Qiu Xiaozhi says:

"Medicinal materials can still be bought and dug when there is a shortage of medicinal materials, but now there is something more important in front of us, that is, the capital.

The thief Kou Dong must go to the capital, and Wei Hou can't continue to stay in Xiangcheng, he has to go out of the capital. “

What Qiu Xiaozhi said is actually understood by everyone, and Lan Ziyi is especially clear in his heart, but when the matter is really taken out and said, it will still make people a little suffocated, as if if this matter does not exist if this matter is not discussed.

After Qiu Xiaozhi finished speaking, there was silence in the room for a moment, and Tao Zhuhu was the first to break the silence and said:

"The thieves retreated because of the reinforcements from the north, not because of our poor little defenders of Xiangcheng, it is impossible for these people in Xiangcheng to start a war with the thieves now.

Now that we know that reinforcements north of the river are coming, it would be wise for us to simply join up with the reinforcements and then pursue the bandits. “

Lan Ziyi glanced at Tao Zhuhu, and the opinion of Tao Zhuhu waiting for reinforcements to converge was of course a very reasonable suggestion under the current situation, but Lan Ziyi knew that Tao Zhuhu wanted to wait more for the Beizhen soldiers who went south.

Since the start of the war with the thieves, he Lan Ziyi has either relied on the personal relationship between Tao Zhuhu and Wei Qionglou to command the Jihu battalion, or commanded the forbidden army in name, although now the two armies have been convinced by Lan Ziyi, but in order to achieve full control of these non-descendant troops, the intrigue experienced in the middle has made people physically and mentally exhausted, and the infighting between the officials and soldiers in the middle was caught by the thieves, so that Lan Ziyi and they suffered a big loss, and now there are not many officers and soldiers under Lan Ziyi's hands,

Moreover, the thieves have already entered Fengyang Road after crossing Xiangcheng, and the next step will be to attack Dajiang no matter whether they attack south or east, and Gyeonggi is in danger. At this time, if Lan Ziyi still parachuted in to lead an unfamiliar army, and when he cleaned up his subordinates, the capital would probably be unable to hold it.

There is not much time left for Lan Ziyi, and he can't afford to spend any more time running in with his army, but because Lan Ziyi doesn't have much time left, it is also a problem for him to stay in Xiangcheng and wait for reinforcements.

Sure enough, when Tao Zhuhu finished speaking, Qiu Xiaozhi immediately said:

"Xiangcheng is not far to the east is Zhongli, once the thieves reach Zhongli, they can use the river to move quickly.

Everyone has seen the speed of the bandits' marches, and they can run on two legs over the four legs of the officers and horses, and if we let the thieves go into the water, we will not be able to catch up. “

As a result, Qiu Xiaozhi asked:

"There are hundreds of thousands of thieves, how can it be convenient to go into the water? Isn't Mr. Xiaozhi scaring people? ”

Qiu Xiaozhi says:

"Did San Lang forget that the thieves raised their troops in Lingling? There is a lot of water in the south, and these thieves have been building boats and boats since they were young, and it is not difficult for them to go down the river. ”

桃竞鹿 also said:

"I went out of the city this morning to visit many villages and towns, and according to the surviving people, the thieves have been collecting wood, viscose, oars, even the door panels, and collecting raw materials to make putty.

I couldn't figure out why the thieves did this, but now that I hear what Mr. Takazhi said, I can figure it out that the thieves are most likely preparing for the ship to go down the river after going east. “

Hearing what Tao Zhulu said, everyone in the house frowned even tighter, Gao Yanzong touched his chin and said:

"Hundreds of thousands of people, and the materials needed to make wooden boats that pull hundreds of thousands of people, how did the thieves do it?"

桃扵鹿 says:

"The information I have collected has not been summarized yet, and it is not comprehensive, but according to the situation I have obtained from the thieves' raids on villages and towns, the thieves should have planted detailed works in various villages, which is not surprising, even in Xiangcheng, there are people sent in by thieves, and the city gate has been opened.

