Su Laochang has a gentle temperament, and Tang Tiande is much more tactful. However, Guo Junpan has only been very docile in front of Xu Huai in recent years, but his temperament is completely different from that of Su Laochang and Tang Tiande.
Zheng Huaizhong and Zheng Cong had previously retreated to the south of Qiheluo and targeted Chushan in every possible way. Zhao Fan even went to Xiangyang in person to fan the flames. Many people in Chushan knew about this and held grudges.
After the news of Xu Huai's sneak attack on Bianliang was made public, the Zheng family sent people to understand the military situation many times, including Zhao Fan. In fact, they looked down upon Xu Wuqi, Guo Junpan, Pan Chenghu, Yin Peng, and Han.
People like Qi come from humble backgrounds, so their words are inevitably somewhat arrogant.
This made everyone in Chushan feel even more unhappy.
This time Zhao Fan also learned that Xu Huai and his troops had withdrawn into Xihua County. He rushed to Shuanshui to witness with his own eyes the progress of Xu Huai's breakout from Yingshui to the south.
Zhao Fan arrived at Shuishui before noon yesterday and was restrained at first. But today he learned that Xu Huai had decided to give up the southward retreat and wanted to defend Xihua City. At the same time, he was shocked and angry. Su Laochang, Tang Tiande and Guo Junpan
In front of others, Xu Huai did not hide his words anymore, and angrily accused Xu Huai of being willful and reckless, because he was risking the safety of the country and Vietnam for his personal fame and fortune.
Before Qian Shang came over, Zhao Fan shouted to grab Su Laochang, and Shi Zhen went to Xiangyang to meet the saint.
Guo Junpuan had already had a bad breath in his chest. He couldn't hold it back at this moment. He grabbed Zhao Fan's wrist with his iron-like hands and dragged him away from Qian Shangduan's arm. He stared angrily and said rudely.
Rebuke:
"Zhao, what do you mean? When you come to drink water, you will gesticulate, shout and drink. We have the right to tolerate you, but you are rude to the envoy at this time. You really think that the water is a place for you to mess around.
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Guo Junjuan was able to draw a three-stone strong bow. As soon as he grabbed it, Zhao Fan felt that his wrist bones were about to be severed by an iron pincer.
Zhao Fan was also strong-willed, his face was pale and he did not complain. He gritted his teeth and said, "Hou Xu is willful and willful, which is harmful to the country. Do you still want to cover the mouth of the world?"
"Fuck you! You surnamed Zhao are worthless. You don't have the guts to fight to the death with barbarians, but you have the guts to bite the tongue of Chushan?" Guo Jun wanted to spit on Zhao Fan's shameless face.
superior.
"Don't be impatient, Marquis Guo Jun. Mr. Zhao also learned that Marquis Xu could not return south, and he was very anxious! Even if his words are inappropriate, is it worth it that you two are at war with each other?"
Qian Shangduan hurriedly stepped forward to separate Guo Junpan and Zhao Fan, blocked Zhao Fan behind him, stared at the people in Chushan and said in a deep voice,
"Marquis Xu intends to stay in Xihua and not return. Neither His Majesty nor the Dukes of Xiangyang expected it. But this matter has become serious and affects the whole body. I don't dare to waste time here anymore. I must return to Xiangyang immediately to repeat the order. However, Qian
I know very little about the affairs of Xihua, so you probably don’t expect this memorial from Marquis Xu to be able to clear up the confusion in the hearts of His Majesty and other prime ministers, right?”
"Seventh Master needs to be in charge of the Shuan River Warlord, and many political affairs cannot be separated from Mr. Shi and Mr. Su. It's better for me to go with Mr. Qian!" Zhou Jing walked out from behind everyone, cupped his hands towards Qian Shangduan and said, "Zhou
Jing has seen Qian Langjun and asked Qian Langjun to go ahead. I have returned to Shuishui for the first time on the orders of Commander Jie. I still have some things to explain to Mr. Su and the others, and I will quickly catch up with Qian Langjun!"
Zhou Jing once followed Xu Huai to secretly attack Bianliang. As a candidate to go to Xiangyang to meet the Holy Spirit, he is obviously more suitable than Xu Wuqi, Shi Zhen and Su Laochang, but I heard that
Zhou Jing said that he would delay for some time before leaving. Qian Shangduan also stared at him sternly and said:
"You can't lie to me about this!"
