The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 131 The decisive battle against Pingnan ([-])

Time passed slowly like this, like a white horse passing by, you can feel it, but you can't touch it.

Over the past month or so, in late May, the weather on Guangxi South Road suddenly became extremely hot, which made it unbearable for the soldiers and civilians who came from Lin'an.

But Zhao Dongting was in a good mood.

During the past few days in Pingnan County, the manufacturing speed of all kinds of ordnance has been greatly accelerated due to the flow production method, and those soldiers who have nowhere to rest are also regarded as coolies to work everywhere in Pingnan County.

The most gratifying thing is that since the defeat of the Yuan army, the prestige of the Song army has been soaring. There are often civilian righteous men who come to Pingnan County to join the army, and some even have hundreds of people. It greatly made up for the shortcomings of the lack of sergeants in the Southern Song Dynasty.

This phenomenon of people actively joining the army made Zhao Dongting have infinite hopes for the recovery of Guangxi South Road, and he also had stronger confidence in the recovery of the Southern Song Dynasty.The land is gone, so the problem is not big. What he worries most is that the people's hearts are gone. If the people's hearts are gone, the Southern Song Dynasty really has little hope.

Fortunately, it seems that the Southern Song Dynasty has not yet reached the point of losing the hearts of the people.In addition to Pingnan's continuous enlistment of righteous soldiers, other various prefectures also continued to have rebel troops to fight against the Yuan and stop the Yuan army from destroying the Song Dynasty.

In Pingnan County, the drills of the entire army resounded non-stop.

Originally there were more than 2 Xingguo troops in the city, plus more than 6 soldiers and horses led by Zhao Dongting, and more than [-] surrendered soldiers, as well as volunteers, roving soldiers, and scattered soldiers and horses from various places these days, now Pingnan The number of soldiers and horses in the county has reached an unprecedented [-] people.

Of the more than 6 people, [-] are soldiers who can fight on the battlefield, and the rest are the logistics of various armies, etc., which is definitely an astonishing number.

Zhao Dongting let the soldiers practice all day long, and the logistics was stepped up to produce siege equipment, arrows, etc. In fact, he also had plans to enter the Jingjiang Mansion.

The Southern Song Dynasty couldn't afford it, and if Ali Haiya didn't come to beat him, he would have to.

It has been more than half a year since Zhang Hongfan was defeated and retreated to Naozhou Island. It cannot be said that the Yuan court is already preparing its troops and preparing to attack Leizhou again.There are only tens of thousands of troops left in Leizhou, which may not be able to stop the Yuan army.

Leierzhou is now the base camp, and Zhao Dongting would rather abandon Guangxi South Road than any problems in Leizhou.

The oppressive feeling of the imminent war was firmly on the heads of Zhao Dongting and the generals of the Southern Song Dynasty, and they could only wish to train their soldiers to become elite soldiers.

This morning, Zhao Dongting gathered all the generals in the main hall of the government office again.

He sat on the top, holding a fan in his right hand to fan himself desperately, but he was still sweating profusely.

Speaking of which, being an emperor is unprecedented. Even before Zhao Shi died or was possessed by him, he always stretched out his hands for clothes and opened his mouth for food. He never waited for him by himself. Live yourself.

However, in the eyes of all the generals in the hall, the emperor set an example and set an example for the world, and everyone admired him implicitly.

Even Wen Tianxiang, although he was very angry when he first heard that Zhao Dongting personally led the army to attack the camp, and strongly advised Zhao Dongting a few words, he still admires Zhao Dongting very much.

Only a little over ten years old, he already has the style of Emperor Shenwu.

Under the hall, Wen Tianxiang, Su Quandang, Yue Peng and others were standing there, talking about how to take Jingjiang Mansion.

Zhao Dongting knew that he could only be regarded as a layman in military affairs, and he did not intend to dictatorship this matter, and the purpose of announcing these generals was to brainstorm and determine the final strategy for capturing Jingjiang Mansion.

"Your Majesty! There is a military situation!"

But when everyone was talking lively, a soldier outside the door suddenly reported.

Zhao Dongting waved his hand, and Zhao Da hurriedly ran outside the hall to take the secret letter from the soldier, and then ran back and handed it to Zhao Dongting.

These days, the Southern Song Dynasty often sent people to various states and government offices to keep an eye on the movements of the Yuan army's garrisons.

After receiving the letter, Zhao Dongting's expression changed slightly as his eyes scanned the contents of the letter.This letter has already been consolidated and submitted by the Intelligence Department. It actually states that the Yuan army has set off from Jingjiang Mansion, Zhaozhou, Liuzhou and other states, and is heading straight for Pingnan. The advance army may arrive in Pingnan in less than ten days. Outside the South City.

Also, Wanyanzhang's troops were stationed in Cangwu, and the Yuan army's Wuzhou garrison bone force department was still guarding, and there was no movement.

Zhao Dongting has been familiar with the map of Guangxi South Road these days, and after seeing this letter, he quickly wanted to understand what was going on with Cangwu and Wuzhou.

It seemed that Ali Haiya still couldn't trust Wanyanzhang, which made Zhao Dongting a little happy.

