The two talked about less than a cup of tea in the tent, and Liu Pingyue was also angry when he said it, and finally left angrily, leaving Tian Hai alone to sit in the camp.

Tian Hai was more angry than Liu Ping in his heart, but he couldn't show it, he saw farther, Liu Ping could only see the corruption and inefficiency of the domestic bureaucracy, while Tian Hai saw that the end of the White Lotus Country was approaching.

According to the intelligence reported by the sentinel at the front, the winter raiding war between the foreign countries and the three countries of China has begun, but the scale and intensity of this year are far less than in previous years, which is very abnormal, because this year is colder, and there are more affected pastoral areas.

Tian Hai has repeatedly reminded the lord of the country to put the early warning net near the capital division farther, and it is best to put it outside the borders of the country, in case other countries take advantage of the winter to sneak attack the holy country, but the lord of the country doesn't seem to care, Tian Hai even suspects that the lord of the country has a secret agreement with the foreign countries?

Tian Haiku sat for a long time and got up to rest, he was a soldier, he didn't want to ask about those political tricks, and he didn't want to participate, he just tried to bring these 600,000 people well.

The capital of the White Lotus Holy Kingdom is located in Guisui City, the land is fertile, the sunshine is abundant, the minerals are abundant, the grassland is abundant, it was originally an important town in the south of the Mengyuan Empire, and the White Lotus Sect was prevalent in the country.

But he didn't want to lure the wolf into the house, when the White Lotus was founded, he directly took this place as the capital, and encroached on a large area of fertile land in the Donghetao area, and became a new country whose strength was not inferior to Jin Liao in one fell swoop.

The three sects of Tianli, Hongyang, and Wenxiang were originally all branches of the White Lotus Sect, and the head of the country, that is, the original sect sect, was younger than Qi Cong in terms of seniority.

Before the founding of the country, the three religions were still able to obey Qi Cong's unified orders and advance and retreat together; after the founding of the country, the four regions went their own way, and each had a group of courtiers' interests intertwined, and their hearts were not as united as before.

After the founding of the country, Qi Cong wanted the four countries to open up the passage between each other as soon as possible, so that the territories of the four countries could be connected, and they could help each other in the event of a great enemy, but the other three countries were extremely indifferent to this suggestion, and even deliberately delayed.

In their opinion, if the four kingdoms are connected, they will not be able to escape the fate of being annexed by the White Lotus Holy Kingdom in the end, it is better to build a country based on their own abilities, and it is not certain who will rule the world in the end.

Regarding the secret confrontation of the other three countries, Qi Cong, the lord of the White Lotus State, has repeatedly written to explain or invited the lords of the three kingdoms to come to Guisui for an interview, but he has not received a clear reply from the lords of the three kingdoms, and the covenant of the Four Holy Alliances has long existed in name only.

Compared with the other three lords, Qi Cong has the most knowledge and experience, although he is not the top, but he also has a middle-class posture, he knows very well that the Four Holy Kingdoms can survive the encirclement and suppression of various countries in the previous two years.

First, the countries that were seized by them were caught off guard, and their vitality was not restored and they were not well prepared;

Second, considering the threat of the Three Kingdoms of China, the foreign countries did not dare to devote all their troops to exterminate the Four Holy Kingdoms;

The three foreign countries and the three kingdoms of China all hope that the Four Holy Kingdoms will become a buffer zone between the two sides, and hope that the other side will attack and consume national strength.

Once two or more of the above three conditions are lost, the great battle to encircle and suppress the Four Holy Kingdoms will begin.

Qi Cong didn't have much talent for governing the country, but the use of ghost tricks reached the realm of transformation, and he intuitively judged that there was a big conspiracy between the foreign countries against the Four Holy Alliance, but the content was not clear.

The autumn meeting of the foreign countries began to be vigorous, and in the end, it was over, only Qi Cong felt that there was a smell of conspiracy everywhere in this matter, which made him uncomfortable and frightened.

He repeatedly wrote to remind the lords of the Three Kingdoms, but the lords of the Three Kingdoms thought that he was unfounded, and that in winter, how could the foreign countries have time to find trouble with the Four Holy Alliances, and plundering the Three Kingdoms of China was the way to survive.

