Li Siye, the deputy envoy of the Anxi Army, thought for a while, shook his head slightly, and then added a few pieces of charcoal to the furnace, and the originally red fire immediately gave birth to clouds of black and yellow smoke. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"The time for the court to fight back is indeed imminent, but you have overlooked an important issue. ”

As they spoke, the narrow room was already filled with smoke, and the two people who were choking coughed repeatedly. Duan Xiushi pushed open the crude firewood door with his hand, so that the smoke produced by the charcoal could dissipate as soon as possible.

"What else is there to worry about the deputy marshal? The rebels have run out of food, and they have reached the point of cannibalism, and the morale of the army cannot last long...... Is it ......?"

Analyzing them one by one, Duan Xiushi suddenly lost his voice and said:

"Could it be that the deputy marshal is worried about the lack of troops in the imperial court?"

Li Siye nodded, his expression slightly gloomy.

"You and I are from Anxi, Liang Zai, as the envoy of Jiedu, only transferred 5,000 men and horses for his use, and the situation of sending troops to Qin Wang in other places is probably the same as ours!"

Hearing Li Siye mention Liang Zai, the envoy of Anxi Jiedu, Duan Xiushi snorted.

"Liang Zai harbors evil intentions, if it weren't for the deputy marshal's insistence, he might not even be able to send a hundred people back!"

"Your temper is still generally hot, and you can't hold anything in your heart, if it weren't for a mouth that has repeatedly caused trouble, why have you been in the army for more than ten years, and you are still just a captain?"

Li Siye hated iron a little, but Duan Xiushi didn't think so.

"The words and deeds of the last general are from the heart, so why should you pay attention to the opinions of others?"

Seeing that Duan Xiushi was straightforward, Li Siye only smiled, not entangled with him in this matter, people's hearts are indeed difficult to change, but if he leaves the Anxi Army in the future, and there is no protection from his boss, I don't know how many heels he will fall.

"We still have to study and study the issue of soldiers and horses in the imperial court, our Anxi army only has 5,000 people, plus the rout of Fugu Huai'en is only more than 10,000 people, we have to find a place to transfer troops. ”

Speaking of the situation in front of him, Duan Xiushi immediately forgot about the contradiction just now, frowned, and counted the places around Guanzhong that could be transferred one by one.

"The Shuofang army was scattered under the hands of Fugu Huaien, and most of the men and horses on the right side of Hexi were lost when Tongguan fell, and there were still 50,000 or 60,000 people in Shu, but in the south of Shu Road, I am afraid that it will be spring ......next year if it is transferred."

After counting, he couldn't find a place where he could transfer troops, and Duan Xiushi couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

Suddenly, Duan Xiushi's eyes lit up and he slapped his head.

"How did you forget the north side?"

At the same time, he gestured to the north.

"Huihu?"

Duan Xiushi nodded heavily.

"After the Hui Department exterminated the Turkic Department, it has become the overlord of the newly rising grassland desert, and has always been friendly with my Tang Dynasty, if you ask them for troops, you will be happy to help me!"

In several conflicts between the Anxi army and the big cannibals in the Hezhong area, the Hui Department was invited by Liang Zai, the envoy of the Anxi Festival, and did its best to cooperate several times, because Duan Xiushi had a very good sense of the Hui Ministry.

The Hui Department and the Tongluo Department and the Fugu Department. Like the Khibi tribes, they all belonged to the Tiele people, nomadic herders north of the Tianshan Mountains, and had been enslaved and suppressed by the Turks for hundreds of years. Later, the Turks gradually declined under the blows of the Han dynasties of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and the Tiele people suddenly emerged, among which the Xue Yantuo and Hui tribes successively succeeded the Turks to become the overlords of the steppe desert.

At this time, it was when Tie Le's return to the Ministry was in full swing, and Duan Xiushi thought of this extremely powerful grassland pawn, and he was already a little excited and couldn't help himself.

Li Siye poured a basin of cold water.

"Please come and go, I'm afraid that you will become a wolf into the house!"

"Lure the wolf into the house?"

"The army is dispatched, and the food and grass are consumed a lot, and the court naturally can't get enough rewards when it encounters a great disaster, and the Hui people can't get supplies, so how can they send troops?"

At this time, Duan Xiushi suddenly realized.

"At that time, the Hui Ministry will burn, kill and loot on the land of my Datang, and I am afraid that it will be even worse than the traitors of Anshi!"

Although Duan Xiushi was straightforward, he was not a pedantic person, and he immediately understood that the grassland tribes had never been profitable and could not afford to be early, so how could they not ask for help to quell the chaos in the Tang Dynasty?

Thinking of this, Duan Xiushi was drenched in cold sweat, if he really invited a Hui person, then he would be a sinner in the Tang Dynasty.

Who knew that Li Siye said:

"How should we choose one of the two between the severance of the society and the suffering of the people?"

Duan Xiushi gritted his teeth and said:

"The lesser of two evils is naturally to maintain social welfare!"

"Alas!"

Li Siye sighed and stopped talking, Duan Xiushi was also excited, they suddenly realized that the imperial court would definitely choose to ask Hui for help when there were no soldiers to adjust.

Once the imperial court transfers troops to the Hui people, the Hui people will definitely happily send troops, and who does not salivate for the prosperity and wealth of the Tang Dynasty?

"The decision of the imperial court is no longer something that you and I can control, I only hope that the new emperor can think twice and pay equal attention to the society and the people!

