Qi Lu immediately stood up from the couch and said, "What? Young Master Feng has defected to Huaiyi?"

Shi Hou said: "It's absolutely true."

Qi Lu frowned: "Have you reported it to the emperor?"

Shi Hou said: "General Zhu has been asked to go and report to the emperor."

Qi Lu hurriedly washed and changed his clothes, put on his outer robe, and quickly came out of the house and quickly went to Xue Guo's palace. When he came to the door of the palace, he heard a loud noise inside.

It turned out that not only Zhu Dan, but also Kong Fujia, the chief minister of the Song Dynasty, and Hua Du, the prime minister of the state, also came.

When Huaiyi attacked the Song Dynasty, Song Gong and Yi were suspicious of Kong Fujia, so they did not let Kong Fujia go into battle at all. Instead, they fought on their own. As a result, the Song Dynasty was defeated, and Song Gong and Yi were even kidnapped.

Kong Fujia asked the emperor for help and sent troops to rescue the Duke of Song. However, because the Song State did not understand the complex terrain of Huaiyi, although the soldiers and horses of the Song State were strong, they were unable to rescue the Duke of Song and the Yi.

Kong Fujia planned to bring troops and horses to join the emperor and rescue Duke Song together, but Governor Hua always disagreed. After all, his mind was not on rescuing Duke Song and Yi, but planned to take advantage of this chaotic opportunity to immediately

Prince Feng is the king of the country.

In addition to Kong Fujia and Hua Du, the Song Dynasty was also divided into two factions. One group was close to the prince Feng and was preparing to welcome him as the Duke of Song. The other group was close to the Duke of Song and the Yi and planned to rescue the Duke of Song and the Yi. The two factions came to fight against each other.

If there is constant internal strife, how can we unite as one to resist Huaiyi?

Things are different now. When news came out that Young Master Feng suddenly defected to Huaiyi, Kong Fujia and Hua Governor unanimously agreed to come to Xue State to meet the emperor. So early this morning, Kong Fujia and Hua Governor led the army of Song Dynasty.

Came to Xue State.

Now Kong Fujia and Hua Du were in the emperor's bedroom. No wonder it was so noisy inside. The scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty were in chaos and kept making noises.

"How can Young Master Feng defect to Huaiyi?!"

"This is simply a shame to our Song Dynasty! My late father was afraid that he would have known about Young Master Feng's bad conduct, so he did not allow Young Master Feng to inherit the throne of the country! It seems that my late father had foresight!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!?" Hua Du's voice was very sharp and he said coldly: "Young master will never seek refuge with Huaiyi."

When Qi Lu walked into the dormitory, he saw the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty fighting in the dormitory. In fact, it can be said that it was Hua Du, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, who fought in the dormitory. It was a one-sided "fight". Don't look at Hua Du's tall and slender figure.

, actually punched a scholar-official and knocked him to the ground.

The scholar-bureaucrat covered his face, and it suddenly swelled up like a steamed bun. He was still a steamed bun. After punching the man, Hua Du was still not relieved, and was about to rush forward and kick him, but Kong Fujia stopped him in the waist.

Hold on.

Kong Fujia shouted: "Hua Xiang! Be patient! Now is not the time for internal strife! Hua Xiang!"

Hua Du went to kick the man angrily, and Kong Fujia hugged him. Hua Du wished he could just kick him, and the whole dormitory was full of excitement.

Emperor Ji Lin, on the other hand, sat quietly on his seat with a dark face, silently watching them noisy and even fighting.

"Have you beaten enough?" Ji Lin's voice was very calm and he said coldly: "If you haven't beaten enough, blast them all out."

Zhu Dan was in the palace. Hearing the emperor's words, he immediately said: "Yes!"

After that, he led the Huben army to escort Hua Du and the scholar-bureaucrats out. Only then did Hua Du calm down, breathing heavily and his eyes were red, obviously he was really angry.

Governor Hua lifted up the hem of his clothes, "Gudong!" and knelt down directly on the ground, saying: "The Emperor has a clear warning! The young master is loyal to the Zhou Dynasty, and to the Emperor, there is no way he would do such a corrupt thing. It must be spread by some intentional people." , If you want to disintegrate the morale of our army from home, you will be punished!"

