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In the general's mansion rebuilt from the city lord's mansion of Yong'an City, Xu Wenjing was bowing his head to check the construction progress of various parts of southern Hebei on the table, and was generally satisfied. The first batch of grain under his rule is about to be harvested, which can finally relieve some pressure for southern Hebei, which is currently short of grain.

"As long as Guan Qi and they can transport some more grain from northern Hebei, they can temporarily survive until the second crop is ripe, so that they can survive the first half of the year, so that they can hoard grain for another two years, and they will have the capital to start a decisive battle with He Danluo in northern Hebei."

Xu Wenjing is very satisfied with the current situation, as long as he has enough grain and grass reserves under his rule, coupled with the industrial capacity in the Jingwei camp, it is definitely not a problem to recover the entire Jizhou in Dingding, northern Hebei.

"At that time, the worst could stick to Jizhou to dominate the side, learn from the posture of Xia to take Liangzhou's foothold, and ask for the Great Zhou.

If it goes further, it will take the Jizhou Iron Cavalry as the vanguard to step on the Central Plains, enter the Shendu, enter the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and open up the immortal hegemony of the Shu clan as the king! ”

The more Xu Wenjing thought about it, the more excited he became, and in the end, his whole body was even full of blood, but when he saw a secret letter from the Intelligence Department, he couldn't help but look gloomy to the extreme.

"The royal family is really getting more and more vulgar, and such absurd things can be done with a face? Marry the pregnant Cui Yingxin to my general? It's simply the biggest insult to the general, but ...... I believe that the general should know how to deal with it, Qin Mo Yebin is not an idle person, so I don't have to worry about it for the time being, I still have to take care of the southern Hebei side. ”

Thinking of this, Xu Wenjing picked up a black wooden lacquer teacup on the table, opened the teacup and took a sip of water, and was about to give instructions on the next construction matters, when Su Wencan ran in in a panic outside the door.

When Xu Wenjing saw Su Wencan come in, her brows couldn't help frowning, and she hurriedly got up and asked, "Director Su?" Why did you come here in person? ”

"Something is wrong, military advisor!" Su Wencan didn't even have time to salute, and said directly to Xu Wenjing, "There is a big incident in northern Hebei!" ”

Although Xu Wenjing was shocked, he still did not change his face and said comfortingly: "Su Si said slowly, what happened? ”

Su Wencan hurriedly said: "I just received a report from the scouts, Zuo Shuo Guan Qi and they have beaten Yancheng, and now they are surrounded by 30,000 troops in the city, struggling to support them. ”

"What do you say? How so? Xu Wenjing bounced up from the chair, "Didn't you just say that you just let Guan Qi and Zuo Shuo go to northern Hebei to see the opportunity, loot some grain and grass, and give up if there is no opportunity?" ”

Su Wencan said: "Strategist, it's too late to say anything now, hurry up and think about what to do next, right?" ”

After hearing this, Xu Wenjing hurriedly came to the screen where the map was hung behind her, and her fingers followed Yong'an all the way to the direction of Yancheng, and she couldn't help but be shocked, and after a while, she couldn't help but scold: "Zuo Shuo, you bastard!" I'm x you're x! It's a big deal for me! ”

He knew in his heart that even if Guan Qi wanted to take Yancheng, it would be impossible for Zuo Shuo to nod and agree, not to mention that Guan Qi didn't have the ability, it must have been caused by Zuo Shuo's mistaken words before leaving.

"How many people did Zuo Shuo and Guan Qi bring?"

However, no matter what he said, the matter has happened, and even if Xu Wenjing scolds the ancestral grave of the Zuo Shuo family, it will be useless, so he can only think of a countermeasure as soon as possible.

