"I think we should fight this battle." Kong Beihai, who had been pondering, spoke up, and Bai Yunqi, who had learned to control the way of his subordinates, continued to remain silent, waiting for Kong Beihai's next words.

"Although the great riot in Zhang Chu hurt his national strength, Zhang Chu also achieved a hundred battles in the process of quelling the chaos. According to intelligence, what Zhang Chu lacks most at the moment is food. The purpose of sending troops to Qizhou was to make up for it by plundering. At present, the Wei army is newly defeated, if we don't make a move, it is only a matter of time before Qizhou falls, and then Wei will lose the land north of the Jiangbei, and Zhang Chu has also successfully inserted a knife in our waist, so we must fight this battle. ”

Bai Yunqi still didn't say anything, and the scene became a little dull.

"Qizhou has convenient water and land transportation, extending in all directions, and fertile fields for thousands of miles. Once it falls into the hands of Zhang Chu, its national strength will inevitably be greatly enhanced. According to the contemptible opinion, what is obtained from watching the fire from the other side is only temporary stability, and Wei is the foundation of long-term peace and stability after sending troops. Kong Beihai was a little excited, and his cheeks flushed.

Everyone's eyes looked at Bai Yunqi, but Bai Yunqi's heart was full of contradictions. In order to quickly heal the wounds caused by the civil war, Bai Yunqi reduced taxes for a year, not to mention, and exhausted his national strength to help the people resume farming. But this battle cannot be left unfought.

"Dead lips and cold teeth!" Bai Yunqi finally spoke, "We can fight, the money and food will be paid later, and the two cabinet ministers will immediately meet with Hou Wei Shiji and explain our difficulties." The military department and the household department immediately prepared for war, within ten days I want to see the army assembled, the required food and salary are not a penny, the state side let the whole university have a spiritual point, optimistic about the Huns, I am always a little worried, in case the Huns come to us behind the back, it will be called fun. ”

"Your Majesty, there are only one million taels of silver left in the treasury, and the 100,000 army is open, how many days can these silver fight?" Yu Nanping, the head of the household department, couldn't help but speak, one million seems like a lot, but the army's salary, the collection of grain and grass, all of which require money, is not easy to do.

Bai Yunqi's face sank, but he didn't blame Yu Nanping, and sighed: "There are still 800,000 taels of silver in the inner library, and I will ask someone to send you 500,000 when I go back, and everyone will live a tight life." ”

"Your Majesty, no matter how poor the country is, it can't deduct your money." Yu Nanping knelt down, and all the ministers present also knelt down.

"Okay, let's get up, let's live, the delicacies of the mountains and seas are over, the tea and light rice are also over, and when Wei's silver comes, you will pay me back." Bai Yun waved his hand, and the crowd dispersed.

The communication with the Later Wei Dynasty was quickly implemented, and the later Wei Dynasty's solidity, three million taels of war silver, did not need the approval of the lord, the envoy agreed to come down, and the grain was even better, the Later Wei Dynasty has always been the land of fish and rice, and 500,000 quintals of grain were still put together.

Seven days later, the army completed the assembly in Jiangzhou, and was about to march to Qizhou, when an urgent report came from Jiezhou, the Xiongnu completed another increase in troops, and now outside the city of Jiezhou, in addition to the 200,000 Xiongnu army, there are 100,000 Zhang Chu army is also eyeing the tiger.

Obviously, all this is related, this is the Xiongnu and Zhang Chu discussed in advance, the defenders of Jiezhou are only 100,000, and now they have to face three times the size of my army, and the pressure can be imagined.

Another all-nighter has passed, and the corners of Bai Yunqi's mouth, who have not slept all night, have blisters growing on the corners of his mouth, and yesterday's dinner is still in the study, and I don't know how many times it has been hot.

Su Xiangyun and Qin Yushu seemed to have made an agreement, and appeared at the door of the study at the same time, both of them holding a bowl of carefully boiled porridge in their hands. With a knowing smile to each other, the two women entered the study at the same time.

"Mr. Kong, I want to work hard for you this time, I will personally go to Jiezhou to sit in the town, I must stabilize the situation in Jiezhou, I will let the military department transfer 30,000 people from the city guards to bring it to you, Mr. must guard Jiezhou for me, fortunately, the workshop in Panlong Mountain is still there, and the thunderbolts that have been hoarded there for half a year, you just have to call it." As soon as the two women entered the study, they heard the sound of white clouds, and in addition to Kong Beihai in the study, another cabinet minister, Xie Dongshan, was also there.

"Mr. Xie, you don't have to persuade me, I have to go to Qizhou in person, and everything in the capital will be entrusted to you."

Only then did the two women understand that after a night of discussion, the three men finally made the decision to fight this battle, Su Xiangyun clearly saw that Qin Yushu's face changed from nervous to relaxed, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

"Your Majesty, two adults, after a hard night's work, let's eat something." There was still a trace of gratitude in the smile on Qin Yushu's face, there were not so many rules in Baiyunqi's palace, and there were no restrictions on women's actions, of course, women were absolutely not allowed to interfere in politics.

In Qizhou, in the camp of Ning Yuan, the commander of Zhang Chu's army, he learned that the squadron had marched towards Qizhou, and Ning Yuan's expression became solemn. The squadron showed an inevitable momentum this time, even Bai Yunqi personally went out, for Bai Yunqi, the original sworn brother, Ning Yuanda had some worries in his heart, Bai Yunqi showed too amazing military talent during the period of leading troops in Jiezhou, which could not help but make Ning Yuan feel worried.

