Three hundred and ninetieth chapters will be disciples
A string of flames burned in his chest, which also burned away the frustration of Xinchang Hou Li Pu, but he also knew that at this time he could not replace his eldest brother in the hearts of Li Xiu and other Li family athletes, and even his youngest son had been there since he was a child.
He has been taught by his eldest brother, so he will not listen to him and violate his eldest brother's will.
However, he has plenty of time, and the elder brother's body probably won't last much longer.
Sometimes time is really a good thing. Who would have thought that God Blessed Emperor would die at the hands of women and children, without even any room for struggle?
Thinking of this, Xinchang Hou Li Pu cheered up and said to Li Xiu: "I can understand your father's thoughts, but Han Qian has completely angered the Chuzhou Army, and he is incompatible with An Ning Palace. Maoshan may not be so easy to defend!"
"Father said the same thing, he just wants us to do our best." Li Xiu said, splitting the bright silver spear into two pieces and putting them into the leather bag on the horse's back.
"Perhaps we can persuade Han Qian to lead his troops to withdraw eastward?" Li Pu said after considering.
The eldest brother hid around. He did not expect that Li Xiu and the guards would listen to his words and act, so he had to settle for the second best in everything.
He believed that as long as Li Xiu met Han Qian and was willing to work with him to put pressure on Han Qian, he believed that Han Qian might not be stubborn enough to defend Maoshan.
He could not see any possibility of success in defending Maoshan. Retreating to Xuanzhou in the south or to the shore of Taihu Lake would have the same containment effect on the Chuzhou Army and Anning Palace, but their situation would be safer.
Li Xiu said: "I also asked my father. My father said that it is unrealistic for 40,000 to 50,000 old, weak, women and children to evacuate to Xuanzhou or to the shores of Taihu Lake, either before or after the attack on Danyang..."
"Why did the old prince say that?" Chen Mingsheng couldn't help but ask.
"The main reason is that Han Qian has too few troops, and the 40,000 to 50,000 old, weak, women and children need a lot of grain every day," Li Xiu explained. "The troops are too small. Even if there is no enemy threat, Han Qian leads
The local capital can only gather grain in a narrow area, and the amount of grain required is extremely large, which means that excessive amounts of grain must be collected from a narrow area, which will inevitably cause strong local backlash and resistance, and eventually it will soon
He intensified conflicts with local forces and started fighting."
Li Pu can still understand this point.
There are too few troops and there are too many old, weak, women and children in need of protection, which means that they can only control a very limited area to survive.
Assuming they can control the area of a county, not counting other supplies, they will need to requisition 30,000 to 40,000 shi of grain from this county every month. They will need 200,000 shi of grain in half a year, and more than 400,000 shi of grain in a year.
, doesn’t this force everyone from the local tyrants to the ordinary people in this county to have no way to survive, so they jump out to fight with them?
There are too many old, weak, women and children, which requires too much food and is too burdensome.
Yanling Port, as a water and land terminal and a thoroughfare, is a place with a lot of grain stores. There are many grain shops and warehouses that store a lot of grain. However, after they were stationed for two months, they still emptied the grain stores on Yanling.
If the old, weak, women and children were abandoned, leaving only 3,000 remnant soldiers to feed themselves on the shores of Taihu Lake, how could this possibly be a problem?
As for the 3,000 soldiers and horses, and the capture of 1,400 to 500 war horses, their mobility has been enhanced. They can fight when they can and retreat when they can't, but with 40,000 to 50,000 old, weak, women and children, their movement speed will be slow.
It took nearly 50,000 women and children an entire day to evacuate from Yanling to Maoshan, a distance of only twenty miles.
"That's what I say, but with so many old and weak women staying in Maoshan, and they will have to collect food from surrounding villages in the future, won't it also intensify conflicts with the local government?" Chen Mingsheng asked.
Even though Han Qian had made arrangements in advance, they currently only had enough food in hand to consume for a month.
"I asked my father the same thing. My father said that Han Qian might be able to fight for a chance to survive! Furthermore, defending a mountain is more convenient than defending a city. The area where a small number of soldiers and horses can move will be wider..." Li Xiu said.
