Outside Yiyang Jiuqu City, Dugu Xin, who had not gone to the Heluo frontline, and Zhao Gui and others, who had fled all the way here, were waiting here early, and when they saw Yuwen Taiyi coming, they were all busy to meet them.

"Victory and defeat are common, don't worry. However, there have been many rumors in the army in the past few days, and some of them are involved in Otsuka's body, may I ask if Otsuka is okay?"

Dugu Xin and the others did not see Yuwentai in the team before and after entering, and immediately locked their eyes on the impermeable carriage in the team, and then walked forward and asked with a concerned face.

"On the way to Rong, the wind and snow are urging each other, and Otsuka Zai occasionally feels the wind and cold, although he is slightly ill, he is not worried. Please wait for the Great Sima to enter the city first, and then meet you."

Li Yuan stood in front of the car and stopped the crowd, not allowing them to visit the car and disturb them.

Dugu Xin and the others also noticed that all the cronies of the Chinese and foreign governments here looked solemn, and they had a hidden feeling in their hearts, so they did not force it, and each took a step back and then got on the horse and entered the city together.

From the outside of the city to the city lord's mansion, all the way was heavily guarded, and the cronies of the Chinese and foreign governments entered the mansion all the way from the carriage without stopping on the way.

Previously, Yuwen Taiqiang supported the sick body to patrol the army to stabilize the morale of the army, so that the army could withdraw to Yiyang. However, on the way back, his condition became serious again, and the whole person fell into a coma again, and then the state was also repeated, waking up from time to time.

In such a situation, it was naturally inconvenient to summon the masses again, so after arriving at the City Lord's Mansion of Jiuqu City, Dugu Xin and the others were not summoned. As for the military affairs of the armies, they are completely entrusted to Yuwen Hu.

The first thing after arriving at Jiuqu City, Yuwen Hu relieved Zhao Gui of his military power under the pretext of adjusting the city defense, but he did not pursue his previous crime of escaping.

Zhao Gui knew that he was at a loss, and he did not insist on this. Moreover, the right army under his command before had already fled a lot on the Bishan battlefield, and there were not many who withdrew to Jiuqu City with him, even if he still retained his military position, the number of troops that could be controlled at the moment was not much, so he obediently handed over the military power and only led his headquarters to garrison Jiuqu City.

As the Western Wei army retreated to Jiuqu City, the Northern Qi army in the rear also came all the way south to this place and continued to confront the Wei army that retreated to Jiuqu City. It is precisely because of such a grim situation that some personnel contradictions in the Western Wei army are in a state of suppression, and they have not erupted, but under the appearance of unanimity, there are a lot of surging secrets.

After returning to Jiuqu City, a few days have passed, and Yuwentai has not shown up in front of people, and the generals also know that the situation should be very bad. Although in order to maintain the stability of the army's morale, they also had a tacit understanding to conceal this situation and did not inform the middle and lower-level soldiers, but they also had their own worries about the next trend of the situation.

Although as early as the time of Baiting City, Yuwentai gave Yuwen Hu carte blanche to handle military affairs, but Yuwen Hu has always lacked prestige in the army, and the generals were more or less dissatisfied with this appointment.

In this situation of anxiety and anxiety, people will subconsciously move closer to the person they think is stronger out of the desire for a sense of security.

In today's Jiuqu City, in addition to Otsuka Zai Yuwentai, who is in a bad situation and does not know his life and death, and Yuwen Hu, who was appointed but cannot serve the public, there are also three Zhuguo Dugu Xin, Zhao Gui and Da Xiwu, who are the people with the highest status.

Zhao Gui and Da Xiwu are both newly defeated generals and their prestige has been damaged, and the great Sima Duguxin, who has not had a high sense of existence since the beginning of the expedition, has now suddenly increased in the importance of the masses.

Under the tense atmosphere of confrontation with the Qi army, many generals are moving closer to Dugu Xin intentionally or unintentionally, and some people even propose that if Otsuka Zai still can't take care of things, it should be that Da Sima Dugu Xin should be in charge of military affairs. Of course, this is only a private statement, and no one dares to hold this argument publicly for the time being.

Faced with this situation, Yuwen Hu was also quite worried, and couldn't help but say to Wei Chigang in private: "Now that the strong enemy is eyeing the side, we should have worked together to deal with the difficulties. But now it is people's hearts are scattered and they have their own plans, especially the Da Sima people's expectations are getting heavier, which makes people worried. Uncle is determined to wait for reinforcements here, and I don't know whether it is right or wrong."

Wei Chigang was already a little dissatisfied with such an arrangement, and after hearing Yuwen Hu say this, he also sighed

said: "Uncle has been guilty of indulging in evil before, and now he is hoping that Li Boshan, an irreverent person, will save the situation, which is a bit foolish. Now I am confronted by the enemy here, and it is difficult for the army to return, not to mention that the Great Sima is stealing people's hearts here, if Li Boshan does not go to Heluo to rescue, but instead rushes into the pass from Wuguan, the situation will be even more dangerous!"

