For more than ten consecutive days, Chu Huan would spare half a day to practice the Intention Technique almost every day, but almost any progress, what made Chu Huan even more annoying was that the more he wanted to peek through the door of the Intention Technique, it seemed that he was getting farther and farther away from that door.

Pei Ji would come every day or two to explain many things to Chu Huan.

Pei Ji did things properly, everything was handled in an orderly manner, Chu Huan didn't have to worry too much, and the big and small officials in Hexi City, Chu Huan issued an order from the beginning, and he was willing to leave, but it didn't hurt to go, but he was willing to stay and serve his life, and he was still treated kindly.

In fact, after the city was broken, the city was in chaos, and many Beijing officials had already taken advantage of the chaos to flee, and most of the officials who stayed behind were local officials in Hexi.

After the arrival of the Northwest Army, Qiu did not commit any crimes and was strictly disciplined, and these Hexi officials not only did not have any hostility towards the Northwest Army, but felt that the Northwest Army was the rescuer of Hexi.

Chu Huan also continued to appease the people according to the previous means, and won over the gentry in the city for his own use temporarily, and the order in the city was quickly restored, coupled with the fact that the Northwest Army not only defeated the barbarians, but also brought life-saving food, Chu Huan's prestige increased rapidly for a while.

With the support of the local gentry, many things were much easier.

Every time Pei Ji came over before, he was very relaxed, he was a very calm person, and when he really encountered a big event, he would be calm and calm.

But this time, Chu Huan obviously saw that Pei Ji's expression was very different from before, and he seemed to be hiding something on his mind.

"Big brother, is there something embarrassing?" Chu Huan asked, "Could it be that there is any news from Liaodong?" ”

Pei Ji shook his head and said: "The Liaodong Army is now gathered in Baoma City, and in my judgment, they don't dare to act rashly before the logistics baggage is delivered. Although they broke through Yanshan, but in the past few days it has snowed heavily, and the road in Yanshan is only afraid that it has been blocked by snow, even if the road is cleared, it will definitely take a lot of time. ”

"Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Liaodong consume not a small amount of grain and grass every day." Chu Huan said with a smile: "If God helps, it is really heavy snow that covers the mountains, blocking their logistics roads, and cutting them off from food and grass, but the Liaodong Army is defeated without a fight." ”

"It's unlikely that you want to cut off the food route completely." Pei Ji glanced out the door, "The snow has been much smaller in the past few days, and their baggage team can still barely pass through Yanshan, but it will only take some time." ”

Chu Huan smiled: "The longer it is, the better it will be for us." The Liaodong Army chose to attack from the Yanshan line, which was wrong from the beginning, I was still wondering before, Chilian Electric is also a famous general who has experienced a hundred battles, Liaodong was single-handedly beaten by him, how could such a person make such a stupid move, before he defeated Hebei, he wanted to capture Hexi? Now I know that these are the handiwork of King Han, and I am relieved. ”

The king of Han hijacked Chi Liandian, wanted to coerce Chibei to make a rebellion, control the military power, and then attack Hexi, Pei Ji naturally knew about this from Chu Huan's mouth.

Pei Ji also said with a smile: "Although Xuanping is not a foolish person, but after all, he is still young and vigorous, his feud with Dingwu is difficult to solve, and he only hopes to get Dingwu's head as soon as possible, and if the net worth of the Liaodong soldiers is alive, he doesn't care, and because of this, in the case of not taking Hebei, he can't wait to take Yanshan and attack Hexi. ”

"Now it seems that the Qin army has helped us a lot." Chu Huan said: "If it weren't for the Qin army delayed in Yanshan for a few months, it would be impossible for the Liaodong Army to be dragged to this time to break through Yanshan. He sighed: "If it weren't for the sudden attack of the barbarians, the Qin army would have held out to such a season, even if the retreat was stubborn, the Qin army might not necessarily be defeated." ”

Pei Ji agrees with this, "I'm worried now, Xuanping is desperate to send all the main forces of Liaodong to Hexi, this Liaodong is empty, if the Goryeo people get the news, will they take advantage of the fire to rob and take advantage of the situation to kill Liaodong?" The Goryeo people have been suppressed by the Liaodong army for so many years, and the biggest enemy in their hearts is Liaodong, if they have the opportunity to retaliate, how can they let it go? What's more, once the Central Plains is turbulent, the Koreans will take advantage of the fire to rob, if they really enter Liaodong, the people of Liaodong will be ruined. ”

Chu Huan's expression suddenly became serious.

After a slight groan, Chu Huan asked, "Big brother, where do you think the Liaodong Army will fight next?" They must have known that Wuping Mansion is in our hands now, and they must have also known that Dingwu has retreated to Hujin, if Xuanping is really just to take revenge and get Dingwu's head, the next target of the Liaodong Army should be Hujin. ”

Pei Ji stroked his beard and said: "Go south to Hujin, that is a dangerous move, a little sensible, never dare to choose like this, aren't they worried that we will cut off its back road?" He said with a smile: "And if they really go south to Hujin, we will naturally not miss such an opportunity, and cutting off the Yanshan transportation route is our choice without hesitation." ”

Chu Huan bowed slightly.