"Since your father has made up his mind, I still have more than a hundred elite men available, so I will work with you as a team to see how Han Qian can survive!" Li Pu said.
"That's very good." Li Xiu said.
Although he would not violate his father's will, he could not bear to see his second uncle being bullied by Han Qian. It was the best choice for them to join forces. Anyway, they brought more than 400 horses with more than 300 people this time, so they could
Give even part to the second uncle and the others; if the situation is really irreversible, they will have to escort the second uncle and the others to break out of the siege.
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Han Qian and Yuan Guowei rushed to the west foot of Xiaomao Peak with a dozen guards to meet Li Xiu and Li Qi.
As the first general who founded the Chu Kingdom, Li Yu had served as an official and retired to Hongzhou for many years, but his influence in the court was always there. As the direct brother of Xinchang Hou Li Pu, it was impossible for Han Qian not to pay attention to Li Yu and the Prince of East Zhejiang Province.
The movements of other characters.
Li Yu was born with five sons, two of whom died in infancy and one died in battle. The eldest son, Li Changfeng, was granted the title of Marquis of Jin. He once served as a high-ranking general in command of the capital, and he followed Li Yu into official service when he was still in his prime.
Li Changfeng was still under fifty at this time. It seemed that he had not left the mountain, but was left by Li Yu to take charge of the family business in Hongzhou.
When Li Yu became an official, his youngest son Li Xiu was only sixteen years old. He was known for his bravery in the army and rarely encountered opponents. His discussion of military formations was praised by Emperor Tianyou. However, when he was very young, he was forced to live in seclusion in the mountains with Li Yu.
What remarkable achievements have been handed down from generation to generation? In addition to studying hard in Hongzhou, he also led and trained the guards of the county prince's palace.
Li Qi is the youngest son of Li Pu and the younger brother of Li Chong.
When Li Yu chose to become an official and return to his hometown to live in seclusion, Xinchang Hou Li Pu was not willing to return to his ordinary life. He stayed in the capital as a minister of the Ministry of War and secretly planned for the Shenling Division. He also sent his eldest son-in-law Chai Jian, eldest son Li Chong and others to the prefectures and counties for training. However,
Send his youngest son Li Qi back to Hongzhou for foster care.
Li Qi spent all these years in Hongzhou and never even returned to Jinling to reunite with his father and brother Li Pu, Li Chong and others.
Of course, Han Qian knew that Li Pu had made such an arrangement to prevent their secret plot from being exposed. Even if he was taken over by Emperor Tianyou, his lineage would still be able to leave a single branch of blood in Hongzhou and prevent the family from being wiped out.
Li Qi grew up in front of Li Yu, and was only nineteen years old at this time. According to the information obtained from the investigation, under the guidance of Li Yu, he was not only familiar with military books and good at arranging troops, but also Li Qi.
A rare cavalryman born in this family.
Although Li Yu was born into a poor family, as the first general in Da Chu, he fought with Emperor Tianyou in the north and south for half his life. He also accumulated a very profound foundation for the Li family and was called the first general in Jianghuai.
Han Qian saw that Li Qi was thin and frail, and was a bit shy when standing in front of others. He could not imagine that Li Changfeng and other famous brave generals in Chuzhou could not defeat him even on foot and horse.
Seeing that Han Qian was wearing the white robe of mourning for his father Han Daoxun in addition to his armor, and dared to bring only such a few people to the west foot of Xiaomao Peak to meet him, Li Xiu also secretly admired his courage, thinking that he must
They also guessed that their father was nearby, so they immediately informed them of their intention, saying: "After we meet up with my second uncle, we will temporarily station at Xiaopo Gang in the west. If Mr. Han has anything to do, please send someone here."
Just tell me."
Han Qian looked at Pogang to the west. There was a village with twenty or thirty households, surrounded by open terrain. More than 400 elite cavalry were camped there, keeping a slight distance from the main camp at Beilu, and it was easy to advance and retreat in case of trouble.
