Hou Baisi stretched out his arms and looked at the old doctor in front of him with a serious face.
His heart was beating fast and his face was as pale as paper.
After a long while, the old lieutenant general took away his finger from his pulse and tugged at his gray beard.
"General, don't worry, you just feel the cold occasionally, it's nothing serious!"
"How could it be? I feel dizzy, my body is always weak, and my whole body is hot and cold!"
The old doctor said: "This is exactly the symptom of wind-cold. According to my diagnosis, the general's pulse is only slightly weak, with symptoms of hot and cold, so he should be cured by now!"
Hou Baisi said: "Yes, I checked with other doctors, and they also said that I had a cold, and they gave me medicine. After I drank it, I sweated and I felt better!"
"In that case, what else does the general want to do with me?"
Hou Baisi said with a smile: "I have heard from many people that you are nicknamed 'Living Bian Que' and that you have excellent medical skills. I am afraid that other quack doctors will get it wrong, so I will come and see you again!"
The living bianque's white eyebrows wrinkled and he slowly stood up.
Qingyang City was the jurisdiction of Yiqu State in ancient times, and it was not until the Qin Dynasty that the city was divided into counties.
Hou Baiqi vaguely understood what Zhang Wen meant.
When Xu Baisheng asked me to guard Qingyang City, he warned me that Marshal Xu might come to attack, so I should be mentally prepared.
The question is, where did the troops in the southeast come from?
Hou Baiqi nodded and asked: "He said it was Marshal Xu's trick. Is there no basis for it?"
Zhang Wen, whether he was ill or not, stretched out two fingers.
Judging from the position, the only enemy to the east is Zheng Pengyi of Chang'an. Could it be that I decided to agree to surrender, so I joined forces with Marshal Xu to attack?
This man is in his eighties, has a white face and a slight beard, and looks like a Confucian general.
"You bastard, you have to keep it even if you keep it!"
A few days ago, the scouts received even more wrong news.
Hou Baiqi ordered his men to grab the medicine and let his soldiers fry it. Before drinking it, he often handled the government affairs in the city.
Downstairs at the south gate, Hou Baiqi asked solemnly.
Scout Baihu replied: "Yes, general, one small army is coming from the southwest, and another small army is coming from the southeast!"
I have understood that wars actually require resources. If there is no food, there will be no soldiers, and producing food does not require fertile land.
It's a pity that during the melee in Guanzhong, Qingyang was destroyed by war in the distance, and small fields were abandoned.
"As you may know, Fengxiang wants to retreat to Qingyang, and there are no two options!
I removed 8,000 people from the army and devoted myself to maintaining law and order in the city.
"Fart! If Qingyang falls into the enemy's hands, your army will be cut off! How can we explain to Zhang Liangbi!"
The situation is dangerous now, and if I can’t, of course I also want to give up Qingyang, it’s important to save my life.
The generals were quarreling, and Hou Baiqi felt a headache when he heard it.
Hou Baisi said hurriedly: "Then you can help me prescribe some medicine to strengthen my body and strengthen my vitality! I am weak and came to such a bitter and cold place. Now I am seriously ill, which may have damaged my vitality!"
Although Hou Baiqi is afraid of death, it does not mean that I have no intention of retreating.
Hiding in the front, I was still worried, especially concerned about my physical weakness. If I didn't feel well, I would ask a doctor to see me.
"This is even more possible! Li Siqi must have put aside his grudges with Marshal Xu, and it is even more possible that he would be loyal to the Yuan Dynasty and meet us in arms!"
"What should we do if we have to defend it? They have a total of less than 700,000 troops, and we only have 80,000. How can we defend it?"
The two companies must have joined forces, and if the artillery has not been shipped, the situation will be really serious!
To the southwest is indeed Marshal Xu's troops. I have the young general Zhang Longchang, with a total of 80,000 troops.
But none of the generals were right. The position of Qingyang is too important. If I give up, I will be punished by military law, and I will live the same life!
Qingyang Mansion had only been guarded by military generals for a long time, and was governed by civilian officials, so all the minor and major affairs of the city fell on Hou Baiqi's shoulders.
Hou Baiqi's heart sank slowly. Southwest Fengxiang only had Zheng Pengyi as its enemy, so there was no need to think about it. What if that troop was my Fengxiang army!
"If this is the vanguard, the main force is still ahead! My grandma's vanguard is twice as close as ours, so how can we fight? At present, we just don't give up Qingyang and go to Lanzhou to join Zhang Liangbi's main force!"
In addition, I also gave an order to the front service officer, asking me to contact the Ministry of Household Affairs to transport a batch of grain seeds from Jiangdu Prefecture and grow grain on the spot!
Another general said: "You heard that Zheng Pengyi and Marshal Xu are in a relationship. Could it be that for that reason, Li Siqi is willing to lend a road to Marshal Xu?"
