The night in Daibei was already very cold, the willows on the moon, the dim torches were floating in the air, and the light shone brightly, and below were the soldiers of the forbidden army walking quickly.

Above the camp gate, a lantern with the words "Shence Army Northern Capital Camp" was hung high, and the night patrol sergeant who knocked on the bang followed behind the officer, wearing armor, walking through the cold air of the night, patrolling the camp.

The news of the capital slowly spread, although the battalion repeatedly issued strict orders prohibiting the sergeants from spreading rumors, but everyone basically knew that the emperor was very powerful, and he was angry with Cheng's father-in-law who stayed in the capital, and the hometown of the Shence army had been copied by the emperor.

Now it is rumored that the emperor has gathered a large number of men and horses, and is preparing to cross the Yellow River to the north to fight with Yu Gonggong. The situation in the north is becoming more and more urgent day by day, and I heard that the Uighurs have put together the armor and cavalry of the "Jingshi Mingyan", and there is a possibility that a battle may come at any time.

In order to facilitate the reception of transshipment materials from the rear, the Shence army is now staying on the Taiyuan line, and has not really fought with the Uighurs, but in terms of the current morale of the army, it is estimated that once the battle is engaged, it will be a big rout.

Now the road is full of Divine Army rangers, which are used to catch deserters. It is true that Father-in-law Yu brought them to the north is elite, but everyone's wives and children are all in Baiyujing, and now in such a situation, there are more and more sergeants fleeing day by day. In recent days, in addition to the desertion of small soldiers, many low-ranking officers have already run away and gone home.

Father-in-law Yu gave a strict order that once a deserter was caught, he would be killed on the spot, and he would not be spared. But after all, the army's heart has been moved, and it cannot be suppressed by severe punishment and strict law.

A few days ago, I heard that a team of about 500 people stationed in Linfen crossed the Yellow River overnight under the leadership of the general of the unified army, and returned to the imperial court. Now there are all kinds of undercurrents in the camp of the Shence Army, and people with a discerning eye know that after the changes in Beijing, the Yufu Kingdom with the unified army outside has been lost in name only, and its demise is a foregone conclusion.

The office of the envoy of the Hedong Jiedu was brightly lit, and the soldiers with helmets and armor and the scribes with scrolls came and went, and the atmosphere was slightly tense.

Inside the festival hall, there are six copper furnaces on all sides, and red charcoal fires are burning in them. Yu Fuguo was wearing a white robe, with a hosta on his head, a set of white porcelain tea sets on the small coffee table beside him, and a small red clay stove was steaming.

Yu Fuguo took a copy of the Book of the Later Han Dynasty and flipped through it page by page, and when he saw half of it, Yu Fuguo put the book aside and rubbed his eyes.

In the position opposite him, Liu Ziyue was holding a bowl of tea and drinking it slowly.

"After the news came from Beijing, it was less than ten days, and there were almost 1,000 soldiers who slipped away. Yu Fuguo sighed: "I only brought more than 10,000 people from Bai Yujing, and if it goes on like this, you don't have to persuade me to focus on the overall situation." ”

"Aren't you training the new army? The barracks have been built. Liu Ziyue took a sip of tea and said: "Those Shence troops are unreliable, and in this situation, whether it is to kill Bai Yujing or divide Hedong, they can't rely on the Shence army, and the army's spirit has been dispersed."

Yu Fuguo smiled, this Liu Ziyue has been raised for decades, and his relatives and friends are all over the world, and these small actions can't hide from him at all.

"Do you think I want to kill Bai Yujing back?" Yu Fuguo tapped his chest with his finger: "Not to mention that the army's morale is unstable now, if I stay in Taiyuan and do not move, the people of the world will still understand my hardship, and know that it was the emperor who forced me to this point." ”

"If I lead the army to the south today, tomorrow I will be a sinner who can be killed in the world. Yu Fuguo sneered: "Who else will follow a eunuch to rebel?"

