Oriole Line

On the outside of the bed, the Patriarch, who was not sleeping well in his own room, actually slept on Wen Tao's bed, stroking the cat with one hand and resting on Wen Tao's body with the other. This expression is too enjoyable.

Of course, Tang Yu didn't dare to complain about his Patriarch, and Pu Chen still didn't wake up after calling "Patriarch" a few times, and he didn't dare to pull Wen Tao. After all, everyone drank alcohol last night. If the wine didn't wake up, Wen Tao punched him straight. Not vegetarian.Tang Yu's eyes were on the three people on the bed, oh no, the three creatures walked back and forth, and finally decided to pick up a soft persimmon. He grabbed the civet cat by the back of the neck and said loudly: "Taotao, why did you sneak in!"

Taotao?Wen Tao was awakened suddenly in his sleep, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Tang Yu standing in front of the bed, holding a civet cat and calling "Tao Tao".

"Are you calling it?" Wen Tao asked in a daze.

"Oh, Wen Tao, you finally woke up." Tang Yu was overjoyed, "Naturally I called it. This civet cat was named by the owner. It's called Taotao, does it sound good?" Tang Yu smiled, seeing Wen Tao's weird expression , suddenly said, "Oh, Wen Tao, can you also call it 'Tao Tao'?"

"What's the noise!" Pu Chen, who was still asleep just now, woke up at this moment, sat up and said dissatisfiedly to Tang Yu, "What's the proper way to make a lot of noise in my yard early in the morning?"

Tang Yu saw that Pu Chen seemed to be angry about getting up, and hurriedly said: "Patriarch, forgive me." He glanced at Pu Chen and saw that Pu Chen was not really angry, on the contrary, he seemed to be in a good mood, so he dared to mutter One sentence, "Isn't it because I didn't find the owner in the owner's room? I was worried. When I was worried, the voice became louder. By the way, why did the owner stay here?"

For a moment, both Wen Tao and Pu Chen seemed a little embarrassed.Wen Tao explained with some hesitation: "I wanted to ask you to move the Patriarch into his room last night, but the corner door was locked."

Over there, Pu Chen just said lightly: "I drank too much last night, I went to the wrong room."

"Oh." Tang Yu made an exaggerated expression of sudden realization.

While talking, Wen Tao and Pu Chen had already packed up. The three of them had just walked out of the room when they met a guard who said anxiously: "Mr. Wei invites the Patriarch to go to the main hall to discuss matters."

It was necessary to discuss matters early in the morning, and I was afraid that there might be some urgent military situation.They took three steps and two steps at a time. As soon as they stepped into the main hall, they saw Mr. Wei and Xiang Hu standing inside. When Xiang Hu saw Pu Chen approaching, he knelt down on the ground with a plop and begged for his orders: "My master, Yun Mo, will go out to fight." !"

"What happened?" An ominous premonition shrouded Pu Chen's heart.

"It's Beiyan, Haril has slaughtered the city again." Mr. Wei looked sad.

Pu Chen seized the military newspaper on the case, and the main force of Beiyan came out, gathering [-] soldiers and horses, bloodbathed Nanyang and Xiangyang, and pointed their sword at Jingzhou!

"Khalil is putting all his eggs in one basket this time, and all his elite people are here." Mr. Wei said, "The banner of Beiyan's expedition this time is to avenge King Huben. Nanyang and Xiangyang are just the beginning. King Huben offered a sacrifice."

37, 37.

In Jingzhou, Pu Chen was shocked.Among the four prefectures under the Pu family's jurisdiction, Jingzhou even surpassed Wuchang in terms of terrain.Wuchang has always been Pu's base camp because of its open terrain and its proximity to lakes and rivers, making it convenient for troops to station.But in terms of importance, Jingzhou is the fortress connecting Liangzhou, Yizhou and Yuzhou.Liangzhou's dangerous land is a sharp knife piercing into Beiyan. Yizhou is fertile and densely populated, and it is Pu's granary, while Yuzhou is adjacent to Luzhou and Jiankang, and it is the barrier of the Nanjing court.If Jingzhou is lost, the four prefectures governed by the Pu family will be divided into two, and Liangzhou and Yizhou will be completely cut off from Yuzhou. At that time, Wuchang, which has no land insurance to rely on, will be completely exposed to Beiyan's iron cavalry. Down.

"Jingzhou is surrounded by plains. Unlike Liangzhou, it is easy to attack and difficult to defend. It would be better if Xiangyang is used as a barrier. Now that Xiangyang has been lost, Jingzhou's garrison may not be enough. Patriarch, how many thousands of troops are there in Jingzhou?" Wen Tao road.

Mr. Wei was taken aback. Pu Chen's newly recruited personal guards saw blood and directly pointed out the current predicament in Jingzhou.

"Jingzhou has 3 troops, and Nanyang and Xiangyang each have [-]. Now that Nanyang and Xiangyang have been bloodbathed, they must have been conquered and slaughtered by Beiyan with a huge force advantage in a very short period of time. Their next step is Jingzhou, [-] People, I can't keep it." Pu Chen's tone was gloomy.

"The final general is willing to bring soldiers and horses from Wuchang to Jingzhou for support!" Xiang Hu said.

If all the 3 garrisons in Wuchang go to support, plus the original [-] troops in Jingzhou, there should be no problem.

