"Lord Liu, it's no good for you to stay here. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister's mind has been decided, and I ask Your Majesty to fulfill it. Liu Renzhen knew that this was a life-or-death task, and the process was extremely painful and long. But he didn't want to give up his responsibility, because his greatest ability was to defend the city, and now the court could use his ability, of course, he couldn't retreat. Eat the king's lu, bear the king's worries, Liu Renzhen knows how much impact it will have on the Southern Tang Dynasty if Shouzhou changes generals at this time, and he doesn't want to go, but he knows that he can't go.

If there is no Liu Renzhen in Shouzhou, I am afraid that he will not be able to hold out for a few months, but if he does not leave, it is possible to hold on for a year, or even a year and a half.

Li Jing was also very moved when he heard this, knowing that this was an extremely dangerous thing, Liu Renzhen still took the initiative to do it, this is the real loyal minister. It's like Huangfu Jixun, the first thing that comes to mind when encountering danger is to evacuate quickly.

Of course, Li Jing also admires Huangfu Jixun's ability very much, because he can detect danger as soon as possible and avoid the possibility of such danger occurring. In the past, Huangfu Jixun used this ability many times on the battlefield, which also saved Li Jing from the mistakes made by impulse.

Li Jing said: "Lord Liu, you are a great loyal minister, and few people admire you. Then it will be hard for Lord Liu to defend Shouzhou, and the widow will definitely do everything possible to repel the Great Zhou army and reinforce Shouzhou. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

Although Liu Renzhen said this, he knew very well in his heart that how could Li Jing have a way to reinforce Shouzhou? Even if he just wanted to send a little supply in, it would be difficult. Staying in Shouzhou will end up being nothing more than a dead end, but doing so can give Nantang a little more time so that Li Jing can prepare the Yangtze River defense line.

The loyal ministers didn't know the two masters, and Liu Renzhen never thought of surrendering, even if he starved to death in Shouzhou, he would never surrender. But this thing is really difficult to do, and the next days will be harder. What can be done about this? If the emperor does not give his strength, he can only work hard as a courtier.

"General Huangfu, you should know what to do next, go ahead. ”

"Yes. ”

Of course, Huangfu Jixun knew what to do, and withdrew all the 20,000 soldiers brought by Li Jing from Shouzhou and immediately returned to Jinling. He also knew very well that Shouzhou would definitely not be able to hold it, because Chai Rong was determined to win Shouzhou, not to mention Shouzhou, the entire fourteen states of Jiangbei could not be defended.

In fact, Huangfu Jixun felt that the method that Li Hongji and Li Congjia said might be very practical, but no one was willing to accept this method, not to mention that Li Jing was an emperor, and it was impossible to ask anyone.

But then again, even if Li Jing doesn't accept it, this ending will not change, Chai Rong will definitely use the fastest speed to capture the fourteen states of Jiangbei, and then march to Jinling.

The reason why Liu Renzhen stayed in Shouzhou was very simple, he hoped to buy a little more time for Li Jing, so that Li Jing could deal with the Yangtze River defense line, even if he lost the fourteen states of Jiangbei, he would not lose the entire country. Liu Renzhen is the real loyal minister, even if he knows that he is very likely to die if he does this, but he gives up the conditions given by Li Jing and chooses to make the last contribution to the Southern Tang Dynasty.

In the face of Liu Renzhen's fearless spirit, Huangfu Jixun was more or less ashamed. For the future that this good friend is facing, Huangfu Jixun also feels a little sad.

Huangfu Jixun actually doesn't have many friends, and Liu Renzhen is a rare good friend. Although the tempers of the two are different, they just get along. Huangfu Jixun also taught Liu Renzhen's youngest son kung fu for two years, and the relationship between them is very good.

Although Huangfu Jixun is very regretful, it is impossible for him to stop a person with such an awareness, and now telling Liu Renzhen that he can only live if he leaves Shouzhou, it is simply insulting Liu Renzhen's consciousness.

Of course, for Huangfu Jixun, the most important thing in the world is his own life. As for Liu Rengen's life and death, although he cares a little, he doesn't mind. It's a big deal, Shouzhou is really unable to hold on...... Just run over and take the family away.

Huangfu Jixun knew that the Zhou army would definitely surround Shouzhou to the death, but it was no problem to take a few people away with his martial arts. As long as these people are not too brainless, they will definitely be able to send them out of Shouzhou and back to Jinling safely.

Therefore, Huangfu Jixun didn't care too much about whether Liu Renzhen stayed in Shouzhou, because he could run when necessary. It's just that...... Huangfu Jixun was a little worried about Liu Renzhen's stinky temper, and it was very likely that he would not be willing to leave when he went to save him, and he would live and die with the soldiers and people of Shouzhou.

Although Huangfu Jixun is a little worried, the most important thing now is to do a good job of transferring. The Zhou army should celebrate the day and then surround Shouzhou. Of course, this is also because the Zhou army deliberately gave Shouzhou time to retreat, because the Zhou army was also afraid that there were too many people in Shouzhou, and if the dog jumped over the wall in Shouzhou during the siege...... It's not a good thing either.

