Chapter 154: There are galloping and persevering along the way
Soldiers and horses galloped on the snow-covered road, and as far as the eye could see, there were no pedestrians in the countryside.
Ever since the news spread that the rebels in the capital were about to fight against Linzhou, the walls of various places were cleared, people fled in all directions, and the state capitals were closed to traffic.
The atmosphere in Chenzhou, which is far away from Linzhou and separated by several mountains and rivers, is also tense. Although the city is not closed, entry and exit are strictly checked. When they see the galloping soldiers and horses approaching, the people panic to avoid it and point to the flags flying among the soldiers and horses.
Qi, Qinghai.
This is the soldiers and horses of the Southeast Road, and the people of Chenzhou are already familiar with it, although this place originally belonged to central Guizhou.
After the rebellion broke out in central Guizhou, Jiannan Road and Southeast Road worked together to put down the rebellion, and eventually the two roads occupied central Guizhou respectively. Chenzhou originally belonged to Jiannan Road, but Longyou Road asked Southeast Road to help manage it...
The three roads are coming and going in a chaotic manner, and the people don't know what's going on. In short, all the soldiers and horses of the Southeast Road are here now.
The galloping soldiers and horses entered the government office smoothly. There were mostly soldiers and generals coming and going in the government office. The officials lowered their heads and were busy and inconspicuous. There were people sitting in the main hall of the government office, watching a few soldiers and generals pointing at the map.
"Captain, Governor Xiang's letter." The letter soldier came forward and held up an urgent letter.
Qi Shan took it and opened it to look at.
"Does Governor Xiang want us to go to war?" asked the soldiers nearby.
What was written in the letter was very simple. Qi Shan glanced at it and put it down. In fact, he knew it even without reading it: "The enemy is facing us. How can we be without our brave soldiers and brave generals on the Southeast Road?"
The soldiers all laughed.
"An Qingzhong claims to have 100,000 troops, but it's actually about 50,000." A soldier said, "Ande Zhong here in western Zhejiang has assembled less than 40,000 troops."
"Linzhou actually has 100,000 soldiers and horses. We can send 30,000 troops to fight." Another soldier said.
Qi Shan nodded, 30,000 soldiers and horses was no problem for the Southeast Road, but 30,000 soldiers and horses was not a small number either.
"How much does it cost on Jiannan Road?" he asked.
A general read the letter: "Zhang An and Wang Lin asked Jiannan Road for soldiers and horses to support Linzhou, but Governor Xiang did not ask for troops from Jiannan Road. Zhang An and Wang Lin were guarding Linzhou City. If Jiannan
Even if Tao's soldiers and horses go, they will only go there."
"Then there is no need for them to contribute." Qi Shan patted the armrest and said with a smile, "It is enough for us to cooperate with Governor Xiang."
The war was urgent, so Qi Shan divided his troops in the hall and prepared food and fodder before setting off. Before leaving, Qi Shan called the general.
"Most of the rebels from the capital are Fan Yang's troops." He whispered, "These Fan Yang's troops came all the way from Ankang Mountain. They are extremely fierce. We are not afraid of them, but you have to be more vigilant. We can't keep our heads down.
When someone uses a gun as a weapon, hit them when you can, and when you can't..."
He patted the general on the shoulder and spoke earnestly.
"Every soldier and general is our hard work."
The general understood, Su Rong should be.
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Soldiers and horses galloped outside the Pengcheng camp where the vegetation was still thick, and there were fireworks burning in the distance, indicating that a battle had just occurred.
The soldiers and horses of the large camp deployed along the river stood in wait, and most of them were wounded.
The soldiers and horses heading to Linzhou from western Zhejiang had to pass through their Jiangnan Road, and their momentum was constantly increasing. In the past few days, battles had occurred again and again, and thousands of people had been killed or injured.
A group of soldiers and horses galloped from behind. Among them, Li Minghua was wearing a red cloak, and there were several maids wearing cotton armor and carrying swords on their backs. Everyone was used to seeing women marching into the military camp on the battlefield, but it was inexplicably even more strange.
Share courage.
If they are not even afraid of women, why should they be afraid of men?
"Miss Minghua." The general stationed at Pengcheng Camp came over to greet her, his expression a bit solemn.
Without any empty politeness, Li Minghua asked directly: "How many more rebels are there?"
"There are tens of thousands of people coming continuously." General Pengcheng said, looking at the map, he smiled bitterly, "Miss Minghua, we can't stop them, they are constantly making detours."
"Letting them take a detour is victory." Li Minghua said, "These are the rebels who are going to attack Linzhou. The few people we can kill will reduce the number of threats in Linzhou. If we can make them take a long detour and delay a few days, Linzhou will be safer.
A few days.”
"I understand what Miss Minghua means." General Pengcheng patted his chest, "I have never been afraid, let alone blocking the passing rebels like this. Even if all the rebels in western Zhejiang rushed towards me in Jiangnan Road, I would not retreat until I died.
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Li Minghua said: "In today's world, retreating means death. It is better to fight to the death."
General Pengcheng nodded, hesitated and said, "I wonder what's happening on the Huainan Road?"
Jiangnan Road, Huainan Road, and Zhexi Road are connected, but Zhejiang Road passes through Jiangnan Road. On the one hand, the distance here is indeed closer, but who doesn't say that Zhejiang West Road is picking on the weak?
Huainan Road has stronger troops and horses than Jiangnan Road. If the rebels from western Zhejiang had forced their way through there, maybe not a single person would have been able to bypass it now.
It stands to reason that Huainan Road should provide support no matter what.
"Zhou Brigade led the Chu army to guard against the rebels in Jiyuan." Li Minghua said, "About 10,000 rebels from western Zhejiang broke through there."