"W-Shouldn't this be? Heluo was already in the place where Li Boshan was prestigious, and the thief general Hu Lujin and others were defeated and not afraid, so he should not be afraid of fighting. What's more, there are still big priests and others left behind in Guanzhong......

Hearing Yu Chigang say this, Yuwen Hu's face changed abruptly, and his tone became faintly trembling. There is no other reason, if Li Boshan really chose to enter Wuguan north instead of leading the army north to come to the aid through the Three Crows Road as Wei Chigang said, it would be tantamount to a catastrophe for them.

"Of course, I also hope that Li Boshan can really be as Uncle said, willing to rush to help Heluo. But if Li Boshan really would be so deferential, today's events would not be like this, and his bones have been exposed, and if he still has hope, wouldn't he be foolish?"

After hearing this, Wei Chigang said in a deep voice: "Such a situation is by no means impossible, if it comes true, what else can we do? No matter what happens next, you should be more prepared!"

Yuwen Wu was silent for a long time when he heard this, and after a while, he said again, "Everything here is arranged by Uncle, and it may not be beneficial to change it rashly. But what you said should indeed be guarded against, if Li Boshan really goes straight to the customs, what he does is nothing more than to coerce the monarch to respect himself, and he should send a message to the people left behind to temporarily transfer the Son of Chang'an to the same state for care, and do not gain it for Li Boshan!"

When the two were still here to discuss countermeasures, Dugu Xin was also invited by Zhao Gui to meet in the military camp outside the city.

"Today, Otsuka's situation is worrying, but the division and brigade are still trapped outside, I don't know if Da Sima can plan for this dilemma?"

After Dugu Xin entered the account and sat down, Zhao Gui asked directly, and at the same time pointed to himself and said, "The former Otsuka Zai entrusted me with a heavy responsibility, but I fought unfavorably and failed to live up to the trust, resulting in the defeat of the division and brigade, so I am also full of guilt, hoping that I can do my best to make amends. But the heart is short-lived, I don't know where the plan comes from, if the big Sima has a clever plan, I will be a saddle horse with me!"

Dugu Xin had heard similar words many times in the past few days, and he was not surprised to hear them again at this time, but because they came out of Zhao Gui's mouth, he couldn't help but feel a little happy.

"Well, who would have thought that the situation would be reduced to this! Is the current trap the result of a momentary burden? Otsuka Zai's discussion of the use of military force was really reluctant, and he hurriedly went out to fight, and no one could stop him. Even if we do it again after the spring of next year, we won't fall into this state!"

Dugu Xin naturally understood why Yuwentai chose to go out at such a season, the key was to take advantage of the turmoil in Nanliang and the opportunity that Shannan Dao had no time to take care of the country, but he made a mistake in his busyness, and the war was not going well, not to mention, even his own life was in danger.

Zhao Gui heard that Duguxin's words were also full of self-exculpation, so he nodded again and again and said, "Yes, the major affairs of the country are being worshipped, how can you be so rash! At that time, when this decision was made, at least the people in the country should be considered, especially the king of Taiyuan in Shannan Province has always been wise about the use of troops in the country, and should be asked about it. On the way to the army a few days ago, I asked the great Sima Ke to ask the king of Taiyuan."

Speaking of this, he changed the conversation again, looked at Dugu Xin and continued: "The matter has come to this point, and it is useless to talk about the past. Recently, I think that many governors have asked Da Sima for advice, and asked Da Sima not to hide his secrets and teach some kind of fools."

"Nanyang Gong asked, if I have a plan, how can I shirk it? It's just that since the expedition, he has neglected military affairs, and he is not in his position, so it is difficult to do things. The only thing to do now is to work together and unite as a common saying. Since Otsuka has appointed someone, he must have a plan to clean up the mess."

Dugu Xin is not modest, he seems to be quite respected by the masses at the moment, but in fact, he does not know much about the specific situation of the enemy and us, and there is really no magic plan to save the situation.

What's more, now Otsuka Zai is uncertain whether he is alive or dead, if he is in a hurry to jump up and seize power, if he fails to do something, not only will it be difficult to deal with himself, but it may also make the situation even more corrupt.

After Zhao Gui heard this, he said, "Da Sima is too modest, I heard that when he was newly defeated a few days ago, Otsuka Zai had already arranged for his cronies to be Nan

Go and ask the king of Taiyuan for help, and when the reinforcements of the king of Taiyuan arrive, then Weng's son-in-law will work together to ......."

"Is that so?"

When Dugu Xin heard this, his brows suddenly furrowed, and he frowned and said angrily: "Otsuka Zai insisted on going his own way, resulting in this defeat, and self-humiliation, why do you want to involve the young disciples to go to this disaster? Shannan Province has its own military aircraft in trouble, and Otsuka Zai puts the Kansai soldiers in a dangerous situation, but wants to throw the endgame to others, how can this be reasonable!"