Xu Congyang raised his hand and said, "You get up and speak first." Waiting for Qiao Mingtang to get up, he motioned for Qiao Mingtang to sit down on the chair next to him, and then said, "Governor Qiao, do you know a little about the military situation in Guanxi?" ”

Qiao Mingtang was about to stand up and reply, Xu Congyang had already pressed his hand and said, "There are only you and the old man here, no need to be formal, just say anything you want." ”

Qiao Mingtang said yes, and then said softly: "As far as the lower officials know, after General Feng Han Xiaofeng was assassinated by the Xiliang people, Xiao Tianwen, the king of the Xiliang Southern Courtyard, led 80,000 iron cavalry to break through the Yanmen Pass, and drove straight in. Fortunately, Zhu Lingyue, the governor of Tianchi Dao, prevented the soldiers and horses of the Kansai Sandao from trying their best to intercept them, which temporarily blocked the offensive momentum of the Xiliang people......! After a deep groan, he asked in a low voice: "I heard that the old general Yu Buqu Yu has asked for an order to go to the northwest to sit in the town, but the lower officials don't know whether it's true or not!" ”

Xu Congyang nodded and said, "Not bad." A month ago, General Yu Lao saw that the situation in the northwest was critical, so he took the initiative to ask for help, and at the age of sixty-five, he still rushed to the northwest! ”

Qiao Mingtang sighed: "The old general is really a model for our courtiers, loyal to the country, and awe-inspiring." ”

Xu Congyang stroked his beard and said: "The four generals of wind and rain, thunder and lightning, Feng Hanxiao has sacrificed his life for the country, and Lei Guheng will worship the twelve generals and have the responsibility of guarding the Luo'an capital, so naturally he can't leave." General Chiliandian sits in the three provinces of Liaodong, and he can't get out, and I, the general of the Great Qin, can ask Xiao Tian a long and short question, nothing more than these four generals, so although General Yu is old and frail, he has been recuperating at home, but when he heard that General Feng was dead and the situation in the northwest was turbulent, he resolutely asked for an order to fight, which was really enthusiastic and loyal! ”

Qiao Mingtang said: "Since General Yu has rushed to the northwest, presumably the people of Xiliang will not dare to continue the attack. ”

Xu Congyang shook his head and sighed: "The people of Xiliang have always been the most difficult opponents of our Great Qin, and Xiao Tianwen can also be said to be a first-class famous general in the world. The old general hurried to the northwest, but in fact, he was not completely sure. Over the years, you also know that the military spending of the Northwest Army has been repeatedly reduced, although there is an iron army trained by Feng Hanxiao, but the weapons and equipment have become quite old, and there is a shortage of food and grass from time to time, now General Feng is dead, the army of the Western Liang people has invaded, and the entire northwest has fallen into chaos, General Yu Lao is no matter how capable he is, but the first task is to temporarily stabilize the situation in the northwest, and it is not easy to repel the people of the Western Liang! ”

Hearing this, Qiao Mingtang nodded slightly, and said solemnly: "Guanxi enters Guanzhong, and after passing Xigu Pass, it is Xishan Road." Although there are no soldiers on the Xishan Road for the time being, the lower officials have not relaxed for a moment, and they will make every effort to ensure the reserves of materials and the smooth flow of the road on the Xishan Road, and as long as the imperial court has a will, they will support the land of Kansai at any time. ”

Xu Congyang bowed slightly, his expression was very solemn and silent for a moment, then he smiled and said: "But there is one thing you may not know, a few days ago in Beijing just got the battle report from the Guanxi side, originally the Xiliang people attacked very fiercely, after General Yu Lao arrived in Guanxi, he immediately gathered the remnants of the wind and cold laughter and built a defensive line, I thought that the Xiliang people would take advantage of the unstable morale of our army to take the entire Guanxi Road in one go, but the Xiliang people suddenly stopped attacking, and ...... It was actually a defense line on the front line of Kansai Haozhou, and I didn't want to attack, but I wanted to defend! ”

Qiao Mingtang said curiously, "How is this possible? He frowned and said: "As far as the lower officials know, Xiao Tianwen is a person who is good at grasping fighters, our army is obviously weak, why did he suddenly stop attacking?" What's the conspiracy here? ”

Xu Congyang said: "What the hell are the Xiliang people fighting, we don't know for a while. But this news was sent back to the capital by General Yu Lao himself, and there will be no mistake. ”

Qiao Mingtang nodded, but his face was full of suspicion.

In fact, Qiao Mingtang has always been very attentive to the battle situation in Kansai, after all, once the Xiliang people really occupy the three places of Guanxi, Tianchi, and Beishan in Kansai, then their next goal will definitely be to attack Xigu Pass and march into Guanzhong, and Xishan Road is the first road in Kansai to bear the brunt.

In fact, the battle report of Kansai has always been transmitted to Qiao Mingtang's side, and most of the news that came was nervous and disappointing. Lewd and plundered, and the defenders of Guanxi were defeated again and again, retreating again and again, a large part of the country was lost, fell into the hands of the enemy, and was trampled by the Xiliang iron cavalry.

In terms of the overall battle situation, since Feng Hanxiao's death, the Western Liang people attacked Yanmen Pass, the Western Liang people have been on the offensive, while the Qin army has been in a situation of defending and retreating.

This time, Yu Buqu went to Kansai to defend against the enemy, but Qiao Mingtang didn't think that Yu Buqu could turn decay into magic in a short period of time and quickly change the situation of the battle.