Therefore, the thief's ability to move like the wind should be the result of someone responding along the way. “

Lan Ziyi was reminded by Tao Zhulu, and suddenly thought of something, and said:

"Even if the thieves were to be answered, it would be unimaginable to be able to carry a large amount of wood and move at such a speed, at least I can't lead people.

By the way, Mr. Wen Ruo, did the remaining sergeants you calculated add the 5,000 people who entered the city from the thieves? “

Qiu Wenruo replied:

"Of course, with that, they didn't have five thousand men for a long time, and now they don't even have more than a thousand.

In the end, on the day of the siege of the city, these brothers fought very bravely, and they must have wanted to prove their loyalty to the officials and soldiers in the city and wash away the shame of their surrender to the enemy. “

Lan Ziyi took a breath and dispelled the doubts in his heart, it seems that these people who enter the city will no longer be the meticulous work of thieves, even if they are the meticulous work of thieves, the remaining people will no longer pose a threat to the official army.

Lan Ziyi sighed:

"They have proven their loyalty, and they are all good brothers."

Then Lan Ziyi said to Tao Zhulu:

"Second brother, you can take someone to treat the remaining brothers who have entered the city, but you have to appease them."

When Lan Ziyi said the word appeasement, he emphasized that he strengthened his tone, and Tao Zhulu glanced at Lan Ziyi when he heard the words, and did not say much.

Then Lan Ziyi asked Gao Yanzong:

"Do you have a map here, Lord Gao?

If the thieves really take the waterway, then the route of the thieves' march will be locked by the river, and we need to see how the thieves will go. “

Gao Yanzong nodded and replied:

"Some guards, I've always had a map."

Qiu Wenruo says:

"In the past few days, you have been fighting bloody battles on the city wall, I have easily packed up the palace, and I have collected the map, and it is in this house."

Saying that, Qiu Wenruo instructed the officials to take out the map, Gao Yanzong hurriedly ordered someone to hang up the map, and everyone immediately gathered in front of the map.

Qiu Xiao walked straight to the front of the map, raised his finger to the map, and said:

"Once the thieves reach Zhongli, they will enter the river, and they can directly cross Fengyang Road and enter Jiangbei Road down the river.

Or in the upper reaches of the river, along the thin water southward to attack Luzhou. “

Lan Ziyi looked at the winding rivers and mountains on the map, and asked:

"Then Mr. Yi Xiaozhi only saw that the thief would take that way?"

At this time, Qiu Wenruo replied:

"Going down the river to the east, the river is wider, and generally speaking, it is more dependent on the action of the army.

The river where the thin water meets the river is actually a canal dug in ancient times, the river channel is narrow, and the riverbed is shallow, which is not suitable for large armies to enter.

But every summer when the rain is abundant in the south, the water of the Slender River will rise, and it has been rainy in the south of the Yangtze River since the beginning of spring this year. “

Peach Rabbit listened and asked:

"I heard what Mr. Wen Ruo said meant that he thought that the thieves would take the south road, why would the thieves take the south road?"

Qiu Xiao pointed to the big river on the map and replied:

"It's very simple, after capturing Luzhou along the thin water, there is only a river away from the capital, if the thief wants to 'kill the demon and eliminate the demon', then he will definitely go south to attack Luzhou.

On the contrary, if the thieves went down the river and entered Gangbuk-do, they would be far away from the capital, which was contrary to the original intention of the thieves to rebel. “

Hearing this, Tao Zhuhu also said:

"Since ancient times, the confrontation between the north and the south, the thin water line is the intersection of the north and the south.

Generally, the Southern Army and the Northern Expedition will take advantage of the opportunity of the surge in summer water to carry troops from the Slender Water Troop Transport Ship to the north, but now the thieves are also experts in boating, and it is very likely that they will go south along the Thin Water. “

When Lan Ziyi heard this, he remembered what Zhang Wang said when he left Beijing, so he said:

"The rogues are not officials and soldiers, we can't judge him with ordinary people's thinking, since the thieves started the incident, how many places have the thieves passed along the way that we can predict? Even according to our thinking, thieves should not be in trouble.

