A huge uproar spread from the city to the city gate tower. In the city gate tower, Li Xuan drank tea calmly.
Qiu Zhenmu, who was on one side, couldn't help but stepped forward. From the back window, he saw Muzhou City, which was starting to boil a little bit, with some amazement in his eyes.
The uproar started near the city gate and quickly spread further away.
More and more people not only know what happened on the Muzhou battlefield, but many people have even received notices from the government that the household registration and field registration will be reorganized and land transfer will be carried out, and they are full of excitement for a while.
"Brother Qiu." Li Xuan looked up and called Qiu Zhenmu casually.
Qiu Zhenmu came back quickly and bowed her hands respectfully to Li Xuan: "Your Majesty!"
"Here is a list. Tomorrow, you will personally lead the people and arrest these people." Li Xuan took out a list from his sleeve, put it on the table, and then pushed Qiu Zhenmu away.
Qiu Zhenmu immediately took over the list without any hesitation.
Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction, then rolled up his sleeves and said coldly: "These people have oppressed the people and defrauded the land before and after the fall of Muzhou. Later, they cunningly became Tianyin cultists, and now they have joined again. But my hands and feet are still not clean. I will arrest you tomorrow and behead you the day after.”...
"Here!" Qiu Zhenmu immediately stood on the other side with the list.
From the corner of his eye, he looked at the noisy Muzhou City behind him, holding the list tightly in his hand, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "These poor guys are already on the verge of death, and they have been taken advantage of."
Recall the various methods used by the King of Nanchang, dividing, wooing, and killing, using arms and fingers to resist the enemy, and then claiming merit.
Vaguely, Qiu Zhenmu already understood a lot.
As the sun set, suddenly, a group of fast horses came from the west and quickly rushed to the south gate.
Soon, a battle report was delivered to Li Xuan.
Li Xuan directly unfolded the battle report in front of everyone: "At the right time, more than a thousand soldiers of the Tianyin Sect came out from the mountains with shields and attacked our army's formation. At this time, our army pretended to retreat to Laoyu Beach. When the enemy crossed the water, thousands of arrows were fired, and half of them were killed. Immediately, our army rushed into the mountain road.
At noon, at a place five miles away from the mountain road, we suddenly encountered an enemy reinforcement and were defeated and retreated, losing more than a hundred people. "
Win first and then lose, lose first and then win.
"Some people are stupid, and some people are stupid!" Li Xuan sighed softly, then stood up and looked to the west.
With more than a thousand people on the battlefield, more than a thousand Tianyin disciples were defeated and even killed more than half of them.
Li Xuan didn't know what to say for a while.
"Many of the troops in the Kuaiji Prefecture were deployed to participate in the Silla War. The army's war equipment is sophisticated, and the generals are well prepared. It is normal for them to retreat under the sound of fighting." Yu Ze raised his head and looked at Li Xuan, He frowned and said, "But why did they have to fight five miles into the mountain road again? Don't they know that fighting in the mountains is a disadvantage for us?"
"Maybe it's just luck." Li Xuan couldn't help but shake her head.
He was almost certain that Huai Jin must be the one who drove the soldiers into the mountain road in the end.
It is even possible that he himself led the team.
The Captain Zhechong of Kuaiji Prefecture was very murderous, which gave Tianyin Sect an opportunity to take advantage of him.
"Fold the second half of the official document and publish the first half of the official document to the whole city." Li Xuan slowly stood up, looked at Xu Jian, and said, "Prepare a batch of beef and mutton and send it to the military camp overnight. Tomorrow, Xu joins the army to accompany me. The king goes to work together with the army, while the rest of you guard the city and calm the people's hearts."
"Follow the order!" Everyone present immediately threw their hands.
The sun and moon rotate, night goes and morning comes.
At Muzhou Nancheng Pier, Li Xuan stood on the edge of the pier, looked at Yu Ze who came to see him off, and said in a deep voice: "Today, the food and Taoist masters sent from other states will arrive, so I'll leave it to Uncle Yu to do everything." Treated."
