At the end of August, a light snow fell on the city of Jinman County, and the white rain like fine powder fell silently.

In the brick-walled barracks outside Jinman County, the Cloud Cavalry Army commanded Le Bai to come out of the big house where he lived, and the cold wind blew on his warm body, making him shiver violently.

The dozen or so guards waiting outside the house, with a little snow on their shoulders, led their horses and waited. At this time, several guards hurriedly stepped forward to surround Le Bai to shield themselves from the wind and snow, "General, it's snowing." ”

Le Bai covered his mouth, coughed a few times, waved his hand, and said, "It's okay, let's go!" "Turn over and get on the horse. The guards hurriedly mounted their horses and followed. A group of more than a dozen people galloped to the Dashuai Mansion in the snow.

Le Bai was forty-seven years old at the time, which was just right for a high-ranking military attaché. However, in the battle of Jinshanbei, which had just ended, he commanded all the cavalry of the Zhou army to fight and lost most of them. As a result, the situation in Beiting was greatly damaged, and there were many accusations against him in the army.

He was depressed.

He is a fierce general, charging ahead. The injury has been injured for more than a month, and he has not recovered. The body is a little afraid of wind and cold.

Riding on a horse, the cold wind blows on your face. Lebai is full of worries.

The current situation can only be pinned on Jia Huan, who is in Naren City, to lead the army to play brilliantly, contain the Turgish, and reduce the pressure here in Beiting. can make the guilt and self-blame in his heart a little.

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Lebai rushed to the governor's palace and dismounted. A handyman stepped forward and led the horse away. He went straight to the outside of the study of the Great Marshal's Mansion. A small official went in to pass the word.

In the study, a few copper basins are lit, charcoal is placed, the flames are blowing, the heat is dispersed, and it is as warm as spring. On the sand table in the center, flags representing various armies are planted between the mountains and mountains.

Qi Chi, dressed in a light gray robe, was drinking tea and talking to his staff member Hu Chi about the current situation.

Hu Chi was short in stature, and solemnly persuaded: "Dashuai, if I don't spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and supply Qiuzi's flintlock pistol and gun to the Shule army with all my might, what if Ziyu doesn't work?" ”

Yesterday, Zeng Jigao, the senior staff member and core figure in the Qi Chi shogunate, proposed to upgrade the battlefield on the Western Front, where Jia Huan is located, from the flank battlefield to the main battlefield. The task on the Western Front is no longer just to contain them, but to confront the Turgish.

In the current situation in Beiting, the power of Baye Gu Xiaode has increased, and the Zhou army has lost most of the cavalry. If the Turgish people are in alliance with Baye Guxiaode again, the pressure can be imagined!

Need help from the Western Front to decompress.

In military affairs, we all pay attention to it: it is better to believe it than to believe it. Qi Chi ordered Jia Huan to capture Naren City, that's it! It cannot be said that the Turgish people have not yet formed an alliance with Baye Guxiaode, so they ignore their existence.

Qi Chi smiled, tasted tea, and said: "Xingzhai rest assured, Ziyu has the talent to help the world, it will not be like this!" ”

He knew Hu Chi's psychology and was a little wary of Jia Huan! Jia Huan killed people too hard in Shule. And judging from Jia Huan's actions, the Shule Army is forming a team headed by Jia Huan, which is very solid! The one who holds the military power is either Jia Huan's quasi-brother-in-law, or a classmate, or a military general from the old martial arts group. I'm afraid that Jia Huan has the heart to preserve his strength.

However, Xingzhai still doesn't understand!

What do people like him and Jia Huan want? Jia Huan is the envoy of Shule Festival, and it is rare to think that he is separating in Shule? For him and Jia Huan, what they are pursuing is to calm the chaos in the Western Regions and return a bright future to the border!

As the saying goes: report to the king, go down to An Lishu! Establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations!

If Jia Huan is just a mediocre person with no ambitions. only knows how to be an official, make money for power, write poems and play with little ladies, how can there be so many outstanding talents around him? Appreciated by the seniors of the first cadre field in the capital?

"I'm worried about whether Ziyu can take on this task!"

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Qi Chi was sighing, the little official came to report, Qi Chi ordered Le Bai to come in, and said, "Yu Pan is here!" Sit. "Greet love and sit down.

"Xie Dashuai."

Qi Chi looked at Le Bai, who looked depressed, and sighed in his heart. It's a tough situation. Sweeping away the Hulu will delay the days again.

A moment later, Zeng Jigao, Yang Wei, Xun Yang, General Wang, and General He arrived at the meeting. They are all staff officers and generals that Qi Chi trusts.

Qi Chi looked around and encouraged: "The cavalry in the army is lost, and this governor knows that there are many people in the army who have grievances. But, sooner or later, this battle will have to be fought! Originally, when the army arrived in Beiting, it would have to face Baye Gu Xiaode and his Mobei reinforcements.

It was Ziyu who used the discord to have the situation that the reinforcements from Mobei came several months late. Fighting a battle on the grassland north of Jinshan, although we lost more than 20,000 cavalry, it was cost-effective to defeat its Mobei reinforcements and avoid facing the two-way army of the ancient army in the future.

Now, Mobei no longer has the ability to interfere in the Beiting War. We only need to face the ancient filial piety of Bayo. Of course, the strength of Baye Gu Xiaode has risen sharply. The situation we face is difficult. It is no longer possible to end the Battle of Beiting this year. Today, let's discuss the next strategy. ”

Although Qi Chi's words are suspected of exculpating Le Bai, they are indeed facts! In the face of two lanes of soldiers, each defeat is the best choice.

Le Bai was grateful, pursed his lips, lowered his head and drank tea, hiding his emotions.

Xun Yang said bluntly: "Marshal, it is imperative to train cavalry!" ”

The north courtyard is basically grassland terrain, and without cavalry, it is impossible to fight at all. The Zhou army possessed the three towns of Anxi, and there was no shortage of good horses. It's just that cavalry training is not an overnight effort. It takes months or even years for the results to be seen.

And during this period, he could only endure the harassment of Baye Gu Xiaode to the three counties of Jinman. Immediately, how to defend, how to transfer horses, training, and the whole army, one by one, explained clearly, and the officials came in to change tea twice.

They were all battle-hardened generals and staff, and everyone discussed various matters, and the topic turned to strategy.

Zeng Jigao opened his mouth, explained his strategy, and said in a deep voice: "In general, it is still attacking from the east and defending from the west. But Jia Ziyu's Shule army needed to confront the Turgish. He's under a lot of pressure! ”

If you want Jia Huan and Tuqi Shi to confront each other, you don't want Jia Huan to send him to death. If the situation in Shule collapses, the North Court will inevitably collapse. The money and food for the Beiting War depended on the supply of Shule and Tochar. This is the credit of Jia Huan!

However, if Jia Huan's confrontation did not achieve the effect, here in Beiting, the subtext of the great pressure is: defeat and collapse!

After Zeng Jigao finished speaking, the study was quiet, and the atmosphere was slightly stagnant.

At this moment, everyone's thoughts and eyes fell on the sand table, on the city of Naren, which was like a grain of rice.

This has become the current key node of the Battle of Beiting.

One body is related to the future and destiny of tens of millions of people. Including them. Can Jia Huan do it?