Imperial City Forbidden Area, Dalong Point Military Pavilion

Yuwen Xingchen, who was dressed in a dragon robe, was leaning on a chair, his eyes narrowed, not knowing what he was thinking.

After being the emperor for two years, the majesty of the emperor in him has become stronger and stronger, and he is proud of himself without anger.

Perhaps after Yuwen Hongru discovered that his son was not very effective, he focused on Yuwen Xingchen and cultivated an emperor with great power.

So wily and calculating~

There are four figures sitting upright on the left and right sides of Yuwen Xingchen:

Dugu Jin, the Minister of Personnel, Yuan Cheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Cao Minxue, the Minister of Rites, and a burly military general in his forties, Yu Wenzhe.

Dugujin is the younger brother of Duguxin, Yuancheng is the head of the Yuan family, and Cao Minxue is a disciple of Yuwen Hongru. These three are directly related to Longxi and are familiar faces in the court. The only one who looks a bit unfamiliar is Yuwenzhe.

Yu Wenzhe, a direct military general of the Yuwen family and the same generation as Yu Wen Chenghua, had recently been transferred from Longxi and was promoted to the second rank of General Wuwei, taking charge of the defense of the capital.

This man was previously a third-grade military general in Longxi. He was very capable and was deeply appreciated by Yuwen Xingchen.

Now Wu Xinrou and Xun'an are on the front line in Tongzhou, Dugu Chengye is leading troops to the south of the Yangtze River, Dugu Xin is busy regaining lost ground in Jiaodong, and Yuwen Xingchen has no generals available, so he can only transfer people from Longxi.

Now the entire capital defense is arranged by Yu Wenzhe. If the Liang army breaks through the defense line of Gyeonggi Province, the Long army will have no choice but to fight the Liang army at the foot of the capital.

It can be said that Yuwen Xingchen is also preparing for the worst and is fighting a bloody battle with Liang Jun in the capital.

Yuan Cheng, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, said softly:

"Your Majesty, there have been a lot of rumors in the capital in recent days, saying that the Yan army has invaded Tanzhou in a large scale, and the Liang army's Benlei cavalry was wiped out. The commander Xie Xiaolei and many generals were killed in the battle. The battle was tragic.

Others say that after the Yan army invaded Liaodong, they massacred the city and their methods were extremely cruel."

The news about Yuan Cheng is the most widely circulated rumor in the capital in recent days. No one knows where it came from, but it is just being talked about in the streets and alleys.

Even the rich and powerful in the capital were frightened by this rumor, and they were secretly asking each other for information to see if it was true.

Yuwen Xingchen's expression was calm and he just asked calmly:

"I have heard this rumor, but is the news accurate? Has anyone been sent to verify it?"

Yuan Cheng said with some bitterness:

"Since the Yan army went south, the borders of Beiliang and Liaodong have been heavily guarded, and all correspondence has been cut off. We can't get any useful information.

The newly dispatched group of bloody men are still on the way, and we don’t know when they will be able to sneak into Liaodong. If we wait for them to send back the news, I’m afraid it will take a long time.”

Even though the head of the Yuan family is just a minister of the Ministry of Industry, he is in charge of the Longxi spy organization Blood Drops, and his power is much greater than it appears on the surface.

When Yuwen Xingchen ascended the throne, the Dugu family and the Yuan family benefited the most from the clans in Longxi.

Yuan Cheng has been trying very hard recently, but he still can't find out the information about Liang Di, which makes the Lord Shangshu very worried.

Ever since Wentiansi eradicated the two branches of Xuedizi in Liangdi, it has become more and more difficult for Longxi to gather intelligence about Liangdi, and it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false information obtained.

Yuwen Xingchen frowned slightly, this was not the answer he wanted to hear.

Yuan Cheng then continued:

"However, judging from the news coming back from Jidong and western Hebei, there are indeed many refugees fleeing in Liangdi. I can be sure of this. Xue Dizi has seen it with my own eyes.

The Liang army also recruited a large number of troops in the four areas it occupied, and sent them to the Liaodong front line in a steady stream.

Judging from these movements of Liang Jun, it seems that the information is very accurate."

"Hmm~"

Yuwen Xingchen's brows relaxed: "Master Yuan's words make sense~"

The Liang army was very restrained in recruiting troops. They mainly selected young men and rarely expanded the army. This is uncharacteristic of the situation now.

Dugujin on the side immediately added:

"Aren't the Liang troops on the other side of Tongzhou also slowly retreating? This is the exact information that the scouts have obtained many times, and it is definitely not false.

Taken together, something big has definitely happened in Liangjun's mainland, and blocking the news is even more abnormal, which is a bit of a cover-up."

Several people nodded slightly at the same time, agreeing with Dugujin's words.

The less you want people to know something, the more problematic it is.

There was a hint of silence in the hall, and it always felt like Liang Jun was making some big move behind his back.

Yuwen Xingchen changed his posture and asked casually:

"How far have the Liang troops in Tongzhou retreated? Is there any latest news?"

The only military commander Yu Wenzhe quickly replied:

"Back to Your Majesty, the Fifth Lord has just sent a military report this morning. The Liang Army's military camp has retreated more than 120 miles, and now almost all of them have withdrawn from Gyeonggi Province.

Including the important town of Quannan Pass that had been captured before, there was no soldier stationed at this time.

The fifth man was worried that there was an ambush by the Liang army, so he had not sent troops into Quannan Pass yet. He had only sent scouts to patrol nearby. If there was any situation, he would report to the capital at any time.

I also ordered 10,000 fine cavalry to be stationed outside the capital. If there is any change in the Liang army, they can go out to support Tongzhou at any time."

"Oh? Liangjun doesn't even want Quannan Pass anymore?"

Yuwen Xingchen was a little surprised. It was an important town that Chu Yucheng and Dugu Chengye had fought hard to win before.

Withdraw immediately?

Wouldn't it mean that the Liang Army's battle for more than half a year was in vain and they were back to the front line when they first conquered Nanchong City?

Dugujin murmured:

"If the Liang army can't even defend Quannan Pass, it means they are really retreating.

But for more than half a month, the Liang army had only retreated more than a hundred miles. If it really wanted to return to Liaodong to aid, it would be too slow.

At this rate, by the time they retreat to Liangdi, the Yan army will have already occupied the entire territory of Liaodong."

Yu Wenzhe reminded softly from the side:

"Sir Dugu, what the scouts can find out is only the movements of the soldiers at the rear of the Liang army. Those military camps were shown to us by the Liang army.

As for where the main force of the brigade has now withdrawn, none of us can count.

However, judging from the letter sent by Lord No. 5, it seems that we have not seen the main cavalry of the Liang Army for a long time."

"So that's it."

Dugu Jin nodded with understanding. He was not as good at fighting as his elder brother Dugu Xin. He was almost a pure civil servant and knew nothing about leading troops.

Yuwen Xingchen dragged his chin and murmured:

"You mean that the Liang army may have withdrawn its main force, leaving some infantry behind to hold down the formation, and then faked its momentum and slowly retreated to attract our army's attention?"

Yu Wenzhe bowed and said:

"The general thinks it's possible, but Liang Jun has always been cunning, so we don't know what the real situation is."
Chapter completed!