Outside the city of Yuzhou, it was already surrounded by coalition troops from Yangcheng and Jizhou, and as for the forbidden army in Kyoto, they had not yet arrived at this time.

In the city, Gu Chongzheng and a group of rebel leaders gathered in the city lord's mansion, but they were all worried.

Now that it is a matter of life and death, they express deep worries about whether they can hold Yuzhou City.

"Don't cry and mourn, the soldiers outside the city haven't come in yet!"

It was a long-haired man who spoke angrily at the cowardice of his companions.

Gu Chong opened his cloudy old eyes and looked at the warlike leader, wanting to say something but still shaking his head.

After a long time, Gu Chong's voice slowly came out, "At present, the forbidden army of Zhili has not yet arrived, if you hold the first wave of offensive, it will not be long before the reinforcements from Wanzhou and Xuzhou will arrive." ”

Hearing Gu Chong's voice, everyone stopped talking in a whisper, but their morale was still low.

"If the enemy besieges the city, I am afraid that there will not be enough military rations in the city."

At this time, an official in charge of grain and grass logistics whispered, and the rest of the people nodded in agreement as soon as these words came out.

Yes, the battle has not started yet, but if the enemy army has been besieging the city, then the military rations in the city will not be enough at all.

The fighters can't eat enough, and if they don't get it right, they will mutiny.

However, Gu Chong didn't take it to heart when he heard this, and seemed to be prepared.

"Liangcai, tell me about your harvest in the last two days."

After Gu Chong finished speaking, a white-faced and beardless military general stepped forward, saluted and said, "You don't have to worry about the military rations, as early as half a month ago, Elder Gu had ordered me to collect the military rations of Yuzhou County and County, and now there are still 50,000 stone grains and grass in the city. ”

Listening to the words of the white general, the worries in everyone's hearts were slightly relaxed, and no one asked who the military rations were confiscated.

Not long ago, the army went out on an expedition and had already collected grain taxes from all parts of Yuzhou, and now these nameless military rations must have been copied from the homes of rich families.

The land reform carried out in Yuzhou not long ago was not thorough.

Although some of the land of the big landlords was confiscated, it did little to deal with the wealthy middle class.

Now the general named Liangcai has brought a large amount of military rations, and he doesn't have to think about it to know who it is.

It's just that in this way, their prestige among the people will be greatly reduced, but at this time, they can't take care of much.

And the crusade coalition forces outside the city also did not dare to take it lightly, especially Xiao Jiu, who admired and was careful with Gu Chong.

Outside Yuzhou City, Xiao Jiu looked at Yuzhou City, which was close at hand, and felt inexplicable in his heart.

It has been three years since he crossed into this world, and from the initial small mountain bandit to the current princes, the speed of his rise is somewhat surprising.

Xiao Jiu clearly knew that in troubled times, if he couldn't keep getting stronger, he would be swallowed up sooner or later.

Even if he wants to be a rich man and take his wife and children to find a paradise cat, it is impossible in this world now.

"How long will it be before the Forbidden Army arrives?"

Xiao Jiu turned his head to ask his secretary and security captain Li Hao, and the other party immediately explained the latest summons in detail when he heard this.

According to news from Kyoto, the army that had come from all over Zhili to fight the rebellion would arrive in Yuzhou in three days at most.

Xiao Jiu nodded lightly when he heard this, now the army has not moved for a long time, and it is necessary to wait for the forbidden army to arrive in order to have more confidence in taking Yuzhou City in one fell swoop.

As for how to divide the spoils after the war, it depends on the strength of each side.

In the evening, Xiao Jiu hosted a banquet in his camp with Xia Ming, the governor of Jizhou, and some local officials in Jizhou, to discuss in detail the siege deployment after the arrival of the forbidden army.

The soldiers Xiao Jiu brought from Yangcheng had already fought a tough battle with the Yuzhou army before, and the siege city would definitely not continue to let its troops take the lead at this time.

The Jizhou army didn't have any opinion on this, but just asked Xiao Jiu to provide support with firearms during the siege of the city, after all, the power of this thing is obvious to all, and it is only in Xiao Jiu's hands.

After discussing the countermeasures, everyone returned to their own barracks and quietly waited for the reinforcements of Zhili, but this wait was only five days.

Five days later, the forbidden army that came from outside Kyoto still did not arrive in Yuzhou, which made Xiao Jiu realize that something was wrong.

He clearly knew that no one would want to take down the rebel army in Yuzhou City more than Yun Bi, and now that they have not arrived, something must have happened.

"What's delaying on the way?"

Xiao Jiu thought so in his heart, but he still couldn't let go, and sent a cavalry to bypass Yuzhou City and go to Zhili to inquire about the news.

At this time, the city of Yuzhou was besieged, and neither side took the lead in making a move, and there was a bit of a cold war under the stalemate between them.

The defenders in Yuzhou City were also suspicious when they saw that the enemy troops outside the city had not moved.

"Zhili's Yunbi didn't come?"

Gu Chong also had doubts in his heart, and sent a team of men and horses out of the city to rush to Zhili.

The stalemate between the two sides was broken two days later, and the first to come to the news was a Yuzhou soldier.

"General, the Rong clan, the Rong clan has entered the customs."

When the soldier ran to the council chamber of the City Lord's Mansion, a group of rebel officers had already gathered in the hall, and they all closed their mouths in surprise when they heard this.

