The collapse of Mount Tai, even if you can not change your face, but most of them are already unintentional.

It can only be said that although Li Xueyan's courage is commendable, this olive branch is thrown at the wrong time. At this moment, Qin Mubai's mind is full of his father, war, and the Garqin Mausoleum, and even Wu Meiniang and Princess Gaoyang have temporarily taken a back seat, and it is indeed difficult to find another place to accommodate Li Xueyan.

Li Xueyan left quietly, and Qin Mubai stayed awake all night.

The general strategic line and specific tactical arrangements already had a rough prototype in his mind. Now, the biggest variable is the soldiers and horses that are pinned down on the first line of Gaochang, Puchanghai and Yuyang Erguan. There, most of the main elite divisions of Lanzhou were assembled.

Now, from a general strategic point of view, the focus is, of course, the contest between Dafeichuan and Golmud. But in fact, the main force of Lanzhou, which was pinned down and divided by that brigade, was the key to the situation of the war.

Qin Mubai felt that the biggest sorrow at this moment was that the success or failure of his father's men and horses was unpredictable, and life and death were uncertain. knew that this was the case, why did he go back to Chang'an and become a bird, but he got into a lot of trouble in Chang'an, and Lanzhou also fell into a rather passive trap.

This can't blame the emperor or Qin Shubao and Qin Mubai himself. No one would have imagined that Gar Chinling's trap would continue like this. Shrewd veterans such as Li Shimin and Li Jing may not have seen through the traps and stakes now. Otherwise, when they were in Chang'an, these two old military gods would definitely be wary and prepared.

In this way, Garqin Mausoleum is really a character! The depth of his city, the ruthlessness of his mind, and the good view of the overall situation are really rare.

"He's better than me!" Qin Mubai took a deep breath and spit out sullenly, reluctantly admitting this fact, but thought again, "But only by defeating an opponent stronger than me is it more interesting, isn't it?" ”

At dawn, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion beat drums and gathered. Qin Mubai issued a general order, and the Lanzhou military parade was full of martial arts. And from now on, it will enter a state of emergency combat readiness.

Lanzhou, where the people's customs are fierce and the military style is prevalent, has not become panicked because of "war preparations." Except for some merchants who quickly withdrew and left the state city, the other local soldiers and civilians were all enthusiastic. Although most of them do not know what the situation is and what kind of battle they are going to fight, they are already fully mobilized, and all of them are actively preparing for war.

Lanzhou is a military town with a long history, and people are used to war, just as the people of the Central Plains are used to peace. Moreover, since the father and son of the Qin family came here two or three years ago, the hearts of the people have been completely twisted into a rope, and as long as the battle order of the Governor's Mansion is given, the morale of the army and the people will be high!

"Governor, conscription! As long as you wave your arms, Lanzhou can get tens of thousands of strong knights in an instant! "To Hou Junji below, more than half of the generals came to persuade him, "Longyou horse herding supervisor has his own good horses, and the strong man Hu rider in Hexi is born to be an excellent cavalry, gather together and train a little, you can go into battle to kill the enemy!" ”

"There's no hurry." Qin Mubai was calmer and more indifferent than they imagined, and responded, "Now that there is no abundance of money and food, there is a shortage of armor, and I can't feed or arm my men and horses." ”

"Why didn't the Metropolitan Governor ask the court for such a thing? I'm going to take it to the battlefield to kill the enemy, not to boil it and eat it! I don't know who stabbed this sentence out in a daze.

Qin Mubai glanced at Na Jiang Zuo and did not respond. The general Zuo felt speechless, and obediently retreated, not daring to say anything more.

Hou Junji smiled coldly, and said in an urn voice: "We have sharpened our knives and guns here, washed our necks, and are ready to charge into battle to fight for our lives, and some birdmen in the court may still be aiming at us with bows and crossbows behind our backs." Want money, food, and armor? You're naïve! ”

"Hugh more! Those who dare to bewitch the public and disturb the hearts of our army will be engaged in military law! Qin Mubai snorted, Hou Junji sneered and pursed his lips, and then stopped talking.

"Pass my general's order, from now on, the whole army will be on the hour, loading grain and grass, practicing every day, and ready to go out at any time! Except for some of my relatives' Yifu Yue cavalry, the rest of the soldiers and horses were handed over to Hou Junji to lead and deploy! Ten cuts and twenty-four forbidden military orders and military regulations are strictly implemented according to wartime standards! Assassin Shi Xiao Liang, the governor's logistics supply and people's livelihood comfort, no military-civilian conflicts and disturbance incidents shall occur during the war, and the city will be more vigilant! ”

"No!" All the generals received the order together.

"Newspaper—"

At this time, the doorman came to report that the people of many prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of the Lanzhou Governor's Office had spontaneously selected more than 10 representatives of industry, commerce, agriculture and animal husbandry to come to the Metropolitan Governor to ask for a special visit, and they had come to donate a large amount of money, food, clothing, quilts and other things that the people had raised spontaneously, and they were willing to ask the Metropolitan Governor to accept them.