Qi Cong had no choice but to keep a heavy army in the country and hand it over to Commander Tian Hai, leaving 50,000 Wangcheng troops to defend in Guisui, and only sending a few 10,000 partial divisions abroad to plunder nearby to supplement the country.

The White Lotus Kingdom was on guard until the beginning of November, when the foreign countries and the three kingdoms of China were at war, Qi Cong's hanging heart was relaxed, and he immediately summoned the important ministers of the court and the generals in the army to discuss the matter of Tian Hai's army going out.

The 600,000 army is concentrated in one place, lacking food and clothing, and demoralized, if it weren't for Tian Hai's leadership in a good way, it is estimated that the camp would have dispersed long ago, and Qi Cong allowed this situation to occur.

The meeting was held in the south study room in the palace, and in order to show that he was close to the people, Qi Cong wore a casual dress to attend the meeting today.

Qi Cong asked Hubu Shangshu: "Aiqing, has the grain and grass required by Tian Hai's army been prepared?"

The head of the household department hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the grain and grass have been prepared last month, half of which has been handed over to the military department, and the remaining half is reserved for the household department in case of emergency. ”

Qi Cong turned to the secretary of the military department with satisfaction: "Aiqing, when can the military department allocate follow-up grain and grass to General Tian Hai." ”

The military department Shangshu replied: "Back to the king, because the number of Tian Hai's army is huge, accounting for more than half of the country's soldiers, and he is not a core disciple of the Holy Sect, the ministers and others are worried about accidents, so they recently allocated thirty percent of the grain and grass to him, causing him to send a document every day to urge food. ”

Qi Cong was originally a little dissatisfied with the inefficiency of the household department and the military department, but after listening to the explanation of the two Shangshu, he immediately felt that they were wrong, and what the two of them were worried about was also what Qi Cong was worried about.

Qi Cong couldn't help but praise the two Shangshu: "The two Aiqing are worthy of being my ministers, and what they think about is the strategy of the old man to seek the country, I am deeply grateful, and I am deeply grateful, and I have come to give the two Aiqing a pair of jade and a pair of beauties."

I hope that all Aiqing will learn more from the two Shangshu, work hard for the country day and night, and I will not hesitate to reward. ”

Qi Cong's reward attracted the jealousy of other officials, and they all slandered him.

The high-ranking officials of the Manchu Dynasty all knew that the food and military uniforms needed for the Tianhai army far exceeded the limit that the imperial court could supply, and the household department used all means, even at the expense of forcing some middle-sized rich households to death, only 60 percent was made, and less than 30 percent was allocated to the military department.

The Ministry of War was even more excessive, only allocating 10 percent of the grain and grass for military uniforms, and the remaining 20 percent was privately divided with high-ranking officials in Beijing, and there was no inventory to be allocated, so it only waited for the household department to take over the remaining three transactions and then allocated them to Tian Hai.

In the process of collecting military funds this time, all the high-ranking officials in the south study room have benefited, and naturally no one will expose this matter, but they just feel that the reward of the lord of the country is a bit arbitrary and slightly unfair.

The deliberations in the south study of the White Lotus Holy Kingdom were over in less than a quarter of an hour, and the lord of Qi Cong was not good at fighting in the government, and looking at the head of the report of his subordinates, everyone naturally had a reward.

He thinks that there must be a brave man under the heavy reward, he relied on faith and money to toss the huge White Lotus Holy Country, this time the preparation is so sufficient, even if he can't take advantage of it this winter, it will not be a problem to protect himself.

Therefore, Qi Congguo declared that the purpose was to hold a feast in the Phi Xiang Hall to entertain the courtiers, that is, to pray for the soldiers and celebrate in advance, that night in the Phi Xiang Palace was not lively, wine and meat, singing and dancing, juggling, circus took turns, and finally the monarchs and ministers were all drunk in the Phi Xiang Palace.