From Xu Congyang's mouth, he learned that the Xiliang people suddenly stopped moving forward and even built a defensive line, which made Qiao Mingtang very puzzled, obviously having the upper hand, why didn't the Xiliang people take advantage of the victory to continue the attack? Occupy the advantage and stop the attack, this is not the temperament of the Xiliang people, let alone the way of using troops by Xiao Tianwen, the king of the Southern Courtyard of the Western Liang.

Xu Congyang saw that Qiao Mingtang was in deep thought, and coughed lightly, Qiao Mingtang immediately woke up and said busily: "The lower official is out of shape, and I ask the university scholar to forgive me!" ”

Xu Congyang shook his head and asked, "Governor Qiao, when the old man talks about the military situation in Kansai, do you know what the intention is?" ”

Qiao Mingtang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Please also ask the university scholar to teach!" ”

Xu Congyang picked up the teacup and said lightly: "Governor Qiao doesn't understand?" ”

Qiao Mingtang groaned slightly, and finally said, "The scholar is worried...... There was chaos in the West Mountain Road, which dragged down General Yu's subordinates in Kansai? ”

Xu Congyang put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Master Qiao, no wonder so many people in the court recommended you at the beginning, you are still very talented." ”

"Don't dare." Qiao Mingtang hurriedly said: "The university scholar praised it. ”

Xu Congyang said: "The three provinces of Guanxi, Guanxi, Tianchi, Beishan, and Guanxi Road have now fallen into the hands of the Xiliang people, although the troops of the Xiliang people are temporarily resting, but it is not sure when they will attack again, and the situation in Guanxi is still very grim." However, General Yu is now sitting in Kansai, he is a famous general in the world, although he is old, but full of experience, although the Kansai Road is lost, but fortunately, there are still Tianchi and Beishan two roads, and the old general is now just taking advantage of the Xiliang people to stand still, and redeploy in Kansai. Build a defensive line, redeploy and deploy the army, and you can also take this opportunity to accumulate some supplies, grain and grass, as long as the old general is given time, the old general will be able to stabilize the situation in Guanxi and block the ambitions of the Xiliang people! ”

Qiao Mingtang nodded again and again: "That's right!" ”

Xu Congyang glanced at Qiao Mingtang and said, "As you just said, when you enter the Guanxi Pass, your Xishan Road is the first place to enter the Xigu Pass. Now the old general is deployed in Kansai, and your Xishan Road has actually become the rear of the old general. The offensive of the Western Liang people has caused a large number of refugees to appear in Kansai, and they have poured into Tianchi and Beishan Erdao, where there is a shortage of materials, and if they cannot be properly resettled, the situation in Kansai will be even more chaotic. The old general has also written to the imperial court, firstly, he needs a large amount of food to appease the refugees, and secondly, he also needs weapons and equipment to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the northwest defenders...... All in all, it is necessary to transport a large amount of grain and grass equipment from the imperial court to Kansai, you should understand that if the imperial court wants to transport grain and equipment to Kansai, your Xishan Road is the only place to pass, and the convoy must pass through the Xishan Road and leave Xigu Pass...... Do you understand what the old man means? ”

Qiao Mingtang's body was shocked, and he said solemnly: "Xiaguan understands. The meaning of the university scholar is that the Nishiyama Road is an important place to support Kansai, and there must be no mistake in the slightest. ”

"Not bad." Xu Congyang Zhengse said: "The location of the West Mountain Road is now very important, General Yu is now focused on the deployment of the Guanxi, as the important place behind the Guanxi, the West Mountain Road must not have any differences, especially the official roads of the West Mountain Road, must be guaranteed to be unimpeded, otherwise the chaos of the West Mountain Road will inevitably affect the old general's strategic deployment in the Guanxi, and the consequences will be unimaginable." In addition, some roads had to be rebuilt to ensure that supplies could be quickly transported to Kansai ...... in the future! ”

Qiao Mingtang finally got up and said solemnly: "Don't worry, the lower officials know what to do." ”

Xu Congyang shook his head and said, "Governor Qiao, you don't know!" ”

Qiao Mingtang was stunned.

"If you knew, the Tongzhou bandit would not have ended hastily." Xu Congyang stared at Qiao Mingtang and said calmly: "You may want to protect Zhao Guangqing in your heart, but you don't know that in this way, you have already plunged Xishan Dao into unpredictable danger!" ”

Qiao Mingtang saw Xu Congyang's solemn expression, frowned slightly, but still said respectfully: "Scholar, the lower official did not intend to shield Zhao Guangqing, but Zhao Guangqing explained it very clearly in the letter...... Before he finished speaking, Xu Congyang snorted coldly and said: "There are many suspicions, hiding such a huge number of weapons, and finally using a Tongzhou camp of thousands of households to take responsibility, how can this be explained?" And the whereabouts of the weapon have not been found, and even the heinous Duan Xun has not been arrested, so Zhao Guangqing can make this matter invisible with a plea? ”

Qiao Mingtang hurriedly said: "Shenyi Wei Sun Yinhu and Sun Baihu have secretly gone to Tongzhou to investigate this case, since such a big case has happened in Tongzhou, the lower officials will never favor anyone, nor will they shield anyone!" ”

Xu Congyang stroked his white beard, pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Master Qiao, the old man is here, not for anything else, but I don't want Xishan Road to become the second Hebei Province and Jianghuai Road ......!" ”

When Qiao Mingtang heard this, his face turned pale and his expression was a little frightened, but in the depths of his eyes, there was a faint look of displeasure.

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