Zhu Hang looked up at the towering ancient ginkgo tree with withered branches and leaves in front of the Chui Gong Hall. Although it was tall, it was made even more desolate by the hazy sky.
Although he was one of the Nine Qings, the Qing of Honglu Temple, Zhu Hang had forgotten how many days he had not walked through the palace gate. However, when he was summoned to the Chui Gong Palace this time, he was not at all happy, but rather worried.
He knew that there must have been a big change that caught Emperor Shaolong, Wang Boqian, Yang Maoyan, and Wei Chujun by surprise, and he was summoned to Chui Gong Hall again.
Hundreds of thousands of captive soldiers entered Huaixi and were killing and plundering wantonly. Although the government had already formulated countermeasures, a major change that was difficult to deal with had occurred. Zhu Hang guessed that there must be a big loophole in some link.
Therefore, Emperor Shaolong sent his palace attendants to summon him, and Zhu Hang also came over anxiously.
Zhu Hang was about to follow the palace attendants to lead him to Chui Gong Hall, when he saw Wang Fan and Zheng Tu walking in from the palace gate under the guidance of two palace attendants.
Although Wang Fan was involved in political affairs and ranked in the prime minister's position, as Xu Huai's father-in-law, he was actually excluded from the political hall and had no chance to enter this palace.
Seeing Wang Fan and Zheng Tu appear at the same time, Zhu Hang realized that the situation was not good: this must be a big change, and the imperial court had to bow to Jingxiang!
Wang Fan is Zhu Hang's brother-in-law. Although he has avoided suspicion and deliberately reduced contact with him in the past three or four years, he will not ignore him when he meets him.
Zhu Hang stood there, waiting for Wang Fan and Zheng Tu to come over and asked in a low voice: "Do you know what happened?"
Wang Fan said vaguely: "Some time ago, Jingxiang and Xiang noticed that the captive soldiers were frequently active in the west of Luzhou, and something strange happened. They were worried that the captive king, Tu Ge, might gather the main force of the navy to raid Jianye. A few days ago, they made a special report to say this -
Before entering the palace, I heard that the prime minister, Yang Xianggong, had brought his family into the city from Zhuangzi outside the city. I am afraid that Xu Huai was unlucky, right?"
"ah?"
Zhu Hang seemed to have been slapped with a stick. He suppressed the shock in his heart and asked in shock,
"How is this possible? Didn't the Navy even notice it? Where is the Lubing Navy already?"
"Looking at the Prime Minister, Mr. Yang and the others are so eager to connect the family to the city. It should not be far away." Wang Fan said.
Jianye City is relatively small. The capital was suddenly moved here. The ministries and departments needed to occupy a large area. Some of the imperial guards needed to be stationed in the city. They also had to make room to build the palace. The space left for the princes and ministers to build mansions was extremely small.
limited.
Therefore, in recent years, many princes and ministers have successively carried out large-scale construction projects within the scope of the outer outline planning. However, with the constant war, Jianye has not been able to spare enough financial resources to build outer outlines. Therefore, these houses are outside the protection of the Jianye City Wall.
Now that the enemy might raid Jianye, if you knew the news in advance, why didn't you rush to bring your family into the city?
"It's not just a small family. Looking at their posture, they wish they could move the entire village into the city. The carriages and horses transporting household items early in the morning blocked the Caopu Gate!" Zheng Tu stood aside and said coldly.
Said coldly.
Zhu Hang was so angry that his hands and feet were a little cold. Wang Boqian and Yang Maoyan were in charge of military affairs, and the other was in charge of Suwei Forbidden Army and Jianye Navy. When they heard that the enemy was raiding, they quietly connected Jiaxiao into the city. It was understandable, but they were so panicked.
, when everyone needs to work together, they actually want to move all the belongings outside the city in, and block the city gate because there are too many cars and horses to transport the belongings. What kind of thing is this?
Zhu Hang suppressed his anger and walked to Chui Gong Hall with Wang Fan and Zheng Tu. After entering the hall, he saw Emperor Shao Long sitting behind the imperial desk, Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Wang Boqian, Yang Maoyan, Liu Yan, Wei Chujun and others.
All are there.
"Your Majesty, Wang Fan and Zhu Hang, come to see your Majesty!" Zhu Hang and Wang Fan and Zheng Tu came forward to pay homage.
Zheng Tu had the lowest status and was not qualified to state his name. Fortunately, he was not missed when he was given a seat, so he would not be stuck in the palace.
