The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 144 Qin Han's Conspiracy ([-])

Compared with Guangxi and Guangdong, Wuzhou is a city with a very special geographical location.In the east, there are Huanju Mountain and Volcano Mountains, which block the two sides of Wuzhou like acropolis on the left and right. There is only one mountain road and one waterway in the middle that lead directly to Guangdong.This waterway is called Xunjiang in Guangxi and Yushui in Guangdong.

The Governor's Mansion on Guangnan East Road is close to the sea. If you want to send troops to Guangxi, taking the water is undoubtedly the fastest shortcut.

And Wuzhou, a mountain city that has been relied on as an important military city since its establishment, is tantamount to a barrier straddling the two roads of Guangnan and Guangxi.

This mountain city has had extremely important military significance since ancient times.

In the past, Guangnan and Guangxi were all in the hands of the Yuan army, and it seemed a bit tasteless.Now that Wanyanzhang has won Wuzhou, its geographical location is instantly highlighted.Ali Hague asked Guangnan for help. If Guangnan sent troops to help, if he wanted to reach Guangxi as quickly as possible, he had to take the road of Wuzhou. Time, lost food, etc. are even more difficult to estimate.

When Wan Yanzhang led his army back to Wuzhou City, the east side of Wuzhou City was in full swing.

On the towering city wall between the Huanju Mountain and the Volcano Mountain, people are crowded and bustling.Many people are helping the craftsmen in the Anti-Yuan Army to make city defense equipment, while others are helping to move stones and strengthen the city walls.Further forward, the prototype of the water village is already exposed in the middle of the river.Several big boats were connected on the river with iron cables, and people were coming and going on them, and it was also in full swing.

Qin Han stood on the city wall with his hands behind his back, quietly watching this scene with deep eyes.

This kind of look in his eyes is like the lingering thick fog above the surrounding mountains and volcanoes, making people so unpredictable.

Wan Yanzhang led his army back to Wuzhou City, entered through the north gate, and then heard the soldiers report that the military Qin Han was leading the soldiers to set up defenses on the east gate wall, so he asked the deputy general to bring the cavalry back to the camp, and he rushed to the camp without stopping. east gate.

On the wall of the east gate, he walked straight to Qin Han's side without saying a word, and looked outside the city.

On the east and west sides of the city wall, along the Huanju Mountain and the foot of the volcano, cottages are also being built.These cottages were built on the mountain, about ten meters high from the road, and many people were digging rocks with hoes, making the mountain extremely steep.

Wan Yanzhang is also a general who is good at fighting, so naturally we can see many clues.

After a while, he asked in a low voice, "Are you planning to defend Wuzhou City to the death?"

Qin Han didn't answer, probably because he thought Wanyanzhang's question was superficial.

Wan Yanzhang was not surprised, he said to himself: "We have less than [-] troops, should we ask the emperor to send some more troops?"

Qin Han finally opened his mouth, and said lightly: "Although the emperor is young, he has a cautious personality, especially for me. In fact, he is always worried. We kill the messenger, even if we take Wuzhou and attack Jingjiang by surprise, the emperor may not You will completely trust me, not sending people to transfer you and me, and changing the city to defend the city is already extremely magnanimous, so why would you send troops to help us defend the city? Besides, even if the emperor wants to send us troops, why not? How about recruiting manpower from anywhere? There are still nearly [-] remnants of Ali Hague's army, and it will be very difficult for the emperor to destroy them."

"you……"

Wan Yanzhang was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Qin Han to bring these words to the public, and then he said in confusion: "Since you clearly know that the emperor doesn't trust you completely, why didn't you write a letter before beheading the messenger?" Show your heart to the emperor?"

"Ha ha."

Qin Han chuckled, "With the emperor's temperament, do you think he will let us kill the messenger?"

Wan Yanzhang was stunned again.He suddenly realized that Zhao Dongting seemed to be really different. He valued anyone's life very seriously. If they wrote a letter to kill the messenger, maybe Zhao Dongting would really sternly object.

And when he was stunned, Qin Han said again: "Defending Wuzhou is a great achievement for you and me."

Wan Yanzhang's eyes suddenly shone. As a general, what he needs most is to prove himself with military exploits.

It's just that he couldn't help but feel a slight chill in his heart, because he didn't expect Qin Han to think through all the joints so thoroughly, and even the emperor's temperament and his own thoughts were all within his calculations.This person really deserves to be called a ghost.

