I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 166
At Yangzhou Wharf, the cold wind is blowing.

Ma Wei, Marquis of Pingbei, and Liu Jingming, the envoy of Huainan Economic Strategy, were headed by dozens of civil officials and military generals.

Looking around, you can see a field of juvenile golden cicadas, clouds and phoenix brocades, and the field of vision is filled with yellow, green, red, purple and many other precious colors, which is dazzling.

On the periphery, there was a circle of guards of honor composed of banners, flags, yellow fans, and pumpkins. The huge Yangzhou Wharf was surrounded by the guards.

Such a scene was naturally to welcome His Royal Highness Zhao Yuantan, the Grand Marshal of the World, as well as all the officials of the Eastern Palace and the Grand Marshal's Mansion.

"I will pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Everyone, please get up."

Wearing a red-yellow dragon-like robe and a three-beam Yuanyou crown on his head, surrounded by a group of officials, the crown prince Zhao Yuantan stepped off the boat.

"Where is Marquis Wu'an?"

"Returning to Your Highness, the Marquis of Wu'an has not returned after leaving the army. However, Luzhou, Lu'an, Lujiang, Huoshan and other cities have been recovered. They are on the way back to the city."

Zhao Yuantan nodded noncommittally after hearing this, and then boarded the huge carriage.

"Marquis of Pingbei, Marquis of Wukang, Liu Jinglue, Fu Binke and Gu ride together."

Ma Wei, Cheng Jintang, Liu Jingming and Fu Huaichuan boarded the carriage together.

"sit."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

The four were divided into two sides, with Fu Huaichuan and Cheng Jintang on the left, and Ma Wei and Liu Jingming on the right.

Zhao Yuantan first asked, "How is Jiangzhou?"

Pingbei Hou Mawei said: "Returning to Your Highness, the King of Chu heard that there was a rebellion in Xiangzhou, and immediately led more than 2 troops from the Hengye Army and more than [-] troops from the Shannan Army. A total of more than [-] people returned to Xiangzhou. There is no news yet. , Guo Dudu led Hongzhou Dudufu and Anzhou Dudufu's remaining [-] people to guard Jiangzhou. Most of the rebellious bandits in Luzhou and Shouzhou were annihilated by Wu'anhou under the city of Luzhou, and the rest went south to Qizhou. Converging with Fang Qiu's troops in Huangzhou. In addition, the bandits in central Shu and Xiangzhou are also converging."

After Zhao Yuantan heard it, he didn't say anything for a while. Originally, King Wu's rebellion was enough to cause headaches, but now the Red Lotus Dao rebellion that suddenly appeared involved more than ten states. There are four.

The remaining thousands or even tens of thousands of rebels are even more innumerable, and there are also bandits who took advantage of the situation to cause rebellion. These people occupied the prefectures and counties, burned, killed, and looted.

Even some bandits in Hebei, Qingxu, and Gyeonggi rebelled, but they were immediately wiped out by the court.After all, the imperial court's control over the north is obviously stronger than that of the south.

The Forbidden Army in Shangjing City was in a state of unbearable combat, and it was easy to wipe out the unruly bandits.

The chaos in the southeast and southwest is now a mess.

"Then Jiangzhou can hold on?"

"Go back to Your Highness, you should be safe."

After Zhao Yuantan heard it, he didn't see any joy, so he continued to ask.

"Should the imperial court quell the chaos, should it go southeast first or southwest first?"

The four of them didn't speak for a while, because this was not just about considering the issue from a military point of view.The southeast first or the southwest first.

It stands to reason that the army has already arrived in Huainan, and it should have crossed the river immediately to recover Jianye in Tokyo and defeat the Wu rebel army.

But if you want to say that it was a disaster, in fact, the Red Lotus Road rebels in the southwest were far better than the Wu Wang Rebellion in the southeast.

At any rate, King Wu is a clan member of the Jin Dynasty, and he has been operating in Jiangnan for many years. Although the southeast was in chaos after the uprising, King Wu has been strictly restraining the rebels for his prestige, so that the people in Jiangnan are grateful to King Wu, and the gentry in Jiangnan are even more grateful to King Wu. Help a lot.

The Red Lotus Road is different. This group of people looted everywhere, crossing the border like locusts, engulfing good people.The degree of damage to the place is far greater than the Wu Wang Rebellion.

But every day King Wu exists is a great threat to Shangjing.

Although Hongliandao was a disaster, none of the people present thought that these quack organizations that rely on quack tricks and teachings to confuse people can really succeed.

But King Wu belongs to the imperial family of the Jin Dynasty, and there are many gentry from the south of the Yangtze River supporting him.

Therefore, how to choose the difficulty and priority really needs to be carefully considered.

Seeing the hesitation of the crowd, Zhao Yuantan continued: "I don't know much about soldiers. As a marshal, I am entrusted with the heavy responsibility of the country. This kind of chaos has never happened since the founding of the country. After a hundred years of the country, I have encountered such a catastrophe. I want to put down the chaos alone. Anbang, but I don't know where to start, and I ask everyone to work together, be loyal and wise."

"Your Majesty understands that your Highness has an order, and I will go through fire and water, and I will not hesitate to do so."

That's the way it is said, but when it comes to specific strategies, they still can't work together.

