Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Simultaneous two-front warfare in the Northern Wei Dynasty made Qi people panic. For a while, everyone hoped that Xiao Xuexing could resist the opponent, but they didn't really hope that Xiao Xuexing could win the battle.

But in summary, I still hope that he can keep more people.

After all, South Yanzhou is too close to Jiankang. If South Yanzhou can't bear it, Jiankang will really be in danger. In order to resist the attack of the Northern Wei Dynasty, they put most of their troops on Yiyang and Xiangyang, not to mention that they are also trying to defend, even if they want to bring back their troops, it will take time.

Not to mention the transfer of troops from other places, anyway... Even if Xiao Xuexing couldn't bear it, he had to wait until they transferred the troops.

All of a sudden, everyone who had a relationship with Xiao Xuexing wrote to him, asking him to think of the state of Qi and the late emperor.

These people were worried that Xiao Xuexing didn't have a sense of belonging to Qi Guo, and they didn't want to work hard for Qi Guo, so they had no choice but to use their emotions to tie him down.

Everyone knows that Xiao Xuexing has been looking for the king of Xuancheng, Xiao Zirong, for these years. For this reason, the current emperor has not even deposed the throne of King Xuancheng. Isn't it because Xiao Xuexing values ​​kindness and does not want to give up the only son left by his adoptive father?

At that time, everyone always felt that such deep feelings were incompatible with Xiao Xuexing, who seemed very indifferent, but now they wished that Xiao Xuexing really valued love and righteousness so much, so that at least they could play the emotional card and let the other party guard their side.

After those letters arrived, Xiao Xuexing didn't even read them at all and threw them into the stove for people to burn.

You don't need to look at him to know what those people are saying. Of course he will guard Nanyanzhou well, but it has nothing to do with those people. Moral kidnapping is also impossible.

He was not surprised by the sudden attack of the Northern Wei Dynasty. In fact, if it was him, he would choose to attack at this time.

After all, it was Xiao Xuan himself who transferred the troops here. From the perspective of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Southern Yanzhou is now considered to be empty of troops.

And because of the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, Xiao Xuan's approach is not surprising.

As for Xiao Xuexing who stayed here, the Northern Wei Dynasty didn't pay much attention to him. Most of the successful battles that Xiao Xuexing feared by most people in Qi State were internal, against rebellion or rebellion.

He has never fought against the Northern Wei Dynasty... so in the Northern Wei Dynasty's view, he is a rebellious official and traitor who once gained power. Maybe he is not very good in marching and fighting.

What's more, this year's drought has exposed some parts of the Yangtze River. It is not that difficult to cross the river. They can win half of the country.

Xiao Xuexing had already set up a network of heaven and earth to wait for the opponent. The Northern Wei Dynasty came over with full confidence but was stunned. He was caught off guard and indeed suffered some losses. However, the generals sent by the opponent were not vegetarians, and they almost stabilized quickly. When the situation changed, he fought back and forth with Xiao Xuexing.

Although Xiao Xuexing felt a little regretful that he couldn't catch the other party all at once, he also knew that it was an ideal situation.

After all, the opponent's strength is several times that of his, and his ability to counterattack now has exceeded many people's expectations.

At the same time, the people in Jiankang who had been watching had once again faced Xiao Xuexing's ferocity. Not only was he ferocious, but his soldiers were also ferocious.

Most people will be more cautious when they see that the other party has more troops than themselves. For example, Xiangyang and Yiyang are currently in a stalemate. .

If there are no flaws, then this battle is about logistical supplies, and it is well known that most of the food this year is produced in the Central Plains, which is the plain of Henan and Hebei in later generations.

The transfer of granaries to the south has only just begun, and the climate has not yet formed, so on the surface, even if there is a disaster, the national strength of the Northern Wei Dynasty is superior.

It's just that attacking a city is always more difficult than defending it. People in the Northern Wei Dynasty are used to the climate in the north, and many people can't adapt to the humidity and heat in the south, so procrastination is not good for them.

The imperial court felt that as long as they defended, the Northern Wei Dynasty would retreat sooner or later.

The same is true for South Yanzhou, so they only hoped that Xiao Xuexing could hold on at first.

Xiao Xuexing did defend at the beginning, which was a surprise for everyone, but the problem is that if you defend, keep defending, why go out and beat them?

When everyone heard the news at the beginning, they were very angry, but then came the good news - Xiao Xuexing told them with practical actions: he not only dared to fight, but also dared to win.

A smile bloomed on Xiao Xuan's tired face. He didn't expect Xiao Xuexing to be so upbeat, and at the same time he was a little puzzled. His brother did a good job in educating children. Look at Xiao Xuexing's proficiency in both literature and martial arts. Why is the heir chosen by his brother so useless?

If it wasn't for Xiao Zhaoye's corruption and extravagance, Xiao Luan wouldn't have usurped the throne, causing their lineage to wither.

Thinking about it this way, Xiao Xuan wished that Xiao Xuexing, who succeeded him back then, would be stronger than he is now.

It can be said that Xiao Xuexing's war has affected the nerves of all parties. For a while, everyone didn't even pay much attention to the battlefield in the west, and only asked about the situation in South Yanzhou every day.

It was the first time Xiao Xuexing won a fight, and the moment he saw it clearly, he knew that he had already made preparations. Since he was prepared, it would not be a strange thing to win. The next thing is to see how the continuation of the battle will go.

