"It's ridiculous!" In Yuhang City, Yang Lian flicked his finger the letter that Qian Hongyu didn't write, and sneered. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Next to Yang Lian, it was Fang Jinzhao, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and the next of the two were Lin Renzhao, Zhang Wenyi and others who hurried from Shuizhai, and more than a dozen people crowded the study and were discussing the military situation.

"Wu Yue captured Zhou Situ, and there are more than 7,000 soldiers at the same time, and now, Qian Hongyu plans to sell a soldier for fifty hangings and trade with me, everyone, what do you think?" Yang Lian said.

Fang Jinzhao is a good man, so he said: "Yang Jiedu, no matter what, Zhou Situ is the founding father, and now he is deeply trusted by His Majesty, he must save him, don't let him be killed." ”

"Fang Shangshu can rest assured, Zhou Situ's life is hard, and he can't die." Yang Lian was very confident that his letter was clearly for Zhou Zong's life, but actually to save him. The party struggle in Datang is not a secret, as long as you are a person with a heart, you can see that the factions within Datang are actually very simple, that is, they are headed by King Qi and King Yan. What followed was a secret game between the courtiers who each relied on the two.

For Wu Yueren, killing Zhou Zong actually weakened the Yan Wang's party, and with Yang Lian's high power, the power of the Qi Wang's party has become more and more powerful, so killing Zhou Zong can only relieve the hatred in his heart, and it will not be beneficial to the war at this time and in the future.

The smartest way is to let Zhou Zong go, and then give him his soldiers, so that Zhou Zong, who is short of food, will only stop in Yuhang. If Yang Lian does not accept it, he will be attacked by King Yan's party in the future, and if Zhou Zong unfortunately dies, Yang Lian's sin will be even greater. Even if he returned to Jinling, he would only face endless attacks. But if it is accepted, Zhou Zong will compete with Yang Lian for power, and the contradictions between the two sides will become deeper and deeper.

Of course, Wu Yueren thinks so, but whether Zhou Zong can regain control or not is a matter of two words.

Lin Renzhao said: "Yang Jiedu, now that the war in Suzhou has calmed down, on the Xiuzhou side, due to the retreat of the Tang Army in Suzhou, the siege of Xiuzhou has also been lifted. If the troops and horses in these two places go south, the situation of our army will be even more difficult. ”

Lin Renzhao took into account the current reality, and for a while the other generals also fell into thinking, Zhou Zong certainly had a reason for his defeat, but his defeat greatly reduced the strength of the Tang army, and Wu Yue's army was able to free up his hands and concentrate on dealing with Yang Lian, a lone army.

Yang Lian stood up, walked to the edge of the hanging map, held a bamboo stick in his hand, and said, "Let me tell you what I think." ”

Everyone is sitting in danger, full of spirits, now is a life and death crisis, if you can't get through it safely, not only will your previous efforts be lost, but your life may also be lost.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as General Lin said, the war in Suzhou has subsided, Qian Wenfeng can free up his hands and send troops to support Hangzhou, preliminary estimates, Qian Wenfeng should be able to transfer 20,000 to 30,000 troops, as for Xiuzhou, there are not many soldiers and horses, and 5,000 is the limit. Speaking of Huzhou, there is not much war in Huzhou, there are about 10,000 troops in Pingsu Huzhou, in order to prevent the Tang army in Xuanzhou, the troops were later increased to 15,000 people, and if they go south to Hangzhou, the minimum number of troops is 5,000. In this way, Wu Yueguo's reinforcements are at least 30,000, and at most 40,000. Yang Lian said.

Such a force is undoubtedly numerous, and the strength of the Tang army is far from sufficient, and the reinforcements alone cannot be compared, let alone the siege of the city.

"Obviously, our army is at a disadvantage, but as the saying goes, wealth and wealth are sought in danger, and although our army is insufficient, it is not without opportunities. First of all, our army's naval division has firmly controlled the Qiantang River and the coastal areas, and even if the war is unfavorable, it can retreat to the sea and return to Jinling. Yang Lian first calmed everyone's hearts.

"Again, the strength of the above-mentioned reinforcements is just a conjecture, because whether it is Suzhou or Huzhou, it is the border between Wu Yue and the Tang Dynasty, and the Son of Heaven will definitely not sit idly by and watch us fight here without sending troops to support. Therefore, Wu Yuejun's reinforcements may not be so much, and the pressure on our army is not great. ”

"Again, after more than half a year of fierce battles in Suzhou, the loss of grain is very serious, and they came from afar, so they can only rely on Hangzhou City for supplies. It further accelerated the consumption of grain in Hangzhou. My plan is very simple, that is, to wait, when Qian Wenfeng's reinforcements come, at that time, it will be our opportunity. ”

Fang Jinzhao couldn't help but say: "Yang Jiedu, the Tang army has more soldiers and horses, how can it be an opportunity for our army?" ”

Yang Lian laughed twice and said, "Fang Shangshu, a lot of people is often not a good thing, and a lot of people will lead to self-defeat." After a pause, Yang Lian said: "As said, the number of soldiers and horses in the Wuyue army has increased, and the strength of our army is insufficient, so first, we must defend Yuhang City, and this task will be completed by this future." Second, the naval division led by General Lin must firmly block the Qiantang River and put an end to Wu Yue's army's attempt to move south, so that Yuezhou, Mingzhou, and other places south of the Qiantang River will not have the idea of rebellion. ”

Lin Renzhao stood up and said: "Yang Jiedu rest assured, the last general will definitely guard the Qiantang River and not allow a bird to fly over." ”

"Good. Continue to say, Commander Zhu, I will hand over all the scouts to you, and you must pay close attention to the movements of Wu Yuejun, if there is grain from other places, you can take it, and if you can't take it, you can push it into the water, or burn it, in short, try to minimize the food source of Wu Yuejun. Yang Lian commanded again.

