When Lu Datong led people to Sui'an County, he saw thick smoke billowing and flames, but he didn't even see the shadow of the enemy.

Lu Datong immediately divided 10,000 soldiers and horses and then chased after them, until there was no trace of the enemy in Linxian, and the deputy general who led the troops realized that the number of this enemy army should not be very large, Baizhou is located in the coastal mountains and swamps, the roads are rugged, the vegetation is dense, and the strength of the large army is not easy to deploy, and the enemy can hide in any ravine, he may avoid his own reconnaissance.

After a moment's hesitation, the lieutenant general led his troops back.

Three days later, Lu Datong received a report that there was an enemy trace in Ningxianzhuang, hundreds of miles away.

He was vigilant, and ordered the deputy general to take 10,000 horses again, and soon after the departure of these 10,000 people, the granary of Xingshun County, which was quite close to the garrison of the army, was burned and looted.

But in fact, the enemy of Xingshun was only hundreds of pirates who had infiltrated the city earlier, and after they robbed the granary by surprise, they killed people and set fire to the city to bluff, and the 10,000 horses who rushed to Ningxianzhuang were ambushed in the middle of the way, encountered the enemy's main force, and suffered heavy losses.

Adjutant General Chen Lian was killed in battle, and only more than 2,000 people fled back.

They reported to Lu Datong that the other party was about 20,000 people, tall, brave and good at fighting, and most of the weapons were long knives, and the cutting of people and horses was extremely sharp.

In the next month or so, many granaries in the whole territory of Baizhou were attacked and destroyed one after another, and Lu Datong was tired of running around to besiege him, and only encountered the enemy once in Cangtong County.

There are not many people on the other side, only more than 1,000, and the front team relies on the favorable terrain to defend it, and is not afraid of death. The rear team calmly retreated.

With just one face, several of Ji Nantang's subordinates judged that it was not Dongyi people who fought with them at all.

They have been tossing with Lu Datong for so long. Just to catch a few captives and ask for confessions, Yun Lu and these Ji family soldiers rushed to the forefront of the battle, and really asked them to catch two of them alive and come back.

Lu Datong finally saw the long knife that the defeated soldiers had said, and after the battle, he counted and lost thousands of people, that is to say, he was under such a big advantage. I didn't even take advantage of the other party.

Ji Nantang's subordinates interrogated the prisoners in front of Lu Datong, and because of the language barrier, they specially transferred interpreters from the state capital.

Both captives were arrogant. Undisguised about their origins, the truth was soon revealed: they came from the Lieden Empire, southeast of the Dongyi Islands.

In the battle of Hutoutan, Yanshan lost 100,000 horses, and the news came back. People's hearts fluctuate. He, the big chief, could hardly sit in a stable position, and Yan Shan had no choice but to turn to his neighbors and grovel for help, in order to become a vassal of the Lydon Empire, and pay tribute every year at the cost of being a vassal of the Lydon Empire, in exchange for the Lyden Empire to send troops, help him deter Xiaoxiao, and quickly eliminate dissidents.

But as a result, Yanshan's reputation in Dongyi has also become stinky.

The human heart is always greedy. The agreement with the Ledden Empire seemed to Yan Shan to be a humiliating expediency, as long as he breathed a sigh of relief. Sooner or later, they will turn their faces, but the magnates of the Ledden Empire feel that this benefit is far from enough.

In the face of blackmail, Yan Shan did not dare to ask for money from the Dongyi tribes, so he resorted to the plan of moving the trouble to Jiangdong, and talked about how rich the beam across the water was in front of the Lieden people, which was simply full of silver and gold, and if it were not for this, he would not have repeatedly sent troops to rob it.

The rulers of the Ledden Empire really moved him to the heart, arrogantly believing that although Daliang has a large territory and many subjects, the people are weak, and they can only play tricks, just like a flock of sheep, as long as they send tens of thousands of elite soldiers to come by boat, they can be slaughtered at will.

