Chapter 493: Difficult Situation
The anxious battle situation in Yangzhou was reversed again just because of Sun Wu.
Hong Xiuquan had already prepared to retreat. After all, it was obviously unrealistic to capture Yangzhou in such a situation.
But at this moment, the Han army 'accidentally' exposed a big flaw. Shi Dakai and Yang Xiuqing felt that there was fraud in it, and they both advised Hong Xiuquan not to march rashly.
Hong Xiuquan asked them where they lied. But the two of them couldn't explain why, which made Hong Xiuquan hesitate.
There was a huge temptation ahead, and after careful consideration, Hong Xiuquan finally decided to continue the march.
In his opinion, there is no war without taking risks, and risks are often directly proportional to the receipt of goods. Once this time is successful, the risk will be worth it.
Under the temptation of taking over Yangzhou, Hong Xiuquan was completely confused and stupidly led his army across the Yangtze River, preparing to attack the Han army's grain depot.
The Han army's military deployment in Jiangdong seemed to be very fragmented, but in fact it was a pocket formation specially arranged for Hong Xiuquan, waiting to encircle and annihilate the tens of thousands of Yangzhou Ming troops.
Hong Xiuquan's army had just crossed the Yangtze River, and before they had time to attack the Han army's grain depot, their retreat was cut off by the Han army.
Sun Wu and Sun Jian personally led the navy and attacked Hong Xiuquan's navy camp. Tens of thousands of Ming troops were completely blocked in Jiangdong and could never return to Jiangbei.
Jiangdong, the Ming army camp.
Hong Xiuquan still had illusions about victory. Seeing this, Yang Xiuqing urged: "My lord, our navy has been completely wiped out. Even if the Han army's blockade is broken, there is no way to return to Jiangbei. If this continues, the whole army will really be wiped out. "
Hong Xiuquan did not expect that the situation would collapse to such an extent in an instant. Now he finally understood how Master Zhang Jiao felt after a million troops were locked up in Sizhou.
Hong Xiuquan sighed and said helplessly: "Brother Yang, what do you think we should do?"
Yang Xiuqing said directly without thinking: "The Han army wants to surround and annihilate our army on all sides, but it is not easy to do this. Our army can completely defend according to the danger, and can take advantage of this gap to ask for help from the court. Now Only external intervention can save our army and return to Jiangbei."
"What?" Hong Xiuquan's expression suddenly changed, and he said excitedly: "You want me to think about Zhang Sheng, that bastard...that boy, and bow his head? This is absolutely impossible."
Hong Xiuquan knew Zhang Sheng's identity, so he always believed that he was the orthodox Ming Dynasty. Now that he was asked to ask Zhang Sheng for help in a low voice, he was naturally extremely unwilling.
Shi Dakai also knew that Hong Xiuquan had always been determined to be emperor, so he advised: "My lord, why should you be angry with your majesty at this time? Only by keeping the army can you have the opportunity to do other things."
"Yes, Lord, keep the green hills and don't worry about running out of firewood!" Yang Xiuqing also continued to persuade.
Hong Xiuquan's face turned green and red immediately. After hesitating for a long time, he finally nodded slowly.
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Chen Liu, temporary palace of the Ming Dynasty.
After Zhang Sheng glanced at the ministers in the hall, he said in a deep voice: "My dear friends, Hong Xiuquan, the governor of Yangzhou, is trapped in Jiangdong. What should you do now?"
Zhang Sheng's current situation is not good. Li Mi has been defeated repeatedly in Yuzhou, and only two of the four kingdoms in Yuzhou are left. Liang and Lu are occupied by Cao Yuan respectively.
Now that Cao Cao and Yuan Shu's territory borders Yanzhou, this also threatens the safety of the Ming Dynasty.
Just when Zhang Sheng was considering whether to send troops to recapture the two counties of Yuzhou to ensure the safety of Yanzhou, Hong Xiuquan was trapped in Jiangdong again.
This is simply a leak in the house and it rains all night!
Once Hong Xiuquan's entire army is wiped out, Xuzhou will be threatened by the Han army again, and the west of the Ming Dynasty will be threatened again.
Thinking of this, Zhang Sheng couldn't help but feel a little nervous. The Ming Dynasty seemed like a leaky ship that could not be mended no matter how hard it was. No matter how hard Zhang Sheng tried to repair it, it was still difficult to avoid destruction.
Hong Xiuquan, this loser, asked you to retreat in the first place, but now you have suffered a big loss before you think of the imperial court. What does he think of the imperial court? Zhang Sheng couldn't help but scolded Hong Xiuquan in his heart.
"Your Majesty, I think we should not send troops. Hong Xiuquan is arrogant and has never respected your Majesty and the court. It is better to let him die on his own."
Feng Yunshan was the first to speak up, but he said in his heart: Hong Xiuquan, you took away my achievements and suppressed me to prevent me from getting ahead. Now is the time for me, Feng Yunshan, to 'repay' you.
Guo Jia then stood up and retorted: "Wei Chen does not agree with Master Feng's words. Once Hong Xiuquan is defeated, the two counties in Jiangbei will definitely be in danger, and our army will soon face the Han army in the south, so we absolutely cannot Don't save me until you die."
Feng Yunshan did not expect that Guo Jia would speak for Hong Xiuquan, and immediately frowned and retorted: "Brother Xiaofeng, the imperial court does not pose a threat to the Han army in the southeast and south, and the new army has not yet been trained. Even if you want to save it, you can't. Where does it come from?"
When other ministers heard this, they couldn't help but nod secretly. Putting aside the grievances between Feng Yunshan and Hong Xiuquan, what Feng Yunshan said was also true.
Guo Jia was obviously well prepared and said unhurriedly: "What's the difficulty? Although the imperial court cannot send troops at present, it can order Governor Fang La of Xuzhou to send troops for rescue."
"But will Fang La send troops?" Zhang Sheng couldn't help but ask.
Although Fang La's attitude towards her was quite respectful, his intention of separatist rule was also very obvious, so Zhang Sheng was not sure that Fang La would obey the order.
"Your Majesty, once Hong Xiuquan is defeated, Fang La's Xuzhou will bear the brunt, so Fang La will definitely send troops to rescue him." Guo Jia said with confidence.
Although Zhang Sheng was extremely dissatisfied with Hong Xiuquan, he could still distinguish priorities when it came to collective interests, so he said decisively: "In this case, let's order Fang La to send troops to rescue Hong Xiuquan!"
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Xuzhou.
After receiving Zhang Sheng's imperial edict, Fang La prepared to lead his troops to rescue without much thought. After all, once Hong Xiuquan was destroyed, he would be the one who would have the greatest impact.
But before leaving, Fang La was changed by someone, who was from a hundred families.
"Mr. Zou, no, Grandmaster, did Grandmaster really say that he wanted to accept me, Fang La, into the Yin Yang family?" Fang La said with excitement.
Fang La didn't know the grudge between Zhang Jiao and the Yin Yang family. He only knew that his master Zhang Jiao also came from the Yin Yang family, so he wanted to get the support of the Yin Yang family by returning to the Yin Yang family.
Zhang Jiao became successful because of the Yin Yang family, and if Fang La could get the support of the Yin Yang family, would he be able to accomplish great things comparable to his master?
With this thought, Fang La became more determined to return to the Yin and Yang family.
Having a university sect as a backer is much easier than struggling alone. The foundation of these university sects is richer than that of aristocratic families.
When the Yellow Turbans started, they swept across the entire Kanto region in a short period of time, and hundreds of families contributed a lot to it!