The Phi Xiang Palace is the most luxurious palace in the Guisui Palace, the fire wall is warm, the carpet is spread on the ground, and the monarchs and ministers sleep on the ground wrapped in blankets on each floor, and they don't feel cold at all.

Outside the hall was guarded by the fanatics of the sect, and this group of monarchs and ministers did not have to worry about safety at all.

The White Lotus Holy Country's founding road did not implement the system of daily morning pilgrimage now, so the next day, the monarchs and ministers of the full hall were drunk and lay down until the end of the day, when they were awakened by the sound of warning drums and trumpets that resounded through Guisui.

Qi Cong was the first to wake up, and what he was most afraid of hearing after ascending the throne was the sound of warning drums and trumpets, so he ran out barefoot and opened the door of the temple and shouted: "Where is the warning?

The guards outside the Phi Xiang Hall were all die-hard elements, and although they were a little flustered when they heard the warning, most of them were able to stick to their posts, and the deputy commander of the guards who was on duty today ran from a distance in a hurry.

Mengyuan's 850,000 troops surrounded from the north, west, and south of Guisui, and are currently advancing to the edge of the city, and the 150,000 troops of the Liao State are holding the heights and rivers in the east of the city, and Guisui has been completely surrounded!"

Qi Cong's legs weakened, he sat on the threshold with his support for the door of the hall, and pointed at the deputy commander of the guards with a trembling left hand and said, "Go quickly, and call me all the pigs in the hall!"

A quarter of an hour later, when the high-ranking officials of the White Lotus Holy Kingdom heard that a million-strong army had surrounded Gui Suicheng, all the people were stunned, didn't the Mengyuan army attack the Tang State and the Ming State in two ways? Where did the 850,000 troops come from.

Qi Cong sat down on the dragon chair and whispered: "Conspiracy, it's all a conspiracy!" This year's winter raiding war is a pretense, and the foreign countries and the three kingdoms of China reached an agreement as early as autumn to destroy our four holy kingdoms.

This is the alliance of the world, just to deal with my Four Holy Kingdoms, but you are still at a loss like idiots! What about your subordinates and undercover agents? Isn't there anyone who can send back the news in advance?

Are you all pigs? I really raised you for nothing!"

The more Qi Cong spoke, the more angry he became, and finally stood up and pointed at the ministers and scolded wildly!

The ministers were scolded so much that they hung their heads and were silent, and the prime minister of the White Lotus Kingdom knew that he couldn't hide, so he hurriedly came out and said:

"My king don't panic, this matter has not yet reached the point of exhaustion, there are 55,000 Wang Cheng's army in Guisui City, 27,000 people in two divisions, and there are 20,000 people in the guards and servants of the officials and wealthy families, and there are 20,000 servants from each of the yamen, adding up to more than 100,000 people, which is enough to resist for a period of time.

Now General Tian Hai is leading 600,000 people, only 600 miles away from the Beijing division, if he is convinced, he will be able to return to the division for rescue in five days as soon as possible, and ten days as slow as possible, and then we will be able to defeat the besieging troops in and out of the city. ”

Qi Cong hurriedly asked, "Is the messenger asking for help sent?"

The commander of the guards hurriedly replied: "Back to the king, since the discovery of the siege of Meng Yuan, the last general has already sent twenty messengers to ask General Tian Hai for help, and the news can be delivered to General Tian Hai in four days at the latest." ”

Wenchen's second-ranked military advisor also offered advice: "Don't panic, the king of Guisui has been continuously increased and strengthened in recent years, and it has already become one of the male cities in the north of the Saibei, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

In addition, there are millions of people in the city, all of whom are fanatical believers of our Holy Sect, and at a critical moment, they can organize the sect members to go to the city to participate in the battle, and they will make the Mengyuan army meet under the city of Guisui and break the bloodstream. ”

Qi Cong sat on the dragon chair with a blank expression, not knowing if he listened to the words of the military advisor, what he was thinking at the moment was that Guisui was surrounded by Tian Hai, how could no one contain him, and it was estimated that the situation was even more dangerous than here.

If it really reaches the point of no return, he can only use the ultimate means in advance, and I don't know what the final result will be, Qi Cong can't imagine.