Duan Ling didn't talk to Shi Qi anymore, and directly summoned Lin Yunqi, checked the ledger with Shi Qi, and asked him to take a shower later, and then he took office.
When he was talking, Wu Du came and nodded to Shi Qi, Shi Qi was about to bow again, but Wu Du raised his hand and pointed to the table to signal him to sit, while he sat aside and waited for breakfast. The personal soldiers brought tea for him to drink, but Wu Du just said nothing while the audience spoke.
Everyone is afraid of Wu Du. This kind of majesty seems to have always existed along with his appearance. It seems that he is the biggest here. Duan Ling also gradually discovered this.
After everything was explained, Shi Qi went to clean up and take office, leaving Zheng Yan, Wu Du and Duan Ling in the hall. The servants had breakfast, and the three of them ate and talked.
"What are you doing?" Wu Du asked.
Zheng Yan said, "Look for something, you know what it is."
Duan Ling looked at Zheng Yan and Wu Du, and said, "Is it Zhenshan River?"
Neither of them answered, they thought for themselves, and Duan Ling said yes, so he stopped asking.
"How long?" Wu Du asked again.
"Until you find it." Zheng Yan replied slowly.
Duan Ling thought very well, he must keep Zheng Yan in Yecheng, so that Wu Du can go out and lead troops to fight. These days, he feels more and more that it is a mistake to not prepare in advance before departure.
"Where's the Yuan people?" Wu Du asked again.
Zheng Yan threw out a sheepskin with blood still on it, and said, "Last night there was a messenger who crossed the border to the northeast. I couldn't understand the words on the letter, so I sent it to you."
Duan Ling immediately took it, with Yuanwen all over it. It was a letter written by Batu. He borrowed 5,000 soldiers from Okuotai in the west. After half a month, he would directly attack Yecheng.
After Duan Ling translated, Wu Du just made a disdainful voice and said, "Buer Chijin knows that he won't be able to fight in ten days, so he has to borrow troops."
"They have 5,000 people." Duan Ling said, "Five thousand people are seconded, making a total of 10,000 people. It seems that they have the determination to capture Yecheng."
Zheng Yan said, "The messenger died in my hands. It seems that this letter cannot be delivered."
"There are several messengers." Duan Ling said, "They all set off separately, just to avoid being intercepted. I will write to Han Bin and ask him to be ready at any time. Once the Yuan troops pass by, they will immediately send troops to attack."
If the reinforcements from Wo Kuotai wanted to come to the rescue, they would definitely come through the Yubi Pass. That road was very difficult to walk. Even if my father went to Beijing, he would not take the Yubi Pass. It was very easy to be attacked by surprise. As long as Han Bin is willing, he can help Yecheng cut off the Yuan troops and horses.
"But how did you get Han Bin to do it?" Wu Du said, "If I were him, I wouldn't necessarily do it."
"I'll think of a way." Duan Ling got up and paced, "I'm afraid that the Yuan people won't come to Yecheng if they can't wait for reinforcements. And even without reinforcements, these five thousand people in Batu would be very difficult to deal with."
Wu Du put down his chopsticks and said, "This time, we must beat the Yuan people to the north of Xunshui. As long as the siege army does not exceed these 5,000 people, I can defeat them. Zheng Yan, you should take the route when you came. Draw it out, the security of the house will be handed over to you for the time being, and I don't worry about others."
He looked at Duan Ling, Duan Ling thought for a moment, nodded, Wu Du took his sword and went out, calling the hundred chiefs for a meeting. Obviously, he had too many things to do, and he could not delay for a moment.
It was not until Zheng Yan came, Duan Ling was relieved that he was finally able to let Wu Du go out to work.
"What are you laughing at?" Zheng Yan looked at Duan Ling and said, "I miss me so much? Come kiss me?"
Duan Ling looked at Zheng Yan, and the more he looked, the more lovely he became. He never thought he was so handsome and handsome, and said, "From this moment on, don't leave if you stay here."
"If you want to marry me, you can consider it." Zheng Yan said solemnly, "We have become a relative, so naturally we will stay with you every step of the way, and no one will hook up with you."
Duan Ling said: "Don't be fooling around, Zheng Yan, you are not serious, how can a man marry a man?"