"We won't care if Zhao Langjun talks nonsense in a hurry, but from Chushan to Jieshuai, who doesn't put his head on his waist to fight for the national calamity?" Zhou Jing said, "My Jieshuai wanted to protect Huaishang.
To avoid being invaded and ravaged by the captive soldiers, in order to buy time for Heluo soldiers and civilians to retreat southward, they did not hesitate to risk their lives to defend the isolated city. However, Mr. Zhao said that this was a willful act that was harmful to the country. Mr. Qian should not blame Guo Junhou for being desperate.
Mr. Zhao, give it a try with both fists!"
"Hmph! Whether it is harmful to the country or not, I won't argue with you until His Majesty Xiangyang and the ministers can decide whether it is harmful to the country or not!" Zhao Fan said coldly.
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"What?"
The Chui Gong Hall is located next to the Daqing Hall and is where Emperor Jianji listened to his daily affairs.
When Qian Shangduan returned to Xiangyang, Emperor Jianji was discussing with Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Hu Kai, Gu Fan, Xu Wei and others in Chui Gong Hall about moving the capital, so he directly summoned Qian Shangduan into Chui Gong Hall to repeat the decree.
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It was heard that after Xu Huai led the sneak attack troops and horses to meet up with the reinforcement troops and horses led by Xu Xin'an and other generals, they did not break out from Yingshui and go south. Instead, they sank the boats, slaughtered the cattle and horses, and stormed Xihua City with their backs against the water.
Zhu Shou, Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan, Hu Kai, Xu Wei and others were all shocked and dumbfounded.
"Why is that so?" Emperor Jianji also tried his best to suppress the turmoil in his heart and asked Qian Shangduan.
"Xu Huai sent back the memorial, but the memorial only hand-recorded a poem "Shou Suiyang" by Zhang Xun, a famous minister of the former dynasty. It should be Zhang Xun's self-description." Qian Shangduan presented Xu Huai's hand-recorded memorial.
Said, "In addition, Xu Huai also sent his subordinate Zhou Jing to return south through the enemy's blockade. I have brought him to His Highness to await your Majesty's summons. Shi Zhaofan, the commander of the Heluo camp, is also there.
His Highness requested to be summoned..."
"Then call them both in!" Emperor Jianji frowned and said.
Zhou Jing and Zhao Fan walked into the main hall to pay their respects.
Emperor Jianji issued an order to grant him a seat and asked Zhou Jing: "Xu Huai is rushing to attack Bianliang this time. He is surrounded by enemies for thousands of miles. Is everything going well?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty," Zhou Jing said, sitting on the embroidered pier, "Bianliang has fallen, and the Hehuai River has fallen into the hands of the enemy. The Shenwu Army on the left and the Xiaosheng Army on the right plan to abandon Heluo and retreat to the south by the end of the year. The enemy is strong and we are weak.
The situation has been established. Xu Hou and his generals are worried that the flanks will no longer be contained. After winter, the Red Hut cavalry will invade Linghuai with hundreds of thousands of rebels. It will be difficult to support them alone, so they have to take risks and plan a sneak attack on Bianliang, which will make it difficult for the captive troops to survive in a short time.
Use the Hehuai River as a springboard to attack Huaishang..."
"Marquis Xu used troops without authorization..." At this juncture, Zhao Fan certainly would not forget to accuse Xu Huai of using troops without authorization.
Emperor Jianji waved his hand, not intending to let Zhao Fan get entangled in these minutiae, and motioned for Zhou Jing to continue.
Zhou Jing continued: "...Thanks to His Majesty's great fortune, Xu Hou led us to cross the Yingshui River and go north. We invited volunteers from various tribes to Yanling, Weishi and other places. In mid-August, we rushed to Bianliang and killed Yang Congzong.
Ge, Xiao Heng and other enemy generals annihilated nearly ten thousand people, severely damaging the arrogance of surrendering the rebels. Then they returned from Bianliang to the south, and were surrounded and intercepted by several times of enemy troops.
Attract the rebels northward and inflict heavy losses..."
"Not to mention Jing
Marquis Sheng went north without authorization, disturbing Xiangyang, but Marquis Jingsheng made outstanding achievements in attacking Bianliang and failed in every battle. Why did he not return to Chushan after arriving in Xihua, but stayed in the north of Yingshui River to confront the enemy?"
