Tian Yue's military advisor Wang Yu actually came, Guo Song was very impressed by him, and immediately said happily: "Please invite him to come to the big tent to see me!" ”

Wang Yu and his family came from Cangzhou, they originally wanted to go to Chang'an, but in Fengcheng County they learned that the King of Jin was in Zhaozhou, Wang Yu immediately settled his family in Fengcheng County, and he himself rode to Qingzhang County.

At this time, Wang Yu was a little nervous in his heart, after all, he was the chief military advisor of the other party's enemy country, I don't know if the king of Jin will treat him, but he also believes that those who can do great things must have extraordinary strength.

The soldiers led him into the camp, he saw that the Jin army camp was neat and orderly, the soldiers were in a line of three, two in a row, full of spirit, high morale, he couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart, no wonder the Jin army was able to sweep Zhu Tao and Li Wujun, from these details, it can be seen that this army is indeed a relatively rare elite army.

In the future, it will be Guo Song who will unify the world, and thinking of this, his willingness to serve Guo Song is even stronger.

"In front is His Royal Highness King Jin!" The leading soldier reminded him in a whisper.

Wang Yu was startled, and hurriedly took a closer look, only to see that the King of Jin was standing in front of the handsome tent and waiting for him with a smile, Wang Yu's heart was hot, and he hurriedly stepped forward, bowed down and saluted: "Xiaomin Wang Yu see His Royal Highness the King of Jin!" ”

Guo Song smiled happily: "Tian Xu mutilated his siblings and killed dissidents, I have always been worried that Mr. was killed by thieves, Mr. can come out safely, it is really gratifying!" ”

No matter how credible King Jin's words are, Wang Yu is still very moved, at least it shows that King Jin attaches great importance to himself.

"To make His Royal Highness so worried, Wang Yu is ashamed!"

Of course, Guo Song also values Wang Yu, Wang Yu is the chief military advisor of the two generations of Tian's uncle and nephew, and his own talent is needless to say, the key is that he has a thorough understanding of the people in the Wei region, and he will be able to play a great role in the future governance of the Wei country.

Guo Song invited Wang Yu into the big tent, and the two sat down separately, Guo Song asked with concern: "How is the situation of the family?" ”

"Thank you for Your Highness's concern, my family escaped with me, fortunately, I participated in the clan festival in my hometown on the Chinese New Year's Eve, not in Yuancheng, I got the news on the same day, I immediately fled to Pingyuan County with my young son, the eldest son served as the county commander there, and then the family fled to Cangzhou, the situation was a little calmer, and only came from Cangzhou."

Guo Song nodded, and asked again: "Sir, do you think Tian Xu can hold Weizhou?" ”

Wang Yu smiled slightly: "Tian Xu can't hold Weizhou, but I believe he can hold Yuancheng!" ”

"I can understand that I can't hold Weizhou, but why can I hold Yuancheng?"

"Your Royal Highness doesn't know, Yuancheng from Tian Chenghei, it cost a huge price to rebuild it, perfect it, not only the city walls are made of huge bluestone, the city gate is also cast in bronze, the moat is more than 20 zhang wide, and hundreds of heavy trebuchets are placed on the head of the city.

In particular, there are 30,000 barrels of fire oil stored in the city, and there are nearly 500,000 people in the city, Tian Chengsi and Tian Yue are good to the people in the city, once the ministry is launched, at least more than 100,000 people can be mobilized to participate in the war, not to mention that there are 80,000 people in the Yuancheng garrison and the tiger army, all of which are elite troops. ”

"How much food is there in the city?" Guo Song asked.

"There is a huge grain cellar built in the city, and the guarantee is 500,000 stones, and there may be some mildew, but it will not be less than 450,000 stones, this is still only military food, and there are about 200,000 stones of official food, plus the people's food in the hands of the people, I estimate that it will not be less than one million stones."

"There will be so much food?" Guo Song couldn't believe it.

"Your Royal Highness, Yuancheng is the capital of Wei, all the feudal towns are the same, concentrate the money and grain you like in your own hands, I don't believe Your Highness to look at other states and counties in Wei, the official warehouse is basically empty, one of my responsibilities is to go to various places to urge grain, and transport the grain to Yuancheng in a centralized manner."

Guo Song walked a few steps with his hand in his hand and said: "Mr. just said that the moat is wide, but it is winter now, the river is frozen, and the moat should not work." ”

Wang Yu smiled slightly: "It is precisely because it is winter that it is easy to condense a layer of ice on the outer city wall, and it is even more difficult to attack the city, not to mention the ice and snow, this climate itself is not suitable for war." ”

Guo Song also felt that it made sense, so he smiled and said, "If Mr. has nowhere else to go, he will temporarily serve as my staff in the barracks!" ”

Wang Yu was overjoyed, and hurriedly got up and gave a deep salute, "Wang Yu is willing to serve His Royal Highness!" ”

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On the battlefield, the Wei army line shrank, Tian Xu really did not expect that Zhu Jun and Li Na would take advantage of the danger and attack Hebei at the same time.

But soon, the Wei army in Weizhou in various parts of the war situation tight, Li Naqin led an army of 50,000 in Xincheng County to defeat Tian Xu's nephew Tian Jifu led by 30,000 East Route Army in one fell swoop, killing thousands of enemies, countless surrenderers, Tian Jifu Cang led less than 3,000 people to flee back to Yuancheng.

