Saying these words was like poking a sore spot in Zhou Tai. He looked at the two of them, sighed and said.
"You two don't know. Among the three remaining princes of His Majesty, only the Sixth Prince is the least popular. If the Sixth Highness is really loved by His Majesty, he will not give the barren land of Yuezhou to the Sixth Highness. It’s a fiefdom.”
"Yuezhou seems to be the fiefdom of His Highness the Sixth Highness, but in fact the area under his jurisdiction is very small, only about one county. To put it bluntly, if His Highness the Sixth Highness had not been the prince, Xiang Yan and my predecessor Zhou Cheng would have been Expelled His Highness."
"Hey, Your Highness is kind-hearted and will endure it again and again." Zhou Tai's words revealed his grievance against the sixth prince.
Su Qi'an said softly, "Master Zhou is standing with His Highness Sixth Prince, aren't you afraid that Xiang Yan will cause trouble for you?"
Zhou Tai disagreed and said with a smile, "Today I am talking to the two marquises, and I am not afraid of their jokes. I am a small county magistrate in Yuezhou."
"If I hadn't met His Highness Sixth Prince, I wouldn't have been able to achieve the position of Daizhou Cheng. Your Highness the Sixth Highness has shown me the kindness of knowing me."
"I have become Daizhou Cheng. It will be a matter of time before Xiang Yan deals with me. My life or death does not matter. I only want one thing. The two princes can help the Sixth Highness at the critical moment and protect the Sixth Highness. Then I will I’ll die without regrets.”
There was a bit of freedom and ease in Zhou Tai's words, which was an emotion that really didn't care about life and death.
Xie Cang, who was on the side, was infected and said to Zhou Tai, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou, Brother Su and I are here this time just to help the Sixth Highness. This time, it's up to me to suppress the pirates across the state."
"As long as I am in Yuezhou for a day, there is no reason for Xiang Yan to be so rampant."
Compared to Xie Cang's positive attitude, Su Qi'an's expression was much calmer.
There were actually two versions of a sixth prince in Nanzhou Mu and Yuezhou Daizhou Cheng. Neither Gu Hua nor the Daizhou Cheng in front of him, Su Qian could tell that what they said was false.
But the more this happens, the more it shows that His Highness the Sixth is very suspicious. The only thing that can be trusted is that only by understanding yourself can you know what kind of person this His Highness is.
Su Qi'an's indifference was naturally noticed by Zhou Tai. He raised his hand to Su Qi'an and said seriously, "This kind of request is indeed a bit abrupt for me. I want Lord Su to trust me when I first come. It’s inappropriate, please forgive me Lord Su.”
"I believe that Mr. Su has a strong idea. When we get to Yuezhou and see some people along the way, Mr. Su will make a judgment."
Su Qi'an nodded, and did not continue to dwell on this topic. He directly changed the topic, "Master Zhou, judging from the appearance of your men, they seem to have experienced a bloody battle."
When Su Qi'an said this, Zhou Tai pondered for a while and told the truth, "I will tell you the truth, I will not hide it from Mr. Su. On the way to meet Mr. Su, we were ambushed. Although we were repelled, we still injured a few soldiers." .”
"Who is so bold as to ambush Yuezhou officials at this time?" Xie Cang asked.
Zhou Tai shook his head, "Even my subordinates don't know about this, but what they do know is that the people who ambushed us are definitely not bandits. They are well-trained in their actions and should be killers."
"Being able to ambush us with such precision, and only a few people know the whereabouts of this official, who has this ability, I'm afraid..."
At this point, Zhou Tai stopped talking, but his meaning was self-evident.
Most of them pointed at Xiang Yan, the highest authority in Yuezhou during the war, and Zhou Tai's speculation. Neither Su Qi'an nor Xie Cang responded.
Zhou Tai was also very sensible and did not dwell on this topic. Instead, he introduced to Su Qi'an and Xie Cang some information about entering Yuezhou.
Yuezhou is naturally inferior to Nanzhou and Jiaozhou in terms of land cultivation resources, but Yuezhou is not without its merits.
On land, there isn’t much to say about Yuezhou, but on water, this is Yuezhou’s strength.
There are seven or eight waterways in Yuezhou that can pass through large transport ships like this, and there are even more waterways for other small fishing boats, at least a dozen.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Yuezhou is a waterway state. The only way to
The only one that is stronger is Dongzhou in the north.
Precisely because the territory has such rich waterway resources, Yuezhou's industries basically rely on aquatic products for a living.
Relying on these waterways, the people of Yuezhou lived a pretty good life, but with the increasing invasion of pirates, the lives of the people of Yuezhou became difficult.
As they entered Yuezhou, Su Qian and the others even saw some floating corpses on the water in the channel ahead.
This shocked Su Qi'an. These floating corpses were obviously local old fishermen. The fact that they appeared here was enough to show that the war in Yuezhou was very critical.
It shows that some of the waterways in Yuezhou are already in the hands of pirates.
This is a very bad signal. Once some important waterways and waterways fall into the hands of pirates, it can form a siege for Yuezhou and force the Yuezhou soldiers to fight decisively.
