The siege of Yanzhou City, together with the news of the failure of the Jingying Forbidden Army to go out of the city to counterattack, spread early to Xiazhou, where the main force of the Yan Yan Army was stationed.

Regarding the predicament of Yanzhou City and the messengers sent by Yanzhou to ask for help, Chong Ge did not shirk at all, and immediately ordered the whole army to reorganize the troops and horses and rescue Yanzhou. And on the same day, he led a thousand cavalry to Youzhou in advance.

Youzhou is in the west of Xiazhou, also by the Wuding River, which is exactly in the middle of Xiazhou and Yanzhou. Although he advocated garrisoning Yinzhou Xiazhou, there were still more than 2,000 troops in the city, and at the same time, there was a large amount of grain and grass, which served as a relay point for the cavalry team patrolling to protect the road.

However, after arriving in Youzhou, there were tens of thousands of western thieves blocking the road in front. Of course, it was impossible for him to rush towards the enemy with a few thousand men and horses, so he had to stop in Youzhou first and wait for the men and horses to come from behind.

Thousands of troops and horses cannot be dispatched immediately with their mouths open, and the time required for deployment is also a matter of course. Until the sixth day of the siege of Yanzhou, the seed was still in Youzhou, and because of the activity of the obstruction people, one of them even killed the Yellow River, making the east road of the river embarrassed, so that the seed had to divide the army to protect the road, making the speed of gathering troops two points slower.

There is a good reason for the slowness of the rescue operation, and no one can fault the actions of the planters. The situation is changing according to the expectations of the people in advance.

Of course, the people who know the most about the calculation of the seed are his sons and nephews.

"The best time to do it is a day or two before and after the city is broken, and at this time, when it comes to the city of Yanzhou, the party members who are sleepy and short of soldiers will be difficult to resist. However, the Huanqing Road side will also send troops to rescue, and the fifth uncle can sit in Youzhou for five or six days, and his patience is much stronger than in the past. The seed master directly debunked the mind of the seed in front of his brother-in-law, and did not shy away from saying anything, "I heard that the queen mother of the Western Thief is also here, and Bingchang and Liang Yibu have also arrived, if they can be wiped out, it will be much greater than the credit of capturing Xingqing Mansion." ”

In the cultivation of the curtain, who was in charge of the Jiyi writing, he had just finished processing more than a dozen official letters and drafted two military orders for the planting, and finally rested, and his younger brother came over to make noise.

Chong Jianzhong warmed his hands with a teacup full of hot tea, and was unimpressed by the excitement of the planter: "The western thieves besieged Yanzhou City, and the surrounding arteries and strongholds were heavily guarded. If you want to get your wish, Zuo Cunze, Liuboling and Tiemen Pass must be broken as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would not have been the Western Thief who regained control of Yanzhou, and the credit would have been given to others to rob it. ”

"My brother is right, if you want to master the time of rescue, you must first reopen the road." The seed master smiled, and sat down next to the seed Jianzhong, "I don't know if the seventeenth brother of the Dao can succeed first." Manager Gao must have the same plan as the fifth uncle, the western thief wants to attack Yanzhou City on the one hand, and on the other hand, he has to divide his troops to reject my Wang Shi, which is actually hard enough. ”

Chong Jianzhong put down the teacup and said coldly: "If you don't fight at this time, you will occupy the land of Yinxia for the official army, will they still have a chance after that?" ”

"Brother is right, that's the truth!" The planter clapped his hands, "So the current Huanqing Road must be full of spirits, just waiting to pick peaches." ”

"Gao Zunyu wants to atone for his sins, and he will definitely not let go of this opportunity." Chong Jianzhong sneered, "If it weren't for Lu Dafang's resignation and appointment, he would have done it to the governor of Gyeongju, and he would have presided over the Huanqing Army." Gao Zunyu could only stand aside. ”

In the past, the Lantian Lu brothers were very respectful. Even if it is mentioned behind the back, it must be called a table word or an official position, but now it is called by his name behind people.

The seed master is not deaf and blind, because the Lu family brothers threw themselves into Chengmen, and Lu Dalin's hands and feet on Zhang Zai's line, Guan Xue is now divided into two, some people are on the side of the Lu family brothers, but more are supported by Han Gang, insisting on the Taoism left by Zhang Zai.

The seed master was puzzled: "Isn't Lu Dafang because he wants to mourn for his brother?" Judge Lu [Lu Dajun] really died of illness, how can it be called an excuse? ”

"When did you hear that the border ministers were going to mourn for their brothers? is to meet the funeral of parents, and the border ministers want to win love, let alone brothers. This is clearly a fear of war! ”

Chong Jianzhong was on fire, and his anxious mood also subsided a little, "At present, the official army is stationed in Youzhou without moving, and Yanzhou still doesn't know how long the road can drag." We have to break through the past as soon as possible, otherwise the city of Yanzhou will be broken, and we will become fat meat sent to the door. If Huan Qingjun is the first to go, the situation will be even worse, and the fifth uncle will probably not sleep well for a few days. ”

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Two crape myrtles in the small courtyard withered in the autumn wind.

A cold snap in the middle of last night not only brought the first snowfall to Yanjing Xijin Mansion, but also caused the fallen leaves of the crape myrtle tree to sprinkle all over the courtyard.

