lady, please calm down

October 13th, at dusk.

On the ninth day of the lunar month, Huaibei received an edict from King Qin from Tokyo.

Huaibei Governor Yang Zhen immediately ordered the garrisons of the five prefectures in Huaibei to enter a state of combat readiness, and then rushed to Caizhou.

Today, the meeting in the government office has lasted all afternoon, and the debate on whether to send troops has also continued all afternoon.

Both sides were furious.

The person who was most determined to oppose sending troops to Huaibei was Xu Bang, the prefect of Caizhou. His reason was very clear, "Huaibei is located on the border of Qi and Zhou Dynasties and must be guarded against." Even if Tokyo is lost, Huaibei cannot be lost. '

Opposing him tit-for-tat was the warlord Cao Xiaojian, with equally good reasons: "If Tokyo is defeated, Huaibei will be nothing more than fish on the chopping block. The Jinxia army will turn south, and Huaibei will not be defended at all." Therefore Tokyo must be saved.'

Neither of them could refute their words, but they both represented the interests of their respective factions.

Xu Bang is a well-established Huaibei family, and he naturally wants to send soldiers from his hometown to defend his hometown. After all, the workshops and large tracts of fertile farmland throughout Huaibei are the foundation of Huaibei.

As for Cao Xiaojian, of course he was worried about Jiarou's safety.

In recent years, new officials, such as Chen Yingjun and Tang Jing'an, who have gradually occupied the middle level in Huaibei, have remained silent.

Seeing Xu Bang and Cao Xiaojian quarreling with red faces and almost starting to fight, Chen Jingyan frowned and scolded, then changed to a relatively gentle expression and said to Tang Jing'an: "Prefect Tang, in your opinion, what should we do? "

Everyone in the hall immediately fell silent.

Tang Jing'an was a secretary to the King of Chu, so he should know the King of Chu's thoughts best.

Now that it is too late to ask the King of Chu to make a decision, Tang Jing'an's opinion can represent the King of Chu's wishes to a certain extent.

Tang Jing'an knew that this matter was of great importance, so he couldn't help but ask before answering, "Master Jinglue, has there been any change in Huainan recently?"

Neither Chen Chu nor Chen Jing'an were in Caizhou. A considerable part of the Huainan intelligence obtained by the military commander would be presented to Chen Jingyan for reading to help the latter have a clear understanding of the surrounding situation.

"Huainan has been calm recently."

After receiving Chen Jingyan's affirmative answer, Tang Jing'an did not hesitate anymore, stood up and looked around his colleagues, saying: "From my point of view, Tokyo needs to be saved!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of noise in the hall, seemingly dissatisfied with Tang Jing'an's statement.

"quiet!"

Chen Jingyan shouted again, turned to Tang Jing'an and said, "Prefect Tang, tell me your reasons."

"My lords." Tang Jing'an made a group salute, and then said: "The King of Chu has worked hard for ten years to reach today's situation! The ambition of the King of Chu is not just to save several prefectures in Huaibei? If we don't save him, we will end up in Tokyo. Fall, let alone whether Huaibei can be safe, the King of Chu's ten years of hard work will be ruined!"

"Prefect Tang, that's simple."

Xu Bang stood up to interrupt, but Tang Jing'an was not polite. He waved his hand to stop one of the Huaibei bosses, and then said: "Master Xu, now we can't just focus on the Huaibei mansions in the encirclement! The King of Chu is Qi The king of the country, the people of the King of Chu, are not only the four million people in Huaibei, but also the more than 20 million soldiers and civilians of the entire Qi Dynasty, they are all the subjects of the King of Chu! In the same way, the land of the King of Chu is not limited to the five prefectures of Huaibei! If Tokyo is lost, it will be Chu! The king's capital has fallen! Now the people are in panic and the world is uneasy. The people of Qi are all hoping that the king of Chu will turn the tide and help the country to fall. How can we not save the country if it is so popular? "

Tang Jing'an's eloquent words left Xu Bang speechless.

He can't deny that the King of Chu has no responsibility for the subjects outside Huaibei.

Chen Jingyan glanced at Cao Xiaojian. Tang Jing'an unequivocally supported sending troops to Huaibei, which was in line with Cao Xiaojian's demands.

