Huaishui is a beneficial river since ancient times, there is rarely the disaster of flooding and bursting the embankment, the Huai River follows the track, unobstructed out of the cloud ladder, plays an immeasurable role in irrigation on both sides of the river, it is to Huaishui both sides have always been the warehouse of grain and rice, and those who get Huaishui can wait if they master the granary of the world.

The Northern Han Dynasty and the Southern Chu successively established the country, naturally it is impossible to let go of this fertile land, the two sides in order to take this area, the sword and the soldier are endless, and because of this, the original good rice and grain warehouse, but it has become a miserable life, the people can not produce, but the two sides of the Huaishui River have become the most miserable place in the world.

A few years ago, the two countries carried out a protracted Qinhuai war, which caused a huge drain on the national strength of both sides, and both were unable to continue to launch offensives against each other.

During the war, the people of both countries fled and were displaced, and when the war ended, under the arrangements of the government, the people who were scattered abroad returned to their hometowns.

The hometown of a scorched earth needs to be rebuilt, which is naturally not an overnight thing, but when the people finally settle down again, the clouds of war swept again, and soon the Qinhuai army began to cross the Huaishui and go north to attack the Han, without the need for the government's reminder, when the people found out that the Qinhuai army fought over, the first reaction was to drag their families and flee again.

At that time, the scene of the Qinhuai War still did not dissipate from the minds of the people, at that time, many people cared about the countryside, unwilling to leave, and some old people who were old, and they were unable to toss, they stayed in their hometowns, but the result was that the villages were razed to the ground, although the Han army looted and burned when they came, but there were also many bandits who took the opportunity to make trouble.

Therefore, this time when the Qinhuai army went on a northern expedition, the people on the banks of the Huaishui immediately retreated to the rear to avoid further disasters.

In fact, after the Eastern Qi Navy Division controlled Huaishui, there were very few people left on both sides of the strait, and there was no need for the mobilization of the government, and the banks of Huaishui were already empty.

The little emperor did not let the people fall into trouble, and sent many officials to arrange a refugee shelter in a hundred miles south of Huaishui, and set up countless tents to accommodate the refugees who fled from the front, and specially dispatched the defensive guards to maintain order.

Huize City is only a hundred miles away from Huaishui, the previous Qinhuai War, once became a shelter for refugees, for which it was once overcrowded, and after the war, the people returned to their hometowns, and Huize City became an unimportant small county as always.

But now this small county town is once again an important place.

After the Qinhuai army went north, in order to ensure the grain and grass on the front line, the grain transport team has always been in an endless stream, and the household yamen led by Dou Kui became the most stressful yamen during the war, collecting grain everywhere, lest the supply of grain and grass in front be insufficient.

Dou Kui knew very well in his heart that although he took refuge in Qi Ning and retained his official position, he had to do something if he wanted the Dou family to really be valued by the emperor.

The Northern Expedition is the most important thing for the little emperor, as long as he leads the household department yamen to fully support the little emperor's Northern Expedition, and shows his talents during this period, he will definitely be entrusted with important tasks by the little emperor in the future.

Dou Kui turned his face with the Qi family and took refuge in the king of Huainan, although his character was not very good, but this person's talent was still there, at least after the Qinhuai army went north, he raised grain in an orderly manner, and there was never a problem with logistics supply.

It's just that after the Eastern Qi Naval Division cut off the Huaishui, the grain route to the front line was suddenly cut off, and Huize City became a place for hoarding grain.

Huize City is a hundred miles away from Huaishui, and there are Qinhuai legions stationed here, the city defense is strong, and it is naturally impossible for the Eastern Qi Water Division to land and go deep into Huize City to grab grain, but once Huaishui is opened and the grain road is reopened, then Huize City will be able to quickly transport grain and grass to the front.

Five or six large granaries were built in the city of Huizawa, which were specially used to hoard grain, and the city gate was heavily guarded, so that ordinary people could not enter the city at all, and as a grain depot, ordinary people could not even approach the city.

Guarding the granary of Huize is the soldiers and horses of the Qinhuai Legion, so the general of the town guard is also the Yixiao Zhonglang General Han Yu who was transferred from the Qinhuai Legion, and Mo Wentui, the right attendant of the household department, is also in the city.

When Qi Ning and Xuanyuan Po came to Huize City, it was already dusk.

When the two entered the city, they were repeatedly interrogated by the soldiers guarding the city and still did not enter the city, and when they sent someone to report, Han Yu sent someone over, and then they entered the city.

When Qi Ning was sent to Eastern Qi, the defense area he passed through was under the jurisdiction of Han Yu, Han Yu and several of his subordinates were familiar with Qi Ning, this time guarding Huize City, Han Yu also brought several of his subordinates together, he sent people over, immediately recognized Qi Ning, surprised, naturally hurried into the city.

Although Qi Ning was blocked out of the city at the beginning, instead of being angry because of this, he was relieved, of course, the stricter the better.

Back then, he killed Xiao Yishui, the head catcher of Huize City, fled from Huize City, and returned to his hometown after nearly two years, but he was quite emotional in his heart.

Leaving Huize City, he was just a little beggar who was in danger, but when he came back today, he was already the protector of the Great Chu Empire.

