In the Dingjiang Fortress, this Li Dingjun's base camp, although it was conquered by the Luo Navy once before, but after Shao Bing was defeated under Luo'an County, it was subsequently recaptured by Li Dingjun.

At this time, there was one more guest in the Dingjiang Fortress, and he was Jian Liangzhi, the son of Jian Minggang.

Previously, Jian Liangzhi was ordered by his father to go to Luohai City to meet Shao Bing and ask for support.

But before he could make any practical progress in the negotiations with Shao Bing, he received the news that the county town of Luo'an was broken and his father was defeated and died.

After receiving the news, he was disheartened for a while, and planned to retire like other feudal towns and become a rich man from now on, but Shao Bing supported him to return to Luo'an County at that time.

After much consideration, Jian Liangzhi dispelled the idea of retreating, and then quickly returned to the southern part of Luo'an County, taking over the approximately 10,000 people originally deployed in the southern region.

The reason for him to go north again is complicated, avenging his father is one thing, but more importantly, he is unwilling!

He was unwilling to fail like this, and in the end he could only be a rich man laughing at the world, and he couldn't do that kind of thing.

He has to keep fighting, whether he wins or loses, he has to keep going.

Even if he dies on the battlefield like his father in the end, it is his fate, and he will not live up to the name of the Jian family.

After he returned with a large amount of food, weapons and ammunition supported by Shao Bing, he quickly regained the nearly 10,000 troops of the southern defense line through the reorganization of the old department of the Jian family.

In fact, if he came later, it is estimated that these 10,000 people will not be surnamed Jane, and several senior generals in it are already discussing whether it is better to surrender to Li Dingjun or Lin Ziran.

However, when they heard that none of the generals who surrendered to Lin Ziran could continue to lead the troops, and there were only some false positions, they made up their minds to join Li Dingjun.

But before they could act, Jian Liangzhi came back with hundreds of henchmen, and finally took control of this army.

After taking control of the troops, he reached an agreement with Li Dingjun, agreeing to jointly deploy the southern defense line and block Lin Ziran's offensive first.

But Lin Ziran did not continue to go south, but turned around and went north after taking the county seat, and at a glance he knew that he was beating Zhao Song.

For this reason, Jian Liangzhi came over to Li Dingjun to discuss follow-up countermeasures.

"If we don't move, although we can hold the defensive line, I'm afraid Zhao Song's side won't be able to hold on!" Jian Liangzhi said: "When we fought Zhao Song before, we fought a little hard, and the losses on their side were huge, and there were several regiment-level troops who were surrounded and annihilated by us......

When he said this, Jian Liangzhi didn't know what to say.

Less than a month ago, their Jian family, father and son, and Zhao Song were still enemies of life and death, so they all concentrated more than 30,000 troops to attack Zhao Song.

But there was an idea that in less than a month, their Jian family had already fallen to such a point.

The relationship with Zhao Song has also changed from a mortal enemy to an ally.

And it's the kind of ally who doesn't come to ask for help, and he has to go to the rescue......

This is a bit ridiculous, a little ridiculous!

I only heard Jian Liangzhi continue: "Once Zhao Song is defeated, then Lin Ziran will be able to concentrate the main force to go south, and when the time comes, just a southern defense line will not be able to prevent it!" ”

Li Dingjun said worriedly: "Although the truth is like this, but if you take the initiative to go north, let's not talk about whether you can take the county seat, if the other party uses the north as a lure, in fact, they want us to take the initiative to go north, and when the time comes, we will have no danger to defend, with the strength of you and me, in the plain area of three counties and one district, we can't stop Lin Ziran's army of sixty or seventy thousand!" ”

Li Dingjun is also helpless!

Didn't he want to go north?

In fact, when Jian Minggang went north to fight Zhao Song, he already wanted to go north, not to mention destroying Jian Minggang, at least he had to take the opportunity to seize some territory.

But it's easier said than done!

This road to the north is hundreds of kilometers, it is all a flat river, if it is attacked by the enemy, your own troops are small, and there is no danger to defend, it is too dangerous.

But if they don't go north, as Jian Liangzhi said, after Lin Ziran cleans up Zhao Song, mobilize the main force to go south, even if they have fixed fortifications to defend, it is enough to hold it.

Jian Liangzhi said: "It is very dangerous to go north, but at least there is hope for victory, if you stick to this place, there is a dead end!" ”

Jian Liangzhi continued: "Before I returned to Luo'an this time, I talked to Shao Junshou, and he agreed to sell us a batch of rear-loading rifles! ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand: "Although the number is not large, there are also three thousand, and when the time comes, you and I will split it in half!" ”

"With this batch of breech-loading rifles, at least in terms of infantry firepower, we will not suffer too much!"

Hearing this breech-loading rifle, Li Dingjun became interested: "Breech-loading rifle? But the South Sea rifle? ”

Jian Liangzhi said: "Yes, the official gun, although this gun was made by those remnants of the Nanzhou Bank, but this gun is a good gun, before our Luo'an Arsenal has already begun to imitate the production and equip the troops, but unfortunately, now the Luo'an Arsenal has fallen into the hands of Lin Ziran!" ”

"However, since the appearance of this South China Sea rifle, it is not only the Luo An Arsenal that imitates this South China Sea rifle, but the Fuyuan Ordnance Factory has also begun to produce this South China Sea rear loading rifle, but they have just been put into production, and the output is not much!"

Li Dingjun said: "This breech-loading rifle is a good thing, but only relying on these 3,000 South China Sea breech-loading rifles, I'm afraid it's useless, but I've heard that there are at least 10,000 rear-loading rifles under Lin Ziran's hands!" ”

Jian Liangzhi said: "In addition to promising to support a batch of rifles, Shao Junshou will also supply other ammunition, in addition, he also promised to send a fleet along the north to provide us with support, as long as we are careful when we go north, and march north along the Luo River, we don't have to worry about the logistics being cut off, and at the same time, we can get the support of naval artillery fire at any time!" ”

Li Dingjun said: "Only sent a fleet? And what about their ground forces? ”

At this time, Jian Liangzhi said with a smile: "I persuaded it, Shao Junshou didn't agree, I heard that several generals under his command were also very opposed!" ”

Speaking of this, Jian Minggang sighed and said: "Alas, I beat them too hard a few years ago, and now when I say that I will send troops north with us, my legs and feet are weak, and I dare to come there!" ”

Hearing this, Li Dingjun was also speechless.

It seems that the one who stabbed Shao Bing in the back happened to be him Li Dingjun!

If Li Dingjun hadn't stabbed Shao Bing in the back, Shao Bing's army of 30,000 or 40,000 would not have been defeated so easily!

At that time, the whole army was wiped out, if it wasn't for the fleet, if Shao Bing couldn't escape.

That battle left too much psychological shadow on them!

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