As if he had committed public anger, he wrote two chapters on a different map for the time being.

Youzhou, the northern city of Hebei, is still so majestic, and the city is still strong, but it is no longer prosperous. Everything prosperous, in the face of war and turmoil, is as fragile as paper, and since last year, it has rapidly slipped towards the abyss of decline.

During the ten years of Khitan rule, Youzhou was at its most prosperous, with a population of nearly 200,000 people. However, in the course of a year, after a series of massacres, wars, epidemics, exiles, and a series of disasters, less than 80,000 soldiers and civilians remained inside and outside the city.

It was the height of summer, the weather was very dry, and a few clouds were shrouded over the city, making the whole city more and more dull.

At the gate of the city, there are many guards, and the garrison is very strict, since the Yan army recaptured, no matter what the situation is, the garrison has not been relaxed. Recently, it has been particularly rigorous, and the people have clearly felt that the Yan army's patrols have been strengthened a lot.

There were not many people entering and leaving the city gate, except for a small number of merchants and ordinary people, more were public transport convoys, officials, and military officials. Today's Youzhou City has become more and more transformed into a military fortress. Because of the threat of Khitan cavalry, Zhao Yanshou, the king of Yan, was already moving the people under his rule to the two states of Zhuo and Yi in the south. Farming in Youzhou is too difficult. And to support such a city, the army and the people, there is not enough money and food, and the pressure is even greater.

The situation in Youzhou City is somewhat similar to that of Tokyo City, both of which are short of money and food, and lack of supplies. However, compared to Tokyo, Youzhou is obviously more difficult. After all, deep in the heart of Tokyo, there is no threat of war, and there are more or less the towns of Zhujie to support them.

Youzhou, on the other hand, is always facing the threat of war and facing that head-on. In fact, the situation in Youzhou has not been better all along.

Don't look at Youzhou City, but it is really a lonely city. When the danger of Yanshan was still in the hands of the Khitans, they could only passively accept the blow, and the Khitan cavalry could go south at any time. That is, the Hu people are not good at attacking the city, otherwise, Youzhou City would have been broken a long time ago.

The Khitan people obviously did not give up the idea of "recovering Youzhou", controlled the land of Tanji, embraced the dangerous pass of Yanling, and sent light cavalry to the south from time to time to invade, attack the farmland of the people, and destroy production. The Yan army was not very disturbed, and for this reason, the cavalry in the Yan army also suffered heavy losses in the strangulation confrontation of Hu Cai.

In fact, if there was no support from the Han Dynasty, in the case of Youzhou, the Khitans would only need to be harassed according to this law, and it would take less than two years to go down to Youzhou without a fight. It still has to be under the condition that the military and civilians of Youyan are united and help each other.

However, the morale of the military in Youzhou has long been unstable. The people can still flee, there are Zhuo and Yi in the south, and Hebei Prefecture and County in the south are ordered to absorb and resettle. But the army is not, especially those military leaders, landlords and bureaucrats, over the past year, they have suffered heavy losses, and there are already many people who regret following Zhao Yanshou to fight against the Khitan.

"This hell weather, it's been dry for so long, and it's finally going to rain!" Under the gate of the north city of Youzhou, several low-level officers gathered together, and the defenders of the city all looked up at the clouds in the sky one after another, almost wanting to overwhelm the city, and cursed in their mouths. The mood is a little impetuous, just like this impetuous weather and impetuous city.

"I don't know how long it will take to survive these days!" The captain of his life, leaning aside, his tone was depressed.

"How long to stay up? If the Khitans really come south to attack and fight, it is a question of how long you and I can live! Du Tou said indignantly.

At the beginning of the month, according to the report from the northern outpost, the Khitans moved, and thousands of Hu horsemen came from Lingbei and gathered in Jizhou. Such a big movement directly made Youzhou nervous, and he only avoided the Khitan attacking again. Today's Youzhou City is also in an eventful time.

"I heard that the grain harvest failed, and the summer planting was missed, and if it is invaded by the Khitan again during the autumn harvest, I think I will starve this year.....," another officer sighed.

