Mr. Chen looked at the people outside the city who were held hostage by the rebels. From this, it can be seen that the rebels went all the way south and suffered disasters for the people wherever they passed.
The people suffered, and their supplies were captured by the rebels. This was the source of the rebels' food and grass.
This is also the difference between imperial officers and soldiers and rebels.
The imperial officers and soldiers had no choice but to ask for food and grass from the government, but the rebels had no worries and directly raised food and grass locally.
The rebels are actually more mobile outside the city than they are defending the city.
Defending the city can only protect the food and grass consumption within the city, but while the rebels are besieging the city, they can search for food and grass from surrounding counties if they are short of food and grass. The food and grass will be continuously replenished. In the end, it is really uncertain who will be consumed and who will die!
In the palace, the new emperor glared at the ministers standing below.
His figure was extremely thin, and if he wasn't wrapped in a big cloak, his figure would not be much different from that of a paper man.
It can be seen that the emperor is also a high-risk profession!
"The rebels have surrounded the city. Do you have any good strategies to deal with the enemy?"
Seeing the silence of the ministers below, the new emperor roared: "Why, you are mute! Aren't you usually very eloquent with your mouths?"
Seeing that the emperor was agitated, Zuopushe had no choice but to go out and bow and salute: "Your Majesty, we are now under siege. What we can do now is to mobilize all our troops to defend the city, try to delay as much time as possible, and wait for the arrival of other state capitals.
Soldiers and horses come to the rescue."
The new emperor nodded and could only pray that reinforcements would arrive soon: "In the following days, the whole city will be under martial law. Let the soldiers guarding the city strengthen their vigilance. Zhi Jinwu will strengthen inspections. Anyone who behaves suspiciously, no matter what their identity, will be arrested by me.
Throw him into the prison of the Ministry of Justice!"
"yes!"
Zuo Pushe bowed to accept the order, and at the same time he felt relieved. Fortunately, the emperor was not crazy today.
The atmosphere in the hall was stagnant for a moment, just like everyone's mood, it was extremely heavy.
The storm is coming, where to go?
The new emperor didn't like this atmosphere very much. He frowned and said, "I will tell you my decree again. Let Youzhou troops and Jizhou troops encircle for reinforcements. Attack Yanzhou and Qingzhou from the north, and go straight to the rear of the rebels. At the same time, let Xuzhou troops
Ma will attack Yuzhou from the flank, disperse some of the rebel forces, and reduce the pressure on Jiankang!"
It can be said that this strategy of the new emperor is very effective. If the soldiers and horses of the three states mentioned above really act according to their will, the rebels will really not dare to stay in Jiankang for too long in order to encircle Wei and save Zhao if there is a fire in the backyard.
"Your Majesty, do you want to send another decree to urge Jingzhou's governor Yuan Rujiang to have Jingzhou's soldiers and horses rush to Yangzhou's aid?"
Zuo Pushe thought of Yuan Rujiang in Jingzhou, who was the world's granary, and didn't want him to live too leisurely, so he proposed to the emperor.
In fact, the fastest and most effective people to rush to Yangzhou's rescue were the Jingzhou soldiers and Xuzhou soldiers and horses who rescued Jiankang.
Since Xuzhou soldiers and horses want to harass the rebels from the flanks, how can Yuan Rujiang, who is sitting in a land of plenty, have time to spare?
The new emperor very much agreed with his proposal: "A decree was sent to Yuan Rujiang, the governor of Jingzhou, and he was asked to lead the army. The troops were divided into two groups, marching all the way north to attack Yuzhou, delaying the pace of the following rebels, and marching all the way south to Yangzhou to relieve the difficulties of Jiankang."
After Zuo Pushe heard the order, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. The emperor was more ruthless than him. He just didn't want Yuan Rujiang to be too leisurely and find something for him to do.
But the emperor wants Yuan Rujiang's lifeblood. What are the chances of Jingzhou's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses winning against the rebel army's 300,000 soldiers?
Even though 300,000 yuan is too much, just halving it to 150,000 yuan is still a big difference.
Tens of thousands versus hundreds of thousands, isn't this just giving food to someone?
The loss of soldiers and horses in Jingzhou is equivalent to the death of Yuan Rujiang. After all, in the last years of the dynasty, having soldiers and food in hand is the only way to survive.
On the seventh day after Jiankang was besieged, Yuan Rujiang, the governor of Jingzhou, received the emperor's order.
After receiving the emperor's decree, he did not get furious as Zuo Pushe imagined, but calmly handed the decree to several aides in hand for review.
"What do you think of this?"
After the staff read it, they forwarded it to several generals.
"I didn't expect that a year is about to end and I can still receive the emperor's decree. Didn't he think that this decree would delay us all from having a reunion dinner?"
The first person to speak after reading the decree was a fierce general under Yuan Rujiang and the general in charge of local military affairs in Runan, Yuan Mingxian!
When King Qian passed through Jingzhou, he was responsible for escorting him all the way. Xia Jing had a good impression of him, but she regretted that he was loyal to Yuan Rujiang.
After hearing what he said, Yuan Rujiang laughed and scolded: "You foodie, we are talking about serious matters now."
Yuan Mingxian curled his lips slightly and said nonchalantly: "People are like iron, and rice is like steel. If you don't eat one meal, you will feel hungry. Eating is a major event in life, and having a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve is even more important."
As for the emperor, does it matter whether he is alive or dead?
In fact, it would be better to die.
Only after death can these generals be put to use. When the heroes compete for hegemony, it is the time for them to show their true qualities as men.
Everyone else was speechless by his natural words. This is the truth, but do you need to declare it with your mouth?
"If we act according to the emperor's will, all our soldiers and horses in Jingzhou will go to the front line. It can be seen that the emperor is really anxious. He has not considered who will guarantee the safety of the rear if all the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou go to the front line."
The staff brought the topic back on track.
Although on the surface they only have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses according to the regulations of the court, privately everyone has backup plans.
"Yes, we cannot act according to the emperor's will, otherwise our rear will be empty. If the enemy takes advantage of the situation, we will lose our base camp."
Yuan Mingxian said again: "According to the emperor's will, the most worrying thing is Beidi occupying the capital area. As for Yizhou and Lingnan, Yizhou is also on guard against the Beidi troops occupying the capital area, but they cannot take care of our Jingzhou; Lingnan
, we will become in-laws with you immediately.”
At this point, Yuan Mingxian paused and remembered, "The emperor sent us a decree, but did he send a decree to Lingnan? According to the distance between them, he should be closer to Lingnan."
Yuan Rujiang looked at him with a half-smile, "How about you write a letter to remind the emperor?"
Yuan Mingxian: "."
"As long as you're not afraid that the Lingnan guy will put you on his enemy list!" Yuan Rujiang snorted coldly.
The staff member wanted to scold Yuan Mingxian when he opened his mouth. He finally got the topic on the right track, but he got it off track again.
He had to speak again: "The emperor's decree is obviously unreasonable. How should we act next? Do you have any good suggestions?"
After hearing the question, everyone looked at Yuan Rujiang.
Everyone felt that this decree was a bit like a hot potato. They could not ignore Jiankang's decree, but they could not act entirely according to his wishes. This balance was a bit difficult to balance.
"Each yamen performs its own duties. The soldiers and horses of other guard posts remain stationary and still stick to their respective posts. Runan Guard Post is the closest guard post to Yangzhou. Reinforcement of Jiankang will be left to Ming Xian. I hope you will not be disappointed.
Everyone hopes!" Yuan Rujiang made a decision directly.
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