Two days later, 30,000 light cavalry led by Yan Jiancai came to the Nanfeng County station, and the appearance of the camp had undergone earth-shaking changes: wooden piles were built into walls, arrow towers and watchtowers were planted every ten zhang, and soldiers in leather armor patrolled back and forth; The tents were re-placed and became neat and orderly, and the sound of killing on the school field left behind was earth-shattering, and the soldiers were divided into several teams to catch and fight; A little farther away, archers take turns shooting arrows at the archery; In the distance, the yellow dust is billowing and the light rider is training......

The army was stopped outside the camp, and Yan Yancai looked at the weather in the camp and praised: "I didn't expect that these government soldiers still have some appearances, and they can be used for a while to polish and see blood." ”

Jiang Anyi personally greeted him, he and Yan Building Materials are old acquaintances, and they can be regarded as friends in distress. The two laughed a few words, and Jiang Anyi took Yan Jiancai to a leveled land in the southwest, which was the station of 30,000 light horsemen.

Seeing the soldiers set up camp, Jiang Anyi said to Yan Jianjian: "Brother Yan, thanks to your righteous help last time, I owe you a favor." ”

Yan Jiancai said with a smile: "You saved me last time, let's settle it, and we will count it next time." ”

"Brother Yan, can the refugees be resettled when you come?" Jiang Anyi is most concerned about the affairs of refugees, and these refugees are all ordinary people in Huazhou.

Yan Yan said: "An Yong told me your order, and I handed over the excess grain to the county towns along the way, and these counties are all starting to give porridge and relief after receiving the grain." I left twenty people staring at each county town, and those refugees heard that it was your order, and they were grateful one by one, saying that you are a life-saving bodhisattva, and these refugees are not leaving, ready to return to their hometown after you regain the lost land. ”

Jiang Anyi nodded and said, "Thank you, Brother Yan." ”

"Anyi, there are a lot of refugees, and the food can only last for half a month, relying on military food should not be the way, you have to quickly find a way to raise food." Yan building materials are serious and authentic.

Jiang Anyi said: "I have already sent an official document to the court, asking the court to find a way to transport grain, and I have also written a letter to Lord Shiquan of Bingzhou to ask him to help." I have just raided a few grain merchants and obtained nearly 100,000 stone of grain, which should be enough for the refugees to eat for a while. ”

Yan Yan said: "The most important thing at the moment is to rescue Huazhou, when is Anyi going to raise troops?" ”

"I've thought about it in the past two days, there are more than 100,000 garrisons in Huiye City, as long as you are careful to defend the city, it is enough." Jiang Anyi asked people to bring a map, spread it on the ground and pointed, and said: "The court sent 60,000 reinforcements, plus these government soldiers and recruits, but there are only 100,000 people, if you enter the city, you will be trapped by the people of the Western Regions, so I think you might as well be stationed in the area of Huangyuan and Ziyun." ”

Yan Jiancai followed Jiang Anyi's finger and landed on the map, building the terrain in his heart, and sighed: "It's a pity that there is no sand table, otherwise you can see it at a glance." ”

Jiang Anyi continued: "Huang Yuan and Ziyun are only more than forty miles away from Huiye Mansion, and they can be reached by riding lightly in half an hour. The terrain in this area is undulating, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and you are stationed here to roam around, and the threat to the Western Regions Alliance is greater. Moreover, the quality of government soldiers and recruits is worrying, and it takes a period of practice to come in handy. ”

Yan Jiancai thought for a while and said: "The court sent an adult to rescue the Yefu, if the garrison is outside the city, I am afraid that the morale in the city will be low, if the city is broken by the Western Regions army, the adults can not afford to bear the guilt." ”

Jiang Anyi said with a smile: "You and Huang Jifei are stationed in Huangyuan and Ziyun County respectively, I will go to Huiye City, and we should cooperate with the outside to strive to drive away the Western Regions Alliance as soon as possible." ”

To fight a war, you have to obey the general's orders, since this is the boss is Jiang An

Righteousness, Yan Building Materials did not insist, and acted as ordered.

