The lack of grain and grass harvest in the border towns of Turkic Youzhou is all due to Situ Yan. Most of the grain she gave last autumn was dead seeds, and she could not grow any grain. Even if it is a live seed, it has insect eggs attached to it, and it will suffer from insect plague after planting. The Turks have been nomadic since ancient times, and they are not good at farming, so they naturally cannot cope. It's just that the people of the former dynasty who relied on the sky to eat and were taken prisoner suffered, after this winter, I don't know how many people will be buried in the loess.

Modern warfare is a huge meat grinder for junior officers and soldiers, but in ancient times, it was a human purgatory for those who were captured. However, in just three years, less than one of the fertile fields in Youzhou has been cultivated, and the population has dropped sharply, leaving less than one percent. Everywhere there are barren grass, floating corpses everywhere. Many villages have long been empty, and everywhere is desolate and desolate.

"Mo Yu, send a letter to Yan'er, let her be on guard early!"

"Yes!" Mo Yu turned around and got on his horse and went straight to the Beiping County Ya.

Situ Jin was sitting on top of the county office, when he saw Mo Yu hurriedly break in, "Mo Yu guard!" But the general has something urgent to explain! ”

"My subordinates say hello to the county commander!" Mo Yu gave Situ a salute first, after all, there are other people above the county government, and this gift should not be wasted.

"Alright, get up and talk!" Situ Jin was thinking about Duanmu Xuan, but he didn't care about these etiquette matters.

"The young master has something to say for his subordinates to bring to the county lord!"

"Oh, Yan'er is in the study in the inner courtyard at this time, I'll let Wu Guo take you in!" Although Situ was anxious, he also knew that what Duanmu Xuan was going to say was afraid that he didn't want outsiders to listen to it.

Mo Yu brought the words into the inner courtyard and returned to the general's mansion without staying long. Situ Jin entered the inner courtyard. I saw Situ Yan call the guards who were busy in the house at night.

"Yan'er, but there is an emergency military situation?"

"Now that winter is on, the Turks are using the problematic grains. This year's harvest has been in arrears, and at this time he is gathering troops, planning to enter the city to grab food, and my brother must also prepare early, in order to prevent spies from entering the city to make trouble, I am afraid that the city will be closed to the enemy for a few days! Although Situ Yan is quite confident in Duanmu Xuan's troops, this should still be precautioned. This is not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.

"It's not difficult, there is money in the county government this year. also recruited a lot of people, plus the soldiers who guarded the city, and the city was only closed for a few days, there should be no big chaos in the city! Situ Jin felt that as long as he didn't raise troops to fight. There will be no chaos in this city.

"Brother is not worried. But the people are afraid that they may not think so, and the county government still has to post notices to reassure the people! Situ Jin nodded, and then got up and returned to the front hall.

"Red rain, ten people were left in the house, and the rest were sent to various places in the city, especially where the grain and grass were stored, and the Turks could not grab the grain. I'm afraid that I will make a secret move to destroy all the granaries in the city! Let them keep their own place, no matter what happens in the city. You must not leave your post without permission, otherwise you will be dealt with by military law! Situ Yan had never shown this kind of expression, and Chiyu was also the first time she had seen it. It can be seen that this matter is very important, and it is different from the past.

Chiyu went down to give an order, and Situ Yan called the dark night, "From this moment on, you will not leave the eldest young master for a moment, remember that you will not leave for a moment, even if the elder brother goes to Gong, you must follow until I withdraw the order!" "Situ Yan has Chiyu by her side, and Chiyu will never abandon her and go to be Situ Jin's guard, so she has no choice but to let Dark Night be Situ Jin's guard.

"Master, if your subordinates leave, there will be only Chiyu by your side, I'm afraid there will be danger?" He didn't want to leave in the dark night, but after all, he was different from Chiyu as a man, and he couldn't always guard Situ Yan's side.

"It's okay, I taught you all kung fu, if a few dead spies can't deal with it, then your master won't be a waste!" Situ Yan glanced at the dark night, these people she trained were like the iron-blooded guards of the Guogong Mansion, and they were all loyal to her alone.

"Although my brother can also do some fist and foot kung fu, but there are still shortcomings to deal with those dead soldiers, you have to work harder, but the general is on the left side to force back the enemy to attack, and our side will be safe!" Dark Night led the order to withdraw from the inner courtyard, and Situ Yan buried his head in the bookcase again.

As soon as the notice of the Beiping County government was posted, every house in the city was closed, and the shops were closed, especially the wealthy households in the city, and the guards patrolled inside and outside the courtyard day and night.

The Turks gathered their forces outside the fortress, but they were slow to launch a powerful attack, as if they were waiting for something. At night, the wind changed from northwest to northeast, and the outside of the fortress suddenly burst into flames and smoke.

