Zhou Ting's face changed slightly, but Feng Poyu had already said: "Don't misunderstand the Marquis of Changling, I didn't mean to resist the decree, I was already preparing to write to the saint, but now that the Marquis of Changling has arrived, I just want to discuss with the Marquis of Changling." ”

Zhou Ting said lightly: "The Holy Lord's will is to transfer all the soldiers and horses into Yunshan City and wait for help, since they have already made their will, is there still a need to discuss?" ”

"Marquis Changling, I don't know if you knew the contradictions of these barbarians before you came?" Feng Poyu stared at Zhou Ting's eyes, "Does the Holy Lord know that these barbarians will draw their swords against each other for a knife?" ”

Zhou Ting frowned, hesitated, and finally said: "Although I know that the barbarian tribes have always been at odds, I didn't expect that the contradictions have reached such a deep level. ”

Feng Poyu bowed slightly, and asked again: "Does the Marquis of Changling know how much grain there is in Yunshan Mansion City?" How many weapons are there in the armory? ”

Zhou Ting was stunned for a moment, and could only shake his head.

Feng Poyu sighed: "So the Holy Lord and the Marquis of Changling didn't know much about the situation in Yunshan in advance. ”

Zhou Ting frowned and said, "What do you mean by Beiyong Hou?" ”

"Marquis Changling, you should understand what you should say about the order of the monarch outside." Feng Poyu said: "I was ordered to quell the rebellion, the purpose is to achieve victory, without losing the defeat of Chu Huan. ”

Zhou Ting shook his head and said: "Marquis Changling, sticking to Yunshan Mansion is the best choice at the moment, you can't make claims and disobey the holy decree." ”

"Then does the Marquis of Changling know that if we stick to Yunshan Mansion, we will definitely be defeated?" Feng Poyu said in a deep voice: "My decision to have a decisive battle with Chu Huan is by no means arbitrary, but forced by the current situation. ”

Zhou Tingqi said: "Where do you start with this? ”

Feng Poyu said lightly: "Marquis Changling first advanced to Yunshan Mansion City, I don't know what you think?" Have you ever seen a steady stream of people in the streets and alleys? ”

Zhou Tingdao: "At this time, I was about to consult the Marquis of Beiyong. Yunshan Mansion has always been prosperous, I have been to Yunshan Mansion before, it is full of traffic, very lively, why is it so deserted now? ”

"Because the people of Yunshan Mansion City are not of the same mind as the imperial court at all." Feng Poyu couldn't help but sigh: "Qiao Mingtang rebelled, this matter Changling Marquis naturally already knew, after he absconded in fear of crime, my people and horses have not yet controlled the warehouse, and the official warehouse in Yunshan Mansion City has been set on fire, and the grain stored in the warehouse has almost been burned. ”

Zhou Ting was disgraced and said: "Burn down the official warehouse? ”

"Not bad." Feng Poyu's expression was grim, "After the fire started, although we hurriedly rescued it, but after the fire was extinguished, almost all the entire warehouse had been burned down, and the rescued food was not even enough for these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to eat for three days." ”

"But the excerpt doesn't talk about it." Zhou Ting frowned and said, "The Holy Lord doesn't know that the Yunshan Guancang is on fire. ”

"The saint is already worried about the affairs of Liaodong, so naturally the saint can't be worried anymore." Feng Poyu sighed.

Zhou Ting said: "But the official warehouse was burned and there was a shortage of grain and grass, if you don't inform the saint at this time, how can the imperial court provide grain and grass here?" Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses guarding Yunshan, and most of them are cavalry, not only do people have to eat food every day, but nearly 10,000 war horses eat no less than people, no food, how can they support it? Zhou Ting's expression became solemn in this matter, he thought that although Qiao Mingtang had run away, but Yunshan Mansion was the capital city of Xishan Road after all, and there was a lot of food stored, there was enough food, plus tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were guarding the city, with the solidity of Yunshan Mansion City, it was not impossible to hold on for two months.

But at this time, when I heard that the Yunshan official warehouse was burned, I knew that things had become serious.

Feng Poyu sneered: "There is no grain in the official warehouse, but the grain in the warehouse of the gentry in Yunshan is piled up, I have gathered those gentry and told them that it is a time of national crisis, and we must work together to quell the rebellion." We soldiers go into battle to kill the enemy, but they have to give money and food to support the soldiers! ”

Zhou Ting actually knew very well that unless it was absolutely necessary, it was natural that he could not persecute the local gentry, these people were actually the local foundation, and they were also the class that could not tear their faces the most.

It's just that the official warehouse was burned, and in order to cope with the offensive of Liaodong, it was difficult for the Hexi side to provide too much grain and grass supply to the Yunshan side.