Qin Mubai thought for a while and said, "If you accept them all, you will treat them as borrowed villagers!" However, it must be registered in detail and reimbursed by the Governor's Office after the war! ”

In the hearts of the generals, they were both relieved and annoyed. The relationship between the military and the people in Lanzhou has always been excellent, and the Tang Dynasty has an excellent "mass base" here. Annoyed...... In the past year, the imperial court has only given Lanzhou tens of thousands of grains and grass, which is not enough to stuff the teeth, and when it comes to the crisis, it has to ask the people for money and grain. If it weren't for the rapid development of industry, commerce, agriculture and animal husbandry in Lanzhou before, it would be difficult to catch up now!

"Our Datang sits on the rich world of Kyushu, Cangqiao is rich in singing and dancing, and the grain stored in Taicang alone is enough for hundreds of thousands of troops in the Tang world to eat for 30 years! Why are you so stingy with our Lanzhou army? It's infuriating! "A lot of people are complaining.

"Whoever dares to say more, the military stick will wait!" Qin Mubai shouted angrily, "The battle is imminent, do you still have the heart to think about such trivial matters? Let's think about how to kill more enemy chiefs! ——It seems that you are waiting for such a rat's eyes and small belly chicken intestines, which really loses the demeanor of my Kansai Iron Army! ”

The generals suddenly looked ashamed and promised to say more.

Hou Junji glanced at the generals present and said, "The young marshal has learned a lesson. Even if someone points fingers and pokes at the yin and yang weirdness behind our backs or even conspires and calculates, we don't need to pay attention to it! - Have you ever seen a lion and a tiger catch crickets in the haystack, brothers? Although that guy is extremely noisy and annoying! The so-called plan for his position, we are responsible for leading the troops, and we only need to carry out the military orders and charge into battle. The rest of the things are the young marshal's own ideas, and I believe that even if the young marshal smashes the pot and sells iron, he will definitely not let the brothers go hungry and fight. This time, even if we fight to the last drop of blood, we must play the backbone and majesty of the Kansai Iron Army and show the world to the world! ”

"Good! General Hou said it well! The generals were suddenly encouraged by their ambitions, and a few big bosses shouted loudly, "Yes! Fight the backbone and majesty of our Kansai Iron Army! Let the world see it, and it is also a slap in the face of those insidious birdmen! ”

Qin Mubai shook his head helplessly and smiled, Hou Junji has led the troops for many years, uniting the army and boosting morale This is his forte, just a few words made these fighting men enthusiastic, and he naturally integrated into this team. However, looking at the situation in front of them, the soldiers in Lanzhou are also somewhat aware of some contradictions between Lanzhou and the imperial court, otherwise these generals would not be so angry, and they would have to slap "some sinister birdmen".

The public is angry, Qin Mubai doesn't want to blindly play strong, let them know that it is not necessarily all bad at all, at least everyone has a psychological number.

After the military parade and drill, Qin Mubai went back to Qiongyu Villa. first slept alone to make up for sleep, and then called Wu Meiniang and went straight to him to ask for money and food.

Wu Meiniang's expression and eyes were difficult to hide her embarrassment. But she finally smiled and nodded, "I will find a way, do my best!" ”

"With your eight words, I am relieved." Qin Mubai held her hand and patted it gently, and said with a smile, "I know that you have been very busy recently, and you have been running the newly developed Qiongyu Villa, and most of the little money you have earned has been transferred to Iron Valley. Now, the Iron Valley side can slow down a little and mainly fund my army! ”

"I understand." Wu Meiniang nodded lightly and said, "I have just prepared sixty-four letters, ready to inform all the caravans I sent and the branch numbers of the commercial houses in various states and counties, and order them to transport any copper plate and grain they can save to Lanzhou from now on." We ourselves, as long as we can eat and cover our bodies, and the business bank will not go out of business! ”

"Thank you......" Qin Mubai took a long breath and said.

"Why say thank you, isn't it superfluous?" Wu Meiniang smiled, "I never said thank you to you." ”

"Heh-" Princess Gaoyang on the side was not happy, and snorted, "You two actually flirted and scolded me in front of my concubine, when I don't exist?" - Mu Bai, you're going to do something big, why don't you have anything to do with me? You're too biased and look down on people! ”

"If you want to compete for favor, you don't have to fight like that, right?" The two laughed together, and Qin Mubai said, "What I lack most now is money and food, what can you do for me?" ”

"It's not easy, I'll ask my father for you!" Princess Gao Yang replied without thinking.

"Don't make a mess!" Qin Mubai immediately interrupted her and said, "If you can ask for it, I can't ask for it?" ”

"......" Princess Gaoyang was stunned, blinked her eyes a few times, nodded thoughtfully, and said, "That's right." If you could, you would have asked for it, so why should it be my turn? …… Mu Bai, what's going on? Father, there's no reason to do this to you! He has always been very trusting and supportive! ”

"It's hard to say, don't blame your father." Qin Mubai said, "Let's not discuss it now." I'll be very busy from today, and I may not have much time to be here. Ling'er, Mei Niang, you try to go out as much as possible and stay in the villa more, and take care of yourself. ”

"Hmm......" the two girls responded together.

