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  Chapter 2149 Guizi Juan Baoqin Questions, Xiuyan Makes a Decision

  Duan Xipeng did not dare to make a hasty decision.

If there were only a group of warriors like them, that would be no problem, he could make the decision decisively, but with a few roles similar to the mistress, he had to think twice, and he had to listen to the other party's opinion, even if the other party kept saying Say that everything is based on your own professional advice.

When Duan Xipeng reported all the combined news to Xue Baoqin, Lin Miaoyu and Xing Xiuyan, Miaoyu had no choice but to keep silent, but Xue Baoqin and Xing Xiuyan's hearts sank, the chaos was so fierce , greatly exceeded expectations.

  Jiangzhou seems to have been lost. Fortunately, the news from the scouts said that Jiangzhou had just been lost, and the rebel army was still looting in the city. There is still some time to digest this new victory.

   But the scouts were also discovered by the rebel army. How much time can we leave for our side? If this matter goes south at night, what are the chances that the enemy army will catch up and catch up with our group?

"Jiulang, you said that Wenxi and Anyi had an enemy army, and the Yi clan was lost two days ago. Then when do you think the Yi clan's rebellious army can cut off this post road at the latest?" Xue Baoqin's face remained unchanged, meaning Calm down.

  At this point she knew she must not panic.

   Although it is said that Duan Xipeng and Feng Jinchang are leading the team, this army has not been formed for a long time. Although Duan Jiabing, Feng Jiabing, and some civilians have some combat experience, they still need time and tempering to integrate.

  Many people are still looking at their group now. If the three of them panic, or even look overwhelmed, it is inevitable that these recruited people will have other thoughts.

   Duan and Feng's two children are safe, but what about those folks? Once there is a mess, then my group of people will have no power to restrain the chickens, and they will really die without a place to die.

"Wenxi's side is about seventy miles away from the Yi clan, and the road is not easy to walk. The rebel army has just captured the Yi clan, so they may not attack Wenxi, and the presence of scouts is just an inertial investigation, but The situation in Anyi will be more serious, because the Yi family is only 50 miles away from Anyi, and there is a salt pond near Anyi, and Siyan City is 20 miles west of the county seat, where the salt envoys from both Hedong and Shaanxi are located."

Duan Xipeng swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "They are all transported to the place where the Salt Envoy is located. There will be a lot of salt and money. Of course, there are also guards. , there should be a battalion of more than 2,000 guards stationed here."

"Siyan City?" Baoqin suddenly realized, "I know, this is the old Yanshi City, which thrived from Yanchi. In the Han Dynasty, there was a Siyan Duwei here, so it was named Siyancheng. It is now the capital of Hedong and Shaanxi. The transfer of salt envoys are all here, we are really out of luck, so the rebel army will definitely come here."

"Come is definitely coming, but the key is time. The rebel army took down the Yi clan and suffered a lot of casualties. In addition to the looting and distribution of spoils, they will definitely stay in the Yi clan for a few days, and they also have local rebellion troops here. The garrison, the guards guarding the Thousand Households in Puzhou should be the most powerful one in the entire Shanxi capital. The Pingyang Guards, Ningshan Guards, Luzhou Guards, and even Qinzhou Guards in the south are not as good as the guards. Perhaps only the Zhenxi Guards and Ningwu Guards in the north, which are directly controlled by Shanxi Town, can compete in combat effectiveness. superior."

The strength of Shanxi Dusi is much stronger than that of Shaanxi Dusi, and its performance is also much better. Among the nine guards and nine institutes (two of which are second-level institutes) under its control, the eight guards are Taiyuan Left, Right, Qianwei, Luzhou Wei, and Pingyang Wei, Zhenwuwei, and Sun Chuanting's family belonged to Zhenwuwei, Fenzhouwei, Zhenxiwei, Ningshanwei. Except for Yanmen and Cizhou, the other seven are all directly managed by the capital. The Ninghua Institute, the Ningwu Institute, the Bajiao Institute, the Pianguan Institute, the Laoyingbao Institute, the Baode Institute, and the Puzhou Institute.

  Among the nine guards and nine guards, the most powerful are the three guards and four guards, Zhenwu Guard, Zhenxi Guard, and Taiyuan Zuo Guard. The four guards are Laoyingbao, Ningwu, Pianguan, and Puzhou.

It can be said that the strongest army of the Shanxi Guards is basically the northern guards under the direct control of Shanxi Town and only nominally affiliated with the Shanxi Capital. There is only one guard of the Puzhou Institute in the south. The status of the prefectures is different, the throat of the three provinces is strangled, and the second is the location of the salt pond, where both Hedong and Shaanxi transfer salt envoys.

   "You mean that the rebel army will make preparations to attack Anyi?" Bao Qin keenly captured the meaning of Duan Xipeng's words.

"This is just my judgment, and it may not be accurate. Because according to the news from Long Jinwei, there are more than ten rebels attacking the Yi clan, except for Zijin Liang, Yiziwang, Huo Songjiang, and Octopus Dragon who came from Shaanxi. Outside the Ministry, there are also seven or eight rebellious troops in Shanxi, how many people there are, some say 100,000, or 20,000 or 30,000, and they end up in different places. No one can tell what the combat effectiveness is."

