Horse on the World

Chapter 656 Resolutions
"Luoyang", no, let's call it Little Luoyang. This city is built on a plain with a radius of tens of miles. If you stand high enough, you will find that Little Luoyang is different from the real Luoyang. , the architectural layout is almost exactly the same, it is completely a reduced version, the construction of the streets extending in all directions, the imperial city, the palace guards, are almost a replica of Luoyang, the only difference is that it is much smaller, and the entire city is only ten feet in radius. For a few miles, there are large tracts of farmland on the outskirts of the downtown area. It is now June, and the crops in the fields are growing very well.However, the farmers who should be tending the crops in the fields are not in the mood to take care of the farm work that is related to their one-year livelihood. A large number of refugees came from outside the city, all from the coast. They brought amazing news, some The extremely strong enemy came, the navy of the Great Zhou Dynasty was wiped out, and the harbor garrison was also defeated. General Wei Zhihua, who was known as the number one general of the younger generation of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was also beaten and fled in embarrassment. The coastal area is only more than 100 miles away from Little Luoyang.

Most of the peasants had already fled into the city to take refuge. Although the city wall of Little Luoyang was not that steep, it was still blocked by a wall, and there were still many troops inside, which was better than the open outside.

Everyone is guessing, who is it?Pirates, but for so many years, the pirates who invaded have been killed long ago. It can't be them. Besides, the pirates have no ability to defeat the navy of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Amid endless speculation, the common people were panicked, but the imperial court did not immediately stand up to refute the rumors, or issue some announcements to calm people's hearts, which made the common people panic even more.

"Your Majesty, with the current situation, we can only fight to the death!" Wei Gang said to Zhou Ruizong, the contemporary emperor of Great Zhou who was standing by the railing.

Zhou Ruizong is the tenth generation grandson of the crown prince who fled overseas when the Great Zhou Dynasty was destroyed. Shang painstakingly worked hard to subdue and assimilate the aborigines on Taiwan Island. Today, Taiwan Island has a population of 10 people. up.

Fortunately, there were countless big families who fled with the crown prince back then. These families had profound backgrounds, and there would always be one or two elites in each generation. In Ruizong's generation, it was Wei Jiawei who supported the court alone.

"What should I do, what should I do?" Zhou Ruizong, who is fat and fat, has no master. As the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he naturally knows the ins and outs of everything, and he understands even more in his heart. , so what will be the fate of waiting for oneself?
Looking back at Wei Gang, he whispered, "Wei Qing, tell me, if we surrender, will Da Chu spare us? Let us live?"

Wei Gang sighed, and looked at His Majesty the Emperor bitterly, "Your Majesty, if we surrender without a fight, then the duel that awaits us will not end well. It is not clear to you that the rise of any dynasty , are all based on the extermination of the previous dynasty.”

"It's been so many years, hundreds of years, is there still such deep hatred?" Zhou Ruizong murmured.

"Your Majesty, will you forget in your heart the hatred that the Qin family usurped the throne?" Wei Gang asked back.

Zhou Ruizong was taken aback, yes, have I forgotten, how many nights, I have also dreamed that one day I can return to the mainland, and behead the Qin family who usurped the dynasty and the throne!

"Your Majesty, if you haven't forgotten, then will they forget, and we still have the Jade Seal of Chuanguo in our hands!" Wei Gang said loudly.

Zhou Ruizong trembled, yes, Chuan Guo Yuxi, just this one thing is enough to make the Qin family never forget the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"But Wei Qing, we only have such a small pirate, and the Qin family now sits on such a large piece of land. Once we are discovered, the army will inevitably come in an endless stream. Do we have a chance to win?" Zhou Ruizong asked.

Wei Gang gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, we are hanging overseas alone, thousands of miles away from the mainland. If they want to attack us, it will cost a lot. As long as we grit our teeth and can hold on, the longer we delay, the more powerful we will be." The chance of surviving is to beat them to the point where they don’t want to fight anymore, and if they feel that the loss outweighs the gain, we have a chance to negotiate with them for peace.”

"Then, I will leave everything to Wei Qing. Wei Qing can use everything in the country, as long as we can win."

"Obey, Your Majesty, I will never fail Your Majesty's trust!" Wei Gang bowed to the ground.

Ten days later, Zheng Zhiqiang returned to the navy station in a hurry. During the few days he left, five thousand marines had repaired the harbor. The material warship and the Wanliao giant ship are all moored on the open sea.The entire harbor area is busy, and defensive positions have begun to take shape.On top of the former opponent's base, the Dingzhou army rebuilt defensive positions, but the direction of defense was changed one by one.

