When the sky was bright and under the drizzle in the morning, the entire coalition camp came to life. Of course, the surrounded military camp also came to life, but due to its size, it was undoubtedly covered by the coalition camp.

Especially today, on the morning of February 15th, the coalition camp seems to be extra busy and noisy.

And soon, during breakfast time, an accident broke out in the Dongdu Army camp on the other side of the river. Hundreds of people took the opportunity to gather in front of a rammed earth platform in front of a military camp during the meal, and surrounded the people who were having "eating in front of the tent".

"The officers in the camp asked about the affairs of the Eastern Capital. However, the officers themselves felt guilty, so how could they deal with this kind of thing? After a few tough words were broken, the riot quickly began to spread.

It was not until General Qutuda arrived and tried his best to calm down the commotion that the commotion was calmed down.

After the turmoil calmed down for a while, Qu Tuda also knew that the matter could not be settled so easily, but he was worried and immediately went to see Duan Wei.

The two sides met outside the grain depot of the southern camp. Qu Tuda first told the story, and then asked seriously: "Mr. Duan, I haven't received the official military report yet, but it has been spread among the army that the Western Front is really

Also defeated?"

"Yes." Duan Wei, who was rarely wearing armor, answered in a muffled voice while holding his sword. "I also just received a message from Duke Bai. Specifically, it was a great defeat on the Western Front. Nine thousand people were lost by five or six thousand. I don't know if they died."

It's an injury; Captain Ding of Linfen is gone, and Bai Liben's life and death are unknown; Chanyuan went to Liyangcang, and the western half of Jijun's cities were completely destroyed, which is the territory you controlled before."

Although they were just outside the grain depot, as the top two figures in the army, the two of them naturally had many followers beside them. Although these people had heard a lot of words due to the commotion, they could not help but be shocked at this time.

"It doesn't matter." Qu Tuda frowned even more when he heard this. "The key is that the gang can easily eat these 6,000 people, and then kill the generals and seize the city. I don't know how many of the main forces in Henan have come. Is there any explanation?" .??

.

"have no idea"

"There are hundreds of thousands of people, and they need 5,000 shi of corn per day. If the logistics are cut off, let alone ours, just the whole army, how long can the military rations be sustained?"

"It should be enough. I just saw that our camp should be able to sustain it for a few days."

"Also, everyone in the camp suddenly said that Sima Zheng had arrived at Shenyuan Pass three days ago, and he may have occupied the Eastern Capital now, right?"

By this time, the surroundings had already become silent.

Duan Wei was silent for a moment after this question, then sighed and answered seriously: "General Qutu, why are you forcing yourself to this point?"

"Why did Mr. Duan say this?" Qu Tuda sneered, looking a little helpless and a little angry. "You are the leader of the Dongdu army, and tens of thousands of people are counting on you! Besides, if something happens to Dongdu,

We have lost our foundation and must take it seriously."

Duan Wei was silent for a while again, then slowly shook his head: "What does General Qu Tu mean?"

"I heard the news and saw that there was a faint excitement in the camp, so I came here to ask for advice." Qu Tuda became more and more helpless, and just bowed and saluted in the rain. "Mr. Duan is the leader, how can you ask me?"

"I'm asking for your opinion." Duan Wei stared at the other person's bun, his expression unchanged. "I'm not asking you to make a decision, so why can't you say it?"

Qu Tuda was startled, and then he lowered his head for a moment, gritted his teeth and replied seriously: "My subordinate's intention is very simple. Otherwise, let Li Ding take over the camp here, or other companies can send thousands of people to guard it."

It's on this side of the river. Let's go back! By the way, we can take back Li Yangcang for Mr. Bai! Otherwise" "Otherwise?"

"Otherwise, I'm afraid that the army will have to free itself. With the current situation, once the army has freed itself, I dare to ask Mr. Duan, what will be the result for us?" Qu Tuda slowly raised his head, raised his hands and held his head high. "We are going to the Western Capital.

?"

"Isn't it okay to go back to Xidu?" Unexpectedly, Duan Wei's tone became gentler, and he even smiled. "How long has it been since we moved out of Xidu? Who didn't grow up in Xidu? Xidu is better!"

"The Western Capital is good, why don't we abandon the Eastern Capital?" Qu Tuda asked. "The Eastern Capital has been established for almost twenty years. It is located in the middle of the world. Do we have to abandon it? Moreover, we can abandon the Eastern Capital. Next

Can we give up our sergeants? And if we go to the Western Capital without our sergeants, wouldn’t we also end up being empty-headed hangers-on under Dou, Sun and others, with a large number of prepared generals in front of our accounts? We entrust our lives to Mr. Duan.