But there was no joy on Cao Dujian's face. Tang Jing'an was too straightforward and exposed, and he no longer concealed it. What about "the more than 20 million soldiers and civilians of Da Qi are all subjects of the King of Chu" and "the land of the King of Chu," Huaibei Five Prefectures'.

It is equivalent to making it clear that the state of Qi has become a forbidden concubine of the king of Chu.

Chen Jingyan expected that if his cheap son-in-law could quell this chaos, he would be able to ascend the throne soon. Even if Chen Chu was not in a hurry, his men couldn't wait any longer.

In fact, Chen Jingyan and Tang Jing'an have the same idea, and they also believe that Tokyo cannot afford to lose anything.

He just said it through Tang Jing'an's mouth so as not to offend the relatively conservative forces in the Huaibei clique.

However, the final decision on this matter must be based on the opinions of the military. Chen Jingyan took the initiative to say to Yang Dalang, who had never said a word: "Governor Yang, I need the governor to make an idea for the current plan."

Yang Dalang was the most straightforward and said directly: "The Shouzhou camp garrison has begun to assemble towards Caizhou and will be ready to march north in three days!"

The reason why Dalang and Tang Jing'an were resolute was that they both understood Chen Chu's aspirations. Ever since Huaibei was hit by floods and chaos, Brother Chu had never had the idea of ​​settling in a corner of Huaibei.

Not to mention replacing Qi, Jin and Xixia also existed in Chu Geer's long-term layout.

Otherwise Brother Chu would not have sent Taoist Taixu to the Kingdom of Jin a few years ago.

Since they took the initiative to come to the door this time, at worst, the decisive battle will be advanced a few years.

After Yang Dalang made the final decision, the discussion in the hall about whether to send troops came to an end.

Xu Bang's focus immediately switched back to the defense of Huaibei, "In that case, how will Governor Yang arrange the defense of Huaibei?"

This is the biggest advantage of Xu Bang. He is never stubborn and will quickly turn around if he can't resist.

Dalang, who had already prepared a plan, said: "I will lead the 1st, 3rd, 13th, 17th Guards Regiments and the 1st Tianlei Regiment to the north. Liu Erhu's 10th Regiment was called back from Shouzhou to take charge of the defense of Caizhou. . On the 18th, 19th and 20th, the three regiments were stationed in Shou, Su and Si Prefectures."

Speaking of this, Dalang suddenly raised his fist to Guo Tao'er, the capital of Yingzhou, and said: "After I leave, the defense of Huaibei will be entrusted to Brother Guo!"

Guo Tao'er, who felt a little disappointed because he was not on the list to go north, stood up in a hurry and said in return: "Don't worry, Governor Yang, Guo is in the city, and the city will be destroyed and people will die!"

But Dalang laughed and corrected him: "Brother Guo, please don't talk about the destruction of the city and the death of people. Huaibei is the hometown of my army of more than 100,000 people. It is also related to the safety of the princess, the young prince and the little princess. This burden is not light. "

At this point, Dalang saluted again and said seriously: "The families of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and soldiers, please leave it to Brother Guo!"

Chen Jingyan, who was sitting at the top, couldn't help but sigh. In recent years, because Dalang has been stationed in Shouzhou, the two of them have not had many opportunities to meet.

Looking at it at this time, Yang Dalang did have a bit of general style.

The defense arrangements can give a glimpse of Dalang's careful thoughts. Among the Huaibei Army, the 1st Guards Regiment can be called the strongest infantry, but the 2nd Guards Regiment is also the strongest horse army in Huaibei.

During this expedition, the possibility of encountering a field battle was extremely high, so there was nothing wrong with bringing along the Second Guards Regiment.

However, the Second Guards Regiment has been responsible for garrisoning Caizhou and protecting the palace all year round. Naturally, it is difficult to rest assured that Caizhou will be left to others.

Only Liu Erhu, who was born in Luliuwei, does not need to worry. He may not be among the most capable officers in the Huaibei Army, but in terms of loyalty, he can be ranked among the top three.

To put it bluntly, in the absence of King Chu, in front of Erhu, even if Chen Jingyan and Xu Bang were together, the princess might not be able to say a word of any use.

In the middle of You hour, the sky is getting dark.

