Wang Yan's arrival of this letter of help brought a shock to the six-person group that was no less than that of Mars hitting the earth.

The Ming army went south to attack Xiangfan, forming a force of attacking the north and south to encircle Xiangfan with the peasant army on Jiangnan West Road.

At present, the number of peasant soldiers arriving in Xiangfan is about 20,000 to 30,000, the number of Ming soldiers is about 40,000 to 50,000. The 40,000 Song troops in Xiangfan are working hard to defend the two cities of Xiangfan and will never surrender. However, I hope that the court will come to help as soon as possible, lift the siege of Xiangfan and do not let the heroes despair.

Did the Ming army go south?

Does this mean that the Ming Dynasty actually fought against the Southern Song Dynasty?

The first time after the news was sent to Lin'an, the six-person group could not believe it.

Although Chen Gai had made a guess before and believed that Ming Kingdom would definitely go south, it has been confirmed that he is the one who is least willing to believe.

Ye Gong is so good at dragon.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that Wang Yan has no need to lie like this...

As the leader of Xiangfan, he did not do anything to him by lying like this, so this can only be true.

The Ming army went south, and the Ming Dynasty had undeclared war against the Southern Song Dynasty. The second battle between the Ming and Song Dynasty had already begun, and this time was even more dangerous.

Because the Ming army's goal was no longer the Jianghuai River, but a crucial strategic location in the central part of the Southern Song Dynasty, Xiangfan.

Xiangfan defended the waist and spine of the Southern Song Dynasty, and was the northern barrier of the Zhongjinghu War Zone of the Southern Song Dynasty. It was the top priority to block the Ming army's southward movement. Its strategic significance is equivalent to the Huaihe River's defense line on the Jianghuai River.

The first Ming and Song war caused the Southern Song Dynasty to lose the Huaihe River defense line. The strategy of defending the river must be impossible to achieve. Jiangnan faces huge war pressure. As long as the Yangtze River defense line is broken, Lin'an will face huge danger.

So the Lin'an court had to arrange a large number of troops in Jiangnan to deal with it.

Now that the Ming army is heading south for the second time and launching the Second Ming and Song War, is the Ming army's goal the Xiangfan?

Xiangfan is too important. Once Xiangfan is not protected, the entire Jinghu Lake will not be protected. Jinghu Lake will not be protected, and the central part of the Southern Song Dynasty will be completely exposed to the Ming army's attack range.

What's even more terrifying is that the peasant army on Jiangnan West Road fought a coordinated tactic with the Ming army, which almost proved that the peasant army surrendered to the Ming Kingdom. As long as the Ming Kingdom conquered Xiangfan, it could easily conquer the Jinghu area and then connect it with Jiangnan West Road.

Huguang and Jiangxi were not protected, and a large area of ​​land in the central part of the Southern Song Dynasty was not protected, which was directly interrupted by the Ming army. In this way, the Jianghuai and Sichuan areas could not be connected with each other, so they could only fight each other.

The Southern Song Dynasty almost meant that the country was destroyed.

How can I fight this battle?

"How could this happen? It's impossible! Why did the Ming army go south? There is no sign at all! This is abnormal! This is abnormal!!!"

Chen Ji was hit by a huge impact and couldn't calm down for a moment. He sat on a chair with his head in his hands and doubted his life.

Ye Yiwen was almost the same as Zhou Linzhi. He also sat on a chair with empty eyes and doubted life, and deeply felt the malice of this world.

They are not very able to accept this situation.

Compared with the three of them, the Privy Council trio was relatively calm, but it was only relative.

Hu Quan punched the table with a punch, shouted angrily, scolding Ming for being unfaithful and betrayal. He clearly signed a peace treaty and actually attacked the vassal state. Such an unkind and unrighteous country was the strongest country, and God was simply eyeless.

Chen Kangbo seemed calm in his seat, but his hands were tucked together, which was enough to show his extreme anxiety.

Yu Yunwen took several deep breaths, and his thoughts were repeated in his heart.

After a period of downtime, the six-person group was called to make decisions by Chen Kangbo.

"The current situation can no longer tolerate any wrong decisions, nor can we hesitate any more. I suggest that the elite troops of the imperial guards, the three armies of Jianghuai and Sichuan are immediately dispatched to support Xiangfan."

Chen Kangbo's suggestion made the other five frown.

Obviously, Chen Kangbo’s suggestion is the suggestion of the overall war.

He did this to ask the Southern Song Dynasty to give up all fantasies, mobilize all elite troops to help Xiangfan, untie Xiangfan siege, fight a decisive battle with the Ming army in Xiangfan, and decide the outcome in one breath.

In the eyes of others, this plan is too risky.

