Chapter 761: The Sound of Drums and Horns Shows Its Sharp Edge (33)

With a bang, Ji Ling overturned the big case in front of her. The expensive jade articles placed on top of the big case fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

"Why?" He looked at Tan Feng, whose face was also blue, "Doctor Tan, can you tell me where Gao Yuan's army came from? What did your Yan Ling Guards do? This can affect everyone. They don’t even know anything about the fundamental issues of the country.”

Tan Feng knelt down and knocked his head heavily on the ground, "This is my fault. Did I find out that the Zhengdong Army actually hid such an army? I am guilty, please punish me."

Ji Ling gasped and stared at Tan Feng, thinking of actually killing him, but he also knew that this was just a thought.

Zhou Yu also knelt down beside Tan Feng with a heavy face, "Your Majesty, the top priority is not to investigate Yan Lingwei's negligence, but to deal with the crisis at hand. The defeat of the Tianhe County soldiers is inevitable. I asked Ji Wu carefully The messenger sent by Gui, after the other party captured Yiyang and Baojing, Ji Wugui mistakenly thought that this was just a small group of troops attacking, and induced Ji Wugui to send two armies to seize the city. Six thousand troops were gone. Wu Cun, and more importantly, Ji Wugui did not assemble the entire county's strength at the first time, which gave the Zhengdong Army the opportunity to defeat them one by one. In addition to the cavalry, the Zhengdong Army also had infantry. The animals used for transportation move extremely quickly. Although there is no new news yet, I believe that the only thing Ji Wugui can save is the more than 10,000 troops in Tianhe County. I am now afraid that Ji Wugui will order the entire county to garrison. Troops were sent to aid Tianhe County. If this was the case, most of He County would have fallen to the enemy that day. I hope Ji Wugui did not issue such an order, so that the garrison troops from various places could still defend the city. In this way, it would be okay. Slow down the opponent's attack speed."

"He has already issued such an order." Tan Feng raised his head. His forehead was bruised, and it was obvious that he was deeply regretful about the heavy knock just now. "Before coming to see the king, I have received a report from the Yan Ling Guards of Tianhe County."

Ji Ling took a deep breath and looked at the two people in front of her. "Everyone, get up. You are my right-hand man, Doctor Tan. I just said something serious."

"It is true that my minister has neglected his duty, and the king is right to scold him!" Tan Feng shook his head.

"Get up and talk. What should we do now?" Ji Ling tried her best to appear calm.

Tan Feng and Zhou Yu stood up and looked at each other. Tan Feng said: "Lieutenant Zhou, you are in charge of military affairs. Do you have any countermeasures in mind for this disaster?"

Zhou Yu thought for a moment and looked at Ji Ling, "Your Majesty, there are more than 50,000 new troops stationed in Jicheng, and there are also 5,000 Yulin troops guarding the royal city and the minister's residence, guarding Jicheng. There are more than enough. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Jicheng. It is easy to summon the young men with the king's order. Even before Gao Yuan reaches Jicheng, it is simply impossible for him to defeat Jicheng with only 20,000 troops. .

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Ji Ling snorted, "Lieutenant, we have 50,000 new troops. Can we only huddle in the city and defend, and cannot take the initiative to attack? Are we looking for the enemy to fight decisively?"

"Your Majesty, although there are more than 50,000 troops, Jicheng is so big. If we want to protect every corner, we will need at least 20,000 to 30,000 well-trained troops. If we can break out this area, we can use it The mobile strength of the army is only half. As for the field combat capabilities of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, both I and Dr. Tan have experienced it. We are indeed not sure of victory. What's more, Gao Yuan has a full 10,000 troops coming this time. Iron cavalry, although there are cavalry in the new army, their quantity and quality cannot be compared with Gao Yuan who controls the prairie. We can hold on to Jicheng without leaving the city. Once we leave the city, we are afraid that we will encounter an enemy. A bigger failure." Zhou Yu said bluntly, clearly breaking Ji Ling's last fantasy.

"Doctor Tan, what do you think?" He turned to look at Tan Feng.

"Your Majesty, I'm not worried that Jicheng will be conquered by force. What I'm worried about now is food." Tan Feng became even more worried, "Captain Zhou said that there are hundreds of thousands of people in Jicheng. This is true. Qing Qing It's easy to recruit strong people, but because there are so many people, food will become the most fatal problem. "

When it came to food, Ji Ling's expression also changed drastically. Previously, she was only thinking about military matters, but she forgot about this aspect.

"Jicheng's food depends on Tianhe, Langya, Yuyang and other places for supply. Now Yuyang's food is all supplied to Kongde's army. Shahe City in Tianhe County has been lost. The Eastern Expeditionary Army is raging everywhere. Don't worry about food. As for Langya , with Tianhe County in the middle, how can we transport food here? Hundreds of thousands of people, how much food will they consume in a day? "

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Before Ji Ling could answer, a hurried shout suddenly came from outside the hall. The three of them turned their heads and saw Chun Yuyan running in from the outside angrily. Chun Yuyan had now been promoted to the chief minister of the Yan Kingdom. Although in name he was the first person after King Yan Ji Ling, in fact, his status and power ranked behind Zhou Yu and Tan Feng.

