Suddenly, a white pigeon entered Meiling Pass from the north, and finally fell into a lean hand.
With a stern expression, Li Zhu took the secret letter off the pigeon's leg and sent it directly to the central hall without looking at it.
Li Xuan, Qiu Zhenmu, Yan Tao, Zhou Shen, Feng Hua, Wang Qin, Qi Guang and others were sitting in the middle hall, all of them looking terrible.
Li Zhu walked in quickly from outside, and everyone's discussion immediately stopped.
The secret letter was placed on the table by Li Zhu, and then picked up by Li Xuan.
Taking out the secret letter from the thin bamboo tube, Li Xuan read it carefully, and then said to everyone: "On today's Chenshi, the governor of Muzhou, Shi Xu, offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, calling himself the general manager of Wuyue and the governor of Muzhou. Raising troops to clear the emperor's side... Now there are a total of 23,000 troops, divided into three groups, to attack Shezhou, Hangzhou, and Wuzhou. Most of the soldiers are coming towards Meiling Pass, and a naval force has come from Muzhou. Out, the destination is unknown.”
"I must have come to Wuzhou too." Feng Hua's face became very embarrassed in an instant.
He did not ask about the source of this information, nor did he doubt the authenticity of Li Xuan's information.
"Compared to the Hangzhou Navy, Wuzhou's navy is indeed weak. Except for the few ships of the Du Shui Division, the others are not enough to fight. Therefore, it is not surprising that they are optimistic about taking Wuzhou. After all, they were twenty years ago. That's what we did." Li Xuan paused for a moment, looked at Feng Hua, and looked solemn.
"Feng Canjun, please rush to Lanxi immediately. From now on, use iron chains, scrap ships, wooden piles and other objects to blockade the Wujiang River. South of Sanheguan, set up checkpoints every five miles. No ships are allowed to pass on the river. , Those who forcefully break through will be punished as treason." At the end of the sentence, Li Xuan's face turned murderous.
Feng Hua immediately stood up, cupped his hands in front of Li Xuan and said, "I obey the order."
After saying that, Feng Hua immediately turned around and left.
Li Xuan's cold gaze fell on Yan Tao and Zhou Shen, and said in a deep voice: "You two don't have to worry about the affairs of Lanxi and Wujiang. Please go down and rectify the soldiers immediately. The Tianyin Sect's follow-up brigade reinforcements are very soon." We are about to arrive at Meiling Pass. By then, I am afraid that we will encounter enemies earlier here than at Sanhe Pass."
The Tianyin Sect has launched a full-scale uprising, with the Muzhou Army numbering 23,000, which is 3,000 more than Li Xuan originally expected.
Li Xuan's advantage in attrition against the Tianyin Sect during this period of fighting was instantly offset.
Yan Tao and Zhou Shen both knew this very well. They did not dare to show any signs of neglect. They immediately stood up and bowed and said, "I will obey the order."
Seeing that Li Xuan had begun to set up, Qiu Zhenmu couldn't help but stand up and asked, "I wonder how many people from the Muzhou Army your prince estimates will be arriving at Meiling Pass this time?"
"The Wuzhou Army now has 23,000 people, but they face many enemies." Li Xuan thought about it and said uncertainly: "The number of people coming to Meiling Pass should not be less than 3,000, and If my guess is correct, Fang Yunxiu’s brother Fang Fengjin should personally lead the way this time.”
At this point, Li Xuan paused for a moment and said calmly: "Fang Fengjin's brother, son, wife and brother all died at the hands of this king. Now that everything in Muzhou has been arranged, it is natural that he will come to kill me." The king takes revenge.”
"Ten thousand soldiers, three thousand came to Meiling Pass, then seven thousand navy came to kill from Wujiang." Qiu Zhenmu's face couldn't help but change slightly.
Li Xuan shook his head and said calmly: "There are not as many as 7,000 navy troops. They have to keep people to guard Muzhou City, and they have to have people to guard against the raids of the Hangzhou Navy. Therefore, among the navy troops that can kill Wuzhou, There should be only about two thousand qualified naval soldiers."
The navy is different from the army. Real navy training is extremely time-consuming. A qualified navy soldier requires many elements.