And Zhu Zhu also defeated the Wei Western Route Army in Dunqiu County, and Li Wei, the commander of the Western Route Army, led more than 10,000 remnants of the army to surrender to Zhu Zhu.

The east and west roads were defeated, so that the Wei army was sharply reduced, the original army of more than 200,000 troops, now only 80,000 yuan of city guards remained, Tian Xu was deeply panicked, let the people outside the city move into the city, close the city gate, and strictly defend it.

On the morning of this day, Tian Xu discussed countermeasures with Xu Shi in the palace, and Xu Shi said: "Your Highness must first guard against people's hearts, beware of those Tian Yueyu parties taking the opportunity to make waves, and cooperate with the enemy army, and give His Highness two suggestions."

First, strengthen the power of Wei Fengying, so that they can arrest those with ill intentions at any time, and second, the military power should be handed over to His Highness's brothers, sons and nephews, and must not be handed over to generals with different surnames. ”

"How do I defend myself?" Tian Xu was a little anxious, and Xu Shi didn't get to the point at all.

"Your Highness, don't worry, the soldiers will block, the water will flood, as long as the two armies fight, we have the advantage of the city, and we will definitely be able to hold Yuancheng."

Tian Xu was silent, although he was addicted to wine, but he was not stupid, he was eager to know about the defensive tactics, Xu Shi couldn't say anything, just said some empty and useless things, he suddenly realized that Xu Shi didn't know how to fight.

Tian Xu dealt with a few vague words, sent Xu Shize away, he took a few steps with his hands, and ordered his subordinates to say: "Go and invite Hu Sima!" ”

Hu Sima is the former military master Hu Cao, he has always been low-key, and good at financial management, so he has been in charge of the Wei Wangfu Sima, Tian Xu knew that he was a talent, so after killing his brother and seizing the throne, he continued to use him, plus he himself was cautious and cautious, and he did not offend Xu Shize, so he escaped the purge.

Tian Xu couldn't find anyone now, so he thought of Hu Cao, after all, when his father was alive, he used Hu Cao as a military advisor.

After a while, Hu Cao hurriedly came to the lobby, bowed and saluted: "Your Highness has something to do with me?" ”

Tian Xu waved his hand, "Sir, please take a seat!" ”

Hu Cao was a little apprehensive in his heart, and sat down on the side, Tian Xu said: "Now that the situation in Yuancheng is critical, what is the best strategy for the military division to defend the city against the enemy?" ”

Hu Cao had also considered this question, but he just thought about it in his heart and didn't dare to say it, but now King Wei asked him directly, making it difficult for him to answer.

He hesitated for a while and asked, "What is the plan of Xu Junshi?" ”

"He didn't say anything, so I asked Sima, Sima wouldn't have no idea at all, would he?"

"I do have some personal ideas, maybe I am still immature, I am afraid that I will miss the important things of His Highness."

Tian Xu perked up, and hurriedly said, "It's okay, let's talk about it!" ”

"Your Highness, in fact, the defensive conditions of Yuancheng are very superior, the city walls are tall and wide, the city has a large population, and there are huge reserves of money, grain and pig iron, as long as Your Highness makes full use of these advantages, it is not so easy for the enemy army to capture Yuancheng."

Tian Xu's eyes lit up, this is the advice he wants to hear, it has practical content, and it also talks about the key point.

He hurriedly said: "The military advisor is right, so how to make full use of these advantages?" ”

"Your Highness, the key to making full use of these advantages is people, the generals have good command, the soldiers have proper defense, and the people are actively supporting, and these resources can be used."

Tian Xu nodded, Hu Cao was so right, talent is the key!

"Xu Junshi advised me to prevent internal thieves at this time, increase the power of Wei Fengying, and use the Tian clan to lead the army, what does Hu Sima think?"

Hu Cao sighed lowly, if this is the case, Yuancheng will be completely finished.

Hu Cao saw that Hu Cao was not very supportive of Xu Shize's plan, so he asked, "Does Sima disapprove?" ”

Hu Cao didn't dare to offend Xu Shize, so he had to say vaguely: "Xu Junshi's plan is not unreasonable, it's just that at this time, at that time, now to strengthen the power of Wei Fengying, I am afraid that the people will not work hard, Your Highness, in fact, the people of Yuancheng are still very supportive of the Tian family, and hundreds of thousands of people can't monitor it, it is better to actively mobilize them, as for letting the Tian clan control the military power, I don't comment, Your Highness knows better than me." ”

Tian Xu sighed, "It's a critical time, the Tian family is still behind for the time being!" If they had the ability, I wouldn't be in such a mess as I am today. ”

He looked at Hu Cao and said, "Please Sima recommend the general who defends the city, whether it can be used or not, I will consider it." ”

Hu Cao was silent for a long time and said: "I suggest using veterans, they have rich experience, they have followed the old lord to fight in the south and the north, and they know the enemy army very well, and they also know how to defend." ”

"Veteran?"

Tian Xu thought about it, now there are only three veterans left who have followed his father in the southern and northern wars, two of whom were dismissed by himself and sat on the cold bench, and there is also a strange temper Wang Kuan, who he doesn't want to use for the time being.

"Do you mean Fu Lan and Zhao Lun?"

Hu Cao nodded slowly, "It's them!" ”