Chapter 244 The fisherman gets a profit? The country is restored to life

Author: Traveling from the South

Chapter 244 The fisherman gets a profit? The country is restored to life

When the truce ends, Zhou Bai will definitely take action.

Dragons and tigers entered the Dharma, martial arts preached, sowing spiritual seeds to encourage farmers and mulberry trees, holding imperial examinations to worship the red sky...

After a whole set of combo punches, no matter how impetuous Great Yan's luck was, nearly half of it had settled down.

The land of the three counties can absorb and accommodate only so much in a short period of time, no matter how much blessings are given to the subjects.

The remaining Great Yan luck will inevitably be dispersed in vain if it is not expanded and settled as soon as possible.

In this southern expedition, there were a total of 30,000 imperial troops from the three divisions of Selecting the Front, Victory, and Defeating the Enemy, 30,000 garrison troops from various places, 3,500 horse troops, and more than 50,000 militia auxiliaries.

The total strength of the troops totaled more than 113,500, and the Dingguo army was known as 200,000, showing an irresistible force to break through the territory.

Back then, Chu Kai led 5,500 horsemen and rode through Longfeng County, traveling freely and horizontally as if they were in a deserted land. This had not happened long ago.

Not to mention how frightened the defenders of the country were, Zhou Bai mobilized more than 100,000 troops during the inspection period in Andu. This move must not be hidden from anyone. The spirit of war in the sky is too obvious.

Lei Haomiao had already sent a letter to Lu Ding in advance, asking him to send troops to attack the border counties to relieve the pressure on them to settle the country.

The capital of Dingguo, the central core of Dingzhou City, has been surrounded by a high wall of blue bricks.

Inside is a palace city with the Governor's Palace as the core, three or four streets, and dozens of mansions and compounds. It is the residence of the king and his family.

It seems grand, but in fact it is out of compliance with the rules and cannot be polite.

No, from the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present, there has been a lot of construction work in the palace and it has never stopped.

In the only palace that was barely built with the help of the Taoist priests, Daxu Fengjun was waiting for Lei Haomiao and was privately summoning his ministers.

"General Lei Zhen has led an army of 100,000 to Longfeng County to resist the Anbei Army."

"We are trying our best to raise food and grass. Dingzhou County still has accumulated savings over the years. If we use the food from Chang Pingcang, it will be enough for this war. But spring plowing is about to take place, and the army of 100,000 will use at least 200,000 civilians. The negative impact will be too great.

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"The Dingxi Kingdom responded with a letter saying that its monarch, Lu Ding, has led an army to the north to march to the border town. We are requested to hold back the main force of the Anbei Kingdom..."

The ministers who can be summoned by Lei Haomiao are all those who hold the core power. In a few words, they can already explain the situation that Qing Ding Kingdom is facing now.

After all, it was a fully inherited system from the governor-general era, with complete functions and able to cope with Zhou Bai's aggressive approach.

After sorting out all the major events, Lei Haomiao, who sat upright and said little, finally looked much relieved.

He was not the Taiping Emperor who stayed in the deep palace and was easily deceived by others.

Since the return of the country, he could at least have a general understanding of the general changes in the Three Kingdoms of Dingzhou.

The main strength of the Yuanzhou Ya Taoist Regiment was inherited by Dingguo, and it has a deep foundation.

But after a conscription war, the fate of a foreign land disrupted the general situation, and one thing declined and the other increased.

Not only did Anbei Kingdom surpass Dingguo, but even Dingxi, who had returned from victory, had a better fortune than them.

No, before Lei Haomiao could feel a little relieved, Shi Jing, the former right councilor of Dingzhou and now the right minister of Dingzhou, who had always been very upright, sighed.

"Your Majesty, we have failed in this recruitment battle and returned without great luck. We are too far behind the two countries. If we lose in the foreign land, if the main world suffers another major defeat, the day of destruction is right in front of us."

Lei Haomiao was very dissatisfied with Shi Jing, the nominal chief assistant, who threatened to destroy the country at every turn.

In the past, it was enough to contradict him, and it was necessary to rely on the prestige of his great scholar to stabilize his rule. Now that the country has been established for a long time, the status of monarch and ministers has been determined, and this is still the case.

However, Shi Jing didn't seem to notice, and Lei Haomiao's cold gaze continued to advise him bluntly: "Old minister Guan An's Northern Army is in great power, and its fortune is like the rising sun in all directions, so our country should abandon the northern part of Longfeng County.

Avoid fighting."

"It would be best to fill the dangerous passes of Longfeng with mixed troops to delay the attack. It would be a good idea to abandon the entire Longfeng County."

Shi Jing's suggestion was like a thunder, frightening the monarchs and ministers of Dingguo who had a tacit understanding.

Cai Feng, the left prime minister who was the first to come to his senses, seized on the omission of his political opponents and immediately scolded him righteously: "What do you mean by the right prime minister? You have worked hard to guard Dingzhou for many years and you have the foundation you have now. How can you do it easily?"

Abandon the territory and people!"

"Your Majesty, this man is a traitor but a traitor to the country! Please remove him from your position!"

Since the days of the Governor's Office, Cai Feng has been severely suppressed by Shi Jing and has always been in a weak position. Now that he sees an opportunity, he doesn't want to let it go.

Seeing Lei Haomiao's somewhat angry look, the other important ministers also agreed and accused Shi Jing of what he wanted to do.

However, seeing that the wind was going one way, Lei Haomiao was not in a hurry to target Shi Jing. He first talked to Xini to calm Cai Feng.

Then he thought for a moment and asked Shi Jing: "The Right Prime Minister thinks that our army cannot resist Anbei with its current strength. Does he want to preserve his strength?"

