Daqin Fusu: It is difficult to start the battle

Chapter 354

Zhangjun Jiangsheng (now Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu) County.

Meng Tian was wearing a special bright light armor and a blood-colored cloak behind him, standing quietly on the top of the mountain, looking towards the direction of Kuaiji County.

Beside him, Zhang County Magistrate Zhao Tuo stood in a bowed position, secretly watching Meng Tian's expression with his eyes from time to time.

Although Zhao Tuo is also a veteran in the army and the county guard who lives in two thousand stones, when he faced Meng Tian, ​​he was still a little nervous.

Time passed by, and the sun gradually set, dyeing the river surface on the left side of the mountains like a fire, and covering the green jungle field on the right with a piece of gold.

"A great view!"

Meng Tian sighed leisurely, and moved his eyes to the Jiangsheng Ferry in the distance.

When the first emperor made his last tour of the world, he took a boat across the sea from here to Langya.

"Yes." Zhao Tuo nodded, and said like a few treasures: "The original name of this place is Sheshan. Gaishan is rich in licorice, wild ginseng, angelica and other medicinal herbs that are nourishing and have the effect of maintaining health."

Then, in the sight of Meng Tian looking over, he said with a smile: "After your Majesty succeeded to the throne, he appointed me as the Governor of Zhang County, and also changed the name of this Sheshan Mountain to Qixia Mountain..."

"The place where the general is located is the peak among the three mountains and two streams. The one in the distance that winds down is the east peak, which looks like a crouching dragon, and is named Dragon Mountain; the ridge on the west side is shaped like a crouching tiger, and is called Tiger Mountain..."

"Well, after the autumn harvest this year, a palace will be built here for His Majesty, and His Majesty will name it Fontainebleau... for His Majesty to live in during his southern tour."

"It's just that the lower officials are a little confused. It is said that the construction of the Li Palace requires the collection of corvée, but His Majesty's decree says that there is no need to confiscate the heads of Guizhou in Zhang County, but only need Zhang County to guarantee the daily necessities such as rations and quilts for tens of thousands of people. Well, spend money to buy ..."

Facing Meng Tian's scrutiny, Zhao Tuo's voice became lower and lower, and finally became inaudible.

Meng Tian smiled suddenly, and Zhao Tuo felt that the mountain on his body disappeared, and he heard Meng Tian just say indifferently:

"Just do what your majesty says. You don't need to worry about the corvee. Well, since your majesty said that this is Fontainebleau, let people plant maple trees all over the mountains..."

Just as Meng Tian was about to say something, at the foot of the mountain in the distance, a person rushed up.

When he got closer, he finally saw clearly that this person was Shejian who was punished to serve in the army. Meng Tian saw him for his diligence in the past, after reprimanding him a lot, he made him a general of the army.

Shejian looked at Zhao Tuo, hesitant to report to Meng Tian in front of him.

Meng Tian thought for a while, and felt that it was time to reveal the matter to Zhao Tuo, so he nodded slightly to Shejian, signaling to him that it's okay to say it.

"General, Captain Lou Chuan sent a messenger to spread the word, saying that Huben Zhonglang General Han Xin, who led [-] Lantian elites, has stationed in Fuhaizhou, and after waiting for repairs, he can land in Kuaiji County."

After She Jian finished speaking, he looked at Meng Tian and asked, "Should we send someone upstream to tell the Xuanfeng Army to speed up and gather towards Zhang County?"

Meng Tian slightly lowered his head in thought:
The Yueqi battalion led by Li Shang was mainly composed of Yue people from Nanhai County. They were able to sail in water and had arrived in Zhang County a few days ago.

However, these Yue people are not as tall as the Central Plains people in terms of height and weight, so it would be a disadvantage if they fought hard.

Moreover, according to the emperor's will, the Yueqi battalion was the main force going south to fight in central Fujian to encircle and suppress the Xiang clan in Kuaiji.

Well, even though the Yueqi Battalion has grown to nearly [-] after this year's brutal expansion, and the front army is only [-]...

Meng Tian raised his head, looked at Shejian and said, "Notify the Langya Navy to block the coast of Kuaiji County immediately, so that no sail can go into the sea, and those who violate the order will be killed without mercy!"

"Notify the selected front army to speed up their pace, and must arrive in Zhang County within five days. Those who fail to meet their deadlines will be killed without mercy!"

"Notify Li Shang, Lieutenant of the Yueqi school, to let the Yueqi battalion immediately settle in Yangxian County (now Wuxi, Jiangsu), take over the city defense, and build a walled city outside the city to prevent the thieves from escaping from Yuezhenze to the east!"

He looked back at Zhao Tuo who was full of doubts and said:

"Order all the soldiers of Zhang County to dispatch, block all roads leading to Kuaiji County, and kill anyone who breaks through the barrier!"

"Order the commanders and pavilion chiefs of the counties to lead the headquarters of the pavilions to patrol the Lifang. However, if there are any outsiders who have no native citizens as guarantees, they will be captured immediately and detained together. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"

Zhao Tuo hesitated a little and said, "I'm afraid it's inappropriate. We need to send out soldiers from the county to seal off Zhang County..."

The point of his hesitation is that although Meng Tian is in a high position, he was ordered to select a striker, but the edict did not mention that the opponent can intervene in the local counties.

Meng Tian smiled, and took out a piece of silk cloth and a small piece of metal from his sleeve.

"This is the edict written by His Majesty when I set off from Xianyang City, affixed with the national seal and seal, and has the right to behead all county and county officials first, even the county guards and county lieutenants with two thousand shi!

"This is a tiger talisman bestowed by His Majesty. It has the right to mobilize no more than 20 troops to fight. Anyone who disobeys orders will be killed without mercy!"

