After suffering huge casualties in both Tianlang Pass and Wuguan, Yanrong began to change its strategy and adopted a posture of besieging rather than attacking, quietly waiting for reinforcements.

Finally, at this time, Master Yuwen Chenghua, Minister of the Ministry of War, led the first batch of 30,000 reinforcements from the Youwei Guard to station in Youzhou. One hundred thousand soldiers drawn from the states in the south of the Yangtze River had already set off and were on their way.

Since the states in the Central Plains had not been at war for many years, they were indeed negligent in their war preparations and were extremely slow to assemble. Moreover, after an investigation, it was discovered that there were many cases of empty pay, and Yu Wenchenghua was also very angry.

As soon as Yuwen Chenghua arrived in Youzhou, Wen Yuan, the governor of Youzhou, and Zhou Jingyao, the governor of Liangzhou, who had been waiting here, immediately came over to discuss the military situation.

After everyone exchanged pleasantries for a while, Lord Shangshu said: "The military situation is urgent. Let's talk about the situation of the war in the two states first. We can talk about the small talk later."

Wen Yuan and Zhou Jingyao looked at each other, and Zhou Jingyao signaled Wen Yuan to speak first.

Wen Yuan looked at Yu Wen Chenghua and gave a bitter smile, then took out from her arms the battle reports that Tianlang Pass sent people to break through the siege these days.

Yu Wen Chenghua took it and looked at it, while Wen Yuan said: "10% of the soldiers in Tianlang Pass have been killed in the battle, and 20% are injured. Several generals have been killed in the battle. The latest battle report shows that General Xiao of Liangzhou is also there.

I lost my left arm in the melee and was seriously injured. I am still in a coma, but my life was saved. General Zhao called for help many times, but the remaining people in Youzhou couldn't break into Yanrong's encirclement."

The more Yuwen Chenghua looked at it, the deeper his frown deepened. The war was already so critical. If his reinforcements were to arrive ten or eight days later, the consequences would be disastrous. Fortunately, Tianlang Pass was still in the hands of his own people and had not been lost.

After reading it, Yuwen Chenghua raised his head and asked: "How many soldiers are there in Youzhou now that can fight?"

"There are less than 30,000 elites in the field, and they are all concentrated in Youzhou City at present. If Tianlang falls, this is the last army that Youzhou can resist. There are only some city defense troops in other cities, and their combat power is not strong and their numbers are small.

If you have more, you can probably defend the city." Wen Yuan gave a clear answer.

"Thirty thousand." Yuwen Chenghua thought for a moment, then turned to look at Zhou Jingyao: "Where is Liangzhou?"

Zhou Jingyao hesitated for a moment and said: "Liangzhou is not as good as Youzhou. Previously, most of the soldiers from Wuguan and Liangzhou City went to Tianlang Pass. Now that Yan Rong is attacking Wuguan, Liangzhou Mansion has crowded thousands of people to go.

Support, there are only 20,000 soldiers in Liangzhou City now."

There were only 50,000 soldiers in total, and there were hundreds of thousands of border troops in Liangyou. Unexpectedly, the casualties were so heavy, and even Yuwen Chenghua felt a pain in his heart.

Without enough time to feel sad, Yuwen Chenghua then asked: "Where is Wuguan? How is the situation? My army has gathered at Tianlang Pass, so the situation in Wuguan should be quite bad."

"Fortunately, Wuguan guard Chen Yue led his troops in a bloody battle for more than ten days. The fight was very fierce. Mu Yunsheng, the sixth prince of Yanrong who is currently attacking Wuguan, has retreated ten miles to camp and does not dare to attack easily again."

"Oh?" Yuwen Chenghua was quite surprised when he heard that the situation in Wuguan was not as bad as expected, and he also heard a familiar name: "Who is this Chenyue? I remember that the guard of Wuguan should be General Zhou Ruhai

Bar?"