Su Wencan said: "There are 537 people in the Jingwei Battalion, 640 people in the Guan 7 caravan guard, and more than 70 people in our Intelligence Department. ”

"More than a thousand people dare to take Yancheng! If you want to give him 10,000 people, do you dare to fight Shuoyang! When Xu Wenjing heard this, he suddenly rushed up with uncontrollable anger, "Does he know how many enemy walled cities there are around Yancheng?" A hundred miles away is Yuyang Pass, where tens of thousands of Hulan people are stationed, and the surrounding area is Hengshui City, where 8,000 Hunu are eyeing each other, not to mention the surrounding Huzhai of all sizes! Why is this kid so bold! ”

"Strategist, don't get angry yet, hurry up and get an idea!" Su Wencan ignored Xu Wenjing's anger and persuaded again.

Xu Wen thought about it for a while, and immediately said: "Hurry up and summon the generals of the battalions near Yong'an to discuss here, and the military situation is urgent, go to Yuanzhou quickly, and be sure to tell the general that 100,000 is urgent, so that he can return to southern Hebei as soon as possible." ”

"Subordinates obey!" Su Wencan immediately took the order and ran out of the door.

"What should I do?" After Su Wencan left, Xu Wenjing looked at the direction of Yancheng on the map, and couldn't help but look bitter, "Nearly a thousand miles...... Zuo Shuo: What the hell is going on in your head? ”

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In Yuanzhou City, Liu Ce, who had just received this quarter's military salary from Jiang Xun, the governor's mansion, had a comfortable expression.

"No matter how small the mosquito is, it's meat, how much can you take, tsk ......"

Liu Ce looked at the brown booklet in his hand, his face was full of smiles, and then he couldn't help but shake his head when he thought of the news that the royal family had "added money" to him.

"Don't say anything about sending a broken flower and a willow, why do you want me to be a father? Tsk tsk, fuck you, it doesn't matter if you're the daughter of the Houfu or the emperor, where did these broken shoes come from, go back to me......"

Thinking of this, Liu Ce slapped the booklet and walked down the stairs to lead the horses, and just stepped on the stirrup, he suddenly saw a half-white coat flashing from behind the governor's palace.

Liu Ce frowned slightly when she saw it, she naturally knew that the figure was Jiang Ruoyan, she had been hiding from herself today, but she secretly paid attention to herself from time to time, and she didn't know what she was doing.

"It's not like her, what's going on?" Liu Ce was puzzled, but it was inconvenient to think about it, so it was good to keep a certain distance from Jiang Ruoyan so as not to cause too many incidents.

Liu Ce immediately stepped on the war horse and prepared to turn the horse away.

"Liu Ce......" Jiang Ruoyan couldn't help but call out after all.

When Liu Ce heard this, he immediately grabbed the reins of the horse, turned around, and saw Jiang Ruoyan still wearing a white shirt, standing on the high steps of the Governor's Mansion like a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world.

"How can there be such a beautiful woman in this world, I really have only seen ...... in my life" Every time he saw Jiang Ruoyan, Liu Ce would let out such an exclamation.

After settling his mind, Liu Ce immediately bowed to Jiang Ruoyan and saluted slightly: "Miss Jiang, do you have any advice?" ”

Jiang Ruoyan bit her lower lip lightly, looked at Liu Ce, and wanted to ask about the relationship between him and Song Yanran, but she didn't know how to say it for a while.

"I ......" After thinking for a long time, Jiang Ruoyan still mustered up the courage to ask: "Liu Ce, I want to ask you ......"

"General, Hanling urgently!"

At this moment, a small colonel of the Jingwei Battalion in the distance trotted all the way to Liu Ce with sweat on his head, holding a letter in his hand.

Liu Ce smiled apologetically at Jiang Ruoyan, then took the secret letter from the guard's hand and opened it, his brows immediately frowned, and his eyes lit up.

"Miss Jiang, I'm sorry, I need to go back and deal with it personally, if there is any rudeness, please bear with me, and come to the door another day to apologize, say goodbye, drive!"

After saying this in one breath, Liu Ce left Jiang Ruoyan with a stunned face, turned his horse and galloped away quickly outside the city.

