Liu Tuzhang changed his expression and said: "General God, what should we do? Haotian has a strict order, and those who kill each other in the congregation will die without a place to die. If the Zuo Army beats them up and frames God General and sends someone to assassinate General Zuo,
It’s even less possible for them to prepare food for us.”
"For the current plan, I can only go to Suzhou City to explain in person." The right god general said with a bitter smile: "If you are really accused of murdering the left god general, a disaster is imminent."
Liu Tuzhang frowned and said: "The god will go to Suzhou City, but over here...?"
"I can only leave this place to you first." Right God General sighed: "Liu Tuzhang, I will leave the men and horses to you. You try your best to stabilize them. If they really want to break up, you don't have to stop them. Go to Suzhou City."
Just look for me." He raised his hand and patted Liu Tuzhan on the shoulder, and said solemnly: "But I hope you can last three days and tell them that after three days, not only will there be good wine and good food delivered, but also all the people who are loyal to me will be delivered.
Everyone can receive their salary."
Liu Tuzhang didn't know whether what You Shen General said was true or not, but he didn't dare to question it directly. He could only bite the bullet and said: "I will try my best to maintain it. General You have a smooth journey. Leave early and come back early."
General You Shen left overnight with his personal guards, so Qin Xiao naturally didn't know.
However, he understood that the rebel granary was destroyed and the food was exhausted. The battle during the day was a desperate attempt, but in the end they were defeated. It was not easy to organize an attack again.
There is no food, no siege ladder, and the morale of the rebels is low. If they try to attack the city again, they will just give away their lives in vain.
Under the leadership of Qin Xiao, the Beicheng side repelled the rebels, while the Nancheng side also achieved victory. Dong Guangxiao led the people to resist bravely, and finally allowed the rebels to return without success. However, compared to the Beicheng side, Nancheng's casualties were
Be heavier.
The night was dark, but there were faint screams from the rebel camp.
The rebels attacked the city today, resulting in numerous casualties. The corpses under the city could not be cleared yet. Many wounded soldiers were taken away by their companions. Because the two armies did not engage in comprehensive close combat, the wounded of the rebels were mainly burned.
There were not a few rebels burned to death under the city, and even more burned. The burns were extremely difficult to heal and the pain was excruciating. Qin Xiao knew that those howls were naturally coming from the wounded soldiers.
After the rebels withdrew, the defenders did not relax. Even if they sent additional supplies to the city to defend the city, since the people in the city were mobilized, they naturally did whatever they could. The strong men searched for stones from the city and sent them to the top of the city.
, the fuel in the city was collected uniformly and put into wooden barrels.
The merchants in the city also had money to buy a large amount of food and sent it to the city. After a fierce battle, the defenders were exhausted. However, the food was replenished in time, and they were much happier than the rebels outside the city.
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"Master Qin, Your Highness invites you!" Qin Xiao leaned against the battlements to recharge his batteries. When he heard the voice, he opened his eyes and saw Lu Gan standing in front of him with a smile.
Qin Xiao stood up: "Is something wrong?"
"Something's wrong!" Lu Gan nodded: "His Highness asked you to rush over as soon as possible."
Qin Xiao didn't know what was going on in Sheyue, but the princess summoned him and he didn't want to delay. He found Chen Xi and asked Chen Xi to temporarily stay at the head of the north city. Then he followed Lu Gan into the city and arrived at the county government office.
She Yue's identity was unusual, and Dong Guangxiao did not dare to be negligent. After all, there were tens of thousands of people in the city, and it was impossible to know everyone's details. If there were spies from the Queen Mother Society lurking in the city, they had to be on guard, so
After She Yue moved into the county government office, not only were officers and soldiers guarding the county government office, but all roads close to the county government office were also blocked.
When Qin Xiao arrived at the county government office, Lu Gan took him directly to the back hall. He saw She Yue standing by the wall, looking at a map hanging on the wall. Hearing the sound of footsteps, She Yue turned around and saw Qin Xiao.
Xiao smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
When Qin Xiao saw Lu Gan at the side, he raised his hands and saluted. She Yue had already told Lu Gan: "Send it up!"
Lu Gan handed over his hand and retreated. Qin Xiao was a little surprised, but still walked over, glanced at the map, and asked, "Is this a map of Jiangnan?"
"That's right." She Yue nodded slightly: "I looked at this map for a long time, and just now I felt a chill in my back."
"Oh?" Qin Xiao asked, "What's wrong?"
She Yue stretched out a slender jade finger and pointed it on the map. Qin Xiao saw that the place her jade finger pointed was Taihu Lake. He frowned and said, "Princess, are you worried about Taihu Lake?"
"I'm glad that Taihu and the Jiangnan family are enemies rather than friends." She Yue blinked, her long eyelashes flickering, and said softly: "If Linghu Xuan and the Jiangnan family are the same party and collude, I'm afraid that the entire Jiangnan
It's really going to fall into the hands of the rebels."
Qin Xiao pulled up a chair and sat down. She Yue frowned slightly, but didn't say anything. Qin Xiao already said: "Why did the princess say this?"
She Yue swayed her waist lightly, walked to the side and sat down, saying: "I suddenly realized today that perhaps the strongest naval force in the Tang Dynasty is in Taihu Lake."
"oh?"
