Chongjun Prefecture in the Qing Dynasty.
Zhou Zibin sat in the mansion and stayed up almost all night. Under his arrangement, the three frontline counties had already been filled with his people.
Not only that, even the Dongzhou coast, under his arrangement, has set up a large number of obstructions, and every patrol has occupied the best attack position.
Just waiting on the sea, Su Qi'an led the army to return and captured him on the charge of conspiracy and treason. It didn't matter if Su Qi'an refused to plead guilty.
By then, the hostages in his hands would be enough to force Su Qi'an to bow his head. Zhou Zibin had been waiting for this day for too long.
As long as he captures Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo, the entire Dongzhou can be completely controlled by him. By then, he will have the capital to negotiate with such an important state, let alone Da Liang, even when facing Japanese pirates.
He was sitting in the county mansion, with all preparations in place, waiting for Su Qi'an to return quickly.
During this night of waiting, there was no sign of any warships in the calm sea ahead, and there was no trace of the front line at all. Zhou Zibin was not in a hurry.
With Su Qi'an's wisdom, Qin Zhen will definitely be able to guess his plan once he joins him. Su Qi'an will naturally not bring people back stupidly, he must have a plan.
But no matter what the plan was, Zhou Zibin had no worries. An hour ago, he received news that Feng Nan had escorted Shen Wanfu! Shen Yang and Fan Chong came to Haizhou City.
At Feng Nan's speed, it only takes half an hour at most to get from Haizhou City to Qingchong County City.
He has these three most important trump cards in his hand. No matter what Su Qian's plan is, in front of him, it will eventually be defeated without any attack.
If Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo were cruel enough to ignore the lives of the three of them and insist on protecting themselves, Zhou Zibin could just do it in front of everyone.
If Su Qi'an violated the imperial court's will and rescued a felon in Dongzhou without permission, he could be killed on the spot according to the law.
The soldiers under his command did not have any worries and took action against Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo.
In a word, no matter what, Su Qi'an will die if he comes back this time.
Just as Zhou Zibin was secretly calculating in his mind, suddenly, a subordinate looked panicked, as if he was frightened, and hurriedly ran to report with his hands and feet.
Zhou Zibin looked unhappy and said coldly, "Why are you so panicked? Could it be that you have seen a ghost?"
"Back...back to your lord, it's really a ghost. According to reports from informants, Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo's troops were discovered in Haizhou City."
"They have already crossed Haizhou City and are heading towards Qingchong County. It looks like they will arrive in about two-quarters of an hour at most."
After hearing this, Zhou Zibin's face was obviously in disbelief, and he asked several times.
"Huh? What you said is true!"
"Sir, this is absolutely true. I don't even know why they appeared behind us. It's like they appeared out of thin air. We have no idea."
"When they were discovered, they had already crossed Haizhou City. Judging from their strength, they had at least 40,000 to 50,000 troops. Sir, what should we do?"
His subordinates were panicked. After taking over the first nine counties of Dongzhou, they had at least 30,000 troops in their hands.
Moreover, most of the troops in hand were accumulated in the three frontline counties, in order to take advantage of the terrain advantages to compete with the armies of Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo.
On the contrary, the remaining six counties did not have many troops and used more local militia, with a maximum of one or two thousand people in each county.
And who would have thought that the Su Wu army that had clearly passed by the sea would appear directly from behind them when they finally came back. What the hell is this?
If they hadn't confirmed it repeatedly, they wouldn't have believed it to death, how could the Su Wu army disappear out of thin air and then appear inexplicably in the rear.
Compared with the panic of his men, after Zhou Zibin was briefly shocked, he seemed to have thought of something.
Ignoring his men, he immediately stood up and walked towards the back hall. His eyes did not look at the sand table in the back hall, but fell on a map of the entire Dongzhou area on the wall.
His eyes flashed, and after a while, his eyes suddenly became sharp, and he said sharply and coldly.
"Let's defend Dongzhouhai
The patrols on the shore have all been withdrawn, and the defenses along the way have also been withdrawn. There is no need to stop them, and you can't stop them. You only need to report their positions at any time. "
"And we just need to wait for Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo to arrive at the city."
Zhou Zibin's order made his subordinates stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it, they could understand it.
If the Su Wu army came from the sea, they could still fight with it due to the advantage of the terrain and city walls, but now, they appeared directly in the rear.
At this time, the advantage prepared on the Dongzhou coast was instantly gone, and there was no point in releasing the troops.
Since they could appear quietly in the rear without a surprise attack, to put it bluntly, they were also waiting for the decisive battle with Zhou Zibin.
Therefore, now that we know what to do, there is no need to waste troops and engage in harassment. The two sides will face each other face to face at the foot of Qingchong County, and the outcome will be decided.
The men nodded, then turned and left.
As for Zhou Zibin, he looked away from the map with a faint sneer on his face.
No wonder Su Qi'an was delayed for such a long time. It turned out that he was returning via Yuezhou.
