On this day, it is the birthday of the Queen Mother again, but this year due to the war in the north, the Queen Mother has already released words that she is not a birthday, and everyone does not have to work hard to prepare for the birthday gift.

It can be said that Yan Yan still prepared an embroidery and a few pastries for the Queen Mother, and planned to wait for her birthday to enter the palace to see her.

Who knew that early this morning, when Yan Yan was about to go out, Ma suddenly sent someone to find her, saying that he had received a battle report from the front, not only did Weizhou not take it back, but Western Xia also took Suizhou and Youzhou, and the coach Yan Peng was nowhere to be found.

In other words, Yan Peng's expedition this time was not only not meritorious, but also had a great fault, and it was a big one.

You must know that Suizhou and Youzhou were recaptured by Yan Yan's father, Yan Rui, with his troops, and he almost lost a leg for this.

Therefore, it can be imagined that the emperor was angry.

When Yan Yan heard this, he had to hurry to Yan's house first, Ma was crying at Yan Tong and Yan Yu on the kang, and when he saw Yan Yan, Ma cried first and pounced, "Yan'er, your uncle, your uncle, he, what should we do, what should we do?" ”

"Where did the news come from?" Yan Yan pushed Ma Shi back to sit on the kang, and she herself sat on the edge of the kang.

"Where else could it be, in the palace, I heard that the emperor was also angry, and the queen mother fainted in anger, how can this be good?" Ma is still crying.

"Second aunt, don't worry, I'll go to the palace to meet the emperor and see what's going on, so far, it's useless for you to cry, it's better to calm down first and take care of this family." Yan Yan persuaded.

There can only be four situations in which there is no trace, one is that he was captured, the second is that he is injured and he is not sure where to hide, the third is that he died in battle, and the fourth is that he escaped from the battle.

In the last case, Yan Yan felt that it was unlikely, even if Yan Peng did not take responsibility, it was impossible for him to make a move to escape, otherwise, he would not only become a sinner of the Great Zhou, but also a sinner of the Yan family.

The possibility of being captured is not very large, if they are captured, the commander of the Tangut people will definitely send a letter to ask for ransom if they catch the other party, so the middle two may be greater.

Thinking of this, Yan Yan couldn't sit still, and hurriedly wanted to enter the palace, but as soon as she walked to the door, Yan Yu chased after her, "Eldest sister, I, I thank you for my father and my mother." ”

Yan Yan glanced at her, "The second uncle is the second uncle, you are you, I am doing this for the second uncle, not you." ”

After saying that, she didn't look at Yan Yu again, and directly pulled Qingyu away.

More than half an hour later, Yan Yan finally saw Li Cong in the south study, Li Cong had just met a few ministers, obviously the conversation was very unpleasant, Yan Yan went in and there were scattered folds on the ground, Li Cong was tired and leaned on the back of the chair, his eyes were closed, Liu Gonggong was behind him to help rub his temples, and the two frightened little eunuchs stood aside and played fans.

Yan Yan didn't speak first after entering, but waved his hand to Gonggong Liu, and then picked up the folds scattered on the ground and put them away.

Of course, she didn't look at it.

While doing this, Li Cong suddenly opened his eyes, "Why didn't there be any movement when I came in?" ”

Yan Yan hurriedly knelt down, "It's the courtiers who asked Gonggong Liu not to squeak first, the emperor is too tired, and it's good to be able to raise a god." ”

"Flatten, you've heard everything?" Li Cong guessed why Yan Yan came.

"Back to the emperor, I just came out of the Yan family, and the second aunt couldn't say why, just crying, I thought I'd better go into the palace and ask the emperor." Yan Yan said in a low voice.

Li Cong was obviously not interested in answering this question, but pointed to the few books on the table in disgust, Yan Yan naturally didn't dare to take it, Li Cong didn't say anything when he saw this, but closed his eyes and read again, "The same brother, how can the gap be so big?" ”

"Back to the emperor, my father was trained as a son since he was a child, and he was involved in literature, talent, and martial arts, while my second uncle took over later, and the education he received since he was a child was different. Besides, my second uncle is a cautious person and quite indecisive in handling things, so such a person is not suitable to be a commander. Yan Yan analyzed.

In fact, she was not optimistic about Yan Peng when he went on the expedition, but there was no way, it was his responsibility.

Also, Yan Yan knew that Yan Peng had a few Qing guests left by the original owner's father back then, and he thought that it would not be possible to attack the city, but it was still possible to defend the city, but he knew that he had lost three cities in a row in just half a year, but he was afraid that Yan Ai would also be more auspicious.

It may be that Yan Yan's words are to the point, Li Cong didn't blame her for being rude, but asked her what to do now?

"Dare to ask the emperor, how did the other party defeat these two cities? How many troops and horses were used, how long were they fought, and were there any special siege strategies used? Yan Yan asked.

She wanted to know if this siege was Zhou Lu's idea, because she knew that the Khitan and the Western Xia had formed an alliance, and in addition, Mongolia was also co-opted by the Khitan, and the Mongols stopped the Jurchen's footsteps for the Khitan, so now it is equivalent to the Khitan and the Western Xia jointly fighting the Great Zhou.

Seeing that Yan Yan asked in such detail, Li Cong also flashed a trace of doubt, but he soon suppressed this doubt and focused on what was in front of him.

According to Li Cong, the Western Xia dispatched 50,000 troops this time, and quickly took Weizhou when the Great Zhou side was not prepared, and then they aimed at Suizhou and Youzhou, and Suizhou Youzhou originally had 10,000 soldiers guarding the city, this time Yan Peng went out to fight, bringing the Yan family stationed outside the city 10,000 horses, plus there are 30,000 horses of the Yan family on the border, it is a bit difficult to attack the city, but there should be no problem in defending the city.

But the mistake is that Yan Peng shouldn't have thought about taking back Weizhou, so he was ambushed by the other party and lost tens of thousands of people, and after Yan Peng realized his mistake, he took his people and wanted to return to Suizhou City, but who knew that he encountered an ambush on the way, and was ambushed twice, Yan Peng was a little blindsided.

Xixia must also know that he didn't have many men and horses in his hands, and finally simply began to besiege the city, after staying up for more than a month, Yan Peng couldn't stand it anymore, and wanted to fight with the Xixia people with his men and horses, and the final result was that Yan Peng was gone, Suizhou was also lost, and most of the soldiers were killed.

Therefore, the Western Xia people quickly took Youzhou in one go, and the two battle reports were sent to Li Cong almost at the same time.

As for the specific siege strategy, Li Cong was not clear, "Oh, by the way, there is another point, I heard that the Western Xia people are very good at arranging troops, and they seem to use our art of war." ”

Yan Yan was relieved when she heard that it was just the deployment of troops and the art of war, these can be borrowed from books, there are also many generals on the side of Da Zhou, and they should all understand, as long as the other party does not use any advanced weapons in later generations, she is not afraid.