The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 228
How could he be willing to give up the living place of Guangnan West Road unless it was a last resort?
Wait to draw a rough sketch of mountains, rivers, and cities on Guangnan West Road.Zhao Dongting looked at the picture and was in a daze for two hours.

Suddenly, there was a strange light in his eyes, and he muttered in his mouth: "I'd rather lose my son than lose my son. I want to spit out everything I eat, it's impossible!"

He seemed to have made up his mind.

In the early morning of the next day, after Zhao Dongting practiced the sword intent, he announced Qin Han, Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Jue to the bedroom.

As soon as Qin Han arrived in the bedroom, he asked, "Has the emperor made a decision?"

"Ok!"

Zhao Dongting nodded heavily, "Abandon Cenxi and Yangshou. According to Xunjiang and Yujiang, guard across the river!"

Qin Han was dumbfounded, Wen Tianxiang was dumbfounded, and Zhang Jue was also dumbfounded.

None of them thought that Zhao Dongting would have such a plan.Because, Qin Han didn't give this option at all!
Your majesty is playing too unreasonably.

After being silent for a while, Qin Han frowned and said, "The emperor intends to confront the Yuan army to the end?"

Zhao Dongting nodded again.

Qin Han said: "But the Yuan army only has nearly 50 troops in Kuizhou and Guangdong, while we only have a mere 15 troops."

In view of Zhao Dongting being the emperor, he didn't speak too bluntly.

To put it bluntly, the emperor, are you stupid? 10,000+ people confront 50 people, looking for death, isn't it?
Zhao Dongting said: "It's good that they have 50 soldiers and horses, but if they want to eat our 15 soldiers and horses, we have to see if they have the ability. Now all the cities in Guangxi South Road are extremely empty, with no soldiers and no food. However, the Yuan Dynasty has not yet had time to rule the cities it just conquered, and the interior is unstable. With such a long battle line, I don’t believe how long their logistical supplies can last.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Han immediately said, "But how long can we hold on?"

Zhao Dongting said: "Take another [-] soldiers and horses from Qiongzhou. If you can't defend it, you have to defend it."

Qin Han said: "Instead of this, why not enter into Guangdong?"

Zhao Dongting shook his head and said, "Thirty percent chance of winning is too low. If we are held back in Guangdong, we really have no hope of recovering our country."

He was unwilling to discuss any further, and ordered directly, "Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Jue listen!"

Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Jue quickly bowed their hands.

Zhao Dongting said: "The military aircraft ordered the six armies of Tianyong, Tianxiong, Tianshang, Tianying, Tianwei, and Tianman to deploy defenses along the river to the six cities of Tanjin, Pingnan, Xunzhou, Shimen, Yulin, and Ningpu!"

"Chen Wen Tianxiang takes orders!"

"Master Zhang commanded the five armies of Tianxuan, Tiangu, Tianmeng, Tiangui, and Tianfu, and deployed defenses along the river for the five cities of Yongding, Xuanhua, Wuli, Taiping Town, and Dongzhou!"

"Minister Zhang Jue takes orders!"

Zhao Dongting nodded, and said again: "I personally lead the four armies of Tiankui, Tiangang, Tianji, and Tianxian, and [-] troops from Qiongzhou to defend against Boyan."

But what he said made Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Jue anxious immediately.

Wen Tianxiang said: "Your Majesty, how can [-] troops resist Boyan's [-] troops?"

He almost knelt down and begged Zhao Dongting to take back his order.

But Zhao Dongting said: "The power of my firearms is pretty good, right?"

Wen Tianxiang was stunned.

Because of his habitual thinking, he forgot about it.That's right, there are still a lot of firearms developed by the emperor in the warehouse now!

When he thought of the power of those firearms, some hope really surged in his heart.

Zhao Dongting looked at Zhang Jue, and said again: "I asked you to command 11 soldiers and horses to occupy the Yujiang River and Xunjiang River. I'm afraid I can't allocate too many firearms to you. Maybe you two can stop it quickly?"

Zhang Jue clasped his hands and said, "I have fought against Ye Su'er countless times in Kuizhou, even if the whole army invades, he will never easily break through our defense line."

"it is good!"

Zhao Dongting said: "Since this is the case, I will give each army another two hundred thunderbolt cannons and five hundred Shenlong guns."

Wen Tianxiang smacked his mouth, "Your Majesty, what about the projectile?"

After all, Thunderbolt Cannon and Shenlong Gun are just the ancient version of the grenadier and the evolution of the fire gun. In terms of range and power, they are still inferior to the grenadier.

He was still a little greedy for grenades.

Since Zhao Dongting invented the grenade to the present, the technology of thermal weapons in the Southern Song Dynasty has developed rapidly, and the foundation is very profound.

Not to mention Leizhou, there are already countless landmines, thunderbolt cannons, dragon guns, etc. that have been transported to various cities in Pingnan.Each army already had [-] Thunderbolt Cannons, and the Shenlong Gun had as many as [-].However, the grenades have never been distributed among the armies.

