Su Qi'an's frankness moved Wu Dingguo. His previous dissatisfaction with Su Qi'an disappeared at this moment.
This young inspector is not as unlucky as he seems on the surface. Whether it is layout or resourcefulness, he is top-notch.
He can even arouse the other party's emotions, so that he can carefully plan the situation. After the event is completed, he is not at all arrogant, but is very honest.
This is extremely rare among any young generation.
"No wonder this person has become an inspector at such a young age. It makes sense for him to be trusted and relied upon by His Majesty." Wu Dingguo thought to himself.
Su Qi'an didn't have many conflicts with Wu Dingguo at all. The so-called conflicts before were just intentional in order to complete his layout in Dongzhou.
Now that things are done, some things can naturally be discussed with Wu Dingguo.
And Su Qi'an believed that his sincerity would definitely earn Wu Dingguo's frank treatment.
Not to mention anything else, just because this person is a great Liang Zhushi who is as famous as Fan Wenzhong, you can know what kind of person he is.
Everything he did was for the whole of Great Liang. Such an old commander was worthy of Su Qi'an's trust.
The two misunderstood, Wu Dingguo was helped up by Su Qi'an, Su Qi'an said.
"We really need the Governor's help this time."
"Please also ask the supervisor to give you instructions. As long as I can do it, I will try my best to do it."
Seeing Wu Dingguo's serious look, Su Qi'an waved his hand and said with a smile, "Actually, it's not that big of a deal. I'll just ask the governor to burn the 50,000 stones of grain and grass like last time."
Wu Dingguo raised his head sharply, his eyes full of shock. He couldn't believe that this was the first task Su Qi'an gave him?
If it were anyone else, hearing this, they would wonder if there was something wrong with Su Qian's mind.
But after experiencing two reversal shocks just now, Wu Dingguo recovered quickly. He could guess that this was probably another trick. As for the specifics, he was not sure.
Wu Dingguo clasped his fists and said, "I hope the supervisor will clarify this matter."
Su Qi'an nodded, took a few steps forward, and whispered something into Wu Dingguo's ear.
Wu Dingguo nodded slightly, but with a bit of surprise in his eyes. After listening to Su Qi'an's arrangement, Wu Dingguo whispered.
"I have no problem with this, but does the inspector really suspect that this person is the wife of a concubine?"
"Whether it was my wife who did it or not, we will know after this test. The hundred thousand stones of food and grass burned last time, although the loss was only ten thousand stones, the loss of ten thousand stones was not in vain. This envoy has already touched some of his tricks."
"Please give the Commander-in-Chief's orders. This time I am confident that this person will definitely take action when faced with the urgent need for food and fodder for frontline soldiers."
Seeing the determination on Su Qi'an's face, Wu Dingguo was not a hesitant person. He nodded and indicated that he would take Su Qi'an's orders for the upcoming battle on the Dongzhou front line.
This secret conversation between Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo lasted for at least half an hour. There were direct team guards outside the door, and there was also the "An" team led by Wang Yan in the dark.
This was also the reason why Su Qi'an dared to tell Wu Dingguo publicly about his arrangements.
As Su Qian came to the state capital, the martial law in Haizhou City was obviously much stricter than before.
The many county guards who were told to leave were all arranged to live in various places, but compared to the quietness brought by martial law in the city.
These county guards and generals could not sleep all night, even though the supervisor came to the frontline city and promised them that Wu Dingguo would not be punished.
This is something to be happy about, but when he comes to the front line, his more important task is how to quickly improve the low morale and recover the two lost counties.
Let them return to their respective residences and rest temporarily. After discussions with Wu Dingguo, arrangements will naturally be made for them.
This is a good intention, but as long as the county guard is willing, he will not be able to sleep that night. Time waits for no one. They are resting in the state city. The frontline soldiers are still continuing to attack the two lost counties.
As county guards, they are also frontline commanders. The longer time passes, no one can predict what will happen to the frontline soldiers.
But without Wu Dingguo's order, they could not leave without authorization and could only act honestly
Staying in their respective residences, they are destined to have no sleep tonight.
As time passed, the difficult night finally passed. At dawn, these county guards walked out of their rooms as soon as possible and went straight to the state capital.
I was eager to know the arrangements for them.
As soon as these county guards entered the state capital, orders regarding their arrangements came.
After Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo discussed all night, the arrangements are as follows.
Order the nine county guards to quickly return to the front line, mobilize their respective armies, retreat alternately, and retreat to the nearest county to rest and recuperate. They will no longer attack the two counties that were invaded by pirates and Japanese pirates, but will use the counties that have not been lost. , in a siege offensive.
At the same time, 10,000 soldiers were drawn out, led by Governor Zhong, and the 50,000 stones of grain and grass were delivered to Sanming County within a five-day deadline.
The Supervisory Envoy will lead his Dongshan and Split Mountain armies to attack Qingchong County. Wu Dingguo will take command in Haizhou City, waiting for Su Qi'an's orders at any time.
