The prime minister Yuchi Dun, who was shaking the tiger and was powerful, was sick and looked shaky at this time, but his power and power shook, and only a few words. Cui Zishu and others felt a chill behind him after hearing this.

They were indeed arranging to withdraw troops. Such behavior did not obtain permission from Yuchi Dun in advance, and they did commit a big taboo, but there was a reason for this, so they had to do so.

But now, Cui Zishu and others can only apologize first.

Yuchi Dun was ill and looked at the person in front of him, and he was very angry. The battle of Chai Village was a bit miserable, but it was not as miserable as the tens of thousands of troops outside Xuanhu City had to retreat. Cui Zishu was his confidant who arranged for the staying camp to stay. Such behavior really disappointed him.

When leading troops south to Xizhou, Yuchi Dun not only asked Cui Zishu to stay in the camp, but also arranged his eyes and ears. Therefore, Cui Zishu and several major generals arranged the withdrawal in advance after the defeat of Chai Village. Yuchi Dun knew about it before returning to the camp.

This behavior is similar to usurping military power. If Yuchi Dun had not trusted Cui Zishu very much and believed that there must be a reason, he would have asked Huang Long soldiers to rush in and take down these people.

Because of his dizziness, Yuchi Dun does not have the energy to say so much now, but he will never be afraid of running away because of a failure. Xuanhu is a life-and-death disaster. Yuwen Wen's mad dog will not give up on the decision to capture Xuanhu, whether it is in the city or not.

Yuchi Youqi is still dealing with the situation in Huainan. Even if he cannot stop Chen's counterattack in a short period of time, as long as he defends Huainan, the situation can be prevented from deteriorating further.

The premise of all this is that Yuchi Dun drove the Yuwen army away from Yuzhou, otherwise the official army on the Huai River line would be attacked from both sides and would have to retreat to Huaibei. At that time, even various parts of Henan would have problems, so he would never withdraw his troops.

Even though nearly 10,000 cavalry were lost in the Battle of Chai Village, the main force of the army was still there, there was no problem with the supply of food and grass, and the grain channels were guaranteed. As long as the army was still outside Xuanhu City, the Yuwen family could not reach out to the Bozhou General Administration Office in the east of Yuzhou and the Yangzhou General Administration in the southeast.

The situation has developed to this point and is getting worse, but as long as it stands, it will not continue to break down. Yuchi Dun knew that once his troops withdrew, it would not be a stop loss, but the beginning of a series of collapses.

Before, Yu Wen Wen, who had succeeded in attacking Xuanhu, defeated the imperial government army in succession, claiming that he encountered the "Emperor in distress" in Xuanhu, and issued manifestos everywhere to call on officials, generals, and powerful people from all over the country to raise troops to support the king, but almost no one paid attention to it. That was because these people were frightened by the strength of the court and did not dare to say anything.

Now more than 100,000 troops of the imperial court gathered outside Xuanhu City, in the surrounding areas and even in Henan, Huaibei, which one of the powerful people dared to have other ideas?

Now, the Chen army counterattacked, and there was a change in Huainan. If the army besieged Xuanhu retreated, the official army would not be able to stand firm in Huainan. The powerful people from all over the country might take risks and defect to Yuwen Wen. By then, the mad dog turned into a crazy tiger and could no longer be suppressed.

The generals who stayed behind in the camp would not be unaware of this interest, but they dared to arrange for the withdrawal of troops. Yuchi Dun felt that someone had ulterior motives and intended to muddle the water into a mess. Cui Zishu was unlikely to be that person, so who could it be?

This person is punishable!

Yuchi Dun was resentful, but at this time he was ill and had no energy to say so much. The explanation given by Cui Zishu, the Prime Minister, surprised him: Something happened in Qingzhou.

Not long ago, the news of Guangling's defeat reached the Qingzhou General Administration Office. Because many people from Qingqi were serving in military service and working, they followed the army south to Guangling. This news caused a stir in various parts of the Qingzhou General Administration Office.

Then rumors appeared in various places, saying that in order to reverse the crisis in Huainan, the government had to recruit people to serve in military service and work hard and go to Huainan to die. These rumors spread very quickly, and then, with the use of those who are interested, a large-scale civil unrest broke out.

Liu Yuan, a monk from Qingzhou, said in a traitor, and claimed to have had Maitreya's dream. He ordered him to lead his believers to uprising, establish a Buddhist kingdom on earth, welcome Maitreya's life, and turn the world into Maitreya Pure Land.

Many civil servants organized believers to attack county offices, county offices and even state offices. There were many officials in the official offices to serve as internal supporters, and even state soldiers turned against each other. The traitors were very arrogant. Rebellions broke out in most areas.