,Duan Gong wants to put us in this situation?"

The people around him had been silent for a long time, and Duan Wei didn't know what to say. He could only say: "General Qu Tu, you can't just care about yourself, you must have a public heart."

"Then please Mr. Duan, please uphold the public spirit and ignore the selfish motives of us officers, just consider the whole army." Qu Tuda came to the answer with a high voice.

Duan Wei nodded repeatedly: "In that case, I will go see Mr. Bai now! Anyway, this matter cannot be avoided! You can inspect the camp and come over quickly!"

Still didn't relent on his promise.

Qutuda nodded in agreement and watched the other party leave without holding on any longer. However, many of the surrounding generals and soldiers were in a state of panic. However, Qutuda tried his best to comfort him and only made everyone trust the British Duke.

In this way, for about more than an hour, the light drizzle subsided slightly, and the long-awaited gathering drums from the other side of the bank were beaten all the way. After Qutuda solemnly explained the military discipline, he led several top lieutenants in the army.

Lieutenant, joined the army and turned to the other side of the river.

Arriving at the huge Taiyuan-Wu'an army camp, I transferred to the Chinese army and entered the big tent. The leaders and generals of the army, which numbered more than 100,000, had already gathered together, plus countless documents, to prepare for the military exchanges, and more

It was obvious that he was nervous, and everyone knew the news.

Qutuda found his seat under the guidance of a soldier. After sitting down, he looked around and saw tea on every table. A few people even had fried fruits and other snacks on them. For a moment,

, Not to mention those who were having dinner and tea, the rest of the people were mostly whispering, but it seemed a bit noisy. What’s interesting is that there were many key leaders in the actual army, such as Xue Changxiong, Li Ding, Feng Wuyi, Wang Huaitong, and Luo Shu.

He was silent, just sitting there thoughtfully.

Qutuda himself said nothing.

After a moment, Bai Hengqiu, accompanied by Duan Wei, entered the large tent. Everyone stood up together, even Xue Changxiong stood up slowly before sitting down.

After sitting down, everything was quiet. Bai Hengqiu did not speak directly. He only looked at Liu Yangji who was following him. Upon seeing this, Liu Yangji immediately stood up and stood in the open space in the tent. After looking around, he said: "Everyone, last night and night.

I received an urgent military intelligence report, and there is additional military information this morning. I can’t say that the situation is completely clear, so I’ll explain it to everyone first!”

As he spoke, he actually explained the defeat situation on the Western Front and the Eastern Front.

Not only that, everyone here quickly realized that the other party's introduction was much clearer and more true than the previous rumors, because some details on the battlefield and some specific results were unknown to them before. More importantly, according to the description,

This failure was worse than what the rumors said or what I thought.

After saying a few words, everyone was quiet for a moment, as if stunned, and then there was an uproar, and everyone started talking.

"alright!"

Bai Hengqiu suddenly made a sound. The sound was not loud, but it seemed to be heard from all directions in the camp. Everyone present felt that he was speaking specifically to them, so they immediately fell silent. "Do you have anything to ask?"

"Mr. Bai, I dare to ask Li Ting, is it really true that there is no help from the army?" Qi Ze, the captain of Zhao County, immediately stood up and avoided the table, and asked with his hands raised.

"I'm not sure if some experts came to help, but generally speaking, the local defenders were left to their own devices. The leaders were a military commander who had just been promoted to the rank of leader, and a deputy commander who had been the deputy captain of Qinghe County. They were broken in the previous battle.

They are the ones who are responsible for Shi Huaiming." The person who replied to Qi Ze was Liu Yangji. "The defeated soldiers said the same thing. There are no real large-scale reinforcements in the city, even among the soldiers stationed in the six villages."

No one dared to make any noise at this time, but upon hearing this, many people present frowned.

However, it is conceivable that the people in the tent must have different ideas. Some people are simply shocked by what happened. A group of field soldiers, the commander and deputy commander of the camp, defeated two groups of serious troops one after another, which is scary to hear;

Some people are worried about the impact of the war, because Shi Huaiming was just a serious general, but after all, Ji Zeng was the main general of the Eastern Capital, and he was beheaded by the opponent. Even from the perspective of the huge coalition army, it was

At least it's the same feeling as if someone had cut off a thumb, and it's bleeding and it's hard to hold it anymore;

There are also some people who think more deeply, and they are keenly aware that this phenomenon seems to be an accident and a special case, but in fact it is the combined effect of the trend of the war situation and the power of the support, because this kind of thing has happened in the long history of this world.