Zhou Lu led the soldiers and horses of Huainan Road. Since coming to aid, he has stayed in Jiangnan Road to help them fight and defend. At this time, he was guarding another important line of defense.
Huainan Road cannot send all its soldiers and horses to assist Jiangnan Road. To be fair, if there are rebels in any of the nearby defense roads, General Pengcheng will not bring his soldiers and horses to assist...
"I mean, these rebels are not raging in our area, but they are going to Linzhou to cause trouble." General Pengcheng explained, "It is an urgent matter, and we are fighting hard, but we can't stop it..."
"All we can do is fight hard locally." Li Minghua said, looking at the map, "Huainan Road is different. In addition to fighting locally, they can also send troops and horses to help. Can we do that?"
Of course not! General Pengcheng stopped talking.
"They can do and be able to do bigger and more important things. We can't compare with them, nor can we ask them to do what they ask of us." Li Minghua said, "We can't rely too much on others."
General Pengcheng didn't blush when a little girl told him that this little girl was a member of Governor Li's family, and her family education was closely related! General Pengcheng no longer thought about Governor Li's death. Little Governor Li was only thirteen years old, so he nodded solemnly.
"Miss Minghua is right." He said solemnly and looked at the map, "Linzhou is in danger, and Mrs. Chu will definitely rush to help."
Probably so, Li Minghua thought to himself. Mrs. Chu only told her this time that Jiangnan Road would be in danger, but don't be afraid. The purpose of these rebels is to cross the border, so they should do their best and not go all out to die together.
This time the letter was written a little stiffly and lacked the tenderness of the past. I don’t know whether it was because of the haste or because she asked some questions about Lian Xiaojun.
Mrs. Chu Guo's last reply was a little angry, saying that Lian Xiaojun was her friend and Miss Minghua was also her friend. The reason why she became friends with Lian Xiaojun and Miss Minghua was because she had a romantic relationship with them.
It's not because of the causal relationship between Lian Xiaojun and Miss Minghua.
The letter also sent the origin of Lian Xiaojun. She checked it for her and told her clearly that Lian Xiaojun was indeed the Tongjiang Lian clan.
Now that you both know each other's identity and there is no deceit, the next thing is between you.
Li Minghua thought for a while and wrote back to Mrs. Chu to explain that the matter between Li Lian and his family was a matter between Li Lian and his family, not between her and Mrs. Chu.
Mrs. Chu Guo did not reply again.
And then until this time, the news came that the rebels were about to attack Linzhou.
Although the letter was written stiffly, like a person with a straight face, what he said were words of concern.
Thinking of this, she felt sour and couldn't help laughing.
"Captain Li must also support Linzhou." General Pengcheng saw the smile on Li Minghua's face and asked hurriedly.
Although supporting Linzhou is a dangerous thing, in today's world, wealth and honor are sought in danger, and a big victory is a great achievement.
When it came to this, Li Minghua didn't say anything. She also asked Li Mingyu how many troops and horses would be reinforced in Jiannan Road. Mingyu wrote her back and said that she was waiting for arrangements from Han Xu and the court... Do you still need to wait for arrangements at this time?
That means there are other plans.
She didn't know what it was. Li Minghua couldn't figure it out and didn't think about it. She just did what she should do.
"Instruct all the state guards within the territory to guard against the rebels and guard the gates," she said.
Li Minghua didn't expect the guards from all over Jiangnan Province to be brave and capable in fighting. The Chu army traveled around to help, but it was good enough that the original guards from Jiangnan Province could defend the city without disorder. She didn't ask for more.
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A maid beside him responded, holding a knife to convey the message to the Xinbing soldiers.
The letter soldiers galloped to various parts of Jiangnan Road.
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"Who!"
At a fort in Tanzhou, Jiangnan Province, I was immediately frightened when I saw the endless soldiers and horses running towards me.
"Didn't you say that the rebels passed by Pengcheng and Yuan Ji? Why are they here too? Didn't the two sides stop them?"
Then they can't stop it!
"The Qing navy from the southeastern province rushed to our aid."
Loud shouts came from the rushing troops and horses, and the leading soldier held the flag high.
Hearing the southeast road, the defenders breathed a sigh of relief and finally dared to look at the imperial flag carefully. In addition to the Qing navy flag, there was indeed a bright yellow tiger talisman imperial flag...
As long as they are not rebels.
The guard quickly opened the passage and watched the groups of cavalry galloping through, and then the groups of auxiliary troops. The auxiliary troops did not rush past, but stopped and said: "Please prepare food and grass to assist the battle."
They still have to give them food and fodder, and they don't have much leftover food. But looking at the imperial flag on the baggage train for mobilizing troops, it clearly says that military affairs are urgent. Those who see the flag will do everything possible.
The generals of the Tanzhou Fort Guard did not hesitate and sent the stored grain and grass quickly to avoid delaying the opponent's departure. In addition to the grain and grass, they also asked for some soldiers and horses to serve as escorts and assistance.
The troops and troops on the Southeast Road didn't stay long, and moved forward in half a day...
The commander of the cavalry galloping forward looked back and saw in the distance that the baggage trains were as high as a hill, and there were obviously more horses and auxiliary soldiers. He nodded with satisfaction.
"The imperial troop deployment order is really useful." He said, and told the lieutenants on the side, "We must use it more."
The lieutenants responded with a smile.
"By the way, sir." A deputy general thought of something, "The scouts have discovered that Yuan and Jizhou are fighting against the rebels in western Zhejiang. These rebels are going to aid the rebels in the capital through Jiangnan Road. Do we want to go and help them?"
?Make a contribution first?"
The general sighed.
"I'm just trying to make a fool of myself here! Whose fault is it?" He flicked his whip and said, "Go to Linzhou quickly!"