In fact, this was also a strategy that Lei Haomiao often adopted when he was still the governor, so he was able to retain his heritage and was granted the title of Prefectural Marquis by Daxu.

But after the founding of the People's Republic of China, due to the great righteousness of the Marquis of Dezhou and the influence of his luck, he became impetuous and even took the initiative to attack Anbei earlier.

Shi Jing kept staring at Lei Haomiao, and was quite relieved to see that he did not become angry.

So he revealed his true intentions in full: "Yes, Longfeng is ruined, and Dingzhou County is the sacred place of the entire Dingzhou. As long as the core is not lost, everything can be started from scratch."

"The purpose of Ding Xibo is very clear. He wants to sacrifice our country's military strength for his time, but the king just can't do what he wants."

"With the three kingdoms standing in a tripartite state, it is best for a weak country to sit back and watch the powerful countries fight. This is a snipe and a clam fighting over each other, and the fisherman will benefit."

Lei Haomiao nodded slightly and immediately fell into deep thought again. He now had the title of Duke of Zhou, but in fact he had become a weakling in the Three Kingdoms.

Shi Jing's proposal to avoid fighting and preserve his energy must be said to be very reasonable.

Soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the path to survival. We must observe them.

Another massive defeat at the level of 100,000 will make it impossible to save the country.

But if he wins, will he be able to make a comeback and snatch away Zhou Bai's great luck from the foreign plane in one fell swoop?

However, this idea only appeared in Lei Haomiao's mind for a moment, and was soon expelled.

He gathered his thoughts, calmly, and made a gesture of support to Shi Jing: "The right prime minister has matured and proposed the plan for the country. I accept it. Come and give me the Qi-enhancing elixir that I have collected."

"Send the order to Lei Zhen to protect the main force on the front line."

Then Lei Haomiao looked at Cai Feng, who was flattering and unable to criticize, and said with a gentle smile: "Prime Minister Cai, I would like you to go to Longfeng to supervise the army in person. You must make sure that the local officials and people try their best to delay it. If there is any disharmony, you can retreat to Ding."

States and counties.”

"If a humble minister accepts the order, he will definitely live up to the trust of the king." Cai Feng couldn't help but curse Lei Haomiao in his heart. He will use anyone who is valuable. This is still the case after becoming a king.

He didn't understand that this was nothing more than a balancing act, and too many ministers just echoed his words.

An hour later, at the urging of Lei Haomiao, Cai Feng set off in a hurry, escorted by his servants and a group of personal riders.

However, no one knew that Cai Feng had already sent a secret letter while packing his bags at his residence.

Retreating and retreating, retreating again and again, rotten old ministers and rotten monarchs.

Even if this big policy really makes sense, by acting like this, can he really become a hero supported by the people of Dingzhou in the end?

You, the emperor and his ministers, can see the general trend of luck, but Cai Feng can't?

Before the founding of the country, Lei Haomiao was the third-rank governor. He also served as a council member from the fourth-rank left, which is much worse than you?

Why is an imperial decree the difference between emperor and minister? When Cai Feng wrote the secret letter and communicated with Anzi, he was full of anger and ridicule.

Before, I was a bit embarrassed, but since we are all ministers, then "good birds choose trees to roost, and good ministers choose their masters to serve."

In the past few years, the connection with the north has never been really interrupted.

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On February 8, Zhou Bai's Chinese army arrived at Ningruicheng, a county on the southern border of Ruinan County. The fish and dragon banner swaggered under the visiting gaze of Dingguo's sentry cavalry.

On that day, Chu Kai, the commander-in-chief of the horse army, led 3,000 Xuanjia troops to kill or force back all the sentries and cavalry in the direction of Longfeng, making them confused about the movement of the army.

Since the defeat in the last cavalry battle, the Dingguo cavalry no longer had the ability to compete with the Anbei cavalry. Even as elite sentinels such as Ye Bushou, they could not muster the courage to fight.

On February 9, Li Dingguo, who was appointed as the commander of the Forbidden Army's vanguard selection and the vanguard of the southern expedition, showed his talents in the first battle in this world.

The southern county guard general did not recognize Li Dingguo's general number, so he thought he had an opportunity and went out to fight, but was easily killed.

Then the selected vanguard troops surrounded them from all sides as far as the county seat and suppressed them with strong archers. Five hundred elite selected vanguards stormed the four-foot-long city wall.

Seeing the frightening strength of the selected vanguard troops, and the fact that each one of them could easily climb the city wall with the help of hooks and ropes, the county magistrate was so shocked that he announced his surrender.

The county magistrate had heard about the third-class treatment in the surrender decree, and it happened that the Anbei Army had not suffered much losses yet, so maybe it could be given a second-class treatment.

"You said that Lei Zhen led a main force of 100,000 people and retreated overnight yesterday?" Li Dingguo asked in surprise after hearing the news revealed by the county magistrate.

The county magistrate of Nanzhi replied affirmatively: "Yes, when Lei Zhen left, he told him that he could withdraw if he couldn't defeat him, but he had to hold on for at least three days. Little did he know how he could stop the king's army with 5,000 county soldiers left behind.

Like a tiger's army!"

Li Dingguo shook his head and said: "No wonder you want to vote. Your senior officials in the imperial court feel that they can't defend it. What else are you going to do next?"

"However, there must be something fishy here, so I'll report it to you as soon as possible."

Integrate the memory of the soul, then travel through the world to be reborn, and obtain a physical body forged by thousands of years of spiritual lotus...

If Li Dingguo was not an extraordinary person in the Great Yan world, it would be difficult to accept it.
To be continued...