Xu Erlang is now in the northernmost county seat of Hezhou, called Dongling County. Thirty miles north from here is the border of Daqi, where 200,000 troops from Liaodong are stationed.

Fighting a war is not Xu Erlang's business, and he will not rashly go to the border line to command. That's not his duty, and he doesn't have that right.

However, even if he did not go to the front line, the latest information about the war was quickly delivered to him by the soldiers carrying communications on fast horses.

The Tartars have already taken the lead in attacking.

However, as expected, although the army of the Tartars has always been strong and strong, and is known as the army of tigers and wolves, after more than ten days of fatigue and hurrying, it is now also sleepy and lacking in horses.

So the first two fights between the two armies had their own wins and losses.

Of course, there are also many sides that are testing each other's true strength, and there is no possibility of exerting their true ability. But no matter what, there was a victorious start, and the morale of the soldiers of Daqi was all boosted.

After Xu Erlang read it, he put the newspaper aside, turned around and asked Mohe, "How long can the grain and grass last?" ”

It is said that Xu Erlang should not ask about the matter of grain and grass, but this is entrusted to him by Chu Zhong himself. As for why, I want to know that there are too many moths in the army and they are not trustworthy.

But this is not something that Xu Erlang is easy to meddle in, so the grain and grass are still managed by the generals of the army, and Xu Erlang is just a superintendent who doesn't know what to do.

But he also has a lot of things to do every day, so let Mohe take care of this matter instead of him.

Mo He turned over the account book and knew the amount of grain and grass that should be met, so he replied with a relatively conservative data, "It can support two months at most." ”

This is the amount of grain and grass that originally existed in the Liaodong Army, and as for the grain and grass issued by the imperial court to the Liaodong Army, it is still on the way. However, whether it is the grain and grass inside the barracks or the grain and grass that has been transported halfway, the quantity is quite different from the actual situation.

Fortunately, the barracks are okay, in the end, it is something under Chu Zhong's nose, even if someone wants to do something, it is still measured. However, the military rations urgently transported to Hezhou from Jiangsu and Zhejiang have now been reduced by more than three layers. According to this estimate, when the grain and grass reach the border, it will be at least half. That's it, the remaining half is not good, eighty percent is replaced with old or moldy grain, and it is not impossible to add stones and sand to make up the quantity.

Xu Erlang's brows tightened and he stopped talking, Mohe really couldn't help it, so he said, "These families and officials along the way...... The appetite is also too great. ”

Although the water is clear, there are no fish, and corruption is indispensable everywhere. But this is the military rations sent to the front. The soldiers waited for these grains and grasses to fight for the country, but those who were vegetarian and vegetarian even coveted these grains, and their consciences were really eaten by dogs.

And the covetousness of food and grass is a matter of great importance, and it is not something that can be done by one person alone. So it's basically the officials and the family who are in the same stream and do this black thing together.

When Xu Erlang heard Mohe's words, his thick eyebrows twisted up. He put the teacup in his hand on the coffee table and said coldly, "I can't control what happens in other state capitals, but if anyone in Hezhou dares to stretch out his claws, he will chop off his hand for me." ”

Mohe was silent for a moment, and it should be refreshing.

Xu Erlang said again, "At the critical moment, you can ask those families...... Borrow food. ”

said that it was to borrow food, but your expression was not like that at all, master.

The mountains you marked me with the families who stored grain were all secretly settled. You secretly sent me to visit...... This is not what borrowing food should do.

Of course, if this borrowed grain is borrowed from the waist but not repaid, it is actually possible.

As the master and servant were talking, another soldier hurriedly came to report, "The second prince launched an attack in the northwest direction, with 100,000 horses under his command, and the momentum was violent, shouting to kill the heavens. ”

The second prince is the second son of Jieli Wanheng and the only prince born of the concubine. His family is second only to the Tartars in the steppe tribe, and he is quite powerful. If nothing else, this should be the heir to the balance of Jieli.

However, this person is brave and good at fighting, but he is stubborn and self-serving, and he is suspicious and narrow-minded. Xu is considering that he has no tolerance for others, and after succeeding to the throne, he will slaughter all his children, wives and concubines, and it is rare that Jieli Wanheng did not identify the second prince as the heir.