Li Siye was still groaning, as if there was something difficult to decide in his heart.

As soon as Duan Xiushi had an idea, he continued to persuade:

"Deputy marshal, I heard that Qin Jin, who supported the new Son of Heaven, was born in a poor family and had been a county official in Xin'an, so he must know the suffering of the people, if he can persuade this person to write together, the Son of Heaven will definitely think twice. ”

Li Siye looked up at Duan Xiushi at this time.

"You and I have never had contact with Qin Jin, do you know this person's temperament?"

"Know it or not, the deputy marshal will know it as soon as you try!"

……

Chang'an, a horse flew into the barracks, along with the military newspaper from Hedong.

Qin Jin has been looking forward to the stars and the moon for the past few days, and what he is waiting for is the news from Hedong, and today can be regarded as waiting.

However, after opening the waterproof oil paper outside, Qin Jin's heart sank suddenly, and the cover of the military newspaper was actually stained with blood. The parchment paper was pulled out, and there were dense small characters written on it, and after only a few lines, his brows had been twisted into a deep Sichuan character.

When Guo Ziyi saw this, he knew that it was not good news.

"Hedong, but the situation has turned bad?"

"Huangfu Ke's army has been defeated!"

Qin Jin's voice was like the middle of the night outside, so cold that it could almost drip into ice. Guo Ziyi's body, which was originally sitting upright, trembled imperceptibly. Before the fall of Tongguan, he had been planning to serve as the envoy of Shuofang, and when he was about to succeed, he failed to succeed, and with the fall of Tongguan, Yang Guozhong and Li Longji fled, and everything changed beyond recognition.

There are two elites in the Shuofang army, one is stationed in Lingwu and is led by Fugu Huai'en, and the other is Huangfu Ke's soldiers and horses.

"Has Huangfu Ke ever been injured?

"There has been no news of Huangfu Ke so far, and more than half of the soldiers and horses have been lost. ”

Guo Ziyi was holding the pottery bowl, her hands were shaking, and the hot tea soup in it almost spilled.

"Although the combat strength of Huangfu Ke's department is not as good as that of the Shenwu Army, it will not be defeated so badly, could it be that something happened?"

Qin Jin handed the general report to Guo Ziyi.

"It's not an accident! Anshi traitors have been planning to seize Hedong for a long time, and this time they should do it with all their might!"

Guo Ziyi hurriedly looked at it, and felt a little clueless, the rebels were like a bamboo in the east of the river, and they were divided into two roads from Daizhou and Luzhou to advance at the same time. He had heard Qin Jin say before that Feng Changqing was dealing with Shi Siming in the Hebei area, so the situation in Hedong was safe for the time being, but it had only been more than a month, how could the rebels gain an advantage? Is it so difficult that Feng Changqing had an accident?

"Once Hedong is lost, the rebels will directly threaten Guanzhong based on this, and the danger of Tongguan will be useless, doctor, you must make a decision immediately!"

The importance of Hedong to Guanzhong is self-evident, Qin Jin only thought about it, and couldn't think of a specific way to deal with it for a while. After a long time, he finally sighed softly.

"The Shenwu Army of Lu Qi's department is in Jiangzhou and Zezhou, let him rush to the rescue!"

While the two of them were discussing, there were suddenly rapid shouts outside.

"Hedong Military Report, eight hundred miles expedited!"

"Hedong Military Report, eight hundred miles expedited!"

The military report sent this time was from Lu Qi's hand, and Qin Jin read it, his face was still tense. Lu Qi had rushed to Luzhou as soon as possible to assist Huangfu Ke's men and horses in order to alleviate the crisis in Hedong Province. Due to the haste of the matter, it was too late to ask for instructions, so I could only cut it first and then play.

Guo Ziyi learned that Lu Qi had rushed to Luzhou with his troops, and his heart was a little relieved.

"Lu Qi is decisive, it seems that the doctor did not choose the wrong person. ”

Qin Jin had thought twice about the candidates to stay in Hedong, although Pei Jing was steady, he was cautious and hesitant, and it was inevitable to look forward and backward at the critical moment. Since Yang Xingben had never participated in the First Battle of Hedong and had no substantive combat experience, he was arranged in the relative safety of Fengyi County.

As a result, Yang Xingben was attacked most fiercely in Feng Yi County, but fortunately Sun Xiaozhe's rebels did not succeed. Lu Qi is now the last hope in Hedong, and he only hopes that he can hold on for a month or two, so that Guanzhong will have enough time to deal with Sun Xiaozhe's 200,000 army.

Guo Ziyi seemed to remember something, and carefully read the first military report, and saw that Qin Jin was still silent, so he said:

"The rebels transferred eight horses from Dugi Province and gathered in Hebei, which was admittedly unfortunate for Hedong. However, it is fortunate for Tongguan!"

After hearing this, Qin Jin smiled bitterly and said:

"It's also a lost harvest of mulberry elm!"

With that, Qin Jin stood up.

"There is no room for delay in this matter, so I will go to the palace to pay tribute to the son of heaven, and then convene the important ministers to discuss. ”

In this regard, Guo Ziyi was a little unimpressed. Qin Jin has always been picky about this kind of face-saving work, although the real decision still comes from the Shenwu Army, and it is not allowed to be touched by others, but after all, it makes a group of courtiers have nothing to say, and saves me a lot of trouble.

However, doing so would only make those courtiers who were restrained feel that Qin Jin was weak and could be bullied, and it was only a matter of time before he gained an inch.