"I accept your order." Yu Ze bowed slightly, then looked at Li Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, during this trip, please do not accompany the army into Tianmu Mountain. It is best to let others explore the way for us first."
"I know this."
Sansanlippo, on the side of the pier, a group of soldiers looked east from a distance
The big ship arrived, and his face immediately became solemn.
Li Xuan stood on the bow of the boat. The vast Xin'an River began to gradually narrow when it reached this point.
Further forward, there are mountains and dense forests, narrow waterways, dense reefs, and several canyons and waterfalls, making it extremely difficult for a large boat to travel.
In addition, it is now autumn and the west wind is picking up, making it extremely difficult to counterattack along the waterway.
When the boat docked, the soldiers on the shore immediately retreated. Sima Yao Zhi, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately came forward and said, "Your Majesty!"
"Sima!" Li Xuan cupped his hands and looked aside: "Xu Canjun stayed and led his men to unload the beef, sheep, chicken and various vegetables on the ship, and then handed them over to Sima's men to send to the front line."
"The fish stall is five miles away from here." Yao Zhi stretched out his hand and said to Li Xuan, "Your Majesty, please, the governor will stay temporarily at Weiping Ancestral Hall."
"Sima please!" The two of them mounted their war horses and headed towards Weiping Town.
"How was the damage done after rushing into the mountain this time?" Li Xuan asked in a low voice.
"Fifty-seven people were injured and sixty-eight died." Yao Zhi had a solemn look on his face.
Li Xuan's face was equally solemn: "The soldiers of Kuaiji Prefecture are different from ordinary state and county soldiers. They have outstanding combat power. Were they damaged this time, they were ambushed by the enemy?"
"Yes." Yao Zhi nodded and said, "According to the plan, we chased three miles into the mountain road and then returned, but..."
"Did Captain Huai insist?" Li Xuan immediately guessed the truth of the matter.
"Huaidu Lieutenant led his troops to pursue the bandit, who was seriously injured, and was eventually ambushed by him." Yao Zhi's face looked very ugly.
What was originally a great victory was immediately cast a shadow by Huai Jin, and everyone couldn't help but feel dissatisfied.
Li Xuan nodded and said with a different meaning: "Captain Huai is very eager to achieve great results!"
"Indeed." Yao Zhi's expression softened, and he turned to look at Li Xuan. The two of them laughed at the same time.
Weiping Town is built on the mountain, and the ancestral hall is located on the northwest highland of the town.
Duan Baoxuan's troops were stationed here and his soldiers were strictly prohibited from entering the town to cause trouble. However, if they were found, they would be executed.
The four characters "Fang's Ancestral Hall" are written on the tall stone archway.
Before Li Xuan and Yao Zhi entered the door, they heard Huai Jin's iconic loud voice: "Captain, the Huangshan soldiers have launched a surprise attack from behind. Our army only needs to advance quickly to completely defeat them. Please call the Commander." Send troops."
Huai Jin's voice had just fallen, and Li Xuan had just walked in. His eyes fell on Duan Baoxuan behind the desk, and he cupped his hands and said, "Captain, since Captain Huai has such an ambition, why don't you fulfill it, Commander?"
As soon as Li Xuan said this, both Duan Baoxuan and Huai Jin looked at him in surprise.
Li Xuan calmly held up her hands and asked, "There is a saying in the art of war. Soldiers should know themselves and their enemies. I wonder how many remaining soldiers from the Tianyin Sect are there, and how many soldiers from the Huangshan Prefecture are raiding from behind. When and where will the raid be carried out?"
Duan Bao Later, we will launch a surprise attack on the Tianyin Sect, and we only need to follow up immediately... We just need to be careful of the other party's ambush, and I also ask the governor to agree."
"What does King Nanchang think?" Duan Baoxuan looked at Li Xuan casually.
