The impact of the great war that took place in the north of the country did not only affect the meandering corner of the grassland. Thousands of miles to the south, the large and dangerous Jinyang City, with many tents, was more strictly guarded than before.

Since the military report of Yang Yan's defeat in luring the enemy came, Gao Yanzong, the governor of the Jinyang overseer, suddenly became nervous, and proposed to garrison Jinyang after being vetoed by Su Wei, Gao Yanzong ordered all borders in northern Xinjiang to strictly check the entry and exit. To the north of Jinyang, Yanmen, Wuzhai, Guang'an, and Datong are stationed full of cavalry and armored soldiers to prevent Hu cavalry from breaking in, and pedestrians from south to north have to go through layers of interrogation and cross-examination, and they are not allowed to pass.

Now that this kind of thing is happening, no one will think that Gao Yanzong is overreacting.

Everyone knows very well that once Yang Yan's northern border army failed to resist the Turkic iron cavalry, relying on a horse Pingchuan in the north, the sparse and loose defense line was far from enough to resist the Turkic wolf cavalry.

Gao Yanzong perfectly achieved a wave of crisis management, and the only thing that made him dissatisfied was that Su Wei, the envoy of the Son of Heaven, made it difficult for him everywhere in terms of daily official duties, so he poured bitter water in front of the prince and accused Su Wei of all kinds of wrongdoings.

On the one hand, Uncle Wang, who is quite good to himself, and on the other hand, the teacher, the young prince is a little unsure of what to do, after a day of lectures, Gao Heng said to Su Wei: "I heard that the battle situation in Yanbei is stalemate, and Yang Dudu only led a thousand people to go out to pursue, and the bad luck is unpredictable... Uncle Wang proposed to send heavy troops to Jinyang in case of accidents, why did the master resolutely refuse? ”

"Naturally, not." Su Wei didn't even bother to raise his eyelids, and his face was calm, "If there is trouble in the frontier, King Ande ordered all the fortresses in the northern Xinjiang to strengthen their defenses, and I have no objection at all, but he wants to transfer Jinzhou Dao soldiers and horses to garrison Jinyang, then it will not work." I won't say what His Majesty means, he has at least two hidden dangers when he acts like this, and I'm afraid he hasn't seen it clearly. ”

"What are the two hidden dangers?"

"Let's talk about the difficulties of the imperial court first."

Su Wei showed a meaningful smile: "Does Your Highness know how many soldiers there are in Jinzhou Province?" Lakh! Does Your Highness know how much grain there is in Shuozhou, Xianzhou, and Datong? Less than 350,000 stones!

"I will take the account book taken out by the Ministry of War and read it to His Highness, and His Highness will be able to understand, this expedition, Jinyang sent 10,000 soldiers, together with the Yanbei Border Army, a total of 40,000 foot horses, and a total of 100,000 war horses and pack horses. According to the calculation of 40,000 soldiers and 100,000 horses, at least 42,000 stone of grain will be consumed in a month, and the battle has only been fought for less than three months, and the grain reserves in Wuchuan, Huaishuo and other military towns have been empty, and they have to carry grain from Pingcheng further south to supply the army for war preparation, and the grain consumed on the way is an astronomical amount.

"King Ande is stationed in Jinyang, in case the side of the pass is really as he said, he doesn't want to lose it, and Hu Cai drives straight in, so do we fight or not?

"If you don't fight, someone in the court will be held accountable, and a hat of humiliating the country will be taken down; Fight, King Andeok plans to raise grain and grass for the war from there, and with such a little food left, it is enough to supply 40,000 soldiers and horses, can it supply the soldiers and horses of Jinju Province to fight? Where did the men and auxiliaries who transported grain and grass come from? Does he still have to be endorsed by the imperial court? ”

Su Wei said here and sighed: "The right minister originally did not support His Majesty's Northern Expedition, this is not the right minister's arm outward, it is really two wars, and the foundation saved by Daqi for several years of recuperation has been wiped out, and the imperial court can't afford to mobilize the whole country again...

"Your Highness, just think about it, King Ande's troops in Jinyang, is it just to guard against Hu Qi, I'm afraid that he is trying to grab merit, show his ability in front of His Majesty, and prepare to make a big move. If Yang Yan wins, King Ande's abacus will naturally fail, if Yang Yan loses, can he still hold back and not fight? Naturally not, this is not in line with his character! ”

Gao Heng grew up listening to his mother's talk about his grandfather Gao Huan and his father's great achievements since he was a child, and he couldn't hear Su Wei belittle Uncle Wang, who was still a hero in his mind, so he immediately frowned:

"Teacher, what do you mean by that?"

Su Wei saw the prince's situation, knew that he had said the wrong thing, and immediately bowed his head to the prince, arched his hand, to show his apology, and said embarrassedly: "The minister didn't mean that, the minister said, Ande Wang Yong is brave, but his character is reckless and impulsive, I am afraid that he will be carried away by the blood for a while, and if he really raises a large army to confront the Turks, it will really be worth the loss... Now the imperial court is indeed in difficulty. ”

"If the two armies are facing each other, if they cannot win a quick victory, the two sides will naturally increase their forces in order to defeat the enemy, so the more the battle continues, the fewer people will be, but more and more.