"In the area of Huaiyin and northern Fujian, when men worship each other, they are married." Zheng Yan said with a ruffian smile, "You can also worship heaven and earth, don't you know?"
Duan Ling was surprised, but he never knew about this custom.
Zheng Yan said: "Let me accompany you, always give something good."
Duan Ling said: "It's not enough for this one. What else do you want, it's not short for you here."
Zheng Yan thought about it and said, "Then give me a bath."
Duan Ling: "..."
Half an hour later, Zheng Yan was soaked in a large wooden bucket in the yard, and the prefect of Hebei rolled up his sleeves and rubbed his back boredly.
Zheng Yan's silk gloves were placed beside the bucket, squinting in the sun, with white tiger tattoos on his hands.
"What does this tattoo mean?" Duan Ling asked.
"Wu Du didn't tell you?" Zheng Yan said.
"I know the origin." Duan Ling asked, "Why is yours on your hands, Wu Du's on your neck, and Changliu-jun's on your face?"
"Yo." Zheng Yan said, "You have also seen Changliu-Jun's? Don't you mean that everyone who has seen it has to die? Have you seen Wuluohoumu's? Guess where?"
Duan Ling thought that it was fortunate that he did not say that Lang Junxia was on his arm, otherwise it would definitely arouse Zheng Yan's suspicion.
"He's my apprentice." Duan Ling said, "The apprentice who learned to read and write essays."
"He doesn't know how to read yet?" Zheng Yan said again.
Duan Ling: "..."
Duan Ling thought to himself, are you talking like that
Zheng Yan laughed, as if he liked to play with Duan Ling, and said solemnly: "Where is this tattoo, everyone has their own particulars, it is easy for people to not see it, and the person who sees it has only one word - death."
Duan Ling: "..."
"Think about it for yourself." Zheng Yan said, "Does Wu Du usually wear clothes to block him?"
"Then I also saw your tattoo." Duan Ling said, "You didn't kill me either."
"I'm reluctant to kill you." Zheng Yan said, "I have to let you take a look and get the clothes in my bag."
Duan Ling went to look through Zheng Yan's bag and saw a pile of caltrops in it. He picked it up and lit it in the sunlight, with a poisonous blue light flashing on it.
"Don't touch it." Zheng Yan said casually, "Although your man is a master of poison, it's too late to save your hand if you cut your hand."
"I didn't know you used poison too." Duan Ling put the caltrops back and found the robe.
"That's not mine." Zheng Yan said, "I picked up some on the road."
Duan Ling stopped, and a thought came to his mind—could these poisonous hidden weapons belong to the Shadow Team? Zheng Yan killed the shadow team on the road
The thought just passed by, and Duan Ling said again: "You just came out like this, don't you have to follow Your Majesty?"
"Your Majesty asked me to come out, and Xie You will tell him to take medicine." Zheng Yan walked out of the tub and shoved his crotch, without avoiding suspicion, and played with his own. Duan Ling had to pretend he didn't see it, threw the clothes to Zheng Yan, and then took his dirty clothes to wash.
Zheng Yan took a shower, and Wu Du also came back. It was a very sultry day, Wu Du was sweating, and went to the courtyard to wash. Like Zheng Yan, they were all dressed in snow-white cloth and sat in the hall. Duan Ling glanced at Wu Du, and Wu Du nodded, indicating that the arrangements were made, and there was no need to worry.
"How?" Wu Du asked.
Duan Ling knew that he was asking about sending letters.
"I checked the resumes of the soldiers in this city." Duan Ling said, "Send a team of people who have been with the late emperor the longest, including Sun Ting, who are also Han Bin's former troops, and let them ride to the sky to Yubi. Guan, persuade him to send troops to intercept us. Yuqing, although Han Bin betrayed the late emperor, it was a last resort.
Wu Du said: "Bian Lingbai is not necessarily so."
"I don't think Han Bin will." Duan Ling said, "He has been guarding Yubi Pass for many years, and there is very little criticism when he is mentioned in the court. Yu Li, he can't let Yecheng be thrown into the hands of Yuan people, otherwise Once the Yuan people cross the Xun River, Yubi Pass will face the difficulty of fighting on the east and west fronts. He shouldn't understand this. What do you think?"
