Tuoba Jian and the ministers and generals listened to Zhao Junsheng's report, and they all changed color.

The most worrying thing happened: first, the grain route was cut off! Second, there were changes in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and some people wanted to seize power!

It is not the worst thing that the grain road is cut off, and the cattle, sheep and horses plundered by the expedition army from Rouran are enough for tens of thousands of troops to eat, and there is no need to worry about hunger for the time being, but there is an accident in the country, which is the most fatal.

Tuoba Jian's gloom fell, and he asked when the ministers and generals were discussing in a low voice: "Zhao Qing, is there any more detailed information?" Who else is there besides Du Chao, the king of Yangping? Who are they going to stand up to fight me? ”

Zhao Junsheng clenched his fists and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, there is no more detailed information for the time being, but the minister has ordered someone to collect it!" The minister suggested that the army must be divided as quickly as possible, and it cannot return along the grain road, and the marching route of the division needs to be re-planned! ”

Cui Hao stood up to support Zhao Junsheng's suggestion, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that General Zhao's suggestion is very reasonable, and now although we are negotiating peace with Rouran, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not find an opportunity to attack us, and it is still too dangerous for the army to return along the grain route!" ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Kou Qianzhi, Cui Hui, Chang Ying and other cadres and ministers stood up one after another to express their support.

In this kind of matter, the generals don't have much say in it, and basically can only obey orders.

Tuoba Jian still looked at Baba Daosheng and Tuobana, asking them what they thought, "Wei Weiqing and King Gao Liang, what do you two think?" ”

Tuobana stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the distance along the grain road is the closest, if you want to change the route of the march, you must take a long detour, in general, there are only two left, one takes the route when the East Road Army comes, the other crosses the water of the garden and goes south to Difu Pond, passes through the north foot of Zhuoye Mountain to the southeast to Daze, and then marches southeast through the mountain canyon of Junji Mountain to reach Bigan City, we can get supplies in Bigan City, and then go to Huaishuo Town, and finally go to Da'e Mountain from Huaishuo Town, this route should be relatively safe!" ”

Baba Daosheng arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the minister agrees to take this route!" ”

Tuoba Jian thought for a while and issued an order: "Spread the order to all armies, make a fire to cook tomorrow, and pull out the camp and return to the dynasty at the end of the day!" ”

All the ministers stood up and saluted together: "The ministers obey the order!" ”

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan walked down the mountain side by side.

"Brother Junsheng, what do you think will happen next? Who will ascend the throne over there? Mulan asked.

Zhao Junsheng looked up at the clear starry sky, looked at the lights in the camp at the bottom of the mountain, and sighed: "The situation is not something you and I can control!" Now it seems that we can only do our best to support Your Majesty, otherwise everyone here will not end very well! ”

Early the next morning, the army squad, more than 60,000 soldiers, millions of cattle, sheep and horses, the team lined up for more than ten miles, countless flags of various colors, fluttering in the wind, where the army passed, the smoke and dust went straight to the sky, quite spectacular.

In order to bring back the millions of cattle, sheep and horses that had been plundered, Zhao Junsheng's logistics baggage battalion undertook this task.

According to the battlefield seizures, the captured cattle and sheep should be distributed to the army for food, the captured horses and other property should be distributed by the armies themselves, and the millions of horses should have been the responsibility of the armies themselves, but in order to speed up the march, Tuoba Jian ordered Zhao Junsheng's baggage battalion to take over the task of driving all the cattle, sheep and horses.

Zhao Junsheng didn't have enough manpower, so he could only bring all the Rouran captives in the army to help drive the livestock, and these Rouran captives would return to Rouran with the family delegation when Princess Yanran married a year later, which was also a clause in the peace agreement.

Facts have proved that peace negotiation is still very necessary and useful, at least the army did not encounter any Rouran army during the distance of arriving at Difuchi, let alone be attacked.

The army rested for a day near the Difu Pond, and then continued to set off, marching to the southeast along the northern foot of Zhuo Evil Mountain, in fact, the main army of the Rouran Khanate was hidden in the Zhuo Evil Mountain at this time, only forty miles away from the Wei army, as long as the Wei army went forty miles further south, it would inevitably find the camp of the Rouran people, and then a battle, the Rouran cavalry could not exert the cavalry combat effectiveness due to terrain restrictions, and it would inevitably be defeated and lost, and even the whole army would be annihilated, and the Rouran Khanate might even be destroyed.

It wasn't until the Wei army passed through the mountain canyon of Junji Mountain and caught a few snooping Rouran outposts on the way to Bigancheng, and after interrogation, Tuoba Jian knew that Rouran's main force was hiding in Zhuoyi Mountain.

When he got the report, Tuoba Jian even regretted it a little, if he had gone another forty miles, he was afraid that it would be another situation.

On July 18, the army arrived at the city of Bigan, where there was still a large amount of grain and grass left here by the Western Route Army two months ago, which was just enough for the army to eat.

Here, the army did not continue to advance eastward, and Tuoba Jian convened the ministers to discuss the matter.

In one of Bigan's houses, the civil and military forces were divided on both sides, and Tuoba Jian sat on the main seat, he looked at the ministers and asked, "Zhuqing, where will the army go next?" ”

In order to show the importance he attaches to the generals, Tuoba Jian ordered the generals to come to the imperial meeting, and Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan are also among the generals.