At present, there are at least 80,000 defenders in Qizhou City, relying on sufficient food and grass and strong city walls, and they have repelled at least 100 attacks by Zhang Chu in a month. Ning Yuan lost 30,000 people under the city of Qizhou, but he still failed to take Qizhou. Although Ning Yuan successfully carried out the siege of the city and sent reinforcements to the ground, the reinforcements of the Later Wei Dynasty were all down, but with the Chinese troops, Ning Yuan's good situation immediately changed. Hu Junbai, who was originally cowering in Yanzhou, began to move again, and the 100,000 troops there were not something that Ning Yuan could ignore.

How should the battle be fought? Ning Yuan's heart began to become bottomless, if it was not for Bai Yunqi's troops, Ning Yuan was completely sure that he would take Qizhou after three or five months. Now Baiyunqi's army will be able to arrive in three days at most, and Ning Yuan has already ordered the army to stop attacking the city, besiege but not fight, and actively make all defensive preparations.

Zhang Chu, in the city of Xijing. Mr. Ning Da and Liu Qianli were standing in Li Hao's study, and the battle report sent from the front line was still beyond pre-war expectations. originally thought that Bai Yunqi, whose national strength was almost exhausted, would not send troops, but he didn't expect that not only did he send troops, but Bai Yunqi personally went out.

This battle is absolutely unloseable with Zhang Chu, a draw is unacceptable, in order to fight this battle well, Zhang Chu also did his best, if Qizhou can not be won, even if Zhang Chu's army does not have many losses, the domestic consumption can not be recovered in a short time.

"Two Aiqing, what are your best plans?" Li Hao's face was ugly, when he first sent troops to Qizhou, Liu Qianli swore that Bai Yunqi would never dare to fight on two fronts.

In the face of Li Hao's problem, Liu Qianli did not have the demeanor of a famous man on weekdays, and he didn't know how to deal with it, but Mr. Ning Da stood up and said: "For today's plan, I can only hope that the Huns can really help us." ”

"How?" Li Hao looked at Mr. Ning Da and asked.

"At the beginning, Lord Liu and the Huns negotiated, and now I have to ask Lord Liu to make a hard trip, hurry to the border of Jiezhou, and discuss with the Huns, our army provides some siege equipment, and ask them to cooperate in attacking Jiezhou, as for Qizhou, it can only be held for the time being, of course, all contact between Qizhou and the outside world must be cut off, and the morale and confidence of the defenders of Qizhou must be further hit. Only if the Xie Zhou side is in a hurry and Bai Yunqi is hurt, will he withdraw his troops from Qizhou, and then we will send someone to Yuzhou again, not afraid that Li Yiyang will not comply. ”

"Humph! That's all there is to it. Li Hao also knew that this was the only way now.

Three days later, Bai Yunqi's army finally appeared thirty miles outside the city of Qizhou, Bai Yunqi sent someone to contact Hu Junbai of Yanzhou, asking him to go to the camp tent to discuss the matter of joint operations.

"What? The Huns and Zhang Chu's army jointly attacked the city, and the border city was in an emergency? "Before Kong Beihai arrived in Jiezhou, he had already received the news.

"My lord, I think we have to change our plan, I will take 10,000 cavalry to go first, and you will lead the rest of the men and horses to follow." Geng Zhicheng is now the vanguard officer of this support army, and after Kong Beihai told him the information, he took the initiative to ask for help.

Even if Kong Beihaidang agreed to Geng Zhicheng's suggestion, Geng Zhicheng led 10,000 cavalry to set off overnight and quickly rushed to Dingbian for reinforcements. Kong Beihai also urged his subordinates to speed up non-stop.

Dingbian City as the barrier of Jiezhou, has always been the center of gravity of Jiezhou's defense, since the approach of the Hun army, Quan Dayou personally sat in Dingbian, fortunately, Quan Dayou is also the old man of Dingbian, and he is familiar enough with the situation in this area. The 400,000 rebellious people who escaped from Zhang Chu were placed in the mountainous area west of Dingbian, which virtually guarded the western part of Dingbian and greatly reduced the pressure on Dingbian City. It's a pity that the combat effectiveness of these 400,000 Zhang Chu rebels is limited, and it is okay to fight guerrillas in the mountains, but they can't help Dingbian City too much.

Duanmu Ming, as the commander of the Hun army this time, mainly benefited from his status as the crown prince, and Duanmu Dome repeatedly emphasized that he was not required to win, but only to be undefeated. Duanmu Ming, who had a high spirit, told himself in his heart that he must fight beautifully outside Jiezhou City, and the opponent was not Bai Yunqi, which also gave him some confidence.

In the rumbling war drums, the Huns gave up their horses, pushed the siege vehicles provided by Zhang Chu, and began the first attack on Dingbian City.

Duanmu Ming looked at the siege vehicle, and couldn't help but feel that the Han people's brains are good, and the siege equipment built is easy to use. Take this siege vehicle for example, it looks huge and clumsy, but the wooden wheels underneath make it very light to push, and the iron-clad planks can be protected by the soldiers hiding underneath it, and ordinary bows and arrows can't do anything with it. Huge wooden piles were hoisted under the carts, and their pointed heads could be smashed open to any strong city gate. There are also shields provided by the Han Chinese, which are light and strong, and it is impossible to penetrate even with a condescending bow and arrow.