Chang Yu didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning. This was when he stayed in bed for a while. He yawned and stretched, pushed open the door and walked out. He looked up at the sky and suddenly found that the branches in the yard had sprouted: "Hey, spring is finally here.
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In fact, spring has already arrived. This is the Little Ice Age, so the weather in the north is still very cold at this time. Even if there are no warblers flying and grass growing in the south of the Yangtze River, green has already appeared.
"No, when Pindao went for a walk by the moat this morning, he found that the ice was much thinner." Li Muxian came up and sighed casually: "The cold winter has finally passed, but this day is getting warmer and there will be more troubles."
"Our yamen specializes in dealing with troubles, so why worry about more troubles?" Chang Yu washed his face with cold water, while Lian Xin was waiting beside him with a face towel: "Daozhang Li, we haven't seen your good disciple for a long time. Why don't you put him in trouble?"
Where is it hidden? We can warn you that child trafficking is a serious crime."
Li Muxian smiled mysteriously: "Chunfeng is in retreat. If the Governor wants to see him, please wait for a few people."
Chang Yu couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "You have made a child so mysterious..." Before he could finish his words, he saw You Fanzi hurried into the yard: "Report to the Governor, there is an urgent report of the arrival of the Yellow River."
This time it was not a letter from Li Yan, but a military message from the Jinyi Guards on the Yellow River defense line. In the early morning of the third day after Li Yan defeated the imperial court, the bandits raided Hejin County, the northernmost part of the defense line. It was reported that the opponent was attacking with heavy troops, and Hejin was in danger!
Chang Yu looked at it expressionlessly and threw it to Li Muchian, then sat on a chair under the eaves of the corridor and let Lian Xin comb his hair. Chaoyi was attacked by officers and soldiers, and the rebels did not rush to counterattack, but unexpectedly counterattacked Hejin. This not only surprised Li Yan
Chang Yu's expectation also surprised Chang Yu.
Good guy, Li Guo is actually a handsome guy who can learn and sell things immediately.
The rebels broke through the defense line and surrounded the city. This was not a trivial matter, but Chang Yu was not too worried. The reason why Li Yan did not report it in person must be because he was busy dealing with it, and he also knew that any trouble in the Yellow River defense line would be quickly dealt with by the Jin Yiwei.
The horse was sent to the capital, so he should be dealing with the matter with all his heart at this time.
The straight-line distance from Puzhou to Yongji is more than 200 miles, but there are almost no roads along the cliffs along the Yellow River, so a detour is required, so it takes almost 300 miles. However, there are less than 3,000 troops stationed in Hejin and surrounding areas, which can be defended.
Are reinforcements coming?
I have to say that Li Guo was quite cunning and chose the most remote place to attack.
"Taoist Master, do you think Hejin can be defended, or can it be defended until Li Yan's reinforcements arrive?" Chang Yu looked at Li Muchian.
Li Muchian took a long breath: "It is indeed a great pressure to besiege the city by thousands of thieves, but besieging the city and destroying the city are completely different. It is easy to besiege the city but difficult to break it. Hejin is stationed by Qin Songwang, who is under the command of Li Yan. He, who is poor and ignorant, is a tough member.
The general will be brave and resourceful, and he will never let the bandit army break through the city easily. I estimate that we can still defend it for three to five days, which will be enough for Li Yan to rush to help."
"But what if I lose it accidentally?" Chang Yu asked again.
The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and a mistake in a small detail may lead to the overall collapse, so no one is sure of the absolute victory or defeat.
"If it is lost by accident," Li Muxian chuckled: "Everyone has their own chips, and the situation will change drastically, but... if it is really lost, Li Yan may not save it."
Chang Yu smiled: "Hit Tongguan!"
Li Muxian nodded: "There are tens of thousands of troops. Hancheng on the other side does not have that many troops. It is very likely that troops and horses were mobilized from elsewhere to launch this assault and siege. Even if he broke the city, he still had to keep troops to garrison.
In this way, most of his troops are on the northern line, while Dali on the middle line has to watch out for the sharp sword of Chaoyi to stab him at any time. In this way, Tongguan in the south is actually an isolated city. If an attack starts, there will be no other troops around it to rush to help.