"Whoa!" Zhu Qi stood up, said such a word simply, and then sat down again and remained silent.

"While there is still some time, the defense of Yuhang City must be on higher alert, there will be a lot of food and energy consumption!" Yang Lian laughed.

Fang Jinzhao said: "Yang Jiedu, the old man went south, but he couldn't help, it's really embarrassing." ”

"Fang Shangshu is the pillar of the country, and the matter of charging into battle will be handed over to us. Yuhang is the front line, Fang Shangshu might as well move troops to Yuezhou, sit in the town to allocate grain and grass, and secondly, it can also deter Xiaoxiao south of the Qiantang River. Yang Lian said.

Fang Jinzhao knew that he didn't have the ability to lead troops, so he had to arch his hand and said, "In this way, it is just as Yang Jiedu said." ”

Zhang Wenyi and Zhang Wenji stood up and said, "Yang Jiedu, my two brothers are willing to charge for Yang Jiedu." ”

"Don't worry, the two of you will lead the troops to train well and maintain the law and order of Yuhang City. When the big war comes, there will naturally be a time when the two will serve. Yang Lian comforted the two.

"Whoa!" The Zhang brothers glanced at each other and said with great joy.

Qian Hongli was not in a hurry to let go of the captives and Zhou Zong, in order not to arouse Yang Lian's suspicion, he was very careful, and after communicating a few letters with Yang Lian, Qian Hongli found that he did not take any advantage. Yang Lian is like a stone in a latrine, smelly and hard, no matter what Qian Hongyu says, Yang Lian is not moved at all, in a word, there is no money and no food, and he will not redeem the captured soldiers.

Although these soldiers are Tang soldiers, they are not his subordinate soldiers, why did Yang Lian take grain to redeem them? Qian Hongyu was very speechless, such a person has no way to communicate. Communication with Yang Lian was fruitless, but the consumption of food by the captives was huge. Qian Hongyu had already instructed the soldiers to only give the captives rice porridge to eat, and it was so rare that they could see the figures, and only half a bowl of a meal to ensure that the captives would not starve to death. For free labor, Qian Hongyu did not have the slightest mercy, more than 7,000 prisoners were escorted every day, repairing the city wall, carrying stones and wood, and after a few days, many soldiers were hungry and thin.

Although Qian Hongyu blocked the border, the border between the two countries was long, and many places were plains, and many defeated troops fled back to the Tang Dynasty. The rout was discovered by the local officials and soldiers, and the county commanders did not dare to slack off, so they hurriedly wrote an excerpt and sent someone to escort the rout back.

The news came to Jinling and entered Li Jing's ears, he was extremely shocked, although he knew that the Changzhou military rations had been robbed and Zhou Zong's situation had become dangerous, but as far as he knew, Zhou Zong had already received food aid from Yang Lian, and there should be no shortage of food.

Li Jing personally met with the captives, but most of the soldiers who escaped back were low-ranking officers or even ordinary soldiers, and they did not know the detailed military situation, so Li Jing only knew the general situation. Zhou Zong withdrew his troops because he ran out of food, and was intercepted and killed by Wu Yue's soldiers halfway, so they were all defeated.

Li Jing was furious, and ordered several soldiers to be killed in a row, and the anger in his heart subsided slightly. Killing people doesn't solve things, and all kinds of doubts are still hovering in Li Jing's heart, what is going on? Until the appearance of Zhou Hongzuo.

Zhou Hongzuo was lucky, he fled when he saw that the situation was not good, and he specially walked in the dense forest, and finally escaped back. Zhou Hongzuo was quite honest, and after escaping, he did not go incognito, but rushed to Jinling to report the military situation.

Li Jing got more detailed information from Zhou Hongzuo's mouth, Yang Lian gave Zhou Zong grain, and it was more than 10,000 stones, but Yang Lian's grain ship transporting grain was attacked, resulting in no grain for Zhou Zong, so that Zhou Zong could only take risks, retreat through Huzhou, and turn back to the Tang Dynasty, and the rest of the things Li Jing already knew, that is, the entire army was almost wiped out in an ambush.

Zhou Hongzuo also knew that Yang Lian was a celebrity beside His Majesty, and Jane was in the emperor's heart, so Zhou Hongzuo did not personally attack Yang Lian, but just told what had happened. Li Jing was very angry about Zhou Hongzuo's defeat, but judging from the situation, it was due to Zhou Zong's ambush, and Zhou Hongzuo couldn't support it, so Zhou Hongzuo had little to do with it.

Li Jing asked Zhou Hongzuo to return home and think about it behind closed doors. Thinking about Zhou Zong's affairs instead, Zhou Zong was defeated, and he didn't know whether he was dead or captured, after all, he was an old minister, and Li Jing was still a little painful. Zhou Zong's defeat had a great impact on the entire war to destroy Wu Yueguo, how long can Yang Lian, a lone army, last?

Li Jing didn't want to think about it, let alone think about it, the answer was very simple, this time the money and food were wasted, Wu Yueguo was not destroyed, each other was just a double defeat, the Tang Dynasty suffered huge damage to the national strength, and there was no more strength to launch an offensive. As for Wu Yueguo's losses, the battlefield is unfolding in Wu Yue, spring ploughing is affected, and the harvest is bound to be low.

However, no matter how big Wu Yueguo's losses are, it is of no use to the Tang Dynasty, because in the north, there is still the Great Zhou Dynasty eyeing the tiger, if they go south, how can the Tang Dynasty, which has suffered a great loss of national strength, resist?

While Li Jing was thinking, hurried footsteps sounded outside the imperial study. (To be continued.) )