Yu Wenzhi was then secretly sent back to the Western Qin camp, and the two sides had agreed on a battle plan for tomorrow, and if the Eastern Qin army did not go out, the Southern Qi army would not show up.

However, in the city of Jiankang in Southern Qi, it can also be said that rumors are spreading, Wei Ran has been on the expedition for quite some time, Cui Huan and others who stayed in the city have insufficient deterrence, and Wei Ran's cronies and generals have also all gone on the expedition, and only Gao Xiaoshun is the only henchman who stays near Jiankang.

Because Cui Huan has to deal with government affairs, these people use their influence on Nanqi counties to frequently create some small incidents and frictions, and some trivial things make Cui He tired, thus ignoring the education of Xiao Ye.

Subsequently, these ministers asked Cui He to appoint a special person to be responsible for Xiao Ye's study on the grounds that Cui He was busy and no one could educate Xiao Ye. However, although Cui Huan was sacrificial wine, he did not have much prestige among the Southern Qi Taixue, so he had no choice but to ask the southern minister to recommend talents suitable for education and graduation.

In this way, with the help of these ministers, they recommended a famous man in the forest, saying that he was talented and rich in five cars, and he was born in the people, not old-fashioned but quite flexible, and it was better to educate the young Xiao Ye.

Cui He naturally wouldn't believe the words of these people, but under Yang Lan's strong request, Cui He didn't have a suitable candidate for a while, Yuan Muzhi was tired of the supply of grain and grass, and Zhang Zemao was declining, and he was bedridden recently.

At this time, Cui He discovered a particularly serious problem, Wei Ran is a powerful minister and a lonely minister, all his power and prestige come from the military power in his hands, and the rest of the ministers above the court are either his enemies or have no connection with him, so how to govern.

But thinking about it, Cui He had no choice but to adopt the minister's opinion and let the so-called country celebrities and everyone in the Southern Dynasty enter the palace to teach Xiao Ye, but Cui He also kept an eye on it and asked Wei Hongxiang to read it together.

Wei Hongxiang was reluctant to read the Four Books and Five Classics at first, but after Cui Huan talked with Xiao Yanran, Xiao Yanran found Wei Hongxiang.

Wei Hongxiang was sulking in her room, and when she saw Xiao Yanran walking in, she quickly got up and said, "Mother? ”

Xiao Yanran smiled, then took Wei Hongxiang's hand and said: "Lord Cui didn't say it clearly, this time I entered the palace to accompany the study, I used to accompany the prince to study, and now I accompany His Majesty to study, how can I talk the same day." ”

Wei Hongxiang muttered and said, "I don't want to play with Xiao Ye, he's too naïve." ”

Xiao Yanran joked with a smile: "The two of you grew up together since childhood, haven't you always had a good relationship?" Why did he suddenly feel naïve? ”

Wei Hongxiang lay on the table, then grabbed his hair with his hand and said: "He likes to play with eunuchs, he also likes to play pranks, and he likes to tease the teacher during class, and the most important thing is that he has not taken responsibility for doing something wrong!" ”

Xiao Yanran touched Wei Hongxiang's head at this time and said, "But no matter what, he is also your future husband." The pearl of our family is going to become the mother of the Great Qi country after all. ”

Wei Hongxiang didn't know much about the concept of the mother of the Great Qi country, and all of this seemed too far away from her.

However, Cui Huan made it clear to Xiao Yanran today that he had to let the red makeup restrain Xiao Ye, and at the same time, the two of them could study together, so as to avoid the teachers selected by these ministers from consciously misleading Xiao Ye.

At the end, Cui Huan also added; "If you want Daqi to be safe, you must restrain Your Majesty, now the Queen Mother is a little unrestrained, I'm afraid it's a hidden danger, Your Majesty has been nagging Miss with me, so I think this is the best opportunity."

Xiao Yanran began to coax Wei Hong's makeup at this time: "Your father is still on the front line, if you enter the palace to accompany Your Majesty, your father should return to Beijing and will definitely be very happy." ”

At the mention of Wei Ran, Wei Hongxiang pouted and complained: "Father, I can't see you a few times a year, I don't know why, I have to go out to fight." ”

Xiao Yanran hurriedly comforted her, and after some kind words, Wei Hongxiang finally agreed to enter the palace to accompany Xiao Ye to study.

Xiao Ye was naturally very happy to see Wei Hongjiao, and rushed forward with a brisk step, holding Hongxiang's hand and saying, "Sister Hongjiao, I miss you so much." ”

Wei Hongxiang hurriedly withdrew her hand, and then pretended to be an adult and said, "I told Master Cui that if you still mess around this time, I will never enter the palace again." ”

Xiao Ye of course has everything at the moment, and hurriedly arranged a place in the study.