Emperor Shaolong remained silent, looking like he was carefully studying the map. Instead, Wang Boqian whispered the current situation to Zhu Han, and Wang Fan knew:
"In the early morning, reports from Haimen County on the Huaidong Road reported that a large number of pirate ships had invaded the river mouth and were marching westward along the river; while there were nearly 20,000 captive soldiers in Huaixi, and the soldiers were divided into Shucheng County and pointed their swords at the Yangtze River with the intention of joining them.
The navy crossed the river and headed south - Marquis Xu had written a memorial four days ago to express this possibility. Although the Privy Council also strengthened their vigilance at the river mouth, they did not expect that the rebel navy would be so ferocious, and they were somewhat caught off guard..."
Liu Yan looked over and said: "I thought about it carefully, maybe there is no need to worry too much. The fierceness of the captive soldiers is extremely shocking, and the world must be shocked and worried. But since the captive soldiers are taking the wrong direction, their fate is doomed."
The battle line cannot be maintained for a long time and will be full of loopholes. The most important thing for us now is not to let the thieves' surprise attack disrupt the position and let them seize the opportunity of quick victory - the longer the time goes on, the more disadvantages they will have.
Exposed. Xu Huai is good at using strange weapons, and Wang Xiang should know better about this."
"That's true. I once heard Xu Huai say that the key to a sword taking a sideways approach and an army taking a dangerous path is to make a quick victory!" Wang Fan nodded and said.
??????????????? Seeing Wang Fan praising him, Liu Yan added: "Our division is not as good as the captured soldiers in field battles, and we are most afraid of having the idea of a quick victory. Instead, we should do the opposite."
To do it - if you can defend it, if you can hold the wall and clear the field, hold the wall and clear the field. If you want to surrender the enemy's troops without fighting, the two cities of Hefei and Shouchun are the most important. As long as these two cities are not lost, the main force of the Chihu East Road army will have no choice.
Calmly go south, with only 30,000 to 40,000 troops, even if they really cross the river, they will not be able to capture Jianye! On the contrary, as time goes on, when King Qin's soldiers and horses from all walks of life arrive in a steady stream, the rebel army will not retreat.
Then you can make them die without a burial place."
Wang Fan pondered for a moment, and did not hide that he had guessed the raid by the pirate navy before entering the palace. He directly said to Emperor Shaolong: "In my opinion, your majesty should make Liu Hou take charge of the defense of Jianye and along the river. As long as it ensures
If Jian Ye is not lost, the bandits who cross the river will at most burn, kill, and loot, and they will inevitably escape in a hurry before the soldiers and horses of King Qin from all directions come around. Luzhou is the most critical point for the connection between the main force of the bandits and their attacking partial divisions.
, as Liu Hou said, there is indeed no room for failure. In the opinion of the minister, your majesty should order Xu Pu, Xie Zhong, Liang Wenjiang and other generals to guard the city tightly to prevent the rebels from taking advantage of the opportunity. In addition, Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai will lead the elite.
The reinforcements will slowly advance eastward through the north of the Yangtze River, and peek at the enemy's flank in the east of Qianshan - from what I can see, the crisis in front of me is not difficult to solve!"
Emperor Shaolong raised his head and did not look at Liu Yan. It was obvious that Liu Yan had stated his opinion when he went to Chui Gong Hall. Emperor Shaolong just stared at Wang Fan with dark eyes for a while before looking at Zhou He. Gao Chunnian
Wang Boqian, Yang Maoyan and others asked: "What do you think of Wang Qing's proposal?"
"The bandit army will reach Jianye in two days at the latest. Will it be inconvenient to change generals before the battle?" Wang Boqian was in a hurry and couldn't figure out what Emperor Shaolong was thinking. He meant to put aside his feelings for Liu Yan for the time being.
The reason for suspicion is that this strategy came from Wang Fan, who felt that the problem between Liu Yan and Jingxiang was bigger, and his attitude against Liu Yan taking over the construction of the Ye defense line was not so firm.
"I am indeed not very familiar with the defense of the capital. Please allow me to go to Luzhou to supervise the war." Liu Yan realized that Wang Boqian and the others did not want him to be in charge of the defense of the capital, but he was more anxious not to build Ye in the capital, so he said, "
As long as Luzhou is not lost, the rebel army will definitely not be able to cause any trouble!"
At this time, Liu Yan was also very worried that Xu Pu would act blindly and be easily taken advantage of by the soldiers. He needed a minister with high determination to be there to ensure that nothing goes wrong. At this juncture, Liu Yan did not care about avoidance and humility, and directly recommended him.
Own.
Wang Fan also looked at Emperor Shao Long with suspicion in his eyes. He sat up straight, as if waiting for Emperor Shao Long's Holy Judgment.