"Hmph, who dares to make me hungry?" Dutou said coldly, looked to the south, and said meaningfully: "We are the barrier of the Han court, fighting bloodily for it, resisting the Khitans, if we can't even fill our stomachs, why bother to work for the young son of heaven in Kaifeng City?" ”

This remark was unanimously agreed by the surrounding officers, and they echoed it continuously. At this time, in the Youzhou Yan army, there was an undercurrent. Under normal circumstances, these low-level officers, where would they understand the Tao behind the Yan army's resistance to Liao, let alone send their grievances to the Han court.

At this time, a cavalry of hundreds of people rushed from the north, the officers subconsciously stopped chatting, and the city immediately became vigilant, the quality of the Yan army was still okay. However, looking at the "Zhao" flag that can be seen in the distance, I can't help but relax a little.

"It's the son of the world who is back!" All muttered.

In the Nanben cavalry array, the leader was a heroic white-robed young general, dressed as a nobleman, who was the Marquis of Youzhou Mabu Army, the Marquis of Lulong, the Observer of Lulong, the Captain of Shoutai, and Zhao Kuangzan, the son of King Yan. This time, he heard about the Khitan's abnormal movements, and led people to the north to inspect the military situation.

It has been more than two months since I went north to Youzhou. After coming north, Zhao Kuangzan quickly entered the role, and with the support of his father Zhao Yanshou, he joined the army and politics. Up to now, he has taken charge of the military administration of Youzhou on behalf of his father, and the most elite tooth army under the festival is also under his control.

There was no obstacle to enter the city, and the cavalry returned to their camp, while Zhao Kuangzan rode lightly to the inner city until the front of the Yan Wangfu. The toothed soldier led the horse and fell to the pedal, jumped down with agility, and entered with the whip in hand.

"Shizi, you're finally back!" A royal official hurriedly greeted him.

"What's the matter that calls me back so urgently?" The pace was fast, Zhao Kuangzan asked.

"Judge Zhang has gone!" It belongs to the way of officials.

On this premise, the first and second leaders of the military and government in Youzhou are Zhao Yanshou and Zhang Li, respectively, and the situation in Youzhou is maintained by these two people. The previous two had the onset of the disease, and it can be said that they were both tired and boiled.

Recently, the illness of the two has also worsened one after another, and they are gradually unable to serve. Zhao Yanshou was strong because of paving the way for his son, and he looked like he was back to the light, while Zhang Li's body was weak and his foundation was poor, and he persevered until now, but he couldn't survive this summer.

Hearing this news, Zhao Kuangzan's brows suddenly froze, and his expression was a little heavy, but he was not too surprised.

"Where's the king?" Zhao Kuangzan asked.

This subordinate official was obviously a confidant, and replied directly in a low voice: "Hearing that Judge Zhang has gone, the king is heartbroken and faints on the couch." The subordinates did not dare to slack off, blocked the news, and sent someone to sue the son. ”

"You guys did a great job!" Zhao Kuangzan praised it, and his steps towards the inner courtyard were obviously a lot more eager.

In the inner courtyard of the palace, in the hall, Zhao Yanshou was lying on the couch, and he had already woken up, and the two maids held a pu fan and shook it gently on his side, dispelling the summer heat for him. At this time, Zhao Yanshou is not too much to describe the withered and dying, and he is not at all as high-spirited as he was when he was invited to the Northern Expedition.

PS: Isn't it the author who wrote Geng's death, why do you all scold the protagonist?

To say something that you may not believe, I didn't feel anything before I wrote it, after all, I didn't think I had any feelings for this character, so I wrote it according to the outline, but after I finished writing, in retrospect, I was a little reluctant.

This feeling is a bit like when Yuan Fang's book was sealed, Princess Taiping, who was reluctant to have a high degree of strategy, but it was not as strong as it was at the beginning.

Sometimes, only when you lose it do you know what cherishing and regret are.

In addition, the protagonist I write about is generally cold and hard-hearted, especially this kind of hegemony type, which is generally more realistic to consider, and it is recommended to abandon the book and evacuate if I can't stand it.