When war broke out in Kyoto, the Qingzhou army, which came to crusade against the "rebellion", was stalemate outside Lingshui County.

With the defeat in the first battle, the Qingzhou army was disheartened, and many Qingzhou soldiers had no intention of fighting again, and only looked forward to the dismissal of the division.

After that, Xiao Jiu forged the holy decree and went to persuade the troops to retreat, so now there are two voices in the entire Qingzhou army.

Most of the people suggested that they retreat and return, and then slowly plotted against Lingshui County, and only a small number of them insisted on attacking Lingshui County without fear of death.

Qingzhou Governor Lu Yaoliang, as the initiator of this expedition, naturally did not want to go back like this, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to his prestige.

But now that most of his men have no intention of fighting again, he can't force it too much.

Therefore, the Qingzhou Army, which has been on the expedition for a long time, is only stationed in a stalemate not far from Lingshui County, and there is no major action.

But with the departure of the army, the food consumed by more than 40,000 people to cook on fire is a huge consumption.

Xiao Jiu in Lingshui County was also not having a good time, in the face of the attack that was launched at some point, everyone tensed their nerves and was careful to guard on the front line.

Seeing that a few days had passed, the Qingzhou Army stationed outside Lingshui County had begun to move, but Xiao Jiu got the news of the war in Kyoto.

At first, Xiao Jiu was a little surprised when he heard the Wanzhou Mutiny and besieged Kyoto, and then heard the news that Zhang Wei in Wanzhou was defeated and self-defeated.

Through the fragmentary information of his subordinates, Xiao Jiu sorted out the basic context of the incident in his heart.

The ambitious Wanzhou army wanted to enter Beijing to hold the emperor and the court hostage, but after a long time, they were attacked from both sides by the army that rushed to King Qin.

With the death of Zhang Wei, the governor of Wanzhou, the leaders of the Wanzhou army are already fish on the chopping board.

Although these major events in Kyoto have nothing to do with him, he can be regarded as the emperor's eyeliner in Qingzhou.

Now the Qinwang army in Jizhou and Yuzhou has their hands free, as long as they drag the Qingzhou army in Lingshui County, it must not be long before they will wait for reinforcements.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jiu quickly got up and wrote two letters, and sent the cavalry of Xiao Zi's battalion to Jizhou and Yuzhou in the starry night.

Before the outbreak of civil rebellion in the two states, he had no intention of taking care of his Lingshui County, but now that the army has returned, in the face of the Qingzhou army that will come in at any time, those big people with real power will not turn a blind eye.

Just when Xiao Jiu wrote a letter to Hebei and Henan Prefectures, Lu Yaoliang outside Lingshui County also got the news from Kyoto, and the content was even more detailed than Xiao Jiu knew.

Listening to the report of his secret agent, Lu Yaoliang's face was a little ugly.

In fact, long before he started his army from Qingzhou, he had a lot of contact with Zhang Wei, the governor of Wanzhou.

Therefore, when Lu Yaoliang released the wind in Qingzhou to prepare for the attack on Xiao Jiu in Lingshui County, Zhang Wei of Wanzhou also took the opportunity to raise troops to besiege Kyoto.

Originally, I thought that the Qingzhou army would advance westward, and Jizhou and Yuzhou would send troops to aid Xiao Jiu in Lingshui County.

But he never expected that the spies from Kyoto had already been planted in Wanzhou, and sent information to the emperor in advance.

This is the situation that the Wanzhou army besieged the capital and Jizhou and Yuzhou came to help.

At this time, after Lu Yaoliang learned the news of Zhang Wei's defeat, he knew that it was no longer a wise move to continue attacking Lingshui County.

With the lifting of Kyoto's predicament, a large number of soldiers and horses in Jizhou and Yuzhou must have begun to return.

Moreover, through the report of his secret agents, the emperor in Kyoto seems to be quite hostile to him, and has given Jizhou and Yuzhou an excuse to crusade against him.

