Jeju turned out to be an empty city, which Dugu Yongye did not expect, at first, he thought it was a ploy of the happy envoy, but when he led the army to advance layer by layer, searching for hundreds of miles nearby and did not find people in the city with peace of mind, although I don't know why Happy wanted to give up Jeju, but the emperor's order is difficult to disobey, Dugu Yongye left 5,000 soldiers and horses to guard Jeju after a short rest, and he led the rest of the troops to attack Qizhou,

Along the way, the speed of Dugu Yongye is not fast, it can be said that it is step by step, there is no way to take advantage of it, Dugu Yongye is a rare general in Northern Qi, far from being comparable to the straw bales of soy sauce such as Gao Xuan,

An excellent general must know how to pay attention to his enemy, even if the enemy is not very strong, this Gao Xuan and Gao Anaqiu obviously did not do it, so they are doomed to failure, happy, a young man, can firmly grasp the territory of Shandong and Jiangsu provinces in his hands, and create a person who makes the world blush, naturally not easy to match, how can it be a mere martial artist in the population of Gao Xuan and others,

Be cautious, because of these four words, Dugu Yongye has been stationed in Luozhou for more than ten years before the Northern Zhou Dynasty can not drive straight in, and it has been defeated repeatedly.

When it was discovered that Jeju City was an empty city, Dugu Yongye's first reaction was that there was an ambush, but it was not until five days later, when he arrived outside Qizhou City, he still encountered any trace of the enemy.

On November 15, Dugu Yongye led an army of 50,000 to Qizhou City two miles away, far away, he saw the banners all over the city, waving in the wind, if according to the Northern Qi military system, according to the number of military flags, this Qizhou City is afraid that there are 70,000 or 80,000 people,

However, when Dugu Yongye ordered people to come to the city to call for battle, they found that there was no one on the city wall, but in front of the open city gate, there was a single man standing there quietly, the person was dressed in white, with a black grimace mask on his face, and he couldn't see the real appearance.

Before the general in charge of calling the battle could speak, the man in white should speak first and said loudly: "General Dugu has come from afar, Gao Xin has missed the distance, and he hopes to forgive his sins." The voice of joy was very loud and clear, and it spread far away,

"Mr. Gao is polite, the old man is just a martial artist." Dugu Yongye raised his eyebrows slightly, came out of the crowd, looked at the quiet Qizhou City from a distance and said loudly, although he is middle-aged, he is full of energy, his voice is very rich, not as loud as happiness, but it can also be heard clearly,

Dugu Yongye's tone is tepid, it seems that he is not facing his own enemy, it stands to reason that Dugu Yongye should be called the happy governor, but the latter is a traitor of the Northern Qi Dynasty after all, where is the official position officially recognized, if Dugu Yongye is called so, I am afraid that it will be criticized, and it is called "Gongzi" by talent,

For Gao Xin, Dugu Yongye is a little admired from the heart, and does not want to be an enemy with it, the entire Northern Qi Dynasty, now there are three happy lands, one is Luozhou governed by Dugu Yongye, the second is Huaizhou and West Chu Prefecture governed by Gao Changgong, the king of Sui, and the third is Shandong and Jiangsu provinces under the rule of Xingxing.

In these three places, the people live the most prosperous and stable life is the first to recommend the happy rule, although Dugu Yongye and Gao Changgong are first-class talents, both for the political army are very good, but there is the Northern Qi court above their heads, which is destined to do a lot of constraints when they act, far less enlightened than under the rule of happy,

For officials, not only to be loyal to the monarch and patriotism, but more importantly, to respect their own profession, for the benefit of the people, this, more than 95 percent of the Northern Qi officials can not do, they only know that they are flattering and bullying, they only have money and power in their eyes, although there is a considerable reason for Gao Wei, but this is not an excuse for officials to be corrupt [***] and run rampant,

For resisting the Eastern Expedition of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Dugu Yongye's attitude was very positive, but he did not take the initiative to ask for help in counterinsurgency, because he knew too well what "official coercion and civil rebellion" was, and he did not want his compatriots to kill each other, especially Shandong and Jiangsu provinces under the rule of Xing, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, which made him even more reluctant to send troops to attack.

It's a pity that Gao Wei Longyan was furious this time, and strictly ordered the traitors to be wiped out before the end of the year, even if Dugu Yongye was unwilling, he had to order troops to come, but his heart was sad and tangled,

When Gao Huan was alive, the Northern Qi soldiers were strong and strong, the country was rich and the people were strong, so that the Northern Zhou Dynasty had no chance to breathe, and it also seized the vast land in the Jianghuai Valley, but only for more than ten years, the national strength of the Northern Qi Dynasty plummeted, and the internal and external troubles were already dilapidated.

laughed happily and heartily, and then said: "General Dugu is modest, you are fighting on the battlefield with all your might, so that the Zhou people cannot advance eastward, you are really a hero of Daqi, although the kid is young and knowledgeable, but your prestige has already been like thunder." ”

As he spoke, he shook the reins of the horse happily, the four hooves of the horse under his crotch flew, and in the blink of an eye, he came to the place where Dugu Yongye stood in front of him.

