Outside the city of Wuchuan, wild grass spreads.

Because when Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng led the army to attack Jiezhou Island, they were stationed in Wuchuan. At this time, there was no garrison in Wuchuan.

When Zhao Dongting led his army to Wuchuan, the outside of the city was empty. The coastal county, which was supposed to be quite prosperous, has become deserted because of the war.

In the entire Guangnan West Road, except for Leizhou and the westerly areas, there are not a few counties like this.

Zhao Dongting planned to start developing from Leizhou, but because the war situation was undecided, he had not yet sent officials to Wuchuan.

Looking at the desolation outside Wuchuan City, he suddenly felt like the end of the world was coming.

I just don't remember, after the Yuan Dynasty collapsed and the Song Dynasty fell, how many people were left in the whole country?

It doesn't seem like a million, right?

War is a real meat grinder.

When I went to the city, there were ruins and broken walls everywhere, and there were traces of fire. There are even scattered bones on the streets.

Zhao Dongting stepped out of the chariot, smelled the depraved breath wafting in the air, and said to Zhao Dadao: "Order the soldiers to bury the bones in the city." ”

Although Wu Chuan was already an empty city, he couldn't see such a scene of scattered corpses and bones.

Zhao Da immediately took the flying dragon sergeant and began to clean up the bones on the street.

Zhao and Luo's 20,000 Qiongzhou troops had not yet arrived, and Zhao Dongting had a complicated expression and led the Wudingtang to worship directly to the mansion.

He didn't know how long it would take for an empty city like Wuchuan to come back to life.

If the Southern Song Dynasty wanted to recover, it was obviously not just to repel the Yuan army. It is easy to destroy the country, but it is extremely difficult to prosper.

The decisive battle between the Yuan and Song dynasties in the south may not take long, but the time it takes for him to re-develop the Southern Song Dynasty is definitely measured in years.

As soon as they arrived at the mansion, several fast horses arrived.

He is a soldier of the Yellow Dragon Forbidden Army, and the leader is a thousand commanders in the Yellow Dragon Forbidden Army.

Several horses rode to the outside of the mansion, dismounted and reported to the guards, and went to the mansion to ask to see Zhao Dongting.

They were the soldiers who escorted grain and grass in the Huanglong Forbidden Army.

At this time, the 150,000 troops and horses of the forbidden army of the Southern Song Dynasty were already in place, and the iron bucket defense line arranged by Zhao Dongting had been roughly completed.

The Tiankui army led by Yue Peng was stationed in Wuzhou, the Tiangang army led by Su Quandang was stationed in Cen Xi, and the Tianji army led by Zhang Hongwei was stationed in Gaozhou. The Tianxian army led by Dongheli was stationed in Xinyi between Gaozhou and Cen Xi.

Liu Hongyi had ordered the troops transporting grain and grass to open a week ago, so it was natural to march ahead of Zhao Dongting and them.

After they arrived in Wuchuan, they left more than 20,000 troops in Wuchuan with more than a month's worth of food, guarded by 500 soldiers, and had already gone north again.

This is the Eastern Route Army of the grain transport troops.

The Eastern Route Army was only responsible for the food of more than 60,000 soldiers and horses along Wuzhou, Cenxi, Xinyi, Gaozhou, and Wuchuan.

There is also the Western Route Army, which is responsible for the grain of 110,000 soldiers and horses led by Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Jue, with Yulin Prefecture as a transit station, and then transported to the cities along the Xunjiang River and Yujiang River by 11 routes.

After the commander who guarded the grain and grass saw Zhao Dongting, he knelt on the ground, reported the grain and grass situation to Zhao Dongting, and handed over the grain.

Zhao Dongting signed the handover order, so that these Huanglong forbidden troops guarding grain and grass rushed back to Leizhou, and then waited for Zhao and Luo's arrival in Wuchuan County.

In the evening of that day, Zhao Da and the others finally packed up the bones in the city.

Although the city of Wuchuan is still desolate, it finally looks no longer as miserable as before, like a hell on earth.

Nearly 30 naval warships docked at the ferry port outside Wuchuan County.

The flags on the warships were hoisted high, and there were Songzi military flags and Qiongzi military flags.

It was Zhao and Luo's Qiongzhou army that arrived.

The 20,000 Qiongzhou troops were the Qiongzhou Yongzi Army and the Gangzi Army. Among the current 60,000 defenders in Qiongzhou, they are considered elite, and they are also Zhao Heluo's cronies.

Zhao Dongting got the news and personally led more than 100 horsemen to the ferry to welcome Zhao and Luo's army into the city.

Although there is a lot of drama in this, it undoubtedly moved Zhao and Luo.

Of course he knew that Zhao Dongting was acting like this, but if he had the intention to be like it, he was also the emperor's grace, wasn't it?

He is a courtier, and Zhao Dongting is the emperor, so if he doesn't look like he values him, he has nothing to say.

At the ferry, Zhao Dongting took Zhao and Luo's hands into Wuchuan City.