Mo Wentui, the right attendant of the household department, as the current highest official in Huize City, lives in Huize County Ya, and Han Yu lives in another house next to the county ya, but Qi Ning was taken directly to the county yamen, here Han Yu and Mo Wentui are already waiting outside the main gate, Han Yu saw Qi Ning, hurriedly rushed forward, bowed down and said: "Humble general Han Yu, see Guogong!" "I have already knelt down, and Mo Wenli is also busy kneeling down to pay respects.

Qi Ning raised his hand and said, "Get up and speak!" After the two of them got up, they went straight to the ya, and Han Yu and Mo Wenchui hurriedly followed.

When he arrived in the hall, Mo Wentui invited Qi Ning and Xuanyuan to sit down, and Qi Ning did not hide it, and introduced the two of them: "This is the captain of the giant gate of the Shenhou Mansion!" ”

The Shenhou Mansion does not interact with officialdom, let alone the military, although the two sides do not know each other, but the Shenhou Mansion Big Dipper is famous, at this time, knowing that the person in front of them is the captain of the giant gate of the Shenhou Mansion, Han Yu and Mo Wenrui were a little surprised, and hurriedly got up to salute, Xuanyuan Po also got up to salute, and did not say much.

It's just that before sitting down, Han Yu and Mo Wenrui glanced at each other, the two looked strange, Qi Ning looked in his eyes, and asked, "What is the situation over there in Huaishui?" ”

Han Yu was about to get up and go back, Qi Ning shook his head and said, "Just a few of us, don't be formal, it's convenient to sit down and talk." ”

"Guogong, after the defeat of my East China Sea Division, Huaishui will be completely controlled by Shen Tuluo's East Qi Water Division." Han Yu's expression was solemn: "The Eastern Qi Navy Division has four large warships, thirteen small warships, and dozens of civilian ships that have been converted to military. It is estimated that the current strength of the East China Sea Division should be four or five thousand people, which is not a lot of people, but these people are all elite sailors who have been trained by Shen Tuluo for many years. ”

"The people of Dongqi rely on the water army, and it is natural to have such an elite water division." Qi Ning also looked solemn.

Han Yu said: "The East China Sea Division was ambushed by them at that time and almost wiped out the entire army. Shen Tu Luo used strange soldiers, when General Di led a surprise attack on Linzi, Shen Tu Luo must have expected that the East China Sea Division would block the harbor, so he took the initiative to evacuate the dock, Xin Dadu Governor led the water division to control the dock, and found a lot of grain and grass equipment in the naval camp, only thinking that Shen Tu Luo fled in a hurry and was too late to take it away, these materials naturally could not be left to Shen Tuluo, I wanted to carry the materials on the ship, who knew that Shen Tu Luo was taking advantage of that time to suddenly launch an attack ......! ”

Qi Ning sneered: "Those grain and grass materials are the bait left by Shen Tuluo. ”

"That's true." Han Yu sighed: "The governor of Xin Dadu broke through with a small number of warships, most of the warships were damaged, and the losses were heavy. ”

Qi Ning naturally understands that although Xin Ci is not as good as Shen Tuluo, but looking at the Chu State, no one in the naval army can replace Xin Ci's position, although Xin Ci was defeated in the first battle, but the little emperor obviously still hopes that Xin Ci can be ashamed and brave.

"Guogong, what the lower officials are most worried about now is whether the grain and grass of the Qinhuai Legion can hold up." Mo Wen, the right attendant of the household department, sighed: "General Di led 20,000 soldiers and horses to raid Linzi in Eastern Qi, and the Linzi grain depot is sufficient, so you don't have to worry about the situation over there, but General Yue has 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers under his command, and nearly 10,000 war horses, and the daily consumption is not a small amount. ”

Han Yu nodded and said, "Guogong, the Huaishui is blocked, and the logistics baggage grain and grass cannot be transported through the Huaishui at all. Shen Tuluo divided the naval army into three, one group cruised on the other side of the East China Sea, beware of our East China Sea division going and returning, and the remaining two were wandering on the Huaishui day and night, but whenever anyone approached the Huaishui, regardless of the situation, they would be shot immediately. ”

Qi Ning bowed his head slightly and said: "If you don't get rid of Shen Tuluo, the grain road will be difficult to pass." After a slight pause, he said, "Yes, is there any news of Duan Shao, the prince of Eastern Qi?" ”

"Everyone knows that Duan Shao is not dead, but where he is now, there are different opinions." Han Yu said: "Some people say that he is currently near Linzi and is plotting to gather the remnants to recapture Linzi, some people say that he is in the Eastern Qi Water Division, with Shen Tuluo, and some people say that he ran to Puyang and guarded Puyang City with Ling Huxu." Shaking his head, he said: "There are even rumors that Duan Shao has secretly gone to Luoyang to negotiate with the Northern Han Dynasty and prepare to join forces to deal with my Great Chu." ”

Qi Ning thought to himself that the possibility of the first rumor was very small, the main force of the Qi army was in Puyang, the country was empty, even if Duan Shao wanted to regroup his troops and horses, there would be no troops available, and the 20,000 troops of the Chu State controlled Linzi, so it was naturally impossible to watch Duan Shao regroup his troops and horses, but it was not impossible for Duan Shao to go to Luoyang secretly.

"There is one more thing, the lowly general..... Humble ......! Han Yu suddenly snorted, with a strange expression, and glanced at Xuanyuan Po, but he didn't dare to say it.

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ps: If nothing else, this is the penultimate volume of this book, and there is the last volume, which will end well and not disappoint everyone!