Ye Yichen first declared martial law in the capital, and then sent a group of civil servants and generals, holding gold medals and arrows, to guard posts in Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He mobilized sergeants to guard the capital. He ordered all armies to set off immediately after receiving the general's order and arrive on time.

The capital is being defended. If anyone disobeys, the military orders will be executed!

He inspected the nine cities, organized the army to prepare for war, and posted peace notices to appease the people. Then he sent Big Head to personally lead the only elite cavalry of 5,000 in the city, and took Ye Minchun, who was stationed in Tongzhou, back to the capital. By the way, he also brought back some

Dozens of trucks of rice and grain.

Although Ye Minchun was ordered to burn down the Tongzhou granary, he finally saved part of the food. Big Head led the cavalry to defeat the surrounding Jurchen soldiers. Ye Minchun had been holding on to Tongzhou for ten days and was exhausted. He had almost lost all his men and horses. A few days later, he would say

Maybe he really has to die for his country.

At this time, prices in Beijing were skyrocketing, especially the supply of food. A stone of rice usually sold for a few taels of silver at most, but now it was sold for more than ten taels. There were also unscrupulous merchants who hoarded food and drove up the price of food. Ye Yichen, the military and civil affairs government, seized control and severely

He struck hard and immediately punished several leading grain merchants with military law. These people were all people with extremely hard backgrounds, and some were even the spokespersons of the princes and royal families. Others did not dare to touch them. Ye Yichen had a high position, but he

Don't be afraid of them.

As soon as this batch of grain arrived in Beijing, Ye Yichen ordered Ye Minchun to put the grain into the market to stabilize the price of grain. The price of grain on the market dropped, and the people had something to eat, and they were less panicked.

Even if Meng Zhi, the head of the Ministry of War, objects, the city is not rich in military rations. It is unwise to ignore the military needs in order to appease the people. Meng Zhiguan is not a big official, and Ye Yichen is not someone he wants to see. At this moment, the emperor is on a tour to the south.

Beijing

Prince Jin was in charge of all affairs in the country, and the emperor gave him the power to make decisions on the fly. However, Ye Yichen was not the emperor after all, and the officials in Beijing could not directly inform Ye Yichen, so they wrote letters, which was a workaround.

Ye Yichen read Meng Zhi's letter in the study and threw it aside casually. Ye Fengqi picked it up and read it again, and couldn't help but wonder: "Brother Sixteen, anyone who dares to stay in the capital, whether it is for true patriotism or for the sake of Bo Yi,

Prosperity, wealth, and courage in short

They are all not young. I am afraid that what this chief said has also caused doubts in the minds of many officials. Brother Sixteen, what are your plans for doing this?" The war was fought with food and salary, but Ye Yichen didn't want to hoard food and salary at all. Even Ye Feng

Qi is also very strange.

Ye Yichen put down the wolf hair in his hand and stared for a moment. The rain pattered outside the window. It had been raining for two hours. I don't know where the emperor's "southern tour" team went. Is she okay?

He turned around and said, "I have asked people to do an inventory. The food in several major granaries in the capital is enough to feed the soldiers of the three major battalions for three months."

Ye Fengqi said: "There are only three months, so shouldn't we store more food for emergencies?"

Ye Yichen said: "Seventeenth brother, this battle will not last long. It can be as fast as one month or as slow as two months. We will know soon whether Chu will fall apart or become a phoenix. Three months of food is enough for us.

It’s useful.”

Every famous general has a very keen intuition about war, and Ye Yichen is no exception. Ye Fengqi looked into Ye Yichen's eyes. Although he did not hear Ye Yichen's explanation, he still unconditionally believed in Ye Yichen, because Ye Yichen never shouted

He has been disappointed.

At this time, a soldier came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Ye Minchun, the commander of Jinyiwei, wants to see you!" Ye Minchun has been following the prince on errands. In these days, he has jumped from the fifth-rank Jinyiwei Qianhu to the fourth-rank commander, and his promotion is not a big deal.

I'm not happy, but his surname is Ye and he is a leader of the third generation of emperors, so it's not surprising.

Ye Yichen didn't have much dealings with this nephew. It can be seen that he was resolute and brave. He defended Tongzhou with more than a thousand troops and horses for more than ten days. The Jurchen cavalry repeatedly failed to attack him. He was really a rare talent, and he couldn't help but love talents.

He straightened his clothes and said, "Invite him in!"

There was a loud rustling of armor leaves. Ye Minchun had just entered the city and settled down a group of remnant soldiers. He came to the Prince Jin's Mansion in the rain to take orders without even returning home. After this period of tempering, Ye Minchun has matured a lot.

