In the early morning, the air was fresh and there were birds singing. For the Xiguan Governor's Office, spring was the real arrival. The branches and leaves of the back garden had begun to stretch, and the wives in the mansion had also rushed to the early days. Under Su Niang's arrangement, the sisters including Linlang, Daier and Branchy gathered in the back garden to welcome this rare spring.

Originally, Linlang had some things to take care of, but Chu Huan was worried that she would be too tired and ordered her to rest in the mansion for a few more days. As for Dai'er, she would take An Rong all day long, looking like a good wife and mother.

The only one who is not sociable is Mei Niang. There are not many people who dare to go in on weekdays. Mei Niang is rare to wander around the mansion. She is unique. Although Su Niang summoned all the female relatives in the back garden yesterday for one day in the evening today, Mei Niang was very uncooperative and did not attend. Everyone knew that Mei Niang had a strange temper and was not sociable, so she gave up.

Chu Huan naturally did not have the time to participate in such activities. He took the time to go to the small restaurant in his busy schedule. He did not enter the door, but looked at it from a distance for a while and only wanted to know the situation of Yu Hongzhuang.

What made Chu Huan feel a little relieved was that the small restaurant was not closed, and Yu Hongzhuang was still running the restaurant. The restaurant only hired a chef and came to do things every day. In addition, the small restaurant was deserted.

Yu Hongzhuang's complexion didn't look good, and obviously she hadn't recovered from the last incident. Chu Huan knew that even if she had passed, it would not have any effect, so she did not disturb her. Instead, she sent Qiu Ruxue to arrange a few people to observe near the restaurant, and report it at any time if there was anything.

Chu Huan was all thinking about the northwest, but the news of the capital came after all. He heard that Tianmen Dao occupied Xuzhou and was pressing forward step by step, and he was very surprised.

It is said that the prince is now mobilizing troops near the capital and setting up formations on the banks of Qinshui. Chu Huan knew what the prince meant. It seems that the prince really wanted to use Qinshui to protect the capital.

Chu Huan was thinking in his heart that he heard that Feng Yuanpo of Hexi summoned the Yi barbarians from the north. Now the capital is in danger, but he didn't know whether the emperor asked the Hexi army to rush to the capital for reinforcements.

But he didn't have much time to care about things inside the city. The emergency letter sent from Jinzhou made Chu Huan's already a little low-minded mood become more and more depressed.

The Northwest Army has made some movement.

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When Chu Huan's heart was low, Fang Rushui, the heart of the Jinzhou Guardian, also sank.

Fang Rushui was naturally clear about this when Gan Yujiao became a relative of Zhu Lingyue. Since Gan Yujiao was sent to Tianshan, Fang Rushui has almost never slept well.

Fang Rushui knew Zhu Lingyue's ambitions very well, and Fang Rushui also knew the purpose of marrying the Gan and Zhu families, but he did not dare to be completely sure.

Fang Rushui was a general from the Northwest Army. Under the attack of the people of Xiliang, the Northwest Army retreated in an all-out manner. Yu Buqu came urgently and gathered the defeated troops.

Later, Yu Buqu organized the Pingxi Army and divided it into eight battalions. Because Fang Rushui performed outstandingly, he was promoted by Yu Buqu to a partial general of Dui. After the Pingxi Army was taken over by Dongfang Xin, he eliminated dissidents. Fang Rushui came from the Northwest Army and was not considered Yu Buqu's direct line. Moreover, more than half of the Pingxi Army were originally affiliated with the Northwest Army. Fang Rushui also had a certain foundation in the Pingxi Army, so Dongfang Xin did not immediately attack the opponent.

But Fang Rushui knew very well at that time that Dongfang Xin did not take action immediately, and it was not that he would not do it. It would be a matter of time before he completely controlled the Pingxi Army.

