The gateway between the capital and the grassland is wide open, and there is no longer a fortification, but the city gates between the five continents of Xiliang and the capital are closed almost at the same time, not only to enter the city to go through layers of checks, but also to go out of the city without the personal approval of the city guard, it is also delusional, and those who dare to go out of the city to go outside the gate without permission will be punished for the crime of fornicating with the enemy once discovered, and they will be killed.

As a result, the northwest, which was not very prosperous in the first place, was completely desolate, and there was often a scene of not seeing the slightest human population after walking out of a hundred miles. The central capital, which was originally like the northwest barrier, is now more like a giant who has betrayed his relatives, standing alone in the northwest wasteland, lonely and desolate.

The so-called five northwestern states refer to Xiliang Prefecture, Hanoi Prefecture, Xihe Prefecture, Shaanzhou, plus a central capital. Among them, Xihe Prefecture and Shaanzhou each occupy half of Xiheyuan, Xihe Prefecture is in the west, Shaanzhou is in the east, and Hanoi Prefecture and Xiliang Prefecture are listed on the north and south sides of Xiheyuan. Now that Xiao Yu occupies Zhongdu, without the barrier of Zhongdu, Xiheyuan, who is a horse and a flat river, has no power to fight back against the 230,000 iron cavalry in Zhongdu. Hanoi is an important place for horse-producing in the northwest, and there are heavy troops to defend it, but because Minhang sent troops from Hanoi and was defeated, Hanoi was unable to fight again in a short time. The only thing left that still has the strength to fight is a lonely Xiliang Prefecture.

In Xiliangzhou, there is still the last lone army of Da Zheng in the northwest, an army of 150,000 led by Qin Quan, the king of Jin.

After the fall of Zhongdu, Qin Quan did not sit idly by, but deployed 150,000 people in his hands on the Xiliang Corridor on the line from Yumen Pass to Wusheling Ridge. If you look down from the sky, the Xiliang Corridor is actually in an arc, and Dunhuang City is just the part where this arc is recessed. This can be said to be a natural pocket array, as long as Xiao Yu wants to capture Dunhuang City, he is bound to plunge into Qin Quan's pocket.

At that time, whether Xiao Yu will break through Qin Quan's pocket, or whether Qin Quan will cover Xiao Yu, it will depend on their respective means.

Compared with the noisy Xiliang Prefectures, Zhongdu is much more peaceful, although it is also ironclad Sensen, but after all, it has been a place of war for a long time, whether it is a soldier or an ordinary person, it has long been used to it, even if the current Zhongdu has changed its master, but the Metropolitan Governor Xu Lin is still in charge, and there are still some voices that are not very in tune, and they have completely disappeared, at least, now Zhongdu still looks like a harmonious atmosphere on the surface.

The upstart Lanyu and Zhuge Gong respectively have to take charge of the secret guard and Mingwei, and their power is on the rise, and they actually have the posture to keep pace with Xu Lin, but during this time, the soldiers and horses in the capital are frequently transferred, and Xu Lin, as the main general, is still the first person in the capital. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Xiao Yu is beginning to prepare to attack Xiliangzhou, in the eyes of the lieutenant general, this is also a matter of course, after all, how can others sleep soundly next to the couch, this battle is inevitable, but it is only sooner or later. And as long as the war does not stop for a day, then the Mingwei Mansion and the Dark Guard Mansion will not want to go beyond the Dadu Governor's Mansion.

Xiao Yu came to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion alone, which was only one head shorter than his own mansion, and walked straight into the Xu Mansion, which was second only to the Xiao Mansion in the middle capital.

This is also Xiao Yu's first time entering the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, which can be roughly divided into two parts, the front half, for Xu Lin to handle official business, and where the soldiers are promoted, the iron armor is no different from the official offices of the five major Metropolitan Governors. The latter half is the real Xu Mansion, which is not much different from the ordinary mansions of the magnates, but because of the bitter cold in the northwest, there is no trick to lead water into the mansion, so it seems a little monotonous.

Xiao Yu, who walked into the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion alone, did not attract too many people's attention, after all, there were no people coming and going in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion on any day? Not to mention that now the army is mobilized, everything is complicated, and personnel exchanges are even more frequent.

Xiao Yu carried his hands behind his back, pacing leisurely, his eyes looking at several young generals not far away, especially the young lieutenant with a frosty color at the head, which made Xiao Yu look sideways. It's not that this young captain's cultivation is amazing, it's just that Xiao Yu can see that this young man should be a child of a family, but he has a very heavy killing aura on his body, not like a child of a family who has come to mix military achievements, but like a meritorious veteran who has fought on the battlefield for many years.

Now that Xiao Yu's power is getting higher and higher, he no longer regards his peers as potential opponents, but more from the eyes of his superiors.

