"Okay, okay, go ahead, but come back for the meeting as soon as you're done!"
"yes!"
The yamen runner led Chen Hai into the courtyard of the yamen, where they saw a disheveled garrison messenger waiting anxiously.
"Go on with your work." Chen Hai dismissed the yamen runners, walked up to the messenger, and said, "The prefect is in a meeting. What brings you here, Commander Xiao?"
"The prefect..."
Chen Hai's expression darkened, and he said, "I will convey this to the Prefect after the meeting."
The messenger, his face etched with anxiety, exclaimed, "Minister, the situation is urgent!"
"Don't panic, what happened?"
"The garrison commander is trapped in Lingshan..."
"etc!"
Chen Hai glanced around, then turned around and said, "Come with me."
Chen Hai led the messenger into a room, poured him a glass of water, and said, "Have some water, and then tell me in more detail."
The messenger's lips were cracked from thirst. He drank the water in one gulp before saying, "The garrison commander has been trapped at Lingshan by the Southern Zhou army!"
Chen Hai was taken aback for a moment, then glanced at the messenger and said, "Nonsense! Lingshan is the territory of my Great Jing, how could the Southern Zhou army appear there?"
The messenger solemnly reported, "This Southern Zhou army is no ordinary force. The Seven Generals of Yangmen are merely the vanguard! The garrison commander estimates that they number at least a thousand men and have infiltrated Jingguo to carry out an important mission!"
"This is no small matter. Is the news true?"
"My lord! How could I possibly joke about such a thing! Several brothers have already sacrificed themselves to get the message out, and I was only able to escape because I was a little lucky!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Hai frowned deeply, slowly stood up, and paced behind the messenger.
The messenger continued, "The military situation is urgent; we cannot wait any longer!"
"Please inform the Prefect immediately and have him send reinforcements from the Qingdong City garrison, otherwise Commander Xiao and his brothers will be finished!"
"I have the General Yang's warrant that was seized by the garrison commander."
The messenger rummaged in his pocket and said, "Please give this to the prefect..."
puff!
Before the messenger could finish speaking, he felt a pain in his back and instinctively looked down at his chest.
The tip of a blade had emerged from his chest, with crimson blood clinging to the edge.
Chen Hai reached out from behind him, covered his mouth, pulled out the knife, and stabbed him again.
"We each serve our own masters, brother, farewell."
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