When Pei Yuanqing returned to Jiangdu, it was already fifteen days later. At this time, Qin Hu had also received some news, and the situation became increasingly worse.

Lai Huer finally returned to the army, but unfortunately, due to his haste, he was ambushed by the navies of Liaodong and Baekje on the way, and more than half of his warships were lost. By the time he landed near Yuyang, the morale of the army had already been reduced.

Disorganized, the soldiers were homesick and fled each other.

Lai Huer now faced two paths, one was to go south to rescue Dongdu, and the other was to go north to attack Youzhou. In the end, he decided to rescue Youzhou.

This is where the problem lies. As the saying goes, when a wall falls, many people push it back. Many people saw that the sun was declining, and they showed their fists to beat the drowned dog.

As soon as Lai Hu'er arrived in Youzhou, he was cut off by Yang Gongqing, the leader of the rebels. The camp was raided by cavalry at night, and all the food, grass and supplies were robbed.

Yang Gongqing saw that the morale of the infantry regiment was low and the soldiers had no fighting spirit, so he immediately surrounded him and continuously sent out cavalry to challenge him. It seemed that he planned to eat this piece of fat in one bite.

Lai Huer not only failed to rescue Yang Shou, but he himself fell into a desperate situation. He cried angrily and cursed Yang Gongqing for being a bastard, hating that he had no way to serve his country.

After Pei Yuanqing came back, he also sighed: "It seems that the Yu Dynasty is really over. What if the emperor really dies in Liaodong and the world falls into Yang Xuangan's pocket? What should we do?"

"Yuan Hongsi was left behind in Longyou and commanded the army of thirteen counties west of Tongguan. He had more than 100,000 strong troops and was closest to the two capitals. His army fought against Tubo, Dangxiang and Tuyuhun all the year round. It would have been soaked in blood. If he

The Xiliang army will send troops to rescue Dongdu, and they will definitely be able to hold off Yang Xuangan." Qin Hu said.

"Yuan Hongsi will not take action. He is a close relative of Yang Xuangan." Pei Yuanqing said.

Qin Hu nodded, indicating that he knew, because Yuan Hongsi was also his cousin.

But Qin Hu didn't think that Yuan Hongsi would definitely not send troops. He felt that Yuan Hongsi should be waiting and watching.

Yuan Hongsi was not a good person. He was a Xianbei aristocrat and a famous cruel official in the Yu Dynasty. His biggest hobby was beating soldiers after drinking, and he was extremely cruel to the people.

He was responsible for the expansion project of Luoyang, the eastern capital. Due to his cruelty and ruthlessness, he forced civilians to perform extremely strenuous labor, resulting in tens of thousands of civilians dying from exhaustion.

But Yang Shou thought that he was a talented person and asked him to supervise the construction of warships before conquering Liaodong.

As a result, he made the peasants stand in the water day and night to work. Many of them were infested with maggots from the waist down, and they were not allowed to go ashore. The project was completed ahead of schedule, and the quality and quantity were maintained, but countless peasants died as a result.

Therefore, Qin Hu believes that it is impossible for such a person to fight for the country. He will only consider his own interests, so he will not take action until the battle situation is clear.

"To General Qin, a messenger from the imperial court has arrived." At this moment, the flag officer suddenly came in to report.

"Please come quickly!" Qin Hu knew that the court would definitely send someone over in the next few days, but he didn't know whether it was from the prince or Yang Shou.

"Champion Marquis Qin Hu, please accept the imperial edict!" A middle-aged man in his forties came in from the outside. Qin Hu looked familiar and seemed to have seen him before, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

The man had a muscular figure, thick eyebrows and big eyes. Although his expression was serious, there seemed to be a frivolous light hidden in his eyes, which made people unhappy.

"I accept the order, long live your emperor." Qin Hu quickly knelt on the ground without wearing armor.

"Qin Hu, Yang Xuangan has rebelled. I am now trapped in Liaodong, with no food and grass, and several reinforcements have been defeated. When my father is in danger, I hope you will spare no effort to send troops north to King Qin. I now grant you the title of General Zuo Yiwei.

, I hope you will spare no effort and go on the road immediately to relieve the safety of the country and the people."

"I accept the decree."

Qin Hu received the imperial edict, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, General Zuo Yiwei belongs to my foster father Yu Wenshu. Now that I am a human son, how can I take it away? Please reply to the emperor and give him another position."

"Woo!" The visitor suddenly cried: "Brother Qin Hu, my father Yu Wenshu has been killed in battle!"

"What?"

Qin Hu knew that Yuwenshu was injured, but he didn't expect that his death would be so serious. He was stunned and felt a little sad at the same time. After all, he and Yuwenshu were known as father and son, and Yuwenshu didn't treat him much during this period. Although Yuwen

It was said that it was for money, but Qin Hu was still grateful in his heart.

"Brother Qin Hu, I am Yu Wenji. The emperor sent me here in disguise this time for a special purpose. The emperor hopes that you will have a father-son relationship with my father and send troops to serve the king no matter what. Here is a handwritten letter from my father...

...The old man kept calling your name before he died, hoping you would avenge him!"

"Father!"

Qin Hu also swallowed hard and hurriedly took Yuwen Wenhua and the letter.

Qin Hu knew that Yu Wenhua and his brothers were also famous playboys in Shangjing. They were uneducated and incompetent. They were even worse than the Seven Young Masters of Shangjing. They were not good at literature and even less good at martial arts.

Although Yang Shou gave his brothers high officials and generous salaries, he never really asked them to do anything, so this time he was sent to deliver the decree, which is probably what he meant.

"Yang Xuanting believed that he was invincible. He first picked Chen Guogong at home and hung his body on the tower to humiliate His Majesty. Then he set a trap to trap and kill my father. He and I are inseparable."

Yu Wenhuaji cried bitterly: "It's a pity that this thief is really powerful. Even a person like Qu Tutong and Shi Danai is not one of his three-in-one generals. What can I do?"

"Don't you have a son named Yuwen Chengdu, who is infinitely powerful and the most powerful general in the world?" Qin Hu asked doubtfully.

Yu Wenhuaji was stunned: "Brother, what do you mean? If you don't want to send troops, just forget it. Why bother to humiliate me? My son is only six years old, why should I be a general?"

"You don't care about the relationship between father and son, the righteousness between monarch and minister, and you just sit and watch the emperor being trapped and thieves running rampant. I think my father really misjudged you, so I'll just leave."

So that’s it, Qin Hu thought, there are similarities and differences.

"Brother, you blamed me wrongly. I just misheard the rumors. I definitely have no intention of not sending troops. Please wait for two days. I will send an order to prepare for war. It will take up to five days before sending troops immediately."

Qin Hu knew that Yang Shou would never give him such an order unless it was absolutely necessary. His humble words showed that it was indeed a critical moment of life and death.

If he sat idly by and ignored the situation, he would be scolded by the world, so he decided to raise an army as soon as possible.

"I know five days is too hasty, but brother, you can only do it with difficulty. The Liaodong Army has already started to eat people, so there is no need to delay!"

Yu Wenhua's eyes were filled with fear, his voice was trembling, and his heart was broken by what he saw.


Chapter completed!