The scouts of Denglai's new army did not stay in Huai'an Fucheng. After informing the deputy commander of water transport, they left immediately. The deputy commander of water transport originally planned to retain them, but these scouts were very determined and said they must return to the army.

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When he learned that Zhang Xianzhong was leading nearly 300,000 rogue bandits and was preparing to attack the city of Huai'an, the deputy commander-in-chief of water transport was lying when he said he was not nervous. After all, there were only 40,000 sergeants guarding the city, including 20,000 water transport soldiers and 20,000 soldiers from the four towns and three states in Jiangbei.

Sergeant, the deputy commander-in-chief of water transportation knows very well the combat effectiveness of these sergeants, and they cannot be said to be powerful.

Fortunately, there are 50,000 sergeants from the Denglai New Army rushing to help, and they will arrive in Huai'an Fucheng soon. With these 50,000 Denglai New Army, the deputy commander-in-chief of water transportation does not have to worry too much. You must know that Denglai New Army

The army once completely annihilated Zhang Xianzhong's 50,000 leading troops in Shuangdui, and also captured Zhang Xianzhong's subordinate Liu Wenxiu alive. That was a full 50,000 people.

Naturally, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Water Transport must report such an important matter quickly.

Half an hour later, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Water Transport appeared at the Governor's Mansion of Water Transport.

The doctor of the grain department who was temporarily in charge of many matters in the governor's palace of water transportation quickly invited officials to inspect the water transportation, supervise the grain road and other officials to gather in the lobby. The last person to come to the lobby was Mr. Liu, the prefect of Huai'an government office.

The doctor sitting in the grain hall sat in the middle, looked at everyone, and waved.

"My lords, just now the scouts of the Denglai New Army arrived at the Canal Transport Soldiers and Ding Army Camp and reported important news, which is related to the safety of our city in Huai'an. Please calm down and listen carefully."

The deputy commander of water transportation stood up, looked at many officials, and his eyes lingered on Mr. Liu for a moment.

"My lords, the scouts of Denglai's new army made a special trip to Huai'an Fucheng. They held Lord Ding Qirui's official documents and reported two major events, both of which are related to our Huai'an Fucheng."

"The first thing is that Lord Ding Qirui is currently in Hong County to resist the attack of rogue bandits. Zhang Xianzhong sent some rogue bandits into Hong County to attack Lord Ding. The purpose is to prevent Lord Ding from returning to Huai'an City. Lord Ding has already dispatched Fengyang Mansion and other places

The army rushes to the aid of Hong County and strives to completely defeat the rogue bandits."

"However, Mr. Ding, who is besieged in Hong County, is unlikely to return to Huai'an Prefecture in a short time."

Many officials whispered to each other and discussed a few words in low voices. It should be said that this matter has little to do with everyone.

The deputy commander of water transport coughed a few times, probably to remind many adults not to speak.

"The second thing is that Zhang Xianzhong led nearly 300,000 bandits and prepared to attack our city in Huai'an..."

The lobby instantly became quiet. Everyone looked at the deputy commander of water transportation. Three hundred thousand people was not a small number. There were only so many soldiers guarding the city of Huai'an. If they could not withstand the attack of the rogue bandits, wouldn't the city fall?

The deputy commander-in-chief of water transport secretly despised everyone's performance.

"My lords, Lord Ding has learned about the rogue bandit Zhang Xianzhong's plan to attack Huai'an Fucheng, so he has specially sent sergeants to ask for help from the Denglai New Army. Governor Liu of the Denglai New Army has agreed to Lord Ding's request and specially sent 50,000 sergeants.

Come to guard Huai'an City. When the time comes, they will hold Lord Ding's military talisman and enter Huai'an City."

"I think that with the reinforcements of the Denglai New Army, there won't be much problem in Huai'an Prefecture. Maybe we can completely defeat the rogue Zhang Xianzhong and restore stability to Southern Zhili..."

After the deputy commander of water transportation finished speaking, the lobby became quiet. This time, no one whispered to each other. Everyone was deep in thought, thinking about what the deputy commander of water transportation just said.

The first person to speak was the doctor sitting in the grain hall.

The doctor from the Grain Hall looked at the Deputy Chief of Water Transport and everyone else, frowned and spoke.

"I feel that the Governor's Office of Water Transport should make all preparations to deal with all possible situations. Master Ding successfully transported two hundred ships of grain to the north, thwarting the plot of the rogue Zhang Xianzhong. Zhang Xianzhong must have become angry, so

Deciding to attack Huai'an Fucheng, Zhang Xianzhong was afraid that Lord Ding would return to Huai'an Fucheng, so he sent some rogue bandits to Hong County to prevent Lord Ding from returning to Huai'an Fucheng. Zhang Xianzhong thought that Lord Ding could not come back, and Huai'an Fucheng must be leaderless and could easily be defeated

Take it, this is just his wishful thinking."

"What Zhang Xianzhong didn't expect was that his plot was once again discovered by Master Ding. Master Ding promptly asked for help from the Denglai New Army and asked the Denglai New Army to come to Huai'an Fucheng. Fifty thousand sergeants from the Denglai New Army stationed in Huai'an Fucheng. We

There is no need to worry about Huai'an Fucheng being besieged by rogue bandits."