Fishermen don't need to be given a navy uniform to become a navy.
Fighting in rivers, lakes and seas requires extremely high physical fitness and various operational skills. If it involves fighting at sea, it will be even more troublesome.
The cost involved is far beyond what can be explained in a few words.
In particular, the bulk of the money was spent on warships.
Even if you don't have to build it yourself, even if it is modified from a merchant ship, it must be loaded with weapons suitable for ship catapults, fire bombs, etc.
The money spent was overwhelming.
"Therefore, the Tianyin Sect has not many truly formed naval forces. I estimate that there are more infantry on board the boats. Once these people arrive at Heguan, they may immediately get off the boats and become infantry again. , by that time, Brother Qiu, what this king can really do is the cavalry."
Li Xuan looked at Qiu Zhenmu solemnly and said: "All the cavalry under the Kuaiji Mansion soldiers will be under your command. When the cavalry goes out to fight, at least these people must be blocked by the Wujiang River. They must not be allowed to kill." Come to Meiling Pass. How to fight? After you go back, write a detailed note and submit it."
"I will obey the order." Qiu Zhenmuli immediately handed over his hand and agreed.
Li Xuan raised his head, looked at everyone, and said solemnly: "This time the Tianyin Sect's army came from land and water with all their strength, it must be a hard battle, but after the first battle, Wuzhou can be defeated, Muzhou can be defeated, and the entire southeast It can be determined that this is the last battle, and I hope you will respond with all your strength."
"I obey the order!" Everyone present stood up at the same time.
Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "I have written two memorials, and I also asked Brother Qiu to send someone to send one of them eight hundred miles directly to Shendu, and the other to Wuzhou. After being signed by Wang Shijun, it will be sent out through the Wuzhou channel."
There was an uprising in the Tianyin Sect. Li Xuan didn't know if he was the first to receive the news, but he had to rush all the information he received to the capital of God as soon as possible.
"I will obey the order!" Qiu Zhenmu immediately handed over his hand.
Li Xuan picked up a purple-leather memorial from the table and handed it to Qiu Zhenmu, saying, "This one is sent to the capital of God."
Then he picked up a scarlet leather memorial and handed it over, saying at the same time: "This one is for Wang Shijun."
At the end of the Scarlet Skin Memorial, he put up the message.
The quality of the statement was pretty good, but I don’t know who actually wrote it.
I don’t know how Empress Wu would feel after seeing it.
Qiu Zhenmu stepped forward to take the memorial. Li Xuan paused for a moment, and finally took the memorial from the Scarlet Skin Memorial.
Anyone else can add to this memorandum, but Wuzhou cannot.
Li Xuan's identity is special, and Wang Fanglin's identity is even more special.
After taking down the memorial, Li Xuan immediately handed it over to Qiu Zhenmu, and Qianniuwei immediately rushed it 800 miles to the capital of God.
He raised his head and looked at Wang Qin and Qi Guang, who were still waiting on one side.
Looking at Wang Qin, Li Xuan said directly: "You have worked hard to join the army during this period, but now, please join the army and work hard again. Lead a group of soldiers under Qi Guang and set off immediately to Sanheguan to inform the Sanheguan garrison to strengthen the guard. , even if the enemy force is strong, we must grit our teeth and persist until the last moment."
"I obey the order!" Wang Qin stood up without thinking.
Li Xuan nodded, and then said: "Joining the army, I will give you a privilege. Once Sanhe Pass can no longer be defended, you can decide whether to retreat. Once you start to retreat, there is no need to retreat to Lanxi County, because it may not be possible to enter there." Go."
Wang Qin immediately understood the danger involved, and said with a cupped hand: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Xiaguan is here, Sanheguan is here, if Sanheguan is lost, Xiaguan will be doomed..."
"It doesn't have to be like this." Li Xuan quickly waved her hand, leaned forward slightly, looked at Wang Qin and said: "Don't be too stubborn, just try to defend for a moment longer. Although Sanhe Pass is important, I have already made all the preparations for the follow-up... Besides, to clean up Sanhe Pass in the future, we need to join the army and work harder. Qi Guang!"