The scholar-official was frightened by the beating, but he felt unwilling to do so. He covered his face and said, "The emperor has learned from the mistakes. I have no bad intentions, but... it's just that Mr. Feng Ji hates the prince. He doesn't hate me for a day or two." All the three-year-old urchins in the Song Kingdom know about this matter. Now that Young Master Feng has suddenly rebelled, is there any other reason?"

Governor Hua and the scholar-bureaucrat almost quarreled again, and Kong Fujia quickly raised his hand and said: "The emperor, there are many doubts about the fact that Young Master Feng defected to Huaiyi to rebel. Please order the emperor to have your generals investigate the matter thoroughly..."

Before Kong Fujia finished speaking, Shi Hou suddenly ran in from outside. He was dressed in black armor, with his right hand on his sword. It was already autumn, but his face was covered with sweat. He rushed in and said: " Report! Emperor, Young Master Feng led the Huaiyi army and burned our army’s grain and grass on the border of Xue State!”

"What?!" Governor Hua was defending Young Master Feng, but he didn't know that Shi Hou suddenly came to report. He swayed and almost collapsed to the ground.

The scholar-official said with a sneer: "Your Majesty, Young Master Feng led the Huaiyi people to burn our army's food and grass. His heart is to be punished! Heaven and earth will not tolerate it! Young Master Feng has indeed rebelled. Please make plans early to eliminate this evil!"

In an instant, the palace was noisy again, and the scholar-officials were whispering to each other. The sound was very low at first, but then it gradually became louder.

"Our army's food and grass have been burned, what should we do?"

"Yes, yes, Young Master Feng betrayed Rong Xian. We don't have Rong Xian, and we don't understand the terrain of Huaiyi. Instead of burning their food and grass, we have our food and grass burned. How can we fight this battle?"

"That's right, how to fight!"

"Young Master Feng is such a scum! What a disgrace to us!"

Qi Lu didn't speak a word after he walked in. He looked at the crowd and frowned, seeming to be thinking of countermeasures.

Ji Lin glanced at the scholar-bureaucrats present and said: "I am summoning all the scholar-bureaucrats for a court meeting today. I am not here to listen to you denounce this or that. Now Young Master Feng has surrendered to the enemy, and Huaiyi has even burned down our army's military base in Xue State." What should be done with food and grass? Do you have any opinions, sir?"

When he said this, everyone immediately stopped and became silent. You looked at me, I looked at you, you looked at your nose, you looked at your heart, you didn't know what to say.

Luo Division's army originally wanted to recruit Rong Ju. Rong Ju knew the terrain of Huaiyi and had some friendship with the leaders of Huaiyi. In this way, they could take the opportunity to burn Huaiyi's food and grass and cut off their retreat.

However, when Rong Ju was about to succeed, Prince Feng suddenly rebelled, betrayed the emperor, and defected to Huaiyi. He betrayed Rong Ju in an instant. Not only was he unable to burn Huaiyi's food and grass, but he also let Prince Feng lead him. The Huaiyi people burned their food and grass in Xue.

From Luo Division to Xue State, it is a front that spreads from the center to the east. The front is not short. Once the front is stretched, baggage becomes a big problem. If there is no baggage supply, how can we maintain the daily expenses of the frontline soldiers?

The grain and grass team led by Young Master Feng had given a batch of grain and grass to the Huaiyi people for free. After Master Feng defected to Huaiyi, because he knew the internal situation of the Xue Kingdom, he even led the Huaiyi people to burn a batch of grain and grass. In this way, , naturally they don’t have much food left.

Without the back-up support to fight the war, how can we fight the war?

No one dared to speak. Kong Fujia's voice was hoarse and he said: "We in the Song Dynasty still have some grain, grass and baggage, but...it's not that the humble general is stingy and refuses to support the emperor, but this grain, grass and baggage is not enough for the Song Dynasty's troops and horses."

Coupled with the Tiger and Ben army, I'm afraid..."

Kong Fujia brought food and grass, and he was telling the truth. His food and grass were not enough for the Song Dynasty and the Huben army to eat together. In other words, the emperor's Huben army would soon face a state of food shortage, even if people could starve.

, but horses cannot starve either.

Ji Lin's face was very ugly. He looked at Qi Lu who said nothing and said, "Master Qi, what do you think should be done in the current situation?"

Qi Lu narrowed his eyes, and finally said: "Emperor, now that the Huaiyi people have taken advantage of the territory, our army has lost a lot of food and grass. If we still station our troops and do not retreat, there will only be one result..."