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Wuyang Mansion Assassin Mansion, Assassin Shi Quan Xingqing sat in the second hall with an unhappy face. After Lu Liangzhen was promoted to the secretary of Dali Temple, Quan Xingqing took over as Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, he was a jinshi during the reign of Emperor Xuan, an old minister of the two dynasties, and an official for more than 30 years, with profound qualifications.

Quan Xingqing had a bad impression of Jiang Anyi, and the main reason was that Jiang Anyi was too capable and stole his limelight. Bingzhou is a big state, the history of thorns is a big member of the three products, it is a big state of taxes, and Jiang Anyi was appointed to the history of Huazhou when the tax actually exceeded the state, and the patterns of eating, drinking and having fun were endless, which provoked many rich people in Bingzhou to go to Huazhou to play, which was quite a bit of a taste of poor neighbors coming from behind, which made Quanxing sour and sour. The war in Huazhou and the people fled, Quan Xingqing actually had some secret joy, but he couldn't be an outsider. Which of the officials in the house is not a human spirit, and the words reveal the meaning of derogatory states and states, and the spring breeze at the corners of Quan Xingqing's mouth is always there.

He Xigui brought a request from Jiang Anyi, the envoy of Huazhou, to let the state raise grain and open a warehouse for relief. The official documents of the court have not yet been sent to the government of the state government, and Quan Xingqing still does not know that Jiang Anyi, who is in prison, has become the envoy of Huazhou, and he is silent with a cold face.

Changshi Hu Zhanning said with a smile: "General He, the official document of Lord Jiang's promotion to the post of economic envoy of Huazhou has not yet been sent to Bingzhou. Besides, Master Jiang is a strategic envoy of Huazhou, and it seems that he can't manage the affairs of merging the state, so this dog bites the mouse and is a little nosy. ”

He Xigui's heart was secretly on fire, and the master was eager for the people to bow down and plead, but these officials of the state and the state were in a good tone, only caring about fighting for power and profit, and not caring about the lives of the people. Holding back his anger, He Xigui bowed down and said: "My lord, Lord Jiang saw that the refugees were displaced and there were hungry corpses on the road, so the general of the sect implored the adults that the food consumed by the state would be doubled in the future. ”

Don't drive Gu Yida sneered: "Listen to what you mean, Lord Jiang cherishes the people, and I don't care if the people live or die, it's really nonsense." ”

Quan Xingqing slapped the table and said: "You go back and tell Lord Jiang that this matter needs to be discussed in the long run, and the refugees will be relieved, and I will do it myself, so I don't need Lord Jiang to care." General Ho, please go back. ”

He Xigui really couldn't bear it anymore, took out the gold medal from his arms and held it high, and said coldly: "Lord Jiang instructed the last general, if the adults in the state have any objections, you might as well present the gold medal." ”

The gold medal of "such as my personal arrival" is a legend in the officialdom, and I have not seen it with my own eyes, including Quan Xingqing. The people in the second hall hurriedly got up, Quan Xingqing stepped forward quickly to take the gold medal with both hands, respectfully handed the gold medal back to He Xigui, and led the crowd to kneel down to pay respects, saying "Long live the ministers".

He Xigui stood sideways with the gold medal in his hand and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, is it okay to open a warehouse for disaster relief?" ”

Quan Xingqing secretly hated, if He Xigui took out the gold medal as soon as he came, how could there be such a thing, this surname He was obviously looking at his own jokes, and even Jiang Anyi was annoyed together, Quan Xingqing was angry and afraid, this Jiang Anyi's holy family is really rare, and he replied respectfully: "Since there is a gold medal given by Banzai, it will be like Banzai in person, and the ministers will naturally act according to the order." Please ask General He to tell Master Jiang, and say that I will obey the order. ”

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On the second day of the first month of April, the north gate of Huiye Mansion is full of flowers and trees. The Western Regions Alliance has been besieging the city for more than a month, although the north gate of the "Siege of Sanque Yi" has not been blocked, but the deputy governor of Anxi, Pingzhong, who defended the city, ordered the north gate to be closed half a month ago, and the people were no longer allowed to enter and leave the city. The grass grows and flies in the spring

Quickly, weeds will emerge on the official road in half a month. A hurried sound of hooves galloped across the official road, trampling the grass that grew to pieces.