I think it's better for Mr. Xiaozhi not to jump to conclusions. “

After listening to Lan Ziyi, Qiu Xiao said again:

"There's another important reason for my judgment besides the terrain."

Lan Ziyi asked:

"What is the reason?"

Qiu Xiao replied directly:

"Jiangbei, Jiangdong and further south Zhejiang, Fujian and other provinces are all under the jurisdiction of Qi Zhun Dongjun's army, and if you go east along the river, you will encounter the Dongzhen soldiers stationed in Hailing to exterminate the Daoyi pirates, which is an important reason why I assert that the thieves dare not go east."

Peach Chase Tiger and Peach Chase Deer also said after listening to Qiu Xiaozhi:

"What Mr. Xiaozhi said is true, Jiangbei Province is one of the main battlefields in the Eastern Army's operation to exterminate pirates, and Hailingtun has an army of Dongzhen, and the thieves will not easily go south as long as they know this information."

Lan Ziyi nodded, took a deep breath and asked:

"So is there a garrison in Luzhou?"

Hearing this question, the other people present all looked at each other, and finally Qiu Xiaozhi said:

"In addition to the Marquis of Wei and the Beijing army in the capital, the closest to Luzhou now is the main force of the Beijing army led by King De."

Hearing this, Lan Ziyi complained bitterly in his heart, and asked in a lost voice:

"What did you say?"

Qiu Xiaozhi says:

"If the north and the south confront, then Luzhou must be a heavy soldier, but I have been guarding the world for more than 200 years, and Luzhou has long been no longer a heavy army, and the forbidden army stationed before was also sent to Hebei to supervise the war during the Northern Expedition at the beginning of the year...... The aid to the Northern Army went, and the officers and soldiers who died in Yuzhou and Xiangcheng might have garrisons in Luzhou.

It can be said that Luzhou is now undefended. “

Lan Ziyi listened to what Qiu Xiaozhi said, and his heart was really mixed, and asked:

"King De ......"

Lan Ziyi wanted to scold his mother when he mentioned the word King De, he didn't know where the main force of the Beijing army was, let alone let him go out of Beijing to pay the fee.

Lan Ziyi shook his head to dispel the cranky thoughts in his mind, and then asked:

"King De and the main force of the Jing army don't know where they are now, even if they know that they are estimated to be in Jingzhou, and they are also in Jiangcheng recently, how can they be said to be close?"

Qiu Xiaozhi says:

"As long as you are by the river, it is just a blink of an eye to go down the river to aid Luzhou,

But the soldiers brought by King De, everyone still don't count on it, so I said that Luzhou is equal to no one to defend. “

At this time, Tao Zhutu asked:

"Isn't there a red Jiao camp in Jinghu in the north of the capital? That's a serious naval army, and it's good for them to block the river in an emergency, because the thieves can't cross the river. “

Qiu Wenruo replied:

"San Lang doesn't know, since I pacified the world, many troubles have been born outside, and the navy is also deployed in Lingnan, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangnan and Jiangbei to resist pirates, and there is no navy in the river.

The Chijiao battalion said that it was a naval army, but in fact, it was at most a guard of honor for the emperor to travel on the river, flashy and unrealistic, he could not fight, and even if they could fight, the number of people was too small, and it was impossible to expect them to block the river. “

The more Lan Ziyi listened, the more he felt that the form was serious, but he didn't expect that he had just stepped on the grassland at the beginning of the year, but when he turned around, he was turned upside down by a gang of thieves in the hinterland.

Lan Ziyi asked:

"The river goes east, the thin water goes south, and the two water systems must have a convergence place, where is that?"

Qiu Xiao replied bluntly:

"It's Shouchun."

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