There are traces to be traced, and in the difficult war, some heroes suddenly emerged. This is not nonsense or bragging, but it means that war has tempered people and given them opportunities.

But the presence of such a person on the opposite side is really not a good sign, and one needs to be extremely vigilant.

Others don't know, but Bai Hengqiu himself thinks this way at least. He doesn't care about Tunzhang Huang or Han Erlang. What he cares about is the appearance of these two people, and he cares about them extremely!

"Then I dare to ask General Liu, how is General Bai's life and death?" Dou Qi was not on duty last night and today, so he couldn't help but get up and ask.

"I don't know, but it doesn't matter." The person who replied at this time was not Liu Yangji, but Bai Hengqiu himself who spoke boldly. "Bai Li is not a man who can use soldiers, but because of his relationship with the descendants of the same clan, he has to take care of him.

Everyone in the army knew that he was incompetent, and secretly called him "General of the Clan". I only thought that the food road was safe behind me, so I placed him there. I thought that as a general, he should act carefully, but he actually abandoned the infantry and lightly

The soldiers advanced rashly and was ambushed. Captain Ding had to take the initiative to save him and sacrificed his life for such a person. If he dies, he will die. If he surrenders, he will surrender. What is there to care about? Only the only

Captain Ding was so loyal and brave, but was implicated by an innocent person. I will definitely remember him in my heart and reward his children and their families."

After saying this, Dou Qi immediately made a serious statement: "The British distinguish between public and private affairs, and are magnanimous in rewards and punishments, which is really admirable."

The people around him paused for a moment and then immediately joined in. However, many people also sincerely admired Bai Hengqiu's decisiveness and quickly passed the responsibility to his own family members in order to appease and stabilize the morale of the troops in the headquarters, which was bound to be greatly shaken.

However, these are not the crux of the problem, because from last night to now, a lot of military information has been leaked privately, and the morale of the military has been shaken. But when everyone gets together, they still want to know how to deal with the current situation?

"Don't tell me, let me tell you!" After a pause, the voice gradually subsided, and Xue Changxiong was the first to speak. "Mr. Bai, Mr. Duan, the current situation is that Qinghe has suffered continuous losses, and the Gangda Corps has not even touched it.

We have already lost many troops and generals, so why should we continue to fight on the eastern front? The situation in Ji County is even more serious. Now that the matter has come to this, there is no need to say more about the losses of troops and generals, but what about the food roads? How much food and grass is left in the army? How much food and grass is left in the army?

Yes, the defeat of the Western Front means that the main force from Henan has come over. There are twelve battalions over there, and a lot of people have been recruited to attack Luokoucang. How many are here? Do we need to divide the troops to deal with it? Who will deal with it?

How many people need to deal with Li Shu to transport food back as quickly as possible? More importantly, the Henan soldiers have arrived, and now there are rumors everywhere that Sima Zheng has quickly arrived in the east capital, and the news cannot be controlled anymore. In addition, the troops on both sides have been defeated.

How can the Dongdu Army maintain its morale? And if the Dongdu Army cannot maintain it, how can the entire army maintain it? Please explain it clearly."

The atmosphere in the room instantly became tense, but there was also some relief amid the tension, because Xue Changxiong was willing to raise these issues, which was naturally a good thing, otherwise everyone would be stuck in their hearts.

Bai Hengqiu seemed to have expected this question, so he nodded directly: "Everyone, Mr. Xue is right to ask these questions. This is also the reason why I summoned you today. I want you to speak freely and teach me how to deal with it.

.”

There was a buzz everywhere, everyone was whispering to each other, and they couldn't agree on one thing for a while. But Bai Hengqiu didn't seem to be in a hurry, he just sat on the main seat and looked around.

And soon, the discussion gradually turned from noisy and chaotic to orderly discussion, and some conclusions gradually came to some conclusions.

"There is no need to worry about the Eastern Front. It was originally intended to isolate the Bangda Corps from this place. Why send troops and horses again? Just let General Zheng gather the defeated troops and guard Fuxian County."

"This is very true."

"The Western Front must be rescued. There are more than 100,000 people, and the food they eat every day alone costs five or six thousand dan. I know what you are thinking. When the food was released before, a lot of food went into the surrounding counties.

In the hands of the government and the people, but the army is entrenched, what is needed is a stable logistics line. You can save money by collecting local grain and grass, but it cannot replace it. You would rather eat scraps and old grain with a stable supply than rely on delicacies that cannot be properly distributed, otherwise it will inevitably happen.

Big trouble."
To be continued...