, he is only eighteen years old this year, but he looks already

He was quite calm and composed. He wore a suit of silver armor and a cape. His hair was soaked by the rain and stuck tightly to his forehead. His eyes were bloodshot because he hadn't slept for many days.

On the outside, he is gentle and restrained, but it makes people forget the worldliness.

Ye Minchun looked up and saw Ye Yichen sitting at the desk with piles of documents on it. Ye Fengqi was sitting on the other side with a bohemian smile on his face. Ye Yichen thought to himself: Both of them are talking about it.

Uncle Wang is Jiao Bu Li Meng Meng Bu Li Jiao, and he truly deserves his reputation.

He knelt down on one knee and performed a military salute: "The last general Jin Yiwei commanded the minister Ye Minchun to pay homage to the prince." Although he is an uncle and nephew, he must salute according to his official rank. This is also the rule in official circles.

Ye Yichen looked at his nephew who was kneeling on the ground. Seeing that he was weather-beaten but with gentle and calm eyes, he couldn't help but secretly praise him. He said in a rare and gentle voice: "Get back on your feet. It's been a hard journey!"

He then gave him a seat and said, "I have called you here to ask you about the military situation ahead."

Ye Fengqi personally handed over a cup of tea and said with a smile: "One of us is the king and the other is the general. We are uncles and nephews, why should we be so reserved!"

Ye Minchun thanked him and sat down generously, but still replied: "The general will definitely tell you everything he knows!"

When Ye Fengqi saw that these two people were so confused, he couldn't do anything for a while.

Ye Minchun then told in detail what he saw and heard in Tongzhou. Ye Yichen asked questions very carefully, and Ye Minchun answered seriously. By the time he finished speaking, half an hour had passed.

Ye Yichen is extremely satisfied with Ye Minchun. Although the two are uncles and nephews, their royal family relationship is indifferent. Ye Yichen has only met him a few times in total, so he is not familiar with him. Now I see that he advances and retreats in a measured manner, winning without being arrogant and losing.

Don’t give up and have the spirit of a general

, At this moment, the capital is short of major generals, and it is the time to recruit people. Ye Yichen was naturally very happy to find such a general. He said warmly: "You have worked hard all the way, go back and rest first, and recharge your batteries. Come to Japan to fight against the king."

You are of great use!"

Ye Minchun stood up, but did not say goodbye, but said: "I have an unkind request, please accept it!"

Ye Yichen raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, what's the matter?"

"The barbarians in Gyeonggi are raging, and the people are miserable. As far as I know, letters and official documents asking for help are coming like a snowstorm, but you, the prince, have been standing still. So I want to ask the prince to give me a troop of troops. The general is risking his life.

, but also to save the people from the fire and water!"

Ye Yichen's face darkened. "No, please go down! Have a good rest. If you want to compete with the sudden Jurchen, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future!"

"Your Majesty!" Ye Minchun knelt down: "The general is not for fame or profit, but as a fourth-grade general of Chu, he should share the country's worries and relieve the people's difficulties. Now the people are suffering outside, and the general is in the capital.

Sit back and relax, but the final general will have trouble sleeping and eating! The final general once witnessed the Jurchen cavalry massacre an entire village

No one, male or female, old or young, is left alive! It’s really too miserable! Please grant the general’s wish, the prince. The general only needs a thousand soldiers and horses, and even if he dies on the battlefield, he will never dare to have the slightest grudge against the prince!” Speaking of the Jurchens!

Such a gentle and gentle person like Ye Minchun's face was distorted by the sudden ferocity and savagery.

Ye Fengqi was also shocked as he watched, and couldn't help but look at Ye Yichen.

Ye Yichen's expression did not change at all: "No! Not to mention a thousand soldiers and horses, I can't give you even one soldier!"

"Your Majesty..."

"There's no need to say any more. I'm going to punish you for disobeying the general's orders! Don't let me go!"

Ye Minchun stood up with difficulty and staggered out. The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier. When his personal guard saw his master coming out of Prince Jin's study, he walked out into the heavy rain without even holding an umbrella.

, and quickly held up an umbrella to cover him from the pouring rain.

"Sir, what are you..."

Ye Minchun waved his hand weakly: "Go back to the Yanqing Palace..." I have done everything I should do, but I am insignificant and powerless and can't save my life...

He is extremely smart, and he also knows that Ye Yichen's choice is correct. Although the villagers near the capital are miserable, the Tuwu and Jurchens are taking over each village and town, which always delays some time in reaching the capital. Now Ye Yichen has just taken over the defense of the capital.

