Inside and outside the city, dozens of puffs of smoke were rising.

A few swords and swords and shadows, shouting and killing, the Northern Chu army has already poured into it like a flood.

Du Gongzhen snorted and said: "I wanted to resist, but I didn't want to be unable to hold on for three days, I was really vulnerable." ”

Zhu Xin, who was originally his chief strategist, is now Sima in the army, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but feel bitter

The "courage" of the husband war is now that the Chu army has become a general trend, who will resist desperately?

It's remarkable to be able to resist for three days.

At this time, he persuaded and said: "General, it's time to report to the king and the military department." ”

Conquering a county, although it is not a great achievement, but there is still a lot of merit, and it has accumulated a lot, and it will also be the capital of seniority and knighthood in the future.

In the study room of Changsha County

Zheng Pingyuan's face was pale, looking at a report for a long time, and his sigh was inaudible: "Has it come to this point?"

In just a few days, Wang Hongyi's army captured Erna one after another, and half of the territory under his jurisdiction was lost.

The second county that was lost, Anding County, had just been pacified, and the people's hearts were unstable, so it is understandable that they were captured.

But Wuling himself has been in business for three years, and even if he draws some troops, there are 6,000 troops stationed in the county, and if he mobilizes effectively, he can get double the militia, which adds up to a decimal number.

This Wuling County is not a small county, it has a wide jurisdiction and a strong city, but such a county was also defeated in just three days.

The siege of the city was not Wang Hongyi himself or the general of Qizhong's army at all, but Wang Hongyi's previous surrender in Shuzhong was captured?

"Quickly present the details of the two counties to Benhou for viewing!" Zheng Pingyuan cheered up, and hurriedly said to the official who reported the report.

"Lord......" The official hesitated when he heard Zheng Pingyuan's words.

"Huh?" Zheng Pingyuan looked at him with a not very good face. "Why don't you pick it up yet?"

Hearing this, the official's face suddenly showed a hint of joy

"Lord, there is no detailed battle report in the hands of the minister......," the official knelt on the ground and whispered.

Zheng Pingyuan was stunned for a moment, and then thought that such a major military situation would indeed be delivered only if there was a quick report first.

Thinking of this, Zheng Pingyuan's face showed a hint of tiredness.

waved his hand, "Zheng Pingyuan let the officials go down first, but he squinted his eyes slightly and thought about it.

Zhang Yu and Ji Gui on the side were silent, and both of them were mentally prepared for the news they had just gotten.

Of course, the most anxious is still Ki Gyu.

Ji Gui is Zheng Pingyuan's most trusted advisor, in terms of the relationship between the lord and the minister, and in terms of the personal relationship between the two, he can be regarded as Zheng Pingyuan's descendant.

In Jingzhou, Ji Zhu has not been in business for a year or two.

Zheng Pingyuan used to sit in Jiangling, and he was the heir of the Zheng family, the largest family in the local area, not only in Jiangling, but also in the entire Jingzhou, with a solid foundation.

Of course, Ji Gui is very clear about Zheng Pingyuan's strength, so he took refuge in him.

But since Wang Hongyi entered Jingzhou, these foundations have melted like snow, and for the second county in just a few days, they are not allowed to react, "they have already fallen, Ji Gui is very uneasy in his heart."

After losing the previous water battle, they can also retreat to Jingnan and slowly recuperate, so as to wait for the accumulation and wait for the opportunity to recapture Jingzhou in the future...... What now?

Wang Hongyi's army has reached the doorstep, and he still solved the second county at such a fast speed, and the other three counties are naturally crumbling.

This is not only a question of the army, but also a question of general trend and confidence.

The most important thing now is that almost all of them have lost confidence, so they have no fighting spirit, otherwise the 50,000 or 60,000 troops can maneuver.

"Lord, Wang Hongyi is coming this time, so I have to plan in advance. After pondering for a while, Ji Gui took the lead in speaking, which was considered to break the silence.

"Wang Hongyi, I can see it, this person has the heart to encompass the world, and now this move is to unify Jingzhou. Zheng Pingyuan's eyes were gloomy, and his voice was cold and colorful.

"Some time ago, Mr. Ji also mentioned that the grassland elected the Great Khan, and the grassland foreigners are afraid that they will not be able to stop for a few years, Wang Hongyi won Shuzhong, not Qinchuan, I am still a little surprised, now I think about it, this is a wonderful chess.

"If you want to take Chunchuan, now Qinchuan is not comparable with the previous dynasties, it is no longer a fertile land, even if you take it, I am afraid that it will not be able to withstand the invasion of the Hu people. ”

"Now it is Guo Tong who has gone up, which can at least give Wang Hongyi a few years, and when he unifies the south and is one step stronger, he will go north again...... Hey, he obviously can't wait. ”

Whether it is begging or surrendering, it is impossible" Wang Hongyi will only quickly calm down, I have to say that Zheng Pingyuan is still very good in terms of political vision.

With a sigh, Zheng Pingyuan slowly stood up and looked outside.

The weather outside is bright and sunny, and it is rare to have good weather.

But his mood was cloudy.

"Mr. Ji, Mr. Zhang, some time ago, I sent a gift letter to Jinling, is there any news?" However, he was finally unwilling, thinking of the events of some time ago, Zheng Pingyuan suddenly turned around and asked the two people in front of him.

