Guiyi Fei Tang

Chapter 60 Military orders are like mountains
"Qi Liancheng, hurry up!"

"Qi Liancheng, hurry up!"

"drive--"

On the first day of September, more than 20 cavalrymen galloped from the east, holding half a fish token, and rushed into Zhangye city along the official road.

On both sides of the road, yellow crops stretched as far as the eye could see. Only when those who heard the news stood up could they see the people hiding among them.

More than twenty cavalrymen holding the Sanchen flag rushed into Zhangye City. The streets that were once filled with blood and corpses have now been repaired and leveled, and many shops on the long street are already open for business as usual.

Everyone craned their necks to look at the twenty or so cavalrymen. Seeing their dusty appearance, the people talked about it and discussed whether it was the Liangzhou bandits invading in the east.

They were not the only ones who had such thoughts, but also the civil and military officials, generals and soldiers in the city.

More than twenty cavalrymen rushed all the way to the yamen. They didn't even have time to drink a sip of water. They fell off their horses in a panic and fell to the ground. It can be seen how tired they were.

The soldiers at the gate of the yamen stepped forward and helped the leading team leader up, and the team leader grabbed the soldier who was helping him.

"Qi Liancheng... hurry up, I want to see... I want to see Governor Zhang!"

He forced himself to speak out these words, and the soldiers immediately helped him into the yamen and went to the inner hall to pass on the message.

"Screw rustle..."

The sound of armor pieces could be heard in the corridor outside the inner hall, causing Zhang Huaishen, who was handling government affairs in the inner hall, to pause, frown and look up.

He wore a fu hat and the official uniform of a provincial governor. Although he looked like a Confucian scholar, he was more dignified than those Confucian scholars.

"what happened?"

When Zhang Huaishen heard the sound of armor pieces stop, he knew someone had come to the door, so he took the initiative to speak.

"Governor, Qilian City is in danger, the foreign invaders are coming..."

The soldier reporting at the door panted slightly. Zhang Huaishen's pupils shrank when he heard the words: "Bring the messenger here!"

"Yes!" The soldier breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and returned to the main hall.

Not long after, the sound of footsteps was heard again. Although Zhang Huaishen did not stand up, he felt a little anxious.

"Sima Zhang of Shandan has an urgent report. Team leader Li Jianguang wants to see Governor Zhang!"

"Come in!"

Hearing the visitor's weak voice, Zhang Huaishen motioned for him to enter the study.

After a few breaths, the team leader Li Jianguang, who had simply wiped his face, appeared in the study. He bowed and handed over half a fish token, then placed the fish token on top of the letter and presented it with both hands.

"This is the fish token of Zhang Sima, and the letter sent by the bandit Shang Bibi."

Zhang Huaishen snatched the fish token and the letter, identified them, opened the letter, and read all the contents.

"Ming Zhen, summon Li Biejia and the others to the yamen to discuss matters!"

As soon as Zhang Huaishen finished speaking, a young man of about twelve or thirteen outside the study bowed in response and turned to walk out.

At the same time, Zhang Huaishen also looked at Li Jianguang: "When did Shang Bibi's men appear?"

"It appeared before noon yesterday. We traveled 150 miles in 12 hours without stopping, and finally brought the news in time."

Li Jianguang explained, and Zhang Huaishen stood up after hearing this: "You can leave and have a rest."

"Yes!" Li Jianguang staggered out of the study, and Zhang Huaishen simply tidied up his appearance and walked towards the hall.

Zhangye Yamen had been renovated, so the officials were all working in the Yamen. When the Shandantang Cavalry arrived just now, many people had already received the news. While Zhang Huaishen was summoning all the officials, Li Wei, the deputy governor and chief secretary of Ganzhou, and Cao Yiqian led the six officials to wait in the Yamen.

When Zhang Huaishen walked out of the inner hall, the main officials in the city had already arrived and bowed to him.

Zhang Huaishen sat in the main seat and held up the letter with a serious expression.

"This is a letter from Shanzhou's Shang Bibi. He was defeated by Lun Kongre and was worried that Lun Kongre would besiege Shancheng, so he fled with 3,000 men."

"He wrote this letter with the intention of seeking refuge in Gansu and Suzhou..."

"No!" Hearing Zhang Huaishen's words, Ganzhou Beijia Li Wei stood up and flatly refused.

But before he could continue to express his opinion, Zhang Huaishen took a deep breath and said, "He brought maps of the five states of Shan, He, Lan, Min, and Kuo!"

Hearing this, everyone in the hall took a deep breath.

The map book includes the local mountains, rivers, terrain, population, cultivated land, and maps of cities and passes.

If they could get the maps of the five states in the Helong area, it would definitely be a huge help for their future eastward advance.

In the face of the maps and records of the five states, allowing Shang Bibi to reside in Gan and Su states seemed not to be a big problem.

"According to the letter, they will enter Ganzhou through Sanxie Road in a few days."

"As long as we help him deal with Lun Kongre's pursuers, he will give us the map..."

"This..." After hearing Zhang Huaishen's words, everyone looked at each other, most with complicated expressions.

There is no one who does not want the Five States Map and Book. If Ganzhou obtains the Five States Map and Book, it will undoubtedly be a great achievement.

However, it is not easy to resist Lun Kongre's pursuit.

In his early years, Lun Kongre mobilized an army of 200,000 in Helong to fight against Shang Siluo and Shang Bibi. The two sides fought for eight years. Although Lun Kongre's strength dropped sharply, he was still not something that Ganzhou could resist today.

"Qi Lian Gorge is easy to defend but difficult to attack. In addition, most of Qi Lian City has been built. If we can reach Qi Lian City before Lun Kongre's pursuers arrive, Lun Kongre may not dare to pursue Shang Bibi deeply!"

Cao Yiqian, the chief officer of Gansu Province, stood up. He had a handsome appearance and a three-inch short beard. Although he was over thirty years old, he looked very young.

During the days when Zhang Huaishen took office in Ganzhou, Cao Yiqian helped him solve many civil and administrative problems, and the Cao family was also a considerable family in Shazhou.

Seeing Cao Yiqian speak, the others looked at Li Wei, the deputy governor of Ganzhou.

Li Wei is over forty years old. He is the elder brother of Li En, a military officer in Shazhou, and is quite majestic.

Feeling everyone's gaze, Li Wei slowly bowed to Zhang Huaishen:
"The Five Prefectures Map is of great importance. We must ensure that Shang Bibi can arrive in Zhangye safely."

"Okay!" Zhang Huaishen nodded, then stood up:
"In that case, I will lead ten regiments of soldiers to help Qilian City!"

As he said this, he glanced at Cao Yiqian and said, "Send a message to Shandan, and tell them not to send Liu Jilong to transport 3,000 dan of grain to Qilian City!"

"This..." Cao Yiqian hesitated and bowed:

"According to the decree sent by Shandan earlier, there are only 200 people in Shandan at the moment, and even if we count the soldiers from Longshou Mountain, there are only 300 people."

"Besides, Longshou Mountain and Qilian City have already mobilized 700 civilians. How can we spare troops to transport food and fodder under such circumstances..."

Cao Yiqian's words reminded everyone of Shandan's situation, but Zhang Huaishen still had a stern face.

"Have him lead a brigade of soldiers and horses to transport food and fodder to Qilian City, and also transfer eighty men and all civilians from Longshou Mountain back to Shandan for garrison."

"I don't care what method he uses. When my army arrives at Qilian City, I want to see at least 3,000 dan of grain and grass!"

(End of this chapter)