Zhao Tuo glanced at the imperial edict that Meng Tian had spread out in front of him, especially the red and bloody "Order from the sky, long life and eternal prosperity" on it. He immediately bowed and stood up, and said loudly, "I will accept the order!"

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Kuaiji County, Wu County, the back house of the county mansion.

Xiang Liang paced back and forth, with a little impatience on his face.

The news of Wei Jiu, Zhang Er, and Chen Yu's execution had already reached Kuaiji County.

And what came with this news was that the Lantian Army was picked up by the Langya Navy, but instead of sailing eastward, they turned southward, and at this moment they were staying on Fuhai Island above the river.

This is the [-] elite Qin army!

As for who the Qin sword in their hands will cut, it is self-evident!

If it was placed more than ten years ago, although more than 1 elites are still a great force, but in the war of destroying the country with hundreds of thousands or millions of people, more than 1 elites will be wiped out in vain.

But, times have changed.

Now in Xiang Liang's hands, there are at most seven or eight thousand Wuzhong disciples gathered, and the ones who can be called elite are the three thousand veterans who fought with Xiang Yan back then!

However, the more than 1 Lantian troops are not the worst.

After all, although the Qin army was elite, the commander of the army was a little-known yellow-mouthed boy. At a young age, he went from a noble to Zuo Shuzhang, and an official to Huben Zhonglang!

That's why there are rumors circulating in the Jianghu that he is the emperor's illegitimate son, otherwise how could he have become a general of the army at a young age, and he added the character '中' that can enter the palace at any time.

"Hehe, it's still the emperor of Qin's playing with flowers..."

Xiang Liang sneered and ignored the 'Gong Zi Xin'. His anxiety was due to Meng Tian who came from the west!
The tiger of the general gate, the fierce general of the world!
At the beginning, Meng Tian was just a pick for the front of the world, so Xiang Liang didn't take him seriously.

Even Meng Tian will go to Kuaiji County to select elites to be selected as forwards.

Anyway, Kuaiji County has long been monolithic under the control of the Xiang family. Isn't it a piece of cake to deal with Meng Tian who came from afar?
But now he sees the problem.

Meng Tian's move, called "Xuanfeng", was actually to deal with the Xiang clan hiding in Kuaiji!

The name is justified, and the army is mobilized without attracting anyone's attention, and it goes down the river to Kuaiji!
"It's so insidious, they have a dirty heart for playing tactics!" Xiang Liang spat hard.

At this time, there were messy footsteps outside the door, and in a short while, there was a knock on the door.

Bang Bang Bang!
Xiang Liang opened the door, and saw Fan Zeng, Tian Dan, Xiang Yu, Qi Mo ranger Zhu Jia and others coming hand in hand.

After a while, everyone was seated.

Tian Dan cupped his hands and said, "Brother, have you ever heard of it?"

Xiang Liang frowned slightly and asked, "What did you hear?"

Tian Dan said in a deep voice: "The entire territory of Zhang County is blocked, and the Langya navy is cruising on the sea. Those Yue soldiers with embroidered faces are stationed in Yangxian County, digging trenches along Zhenze, and building fortresses..."

"So fast?" Xiang Liang's heart was shocked when he heard this. He has been unwell for the past few days, so he didn't go out to discuss matters. He didn't expect the matter to develop to this point.

He turned his head to look at Fan Zeng who was sitting on the left, folded his hands and lowered his head and asked, "I don't know what the master's plan is?"

Fan Zeng twirled his beard and lowered his eyes in thought.

Xiang Yu, who was sitting at the door, stood up and said loudly: "For the current plan, we must not sit still and wait for death!"

"Uncle, please let me lead [-] elite troops across Zhenze, and first defeat the Yue people stationed in Yangxian County to deter the Qin army!"

"The people of Yue are like the people of Qi. They have always been known for being timid and cowardly. One battle can win..."

Before Xiang Yu could finish speaking, Xiang Liang waved his hand slightly, signaling him to sit down and shut up.

Xiang Liang looked at Tian Dan and the others, and said apologetically, "Zhuzi is ignorant, if I offend you, I hope you will forgive me..."

Tian Dan, Tian Rong and the others quickly laughed and said things like "It's okay", "Major General speaks quickly", and gently revealed the previous incident.

They depend on others, even if there is fire in their hearts, they will not show it.

It's just that although Xiang Yu sat back, he muttered in his mouth. In his opinion, the people of Qi are really timid and cowardly.

In the battle when Qin State destroyed Chu, Wang Jian led the entire army of Qin State to confront Chu State. If Qi State sent troops to attack Qin State, the world would never be like this!

And most importantly, Qi State surrendered without a fight in the end!

Pooh!
Xiang Yu glanced sideways at Tian Dan, Tian Rong and the others, feeling that they were also cowards who dared not fight the Qin people to the end, panicking like a bereaved dog.

Pooh!
When Xiang Yu was slandering, Fan Zeng raised his head, his voice was old but powerful.

"In the old man's opinion, although the Qin army is sending troops to Kuaiji, it will take time for the food and grass to be transported, and it will take time for the troops to gather. Yu'er said well, for the current plan, we must not just sit and wait for death!"

He looked at Xiang Yu who suddenly opened his eyes wide and his face was full of joy, and then said: "But after all, we have few people, and we are weak when we are alone, so we must not divide our forces."

Xiang Liang looked at Fan Zeng, and asked in a deep voice, "I don't know what the master wants to do?"

Fan Zeng said: "What happened to the Dongjun Meteorite Case back then, what happened today! Do you still have any impressions of the 'Daily Rebirth' a while ago?"

Xiang Liang looked sideways: "You mean, sir?"

Fan Zeng nodded slightly: "We still need to borrow the head of the county guard!"

(End of this chapter)