When the morning light sprinkled over the small courtyard, two maidservants of the Han family took bamboo rakes and cleaned up the fallen leaves all over the ground. Yelu Yixin watched through the half-open window as the two beautiful maids who were in the age of Hua Xin Shao cleaning the courtyard, and his expression was rare and relaxed.

Crape myrtle is a flower and tree transplanted from the south, and its smooth branches are almost growing outside Yelu Yixin's window. This kind of flower and tree, which does not grow tall, may not be precious in the south, but in the north it has become the decoration of the dwelling of Jeruyisin.

The flowers have fallen, the leaves have withered, and the crape myrtle tree is only left with its bare bark. With such a smooth trunk, the monkey has to slide down when he goes up, and I don't know who made the name among the people. The name of the monkey is also tied up.

Yelu Yixin has heard that crape myrtle has the longest flowering period among all flowers, blooming from summer to autumn. But now it's late autumn, the flowering period has passed, and no one cares.

It's already late autumn, and the days of autumn bowls have long passed. In previous years, it was time to leave for Guangpingdian, where the winter bowl was held. But Yelu Yixin even gave up the imperial tent outside the city, and took the young Son of Heaven to live in the city of Xijin Mansion. The Son of Heaven lived in the palace, and Yelu Yixin found a suitable house for himself to live in by the palace.

Living in the courtyard, Yelu Yixin is in power to give orders. Hundreds of officials came to ask for a meeting, making people completely ignore the Son of Heaven.

However, even Yelu Yixin, who has sole authority, cannot move his forces at will. Especially the elites like Gongfen and Leather Room, all of them are one person and three horses, and their appetite is comparable to that of more than a dozen infantrymen. Once they were mobilized, hundreds of thousands of loads of grain and grass came to naught.

Yelu Yixin also didn't want to waste precious food resources, and if he couldn't get it from the Song people, then all he would consume was the few stored grains in Nanjing Province.

"Fighting a war is the same as doing business, you must make a profit." Zhang Xiaojie came to Yelu Yixin's residence early, and followed him into the palace to ask the Son of Heaven for peace, "Whether it is directly looted or tried to obtain it from the Song people, you have to avoid the result of discounting the book." ”

"That's right. The capital is indeed so much, if you want to make money continuously by relying on the capital, you have to think of a way. ”

Yelu Yixin waited outside the dormitory for the summons of the Son of Heaven. He has also been thinking about the crucial issue of how to squeeze the Song people, and has changed some of the details according to the changes in the situation.

A young man of twelve or thirteen years old came out of the temple and kowtowed in front of Yelu Yixin, "The Son of Heaven is already waiting in the temple, and he also invites Shangfu and Xianggong to enter the temple." ”

Following behind Yelu Yixin, Zhang Xiaojie raised his eyes and looked at his companion in front of him, "That's Ah Guta, right?" It's getting really fast. But after a few months of going out, when I came back, I became decent, and I couldn't tell that I had just come."

"He is a smart man, and he knows how to learn from others." Yelu Yixin's voice was calm.

Zhang Xiaojie chuckled: "In the future, the impeachment bowl should have a headache." Between the eldest son Wu Shuya and the second son A Guta, neither of the commanders will embarrass Wanyan, and it should be overjoyed to have one, but there are two people in Wanyan. In a few years, I'll have fun. ”

"That's for the best." Yelu Yixin's words were simple, but he also wanted to see Wanyan torn apart.

Yelu Yixin put the second son of the patriarch of the Wanyan tribe beside the little emperor as a guard, and during this time, many people have been secretly observing his every move, and everyone has a good evaluation of him.

Zhang Xiaojie asked Yelu Yixin for instructions: "The Song people have already started to plant pox for the servants below, and it is said that the effect is very good, and there is no smallpox that has been planted with pox. Is it to plant cowpox for the Son of Heaven as soon as possible? Save them from continuing to buy people's hearts. ”

"Not yet." Yelu Yixin had enough patience, "Wait a few days." The stakes are too high for the Son of Heaven to plant pox, and it cannot be done hastily. It's good to find someone outside to practice. ”

"Xia Guan understands." Zhang Xiaojie responded, but said: "However, Cai Jing, the deputy envoy of the Southern Dynasty, is not easy to dismiss, his eyes are too poisonous, and many things cannot be hidden from him." ”

The envoys sent by the Song people, Shen Kuo, deputy envoys Cai Jing and Xia Yuanxiang, hundreds of people, eating, drinking and Lazar all relied on the support of Da Liao. The consumption is so great that it will never be under war.

"Shen Kuo is not easy to deal with. And Cai Jing below him is not simple. The Southern Dynasties were full of talents. Yelu Yixin sighed, he just lacked officials who could do things, he didn't count on famous marshals like Han Gang, Guo Kui, and Wang Shao, Shen Kuo Yuanyuan, Cai Jing Zhigao, even if he didn't have military strategic achievements, he was also a rare talent. It's a pity that under his command, Zhang Xiaojie and Xiao Shisan are all talents.

"But no matter how many talents there are, they can't compare to Shang's father's extraordinary."

Yelu Yixin smiled slightly, but did not follow the conversation, but changed the topic: "Guo Kui is now sitting in Dingzhou, and Han Gang is in Hedong. The two sides take care of each other. It's not so easy to make a gap in them. ”

"Father Shang is confident." Zhang Xiaojie used the tone of a declarative sentence.

"It's just a different way!"