Even though He Qingchang told her that the situation was unfavorable, and Ye Tianhuai was ready to fight for a long time, in her heart, she always felt that this was a battle that must be won.

Because although the court in this life has undergone earth-shaking changes from the previous life, Yunzhou, which is thousands of miles away, has not changed much, and even the commander of this battle is Gu Haiwang like in his previous life.

Ye Qianhuai couldn't understand what went wrong.

"Five days ago, Beidi suddenly set up a pontoon bridge from the Lingshan ferry, intending to cross the river, and was defeated by our army. General Gu saw that the enemy army was defeated, and wanted to take the opportunity to cross the river to capture Yaxin, so he used the enemy's pontoon bridge to lead the army to cross the north, but he did not expect that after the army crossed the river, a fire broke out on the river surface, and the retreat was blocked. Our troops were ambushed by enemy troops and suffered heavy casualties on the north bank. He Qingchang explained.

When He Qingchang reported, Gu Shihai stood aside without saying a word, his face was solemn, and he was a little distracted thinking about something.

If Ye Qianhuai is the person who feels the most difficult to accept this defeat, then he is the second most difficult person to accept.

"A fire on the river? The river is full of water, how can a fire be started? Ye Qianhuai asked.

"The pontoon bridge laid by Beidi hid bags full of tung oil under the wooden planks, and after being shot by a rocket, it quickly burst into flames, and the tung oil floated on the water, and the whole river was on fire." He Qingchang replied.

Ye Qian pondered, and then asked: "I remember that the Baishui River is turbulent, and there is tung oil floating water, which should be washed away soon." ”

He Qing was silent for a long time and said, "Beidi used the embankment we built in the lower reaches of the Baishui River before. ”

Ye Qianhuai was stunned for a moment.

"There is a section of embankment in Shanggu County, lower reaches of the Baishui River, which was built to irrigate the tuntian. Beidi raided the dam in advance, rebuilt the sluice, and stopped the flow of the river, and at the time of the war, the water at the Lingshan ferry was still water. He Qingchang paused and said, "And those tung oils are the tung oil we stored in the wood workshop in Lingshan, and the consistency is very high, and it took three days to burn before extinguishing." ”

"Timber workshop?" Ye Tianhuai was puzzled.

She had studied the map of Yunju for so long, and she had no impression of the wood workshop at all.

Gu Shihai, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, and he said: "Most of the cedar wood used to build palaces in Your Majesty's palace is Yunzhou, so there are many official wood workshops in Yunzhou. After the wood is seen, it is initially peeled and protected from moisture, and then transported by water to Shengjing. Tung oil is applied to the surface of wood to prevent moisture. ”

His face sank, and he changed his words, and said: "But tung oil is flammable, so you need to be very careful when storing it, and the storage place is also a major national defense secret." Even if Lingshan County has been lost, Beidi should not have discovered the location of tung oil so quickly. Moreover," Gu Shihai paused, and that confused expression appeared on his face again, "When will these barbarians who can only ride horses and shoot arrows actually use the sluices with complicated craftsmanship?" ”

The air in the temple suddenly seemed to freeze. Everyone felt a chill down their spines.

"Gu Ge Lao suspects that someone is collaborating with the enemy and leaking secrets?" Ye Qianhuai couldn't help asking.

Gu Shihai was silent for a moment with a heavy expression, shook his head and said, "Yaxin, the coach of Beidi this time, is the second prince of Beidi. This man has brute strength, and he only knows how to charge head-on. Even if our military plane was about to leak, with Yashin's usual tactics, he could not think of a way to lure the enemy deep into setting fire to the river. This time, the enemy is more like defeating Dajing with Dajing's style of play. ”

He frowned and asked He Qingchang, "Who is that military advisor Tuge, have you found it?" ”

He Qingchang replied: "I heard that this person was born as a foot merchant, and later became the head of the bandit village in Baishan. That's all I know at the moment, and the rest is still being investigated. ”

"There is still a month before the Baishui River will freeze......" Gu Shihai said.

He didn't continue, but the three of them understood that when the river froze, it was the time when Beidi crossed to the south.

And even if the troops were sent from Shengjing to support at this time, it would take a month to reach the front line of the Baishui River.

The situation is urgent.

"If it is to cross to the south in the north, with the current strength of our army in Yunzhou, I am afraid that it will be defeated." He Qing said.

Gu Shihai suddenly knelt down at Ye Tianhuai and said, "Your Majesty, please mobilize 10,000 troops from Zhongzhou and Yingzhou to aid Yunzhou." ”

The envoys of Zhongzhou and Yingzhou are all Gu Shihai's protégés, and Gu Shihai knows the military strength of these two states well. If he said so, it would naturally be possible for the two states to allocate so many troops at once.

"Okay." Ye Qianhuai didn't say much, and said, "Our army is now demoralized, and this reinforcement must stabilize the morale of the army, and the enemy must not be underestimated." ”

Ye Tianhuai pondered, and said: "Now that Gu Haiwang is captured, the front line should be led by Deputy Marshal Xu Ye." But he was only an envoy of Yunzhou, and I am afraid that it would be difficult to convince the reinforcements of Zhongzhou, Yingzhou, and Shengjing. Do you have any suggestions for the position of the commander-in-chief? ”

This kind of multi-force combined army, each with its own measure, has always been the most difficult to command. If the commander is unable to convince the people, the army will fall into internal strife.

But the people who led the troops in each state were all second-grade festival envoys, and at least third-grade commanders, so that these feudal officials who dominated one side obeyed and cooperated, in addition to the emperor's decree, more important was the person who commanded the combined army.

Hearing Ye Qianhuai's question, He Qingchang was silent for a while, stepped forward and knelt on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Please personally lead 10,000 Gyeonggi guards to reinforce Yunzhou." ”

In the two hundred years since the founding of the country, although there have been some large and small wars in each dynasty, on the whole, it can be regarded as the Taiping Dynasty, and the idea of Confucian culture and governance is also implemented in the court. Therefore, in the Jing Dynasty, the secretary of the military department can be said to be a civilian position, and even many of the previous military department secretaries have not entered the army.

Therefore, it can be said that it is very strange that the secretary of the military department personally approved the armor to go to the front line.

Although He Qingchang was born in a family of military generals, and he also led troops to the west during the Xingrui period, he has been away from the battlefield for ten years at the age of nearly half a hundred.

Now he proposed to take command of the expedition, which surprised Ye Tianhuai, but it was reasonable.

Because there really is no better candidate than him.

Who else can have more prestige and deterrence in the army than the military department Shangshu of Zhengyipin?

What's more, he has always been the commander of the rear army in this battle, and he knows the grain and grass in the army and the movement of the front line very well.

Ye Tianhuai pondered for a moment, got up and walked in front of He Qingchang, and said, "Qingchang, this battle is related to the survival of my great scene, and I can only win, not lose." What you are carrying on your back is the great scenery of thousands of people, understand? ”

"I understand. The ministers will not dishonor the holy order, and protect my great territory from loss. He Qingchang cut the railway.

"This matter is very important, Li Baoquan, go and ask the cabinet ministers to enter the palace immediately, and Zhao Yinshi, call him to Wenxuan Palace." Ye Qianhuai commanded.