Shuoquan, Governor's Office.

When Chu Huan returned to the Governor's Mansion, before his butt was hot, Gongsun Chu had already rushed over with a serious expression, "Sir, something big happened in the Beishan side, Xiao Huanzhang's second son was killed."

Chu Huan was stunned and asked, "Who killed?"

"Until now, no one knows the truth." Gongsun Chu said: "It is said that Xiao Jingqian suddenly left Yutian one night, rushed to Yuchang overnight, and was intercepted and killed halfway."

Chu Huan frowned and said, "When did it happen?"

"It's been more than twenty days." Gongsun Chu said: "The Lord is not in Shuoquan. In order to avoid delaying his trip, no one was sent to report. Xiao Jingqian has already been mourning, but the most serious problem now is that the Beishan Army has taken action."

"Have you taken action?" Chu Huanqi said: "What does it mean?"

"The Beishan Army has begun to mobilize." Gongsun Chu said solemnly: "I just sent General Xuanyuan's residence report yesterday. Beishan has mobilized thousands of troops into Danyang, and a large number of supplies are being transported to Danyang."

"Get the map!" Chu Huan's face darkened.

Soon, a map was placed on the table. This was a northwest map. The three northwest roads included the terrain, the mountains, rivers and rivers were also relatively clear, and the cities of the three prefectures and counties were also marked on them.

"Here!" Gongsun Chu reached out and clicked on the map.

Danyang City is a county under Beishan Qingzhou, bordering Xiguan.

There is no natural danger or even a checkpoint on the border between Xiguan and Beishan. Danyang County in Beishan is a county facing the front line of Xiguan in Beishan, and the one in Xiguan at the forefront is Qingtang County.

The journey between the two counties is actually less than a hundred miles away, and there is a flat mountain in the middle, facing each other from afar.

When Chu Huan saw the location of Danyang City, his face suddenly became solemn. He pondered for a long time before asking: "Mr. Gongsun, is this news completely reliable?"

"There is no problem." Gongsun Chu said seriously: "This is General Xuanyuan sent someone to report, and it was sealed with red wax."

The so-called red wax means that the seal of the letter is sealed with red wax, which represents an emergency.

Chu Huan frowned and sat down slowly.

"Sir, Xiao Huanzhang has just died in the funeral, and Beishan quickly mobilized his army to gather in Danyang City. His intention was already very obvious, and he came to our Xiguan." Gongsun Chu looked grim. "Sir, Xiao Huanzhang has always been a man who never sees rabbits and does not show eagles. He is more cautious and never acts rashly. But this time he has made such a big move, which is very abnormal. After thinking about it, there is only one possibility."

"What?"

"If the expected results of Bei Zhi are right, Xiao Jingqian was killed. Xiao Huanzhang has already counted on our Xiguan." Gongsun Chu said in a deep voice: "Xiao Huanzhang must have felt that Xiao Jingqian's death was related to our Xiguan, so he had to avenge his dead son, and then he began to mobilize troops... Sir, the situation is already very serious, how should we deal with it next?"

Chu Huan didn't say anything, but was thinking, and the corners of his eyes were slightly pounding.

After a while, Chu Huan said: "Mr. Gongsun, send someone to summon all officials, especially the Imperial Guards, to recall Pei Ji and all the generals. You can divorce you now and send someone to General Xuanyuan to tell General Xuanyuan to strengthen the garrison of Qingtang. Don't act rashly before the Beishan Army crosses the border."

Gongsun Chu nodded immediately.

Before dark, the head of the Six Ministry and Pei Ji and others arrived at the Governor's Office. When everyone heard that Beishan had mobilized troops to Danyang, they all changed their color slightly.

"Beishan dispatched troops?" Pei Ji was also a little surprised, "In this way, Xiao Huanzhang thinks that Xiao Jingqian's death is related to our Xiguan?"

"It must be like this." Gongsun Chu said: "Otherwise, with Xiao Huanzhang's temperament, he would never have had such a big fight."

"He Xiao Huanzhang wants to fight, so let's accompany him." Fat Liu, the commander of Lin Jianying of the Imperial Guard, looked like he was indifferent.

After Fat Liu and Wang Han moved from Yunshan to Shuoquan, Chu Huan was immediately entrusted with important tasks. When they were in Yunshan, they were generals of the Yunshan Prefecture Imperial Guards and were very familiar with the Imperial Guards.

However, the Imperial Guards rebuilt in Xiguan are very different from other Imperial Guards under the guidance of Pei Ji. Although the source of troops is indeed striving for excellence, the training methods are also extremely strict. As for military rules and regulations, under the supervision of Situ Liangyu, no one dares to violate them, which is extremely strict.

Pang Liu personally felt the strictness of the Xiguan Imperial Guard in training. Although it was not long, he felt that under Pei Ji's training, the Imperial Guard's combat effectiveness was extraordinary.

Because of this, he only felt that the imperial guards trained by Pei Ji did not need to be afraid of any enemies.

As soon as Fat Liu finished speaking, Xu Shao said, "You can't fight!"

Fat Liu looked over and frowned and said, "What's wrong? Can't we beat the group of mobs in Beishan?"