The messengers around Dalang went to the residences of the officers selected for the expedition to inform them so that they could prepare quickly.

Dalang, Guo Tao'er, and Chen Jingyan still stayed in the hall and began to discuss detailed defense and emergency plans.

There were more than 20,000 soldiers stationed in Huaibei, and Dalang wanted to take away half of them. Among them, the Second Guards Regiment and the Third Regiment formed by Tongshan's team, which Dalang started, were all elite.

Among the remaining armies, except for Erhu's tenth regiment, the remaining three regiments were all new armies trained last year.

If these more than 10,000 people encountered a small group of enemy troops, there would be no problem.

But Zhou Guo also had to guard against Dalang letting Erhu command the veterans scattered in various prefectures and counties, and lead the village groups to enter the second level of combat readiness.

Chen Jingyan was responsible for communicating with various factories and including the guards of each factory and even Zhuda's armed escort team into the mobilization system, just in case.

The swords and guns in the treasury were distributed to the village and factory levels.

As the news from Northwest and Tokyo gradually spread in Caizhou, it naturally caused ripples in the city.

However, some people are worried when they hear it, some are excited when they hear it, and some people are heartbroken when they hear it.
At the end of the Youshi period, Tiedan learned that he was a member of the Northern Army. He pushed away his job and ran to the back house, preparing to say goodbye to the princess and Sister Cai. He would move to the military camp tonight to prepare for the deployment in the future.

Since the battle in Hebei the year before last, Tiedan has been holding back for two years and has not acted wildly!
However, as soon as I walked to Hanchun Hall, I saw a group of girls, big and small, standing outside the door and hesitating to enter, with worried looks on their faces.

Tie Dan recognized the girl who was taking the lead. She was His Highness's younger sister Jiacheng, wasn't she?
Tiedan immediately understood that these girls might have heard the news and were worried about the safety of their eldest sister who was trapped in Tokyo. Xu came to ask the princess to persuade the Huaibei army to send reinforcements from the north.

Although Tiedan had received the military order, he still said to himself: Jiacheng could not find anyone to ask for help, and the princess usually did not interfere in official affairs, so it would be useless to find the princess.

While he was thinking about it, he heard a heartbreaking cry in the hall, followed by a female voice that had become mute from crying, "Please let Yan'er go! My father's father's head is still in the hands of the golden dog." "

Immediately, there was the cat's low comfort.

Tie Dan's excitement immediately dissipated, thinking that the person crying inside must be Qin Shengwu's new wife, Zhe Yan'er, the youngest daughter of the Zhe family.
The old father's blood was spilled on the battlefield, and as a son of man, it is natural to mourn.

Seeing that the princess would not have time to see him for a while, Tiedan turned around and went to Qingpu Garden where Cai Hua was.

Before she got pregnant, Cai Hua had always been quite plump, but now Cai Hua was leaning on the bed, her originally round cheeks were slightly sunken, and her usually bright and plump face was slightly sallow.

However, he seems to be in good spirits.

When Tiedan entered the room, Ji'er was lying on the bedside copying big characters. Caihua was leaning on the bedside, eating oranges and guiding Ji'er's handwriting.

In the past, Ayu was responsible for the homework of the children at home. In May this year, Ayu gave birth to a son and is now in the stage of recuperating.

Although Cai Hua was pregnant, she took the initiative to teach children after school. Of course, she only taught Ji'er.

Yu Nong said she was partial, but Cai Hua complained that Rao'er was too noisy and affected her rest. Yunong was so angry that he didn't let Rao'er come to Qingpu Garden for more than ten days.

Here, Tiedan didn't know whether he was affected by the loss of Zhe Yaner's father or saw the emaciated Cai Hua. He stood in front of Cai Hua's bed and his eyes suddenly turned red.

"Silly." Cai Hua snorted, asked Tiedan to sit on the edge of the bed, and casually stuffed an orange over her.

"Sister Cai, I won't eat it," Tie Dan said politely.

But Cai Hua smiled and winked, "I don't plan to treat you to eat, I want you to skin it for me."

Well, it’s still that familiar smell.