The strategist Yu Ji first stood up and said: "Your Majesty, in order to achieve a surprise effect, the minister suggested that the army continue to march east into Wuchuan, and then go south through Baidaoling to enter Shengle City, use Shengle City as a springboard to attack the defense line of the Jinling camp, and immediately move eastward after breaking through the Jinling camp, and do not give too much time for the people on the Pingcheng side to prepare!" ”

Yu Ji is Tuoba Jian's confidant, he has always been by his side, and he has won deep trust, and after he speaks, no one else dares to express their opinions easily.

Tuoba Jian felt that this was not normal, he was still unclear about the situation of the Jinling defense line, how many people were there in the Jinling camp now? Is Du Chao still in charge? What about the situation in Heijo?

Tuoba Jian asked Zhao Junsheng: "Zhao Qing, how is the news that I asked you to send someone to inquire about Jinling Daying and Heping City?" ”

Zhao Junsheng hesitated, stood up and hugged his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the minister just received the news, but ······ The minister didn't dare to say! ”

These words made the hearts of Tuoba Jian and all the ministers sink in their hearts, and they all had a premonition that the situation might be extremely bad.

Tuoba Jian took two deep breaths in a row, fixed his mind and raised his hand: "Zhao Qing said that it doesn't matter, I will not add guilt, even if the sky falls, I can withstand it!" ”

"Yes!" Zhao Junsheng agreed, and after considering his words, "At present, it is certain that the news of Emperor Daxing's death was discovered by the Rouran people and spread in my Great Wei territory in a very fast way, the purpose is to cause civil strife in my Great Wei, so that Your Majesty can withdraw the army!" ”

"After the news spread, Liu Jie, the Shangshu of Pingcheng, was the first to get the news, and he united with Nankang Gong Di Lin, Youcheng Zhang Song, and Tingwei Fulou Company, and arrested and imprisoned the king of Beiping, Baba Song, before he got the news, and successfully seized the military power of the Pingcheng defenders!"

Subsequently, these people supported Leping Wang Pi as the puppet emperor, and in order to better control the major families and soldiers and horses in Pingcheng, the puppet emperor Pi canonized the prince Huang as the crown prince, and encircled Du Chao, the king of Yangping, and released Ba Ba Song from the prison cell, and won the support of the Ba Ba family! Regarding the news of Pingcheng, the minister is still sending people to investigate, and if there is follow-up news, it will definitely come as soon as possible! ”

"The defenders stationed in Woye Town and Huaishuo Town are left by the Western Route Army, they have not yet defected to the puppet emperor, the minister has sent someone to investigate, although there are not many defenders in these two towns, but there is no problem, Your Majesty can rest assured that you can send someone to take over!"

"In the Guanzhong area, the attitude of the general of Chang'an Town, the leopard and the guard general of Tongwancheng, the king of Changshan, and the general of Zhengxi Tuoba Su is unknown!"

"The Jinling camp is still guarded by Du Chao, the king of Yangping, and the defenders have increased to 15,000 people, and the defenders of the Nantianbao to Da'e Mountain defense line are still the original defenders, and the defenders will be Xue Andu, the former general of Weichen, if Your Majesty wants to wave the Jinling camp, the minister can come forward to persuade Xue Andu to surrender and be loyal to Your Majesty!"

Until Zhao Junsheng finished all the news he received in one go, Tuoba Jian and all the ministers and generals were cast a thick shadow in their hearts, and the situation was extremely grim.

There was no sound in the room until Cui Hao stood up.

"Your Majesty, according to the current situation, the minister believes that some adjustments must be made on the basis of Yu Shizhong's suggestions!"

Tuoba Jian asked, "How to adjust?" Cui Qing said it carefully! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty! The minister thought that he had to solve his worries before marching to the Jinling camp, that is, Tuoba Su, the king of Changshan who guarded the city of Tongwan, and the leather leopard who guarded Chang'an, and Wei Chen suggested sending a man of eloquence to meet Tuoba Su and Pi Leopard and persuade them to be loyal to His Majesty! ”

Tuoba Jian nodded involuntarily, this suggestion is very good, if Tuoba Su and the leather leopard can be convinced, the army can attack the Jinling camp without worrying about the back.

In addition, Tuoba Su is an important minister of the clan, he has always been fair and strict, and he has a very high prestige in the clan, if Tuoba Su can support him, at least half of the important ministers of the clan will support him Tuoba Jian.

Tuoba Jian asked, "I wonder which Qing family Cui Qing thinks can take on this important responsibility?" ”

Cui Hao turned around and looked at the important ministers present, his eyes stopped on the body of the Daoist Sheng, and then he bowed his hand to Tuoba Jian and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen recommends the old minister to the Daosheng, and with his ability, he will be able to persuade the King of Changshan and the Leopard to be loyal to Your Majesty!" ”

Tuoba Jian looked at Baba Daosheng, "Are you willing to go?" ”

Baba Daosheng groaned for a while, and promised with his hand: "Back to Your Majesty, the old minister is willing!" It's just that the old minister is old and frail, and he has no power to restrain the chicken, and he is worried about encountering bad people on the way, and the old minister's death is small, and it is a sin to delay His Majesty's major events, and please send a general to accompany him! ”

"I promised the Qing family, I don't know which general the Qing family wants to escort?"

Baba Daosheng swept his gaze to the list of generals, and his eyes fell on Zhao Junsheng, Zhao Junsheng only felt a chill, and muttered in his heart, this old guy shouldn't declare his personal vendetta, right?

"Your Majesty, why don't you ask General Zhao and General Hua to escort the old ministers, how about it?"

"It's over, it's time to shoot yourself in the foot!" Zhao Junsheng scolded in his heart, you damn old guy, Lao Tzu just scolded you twice in the court, I didn't expect your old boy to hold a grudge like this, why didn't you ask your son to go with you?

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