If you continue to attack Lingshui County, even if Lingshui County is completely controlled, it will inevitably usher in the fear of Jizhou and Yuzhou.

Just when Lu Yaoliang was hesitant about whether to withdraw the army, Wen Jie asked to see him outside the Chinese army's tent at this time, and Lu Yaoliang had no choice but to withdraw the secret agent and signal the soldiers to bring Wen Jie in.

After Wen Jie entered the account, he gave a military salute to Lu Yaoliang, and then handed out an envelope from his hand and said, "Teacher's letter." ”

Looking at the letter handed by Wen Jie, Lu Yaoliang's face changed slightly, but he still took it from behind him, took out the letter that had already been opened and read it.

Lines of familiar handwriting slowly crossed his eyes, and in the end, Lu Yaoliang only raised his head and sighed.

"The teacher is no longer optimistic about Qingzhou."

As Lu Yaoliang's words fell, Wen Ji on the side retorted loudly.

"It's not that the teacher is not optimistic about Qingzhou, but he is not optimistic about you and me."

Listening to Wen Jie's indifferent words, Lu Yaoliang helplessly showed a wry smile and did not continue to speak.

Although this letter from Kyoto was written by Li Li, it represents the emperor's intentions.

The letter roughly meant that Lu Yaoliang's Qingzhou army should defend itself in Qingzhou and not think of advancing westward.

Now that the situation in Kyoto has been basically stabilized, Jizhou and Yuzhou will spend a lot of time just dealing with the civil uprising, and they are no longer able to plan for the court.

Previously, Lu Yaoliang's protest had attracted Qin Yu's attention, and he directly asked Qingzhou to allocate a large amount of grain for disaster relief.

Now the situation is worse than people, and the Qingzhou Army is blocked outside Lingshui County, which makes Lu Yaoliang unable to make a choice for a while.

At this time, Wen Jie came forward to persuade Lu Yaoliang to withdraw from the army, but it was an opportunity to take advantage of the slope to get off the donkey.

After thinking about it again, Lu Yaoliang could only reluctantly order the three armies to retreat.

Looking at Lingshui County, which was close at hand, Lu Yao's conscience was a little stunned, he knew that next time he was afraid that it would be more difficult to win this square inch of land.

Even if he is unwilling, he can only grit his teeth and admit it at this time.

With the retreat of the Qingzhou Army, the crisis in Lingshui County can be regarded as temporarily lifted, and Xiao Jiu can also breathe a sigh of relief.

Looking back at the process of Xiao Jiu's fortune now, in the face of repeated difficulties, he still relies more on luck to get by.

Just like this time, if it weren't for Lu Yaoliang's fear of pressure from Kyoto, even if there was an amazingly powerful cannon, it would be difficult to get away with it.

Xiao Jiu kept reviewing the past events in his heart, and he couldn't see through the future direction of Great Xia.

If you want to truly control your own destiny, you must not only have food in your hands, but also soldiers and people.

Thinking of the depths, an unprecedented desire for control filled Xiao Jiu's mind.

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Just when the danger of Kyoto was lifted and the Qingzhou Army outside Lingshui County withdrew, the scale of the rebellion of the people in Xuzhou, Jizhou, and Yuzhou was also expanding.

With the fermentation of time, the Shenhuo Sect, which was the most popular, robbed the county town everywhere and looted the towns and towns, and had a lot of savings.

The number of members of the Divine Fire Cult has also grown with the expansion of the refugee ranks, and has grown to tens of thousands.

And the army that had just sent a large number of soldiers into King Jingqin was powerless in the face of the increasing number of anti-thieves.

These crazy Divine Fire Sect members scattered one group and another group appeared, one after another like cutting leeks.

The soldiers of the state capitals who sent troops to suppress the rebellion consumed a lot of money and food every time they went out, and they could not be compared with the group of victims who were barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes.

As the war spread, no one can remember how many people were ruined by the disaster.