Rong people?

Everyone is no stranger to this term, but the Rong people on the grassland have always been strange enemies, and all they know is rumors from the Great Xia Dynasty.

Now that the Rong people have entered the customs, it is difficult to say whether it is a blessing or a curse for him.

At this time, there was a lot of discussion in the hall, only Gu Chong sat in his seat and sighed softly.

"This battle can't be fought, our common enemy is the Rong tribe."

As soon as these words came out, many people had a skeptical attitude in their hearts, only Gu Chong was sure in his heart that Xiao Jiu would withdraw his troops as soon as he got the news.

In Gu Chong's heart, Xiao Jiu is a person who always has his eyes on the world, and can understand the priorities of things and the general righteousness of the nation.

No matter what the warlords in the customs are, it is just infighting, but when the Rong people on the grassland enter the customs, it is a national disaster.

Now the only thing Gu Chong doubts is, how did the Rong clan easily overcome the Huya Pass, which is known as the most dangerous pass in the world?

The day after Gu Chong got the news, Xiao Jiu's military camp also received a message from Zhili.

"The Rong clan has entered the customs?"

When he heard the news for the first time, Xiao Jiu didn't believe it at first, after all, he had also been to Huya Pass, and for that Xiongguan, it was definitely not something that could be easily won by a large number of people.

Xiao Jiu does not doubt the authenticity of the matter, and now that the Rong clan has entered the customs, it is very likely that there is a split within the forbidden army.

Thinking about this, Xiao Jiu led the guards to the camp where the Jizhou army was located and passed the news to the other party.

When the generals of the Jizhou Army heard the news, their first reaction was also shock, but for Yuzhou City, which was close at hand, most of them were still unwilling to let go easily.

Xiao Jiu naturally knew what they were thinking, "Everyone, I know that you are all fully prepared for the battle, but you must also know that the Rong clan with wolf ambitions is our biggest enemy. ”

"According to the news I have gotten, the Huya Pass has been lost, and the Rong people will definitely be slaughtered when they enter the customs and poison the Central Plains, you must know that in their eyes, we are all aliens."

Xiao Jiu's words were loud, and Jizhou Governor Xia Ming was the first to express his support.

It's not that Xia Ming has many feelings for his family and country, but he can't allow the Rong clan to easily invade Zhili Kyoto.

If Zhili falls under the iron hooves of the Rong clan, the next one will be Jizhou, the gateway to the Central Plains, and at that time, he, the governor of Jizhou, will definitely be pushed out as a scapegoat by the group of warlords in the territory.

With Xia Ming's support, naturally no one in Jizhou objected, and the rest was to negotiate with the rebel army in Yuzhou.

At this time, the city of Yuzhou was besieged, and the rebel army in the city would definitely choose to negotiate peace, but in this way, the opportunity to occupy Yuzhou would be lost.

But none of this matters, the most important thing at the moment is the Rong people.

For the cavalry on the grassland, Xiao Jiu, who is familiar with the history of the previous life, knows their destructive power, and if the Central Plains continues to fight, it can only make the Rong fishermen profitable.

Early the next morning, Xiao Jiu sent an envoy with his own handwritten letter to the city of Yuzhou, and the defenders in the city of Yuzhou let him go without asking.

When he came to the city lord's mansion, the envoy met Gu Chong, the nominal supreme commander of the Yuzhou Army, and Gu Chong also knew the envoy's intentions.

"I came here to negotiate peace, and we also got the news of the Rong people's entry into the customs."

As Gu Chong's old voice slowly entered the envoy's ears, the envoy didn't say much nonsense, and directly presented Xiao Jiu's letter with both hands.

After reading the letter, Gu Chong directly reached a verbal agreement with the envoy, decided to shake hands and make peace, and Yan Ming would send troops to jointly resist the Rong people who entered the customs.

The envoy hadn't said a few words since he entered the City Lord's Mansion, saying that he had come to persuade him to surrender, but in fact he was more like an errand messenger.

In that letter, Xiao Jiu gave very favorable conditions, not only to withdraw troops from Yuzhou, but also to provide certain ordnance, grain and grass when they jointly sent troops to Zhili.

Today's Xiao Jiu can be said to be one of the richest princes in the entire northern realm, and he can completely give away some of the equipment of the replacement to the armies of his allies.

After a simple verbal agreement between the two sides, Xiao Jiu and the crusading Allied forces that had come together withdrew their troops one after another the next day, leaving only a few days to set up the proposed camp.

Xiao Jiu and his 40,000 Xiao Zi battalion did not return to Yangcheng County, but directly followed the Jizhou army and directly diverted to Jizhou.

After making full preparations in Jizhou, he will send troops to Zhili, and I believe that it will not be long before Yun Bi's letter for help will be delivered to his hands.

In addition, Xiao Jiu also ordered his subordinates to return to Yangcheng and immediately escort a batch of grain and grass to Jizhou.

When the Rong people enter the customs, they will definitely have a large number of displaced people, and once they are not well settled, it is easy to cause other troubles.

Moreover, fighting a war is not only a matter of force, but also a logistical attrition of the competition.

"Nomads of this world, let me see what you are capable of."

Xiao Jiu rode on a tall warhorse, looking at the sun falling on the horizon in the distance, his eyes were firm.