I just felt my heart beating suddenly, and Pei Yuanxiu, who had experienced so many storms and waves, could even face it calmly when he heard that Huai'an Mansion was taken down, but when he heard this, his brows frowned suddenly, and a trace of unconcealed astonishment appeared on his face: "What did you say?!"

Han Zitong bit her lower lip, and her face was somewhat painful: "Yangzhou may have been captured."

"What?!"

Pei Yuanxiu couldn't believe his ears seemed to him, and he stared at her with wide eyes. After a while, he took a deep breath: "What's going on?"

Han Zitong took a deep breath and said, "When I left Huaian, I received a message saying that the current situation in Yangzhou is also very critical, and it may also be..."

Pei Yuanxiu's face immediately sank.

He understood the significance of these news in the army very well. If the news was reported to be war, then the situation might be very dangerous. But now Han Zitong said that the news she received had reached a "very critical" moment, so it is almost certain that Yangzhou City had probably been taken down long ago.

Pei Yuanxiu's face changed suddenly.

He said, "Is it Nishikawa's army?"

"……yes."

When he said this, Han Zitong's eyes flashed slightly.

I could feel that the corners of her eyes were hanging on me, but she did not look at me directly. When she said the word "Xichuan", Pei Yuanxiu's own voice was also a bit hoarse.

Han Zitong withdrew her gaze, looked up at Pei Yuanxiu, and said, "It's indeed Xichuan's troops. They suddenly appeared and the west of the city began to attack, and the momentum was very fierce."

I saw traces of gritting teeth on Pei Yuanxiu's face.

He said in a deep voice: "Xi-Chuan-"

“…”

"I know that there are people in Xichuan who have been staring at Yangzhou, and they also know that their men and horses have been lingering around there, but the soldiers and horses I left in Yangzhou have been calculated. No matter what, we should not throw Yangzhou away in such a short time!"

"Yuan Xiu——" Han Zitong interrupted his words, his voice trembling with a little bit: "It's not just Xichuan who sent troops."

"What?"

"The two armies attacked Yangzhou."

"Two armies?"

"That's right. This time, not only was the Xichuan army, but they also gathered a group of people. They came down from Jiujiang. The speed was very fast and Yangzhou was unable to defend, so the situation was so critical. I had already written a letter back and asked Jinling to find a way, but--"

“…”

She didn't finish her words.

In fact, at this time, they were already in the north and what would happen in Jiangnan was that even if they could know it, it would be no longer within their control.

This time, Pei Yuanxiu did not speak anymore.

The hand I grabbed the armrest of the chair, and a little cold sweat broke out in my palm, and it felt like I couldn't hold it firmly, but I still used some effort to make myself sit in the chair more stable.

After a while, Pei Yuanxiu let out a long breath and said, "I understand."

Han Zitong looked at him: "Yuan Xiu..."

She probably wanted to come up with him to find some solutions, but in fact, no matter what they came up with at this time, unless they mobilized more troops to go south and regain Yangzhou and Huai'an, this time, these two important cities in Jiangnan would be completely lost. Pei Yuanxiu had no reaction. He just said softly after another silence: "I understand."

Han Zitong didn't say anything anymore.

她看着他转身走了出去,不一会儿,宋怀义他们就走了进来.

Since he is the daughter of Jiangxia and Han Ruoshi's sister, Han Zitong's arrival is still a major event that makes them shine. In addition, the opening of Cangzhou City today is even more of a happy event. Song Huaiyi immediately asked someone to go down to prepare a banquet to welcome Han Zitong.

不一会儿,两个丫鬟就过来接她下去先休息.

Then Pei Yuanxiu came to me and said in a deep voice: "I'll send you back to rest."

I looked up at him, said nothing, and used some strength to stand up with the handrail.

When they walked out, they saw the Cui family, the son, Song Mi and Song Xuan, all outside. They probably didn't know what news Han Zitong brought, but they must have a lot to discuss with Pei Yuanxiu about the opening of Cangzhou City today, especially the question of how to go next.

Seeing me walking out, Song Xuan only glanced at me and didn't say much, but I slowly walked past them.

回到房间里,这里的热气熏人,才刚一踏进房门,就感到一阵热汗从后背涌了出来.

As soon as I stood still, I heard the sound of the door being closed behind me.

I could hear Pei Yuanxiu's breathing without looking back. The unconcealed heaviness had exposed all the torment in his heart at this moment.

Without waiting for me to make any preparations, he spoke directly behind him: "Is it yours?"

I didn't look back or think about it, and just said directly: "The people in Xichuan are of course mine."

"I mean, the team in Jiujiang."

“…”

"When they took Li'er hostage, you went to Wohu Village alone to save Li'er and Ruoshi. Later, Wohu Village was destroyed and all the people dispersed. The people who held you also saved your life and ran away."

“…”

"Where did they escape?"

“…”

"Who are they?"

Although he saved me from Wohu Village back then, it was very dangerous and very thrilling, he did not get too entangled in this matter since then. He probably really believed that it was just a bunch of greedy bandits. In addition, after hearing what I said, Shen Xiaokun reluctantly gave up Wohu Village and cut off the clues they could investigate, so he let go of this introduction.

But now, a piece of news reminded him of everything that was wrong at the beginning.

I was silent for a while, then slowly turned around and looked at him, and said calmly: "Do you still remember Shin Gong?"

His eyes flashed.

I smiled: "Such an important person should not be forgotten no matter what."

“…”

"This veteran in the court was proud of his achievements and was arrogant. Later, you told him that he was even more rebellious in the Jima River Valley. However, although his power was very strong, he was secretly secreted and eventually he was defeated and died."

“…”

"And you, using Pei Yuanhao to eliminate the Shen family with all your might, relaxed the opportunity to control Jiangnan, and won the six provinces in Jiangnan."

He looked at me, his eyes narrowed slightly: "So--"
Chapter completed!