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Riding a fast horse, galloping into Chang'an City, people and horses are all covered in yellow dust, and their clothes are stained with blood

In the Weiyang Palace in Xijing, Qin Mu was discussing with Sima An and other ministers in the Senior Administration Palace, and Han Zan bowed down with an abnormal expression, trotting into the hall.

"What? Bring the messenger quickly. ”

"Whoa!"

Although Sima An and the others didn't hear what Han agreed to say to the emperor, when they saw that the emperor's face turned cold for a while, they knew that something must have happened, and they waited uneasily.

Soon, a messenger dressed in yellow dust was brought into the palace.

"Villain Yan Xiaoman, meet Your Majesty!"

Qin Mu gritted his teeth and secretly breathed a sigh, trying his best to calm down his feelings: "Yan Xiaoman, listen, you can tell me in detail what happened." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. When General Wen heard that Hatat had invaded Dongtao, he rushed to Bayinnaoer Lake on August 16 with 2,000 soldiers and horses, preparing to let Hadan Baatel recruit the young and strong men of the clan to conquer Quitat together.

I never thought that Hadan Baatel had colluded with Chitater beforehand, and attacked our army's camp with Chitater that night, although we had taken precautions, but somehow most of the horses were drugged and weak;

The enemy set fire rats into the camp again, the camp caught fire, there was no way to defend, the shape was in chaos, the enemy came tens of thousands of troops to take the opportunity to attack, and our army only General Zhao Zhensheng broke out with 500 cavalry;

General Wen General Wen himself wants to stay to resist the enemy, and the brothers who have no war horses fight with the enemy until the next day, and finally all of them are martyred. ”

When Yan Xiaoman said this, he couldn't cry, it can be seen how tragic that battle was, Qin Mu clenched his fists unconsciously. Sima An, Li Yuan, Yu Shangyou, Gu Junen, Yang Chao and others all looked solemn.

Qin Mu asked slowly, "Yan Xiaoman, you go on, what happened later?" ”

Yan Xiaomanqiang retracted his voice and choked up: "Your Majesty, the enemy pursued and killed all the way, we fled into the desert in the south with General Zhao Zhensheng, only to escape the pursuit of the enemy, and when we finally crossed the desert, I heard that Qi Tate had crossed the Yellow River west and captured Ningxia City." Most of the Mongols in the Hetao have been subordinated to Chitat."

"What about Su Jin? When you came back to report the news, where was Su Jin's 10,000 troops? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the villain didn't see General Su's people, the minister came back from Baimachuan through Huan County, I heard that General Su's army is Suide and Mizhi, and it has probably arrived in Yinzhou."

"Well, come on, take Yan Xiaoman down and settle down"

"No, Your Majesty. Please, let the villain go back to the Hetao, Qiu Shichang sacrificed to save me, and I want to go back to avenge him. Definitely going back."

Yan Xiao's eyes were full of tears, and he kept kowtowing, Qin Mu got up and walked up and helped him up personally. Harmony comforted: "Your name is Yan Xiaoman, I remember." You don't have to rush, just rest and recuperate for two days. I will definitely let you go back to Hetao, and I promise you that I will repay the blood debt, and one day, I will let you personally cut off the head of the Chitate dog to avenge the martyrdom of your comrades. ”

"陛xià! 陛xià"

Yan Xiaoman choked up, his face full of yellow dust was marked with tears, and the blood stains on his uniform were dried black, but he could still faintly smell a smell of blood.

This faint smell of blood instantly made Qin Mu's murderous aura even stronger. Han Zanzhou watched this scene and couldn't help but wipe his tears on the side.

After letting Yan Xiaoman go down to settle down, Qin Mu turned around and sat back on the golden chair, and said in the first sentence: "Spread my will, the household department immediately allocated 500,000 dragon coins to the ordnance supervisor as funds for the production of flintlock rifles. ”

At this bone joint, Sima An and the others did not dare to object a word.

Qin Mu continued: "The Ningxia Province that I just carved out has been lost, what do you ministers think should be done with it?" ”

Li Yuan replied: "Your Majesty, at present, Qi Tate's subordinates are afraid that there are no less than 40,000 soldiers and horses, and they occupy Yinchuan, which is known as the south of the Yangtze River, with relatively dense population and rich grain production;

Its special geographical location, the north controls the desert, the east borders the Yellow River, the west Ping Helan Mountain, and the south according to the Qingtong Gorge, which can be attacked and defended, and its strategic position is very advantageous.

It was the minister who took advantage of the unstable foothold of Quitat to let Ma Yongzhen, the governor of the left army, recruit the soldiers and horses of the southern part of the Mo to enter the Hetao, and attack the north and south with General Su Jin, and quickly pacify this fang. ”

Yu Shangyou objected: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is impossible, it is not my race, its heart will be different, the current Mo Nan tribes may not be reliable, if they rely on them to conquer the Strange Tal, the minister is worried that there will be branches."