Wen Tianxiang, as a military order, still has an understanding of the thermal weapons inventory in the Song Dynasty.

As far as he knew, there were as many as [-] grenadiers stockpiled in the Leizhou Military Industry Department.

However, Zhao Dongting said, "I want to take all the grenade bombs to Wuzhou!"

Wen Tianxiang's eyes widened, as if he could imagine the scene of gunfire.

Eight hundred grenades... I'll be good!

He finally understood why the emperor had the confidence to lead only [-] soldiers to resist Boyan's [-]-odd army.

Moreover, even if the Yuan army wants to attack, it will take time.When the war really starts, there will surely be more grenadiers, right?

According to the emperor's deployment, guarding along the Xunjiang River, Yujiang River, and the borders of Guangdong and Guangxi, the logistics supply line from Leizhou to the cities will be worry-free.At that time, all kinds of firearms will be transported to the army, which will definitely be enough for the Yuan army to drink a pot.

He suddenly felt that the emperor's phalanx seemed to be better than Qin Han's three phalanxes.

Looking at Qin Han at this moment, he didn't feel so unattainable anymore.

Qin Han is powerful, Guigu Academy is powerful, can they develop these firearms developed by the emperor?

Little did they know that Zhao Dongting was also sighing slightly in his heart.If it weren't for the insurmountable difficulties encountered in the development of artillery, it would be much easier to resist the Yuan army if there were artillery.

Qin Han also thought of the firearms of the Song Dynasty, and his eyes were a little unpredictable.

He was silent all the time, and only then did he speak again, saying: "Your Majesty, what should the Yuan army do if they attack by sea?"

Zhao Dongting blinked, "Didn't you use your head as a guarantee that the King of Dali would send troops to help?"

Qin Han was stunned.

At this moment, he suddenly had an absurd feeling in his heart. Did he talk too much back then?
He lowered his eyes slightly again and stopped talking.

Qin Han naturally already knew a little about Zhao Dongting.

No matter how much he persuaded Zhao Dongting to make up his mind, it would be difficult to change Zhao Dongting's determination.Because, he is neither Wen Tianxiang nor Zhang Jue.

With Qin Han's resourcefulness, how could he not know that Zhao Dongting didn't fully trust him?

Between the two of them, it was just that they were not open and honest, and the last layer of window paper was pierced.

On this day, dozens of urgent military orders were issued from Zhao Dongting's bedroom, and there were Lei and Qiongzhou among the armies.

Although Wen Tianxiang was heartbroken by the fortifications that Yangshou and Cenxi worked so hard to build, fortunately, the fortifications in Wuzhou, Pingnan, and Yulin could still be used. Moreover, Cenxi was within the defensive circle of Zhao Dongting. It's not all for nothing.

After all, Yangshou was the only fortification that really wasted effort, because Yangshou was still north of Pingnan, outside Zhao Dongting's defensive circle.

After all the military orders ordered the post station to send out the fast horse, Zhao Dongting also took Ying'er, her parents, and the priests of Le Wuwei, Feilong Army, and Wu Dingtang to leave Pingnan and head for Leizhou.

War is very complicated, the front line is arranged, but he still has to go back to see how the logistics are arranged.

If he hadn't invented the chain grain truck, the transportation of grain and grass would have to be arranged at the forefront, and it was impossible to wait until the front line made arrangements before making a decision.

Take the Yuan Dynasty as an example, it absolutely did not have such a flexible means of grain transportation as the Song Dynasty.

The food alone is enough to make Boyan and Ye Su'er burn out.

All the priests in the Wuding Hall followed, and Yue Yue naturally followed Zhao Dongting's team back to Leizhou.

In fact, she was originally Yue Peng's biological sister, and also the master of the Shadow Palace of Wudingtang personally appointed by Zhao Dongting, so she can be regarded as a confidant, and she should be close to Zhao Dongting.However, even though she hadn't seen Zhao Dongting for so long, the resentment in her heart because Zhao Dongting picked her clothes at the beginning still remained, and it seemed that there was a growing trend.

So, during the march, Yue Yue rode at the front, preferring to face Zhao Da and Zhao Hu, two ugly men, and stay away from Zhao Dongting.

Zhao Dongting was sitting in the chariot, with Zhanlu and Xiaolian standing next to the two swords, and he was muttering in his heart.

When he left Pingnan, he greeted Yue Yue proactively, but this woman turned a blind eye and ignored him.

Doesn't this mean not taking the emperor as a cadre?
Such a disobedient woman, should we practice this night, give it to her, or not give it to her?
Anyone who practiced the sword at night would be grateful, but Zhao Dongting felt a little uncertain about giving it to Yue Yue.

Given this thing to her, she wouldn't use it to stab me, right?

(End of this chapter)