"But what Xuan Ping thinks in his heart, we are really elusive." Pei Ji said: "If he just wants to take the head of Dingwu, he will naturally order the Liaodong Army to go south and take revenge for his personal vendetta with the life of the Liaodong Army." But if he really wants to do that, it is unknown whether the Liaodong Army will really follow his orders. There are many people in the Liaodong army who understand, and they are helpless to attack Hexi for the safety of the red refining electricity, but if they ignore the back road and rush south, then if tens of thousands of soldiers of the Liaodong Army are put to death, it is impossible for those generals in Liaodong not to understand, and it is difficult to predict whether they will continue to obey. After a pause, he continued: "If Xuanping just wants to vent the resentment in his heart, then Dingwu has fled from Hexi, like a lost dog, the resentment in Xuanping's heart should have been reduced a lot, after all, he is also the prince of Qin, and his heart may not be without the help of Liaodong to restore Qin's heart, if so, it should not be risky next." ”

Chu Huan said: "So it is difficult for us to judge the direction of the Liaodong Army's next attack for a while. ”

"If they really attack Wuping Mansion, the enemy will advance and I will retreat, even if they let them occupy this city, it will not matter much." Pei Ji said: "The deeper they go into the hinterland of Hexi, the longer the logistics supply line will be, but the more we retreat, the shorter the logistics distance will be." With the current situation in Hexi, even if it is fully occupied by the Liaodong Army, it will not be able to supply the needs of the Liaodong Army, we can let them take Hexi, but if they want to hold it, it will not be so easy. ”

Pei Ji had already agreed with Chu Huan on a strategy to deal with the Liaodong Army, and at the beginning of Chu Huan's fight, he didn't think about making a desperate attempt to fight a decisive battle with the Liaodong Army.

According to the plan of the Northwest Army, the Liaodong Army was enticed to go deeper and deeper, and the logistics line of the Liaodong Army was lengthened, and even if the Liaodong Army wanted to truly control the entire Hexi, it was necessary to divide troops and garrison various cities, so that the forces of the Liaodong Army would be dispersed, and the Northwest Army would block the Hexi Corridor and could advance or retreat.

Originally, it was not easy to carry out the strategy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness in Hexi, and if the Liaodong Army wanted to occupy only an empty city that was useless, it was bound to allow the people and materials in Hexi to be relocated on a large scale, and such a project could not be completed in three or two months.

However, the barbarians went south and helped the Northwest Army solve this problem.

The barbarians are wreaking havoc in Hexi, and even the barbarians are cruel and tyrannical Hexi people have already left their hometowns and fled one after another, or to the south, or to the west, a large area of Hexi is already sparsely populated, and the already not rich materials have also been transferred with the departure of the people, and dozens of cities of all sizes are scattered on the land of Hexi, and now most of them are empty.

Because of this, the Northwest Army was not in a hurry about the Liaodong Army's possible westward move next.

"Although Dingwu has withdrawn to Hujin, we still have to be careful about this person and not take it lightly." Chu Huan said thoughtfully: "After all, there are still a lot of remnants in the Qin State, as long as Dingwu is alive, the remnants of the Qin State will not give up, and they will definitely think about making a comeback!" ”

Pei Ji shook his head and said, "At this point, you don't have to worry about it." ”

"Oh?" Chu Huan was stunned, "Does the eldest brother think that after this defeat, Dingwu has already died?" ”

Pei Ji thought about it, but there was a look of embarrassment between his eyebrows, Chu Huan saw it in his eyes, and immediately thought that when Pei Ji came in, he seemed to have something on his mind, and his body leaned closer slightly: "Big brother, do you have something on your mind?" ”

Pei Ji finally sighed: "Originally, the news has been sent for two days, but you have been practicing in retreat recently, I am afraid of disturbing your mood, but it will backfire!" ”

"Message?" Chu Huanqi said: "What news?" ”

"Dingwu is dead." Pei Ji thought for a while, and finally said: "The information has been obtained, and Dingwu is indeed dead." ”

Chu Huan was stunned at first, his lips moved, but he didn't speak, and after a while, he asked, "How did you die?" How could he die? "I don't seem to believe that Dingwu died so easily.

"Pierced through the heart with a dagger." Pei Ji said: "An urgent report sent over by Tongzhou day and night. ”

"Tongzhou?" Chu Huan became more and more confused, "Dingwu went to Tongzhou?" Slightly pale, "Could it be that he led the remnants to Tongzhou?" Immediately felt that this was impossible, there were thousands of soldiers and horses left behind in Tongzhou, Dingwu escaped, and there were only a few hundred people around him at most, and if he wanted to detour to Tongzhou, it was undoubtedly his own death.

Pei Ji didn't explain immediately, but took out a thing from his arms, presented it to Chu Huan with both hands, Chu Huan was a little puzzled, took it, but it was wrapped in several layers of yellow brocade, put it on the table, opened the layers of brocade wrapped outside, and when he saw that thing, Chu Huan's face changed slightly, he took it in his hand, looked at it, took a deep breath, and stared at Pei Ji: "This is the heirloom jade seal!" ”