Or perhaps, as the head wolf, he didn't want to set up an heir to share his rights and majesty at the last moment of his death. Therefore, the second prince is still the second prince, and among several princes, he is not outstanding at all, and he has not been looked at differently by Jieli Wanheng.

But this time, the Tartars sent a total of 250,000 troops, but the second prince had 100,000 horses. Although this amount is a bit empty, it will not be much false. There are still 70,000 or 80,000 horses. It can also be seen from this that Jieli Wanheng really lasted for a short time, otherwise he would not have compromised with the forces behind the second prince and given him such a great ability to lead troops.

After Xu Erlang read it, he didn't say a word. The second prince is suspicious and narrow, this is his fatal flaw, as long as he uses it well, this battle can be won.

And according to Chu Zhong's ability, it is not a problem to take down this person.

Sure enough, the two armies stopped fighting three days later, with casualties on both sides and corpses strewn across the battlefield. Later, they each beat their horses back to the camp, and when they heard that they didn't stay overnight, the second prince beheaded a general. That is a real general, even if the means are vicious, and the people who kill Daqi never blink, but they are undoubtedly meritorious. This person is equivalent to the second prince's right-hand man, and now he has only fought with Daqi once, and the second prince will cut this person, which is equivalent to cutting off his arm.

You don't have to think about it to know that Chu Zhong must have used a counter-trick, but I have to say that this trick is really good.

In the next few days, there were intermittent reports of the battle.

The army of Great Qi has changed from being more than everywhere when it fought with the Tartars before, to being powerless now. In the final analysis, it was because this time the princes of the Tartars no longer fought alone, but began to attack in groups.

There are people in several directions who lead the generals to charge, and in the Liaodong Army, there are many excellent generals. But compared to the Tartars, it is much inferior.

And the title of the Tartar Tiger and Wolf Division is not for nothing, they are good at fighting immediately, and their physical strength and combat effectiveness are stronger. After such a period of cultivation, I swept away the previous decadence and malaise, and became energetic.

Under the same circumstances, the Liaodong Army and the Tartars are facing each other, and it is not bad if they are not pressed and beaten, but as for occupying the upper peak, this is somewhat extravagant.

But even so, it was already very good for the Liaodong Army.

You must know that in the past, the Liaodong Army was crushed by the Tartars, and there was almost no resistance. And now, with new weapons and equipment, there is no need to worry about the follow-up food and grass not being able to keep up, and even the general has promised that the soldiers who died in the war will take care of their children until they get married, in addition to the regular payment of a year's military salary.

With this commitment, how can there be any reason not to work hard?

If you die, you don't have to worry about having no successor, and you don't have to worry about your wife and children being left unattended. And if you are lucky enough to kill a few people, and you are lucky enough to survive to the end, you may be able to mix up as a petty official.

A manly man, isn't what he wants in his life to make a contribution? Now that the great opportunity is in front of me, if you really miss the past and become a bad seed, it will be disgraceful.

With this thought, the Liaodong Army was also full of fighting spirit. In this way, the two sides are deadlocked, and no one can take anyone for a while.

This is a miracle in the eyes of the Liaodong Army, but in the eyes of the Tartars, it is not not.

You know, their estimate of the time for this battle is no more than a month at most.

Within a month, they will definitely take Hezhou. This is their promise to their father Khan, but now that January is coming to an end, let alone taking Hezhou, they haven't even crossed the border of Daqi, which is a great shame.

Several princes returned to the military camps where they were stationed with each other, and they inevitably fell and beaten. But this is just to vent their anger, and it has no effect on the defense line of their in-laws' Liaodong Army.

Now, we have to think about it more carefully.

In the next few days, Jieli Khan summoned several princes, who hurriedly arranged the matter to the generals, and rode impatiently to the largest camp.

Jieli Wanheng has really come to the end of the years.

On his old face, his skin was folded like layers of mountains. He was so old that he couldn't move his limbs, and his hands and feet were completely useless. His hair was even more white, falling out, and against the background of his snow-white hair, the dark age spots on his face became more and more obvious. And the breath he breathed was rancid, like the stench of the festering of his internal organs.

But even if he looked so unbearable, the old man who seemed to be able to break it with a phoenix blow, opened his slightly closed eyes, but everyone in the big tent knelt down and saluted.

His cloudy eyes shone sharply. Like a sword like ice, it seems that it can easily shoot people.

