Li Yanqing wiped out the two armies in Dunzhou, almost did not stop, the army lightning north, and ended up the northwest direction of the beggar group, in just four days, the Song army wiped out three tribes with a total of more than 3,000 troops, Ye Lifeng woke up like a dream, but at this time his strength was only more than 2,000 people, and he could not fight against the Song army, so he had to withdraw to Gyeongju as quickly as possible.

But Li Yanqing's rhythm was not in a hurry, and after resting for two days in the city of Yanzhou, the Song army also entered Gyeongju, and Anhua County, where the Gyeongju Prefecture was located, had been alone for two months, and Li Yanqing was also worried that they would soon be unable to support it.

Anhua County is a large county, the countryside plus the county has a total population of nearly 60,000 households, the county city wall is tall and wide, there were originally 6,000 soldiers stationed here, but after the battle of Maling was defeated, only 1,000 remnants of the Qingzhou Xiang army fled back to Anhua County, but also relied on this 1,000 remnants of the army, they held Anhua County, not broken by the Qiang people.

At this time, the county town was crowded with refugees who had fled from all over Gyeongju, and the county seat, which originally had a population of only 50,000, suddenly increased to more than 300,000, and even if the county had enough grain to stockpile, the 300,000 people had to eat, drink, and lazar, clothing, food, housing, and transportation, and all kinds of different lifestyles and all kinds of strange smells, which still made the entire county town a miasma.

But for Zhizhou Linde, the most worried thing is not the pressure of more than 300,000 people, but the huge pressure of this lonely city, the entire Gyeongju has fallen, I heard that Qingdong County and Beihe County were also broken by the Qiang people, with heavy casualties, if the Qiang soldiers break through Anhua County again, the outcome is simply unimaginable.

Early in the morning, Linde led a dozen officials to the city, this is what he has to do every day, for more than a month, they are looking forward to reinforcements in the city every day, it is almost hopeful, although the Qiang soldiers are weak to attack the city, but the huge pressure still makes the officials and soldiers almost unbearable.

"See Zhizhou for lowly duties!"

A young general stepped forward to salute Linde, this person's name is Gong Zuwen, originally just the head of the capital, after the 20,000 Xiang army was defeated by the Qiang soldiers, the commander and commander of Gyeongju were all killed, this Gong Zuwen was in danger, and constantly collected the defeated soldiers to retreat to Anhua County, it was he who led a thousand defeated troops to stick to the city and keep Anhua County, Linde also saw that he was a talent, so he appointed him as the commander, fully responsible for the defense of Anhua County.

"General Gong, is there any news from outside?"

Gong Zuwen shook his head, he saw the disappointment on Lin De's face, and hurriedly said, "But there are still some rumors!" ”

"What's the wind?"

Lin De asked hurriedly, he hadn't slept well for two months, as soon as he closed his eyes, the Qiang people's knife was shaking in his eyes, or it was the red blood and screams, he didn't know how to report to the imperial court, and the huge pressure made him lose twenty pounds in two months.

He is now like a drowning man, and he has to hold on to the slightest movement when he hears it.

"Actually, nothing? Two days ago, our patrol found that Ye Lifeng had withdrawn with his army, but there were only more than 2,000 people, and I estimated that either he was defeated in Dunzhou, or Yeli Plain was no longer good, and he came back to fight for the position. ”

Linde's face suddenly showed a look of disappointment, needless to say, he must have come back to fight for the position.

At this moment, suddenly a soldier pointed to the distance and shouted: "Look, army! ”

Everyone turned back together, only to see the flag in the distance, a mighty army is coming this way, all the soldiers stood up, looking at the army in the distance, when the army got closer and closer, the Yellow Dragon banner of the Song army appeared in the eyes of everyone, the city suddenly cheered, the soldiers hugged each other, crying with joy, Linde patted his forehead, he couldn't help the excitement in his heart, tears also gushed out, "Finally look forward to it!" ”

...........

The Song army built the camp on a high ground in the north of the city, and still built it into a slab wall camp, which is not far from the Qiang people's old nest Malingyuan, only more than 60 miles away, and can be used as a logistics center here.

The reason why Li Yanqing did not choose the county seat is also very simple, there are too many people in the county seat, there is no place for the army to stand at all, and even if they want to evacuate, they must wait until the Qiang riot is completely quelled, and they should leave at that time.

Just when the soldiers of the Song Army were busy stationed in the camp, Li Yanqing ushered in a guest, Lin De, the governor of Gyeongju, Lin is about fifty years old, he looks well maintained, he is polite, he should be from a professional class, Li Yanqing smiled and said: "Welcome Governor Lin to the barracks as a guest!" ”

Lin De hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Don't dare to be, it is appropriate for the lower officials to come to meet Tongzhi!" ”

Li Yanqing is also a civil official of the fourth grade, originally Jingzhao Mansion was two levels higher than Gyeongju, although he was the deputy of Jingzhao Mansion, but he was still half a level higher than Lin De from the fourth grade.