"General, the Turks set off a fire in the north of the Yishui River! I'm afraid that the smoke will float through the entire fortress in less than two hours! ”

"Pass on my military order, the soldiers defending the city will be doubled, and the cavalry battalion will light torches and be ready to meet the enemy at any time!" Duanmu Xuan frowned, the Turks rarely use stratagems, this time he even learned to burn and attack the city, it is really impossible to guess, just when he was worried, he saw Chiyu riding a horse from the direction of Beiping County.

"Chiyu, why are you here now? But what happened to Yan'er? ”

"Back to the young master, the young lady is fine, but I saw that there was a burning cloud in the north after nightfall, so I asked my subordinates to inform the young master that the Turks were not attacking the city, but wanted to use the fire to attack and send spies to infiltrate the border city, I hope the young master will be more careful!"

"Okay, I see, I'll be careful. Red rain, no matter what happens in the city, remember to protect Yan'er! ”

"Don't worry, the young master, his subordinates will definitely protect each other with their lives!" Chiyu led the order to retreat and return to Beiping County.

"Young master, if you follow what Miss Situ said, I'm afraid that there is still some conspiracy hidden in this smoke!" Mo Feng was convinced of Situ Yan's words.

"Order the Iron Guards, and defend them between the mountains and peaks on both sides of the fortress! If there is anything unusual, take the fireworks as the letter! Duanmu Xuan had actually had this question in his heart for a long time, and Situ Yan's words verified his conjecture.

As the time approached, the Turkic soldiers crossed the Yishui River with torches and approached the fortress. At the same time, a fireworks message came from the west, "Young master, it is the fireworks signal of the Iron Guard, it seems that the Turks really sent spies to cross the fortress and sneak into the county seat!" ”

"Since they are going to act in front of us, then General Ben will sing with them and let the Xiao Cavalry Battalion prepare for battle!" Duanmu Xuan gave an order. The gates of the city were wide open, and 2,000 cavalry battalions were to be put into battle.

For a time, Yishui Henan "killed" the sound of the sky, and the fire was driven! And on the west side of the fortress on the half-up hill. The Iron Guard is fighting a battle to the death against the spies sent by the Turks.

The two sides retreated after only a few face-to-face battles, the Turks were just feints and didn't want to fight at all, and Duanmu Xuan was just to cooperate with the acting, and he didn't want to lose his troops at this time.

When the sky was white and faint, the iron-blooded guard guarding the fortress retreated to the General's Mansion, "Young Master." All the dead spies have been ambushed, and the enemy heads are hanging above the fortress gates! ”

"Well done! You've worked hard all night, go and rest first! Duanmu Xuan waved his hand. Only then did these people dare to bow and retreat.

"Although the ink wind sky has been brightened, the defense cannot be relaxed!" Duanmu Xuan deployed again, and only then did he take a nap, after all, he didn't sleep all night. Still a little tired.

Beiping County escaped the catastrophe. However, after the incident, the city gate was still sealed for five days before the city was opened, and there was no road guide or non-Beiping County citizens were not allowed to enter. And the opening of the city was an hour later than usual, and the time of closing the gate was also an hour earlier. In this way, the curfew begins at nightfall.

"Yan'er's move is worried that the Turks will return in vain, and will they send people again?" Situ thought that the Turkic soldiers would be safe when they retreated to Beiping County, but they still followed Xiaomei's idea and strictly sealed Beiping County.

"Well, yes, that's the concern, but it's not entirely true. As soon as people relax, they will lack vigilance. Since the war will start next year, you might as well make more preparations at this time, and also train the troops! "It's rare that the Turks gave them such an opportunity to train their troops, how could Situ Yan miss it.

"This is also true, this time the city is closed, and there are really people in the city who want to take advantage of the chaos to make some profits. Take those grain merchants as an example, they actually took advantage of the situation to raise the price of grain, and the gangsters in the city also went to people's homes to grab grain and silver! ”

"I'm not afraid of price hikes, a few of my grain stores have enough grain in stock, and each household has a limited supply every day, and it's impossible for them to raise prices if they want to. I'm afraid that these people who want to take advantage of the chaos to rob, my brother can't tolerate it, this kind of person is inhumane, my brother should be beaten, and the judge should be judged, it is best to parade the streets to show the public, and the people will be angry! ”

"This?" Situ Jin was a little hesitant, after all, these people were just making money and had never killed anyone, wouldn't it be too radical to do so?

Situ Yan saw her brother's hesitation, and knew that he was kind and unwilling to do this, "Brother, there are rewards and punishments to help people's hearts!" The soldiers who defended the city worked hard day and night for the safety of the city, and you have been rewarded. But if these guilty people are not punished severely, they will fight together every day, and I am afraid that they will intensify their efforts, and it will not be those helpless ordinary people who will suffer at that time! ”

"Anyway, they did it, so they should bear the consequences, and do it for my brother!" Situ Jin went to the front yard above the yatang, and Duanmu Xuan climbed over the wall and entered Situ Yan's courtyard.

