The Golden Age Chapter 695: The strongest navy

Liu Tuqi changed his color and said: "God, what should I do? Haotian has a strict order, the congregation can kill each other, and there is no place to be buried. If the Zuo Jun beats him upside down, the **** will send someone to assassinate Zuo Shen. It is even more unlikely that they will adjust the food to us."

"For the present plan, I can only go to Suzhou City to explain." Right God will smile bitterly: "If you are really accused of murdering Left God General, catastrophe is imminent."

Liu Tuli frowned and said: "God will go to Suzhou City, over here...?"

"Here can only be handed over to you first." You Shenjiang sighed: "Liu Tulu, I will give you the commander of the people and horses, you try to stabilize them, if they really want to collapse, you don't have to stop them. Go to Suzhou City to find me." Raised his hand and patted Liu Tu Roe on the shoulder, he said solemnly: "But I hope you can last for three days and tell them that after three days, not only will there be good wine and food, but also all Anyone who is loyal to this general can receive payment."

Liu Tuli didn't know if God's Right Right's words were true or false, but he didn't dare to question it directly, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "Subordinates should do their best to maintain it. The gods will have a smooth journey. Go early and return early."

You Shenjiang took the guard to leave overnight, and Qin Xiao naturally didn't know it.

However, he understood that the rebel granary was destroyed, the food was exhausted, and the daytime battle was a helpless fight, but in the end he took it down and wanted to organize an attack. It was not easy. matter.

There is no food, no siege ladder, the morale of the rebels is low, and if they want to attack the city, they are just giving away their heads.

The Beicheng side, led by Qin Xiao, repelled the rebels, while the Nancheng side also won. Dong Guangxiao led all the people to resist. After all, the rebels returned without success, but compared to the Beicheng side, the Nancheng side The casualties are heavier.

The night is deep, but there is a faint cry from the rebel camp.

Today, the rebels attacked the city and suffered numerous casualties. The corpses under the city could not be cleaned for the time being. Many wounded soldiers were taken away by their companions. Because the two armies did not fully engage in close hand-to-hand combat, the wounded of the rebels were mainly burned.

There are not a few rebels who burn to death under the city, and there are even more burned rebels. This burn is extremely difficult and painful to heal. Qin Xiao knows that the howlings are naturally caused by wounded soldiers.

After the rebels withdrew, the defenders did not relax. Even if they supplemented the city with supplies to defend the city, since the people in the city were mobilized, naturally they would do whatever they could. The strong men searched for stones from the city to send them On the upper part of the city, the fuel in the city was collected and put into wooden barrels.

The merchants in the city also had money to pay and bought a large amount of food and delivered it to the city. After a fierce battle, the defenders were exhausted, but the food was replenished in time, compared to the rebels outside the city. Much happiness.

"Master Qin, please!" Qin Xiao leaned on the battlements to recharge, hearing the sound, opened his eyes, and saw Lu Gan standing in front of him with a smile.

Qin Xiao stood up: "Something?"

"Something is going on!" Lu Gan nodded: "His Royal Highness wants you to rush over as soon as possible."

Qin Xiao didn't know what had happened to Sheyue, but the princess summoned him, so she didn't want to delay, so she found Chen Xi and asked Chen Xi to sit at the head of Beicheng temporarily, and then followed Lu Gan to the county office.

The identity of She Yue is extraordinary,

Dong Guangxiao did not dare to be negligent. After all, there are tens of thousands of people in this city. It is impossible for everyone to know the details. In case there are spies from the Queen Mother’s Association lurking in the city, you must prevent it. After that, not only was the county government guarded by officers and soldiers, but the roads close to the county government were also blocked by people.

Qin Xiao arrived at the county office. Lu Gan led him directly to the back hall. She saw She Yue standing by the wall, looking at a map hanging on the wall, and hearing footsteps, She Yue turned her head. , Saw Qin Xiao, smiled slightly, and said: "Thanks for your hard work."

Qin Xiao saw Lu Gan on the side and bowed his hand in salute. Sheyue had already ordered Lu Gan: "Come on!"

Lu Gan arched his hand and stepped back. Qin Xiao was a little strange, but he still walked over, scanned the map twice, and asked, "Is this a map of Jiangnan?"

"Yes." Sheyue slightly clicked on her head: "I have been looking at this map for a long time, before I feel that my back is cold."

"Oh?" Qin Xiao asked: "What's the matter?"

Shu Yue stretched out a slender jade finger and clicked it on the map. Qin Xiao saw that the place her jade finger pointed was actually Taihu Lake, frowning and said: "The princess is worried about Taihu Lake?"

"I'm glad that Taihu Lake and the Jiangnan family are enemies and not friends." She Yue blinked, her long eyelashes flashed, and whispered: "If Linghuxuan and Jiangnan family are a party and collude, I I am afraid that the whole Jiangnan will really fall into the hands of the rebels."

Qin Xiao pulled a chair and sat down. Sheyue frowned, but didn't say anything. Qin Xiao already said, "Why did the princess say this?"

She Yue swayed her waist and walked to the side to sit down and said: "I suddenly realized today that perhaps the strongest navy in Datang is in Taihu Lake."

"Oh?"

