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"If the Japanese pirates occupy the city, our army must attack the city with twice the number of troops as the enemy. Once we divide our troops to Fujian, we will inevitably lack strength on the front battlefield."

"More importantly, Fujian has no strategic location to defend. Even if we send 100,000 troops to support them, it would only be like adding fuel to the fire."

Zhao Gongming spoke up one after another, stating the fundamental reason why the troops could not be divided at the moment.

Lei Zhenning seemed to be thinking about something after hearing this.

Indeed, Fujian Province is vast, and the Japanese pirates can attack from all coastal areas at any time.

With only 100,000 soldiers and horses, no problem can be solved.

"That is to say, Xia Yun must resist the Japanese pirates who landed on the coast of Fujian before we get rid of the Japanese pirates in Zhejiang."

Not long after, a sigh came from Lei Zhenning's mouth.

War is not a game of house. The deployment of every soldier often determines the direction of the entire battle.

The only thing they lack now is time!

……

At dawn, when the soldiers who went to Wangbei City to report the news returned to Yuanzhou City, they immediately conveyed Lei Zhenning's order.

Chen Jingzhong took over as the supreme commander of Yuanzhou City on the spot, temporarily commanding 350,000 imperial troops.

Almost at the same time, the more than 300,000 troops who went to inland Zhejiang to pursue Jiang Wenzhong finally returned to Yuanzhou City.

More than one hundred lieutenant generals quickly learned the news that Xiao Zongnan had colluded with the Japanese pirates and was executed on the spot.

Surprisingly, except for a few seven or eight of Xiao Zongnan's trusted generals, no one else was dissatisfied with Xiao Zongnan's death at all.

This was because these more than one hundred lieutenant generals had long been dissatisfied with Xiao Zongnan's way of commanding battles.

Especially in the previous battle, Xiao Zongnan’s wrong command directly led to the annihilation of the entire army of 80,000 soldiers!

Qin Tianye then immediately captured the seven or eight people close to Xiao Zongnan, and at the same time, in accordance with the imperial court's laws against collusion with Japanese pirates, he beheaded all of them.

In this way, the more than 300,000 troops who returned to Yuanzhou City all came under the command of Chen Jingzhong without experiencing any turmoil.

"General Chen, Lord Xia will write a letter to the court to report everything that happened in Yuanzhou City. Take care!"

Outside the east gate of Yuanzhou City, at nine o'clock in the morning, Xu Wan'er, Qin Tianye, Chong Heihu, Zhao Xinlei, and tens of thousands of soldiers had all left the city.

Having successfully resolved the issue of Xiao Zongnan, they now need to set off as soon as possible, head to Nanzhili, and return to Xia Yun's command.

"Thank you for your help. If it weren't for you, the 350,000 imperial troops would probably still be in Xiao Zongnan's hands. Not only would it not be helpful to the war situation, but it might even become a big problem."

Chen Jingzhong bowed respectfully towards Xu Wan'er and the others.

"General Chen, goodbye!"

Qin Tianye laughed, then spurred his horse and appeared at the front of the tens of thousands of troops.

"Let's go! Head to Nanzhili!"

Following Qin Tianye's order, tens of thousands of troops set off in a mighty manner.

When the army passed the small hill outside the East City Gate, the 3,000 cavalry led by Jiang Wenzhong were already waiting there.

From a long distance, at the East City Gate, Chen Jingzhong watched the appearance of Jiang Wenzhong and his three thousand cavalrymen, and the last of his worries disappeared.

"Master Xu, I have successfully completed my mission and have now returned to the team."

Under the dense forest, Jiang Wenzhong looked at Xu Wan'er and others who were riding towards him, and a confident smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Thank you for your hard work, return to the team."

Xu Wan'er smiled and nodded.

The three thousand cavalrymen led by Jiang Wenzhong set out from the north gate and headed straight for the inland of Zhejiang.

Although Xiao Zongnan sent out 300,000 soldiers and horses to pursue at that time, the war horses equipped by Jiang Wenzhong's troops were all first-class horses.

In addition, Jiang Wenzhong is familiar with the entire Zhejiang terrain.

Therefore, during the long pursuit, Jiang Wenzhong had already left his pursuers behind without a trace.

And taking advantage of the night, Jiang Wen once again led three thousand cavalrymen and returned to the outskirts of Yuanzhou City without anyone noticing!

Soon, the army was integrated together, and the number of people reached 60,000!

Under the unified command of Xu Wan'er and Qin Tianye, the army quickly disappeared outside Yuanzhou City.

……

On this day, Xia Yun’s actions in Nanzhili were finally reported to the court in Beijing by Gu He.

Of course, Gu He made the report because he received Xia Yun's order.

When the civil and military officials learned that Xia Yun had chopped off the heads of dozens of officials in one breath, the entire court suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

You know, although the emperor sent Xia Yun to govern Nanzhili, he never told Xia Yun to kill so many people!

Among them is even the former governor of Nanzhili, Su Chen!

In fact, even the empress sitting on the dragon throne couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise on her face when she heard the report from the chief minister Xu Jinsong.

She didn't want Su Chen's life at all.

Su Chen was the governor of Southern Zhili who was promoted during the previous emperor's reign. She originally planned to let Su Chen return to Beijing to report on his work and then serve as an idle official in the capital.

But he didn't expect Xia Yun to be so cruel. He directly executed Su Chen in Caishikou on the charge of colluding with three thieves to plot rebellion!

"May I ask your Majesty, how should this matter be handled?"

Xu Jinsong looked at the empress with his old eyes.

According to court regulations, the court must always respond to memorials sent by local officials, especially those regarding the handling of officials who have violated laws and crimes.

This time, even though no one in the court criticized Xia Yun, the empress couldn't help but reveal a hint of hesitation on her face.

Xia Yun killed dozens of officials, including a former governor of Southern Zhili, at will, which violated her dignity as an emperor.

In her opinion, if Xia Yun had only killed one or two corrupt officials, he would not even ask any questions.

But Xia Yun should have reported to her before chopping off dozens of people's heads in one breath!

Just as the empress was lost in thought, suddenly, several eunuchs with panicked looks appeared outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"Your Majesty, I have received an urgent memorial from Xia Yun, the governor of Zhejiang and Jiangnan Zhili, which has traveled eight hundred miles!"

"Your Majesty, we have received an urgent memorial from the Zhili Governor Zhao Gongming, which was sent eight hundred miles away!"

"Your Majesty, we have received an urgent memorial from Henan Governor Lei Zhenning, which was sent eight hundred miles away!"

Within a few short breaths, several eunuchs kneeling outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony uttered nervous words one after another.

Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials showed a look of doubt on their faces.

What's going on here?

How come Xia Yun, Zhao Gongming, and Lei Zhenning sent urgent memorials over eight hundred miles at the same time?

Could it be that Zhejiang has already fallen and been occupied by Japanese pirates? !

For a moment, many speculations arose in the hearts of civil and military officials in the court.

However, the empress on the dragon throne and the chief minister of the cabinet, Xu Jinsong, had an ominous premonition in their minds at this moment.

"Xuan."

A word came out of the empress's mouth.