Chapter 42: Here comes

Through the Battle of Dongcheng and what he said just now, Xiao Yan has definitely become the backbone of this Jiankang City. After the war in Dongcheng, the residents in the city felt that they had finally raised their eyebrows and exhaled. Xiao Yan also became the absolute leader of this city that called the war.

"In the past few days, we have sent many scouts to strengthen the surveillance of the Jin soldiers in Jiangbei. At the same time, we have sent many scouts along the river in Jiangning to pay attention to whether there is any abnormal movement. Xiao Yan said, "Brother Yang's side, according to our reservation, constantly harassed the golden soldiers. Once we find that the golden soldiers in the east of the city began to attract our attention, it may be that the golden people are ready to sneak attack. Brother Yang can make a look of full defense, and then rush to Xuanwumen.

Speaking of this, Xiao Yan pointed to the map and said, "I will immediately send two teams of 10,000 people to ambush on these two mountains outside the city. That is the only way for the golden soldiers to attack Xuanwumen. When they are halfway, I will take people down the mountain to attack. Five thousand people were left to defend the gate, and the rest of Brother Yang took people out of the city to fight back and forth, trying to annihilate the enemy as much as possible.

Xiao Yan paused and continued to say, "Lord Lu is the same. Then the fat dragon took 5,000 brothers to ambush on a small slope here. In the past few days, I will order the people in the city to cut more reeds. After the sneak attack troops of the golden soldiers passed, reeds were sprinkled on the river. First, to prevent follow-up troops, and second, He blocked the river passage of the golden soldiers, forced them to land, and then Feilong came back to him again. If it goes well, even if it can't be completely annihilated, at least 70% or 80% of him will be annihilated.

After Xiao Yan finished speaking, he gasped and said, "What do you think?"

"All right." Let's cheer together.

Yang Zaixing didn't say anything on the side.

"Brother Yang, I feel that there is a loophole in my plan." Xiao Yan saw that Yang Zaixing didn't say anything.

When Yang Zaixing saw Xiao Yan's question, he said, "Brother, there are no loopholes in this plan. I'm thinking that I simply don't do anything. After annihilating Jiangbei's group of golden dogs, we rushed to Jiangshan (Zhongshan) in the southeast of the city. I estimated that three hours is enough. At that time, we will rest for an hour and be fat in Dongcheng. The fish ignited the name, attacked the golden dogs crossing the river, and drove them back to Jiangbei.

"Good." Xiao Yan first stroked his palm and shouted, "At that time, the reserve team in the city and the scouts rushed to the East City together, and all the rest except for a small part of the city to attack and strive to determine the universe."

At this point, everyone's emotions have been mobilized.

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Since Jiankang started the war, I haven't made any credit. This time, it will be counted as my share anyway." After hearing this, everyone laughed and asked to participate in the war.

At this time, the shouts of Gao Zhan's own soldiers outside the big tent came in: "Hold, what are you doing?"

"I am the guard of Xuanwu Gate. There is a group of officers and soldiers dressed outside the door to see General Xiao." There was a sound outside the door.

"Gao Zhan, let him in." Xiao Yan heard that it was the court who couldn't help ordering Gao Zhandao. Gao Zhan answered.

As soon as the tent was lifted, a man came in, dressed as his own. He came in and knelt on one knee and said, "General, my lords, there are about five or six hundred people outside the door, one of whom said that he was a special envoy from Lin'an. He looked very arrogant and asked us to open the door quickly and let him in. After saying that, he handed over a letter and then said, "A general accompanying me, let me give this letter to you."

Xiao Yan took it and opened it, and suddenly stood up. The people in the big tent were shocked and stared at Xiao Yan. I don't know what happened.

Xiao Yan looked at everyone and knew that this action was too sudden. He couldn't help laughing and said, "A good news, a bad news. I don't know which one you want to listen to first?"

What a good news, a bad news. Just a letter? Where is this?

Xiao Yan found that he was excited and brought out his previous habits again. He smiled and said, "The good news is that Marshal Yue sent his general Zhang Xian to lead 500-backed troops to help the war."

At that time, Yue Fei was a little famous, and the Wei army had just been established, and it was not as widely known as later generations, and Zhang Xian was even less famous. Everyone heard that there were only 500 people, which is good news. We can defeat the golden soldiers without them. But since Xiao Yan said it was good news, everyone didn't say anything, just watched him wait for him to say the so-called bad news.

Seeing that everyone's reaction was not strong, Xiao Yan was no longer excited and said, "The court sent people here."

"What". Jiankang's officials led by Lu Chen suddenly stood up. Although he didn't say anything, the expression on his face was clearly saying it. Why didn't he say it earlier?

Now it's Xiao Yan's turn to be surprised. "It seems that in the hearts of these officials, the court has always been the court. No matter how good you are to him, in their eyes, they are just bandits. They are orthodox. He sighed and said, "Gao Zhan, you and the guards brought them in."

Seeing that Xiao Yan did not pick it up in person, Lu Chen asked tentatively, "General Xiao, prepare to greet him outside the account."

Xiao Yan suddenly didn't react: "If it were Marshal Yue and his troops, I would definitely pick them up. Forget these dog officials." As soon as I finished speaking, I knew that I had said something wrong again. Several court officials who are doing this can't help but apologetically: "You are doing your duty to guard Jiankang. Naturally, it doesn't count. I'm talking about those who are in the high position of corpses."

