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Even though He Qingchang had told her that the situation was unfavorable, and Ye Qinghuai was prepared for a long-term battle, but in her heart, she always felt that this was a battle that must be won.

Because although the imperial court in this life has undergone earth-shaking changes from the previous life, Yunzhou, which is thousands of miles away, has not changed much. Even the coach of this battle is the same as the previous life, Gu Haiwang.

Ye Qinghuai wondered what went wrong.

"Five days ago, Beidi suddenly built a pontoon bridge from the Lingshan Ferry, intending to cross the river, but was defeated by our army. This battle was led by Beidi's coach Yaxin himself. General Gu saw the enemy's defeat and wanted to take the opportunity to cross the river to capture and kill Yaxin. Using the enemy's pontoon bridge to lead the army to cross the north, unexpectedly, after the army crossed the river, a fire broke out on the river and was blocked from retreating. Our army was ambushed by the enemy and suffered heavy casualties on the north bank." He Qingchang explained.

When He Qingchang reported, Gu Shihai stood aside without saying a word, his face was solemn, and he was a little lost in thought.

If Ye Qinghuai was the person who felt the most difficult to accept this defeat, then he was the second most difficult to accept.

"The river is on fire? The river is full of water, how can there be a big fire?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

"The pontoon bridge built by Beidi hides bags full of tung oil under the planks. After being shot by a rocket, it ignites quickly. The tung oil floats on the water, and the whole river is full of fire." He Qingchang replied.

Ye Qinghuai thought about it, and then asked: "I remember that the Baishui River is flowing fast, even if there is tung oil floating in the water, it should be washed away soon."

He Qingchang was silent, and said: "Beidi took advantage of the dam we built in the lower reaches of the Baishui River."

Ye Qinghuai was taken aback.

"In Shanggu County on the lower reaches of the Baishui River, there is a section of dikes tens of miles long, which were built to irrigate the farmland. Beidi raided the dam in advance and rebuilt the sluice to stop the flow of the river. During the war, the water at the Lingshan Ferry was still water. "He Qingchang paused, and said, "And the tung oil is the tung oil we stored in the wood workshop in Lingshan. It has a very high consistency, and it took three days to burn it."

"Wood workshop?" Ye Qinghuai asked in confusion.

She has studied the map of Yunzhou for so long, but she has no impression of the wood workshop at all.

Gu Shihai, who had been silent all this time, suddenly opened his mouth. He said: "Most of the firs in Yunzhou are used to build the palace in Your Majesty's Palace, so Yunzhou has many official timber workshops. Moisture-proof, and then transported to Shengjing by water. Tung oil is applied to the surface of the wood to prevent moisture."

His complexion darkened, and he changed the subject, and said, "But tung oil is flammable, so it needs to be stored very carefully, and the storage location is also a major national defense secret. Even if Lingshan County is lost, Beidi shouldn't have discovered where the tung oil is so soon. And," Gu Shihai paused, and the confused expression appeared on his face again, "When did these barbarians who only know how to ride horses and shoot arrows actually use complicated water gates?"

The air in the hall suddenly seemed to cool down.Everyone felt a chill down the spine.

"Old Gu Ge suspected that someone was collaborating with the enemy and leaking secrets?" Ye Qinghuai couldn't help asking.

Gu Shihai was silent for a moment with a heavy expression, then shook his head and said: "This time Beidi's coach, Yaxin, is the second prince of Beidi. This man has a lot of brute force, and he only knows how to charge frontally. Even if our military secrets are leaked, Yi Yaxin With Xin's usual tactics, he couldn't think of a way to lure the enemy into setting fire to the river. This time, the enemy seems to use Dajing's style of play to defeat Dajing."

He frowned, and asked He Qingchang: "Who is that military adviser Tuge, have you found it?"

He Qingchang replied: "I heard that this person was born as a foot merchant, and later became the leader in the bandit village in Baishan. Last year, he left the village and joined the army. He was promoted to a military adviser soon. That's all I know so far. I'm investigating."

"The Baishui River will be frozen in one month..." Gu Shihai said.

He didn't go on, but the three of them understood that when the river was frozen, it was the time for Beidi to cross to the south.

And even if troops are sent from Shengjing to support them at this time, it will take a month to reach the front line of Baishuihe.

The situation has become urgent.

"If Beidi crosses south, with the current strength of our army in Yunzhou, I'm afraid we will lose the wind." He Qing said long.

Gu Shihai suddenly knelt down to Ye Qinghuai, and said: "Your Majesty, please mobilize [-] troops from Zhongzhou and Yingzhou to help Yunzhou."

The Jiedu Envoys of Zhongzhou and Yingzhou are both Gu Shihai's disciples, and Gu Shihai is well aware of the military strength of these two states.If he said so, it is natural that the two states can immediately deploy so many troops.

"Okay." Ye Qinghuai didn't say much, and said, "Our army's morale is now low. This reinforcement must stabilize the army's morale, and we must not underestimate the enemy."

Ye Qinghuai thought for a while, and then said: "Now that Gu Haiwang is being captured, the front line should be led by the deputy commander Xu Ye. But he is only a Yunzhou Jiedu envoy, and I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the reinforcements in Zhongzhou, Yingzhou and Shengjing. This commander The location, do you two have any suggestions?"

This kind of coalition army with mixed forces often has its own calculations, and it has always been the most difficult to command.If the commander cannot convince the masses, the army will fall into internal friction.

However, the leading troops in each state are all second-rank Jiedu envoys, or at least third-rank Dutong. To make these feudal officials who dominate one side obey and cooperate, in addition to the emperor's imperial edict, what is more important is the person who commands the coalition army.

He Qingchang was silent for a while when he heard Ye Qinghuai's question, stepped forward and half knelt on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "I ask you to take [-] Jingji guards and reinforce Yunzhou."

In the 200 years since the founding of Dajing, although there have been some large and small wars in each dynasty, it can still be regarded as a Taiping dynasty in general, and the Confucian idea of ​​civil governance was also promoted in the court.Therefore, in the Jing Dynasty, the Minister of the Ministry of War can be said to be a civil servant, and even many ministers of the Ministry of War have never been in the army.

Therefore, it can be said that it is very rare for the Shangshu of the Ministry of War to personally approve the armor and go to the front line.

Although He Qingchang came from a family of military generals, he also led troops to the west during the Xingrui years, but he has been away from the battlefield for ten years at the age of nearly half a century.

Now that he proposes to lead the expedition, Ye Qinghuai is surprised, but it is reasonable.

Because there is really no one more suitable than him.

Who else can have more prestige and intimidation in the army than the first-rank Shangshu of the Ministry of War?

What's more, he has always been the commander-in-chief of the rear army in this battle, and he is very familiar with the food and grass in the army and the frontline trends.

Ye Qinghuai pondered for a moment, got up and walked in front of He Qingchang, and said: "Qingchang, this battle is about my survival, I can only win, not lose. You are carrying thousands of people in the great situation, understand ?"

"I understand. I will not disgrace the holy order, and protect my great scenery and territory." He Qingchang said firmly.

"This matter is of great importance, Li Baoquan, go and invite the cabinet ministers to enter the palace immediately, and Zhao Yinshi, also call him to Wenxuan Palace." Ye Qinghuai ordered.