"The official is here!" Qi Guang stood up immediately.
"Choose two smart men under your command to ensure that Wang Canjun leaves Sanheguan safely. Otherwise, if something happens to Wang Canjun, I will kill them." Li Xuan directly gave the order to Qi Guang. He was really afraid. Wang Qin fought desperately and died at Sanheguan.
Although the Wang family's children are willing to die on the battlefield, the attitude of the court towards the Wang family will not change radically.
Forget about this worthless sacrifice.
"I obey the order!" Qi Guang immediately turned around and went down to arrange the people. Wang Qin raised his hands to Li Xuan and then quickly turned around and left.
Li Xuan looked at Li Zhu beside him. He was the only one left in the middle hall now.
"Once the Tianyin Sect takes action, everything will change." Li Xuan's expression suddenly became calm.
Li Zhu stood on one side without saying a word.
Li Xuan shook his head gently and said: "Now, we just wait for the Tianyin Sect's army to arrive, and we wait for the imperial decree."
Before the imperial edict was issued, Li Xuan was the commander of Wuzhou, and Yao Zhi was the Sima of the Yuezhou Governor's Office.
In order to deal with the changes in the Tianyin Sect, the imperial court will definitely integrate all its forces under one man.
When the situation becomes clear, it will be difficult to do what you want to do.
…
Inside the wooden house, Zhang Wanyu sat on a high seat, with Ye Wanwan, He Qing'er, Xu Shan, Hu Guang, He Jin and others standing on both sides below.
Compared to the excitement outside, the house seemed a bit eerily quiet.
At this time, Xu Shan couldn't help but step forward, cupped his hands and said: "Master Qi Chu... No, General Qi Chu, the last general believes that the Meiling Pass should be captured immediately. The people in Meiling Pass must be in panic at this moment. I teach... …As soon as my Muzhou army arrives, it will definitely fall apart, but this is a credit..."
Zhang Wanyu stretched out her hand and interrupted Xu Shan's words.
He knew the meaning of Xu Shan's words, which was simply to take advantage of the current panic at Meiling Pass to attack Meiling Pass, capture Meiling Pass, and wash away the shame.
Especially before Yun Jin, the military general, comes to show off his power.
The Tianyin Sect was in trouble, and the history of Muzhou Prefecture was described as Muzhou Prefecture. He named himself the general manager of Wu Yue and the governor of Muzhou. He appointed Yuan Chao, Sima of Muzhou, as his servant. He subordinated Bing Cao, Fa Cao, Hu Cao, Cang Cao, Gong Cao, and Shi. Cao and other departments.
He also named Wen Fuzhi as General Huwei to lead the princes, divided Fang Fengjin as General Yangwei, Zhang Wanyu as General Mingwei, and others such as General Fenwei and General Liyi to lead troops to attack various states.
Xu Shan is Fang Fengjin's old subordinate and knows their old boss's temper.
If they still fail to capture Meiling Pass by then, they will definitely not be able to enjoy his good harvest.
"The King of Nanchang is cunning. At this time, he cannot be unprepared." Ye Wanwan looked at Zhang Wanyu with worry.
"Everything has risks, Saint, we can't just do nothing just because there are risks." Xu Shan said angrily to Ye Wanwan.
After Shi Xu launched his army, everyone in the Tianyin Sect was rewarded, except for Ye Wanwan, who was still a saint.
"Captain Xu, please don't be rude to the saint." Zhang Wanyu immediately scolded Xu Shan rudely.
Xu Shan's face couldn't help but change slightly, and he quickly cupped his hands and said, "It's a discourtesy of my subordinates."
Although Ye Wanwan is still a saint, since all the heads of the Tianyin Sect have been awarded official positions, the only one in the Tianyin Sect who has the title of queen is the queen.
Tianyin Sect was named the state religion, and the queen was naturally the state teacher.
Being rude to Ye Wanwan would most likely be considered rude to the queen, which they didn't dare to do.
Zhang Wanyu raised her head slightly, looked at Xu Shan with a solemn expression, and asked in a deep voice: "Then Colonel Xu, if we send troops to you, what are your chances of taking Meiling Pass?"
"Seventy percent!"
(End of chapter)
