Although the terrain near Huaiqing Mansion is also narrow and dangerous; But compared to the Five Elements Mountains they had just passed, they could already be called flat and open. Along the way, the density of farmland has also increased at a rate visible to the naked eye; Therefore, according to Chen Ziling's speculation, there must be many villages, towns, prefectures and counties gathered nearby.

For Chen Ziling, the current low morale of the Qin army and the lack of food and grass are all big problems that must be solved before the siege of the city. In that case, simply give them a three-day vacation and go to a nearby village......

In addition to arsonizing the army to grab food, Chen Ziling's move has another layer of intention.

The enemy soldiers are fierce and brave, and the morale of the army is now high, and they cannot compete with them for a short time. But if he scattered his nearly 100,000 soldiers; They would immediately turn into small forces of hundreds or thousands, and they would be chaotic around Huaiqing Mansion in an irregular manner.

At that time, the people of Zhongzhou Road were slaughtered, and the villages, towns, and counties were all turned into a scorched earth; Can the Northern Yan guard, who has outstanding martial arts, still sit in peace and guard the city?

You must know that between Huaiqing Mansion and Shendu Luojing, there is only one Yuhe moat; Although they can't help each other, what tragedy happened in Huaiqing Mansion will definitely be seen by Luo Jing. If the enemy general chooses to turn a blind eye, then the popular will that has now fallen to the Northern Yan Dynasty will also be offset by the atrocities of the Qin army, and the two sides will return to the same starting line.

But if the enemy guards go out of the city to quell the chaos, then these Qin soldiers who are making chaos everywhere will be enough to make the few troops in Huaiqing Mansion exhausted all day long. Furthermore, when it comes to the encounter of small forces, whether it is the number of troops or the combat effectiveness of individual soldiers, the tiger and wolf division of the Qin army will definitely suppress the Zhongzhou soldiers!

Regarding the matter of arson soldiers grabbing grain, Chen Ziling's attitude has changed from a last resort at the beginning to a "borrowing strength" today; It seems that as long as everything is precedent, it is not so easy to take it back......

Unconsciously, Chen Ziling had put away the brilliance of human nature and began to plan how to pull Cai Ning and even the Northern Yan Dynasty down the quagmire. And that night, outside the north gate of Bingzhou City, the capital of the Three Jin Dynasty, a fat young merchant also walked.

"Open the door! Open the door! ”

Due to the annexation of the city at this time, it was in a state of war; Therefore, the officers on duty in the city were not from the city guards of Bingzhou City, but the personal guard battalion that followed Zhou Chang'an. The guards in charge of tonight's duty were napping in the castle tower; At this time, when he heard someone calling for the door outside the city, he immediately got up like a predatory cheetah, picked up his longbow, and quickly ran out of the castle tower.

When this person came to the city wall, he took out three rockets casually, ignited them with a brazier, and went straight to the black shadow under the city......

"I'll go to your uncle's ......"

Don't look at this person's fat body, but his movements are extremely sensitive; He saw three fires coming one after another, in the shape of a zigzag, and immediately lay down on the ground, and rolled on a lazy donkey; In this short moment, he rolled out four or five positions away!

"Don't bother, the rocket is for lighting, and it didn't run for you at all! Whoever comes, report the name! ”

"Bah, what a obscurity...... In the future, it is better to say this before archery! Tell you in charge, the envoys of Youbei are all back to ask for a meeting! ”

"Got it, stay out of the city."

A moment later, a group of longbowmen with torches in their hands, escorting a middle-aged man in a hood, slowly walked up to the tower:

"The people under the city, but the servants of the Northern Rite Department are returning?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm really in a hurry, hurry up and open the door!"

"At the moment, the war situation is urgent, and I am afraid that enemy spies will infiltrate the city. Ben Shuai can't see the appearance of the honorable driver, so he won't open the city gate rashly! You take a few steps forward so I can see clearly......"

Qi Hui listened to Zhou Changfeng's gentle tone, his eyes rolled, and he quickly retreated:

"Zhou Changan, you don't come to this set! I have come today to give you a great benefit. If you don't want to, then I'll turn around and leave! ”

"What? Who's transporting food again? Do you want to cut me halfway? Archers, shoot them over with random arrows, live or die! ”

"Okay! Yes! Zhou Laosi, you can really do it! Cross the river and tear down the bridge, unload the mill and kill the donkey, and beat the monk after reciting the scriptures! You wait for me! ”

"Wow! You're still quite reasonable! Someone, bring me a living one and send it to my study! ”

After Zhou Changfeng finished speaking, he flicked the sleeves of his robe and walked down the city tower with twenty longbowmen who had not fired a single arrow. And the military advisor Zheng Qian smiled and arched his hand towards Qi Hui under the city, and then waved his robe sleeves vigorously, and also turned around and followed.

In the next instant, Qi Hui was put down by four strong men who jumped out of nowhere; In the blink of an eye, he was tied up and tied to a pole. These four strong men walked into the north gate of Bingzhou City one by one, as if they were carrying a mouthful of pigs.