Jiang Ruoyan saw Liu Ce's figure disappear, and couldn't help but feel a little resentful: "He...... Just gone? I finally came to Yuanzhou, and I haven't talked to him yet. ”

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"How many days? Haven't you taken Yancheng back yet! What did you guys do! ”

Outside Yancheng, tens of thousands of troops surrounded the city and stared at a big flag on the city tower. The questioner was He Danluo's second son, He Danrong, who was also the commander of the city-capturing battle.

He Danyun only felt that he was extremely aggrieved, Yancheng was actually beaten down by a group of businessmen dressed as the officials of the Great Zhou, you must know that this Yancheng is nine hundred miles away from Yong'an in southern Hebei!

In the face of more than 1,000 officers and troops, his tens of thousands of troops besieged for five days, not only did not defeat them, but also left hundreds of corpses, which made He Danyun really a little crazy.

Zuo Shuo was also ruthless enough, in order to hold the city, he waited for the south of Hebei to send troops to relieve the siege, sealed the north and south gates, and then forced the people in the city to carry all the stones and iron tools to the city wall to resist the large-scale invasion of the Hu people under the city.

For five days in a row, Zuo Shuo and Guan Qi repelled more than a dozen attacks by the Hu people, and the battle fell into a stalemate for a while.

I saw He Danyun with an angry face: "Listen, this Yancheng must be taken down for me!" When have the warriors of my Hulan grassland suffered such a loss! Pass on my military order and continue to attack the city! ”

He Danyun's personal guard on the side hurriedly said: "Young master, the terrain of this Yancheng is narrow, and my army can't use it!" ”

He Dan said angrily: "Yancheng, which is guarded by five thousand troops, is still in the rear of my Jizhou, and it has actually been exploited by a thousand Zhou Guoguan army, and now I am still looking for a bunch of reasons for the defeat of the siege, I really don't know what is the use of my He Dan's family raising your group of waste!" ”

Those Hu people, whether they were Hulan people or other tribesmen, saw He Danyun on fire, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to take a breath.

He Danyun looked at the soldiers in front of him and issued an ultimatum: "I order you to continue to attack the city for me after noon!" You have to take Yancheng down for me before sunset today! ”

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At this time, on the top of the Yancheng City Tower, Zuo Shuo looked at the Hu army in the distance from behind the battlements, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and said to himself: "This time it seems to be a big ......."

Guan Qi on the side was also a well-made iron armor at this time, holding a three-foot Qingfeng arrow in his hand, and he looked completely devoid of the merchant's philistine, so he had a bit of a military general's demeanor.

When he heard Zuo Shuo say this, he comforted: "It's okay, I believe that the general and the military advisor will definitely find a way to come and meet us." ”

Zuo Shuo pointed to the black clouds outside the battlement, and said nervously: "Guan Qi, do you say that I will do this wrongly?" Isn't this a bit too big? ”

Guan Qi said with a smile: "It's too late to say anything now, what we have to do is to guard until the generals and they arrive." ”

Zuo Shuo nodded, and said to Guan Qiqi again: "I said Guan Qi, I'm really strange, you said that you are a businessman who has learned to mix with the army?" Aren't you afraid of dying in vain?"

Guan Qi smiled wickedly: "Since I am a businessman, it is naturally based on profits, and the benefits given by the general are enough for me to fight with my life, not to mention that I Guan can kill a few Hu slaves to reduce the sinister of my people in Dazhou, which is also a great joy in life, why not?" ”

"Oh?" Zuo Shuo said again when he heard this, "I still don't understand what kind of benefits make you so eager that you are willing to give up your life?"

Guan Qi still smiled and said nothing, and turned to him: "Mr. Zuoqi, I see that the Hu people outside will soon come to attack the city again, so it's better to take precautions as soon as possible......"

Zuo Shuo looked at the smoke rising from outside the city wall, sighed and said, "It seems that this time it is really bigger." At the same time, I couldn't stop praying in my heart: Generals, military advisors, you must come quickly to relieve the siege.