"Don't go through the good gate, but do the villain's behavior!"

"Zhongxian is trying the case in front, but I am trying to steal a beautiful woman's kiss Fangze, which is also a last resort!" Duanmu Xuan walked directly to Situ Yan's side and took her into his arms, and the beauty was in his arms, which made him feel at ease.

"You! Is there something on your mind, otherwise you wouldn't have come looking for me at this time! Situ Yan knew Duanmu Xuan, if it wasn't for something, he wouldn't have come to see her at this hour.

"It's not a big deal, but I received an urgent military intelligence today!" As soon as Duanmu Xuan mentioned this, he was a little angry.

"But something happened in Wen'an County?" Situ Yan thought about it for a while, everything is as usual here in Beiping, and when an emergency military situation is sent at this time, it can only be that something happened in Wen'an County, which is also a border city.

"How would Yan'er know?" Duanmu Xuan helped Situ Yan away from his arms a little and looked into her eyes.

"Guess!" Situ Yan really just guessed, but she didn't expect to be right at the first guess.

"I led 200,000 troops here, and there were 100,000 defenders on the side of Wen'an County. And that night's surprise attack, the other party also avoided the heavy and light, my side only sent a thousand cavalry to raid, but Wen'an County was where 10,000 cavalry pressed, fortunately, the Turks intended food and grass, otherwise I was afraid that the consequences would be unpredictable! ”

"The 100,000 army has destroyed all the food and grass, I'm afraid that this winter will be difficult! You'll be implicated! ”

"This won't be, after the autumn harvest, I have written to the imperial court, the border city is not harvested due to drought, and 100,000 taels of silver are used to spend the winter for the army, I think the emperor will not fight my idea!"

"Clever!" Situ Yan nodded Duanmu Xuan's forehead and gave him an approving look.

"It's not as smart as my Yan'er, I didn't say anything that you expected the enemy to be the first, but I still have to punish you!"

"Why?" Situ Yan looked suspicious, she shouldn't have done anything to make this jealous man jealous!

"There are so many people in your house, why do you want Chiyu to spread the word, do you know that if someone has already mixed into the county seat one step earlier, wouldn't it be dangerous to intermediate!" Duanmu Xuan was still worried about Situ Yan asking Chiyu to pass the word.

"The fortress is heavy, and those who are not your iron-blooded guards are afraid that they will not be able to enter at that time. And I have faith in myself, no one can hurt me! Situ Yan's face was unimpressed, which made Duanmu Xuan even more worried.

"Okay, Brother Xuan, I'll let it go beforehand. Although the emperor won't ask you what to do, Brother Chongwen is only afraid that he will be affected, and the grain and grass in Jizhou are all prepared for you, so people are afraid that it will affect the battle situation next year! ”

"Although it depends on the emperor's intentions, I have already repaired the book to my father, and I think he will find a way to deal with it!" Duanmu Xuan tightened Situ Yan again, and then continued, "Yan'er, you must promise me that no matter what happens, you must protect yourself, otherwise I will chase you from heaven to earth!" ”

"Okay, I promise I'll live well, and I won't lose even a single hair!" Situ Yan in her previous life had never been in love, and she didn't know that it would feel so good to have someone who cared about her. She doesn't want to be a strong woman, at the moment she just wants to be a little woman and snuggle up to this man who can give her a sense of security.

The two of them were affectionate, and when they heard the sound of footsteps outside the door, Situ Yan hurriedly struggled to escape from Duanmu Xuan's arms, "Let go!" ”

"Zhongxian's news is well-informed!" Duanmu Xuan reluctantly let go of the beauty, and the warmth in his arms disappeared instantly, somewhat reluctantly.

"Ziheng, you came just in time, I am looking for you for something!" Situ Jin originally wanted to go to the General's Mansion to find Duanmu Xuan, but as soon as he left the mansion, he saw Mo Yu guarding outside, and then he learned that Duanmu Xuanren had already entered the inner courtyard, although he didn't like it, he also knew that he couldn't stop it.

"What's the urgency of Zhongxian?"

"I just received the news, the granary of Wen'an County was destroyed, and the 100,000 army could not survive the winter, do you have a way to deal with this matter?" It turned out that Situ Jin also received the news, but it was later than Duanmu Xuan.

"It's also Chongwen who should be worried, Zhongxian is just the commander of Beiping County, although I am in charge of 200,000 Northeast Army, but the 100,000 soldiers and horses are not within my responsibility, why should I worry!"

"Having said that, after all, the grain and grass in Jizhou are for next year's war! If the imperial court does not allocate grain and grass, for the survival of the 100,000 army, Brother Chongwen will not sit idly by! What Situ Jin said was exactly what Situ Yan and Duanmu Xuan were thinking, but it still depended on Emperor Wu's meaning. (To be continued.) )