Chapter 437(1/2)
Four Mighty Generals, self-proclaimed National Master
Author: Taiqing Yaodao
Four Mighty Generals, self-proclaimed National Master
Suddenly, a white pigeon entered Meiling Pass from the north, and finally fell into a lean hand.
With a stern expression, Li Zhu took the secret letter off the pigeon's leg and sent it directly to the central hall without looking at it.
Li Xuan, Qiu Zhenmu, Yan Tao, Zhou Shen, Feng Hua, Wang Qin, Qi Guang and others were sitting in the central hall, all of them looking terribly ugly.
Li Zhu walked in quickly from outside, and everyone's discussion immediately stopped.
The secret letter was placed on the table by Li Zhu, and then picked up by Li Xuan.
Taking out the secret letter from the thin bamboo tube, Li Xuan read it carefully, and then said to everyone: "On today's chenshi, the governor of Muzhou, Shi Xu, offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, calling himself the general manager of Wuyue and the governor of Muzhou.
Raise troops to clear up
On your side... there are now a total of 23,000 troops, divided into three groups to attack Shezhou, Hangzhou, and Wuzhou. Most of the soldiers are coming towards Meiling Pass, and a naval force has come from Muzhou.
Out, the destination is unknown."
"I must have come to Wuzhou too." Feng Hua's face became very embarrassed in an instant.
He did not ask about the source of this information, nor did he doubt the authenticity of Li Xuan's information.
"Compared to the Hangzhou Navy, Wuzhou's navy is indeed weak. Except for the few ships of the Du Shui Division, the others are not enough to fight. Therefore, it is not surprising that they are optimistic about taking Wuzhou. After all, they were twenty years ago.
That's what he did." Li Xuan paused for a moment, looked at Feng Hua, and looked solemn.
"Feng Canjun, please rush to Lanxi immediately. From now on, use iron chains, scrap ships, wooden piles and other objects to blockade the Wujiang River. South of Sanheguan, set up checkpoints every five miles. No ships are allowed to pass on the river.
, Those who forcefully break through will be punished as treason." At the end of the sentence, Li Xuan's face turned murderous.
Feng Hua immediately stood up, cupped his hands in front of Li Xuan and said, "I will obey your order."
After saying that, Feng Hua immediately turned around and left.
Li Xuan's cold eyes fell on Yan Tao and Zhou Shen, and said in a deep voice: "You two don't have to worry about the affairs of Lanxi and Wujiang. Please go down and rectify the soldiers immediately. The Tianyin Sect's follow-up brigade reinforcements are very soon."
We are about to arrive at Meiling Pass. By then, I am afraid we will encounter enemies here earlier than at Sanhe Pass."
The Tianyin Sect has launched a full-scale uprising, and the Muzhou Army has 23,000 troops, 3,000 more than Li Xuan originally expected.
Li Xuan's advantage in attrition against the Tianyin Sect during this period of fighting was instantly offset.
Yan Tao and Zhou Shen both knew this very well, and they did not dare to show any slightness. They immediately stood up and bowed and said: "I will obey the order,"
Seeing that Li Xuan had begun to set up, Qiu Zhenmu couldn't help but stand up and asked: "I wonder how many people from the Muzhou Army your prince estimates will arrive at Meiling Pass this time?"
"The Wuzhou Army now numbers 23,000, but there are many enemies they face." Li Xuan thought about it and said uncertainly: "The number of people coming to Meiling Pass should not be less than 3,000, and
If my guess is correct, Fang Yunxiu’s brother Fang Fengjin should personally lead the way this time.”
At this point, Li Xuan paused for a moment and said calmly: "Fang Fengjin's brother, son, wife and brother all died at the hands of this king. Now that everything in Muzhou has been arranged, it is natural that he will come to kill me."
The king takes revenge.”
"Ten thousand soldiers, three thousand came to Meiling Pass, then seven thousand navy came to kill from Wujiang River." Qiu Zhenmu's expression couldn't help but change slightly.
Li Xuan shook his head and said calmly: "There are not as many as seven thousand naval troops. They have to keep people to guard Muzhou City, and they have to have people to guard against the raids of the Hangzhou Navy. Therefore, among the naval forces that can kill Wuzhou are
There should be only about two thousand qualified naval soldiers."
The navy is different from the army. Real navy training is very time-consuming. A qualified navy soldier requires many elements.
Fishermen don't need to be given a navy uniform to become a navy.
Fighting in rivers, lakes and seas requires extremely high physical fitness and various operational skills. If it involves fighting at sea, it will be even more troublesome.
The cost involved is far beyond what can be explained in a few words.
In particular, the bulk of the money was spent on warships.
Even if you don't have to build it yourself, even if it is modified from a merchant ship, it must be loaded with weapons suitable for ship catapults, fire bombs, etc.
The money spent was overwhelming.
"Therefore, the Tianyin Sect has not many truly formed naval forces. I estimate that there are more infantry on board the boats. Once these people arrive at Heguan, they may immediately get off the boats and become infantry again.
, At that time, Brother Qiu, what this king can really do is the cavalry."