Zhang Wen said: "The other way is to go to Chang'an first, and then from Chang'an to Qingyang. Whether it is from Fengxiang to Chang'an or Chang'an to Qingyang, the road is rugged and we cannot march at a slow speed!"
Qingyang City has been under my management for half a month, and the entire city has quickly recovered from the war.
"Are you sure you are coming to Qingyang City?"
Therefore, it is particularly important to restore local production and increase grain output!
"Not sure!"
Hou Baiqi immediately beat drums in the city tower to gather the generals, and called all the people below the general to discuss countermeasures!
Just when I was about to speak, a general said loudly: "In my opinion, my family must be panicked. It's just Marshal Xu's trick!"
Every time you charge, always stay behind.
Now that I have lost my wife and children, I cherish that great life even more.
Because the artillery was often on the way, Hou Baiqi was not panicked.
Every time we have a small battle, we will definitely take the initiative to ask for help.
Chang'an was the capital of the Han and Tang Dynasties and also a transportation hub. The roads connecting small cities everywhere have been repaired many times and are narrower and wider.
"How about we just wait for help and tell Zhang Liangbi the situation?"
There was nothing the living magpie could do, so he only prescribed a dose of medicine before he went in and left.
"What did he say? There are not two small armies running towards Qingyang?"
It is led by my general Li Keyi, with a total of 20,000 small troops.
The land here is fertile and has never been known as the "Granary of Longdong".
There are really Li Siqi’s troops in the southeast direction!
"That's right. I heard that the two troops coming are 20,000 and 80,000 respectively. We only have so few people!"
However, just as Hou Baiqi was working hard to govern, a piece of good news came.
How did he know that Hou Baisi was a bandit? When he was a bandit in Longtan Village, he would not be the first person to cherish his life. Every time he was robbed, he would be at the forefront.
After much deliberation, I still had no choice but to hold on and ask Xu Baisheng for help.
"Strange, did Li Siqi say he wanted to surrender to your army? Why did he suddenly send troops to attack?"
Zhang Wen said: "This is not the road that the southwest army is taking now! That road looks close, but in fact it is a remote road. It needs to go around several hills, making the march extremely difficult!"
"Yes. The reason why we divide our troops so few is because we are worried about being blocked by the enemy along the way! Your army only has less than 80,000 troops, which is far inferior in strength. Under certain circumstances, if you don't hold on, you may go out to fight in the field! So it is necessary for us to divide our troops!" While I was staying in Qingyang, I issued many proclamations, giving orders to encourage farmers to cultivate mulberry trees, prohibiting soldiers from disturbing the people, and also asked soldiers to assist the people and reclaim wasteland.
During that Northern Expedition, everyone fought bravely and strived to be the first to make meritorious deeds, but I was not the only one who went out with the army with the intention of taking credit.
It is even more stable than during the reign of Trebo.
Even if there are no artillery, I don’t have a small army of 80,000 people. Even if Zheng Pengyi’s entire army attacks, I have no chance of holding on for a month!
Hou Baiqi looked at this man and found that he had a strange face, so he asked: "Who is he?"
I cupped my hand and said loudly: "The last general, Zhang Wen, was formerly the deputy general in Marshal Xu's 80,000-man army!"
"The general hit the nail on the head! According to the general's speculation, taking a detour to Chang'an will be about twice as slow as taking the southwest road directly!"
"Which two roads?"
Hou Baiqi didn't know, but he was embarrassed to ask. Fortunately, my general didn't ask for me.
"He is saying that if the two of us are definitely colluding, Marshal Xu should take the road to Chang'an, join Li Siqi's small army, and then retreat together, right?"
The old doctor rolled his eyes. He had treated many generals, but this was the first time he saw such a greedy and fearful general.
No general questioned: "Will we deliberately divide our troops into two groups so that you can't resist?"
Hou Baiqi asked: "What about this other way?"
"It's been so long since I surrendered. If I were planning to surrender, I would have killed that bastard first if I had known this."
"That's right! Let him explain it!" snorted the general who advocated abandoning the city and running away.
The matter is so important that I immediately sent scouts to investigate in detail.
Hou Baiqi was responsible for the defense of Guojiangdu City, so he was very vague about the importance of public security.
"The previous doctor was right. Your illness is almost cured. I have other patients to see, so I'm going to leave now!"
When the generals gathered for a meeting, they opened their mouths a lot, leaving behind tasks ahead and rushing to pick them up.
"Li Siqi and Marshal Xu both have less than 100,000 troops, and their combined total has less than 700,000. Your army is definitely a match!"
Hou Baiqi was good at war, but he was very stupid. He learned very few local management skills from Zhang Yangquan.
Before the generals heard the news, they were all surprised and started talking about it.
Li Siqi won the army of Luoyang, but his strength was not that of Marshal Xu!