He Zhan's eyes narrowed into a slit and said with a laugh: "Sir General, look at what you said. How many days or later are you going to change your defense? It's okay to have a day or a day later."

He swallowed and spitted, "But this wine is not waiting for anyone. The General is sure not to taste it?"

Seeing this, Zhou Fan shook his head helplessly.

He Zhan is the elder brother of his favorite concubine Cui, so he doesn't want to blame him too much, so he nodded and said, "Take the wine."

He Zhan was overjoyed when he saw this and leaned over and said, "Sir General, please try it. If it tastes bad, I will take off the skin that sells wine."

Zhou Fan took a sip and felt that the wine was very sweet and nodded with satisfaction.

"Sir General, I don't know whether to say it or not."

"you say."

Zhou Fan was in a good mood, he said lightly.

"There is an old saying that goes well: Brothers who fight tigers, father and son fight in battle."

He Zhan said in a deep voice: "Although this Yiling is not a big city like Xiangyang and Wuchang, its location is extremely important. Otherwise, Governor Hu would not have given you the important task of guarding Yiling."

Zhou Fan was very comfortable when he flattered. Hu Quancai, the current governor of Huguang, was Hong Chengchou's disciple back then, and Zhou Fan was also Hong Chengchou's favorite general. To a certain extent, Zhou Fan's interest chain is consistent with Hu Quancai.

The thieves in Kuidong will be unstable for only one day.

Even if Zhou Fan is stationed here, he will feel a sword hanging on his head and may fall at any time.

"Say it important."

"Hehe, that's it. I really don't have much ability, but with my sister's relationship, my loyalty to you can be seen at that time. It's not impossible to stay outside the city to guard, but I think I can play a greater role by your side."

Zhou Fan knew that this wine was not for nothing, and snorted coldly, "Do you want to stay with me? Do you want to do something?"

He Zhan didn't expect that Zhou Fan was so direct, and he was already filled with joy.

"It would be better if you could be the personal team of General..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhou Fan's wave.

"There is already a person in the general's personal corps."

"Ah, it's great to be an aide by the General."

Zhou Fan rolled his eyes when he heard this. What kind of staff member is obviously just trying to eat and drink with him.

"Will you follow me and do a clerk."

This brother-in-law has been studying for a few years, so there is no problem in knowing and lying about writing.

Zhou Fan also thought about it and asked him to follow him to do a documentary, so that he could not make trouble everywhere.

"Thank you, General!"

He Zhanzhi was overjoyed. As long as he was not allowed to leave the city and follow the stinky group of Qiu Bas. He could accept it. Following the General, it would be delicious and spicy. It would not be too beautiful!

"Go out, I want to rest."

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"Have you heard that the thieves in Kuidong are ready to move and may attack Yiling along the river at any time."

In a teahouse facing the street, several tea guests sat around the table and were talking happily while eating wine and food.

"What's so scary about this? They have attacked Yiling more than once. No matter how loud the thunder sounds, the raindrops are small. Yiling City is as solid as a rock. If the Ming thieves cannot take advantage of it, they will retreat their troops."

"But why did I hear that the thieves in Kuidong got a batch of firearms from the pseudo-Emperor of Canming, which is very good at fighting?"

"The firearm? No matter how powerful it is, it can be as powerful as the red cannon at the top of our Yiling City? If it is broken for several miles, even if it is a turtle shell, it will be smashed to you."

"That's right. Besides, the thieves in Kuidong fight alone and are not in charge of each other. In fact, none of them are willing to take the lead. It seems that many people can't play a role."

"I heard that the emperor issued a notice not long ago, which was an ultimatum for the thieves of Kuidong. Who knew that these thieves couldn't tell themselves clearly and insisted on opposing our Qing Dynasty. This was not a dying thing. Just because their mobs were relying on Hong Jingluo in Guizhou, they waited to wipe out the fake emperor of the Ming Dynasty and freed up their hands. It was as simple as pinching them to death as a bed bug."

"Not bad, the thieves in Kuidong are grasshoppers from autumn and can't jump for a few days."

These people were saying it was rising, but unexpectedly, a group of soldiers came from the street and were walking towards them.

They were so scared that they lowered their heads and didn't dare to let out their anger.

"From today, the whole city will be martial law and the shop will not be opened."

The soldier in charge spoke loudly and posted the notice outside the teahouse.

"Ah, what's going on? Is it really unfortunate that I've called it? The Ming thief really wants to defeat Yiling?"

"Hehe, Lao Zhao, your mouth is really open. In my opinion, the Ming thief was inspired by you."

"Oh, Lao Li, you can eat randomly, and you can't talk randomly. What do you mean by me who instigated Ming Thief?"

"Okay, okay, but just kidding. I won't drink this tea anymore. I have to hurry up to the cabinet and give some advice to the guys. Look, what's going on."

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Zhou Fan's face was solemn in the general's mansion. According to the spies' reward, a small group of Ming army whistle cavalry was found outside the city.

Based on the previous rumors, it seems that the Ming thief has really arrived near Yiling.

He had ordered people to block the mouth of the pot with a wreck, and it was impossible for the Ming thief to come from water and land.

Then, they must have taken the land.

For the sake of safety, he issued a martial law order after consultation with the magistrate of Yiling County.

Zhou Fan did not intend to lift the ban before figuring out the purpose of Mingzhe’s arrival.

"Sir General, the County Master is here!"

He Zhan trotted all the way to Zhou Fan and smiled, "Mr. County Master said he wanted to see you no matter what, but I didn't stop him..."

Zhou Fan thought to himself that He Zhan was really a trash, so he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, please invite Liuxian Zun in."

The county magistrate of Yiling County was named Liu Han, who was only 40 years old and was a genuine scholar.

A scholar has a problem that is that he is good at face and is sour.

This Liu Han is naturally no exception.

However, Liu Han still has one thing clearly, that is, Yiling is the place of four battles, and Zhou Fan must rely on it.

Therefore, Liu Han treated Zhou Fan very well in daily life, and gave him one or two gifts from time to time.

So the relationship between the two is quite good.

After a while, when the county magistrate Liu Han walked in quickly, he said anxiously as soon as he saw Zhou Fan: "General Zhou, I heard that the Ming thieves dispatched a 100,000 army this time, may we be able to defend it?"

Zhou Fan didn't know where the county magistrate Liu got the news, and laughed out loud: "I said Liu County Zun, do you know how many 100,000 people are? Even if all the thieves in Kuidong are added together, it's almost the same number. If they dispatched 100,000 people, don't you need to send troops to stay behind? In my opinion, they came to Yiling to fight Qiufeng like before. As long as we closed the city, they would leave themselves if they couldn't get the advantage. Don't worry too much."

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Chapter completed!