Taking advantage of Yuezhou, heading south from the Dongzhou Sea into Yuezhou, passing through the waterway of Yuezhou, and heading straight into Haizhou City, this move was something Zhou Zibin did not expect.
Su Qi'an had the ability to travel across the state, but other people might not have the ability.
If you can borrow troops from Yuezhou, you can naturally borrow roads from Yuezhou. Now that Zhou Zibin thinks about it, some of his arrangements are indeed a bit overconfident.
If someone like Su Qian really fell into his trap and returned from the Dongzhou Sea openly, then he would really think highly of this person.
This time we used the road to return, and the previous arrangements were of no use. Just in time, we were waiting for Su Qi'an to lead his troops to the city. It would depend on which of the two sides had the ability and superior skills.
At this time, on the official road outside Haizhou City, there was no end in sight of the army, walking in a mighty manner. With such momentum, the bandits on the hills along the way were so frightened that they fell silent and watched the mighty army passing by from a distance. .
After returning to Dongzhou, feeling the reality of the land under their feet, Xie Cang, Wu Dingguo, Su Yong, Qin Zhen and others felt at ease in their hearts.
These people are mainly land generals. Compared with naval battles, many land tactics are difficult to implement in naval battles.
As long as this war is mainly focused on Zhoushan Island, and the landing operations are carried out, no matter how many favorable terrain Yamashita Yong relies on, these pirates and Japanese pirates are ultimately vulnerable to them.
The reason why they have been able to carry it for so long is because of the support of Dongzhou Sea and Fuso Navy. Otherwise, these so-called pirate and Japanese pirate groups could become a serious problem for them?
Of course, this battle still taught Wu Dingguo a big lesson. It is good to develop a land army, but after all, Dongzhou is close to the sea, so it still needs to develop a navy.
Of course, the development of the navy does not happen overnight. It requires cooperation from multiple sources, mainly the support of the court.
Wu Dingguo has already discussed these with Su Qi'an, but these plans have to be put on hold for the time being, and the matter with Zhou Zibin must be resolved first.
They have been together for so many years, and since the other party wants to step on them, naturally Wu Dingguo will not let it go this time.
The conflicts for so many years were resolved today.
Not only were there no obstacles to the army's slow advance, many official areas had even been cleared for them in advance, as if they were waiting for them to come.
As time passed by, Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo finally led tens of thousands of troops back to Qingchong County.
At this time, Qing Chong County City was heavily guarded, and Zhou Zibin's people had already been replaced on the city tower.
These soldiers, holding arrows and crossbows, aimed at the Su Wu army approaching the city. Inside the city, nearly ten thousand soldiers were waiting according to their respective regional positions.
They can be dispatched at any time by waiting for Zhou Zibin's order. If they only rely on nearly ten thousand people in the city, it is almost a dream to kill the fifty thousand troops assembled by Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo.
If you look further, follow the area outside Qingchong County until you reach the nearby
The two counties of Zuohai and Sanming were enveloped.
You will find that these three counties and cities are like a semicircle, surrounding Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo's tens of thousands of troops.
In the Zuohai and Sanming counties on both sides, Zhou Zibin also deployed nearly 10,000 troops, not counting the 3,000 Japanese pirate mobile teams headed by Jingxia Xin who landed ashore.
Taking advantage of the terrain, it would not be easy for Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo's 50,000 troops to eat him in one go.
This time, when Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo were waiting for their troops to approach the city, Zhou Zibin never thought of starting a war with them.
If there really was a fight, they wouldn't wait until he came to the city and defeated his opponent. Naturally, attacking the enemy's heart would come first. He hadn't fought with Su Qi'an yet, so he had to wait and see if he wanted to make a move.
Zhou Zibin stood on the tower, looking condescending, smiling and saying softly.
"Haha, I didn't expect Honshu to still be here. Meeting the inspector general and the chief governor really made Honshu sigh."
Before Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo could speak, Zhou Zibin, who was smiling, changed the topic and his tone was stern.
"Su Qi'an, Wu Dingguo, as the supervisors and governors of Dongzhou, you actually took advantage of the outbreak of the war to collude with pirates and bandits to commit treason, and now you lead troops to counterattack. What crime should you two be guilty of!"
Zhou Zibin's tone was cold, and Su Qian'an and Wu Dingguo's expressions were very calm, but they looked a bit like they were watching the excitement, as if the heinous people mentioned by Zhou Zibin had nothing to do with them.
Not long after Zhou Zibin's voice fell, Su Qian said with a smile, "Oh, treason? Haha, Mr. Zhou Mu is not an ordinary person."
"Sir Zhou Mu has put up such a big show, and he doesn't hesitate to expose your ambitions in public. Is this nonsense without evidence?"
"Lord Zhou Mu, stop beating around the bush, show me your trump card, and let me open my eyes."
Su Qi'an's stimulation was unexpected by Zhou Zibin. He sneered and waved his hand. After a while, several figures were escorted up next to him.
Zhou Zibin's sneer sounded at this moment, "Inspector, Grand Governor, can these trump cards satisfy you?"
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