For more than ten consecutive days, Chu Huan spent half a day almost every day to practice mental arts, but almost any progress made Chu Huan even more bored, the more he wanted to see through the gate of mental arts, it seemed that it was getting farther and farther away from the gate.

Pei Ji would come every day or two to report many things to Chu Huan.

Pei Ji did things properly and everything was handled in an orderly manner, so Chu Huan didn't have to worry too much. Moreover, Chu Huan issued an order from the beginning, willing to leave, but leaving, but willing to stay and serve him, and still treated him well.

In fact, after the city was broken, the city was in chaos, and many officials in Beijing had already escaped in the chaos. Most of the officials who remained were local officials from Hexi.

After the arrival of the Northwest Army, they were completely unscrupulous and had strict discipline. Not only did these Hexi officials not have any hostility towards the Northwest Army, but instead felt that the Northwest Army was the rescuer of Hexi.

Chu Huan also followed the previous methods to appease the people and win over the gentry in the city for his own use. The order in the city quickly restored stability. In addition, the Northwest Army not only defeated the barbarians, but also brought life-saving food. Chu Huan's prestige quickly increased for a while.

With the support of local gentry, many things are easier to do.

Before, Pei Ji was very relaxed every time he came here. He was a very calm person, and even if he really encountered big things, he would be calm.

But this time when I came, Chu Huan clearly saw that Pei Ji's expression was very different from before, and it seemed that he had something to hide.

"Brother, is there something difficult?" Chu Huan asked, "Is there any news coming from Liaodong?"

Pei Ji shook his head and said, "The Liaodong Army is now gathered in Daoma City. Judging from my judgment, they dare not act rashly before the logistics supplies were sent. Although they broke through Yanshan, it has been snowed all the time in the past few days. The roads in Yanshan are probably blocked by snow. Even if they clear the road, it will definitely take a lot of time. Before the troops move, they will go first. They cannot deliver food and will never dare to send troops in a short period of time."

"The tens of thousands of soldiers in Liaodong consume no small amount of food and grass every day." Chu Huan laughed and said, "If God helps, the mountains will be blocked and their logistics roads will be blocked, and the food and grass will be cut off. However, the Liaodong army was defeated without a fight."

"It is unlikely to completely cut off the food route." Pei Ji looked outside the door, "The snow has been much smaller these days, and their baggage team can barely cross Yanshan, but it just takes some time to delay."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "The longer the time, the more beneficial it is to us. The Liaodong army chose to attack from the Yanshan line, which was wrong from the beginning. I was still wondering before that Chi Liandian was a famous general who had experienced many battles. Liaodong was defeated by him. How could such a person take this trick? He had not yet captured Hebei and wanted to conquer Hexi? Now that I know that these are the works of the King of Han, I feel relieved."

The King of Han held Chi Liandian hostage, threatened Chi Bei to make a rebellion, control military power, and then attacked Hexi. Pei Ji naturally knew about this from Chu Huan.

Pei Ji also smiled and said with a smile: "Although Xu Ping is not a fool, he is still young and energetic. His hatred and death with Dingwu are difficult to resolve. He only hopes to obtain the Dingwu head early. As for the wealth and life of the Liaodong soldiers, he doesn't care. Because of this, without conquering Hebei, he can't wait to go to Yanshan and attack Hexi. If it were Chilihuang, he would never do this."

"Now it seems that the Qin army has helped us a lot." Chu Huan said: "If the Qin army had not been delayed in Yanshan for several months, the Liaodong army would not have been dragged until this time to break through Yanshan. In the cold winter, the Liaodong army, which had already poor transportation, would have been even worse." Sighed: "If the barbarians had not suddenly attacked, the Qin army would have been able to stand up to this time, even if they retreated and defended one after another, the Qin army might not have been defeated."

Pei Ji agreed with this, "I am worried now that Wuping is desperate to take all the main troops in Liaodong to Hexi. Liaodong is so empty. If the Goryeo people get the news, will they take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the opportunity to enter Liaodong? The Goryeo people have been suppressed by the Liaodong army for so many years. The biggest enemy in their hearts is Liaodong. If they have the opportunity to retaliate, how can they let it go? What's more, once the Central Plains is turmoil, the Goryeo people will take advantage of the situation. If they really enter Liaodong, the people of Liaodong will be devastated."

Chu Huan's expression suddenly became serious.

After pondering slightly, Chu Huan asked, "Brother, where do you think the Liaodong Army will fight next? They must have known that Wuping Mansion is in our hands, and they must have known that Dingwu has retreated to Hujin. If Wuping really just wanted to avenge revenge and get Dingwu's head, the Liaodong Army's next target should be Hujin."