Duan Ling's last sentence was about Wu Du.
"Let them come." Wu Du said, "This battle will be fought sooner or later. According to what I saw today in my tour of the city, although they are all old soldiers and ruffians, they really want to fight and kill the enemy, and they will not lose to the Yuan people. They are all recruits, but I would be worried. Previously, they lacked a commander-in-chief and failed to fight well, and the former captains and prefects were all blindly commanding, and everyone was dissatisfied.
"It's better if there are fewer enemies." Duan Ling said, "We won't have any recruits until the beginning of the spring. We must take every step and be cautious."
"If Han Bin brings people over here," Wu Du said, "Ye City will end sooner or later. A city with 2,000 people will definitely not be able to withstand the army of the Yuan people. We must evacuate the whole city to Hejian in advance and bring the entire city to Hejian. Only by combining the military forces of the two cities can they resist foreign enemies."
"This is the last resort." Duan Ling said, "But I believe not."
Sun Ting left with the letter that day, and hurried to Yubi Pass. If there were no accidents, he could arrive in four days at the speed of rushing to the sky.
"Ben Xiao won't let me ride on it." Sun Ting said, "I'll bring more horses, and every dead one will be counted as one."
Duan Ling waved his hand and motioned him to wait by the side, then touched Ben Xiao's horse's head and whispered to it, "Ben Xiao, you take Sun Ting to Yubi Pass, and he will deliver the letter to save our lives."
Said that Bi Duanling invited Sun Ting to mount the horse.
Ben Xiao was not at all displeased. He glanced sideways at Duan Ling, as if he was a little puzzled. While waiting for him to come up, Duan Ling urged: "Go! You guys go and get back!"
Ben Xiao, carrying Sun Ting, rushed out of Yecheng like a gust of wind and headed for Yubi Pass.
For the next few days, Zheng Yan stayed in the mansion, while Wu Du went to design tactics. The two generals who had been injured by him before managed to get up with their injuries and accompany him to command the training.
Duan Ling went to see it a few times. It is indeed the army that his father brought out back then. Once he got serious, he was able to advance and retreat. He was very skilled in charging and fighting. At first glance, he had fought many battles and knew how to be on the battlefield. live.
Most of the time, Duan Ling was racking his brains to figure out how to keep the people of these two cities alive in winter. He ordered a ban on logging and burning of charcoal, so that the mountains and forests on the south bank of the Xunshui River could be restored to life. Now people are using the charcoal to save the charcoal, and the consumption of wood and charcoal is very large in autumn every year.
And their rations... The messenger sent to the Liao Kingdom has not yet returned. If they traveled day and night, they should be arriving in Zhongjing by now. If it comes, I don't know what to do.
This feels like an extremely difficult time in his life. In the past, he only needed to survive, but now he has to bring so many people to live together.
Wu Du's reaction to this was: "You just need to take care of the city. It's my business to charge and fight. If everything bothers you, what do you want me as a captain to do?" But Duan Ling was always worried.
"Don't worry about it." Instead, Zheng Yan persuaded Duan Ling. Since he came, Duan Ling has changed the pattern every day to have delicious food. Yesterday was the soup base made of beef bone soup, and the knife-cut noodles made of braised pork topping. Today is salt-blasted river prawns and okra soup, Duan Ling sighed a little absent-mindedly.
"This is the first time he has officially led troops." Duan Ling said.
Zheng Yan replied: "When you are a high-ranking person, someone has to take on some things with you. Do you think Wu Du is someone who can't afford to lose? I don't think so. I don't know how many times he lost in the past, and he lost everything. It's light, I only gradually got up after I met you."
Duan Ling knew that Zheng Yan's understanding of Wu Du was actually better than himself, so he had to nod. Duan Ling believed that if necessary, he could lead troops himself, but an army could not have two commanders, just as a country could not have two princes, giving Wu Du an idea, it would be better to simply hand it over to him.
These days, Wu Du would come back very late even at night. Duan Ling first went to bed and waited for him. Zheng Yan sat in the courtyard and watched the moon. When Wu Du came back, Zheng Yancai went back to his room. Wu Du came in and slept beside Duan Ling without disturbing him.
When he opened his eyes the next day, Wu Du left again.