If you want to talk about the scale of the city, Jizhou is larger than Youzhou, but if you want to talk about commercial prosperity, Youzhou is better.

The biggest difference between the two is that there are many merchants from Saibei in Youzhou City.

Liangzhou is the largest border city in the northwest, and a large number of merchants from the Western Regions enter and exit every day.

Youzhou is the place where the herdsmen in Saibei are most willing to come to trade, and the reason is similar to that of Liangzhou.

When Luo Geng was in Youzhou, no matter how fierce he was to outsiders, he never innocently hurt businessmen.

No matter how heavy the taxes he collected, the merchants from Saibei and the Central Plains still had a place to earn a living.

The herdsmen in Saibei are not the same as those on the Nalan grassland, and the pastures are not abundant in the border pass and the area north of Youzhou.

The herders here are struggling to make a living from the small pastures.

Therefore, they would go into the mountains to hunt every year, and when the Great Chu was prosperous, the skins in their hands could easily be exchanged for silver in the hands of the rich.

At that time, the goods in their hands were not worried about not being able to sell, but only whether the price was high enough.

In the most prosperous period of Great Chu, the more complete the skin, the more expensive it was.

So those hunters, when they hunt, they also try their best not to hurt the skin.

They practiced their archery so that they could hit their prey in the eye with a single arrow, so that they could be sure that a perfect skin would be cut.

After a pair of hands from the tailor, this leather became the golden fur of the dignitaries.

When Li Qi and Gao Xining were shopping in Youzhou, they saw a lot of goods that they couldn't see in Jizhou.

But I didn't see what a businessman should be.

Everyone, whether it was a merchant from the north of the country or a merchant from the Central Plains, no matter what goods they were selling, looked numb.

They seem to just feel that they should be here, rather than that they can make any difference in their lives.

They were sitting or standing, as if they were part of the great city, and they were supposed to exist.

It's just supposed to exist, and it's no different from those stone statues in Youzhou City.

The more I walked around, the less joy I should have when I went shopping, and when I looked at those people, my mood became inexplicably heavy.

And at this moment, Luo Jing is enlightening in the General's Mansion.

At the same time, at the junction of Jingzhou and Liangzhou, on both sides of the Dahan River, Prince Wu's army and Yang Xuanji's army had been facing each other across the river for a long time.

At this point, both sides are in a dilemma.

Entering, it is as difficult as ascending to the sky, retreating, and unwilling.

After Yang Xuanji's army left Shuzhou, he entered Liangzhou, and lost the first battle to Yang Jiju, the god of war of Great Chu.

But at that time, Yang Xuanji didn't feel that he was not Prince Wu's opponent, he was bullying that Prince Wu was already old.

The bully is that the logistics and supply of Prince Wu's army are not as good as him, and the bully is that Prince Wu does not have so many famous families behind him.

What's even more deceptive is that Da Chu's national fortunes will be broken, and the white hair is old and decaying, and he can't bear the collapse of this national fortune with his own strength.

But after confronting each other for so long, Yang Xuanji realized that Prince Wu's undefeated name was not a story made up.

This old man has far less soldiers in his hands than him, and in terms of terrain, he is not as advantageous as him.

When it comes to money, food and materials, and when it comes to interpersonal relationships in this area of Liangzhou, he is not as good as him.

However, in such a situation, Yang Xuanji did not even have a chance of winning.

He racked his brains and exhausted his thoughts, thinking of breaking his scalp in the hope that he could come up with some clever plan to break through Prince Wu's defense.

However, he thought that he had a lot of gray hair, but he still couldn't think of a way.

When Prince Wu attacked, it was the sharpest spear in the world, and when he defended, it became the strongest shield in the world.

Yang Xuanji was uncomfortable, and Prince Wu was actually even more uncomfortable.

Because there is more than one thief like Yang Xuanji in the world, but there is only one loyal minister like him in the world.

He is the best craftsman in this world, and if it is broken here, he will make up for it

, where it is broken, he will make up there.

If it's broken one by one, he can make it up.