Nowadays, there are many soldiers in Shouzhou, and there are more people. If the people are starved to death, the evaluation of Chai Rong is not very good. Therefore, Chai Rong will also deliberately let Shouzhou evacuate the people, and these people arriving in Jinling is also a burden for the Southern Tang Dynasty, after all, it is more than 100,000 people, they have to eat and sleep, and all expenses need to be funded.

Of course, for Li Jing, these subsidies must be afforded, because those people are his people. And not only Shouzhou, but the entire fourteen states of Jiangbei need to be evacuated, which will be a huge population migration, after these people arrive in the Nanjiang area, Li Jing will give them land and let them continue to build a city and live. All of these expenses need to be paid for in the treasury.

For Li Jing, since he ascended the throne as emperor, the treasury has never been rich. finally got rich for a while, and he will soon squander it. It's not that Li Jing likes to spend money, it's just that he likes to fight too much, and fighting is money.

Huangfu Jixun immediately went to do his own thing and arranged for the evacuation of the army and the families of some officials. Li Congjia and Feng Yansi went to arrange the evacuation of the people, and how to settle these people next.

Liu Renzhen went to help allocate grain, grass and military supplies, because the next step will be a protracted war, and the most important thing is food, grass and supplies. He only has one day, and he can take as much food as he can get from the outside, and money is meaningless to him, whether it is silver or gold, it is useless if he can't eat it.

Only him and Li Hongji were left in Li Jing's room, and Li Jing's face was always ugly, because he really couldn't imagine that the navy would lose, and he would lose so casually. And the biggest headache is...... He knew that it was his fault, of course, if it wasn't for Li Congjia fanning the flames inside, he wouldn't have been able to do such a big thing, and the idea was deliberately guided by Li Congjia.

Li Congjia's performance has always been very good, but when it came to a critical moment, he dropped the chain, which hurt the people of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Li Jing didn't expect that Li Hongji, who had always been treated as a straw bag, was the only correct person, and although his self-confidence in unconditional belief in Wuyazi was depressing, Wuyazi did have the ability.

"Hongji. ”

"Erchen is here. ”

"Do you know much about the Boundless Sect Master?"

Li Hongji thought for a moment and replied: "It's quite deep, after all, I have been circling around him for the past year and a half, and I have learned a lot from him." To put it mildly, learning from Wuyazi Daoist for one day is more useful than teaching other teachers for a year. The ability of the Boundless Sect Leader can definitely unify the world, as for other aspects, there is not much understanding, the Boundless Sect Leader does not like to mention his past, that is to say, he has followed the master to the north and south, and has seen a lot of things. ”

"Is there a chance to get him to be allegiance?"

"There was absolutely no chance. Li Hongji said: "It's not that Erchen hasn't thought about this problem, but what Daoist Wuyazi pursues is the two words 'freedom', as long as he is happy, he can do anything." This time he came to Shouzhou to watch the battle, originally I wondered that Shouzhou couldn't fight this battle at all, what was there to see about him living here for half a year...... As a result, he had long expected that the Zhou army would attack our navy, and he could wait here for half a year for this matter. ”

"After it happened, it didn't feel like it was hard to guess. The navy will definitely go to the Huai River at this time of year, and they will occupy the Huai River valley in groups, and it is impossible for the fleets to be too far apart. Only in this way can there be a big enough threat to the Zhou army. Since I know the other party's route, of course, there is a possibility of a sneak attack, so if it were me, I would also sneak attack the navy at the first time. Li Jing said: "But after the incident, I thought that it was not called ability at all, and I guessed the opponent's actions before the incident happened, which is called ability." Daoist Wuyanzi has this ability, so I want to win him over. But according to you, it is impossible for the Daoist Master of Boundless to be co-opted, right? ”

"That's true, needless to say, his martial arts, although he is not yet the opponent of General Congjiahe Huangfu, it will not take a few years to surpass them. Because Erchen has seen the master of the Wuyanzi Daoist, his master is really powerful...... Like a god descending from the heavens, what he did was simply not something that a mortal could do. Jiuyang Burning Heaven Technique has been practiced to the true Burning Heaven realm, and even Yelu Zhen has never used such a skill. And one of the things that the Taoist Commander of Wuyazi often says is...... Martial arts is the most worthless capital. ”

Li Jing did not doubt Wu Yazi's ability, what Wu Yazi did was not something that ordinary people could do, and it was already very remarkable just because he taught Li Hongji so well now.

But such a good talent is right in front of you, but you can't take advantage of it...... Li Jing's heart was also a little depressed. In fact, Li Jing can see that as long as Wu Yazi is willing to help, he will definitely be able to recover his current disadvantage, but he is not the kind of person who is willing to help.

"Well, since others are unwilling to help, we can't force it. Hongji, next I estimate that the fourteen states of Jiangbei will not be able to keep it, but I will not give up the fourteen states of Jiangbei easily, and I must resist with all my might. When will it be really irresistible...... Then talk to Zhou Jun about the conditions. ”

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