The autumn rain is at the beginning of the day, and the sky is slightly misty.

Qiao Zheng and the others followed Meng Feng to the corner tower on the city wall, the wind was blowing and the clouds were blowing, the military flag was hunting overhead, and Qiao Zheng looked into the distance.

On the plain under Youzhou City, there were no traders and passers-by in sight, scouts were galloping everywhere, Qiao Zheng observed carefully for a moment.

"It's a spy from the East Battalion." Qiao Zheng said.

Twenty years ago, he had fought against Dugu Jing's troops, and he was extremely impressed by the extremely fast scouts in his army.

"People from the North Daying?" Qiao Zheng asked.

"The people of Beidaying are stationed ten miles west of Youzhou City." General Zhao Shen happened to come up from the city wearing armor.

He threw his helmet to his soldiers and looked at a few people: "Judging from their battalion flags, the Beida battalion should have four forward battalions this time." ”

Qiao Zheng and Xue Mu glanced at each other, and the two were a little surprised.

In the establishment of the new dynasty, the Beida Battalion can only have a maximum of five forward battalions that can guerrilla flow under the condition of a main force of 80,000 people, counting the Gao Bo Feng Battalion scattered in Youxuan Erzhou, the five forward battalions of the Beida Battalion have all left the northwest defense line of the empire, isn't Lin Ye afraid that the Jiuqu defense line will be broken through in the mountains?

"Lin Ye is showing loyalty." Xue Mudao.

A few people nodded, the reason why these Jiuqu people were able to come out was because there was a problem within the Beida camp, and Lin Ye wanted to dispel the general's suspicion of him through this move.

"The East Battalion should be led by Ruoling and Dugu Shao, and when our people were fighting with the scouts on the opposite side, they saw the other party's military flags engraved with 'Ruo' and 'Dugu'."

"Can you find out the number of opponents?" Meng Feng asked General Zhao.

General Zhao shook his head: "The scouts of the East Battalion are too mobile, they have a lot of people, and they are far away, as soon as our people get a little closer, the other party will let go of the Ming Di, our people are afraid of the opponent's cavalry encirclement, so we can only withdraw back, so we didn't see the opponent's camp." However, after all, the Eastern Battalion wants to deter the Baiyi Tribes, presumably their main force will not come, counting the state troops in some places, I think the number is only about 40,000 at most. ”

"40,000 men are enough to storm this wall." Meng Feng smiled bitterly in his heart, fortunately, his side didn't need to defend the city, "Have you ever taken back the equipment, grain and grass in the urn city?" ”

"Last night, the materials of the six urn cities next to Youzhou City have all been moved back to the city." Zhao Shen replied.

Qiao Zheng felt a pity in his heart: "Although it is said that the city wall of Youzhou is dilapidated, if the old man comes to guard it and cooperates with the six urn cities, it must also make the Dugu family suffer heavy losses, but the soldiers and civilians of Youzhou City will definitely not listen to him, a former dynasty." He sighed regretfully.

"Why is the teacher sighing?" Meng Feng asked when he saw this.

Qiao Zheng couldn't say what he thought in front of this disciple of his own, he patted the buttress beside him and sighed: "This may be the last time the old man will see this Youzhou City in his life." ”

Meng Feng's mood was also a little low, but he couldn't say anything comforting, after all, it was a fact that the previous dynasty had been destroyed for nearly twenty years, maybe for the teacher of the former dynasty's military department, this was the last time in this life.

At this moment, a muffled thunderous sound was heard in the distance, and the ground shook slightly, and the expressions of several people became vigilant.

"Beifu Iron Rider has moved." Xue Mudao.

"And it's coming south of the city." Qiao Zheng narrowed his eyes.

But the sound only lingered for a moment, and then faded away.

Meng Feng knew in his heart that the soldiers of the Northern Mansion went to meet with Dongdaying.

......

Yuwen Hu's originally rough black face has now become darker, his mood is very bad, he really can't understand, Bai Shixiang stayed in the military camp well, why did he hide himself, mixed in the team to enter the city to inquire about the news of the prince, now that Youzhou is closed, not only the news of the prince has not been found on his side, but he first folded a big man in, if something happened to Bai Shixiang, Yu Wenhu swallowed his saliva, he didn't dare to imagine how much punishment he would have to be when he went back, how the old man of the hundred families would retaliate against himself.

Hearing that his subordinates had told him that the people of Dongdaying had been stationed in the south of Youzhou City, Yuwenhu immediately rushed over with his subordinates in a hurry, he couldn't let Dongdaying attack the city unscrupulously, otherwise the prince and Baishixiang would be in danger.

The sound of the Beifu Iron Cavalry action was too obvious, and their armored war horses were too iconic to be announced, and the scouts of the Eastern Battalion consciously made way for them. As soon as Yuwenhu's people arrived at the Dongda Camp camp, several generals of the East Camp were already standing there waiting.

"It's General Yuwen?"

Yu Wenhu turned over and dismounted, took off his helmet, and walked in front of everyone in the East Camp.

At the head of the crowd was a middle-aged man with a little good health, and next to him was a heroic young man, both of whom were wearing dark chain mail at the moment.

The clothes of the soldiers of the Eastern Battalion are obviously different from the clothing of the armies in other places, because the enemy facing the Eastern Battalion is the Baiyi Tribes, and most of their battlefields are deep in the jungle and mountains, emphasizing mobility, so the Eastern Battalion is lighter than other armies, but they will put a layer of tightly covered leather armor on the light armor to prevent the poisonous arrows of the Baiyi Tribes.

"Yuwen Hu has seen Lord Ruo." Yuwen Hu bowed.

"General Yuwen is polite, I belong to the East Battalion, the general is in Fuzhou, how can we distinguish between high and low, the general doesn't have to do this salute." Ruo Ling hurriedly helped Yuwen Hu up.

Yu Wenhu smiled: "Lao Hu is a rough man, I don't know these rules very well, I only know that we all obey the orders of the Imperial Capital General's Mansion, and according to the rank of the General's Mansion, Lao Hu has to salute." ”

Hearing the words of the General's Mansion, Ruo Ling's face was a little unnatural, he barely squeezed out a smile, and then pointed to the young man beside him, and introduced to Yuwen Hu: "This is my nephew, Dugu Shao." ”

This young man is Dugu Shao who came back from Youzhou, Dugu Shao changed into a military uniform at this time, and he couldn't see the smug spirit in Youzhou City at all, with some respect in his eyes: "I've seen General Yuwen!" ”

Yuwen Hu said in a loud voice: "It turned out to be King Jing's beloved son, I said how to look so familiar." ”

Ruo Ling smiled: "General Yuwen doesn't know, you are one of the three people that Shao'er admires the most. ”

"Oh?" Yu Wenhu looked at Dugu Shao with some surprise.

Dugu Shao said excitedly: "I heard the deeds of General Yuwen from my father, in the Battle of Luzhou that year, the general saved the Lord alone, with one enemy and one hundred, with ......"

Yu Wenhu's heart was greatly used, he waved his hand and said: "It's all from the past, don't mention it." Then he was curious: "I wonder who are the other two people in General Shao's heart?" ”

Dugu Shao replied: "It's the first emperor and the emperor." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, it's tormenting me, how dare you compare yourself with the lord and the emperor." Yu Wenhu was very frightened in his heart, and hurriedly bowed to the sky.

Ruo Ling and Dugu Shao smiled when they saw this, and then Ruo Ling's expression became serious, and he asked Yu Wenhu: "The general came to see him, but because of the prince?" ”