"There are soldiers on the central line who dare not move without permission, and there are soldiers on the northern line who rush to help."
Chang Yu hummed: "But if this happens, a full-scale war will begin, but we are not prepared enough."
"So the Governor actually doesn't want to fight." Li Muchian touched his nose, and Chang Yu sighed: "It's not that I don't want to fight, it's that I'm not ready."
That's what he said, but few people know his true inner thoughts, not even Li Muchian can figure it out.
"Then let's delay it with Song Xiance and Xini," Li Muchian said quickly. Chang Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's a pity that those who can only talk nonsense don't think so. They think the victory is certain."
"Then... what should we do now?" Li Muxian scratched his head. The water in the court hall was too deep, and he did not dare to talk nonsense.
"Wait!" Chang Yu took a long breath: "The process is not important, wait for Li Yan's results."
"Duke, Song Xiance went to the Yamen early in the morning to seek an audience but failed. At this time, he went to the Yamen of the Ministry of War." At this time, a fan came in to talk. Chang Yu smiled: "After all, I still can't sit still."
"Should we go to the Ministry of War to watch the excitement?" Li Muchian asked, Chang Yu shook his head: "If there is no excitement, Shi Kefa may still be able to see him, but he will never talk about peace talks with him at this time. As for Wu Sheng
I can’t even see him, so this guy is really struggling.”
"Then Song Xiance is in a hurry," Li Muchian said with a smile.
"It's just to make him get angry in a hurry. When people are anxious, they will make mistakes in the rush, and we will take advantage of it."
"Governor, Zheng Zhilong has arrived in Tongzhou." He could enter Beijing before dark at the latest, and there was news to report. Chang Yu was a little surprised: "It came a little fast."
"You must be sincere in your face," Li Muchian said with a smile, "It is said that Zheng Zhilong brought many gifts to Beijing. Later, Pindao also went to broaden his horizons."
"Then you are really too impatient. He must have traveled lightly first, with his baggage behind, otherwise he would not have been able to walk so fast." Chang Yu stood up and stretched, then walked to the hall to have breakfast, and stretched out his hand to touch
He trimmed his hair: "When the weather gets hot, I might as well shave my head."
"My lord, you must not do it. We Han people can't shave our heads." After hearing this, Old Hu hurried over from the side, fearing that his little master would do something extraordinary again: "Only barbarians or prisoners can do that."
Shaved head..."
Chang Yu felt dizzy after hearing this.
In fact, what I'm most unaccustomed to after traveling through time is the long, fluttering hair. The awkward feeling is really hard to describe. It's a little better in winter, but in summer, it's really crazy, hot and smelly.
As the governor of the East Factory, he still has the conditions to clean up frequently, but those soldiers under his command...
So he wanted to reform hairstyles countless times, at least for soldiers. However, due to thousands of years of stubborn thinking, if you let people shave their heads, it would be like beheading them.
Especially during the period of the Tatar invasion, the meaning and impact of head shaving became more complicated.
There is a long way to go!
It was already half noon after breakfast. Chang Yu did not go to the Yamen or enter the palace. He was basking in the sun on a deck chair in the backyard, drinking tea and chatting with Li Muchian. However, he was well aware of everything that happened in the capital. For example, Wang Jiayan had three thousand people in the morning.
The soldiers and horses left the city, which caused a lot of discussion in the city. For example, someone in the palace sent a message saying whether Princess Kunxing allowed him to enter the palace. For example, Song Xiance was rejected by the Yamen of the Ministry of War, and then went to Daming Gate to curse.
, attracted many people to watch, and was eventually invited away by Shi Kefa.
"This guy is so open-minded, are you going to break the pot?" Chang Yu couldn't laugh or cry after hearing the news, but Li Muchian was impressed: "Now he wants to make the noise bigger and bigger. He wants to cause trouble all over the city and be summoned by the emperor."
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Chang Yu smiled and said nothing, closed his eyes and faced the sun, but his mind flew over the mountains and ridges to the other side of the Yellow River. I wonder what the fighting situation is like in Hejin, how Li Yan handled it, and how he handled it?