Han Qian had no objection to Xinchang Marquis Li Pu and Chen Mingsheng leading their guards to join Li Xiu and stationed nearby. Han Qian also agreed that after Li Xiu and the others were stationed, he would provide 400 men and 400 horses.
Grain, fodder and horse feed.
Seeing the Marquis of Xinchang, Li Pu, leading more than a hundred guards, joining Li Xiu and the guards of the county prince's palace and galloping towards Pogang in the west, Yuan Guowei said worriedly: "Li Xiu may not have the broad-mindedness of the old prince!"
Yuan Guowei's overall strategy is not as good as that of senior generals, but after spending a lifetime together, he still has a good eye for seeing people.
"..." Han Qian smiled slightly, but it was slightly bitter.
There was a time when he did not understand his father's political ambitions. He had long been deeply worried that he would be implicated in his father's too radical and hasty political ambitions. Even in the early stages of the Jinling Incident, the choices he made could be said to have
To a certain extent, he is contrary to his father.
Li Xiu was just at the age when he was establishing his fame and was passionate and impulsive, but he was forced to follow his father Li Yu to live in seclusion in the mountains. Didn't he feel any resentment in his heart?
Han Qian thought to himself that there was a time when he and Li Xiu were not fundamentally different, and therefore he understood very well the disdain in Li Xiu's eyes and his eagerness and ambition to show off his ambitions.
Under Li Pu's instigation and instigation, Li Xiu and Li Qi, the outstanding younger generation of the Li family, may become troubles for him to overcome in the future, but now there is such an elite cavalry that can fight together, more or less
It can take some of the pressure off.
Han Qian is currently most concerned about the Chuzhou Army's movements. When it comes to this, probably no one knows this better than the eldest lady of the Wang family.
Thinking of this, Han Qian made some arrangements and walked towards the courtyard where Wang Jun was imprisoned.
When the two maids beside Wang Jun saw Han Qian approaching, their eyes were full of vigilance, but they could not stop Han Qian from directly entering the room.
Han Qian opened the door and saw Wang Jun sitting in front of the window. The weather was sunny and he could see the western foot of Xiaomao Peak through the window.
"Prince Li has also come to Maoshan?" Wang Jun asked curiously when he saw Han Qian push the door open and come in.
The scope of Maoshan Mountain is slightly smaller than that of Baohua Mountain. The north foot is only seventy or eighty miles wide from east to west. Wang Jun is sitting in front of the window. The west foot of Xiaomao Peak is two thousand steps away. Han Qian thought that she should be able to see the cavalry and guards of the prince's palace approaching and the guards.
The scene when Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, met him.
With Wang Jun's intelligence, it was not difficult to guess this.
Han Qian saw a stoneware teapot and a piece of wheat cake placed on the table. He touched the teapot and found that the water was still warm. He sat on the bamboo couch and took a stoneware bowl with a missing edge to pour the water.
Add water, take the wheat cake directly, tear it up with your hands and eat it.
Seeing Wang Jun staring at his hands, Han Qian thought that this might be her morning food, so he tore half a wheat cake and gave it to her.
Wang Jun took half a piece of wheat cake, straightened his skirt and shirt, and sat neatly on the bamboo couch on the other side of the desk. He tore the wheat cake with his delicate hands and ate in smaller bites to satisfy his hunger.
"If I capture Danyang and burn it down without defending, how will your father react?" Han Qian asked.
"If the Chuzhou Army reacts in any way and falls into your trap, my father will probably advise His Highness to send troops to the remaining city of Danyang, and then contact the local area to form a stronghold to defend themselves, and ignore Maoshan, but will His Highness
According to my father, I don’t know." Wang Jun looked down at the embroidered shoes and said in a low voice.
Han Qian had eaten the wheat cake and ate the crumbs that fell on his robe. He did not dare to waste a little bit of food. At this time, Shi Ji ran over and asked Zhang Ping, Lin Haizheng, Feng Xuan, Feng Yi, Zhang
When Ping Ping and others rushed to Maoshan, Han Qian clapped his hands and walked out of the yard to meet Zhang Ping, Lin Haizheng and the others...