The Winter War is a huge test for any force or even a country. In addition to the will to fight, the most important thing is logistics. And most winter wars will end hastily because the logistics cannot keep up.
Even the soldiers and horses in the north change their colors when talking about "winter", let alone the wealthy families who have lived in the south for a long time?
Military pressure is unavoidable, but for a real Northern Expedition attack, the wealthy families in the south do not have the courage, let alone the strength.
The southern army could clearly feel the changes in temperature every hundred miles north.
When we arrived at the area where the Central Plains Imperial Party was located, the temperature had already dropped to three or four degrees. This was when the weather was good. If it snowed, these southerners would understand what a "snow disaster" is. Let alone fighting, the non-combat attrition caused by heavy snow alone can collapse the morale of the army.
Therefore, Qin Feng is certain that even if the wealthy families in the south and the Lin family really want to launch troops, they will have to wait until the beginning of next spring at the earliest.
In this way, the temperature will get higher and higher along the way, making it easier to adapt.
Even if Emperor Liang has his own political considerations, as long as his father Qin Tianhu is in charge of the Central Plains, there will be no chaos in the rear. Qin Feng only needs to concentrate on fighting the last winter war with Beidi to completely decide the outcome.
On the way to Changshui County, although Qin Feng knew that there would be no pursuers for the time being, considering the speed of the Qingqi, for the sake of safety, Qin Feng still ordered that the team should not be idle for a moment and return to Changshui County as quickly as possible .
At the same time, messenger troops were sent ahead to inform the soldiers stationed in Changshui County and directly seize the command of Changshui County.
Since there are nearly 300 "tolerances" in Changshui County, this power may not be a big deal in normal times, but in wartime, it must be strictly controlled, otherwise it may lead to catastrophe if you are not careful. disaster.
When there were only two hours left to go from Changshui County, the scouts from the rear suddenly came to report that a small group of light cavalry was approaching quickly.
At first, Qin Feng was still a little nervous. Even if his soldiers were brave and brave, after all, they were exhausted after a long time of running around. If a battle suddenly broke out at this time, he would definitely face a lot of losses.
However, when he learned that there were only five people on the other side, Qin Feng's heart dropped.
After careful contact with the scouts, these five Qingqi were brought to Qin Feng. At first glance, these five looked like ordinary soldiers, but their murderous eyes and calloused hands proved that they were They have rich combat experience and are veterans of hundreds of battles.
The leading man turned over and dismounted, and saluted Qin Feng with clasped fists.
"Seeing the Marquis of Qin, the garrison in the royal capital has begun to gather troops and horses. A thousand light cavalry have been mobilized from each major garrison. In addition, infantry and baggage have also begun to be deployed."
Hearing this, Qin Feng nodded. Since mobilizing troops is a very cumbersome process, it will take several days at the earliest before troops can reach Changshui County. Of course, Qingqi does not count. As long as they bring spare dry food, Qingqi can appear in Changshui County as early as tomorrow. Their mission is to surround Changshui County and prevent Changshui County from contacting the outside world. They will not participate in the siege.
If it is Qin Feng, with one order, the Qingqi from each station will gather together, and within five hours, Changshui County can be surrounded by an iron barrel.
The reason why the royal capital reacted so slowly cannot be blamed on the bloated and slow system. It can only prove that the King of Beidi was full of distrust of the garrison in the royal capital.
After all, the incident between Lu Li and Ye Xiao was a huge impact on King Beidi's dominance.
Facts have proved that King Beidi's worries are extremely reasonable, because these five Qingqi that suddenly appeared in front of him are Ye Xiao!
Instigating the rebellion against Ye Xiao and placing spies in Beidi's highest intelligence agency is one of the most important tasks of the Jinyiwei. Even as early as the beginning of the national war, the Jinyiwei had already begun infiltration work. After such a long time, it can be regarded as quite effective. Effectiveness.
Of course, Qin Feng does not doubt that people from Ye Xiao and Hei Weisi must have been infiltrated within Jinyiwei. However, because all the secrets and decisions of Jinyiwei are tightly controlled by a few core figures such as Qin Feng and Li Xiaolan Therefore, the information that hostile spies can grasp is actually very limited.
In other words, the information obtained by the enemy spies was deliberately given to them by Qin Feng.
The spies placed by Jinyiwei inside Night Owl also face the dilemma of being unable to access core secrets, and can only wander around the periphery, acting as low-level informants.
But even so, these informants are very valuable, at least they can let Qin Feng know about the military deployment in the capital at the first time.
Qin Feng thought for a moment and asked softly: "Besides garrisoning troops in the royal capital, are there any other actions?"
The Night Owl spy immediately replied: "I am reporting to you, except for military mobilization, there has been no movement in the royal capital."
The lack of movement is an important signal in itself.
With such a big thing happening in the capital, it stands to reason that the Beidi King must unite with his cronies to carry out a thorough cleansing of the core systems around him and restore his dominance.
But now, the King of Beidi is uncharacteristically adapting to external changes by remaining unchanged...
So it can be basically judged that both the Beidi King and Li Yu are very cautious in dealing with Ye Xiao, fearing that excessive force will trigger Ye Xiao's resistance.
At the same time, this also gave rise to two other conjectures. One is that the Ye Xiao organization has reached a very dangerous point. It has secret connections with all the forces in the royal capital. The forces are so intertwined that the King of Beidi is afraid that the whole body will be affected.
Secondly, the royal garrison had a deep connection with Ye Xiao. The Beidi King was waiting for the most reliable force to return to the capital before attacking Ye Xiao.
And this power must be quick in movement, outstanding in combat power, and must have absolute loyalty to King Beidi.
After thinking about it, there is only one force that meets this condition, and that is the Eagle Brigade!
The Eagle Brigade is about to return to Beijing...
This is not good news for Ye Xiao or Qin Feng.
"What's the current situation of the Eagle Brigade?"
Facing Qin Feng's questioning, the Night Owl spy quickly replied: "Let me inform you, the Eagle Brigade is a close associate of the Beidi King. Confidential information cannot be mastered by subordinates."
"But it is now generally believed that King Beidi values the Eagle Brigade more than any other troop."
"In the context of weak national strength and massive reductions in military expenditures, only the Eagle Brigade's military expenditures have increased instead of falling."
"According to information from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, the scale of the Eagle Brigade is larger than before. Five thousand veterans plus three thousand new recruits have exceeded 8,000 people."
Qin Feng had long known that the Eagle Brigade was stronger than before, but he did not expect that the scale was already so huge.