"The Turks grew up in the wilderness, and they were the most resistant to hard fighting, and they could last for several days, but our soldiers of the Great Qi were not good, they had no food, and they didn't even have the strength to carry a knife, so how could they fight? Therefore, at this time, it is not the Turks who are most afraid of large-scale conflicts, but my Daqi! If this kind of oil war is fought a few more times, even if Daqi can win in the end, it will eventually drain the national strength and lose undefeated. ”

"Do you want to let the Hu people break into Jinyang?"

Su Wei said: "Your Highness, don't worry, the minister hasn't finished speaking, if the Turks want to break into Jinyang, they must at least penetrate the counties of Yanbei first, and the minister doesn't think that the Turks can do it." Besides, even if the entire army of Yanbei is annihilated, and the Turks go south as if they are in a no-man's land, as long as our army is strong and clear, and the Turks are bleeding but have nothing to gain, the loss of people and property will eventually be much more than ours, this is undefeated and defeated! ”

"So, as long as the enemy doesn't take advantage of it, it's our victory?"

Gao Heng originally felt that the teacher his father found for him was obviously greedy for life and afraid of death, but he could think about it carefully with his little head, although Su Wei's analysis of the problem was conservative, the truth in his words could not but be convincing...

After thinking about it again, he felt that something was wrong, Yang Dudu had just lost contact, and Su Wei was here to talk about what would happen if Yang Yan was defeated.

… Look at his calm face, there is a little fear of the Turks calling?

It seems that Su Wei's previous confrontation with him was just a face-to-face test, if Su Wei was really afraid of death, he would not come to Jinyang, a place surrounded by tigers and wolves!

In fact, Gao Heng misunderstood Su Wei, Su Wei is more real than the prince, but it is also true that he is afraid of death.

A person who is only a teenager and already knows how to protect himself, pretending to be a hermit to refuse Yuwen Hu's recruitment, how can you make him suddenly become loyal to the monarch and not afraid of death? The reason why he still sat here so calmly drinking tea was only because he really couldn't find the possibility of the Turks winning.

It was just a whim to test the prince, after all, the emperor Lao Tzu of this little fat man had already explained, let him teach him a little more imperial skills and learn how to be a good emperor.

Isn't this just a natural material hitting the muzzle?

Su Wei felt that he was still a little level, and he made it clear in the simplest language that "soldiers can't do without food and grass" and the correct concept of victory and defeat, and by the way, he also derogated King Ande, who had nothing to do all day and troubled him, killing two birds with one stone! In this way, Su Wei's trademark listless and lazy appearance suddenly became unfathomable in the eyes of the prince.

Gao Heng sat up straight, humbly begged for advice: "The teacher still hasn't told me about something." ”

"There is another point, which is also taken into account by the imperial court, there are border people of various ethnic groups in the northern Xinjiang of Daqi, who have the same habits as the Turks, and they also have many contacts on weekdays. Since the prosperity of the Great Qi State, they have taken refuge in the Great Qi on the surface, but in fact they are still inextricably linked with the Turks... The sudden dispatch of a large army in Jinyang will inevitably make the northern tribes panic, thinking that they are going to be liquidated, which is not beneficial to the current situation of Daqi. ”

Gao Heng remembered that half a month ago, Gao Yanzong questioned the leader of a small Xianbei tribe and asked him why there were their people among the Turks who plundered the border, and the leader immediately replied in fear: "The Turks are brutal, and in every battle, they will drive our people to the front. Du Du has been at war with the Turks for a long time, and he should know this, it is not that we are disloyal to the Son of Heaven, but it is really a sword in the neck, and I have no choice but to do it! ”

Speaking from his heart, if Gao Heng was allowed to decide, Gao Heng didn't want to spare him.

No matter how smart he is, after all, he is just a child, with a sense of justice and simple ideas in line with a child, in his opinion, the Turks are robbers who plunder, are greedy and ferocious, and it is naturally not a good thing to mix with the Turks, not to mention that this guy is still nominally a courtier of his father, which is tantamount to a house slave betraying his master, which is even more unbearable!

Su Wei said to everyone: "The northern frontier of Great Qi is so vast, I don't know how many such small tribes are, not to mention that they were only coerced by the Turks, and they didn't really take refuge in the Turks. If every time we deal with this situation, we directly kill the matter, and only demonstrate without virtue, it will inevitably make the various departments resentful, and eventually throw themselves into the Turks, if we do not fight for it, our enemies will fight for it, which will not help the stability of the northern frontier. ”

In the end, this person was saved.

At first, the prince didn't understand, but now he suddenly realized something.

He thought for a moment, and finally lowered his head in frustration and muttered in a low voice: "Aren't Yang Dudu and General Daxi isolated and in danger?" ”

Su Wei stroked his beard and smiled with relief: "Your Highness is so young, you know that you are worried about state affairs, it is really rare." But Your Highness doesn't have to think too much, the generals are all battle-hardened, and if we can think of it, wouldn't they think more? Let's wait patiently for the good news to come. ”