At the south of Shangluo City, at the north bank of Danshui, several carts were unloading the goods, and wooden boxes were loaded onto the berthed boat. After the loading was completed, they followed Danshui all the way south into the Han River, then turned the large ship into the Yangtze River and finally arrived at Xiyang City, Huangzhou.

Yuwen Wen stood on the dock and whispered to several people. He sent someone to Xiyang with the boat and sent his letters back to his house. Of course, there were more than a few letters from him.

I have been out for several months. As the saying goes, "The war is fired for three months, and the letters from my family are worth ten thousand gold." I have packed several boxes of letters back to Xiyang with the ship, all of which were written by soldiers in the army to my family.

I was unable to celebrate the New Year at home, and there was no end to the war when it would end. Maybe it would take several months or six months, or even a year to make it possible. The soldiers are getting farther and farther away from home, and they can only rely on writing letters to relieve their homesickness.

The soldiers of the Hulin Army had a high literacy rate, and even the big-headed soldiers could write some simple words, so the number of letters was particularly large. With the benefits of Danshui, these letters could arrive in Xiyang in about half a month. As for the reply, I don’t know when I could receive them.

Yuwen Wen explained many things, not because he was a chattering man, but because he really needed to explain some details. This time, he went south with the ship. Not only did he have letters from home, but also some mountain goods. He needed to be sold in the mansion industry, and at least he could recover some funds.

Yesterday, he was in a good mood and he "got to the street to buy goods". There was no decent goods for sale in Shangluo City, but the local specialty - Salvia miltiorrhiza is good. All the Salvia miltiorrhiza that can be purchased in the city were wiped out by him.

If you ship it to Xiyang for sale, you can at least make some money to subsidize your household income. Yuwen Wen, who spent money to fight, tried every means to make money, and he would not let go of small transactions.

The ship set off and headed downstream along the Danshui. Yuwen Wen was about to return to the city but saw several messengers reaching the dock. One of them looked quite familiar. The previous few times were all this person who brought him news on Yuwen Liang's order.

"Yuwen Huangzhou, I was unable to meet in the military camp just now. This is a letter from Daxingtai."

"What's going on in Chang'an?"

"There are more and more Sui troops outside the city. It is said that the King of Jin has also arrived and is organizing a large army to counterattack, but our army's troops are also increasing, and it is not that easy to deal with."

It is confidential and it is not convenient to say too much in public. Yu Wen Wen just asked casually, and the other party naturally said it vaguely.

Seeing the officers who were following him were planning the ships, and the messengers seemed to be about to board the ship, Yuwen Wen asked again: "Are you going to Anlu?"

"Yes, I have to go to Xiyang."

"Go to Xiyang?" Yuwen Wen touched his chin, "Are you going to Yecheng next?"

"I just went to Xiyang. The 'guests' who arrived in Shangluo a few days ago decided to place them in Xiyang. I was ordered to go to the General Administration Office to convey the orders of the Daxingtai to the Chief Secretary. Huangzhou is now leading the army here, so I dare not worry."

"Yes, Xiyang is a good place...well?"

Yuwen Wen was stunned. Li Yuan and his group who arrived in Shangluo a few days ago had already boarded the ship at the dock and headed south. It was said that they were going to Anlu for a "temporary residence". This had nothing to do with him, but the result...

How come this large group of people lived in Xiyang and probably didn’t have much money on them. The arrangements for food, clothing, housing and transportation were probably the government office or state office?

It is said that it is temporary residence, but it is actually house arrest, so people have to be arranged to keep an eye on it. Do these people not spend money?

Not to mention Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang, the other companies are also large households in Chang'an. The daily expenses should not be poor, so as not to say that I abused the customers. Then the expenses of these people are also covered by the government or the state yamen?

There are so many men, women, young and old, and they eat and drink for nothing. Can the entertainment expenses be reimbursed?

They have already paid for the money to fight, and they have arranged a bunch of people to come to their house for free to eat and drink. Are you making any mistakes?

......

In the central army tent, Yuwen Wen looked at a map in a daze. He had read his father's letter. Yang Guang, the King of Jin of the Sui Kingdom, had arrived east of the Ba River and rectified the army to prepare to attack the city. The Zhou army in Chang'an and Lantian were also ready to fight. Chang'an was at its most critical moment.

If the Sui army fails in the decisive battle, then there is no hope for the Yang family to seek power. If the Zhou army fails, they can only escape into Wuguan Road in shame. The Sui country may be able to survive, but Yuwen's wish to turn the tables is difficult to realize.