Li Xuan looked at Qiu Zhenmu solemnly and said: "All the cavalry under the Kuaiji soldiers will be under your command. When the cavalry goes out to fight, at least these people must be blocked by the Wujiang River. They must not be allowed to kill.
Come to Meiling Pass. How to fight? After you go back, write a detailed note and submit it."
"I will obey the order." Qiu Zhenmuli immediately agreed with his hand.
Li Xuan raised his head, looked at everyone, and said solemnly: "This time the Tianyin Sect's army came from land and water with all their strength, it must be a hard battle, but after the first battle, Wuzhou can be defeated, Muzhou can be defeated, and the entire southeast
It can be determined that this is the last battle, and I hope you will respond with all your strength."
"I obey the order!" Everyone present stood up at the same time.
Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "I have written two memorials, and I also asked Brother Qiu to send someone to send one of them eight hundred miles directly to Shendu, and the other to Wuzhou.
After being signed by Wang Shijun, it will be sent out through the Wuzhou channel."
There was an uprising in the Tianyin Sect, and Li Xuan didn't know if he was the first to receive the news, but he had to rush all the information he received to the capital of God as soon as possible, covering 800 miles.
"I will obey the order!" Qiu Zhenmu immediately handed over his hand.
Li Xuan picked up a purple-covered memorial from the table and handed it to Qiu Zhenmu, saying: "Send this one to the capital of God."
Then he picked up a scarlet leather memorial and handed it over, saying at the same time: "This one is for Wang Shijun."
At the end of the Scarlet Skin Memorial, he put up the message.
The quality of that statement is quite good, but I don’t know who actually wrote it.
I don’t know how Empress Wu would feel after seeing it.
Qiu Zhenmu stepped forward to take the memorial. Li Xuan paused for a moment, and finally took the memorial from the Scarlet Skin Memorial.
Anyone else can add to this memorandum, but Wuzhou cannot.
Li Xuan's identity is special, and Wang Fanglin's identity is even more special.
After taking down the memorial, Li Xuan immediately handed it over to Qiu Zhenmu, and Qian Niuwei immediately rushed it 800 miles away to the capital of God.
He raised his head and looked at Wang Qin and Qi Guang, who were still waiting on one side.
Looking at Wang Qin, Li Xuan said directly: "You have worked hard to join the army during this period, but now, please join the army and work hard again. Take the next group of soldiers under Qi Guang's command and set off immediately to Sanheguan to inform the Sanheguan garrison to strengthen the guard.
, even if the enemy force is strong, we must grit our teeth and persist until the last moment."
"I obey the order!" Wang Qin stood up without thinking.
Li Xuan nodded, and then said: "Joining the army, I will give you a privilege. Once Sanhe Pass can no longer be defended, you can decide whether to retreat. Once you start to retreat, there is no need to retreat to Lanxi County, because it may not be possible to enter there.
Go."
Wang Qin immediately understood the danger involved, and said with a cupped hand: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Xiaguan is here, Sanheguan is here, if Sanheguan is lost, Xiaguan will be doomed..."
"It doesn't have to be like this." Li Xuan quickly waved her hand, leaned forward slightly, looked at Wang Qin and said: "Don't be too stubborn, just try to defend for a moment longer. Although Sanhe Pass is important, I have already made all the preparations for the follow-up...
Besides, to clean up Sanhe Pass in the future, we need to join the army and work harder. Qi Guang!"
"The official is here!" Qi Guang stood up immediately.
"Choose two smart people under your command to ensure that Wang Canjun leaves Sanheguan safely, otherwise if something happens to Wang Canjun, I will kill them." Li Xuan directly gave the order to Qi Guang. He was really scared.
Wang Qin fought desperately and died at Sanheguan.
Although the Wang family's children are willing to die on the battlefield, the attitude of the court towards the Wang family will not change radically.
Forget about this worthless sacrifice.
"I obey the order!" Qi Guang immediately turned around and went down to arrange the people. Wang Qin raised his hand to Li Xuan and then quickly turned around and left.
Li Xuan looked at Li Zhu beside him. He was the only one left in the middle hall now.
"Once the Tianyin Sect takes action, everything will change." Li Xuan's expression suddenly became calm.
Li Zhu stood to one side without saying a word.
Li Xuan shook his head gently and said: "Now, we just wait for the Tianyin Sect's army to arrive, and we wait for the imperial decree."
Before the imperial edict was issued, Li Xuan was the commander of Wuzhou, and Yao Zhi was the Sima of the Yuezhou Governor's Office.
In order to deal with the changes in the Tianyin Sect, the imperial court will definitely integrate all its troops under one command.
When the situation becomes clear, it will be difficult to do what you want to do.
…
Inside the wooden house, Zhang Wanyu was sitting on a high seat, with Ye Wanwan, He Qing'er, Xu Shan, Hu Guang, He Jin and others standing on both sides below.
Compared to the excitement outside, the house seemed a bit eerily quiet.
At this time, Xu Shan couldn't help but step forward and said with cupped hands: "Master Qi Chu... no, General Qi, the last general believes that we should capture Meiling Pass immediately. People in Meiling Pass must be in panic at this moment. I teach...
…As soon as my Muzhou army arrives, it will definitely fall apart, but this is a credit..."
To be continued...