"Governor Lin is too polite!"

At this time, he saw that Linde was followed by a young general, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "This is .......?"

Gong Zuwen hurriedly knelt down on one knee and hugged his fists and said, "Humble duty..... Gong Zuwen see the system! ”

Gongzu Wenwen also wanted to report his official position, but after thinking about it, he still couldn't speak.

"It turns out that you are the commander of the tribute, I have heard about it, yes, you can lead the remnants of the army to defend Anhua County, and protect the population of 300,000, I will report this credit for you!"

Gong Zuwen blushed a little, he glanced at Lin De, and said in a low voice for a while: "Thank you for the care of the commander, the lowly position is the head of the capital, not the commander yet!" ”

Li Yanqing smiled faintly: "Then you are now!" ”

How could Gong Zuwen not understand Li Yanqing's intention to win over, and he didn't care about how Lin De would feel, so he knelt down on one knee again and said: "Thank you for the support of the commander, and I am willing to serve the commander of the horse!" ”

Li Yanqing hurriedly helped him up and said with a smile: "Don't say that, we all serve the Son of Heaven!" ”

Next to him, Lin De secretly sighed in his heart, Li Yanqing pulled away the people he valued with a word, which was too shameless for himself, but he was happy for Gong Zuwen in his heart, Gong Zuwen is a talent, he will not have a future if he follows him, at most he will be a commander of the Xiang Army, if he wants to do something big, he has to follow a high-ranking official with real power like Li Yanqing.

"Zuwen, this is a good thing! Follow Li Tongzhi and believe that he will see your talents. ”

"Thank you, the governor, I have to go to inspect the county seat, so I won't bother the two adults."

Li Yanqing nodded, "Go ahead!" I'll ask the clerk to join the army and find you. ”

Gongzu Wen saluted and hurried away.

Looking at his tall back and walking away, Linde sighed softly: "He is a talent, good at reversing in danger, I believe he will not disappoint Tongzhi." ”

Li Yanqing nodded, "I'll wait and see!" ”

The two walked into the camp, and Li Yanqing saw that Lin De was worried, so he smiled and said, "Is Governor Lin worried about the imperial court?" ”

Li Yanqing hit the nail on the head, Lin De nodded, and sighed: "Tongzhi is right, Gyeongju was almost swept by the Qiang people, and the imperial court will definitely not be able to spare me!" ”

Li Yanqing was silent for a moment and smiled: "Cai Xiang's side, has the governor looked for it?" ”

Lin De was shocked, Li Yanqing actually knew that he was Cai Jingren, who told him? As soon as he thought about it, he understood that it must be Ma Shan, and there would be no one else but him.

Today, Lin De is asking Li Yanqing, of course, he can't play tricks in front of Li Yanqing, and Li Yanqing already knows, and it makes no sense for him to deny it.

"Cai Xiang is my mentor, even if he wants to help me, I have to have a reason for him to intercede! Isn't it right to say with the same knowledge? ”

Lin De is worthy of being a veteran of officialdom, and in the last sentence, he kicked the ball to Li Yanqing lightly, which is also the purpose of his coming to Li Yanqing today, begging Li Yanqing to help him solve this problem, otherwise how could he be so generous to give Gong Zuwen to Li Yanqing?

This treacherous and cunning guy brought Gong Zuwen as a bait, and only after Li Yanqing swallowed this bait did he raise his own difficulties, so that Li Yanqing had to help him.

Li Yanqing also realized that he had fallen for this old guy, but Li Yanqing also had to ask him, hoping to get grain support from Gyeongju, it is said that there are nearly 400,000 stone of grain in the warehouse of Anhua County, which is also the main reason why the Qiang people want to capture Anhua County.

Li Yanqing smiled, "Lao Lin! If you want me to help, just say it, don't bend around, I'm a cheerful person, as long as I can do it, I will definitely help! ”

Lin De was overjoyed, and hurriedly whispered: "Isn't Li Tongzhi going to write a report?" Can you say good things for me in the report, such as fighting bloody battles and refusing to go down to the city even if you are wounded by arrows......."

After speaking, Lin De looked at Li Yanqing with anticipation on his face, Li Yanqing smiled dumbly, this Lin De actually made this idea, but he also understood that if he didn't give the court a reason and let Cai Jing speak for him, he, the governor of Gyeongju, really couldn't do it, and just one crime of ignorance was enough to remove him from office.

"Governor Lin, this matter is easy to say, let's go to the big tent to talk about it!"