It was still Ji Gui who spoke, and the minister, who was Zheng Pingyuan's first confidant, stepped forward and whispered: "Lord, the person sent to deliver the gift has not returned, I'm afraid it's ......."

"Wei Yue is really confused?" Zheng Pingyuan said angrily.

"Although I don't want to be a minister publicly, but this meaning is enough, he is not satisfied?

Ji Gui smiled bitterly twice and said: "Wei Yue is now recuperating in the army, and we are now, the situation is too bad too fast, I am afraid that even if we surrender, Wei Yue may not be willing to send troops to the lord again." ”

Zheng Pingyuan officially surrendered to Wei Yue before, which is possible, but now, how could Wei Yue send troops at this time to help Zheng Pingyuan, who may collapse at any time?

Although it was said that a big battle with Wang Hongyi's sailor had moved the foundation, Wei Yue had been operating in Wuyue for many years, and he had cultivated for a year or two, "It may not be impossible to recover, as long as he doesn't move at all and doesn't take the initiative to attack, even if Wang Hongyi can't help it for a while, Ji Gui has already thought of it."

Zhang Yu pondered slightly, thinking about something, and never spoke.

Ji Gui was worried, and couldn't help but look at this person, just as Zhang Yu raised his head, the two looked at each other, and they had a plan in their hearts.

Zheng Pingyuan was upset, and he couldn't listen to persuasion, and the two quickly withdrew.

"Mr. Zhang, Ji has prepared a thin wine at night, please come over and talk about it. The two walked side by side, and when they were about to part, Ji Gui arched his hand and said invitedly.

Zhang Yu nodded: "I will go to bother when the time comes." ”

The two got into the carriage and went their separate ways.

At the same time that Zheng Pingyuan received the battle report, some large and small families around Jingzhou also received the battle report of this battle.

The content of these war reports is undoubtedly the same.

Wang Hongyi's generals captured the two counties one after another, and a small half of the territory had been lost.

This battle suddenly made people see through the weakness of Zheng Pingyuan, and also saw the big nose of the Northern Chu army.

At night, there are fewer pedestrians on the streets.

A carriage, under the protection of several horsemen, came to the door of a mansion.

Someone was already waiting in front of the mansion, and when he saw the person getting out of the car, the butler immediately greeted him with a smile on his face, and entered the small living room where the lord in the backyard entertained the distinguished guests.

At this time, in the mansion, the lights were already on, and in the living room, there was a person waiting early.

I saw Ji Gui, who usually looked like an elegant and famous person, but at this time he stared at the candle flame silently, not knowing what he was thinking.

Just as the Lord was pondering, a sound of footsteps came in from outside.

Ji Gui looked up at the entrance of the hall, and saw a person in green clothes, who was already led by the housekeeper, walking in slowly with a smile on his face.

The person who came was Zhang Yu.

"Mr. Ji, are you in a hurry?" Zhang Yu arched his hand towards Ji Gui.

"Hey, at this time, I am naturally in a hurry, and I invite Mr. to sit down, come and serve tea to Mr. Zhang. Seeing that the other party had arrived, Ji Gui instructed the servant to serve tea.

The two then took their seats, and after the servants served tea, the servants in the hall were all ordered to retire by the lord of Ji.

"Mr. Zhang, please come to the house today, presumably Mr. Zhang also knows that Ji has something to discuss with you. Because of the urgency of time, Ji Gui said directly to the point: "What is the current situation, Mr. Zhang should also know in his heart, what are your strategies for dealing with the enemy?"

Ji Gui's rare show of weakness made Zhang Yu slightly stunned.

To say that the two are both strategists and work together under Zheng Pingyuan's account, although there is no grudge, and both of them are gentlemen with good character, and they have never secretly stumbled, but there is always a competitive relationship, which is normal.

And Ji Gui, as Zheng Pingyuan's old man, has qualifications and status on it, and now for Zheng Pingyuan, Ji Gui can put down his shelf and take the initiative to show weakness, which is really admirable.

"Mr. Ji, there is a saying, I don't know Yu, I shouldn't say it. Zhang Yu was silent for a moment and spoke.

Ji Gui arched his hand: "Please Mr. Zhang must be clear." ”

Yu said. Mr. Ji thinks that the lord can still stand on his own?" Zhang Yu's voice was calm, and when he said it, it was extremely harsh, which was not bold!

Ji Gui's face changed suddenly, he stood up suddenly, wanted to say something, and sat down again.

"The lord originally had five counties, if it was managed properly, it would be a good foundation, but now the disaster of overturning is just around the corner" and the people's hearts are in turmoil, there is no fighting spirit, and even the lord himself has lost confidence ......",

Zhang Yu didn't say the latter words, but the meaning was already very clear.

Although Ji Gui is an old minister of Zheng Pingyuan, he also clearly understands this, if he is given a few more years to develop, it may not be impossible, but now, ......

"Moreover, looking around, the only neighbor is Wei Yue, what does Mr. Ji think, what is the strength of this Wei Emperor of Wu Yue?" Without waiting for Ji Gui to digest the sentence just now, Zhang Yu asked again: "Even if you send troops, can you save the overall situation?"