In the north of December, the sky is full of snow, looking at the white expanse in the distance from the city tower, and the people are peeling peanuts at home and eating melon seeds for winter.

Jiang Lan is no exception

In the hall of the county government, Jiang Lan, Wang Yuan, Zhang Meng, and Li Muran were eating mutton shabu around a stove, and the hall was very warm.

While eating, Jiang Lan chatted with everyone about what had happened recently.

"The heavy snow came early this year, and the Beiyan side is not having a good time, since our cavalry began to dispatch, they have not bargained for anything, and it is said that a large number of their cattle and sheep have frozen to death this winter." Wang Yuan said

"Yes," Zhang Meng said, "I didn't take advantage of us, so I began to focus on the two counties next to us, Nanzhai County and Fugu County, and the caravans were plundered a lot."

Since Ying Rouyue was attacked in Tiantai County a few months ago, the Southern Qin court has strictly controlled the border trade with Beiyan, and many living materials cannot reach Beiyan.

"It seems that the Beiyan people will not be able to survive this winter, but we must take precautions, lest the Beiyan people jump off the wall in a hurry, and they will do everything when they are about to starve to death," Jiang Lan instructed Zhang Meng

"Don't worry, my lord, now the brothers are all vigilant, and everyone is still looking forward to Beiyan making some noise, so that we can have a fight with them."

Jiang Lan knew that those cavalry had been established for so many months, and they were able to fight with Beiyan when they went out to protect the caravan, and at other times they were strictly ordered by Jiang Lan to train in the city, and they were not allowed to leave the city without a task.

At the same time as Jiang Lan and them were eating mutton shabu, they were in the camp of Beiyan in Muddy Water.

The soldiers were nested in their tents, and the cold wind outside the tents was biting, and the few soldiers who were on duty outside were also huddled in a ball, without any spirit

"General, this winter is too cold, there is not enough food and forage for the winter, many horses are also frozen to death from frostbite, many soldiers can't bear it, and there are already deserters."

Yu Wenhao, the commander of Beiyan, listened to the report of his subordinates in the commander's tent.

"What about Shengjing? When will the grain and grass arrive?"

Tuoba Hao looked at the quartermaster

"General, now that the snow is covering the mountains, the grain and grass can't be transported for a while, Sheng Jing means let's figure it out by ourselves"

"Figure it out yourself? Now that even the Muddy River is three feet thick, how can we figure out a way? ”

"General, since Shengjing can't count on it, then we will do it ourselves and grab a few counties in Southern Qin."

There were generals below who couldn't help but shout

"Yes, the general can't starve and freeze here."

Tuoba Hao glanced at the generals, thought for a while, looked at the map in front of him, and slapped the table

"Pass the order, straighten out your outfits, and act tonight, and the troops will be divided into two ways to take Nanzhai and Fugu counties first, and then take Tiantai County from south to north" After speaking, Yu Wenhao stabbed the dagger fiercely at the location of Tiantai County on the map.

Since the last time the army was transferred to Muddy Waters, it was difficult to encounter that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he sent his nephew Yu Wenxu to Tiantai County to besiege the city, thinking that he could easily hijack Princess Nanqin to win Rouyue. Then the army took advantage of the situation to detour south to capture Qingzhou, and used Win Rouyue to force Emperor Qin to cede Qingzhou Mansion, which could make a great contribution.

Unexpectedly, Yu Wenxu was frightened by an empty city in Tiantai County and fled. In the end, the credit was not obtained, and the matter in Beiyan became a joke.

Later, several times a cavalry went out to Tiantai County to find a caravan to make some benefits, but they were intercepted by the other party's cavalry, and once they even stripped off their clothes and rushed back.

This time, I must take this Tiantai County, and see where this county order is sacred, which can make me suffer again and again.

"Give the order to go down, leave a thousand infantry to guard the camp, and the rest of the people wait to prepare and set off after dark."

"Yes," the general in the tent answered, and went down to prepare

The North Yan Muddy Water Battalion is the army left by the North Yan in the south of the muddy water, the South Qin and the North Yan were originally bounded by the muddy water, although the last battle of the South Qin and the North Yan ended with the withdrawal of the North Yan, but the North Yan left an army stationed in the south of the muddy water, which is equivalent to inserting a needle in the chest of the South Qin, which can advance to the south at any time.

Beiyan has 20,000 garrisons in Muddy Waters, including 10,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry. Yu Wenhao didn't think about whether the big camp would be stolen, but he just felt that Nanqin didn't have many troops stationed in the three county towns in the north, especially Tiantai County, it is understood that although there are 1,000 cavalry stationed in the background, it is still not enough to see in front of his 20,000 troops, and it is difficult to defend the city, let alone come to attack the camp in troubled waters.

At night, the army in the Beiyan camp was assembled.

"Yu Wenxu and Zhao Tai listen to orders"

"In"

"Order the two of you to each lead 5,000 cavalry, quickly capture the two counties of Nanzhai Fugu, after the capture, make a little supply, leave a thousand people to collect grain and grass and bring it back to the camp, and the rest of the people will detour south to take Tiantai County, surround Tiantai County, don't let a fly fly out, I will lead the remaining infantry to press on the front, and surround Tiantai County at dawn tomorrow, I have to eat this piece of fat."

Yu Wenhao gritted his teeth and ordered, and after speaking, Yu Wenxu glared, as if to warn, don't embarrass me again this time.

After the Northern Yan army was assembled and set off, not far from the Northern Yan camp, several cavalry spies dressed in black also rode towards Tiantai County.

In Tiantai County, Zhang Meng hurried to report to Jiang Lan after receiving the news that there was an abnormal movement in the Northern Yan Army.

"Are you sure that the Northern Yan Army is really out of the nest," Jiang Lan once asked Zhang Meng

"Sure, our spies saw with their own eyes that the Northern Yan cavalry came out in two ways, and they should have gone to the two counties next to them, and Yuwen Hao personally led 10,000 infantry to surpass us, and they would probably arrive at dawn," Zhang Meng replied with certainty

Jiang Lan looked at the map in front of him and thought about something

"It seems that Yu Wenhao, this old boy, wants to take the two counties of Wuzhai Fugu first and then come back to cut off my back road, and he wants to surround me" Jiang Lan drew a few lines on the map, threw the carbon rod in his hand aside, wiped his hands with a towel, and it seemed that he had to make a pencil in the air, and this carbon rod was too difficult to use.

"Mu Ran, you go and gather the people in the city and jump into the water to water the city wall overnight"

"Zhang Meng, transfer 2,000 cavalry and 500 heavy cavalry out of the city to lurk, listen to my orders and arrows."

"Wang Yuan, you take a thousand cavalry out of the city now, pay attention to avoid the Northern Yan army, and then take the muddy water camp of Northern Yan"

"The rest of the people hurry up and rest, and give Yu Wenhao a big dish tomorrow"

"Yes"

"Yes"

"Yes"

The three of them took the order and left

In the past three years, although Jiang Lan has been able to hold Tiantai County, he has also been on the defensive, and at most he has designed to make the small cavalry of Beiyan suffer a little, and he has always been very aggrieved. The main reason is that there is only a militia in hand, and there is no strength to take the initiative, and now that he has his own army, he must raise his eyebrows and let these northern barbarians see the power of the master.