Everyone heard Qi Lu's voice being very cold and said, "That means being completely annihilated by the Huaiyi army."

When he said this, everyone immediately burst into an uproar: "How can a Tai Tu contribute to the majesty of others?"

"Yes, it's inappropriate for Taifu to say that!"

"What Taifu said makes sense. Although it doesn't sound right, if the emperor stays in Xue State and does not withdraw his troops, he will have no choice but to be completely annihilated by Huaiyi after the food supply is exhausted!"

"That's right, Emperor, withdraw your troops!"

"Yes, I beg the emperor to withdraw his troops!"

"I beg the Emperor to withdraw his troops——"

"I beg the Emperor to withdraw his troops——"

Although there were many voices against Qi Lu at first, gradually the voice of withdrawing troops took over the peak, and for a while the palace was filled with cries imploring the emperor to withdraw his troops.

Withdrawing troops from Xue State at this time will not look good, but it will not cause too much loss. The biggest loss will be to Song State, which has nothing to do with Luo Division.

If they persisted forcefully at this time, and the Luo Division's food and fodder had not yet been sent to support, the Huben Army would probably have been defeated by the Huaiyi.

The emperor's forehead had veins popping out, he squinted his eyes, and remained gloomy for a long time. Just when everyone suspected that the emperor might have fallen asleep, the emperor said in a hoarse voice: "I've sent you an edict... to withdraw our troops."

"Report——!!"

In Huaiyi's military camp, a soldier quickly rushed into the main tent of the shogunate and shouted happily: "My king! The emperor of Zhou has decided to withdraw his troops!"

Young Master Feng had just surrendered to the Huaiyi people. In order to express his sincerity, he not only betrayed Rong Ju, but also led the Huaiyi army to sneak attack the grain and grass warehouse on the border of Xue State overnight. The Huaiyi people moved away all the grain and grass they could carry.

Those that could not be moved were burned cleanly.

They had just returned from plundering the border of Xue State at dawn, and were celebrating their victory. At this time, they heard soldiers coming to report that the emperor of Zhou had withdrawn his troops in humiliation!

"Hahaha!" The leader of Huaiyi laughed and said, "It's so refreshing! It's so refreshing! I didn't expect that the emperor of the Zhou people was so timid and fearful that he would withdraw his troops like this? I thought the emperor of the Zhou people was so powerful.

Woolen cloth!"

Young Master Feng, as the hero this time, sat firmly on the table, picked up his cup, took a leisurely sip of wine, then slowly placed the wine on the table, and said lightly: "Zhou

The emperor of man is not timid, but weighs the pros and cons."

The leader of Huaiyi asked: "How do you say this?"

Young Master Feng chuckled lightly and said: "Just think about it, Your Majesty, the terrain here is complex and full of jungles. How could the emperor of the Zhou people send the Tiger Army to the jungle? In the past, they relied on their looks, but now

Rong Ju has become the king's prisoner. Without a guide, no matter how powerful the Tiger and Ben army are, they won't dare to break into the tiger's den, right?"

The Huaiyi leader nodded and said, "Yes, that's the truth!"

Young Master Feng added: "Furthermore, Feng asked the king to attack the granary in the border town of Xue State, not because he was stubborn. They had just been hit hard by Rong Ju being captured, and then they heard the news that the granary in the border town was burned down. It can be said that

They suffered heavy losses one after another. With no guides, no food and grass, and no military morale, how can the people of Zhou compete with our king? Naturally, they have to withdraw their troops, and withdrawing them is the best way for them to save their face."

The leader of Huaiyi listened and said, "As expected, Mr. Song is unfathomable. I wonder why you passed the title of king of the Song Dynasty to that arrogant pretty boy when you died, instead of

Are you willing to pass on the title of king to Young Master Song? That’s right, I’m afraid that pretty boy is your biological son!”

Young Master Feng's expression was indifferent. When he heard the Huaiyi leader teasing his father, he didn't look angry at all. He said: "Yes, Feng also wants to know why your father is so partial, but... none of this is important."

,The important thing is that Feng will soon ascend the throne of Song Gong."

The leader of Huaiyi raised his wine glass and said, "Then I will pay tribute to Duke Song in advance!"

Prince Feng said, "Your Majesty, you are not in a hurry to propose a toast."

The leader of Huaiyi asked strangely: "Why?"

Prince Feng said: "Because of this battle, the king has not won completely."
To be continued...