"What does Prime Minister Zhou think?" Emperor Shaolong looked at Zhou He and asked.
Zhou He glanced at Wang Fan. Wang Fan had already guessed that the bandits were attacking from the river mouth without concealing it. It was not surprising.
In his opinion, Xu Huaishu had written a memorial to mention this matter a few days ago, so it was impossible that he had not exchanged letters with his father-in-law. However, exactly like this, the words of Wang Fan and Liu Yan sounded more like they were singing in harmony:
Their purpose is to help Liu Yan go to Luzhou and regain control of the Youxiaosheng Army?
The capital city located in the south of the Yangtze River was severely invaded by the Japanese soldiers during this battle. It would not be easy to remove Liu Yan's military power next.
The imperial court was unable to find a suitable excuse in a short period of time, especially since the siege of Shouchun had not yet been lifted.
What's more important is that the reinforcements from all over the world have arrived. After relieving the siege of Jianye, it is logical to go north to Luzhou and accept Liu Yan's command to relieve the siege of Shouchun.
Is this the fundamental purpose of Wang Fan and Liu Yan's harmony?
"The old minister thinks that what Liu Hou and the prince said is true. The key to resolving the current crisis is that we cannot mess up our position. As long as we can defend Jianye, there is nothing to fear. Even if Huaidong and Huaixi fall, we still have the great river
As a feudal lord,"
???????????????Zhou He said slowly,
"Besides, Xu Pu, Xie Zhong, Liang Wenjiang and the generals who have led their troops to Luzhou are all experienced generals in the battlefield. They may not be able to kill the enemy as well as Liu Hou and Jingsheng Hou, but they are not as good as Liu Hou and Jingsheng Hou.
As for a strong city like Hefei that cannot be defended for a month or two. Like the previous Huainan Conference, Han Hou did not defend Shouchun for half a year and never lost an inch of the city? From what the veteran has seen, Liu Hou should stay
Jian Ye is the most important thing to assist Duke Yang in guarding the capital!"
"..." Liu Yan didn't care about avoiding suspicion, and said directly without hesitation, "Xu Pu can guard Hefei alone, so there should be no problem. However, in addition to the Youxiaosheng army mainly stationed in Hefei, Luzhou already has more than 30,000 Jingnan troops.
When the reinforcements from Jingbei are stationed, Xu Pu may not be able to use his hands like an arm, so it would be more appropriate for him to go as a humble minister."
"Since you said there is no problem for Xu Pu to guard Hefei, then send an order to Xu Pu and the generals who have arrived in Luzhou to guard Zhucheng Walled City and wait for help!" Emperor Shaolong waved his hand, and said after calming down the panic in his heart, "
Your Majesty, it would be better for you to think more about how the capital can prevent thieves! Should you send the navy into the river to fight now?"
Seeing that Emperor Shaolong decided that he should be Yang Maoyan's assistant, Liu Yan felt somewhat depressed, but he could not argue that Yang Maoyan was not good enough - besides, as Wang Boqian was the Privy Council envoy, he was more qualified to preside over the defense line of the capital than he, the deputy Privy Council envoy.
Liu Yan said:
"Since we have agreed to resolve the crisis and wait for the reinforcements of King Qin from all directions to arrive, the navy should not rush into battle with the rebel navy. It can go upstream to Chizhou or Huangzhou and wait for Ge Guogong or Xuhou to lead their troops to help, and then turn around
It would be safer to rush to Jianye together!"
Emperor Shaolong separated Zhang Xin, Ling Jian and others from the Gyeonggi Suwei Forbidden Army and Jianye Navy, and replaced a group of generals at that time. Later, the Gyeonggi Suwei Forbidden Army and Jianye Navy were mainly composed of the prime minister and the imperial envoy Zhou
Crane supervision.
Afterwards, Yang Maoyan took over the dispatch of the imperial envoy from Zhou He and became the actual commander of the Gyeonggi Su Guards and the Jianye Navy, and also replaced a number of generals.
The Imperial Guards in Gyeonggi Province defended the city of Jianye. Liu Yan didn't think there would be any big problems. The bandits came in a hurry. They didn't have enough food, and they probably didn't have too many siege equipment. But the Jianye Navy
The two years were relatively chaotic, and the combat effectiveness declined sharply. Liu Yan felt that there was some risk of unexpected events when he took the initiative to intercept the rebel navy downstream of Jianye.
He even advocated avoiding the battle to the end, allowing the main force of the Jianye Navy to advance westward along the Yangtze River to avoid the possibility of fighting with the rebels on the Yangtze River. When more and more reinforcements arrived, the Jianye Navy would cooperate with the reinforcements to fight, and the chance of victory would be