But it was broken together, and when it was broken here, it was also broken there, and before I could get there, another place was broken again.

When it comes to white hair, Yang Xuanji's gray hair can't be compared with Prince Wu, who is now full of gray hair.

If it weren't for Prince Wu, Great Chu might have been wiped out ten years ago.

Yang Xuanji thought that this old man could not carry the fortunes of the country on his own, but he forgot that this old man had forcibly continued the life of such a huge empire for ten years with his own strength.

Outside the big tent, standing there, looking at some wooden soldiers, Prince Wu's eyes were full of worry.

Yesterday, I got news that it was Li Brother Hu, a thief in southern Xinjiang, who had led his army to conquer more than 20 prefectures and counties, and most of Yangzhou had been pocketed by Li Brother Hu.

The vanguard army of Brother Lee's rebels is less than 600 miles away from the Gyeonggi stronghold.

It was also yesterday that the emperor had to withdraw the troops originally transferred to Yuzhou to Yangzhou.

The recruits trained by the boys of the Yuwen family turned back halfway through.

The Yuwen family, which had almost hollowed out Da Chu, had now become the most important barrier in the southeast of the capital.

How can this big Chu who is full of holes be saved.

Not long ago, Prince Wu got the news that Emperor Yang Jing had given the thief of Qingzhou the title of king.

When Prince Wu heard the news, he was shocked, and hurriedly sent someone to send a copy of the book to the capital with an expedited 800 li, imploring the emperor to take back his order.

However, he also knew that His Majesty was too difficult.

What can Your Majesty do?

In the spring, Prince Wu got the news that he ordered Pan Nuo, who stayed in Jizhou, to be defeated and killed by Luo Jing in Youzhou, and Jizhou probably had fallen into the hands of Luo Jing.

Jizhou is gone, and Qingzhou is a group of thieves......

Prince Wu's people are in Jingzhou, but his heart is not there.

Jingzhou is located in Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and Yuzhou.

At this time, most of Yangzhou was occupied by Li Brother Hu, Prince Wu was defending Jingzhou, and the juniors of the Yuwen family were guarding the last line of defense in Yangzhou.

The only one that is better is only Yuzhou, and there is Meng Kedi in Anyang City, who is good at fighting, which is a little more reassuring.

"Report!"

A soldier with a message rushed forward, holding a copy of the newspaper in his hand.

General Wu took it and looked at it, and after a while, his face became more and more pale, his body shook a few times, and he hurriedly reached out to support the door of the big tent, and then stabilized his figure.

He took a deep breath and tried to adjust himself, but he couldn't hold back, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fell to the ground.

When he woke up, it was dusk, and he looked outside the tent, and the sky was beautiful, but the earth was not beautiful.

The people of the Cao family sent someone to bring him news as quickly as possible, informing him of Meng Kedi's death.

When Prince Wu saw this letter, he knew that Anyang was finished.

With the courage of Luo Jing, when he heard that Meng Kedi was dead, he would definitely lead his army south.

After Luojing gets Anyang, you can attack Qingzhou and Xuzhou in the southeast, and Yuzhou in the south.

Without Meng Kedi, there would be no one in Yuzhou who was still an opponent of Luojing.

Li Brother Hu pressed from Yangzhou to Jingzhou, and if Luo Jing pressed from Yuzhou to Jingzhou, even if he held Jingzhou to the death, what could he do?

blocked a Yang Xuanji, and couldn't stop the general trend of the world.

"Lord Wang."

A group of generals woke him up and hurriedly surrounded him.

"I'm out of the way."

Prince Wu struggled to get up, feeling a terrible pain in his chest and abdomen.

"Lord, don't move while lying down, the medical officer has explained that the prince wants to stay in bed to recuperate."

"Recuperate?"

Prince Wu shook his head slowly: "Where do I have time to rest in bed, God gives me time, and traitors don't give it." ”

He stretched out his hand, and his men hurriedly helped him up.

Prince Wu put on his clothes, walked to the map and looked at it, it was already a little dark

It was dark, and his eyes were a little dim, and he couldn't see clearly.