What they want is to force the Yuezhou Navy to fight decisively. These pirates are not weak in combat effectiveness, and they are pirates with excellent water skills. They also have large ships in their hands that are not weak to the Yuezhou Navy.
In some aspects, it is already possible to face off against the Yuezhou sailors.
To say why these pirates have such things in their hands, they have to thank the Yuezhou Shepherd for their support.
These Yuezhou herdsmen are like pig brains in fighting. They don't understand the rules and regulations. They are hesitant and hesitant in making tactical arrangements. If it weren't for the strong walls built by the Yuezhou counties, Yuezhou would have collapsed long ago.
Under the command of this group of pig-like brains, the pirates on the opposite side became more and more aggressive. Later, even among the Yuezhou soldiers and civilians, there was a saying that Yuezhou Mu was the captain of the pirates' transportation team. Whatever the pirates needed, Yuezhou Mu would give them to them. .
In this kind of battle, the pirates on the opposite side will not be fed. From now on, not setting up Yuezhou Mu may be a correct decision.
Looking at the gradually increasing number of floating corpses on the river, Su Qian's expression was not very good. He knew that Yuezhou had not failed now, and most of them relied on the Yuezhou Navy to hold on here. Once the Yuezhou Navy was defeated, Yuezhou would be captured. State is just around the corner.
Su Qian said something to Zhou Tai beside him, and then returned to the cabin.
Things are urgent now, and Su Qian has to make pre-war arrangements based on the current situation. ap.
Zhou Tai and his men quickly took over the transport ship and ordered it to speed up and arrive at Yuezhou City.
Yuezhou City is located between the seventh and eighth counties. It is also the headquarters established for the current Yuezhou War.
High-ranking officials, generals, and even His Highness the Sixth Prince of Yuezhou are now gathered in Yuezhou City.
As the order was issued, the slowly moving transport ship immediately accelerated and headed towards Yuezhou City.
Fortunately, Yuezhou City was located between the Seven and Eight Counties, not far from them. It took about half a day to travel all the way down the river, and finally arrived at Yuezhou City before dark.
Seen from a distance, Yuezhou City is huge, like a prostrate lion. It looks heavy and majestic.
This is not the most concerning thing. The area around Yuezhou City is not an endless plain, nor is it a fortress built layer by layer, but three huge waterways.
Yuezhou City is surrounded by waterways. According to Zhou Tai, these three waterways were built manually. It took ten years and half of the people of Yuezhou to build them.
From a distance, there is a different kind of beauty, but these three waterways are not scenery for people to visit, but three lines of defense to protect Yuezhou City.
Each waterway is fifteen feet wide and ten feet deep. At the bottom of the water, there are layers of hidden traps set in advance.
For each waterway, a varying number of water villages were built according to the intervals.
These water villages are the front line of defense of Yuezhou City and the eyes of Yuezhou City.
Patrol each other within a certain range and form an observation post with no blind spots between them.
These water forts not only serve as forward observations, they are equipped with a large number of arrows and patrol boats.
Under such tight defense, it can be said that not even a fly can fly over.
This is only the defense outside the city, and Yuezhou City itself is the strongest defensive city.
Su
Qi An could tell with just a few glances that if he wanted to capture the heavily defended Yuezhou City, the casualties would be at least 50,000 to 60,000.
Moreover, it is necessary to ensure that there are only 10,000 defenders in the city. If they have the same strength, it is impossible to capture it. Even if Su Qi'an wants to capture it, it will be very difficult.
This kind of defensive city is comparable to copper and iron walls. Su Qi'an has traveled to so many places, but no border fortress can compare to Yuezhou City.
Needless to say, the manpower, material resources, and financial resources spent behind building this copper-walled Yuezhou City were beyond what Su Qi'an could imagine.
The most important point is that the city is impregnable, but the people who pay the price are the people living outside the city.
Looking at the distance of the river, the original land should have been some small villages. Now, in order to protect Yuezhou, they have all been drastically transformed.
As for the relocated people and where they were placed, you don't need to think about it to know what their fate will be.
If you can look at the corpses floating on the river indifferently and remain indifferent, how can you expect the officers and soldiers of Yuezhou to feel compassion for these low-level untouchables?
You are lucky if you are not dragged into hard labor as a young man.
Su Qi'an's big boat was too big to enter Yuezhou City through the river. They could only dock at a dock not far away and walk for a while.
People were transported in batches by river boats. Su Qi'an did not agree with this method of transporting troops. Gathering all the troops in the city would only make it more crowded.
If something really happened, with so many soldiers blocking Yuezhou City, it would be fatal.
Although Yuezhou City is impregnable and there are basically no worries, Su Qi'an's idea seems somewhat unfounded to outsiders.
But Su Qi'an has been marching and fighting for so long, and he has always believed that there is no permanent solid city, and there is no absolute upper hand forever.
In battlefield operations, any small change may bring about earth-shaking changes to the entire battlefield and may reverse the situation of the entire battlefield.
Only by following changes in the situation at any time and anticipating the enemy can we achieve a truly invincible position.