Pei Ji comforted his thumb and said, "Going south to Hujin is a dangerous move. If you are a little rational, you will never dare to make a choice like this. Aren't they worried that we will cut off its retreat?" He smiled and said, "And if they really go south to Hujin, we will naturally not miss such an opportunity. Cutting off the Yanshan transportation route is our choice without hesitation."

Chu Huan nodded slightly.

"But what Fengping thought in his heart is really elusive." Pei Ji said: "If he just wanted to take the head of Dingwu, he would naturally order the Liaodong army to go south and revenge his personal grudges with the wealth and life of the Liaodong army. However, if he really did that, it is unknown whether the Liaodong army really followed his orders. There are many wise people in the Liaodong army. They would have no choice but to attack Hexi for the safety of Chilihuang. However, if they ignored the retreat and went south rashly.

Then wait until tens of thousands of soldiers of the Liaodong army were put to death, the generals of Liaodong would not be unsure of whether they would continue to obey. It is unpredictable." After a pause, he continued: "If Xuping just wanted to vent his resentment, then Dingwu had fled from Hexi and was like a dog of a family. Xuping's resentment should have been reduced a lot. After all, he is also the prince of Qin, and he may not have not taken advantage of Liaodong's desire to revive Qin. If so, he should not have taken risks in the future."

Chu Huan said: "So it's difficult for us to judge the next direction of the Liaodong Army's attack for a while."

"If they really attack Wuping Prefecture and the enemy advances and retreats, it will be fine if they let them occupy this city." Pei Ji said: "The deeper they go into the hinterland of Hexi, the longer the logistics supply route will be. On the contrary, the more we retreat, the shorter the logistics distance will be. With the current situation in Hexi, even if it is occupied by the Liaodong Army, it will not be able to provide the needs of the Liaodong Army. We can let them take Hexi, but if they want to defend it, it will not be so easy."

Pei Ji had actually agreed with Chu Huan on the strategy to deal with the Liaodong Army. When Chu Huan started, he never thought of taking a desperate bet on the Liaodong Army.

According to the plan of the Northwest Army, we strengthened the walls and cleared the fields, lured the Liaodong Army into deeper step by step, and extended the logistics lines of the Liaodong Army. Even if the Liaodong Army wanted to truly control the entire Hexi, it would have to divide its troops to guard various cities. In this way, the Liaodong Army's forces would be dispersed, and the Northwest Army blocked the Hexi Corridor and could advance or retreat.

It was not easy to implement the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields in Hexi. If the Liaodong Army wants to occupy only the useless empty city, it will inevitably allow the people and materials in Hexi to migrate. Such a project will not be completed in three or two months.

However, the barbarians went south and helped the Northwest Army solve this problem.

The barbarians were rampant in Hexi, and even the cruel and cruel people of Hexi had already left their hometowns and fled, either south or west. Large areas of Hexi were already thin and poorly populated, and the supplies that were not rich were also transferred with the departure of the people. Dozens of cities of all sizes were scattered on the land of Hexi, and most of them were empty now.

Because of this, the Northwest Army was not in a hurry to move westward in the next move by the Liaodong Army.

"Although Dingwu retreated to Hujin, we should be careful about this person and not take it lightly." Chu Huan said thoughtfully: "After all, Qin State still has many remnants. As long as Dingwu is alive, the remnants of Qin State will not give up and will definitely think of making a comeback!"

Pei Ji shook his head and said, "Don't worry about this."

"Oh?" Chu Huan was stunned, "Dingwu has given up after this defeat?"

Pei Ji thought about it, but there was a hint of embarrassment between his eyebrows. Chu Huan saw it and suddenly thought that when Pei Ji came in, he seemed to have something to do, and his body approached slightly: "Brother, do you have something to do?"

Pei Ji finally sighed: "The news has been sent for two days, but you have been practicing in seclusion recently. I am afraid that it will disturb your mood, but it will be counterproductive!"

"News?" Chu Huanqi said: "What news?"

"Dingwu is dead." Pei Ji thought for a while and finally said: "The information has been obtained, and Dingwu is dead."

Chu Huan was stunned at first, his lips moved, but he didn't say anything. After a while, he asked, "How did he die? How could he die?" He didn't seem to believe that Dingwu died so easily.

"The heart was pierced by a dagger." Pei Ji said: "An urgent report sent by Tongzhou day and night."

"Tongzhou?" Chu Huan became more and more confused. "Dingwu went to Tongzhou?" He was slightly disgraced. "Did he lead the remaining troops to Tongzhou?" Then he felt that this was impossible. There were thousands of soldiers left by Tongzhou. Dingwu escaped, and at most there were hundreds of people around him. If he wanted to detour to Tongzhou, he would undoubtedly seek death.
Chapter completed!