"Your Majesty, why don't you go and rest for a while first, and then we can continue talking after you wake up?"
Zhang Tu asked tentatively.
"No need! State affairs are important. If you have anything to say, Grand Tutor, just say it. I just came back and I don't know what the situation is like now. Grand Tutor, why don't we go to the sand table and talk!"
"promise!"
Since Liu Deng insisted, Zhang Tu did not refuse blindly. After all, the situation was indeed urgent at this time. He hurriedly followed Liu Deng all the way to Liu Deng's study.
"King Qi, according to the intelligence we just received, the rebels from the four countries in front of us are fiercely attacking Jinsuo Pass. They are now divided into two groups. One of them continues to besiege Jinsuo Pass. The number is about 250,000. The other Along the way, we have now detoured through Zhao State, and the specific situation is unknown!"
In any case, Liu Deng is the king of this generation. Zhang Tu quickly pointed out the information he had collected over the past few days to Liu Deng on the sand table one by one.
"How many people are there at Jinsuoguan? Can they still hold on?"
After looking at the sand table for a long time, Liu Deng suddenly asked.
"Reporting back to your Majesty, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on for much longer at Jinsuoguan. They only have 20,000 people there. They have been fighting for five or six days..."
When he said this, even Zhang Tu felt his heart heavy.
Although the terrain of Jinsuoguan is dangerous, once the rebels are bypassed from the Zhao Kingdom, it will be destroyed in an instant.
"How many available soldiers do we have now?"
Looking at the balance of power displayed on the sand table, even Liu Deng felt a sense of deep despair. The number of rebels was simply too great.
"Report to your Majesty, now we only have 40,000 people left in Jinyang City. Among these 40,000 people, only 20,000 new troops have completed the armor change. The rest are collected from various places. Veterans, the remaining 40,000 people are all distributed on the front line of Zhao State..."
"In other words, even if we withdraw them all, we will only have 80,000 people in our hands..."
"Your Majesty, in fact there are still 10,000 troops in the Hutuo Valley. Do you think otherwise..."
"No! The 10,000 people in the Hutuo Valley must not move. Not only can they not move, but they have to send me another 5,000 people from the city and send someone to tell Su Jian that even if the country is destroyed, no one is allowed in the Hutuo Valley. An accident!"
If we calculate the time, it will take more than a month at most before we can harvest the potatoes and sweet potatoes we planted.
In fact, both Zhang Tu and Liu Deng knew in their hearts that after this war, the entire Dai Kingdom would probably return to its original state of poverty and poverty.
There is not much food stored in the country. If we go through such a war now, I am afraid that after the war, many places will face famine again.
The potatoes and sweet potatoes in the Hutuo River Valley were the kindling Liu Deng prepared for the post-war reconstruction of Dai.
If something goes wrong there, I'm afraid Liu Deng will never be able to see potatoes and sweet potatoes reappear as men in his lifetime...
"Master Taifu, I think it's better than this. I immediately issued an order to abandon all the small cities between our Dai Kingdom and Zhao Kingdom from now on. All the garrisons on the border were withdrawn to Jinyang City. We are here. Fight them to the death!"
After thinking for a long time, Liu Deng finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
"But if the king does this, I'm afraid all our hard work this year will be in vain, and these cities will be burned to the ground by the rebels..."
When talking about this, Zhang Tu was really reluctant. Over the past year or so, the cities around Jinyang have really changed day by day. If they withdraw their troops, I am afraid that they will all be destroyed by the rebels immediately. Burn to ashes.
"Master Taifu, although I am not familiar with military affairs, I remember what someone once said, save people and lose land, and everyone and land will be saved; save land and lose people, and everyone and land will be lost! Don't be afraid of breaking those things No matter what, as long as there are people here, after the war, we will naturally be able to build better new cities. The important thing is to let these people survive. Break this truth into pieces and explain it clearly to everyone. They promise that after the war, the king will never break his promise!"
Although Liu Deng was extremely tired at this moment, his mind suddenly became extremely clear-headed.
The war has reached this point. If they fight on their own, they are likely to be defeated by the rebels one by one. In the end, it may be difficult for these people to escape intact.
It is better to gather all the troops at one point at this time and rely on the strong defense of Jinyang City to keep most of the people alive no matter what!
"promise!"
Zhang Tu stood in front of the sand table in silence for a long time, and then he bowed his hands to Liu Deng very solemnly.
"Tell everyone that when you retreat, take away everything you can. If you can't take away a fire or burn anything, don't leave it to these damn rebels!"
Liu Deng gritted his teeth. The crops in this field were about to be harvested in more than a month, but now, he had to burn them all.
After all, no one knows how long this war will last.
The food and fodder for the 400,000-strong army, even if they try their best with the strength of the four countries, it is impossible to last long.
It seems that now I can only imitate the later Taizu's policy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country.
"Your Majesty, what about the workshop in Hewan? The general is currently making weapons and armor day and night. Once moved, I'm afraid..."
At this time, all the generals and supervisors were already busy. Cai Xin organized all the craftsmen into two shifts with red eyes, working day and night!
After all, a battle is imminent. Every additional piece of plate armor can give one more soldier a little more confidence in survival on the battlefield.
Every additional arrow can kill a rebel...
"Send a convoy to guard the gate of the general prison day and night to exclude the convoy. Every time a car is produced, a car will be taken away. Spread the scouts to me for two hundred miles. If the rebels press the border, I will burn them with fire!"
When he said this, even Liu Deng felt a burst of pain.
All the machinery in the prison were the work of him, Cai Xin and the craftsmen. Liu Deng didn't know how many nights he had stayed up for these things.
However, after all, these things all rely on water power. After leaving the river bend, there is no way to play their due role. In order to ensure production to the maximum extent, the only thing we can do now is...