This sentence is deeply agreed by them. After all, although Xiao Yan is in charge of defending Jiankang, they are also in it. There is no merit and hard work.

But after all, it was sent from above. Lu Chen still asked again, "Otherwise, I'll take a few people to pick it up."

Xiao Yan also understood them and nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go to sleep."

Seeing this, Lu Chen didn't say much and took people there by himself.

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Xiao Yan woke up three times a day. As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw a familiar figure. Xiao Yan rubbed his eyes hard before he dared to confirm.

"Brother, you're awake." Yang Tai stood in front of the bed with a smile and said.

"Brother." Xiao Yan suddenly jumped up from **, hugged Mrs. Yang and said, "Why are you here?"

At this time, Mrs. Yang was also a little excited, and her eyes were a little red. She said, "As soon as Lord Dingzhai went back and said, I hurried here. Fortunately, Marshal Yue recovered the six counties of Xiangyang, and the river was very calm. Otherwise, it will take a few more days."

Xiao Yan and Mrs. Yang stood here and talked about what happened after the separation, and they couldn't help sighing.

"It's good that you're here, big brother." Xiao Yan said, "These days are really exhausting me."

Yang Tai took a closer look at Xiao Yan and said, "Brother, although he is dark and thin, he already has a leadership temperament at a glance. This is a good thing, the result of grinding."

Xiao Yan wanted to talk to Mrs. Yang about Jiankang's sobriety. At this time, Lu Chen's voice sounded outside the door: "Is General Xiao awake?"

The two took a look and said, "Brother, if you want to deal with business, lend me the guard at your door and ask him to take me around to see the situation of Jiankang. I'll talk to you in the evening."

Xiao Yan thought for a moment and said, "Let's get to know each other."

Yang Tai nodded and came to the door together. Seeing Lu Chen and several officials together, he said, "Lord Lu, please go there in person."

"This is Lord Huang, the messenger sent by the imperial court." Lu Chen pointed to a fat official in a court uniform and said.

Xiao Yan nodded inconsiderately and pointed to a heroic 25-6-year-old armored officer standing behind and asked, "Who is Lord Lu?"

"The last general Zhang Xian. I have seen Xiao..." Zhang Xian seemed to know a little about his identity, but he didn't expect to be so young. I didn't know what to call it for a moment.

Xiao Yan smiled as if he knew his difficulties and said, "General Zhang, you're welcome. Just call me Brother Xiao."

When Zhang Xian saw that Xiao Yan was so kind to him, he couldn't help but say, "General Xiao, the last general is rude."

Xiao Yang saw the legendary fierce man, but he was not struggling to win over and was about to speak. There was a cold hum.

Xiao Yan saw that it was Huang Xuanfu who couldn't help humming when he saw Xiao Yan being so cold. He turned his head and asked with a smile, "This is the... That..." Xiao Yan pretended to be confused.

Lu Chen knew Xiao Yan and had never been interested in these officials in the court. What's more, Lu Chen had personally experienced it at that time. Xiao Yan turned his face faster than turning over a book. He quickly took over and said, "Lord Huang."

"What is Xuanfushi?" Xiao Yan pretended to be stupid and asked. In fact, Xiao Yan really doesn't understand the official position of the Southern Song Dynasty.

In an hour, Lord Huang and some court officials changed their faces. He said to himself, "If you have nothing to do, why don't you hum? If you don't know the situation, come here to pretend to be a big-tailed wolf, or ask for more blessings!" Everyone looked at Lord Huang with a pitiful look.

Lord Huang also saw that something was wrong with the situation, but he felt that he was asked by a small water thief. Without saying a few words, he couldn't hang on his face and was about to speak.

"Ah, Lord Huang..." Xiao Yan said in a joke tone, "Is Lord Huang's voice not good? Do you want to find a doctor in the army to have a look? After saying that, he looked at Lord Huang with a fierce look.

In Xiao Yan's attack, Zhang Xian was stunned, and his face became too fast, but why he was passionate about torture himself. He couldn't figure it out. Anyway, people's words were light and lively.

At this time, Lu Chen pulled Lord Huang's sleeve from behind and winked. There was a pleading look at Xiao Yan.

"Brother, is there anything wrong with so many people coming to see you?" Yang Tai said.

When you see someone coming out to make a comeround, everyone talk and pick up some things. Anyway, it doesn't matter whether you listen or not. It's the first priority to eliminate the embarrassing atmosphere just now.

Xiao Yan saw that this was the critical time of the decisive battle, and it was not good to put so many people aside. So he smiled and said, "I don't know, do you have any important military affairs?"

"Lord Huang came here, one is to announce the award on behalf of the imperial court to restore Jiankang and guard Jiankang. Especially for General Xiao's loyalty to the country, officials have greatly appreciated it. I hereby commend you." Second, Lord Huang came to supervise the war on behalf of the officials to improve everyone's morale. Speaking of these two, Lu Chen's voice was significantly reduced.

Everyone is smart. As soon as they have gained a little advantage, someone in the court came to grab the credit. Why did they do it earlier? To supervise the war, one person came to stand up and said a few words that were not painful and wanted to pass on all the hard work of so many people to the court.

After hearing this, Xiao Yan and others were fine, and the rest of the officials were unwilling to complain one after another. At the same time, it's wrong for everyone to look at the yellow man. Shouldn't you grab the credit?

Lord Huang hasn't announced his will, and his eyes have changed. Once he has finished, he won't eat himself.

I couldn't help but panic.