"I think that how to defend Huai'an Fucheng and how to stabilize the situation in Huai'an Fucheng is the most important matter. My idea is that at this critical moment, Mr. Ding cannot return to Fucheng for the time being. Therefore, the major and minor matters of Fucheng are not

The Governor's Office of Water Transport is directly responsible for matters concerning public security in the city and matters of stabilizing the mood of the people. As for the matter of mobilizing sergeants, the Deputy Chief of Water Transport shall be directly responsible for it..."

In fact, the doctor from Zuoliangtang made the arrangements directly.

Most of the people nodded and agreed with the arrangement made by the doctor in the grain hall.

Mr. Liu, the magistrate of Huai'an Fucheng, stood up, clasped his fists and spoke to the doctor of the Liang Hall.

"Sir, I have some doubts, and I would like to express my displeasure."

The doctor from the Liang Hall looked at Mr. Liu and nodded slightly.

"If Mr. Liu has any doubts, just ask them. I'm waiting here today to discuss them together and finally make a decision."

Mr. Liu turned his head and looked at the Deputy Chief of Water Transport.

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief, I have a few questions that I am not very clear about. I would like to ask Deputy Commander-in-Chief to help explain."

The deputy commander-in-chief of water transportation looked at Mr. Liu with a not very good expression, but in such an occasion, it was hard for him to say anything.

"If Mr. Liu has any doubts, just ask. As long as I know something, I will answer it truthfully."

Mr. Liu nodded and walked to the middle.

"The first question is, do we need the reinforcements of Denglai's new army? Although the rogue bandit Zhang Xianzhong has more than 300,000 people, his combat power is weak and he is no match for our imperial army. As long as the sergeants in our city stick to the city, they will be able to defeat it.

Regarding the attack of rogue bandits, I thought that Denglai’s new army rushed to support our city in Huai’an. They did not have to enter the city, but could just surround and suppress the rogue bandits outside the city. In this way, if we cooperate inside and outside, we would be able to defeat the rogue bandits..."

As soon as Mr. Liu finished speaking, the deputy commander of water transportation couldn't help it anymore, raised his finger and pointed at Mr. Liu and spoke.

"Mr. Liu, what do you mean? The Denglai New Army came to our aid, but you actually asked them to resist the bandits outside the city. What is your intention? Do you want us to offend the Denglai New Army? When the time comes

They went back home and ignored us. Let Zhang Xianzhong lead 300,000 people to attack our city of Huai'an and put our city of Huai'an in great danger. You will feel better inside. I really doubt that you are related to the rogue bandits.

Zhang Xianzhong has colluded..."

Liu Daren's face turned pale with anger, and he pointed at the deputy commander of water transportation and spoke.

"That's nonsense. How could I have colluded with the rogue Zhang Xianzhong? You are a slanderer. I will definitely report it to the emperor and the court, and report you for falsely accusing the minister..."

"Cough, cough, cough, Mr. Liu, don't be excited. The rogue Zhang Xianzhong is about to attack our city in Huai'an. At such a critical moment, we must work together and avoid internal strife."

The doctor in charge of the grain department spoke up, but he did not directly reprimand the deputy commander-in-chief of water transportation. Apparently, he was not interested in Master Liu's proposal, so he asked the 50,000 sergeants of Denglai's new army who came to the rescue to deal with 300,000 bandits outside the city.

Anyone who is not mentally ill would not speak out his idea. Mr. Liu was only considering the problem of food and grass consumption. He never thought that once he offended the Denglai New Army, they would immediately turn around and leave, and would not pay attention to them at all.

Any matters in Huai'an Fucheng.

The words of the doctor from the Liang Hall made Mr. Liu think of something. They looked at the people sitting around him, but no one stood up to speak for him.

Mr. Liu, whose face turned pale, spoke again.

"Maybe there are some problems with my proposal, but I have a reason for saying this. Mr. Deputy Commander, please answer the next question seriously. If you can't answer it, I won't be polite."

"Is Mr. Ding in Hong County? I heard that Mr. Ding led the army from Xuzhou, detoured through Fengyang, and passed through Suzhou, Lingbi and Hongxian. Why was he ambushed by rogue bandits in Hongxian? Secondly,

, the new Denglai army that came to the rescue, what is their purpose, we easily let them enter the city, if they are unscrupulous in the city, how should we deal with it..."

The deputy commander-in-chief of water transport's face gradually turned livid, and he heard something else from Mr. Liu's words.

"Mr. Liu, if you have any ideas or anything you want to accuse, just say it directly. Isn't it just a few water transport soldiers who did something at the water transport terminal? There is no need to vent here."

"This is Mr. Ding's official document. Mr. Liu, please take a closer look to see if this official document is true or false. As for whether Mr. Ding is in Hong County, Mr. Liu, if you are not at ease, you can go to Hong County in person.

Let's see, you can kill a few bandits along the way and make some great achievements, right?"

"I don't know what exactly Denglai's new army will do after entering the city, and I can't guess. But one thing is certain, that is, after Denglai's new army enters the city, they will definitely consume a lot of food and grass.

, I wonder if Mr. Liu is ready and can provide enough food and grass."

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Officials such as Lang and Zhongli of the Food Office also heard the smell.

"Okay, I think it has been decided today. The Huai'an government office is mainly responsible for maintaining order and providing the necessary food and fodder for the army. The rest of the matters are directly handled by the Water Transport Governor's Office. We need to be prepared. Denglai's new army comes from afar.
Chapter completed!