Li Xuan smiled and said, "The Captain is confident, and the Governor will take it upon himself to be complete. Can you please gather your troops and set off immediately? Follow up with the soldiers to sort out supplies, and then hurry up to catch up. Captain?"
Li Xuan turned to look at Huai Jin, and Duan Baoxuan also looked at Huai Jin at the same time.
One had a sinister smile on his face, and the other had an indifferent expression. Huai Jin immediately felt like he was being plotted against.
And the calculation was done in person.
Huai Jin really wanted to agree, because Qiu Shenji not only sent him a message, but the messenger was now in his army, eager to ask him to send troops. Now Duan Baoxuan finally let go, Huai Jin could do it immediately as long as he agreed send troops.
However, at this moment, Huai Jin felt an unusual and inexplicable feeling of panic.
Subconsciously, he took a step back, cupped his hands and said, "General, I will listen to the Governor's instructions.
Row. "
"It's rare that Captain Huai knew that he had to listen to the arrangements of the governor. The governor thought that your majesty's imperial edict to control the military of the six states was given to Captain Huai." Duan Baoxuan stabbed Huai Jin with two sentences that were neither yin nor yang. Huai Jin immediately felt his scalp sweating.
"This is a discourteous general. Please forgive me, Commander-in-Chief." Huai Jin immediately held up his hands and bowed to beg Duan Baoxuan for forgiveness.
Duan Baoxuan responded lightly and turned to look at Li Xuan: "What does the King of Nanchang think?"
This time, Duan Baoxuan sat up straight and looked at Li Xuan with a solemn expression.
Li Xuan became solemn at the same time, and did not dare to enter the Huai River. He directly raised his hands and said: "After yesterday's battle, the bandits will not dare to go out of the mountain easily, or they may still ambush in the mountain. They can send a forward force of two to three hundred people." That’s enough, just explore and move forward, and the follow-up army will slowly follow up?”
"Yes!" Duan Baoxuan nodded and asked directly: "Who will lead the troops and when will they set off?"
Huai Jin was still thinking about the difference between Li's answer just now and his previous suggestions. When Duan Baoxuan asked who was leading the troops, he immediately became nervous.
Li Xuan took a step forward and said solemnly: "We will continue to lead the troops with Captain Huai. How about we wait a day and set off tomorrow afternoon?"
After a day of slow travel, shouldn’t we start immediately?
Huai Jin's brows suddenly knitted tightly. He looked at Li Xuan and didn't understand why Li Xuan had to wait for this day.
However, something even more surprising happened to Huai Jin.
There was a trace of hesitation on Duan Baoxuan's face, he shook his head and said, "Let's slow down for two days. We will set off at 10:00 the day after tomorrow. It will be too fast tomorrow afternoon."
"The Governor's concerns are very true." Li Xuan nodded in agreement and said with a cautious expression: "I'm afraid the road ahead will be difficult for this trip. We need to bring enough craftsmen and equipment to avoid trouble. We can only use the lives of our soldiers to do it." fill."
"Well!" Duan Baoxuan turned to look at Huainan and said coldly: "The captain heard clearly what the King of Nanchang said. In this case, the captain immediately went back to prepare and select soldiers who are accustomed to fighting in the mountains. We will set off the day after tomorrow. After that, move forward without any hurry and explore all the ambush traps along the way until you stop at the intersection, do you understand?"
"The last general takes orders." A look of surprise appeared on Huai Jin's face.
What Li Xuan and Duan Baoxuan said before were all jokes, but what they say now are their true thoughts.
From the perspective of the army commander, they considered the safest marching strategy.
In other words, the previous plan to set off immediately today is simply not feasible.
At least in the eyes of both of them, it's not feasible.
The King of Nanchang is just a brat, but Duan Baoxuan, a veteran of the Western Regions, also thinks so, which means it is extremely dangerous to set off now.
Why is it so dangerous?
Qiu Shenji, what are you hiding?