He was very capable of enduring, from a miscellaneous soldier to a general step by step. The bitterness in it is hard for ordinary people to imagine. He had lasted for more than ten years to achieve what he has today, but he had no choice but to press forward against Dongfang Xin step by step.

In his heart, Chu Huan was his benefactor.

Chu Huan got rid of Dongfang Xin and solved his predicament. The most important thing is that Chu Huan seemed to trust him very much. Jinzhou was a northern member, but Chu Huan handed over all the troops and horses of Jinzhou to him.

There were less than 5,000 troops left behind in Jinzhou, mainly the Gen camp left by Zhang Shuyan and his son. Under the adaptation of Fang Rushui, it could also be regarded as controlling this army that once rebelled.

Of course he knew very well that there was chaos today, but he didn't know who would ultimately rule the country?

There may not be many people considering this issue. After all, there are many people in this world who want to be emperors, but there are definitely not many who dare to compete for the world to dominate. More people are just waiting and watching, accumulating capital, and waiting until the world is clear, then finding a partner to seek refuge in order to prepare for future promotions.

If you say that you are fighting for the world, Fang Rushui will definitely not have such a mind.

In his heart, as long as he finds a backer and is loyal to his duties, one day he may really be able to achieve success and glorify his ancestors.

Chu Huan quelled the Xiguan Rebellion and in just half a month, he continuously quelled the Hezhou and Jinzhou Rebellion, demonstrating his military ability, and then implemented the equal-field order. In Fang Rushui's eyes, Fang Rushui naturally had great confidence in Chu Huan and had always followed Chu Huan firmly.

But he did not expect that Gan Hou would become a relative of Zhu Lingyue.

The northwest changed suddenly, and Fang Rushui once thought that although Zhu Lingyue was extremely powerful, Chu Huan was also a powerful character. It is still unknown who would win the final victory.

However, the situation changed fundamentally in an instant. Fang Rushui almost concluded that once the war started, Chu Huan would be defeated.

He felt extremely distressed.

Follow Chu Huan, I am afraid that I will meet the destruction of destruction with Chu Huan. But if I abandon Chu Huan, how can I be worthy of Chu Huan's trust in him? He is a soldier and looks honest and honest, but he still pays attention to loyalty in his bones. But should he continue to maintain such loyalty in the face of his future?

He doesn't have to think about Zhu Lingyue now, the first enemy he faces is Gan Hou.

He was watching the movements of the Northwest Camp almost day and night. Recently, there was indeed a movement in the Northwest Camp. If Gan Hou really joined forces with Zhu Lingyue to deal with Chu Huan together, then Jinzhou would be the first target for the Northwest Army to solve. Tens of thousands of Northwest Army who can fight well. If he really fights to Jinzhou, where should he go?

He was born in the Northwest Army, and nearly half of the officers and soldiers of the Gen camp under his command were originally affiliated with the Northwest Army. He was very suspicious that if Gan Hou really had his troops at the city, would the soldiers under his command really fight against the Northwest Army with all their might?

Fang Rushui was worried day and night, and was already very nervous. When he received the news that the Northwest Army had moved towards Jinzhou, Fang Rushui's mind was immediately blank.

He did not expect that the Northwest Army would be so decisive in sending troops.

The Xiguan Army won a great victory in Jiazhou, which shocked the northwest. Fang Rushui knew that Zhu Lingyue might not be able to stand the Beishan Army when he saw the Xiguan Army shouting loudly, and he might send troops at any time. However, he did not expect that before Zhu Lingyue crossed the border, Gan Hou had already taken the lead in sending troops.

When he was in the Northwest Army, Gan Hou was already one of the eight generals under Feng Hanxiao. He was brave and good at fighting, and was also very famous among the Northwest Army.

As far as he knew, Gan Hou was a very low-key person and was very calm. As the military strategy said, Gan Hou was a general who was as motionless as a mountain and invaded as fire.

Either they stayed there for a long time without moving, but once they took action, they would be extremely sharp.