When he saw a white Confucian shirt and a ghost mask appeared alone in front of his camp, not only the Luozhou army, but even Dugu Yongye was a little surprised, facing his own 50,000 people, happy to ride alone, without fear, how could such courage not be shocking,

"I have long heard that Gao Gongzi is brave and brave and ordinary people are hard to reach, the old man didn't believe it originally, but now he knows that the rumors are true." Carefully looking at the joy on the back of the horse, Dugu Yongye slowly spoke,

"General Dugu praised it falsely, and the kid didn't dare to be ashamed." Happy and embarrassed chuckled and said,

"Since ancient times, heroes have come out of youth, and Gao Gongzi has been too humble." A flash of appreciation flashed in Dugu Yongye's eyes, and when he said this, his words changed, his face became serious and heavy, and he stared at Xing Xing and asked, "Gao Xin, do you know that the emperor has ordered the King of Sui and the old man to crusade against you." ”

"Yes." Glad to answer calmly,

"Now that you know, then you don't have to be captured, surrender quickly." Dugu Yongye shouted loudly, the momentum was very amazing,

"General Dugu, maybe in your eyes, the kid is just a rebel who is rebellious, but what I want to say is that the man is alive, not to mention the vigorous, how many achievements he has accomplished, but he wants to stand up to the sky, have a clear conscience, and ask himself below, since taking over the two provinces of Shandong and Jiangsu, the officials have ruled Qingming, and the people are rich and healthy, which is hundreds of times stronger than that faint king Gao Wei." Happy did not answer, but said loudly,

"Bold, how can you call the name of the saint." Dugu Yongye shouted angrily, and the soldiers behind him also raised their blades, ready to attack, you know, calling the emperor by his name is disrespectful, and he will kill his head if he can't get it.

"General Dugu, Gao Wei has gone against the grain, and he has already aroused the anger of the heavens and people, even if I Gao Xin does not rebel, I have Li Xin and Zhang Xin to rise up, and the rivers and mountains of the Northern Qi Dynasty have long been full of holes, decay, and will die sooner or later."

: Gao Xin, if you dare to talk nonsense again, Hugh blame will be ruthless. Dugu Yongye frowned, glared angrily and said happily,

Happily shook his head and chuckled, he didn't care about Dugu Yongye's naked threat, and turned a blind eye to the soldiers behind him who were eager to try, and opened their bows and arrows, and said to themselves: "General Dugu, you are willing to deceive yourself, naturally there is nothing to say below, I am waiting for you here, I just want to see the beloved General Dugu, a national hero who fights the enemy on the border of Daqi." ”

After a pause, he happily continued: "Since I have seen your dignity, then don't leave it here, drive." Before the words fell, joy suddenly shook the reins of the horse, and the horse suddenly flew out like an arrow from the string, and ran towards the east in the oblique thorn.

"Shoot the arrows." Seeing that he was happy to escape, Dugu Yongye's deputy suddenly shouted anxiously,

"Whoosh."

Hundreds of arrows flew out, but they didn't even touch the corners of their happy clothes, and could only shoot fiercely into the earth, making a dense and light sound like rain,

"Chase." Seeing that he was happy, the deputy general rode farther and farther, and suddenly shouted angrily,

"Wait." At this moment, Dugu Yongye's majestic voice sounded,

"General......" The deputy general looked at Dugu Yongye in surprise and hesitation,

Dugu Yongye glanced at Xingxing, who was hundreds of meters away in the blink of an eye, and then said in a low voice: "We are not familiar with the terrain here, and we are afraid that we will be ambushed by Xing if we pursue rashly, or it is right to take Qizhou City first." After speaking, Dugu Yongye no longer stayed, and took the lead towards Qizhou City.

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The two states of Jiqi were gained and lost, but he was happy but did not have the slightest unwillingness, from the beginning, he had no intention of occupying these two cities.

Jeju is too close to Yecheng, Cushman will not allow it to fall into the hands of Xingxing, not to mention whether Jeju can hold under the iron-hearted attack of Gao Wei and Dugu Yongye, even if it succeeds, Xing will definitely suffer heavy losses, and it will be a heavy blow to Northern Qi.

The reason why Xing Xing is not out of Shandong is actually that he does not want to fundamentally consume the combat effectiveness of the Northern Qi Dynasty, otherwise the Zhou army will advance eastward, and it will definitely be like a bamboo, and when the time comes, if Xing wants to unify the world, the difficulties he will face will be unprecedented.

Shandong is close to the sea, and has not been developed, the land is vast and sparsely populated, it is happy that there is no shortage of territory, he needs people more, and as soon as he occupied Jiqi and Erzhou, he issued an order to relocate.

Although some people are reluctant to leave their homeland, but in the face of the generous treatment provided by the joy and the sharp butcher's knife, this order is still firmly implemented, compared to being oppressed by the powerful, starving and starving, Shandong and Jiangsu are really like a heavenly existence,

Maybe Dugu Yongye was afraid of Happy Ambush, maybe he knew that Happy was moving people on a large scale, and he didn't want to hurt the innocent, in short, when November 20 was happy to send the last group of people into Xinghua City, Dugu Yongye still couldn't hold out in Qizhou City.

After returning to Xinghua City, he was happy to hand over the affairs of resettlement of the people to Cui Jishu and the six departments, and he began to dispatch troops, actively reorganize the armament, and prepare to resist the attack of Dugu Yongye, although Dugu Yongye only has 50,000 horses, but this is not the same as the high-ranking rabble, the slightest carelessness will be lost, and there is no room for the slightest luck,