Fengyi County is in Tongzhou City, although Qin and Jin are nearly 100 miles away from Tongguan, they are always paying attention to the battle situation in Tongguan. He was also taken aback when Qi Bihe's letter arrived overnight, because Ma Xuanren and other fierce generals actually defected in front of the army, and the blow to the morale of the Tang army can be imagined.

However, unlike Qi Bihe's worries, Qin Jin calmed down after being taken aback. It's not that he's optimistic about the development of the war in Tongguan, but that he has considerable confidence in Gao Xianzhi's adaptability.

You must know that compared to the current sinister situation in Tongguan, when Gao Xianzhi was in Anxi, it was like a common thing. And this famous general, in this dangerous situation, repeatedly turned the situation unexpectedly, and finally shocked the Western Regions, and all countries trembled when they heard Gao Xianzhi's name, and hated it to the bone.

On the contrary, Qin Jin's attention had all turned to Hedong City. This important place in Hedong fell into the hands of the rebels for a short time, and Sun Xiaozhe once planned to go further and fight against the rebels of Huang Fuke. It's just that ** fought several big victories in Hebei Province one after another, Shi Siming retreated in defeat after defeat, and had no choice but to withdraw all the people and horses who went deep into Hedong Road to Hebei Province.

It seems that after Shi Siming's men and horses withdrew, Sun Xiaozhe also wanted to take Hedong City.

"I heard that Sun Xiaozhe and Shi Siming are at odds?"

Qin Jin didn't know much about the factions within An Lushan, but he vaguely remembered that Shi Siming seemed to be at odds with An Qingxu, and as for Sun Xiaozhe and An Qingxu, he was not very sure how close the two were.

Changshi Yanlun knew the officials of various places well, especially the people of An Lushan, who had been paying more attention to it long before he rebelled, and now when he heard Qin Jin's question, he immediately responded:

"Sun Xiaozhe's mother had an affair with An Lushan, and his reputation was also burdened by him, but as far as his subordinates knew, Sun Xiaozhe still had some ability, and he fell to An Qingxu in the internal struggle for power and profit in the pseudo-Yan, An Qingxu has always been at odds with Shi Siming, so Sun Xiaozhe will definitely not breathe out of Shi Siming's nostrils. ”

What Yan Lun said and what Qin Jin had inferred before were also eight and nine are not far from ten, Shi Siming has not yet been defeated in Hebei Province, and when the sun is in full swing, Sun Xiaozhe has already extended his hand to Hedong Road, which he regards as his backyard. Now that Shi Siming is defeated, he is still too busy to take care of himself, so he has no heart to take care of Hedongdao, and Sun Xiaozhe is the best time to get involved at this time.

Qin Jin rubbed his temples with both hands, it seemed that no matter where he went, he was a virtue, and it was inevitable to fight for power and profit.

He saw through that if a powerful iron-fisted monarch was in the middle, officials would be exhausted by the monarch's checks and balances, and eventually become pawn puppets. Once the monarch is weak, such as Li Longji, who is old and frail and indulges in pleasure, the courtiers' struggle for power and profit will immediately lose control, endangering the country's capital.

The various out-of-control power struggles within the Tang Dynasty were not uncommon to the Qin and Jin dynasties. But the various information coming from outside the customs made him smell an unusual smell. It stands to reason that a strong monarch like An Lushan will definitely not allow his subordinates to fight for power and profit without scruples, but whether it is An Qingxu or Shi Siming, the battle between the two seems to have become semi-public.

According to rumors, Shi Siming's fiasco in Hebei Province was caused by An Qingxu's help.

On the contrary, it is Sun Xiaozhe, this person has always maintained a close relationship with Shi Siming and An Qingxu on the surface, which makes it a little difficult for Qin Jin to judge.

As far as the performance of the previous Xin'an War is concerned, Qin Jin thought that Sun Xiaozhe was only a middle-aged talent at best, and he was able to command the army entirely because his mother was An Lushan's concubine. However, judging from the performance of the battle outside Tongguan, it is very different from Qin Jin's conclusion.

For a while, Qin Jin felt that he might have underestimated Sun Xiaozhe. Maybe in the first battle of Xin'an, he was just a fluke. Now the Tang Dynasty has reached the point where mistakes cannot be tolerated, so for the sake of prudence, Qin Jin decided to go to Pujin Pass in person, and no matter what, he could not let Hedong City fall into the hands of Sun Xiaozhe.

With Qin Jin firmly sitting in the position of Feng Yi's county guard, everything has been on the right track, and the officials of the county guard mansion can perform their duties after some thorough combing with the assistance of Yan Lun, and he himself does not have to sit in the county guard mansion from time to time to command and promote and deal with various emergencies.

As a result, Qin Jin now has more time to spend elsewhere, such as Huangfu Ke in Pujin.

Qin Jin only took Wuhu Huaizhong and his 1,000 cavalry to Pujin Pass overnight.

Pei Jing's original Longwu army was also stationed here, but it was not in Guancheng. Guancheng was still under the control of Huangfu Ke, and under the instruction of Qin and Jin, Pei Jing's troops were stationed at Pujin Bridge, ten miles east of Pujin Guancheng. Here is across the Yellow River and is facing Hedong City in the distance.

Qin Jin did not enter the city, nor did he communicate with Huang Fu Ke, it is said that this person came in a bit of a complaint, thinking that Qin Jin encroached on his territory, making him completely a caged beast, so he put on an attitude of not caring about himself. Of course, he didn't believe that this was from Huangfu Ke's sincerity, this old guy was cunning like a loach and didn't leave his hand, and he deliberately released this kind of wind for another purpose.

