"The towers in the Hanging Fortress City are constantly shining... This is the case for both nights? ”

"Yes, Prime Minister, the Nanda camp guard looked through the clairvoyant mirror and saw that there was a light flickering on the tower, which seemed to be a pattern, constantly changing."

"In your opinion, what kind of trick is this Yuwenwen?"

"In the opinion of the lower officials, it is probably that Yuwen Wen used some means to transmit information to the outside, but the enemy's reinforcements are thirty miles away from the hanging gourd, even if you can see the light flashing in the tower in the city with a clairvoyant mirror, but if you want to use this to transmit information, I am afraid it is very difficult."

"He can't always light a fire because there is plenty of firewood in the city, right?"

"The prime minister forgives his sins, and the lower officials really can't think of it."

Wei Chi Xuan groaned, his head ached faintly, his wind and cold were not yet healed, and he was not even lightly ill, his voice was very nasal, and he was still feverish, but his condition did not deteriorate, and he could be cured after a period of careful recuperation.

At this time, he was lying on the couch to close his mind, his henchman and strategist Cui Zishu was sitting on the edge of the couch, and several generals were also around, so he didn't dare to disturb.

The movement in the Hanging Gourd City is indeed unsettling, Xiyang Wang Yuwenwen's tricks are endless, every time he makes a move, he will toss the official army chickens and dogs, and Cui Zishu can't help but be imprudent.

However, he and the generals couldn't figure out the purpose of the towers in the city that had been constantly flashing in the past few nights.

The consensus is that the defenders will release some news to the reinforcements outside the city with the help of the light, but how much news can be transmitted with such a constantly flickering light?

Take the common beacon smoke as an example, white smoke, black smoke, one pillar of smoke, two pillars of smoke, and three pillars of smoke, there are only a few messages that can be transmitted, and the flickering light on the tall tower in the Hanging Gourd City, even if there are many patterns, how much can it express?

Cui Zishu couldn't figure it out, the more he thought about it, the more headache he had, he didn't want to disturb Wei Chi Dan, but at this time, he was a little unbelievable, and he didn't dare to take it lightly, so he could only report to the prime minister truthfully, and now Wei Chi Dan was not energetic, and he hoped that the other party could rest more.

The enemy's reinforcements were put near the hanging gourd by them, and according to the scouts, there were about 30,000 or 40,000 troops, but it seemed that the army and civilians were mixed, and the number of soldiers was probably less than half.

The other party occupied Song Ping and Bai Gou, and stationed some soldiers and horses in the city to ensure the safety of the grain route, with a cumulative strength of about 50,000 or 60,000, including a large number of people who were requisitioned and sent with the army.

In front of the officers and cavalry, the grain route of this rabble will be cut off sooner or later, and it will not be long before it will be finished.

Cui Zishu is not arrogant, even after the defeat of Chai Village, there are still a lot of official cavalry, and the next battle can be done by the generals according to the plan, Cui Zishu only hopes that Wei Chidun can recuperate well in the camp, and not be too tired and cause his illness to worsen.

A few days ago, Wei Chi was sick to attend, supporting the scene for the young Son of Heaven, accompanying the Son of Heaven, and accepting the congratulations of civil and military officials.

Cui Zishu and other generals strongly opposed the prime minister's attendance at the ceremony, but the prime minister insisted on attending.

This was the first Yuan Day ceremony after the new monarch succeeded to the throne, and it was supposed to hold a great court meeting (Yuan meeting) in Yecheng to accept the congratulations of the Manchu ministers, and then announce the change of the Yuan and officially replace the Daxing Emperor.

As a result, now because the situation has changed, the Son of Heaven is stationed outside the Hanging City, and the people who come to congratulate him are only ordinary state and county officials, and the scene is much smaller.

This move is not only for the Son of Heaven, but also for Wei Chi Xuan himself, on the first Yuan Day after the new monarch succeeds to the throne, if it is miserable and miserable like child's play, what will others think?

The Yuan Day Grand Ceremony has been arranged as luxuriously as possible, the grand scene, the good performance of the Son of Heaven, and the respectful civil and military officials can be regarded as reflecting the majesty of the imperial court, and by the way, officials from all over the country have once again seen the prosperity of Wang Shijun's appearance.

From the first day, the yuan was changed to "Yonglong", and the Qianxing era name was abolished, as for the puppet emperor who was supported by the Yuwen clan, there was no need to care.

"The widow .... Lack of energy. ”

Wei Chidun suddenly spoke, and Cui Zishu hurriedly responded: "What does the prime minister command?" ”

"If there are no special circumstances, all affairs in the army will be handled according to what was said before, and you will be responsible for each of them and handle them through consultation."

"The lower officer/the last general will take the order."

"Over there in Shenzhou, is there any movement of the enemy army?"

"No further action has been made."

"So..."Wei Chidun stopped after saying two words, his eyes still did not open, and it took a long time before he spoke with difficulty: "The enemy army in the south of the city, according to the strategy agreed in advance, when to move, you choose the time." ”

"The lower officer/the last general will take the order."

"Thousand... Be careful, beware of the other party's deception...."

"The enemy can... Able to retreat, to lure..."

Wei Chidun's voice became smaller and smaller, and before he finished speaking, there was no sound, Cui Zishu couldn't help but sweat his palms when he saw this, and just when everyone was worried about the prime minister's 'sting', the snoring sounded.

Amitabha, Buddha blesses...

Everyone thought in their hearts, Wei Chi was infected with the cold, his energy was low, it was natural to be sleepy, and he needed to rest, Cui Zishu signaled the attendant to come closer, explained some things, and withdrew from the tent with the others.

It was dusk, the wind and snow were non-stop, and the vast land was still covered with snow, Cui Zishu was about to say something to the generals, but saw a general coming in a hurry.

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

"General Qiyu, the garrison of the Nanda Battalion has just sent an envoy to report that the enemy army thirty miles to the south has withdrawn."

"Withdrawn?"

"Yes, when our scouts approach the enemy camp today..."

The general told the story of what had happened, the enemy was approaching the Hanging Ridge, and the scouts of the officers and soldiers often approached the enemy camp to observe the enemy's situation, and today they routinely attacked and drove away the enemy cavalry, all similar to the previous days.

In the afternoon, the scouts approached the enemy camp again, and found that something was wrong, and tried to get closer, but found the enemy camp empty.

The scouts looked around, but found no sign of the enemy lurking, and there were a large number of rutted marks in the camp heading south, and it seemed that the enemy had withdrawn south and left the Hanging Gourd.

Cui Zishu and the generals were stunned when they heard this, the other party's decisiveness was beyond their expectations, maybe the enemy commander found that the situation on the side of the hanging groom was wrong, arranged for the cavalry to intercept his own scouts, and then did not hesitate to withdraw and run south.

Cui Zishu looked at the hanging gourd to the south, because of the water storage downstream, at this time, there was water outside the hanging gourd city, mixed with the snow on the ground, white and expansive, he tried to look beyond the hanging gourd, looking far south.

The other party does not take the bait, or does he attract the officers and cavalry to chase after him by feintting?

After pondering for a while, he opened his mouth to explain: "Don't stop returning to the division, all battalions will strengthen their vigilance tonight to guard against the enemy's night attack." ”