Besides, there are still 20,000 or 30,000 thieves in Monan, if the governor of the left army and the troops and horses of the various units of Monan are recruited to fight in the Hetao, not to mention whether the various departments of Monan are willing to come, even if they are willing to come, how will the mess of Monan be cleaned up? ”

Li Yuan defended: "Master Yu, don't forget that there is also the former military governor Meng Ke, and the soldiers and horses under the command of Meng Ke can pursue Norbu, then the soldiers and horses under the command of Ma Yongzhen, the governor of the left army, can free their hands and enter the Hetao to beg for thieves."

Majesty, the Hetao overlooks Guanzhong, if the Qitate forms a climate in the Hetao, then Xijing is not quiet, and Yinchuan out of the Qingtong Gorge can threaten the Liangzhou Mansion, and the Gushi Khan of Longyou echoes;

Once the eastern end of the Hexi Corridor is cut off by thieves, the entire Hexi Corridor west of Liangzhou will become a lone army in the isolated domain. Faced by the enemy on both sides, there are no reinforcements to look forward to, and Li Dingguo's army of 20,000 or 30,000 may be in danger! ”

Li Yuan's words are not alarmist, from Yinchuan to the west is Liangzhou, Yu Yongcheng, who is currently stationed in Liangzhou, has only 7,000 soldiers and horses, if he is attacked by Quitat and Gushi Khan on both sides, whether Liangzhou can hold is really a question mark.

Wen Cunxiao was suddenly defeated, so much so that he let Qi Tate capture Yinchuan City so lightly, which really caught Qin Mu off guard.

Gao Yigong, Li Jiu and other 40,000 troops have been transferred to Longyou; Longyou's shape is also not optimistic, and if it is not quickly reinforced, I am afraid that the situation will be even worse.

Besides, the sudden transfer of 40,000 troops to the Hetao will require re-transfer of logistical baggage, and this change of order will easily make tens of thousands of troops dizzy and at a loss, and they will lose their sharpness before fighting.

Wei Yuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, asked hesitantly: "Your Majesty, do you want to transfer some more troops and horses to the north to deal with this change?" ”

Qin Mu shook his head and said: "No need, after calculating, there are more than 100,000 troops mobilized now, and the soldiers are not expensive, especially in the border areas of the fortress, there are too many soldiers and horses, but they are dragged down by logistics, and it is difficult to move." ”

A gust of autumn wind blew outside the palace, and suddenly there was a feeling of depression, and finally, people felt the autumn mood. There were actually not many soldiers and horses under Meng Ke's command, and Qin Mu didn't want to move anymore. If the Mengke Department pursues Norbu, it is very likely that there will be a rebellion in Liaodong, and it will really be thorough.

Qin Mu asked the thoughtful Sima Andao: "Sima Ge always thinks how to deal with the current changes. ”

Sima An replied: "The minister agrees with His Majesty's point of view, it is not appropriate to send troops to help, first of all, I am afraid that the move of transferring troops is difficult to save the near fire from far water, and then the Great Qin is at the beginning, and the country should not be too empty, in case of accidents."

Your Majesty, at the moment, Monan, Hetao, Longyou, and Hexi are all around, and they seem to be complicated, but the more this is the case, the more my Daqin can't mess with himself, otherwise not only will he not be able to calm the border troubles, but Daqin will be dragged to exhaustion. ”

Sima An's words were very subtle, but Qin Mu immediately realized the true flavor from them, yes, the shape in front of him was like a mess, and it seemed to be pressing everywhere.

However, we must not mess up our positions because of this, we must distinguish between priorities and urgency, and at the same time we must have an overall strategic plan.

Of the four places in Monan, Hetao, Longyou, and Hexi, which one poses the greatest threat to Daqin? What should be the first place to solve the problem?

Qin Mu pondered for a moment and said: "Order Ma Yongzhen and Meng Ke, let them take advantage of the opportunity of Qita's special invasion of the Hetao, make every effort to annihilate Norbu, integrate the various tribes of Monan, if possible, you might as well use Norbu to further weaken the tribes of Monan." ”

Li Yuan asked urgently: "Your Majesty, in this way, what about the Hetao?" ”

Qin Mu said firmly: "Hetao will be handed over to Su Jin, let him guard the side wall, Qi Tate thinks that he has grabbed a piece of feng shui treasure, if I expect it to be good, then his energy will definitely be used to run Ningxia, sit and watch the three departments of Heshuote, Junggar and Zasaktu fight with my Great Qin." Then let him run it for a while, and when he has dug up his grave, I will help him fill in some soil. ”

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(To be continued......)