"You don't have to be in a hurry, the Yellow River will freeze in a few days, and it will be difficult to cross the river at that time, from the beginning of the Yellow River to the complete freezing, it will take a month's work, you just can't get through it even if you think about it. Liu Ziyue looked at Yu Fuguo and said: "In life, sooner or later, it is just a pinch of loess." The name before and after the body must be carefully considered. ”

Yu Fuguo smiled when he heard this, and he took out a stack of letters from his cuff and put them on the coffee table next to him.

"This is a letter written to me by the envoys of the towns after the Baiyujing Incident, not to mention the three towns of Hebei, Pinglu, and Henghai, not to mention those feudal towns that are trusted by the imperial court, what Jingyuan, Shuofang, and Wuning all wrote to me, persuading me to lead my troops to kill back to the side of the Qing monarch. ”

"They just roasted you on the fire. Liu Ziyue said: "Wei Bojiedu envoy Tian Hongzheng has arrived in the eastern capital Luoyang, and he will enter the customs in a few days, and you will not understand their thoughts." ”

"I also understand the emperor's thoughts. Yu Fuguo shook his head: "Doesn't he just want to buy more time? If I were him, I would have rushed to Taiyuan alone, beheaded the old fish thief with one sword, and then led the armies and beat the Uighurs out. ”

"You all need time. Liu Ziyue said: "I originally wanted to persuade you to focus on Sheji, but after seeing the current appearance of the Shence Army, you have the intention to kill back to Bai Yujing, and they don't have the strength anymore." I don't advise you to fight the Hurs, and you don't have the money. ”

Liu Ziyue set off from Beijing, but he arrived in Taiyuan in one day and one night, he carefully observed the military momentum of the Shence army, and knew that this force was already at the end of the crossbow, but it was just a little shelf, and it was just scary to stay there.

With such an army whose morale was on the verge of collapse, Yufuguo could not advance or retreat, nor could it pacify the Uighurs, nor could it retreat back to Bai Yujing.

If you want to lead such a group of people to do your career, you can't change Xiang Yu, you should change Han Xin to play.

"When I heard that you came to see me, I thought that the emperor had asked you to come out of the mountain to kill me. The corners of Yu Fuguo's mouth still had a smile on his lips: "Kill a eunuch like me who is a disaster for the country, and then send it to Jun Yaoshun, isn't this the long-cherished wish of you scholars?"

"The people of the world should remember your merits, without your internal deterrence of the parties and external power, the world would have been in chaos a long time ago. Liu Ziyue said: "It's just that time has changed, there is always a cloudy and sunny day, and there is always a time for people to end." ”

"People in the world?" Yu Fuguo shook his head: "They are the most unkind, ignorant, and ignorant. ”

"If it weren't for me, a eunuch, who had stood up in such a critical situation as the Uighurs and the Hulu going south, the world would have been in trouble a long time ago. What did I get? Bai Yujing turned the world upside down, Cheng Qili was killed by the emperor, trapped in the east of the river and unable to advance or retreat, it is better to stay in Bai Yujing and watch the erosion of the northland......"

"You are in charge of the Privy Council, the military power of the President. Liu Ziyue said: "Without you, even Cheng Qili wouldn't dare to transfer a single soldier." When the Uighurs go south, you don't lead the army north to run Hedong, do you dare to let Cheng Qili go north? You are not afraid, because you are afraid that he will share your power. You don't dare to transfer the soldiers and horses to Pei Du, this Hedong Jiedu makes you have to be your own. ”

"Father-in-law Yu, a drink and a peck, in fact, are all fixed numbers. The path you choose can only go on your own, and no one can complain. You have been patrolling the Northland for so long, and if you had defeated the Uighurs at this time, how could you have fallen into the current situation?"

"The road, in fact, is all walked out by itself. Liu Ziyue had pity in his eyes: "I can't complain about others." ”