The Qingzhou General Administration Army was responsible for escorting food and grass to supply Guangling, so more than half of the troops were not in Qingzhou. The Qingzhou Navy marched south to the Yangtze River last year. Although some people later withdrew, many soldiers and young men were still in Guangling. I don’t know how many deaths were in Guangling this time.

Therefore, in response to the sudden and large-scale civil unrest, although the Qingzhou General Administration tried its best to send troops to quell the rebellion, the little force was a drop in the bucket. The officials and soldiers everywhere could only trap the city and wait for foreign aid.

When the Qingzhou General Administration Office was in chaos, the Xuzhou General Administration Office on the south side was in a dilemma. It had to resist the Chen army in the south, and also to beware of the rioters from the Qingzhou General Administration Office on the north going south and haunt the prefectures and counties in various places.

Xuzhou was too busy to take care of itself, and the situation of the Huainan official army became increasingly difficult.

"Qingzhou...Minister Rebellion..."

Yuchi Dun murmured to himself, his face becoming increasingly ugly. He was about to say something, but his eyes turned and fainted.

......

At night, the candlelight in the tent was bright. Yuchi Dun, who was lying on the couch, woke up leisurely. Cui Zishu, who was guarding the side, saw this and rushed forward: "Prime Minister? Do you need a military doctor to come?"

"water..."

"Hurry, bring the water!"

The attendant brought the water that had been warm all the time. Cui Zishu helped Yuchi Dun sit up, then held the jade bowl and asked the other party to drink the warm water in the bowl. Seeing that Yuchi Dun's complexion seemed to have recovered a little, he wanted to speak, but the other party spoke first.

"What's going on in Qingzhou, a demon monk?"

"For the past century, the Prime Minister has used Maitreya's life as a guise, and has confused countless people who have gathered ignorant believers to rebel. This monk Liu Yuan is just another person who is obsessed with greed."

Speaking of this, Cui Zishu smiled: "Even the so-called 'Liu' surname is probably an impersonation. It is nothing more than to confirm the prophecy of the 'Mao Jindao' and to make the foolish people think that they are destined to be in their hands."

"God...destiny, the clown jumping! I have sent someone to Qingqi Land before to deal with this kind of demon monk. How about...hehehehe..."

"Prime Minister, in Qingqi, has always believed in the saying that Maitreya's life. The demon monks are mixed with ordinary monks for a while, and it is difficult to tell whether they are true or false. However, this time, the demon monk's rebellion cannot be achieved. A similar incident occurred in Qi that year, but it was calmed down in just a few months."

"But now is the critical moment, the demon monk killed this day!"

Yuchi Dun couldn't help but be angry. Last year, a local official from the Qingzhou General Administration reported that someone gathered ignorant believers in the name of organizing the statues of the city and righteousness, as if he was planning something.

Of course, Yuchi Dun would not take this critical foundation for the rule of the government. He sent people to Qingzhou and ordered the Qingzhou General Administration to search and kill many demon monks and their believers who were confused.

I thought it would stop, but at the critical moment, bad things appeared again in this cancer.

People are unlucky and will get stuck in their teeth when drinking water. The Qingzhou Monk uses the reason why Maitreya’s birth as a reason to confuse the public and start a rebellion. If it was just a disease of scabies in the past, it has become a problem for the armpits at this critical moment, threatening the safety of Xuzhou Prefecture Pengcheng.

The Huaibei region, from west to east, is generally the area under the jurisdiction of the Yuzhou General Administration, the Bozhou General Administration and the Xuzhou General Administration. It is necessary to defend the three cities of Huaibei, the Yuzhou Prefecture governs Xuanhu, the Bozhou Prefecture governs Xiaohuang, and the Xuzhou Prefecture governs Pengcheng.

Among them, Pengcheng is even more important.

When the Southern Army was expeditioning the north, it had to take down Pengcheng first and then attack Qingzhou. Only by taking down Pengcheng in Huaibei and Qingqi land could the Sishui water system be opened and ships were used to transport food, grass and supplies directly to the Yellow River, using boats and ships to transport food, grass and supplies, and use this as the food route for the Northern Expedition Army.

After occupying the Qingqi land, the Northern Army could sweep west along the Yellow River and sweep across Henan. Liu Yu's northern expedition at the end of the Jin Dynasty was like this. When the Southern Dynasty lost Pengcheng, it could no longer effectively threaten all parts of Henan.

Therefore, Pengcheng is very important, even more important than Xuanhu. Now, the Qingzhou army, which could have reinforced Pengcheng, was overwhelmed by the rebellion caused by the demon monk. The Xuzhou army, which had no foreign aid, would be in a difficult position in the face of the offensive that Chen army was most likely to launch.
Chapter completed!