Chapter 259 Military Information

Before the civil servants arrived, Zhao Qian summoned the messenger who sent military newspapers in Jingde Hall. He needed to get enough information from the messenger, so that the correct strategy and policy could be formulated.

The cumbersome court uniforms were too late to replace. The messenger walked in and was about to salute him. Zhao Feng had already said: "The military situation is like fire, there is no need to be too polite! You just said that Huaiyuan Village fell, how did it fall? And how many soldiers and horses are there in Longshui City now? What's the situation? How many soldiers and horses have come from Anhuaman? How many followers are there?"

"Yes!" The messenger stopped his back again and replied, "Because there was an internal strife after the Anhua barbarians retreated. The governor of Anhuazhou, the sham-one character-single-shoulder Ning King Meng Hanyang and the sham-yue King, Feng Chang-ye, the governor of Anhuazhou, parted ways, and Zhang Mozhi, the governor of Anhuazhou, also had a vague independent attitude, so the defense of Huaiyuan Village gradually relaxed a little. Just seven days ago, a barbarian from Anhuazhou came to join the camp, and the leader of Chen (Qizong) surrendered and was originally going to send it to Longshui City. However, the magistrate said that Yizhou is now in ruins and there is no money and grain to relocate these barbarians, so they let them stay in Huaiyuan Village for a while, and then moved to Longshui City in December."

After a pause, the messenger continued: "In order to prevent the possibility of fraudulent surrender, the leader of Chen ordered the confiscation of all the weapons of Anhuaman. In order to prevent the hatchet, iron pot and other iron tools from falling into their hands, he also asked people to make rice. After the meal is ready, he will send it to the place where Anhuaman lives to serve Anhuaman for food."

Zhao Qin nodded secretly when he heard this. Chen Qizong was worthy of his favorable generals and did a good job in surrendering to Anhuaman.

The messenger continued, "On September 9th, the second day after Anhuaman surrendered, the barbarians sent in Anhuazhou to ask for the surrendered barbarians. The master of Chen naturally refused. The man threatened him hard, but was driven out by the master of Chen. These barbarians also came quickly to revenge, but on the second day, that is, on September 10th, the barbarians from Anhuazhou came to attack the city!"

"Is there a lot of people?" Zhao Qian said.

The messenger shook his head and said, "Not many, there are only one hundred people. The master of Chen led his troops and soon defeated the invading barbarian soldiers. On September 11th, another one came, and this time there were eight hundred people. At that time, someone suggested to defend the city and wait for reinforcements, but the master of Chen said that his morale was in full swing and he was going to attack the powerful enemy. It didn't take long to defeat this barbarian soldiers!"

"The strategy of a arrogant soldier!" Zhao Qian squinted his eyes and murmured softly.

The messenger was not sincere and did not have the courage to ask, and then continued, "On September 12th, another barbarian soldier came. The force was very small, only 300 people. He did not dare to attack the city. He harassed the barbarians and farmers who had traded outside the city. The master of Chen personally led 300 people to chase and kill them. Unexpectedly, on that night, hundreds of format boats flowed out from the Anhua River. At this time, Anhuaman who surrendered in the village did not know where they got weapons. Huaiyuan Village was captured with internal and external cooperation. The deputy master of the village Cheng Yi died in battle, and the master of Chen hurriedly led troops to aid, because he didn't know that Huaiyuan Village had fallen and was ambushed by Anhuaman. Two hundred people, under the iron spear of Shen, only broke through twenty-six people. The master of Chen was seriously injured and was rescued back to Longshui City."

"It's not the fault of Master Shen! After you go back, you should also sue the king for Master Shen!" Zhao Qian said calmly.

"Yes!" The messenger Yingnuo said, continuing: "After getting the news that Huaiyuan Village was attacked, Zhang Dujian learned that only Xia Anhuazhou was sent troops this time, and he felt that he should take the opportunity to recover Huaiyuan Village before Anhuaman gained a stable foothold. Although the leader of the Shen village was injured at that time, he also strongly opposed it. He didn't want to be ridiculed by Zhang (Hanyang) Dujian, 'The defeated general is not worthy of courage, and it turns out to be so!"

Zhao Qian immediately frowned, but didn't say anything.

The messenger continued: "In addition, the inspector Si Meng Chongmeng also opposed it, believing that the Anhua barbarians came prepared, and even the troops of a state should not be underestimated. However, Zhang Dujian did not recognize it, but said: 'Now the troops of Anhua Prefecture are in the same place. If the time goes by, it will be the troops of the ten states of Anhua Prefecture!"

After a pause, the messenger continued, "At that time, Zhang Dujian raised three thousand soldiers and contacted the Qianzhou Province of Qiezhou. Fanzhou sent 800 troops to accompany him. He recruited some brave men along the way, with a total of more than 4,000 troops, claiming to be a 10,000 army to kill Huaiyuan Village. Our army met the Anhua barbarians in Bahe Village in the middle of the way. The Anhua barbarians did not have many troops, only about 5,000 troops, but most of them were equipped with simple equipment. Zhang Dujian personally led the troops to rush forward. In the formation, the Anhuamans who had already fought were defeated step by step. But at this moment, the soldiers and horses of Fanzhou turned against each other at this time. This was not the case that the three hundred elite soldiers of Anhuaman soldiers were killed in the reeds behind us. Our army was defeated and Zhang Dujian was captured alive in the chaos. Inspector Meng took other soldiers and horses and finally broke back, but he was seriously injured and unconscious. There were only eight hundred soldiers and horses back to Longshui City...!"

