On the third day after entering the city, a horse team entered the Moon City from the north gate, and inquired all the way to Bailiyan's stay, led by Xu Fei.

The old guard at the sentry was overjoyed when he saw that it was Xu Wei:

"General Xu, you are here!"

The old soldier on the garrison was dressed in rags, Xu Yan didn't recognize this person, but his accent was from Xianguo.

"You're the General's bodyguard?"

"Exactly, the general is in the courtyard."

"Quick, lead me to it."

"Huh!"

The old man pushed open the courtyard door and led Xu Wei and others into the hospital. When he came to the atrium when he was young, Bailiyan was playing chess with Jiang Jie.

"General, General Xu is here."

The old man reported, Baili Yan followed the prestige, and looked overjoyed:

"Xu Yan, why are you here!"

"The last general will see the general!"

Xu Yan gave a deep salute, and Bailiyan hurriedly went to help him:

"General Xu, hurry up and excuse yourself. Jiang Jie, go get a few more collapses. ”

"Huh."

Led Xu Yan to sit down, Bailiyan gave him a bowl of hot water, Xu Yan swallowed it all, wiped his mouth and said:

"Hearing that the general was about to arrive, the last general came with people from the gallop. The general has been gone for four years, and I was worried about waiting for it, at first I thought that the general had been martyred, and then I learned that my uncle went south to fight hard, and it was hateful thousands of miles away, and the whip was out of reach. ”

"Alas, it's hard to put into words...... At that time, the situation was extremely dangerous, and it was really helpless to go south. I have heard in the first battle of Yesui, you only escaped more than 1,000 people, most of the rest have been killed in the battle, and the captives are still being searched, but I'm afraid there won't be too many, how many people are still alive? ”

"They are all dead, Song Jin Song Medical Officer is dead, Lu Cheng is seriously injured and died in Yesui, although Wu Deng escaped, he retreated into Feiyun City and fought another vicious battle, Wu Deng also died in battle, and Lu Zhao was lame. Only Jiang Zhan escaped because of his uncle's disappearance and returned to China to meet King Xian. After that, the Xian army was completely exhausted, and it has been retreating in the shuttle, and has not fought again. ”

Hearing the news that everyone died in battle, Bailiyan was extremely sad:

"In this way, the old bottom of the pioneer battalion is gone."

"Yes, it's too miserable, the white-haired thieves have killed too many of our people, and letting them go so easily is really cheap for them."

"There is no way, after fighting for six or seven years, the Central Plains has been unable to support, if I don't go around in the south, the Jin Xuedi people can at least add seven or eight hundred thousand troops to the north within four years, even if the coalition army is equipped with the earth-shaking fire, but the earth-shaking fire has great disadvantages in the rainy days and the plateau, after the Jin Xuedi people have been captured, they have been copied in large quantities, although the power is insufficient, but it is enough to turn the tide of the war to drag on and wait for change, and drag down the logistics of the coalition army."

"It is rumored that my uncle has made great achievements in the south, but is it true?"

"It's not a big deal, it's just a fluke. During our four years in the South, our casualties were also quite large. ”

Bailiyan told Xu Wei in detail about the past, and it was most of the day.

"In fact, many of them are flukes, and the slightest carelessness will lead to the annihilation of the whole army. And these greedy princes, who only know the benefits of gold and silver, and are completely unaware of our hard sacrifices, are chilling to think about. ”

"What my uncle said is very true. The last general heard that when the coalition forces were fighting, there were many things that were plotting against each other. Even if our army is not completely annihilated, it will be plotted by other princes. ”

"I have also heard about this matter, I heard that Sima Shutong of the Song Kingdom was killed by Wang Yanfei's plot, this bastard, he is not dead, but becomes a scourge, God is simply blind."

There are many rumors about Shu Tong's death, but Wang Yanfei's Jin army is to blame.

When talking to Xu Wei, Jiang Jie got unexpected news from the old pawn, and then forwarded the news to Bai Liyan:

"My lord, just got the news, Zhao, Yan, Chen, Wei, and Xu Wuguo suddenly went to the Imperial Guest Office, for some reason."

"Oh, Cao Chi is doing it so quickly, could it be that something has happened in the past two days?"

Xu Wei was puzzled and hurriedly asked:

"Uncle, what did the marshal do?"

"The exact details are not known, but most of them are related to the treasure obtained this time. You've probably heard about the ransom. ”

"I heard that it is said that it is your uncle's handwriting, and the amount is very large."

"It's not just big, all the treasures and goods combined, if it were changed to the Xian country fifteen years ago, the treasury would not have eaten or drunk for a hundred years, and it would not be able to save such a huge amount of gold and silver.

Xu Feng was shocked when he heard the news:

"So much, uncle, are the white-haired thieves willing to give it?"

"Hmph, the Jinxuedi people are rich in gold and silver, this is the wealth of their two counties, and there are dozens of counties in the south, you say how strong their country is. The vassal states only thought that our life in the south would be easy, but how could they know how difficult it was for these gold and silver goods to come by?

By the way, the ladies are all right. ”

"When my uncle had an accident, the ladies washed their faces with tears all day long, and later learned that my uncle was still alive and still uncomfortable. I heard that the armistice was going to be returned to the north, and news came one after another, and I was looking forward to my uncle's return home as soon as possible. ”

"Alas...... I don't know how many heroes and heroes are buried in other places, but we can still return to our hometown, should we be content. ”

"Why is my uncle discouraged, my uncle is the humerus of Xianguo, and there are still many important things waiting for my uncle to do, now it's too early to say contentment."

