"Xiangcheng?"

When Sun Chuanting heard this, he was stunned and then said happily: "Governor Yang Wenyue is here so quickly."

"Governor Yang?" Chen Yongfu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized it, saying, "The commander, the troops stationed in Xiangcheng County are not Governor Yang's troops."

Sun Chuanting looked stagnant: "It's not Yang Wenyue?"

It is not a big deal that Sun Chuanting thought that the Xiangcheng garrison was a subordinate of Yang Wenyue. Sun Chuanting had known about Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu's death in battle, but he was not aware that there was Ying Yi in it.

I only know that after Ding Qirui died, there was Yang Wenyue left in the south.

The information lag made Sun Chuanting not clear about the cause and process of the Nanyang war, but only knew that the imperial army experienced a great defeat in Nanyang, and that's all.

When Chen Yongfu heard that the troops stationed in Xiangcheng were garrisoned, he thought that Yang Wenyue had received his edict and sent troops to him.

Chen Yongfu said: "The supervisor must know about the great defeat in Nanyang."

Sun Chuanting nodded: "I received news earlier that Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu suffered a defeat and even died. His Majesty then became more and more anxious to urge him, which made me helpless."

Chen Yongfu did not dare to respond, but said: "Because of military pay, General Ding led troops to the south, fought with the bandits Hao Yaoqi, Liu Zongmin, Li Guo and other troops in Nanyang, and the Huguang soldiers were defeated, resulting in the death of two generals and Hu Dawei. But what the Supervisor didn't know was that after the Huguang soldiers were defeated, someone turned the tide and destroyed these crazy bandits."

Speaking of this, Chen Yongfu couldn't help but speak in a slight tone: "It was Ying Yi. After King Zhou and Governor Gao found out, he promoted him to be the commander of the Nanyang Guard, and he didn't know how His Majesty would reward him..."

"Ying Yi?" Sun Chuanting's eyes were filled with strange lights: "What is this person's origin? So powerful?"

Chen Yongfu said: "But he is a gangster in Ye County. Zheng Yunzhi, the magistrate of Ye County, promoted this person to lead the army in times of crisis. This person was also brave. He defeated the more with few defeats and defeated tens of thousands of bandits with five thousand young men. Even thieves like Liu Zongmin and Hao Yaoqi were taken to the heads of him..."

Chen Yongfu was naturally envious. These thieves were all famous and surnamed people on the sea captain list, and killing one was a great achievement! If Chen Yongfu could kill these few, he would have been able to jump into the sky and the big roll would rise straight.

Although Chen Yongfu said it simply, Sun Chuanting could not hide his surprise.

Sun Chuanting and the thieves are also old opponents and have fought many times. The thieves have basically not received any benefits in his hands, but it is also because Sun Chuanting has the support of the court and has regular troops available.

Now I suddenly heard someone defeating tens of thousands of thieves with five thousand green and strong men. It seems that they are not subordinate refugees, otherwise Zuo Liangyu and Ding Qirui would not die. This is already a feat - he thought he could not do it.

"If this is true, he will be a fierce general." Sun Chuanting beat his chest and said annoyedly: "If I knew that this person was stationing troops in Xiangcheng, I would have sent someone to contact him!"

Then he asked quickly: "I wonder how many soldiers and horses are there in Xiangcheng now?"

Chen Yongfu said: "I don't know the details very clearly, I'm about 10,000 yuan left and right."

"Ten thousand..." Sun Chuanting frowned slightly and decided: "I will send someone to contact you immediately!"

He called out soldiers and ordered them to run to Xiangcheng.

Gao Jie said later, "I don't think this person is very capable. The commander of the army, Huguang soldiers and thieves fought against the thieves. Although they were defeated, they would definitely cause huge casualties to the thieves. This person who can defeat Hao Yaoqi and other thieves may have picked up the advantage of Huguang soldiers."

Gao Jie was born into a thief and was already rebellious. When Chen Yongfu talked about Ying Yi, he felt uncomfortable. Perhaps he was a little jealous. But his words may not be unreasonable.

Sun Chuanting nodded slightly: "What you said is not bad. But now I am alone in fighting. If Xiangcheng supports me, it will not be a bad thing."

Just now, Sun Chuanting sent someone to Xiangcheng, but Chen Yongfu did not speak. At this time, he said, "I'm afraid it's not easy."

He said, "The commander, Ying Yi's strong soldiers and generals cannot be questioned. The generals at the end of the Nanyang war also had some understanding. It is rumored that several bandits easily defeated Zuo Liangyu and then came to Yuzhou. Ding's commander escaped from the city and was intercepted and killed by the thieves outside the city. At that time, Ying Yi led his troops to attack, and killed all the thieves inside and outside Yuzhou. If there were any doubts in the war in Nanyang, then this person went north to Xiangcheng, first attacked Li Yan and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and then attacked Luo Rucai's 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses, all of which were great victory. He killed Li Yan and Luo Rucai's head and overthrew his subordinates, which scared Li Chuang to shrink. At that time, there was no advantage to pick up."

"oh?"

Sun Chuanting was even more surprised: "According to what you said, this person is amazing!"

Then he said, "Then why it is 'not easy'? With this person helping him, it is not difficult to defeat Li Chuang."

Chen Yongfu sighed, "But there were bandits stationed in Yuzhou. Previously, the general led troops to attack the bandits, and Li Chuang divided his troops into two groups, one by one to fight the army, and the other to Yuzhou. The Yuzhou route was clearly intended to restrain the troops in Xiangcheng. The bandits on this route were the troops of the bandit general Yuan Zongdi, with a total of more than 100,000. If the supervisor wants Xiangcheng to support him, Yuzhou would have to consider it."

Xiangcheng, Yuzhou and Jiaxian, these three places are roughly triangularly adjacent. Xiangcheng is in the south, Yuzhou is in the north, and Jiaxian is in the west.

Jia County is closer to Yuzhou and further away from Xiangcheng. If Xiangcheng wants to send troops to Jia County, it will definitely be taken advantage of by Yuzhou.

After hearing this, Sun Chuanting suddenly thought through his mind.

He frowned and said, "It's really not easy."

He said: "Xiangcheng has few soldiers. If it comes out in full force, it will let go of the tunnel to go south. If it divides the troops, it will be ineffective and will be taken advantage of by the bandits."

Chen Yongfu said: "The supervisor is wise. Not only that. Nanyang has made great efforts to turn the tide here. Although Zheng Yunzhi's first contribution is Zheng Yunzhi, the actual combat is Ying Yi. He was just an official appointed by Zheng Yunzhi. Although the King of Zhou and Governor Gao later gave him a commander of the guards, if he did not have the imperial edict to rectify the name of the court, he would probably have doubts and would not do his best."

Upon hearing this, Sun Chuanting's thin face suddenly showed a sharp look: "Since he is a citizen of the court, how dare he not do his best?"

But then he changed his voice: "But General Chen said it well. Only when the reputation is correct can he speak accordingly. If the court does not have the reputation of the court, he will indeed have doubts. In this way, if this official letter is sent to someone, he will send it to him, move it with emotion and reason, and he will definitely put the righteousness of the world first."

Although Sun Chuanting is straightforward, he is not without brains.

Especially at this critical moment, if Xiangcheng troops support him, he will be more sure to defeat the thieves. This is not the time to act voluntarily, so you should focus on winning over such powerful generals. If you put on an air of an official position and only suppress them with moral integrity, it will definitely have a negative effect.
Chapter completed!