"Brother, Lord Tiger, General Zhong!" Zheng Zhiqiang said excitedly: "This time I really opened my eyes, and I really laughed to death. Dozens of states in Dachu can be found here, but some states It’s just a bigger village, and the so-called Luoyang still has a bit of style, and the architectural pattern is almost a replica of Luoyang, but it’s only several times smaller. I even went to the edge of the imperial city for a stroll. !"

Everyone nodded, "It seems that what we expected was right. This is the remnant of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so strong. Did you find anything in Luoyang?"

"They are recruiting!" Zheng Zhiqiang said: "All males must be drafted into the army. I saw that it was not good. If I stayed any longer, they would be forced to recruit me, so I ran away."

"Can you estimate how many people they will recruit?" Zheng Zhiyuan asked.

"I'm afraid there are quite a few. In the past few days, tens of thousands of people have come to Luoyang, and on the way back, I found that many people were gathering in Luoyang. But it's a bit ridiculous. They don't even deserve weapons for these people Qi, most of these people are farmers and fishermen, and the hoes and harpoons they carry are their weapons." Zheng Zhiqiang said.

Zheng Zhiyuan's face became serious, "It seems that they want to fight to the death. The ants kill the elephants. On other people's territory, this battle is really difficult to fight! We have too few people who can fight."

"Brother, a thousand sheep can't beat a lion. Although they have a lot of people, can they beat us with just those people?" Zheng Zhiqiang said nonchalantly.

Zheng Zhiyuan glared at him, and said: "How can you speculate about military and national affairs like this? Only when all aspects are considered, can there be no accidents. Don't forget that this is someone else's territory. Don't underestimate the opponent's determination to defend their homeland. Even Farmers and fishermen, when it comes to life and death, will also explode with amazing fighting power, rabbits will kick eagles when they are in a hurry, let alone people!"

Zhong Jing nodded, "General Zheng is right! You must be careful, step by step!"

"Everyone, come and take a look!" Zheng Zhiyuan spread out a map, "This is a rough topographic map of Taiwan Island drawn by marines who sneaked into the inland. It is rough, but it finally gives us a good idea of ​​this place. A general understanding."

Everyone gathered around and looked at the map spread out on the table.

"Fight, we are not afraid. Even if we do not win, we will never fail. The worst result is that we retreat to the sea and wait for reinforcements to come. What I am most afraid of is that in the end, these people will retreat to the mountains Go, if you let them escape to the mountains, it will be troublesome. The forest is vast, and once you enter the mountains, you are like a bird entering the jungle. If you want to find them again, it will not be so easy. These mountains are sprinkled by hundreds of thousands of troops. There are no bubbles coming out!"

"General Zheng, we can send a troop to land on this side by water division, and lay an ambush here, blocking the retreat route from Luoyang to the mountains, so that they have nowhere to go!" Zhong Jing nodded at a place. .

"But we don't have enough troops at hand!" Zheng Zhiyuan said in embarrassment, "How many [-] marines can be sent out to be effective? If we send too many, we will appear very passive here. You know, this is tantamount to idleness." What if the opponent doesn't flee? Didn't we waste these troops in vain?"

"There are things that have the best of both worlds!" Zhong Jing said with a smile: "Just in case, this is a last resort. As General Zheng said, as a last resort, we retreat to the sea to besiege them. Wait for the reinforcements to come."

"The commander-in-chief wants us to open up overseas territories and feed Dingzhou in the future. If we delay here for too long, will we miss the major event of the commander-in-chief?" Zheng Zhiqiang asked.

Zhong Jing shook her head, "A jade seal passed on to the country is too important for the future career of the commander-in-chief. In order to get him, even if we spend a year here, it is worth it. You know, for this thing, Da Chu, but It took hundreds of years to give up slowly, and now the fat has reached our mouths, so there is no reason not to eat it."

Zheng Zhiqiang slammed the table, "That's it, Zhiqiang, you lead a thousand marines to block their retreat."

Zheng Zhiqiang's face collapsed when he heard this, "Brother, if I go, it's possible that I won't win a single battle."

Zheng Zhiyuan's face darkened, "Why, do you want to disobey orders?"

Zhong Jing explained at the side: "General Xiao Zheng, the burden on you is too important. We must send a general over there, otherwise if we miss something, the consequences will be disastrous! The battle here, hehe, is just like what you said. What's the point of fighting with a group of farmers and fishermen?"

A few people were discussing, and suddenly there was a stern horn alarm sound outside, everyone was startled, rushed out of the cabin, and when they looked closely, there were blazing fire boats rushing towards the navy fleet outside the navy.

"Want to burn our boat?" Zheng Zhiyuan sneered.

(End of this chapter)