Zeng Lin signed her name on a report for food requests, then picked up the seal on one side, covered it heavily, closed the file, then stood up, stretched her waist long, and reached out to rub her somewhat stiff neck.

The five eastern counties have basically stopped this year. Thanks to God, this year, the rain will be good, and the harvest is pretty good, but it is still tight to support so many troops.

"This winter, I shouldn't starve to death!" Zeng Lin's face showed a smile. This was the best reward for his hard work in the past two years. Life will get better and better in the future, which is certain.

The door was pushed open quietly, Xie Qiu walked in and bowed and said, "County Magistrate."

"What's the matter?" Zeng Lin looked at Xie Qiu in surprise. Xie Qiu was a senior general in the Eagle Nest of the Ming Dynasty. A year ago, he was sent to him to be responsible for the intelligence work of several eastern counties. Although he had a name in the county magistrate's mansion, he rarely appeared directly in front of him.

Xie Qiu walked to Zeng Lin's side, lowered his voice and said, "Absolutely reliable news, Bian Wushuang is about to move, and before he moves, he will attack you."

Zeng Lin was stunned for a moment and suddenly laughed: "I said why did he move the General's garrison to Wanzhou after he left Suqian? Is it because he wanted to cause evidence that he was not present? Well, it is indeed a good idea. If he doesn't kill me, he will not be able to get the administrative power of the five counties. The logistics alone will make him feel uncomfortable and unable to sleep or eat."

"County magistrate, I have transferred a team of eagles to the County magistrate's office to protect your safety. I am also preparing to clean a batch of people in the County magistrate's office. Those nails should be pulled out, but I really can't guarantee whether there are hidden things that have not been discovered by us. During this period, the County magistrate must be careful." Xie Qiu said.

"Am I so easy to kill?" Zeng Lin laughed and said, "If I'm so easy to kill, I won't be alive now."

"Minister of the County, this is different. After all, Bian Wushuang has been in Jinghu for so many years, and there are many people who have defected to him." Xie Qiu said, "Your Majesty the Emperor has transferred the two masters Yinggu and Huo Guang to protect you. Before the two masters arrive in Jinghu, it is best not to leave the County Master's Mansion."

"Is this what I want to be a turtle?" Zeng Lin said dissatisfied.

"Monday magistrate, this is not a turtle that is shrunk, but a strategy. You are in the security of five counties, and no one dares to be careless and careless. If you say something inappropriately, you are really surprised. With Bian Wushuang's current status in Jinghu, you will naturally gain the power in your hands." Xie Qiu smiled and said: "Sometimes, appropriate retreat can be regarded as accumulating strength for the subsequent counterattack!"

Zeng Lin smiled: "You will be lenient. How do you plan to move Bian Wushuang?"

"He sent someone to Anyang to transfer Bian Wenhao and tens of thousands of elite soldiers under his command, but we have already taken the initiative first. Bian Wenhao has lost sincerity to the Ming Dynasty. From the person sent, we learned that Bian Wushuang will launch a sudden attack on Kunling County in the near future." Xie Qiu said.

"It's indeed a good opportunity. I believe he and the Qi people have already joined the line. The Qi army in Luzhou and Cangzhou will also fight back at the same time!" Zeng Lin sat back on the big case and picked up the grain transfer report he had just approved.

"That's how it is." Xie Qiu said.

"No wonder I asked to transfer grain for two and three consecutive times during this period." Zeng Lin sneered and tore the report he had just approved into pieces. "I want to see if there is not enough food and grass, will he dare to attack Kunling County."

Seeing Zeng Lin's actions, Xie Qiu was about to stop him, but Zeng Lin's movements were too fast, but it was too late. Seeing that the report turned into snowflakes flying in front of him, Xie Qiu smiled bitterly: "The county magistrate, it doesn't matter to give him it. Zhou Jiyun has already made preparations. Bian Wushuang can't ask for it."

"Since he has moved, I will naturally move too."

"But in this way, he may attack you in advance."

"What, do you have no ability to protect me?" Zeng Lin said jokingly.

Xie Qiu smiled: "This is not, but the law we believe in is that we will never take risks unless we have to."

"Don't worry, you are guarding the inner palace, and there are troops loyal to me outside. Bian Wushuang moved to Wanzhou City, and this Jinghu County City is in my palm."

"To be honest, what I worry most about is these armies. They have fought under the command of Bian Wushuang over the years. I don't know whether they have been infiltrated by Bian Wushuang. County magistrate, you also know that our Eagle Nest has not infiltrated into your army."

"I believe them." Zeng Lin said: "Don't worry. Is there anything else?"

"There is chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, and wars are everywhere. Now we have found out that at least four larger bands of bandits were supported by Bian Wenzhong. The ones who commanded these bandits were the children of the Bian family. The weapons and food needed by Bian Wenzhong were transported by Bian Wenzhong using water and general rations. General Yang Zhi was ready to move."