Princess Gaoyang pursed her lips, her face was a little displeased, and she snorted: "I've been in Lanzhou for a long time, and the days you have been with me can be counted on one hand." Mu Bai, when will you stop being so busy? ”

"After cleaning up Gar Chinling, I won't be so busy." Qin Mubai said with a smile.

"Hmph, who believes you......" Princess Gaoyang's mouth turned up, and she snorted, "You're always busy with your big things like this!" When you finish cleaning up what karma, what kind of qin, what kind of karma, there are always endless cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods are constantly dangling in front of your eyes, how long do you want to 'clean up'? Don't forget, in addition to being a courtier and a general, you are also a son, a husband and a father! ”

"Father?" Qin Mubai asked in confusion with Wu Meiniang.

Princess Gao Yang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Could it be ...... Won't we have children in the future? ”

"Ling'er, are you pregnant?" Qin Mubai asked while subconsciously looking at her stomach.

Princess Gao Yang hurriedly covered her stomach, and her face turned a little red: "No, no!" ”

"The last time you left Chang'an, you told me that you might be pregnant, but now, do you have the illusion you had at the beginning?" Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing.

"Delusion! …… It's just a delusion! Princess Gaoyang was embarrassed, and cried out with a flushed face, "Don't ask!" - Mei Niang, you are not allowed to laugh! You've done so many more bad things than I do! You're not pregnant, how could I have! ”

"......" Qin Mubai was speechless and amused, and said, "Don't argue, I've been too busy lately, and my luck is not too good - wait, you will all give birth to ten and eight cubs for me!" My old Qin family, I can count on the two of you to grow up and spread out! ”

The second daughter was ashamed and annoyed, glared neatly as if they had discussed, and scolded: "If you are a pig, neither are we!" ”

"Haha!" Qin Mubai laughed, kissed the two of them on the cheeks, and said, "I'm very sorry for the two ladies, I have to go back to the Governor's Mansion soon." If I have free time in the evening, I will accompany you! ”

"Go, go, let's be poor and wild here!" Wu Meiniang shook her head and smiled.

"If you don't show up and don't come, I will send someone to tie you up alive and carry you to Qiongyu Villa!" Princess Gaoyang said with hatred, "Regardless of your millions of soldiers and thousands of generals in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, this princess doesn't take them seriously!" ”

"Well, you cow! You are even better than the ancient famous generals who took the head of the general in the million-dollar army! Qin Mubai walked away with a smile and said, "Don't accompany you, two baby ladies!" ”

"This guy ......" After Qin Mubai left, Wu Meiniang and Princess Gaoyang looked at each other warmly and helplessly and smiled, and couldn't help but shake their heads.

"Princess, in the future, your mouth will be tighter, you almost missed your mouth just now." Wu Meiniang said softly, "Mu Bai is such a delicate person, if he hadn't been here just now, he would have noticed something strange!" ”

"Oh...... I was negligent, I will pay attention to it in the future! Princess Gaoyang nodded.

"Hey, that's a shame for us! After all, it is also Mu Bai's blood and bones, and it is also your and my relatives! Wu Meiniang shook her head and sighed.

Princess Gaoyang gritted her teeth with her teeth and claws, "It's all because Mu Bai is hateful!" I love to mess with flowers and grass outside, and my ass is full of romantic debts! ”

Wu Meiniang shook her head and smiled, and was silent.

A few days later, thousands of miles away, the Yumen Pass.

Looking at the Xiongguan not far in front of him, the banner was in strict order and orderly, and a team of Tang cavalry came from afar to greet him, Su Dingfang let out a long breath. Looking at the soldiers behind him with deep eyes, they seem to be extremely tired. For several days and nights, each man was equipped with three horses to take turns. Now the horses have all lost their weight, and the soldiers have lost their shape.

"General Su, we finally arrived ahead of schedule! It seems that there has been no mistake in Yumen Pass! The lieutenant behind him gasped with relief and said, as if his breath was a little insufficient.

"Thankfully! Otherwise, we won't be able to go back and explain to the young marshal and the soldiers and civilians of Lanzhou! Su Dingfang took a breath of air, and shouted in a voice like thunder, "Pass my general order, quickly enter Yumen Pass to take over the city defense!" People don't take off their armor and don't get off the saddle, and they are ready to fight at any time! ”

"No!"

"Quickly pass the order of the young marshal to General Puchang Haixue! From now on, Yuyang Erguan and Puchanghai are each other's horns to rescue, and every inch of land will be fought for and the enemy will be killed! Our army is stationed at the second pass, and there is no room for a moment! Otherwise, it's all buried here, and you don't have to go back! ”

"No—"

The sonic boom in the sky, the clouds are running!