The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 33: Dark Clouds Overcome the City
Although there are mountain mines as traps, it is not enough to have traps without bait.

Even animals know that there is a trap in front of them, so they will not step on it foolishly.

Sitting on the dragon couch, Zhao Dongting asked, "The Yuan thieves have rushed to attack, and they will definitely test our army. Dear friends...who dares to attract the Yuan army?"

The ancients also had a lot of knowledge in fighting wars, and they didn't just rush forward foolishly on the battlefield.Zhao Dongting never thought that those Yuan soldiers would rush to the palace on the mountain foolishly.If not, he would not have worked so hard to survey the terrain everywhere.

His voice was a little heavy when he said this, because this must be an extremely dangerous task.The Yuan army is powerful, and it is very likely that they will not come back if they rush out.

The ministers also knew it, and fell silent for a while.

More than ten seconds later, Yue Peng came out of the crowd and said: "Your Majesty, the last general is willing to go! I swear to my death to attract the Yuan army to Hulugou!"

Hulugou is a place on Quzhou Island, where there is a canyon.The valley is covered with wild grass several feet high, and there are towering mountains on both sides.

After everyone's discussion, Hulugou is one of the most suitable places to bury mines.Therefore, there are countless mines buried in Hulugou.

Zhao Dongting looked at Yue Peng, feeling full of reluctance.This is full of civil and military affairs, and his favorite is Yue Peng.

But he knows that now is also an opportunity for Yue Peng.Although he is an official of the guard infantry, he has no meritorious service, so he will inevitably be criticized by others.

Yue Peng had to take this risk.

Just as he was about to speak, Su Quandang stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the last general is also willing to go! Lead a group of troops and horses to attract the Yuan army to Huanglongling."

Huanglongling is the place name newly named by Zhao Dongting after he raised Quzhou Island to Xianglong County. It is near the beach where Xiaojin was discovered.Huanglongling is not high, but gravel is everywhere, and there are lush trees for concealment.Zhao Dongting sent people to plant countless mines there. As long as the Yuan army arrives, those mines will probably shake the entire Huanglongling in an instant.

"it is good!"

Zhao Dongting walked quickly in front of Yue Peng and Su Quandang, "We only need to destroy the Yuan army, and I will mark the first merit for you two!"

He couldn't bear to let the child trap the wolf, he knew that now was not the time for a woman's benevolence.Yue Peng is brave, Su Quandang is scheming, the two may not die.

Immediately, Zhao Dongting ordered to open.

"Yue Peng and Su Quandang obey orders!"

"The end is here!"

"I will give each of you five thousand elite soldiers, and if you fight and retreat, you will definitely lead the Yuan army to Hulugou and Huanglongling!"

"The last general takes orders!"

"Zhang Shijie, Dong Heli obey orders!"

"The minister is here! The last general is here!"

"The two of you lead an army of four thousand to guard the palace! Don't let the Yuan army take half a step into the palace!"

"Chen, the last general takes orders!"

The two of them are the principal and deputy in charge of the Dianqian Department. Zhang Shijie has rich experience, and Dongheli is good at defending the city, so he can be regarded as the best partner.

"Zhang Shijie obeys!"

"Chen is here!"

"You command from the center and command the entire army!"

Zhang Shijie was stunned when he heard this, "What about you, Your Majesty?"

Zhao Dongting said: "I'm not good at fighting, so just watch from the sidelines."

Zhang Shijie admired a little in his heart, and nodded in response.Of course he didn't know that Zhao Dongting had other plans in mind.

Yue Peng and Su Quandang may not be able to attract the Yuan army, but as the emperor himself, he will definitely make Zhang Hongfan look like a rabbit.

For the rest of the details, Zhao Dongting did not give any further instructions, so he asked all the officials and generals to go down to prepare.

He is a man, not a god, and it is impossible to mobilize more than [-] soldiers in the entire Quzhou Island.What he can do is to deploy the general idea of ​​war.As for when the Yuan army will attack, when to advance, when to retreat, when to pull thunder, and when to fight to the death, apart from Zhang Shijie's central command, the commanders have to adapt to the situation.

As a king, Zhao Dongting couldn't go to pull thunder himself, and he couldn't control so many thunders at the same time.

The king commands the commander, the commander commands the general, and the general commands the soldiers.Not to mention ancient times, even in modern warfare, the same is true.

Even if it is Zhuge Liang who knows things like a god, he has to rely on the generals below.

The Song Dynasty was weak, and Zhao Dongting was willing to give these generals a chance to exercise.If he was defeated, it would be death at most. If he could come to the Song Dynasty, his life would be taken. These days, he has already made mental preparations.

In the next few nights, everyone on Quzhou Island did not sleep very peacefully. It seemed that even the air was filled with a strong and murderous atmosphere.

Zhao Dongting deliberated over his own war strategy over and over again, and found nothing missing.

