On the afternoon of the first day of the first lunar month, Lord Zhou, the governor of Longzhou, had just returned from outside. Before he could sit down and rest, he heard the servant outside say. "Sir, Lord Lin from Xizhou sent someone to come, saying that it was the army of the Northern Yuan Kingdom who sneaked into Zhenyuan Pass last night. I don't know what the situation is going on at this moment. Lord Lin sent someone to help the soldiers."

When Master Zhou heard this, he immediately went out, "Hurry up, invite someone in and go to the reception room in the front yard."

This time, the prefect came to Longzhou to take office with his family. His hometown is in the south, and the journey is too far, so he did not return home to celebrate the New Year this year. Unexpectedly, he encountered these things.

Master Zhou quickly walked to the reception room in the front yard and saw two people standing inside, which were the yamen runners in the state yamen. "Where is Lord Lin's letter? Give it to me quickly."

The visitor handed the letter to the prefect Zhou, "Sir, when we came out of Xizhou, Lord Lin had already gathered the young and strong people in the city and planned to go to Zhenyuan Pass to support him. I really don't know what happened at this moment. I also ask the adults to find a way to send some reinforcements. The people in the whole city of Xizhou are all counting on the adults."

The prefect Zhou received the letter, and the above was almost the same as the person who came to ask for troops to send rescue. "Hanzhou, has Lord Lin sent someone there?"

"I sent someone, I think I've arrived long ago. I just don't know if General Mo is willing to send troops to rescue him?" The visitor said anxiously.

The prefect Zhou also heard about Mo Hongfan's refusal to stay in Xizhou. "It's ridiculous. This is the time when the border is alive. Did Mo Hongfan ignore the major affairs of the court? In this way, there were not many people here, only 5,000 soldiers guarding the city. The official immediately summoned people and sent 3,000 people to temporarily rescue. I will send people to Mo Hongfan, so don't worry. Xizhou is a key area in the border area and the court attaches great importance to it. I will never sit idly by and watch."

After the prefect Zhou finished speaking, he immediately sent people out to call the generals guarding the city to discuss the rescue. "General An, Xizhou is a border fortress, which is crucial. General An must help Lord Lin and defend the city. Maybe General An will arrive by the time of General An, General Mo's army will arrive long ago, so that they can fight a decisive battle with the Northern Yuan Kingdom, so that they dare not underestimate our army of Great Qi."

The General An nodded, "What the prefect said is to remember every word of An in my heart. Xizhou is the barrier of Longzhou. If Xizhou falls, then the entire Northeast will face the iron hoof of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. The general naturally understands this truth. The soldiers are very fast, so the general will not talk to the adults here, so he will take people to Xizhou. If he can solve the difficulties of Xizhou a moment ago, it would be worth the trip."

After General An finished speaking, he took the people away. After returning, he ordered three thousand people and set out directly towards Xizhou. The two people sent by Xizhou naturally followed and rushed back quickly.

At this moment, Hanzhou, Lord Sun, the governor of Hanzhou, brought Xizhou to the Northeast Army camp stationed outside the city. "General Mo, the governor of Xizhou, sent people to ask for help. It was said that on New Year's Eve, 30,000 soldiers from the Northern Yuan Kingdom attacked Zhenyuan Pass. The situation of the battle is still unknown. Please send people to support immediately."

It is extremely cold in the north, so the army stationed naturally cannot live directly in tents like in the south. Outside Hanzhou City, there are large houses, densely lined up in many rows. Each row of houses has hundreds of rooms. Each room has two rows of large kangs in the north and south, so that more than 30 people can be accommodated in each room.

In the middle of this house, there is a slightly taller and more luxurious house, which is the place where the commander of the army, General Mo Hongfan of the East of the Town. Mo Hongfan sat on the chair in the reception room in the house and looked at the people in front of him, "Oh? From what Lord Sun said, the people from the Northern Yuan Dynasty were actually doing the New Year. They had nothing to do, so they went to a place where rabbits do not poop and birds do not lay eggs in Xizhou? This is the funniest joke that the general heard."

Mo Hongfan said, his face changed, "At this moment, the north is covered with heavy snow, the snow is cold and it is hard to move forward. May I ask, are these Northern Yuan troops crazy and they are rushing to attack at this time? Lord Sun, that Xizhou is just a small place and is useless to get it. If the Northern Yuan Kingdom really wants to attack, it will also attack Hanzhou. Do not believe the lies of some people."