"If they are willing to give money and food, I can counsel the Holy Lord, and I can exempt them from their taxes." Zhou Ting's face was slightly relaxed, "As long as there is enough grain and grass, it is not difficult to stick to Yunshan Mansion City." This time, I can also help the Marquis of Beiyong to persuade the gentry in the city to donate money and food, and then calm the people's hearts! ”

Feng Poyu looked at Zhou Ting with a strange look, Zhou Ting was a little uncomfortable, and frowned: "Beiyong Hou, who are you?" ”

"Persuade?" Feng Poyu sneered: "Now there is no need. I summoned the gentry in the city, politely, and persuaded them with good words, and told them the truth, and promised them that as long as Chu Huan was defeated, the money and grain owed to them would be repaid by the court in the future, and I also set up a special banquet for this purpose, do you know what the result is? ”

Zhou Ting frowned and said, "Didn't they take the initiative to donate?" ”

"It seems that Marquis Changling still knows these people very well." Feng Poyu clenched his fists and said: "I waited in the city for three days, not leaving an inch, but for three days, no one sent food or money, they all closed the door, I sent someone to invite again, they didn't even open the door!" There was a cold chill in his eyes, and he said with a smile: "I have given them enough face, but they don't think about the court at all, that is to see us soldiers starve to death, since they don't give me face, I don't need to give them face." ”

Zhou Ting thought of the deserted scene in the city, and felt faintly uneasy in his heart, and asked, "How did Beiyong Hou solve it?" ”

"I'm a soldier, so I naturally use the methods of a soldier." Feng Poyu said indifferently: "Arrested a group of people, put them in prison, and then let them take money and food to ransom." ”

He said it easily, but Zhou Ting could imagine such a scene, there was no doubt that before his arrival, a major event had already happened in Yunshan Mansion City, and he frowned and said: "Don't you know that the Marquis of Beiyong is currently the enemy, and it is even more important to win the hearts of the people, you will imprison these gentry in prison, not only can you not win the hearts of the people, but make them resentful, this!" ”

"The Marquis of Changling has just arrived, and I don't know the situation here." Feng Poyu said lightly: "If you really want to be polite to them, I'm afraid that my tens of thousands of horses can't wait for you to come, and they will already starve to death." When it is extraordinary, it can only be done in an extraordinary way. Now that I have stored some food, it will not be a problem to support the whole army for three or two months. ”

Zhou Ting's expression was solemn, and he said: "That is the case, the Marquis of Beiyong should immediately order the transfer of troops back to the city, and if the gentry in the city are concerned, I will personally visit and explain on behalf of the Marquis of Beiyong." ”

"I have sent someone to find out, Chu Huan is rearming in Tongzhou, and it looks like he will be fighting soon." Feng Poyu said: "At this time, transferring the soldiers and horses back to the city and waiting for reinforcements can only be a dead end." The gentry in the city are not of the same mind as us, if we defend the city, then Chu Huan will cut off all our contact with the outside world, and we will not get any logistical support at all. ”

"How long can Chu Huan besiege it?" Zhou Ting said: "Their grain and grass don't seem to be enough!" ”

"It seems that the Marquis of Changling really doesn't know." Feng Poyu sneered: "Chu Huan has already colluded with Jinling Xu Chang, as far as I know, these days, a large amount of grain from Jinling is being transported to Chu Huan!" ”

Zhou Ting was surprised: "There is such a thing? ”

"It seems that the imperial court has put all its attention on Liaodong." Feng Poyu frowned and said, "I thought the imperial court already knew about this. Chu Huan is not short of grain and grass at all now, not only does he have the grain and grass sent by Xu Chang, but now that it is the time of the autumn harvest, the grain in the northwest can also be supplied, compared to us, Chu Huan doesn't have to worry about logistics at all, once we are besieged in Yunshan Mansion City, even if they don't fight, as long as we are trapped inside, we can't consume them. ”

Zhou Ting's expression became more and more solemn.

"There is a shortage of food and grass, and the people in the city are unstable, if you defend the city again, once the imperial court can't rescue it, can the Marquis of Changling think about the consequences?" Feng Poyu sighed: "These days, I have been thinking about this problem, thinking about it, if it is stubbornly in the city and waiting for reinforcements, it is better to fight to the death with the Northwest Army." ”

Zhou Ting said solemnly: "The Holy Lord is now mobilizing the main force on the eastern front, first pacifying Liaodong, as long as we hold the Yunshan Mansion City for two months, drag Chu Huan, and prevent the Northwest Army from advancing north, it will be a great achievement." ”

Feng Poyu looked left and right, and no one was nearby, so he lowered his voice and said, "Marquis Changling, if you say a disrespectful word, the Holy Lord is sure that he will be able to defeat the Liaodong Army within two months?" ”

Zhou Ting frowned, in fact, he knew very well that with Hexi's current strength, it was unknown whether he would be able to stop the Liaodong people from hitting Hexi in two months.

"In order not to starve the soldiers, I have torn my face with the gentry of Yunshan." Feng Poyu didn't hide it, "They are extremely resentful of me in their hearts, and as long as they have the opportunity, I'm afraid they will want to cut me with a thousand knives." We entered the city, after Chu Huan besieged the city, cut off all contact, we could only wait for reinforcements in the city, but the Marquis of Changling and I both understood that even if the Holy Lord finally defeated the Liaodong Army, it would not be able to win in two months, and whether we could hold it for two months was still a question, even if we held it, if the reinforcements could not arrive after two months, what should we do? ”

Zhou Ting groaned slightly, and finally asked, "But with the troops on hand of the Northern Yonghou, how can he fight a decisive battle with Chu Huan?" The strength of the Northwest Army under Chu Huan is far superior to ours. ”

"The outcome of a war never depends on the number of troops." Feng Poyu smiled faintly and said: "Back then, when the Hexi Army went out to Mobei, sometimes a few thousand people could beat tens of thousands of barbarians to the wolf!" ”

"But Chu Huan is not a barbarian." Zhou Ting immediately said: "And the main force under the command of the Marquis of Beiyong is precisely the barbarian who was beaten by you at the beginning. ”