Wu Cheng, the secretary of the military department, hurriedly walked in, his face was pale, his breath was short, and Qian Hongyu couldn't help but be stunned. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"The king, the Yuezhou Water Village was lost, and the commander made Zhao Chengtai defeated and injured, and now he is recuperating in Yuezhou City, this is his urgent report." Wu Cheng said.

Qian Hongli stretched out his hand and wanted to take the military newspaper, but found that his palm trembled badly, took a deep breath, Qian Hongli shook his hand into a fist, and then quickly opened it and held the military newspaper in his hand, and then slowly opened it and looked at it.

Zhao Chengtai reported the situation of the battle in detail, and at this time, Qian Hongyu understood why the soldiers of the Tang Army were not afraid of lime, it turned out that they used fish bladders to block their eyes. Qian Hongyu knows that there are many big fish on the seashore with very large swim bladders, and if they are taken out and dried, they are transparent. This is how the Tang army gained the upper hand in this battle.

Qian Hongyu put down the military report and sighed, with the deepening of the war, the Tang army has grasped the initiative, and now that the Yuezhou Water Village has been captured, Hangzhou will be in danger.

"King, it seems that the Tang Army wants to control the sea." Wu Cheng said.

Qian Hongyu nodded, once the sea control fell into the hands of the Tang army, Wu Yueguo was firmly blocked, which was extremely bad.

"The Tang Army is menacing, and the power to control the sea must not fall into the hands of the Tang Army, and the order will be passed down, and all the ships and ships anchored in Hangzhou will be nationalized, and those that can be reformed will be reformed immediately, and those that cannot be reformed will be destroyed immediately." Qian Hongyu ordered.

Wu Cheng was stunned for a moment and said, "If the king is like this, I'm afraid it will cause a backlash from the people in the city." ”

"Huh, they dare?" Qian Hongyu snorted coldly, thought about it, and said: "That's it, send someone to comfort and take money from the treasury to buy, Wu Shangshu, now that the Tang army is overpowering, only by solving this crisis can Wu Yueguo survive." ”

Wu Cheng nodded solemnly, the capital of the country is dead, will the home still be there?

In Jinling City, in the courtyard of Yanwang's Mansion, Qian Chengli's expression was solemn, and Guo Rong's expression was not easy, the battle situation had developed to this point, which the two did not expect, and the reason was that Yang Lian was a ghost.

Li Hongji, the king of Yan, sighed solemnly and said: "Eldest brother, third brother, Prime Minister Sun has spoken several times, but my father is unwilling to fight and turn jade silk, and I can't do anything." ”

Qian Chengli was very nervous, the Tang army besieged Suzhou very urgently, the pressure was very great, the three armies were very tired, if one was not careful, Suzhou was lost, and the entire defense line of Wu Yueguo would completely collapse. The Tang army must not be allowed to continue to attack Suzhou, this is Qian Chengli's purpose, but he has been here for several days, and there is no progress at all.

Guo Rong saw Qian Chengli's nervousness, he pointed to the map, and said: "King Yan, if Suzhou is lost, Wu Yueguo will be even more dangerous, and Yang Lian has already captured Zhoushan, the sailor can threaten Hangzhou at all times, if Yang Lian is allowed to win the first credit, King Yan's situation will be even more dangerous." ”

Li Hongji pursed his lips, he naturally knew this truth, so in private, he could let Zhou Situ lead the troops, which was to share the credit for the extermination of Wu Yueguo. Li Hongji knew very well that Guo Rong and Qian Chengli wanted to use their own minds, but now everyone has a common enemy, so they can still maintain an alliance.

What will happen in the future, Li Hongji is not clear, but for now, his goal is clear. At this time, he couldn't turn his face with Guo Rong, Qian Chengli and others, so Li Hongji smiled bitterly and said: "Big brother, third brother, I keep this matter in my heart, and I will report to my father as soon as I have the opportunity." ”

Guo Rong smiled and said, "Second brother, I heard that the Tang Dynasty Emperor likes the Sixth Prince very much, can you ask him to come forward on your behalf?" As long as he can convince the Tang Emperor, Wu Yueguo will definitely not treat the Tang Dynasty badly, and he will be able to gain the friendship of the Great Zhou. I would like to give the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty and be good for Qin and Jin with the Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Hongji said: "Big brother, third brother, don't worry, I will do my best." Big brother, although you are in Jinling as a hostage, but as the eldest brother, it is enough to influence the decision-making of the emperor of the Great Zhou, so you might as well write a letter in the name of the Great Zhou to express your intention to negotiate peace with your father. ”

Guo Rong scolded secretly in his heart, thinking that Li Hongji would also slip his head, but this suggestion has a certain degree of feasibility, at least it can show Da Zhou's attitude.

Two hours later, a letter with the scent of ink was delivered to the Son of Heaven Li Jing, at this time, Li Jing was talking to Han Xizai and Chang Mengxi. But after all, the two have followed him for many years, and Li Jing is extremely nostalgic, and he has figured out some things in the past six months, and gradually recruited back the old ministers of the mansion who had followed him for many years.

Han Xizai and Chang Mengxi are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and Li Jing often recruits them into the palace to talk about calligraphy and painting, and it is also excellent to talk about piano and chess.

Li Jing opened Guo Rong's letter a little strangely, in his impression, Guo Rong has been very low-key since he came to Jinling, and it is indeed a little strange to write to him for the first time after such a long time. When he opened the letter and looked at it, Li Jing fell silent.

Wu Yue has always been the suzerainty of the Central Plains Dynasty, which is known to everyone in the world, but since the Jin Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has been in a slump, and the Great Zhou has just been established, and the communication with Wu Yue is insufficient.