, I wish these two foreigners

The clan's soldiers and horses have to be tied up for a few more days before he can calmly arrange the defense of the capital. Under his iron-fisted rule, Ye Minchun believes that he will soon be able to twist the capital up and down into a rope. By then, the weak capital will

No longer weak, the elite cavalry of the two tribes may not be able to get a good deal.

What Ye Yichen lacks is time. He wishes that there would be more wealth in places like Tongzhou, Miyun, and Changping, and that the sudden Jurchens would snatch it away more slowly...

But knowing it clearly, Ye Minchun could not do what he did. He would do anything to achieve his goals. As a general of Da Chu, he could only sit back and watch his people being trampled under the iron heel of foreigners. Ye Minchun only felt that

Extremely painful.

At this moment, Zuo Yan, the great Khan of Tuwu, had broken through Zijingguan and marched all the way to the border of Tongzhou. His 30,000 elite soldiers mobilized 5,000 troops and horses from each of the six grassland tribes. The Tuwu people had been nomadic in the barren prairie all day, and suddenly arrived in the world of flowers.

, I just felt that everything was so rich that I couldn't see enough, but Zuo Yan issued strict orders to march all the way, and the tribes were not allowed to send troops to plunder everywhere.

The leaders of each tribe had red eyes, and one after another they came to his tent and cried: "Great Khan, now that we have entered the pass, the Han people's beautiful country is right in front of us, why don't we let us go and rob them

Food, treasures, people and livestock? Why can the Jurchens rob them, but we can’t?"

Zuo Yan had to reassure him again and again: "We mobilized the entire clan this time to lay out such a big plan. Our plan is huge. We are not trying to plunder a city or a place. Our purpose is to follow the example of our ancestors and prosper in this land."

Establish a huge and unexpected empire on the land. The capital is right in front of us. As long as we capture the capital, countless gold and silver treasures and beautiful slaves will be taken and carried by us. It is no better than robbing the dirt in these poor ditches.

Is it much?"

After finally suppressing the various tribes, Zuo Yan couldn't help but cursed in the tent again. This idiot Tumutu was really short-sighted. The capital was now empty of troops. He didn't send his troops to attack the capital directly, but he wasted so much time in places like Tongzhou Changping.

.What he didn’t know was that Tumu Tu was actually not stupid, but unlike Zuo Yan, he had the blood of a golden family and had extremely high prestige and influence in the prairie, and could integrate the power of various departments in the prairie.

There are three Jurchen tribes in the Northeast, each of which is not affiliated. This time they are integrated for the great benefit, but they do not have much restraint on their subordinates. Once they enter Juyongguan, he can no longer restrain the Haixi Jurchens. The Haixi Jurchens

First, he started looting everywhere. The savage Jurchens followed suit. The Jianzhou Jurchens where Tumutu was located were the most powerful. He originally wanted to lead his tribe to chase them away first.

When they went to the capital, the Jianzhou Jurchens saw the trophies snatched by the other two tribes, countless gold and silver treasures, carts of grain, and slaves reaching the sky and the earth. The eyes of the small leaders were red, and Tumu Tu couldn't bear it in the end.

Due to the pressure within the clan, he allowed them to go around burning, killing and looting. If he still resisted with all his strength at this time, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to hold the position of leader for long.

The two armies were scheduled to meet up in Tongzhou, and then join forces to attack the capital. As soon as Zuo Yan arrived in Tongzhou, he received a very bad news. At this time, the person guarding the capital turned out to be his old rival: King Ye Yichen of Jin.

Ye Yichen is famous in the northwest, and there are countless legends about him spread on the grasslands. It can be said that the people in the grasslands hate him to the core and are extremely afraid of him. Because Ye Yichen is not only very good at fighting, but also very good at killing. The strategies he believes in are:

For such a barbaric race as Tutu, they will only be honest if they are beaten painfully. Do you want to use the words of saints, the teachings of kings, and benevolence, righteousness, and morality to influence them? That is nonsense!

Therefore, every time there was a famine on the grassland, every time troops were raised to attack the border defenses of Dachu, almost every prisoner captured by Ye Yichen was killed by him. Intermittently, on the northwest front, unexpected soldiers died at the hands of Ye Yichen.

There are only 50,000 people if not 80,000. The population of Tutu is small to begin with.

In the past, prisoners could be exchanged, but Ye Yichen didn't care. Anyway, Dachu had no shortage of people. This method of fighting really hurt their muscles and bones, and the population became smaller and smaller. Until the end of the fight, every time Zuo Yan used force before
To be continued...