When the person sent by Quezixuan to deliver the letters heard these words, his face looked very ugly. "General, we heard the spies from Zhenyuan Pass report with our own ears, and then Lord Lin personally wrote a letter and asked us to come out to rescue soldiers. It is true that Xizhou is in a hurry. Why did it become a joke when it comes to the general? Could it be that the lives of more than 100,000 people in Xizhou are just a joke?"

Mo Hongfan didn't even raise his eyelids, and held the tea bowl and took a sip of tea. "In my eyes, unproven things are like jokes."

"Then please send a visitor to Xizhou to investigate immediately, and you will know when the time comes." said the person who went to Xizhou. He was so anxious that he thought that the young and old at home didn't know what was going on, so he wanted to go back quickly.

"You said that I will check it out, and I will go. Who are you? You're so nonsense, I will listen to you?" Mo Hongfan said swearing, but his tone was very plain, and he lowered his head and drank tea.

Sun Zhizhou couldn't stand it anymore, "General, Xizhou is also the territory of the court. If it is really captured by the enemy, the northeast region will lose a barrier. In that case, Hanzhou and Longzhou will probably be threatened."

"Oh, I didn't see that, Lord Sun, a literati, still has such insights on this military situation? If you can lead troops, why can't you be a general? Do less care about the things you shouldn't care about, be careful of your official position. If you don't want to be this magistrate, some people want to do it." Mo Hongfan's tone still had no ups and downs, but the threatening meaning was very strong.

"A general, every man is responsible for defending the country. Although I am a civil servant, I know the reason why I don't give up a lot of land. Please send people out to investigate quickly. Once the attack on the Northern Yuan Dynasty is implemented, send troops to rescue him quickly." Lord Sun's tone was a little unpleasant. Mo Hongfan, since they were stationed in Hanzhou, has caused trouble for Sun Magistrate Sun. Now facing such a big event, Mo Hongfan's attitude is really very popular.

"I will naturally send people to investigate. But if I send troops, I have to wait for the general to investigate and report it to the court, and wait for the permission of the Ministry of War. How can you understand the dispatch of this army?" Mo Hongfan still had a tone of yin and yang.

When Lord Sun saw this, he knew that it was impossible for Mo Hongfan to send troops today. He turned around in anger and said to the people from Xizhou, "Two, please go back to the state office with me, let's go there to discuss."

The two yamen runners who were sent to Hanzhou also understood and nodded helplessly, "Then I'll trouble Lord Sun."

The group walked out of the camp and returned to Hanzhou City. "Wait, two, I, Hanzhou, have 3,000 soldiers guarding the city. In this way, I will immediately find the guard generals and discuss it. Let these people go to Xizhou with you first. One more person can also give you more strength."

"Sir, these soldiers are the guardian forces of every state. If they are all transferred, then wouldn't there be no one guarding the city?" said a yamen runner.

"It's okay, aren't there 50,000 people outside the city? If the enemy attacks, they should be the first to be attacked. I still don't believe it. Can the enemy bypass the 50,000 army and attack my Hanzhou directly?" Lord Sun sneered and said.

At this time, the deputy generals guarding the city all came to the prefecture. After discussion, everyone decided to leave five hundred people and all the rest went to rescue Xizhou.

In this way, the 2,500 soldiers stationed in Hanzhou were all ready in less than an hour. The defending generals gave the order and everyone rushed to Xizhou together.

Seeing these soldiers leaving, Lord Sun immediately returned to his house and wrote two letters in succession, "Come here, send these two letters to Longzhou and hand them over to the prefect, and the other to the capital. The matter here must be known to the capital." Lord Sun and Zixuan had known each other before, and both had a good impression of each other. Lord Sun admired Lin Zixuan's actions in Xizhou, so this time, he would rather offend Mo Hongfan than submit the court.

Outside Xizhou City, in the camp of the Northern Yuan army, General Bart sat in the central army's tent, drinking very depressedly. The Northern Yuan people lived in this bitter and cold place in the north since they were young, so they were not at all uncomfortable with the cold weather. A thick felt blanket was laid on the ground, and he just sat on the ground, without feeling anything.

Several people came in from outside, "General, are we stationed here? When we came, the Marshal said, let us take the lead, it is best to be able to take this Xizhou."

Bart glared at the person who was talking, "Nonsense, don't I know that I want to capture Xizhou? But you don't think about it. We marched one after another and attacked the city last night, but lost so many people. Today, when we came outside Xizhou City, the people from Daqi used some magic tricks, and they injured a lot of people in an instant. Now that we want to attack the city, what should we use to attack the city?"
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