should send someone to ask the imperial court, and it can't be delayed for a few days!" ”

The degree of penetration of the captives was not deep, and the communication route with Gyeonggi was not broken at this time. Zhang Wendeng is not a decisive official, so is Huang Jinnian, he heard Zhang Wendeng say this, nodded, and said: "This matter is still waiting for the court to decide...... Lord Lin, please send someone to tell General Yang that he must stay in the river for a few more days! ”

At this time, the guards on duty outside the door came in to report that Jinwei Island sent someone to find Sun Shangwang in an emergency, and Sun Shangwang apologized and went out.

Huang Jinnian and Zhang Wendeng looked at each other, what could Jinwei Island do to interrupt the military discussion here, and Lin Xuwen was also puzzled. After a while, Sun Shangwang walked back and whispered a few words in Wu Qi's ear.

Seeing Wu Qi's face change greatly, Huang Jinnian, Zhang Wendeng and others were even more puzzled, afraid of some bad news from Jinwei Island.

"My family has just arrived on Jinwei Island, and I want to invite Lord Lin and General Ma to come over to discuss matters!"

Wu Qi's words were like a boulder thrown into the calm lake.

Lin Xuwen and Ma Yigong were naturally overjoyed, Huang Jinnian and Zhang Wendeng's faces changed suddenly, and they didn't know how to evaluate this matter for a while-Lin Jian came to Jinhai!

This is even more shocking than the news of the re-entry of the captive cavalry into Yannan.

Lin Xuwen was also surprised and delighted, he was somewhat unable to cope with the situation in front of him, it was great that Lin Lian could come to Jinhai in person, and said: "It must be that Lin Lian saw that the captives had the possibility of re-entering Yannan, and came over to support in advance!" Lord Huang, what do you think ......?"

"Oh!" Huang Jinnian suddenly came back to his senses, Lin Jian came to King Qin, although he was not edicted, but this point is certain, Huang Jinnian didn't believe that Lin Jian could have any bad intentions at this time......

Although it is a little unruly, although it is a little impatient, fighting for the merits of the king of diligence is a choice that normal people will make.

However, Lin Jian is a handsome minister, and he openly entered Jinhai without an edict - the last time he came over secretly, he didn't publicize it publicly!

"The envoy of the forest system is on Jinwei Island!" Zhang Wendeng reminded in a low voice.

"Oh......" Huang Jinnian was so anxious about the situation in front of him that he forgot the difference between Jinwei Island and Jinhai.

Strictly speaking, Jinwei Island is the Yongye field that the imperial court rewarded Lin Tie, and it is the private property of the Lin family. This is also the reason why Lin Lian invited Lin Xuwen and Ma Yigong to Jinwei Island to discuss matters instead of him coming to Jindao after Lin Lian arrived at Jinwei Island.

Lin Tie secretly came to Jinhai last time, but he also stayed on Jinwei Island, and did not set foot on half an inch of Jinhai's land.

Although the government and the opposition have a lot of people who look down on Lin Bin, they look down on Lin Bin's character more, and few people will look down on his ability. Among the many famous generals and commanders in the empire, Lin Jian is not lagging behind.

Lin Jian came to Jinhai at this time, as long as he didn't have different intentions, for Huang Jinnian, who was anxious about the current situation, it was undoubtedly that he saw a big tree floating when he was drowning.

Yannan's situation was critical, and Huang Jinnian didn't care about his identity, so he said to Lin Xuwen: "Master Zhang and I will go with you to Jinwei Island to see the Lin Zhizhi envoy, I just hope that the Lin Zhizhi envoy will not feel too abrupt." ”

"Please ......" Lin Xuwen asked Huang Jinnian to go first.

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Lin Lian was dressed in a green robe, looking at the cold blue sea with his sleeves and hands.

This year is really dangerous, the sea ice is frozen on the edge, and it is only thirty or forty miles away from Jinwei Island, if the weather is a little colder, the Jinhai Sea will be sealed by sea ice. Nowadays, although some areas on the edge of the Tsu coast are covered with sea ice, the ice is not thick, and the use of manpower to smash and earthen icebreakers has made the passage as smooth as before.

"Now you are rushing over to be a loyal minister of the Great Yue Dynasty, but I don't know if the court welcomes it, or secretly scolds my mother?" Song Jia also learned from Lin Tie to wear a green robe, her figure was shorter than Lin Tie, her face was delicate, and she looked like a female goods.

Lin Jian smiled, sighed lightly, and saw Huang Jinnian and Lin Xuwen coming over by boat from a distance, and said, "At this time, is the Yuan family still qualified to pick fat and thin?" ”

"Yes!" Song Jia smiled slightly and said, "Even if the Yuan family has a swollen face, how can a 'loyal courtier' like you have to smile like spring!" However, the situation on the northern front has not yet reached the moment of final collapse, and you will have to stay in Jinhai for a few more days to get what you want! I think, the only person in this world who can see through your arrangement may really be Li Zhuo! If Emperor Chongguan uses Li Zhuo as the envoy to stay in Yanjing and decisively moves south, how will you deal with it? ”

"It's impossible," Lin Jian shook his head and said, "I'd rather Li Zhuo come to be this left-behind envoy, and I will be the first to make this southward migration, this situation is actually not bad - unfortunately, it's impossible, and it's too late!" ”