The next day, Yunzheng and the others came to Beiyuan Shoal.
The weather in Shuobei is gradually getting warmer.
The ice on the Baishui River has melted a lot, and the current ice is no longer suitable for horse racing.
In about twenty days, the Baishui River should be completely thawed.
According to Yun Zheng's instructions, the construction of a simple stone bridge leading from here to the other side has also begun.
In fact, before Sanbiancheng was lost, there was a stone bridge nearly two hundred feet long and two feet wide.
This bridge was built during the reign of the late emperor.
In order to build this stone bridge, tens of thousands of field soldiers were used and it took three years to complete.
After ceding Sanbiancheng to Beihuan, Emperor Wen ordered the stone bridge to be destroyed.
But Emperor Wen always wanted to fight back one day, so he only had the bridge deck destroyed, and the most important bridge piers were not much damaged.
Beihuan also wanted to capture Shuobei one day. In order to facilitate the transportation of grain, grass and baggage, he did not destroy the bridge piers.
Thanks to this, it is much easier to build a simple stone bridge on the original piers.
If even the bridge piers were destroyed, Yun Zheng would definitely not have the idea of rebuilding the bridge in a short time.
Without any foundation, it would be a huge project to build such a bridge in the Qian Dynasty.
Yunzheng's current requirements are not high. It doesn't matter whether it looks good or not. It just needs to be able to pass the carts escorting grain.
According to the current progress, the bridge is estimated to take less than half a month to be completed.
It should be repaired before the Baishui River completely thaws.
At 1 p.m., Yunzheng and others arrived at Gubian.
Yun Zheng immediately summoned the generals and asked about the situation here in Gubian.
At present, everything is normal here in Gubian.
Most of the previously damaged city walls have been repaired, but there are still some damaged parts of the north and south city gates that have not been repaired.
As for the barracks, some have been repaired, but it will take some time to fully repair them.
Fortunately, the weather is getting warmer now, so there is no need to worry for the time being.
They had already sent people to investigate, and all the Beihuan enemy troops on the Wei and Qing borders had retreated long ago.
Now, these two cities are empty cities.
However, Beihuan destroyed part of the city wall as usual, and many houses inside were burned down.
It is also a huge project to restore Weibian and Qingbian to their previous appearance.
"Does Beihuan have any troops stationed around?"
Yunzheng asked.
"have!"
Dugu Ce said: "Currently, the Beihuan headquarters closest to us is about eighty miles due north of Gubian, and its number should be three thousand! In addition, Beihuan is about thirty miles northwest of Weibian. King Youxian has a thousand men stationed there, and about forty miles northeast of the Qing border, there are also about a thousand men garrisoned..."
This is not a confrontation, just being wary of them.
Beihuan now adopts a defensive and alert posture.
Once they attack, the enemy will definitely run away.
"Luring the enemy deep, encircling and annihilating them?"
Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled.
Beihuan has suffered so many losses in a row, so he seems to have learned wisely!
"should be!"
Duguce smiled and said: "The possibility of Beihuan attacking us now is very small. If we don't attack them, they will burn incense!"
The offensive and defensive situation between Daqian and Beihuan has changed.
As the weather gets warmer, Beihuan's focus cannot be on the war with Daqian.
Beihuan is semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural.
They wanted to prepare for spring plowing, and Beihuan did the same.
Yunzheng thought silently for a while, and then ordered Dugu Ce, "In this way, the envoy will contact Beihuan first and replace the people I put in Beihuan first!"
He must now know whether those people are still alive before deciding on his next plan.
If Gaya breaks the rules of the game between them, don't blame him for being cruel!
It’s not like he wouldn’t dare to do things like reduce the number of households and wipe out households!
"yes!"
Dugu Ce accepted the order and immediately explained what Yunzheng had ordered.
"By the way, have you heard anything about the internal situation in Beihuan?"
At this time, Yunzheng asked again.
This matter is very important.
If civil strife breaks out in Beihuan, that would be great for them!
"Although it's not much, it's still a bit of a situation."
Duguce replied: "We previously captured a Beihuan spy, and unexpectedly learned from him that Alutai, the Zuoxian King of Beihuan, was seriously injured in the last breakout battle at Gubian. He died after more than a month. Yes! Also, Bambu seems to be dead..."
"Banbu is dead?"
Yunzheng and Shen Luoyan screamed at the same time.
It is understandable that Arutai died from his injuries.
But how could Bambu die?
How could they not engage in a battle with the frontal army led by Banbu and Gayao?
"not sure."
Dugu Ce shook his head slightly and looked at Yunzheng with a smile on his face, "However, according to my guess, Banbu was probably pissed to death by the prince..."
Banbu suffered too much at the hands of Yunzheng.
Beihuan's plan to besiege their more than 40,000 people also failed. Instead, they ate more than 20,000 people and burned so many grains and tents.
It's possible that Bambu was pissed to death.
"Are you so angry?"
Yun Zheng laughed dumbly.
Bambu, this is so rude!
"It's almost time to get mad."
Dugu Ce looked at Yun Zheng dumbfounded, "If the general is so angry, he probably won't be able to survive until this time..."
Are you so angry now?
He didn't even want to think about how many losses Bambu had suffered at his hands.
Bambu was able to hold on until some time ago, which is already considered very good!
"It's better to wait until it's confirmed and then be happy!"
Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled, "To be honest, it's a pity that I didn't see Bambu for the last time!"
Listening to Yun Zheng's words, everyone couldn't help but have a dark look on their faces.
Still regret it?
What, he wants to piss Bambu to death in front of him?
Yunzheng smiled and asked, "Who is the current King Zuoxian of Beihuan?"
"That's not clear."
Duguce shook his head and said: "When we caught the spy, Alutai had just died. The spy didn't know who would take over Alutai's position. However, according to Beihuan's situation, it is likely that Alutai would be the one to take over. Tai's son or brother will take over..."
They also sent people to inquire later, but never got any corresponding information.
Is that so?
Yunzheng thought silently.
If Arutai is really dead, there should be some civil strife in Arutai's department, right?
If this is the case, we can start with King Zuoxian's tribe.
After talking about the business, Yun Zheng said to Dugu Ce: "Your family members have arrived in Dingbei. Do you want to go back and confirm?"
"Need not!"
Dugu Ce said with a smile: "The general will believe in the prince! We have also heard that the Holy Lord appointed the prince as the envoy of Shuobei Jiedushi."
Emperor Wen had appointed Yunzheng as the military envoy to Shuobei, so there was no need to embarrass their family members.
This result can be regarded as a happy result for everyone!
"good!"
Yunzheng nodded and smiled, "Since there's no need, let's prepare to go to war with Beihuan!"
Take advantage of his illness and kill him!
"yes!"
All the generals took the order.
They have been waiting for this day for a long time...
