Forbidden Palace, Imperial Study Room.
Li Zhan came in a hurry: "Sage, something bad happened. Beidi suddenly launched an attack and sent 7,000 cavalry to attack Beixi County!"
When he heard "Beidi is attacking", Emperor Liang paused. When he heard that the target was Beixi County, he dropped his hand hanging in the air and continued to correct the memorial calmly: "No need to panic, there are Hussar troops south of Beixi County." General, there are generals with chariots and cavalry to the east, and frontier troops to the west. Not to mention 7,000 cavalry, even 70,000 will not be able to make a big splash."
After a while, Emperor Liang asked casually: "Is the person reporting military information outside the palace Qin Feng?"
Li Zhan quickly shook his head: "It's Ning Qianhu."
Emperor Liang said softly "Oh": "No matter what Ning Qianhu reports, it is correct, so there is no need to meet in court."
It wasn't until Li Zhan walked away that Emperor Liang finally put down his writing brush, picked up the map from the side, flipped through it a few times, threw it back, and let out a soft hum: "Beixi is weak, with such a big life gate right there, how can I?" Aren't you confused? The border troops, hussars, and chariots are already in a pocket, and I'm afraid Beidi won't come!"
While speaking, Emperor Liang took out two pieces of letter paper from a thick stack of memorials and threw them to the screen behind him.
Captain Hei immediately picked up the letter and whispered, "What does the saint mean?"
Emperor Liang had no expression on his face: "Two envelopes, one for punishment and one for reward, are sent to the Ministry of Officials. If Beixi County is lost, punish it. If Beixi County is defended, reward it."
Lieutenant Hei was not in a hurry to leave and reported again: "The man from Fuyun County has been in Kyoto for two days. He stayed at the inn and seemed to be rushing to Qin Feng."
Emperor Liang snorted coldly: "No need to pay attention!"
At the same time, Liu Hongyan had returned to Tianji Camp and packed all the available money in the account into boxes.
Ning Hu also returned to Tianji Camp, without any nonsense, he said straightforwardly: "Everyone is OK!"
Qin Feng immediately stopped hesitating and ordered Xu Mo to lead a battalion of new troops to Beixi County.
Since the formation of the New Army, there are only 1,500 people in one battalion. It is simply impractical to go to Beixi County on foot. The only option is to ride on horseback. But with 1,500 horses, it is not a local post station or a county seat at all. , can be replaced.
Just relying on the strength of a horse's feet can't make it go faster.
Therefore, Qin Feng ordered Xu Mo to arrive in Beixi County within fifteen days.
Before leaving, Qin Feng grabbed Xu Mo with extremely serious eyes: "Brother Xu! The war in Beixi County is tantamount to the prelude to the national war. Although it is still far away from the direct battle between the two sides. But from today on, the two sides will Wars such as mutual testing and mutual attrition will emerge one after another. Ning Hu and I once fought against Beidi generals, and those Beidi generals were not good people. Even if the new army is armed to the teeth, we must be careful not to be careless and underestimate the enemy."
"Beixi County is a military order we have issued to the saint. If Beixi County is here, we will all be prosperous. If Beixi County loses, we will all suffer losses. This is not only related to our Qin family, but also to everyone's martial arts." transport."
"Finally, come back to me completely!"
Since Ning Hu was granted the title of Thousand Households, Xu Mo has been gearing up and preparing for war.
Now that the opportunity finally came, Xu Mo was naturally very excited, but when he heard Qin Feng's parting words, he was still extremely moved and nodded heavily: "Brother Qin, don't worry, I will naturally bring the brothers back alive!"
Qin Feng breathed out lightly, reached out and slapped the horse's butt, and Xu Mo rode the horse and led a battalion of new troops to Beixi County.
Because the marchers were not allowed to enter the city without authorization, they were also not allowed to disturb the people.
The forced march on the 15th was also a great test for the first battalion of the new army.
Qin Feng gave Xu Mo a full ten thousand taels of silver for consumption on the road.
For the remaining money, Qin Feng gave Liu Hongyan full responsibility to purchase grain in the thirty-six counties of Kyoto, and then went to the south of Beixi County to find a county relay.
In this way, the purchased grain can be transported directly to the relay station ahead and transported to Beixi County at any time.
After all, once there is a war, all local business activities will come to a standstill.
Food supplies are the key to whether Beixi County can survive.
In addition to food, weapons and supplies are equally important.
Tianji Camp, which usually takes its time and takes a day off every now and then, under Qin Feng's order, turned on full firepower and began to produce a large number of arrows and other expendable weapons and supplies. And began to hire a fleet of vehicles, ready to deliver blood to Beixi County at any time.
After working hard until nightfall, Qin Feng was finally able to breathe.
Ning Hu, who always stayed by Qin Feng's side, frowned and said worriedly: "Xu Mo leads the new army to Beixi County, and it will take fifteen days at the earliest. Before we leave Beixi County, the city's defenders and government soldiers Adding guards only adds up to a hundred people. Moreover, these government soldiers are all temporary hires and lack training. I'm afraid..."
Before Ning Hu could finish speaking, Qin Feng had already waved his hand to interrupt: "I only expected that Beidi would attack Beixi County, but I didn't expect it to be so fast. Although they went into battle in a hurry, they were not unprepared. Don't forget , my mother is still in Beixi County."
Hearing this, Ning Hu's eyes lit up.
With Qin Feng's character, it was naturally impossible for his mother to stay in danger.
Beixi County is the weak point of Daliang and is always threatened by Beidi.
Since Qin Feng felt comfortable leaving the Qin Cheng family in Beixi County, he must have taken precautions.
As everyone knows, Qin Feng has not been idle all day since he returned to Beijing.
Every now and then, I have to deliver letters to Beixi County.
The letter covers various aspects such as people's livelihood, official conduct, and military affairs.
In short, whenever I think of something, I have to take the time to draft a letter.
The biggest weakness of Beixi County is its weak defense. How could Qin Feng not know something that the entire Liang Dynasty knew?
From the very beginning, Qin Feng had begun to allocate special funds to recruit troops, intending to form at least four battalions of government officers.
They are said to be Yamen soldiers, but in fact they are no different from the regular army.
However, due to the rush of the situation and the small population of Beixi County, it was necessary to borrow people from surrounding counties.
Therefore, to this day, only one battalion has been formed.
This battalion of yamen soldiers is under the full command and dispatch of Qi Meng, the former captain of the first guard team.
Presumably, when he learned about Beidi's invasion, Qi Meng had already transferred his government soldiers into the city to set up defenses.
As a result, there were about 1,600 people in the city. Even if they lacked training, as long as they defended the city, it would be enough to last until Xu Mo arrived.
The troop transfer letters from the Ministry of War were also sent to the two generals, Hussar and Chaqi, respectively.
As for whether troops will be sent to support.
Qin Feng has a pessimistic view and is just treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor.
Today Ning Hu went to the palace to report the military situation, and Emperor Liang dismissed him with a "yes".
It undoubtedly proved what Qin Feng had always suspected.
This Beixi County was the "bait" in the hands of Emperor Liang from beginning to end, deliberately trying to lure Beidi into a trap.
Beixi County was lost, and the Beidi army moved in. The three parties of Hussar, Chariot, and Border Army were able to form an encirclement.
If Beixi County is defended, it can severely damage the Beidi forward and boost the morale of the Liang army.
Anyway, Emperor Liang made a lot of money!
The loser is Qin Feng and the people of Beixi County...
Note: Fuyun County male is a title, male, a kind of title level.