At this time, the father-in-law returned with a smile: "Your Majesty, it has already been arranged." ”

It turned out that after Cui He entered the palace early in the morning, he arranged for the steward and eunuch to rearrange the study, and specially reserved a place for red makeup.

In Zhongshu Province, Cui Huan is discussing with Yuan Muzhi on the matter of military supplies, the army is now far away from the Southern Qi Dynasty, if the military supplies are blindly collected from the land of Lianghuai, I am afraid that the people's voice is boiling.

Yuan Muzhi said worriedly: "That's right, now that the King of Qin has sent troops to Tongguan, the grain and grass need to enter the fertilizer from the Yangtze River, and then enter the Huai River for transshipment, the governor of Xuzhou told me that the land of the two Huai is not stable, and there are still many people who want to Qin State, and the supply line is so long, I am worried that there will be changes." ”

After Cui Huan glanced at the letter of the governor of Xuzhou, he said: "The grain and grass will be sent to Pengcheng, and then transferred by Pengcheng, and the grain and grass will be provided by Pengcheng first, and we will supply Pengcheng in full. ”

At this time, outside Luoyang City, He Basheng was ordered by Min Shiyuan to leave Luoyang, intending to go to meet the frustration canal.

For Min Shiyuan's order, He Batsheng has already seen through it, and now that the Southern Qi army has retreated slightly, Min Shiyuan is worried that he has made a great contribution, so he will take himself away in advance, but He Batsheng does not care very much about this, in any case, it is difficult for him to contact the center of the imperial court, it is better to sell Min Shiyuan a face, so as to strive for greater interests for Qingzhou in the future

He Basheng only brought 20,000 Xianbei cavalry this time, but left the Qingzhou Han soldiers in Luoyang City, in his opinion, now that Tongguan has been overcome by Fuqu, then this support for Tongguan is a stable errand, and there is no need for the Han soldiers to come to share the credit.

At the same time, Yuwenzhi has sent troops to attack Tongguan again, as expected, Yuwenzhi deliberately made more than 2,000 people empty yesterday to confuse the frustration Qu Cheng, and then made the elite soldiers' faces smeared with loess, in order to show the feeling of yellow hunger.

Frustrated Qu admittedly felt that Yu Wenzhi was a little deliberate, but he couldn't say anything wrong.

After all, Sima Linhai in the rear was also leading the army to knock on the pass, and after thinking for a while, he ordered everyone to say: "Yuwen Zhi frequently knocks on the pass with a tired army, which is not in line with the way of using troops, if it is to cooperate with Sima Linhai, let me wait for the enemy to suffer from the back, and see if he is trying his best to attack the city today, if it is like yesterday, it will be a snake, then there must be fraud." ”

However, Sima Linhai's knock on the pass today is huge, and the number of people is much more than yesterday, but Fuqu admits that he should take it for granted, after all, in the pass, it is quite easy for Western Qin to recruit troops.

Sima Linhai requisitioned more than 50,000 people this time, the army was continuous, and brought a lot of siege heavy equipment, it seems that there is a reason to fight to the death.

The defenders on the west side of Fuqu were suddenly under a lot of pressure, and Fuqu was true that he couldn't take care of the Yuwenzhi army in Dongcheng at this moment, so he focused all his attention on the west side, looking at the mighty Sima Linhai, and began to think about it in his heart.

If some of the defenders on the east side were to be mobilized, it would indeed be impregnable, but if the west side also attacked vigorously, the defenders would lose sight of one or the other.

This is also a very rare situation in the Tongguan guard, that is, the abdomen and back by the enemy, in the past, the attack on Tongguan must be because there is a backup to come, plus Tongguan is dangerous, so it is difficult to be overcome, but now it is a coincidence that some Western Qin soldiers are left on the outside, resulting in the situation of being attacked on both sides.

Yuwen is also out of the way to this day, and orders his troops to attack the city with all their might, but the full force here has to be marked in quotation marks, it is an all-out onslaught, but it does not last, after all, the army he leads is now sleepy, lacking food and grass, if it seems to be energetic, Frustration Qu will indeed be suspicious.

Fortunately, the defenders on the west side were also quite brave, and for a while, Sima Linhai had no hope of winning.

Frustrated Qu was admittedly on the east side of the city tower at this moment, and began to analyze Yuwenzhi's tactics, he found that Yuwenzhi used wheel warfare, although it seemed to be fierce, but the attack could not be too long, so he needed to retreat and change a group of people to start attacking the city.

Therefore, Fuqu admittedly concluded that Yuwen Zhi's army could not fight for a long time.