"Datang now has two real navy forces. They have been in the Bohai Sea. They are controlled by the An Dong Protectorate. However, this navy force is weak and is only used to protect the maritime trade route between Datang and Bohai. , To deal with some pirates, as far as I know, the military discipline is loose, and it is really vulnerable to encountering a strong enemy." Musk sighed: "In fact, they can't be blamed. The empire is already very reluctant to maintain the two frontier armies. There is no extra money to maintain a strong navy. The other is the East Sea Division, which is naturally stronger than the Bohai Sea Division, but it is not much stronger."

Qin Xiao asked: "So in the eyes of the princess, the navy in Linghuxuan's hands is even stronger than the imperial navy?"

"Others don't know, I naturally know." She Yue said: "Linghuxuan has hundreds of boats, large and small. The islands in the Taihu Lake are all fishermen. Men and women are good at watering. These people are usually people, but Once the fight is up, there is a powerful navy in an instant. I looked at this map earlier, and there is a very narrow waterway from Taihu Lake that can lead to the Tongji Canal."

Qin Xiao stood up and walked to the map. This map was naturally presented by Dong Guangxiao. It was drawn very clearly and in detail. He looked at it carefully and saw that there was a thin line leading to the Tongji Canal in the northeast corner of Taihu Lake. Turned around and asked: "What does the princess mean?"

"Taihu naval forces can enter Tongji Canal at any time if they wish." Sheyue got up and walked to Qin Xiao's side: "Follow the Tongji Canal and go south, not only can you go directly to the Suzhou Wharf, but you can also go directly to the Hangzhou Wharf. If you go all the way north, you can directly enter the Yangtze River. Can you understand the meaning now?"

Qin Xiao stared at the map and nodded slightly

, said: "It is indeed possible."

"I'm thinking, if Linghuxuan and the Jiangnan family are one party, he can send the navy out of the Taihu Lake and go directly to the Yangtze River. After the Yangtze River is blocked, the empire can be divided into two immediately." With his hand and a finger gently dragging his round chin, he said thoughtfully: "As long as the Taihu navy forces control the Yangtze River, the imperial reinforcements will not be able to cross the river when they reach the river. In this way, the Queen Mother will be able to steadily Control the south of the Yangtze River, and then use the south of the Yangtze River as the foundation to split the soil and divide the territory."

"If so, General Pei who guards the south will not turn a blind eye."

Sk Yue shook her head and said: "Pei Xiaogong's money, food and equipment are all supplied by the court. The Yangtze River is cut off, and he can't even send food and grass. Pei Xiaogong's soldiers have no money and support. They either collapse or can only rob the people in the south , From officers and soldiers to gangsters. Don’t forget that Murong in Southern Xinjiang is still watching. Once Pei Xiaogong’s soldiers and horses have problems, Murong will never let go of the opportunity. Maybe then the Queen Mother will join forces with Murong Army. Come, kill Pei Xiaogong first."

Qin Xiao hadn’t thought of this before, and his back was slightly cold, saying: “It’s no wonder that the Jiangnan family hates the fishermen of Taihu Lake so much. If Taihu Lake is in their hands, they can use the fishermen to hide their eyes and ears and secretly stay in Taihu Lake. Train a navy loyal to them."

"I just want to understand it now." Sheyue smiled bitterly: "That's why I said that after seeing the map, I was afraid of myself." A pair of beautiful eyes looked at Qin Xiao and asked: "Qin Xiao, Do you think Linghuxuan will go with the Jiangnan family?"

"It should be impossible." Qin Xiao frowned, "Taihu Lake and the Jiangnan aristocratic family are incompatible. The Qian family's design has planted Linghu Xuan, and even wanted to use the princess to get rid of them. How could these two groups of people walk together? Together?"

Musk Moon groaned slightly, and sighed faintly: "The most invisible thing in this world is the human heart, and the human heart can change. There are no eternal friends and enemies in the world. As long as the benefits are sufficient, friends can become enemies. Enemies can also become friends."

Qin Xiao was worried when she saw Musk Yue, and softly persuaded: "The princess is worried, it is natural, but Linghuxuan is not a fool to sit in Taihu Lake, I believe that between the court and the rebels, he is not It is possible to choose the rebel army. From the beginning of this battle, Tang Jun is destined to win. The princess is only a momentary negligence and a temporary setback. If time delays, it will only become more and more beneficial to us."

"I hope so." Musk nodded slightly and asked: "What is the situation with the rebels outside the city?"

"According to my estimation, the rebels have been unable to attack the city in a short period of time." Qin Xiaodao: "However, if the Suzhou city knows that the rebels have been frustrated in the attack, they should not be indifferent. The most elite Suzhou battalion is in their hands. It hasn’t appeared yet, I just don’t know if they will transfer the Suzhou camp over.” Reassured: “Princess, the news of Jiangnan rebellion must have been received by the court a long time ago, Jiangnan is so heavy, and the princess is trapped here, the court can’t turn a blind eye. Reinforcements will definitely be sent. I believe that reinforcements are already on the way. As long as we continue, reinforcements will arrive sooner or later."

At this moment, I saw two maids standing outside the door with a tray, respectfully saying: "Princess, the food is here!"

She Yue glanced at Qin Xiao, and said to Qin Xiao: "Let’s eat first." Qin Xiao signaled to the maid to bring the food in. Qin Xiao realized at this time that She Yue had just asked Lu Gan to send the food, and the princess actually invited herself. Have a meal.