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"General Chen Jingzhong, I pay my respects to His Excellency the Governor!"

When Chen Jingzhong quickly arrived at the lobby of the governor's office, he immediately fell to his knees.

"General Chen, please stand up quickly."

Xia Yun signaled Xu Wan'er to help Chen Jingzhong up from the ground.

"I wonder what brings you here so late at night, General Chen?"

After Chen Jingzhong stood up, Xia Yun immediately asked.

"The situation on the Zhejiang battlefield has changed dramatically. I think you have already known about it. I have specially sent you a letter from the Governor-General. Please take a quick look at it."

Chen Jingzhong then took out a letter from his arms and placed it respectfully in front of Xia Yun.

Xia Yun did not hesitate, opened the envelope on the spot and started to check.

However, as Xia Yun's eyes swept across the lines of the letter, his expression became increasingly gloomy.

First, Lei Zhenning told him in a letter that an army of 100,000 Japanese pirates had moved from Zhejiang to the coast of Fujian, and were expected to launch an attack in five or six days.

Secondly, a new round of Japanese pirate reinforcements have arrived in the southeastern Zhejiang region, with an estimated strength of about 200,000 troops.

Finally, there was Xiao Zongnan. After winning a battle, this guy actually proposed to move into Ningdu City and to incorporate all the troops led by Qin Tianye from Shanyin County.

In addition to this, Xiao Zongnan even planned to replace Jiang Wenzhong as the grain transport officer!

Fortunately, with the arrival of Zhao Gongming, Xiao Zongnan's voice on the Zhejiang battlefield was further weakened, which prevented Xiao Zongnan's conspiracy from succeeding.

"Master Xia, the following words are what the Governor-General asked me to convey to you personally."

"The situation in Fujian and Nanzhili is critical. There are no troops to support the Zhejiang battlefield. I hope Lord Xia can organize troops to resist as soon as possible and wait for the imperial reinforcements to arrive in Fujian and Nanzhili."

"Also, regarding the matter of Xiao Zongnan, please make a decision as soon as possible, Lord Xia, and do not delay it for too long. If Lord Xia makes any action, please notify the Governor as soon as possible to cooperate."

Chen Jingzhong spoke one after another, saying things that Lei Zhenning could not write in the letter.

Hearing this, Xia Yun immediately fell into deep thought.

The two major problems facing him now are: one is the invasion of Japanese pirates in Fujian, and the other is Xiao Zongnan's intention to cause trouble in Zhejiang.

Either of these two issues, if not resolved in time, would be a very troublesome problem for him.

"General Chen, please stay in Ningdu City for one night. After I make a decision, you can return to Zhejiang tomorrow morning."

After thinking for a moment, Xia Yun spoke in a deep voice.

"Okay, I hope you can make a decision soon!"

Chen Jingzhong then bowed respectfully towards Xia Yun with his fists clasped.

He had once served under Xia Yun for a period of time on the orders of the Governor, so he was quite familiar with the people under Xia Yun.

Soon, Chen Jingzhong was brought down the lobby by Xu Wan'er and quickly arranged a rest room in the governor's office.

Only Xia Yun was left alone in the lobby, lost in deep thought.

……

Time flies and dawn comes.

Xia Yun, who had not slept for a whole night, appeared on the city wall of Ningdu City, with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky.

At this moment, Xia Yun's face did not show any sign of fatigue. Instead, his pupils revealed an extremely deep and spiritual light.

After thinking all night, he already had three strategies in his mind.

The best strategy is to quickly set off and return to Zhejiang.

In this way, Xiao Zongnan could be prevented from causing trouble in Zhejiang, while Qin Tianye could be sent to lead troops into Fujian to completely eliminate the Japanese pirate army that invaded Fujian.

Zhongce wrote a letter and sent it to Zhejiang, asking Qin Tianye to quickly lead all his troops, including all his properties in Zhejiang, and move directly to Nanzhili.

The advantage of doing this is that Xia Yun can directly control all the troops under his command, and can attack or defend.

The worst strategy is to strike first and solve the trouble caused by Xiao Zongnan, while at the same time transferring troops from Zhejiang to resist the invasion of the Japanese pirate army.

There is no doubt that from Xia Yun's point of view, the best strategy is undoubtedly the best.

But if he chose to return to Zhejiang, the Southern Zhili region would inevitably fall into chaos again, and famine control would become a pipe dream.

More importantly, some people with ulterior motives in the court would certainly take the opportunity to impeach him in front of the emperor.

Once the emperor is persuaded by those people and sends an official to Nanzhili to serve as governor, the people in Nanzhili will probably continue to live in dire straits.

Xia Yun is not a virgin.

But this concerns the livelihoods of millions of ordinary people after all, and he is unwilling to just walk away.

After thinking it over, Xia Yun finally let out a sigh.

"Forget it. Since that guy is determined to die, I will satisfy him!"

As the words fell, an endless murderous intent instantly rose in Xia Yun's pair of pupils as dark as night.

That’s right, Xia Yun chose the worst option.

He originally did not want to take Xiao Zongnan's life. After all, the other party was the thirteenth uncle of the current emperor and the thirteenth prince of the court.

Once you die in Zhejiang, you will be implicated to some extent.

For the sake of the overall situation, he can only choose to send that ignorant fool to hell!

……

At noon, Xu Wan'er, Chen Jingzhong and others found Xia Yun on the city wall.

However, when they found Xia Yun, before he could even open his mouth, a series of words came out of Yun's mouth.

"Pass on my order, and order the prefect of Hangzhou to go to the ocean. From the day you receive the order, quickly hand over all the soldiers recruited in Hangzhou to Qin Tianye's command."

"Order Qin Tianye to leave 5,000 soldiers to garrison Shanyin County from the day he receives this order, and then quickly lead the remaining troops to Nanzhili."

"Order Jiang Wenzhong to quickly hand over the authority to supply food and fodder to the Zhili Governor Zhao Gongming from the day he receives this order, and then lead all his troops to rush to Southern Zhili."

Xia Yun spoke one after another, first giving three orders to Chen Jingzhong.

"The general will get the order!"

Chen Jingzhong nodded respectfully in response.

"General Chen, please return to Zhejiang as soon as possible and inform the governor of my order. Also, tell the governor that I will handle Xiao Zongnan's matter myself."

Xia Yun then added.

Xia Yun did not intend to drag Lei Zhenning into Xiao Zongnan's affairs. From a certain perspective, this was his private matter after all.

"Don't worry, sir. I will definitely deliver the message!"

Chen Jingzhong nodded again.

Not long after, Chen Jingzhong left Ningdu City, riding a fast horse, and quickly disappeared from the sight of Xia Yun and others.

At this time, Xia Yun's attention was focused on Xu Wan'er and others.

"Xiao Zongnan is rampant in Zhejiang. It's time to deal with him."

Xia Yun's expression suddenly became gloomy, and an extremely cold murderous intent appeared in his eyes.

"Please give me your orders, sir. I will do my best to carry out my mission!"

Feeling Xia Yun's cold murderous intent, Chong Heihu immediately responded and knelt on one knee on the ground!