And Xiao Xuexing lived up to expectations, if he won the first time, he could win the second time.

The generals sent by the other party because they underestimated him were also relatively young. It seemed that they wanted to send them to the battlefield to hone their skills. It can be said that the emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty was training the next generation of generals.

As a result, the confidence of this general who was originally favored by Emperor Wei and who he was very proud of was almost lost by Xiao Xuexing.

He is not a few years younger than Xiao Xuexing, and strictly speaking, he is older than Xiao Xuexing. He is 30 years old this year, and he is considered a young man in the court, so he is relatively aggressive. However, this momentum was directly pushed back by Xiao Xuexing. Decisions are actually somewhat restrained.

Fortunately, he was from a good family background, and there were counselors sent by his family. Seeing him frowning, the counselors said: "Before we thought that Xiao Xuexing's ability to become the regent of the Southern Qi Dynasty was the result of the incompetence of the Southern Qi monarch. Now it seems that he is a There are some skills."

The young general who was staring at the sand table was a little irritable. He raised his head and stared at the counselor with those brown eyes and said, "Stop talking nonsense, now let's see how to break the situation. Before I came out, I made a promise to my uncle Those who can hit Jiankang!"

The young man's so-called uncle is the current Emperor Wei, and his mother is Princess Wei, so he can be regarded as an offshoot of the royal family.

The counselor imitated Zhuge Liang, holding a feather fan in his hand and said with a chuckle, "Since Mr. Lang is in a hurry, it is better to take a slanted sword. Let's go from here."

The young man glanced at it and said in surprise, "Go to the sea?"

The counselor nodded seriously: "That's right, they definitely didn't expect us to land from the sea. I remember that Uncle Fuyang has a pier near here, which can be used."

The young man was thoughtful: "Yuanjia also has a dock here?"

The counselor smiled slightly: "Otherwise, how do you think Uncle Fuyang got the refined salt in his hand recently? It was a deal with the people of Qi."

The young man glanced at the place circled by the counselor, and smiled slightly: "It's indeed a good place, but the pier must not be that big, I'm afraid it won't be able to accommodate many people."

The counselor said: "It doesn't take too many people, as long as a thousand people can enter and hold the people of the other side's village hostage, then use those people to force open the city gate."

The young man frowned: "Xiao Xuexing is ruthless, you can tell from his fighting style, this may not be able to threaten him."

The counselor shook his head and said: "We are not threatening him, but the emperor of Qi, or we are helping the emperor of Qi. The Lord thought, is the emperor of Qi really willing to have a regent under his command? Emperor Qi is forty this year. Two, if you are not a child, how could you tolerate it? If Xiao Xuexing opened the city gate, then the city would be broken and he would be defeated. If Xiao Xue could not open the city gate, then the death of those common people would be an excuse for Emperor Qi. At that time, even if he knows that we are a bigger threat, Emperor Qi will take this opportunity to get rid of Xiao Xuexing."

The young man's eyes lit up after hearing this: "This is really good, you still have a way."

The counselor stroked his beard with a proud face: "This is a plan that kills two birds with one stone."

The young man immediately said, "I'll write a letter to Yuan Jia and ask him to notify the dock."

When the Northern Wei Dynasty attacked Southern Yanzhou, Yuan Jia was worried that Xiao Zirong would no longer supply refined salt. Although he had already stocked up a lot of what he had supplied before, even if Xiao Zirong did not make a deal with him, he could still last for a year or so. But who would dislike having a lot of goods in hand, especially something like refined salt that is so lucrative and has little risk.

But he didn't dare to write any more letters to Xiao Zirong, so he had to walk around in his mansion every day, which made his wife feel a little headache.

When he received the letter from the front line, he was in a bad mood, especially when the letter was handed to him by the emperor himself.

Speaking of it, although he has a title, in fact, because he doesn't have much talent, he is better at business management than learning martial arts, so he is basically a marginal figure in the royal family, and the number of times he can see the emperor is only a handful, not to mention Said to be summoned alone.

When he was first summoned alone, he thought that the salt sale had been exposed, and the emperor wanted to deal with him, but when he got there, he found that the matter was not much better than the exposure—since the emperor even knew where his pier was, he You must know exactly what the docks do.

But Yuan Jia was really clever, and said immediately after hearing this: "I'm here to inform my family, let them drive away all the boats near the pier, and leave room for the boats to enter and exit!"

The emperor was very satisfied with his understanding, and hinted that if he succeeded this time, he would not be held accountable, which made Yuan Jia break out in a cold sweat.

When Yuan Jia went back, he wrote to the front line first, telling them to wait for a while, and at the same time trying to find a way to inform Xiao Zirong not to make any more transactions before he took the initiative to contact.

He didn't want Xiao Zirong's people to be caught by the emperor and cut off the line.

It's a coincidence, there happened to be a transaction at the end of September, because it was the penultimate transaction a year ago, and the New Year's goods are basically here, so Lu Liu personally took people there, and finally brought such a one when he came back. information.

Xiao Zirong almost jumped up after hearing this: "I have to find a way to tell Xiao Xuexing, Cai Niang, to ring the bell three times!"

Liu Cainiang's face tightened, and the bell rang three times, entering an emergency wartime state.