After Cai Hua learned that Tie Dan had come to say goodbye, she told him to pay attention to his safety. Then he suddenly changed the subject and whispered: "This battle is far more dangerous than any other. If Tie Dan encounters him in Tokyo, Brother Chen, please help me keep an eye on him and don’t let him lose his arms or legs, hehe.”

Cai Hua deliberately said it lightly. Tiedan, who was peeling an orange, was stunned, but whispered: "Sister Cai, Brother Chen is in Jin Kingdom. He shouldn't appear outside Tokyo City."

Cai Hua did not answer immediately. Instead, she took the peeled orange from Tiedan's hand first, and then smiled with her charming eyes, "You don't understand him. Sooner or later, he will definitely appear in Tokyo." "Except! He takes risks more than anyone else."

This judgment is not supported by any intelligence and is entirely based on the understanding between the two people.

Tie Dan didn't know how to answer. Next to him, Cai Hua cut the peeled orange into two parts and gave half to Tie Dan and the other half to Ji'er who was immersed in copying.

"Thank you, Auntie"

Ji'er is like a young adult and never forgets to thank you after taking it.

Cai Hua chuckled, raised her hand and pinched Ji'er's face gently, "You little clever devil, you are so cute."

After the conversation was over and Tie Dan was leaving, Cai Hua, who was never verbose, couldn't hold back the moment the former left the house and called out again, "Tie Dan."

"What's wrong with Sister Cai?" Tie Dan held the door and looked back, blinking his innocent eyes like a baby.

"Don't forget that. If you really meet the prince outside Tokyo, you can take care of him for me."

"Well, sister, don't worry, as long as I'm here, Brother Chen will be safe!"

Tie Dan vowed.

At the beginning of Xu Shi, Cai Hua and Ji'er were left in the house again.

Cai Hua seemed to have something on her mind. She stared blankly at the bed tent with her narrow eyes for a long time. Ji'er beside her finished her homework for the day and was still sitting on the small stool obediently. She suddenly asked in a low voice, "Auntie, my father is going to talk to me again." Did the bad guys fight?"

Cai Hua came back to her senses, glanced at the villain, and said with a smile: "What's wrong? Ji'er is scared?"

Ji'er clasped his hands behind his back and shook his head, "Ji'er is not afraid."

"But my aunt is very scared, what should I do?" Cai Hua deliberately teased.

"Don't be afraid, aunt. Uncle Wang taught Ji'er boxing and kicking skills. Ji'er will protect your aunt and younger brother."

When Ji'er talked about 'younger brother', he looked longingly at Cai Hua's big belly.

Cai Hua couldn't help but feel happy and asked with a smile, "Ji'er wants my aunt to have a younger brother?"

"Ok!"

"Why?"

"Brother is fun, but Sister Rao'er and Sister Ran'er are crying and not fun."

The child's innocent words made Cai Hua laugh, but then an indescribable feeling arose in her heart. Tong Yan Wuji, Ji'er wanted her to give birth to a boy, but if there was really a boy in her belly, there might be something wrong with her. Few people have to worry so much that they can’t sleep.

Even Cai Hua herself thought about this matter in the dead of night.
However, this matter just flashed through her mind. Even if she was as determined as she was, she would not dare to think about it in detail. After all, if she really wanted to do something, not only would the family she was obsessed with be destroyed, Ji'er would also need to
In the future, it is obvious that he will become a life-and-death enemy with the little wild cat, and he and the puppy will only be a monarch and a minister, not a husband and wife.

Thinking about it this way, Cai Hua felt it was very unworthy.
While distracted, Cai Hua suddenly felt an itch on her calf. She raised her eyes and saw that the little guy had taken off his shoes and lay on the bed at some point. He was kneeling next to her legs, rubbing her swollen face due to pregnancy in a decent way. calf.

Hu Mei's eyes subconsciously curved nicely, "Ji'er, who taught you this?"

"Dad. Before he left home, he said that Ji'er was the eldest son in the family and that he had to protect his sisters and aunt."

"Hahaha" Cai Hua reached out and took Ji'er into her arms, and couldn't help but kiss the little man's face, "My mother's love for you Ji'er is not in vain, come on, call me mother"

Ji'er has spent half of her time by Cai Hua's side since she was little. She has played this kind of 'game' countless times. The little guy subconsciously glanced back to make sure that his mother could not hear him, and then he shouted, "Mother, mother." , Ji'er wants to eat fruit."