Speaking of this, the messenger couldn't help crying, and his words were filled with tears.

Zhao Chen slapped his knees and lamented: "Zhang Hanyang mist me! I mist me!"

Feng Shenji knew that this was not the time for sadness and regret, so he asked instead of Zhao Qian: "What's going on in Longshui City now? How many soldiers are there?"

The messenger said bitterly: "Now there are more than 1,200 soldiers in Longshui City, but more than half are injured. Given that the Mongolian inspector was unconscious, the magistrate invited the master of Chen to take charge of the overall situation with his injuries. The situation was extremely critical, and I was afraid that it would not last much time to support it. Please send troops quickly!"

Zhao Qian said: "I will send troops to you naturally. Before that, you have to explain the situation clearly. How many soldiers did An Huaman come? Are there five thousand?"

The messenger said: "No, five thousand are just soldiers and horses in Anhuazhou. If the soldiers in Fanzhou are added, there will be at least six thousand. Moreover, before coming, the leader of the Chenzhai Village and Xiao said that in Anhuazhou, he would take Huaiyuan Village and this great victory. The prestige that had been reduced by the previous siege of Longshui City was returned. Other Anhuazhou and the escort states would definitely raise troops again, and the subsequent troops would probably be no less than 20,000!"

Feng Shanji was shocked and said, "So many troops? How can the prince be good? There are not many soldiers in Guizhou at present!"

The messenger said in surprise: "How could this happen?"

Feng Shenji glanced at the messenger, but did not hide it, explaining: "You also know the petition of the people. In order to prevent these petitioners from causing trouble in the long distance and even causing trouble in the state, all places were assigned to station troops. Now Guizhou City, no! There are only 3,000 soldiers in Guizhou! This is still calculated by Shangxiangzhuang. If you want to send troops, in addition to the troops left behind, only 2,000 people can be used! Moreover, the autumn harvest is approaching, even the township brawl is afraid that it will be difficult to mobilize these 2,000 people, and these 2,000 people will be given a lot of discounts. That's fine, it's not easy to find civil servants who transport food!"

In the north, the autumn harvest is already in September, but Guangnan West Road is located at the southern end, with a hot climate and no snow, so the fields are mostly two species a year. Late rice will not be harvested until the beginning of winter, that is, harvesting will start on October 7 or 8, and now it is September 15, and there are still about twenty days to harvest. Once the war begins, no matter how fast it is, it is afraid that it will not be completed within twenty days. After all, it will take three days to get from Guizhou to Yizhou, and six days will be there for one round. If you calculate the time to gather troops and disband and return home after arriving in Guizhou City, it will be almost ten days.

Not to mention the subsequent 20,000 barbarian soldiers within ten days, it is impossible to have the 6,000 barbarian soldiers in the early stage! After all, the Song army is at a disadvantage in terms of number of people.

Thinking about this, Zhao Qian couldn't help but rub his swollen temples. He was careless! He was really careless! He actually treated the conservative bureaucrats and wealthy families, and forgot An Huaman! The messenger also looked at Feng Shenji with a sad face and said, "Sir, then... isn't Longshui City saved?"

Feng Shanji opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't know what to say. He shook his head, sighed, and waved his hand and said, "You go down and rest, you're tired all the way!"

The messenger looked at Feng Shenji persistently and said, "Sir, please tell me the youngest answer!"

Feng Shanji turned his head, not looking at the messenger's face, and said with sympathy: "If there is no accident, it will be a lot of danger!"

Although it was not explicitly stated, the meaning of the expression had been expressed. The messenger immediately looked like someone was extracted from his soul, and bowed to Zhao Feng and Feng Shanji in a daze, turned around and staggered away.

Zhao Qian glanced at Feng Shanji and said, "Qixian, what strategy do you have this time?"

Feng Shanji said bitterly: "Your Majesty, it's hard to cook without rice! The lower official wanted to have a sudden idea at this moment to figure out a clever plan for the prince, but he really didn't have any thoughts! Alas! The lower official was incompetent!"

Zhao Qian smiled bitterly and comforted her with a look of disappointment: "Don't be too demanding on yourself, in fact, you have done a good job."

Liu Changan walked in, saluted Zhao Feng and Feng Shanji, and said, "Prince, all the adults have come here and are marching in the White Tiger Hall. Should the prince go to the White Tiger Hall now?"

Zhao Feng exhaled a slurred breath and said, "Well, it's time to go to Baihu Hall!"

The White Tiger Hall was solemn at this moment, and no one spoke loudly. The civil servants who liked to talk a lot the most often seemed to be worried at this moment, sitting upright without saying anything. The general stood, surrounded the sand table in the center, and lowered his voice and pointed. This sand table was created by Zhao Qian after he fought the Longshui City defense war. Although the terrain in Yizhou was not particularly accurate, it was considered epoch-making in this era.

Hearing a slight rapid footsteps, everyone stopped immediately. He turned his head to look at the door, not disappointing them. It was indeed Zhao Feng who arrived. He followed Zhao Yingwu, Feng Shanji and other officials, guards, and seven or eight people. (To be continued...)
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