Seeing the city tower from afar, Jiang Anyi reined in his horse and looked at the Huiye Mansion that had been away for more than two years, Xiongguan was still there, but his mood had changed. Jiang Anyong didn't understand the mixed tastes in his brother's belly, and said excitedly: "Brother Hao, quickly raise the flag." Brother, let's not count this as returning to my hometown, the deliciousness of Qixian Building, I'm hungry to death. ”

The officers and soldiers stationed above the city saw the fluttering flag, and soon the city gate opened, and Fang Shishu, Guan Pingzhong, Hua Sicheng, who was promoted to another driver, as well as Qin Ziyan, Yan Yi, Shi Mingyu, Yu Qingshan and a large number of old people poured out of the city to greet Jiang Anyi.

Jiang Anyi jumped off the horse and stepped forward quickly, Fang Shishu shouted excitedly from a few feet away: "Anyi, you are finally here, the old man has been looking forward to Ganlin for a long time, and he finally looked forward to you." Guan Pingzhong and others also stepped forward to greet them, they were all acquaintances, Jiang Anyong, Liu Yixing and others also stepped forward one after another, and everyone talked and laughed affectionately.

Fang Shishu said with a smile: "The city gate is not a place to catch up with the past, let's go into the city and talk slowly." ”

Entering the city, Jiang Anyi was stunned, only to see that both sides of the street were full of people who rushed to hear the news, and when they saw Jiang Anyi's figure, everyone knelt down and said, "Welcome Lord Jiang back to Huiye Mansion." "Whether it is the gentry, the common people, the soldiers, men, women and children all join in when they hear the shouts, and the shouts resound throughout the Huiye Mansion, and the cheers are like thunder.

The heartfelt cheers moved Jiang Anyi to tears, and he helped up a few old men, Jiang Anyi shouted: "Thank you fathers and fellow villagers, Jiang swears to defend the Huiye Mansion to the death, Anyi will not die, and will never let the people of the Western Regions step into the city for half a step." ”

Of course, not all the people in the Huiye Mansion were happy with Jiang Anyi's arrival, in the Zhenxi Male Mansion in the south of the city, Hua Zheng stood in his courtyard, listening to the cheers like a tide, his face sank like water, and his brows were furrowed.

The second old man, Hua Sheng, walked in and said, "Brother, the court sent Jiang Anyi here." ”

Hua Zheng said angrily: "I'm not deaf, I can't hear such a loud voice." ”

Hua Sheng said in a low voice: "Brother, Han Zhong is still waiting for news at my house, how did you think about it?" Han Zhong is a member of the Han family and a close confidant of Han Yuanshi, and he defected to the Western Regions Army with the Han family. After the siege of the city by the Western Regions army, Han Zhong was ordered to sneak into the city to meet Hua Zheng and persuade him to defect to the Western Regions.

Hua Zheng motioned for his younger brother to be silent, listened to it and heard that there was no movement, and the two entered the lobby and closed the door. Hua Zheng sighed: "If I fall, Qing'er's life will not be saved." "Qing'er, Hua Wenqing, is still serving as the county commander in Duanzhou Juzhong County at the moment.

Hua Sheng said: "Send someone to send a letter to Qing'er, let him abandon his official position and escape, and sneak into Rongmi Country from Qingzhou." Brother, there are so many Western Regions troops outside, how can they defend it just by relying on the defeated remnants of the city, the lord of Rongmi has promised you the title of Marquis of Zhenxi, that is, I also got the earl, and several nephews are all officials, so don't miss the opportunity, take a gamble. ”

Hua Zheng asked, "How many men did Jiang Anyi bring into the city?" ”

", it's just a hundred and ten people." Hua Sheng came to see the excitement and continued: "The army of the court was restrained by the desert people, and I don't think I can send reinforcements, so I can only send Jiang Anyi to cheer up Huazhou." The surname Jiang couldn't get along with our family, so he just took this opportunity to break him down and offered the Huiye Mansion, and the surname Jiang couldn't eat and walked around. ”

Hua Zheng gritted his teeth and said, "You go and tell Han Zhong and let him prepare, and tomorrow the third watch will be launched together with the Hua family to seize the south gate to meet the army." ”