"Black eats black?" Zeng Lin smiled. Jiangnan is now in a mess and bandits are rampant. There are both people supported by Bian and nails buried in the eagle's nest. Yang Zhi is now in Jiangnan. "His strength is not enough. You must know that although Bian Wenzhong has stayed in Jiangnan, should he use Jiangshangyan's cavalry?"

"Isn't General Jiang's order to suppress the bandits? Jiangnan is in such a turmoil now, so it is reasonable for General Jiang to distribute a unit to suppress the bandits." Xie Qiu said with a smile.

Zeng Lin laughed.

"Then let's do two-pronged approach."

Wanzhou is the front line of the Jinghu War Zone's counterattack against Kunling County. Suqian had been stationed here for a long time. After Suqian was transferred out of Jinghu under the order and went to Jinzhou to station, Bian Wushuang took the opportunity to move his general to Wanzhou. The Bian's direct troops were gradually transferred to the vicinity of Wanzhou, opposite to Jinghu County, forming two centers of Jinghu War Zone, one civil and one martial.

Wanzhou now has gathered 50,000 troops directly controlled by Bian Wushuang. Of these, 20,000 were brought directly to Jinghu, 10,000 were transferred by Bian Wenzhong's troops, and the other 20,000 were expanded in Jinghu for several years. Through the continuous mobilization of generals and the adjustment of various troops, Bian Wushuang firmly grasped the 50,000 people in his palm.

The biggest one in the newly renovated General's Mansion is of course the Council Hall. The huge sand table placed in the middle of the house accounts for almost one-third of the territory. With Bian Wushuang as the center, dozens of senior generals are gathering around the sand table, looking at the terrain of Kunling County.

"Zhou Jiyun's main force is now in Cangzhou, and the Ming people Guanning troops who assisted them in the battle were in Xiaoshi City, one east and one west, hundreds of miles apart, and it is difficult to respond to each other. This time, we still have to attack Tongfang and capture Tongfang, which is equivalent to cutting the entire Kunling County into two, isolating Zhou Jiyun to the west, and isolating Kunling County and Xiaoshi City to the east." Bian Wushuang pointed to the sand table and said, "We must insert it in this battle as fast as possible,

To be honest, I don’t have much hope for Xie Bao in Cangzhou. A very good army has become a weak force in his hands. It’s really ridiculous. What he can do is to restrain Zhou Jiyun. Now, only Wulin will be stationed with three thousand elderly, weak and disabled people, and will not be our obstacles." Bian Wushuang pointed at the sand table and said, "After taking Tongfang, we will immediately advance to Zhou Jiyun's troops in Cangzhou."

"Master, what should Guanning's troops do? Will they return to the aid?"

"There are still 80,000 to 90,000 troops in Luzhou. Even if he is still a confused general like Zhong Ai, Guan Ning dares not be careless. Once Zhou Jiyun is separated by us, the biggest possibility is to retreat to Kunling County City. The Qi army in Luzhou will inevitably follow and chase after them. Let them be beaten to death first, and then we will clean up the mess. Do you understand?"

"I understand!" the generals shouted.

"What are the logistical problems?" Bian Wushuang looked at a general.

"The general in charge of the army has been damaged by weapons such as crossbows, powerful crossbows, and catapults, and needs to be supplemented." The general in charge of logistics showed some helpless expressions on his face, "But now, we can no longer obtain the weapons of the wise, and a large number of heavy weapons such as crossbows cannot be used."

In the past few years, when fighting with Zhou Jiyun, all the troops in the Jinghu War Zone received strong support from the Ming people and replaced them with Ming people's equipment, which greatly increased their combat effectiveness. However, when the Ming people gave them weapons, they were tricked. The elite Ming army weapons exported were specially made for the Chu army. The quality of the key components in them was tampered with. Once the time came, they would be damaged. If both sides were still in the honeymoon period, the Ming people would naturally replace them, but now, they naturally don't have to think about it.

Bian Wushuang pondered for a moment, "This is not the most important thing. Without crossbow machines, we will use bows and arrows. If the Ming people's powerful crossbows are no longer used, we will use our previous powerful crossbows. All the craftsmen on the logistics side must make all their efforts to produce weapons for me. It can be imagined that our weapons will be damaged in large quantities and need to be replaced."

"yes!"

"Where is food, this is the most fundamental thing."

"Master, the grain stored in Wanzhou can be eaten by 50,000 troops for one month. At the end of the year, he had already reported to the Governor Zeng County Governor's office in Jinghu half a month ago, but there has been no reply yet. The sent people said that they had not even seen Governor Zeng County Governor."

"What's going on in Jinghu City?"

"There was no special movement, just that Zeng Lin transferred one of his direct troops into the city."

"Isn't this special?" Bian Wushuang sneered: "It seems that he has noticed something. He is trying to get food to stuck my neck! Hehe, I'm really impatient to live."

"General, if you fight against Tongfang, you will not fight. A month of military rations may support us in capturing Tongfang, but it will not be enough to deal with it in the future."
Chapter completed!