Afterwards, Bai Yutian sent Long Wei to investigate the news.
This time, they finally got specific information. There were a total of 30,000 enemy troops and they had reached Xifengkou.
Moreover, this army is composed entirely of elite soldiers.
It is expected that we will reach Tailin City in two days.
In addition, there is another news.
Recently, many cities have seen a large number of people buying food, but the food has disappeared.
Bai Yutian asked Long Wei to investigate these people buying food, but he didn't get any clues.
These people were very clever. After buying the food, they disappeared with it, making it impossible to investigate further.
According to Bai Yutian's guess, all this food may be used to subsidize the army.
The people who buy food are naturally forces like the previous Iron Sword Hall.
They secretly owned a lot of wealth by relying on unscrupulous means. Although food for tens of thousands of people was expensive, they spent all their wealth and could barely support themselves.
This army of tens of thousands did not pass through any towns along the way and was far away from the area where people lived. It was probably the food that supported them in arriving at Tailin City.
It is precisely because of this that Bai Yutian has not received any news before.
If he hadn't deliberately investigated, he might not have known about it when the enemy troops arrived in Tailin City.
I am afraid that Tianjia and Fuzhou are secretly planning to wait for this opportunity.
"Using Dazhou's food to help the rebel army is damned!" Bai Yutian roared, slamming his fist against the wall, making a loud sound.
If those people were in front of him, Bai Yutian would have wanted to chop them all to death with a knife.
At present, the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty is still fighting outside. These grains are barely enough for all the armies. Now they are actually distributed to the enemy army. How can people not be annoyed.
"Your Majesty, the question now is how we deal with this army." Yuncheng said.
Yuncheng and others were summoned to the royal study by Bai Yutian. They all heard the news and were shocked.
This time, Tailin City was really in crisis.
Now there are only more than 10,000 defenders in Tailin City, and they need to face 30,000 enemy troops. The situation is very dangerous.
Even if the imperial army is added, there are only a few thousand more people.
Among the enemy troops, there were elites from the Wolf Army and the Tianyi Army.
If the enemy forces attack the city vigorously, they may be able to capture Tailin City in just one day.
"Your Majesty, why not recall General Meng He?" someone suggested.
However, this proposal was quickly rejected. Now Meng He is in the Weibei Valley, and it will take at least seven or eight days to return to Tailin City.
By the time he returns to Tailin City, the day lilies will be cold.
Moreover, if he returns to Tailin City, he will give away the Weibei Valley to others, and You Kan and others will also be in danger.
"Your Majesty, maybe we can leave Tailin City first to avoid its awning for the time being."
Soon, someone else put forward another opinion.
Although this opinion is a bad idea, it has to be said that it is the safest way now.
The enemy didn't know that their whereabouts had been leaked, and they never thought that Bai Yutian would leave Tailin City early.
Many people are even thinking secretly about whether to send their family members out first.
"no."
This opinion was decisively rejected by Bai Yutian. Tailin City has already suffered two crises, which has greatly disturbed the normal life of the people.
If the enemy troops were allowed to enter the city, it would only bring a greater blow to the Zhou court, and people would not be able to believe that the Zhou court could protect them.
What's more, even if Bai Yutian can leave, there are still so many people in the palace.
How could the mighty Emperor of Zhou do such a thing as running away from battle?
Seeing Bai Yutian's objection, some people insisted on defending Tailin City, waiting for rescue.
The five major provinces in the hinterland of the Great Zhou Dynasty are also equipped with a lot of troops. As long as the delay is long enough, these people will definitely be able to come to support.
The only trouble is that Tailin City does not store enough food, and I am afraid that it will be unsustainable by then.
Everyone continued the heated discussion, but they couldn't make up their minds.
Even Yuncheng frowned, unable to make a plan.
No matter what you do now, there will be risks.
Bai Yutian has been sitting on the dragon chair, listening to the heated discussion below.
After a long time, he finally waved his hand and stopped everyone.
No one dared to ignore Bai Yutian's order and all fell silent.
"My dear friends, I have made up my mind. I will personally lead the city guard camp to go out of the city to meet the enemy and prevent the enemy from attacking Tailin City."
Bai Yutian's words were like thunder on the ground, causing a huge response in an instant.
They had been discussing for so long, but no one proposed a head-on confrontation with the enemy.
After all, it was an army of 30,000 people, including many elites. It was difficult to defend the city, let alone a frontal battle.
Under such circumstances, no one would dare to take the initiative.
"This is an opportunity. By swallowing these 30,000 people, we will have the confidence to attack the two major rebels and even eliminate them."
Bai Yutian never provided support to Kou Wang and Jing Ling. He just asked them to stop the enemy because he was worried that the enemy would have a back-up plan.
Now that he has seen the enemy's backhand, as long as these 30,000 troops are dealt with, Dazhou will have no worries and can attack with all its strength.
"But Your Majesty, we have no chance of winning in a head-on battle." Someone replied tremblingly.
Most of the military generals in the imperial court were sent outside, and even most of the generals from the city guard camp also went out with Meng He. Now in Tailin City, there is no one who can carry the banner.
Even if Bai Yutian leads an army in person, there won't be enough generals to cooperate.
You can't let Bai Yutian take the lead and lead the army to charge every time.
If you are not careful, your body will be gone.
Moreover, when Bai Yutian appears on the battlefield, he will definitely be targeted by the enemy.
However, Bai Yutian's attitude was very determined.
Anyway, this is not his first time on the battlefield, nor is it his first charge. It can be said that he has experienced several wars.
At least, he won't be killed so easily.
Bai Yutian came directly to Yiyantang and directly ordered the city guard camp to be summoned to prepare for the expedition.
He did not tell Yun Qing this news because Yun Qing of the province was worried about him.
"Your Majesty." Bai Yutian wanted to leave, but Yuncheng stopped him.
Bai Yutian thought that Yuncheng also wanted to stop him, so he said slowly: "Why, Yuncheng, do you want to stop me too?"
"No, I want to go on an expedition with His Majesty and make suggestions for His Majesty."
After all, Yuncheng had experienced big scenes, and a mere thirty thousand people couldn't scare him at all.
Back when he was in the camp of the 200,000-strong Shanu army, he could still come and go freely without changing his color.
Bai Yutian thought over and over again and agreed to Yuncheng's request, but he did not allow Yuncheng to go to the battlefield head-on.
Yuncheng can't compare to Bai Yutian, he is just an ordinary person. Without the protection of others, he is very dangerous as a single and weak person.