Zhou Jingyao hurriedly explained that after all, it was taboo to go beyond the imperial court to appoint a border general. "Master Shangshu does not know that General Zhou has died in the battle. A detailed military intelligence report will be given to you later. This Chenyue was created after Tianlang was defeated.

Appointed temporarily by General Xiao, this person is young and promising, has repeatedly made military exploits, and is a rare talent."

After hearing this, Yu Wen Chenghua nodded, and then he seemed to remember something again: "Was he the one who captured Zhao Zicai's two rebels alive?"

"Exactly, this man went deep behind the enemy's rear and won consecutive battles. It is precisely for this reason that Liangzhou Prefecture gave him the title of Shanziying as a token of encouragement." Zhou Jingyao replied.

Only then did Yuwen Chenghua suddenly realize. He secretly sighed in his heart that his father was really a good judge of people. At first, he could tell that this young captain was not simple just from a battle report, and he even did not hesitate to win over him. Now it seems that this boy will become a great man in the future.

Big tool.

So Yuwen Chenghua became more and more interested in Chenyue, and he was wondering if he could meet him and see if he could be hired into the Yuwen family.

Zhou Jingyao coughed twice and interrupted Yu Wen Chenghua's thoughts: "There is another matter. Chen Yue captured Nangong Yu in Wuguan and sent him to Liangzhou Mansion a few days ago. I came here this time and brought him with me by the way. You see how to deal with it.

?”

When Yuwen Chenghua heard that Nangong Yu had been found, he immediately became interested. This was the archenemy of the Yuwen family. He waved his hand and said, "You will send him over later. I want to see what good General Anbei has to offer when he escapes from battle."

explained.”

When Wen Yuan and Zhou Jingyao left Yuwen Chenghua's camp, Wen Yuan sighed: "The Nangong family and the Yuwen family are really in conflict!"

Zhou Jingyao sighed and took over the conversation: "Brother Wen, this kind of family dispute is like a fight between gods and gods. We can't do anything about it, so let's think about how to defeat the enemy first!"

The two looked at each other, smiled bitterly, and left.

In Yuwen's room, Yu Wen Chenghua and Nangong Yu were sitting opposite each other. Thinking of the last time they met, Yu Wen Chenghua was on top of the city tower watching Nangong Yu go out with his majestic army. He, the Minister of War, could only hide aside and envy him.

watching.

Unexpectedly, the situation completely changed now. Nangong Yu became a guilty person in the blink of an eye, and he personally led the army to retreat from the enemy.

Yuwen Chenghua poured a glass of wine for Nangong Yu and said with a smile: "Brother Nangong, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"

Nangong Yuxu squinted his eyes and sneered: "Yuwen Chenghua, there is no one else here, don't be pretentious, he is just a king and a loser. I, Nangong Yu, recognize it, so why show off again."

"Haha." Yu Wen Chenghua couldn't help but laugh out loud. He was so relieved: "This time you escaped from the battle and you should be killed according to the law. Even if the Duke of Zhen Guo saved you, I'm afraid Brother Nangong could only do

Become a rich man at home."

There was a strong sense of ridicule in the words. For such a big family, money has long lost its meaning. What they pursue is power. Without power, in a place like the capital, they can only be at the mercy of others. Think of what Yuwen Chenghua will do here.

Can't be happy.

Nangong Yu drank a glass of wine leisurely: "I know that your Yuwen family has been eyeing the military power of my Nangong family for a long time, but if you are naive and think that you can control the military power by defeating me, Nangong Yu, then bring us together.

The Party’s thinking is too simple!”

After a pause, before Yu Wen Chenghua could speak, Nangong Yu said again: "Master Yu Wen Hongru is very good at cultivating qi. As a son, you seem to have not learned even a little bit. Haha, what a pity."

Looking at Yu Wen Chenghua's increasingly gloomy face, Nangong Yu finally felt a sense of joy in his heart. He stood up and patted his butt before leaving, leaving Yu Wen Chenghua sitting alone in the room.
Chapter completed!