"Chunyu Chief Assistant, what happened again?" Ji Ling asked angrily, "I have sent people to look for you just now, but you were not found. Now it is a national crisis, and you are not on duty. He was in charge of government affairs, but where did he go? "

Chunyu Yanzheng was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and almost jogged all the way. He was not too young. He came in a hurry along the way, but was scolded by Ji Ling, and he suddenly became black. He said with a face, "Your Majesty, all the grain stores in Jicheng have closed their shops, claiming that the grain has been sold out. Now the Eastern Expeditionary Army has captured Tianhe County and is attacking Jicheng. News is flying all over the sky, and the people are in a hurry. I went to the grain store to buy grain, but I didn’t buy any grain. The people were in an uproar, and there were riots everywhere in the city. I just went to appease a few people, and then I was summoned by the king. "

"Chun Yu is the first assistant, and the king is also worried. The first assistant is working hard, and the king also knows it." Tan Feng hurried over to smooth things over.

At this time, Chunyu Yan couldn't care less about arguing with Ji Ling. He could only nod and said: "Your Majesty, the city is in chaos right now. Many people have packed up their belongings and started to flee. The four gates of Jicheng are closed tightly, and even the city gate is closed." It’s crowded with people, and if we don’t come up with a proper solution, I’m afraid there will be chaos in Jicheng before Gao Yuan comes.”

"What, what should I do?" Ji Ling had never experienced this kind of chaos after all. When bad news and fatal news came one after another, besides being shocked and angry, he couldn't think of anything for a moment. No way.

"Your Majesty, please give an order immediately and ask Captain Zhou to send troops to suppress these riots first." Tan Feng said loudly: "At this moment, there is absolutely no chaos in the city."

"Suppression can last for a while, but can it be suppressed for a long time? People always need to eat. If they are going to starve to death, won't they come out and cause trouble?" Chunyu Yan said.

"Of course it's not just suppression." Tan Feng laughed ferociously, "Everyone is responsible for the national calamity. Those grain merchants are all evil-hearted and want to take advantage of this opportunity to harm the country. We cannot tolerate them, sir. Immediately arrange for Yan Lingwei to raid all these grain merchants one by one."

"Many of these grain merchants have profound backgrounds!" Chun Yuyan reminded.

"Profound background?" Ji Ling suddenly sneered, "Is it possible that the backstage of these people is more powerful than the four people in this hall?"

"Your Majesty, I will pick a few people to start with first. Chunyu, the first assistant, will go and say hello to others in private and tell them that if they don't understand, don't blame me, Tan Feng, for being rude. I believe they will still do it. Interesting." Tan Feng said.

"That's all we can do for now, but we can't care about it for long?" Chun Yuyan sighed.

"Your Majesty!" Tan Feng turned around and saluted Ji Ling, "Your Majesty, please give an order. From now on, Jicheng will be under military control. All people and officials, regardless of their status, rich or poor, high or low, will have all their food in their homes." , must be handed over. All the collected grains are filled into the king's warehouse. From now on, all the people of Jicheng will be supplied based on their heads. If this can be sustained for a period of time, I will be the first to take out the food at home. All food.”

Ji Ling's eyes lit up, "This is a good idea!" He looked at Zhou Yu and Chun Yuyan, "What do you two adults say?"

"I agree!" Zhou Yu said simply.

"I agree too!" Chun Yuyan could only nod along.

"Well, first of all, we will ask Taiwei Zhou to send troops to suppress the riots in the city. Doctor Tan will go out again, catch a few profiteers and chop off their heads, and then Chunyu, the first assistant, will come out to appease them, using both soft and hard tactics, so that they are not afraid of disobedience. After these few Regarding this matter, Jicheng is declared to be under wartime control, and everyone must hand over food. Anyone who refuses to hand over a pound of food will be beheaded," Ji Ling said loudly.

"I obey!" The three of them bowed at the same time.

"But this is only an internal matter in Jicheng. How to retreat from the enemy? The three of you have good strategies. Even if Gao Yuan cannot defeat Jicheng, what should we do if we still refuse to retreat?"

"The first thing to do is to withdraw Kong De from Yuyang County and let him come back to serve the king." This time, it was Chun Yuyan who spoke first, "Then I will ask the king to issue a royal order and order all county governments to be The King of Qin dispatched troops. Although the military strength of various counties was limited, Gaoyuan only had 20,000 horses and entered Tianhe County. There were too many ants to kill the elephant. It was impossible for him to stay here for a long time. In addition, Doctor Tan was also asked to inform Donghuna immediately. "Bian, please take action early to reduce the pressure on us. As long as the Hetao war starts again, Gao Yuan will not care about this place for the time being."

Ji Ling nodded slightly, "Chun Yu Shoufu said this in a mature and prudent way, so let's do it like this." (To be continued)