"The Tang Dynasty now has two real naval forces, which have been in the Bohai Sea and are controlled by the Anton Protectorate. However, this navy is weak and is only used to protect the maritime trade routes between the Tang Dynasty and the Bohai Kingdom and deal with some
As far as I know, pirates have loose military discipline and will be vulnerable to a strong enemy." She Yue sighed: "Actually, we can't blame them. The empire is already very reluctant to maintain two frontier armies, and there is really no extra.
The money is used to maintain a strong naval force. The other force is the Donghai Navy, which is naturally stronger than the Bohai Navy, but not much stronger."
Qin Xiao asked: "So in the princess' opinion, the navy in Linghu Xuan's hands is even stronger than the imperial navy?"
"Others don't know, but I naturally know." She Yue said: "Linghu Xuan has hundreds of boats, large and small. The islands in Taihu Lake are all fishermen. Both men and women are good at water. These people usually work for the people, but once a fight breaks out
, and in an instant there was a powerful naval force. I looked at this map earlier, and there was a very narrow waterway from Taihu Lake that could lead to the Tongji Canal."
Qin Xiao stood up and walked to the map. This map was naturally presented by Dong Guangxiao. It was very clear and detailed. He looked carefully and saw a thin line leading to Tongji Canal in the northeast corner of Taihu Lake. He turned around and asked
: "What do you mean, princess?"
"If the Taihu Navy is willing, they can enter the Tongji Canal at any time." She Yue stood up and walked to Qin Xiao: "Going south along the Tongji Canal, not only can you directly reach the Suzhou Pier, but you can also go directly to the Hangzhou Pier. If you go all the way north
, you can directly enter the Yangtze River, do you understand what I mean now?"
Qin Xiao stared at the map, nodded slightly, and said, "It's true."
"I'm thinking that if Linghu Xuan and the Jiangnan family are of the same party, he can let the navy leave Taihu Lake and go directly to the Yangtze River. After blocking the Yangtze River, he can immediately cut the empire into two." She Yue raised her hand and said
He lightly dragged his round chin with a finger and said thoughtfully: "As long as the Taihu navy controls the Yangtze River and the empire's reinforcements arrive at the riverside but cannot cross the river, the Queen Mother Hui will be able to steadily control the south of the Yangtze River.
Then we took Jiangnan as the foundation and split the soil to divide the territory."
"If this is really the case, General Pei, who is guarding the south, will not turn a blind eye."
She Yue shook her head and said: "Pei Xiaogong's money, food and equipment are all supplied by the imperial court. The Yangtze River is cut off, and even food and grass cannot be sent across. Pei Xiaogong's soldiers and horses have no money and food to support them. They either collapse, or they can only plunder the people in the south and steal from the officers and soldiers.
Turn into a bandit. Don't forget that Murong is still watching in southern Xinjiang. Once there is a problem with Pei Xiaogong's troops, Murong Chang will never let go of the opportunity. Maybe then the Queen Mother will join forces with Murong's army, first
Kill Pei Xiaogong."
Qin Xiao had never thought of this before, and felt a slight chill on his back as he said: "No wonder the Jiangnan family hates the fishermen of Taihu Lake so much. If Taihu Lake is in their hands, they can use the fishermen to cover up others' eyes and secretly practice a skill in Taihu Lake."
A naval force loyal to them."
"I just figured it out now." She Yue smiled bitterly: "That's why I said that after seeing the map, I was still scared." A pair of beautiful eyes looked at Qin Xiao and asked: "Qin Xiao, what do you say?
Will Hu Xuan be in cahoots with the Jiangnan family?"
"It shouldn't be possible." Qin Xiao frowned and said, "The Taihu and Jiangnan families are incompatible. The Qian family designed to frame Linghu Xuan and even wanted to use the princess's hands to get rid of them. How could these two groups of people come together?"
She Yue pondered for a moment, then sighed quietly: "The most invisible thing in the world is the human heart, and the human heart can change. There are no eternal friends and enemies in the world. As long as the interests are sufficient, friends can become enemies, and the same goes for enemies.
We can be friends."
Qin Xiao saw that She Yue was worried and advised softly: "It's natural for the princess to be worried, but Linghu Xuan is not a stupid person if he can sit in Taihu. I believe that he can't choose between the imperial court and the rebels."
Rebels. This battle was destined to be won by the Tang Army from the beginning. The princess was just a momentary negligence and suffered a temporary setback. As time goes on, it will only become more and more beneficial to us."
"I hope so." She Yue nodded slightly and asked, "What is the current situation of the rebels outside the city?"
"In my estimation, the rebels will be unable to attack the city in a short period of time." Qin Xiao said: "However, if the Suzhou City side knew that the rebels' siege was frustrated, they would not remain indifferent. The most elite Suzhou battalion in their hands has not yet appeared.
, I just don’t know if they will transfer the Suzhou Battalion here." He said with relief: "Princess, the court must have received the news of the Jiangnan rebellion long ago. Jiangnan is such an important place, and the princess is trapped here, the court cannot turn a blind eye, and will definitely send reinforcements.
, I believe that reinforcements are already on the way, and as long as we hold on, reinforcements will arrive sooner or later."
At this moment, I saw two maids standing outside the door holding trays, saying respectfully: "Princess, the food is here!"
She Yue glanced at it and said to Qin Xiao: "Let's eat first." She signaled the maid to bring the food in. Only then did Qin Xiao understand that She Yue had just asked Lu Gan to have the food brought up, and the princess actually invited her to eat.