He looked at Qin Han with some fear in his eyes.

Qin Han didn't even look at him, as if he didn't care what he thought.

Wan Yanzhang pondered for a while, then suddenly said: "I'll go and urge them to build the village."

After that, he hurried to the right side of the city wall.

Qin Han is right, he needs this credit too much.Even if he felt that he was being used by Qin Han, he had to do it.

Take Wuzhou and attack Jingjiang. If the Guangdong Yuan army is blocked again, the emperor will have enough time to break Ali Hague.At that time, his Wanyanzhang's status in the emperor's heart will definitely be raised a bit. If the country can be successfully restored in the future, their Jurchen clan will most likely really get a place to live.At that time, he will be the benefactor of the entire Jurchens.

On the city wall, Qin Han was still looking into the distance, whispering to himself, "It should be a confrontation soon..."

Within the territory of Jingjiang Prefecture, Lipu County.

Except for Guizhou, the capital of the Metropolitan Government, Jingjiang Prefecture has eleven counties in total.There are four Wang counties, and Lipu County is one of them.

The county-level areas in the Song Dynasty were divided into ten grades, which were Chi County, Ji County, Ci Chi County, Ci Ji County, Wang County, Song County, Shang County, Zhong County, Zhongxia County, and Xia County.Although Guangnan West Road has the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, the highest-ranking county below it is only Wang County, which shows the status of Lipu County in the entire Guangnan West Road.

Before the war between the Yuan and Song dynasties, Lipu County was extremely prosperous.

However, at this time, Lipu County was in dire straits, and there was no trace of prosperity anymore.

After nearly ten days of trekking, Ali Haiya led more than [-] remnants of the army and finally arrived here from Pingnan County.The army had already run out of food, and on the way from Pingdan Station to Lipu County, some soldiers even relied on weeds to satisfy their hunger. Such a hungry Yuan army entered the city, what else would they do except rob?
Although many people in Lipu County have already fled, there are still many people in the city who are reluctant to leave their hometown.

As soon as the Yuan army entered the city, they raged towards the shops on both sides of the street.Then, it spread to all parts of the city at an extremely fast speed.

There were cries and begging for mercy everywhere, as well as scolding and cursing from the Yuan army.

They were so hungry that their chests were stuck to their backs, they didn't even care about the women in the city, they just rushed to grab food.He grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth.

Ali Hague led the army and stood on the main street inside the city gate, just watching the scene coldly, without any expression on his face.

He was appointed by Kublai Khan to know the Pingzhang political affairs of Hunan and Guangxi. If he could destroy the Southern Song Dynasty, it would be impossible to say that this would be his fief in the future.In his heart, he naturally didn't want to completely turn this place into a waste of life, but right now the army is in a state of panic and is on the verge of collapse, so he has no choice.

Soldiers join the army to fill their stomachs, and if they can't even fill their stomachs, who would be willing to fight for them?

Ali Hague couldn't afford to lose, so he would rather the people on Guangxi South Road die than to keep his own army.

If people are gone, they can reproduce again. If the army is gone, it will be troublesome to pull it up again.And it is estimated that if he loses again, Ali Hague will not survive that time.

However, at this moment, a scout from the back of the army came to report in a hurry, "Report to the Marshal, there is a military situation twenty miles behind!"

"Say."

Ali Hague said lightly, a strong anger flashed in his eyes.

These days, Song Jun has been chasing after them, making them look like bereaved dogs, which has already made him extremely angry.

The scout said: "The Song army has stretched for more than ten miles and has accelerated its march. It seems to be attacking our army."

"Humph!"

Ali Haiya snorted heavily, and ordered to the left and right lieutenants: "Lead the army into the city and stop the Song army!"

He didn't want to run away, and he couldn't run away.

It will take a lot of time to leave Lipu County and then march to the county below.His military rations couldn't hold up at all, and neither could his army's morale.

Only here to fight the Song Army to the death and wait for the Guangdong Yuan Army, Ali Haiya may still have hope of a comeback.

The lieutenants hurried away.

Soon, the Yuan army marched into the city in a mighty manner, preparing for defense in a hurry.

Ali Haiya stood at the head of the city, looking at the noisy dust in the distance with a full face.He really didn't expect that his more than 20 troops stationed in Guangxi would be forced into such a situation by the Song army in a short period of time.

(End of this chapter)