After that, 20,000 Qiongzhou troops disembarked in a mighty manner, and the scene was quite shocking.

After arriving at the palace, Zhao Youluo asked Zhao Dongting, "Your Majesty, I don't know where my Qiongzhou Army is responsible for defense?" ”

Previously, Zhao Dongting only ordered him to lead 20,000 Qiongzhou troops to Wuchuan, but did not give him specific military orders.

Zhao Dongting sat on the top and said: "Please ask Lord Zhao to lead 20,000 Qiongzhou troops to garrison the four cities of Wuchuan, Huazhou, Maoming, and Xinyi, and connect each other, and set up beacon towers for twenty miles between the cities, so as to always guard against the Yuan army." ”

He didn't plan to arrange the Qiongzhou army to go too deep, because he was still worried that the Yuan army would attack from the sea.

Wuchuan, Huazhou, Maoming, and Xinyi are not far from the coast, so that the Qiongzhou army is stationed here.

Zhao Youluo was a little suspicious when he heard this: "Isn't Xinyi stationed in the Tianxian Army?" ”

Zhao Dongting said: "Tianxian Army I must always take it with me. The road from Cen Xi to Wuzhou is extremely long, and it is impossible for the Tianxian army to be stationed in Xinyi for a long time to defend the Yuan army. ”

Zhao Youluo nodded lightly, "The minister takes the order." ”

Zhao Dongting said again: "What's more, if the war starts, the Yuan army attacks Leizhou from the sea, and the adults have to lead the army to help. All the firearms in our army have been distributed to the forbidden army, and there are no firearms that can be sent to you, so when the time comes, you can only rely on the wisdom of your lords. ”

Zhao Youluo said: "When the emperor had not yet invented firearms, the ministers also beheaded the Yuan army. ”

"Good! So I was relieved. ”

Zhao Dongting said loudly, a little high-spirited.

Now the most valuable thing in the Southern Song Dynasty is loyal ministers and good generals like Zhao and Luo.

On this night, Zhao and Luo sent 2,000 brave soldiers to start building beacon towers on the road between Wuchuan and Huazhou City overnight.

The next day, he left 5,000 Yongzi troops to guard Wuchuan, and then led the rest of the soldiers to rush to Huazhou City with Zhao Dongting.

It is only a more than 70-kilometer journey from Wuchuan to Huazhou City, and the army does not delay on the road, but only a two-day journey.

Huazhou City is the main capital of Huazhou, also known as Lingshui County, which used to be a military county of the Southern Song Dynasty, and there were Xiang troops stationed. But now, naturally, there is no trace of the Xiang army.

Since Zhao Dongting issued the order of King Qin, all the Xiang troops who still wanted to go to the Great Song Dynasty had already defected to Pingnan, and there were almost no stragglers.

Huazhou is also like an empty city.

Zhao Heluo left some grain and grass in Huazhou City, and ordered Ran Anguo, the commander of the Yongzi Army, to lead 3,000 Yongzi troops to defend Huazhou.

The 2,000 Yongzi Army, which also built a beacon tower between Wuchuan and Huazhou, was also commanded by Ran Anguo, and coordinated the military of the Yongzi Army.

Zhao Dongting and he did not stay in Huazhou City for long, and after resting, they continued to go north to Maoming.

Another 2,000 Gangzi troops built beacon towers between Huazhou and Maoming County.

Huang Zhijie, commander of the Gangzi Army, commanded 5,000 Gangzi troops to defend Maoming.

The wars of this era were affected by grain and grass, and they were destined to rely only on the city. It is unrealistic for a large army to travel thousands of miles to attack the rear.

Zhao Dongting wants to build an iron bucket defense line, and he can only rely on the city to set up a defense line.

After a short rest in Maoming, Zhao Dongting and Zhao and Luo parted ways here.

Zhao and Luo led the remaining 5,000 Gangzi troops to Xinyi to take over the defense of the Tianxian army, while Zhao Dongting went to Gaozhou.

Xinyi is just a small city, and there is really no need for the Tianxian army to be stationed. Zhao Dongting arranged for Dongheli to lead the army there, but he just asked him to build a city defense.

At this point, the 20,000 Qiongzhou troops led by Zhao and Luo were all settled.

Not to mention Zhao Dongting, even the divine Qin Han, in such a large-scale battle, it is impossible to strategize. All you can do is try to lay out the line of defense.

When entering Guangnan West Road, Zhao Dongting just led more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, rampage, and fought as much as he wanted, but now it is obviously not possible.

He needs to start from the big picture.

Qin Han was always by his side, and he did not raise any objections to his arrangement for the Qiongzhou army to be stationed in Maoming, Xinyi and other cities.

Along the way, Qin Han seemed very silent.

Zhao Dongting didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't want to bother guessing. He only needs the Zongheng family that Qin Han said can convince Dali Duan Zhixing.

If Dali can send troops to help, the probability of winning this battle will undoubtedly be higher.

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