He has done his best.If this is still a defeat, it can only be said to be God's will.

All the people on Quzhou Island had already evacuated, and the remaining family members of civil servants and military generals all gathered in the palace.

Late in the day and night, a raging flame suddenly ignited at the highest peak of Quzhou Island.

Yuan Jun finally came.

This bonfire is the signal for the lookout.

For a time, desolate horns sounded all over Quzhou Island.

The guards outside the gate of Zhao Dongting exclaimed: "Your Majesty, the bonfire is lit!"

Zhao Dongting jumped up from the bed, heard the sound of the horn, put on his clothes and ran outside.

Li Yuanxiu hurriedly followed.

These days, he is worried that the Yuan army will send masters to attack him, so he always sleeps in Zhao Dongting's room.

Run to the edge of the cliff.

Zhao Dongting took a look through the binoculars, only to see the densely packed warships of the Yuan Army in the night, riding the wind and waves, rushing towards Quzhou Island.

The moment of life and death for the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty has arrived.

Many people ran out from the palace and watched the sea from the edge of the cliff.It's just that the night is thick, and without binoculars, they can't see clearly.

Zhao Dongting stood at the front with a solemn expression and did not speak.

Looking at the warships of the Yuan army, there must be hundreds of them, and it is obvious that they are attacking with all their strength.

Never seen such a scene before, Zhao Dongting just thought about it in his head, and didn't think it was too shocking.Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I realize that an army of tens of thousands of people can really scare people.That mighty aura came like dark clouds rolling in.

"Dark clouds overwhelm the city...the city is about to be destroyed..."

Zhao Dongting held the binoculars and stared at the Yuan army's warship without moving.

Not long after, Concubine Yang Shu also came over, feeling sorry for her son, and hurried back to take the cloak for Zhao Dongting to put on.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the warship of the Yuan army stopped along the coast of Quzhou Island.Their warships are well-arranged and clearly well-trained.

But they did not attack immediately.

On the deck of the Yuan army's commander-in-chief ship, there are many guards, and two men are sitting and drinking.

The man on the left has a long beard reaching to the chest, thick eyebrows and big eyes, with extraordinary appearance and great majesty.It was Zhang Hongfan, the coach of the Yuan Army.

The person sitting opposite him was bloated and fair-faced, but his eyes were full of light. He was Li Heng, the deputy commander.

The battle was imminent, but the two were calm and calm, talking and laughing.

Neither of them can be regarded as real Yuan Dynasty people, so they usually have a very good relationship in the court.

Kublai Khan, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, was well-known for his trustworthy staff, so he didn't bother to send this pair of personal friends as the chief and deputy coaches.

For this, there were many foreign generals in the Yuan court and generals who surrendered in the Southern Song Dynasty, and they were very grateful to Kublai Khan.Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng are two.

Zhang Hongfan pointed to Quzhou Island, and said to Li Heng, "Brother Li Heng, how long do we think we can take this Quzhou Island?"

Li Heng said with a smile: "The Emperor Xiaoer of the Southern Song Dynasty has only [-] soldiers and horses around him. Even if he resists stubbornly, he can't hold back our army for more than two days."

Zhang Hongfan said softly, and said with great interest: "Then how should our army be deployed?"

"Ha ha."

Li Heng picked up his wine glass and said, "Brother Hongfan is trying to find out about me, I must have a good plan in mind... the siege of the city must be destroyed?"

As he said that, he also pointed to Quzhou Island, "All the warships of the Song Army are on that side, but you chose to land on this side of the island, not to wipe out their last hope. Leave some hope. When we launch an attack, they will be unable to resist and will definitely choose to escape by boarding a ship. At that time, relying on the speed of the sea-going ship, we will be able to catch up with them easily, and all the kings and officials of the Song Dynasty will die."

"Those who know me, brother Li Heng..."

Zhang Hongfan sighed, raised his glass to Li Heng, but said again: "However, I don't intend to give them a chance to board the ship."

"Oh?"

Li Heng was slightly surprised.

Zhang Hongfan said proudly: "Our army has two routes by land and water. We only need to land soldiers on the island to hold the tails of the monarchs and ministers in the Southern Song Dynasty when they fled, and the warships will turn around from here to attack from both sides. Brother Li Heng thought that the Song army would still have more troops." Is there a possibility of boarding?"

Li Heng cupped his hands, "Brother Hongfan has a clever plan, Li Heng feels ashamed..."

The two just talked about military affairs while drinking like this, as if they didn't care about the army of the Southern Song Dynasty at all.

While the Southern Song army was extremely afraid of the Yuan army, this also caused the Yuan Dynasty to despise the Southern Song army.

Until dawn, the Yuan army has not yet attacked.The two coaches, Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng, went back to the cabin to sleep.

On the edge of the cliff, there are still ministers and nobles standing full of the Southern Song court.

The flag of the Yuan army fluttered in the hazy morning light.

(End of this chapter)