In the final analysis, they are only in a cooperative relationship with Huangfu Ke now, and the other party is not subject to their own control, so everything is still cautious at this sensitive moment.

Qin Jin didn't even play his own banner, on the surface, it seemed that the entry of these thousand cavalry into the Pujin Bridge military camp was just an ordinary transfer of men and horses.

Unexpectedly, Qin Jin entered the Pujin Bridge military camp with his front foot, and Huangfu Ke rushed over with his back foot to ask for a meeting.

At this point, Qin Jin was sure in his heart that the rumors were really rumors, and the emperor was willing to take the initiative to ask for a meeting, so there must be something important to discuss.

Sure enough, after meeting, Huangfu Ke hurriedly exchanged a few words, and then directly explained his intentions, as if he didn't care about Qin Jin's concealed behavior.

"A certain received a handwritten letter from Gao Xianggong yesterday, saying that the rebels wanted to attack Hedong City, and asked him to help at a critical moment. This matter is really difficult, so I can only ask Qin Envoy Jun to decide!"

Huangfu Ke smiled, on the surface, he was asking for Qin Jin's consent and permission, but in fact, he was testing Qin Jin's attitude. To put it bluntly, there is not enough food in the Huangfu Ke army, and they are hungry and eat one meal on weekdays, and once they want to fight, this will not work. It was not so much that Huangfu Ke was asking for Qin Jin's consent, but that he was asking Qin Jin if he could give him more food to fight the war.

Suddenly, Qin Jin was a little inexplicably excited. The emperor was willing to put aside the prejudices of both sides and his own shelf, and used such words that were close to pleading to ask for food, which was nothing more than to fight the rebels.

Such loyal ministers and good generals were forced to rebel and rebel by those bullshit loyal ministers in the court. Is this the personal tragedy of Huangfu Ke, or the tragedy of the Tang Dynasty itself?

"Qin Envoy, I don't know what you think?"

Huangfu stroked his gray beard and asked with a smile, as if the relationship between the two had always been harmonious.

This is exactly in the hands of Qin Jin, and he came here for two purposes, one of which is to eliminate the estrangement or prejudice between Huangfu Ke and the Shenwu Army. Now that the emperor is taking a stand, wouldn't it save him more trouble and delay his work?

Thinking of this, Qin Jin grabbed Huangfu Ke's rough veteran.

The old general's intention coincided with Qin's. ”

This time, it was Huangfu Ke's turn to be surprised, his eyes widened, and he looked at Qin Jin in disbelief.

"Qin Envoy really, really agree to allocate food for the army to fight?"

Huangfu Ke was so anxious for food that he didn't care about his face and bluntly wanted to ask.

Qin Jin laughed, and looked at Huangfu Ke's affirmative reply.

"The old general is too worried, is it child's play to be Qin's promise? As long as it is to kill the thief rebels, Qin wants grain and money, and it is his duty to do so!"

He made the above promises as early as when he reached an agreement with Huang Fu Ke, although it was not seen on paper, but he never had the idea of deceiving Huang Fu Ke.

Hearing Qin Jin's rhetorical question, Huangfu Ke's old face turned red and smiled heartily.

"The heart of the old man and the villain, don't blame Qin Envoy!"

In this way, the relationship between the two seems to have gone further.

Qin Jin, accompanied by Pei Jing and Huangfu Ke, came to the Pujin Bridge. This bridge is a pontoon bridge across the Yellow River to connect Guanzhong and Hedong, which is very important in Hedong Guanzhong.

However, what was unfolding in front of Qin Jin's eyes at the moment was far from imagining, and most of the pontoon bridge had been stranded on the exposed river bottom. The silt has also been cracked into countless pieces by the sun's exposure, and the once wide river is only a narrow strip of water in the middle of the river.

Qin Jin had long known that the Yellow River had reduced its water volume because of the lack of rainfall this year, but he did not expect it to dry up to the point where it was allowed.

He has the impression that for thousands of years, China has been known for its raging floods, and there are very few cases like this that almost dry up. However, this situation has put itself on the table.

"Since the beginning of spring this year, the Yellow River has almost bottomed out without a drop of rain, and the shallowest place is only waist-tight, and the army can even choose a place to wade across the river. ”

Huangfu Ke changed his previous hippie smile, and worriedly introduced the various situations of the Yellow River drying up like Qin Jin.

"If the rebels take Hedong City, this hundred-mile river can be crossed at will, and then Guanzhong will be exposed to the rebels without any shelter!"

This was also what Qin Jin was worried about, so he extended his hand to Hedong outside Feng Yi County.

Suddenly, Qin Jin seemed to remember something.

"Old General Huangfu, I just heard what you said, it was Gao Xianggong who sent a handwritten letter?"

Huang Fu Ke seemed to be very proud and straightened up.

"Exactly, Gao Xianggong also knows that the old man is forced to do so, and his heart is still towards Datang. ”

Qin Jin couldn't help but sigh, Gao Xianzhi is a wise person, he was far away in Tongguan, and he actually knew that Huangfu Ke would definitely send troops to help, this experience is indeed beyond his reach.

However, Qin Jin thought for a while and said: "How to protect Hedong City, it depends on the cooperation of the Hedong guards, I don't know if the Hedong City guards have the heart to fight to the death?"

To be honest, his impression of the defenders of Hedong City was not very good, if the other party had the heart to defend it, Hedong City would not have changed hands for a short time before

"The Hedong guard general Ashina Congli, who has also been a veteran for many years, the old man is very optimistic about this person!"