"There are two battalions of more than 6,000 guards in Puzhou, but it is said that when Shanxi Town replenished the frontier troops in the early stage, one battalion was transferred away, and three were transferred from the guards stationed in Puzhou. From the Puzhou Guards stationed in Yancheng, two divisions were transferred to make up one battalion, so now the guards in Yancheng have only one incomplete battalion, and the three divisions have more than 2,000 people."

   Unknowingly, Duan Xipeng has already regarded Bao Qin as his boss when reporting the situation.

   "Even if the rebel army is only 20,000 to 30,000, even if half of it comes to Anyi, there will be more than 10,000 people. It is hard to say whether the guards of Puzhou can resist it." Duan Xipeng finally concluded.

   This difficult problem was placed in front of Xue Baoqin, Lin Miaoyu and Xing Xiuyan.

  Xue Baoqin also hesitated, five times or even ten times the enemy pressure, can the more than 2,000 people in Puzhou be able to resist it?

   This is the guard army, not the border army. No matter how good the guard army can be, there is still a gap between the guard army and the frontier army. Even 2,000 frontier troops may not dare to say that they can withstand the siege of the chaotic army several times.

   "Miaoyu, Xiuyan, two younger sisters, what do you think?" Baoqin looked at Xiuyan, and Miaoyu was just incidental.

  Miaoyu could only shake her head, and also looked at Xiuyan.

  Xiuyan calmed down, "Jiulang, Shiro, you said that the rebel army will definitely attack Siyan City, but will they definitely attack Anyi County? Let's bypass Yanchi,..."

"Bypassing Yanchi is not feasible, because the northeast of Yanchi is Shenghui Town, where the inspection department is located, and there is also a customs office. The rebel army must take it first. If we go around, we will be easily detected by the rebel scouts. "Feng Jinchang replied.

  The inspection department in Shenghui Town is mainly aimed at salt thieves and private salt dealers, and the tax card is also set up there, and part of the tax money is usually temporarily stored there, which is also a major target of the rebel army.

  In contrast, Anyi County is not as coveted by the rebels as there are two places, Siyancheng and Shenghui Town.

   "Could it be that there are still money and silver in Siyan City and Shenghui Town?" Xiuyan couldn't help asking.

   "Back to Aunt Xing, we don't know if there is any money or silver, but there must be some salt in Siyan City, and the rebel army doesn't care about it. As long as they think they have it, they will definitely come." Feng Jinchang explained.

  Baoqin and Xiuyan both exchanged glances helplessly, and there was nowhere to go, "Then how do you think if you want to bypass this dangerous section of road?"

Duan Xipeng hesitated for a moment, "Then the only option is to go west to Jiangxian County, but Jiangxian County is almost full of steep mountains. Firstly, it is difficult for vehicles and horses to travel, and secondly, due to the influence of the chaos in the west, I am afraid that the situation in Jiangxian County may not be optimistic. , Maybe it seems safe now, but maybe once we pass, it will already be a war."

  Xing Xiuyan shook her head, took a deep breath, and said, "Then Jiulang, if you don't mention other factors, but from your point of view, what is the best way to go?"

Duan Xipeng gritted his teeth, ignored Feng Jinchang's gaze, and said directly: "Then let's cross the river immediately and go south as fast as possible. We can cross Sushui before we reach Wenxi, and walk quickly along the south bank of Sushui. Even if the rebel army captures Wenxi, they will not cross Sushui for the time being, at most they will be active on the north bank of Sushui, so that we can cross Wenxi and enter Anyi before the rebel army crosses Sushui. If it is really dangerous, We turned to the southwest and crossed Xia County, but that was a last resort, because if we went to Xia County, it meant that we had to take a longer detour, and the risk was also great."

Xing Xiuyan nodded: "Very good," and then turned her head: "Sister, I think that's it. We will cross the river immediately, and our sisters will work harder. Persevere, and don't rest if you can. Go south at night and strive for an early Guo Wenxi, as long as he goes to Zhizhizhou, the situation will be much better."

Xue Baoqin didn't expect Xing Xiuyan to become so decisive all of a sudden, and he just made a decision like this, and just passed the words to himself. If he didn't make a decision, it would be bad. After thinking about it, he could only nod: "Okay, That's it, Jiulang, Shiro, you just do it, if there are any setbacks or even accidents because of this, it can't be blamed on you, but we can only say that our sisters are against each other..."

  Duan Xipeng and Feng Jinchang were shocked. They stood up quickly, cupped their fists, and clapped their chests with sonorous words: "Don't worry, the three grandmas. Even if my bones are gone, I will ensure that the three grandmas can reach Xi'an smoothly!"

   Duan Xipeng and his party were still very strong in execution, and after a series of orders were issued, they began to cross the river.

Although only one small boat was found, only one carriage could be accommodated to cross the river at a time, and only one carriage in the best condition was found, and the rest of the carriages were discarded. Throw it all away.

  After crossing the river, Duan Xipeng continued to send out scouts to monitor the movements of the chaotic troops from all sides at any time, and the rest of the group hurried south.

  (end of this chapter)