"Patriarch, after all, Jingzhou's city walls are solid, not comparable to Nanyang and Xiangyang. Although there is no land to rely on, if the arrows, tar, and boulders are ready to defend the city, it may not be impossible to defend it. If you send troops to support, Wuchang will be empty. I'm afraid it's not right." Mr. Wei said.

Pu Chen walked a few steps in the hall and said, "Nanyang and Xiangyang are lost, I can't take any more risks."

"It's better to take a compromise method. Separate a small number of troops from Wuchang and go to Jingzhou with supplies to support the city, so that Wuchang and Jingzhou will not lose." Wen Tao suggested.

As soon as this remark came out, several people present nodded secretly. Mr. Wei, who was a little surprised just now, is now very surprised.Ask yourself, that's about the best advice he could give.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Pu Chen made a decision: "Then do it this way. Xiang Hu, count 2 people, and prepare supplies for the city defense within two days. I will go to Jingzhou with you."

"Patriarch think twice, stay in Wuchang, stabilize the morale of the army." Mr. Wei said.

Pu Chen chuckled: "I have already gone to Liangzhou, sir, you don't think I dare not go to Jingzhou, do you?"

Mr. Wei was speechless.In terms of surprise victory and courage, Pu Chen was almost carved out of his father's mold. Pu Yang was also a leader when he was young, fighting east and west, and he didn't have much time in Wuchang.Mr. Wei knew very well that Pu Chen couldn't be persuaded, so he shook his hands and said, "Patriarch, be careful all the way."

Two days later, Pu Chen marched towards Jingzhou with Xiang Hu, Wen Tao, Tang Yu, and [-] soldiers and supplies enough to defend the city.The garrison brought out this time is mainly infantry and gunmen, so the speed of travel is relatively slow, and it took several days to arrive.Along the way, Puchen kept sending scouts to investigate in all directions to see if there were any traces of Beiyan cavalry. Once found, he was ready to lead the vanguard to support Jingzhou at any time.However, as far as Jingzhou was concerned, the surrounding area was calm.

The captain of Jingzhou has long been waiting in the city.He got the military report that Nanyang and Xiangyang fell and was massacred one day earlier than Puchen. Since then, Jingzhou has been ready to defend the city to the death, and even the people in the city are moving to the hinterland of the south.Seeing Pu Chen leading an army of [-] to bring their luggage, the captain suddenly had a solid idea.Pu Chen went straight to the point, directly asking about Beiyan's military newspaper.

"Have you found any traces of Beiyan cavalry?" Pu Chen asked.

The captain shook his head: "There are scouts sent out every day, but no trace has been found."

From Xiangyang to Jingzhou, the [-] Northern Yan cavalry could arrive in seven or eight days at the earliest, and it is reasonable to say that there is no trace of them until now.However, the cavalry were already highly mobile, and Xiangyang was surrounded by mountains on three sides. After slaughtering Xiangyang, they could avoid the eyes of most scouts by walking on the mountain road, so it was not surprising that they could not be found.But Pu Chen always felt vaguely uneasy, and always felt that something was wrong.

"Prepare all the equipment for defending the city, put the whole city on alert, and the scouts sent tomorrow will double the search area." Pu Chen ordered.

It was night, Pu Chen was full of worries, and was about to fall asleep, when he heard the sound of horseshoes outside the window.This is the prefect's mansion in Jingzhou, who wants to go out so late?Pu Chen was puzzled, he slightly opened the window and glanced casually, this time he was not calm, the person leading the horse turned out to be Wen Tao!What did he do when he ran out with Tang Yu and the others at night?He just wanted to call him, but he felt uneasy. In the face of Beiyan's great enemy, everything needs to be extra careful. Even Wen Tao is no exception. After all, he is not from the Pu family. Even if Pu Chen doesn't want to doubt him, he would rather See real evidence to prove Wen Tao's innocence.

After thinking about it, Pu Chen put on his strong clothes, jumped out of the window, and quietly followed Wen Tao not far away, he wanted to see who Wen Tao was going to meet on the first night in Jingzhou.

Because Wen Tao was the personal guard brought by Pu Chen, no one stopped him all the way out of the prefect's mansion.After leaving the mansion, there is Jingzhou City, and now the rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings. Like Liangzhou, every household in Jingzhou is also closed, which makes it more difficult for Pu Chen to track.Pu Chen originally thought that Wen Tao was going to meet someone in the city, but Wen Tao led his horse towards the city gate. When he was approaching the north city gate, Wen Tao stopped suddenly, and said loudly: "The Patriarch wants to follow Shall I go out of town together?"

Um?was discovered?Pu Chen felt embarrassed, walked out from the shadow of the street, and said not to be outdone, "Then what are you doing sneaking out at night?"

"Steal away?" Wen Tao looked back at Pu Chen, with a frank face, with a hint of doubt in his frankness, and suddenly he laughed as if he had figured out something, "You don't think I'm Beiyan's secret agent, do you?" ?”

The moonlight tonight is very good, Wentao smiles beautifully under the moonlight, but Pu Chen's facial features are a little distorted, and their expressions are precisely in each other's eyes.The two of them paused at the same time, and then laughed again, especially Pu Chen. At the same time, there was another burst of regret in his heart. He was clearly in Jiankang and helped him many times in Liangzhou. Believe him immediately.

"Okay, why did you come out at night?" Pu Chen blamed, the subtext is naturally if you didn't come out at night, how could I doubt it?

Wen Tao has a frank face: "You said it yourself,