Zhou Linzhi strongly opposed it.

"King Chen, regardless of whether the elites in the Song Dynasty can win the battle with the Ming army, just say that once the elites in various places are drawn, what should they do if the Ming army they face launch an attack?"

"The Ming Dynasty is still building the Yellow River. It is not easy to dispatch an army to attack Xiangfan. They should not have the ability to mobilize three-sided troops to go south to invade the Song Dynasty at the same time."

Chen Kangbo said slowly: "And I don't want to draw all the troops, just half of them. If I don't hurry up and rush to Xiangfan, what will happen to the Song Dynasty if Xiangfan collapses, you won't be unclear?"

"should?"

Zhou Linzhi shook his head and said, "How to convince the public by military and national affairs, [should]? Mr. Chen, you are the Privy Councilor, how can you be so imprisonable?"

Chen Kangbo was silent for a while and sighed, "So, what good will you do?"

Good ways are not often found, and it is even less likely that there are people who object. Anyway, the Song Dynasty did not stipulate that opponents must also make motions that can be implemented. Of course, it is a casual blow, without any sequelae.

But now it is not the time to quarrel, and the problem is imminent. The emperor is unconscious and must come up with a charter to deal with it. Otherwise, Xiangfan will be in danger and the Southern Song Dynasty will be destroyed.

Shen Gai spoke tentatively.

"Can you send someone to discuss with Mingguo that you should not fight this battle and sign a peace agreement?"

As soon as Shen Gai's suggestion was strongly opposed by the other five people.

Chen Kangbo even opposed the vanguard.

"There is any bargaining chip that Song Dynasty can get out for negotiation in the current situation? If not, then we will wait to be slaughtered! The Ming Dynasty has already cut off half of Huainan. Do we still have to hand over half of the land of Xiangfan now?"

Shen Gai's suggestion was directly rejected, and even Ye Yiwen, who had always been safe, could not accept this choice.

Ye Yi asked and thought for a while, and finally spoke.

"Mr. Chen, can you guarantee that the Ming army will not launch an attack in other directions?"

Chen Kangbo smiled bitterly when he heard this.

"Mr. Ye, I'm afraid even Su Yonglin can't answer you accurately. He himself may not be able to guarantee that he will not change his combat plan. How can there be rules for marching and fighting?"

Ye Yi asked when he heard this, and was silent for a long time without speaking.

Zhou Linzhi continued to object.

"Xiangfan is an important national town. The imperial court invested a lot of military expenditure to repair the city walls and dig the moat, making it extremely strong. The city's grain storage will take no less than three years. Even if the Ming army wants to capture it, it will take three years. Don't need to be so nervous, right?"

Hu Quan immediately refuted.

"Soldiers are the place of life and death, the way of survival and death, and must be observed. How can we rely on this critical matter? The Ming army is good at fighting, so we should be prepared to be defeated tomorrow, so as to quickly rush to help! Instead of waiting here for three years!"

Zhou Linzhi was so refuted by Hu Quan that he could not speak, so he could only look at Ye Yi and asked.

"Mr. Ye, what do you think?"

Ye Yiwen looked at him and didn't say anything.

Hu Quan immediately expressed his support for Chen Kangbo.

"What is certain now is that the Ming army gathers a large army to capture Xiangfan, and Xiangfan must not be lost. Not to mention concentrating all the main support, it is necessary to send troops to support immediately. My husbands, we must do something."

Chen Kangbo nodded.

“I support the solution I proposed myself.”

Hu Quan also expressed his opinion.

“I support it too.”

There are already two votes in six votes.

Yu Yunwen, who had never spoken and was very thoughtful, voted for the third vote.

“I support it too.”

Chen Qiao and Zhou Linzhi looked at Ye Yiwen, obviously thinking about waiting for Ye Yiwen to express his opinion. He is the Left Chief of the Shangshu, the actual prime minister of the Song Dynasty, and the actual head of the government. He recognized this plan and was of great importance.

His one vote is equal to the power of three votes.

Ye Yiwen is not good at military affairs and has no research on military affairs. In the current situation, he just wanted to make up for the troubled waters and not to have any too in-depth participation in military issues.

But the situation pushed him to this position where he could not retreat, and his decision would definitely affect the direction of the country.

When will the emperor wake up?

Ye Yiwen missed Zhao Xing like never before.

After thinking about it over and over again, Ye Yi asked, feeling that he had been forced into a corner and had no way out and had to nod.

So he nodded helplessly in the end.

"I understand. The Imperial Army, the Jianghuai Third Command Department and the Sichuan Third Command Department can send troops. In this regard, I... I support Chen Xianggong's plan. Just do this, Xiangfan, and you must not lose it."
Chapter completed!