As if sensing Xiao Yu's undisguised scrutiny, the lieutenant turned his head to look at Xiao Yu, frowned slightly, and then turned his head away.

Xu Lin, who had just gotten the news, came to Xiao Yu's side at some point, and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, how are these young people?"

Xiao Yu didn't turn around and said, "Yes, I have already become a lieutenant at a young age, and my future is immeasurable." ”

Generally speaking, if a military attache wants to be a metropolitan governor, it mostly depends on chance, and the general military attache can be the ultimate governor, and under the governor is the commander, and under the commander is the commander. can rely on real military merits to become a lieutenant before he stands, as long as he doesn't make any big mistakes, he will not be able to run away from the position of governor in the future. The Metropolitan Governor is the first rank of the dynasty, and the Metropolitan Governor is the second rank, among which the real power of the Governor such as the Secret Guard Governor will be crowned from the first rank. If it is calculated in this way, the real power of the lieutenant can barely be regarded as a fifth-rank rank. It's the champion and the first, and at the beginning, it was just a six-grade Hanlin Academy editor.

Whether the prince has real power or not, it can be said that it is particularly critical, take the prince as an example, the king of Jin and the king of Song, the rank is the same, and the same is extremely noble, but the king of Jin has real power, forming a party, and the prince's party occupies almost half of the temple of Dazheng when it is in its heyday, and although the king of Song is in charge of the Zongren Mansion, it is only a rich prince who only shows up during major court meetings, compared with Qin Quan, it is really a world of difference.

Xiao Yu smiled and asked, "What is the captain?"

Xu Lin said softly: "Not long after he was promoted, the specific official position has not yet been decided, this time he came to the Dadu Governor's Mansion to get the documents." ”

Xiao Yu hasn't grown a beard yet, so he can't twist his beard like Xu Lin, so he can only touch his chin and mutter: "Da Zheng is old, shouldn't we also learn from it?"

Xu Lin said with a smile: "Now Da Zheng is indeed young, except for Qin Zheng in our generation, Zhang Qing is already dying and old, the shepherd supports the army and stands on his own, and he is also the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and Xiao Lie and I are one resigned at home, and the other betrayed Da Zheng." ”

Xiao Yu turned around and said with a smile: "Starting from the bottom, there are advantages and disadvantages, the good thing is to be able to know the soldiers and be sympathetic to the soldiers." The disadvantage is that it is easy to be petty, and it is a general rather than a handsome talent. The so-called thousands of troops are easy to obtain, but one will be hard to find. In my opinion, ten generals are easy to find, and one handsome is rare. ”

Xu Lin smiled faintly and said: "Lord Wang, is this making fun of me Xu someone? The size of the pattern is not immutable, the so-called Confucianism has poetry and calligraphy in the belly is an example, I have seen a lot, the pattern is naturally open, standing tall, seeing far, is also conducive to opening up the pattern." But if you wait until you are in a high position, you may not be willing to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. ”

Xiao Yu pointed to himself: "The Metropolitan Governor is also making fun of me? ”

Xu Lin laughed, and the two quietly left the place and walked into the backyard. I'm afraid that the group of young and strong generals didn't know that just now, the king of the northwest and the governor of the central capital were only a dozen feet away from them.

For some captains, sometimes they don't necessarily have the opportunity to be so close to them in their lifetime.

Walking along a smooth bluestone path, Xiao Yu asked, "What is the name of that captain?" ”

Xu Lin said softly: "His name is Wei Ban, he is Wei Chi's distant nephew, and he is also the last bit of incense in the Wei family. ”

Xiao Yu paused, his face expressionless.

Xu Lin sighed lightly and said, "I will personally say some things to him, and I hope that the prince will be forgiving and forgiving." ”

Xiao Yu said softly: "The Metropolitan Governor wants to be a guarantor?"

Xu Lin was stunned for a moment, then bowed his head slightly and said, "Yes." ”

A smile suddenly appeared on Xiao Yu's face, and he also only said one word: "Okay." ”

Xu Lin raised his head and said with a smile: "Then what does the prince plan to give him?"

Xiao Yu thought for a while: "Since it is after Wei Chi, I also believe in the vision of the Metropolitan Governor, a real power lieutenant is the fifth grade, then I will directly promote him to two grades, let him be the vanguard officer of the fourth grade, after the defeat of Xiliangzhou, as long as he is still alive, he will be promoted to another grade, from the third rank of the Dunhuang deputy general and the Yumen guard will follow him." If he dies, he doesn't have this blessing, and he can't complain about others. ”

Xu Lin smiled, "Then Xu will thank Wei Ban first." ”

Xiao Yu laughed, "It's not too late for him to come to me again to thank him when he is a general of the three subordinates." ”