"Palm lamp."

Prince Wu commanded.

His subordinates hurriedly lit the oil lamp and held it up to the front of the map, and Prince Wu was just about to get close to the map to take a look, when a gust of wind blew in from outside the big tent and blew out the oil lamp.

Prince Wu was stunned, looked back at the outside of the big tent, and there was no wind again.

"I want to go back to Yuzhou."

Prince Wu let out a heavy breath.

He sat down on the table and looked at the generals around him, each of them was a hero he brought out, but each of them seemed to have no ability to take charge on his own.

They are all generals of the three armies, but they are not handsome talents who can turn the tide.

Prince Wu himself is a handsome talent who can turn the tide, but he can't stop it.

The gaze swept over and over the faces of these people, and finally stopped at the face of a middle-aged man.

"Huo Beiting."

He screamed softly.

Huo Beiting, the general of Zhengsanpin, hurriedly stepped forward, leaned over and said, "Lord Wang, my subordinates are here." ”

Huo Beiting may be the worst martial artist among all the people in this big tent, but his mind is better than others, and he is also one of the few Confucian generals under Prince Wu's account.

This person first went from the text, the official to the fourth rank of the military department, and was appreciated by Prince Wu because he wrote a counterinsurgency strategy.

It has been four years since he was transferred from the military department to his own army.

Prince Wu took a deep breath, as if there was always a lack of breath in his chest and abdomen.

He looked at Huo Beiting and said, "You come closer, I have something to explain." ”

Huo Beiting hurriedly stepped forward, leaned over and said, "Please ask the prince to command." ”

Prince Wu said: "Among the generals, you have read the most and have far-reaching thoughts, and, if I am not mistaken, your hometown is in Jingzhou, Pingkou County, less than two hundred miles away from here." ”

"Back to the prince, the hometown of the humble post is indeed Pingkou County."

"When I return to Yuzhou, I will hand over the defense of Jingzhou's front line to you, and I will say some things you have to remember."

Prince Wu explained: "It will take me about five days to pack up my troops and horses and reorganize my armaments, and after five days, I will lead the troops to retreat at night." ”

"I will leave you 40,000 horses, don't remove my handsome banner, and patrol the city defense every day according to my habits."

"As long as Yang Xuanji doesn't attack, you don't take the initiative to provoke, if Yang Xuanji comes to attack, you defend the city, and he won't be so easy to break."

"You need to remember, don't be greedy, as I expected, after the New Year, the green and yellow are not accepted, Yang Xuanji has no chance of winning, he will retreat, if he retreats, when the armies alternately cover, slowly retreat, you must not lead the army to pursue, watch him go."

Huo Beiting immediately responded: "The subordinates obey the order." ”

He looked at Prince Wu and said, "However, the prince's body ......"

Everyone was worried about Prince Wu, and it seemed that he was indeed a little weak.

This time he returned to Yuzhou, thousands of miles away, tired of travel, he is an old man, I am afraid that it will be difficult to deal with.

"I told you, I'm fine."

Prince Wu looked at the others and ordered loudly: "In addition to the soldiers and horses of the headquarters of Huobei Pavilion, 20,000 troops from my army will be given to him, a total of 40,000 people will defend this place, and the rest of the troops must be cleaned up within five days and return to Yuzhou with me." ”

He stood up on the table and subconsciously looked out the door again.

There seemed to be a whirlwind in the distance, and it turned very quickly.

He looked closely, and the whirlwind dispersed again, and it dispersed in a hurry.

"On your shoulders and mine, you are carrying the Great Chu National Fortune...... Guys, come with me to another fight. ”

He let out another heavy breath.

"Yuzhou is not lost, Jingzhou is stable, if Yuzhou is lost, Dachu ...... Dangerous. ”

After Prince Wu said this, he couldn't help coughing again, he raised his hand and wiped his mouth with his sleeve.

On the sleeves, there are blood stains.

He put his hands behind his back, but forgot that there was blood on the corner of his mouth.