Neither side could afford to lose this battle, so they were very cautious. Yang Guang was coordinating the Sui army in various units and did not rush to attack the city. After all, the more troops there were to serve the kings around him, the greater his confidence in success.

But it cannot be delayed for too long, as it will change. If a single branch of the army cannot handle it, many fence-bearers will abandon the Sui Kingdom.

It was precisely because of this that Yu Wenliang, the commander of the Zhou army in Chang'an, gritted his teeth and persevered. Not only did he mobilize reinforcements to enter Guanzhong through Wuguan Road, but he also won over the powerful families in Chang'an City, mobilized these people to contact the children of the clan to strive for "anyway."

The pros and cons of aristocratic family politics are particularly obvious in this open and secret struggle.

Whether it is the Zhou army back then, the Sui army, the Zhou army, the children of various families, the powerful, powerful people, and the troops are all spread throughout the army. It is hard to say whether such an army will be stabbed in the back at critical moments.

Now is the critical moment. People's hearts are in a position to look at the price offered by all parties. To put it bluntly, it is a transaction, and the higher the price will be.

The commander of Zhou army, Yu Wenliang, wants to win people's hearts. The minimum threshold is to let go of the past. The benefits must be made next, but they cannot be granted a high-ranking official or title at will. After all, the court has the final say, Prime Minister Yuchi has the final say. How much the benefits promised by Yu Wenliang can be realized depends on it.

But Yang Jian is already dead, and the situation is extremely favorable to Zhou State. According to the later stock trading, buying up the rise and not buying down the decline. None of the rich second generations who succeeded the throne of the Dasui Group seem to be reliable, so the stocks of the Dasui Group tend to become junk stocks, and the prospects are dim.

In contrast, the stocks of Dazhou Group, which are bullish, have strongly bought **.

Therefore, Yang Guang, the King of Jin in Sui State, faced more problems. He was nominally the supreme commander of the Sui army around Chang'an, but those armies actually only followed the orders of their own heads, and might not be able to follow his surname Yang.

The core of the interests of these generals is themselves and their families. The survival of the Sui State has little to do with them. Yang Guang wanted to make the generals work and work hard, so he would give them benefits to others.

The current situation is that the Sui army generals sold Yang Guang, which has great benefits. If Yang Guang wants the generals to contribute to the Sui Kingdom, he must first have his own troops and not let others take risks.

Next, if you want to attack Chang'an, you must make up for the losses of the generals. The income will be higher than the price given by Yuwen Liang, and it will be more affordable, just like doing business.

After regaining Chang'an, I have to reward it. It is not realistic to not seal a knife for three days, but I can only pretend not to see the soldiers' "slight" looting behavior.

The soldiers drove the Zhou army out of Chang'an. They had no credit and hard work, and they had no hard work and fatigue. Soldiers at all levels had to be promoted and promoted. After entering Chang'an, if everyone wanted to support themselves in ascend the throne, Yang Guang had to be appointed as the official and made a wish.

If Zhou Jun is beaten away, will these benefits be achieved?

Of course, Yang Guang would say yes, but others may not believe it, so it is inevitable that he will not work hard. Yang Guang has many soldiers and horses in his name, but the only one who can really obey the command is the Bingzhou Army he brought.

It sounds ridiculous, but this is the reality. Yang Guang, who is coming to Chang'an, is still coordinating his troops. It takes time, neither long nor short, so Yuwen Wen was thinking about what he should be able to do.

My father asked him to sit in Shangluo and act according to orders, but as the saying goes, he will not accept the orders of the king outside...

So what can?

Shi Wansui's advice yesterday was correct. If he followed the route of the Sui army southward and went north to Wengyu to attack Guanzhongshan County, it might be able to threaten Yang Guang's retreat, but the chance of success is too low and the effect is not good.

The retreating Sui soldiers of Liuxianping would spread the news to Jiyang and then spread all the way north to Huashan County. The other party would definitely strengthen Wengyu's defense, because this road was blocked.

Therefore, the idea of ​​a surprise attack on the Sui army and making great contributions was basically not possible.

Just as he was depressed, Zhang Yu came to report that someone asked for a meeting. Yuwen Wen felt strange when he heard this. He only had military affairs but no business, and had no acquaintances in Shangluo. Who would come to ask for a meeting?

Could it be that the vulgar rich man sent his daughter to ask for care, right?

Forget it, the village girl, but if she is really a peerless beauty, it is a problem to accept it or not to accept it at that time...

Wait a minute, what if it is a female assassin?
Chapter completed!