The issuance of this order was both reasonable and expected.
What can be imagined is that they will be asked to give up the storm, alternately cover the retreat, and use the remaining counties and cities to form a siege.
It has been almost ten days since the Japanese pirates took over Qingchong and Zuohai counties. At first, they had only a small number of troops, only two to three thousand people.
After the raid was successful, they continued to increase their troops as quickly as possible. Now the number of pirates and Japanese pirates in the two counties has reached at least 20,000, which is basically about half of the Zhoushan Island pirates and Japanese pirates group.
It can be said that they have established a firm foothold. Two or three days after the raid was successful, they still had a chance to counterattack and recover.
But who would have thought that these pirates and Japanese pirates were outrageously bold. With only two or three thousand men, they actually divided their troops again and divided into a thousand people. Somehow, they actually touched their hidden granary. Although these pirates and Japanese pirates of thousands of people were given exterminate.
However, the one hundred thousand stones of grain and grass transported from the rear were burned to nothing, in order to prevent such accidents from happening in other granaries.
The forces they had assembled had to disperse again to see if there were any other pirates who had sneaked into the granary.
After this back and forth, it was three or four days before they gathered again and launched a direct attack. At this time, the number of pirates in Qingchong and Zuohai counties was almost over 10,000.
Moreover, these guys were very smart and did not divide their forces to occupy the local county towns. They looted and brought all kinds of materials back to Qingchong and Zuohai counties.
It seems that they are going to fight a protracted war. The two counties and cities have excellent geographical locations. Not only are the cities high and the walls thick, but the distance between the two cities is very close, so they can serve as each other's horns.
Even though they gathered nearly 40,000 troops to attack two counties and cities, these pirates and Japanese pirates relied on their terrain advantages to withstand their attacks for many days.
Morale was already low after the granary was burned, but the fierce attack for many days failed to achieve any results, making the already low morale even lower.
When the troops are gathered to fight, not only the soldiers are lost, but also the food and fodder. Although the battle has only been fought for a few days, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and fodder go first. Everyone knows that the food and fodder are consumed during this period. According to rough statistics, it has been There are one hundred thousand stones.
To put it bluntly, even if Su Qi'an did not come to the front line this time, they would ask the Governor to withdraw the troops.
It is a foregone conclusion that pirates and Japanese pirates have occupied Qingchong and Zuoming counties. A strong attack will only increase casualties. It is better to retreat and rest temporarily.
So when they heard Su Qi'an's order to withdraw, these county guards were relieved.
But the last sentence, that the supervisory envoy would personally lead his 20,000 troops to storm Qingchong County, and asked the right governor to escort the raised grain and grass to Sanming County, was a bit puzzling to them.
It is understandable to attack Qingchong County with 20,000 troops. After all, the supervisors always have to do something when they come to the front line.
Twenty thousand soldiers who were recharged went to attack the pirates and Japanese pirates in Qingchong County who were a little tired. They could not take them down, but they could at least make them breathless for a short time and keep them in a tense state. That's right.
But escorting 50,000 shi of grain and grass to Sanming County is somewhat risky.
The location of Sanming County is not far from the lost Qingchong and Zuohai. If the two counties were not lost, they could rely on each other.
But the two counties have been lost. If the news of escorting this important batch of food and grass is leaked and burned, it will really be over.
When the inspector did this, they could basically guess his intention.
Transporting 50,000 stones of grain and grass to Sanming County, which was so close to the battlefield, it seemed that the inspector not only wanted to fight a so-called siege, but also wanted to capture Qingchong County in one fell swoop, in order to boost the low morale.
This move is quite a bit like a last-ditch effort. If this attack is successful, even if only one county is recovered, it will be of great help to their morale.
But the danger behind it is too great, leaving no escape route for myself.
In their opinion, although they were defeated miserably and the situation was not good, they were not in such a desperate situation.
If this battle is defeated, they are not worried about how many men and horses the inspector will lose, but if the 50,000 stones of food and grass are gone again, it is no exaggeration to say that they will be unable to launch an attack for at least a month.
By that time, if the pirates and Japanese pirates are given another month, I am afraid that the 30,000 pirates and Japanese pirates on Zhoushan Island will be completely ashore.
It will be extremely difficult to drive them to the island then.
This is because a little mistake can change the front line that they have deployed for many years, causing them to be completely defeated and out of control.
This is not an exaggeration, it has happened in the history of Great Liang.
The eyes of these county guards flashed and they looked at each other, all seeing the worry in each other's eyes, and then they seemed to have made some kind of decision.
They went straight to the room where Wu Dingguo and Su Qi'an were meeting, but as soon as they reached the door, they were stopped by people from the direct team.
Without even having to speak a word, the soldiers in the direct team seemed to know their intention and said coldly.
"The Supervisory Envoy and the Chief Superintendent have orders. If no one is present, all the county guards can just follow the orders. There is no need to say anything else. Please come back."
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