When he discovered the Northwest Army, Fang Rushui sent people to send a quick horse to Shuoquan while summoning generals to discuss countermeasures. In fact, the generals present knew that Chu Huan had thousands of troops in Jinzhou. Even if the troops in Hezhou were tight, and even the battle with Beishan did not mobilize a soldier from Jinzhou. The reason was very simple. Jinzhou troops were completely used to deal with the Northwest Army.

Chu Huan obviously had been on guard against the Northwest Army, otherwise after pacifying Jinzhou, he would not have left four or five thousand troops in Jinzhou. It should be noted that the Qin states had the highest ranks of the states with no more than two thousand people. Among the nine states in the northwest, Jinzhou had the smallest area, the poorest land, and the smallest population. If it was really used to maintain local order, it would be enough to have a thousand people.

Everyone has always felt that Gan Hou was a border army and should not participate in the turmoil in the northwest. Chu Huan stayed behind and stationed troops just in case. Before the Gan and Zhu families got married, everyone felt that the possibility of Gan Hou sending troops was slim.

At this time, everyone was silent on the venue.

"Tell me all." Fang Rushui still seemed very calm. He was the backbone of Jinzhou. If even he showed panic, then there was no need to discuss what happened next.

After a moment of silence, a deputy general finally said: "General Fang, General Fang thought that if we face each other head-on, we have no chance of winning. If we want to solve the threat of the Northwest Army, it would be fantasy."

"You are right, but everyone here understands this principle." Fang Rushui said slowly: "I will ask, how should we face the enemy next?"

"General, I'm afraid I can't meet the enemy anymore." Another deputy general said: "Our only choice is to hold the Northwest Army and buy time for Shuoquan."

"Yes." The deputy general who spoke first agreed immediately, "It is impossible to win. There are Gobi north of Jinzhou. As soon as our troops came out, the Northwest Army knew about our traces. Their troops were several times more powerful than ours. Even if some of the troops left behind were far superior to us, it was not a wise choice to face the head-on battle. The last general thought that dragging the Northwest Army would prevent them from taking Jinzhou in a short time and buying time for the Governor General was what we should plan at the moment."

"What do you mean is to stick to the Golden State?"

"General Fang, it seems that this is the only way for the current plan." A man suddenly spoke, "To the north of Lanyi City is the Shigouzi River, and to the east, there is the Langya Valley Road. These two natural dangers will sanitate our Lanyi City. As long as you guard these two places, it will not be easy for Gan Hou to take down Lanyi. Shigouzi is wide and deep, without ships, and the Langya Valley Road is even more like a man who can pass through ten thousand men. We have four thousand soldiers and horses in our hands. As long as we arrange a thousand troops to the Langya Valley Road, other troops will set up formations along the Shigouzi River. Even if the northwest army is large and large, it will not be possible for us."

This person who speaks is He Kui.

He Kui was originally an aide under the command of Hezhou garrison Hu Zongmao, and he gave advice, but his status was not high. In the battle of Hezhou, Hu Zongmao failed to obey He Kui's advice and underestimated the enemy and left the city. He was defeated. After the city was broken, He Kui wanted to jump off the city wall and commit suicide, but was rescued by Chu Huan. He even conquered He Kui with heartfelt words.

After Chu Huan pacified Jinzhou, he stayed Fang Rushui as the garrison of Jinzhou and even asked He Kui to manage the political affairs of Jinzhou. Although he had no right to make He Kui the position of Jinzhou magistrate at that time, the previous Jinzhou magistrate was killed by Zhang Shuyan and his son. Although He Kui was named Peacock, he had no name, but the power in his hands would undoubtedly be the magistrate of Jinzhou.

He Kui has gone from a despised staff member to the actual magistrate of Jinzhou. He was given by Chu Huan. The scholar died for his confidant. Chu Huan valued trust so much, how could He Kui betrayed the power to serve him—

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