East Factory Governor

Chapter 481
Meng Wei immediately walked over to receive the document and handed it to Qin Shuhuai.

Qin Shuhuai looked at it, and saw that Zhao Wu'er's appearance and characteristics, as well as his resume before and after joining the religion, were recorded in detail on the document.At the lower right corner of each letter, there is also a clear lotus seal.This lotus seal is the one that Qin Shuhuai gave to Hua Chen, so it is very familiar, and the authenticity can be seen at a glance.

It seems that Hua Chen has done a lot of work in order to let Qin Shuhuai recognize the senior members of the White Lotus Sect.

Qin Shuhuai compared the description on the document, looked carefully at Zhao Wu'er, and soon stopped doubting - Zhao Wu'er's facial features are too "characteristic", and ordinary people really can't pretend to be fake.

So he said, "Zhao Ruozhu, get up. What are you looking for?"

Zhao Wu'er then said, "I would like to report to the leader of the sect. A few days ago, my subordinates discovered that Zhang Xianzhong's military adviser Luo Rucai and Gao Yingxiang's general Li Zicheng entered Xining City. The subordinates believe that this may be a signal that Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang are going to join the demon sect, so Come to inform Wang Futai urgently, so that he can take precautions. In addition, when the subordinates left the city last night, they happened to see the seven apostles of the Demon Cult leaving Xining City and heading towards Lanzhou. It is said that the seven apostles are all strong in martial arts , ask the lord to build a dike early."

After hearing this, Qin Shuhuai's face was calm, but his heart was pounding!

Originally, it was only assumed that Gao Yingxiang would "may" unite with the Demon Cult, but he did not expect it to be confirmed so soon.And even Zhang Xianzhong, who is far away in Shanxi, brought it with him.If these three forces act together, it will be very difficult to deal with.

Also, what the hell are the seven apostles of the Demon Cult?Why haven't I heard that the Devil's Cult still has this configuration?
At this time, Wang Datong said, "The seven apostles of the Devil's Cult are here too? This is a bit difficult."

Mrs. Shangshui also nodded and said, "The Seven Apostles of the Demon Cult are known as the seven clones of the leader of the Demon Cult. Although they have never shown up in the Jianghu these years, their martial arts will not be bad. If the Demon Cult uses it again when they attack the city Going to them, I'm afraid it's not good."

From what they said, it seems that these seven apostles are also ruthless characters.

Qin Shuhuai thought for a while and said, "Now that the Demon Cult has united with Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong, it is very likely that they want to fight a big battle with us to determine the ownership of the three sides. Therefore, the gains and losses of Lanzhou City are no longer important. Consider the bigger picture around you.”

Cao Wenzhao nodded and said, "What Hou Ye said is true, and the last general also thinks so."

Qin Shuhuai continued, "According to this Marquis, Gao and Zhang can't immediately bring their troops over to join forces with the Demon Cult. Gao Yingxiang has his own cities in southern Shaanxi, and he has been running these cities for a long time. Willing to give up? Not to mention Zhang Xianzhong, he is far away in Shanxi, and it is impossible to break through the layers of defenses of the government and go to Gansu. Therefore, if the Demon Cult wants to fight us, Zhang Xianzhong can only make trouble in Shanxi No movement, delaying the dismissal of the officers and soldiers. And Gao Yingxiang will not send all the soldiers to Gansu. You must know that once he does this, he will have to give up all his cities. Ambition will definitely not be reconciled."

Cao Wenzhao immediately said, "That's right, to put it bluntly, these three groups of people have their own agendas, and everyone has their own ambitions in the world. The so-called alliance is not solid."

Qin Shuhuai nodded and said, "That's right. Are Zhang and Gao really willing to form an alliance with the Demon Cult? Of course not. They hope that the army and the Demon Cult will lose both sides, and then reap the benefits of the fisherman. So, one is obvious. The logic is that now they think that the official army is stronger than the Demon Cult, so they want to help the Demon Cult. Once they think that the Demon Cult is too powerful, not only will they not help the Demon Cult, but they may help the official army fight the Demon Cult. Of course , Their current main task is to strengthen their own power, even if it is to fight the Demon Sect, it is only a small-scale harassment, commonly known as a stumbling block, and they will definitely not use the main force to fight the Demon Sect."

Qin Shuhuai knew Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong too well.This kind of understanding is not because of reading the description of their characters in the history books, but inferring from their future actions, which is far more reliable than directly reading the historian's description.

One of these two is going to be the general leader of the 36th Battalion, and the other is going to be the king as soon as they occupy Sichuan.
His analysis was well-founded, and everyone nodded after hearing it.

Cao Wenzhao said, "So what does Lord Hou mean?"

Qin Shuhuai chuckled softly, "Since we don't want to see Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng team up with the Devil's Cult, then let's make the Devil's Cult look stronger. The Marquis came to Lanzhou City in person, but Lanzhou City was still lost, and the officers and soldiers huddled in Gansu In the eastern corner, the Demon Cult quickly occupied most of Gansu, so the Demon Cult looks very strong?"

When the words came out, everyone was shocked.

Wang Julun hurriedly said, "So, is Hou Ye going to give up Lanzhou City?"

Qin Shuhuai nodded and said, "That's right, there is no point in guarding the inner city of Lanzhou. Moreover, the Demon Cult has [-] troops entrenched in the outer city. Even if more than [-] troops come to help, this Marquis will not be able to take it for a while. Once the battle falls into a stalemate, At that time, another [-] troops from the Devil's Cult will definitely come to help, and this will be very dangerous."

He was telling the truth.

The Demon Cult's 3 troops occupied the outer city of Lanzhou. Only 4 people were needed to guard the Ming army in the inner city, and another 3 people could defend the city.The outer city of Lanzhou is stronger than the inner city. With Hong Chengchou's 11 people and the [-] martial arts coalition forces who have never attacked the city, it is extremely difficult to capture it!It should be known that when defending the city, the Five Elements Banner of the Devil's Cult can be a big killer.

In addition, it is not clear where the remaining [-] troops of the Demon Cult are currently deployed, the only thing that is clear is that it is not far away.Once the battle for Lanzhou City falls into a stalemate, the official army has no reinforcements, and the Demon Cult still has [-] elites, will it be safe by then?
So from this perspective, the safest strategy for the government and army is to break through.

Of course, it is not so easy to break through, but Qin Shuhuai wants to take a risk and try.

Wang Julun was drenched in cold sweat. If even Lanzhou was lost, and most of Gansu fell later, he, the governor of Gansu, would be done.Maybe it is possible to be executed by the court at that time.

"This, this... Hou Ye, this matter is very important, should we discuss it again? After all, we still have 10,000+ troops on the way. Besides, even if we want to abandon Lanzhou City, we can't get out now, can we?" ?”

The inner city is like a square cage, surrounded by the Demon Cult so tightly that it is almost impossible for the officers and soldiers to break through.

Qin Shuhuai smiled at Wang Julun, and said, "Wang Futai, don't worry, this Marquis has his own way to break through. In addition, if Lanzhou is lost, this Marquis will also go to the emperor and tell him that this is a tactic to save the country with curves." , Your Majesty understands righteousness, so he must not punish you."

Hearing that Qin Shuhuai used the word "necessary", Wang Julun immediately felt relieved.Who doesn't know that what Lord Qin Hou said today means what the emperor meant?Since he said it was fine, it must be fine.

Wang Julun hurriedly bowed to Qin Shuhuai, and said, "I will obey Lord Hou's orders."

(End of this chapter)