Zhurou

Chapter 196 Repetition
"Grains, grains, and thorns have been collected [-]% to [-]% a few days ago." Although he was extremely reluctant, Lu Xianzhang replied immediately, "As for medicinal materials, hay, cloth, arrows, etc., there is a shortage, even one out of ten is not enough."

After talking about the supply of food, fodder and supplies, he added reinforcements: "...in the middle of the capital, we can't even assign the guards at the city gates. Before Pei Yong left the capital, he recruited soldiers many times. He exhausted all the brave men, so how can we increase them?"

"Besides, Pei Yong has military orders in his hand, and he can mobilize soldiers from nearby counties and counties. If there is a battle, it will be much cheaper than responding in Beijing."

Lu Xianzhang spoke, angry from the heart, and said: "Pei Yong has only left the capital not long ago, don't you know what's going on in the city? If there are enough troops, they can still be divided into three and five parts, but it's really not there. Besides, he's all defeated like that. How dare he show his face to ask for soldiers at this time?"

He explained first, persuaded him a few times, he stopped referring to Pei Yong's official position, but called him by his first name, and finally said: "His Royal Highness, no matter how arrogant Pei Yong was in the past, he acted arbitrarily, after all, he had to use his ability, so he gave more opportunities, and he gave in and retreated repeatedly, but today he has really faced each other.

Although this statement is slightly biased, it is not completely unreasonable.

If you only look at the various urgent reports sent from various places in the north, almost everyone agrees, even what Pei Yong said is only slightly different in expression, once you distinguish carefully, it is basically the same as what other people said.

——Di Bing has already attacked Xingren Mansion, and the officers and soldiers of the Jin Dynasty have changed their generals, but they are useless, and they can't do anything to resist.

No matter how easy he said, when it came to a real fight, the so-called Pei Jiedu was only a little better than the others, and he lost more than he won at first, and now that he was completely defeated, what face did he want for money or soldiers?
How can such a situation not make people panic?

Zhao Mingzhi has a lot of trust in Pei Yong, and if that trust is only used to be himself, he can have no hesitation. Right now it concerns the people of the whole city, affects the safety of both parties, and even endangers half of the wall, but she is not allowed to be hasty at all.

According to reports from various places, it is a foregone conclusion for Di Bing to go south. Since Pei Yong can't stop it, Jingzhong must try to stop it anyway, at least to gain a breathing space for Caizhou.

Zhao Mingzhi didn't hesitate much, made up his mind, and said: "Except for the east, there are no soldiers available at this time. With Pei Jiedu's military achievements in the past and his prestige in the army, it may not be impossible to go against the trend. Prepare food, grain and luggage according to the needs of the front line."

"As for how, when, and where to store it temporarily, please participate in politics as a coordinator."

"Pei Yong led the troops to retreat, most likely the bandit soldiers will go straight south, and the road will definitely be full of soldiers."

Lu Xianzhang paused for a moment, and then said: "In this situation, firstly, it is difficult to transport the supplies in the city, and secondly, as I said before, Dongfang is unpredictable. It is better to watch the fire from the other side, wait for Pei Yong to make countermeasures, and then follow up. The loss will not be too great."

"What you said about participating in politics is safe?" Zhao Mingzhi said, "But we don't know the exact situation today, so we can't make a hasty conclusion. It is true that there is a defeat in the east. Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs. Could it be that seeing this defeat, you don't trust it at all?"

"In this way, how will the counties and towns facing the enemy in the north see it? How will they see it in the west? How will the people see it?"

"This time, the supply is not only sent to the east, but also to the people inside and outside the city, for the civil and military to see."

Lu Xianzhang's eyes flickered, obviously moved, but finally he sighed and said: "How can I not know? It's just that the current situation is unpredictable. Once the front line is reversed, the capital will still send supplies to the east. What's the face of the court? Besides, the capital will also be at the front of the battle, and it is already in danger..."

"Dare to ask to participate in politics, the situation is already like this, does the court still have face?"

Zhao Mingzhi asked calmly.

What face is there for a court where the emperor has been kidnapped?

It's just self-deception.

Lu Xianzhang was silent for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "I have known His Highness's intention, I should follow the trend, just..."

He wanted to say more, but Zhao Mingzhi interrupted: "If you want to participate in politics, if you plan to persuade me to go south, you don't need to waste time. At this moment, the capital is so complicated, so please be united and keep the city and the people."

Lu Xianzhang paused, he didn't know what to think of, but his expression was gradually relieved, and his shoulders and backs were also relaxed.

This time he saluted and retired a few breaths slower than in the past, and he didn't dare to really look up when he bowed, he only glanced at Zhao Mingzhi from the corner of his eye, and when he exited the palace, his steps became more than three points brisk, and he didn't mention it when he went to the yamen to do business.

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Frontline Returns is not a fake.

On this side Zhao Mingzhi sent another urgent letter, again urging Caizhou to send the statue of the emperor's royal face quickly, and on the other side Fengqiu, Chenqiao, and Qicheng all had established enemy troops.

Di Bing hides stealthily. If it is said to be a scout, there are too many soldiers. If it is said to be a vanguard, there are too few soldiers.

Several places are very close to the capital, and within two days, the people in the city became frightened, and some soldiers even fled overnight by taking advantage of the post.

Lu Xianzhang ordered the Kyoto government government to arrest him several times, and together with Song Jingren led the city defense army to patrol repeatedly, but they could only block it a little, so that people would not be too blatant.

At the same time, the spies sent to Xingren Mansion in the city hadn't returned yet, and just one day later, another wave of spies sent to the front returned. It was actually Di Bing who came out from the east, countless, and captured several villages near the river one after another.

Sudden received this letter, Lu Xianzhang repeatedly confirmed it, but couldn't believe it, and hurriedly brought his subordinates into the palace to report.

When he saw Zhao Mingzhi, he reported the information first, and it was rare for him to question the scout post he had arranged, saying: "Although there is a big difference in the strength of the two sides, there is the danger of the Yellow River to the east, and there is Pei Yong leading the troops to guard the Xingren Mansion.

At this time, he was not as nervous as before, and he knew how to appease Zhao Mingzhi, saying: "The city has already made arrangements, and the walls, gates, and trenches have all been repaired. Even if Di soldiers really come, as long as there are only tens of thousands of elites, and the officers and soldiers are united, they will definitely be able to stick to it."

Zhao Mingzhi took a closer look at the report. He had no luck, but pointed to a few lines: "Gyeonggi is mostly plain, but Aba, Xingxing, and Dingshun are built according to high points. Between Wanting and Dongming, there are more than [-] defenders and less than a thousand. Fu Mo Kai is by no means that several teams can easily attack ... "

Before she finished speaking, the Yintai Secretary hurriedly came to deliver an urgent report. When she entered the hall, no one asked questions. After the salute, she immediately said: "Dongming came to report that [-] Di soldiers have captured the two villages of Anba and Dingshun.

(End of this chapter)