What Gu Hongyi said was not easy, of course Qin Ruihe understood. At present, all he can hope for is the 8,000 Anguo Army, as for the rest of the Anguo Army troops stationed in various places outside the city, he has no hope, the Rong people are so sharp, those generals may have begun to consider retreating, once Xingzhou City and the Rong people exchange fire, they will basically have a reason to retreat south.

In the past half a month, there are not many troops pulled down from the north, at least half of them actually retain their complete formation, but under the premise of being defeated in one blow, these people seem to be afraid from the bottom of their hearts, so they are actually driven south by the Rong people, without any resistance, not to mention, and even the disasters caused along the way are not far behind the Rong people.

Of course, Qin Ruihe understood the truth in this, but he couldn't do anything about what had happened.

Qin Ruihe paused and said with a smile: "General Gu doesn't have to worry, outside of Xingzhou is nearly one-sixth of the territory of our dynasty, and the Rong people will slow down when they fight here, and the bargaining chips are enough."

Gu Hongyi bowed his head, but he had some kind of bad premonition in his heart, God knows if there would be any good results if he had a relationship with the man in front of him. The Rong people outside the city knew that he was in Xingzhou, so they deliberately sent a vanguard to come over, as if they were resolute, under this premise, even if the two sides wanted to negotiate, I am afraid that they would not have any good results.

After all, this war in Xingzhou can't be avoided.

Winning or defeating is a bad thing for them.

Gu Hongyi was sad in his heart, but he could also understand the resentment of those officials.

It's just that he understands that this is a major matter related to his family and country, and he will definitely not be false, he should still be beaten, and he must be beaten hard, as for the aftermath, he Gu Hongyi is alone, and he will die.

After making this plan, Gu Hongyi's face relaxed a little, and after discussing the city defense matters with Qin Ruihe next to him, he left.

……

South, in the city of Hangzhou.

Wang Ning has been in the recovery stage for more than half a month, but most of the time he sleeps, occasionally wakes up, and when he encounters Mu Qingqing at home, the two will also exchange some information, but only a small part of it is about the disasters that are happening.

Wang Ning has his own channels, the news sent from the north will be transmitted at a very fast speed after Jiang Ning has made a summary and analysis, of course, in this rapidly changing situation, he will not arrange anything in detail, and roughly only derive something from this information, on the one hand, to see if the things he has arranged in the north for more than a year have been effective, and secondly, to estimate the situation afterwards so that there is enough time to adjust the strategy.

The affairs of the entire north are now fully entrusted to the treasurer of Yunji, and in the recent news, the people over there have begun to retreat to the south.

It also means that a lot of things have to be put on hold again.

It is rainy in the south, and it has reached the end of April, and the rain is more frequent, and the city of Hangzhou is occasionally lively, although it is a fallen area, but it is also in this kind of torrent that sweeps the world, and it is unavoidable to feel depressed.

And the storm in Hangzhou has never dissipated.

Mu Qingqing has rarely been able to come back every day these days, and every time he comes back, his face is terrified.

Wang Ning occasionally heard something from Uncle Fu, but he also expressed helplessness.

The affairs of the academy have always been shelved, and under the auspices of Wen Yanbo, it originally had nothing to do with him, as just a person named over there, it was the same with him or not.

However, the name of the senior scholar of the palace will occasionally be summoned to the palace, and Fang Mingye will talk to him, and the side knocks seem to be like getting something from him......

Everyone was fine, but Wang Ning had a headache under the pressure of several forces.

On the fifth day of the fifth month of May, Duanyang Festival. Because of some factors, this day also looks very dull, there is no dragon boat, there is no bustle, it has been quiet since the morning, like the Qinhuai pavilion hidden in the fog at dawn, quiet and peaceful.

Wang Ning got up early in the morning, after freshening up, and when he went out, Uncle Fu had already set up the carriage, and when he saw him, Uncle Fu came over and respectfully called his uncle.

Wang Ning nodded with a smile and asked, "Is Uncle Fu coming with me?"

Uncle Fu nodded: "Haoran's matter, Miss has orders before."

Wang Ning didn't say anything, turned his head to look at the guards that Mu Qingqing had given him, hesitated for a moment, and said to Uncle Fu, "Let's ride over."

Uncle Fu was stunned for a moment, and tried to persuade a few words, but in the end he didn't say anything, and immediately called someone to lead the horse over.

The group went out of the city, and today's task was to catch Qin Haoran, who had been locked up in the academy for a long time.

said some homely gossip along the way, Wang Ning could see the nervousness of Uncle Fu and the others, and probably understood that he was still a street rat that everyone shouted and killed, so he was somewhat grateful in his heart, thinking that he should not be so unlucky today......

……

Hangzhou was peaceful, at least on the surface, but in the north, at the beginning of May, the worst of the battles had already begun.

The war completely covered Xingzhou on the first day of the first month of May, the Rong people obviously hated Qin Ruihe to the extreme, just a battle, and the most fierce attack, a large number of new dynasty refugees were driven over, and even in order to attack Xingzhou, the Rong people deliberately transported a batch of siege crossbows and catapults from the rear, this kind of battle can be said to have not been seen for many years, and it was only when the Rong people attacked Taiyuan in the Chunyuan period, they were so prosperous.

The Rong people expected to understand the garrison situation in the city, so they brought 8,000 main forces plus a large number of displaced people and surrendered New Dynasty troops to start a major battle against Xingzhou.

On the city wall, Qin Ruihe looked at the crowd of Wuyang and Wuyang under the city, but he didn't feel anything, beside him, those officials who had never seen such a scene turned pale one by one, and the corners of their mouths trembled.

Qin Ruihe no longer had the heart to pay attention to these people. said to Gu Hongyi beside him: "General, persuade me, how do these people say that they are also the people of the new dynasty......"

Gu Hongyi's heart sank, his eyes were full of murderous intent, "Why persuade me again, where do they really think they are the people of the new dynasty, they have already turned their heads and rushed to the camp of Rong Dog." ”

Gu Hongyi's eyes fell on the brightly armored New Dynasty troops behind the displaced people, and his eyes were full of hatred: "These miscreants."

As he spoke, the other party's catapult had already arrived at the place, everything was ready, and the battle was about to break out.

At the same time, in the depths of Luliang Mountain, a team of about 1,000 people came out of the valley, climbed over the mountain beams, and collided with the rangers of the Rong people, and the crushing of blood and fire quietly began.

The horse thieves of the entire Luliang ushered in the darkest days......

See it more clearly, many things, in fact, that's it!

(End of chapter)