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"General, Governor Mao is here." The guard ran in from outside and reported.

Chen Zhong, who was already lying on the bed, was about to rest, stood up from the bed, picked up the clothes beside him and put them on his body randomly, and said in his mouth: "Hurry up, come with me to welcome the commander-in-chief."

As he said that, he straddled himself a belt while strode out.

Not long after coming out of the room, he saw Mao Wenlong walking towards the guardian's mansion with the help of two people.

Chen Zhong hurried forward, went closer to the front and bowed, saying, "I will meet the commander-in-chief."

"You are here just right. Hurry up and order the troops and follow me to go back to Pi Island." When Mao Wenlong saw Chen Zhong, he immediately asked him to summon troops.

Hearing this, Chen Zhong looked at Mao Dusi who was following Mao Wenlong.

Mao Dusi hurriedly persuaded: "The commander will relieve his anger. If it is too late today, my subordinates think it is better to take a night off first, nourish your energy, and then discuss how to return to Pi Island."

At this time, Chen Zhong understood that something happened to Pidao.

"What are you still standing there? Why don't you go and summon troops? Could it be that my commander will not move you?" Mao Wenlong did not obey the persuasion of the people around him, and still ordered Chen Zhong to go and inspect the troops as usual.

Chen Zhong had to speak at this time, and he only heard him say, "Master General, but Pi Dao was attacked by slave thieves?"

The slave thieves have always wanted to wipe out the Ming generals in the rear, especially Pidao, who have been attacked by slave thieves many times. If it weren't for the sea, they would have been captured by slave thieves long ago.

So when he heard something happened to Pi Island, his idea was that the slave thief took Pi Island.

"It's not a slave thief, it's a group of thieves with the tiger flag." Mao Dusi explained.

Chen Zhong frowned and said, "Tiger Flag has always had a good relationship with our Dongjiang Town. Could it be that the people who expelled them a year and cut off their business with them, and they want to take revenge?"

"It's hard to say. What I worry most now is that they will not leave after occupying Pi Island." Mao Dusi said with a worried look on his face.

The battle between the soldiers of Dongjiang Town and the Tiger Flag on Pi Island is enough to show that the officers and soldiers of Dongjiang Town are far from being the opponent of the Tiger Flag. Once the Tiger Flag occupy Pi Island and does not leave, it will be difficult for Dongjiang Town to reclaim Pi Island.

Mao Wenlong listened to the conversation between the two of them and said dissatisfiedly: "What? I won't move you anymore? Why don't you start to join the army?"

"The commander-in-chief calms down. This is not the case. I just don't understand why the tiger-shaped flag suddenly attacks our Dongjiang Town. Even if they occupy Pi Island, it will be of no benefit to them. Instead, they will be threatened by slave thieves." Chen Zhong said.

The matter on Pi Island has not yet figured out what happened, so he didn't want to dispatch the soldiers from Tieshan to Pi Island.

There are more officers and soldiers stationed on Pi Island than here in Tieshan, especially Mao Wenlong's personal soldiers, with six or seven hundred people, and his strength is far higher than that here in Tieshan.

Before he figured out what happened to the tiger flag on Pi Island, he was worried that the officers and soldiers here in Tieshan would go to Pi Island and beat dogs without going back.

Mao Wenlong said dissatisfiedly: "Does a rebel need a reason for what to do? Maybe they collude with slave thieves and attack Pidao in order to help slave thieves."

"If this is true, then something big will happen." Chen Zhong's face suddenly changed.

Pi Island is the foundation of Dongjiang Town. As for places like Tieshan Kuandian, at most, there is only a river. If the slave thieves want to come, they can do it at any time. It is difficult to become a barrier to slave thieves. Without Pi Island, it is difficult for Dongjiang Town to restrain slave thieves in the rear.

At this time, Mao Dusi frowned and said, "It shouldn't be that serious. It's not that the tiger flag is in conflict with the slave thieves. He has killed slave thieves on the grassland. Moreover, this time the people who came to attack Pi Island were all soldiers with the tiger flag, and there was no slave thieves."

The fact that the tiger flag killed slave thieves on the grassland was spread to Liaodong by the Mongols. No matter how well the news in Dongjiang Town was not well-known, I have heard of this. After all, there were Han people who dared to kill slave thieves, and the Ming army was still willing to promote it.

"I'm sure there is no help from slave thieves?" Chen Zhong confirmed again.

Mao Dusi thought for a while and said, "There is definitely not. The bald head of the slave thief can be seen from a distance. If there is a slave thief involved, it is impossible not to see it."

"That's strange. It's not for the purpose of helping slave thieves, why did the tiger-shaped flag attack Pi Island? Just for the little bit of quarrels in the past?" Chen Zhong frowned.

The tiger flag attacked Pi Island, which made him feel unreasonable.

"Hmph!" Mao Wenlong snorted coldly and walked over Chen Zhong.

At this time, he also understood that Chen Zhong had no intention of sending troops.

Tieshan has been following Chen Zhong for many years. Although he was the leader of Dongjiang Town, in the battle of Pidao, all his men were wiped out and only a few of them escaped. Chen Zhong did not intend to accept his orders, and he had no choice.

Chen Zhong and Mao Dusi hurriedly followed.

Soon, several people entered the guard general's mansion and came to the hall where Chen Zhong usually summoned his generals.

"Supervisor, please drink some tea first, and finally arrange someone to prepare for food." Chen Zhong, who was sitting next to him, personally poured a cup of tea for Mao Wenlong.

Mao Wenlong looked at him and asked, "General Chen is ready to lead his troops back to Pi Island with me?"

"Drink tea first, drink tea first." Chen Zhong sent the teacup forward.

Mao Wenlong looked stern and said, "You are here to shirk responsibility with me. I will prepare for you one night. Tomorrow morning, you must prepare all the troops."

"Master General, please drink a little tea to relieve the fire." Chen Zhong put down the teacup and continued, "It's not that General Mo doesn't want to mobilize his troops. It's because slave thieves have recently appeared near Tieshan. General Mo is worried that once the troops in Tieshan are drawn away, it is likely that the slave thieves can take advantage of it."

Hearing this, Mao Wenlong snorted coldly and said, "Pi Island is there, Tieshan can only be there. Without Pi Island, Tieshan will be thrown away sooner or later. Chen Zhong, you, will not misunderstand this principle."

"The general knows the importance of Pi Island to our Dongjiang Town, but the general has not understood what the island is now. Moreover, even if the general summoned the troops, there were not enough ships to transport these soldiers to Pi Island." Chen Zhong cried out in pain.

The power of a general is not about the level of his or her rank, but how many soldiers he has.

Just as the officers and soldiers on Pi Island all followed Mao Wenlong's orders alone, the soldiers here in Tieshan were the soldiers that Chen Zhong could control.
Chapter completed!