After another quarter of an hour, Zhou Changan was already dressed and walked triumphantly in front of Qi Hui:

"Tut-tut...... Come back, go back, I thought I wouldn't see your fat face in my life, this is really a meeting between mountains and rivers! For the sake of you throwing yourself into the net today, I will give you another chance to speak, what are your wishes before you die? ”

At this moment, there are only four people in the study room of the Governor's Mansion in Bingzhou City. The fourth prince Zhou Chang'an, the military advisor Zheng Qian, the governor of the Three Jin Dynasty Wang Kenong, and Qi Hui, who had just been loosened and removed.

Zheng Qian frowned tightly at this time, holding an account book, repeatedly checking something; Wang Kenong, who looks like a martial artist, straddles the armrest of the circle chair with his right leg, opens his big mouth and faces the sky, and sleeps with a snoring sound like thunder; Only the fourth prince, Zhou Changan, with a sneer on his face, kept circling around the "enemy"; Looking at his energetic appearance, I'm afraid it's still a long time before we talk about business.

"Don't make trouble, Lao Tzu is also a minister of the Northern Poor, you can't kill me."

"Yes, that's right. But I'm going to throw you out of the city, and I'll do it again; After that, he told Emperor Xingping that it was said that Qin Jun was injured by mistake, and it didn't seem to be a problem, right? ”

"Fourth prince, you are laughing; In a situation like this, could I come to you alone? ”

"Then the people you brought can outrun Lao Tzu's Chiwu?"

"I don't know, try it? ……”

“……”

Zheng Qian listened to the chatter between the two, and only felt that his mind was full of annoying mosquitoes. He slapped the ledger on the table with his backhand, coughed lightly, and said angrily:

"Ahem! Get down to business. ”

Zhou Changan glanced back at Zheng Qian, twisted his head slightly, then looked at Qi Hui in wonder and asked:

"What an evil sect! The hand you play borrowed the chicken to lay eggs, and you played smartly, and I, Zhou Changan, also recognized this planting. But since you took such a big advantage from my Beiyan, why didn't you hurry back to Youbei? Could it be that I Beiyan people are all soft persimmons and can be kneaded at will?

Qi Hui shook his head again and again, and said in a very formal tone:

"The fourth prince misunderstood, I borrowed the chicken, but I didn't eat the egg! And Qi came alone today to solve this matter. ”

"Well, after all, the two norths are in an alliance at the moment, and if there is a disagreement, it must be resolved. In my opinion, it is better than this; Take all the grain, I don't want a single grain; As for the siege equipment, you Youbei and the Mobei people are at war, and you don't need to attack the city at all! Since you don't need it, let me stay. Well, it's not bullying you, is it? ”

"Magnanimous and reasonable! It's a pity that you said it was a little late, and I had already taken off that batch of ordnance! ”

"Impossible! Looking at the world, there are sufficient financial resources and needs, and the people who can eat such a large batch of ordnance, in addition to listening to themselves, are only the rebel Zhou Changfeng! ”

"The fourth prince is as wise as a torch, what you said is right, I sold that batch of ordnance back to the Qin army."

When Zhou Changan heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Qi Hui and smiled; Zheng Qian frowned, knowing that Zhou Changan had made a killing move, but he didn't say anything; On the contrary, Wang Kenong, who had been snoring, suddenly woke up at this time.

He reached out and wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and pulled out a short dagger hanging from the side of his boot with his backhand; Then he strode forward, slammed his knee on Qi Hui's leg socket, and reached out to catch the opponent's chin with his left hand, and put the dagger against Qi Hui's neck with his right hand:

"Do it here? Or go out and do it? ”

Zhou Changan's eyes already revealed a breathtaking coldness; He just wanted to raise his hand to stop the irascible Wang Kenong, but instead he was robbed by Qi Hui's series of words:

"Nankang's Di Ting has already taken care of himself, and the Qin army's grain, grass and ordnance have also been cut off! I sold some of the grain and ordnance to the Qin army just to squeeze out their last drop of oil and water! ”

Hearing this explanation, Zhou Changan's expression was stunned, and the murderous intent that permeated his body instantly disappeared invisibly; Zheng Qian, who had already put away the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and planned to avoid the bloody scene, also sat back in his place with great interest, and even pinched a piece of hibiscus cake and padded his stomach with tea!

"Interesting, let him go!"

"Baili, I think it's better to do it, right? It's clean. ”

"Let it go, I still have something to ask him."

Qi Hui's snatching of white, although the explanation is not clear; But for Zheng Qian and Zhou Changan, it was enough.

If Di Ting really fell into civil strife and had no time to take care of the battle of Qin Yan; Then, with the grain stored in the land of Sanqin itself, it can indeed be maintained for a period of time; But the siege equipment produced in the Heavenly Machine Workshop could no longer be replenished.

If there is no grain and grass, Zhou Changfeng can still import it from the big food merchant at a high price; But if there is no supply of ordnance from the Tianji Workshop, then even if they succeed in hitting Yanjing City, what can Zhou Yuanqing do?

Therefore, for this batch of goods that Qi returned to get rid of, Zhou Changfeng didn't even pay back the price, so he ate all of them at a high price.

Why do people eat, because they are hungry; The reason why Zhou Changfeng ate this batch of ordnance was also because he had not given up his plan to continue the expedition against Northern Yan.

In other words, he will also recruit troops again and send a third line of reinforcements!