The princes, including the rest of the servants, did not dare to look directly at his old and cloudy eyes, and bowed their heads deeply.

"You ...... Let me down. ”

He spoke with great difficulty, word by word, barely audible. But no one can put the weight and pressure of these words. I didn't see all the princes and generals, and they all lowered their heads deeply. Their backs were bent, as if they were pressing on a mountain they could not climb, and they were in fear and awe.

Jieli Wanheng spoke again, "The weapons of the Liaodong Army...... Where did it come from? ”

The weapons of the Liaodong Army were different from the past, which was also a reason why they lost the war. But where the sword held by the Liaodong Army came from, they have not yet found out.

They had noticed this in the first encounter, but since the war had begun, since the other side had already held the weapon in their hands, it seemed that it was useless to find out how the weapon came to be. Instead of wasting that energy, it is better to practice and send troops with his generals, and I can't say that I can get a few more heads in the next battle.

No one answered, and the atmosphere in the tent froze.

Jieli Wanheng also stopped talking, and closed his eyes as if he was asleep. However, even if he did not move, the people below did not dare to make the slightest movement. They don't want to be the first bird, they don't want to be slapped to death here by their father Khan.

But it's not a way to confront each other like this.

After a long time, the second prince considered and spoke, "Those weapons are definitely not sent by the imperial court. There are our people in the court, and they are constantly monitoring the movements there, and if there is anything unusual, we will not get the news. ”

Xu is the second prince started, and later the fourth prince also said, "If it is not produced by the imperial court, it should be cast privately." Since this sword was distributed to the Liaodong Army, the person who made the weapon, even if it was not Chu Zhong, must be inextricably linked with Chu Zhong. ”

The fifth prince frowned, thinking of the news he got earlier, and also spoke, "Chu Zhong's work and rest are normal, except for two trips to Hezhou in the past two years, he has never left the border camp. In this case, who might be in contact with him? …… Father Khan, son Chen heard a few rumors earlier, saying that someone had seen the governor of Hezhou in the dark and secretly met Chu Zhong in private. Come to think of it, this matter should have something to do with him. ”

The rest of the princes scoffed at this speculation.

Who is the governor of River State, they naturally know.

That's just a kid from a remote area. was lucky enough to get the favor of Emperor Yunwen, so that he could rise step by step.

It is said that that kid is not bad-looking, so this official position has risen so quickly, I want to know how big it is. After all, they all know that the emperor of Daqi, in addition to liking people's wives, also has some other preferences, maybe the two of them have hooked up a little.

Of course, this is not the time to say this, but several princes don't look down on Xu Erlang in their hearts, and they don't think that he will be the person behind Chu Zhong.

That Xu Zhizhou doesn't have so much energy, and he doesn't have that much ability.

After all, to replace 200,000 soldiers with new swords, either they have a large sum of money to buy them themselves; Obviously, Xu Zhizhou does not have a family fortune to this point. If you can't do it, you will find iron ore and forge swords on the spot.

But iron ore ......

Thinking of this, the princes' hearts moved, and they suddenly touched the purpose of their father Khan's inquiry about the weapons of the Liaodong Army.

Yes, Father Khan must have thought about the iron ore as well.

If there is really an iron mine in Hezhou, there is really an iron mine......

Several princes grinded their fists and clapped their hands, and the expressions on their faces became more excited.

An iron mine is more important than a city. It's a pity that they live as nomads and don't have the ability to explore mineral sources. But they can't find it, can't they pick up a ready-made bargain?

Immediately, two princes scrambled to speak first, "Father Khan, the son will write a letter to Xu Zhizhou when he goes back, strive to meet in private, and get some words from him." ”

"If you know the times, if you don't eat soft and hard, we have more means to deal with him."

Several princes scrambled to express their thoughts first, but Jieli Wanheng didn't say yes or no, and directly waved their hands to make them all retreat.

But he did not refute the whims of several princes, and obviously supported it. So the hearts of several princes were excited.

In addition to the big tent, they glanced at each other, but they didn't care about the length of the fight. Now it is serious to inquire about the whereabouts of the iron ore, and as for the rest, it can't be cared about when.

Thinking of this, everyone mounted their horses and galloped away, and silence soon returned to the big tent.

In the vast grassland, people come and go, and torches illuminate half of the sky. But there was no human voice in silence, only the whirring sound of the northwest wind blowing through the sand.

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