"This is not a problem that cannot be beaten, but an overall strategic problem." Xu Shao said seriously: "Compared with the strength of the army, the Western Army and the Imperial Guards, there are indeed tens of thousands of people. On the card, we are not inferior to Beishan. If we only need to compete with Beishan, we can plan carefully and give it a try with Beishan, but the fact is not that simple."

"you mean?"

"If Xiao Huanzhang really wants to exert all his strength to attack our Xiguan, we must mobilize all our troops to Jiazhou." Xu Shao said slowly: "In the Jiazhou, General Xuanyuan led thousands of troops to take charge, and his troops were definitely not enough. The ones that could be used could only be mobilized from Shuoquan. Our Pingxi Army and the Imperial Guard Army had a total of less than 40,000 troops, and 10,000 of them were still guarding Jinzhou and Hezhou. Even if one soldiers were not mobilized to Jinzhou and Hezhou, all the troops could be transferred to Jiazhou, less than 30,000."

Everyone nodded slightly.

"Shuoquan has annexed more than 20,000 people. You guys, do you think these 20,000 soldiers can be transferred to Jiazhou?" Xu Shao shook his head and said, "Shuoquan is the city of Xiguan. According to where, once Shuoquan is empty, some people who have no strange intentions will also develop strange intentions."

Gongsun Chu nodded and said, "Yes, the bandits in Xiguan have not been cleaned up. The Governor took the gravity to suppress the bandits, and they all turned into pieces and hid, but once they found an opportunity, they might not make a comeback."

"So, the guard forces must be indispensable on Shuoquan. In this way, the troops that can be mobilized to the state of Jiazhou will be even less." Xu Shao frowned and said, "If we want to ensure the safety of Shuoquan, we can finally call the state of Jiazhou, only about 20,000 troops... There are tens of thousands of soldiers in Beishan. If we rush to our Xiguan regardless of everything, the pressure we face is really considerable."

"Twenty thousand soldiers should be enough to deal with the Beishan Army." Pang Liu said: "The Imperial Guard was trained by Mr. Pei, and the combat effectiveness is not to mention. The soldiers who pacified the Western Army are all experienced battle formations. Compared with the mobs recruited by the Beishan Army for a short time, the combat effectiveness is much stronger. If you really want to fight, they are not our opponents."

Pei Ji said slowly: "Water is not normal, soldiers are not constant, things on the battlefield are changing rapidly. You must not be too slight on the enemy before standing."

Xu Shao continued: "What I said just now is just when competing with Beishan, but in fact, we must beware of the other end of Tianshan. Once we gather our troops to Jiazhou and fight to the death with the Beishan army, you will feel that the Tianshan army will be useless? Once the Tianshan army takes action, the first threat to the threat is Hezhou. There are only a few thousand soldiers and horses in Hezhou now, and it is impossible to resist the Tianshan army..."

Pei Ji nodded slightly, "If you really want to fight, the biggest threat is not the one facing Kezhou, but Hezhou. Commander Xu said it well, there is no need to have fantasies about Tianshan. When the war in Kezhou is in place, Tianshan will never miss such a good opportunity. He will definitely find a good reason to march into Hezhou... Once that time comes, our Xiguan will definitely be attacked on both sides, and the situation is extremely unfavorable."

Wei Wuji, the head of the Ministry of Revenue Department, finally said: "As soon as the war begins, the implementation of the equal-field order will be severely hit... Now the Ministry of Revenue Department is implementing the sublease of grain borrowing. Once the war begins, the troops will not move, and the grain will be carried out first. The grain used for cultivation can only be transported to the front line... And the most serious thing is that once the war starts with Beishan, Qingzhou will be blocked, and the road leading to the pass will be cut to death... We only received the letter of entry issued by the imperial court not long ago and were preparing to sell salt into the pass. Once the road is cut to death, new salt will not be able to enter the pass. In addition, once the war continues, even if we have money to buy food and grass weapons from the pass, the road is blocked and the goods cannot be delivered at all."

Everyone present suddenly looked solemn.

"Can you send someone to Beishan?" Fan Xuan, the head of the Ministry of Rites, remained silent. At this time, he finally said: "Director Chu, Xiao Huanzhang and his governor, are officials of the court. How can he use weapons without reason? He posed a threat to our Xiguan without reason. I am afraid there is a big misunderstanding in the middle. Can people be sent to negotiate?"

"What Chief Fan said is reasonable." Han Hai, head of the Ministry of Works, also said: "Director Chu, Xiao Huanzhang has always been cautious. He may not be really aimed at our Xiguan. And he should understand that the feud between Beishan and Xiguan is not good for each other, but it is cheaper for Tianshan... Fanbeishan also sent a lot of supplies. Look at their appearance, they wanted to make good friends with us Beishan, so they should not turn against each other."

Gongsun Chu said: "Who will send?"

"If Chu Governor allows it, Bei Zhi is willing to go there in person." Fan Xuan said seriously: "Bei Zhi wants to ask Xiao Huanzhang why he has twice and three times to deal with the border, why?"
Chapter completed!