"Hahaha, you little clever guy, your teeth are almost eaten out by sweets, and you still eat fruit?"

"Mom, Ji'er wants to eat."

"Okay, okay, Ru'er, go to Yunong's room to ask for some honey fruits. Be careful not to be seen by the princess."

Xu Shizhong.

Tiedan left the city and headed to the school grounds south of the city.

The soldiers in the school field seemed to have received the news of the expedition and were sorting their armor and checking the horseshoes overnight.

Tie Dan rushed into the camp, but saw an 'acquaintance' at the camp gate.

"Hey, daddy, why are you here?"

Tiedan dismounted. Shen Zaixing, who was already forty-five years old, stood upright. As soon as they met, he said, "Is Da Lang going to fight with Tiedan?"

"Yes."

Tie Dan looked at his father suspiciously, not understanding what the latter wanted to do.

After the battle in Tongshan, Shen Zaixing entered retirement life early, tending crops in a farm outside the city with a group of old men, and teaching farm children a few tricks in their spare time.

It has been many years since the world passed.

"Daddy will go to Tokyo with you."

As soon as Shen Zaixing opened her mouth, Tie Dan was shocked. She shook her head like a rattle, "No way, daddy is an ordinary citizen, how can he follow the army casually!"

The words 'ordinary people' made Shen Zaixing feel embarrassed, and he rarely turned black to his daughter, "I taught you your kung fu! If you don't take me with you, I will go to Yang Dalang and ask him to take you with me instead of your uncle Pang Pang." The Wei Er Regiment is going on an expedition and I want you to stay!”

Tie Dan became anxious upon hearing this, "Dad, how can you be so shameless!"

Pang Shengyi, who was standing aside with Shen Zaixing, quickly stepped forward to smooth things over and persuaded Tie Dan: "My eldest niece, you were hit by an arrow in the forehead during the war in Huaibei, and then in the battle in Hebei, you almost drowned again. Isn't your father worried? Just bring him with you." Let him"

When Pang Shengyi confessed his love, Shen Zaixing looked at his daughter eagerly, fearing that she would be rejected again.

Tie Dan was also worried that his father would really go find Da Lang and replace himself, so he couldn't help but stamp his feet and said: "Okay, I will make an agreement with my father. If my father agrees, I will take my father with me."

"Easy to say, easy to say, good girl, just keep talking!"

Shen Zaixing responded hurriedly.

"Come on, daddy is not allowed to give random orders!"

The old members of the Second Guards Regiment were runaways from various villages, and Shen Zaixing was the eldest brother of these people back then.

Tie Dan was naturally worried that his father would overstep his authority on the battlefield and issue random orders.

"You are still the ones I brought out."

Shen Zaixing murmured something in a low voice and looked at Pang Shengyi for help, but this time Lao Pang didn't help him.

Lao Shen, who was deprived of his right to command, had no choice but to feel aggrieved and responded, "Okay, Yi Guainan."

"Secondly, after the war, dad must listen to his daughter in everything. If his daughter says something that is not what you want, dad can't get angry, let alone curse!"

"Depend on you, depend on you"

"Three things. After the war, my daughter will not be able to arrange a military position for her father. Dad will start from the top as a soldier. Because my father is old, my daughter will accept her father as her own soldier."

"."

Shame, shame!
Half of the Second Guards Regiment was brought out by me. Now that I have returned to the team, I want to start from the top of the army?

I still think about my father being old. He said that Lao Shen is like a dragster.

Seeing his father lose his temper, Tie Dan hurriedly said: "Dad has agreed to the second clause, and he will listen to his daughter in everything!"

Old Man Shen, who was a powerful enemy in Tangzhou, Xuzhou, Ruzhou and parts of Caizhou, looked up to the sky and sighed silently, finally saying: "I rely on you, I rely on you, I rely on you."

Family members, who knows, my little cotton-padded jacket is leaking air everywhere!

On October 15th, Huaibei reinforcements went north.

The leader of the Second Guards Regiment, Commander Shen Tiedan, had a bad-faced soldier beside him who nodded and bowed politely to everyone in the regiment. (End of chapter)