The generals in the hall were still discussing, but the topic shifted to guessing what was written in the letter.

"Everyone, be quiet first!" Zhao Dongting waved a fan at the generals in the hall, and said, "The Secretary of Intelligence has a letter saying that Yuan General Ali Hague has sent troops to defend the states, and he personally brought a hundred thousand soldiers under his command to fight against me. Nan Sha is coming, and there is a great potential for a decisive battle, but there is no need for us to take the initiative to trouble him."

Wen Tianxiang and the others were all stunned.

Then, Wen Tianxiang said: "Your Majesty, there should be about 13 to 15 troops under Ali Hague's command. Should we take the initiative to attack, or rely on the city to defend?"

Admiration flashed across Zhao Dongting's eyes.

Wen Tianxiang fought against Guangxi South Road, and he was very clear about the strength of the Yuan army.The number he guessed was not much different from what was stated in the secret letter.There are more than 12 soldiers and horses in Ali Hague.

What Wen Tianxiang missed was that Ali Haiya left behind to guard Wuzhou and defend Yanzhang's troops with nearly ten thousand people.

"How do you think we are suitable?"

Hearing Wen Tianxiang's words, Zhao Dongting kicked the ball to everyone again.

Su Quan clasped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, there is a saying in the art of war. If it is ten, it will surround it. If it is five, it will attack it. If it is doubled, it will fight. The strength of the enemy is also the capture of the enemy. The number of the Yuan army is only twice that of our army, so the last general thought that if the Yuan army gathered together and then attacked, our army should defend, and use the city to consume the strength of the Yuan army. Wait for the fighters to counterattack. If the Yuan army advances in batches, we can take a surprise attack and send cavalry to weaken their strength first with the momentum of thunder."

The rest of the generals nodded secretly when they heard what Su Quandang said, and even Wen Tianxiang gave Su Quandang admiring glances.

His policy is indeed the most suitable for the current situation. It has to be said that Su Quandang's military skills are quite advanced.

"General Su is right." Zhao Dongting also agreed with Su Quandang's policy, "However, I still have some worries in my heart. Qin Han and Wan Yanzhang have already invested in yuan, and I am worried that Qin Han's strategy will overwhelm our actions." It's all expected. If we send cavalry at that time, but end up in a trap, it will be a great damage to morale."

Although Ali Haiya was on guard against Wan Yanzhang, but no one knew whether Qin Han would play tricks in it, and Zhao Dongting didn't know what to do.

Su Quandang frowned immediately, and Le Wuwei, Yue Peng, Dong Heli and others looked unhappy, because they had all seen how powerful Qin Han used his troops.

That guy's brain is really worthy of a hundred thousand soldiers.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.

Perhaps, Qin Han would feel proud if he could see this scene.Because obviously, the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty were more afraid of him than Ali Haiya.It is said that if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles, but people like Qin Han, who know him better, will only be more chilling.His use of tactics and his strategizing on the battlefield are too easy to make people feel helpless.

Zhao Dongting thought about it left and right, but he still felt that Qin Han might predict whichever way he chose, and everyone in the hall frowned, probably feeling the same way.This made Zhao Dongting feel a little regretful. If he had known today, he should have just found a reason to wipe Qin Han off.

After a few minutes, no one spoke in the hall.

Zhao Dongting felt that this was not going to work. Before the fight started, Qin Han made him suspicious. He coughed twice and said, "Everyone, don't be too suspicious. It was said in the secret letter that Yan Zhang's troops were stationed in Cangwu. What's the news. They just surrendered, Ali Haiya couldn't believe them all, and Qin Han might not be able to offer any plan."

It is a taboo to be timid before fighting.

Wen Tianxiang only heard about Qin Han's deeds, but he was not so afraid. He said: "Your Majesty, why don't we follow General Su's plan first, and then make adjustments after watching the Yuan army's movements."

"Ok!"

Zhao Dongting nodded, and he couldn't think of any other way at the moment, and said: "Then let the scouts from all walks of life continue to monitor. If there are people who don't have eyes and dare to run within a hundred miles of Pingnan County, let the cavalry kill them first. They, so that they can sharpen their spirits. If Ali Haiya gathers troops to seek battle again, we will slowly consume his troops according to this Pingnan County, and if something happens, we will try to break through."

Although Ali Haiya has more than 20 troops, it is obviously impossible to besiege Pingnan County. Pingnan County is not an isolated island in Quzhou, and there are gates on all sides. Let alone [-], even [-], it is difficult to besiege Zhao Dongting. them.

In this way, the policy to deal with the Yuan army was temporarily determined.Afterwards, all the generals left in a hurry and went down to deploy separately.

It is inevitable to defend the city, even if the cavalry attack, it is impossible to wipe out all Ali Hague's troops.As for the defense of the city, it is necessary to repair the city walls, strengthen the city gates, prepare various defense equipment, tools, etc., and things are actually very cumbersome.Before Zhao Dongting and the others took the initiative to attack and did not make preparations to defend the city, it was obvious that time was running out at this time.

(End of this chapter)