Yan Shan wanted to use them to take revenge, and by the way, he followed behind to pick up the cheap, but the people of the Lieden Empire didn't want Dongyi to sit back and enjoy the profits.

They forced Yanshan to borrow 50,000 troops from the Lieden Empire for lease and military expenses, and to fight in the name of Dongyi.

He paid for someone to rob his neighbors, but half of what he grabbed didn't belong to him, this deal Ledden Empire obviously took Dongyi as the big wrong, but Yan Shan thought about it, he could also send someone to follow behind to rob it, even if the robbed money was given to the Ledden Empire, it was better than asking these crazy people to toss in their own homes.

Therefore, the enemy of Daliang this time is the 50,000 elite soldiers of the Lieden Empire, the 30,000 horses and horses that Yan Shandong put together, plus the more than 10,000 pirates who came to hear the wind, the three groups of men and horses together are nearly 100,000, Lu Datong is now facing the vanguard and coming to fight the front station, because there are not enough ships, and there are still 60,000 or 70,000 people floating on the sea.

When Lu Datong heard this, he was scared into a cold sweat.

It's just that these two or thirty thousand enemies are so difficult to deal with, and the big boss is still behind.

He immediately wrote this situation into the chapter, and prepared to send fast horses into Beijing to ask Emperor Jianzhao for reinforcements.

Before the chapter was sent out, another bad news came, which made Lu Datong fall into an ice cave, and the rear army responsible for escorting grain and grass to the large army was ambushed and suffered heavy losses, plus the nearby granaries were almost destroyed, and his 100,000 troops were going to starve.

The opponent came across the sea, and there was also a shortage of food, but they could rob it, and Lu Datong's army was fighting in his own house, who would rob him?

Not only could he not rob it, but he also had the responsibility of appeasing the people, Lu Datong had no choice but to summon the magistrates of Baizhou first, planning to see where the grain could be transferred from, and pass this difficulty first.

The emergency recital on the front line was quickly sent to Emperor Jianzhao, and Emperor Jianzhao also realized that Lu Datong's report was likely to be the truth, and he wronged Ji Nantang during this time.

Lu Datong asked the imperial court for reinforcements, but Emperor Jianzhao did not dare to transfer troops and horses from near Fengjing, otherwise if something happened, who would protect him?

Therefore, he ordered the counterinsurgency army in Jiangbei to go to Baizhou immediately, and asked Yang Haojian and Zhu Ziliang to use the 100,000 horses from the previous Jiangbei camp to watch over Lin Shinan and Wang Guangji to ensure that there would be no chaos in Jiangbei.

There are soldiers, but there is still a shortage of generals.

The candidate for the second marshal is also a headache for Emperor Jianzhao, originally since he knew that Ji Nantang was innocent, he just sent him, but Emperor Jianzhao didn't want to make the ministers feel that there was no one available in the beam except Ji Nantang, and besides, where Lu Datong's qualifications were, who listened to whom these two people got together?

After thinking about it, he decided to simply ask Fu Liangji to go out in person, so as to save the old man from pointing fingers in the capital all day long.

Aren't you Ji Nantang's teacher, Ji Nantang is so good at fighting, are you embarrassed to say no?

Emperor Jianzhao decided on a candidate in his heart and called Fu Liangji to ask.

Fu Liangji was a little dumbfounded, but he didn't expect Emperor Jianzhao to let Ji Nantang go, and he wanted to hand over this hot potato to himself, his head was spinning, and he wanted to find some reason to shirk it.

He was silent for a moment, revealing a look of embarrassment: "Saint, the Duke of Yanguo is highly respected, and his prestige in the army is much higher than that of the old ministers......"

Emperor Jianzhao laughed: "Don't worry, I'll find you a helper." How about calling the carrier to help you, what's the matter, you ask him to go and talk to Yan Guogong. ”

Seeing that the holy will had been decided, Fu Liangji had no choice but to respond with a bitter face. (To be continued......)