"Han Aiqing, Chang Aiqing, look at it, this Guo Rong is really interesting." Li Jing was not taboo, so he handed the letter to Han Xizai.

Han Xizai took a look and frowned unconsciously, as a member of King Yan's party, now he has a lot of low-key, Han Xizai knows very well that this Tang Dynasty is the Son of Heaven, and only by catering to the Son of Heaven can he have a career.

"Your Majesty, Da Zhou is really thinking about Wu Yueguo, but things have come to this point, just for some money, let Wu Yueguo go, that's too cheap." Han Xizai said and handed the letter to Chang Mengxi.

Chang Mengxi looked at it intently and said, "Your Majesty, Wu Yueguo is located in the south of Jinling, and the threat is huge. ”

Li Jing retracted his gaze in some surprise, took a sip of tea, and said, "Go on." ”

Chang Mengxi said: "Now that the Great Zhou is fighting with the Hedong and Khitan people, it is impossible to go south, and even if it is south, the first thing the Great Zhou will attack is Yunzhou, Yanzhou and other places. Your Majesty, with all due respect, even if you lose Yunzhou, Yanzhou and other places, it is nothing compared to the land of Wu Yueguo. ”

Li Jing thought about it carefully, there is some truth in this, the people of Wuyue are prosperous, the land is fertile, and they are far richer than Yanzhou, Yunzhou and other places, if a few states and counties are exchanged for the rich areas of Wuyue country, it is very cost-effective.

Li Jing smiled and said, "The words of the two Aiqing are reasonable, and I think the same thing, don't pay attention to him." ”

Chang Mengxi and Han Xizai glanced at each other and nodded slightly.

Yuezhou, after Yang Lian successfully took the water village, he actively rectified the soldiers and horses, and at the same time, there was news from Hangzhou that Qian Hongyu was collecting all kinds of ships and preparing to fight to the death. Qian Hongyu's reaction Yang Lian was expected, and he immediately sent Lin Renzhao to attack the Hangzhou Navy.

Shao Keqian, the commander of the Hangzhou Water Division, learned the lesson of Zhao Chengtai's failure, strictly guarded the water village, and at the same time, tied a thin cloth to his eyes, which could not only block the lime of the Tang army, but also see a distance.

The Tang army fought fiercely for two days, the lime lost its effectiveness, and in the face of Wu Yue's army, it was unable to capture Hangzhou Shuizhai for a while. Lin Renzhao had no choice but to retreat to Yuezhou.

"Yang Jiedu, Wu Yuejun has found a way to deal with lime, I'm afraid I won't be able to take Hangzhou Water Village for a while." Lin Renzhao said.

Yang Lian nodded, the Hangzhou Sailor is the last Sailor of Wu Yueguo, Qian Hongli will definitely resist desperately, and he has also tried out Qian Hongyu's bottom line in the past two days, since the Hangzhou Sailor can't take it, Yang Lian will focus on Yuezhou.

The attack on Hangzhou still has to fall on the army, and the naval division can only be an auxiliary, and it is inevitable to take Yuezhou. The Yuezhou River is vertical and horizontal, and the water and land are the most effective, but in the territory of Yuezhou, the river is much smaller, and the water war can only use small warships, and large warships such as building ships and warships are useless, and Yang Lian's small warships are insufficient, so he let the sailors attack everywhere to collect small warships, and after four or five days of collection, the Tang Army found more than 100 small ships of various kinds, and after slight improvements, they were put into use.

The soldiers of the Tang Army, who had excellent water nature, drove small boats every day, probing news in various rivers in Yuezhou, checking the deployment of Yuezhou, there was a water gate at the east gate of Yuezhou, which was heavily guarded, and a copper bell was tied to the water gate, which would make a sound once the enemy approached.

After several investigations, Yang Lian figured out the deployment of Yuezhou, and waited for two days, Zhang Wenji, who stayed in Mingzhou, led 5,000 troops to arrive, and at the same time escorted Mingzhou Assassin Shi Pan Xuanyan over. Zhang Wenji also brought a piece of news, after months of fighting, Cha Wenhui's troops had conquered Wenzhou, he got the news that the army was empty, and immediately led his troops against the Yongjia River, preparing to seize the state.

This news greatly lifted Yang Lian's spirits, if Cha Wenhui captured Chuzhou, he could attack Wuzhou, and then go east along Zhejiang, seize Muzhou, and force Hangzhou. A pincer attack on Hangzhou was formed. Of course, Wu Yuejun will definitely resist hard, and Yang Lian does not hope that Chuzhou, Wuzhou, Muzhou and other prefectures and counties will surrender when they hear about the Tang Division, but at least they can give Qian Hongyu the greatest pressure.

Under great pressure, Wu Yue people will definitely make mistakes, Yang Lian's chance is greater, after a period of preparation, Yang Lian has collected enough small ships, and also has a certain understanding of the situation in Yuezhou, as the time enters March, the weather begins to warm, Yang Lian decided to start attacking Yuezhou, at this time, the son of heaven Li Jing sent someone to send a secret order.

Li Jing told him in the letter that Guo Rong planned to make peace with Wu Yueguo as a bargaining chip, Wu Yueguo ceded Suzhou, Quzhou and other places, and at the same time gave Datang 500 quintals of salt, 1,000 quintals of tea, and other silk and jade silk every year.

Although Yang Lian knew the attitude of the Son of Heaven, he felt faintly uneasy, he thought about it and thought about it, wrote a letter, and secretly sent someone back to Jinling, so that Zeng Yiling could pay close attention to Guo Rong's movements, this person has a lot of ambitions, and he has to guard against it. (To be continued.) )