Zhou He asked with a gloomy face.
Zhou Jing said calmly: "Marquis Xu led us to attack Bianliang, and did not forget to publicize His Majesty's kindness. The soldiers and civilians in Hehuai Province felt His Majesty's kindness and followed them in large numbers. In such a hurry, it was difficult to cross Ying to break the enemy's siege, and they could not imitate the ancients.
General, sinking the boat to strengthen the army and the people's determination to fight to the death. In addition, the captive soldiers gathered in large numbers south of the Ying River. Xu Hou was worried that even if he had the heart to abandon the soldiers and civilians in the south to cross Ying, he would not be able to drive the captive soldiers away from Ruying, and even
This would induce the captive soldiers to gather more and more between Ruying and block the way for Zheng Guogong to lead Heluo army and people to retreat south. After careful consideration, Xu Hou decided to seize Xihua and defend it at all costs. Xu Hou had 8,000 soldiers killed in Xihua.
The army had 8,000 people who had forgotten the danger, and slaughtered cattle and horses to replenish food for several months. For at least three months, the enemy troops could be firmly attracted to the banks of the Ying River and unable to move. The soldiers and civilians of Heluo could cross to the south of the Shui River.
Withdraw, don't worry about enemy harassment. Marquis Xu also ordered Zhou Jingnan to return to His Majesty the Ming Dynasty. Don't take Xihua into consideration when making decisions in Xiangyang. Even if Huaishang is not defended, Zheng Guogong will defend Nanyang, which is enough to make half of the country of Vietnam worry-free..."
After talking about the whole story of his attack on Bianliang, Zhou Jing stood up and left. After all, he was not even qualified to attend the subsequent discussions.
The Chui Gong Hall was so quiet that everyone could hear each other's breathing.
Zhao Fan came on behalf of Heluo. At the same time, the situation in Heluo was closely related to Huaishang, so he had the opportunity to stay with His Highness, but he was only qualified to listen; he was not allowed to speak at will unless anyone asked him.
Zhao Fan looked towards Zhou He and Gao Chunnian.
To be honest, if Xu Huai's life and death were ignored and Xu Huai was only ordered to guard more than ten thousand soldiers and tens of thousands of captive soldiers firmly attracted to the banks of the Ying River, the Heluo soldiers and civilians could seize this window of time to complete the evacuation.
But the question is, is Emperor Jianji willing to give up Xu Huai?
"Marquis Jingsheng is loyal and righteous, which is admirable. Even if he does some willful things, it cannot be considered a big mistake," Zhou He looked at Emperor Jianji and said, "But under the current situation, the retreat of Heluo soldiers and civilians to the south cannot be delayed any longer.
Go down! Marquis Jingsheng recorded Zhang Xun’s poems and expressed his will, and your majesty will take it as complete!"
"Marquis Jingsheng rushed to Bianliang and shook the Hehuai River. Although reinforcements from the captives are still gathering between Ruying and Ruying, it will only be more difficult to get food and crops, and it will be difficult to calm down," Xu Wei stood up and said to the Emperor Jian.
, "If I, a talented man from Vietnam, can calmly face the national calamity like Marquis Jingsheng and gather the soldiers and horses from Heluo, Nanyang, and Xiangyang, why should we fear that the captive soldiers will gather in Ruying?"
"Does Mr. Xu really think that this is a good opportunity for the imperial court to make a desperate attempt to defeat Ru Ying with the enemy troops?" Gao Chunnian looked at Xu Wei and asked, "If defending the war was really so easy, how could Bianliang fall into the enemy's hands?"
Soldiers? This is really not the time to be impulsive!"
"In another two months, the Hehuai River will be frozen, and there will be hundreds of thousands of red cavalry running across Ruying without any obstruction. If we gather the soldiers and horses from Heluo, Nanyang, and Xiangyang, we will probably still be defeated," Gu Fan Chao Jian succeeded
The emperor cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you should think twice before you act!"
Zhou He looked at Hu Kai who was silent. He didn't want him to remain silent at this juncture, and asked: "In the opinion of the Prime Minister, can the soldiers and horses gathered in Heluo, Nanyang, and Xiangyang break the siege of Xihua and bring Marquis Jingsheng to Xihua?"