At this time, Hu Shao, who had returned to Tongguan, said: "General, going out of the city to attack can break Yuwenzhi in one battle and drive it away, but now Yuwenzhi seems to be short of food and grass, if we hold on, Yuwenzhi will collapse and retreat from the south. ”

Hu Shao's suggestion is very pertinent, but Fuqu admits that he doesn't think so: "But if Yuwenzhi is allowed to return to Guanzhong, it can be said that Jiaolong enters the sea, Yuwenzhi is the first person in the Western Qin military, and if he can be killed, the Western Qin will have no military heart from now on." ”

For Fuqu honestly, this is an excellent opportunity to kill Yuwen Zhi, Yu Wenzhi has a high reputation in the Western Qin army, if he dies, the Western Qin army will be leaderless, whether it is Sima Linhai, Dugu Ao, or Hou Moyue, they do not have the prestige and qualifications of the leader Qunlun.

In the face of the great temptation, Fuqu admittedly had to be moved, so the whole person hesitated, guarding Tongguan, Yuwen Zhi would inevitably retreat, it was indeed foolproof, but he would also let him return to Guanzhong safely. Now that Western Qin and Southern Qi have formed an alliance, Yuwen Zhi can retreat safely from the land of Southern Qi, and Wei Ran will not intercept and kill Yuwen Zhi's army in his own territory because of a small loss.

Hu Shao knew that Fuqu had already moved, and immediately opened his mouth to persuade him: "General, now our army should not act rashly, even if Yuwen Zhi retreats to Guanzhong safely, what does it matter?" We have occupied the Tongguan Tianwei, from then on I attack, the West Qin can only be defended, our Majesty is the son of the first emperor Yuanzhi, the name is right, the people in the pass are to the Qin State, will definitely go all the way to the wind. ”

After listening to this, he decided to listen to Hu Shao's opinion.

Yuwen Zhi lured him for a day, and saw that Fuqu Cheng had no plan to send troops, and he also sighed secretly at the moment, how could Fuqu be so cautious.

After returning to the camp after the strike, Wei Ran had already led his guards to wait in the Yuwenzhi camp, and he sent people to observe the situation in the Yuwenzhi army, so he had long known that Fuqu had no intention of sending troops.

Seeing Wei Ran waiting here, Yuwen Zhi said ashamedly: "Fuqu is admittedly too careful, and sticking to Tongguan is the least risky method for him, so he didn't take it lightly." ”

Wei Ran nodded: "That's why I want to destroy him with you, this person has quite a city, whether it is arranging troops or facing the enemy, he is a strong enemy." ”

Yu Wenzhi then asked, "What can I do now?" ”

Wei Ran said with a smile: "But it is true that Fuqu is a mortal after all, and he has no time to control the thoughts of others. My sentry has just received news that He Batsheng has led his army from Luoyang and has already marched through Hongnong. ”

After hearing this, Yu Wenzhi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Wei Ran and said, "What do you mean?"

Wei Ran nodded: "The Qingzhou soldiers were sent by Min Shiyuan to support Fuqu Ran, we can ambush the Qingzhou soldiers first, the Qingzhou soldiers marched quite high-profile along the way, the Xianbei troops, no one in their eyes, if they camp tonight, we will attack it at night, the Qingzhou soldiers will definitely ask for help from Tongguan, at that time, it is true that the Fuqu can only be saved, if not, Qingzhou will definitely not listen to the orders of Luoyang and Yecheng again." ”

Yuwen was also ecstatic at this moment, but after calming down, he said again: "Xianbei soldiers are good at fighting, He Basheng is not incompetent, I am afraid that the effect of attacking the camp will not be as perfect as expected." ”

Wei Ran shook his head at this moment, pointed to a mountain stream and said: "It is customary to camp by the water, and He Basheng must choose a place with fertile water and grass to camp, because his troops are all cavalry, and it is best to connect Puban and Tongguan at the same time." ”

The place Wei Ran pointed to was indeed the most suitable location for camping, not only water, but also more suitable for collecting forage and grazing horses, He Basheng did not know that there were tens of thousands of Southern Qi troops near him, and there was a high probability that he would know that Yuwenzhi was attacking Tongguan, but there were only more than 10,000 people, He Basheng obviously would not have thought that Yuwenzhi had the ability to attack them.

Wei Ran then said: "We are waiting for the intention to calculate or not, taking advantage of the night, disturbing the war horses, Xianbei soldiers have no horses, the combat power is sharply reduced, we wait to surround it, boil the frogs in warm water, and then leave a road, let them go to the rescue, in the introduction of an army, whether it is Tongguan or Pusaka's reinforcements, we will attack it from behind, if it is Puban's soldiers, we will attack Puban, if it is Tongguan's soldiers, then Tongguan's troops will be sharply reduced, He Basheng's Qingzhou soldiers were defeated again, front and back, Tongguan will collapse. ”