Bai Liyan smiled bitterly, shook her head helplessly and said:

"Only when we see the pain of death will we know how precious life is, and we should be content to live."

In the last two days, I have had nightmares, and in the middle of the night, I can always dream of those terrible deaths of enemies, slain civilians and children, struggling and crawling in the blood, struggling, wailing, and haunting in my heart, and the tragic situation has always lingered.

In the afternoon, two tables of dishes were made in the pavilion to entertain Xu Feng and others. At the table, I learned from Xu Wei that after the destruction of the Southern Expeditionary Xian Army, a batch of military materials transported by Wei Chiguang fell into the hands of Wang Tan, and the entire 30,000 people a year's military supplies were finally sold by him to fill his pockets.

After Xu Fei returned to Chenling, he learned that it was Wang Tan who colluded with Zhang Jun, the Marquis of Dingyang, and pressed down the matter.

"This scum, sooner or later, kill him!"

"Uncle, when are we going to return to Xianguo?"

"Let's wait for the turmoil to pass, and in addition, the hundreds of thousands of Central Plains people brought back from the south need to go to Xianguo, which needs to be carefully arranged."

"Aren't you placed in the South?"

"No, there are still many Central Plains thieves among these people, and staying in the southern border will be a huge disaster, in addition, you may not know that the rampant thieves in the Central Plains have infiltrated the Central Plains for a long time, and they have stolen countless secrets. Even when we were talking about the martial arts, they knew everything about it. ”

"Since it's so powerful, what do you want to do?"

"You don't know, these people are all people's power, the battle of the south, although the loss of Xianguo is not large, but since the outbreak of the Black Turban Army, it has been almost seven or eight years, the domestic people's consumption is very huge, if there is no foreign people to supplement, the country is not solid in a short period of time, which is not conducive to the future management of the Central Plains.

After these Central Plains people moved into Xianguo, they all moved to no man's land, and after ten or fifteen years of education, their descendants will pay the same taxes as the people of Xianguo. But it will take time, and Xianguo also needs to recuperate. In addition, can there be any discussion in the country about the matter that would have been divided with the country? ”

"Yes, after the news of my uncle's death was transmitted back to China, not only my uncle's mansion, but also the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were talking about my uncle's future plan to borrow troops to kill him and return to Qiguo to claim the king. Uncle, what do you think? ”

"Hmph, many powerful people wish I would abandon Xian and go wrong, but in fact, it will not be beneficial to Xianguo at all, but it will be harmful. In the same way, Ben Hui was the king and hegemon, and with the strength of the country, how could he resist the Jin and Wei countries. King Xian did not dare to take such a huge risk to harm the interests of Xian and help me seize the throne. Take 10,000 steps back and say, Ben will work hard in Yongxing, what is the point of me returning to the country. ”

"So, my uncle is not leaving?"

"Yes, I've never thought about returning to Qi. Although the Xian country is weak, it is more than the Qi country, located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, seeing that the Sun country is about to die, the Xian country can divide its territory, such a good time, what will the country do back to the country. ”

On the way north, Gongliang Xiu hinted inside and outside that he could exchange the land of Sun Guo for the formula of black powder, and Bai Liyan thought about it again and again, thinking that it was profitable.

First of all, black powder is just a relatively primitive explosive agent in the early days, and before the emergence of mature individual firearms and fragmentation projectiles, simple black powder weapons are not a big threat, and other explosives can still be used in the future to create more powerful weapons, such as nitrocellulose, smokeless gunpowder, ammonium nitrate, etc., but this requires education and systems.

Second, Sun Guo and Zhi Guo have a feud, Zhi Guo is still on guard against the Jin State, swallowing the land of Sun State, and the political, economic, and military pressure on Zhi Guo is extremely great, and the main force will be trapped in Sun State's land for a long time to maintain law and order and high pressure, at least for more than ten years. Of course, this time we got a huge amount of money that did not cost much, and it was not a big problem to digest and occupy the land, but what was problematic was long-term peace and stability.

The third is also the most fatal, after the territory of Sun Guo is included in the territory of Zhiguo, Zhiguo will border with Changsun State, there is Changsun in the north, and Jin State in the east, even though Changsun Guo is unbearable, but now there are many long guns and short artillery, as long as Changsun Guo drags Zhiguo, Jin State sends troops from the east and north, and Zhiguo is finished.

In addition, Wei Guo's strong entry into the Central Plains, and the expansion to the east in the future, Zhi Guo, as the hegemon, will be too close to each other, and will inevitably bear the brunt of it in the future, falling into a war of attrition with Wei Guo, which is very unfavorable to it.

Gongliang Xiu has a very clear view of the situation, and Zhiguo's primary problem now is to cultivate and recuperate and restore the people's strength and national capital, rather than continuing to expand the territory and recklessly use force.

But throwing Sun Guo's fat to Bailiyan, Xianguo may also have a hot potato on his back, which Bailiyan is also very clear about, but the difference is that Xianguo will fully implement the new "Land Granting Law" in half of Xianguo west of Dujun in the future to reduce the burden on the people.

The long-term implementation of low taxes in the occupied areas of the Sun State to stabilize the political situation is a political measure that the existing political forces of the Zhiguo cannot implement, and the Xianguo undoubtedly has great advantages, and it is a huge benefit that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and they can be tried.

chatted with Xu Feng for a long time, and Su Fangyi suddenly came to the door around dusk:

"My lord, Mr. Su is here." Jiang Jie said.

"Oh, please."

Bailiyan knew that Cao Chi was cutting through the chaos quickly, and Su Fangyi must have decided the overall situation.