Pingbei Hou Mawei believed that the siege of Jiangzhou should be completed first to prevent the two rebel forces from converging.

Wukang Hou Cheng Jintang's opinion is that when crossing the river, the siege of Jiangzhou will be resolved by itself, and then the king of Wu will be pacified first, and then go up the river to pacify the red lotus rebels.

Liu Jingming, the economic envoy, believed that the red lotus bandits in Jiangbei should be eliminated first, so as to prevent these rebellious parties from converging, and went north to Tang Deng to threaten Gyeonggi-do.

Fu Huaichuan, the prince's guest, did not speak, but just meditated silently.

After hearing so many opinions, Zhao Yuantan became even more confused.After arriving at the Marshal's Mansion where he was staying, which was the former Governor's Mansion of Yangzhou, he declined the banquet and went to rest because he was a little tired after traveling by boat.

After Fu Jinchuan received the military order ordering him to return to Yangzhou, he handed over the military affairs to He Baxu and appointed Lei Bo as the acting envoy of the Jingnan Army.
Then he took only [-] tooth soldiers and rushed to Yangzhou in the starry night.

When he returned to Yangzhou, it was already the third day of Zhao Yuantan's arrival.

Fu Jinchuan galloped all the way, and when he returned to the Governor's Mansion, he immediately took a bath and changed clothes, changed into a round-neck suit, and rushed to the Marshal's Mansion immediately.

"My minister Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor Guide General Wu'an Hou Fu Jinchuan pays his respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Exemption."

Zhao Yuantan looked at Fu Jinchuan, who was a little thinner than when he went to Beijing, but still in good spirits, and finally showed a long-lost smile, "Sanlang worked hard all the way, can we have lunch?"

"Not yet."

"It's just right, let's use it here. Someone is here to prepare meals, and I want to have a meal with Marquis Wu An."

In the past few days, because Zhao Yuantan was too busy, he ate very little food.But the kitchen is still preparing every meal, and they are all prepared in the steamer. Once His Royal Highness wants to eat, he will serve it immediately.

It happened to be cheaper for Fu Sanlang.

Fu Sanlang and Zhao Yuantan were not polite in the slightest, and they were indeed a little hungry, so when they started eating, they were just as turbulent as when they were fighting with him.

Zhao Yuantan saw that Fu Jinchuan's eating was on the rise, and his appetite was larger than usual, and he made an exception and added half a bowl of rice.

As for Fu Jinchuan, he eats rice by the bowl.

"The thieves in Luzhou and Shouzhou have generally been wiped out. Tens of thousands of thieves were defeated by the cavalry troops of Shi Wannian and Ma Shanbao in Luzhou. Over [-] people were beheaded and more than [-] were captured. It's easy to deal with. Killing it will hurt Tianhe, but if you let it go like this, you may cause trouble again. This matter has to be decided by the Marshal's House. In addition, He Baxu has already captured the entrance of Tianzhu Valley at this moment, but that place is too dangerous. It is not conducive to the passage of the army. At this time, the rest of the bandits should have passed through Qizhou and merged with the bandits in Huangzhou. I reckon that these bandits should be going to attack Jingzhou next time."

Fu Jinchuan had a full meal, and while drinking soup, he introduced the situation on the front line to Zhao Yuantan.

As a general who has just come down from the front line and is also a confidant, Fu Jinchuan's opinion is obviously more important to Zhao Yuantan.

After Zhao Yuantan heard this, he frowned and asked, "In your opinion, Sanlang, where should we start with the rebellion of King Wu in the southeast and the rebellion of Honglian in the southwest?"

Fu Jinchuan thought for a while when he heard the words, and then said: "The king of Wu is only a dead bone in the tomb, and he will be captured sooner or later. Don't let it become bigger. The two bandits in Huangzhou and Shouzhou have tens of thousands of people after they gather. If they join forces with the Xiangzhou bandits, they can get more than [-] people. At that time, they can go north to Tang Deng and threaten Gyeonggi. They can retreat In the land of Sichuan and Chu, there are many mountains and dense forests, and it is difficult to suppress."

"San Lang means to destroy the Honglian bandit first?"

"No, both ways."

"At this time, you can order the troops stationed in Longyou and Guanzhong to enter Shuzhong, order a part of the forbidden army to go south to Tang and Deng, and send a major general to lead the army from Huainan to the east, so that the governor of Jingzhou will defend Jiangling to the death. , each village formed a stronghold to protect itself, and Wu Ni in the south of the Yangtze River only needs a general and tens of thousands of elite soldiers to wipe them out."

After Zhao Yuantan heard this, he thought for a long time and said, "The one of the generals that Sanlang mentioned is yourself, right?"

Fu Jinchuan smiled and said, "It's not impossible."

Zhao Yuantan also smiled when he heard the words, "Sanlang's bold words and lofty ambitions, I know it myself, but this is a big matter, and we need to think about it in the long run."

Fu Jinchuan said sternly: "It should be so. Soldiers should not be careless in the important affairs of the country. It is the right principle of military strategists to expect the enemy to be lenient."

After hearing this, Zhao Yuantan praised: "In the past, I only knew that Saburo was brave, but now I am proficient in military strategy and temple calculation."

Hearing this, Fu Jinchuan laughed and said: "Since Brother Tan is going to be a wise king through the ages, how can he not have a famous general?"

(End of this chapter)