101. Cannonballs in Qiongzhou (Part 1)
In this way, the year has passed for about twenty days.
The territory of Leizhou Prefecture gradually returned to peace, but the slaughter of Suixi County continued to ferment and everyone was in danger. In the folk, countless people in the world criticized Murong Chuan, who was extremely guilty, but this was of course useless. You can't scold Murong Chuan to death.
Zhao Dongting appointed Liu Hongyi as the commander, and nearly 30,000 soldiers of the Huanglong Imperial Army pretended to be refugees and had already gone to Qiongzhou in batches.
Just a few days ago, the two masters who were originally arranged by Li Yuanxiu to stare at the pirates came back to report that more than 30,000 Yuan troops had actually taken the sea route from Guangxi to the coast of Leizhou, and were now stationed on the islands of those pirates.
The Yuan army's actions were no different from what the young man in Mai expected.
Their intentions are conceivable.
At this time, Leizhou had many soldiers and generals, and the Yuan army had only more than 30,000. Even if they integrated tens of thousands of pirates outside the sea, they would not have the ability to break through Leizhou. Apart from Leizhou, they could only capture Qiongzhou next to them, which even Zhao Dongting could see.
At the same time, this made him a little impressed by the young man in mai.
The young man in Mayi lived in the prefecture these days in a simple way. Zhao Dongting went to read it, and his house was filled with piles of military books.
Even if such a person is only able to talk about war on paper, he will definitely have his basis.
Thinking that Murong Chuan might lead pirates to attack Qiongzhou, Zhao Dongting felt an uncontrollable impulse in his heart.
He really wanted to watch Murong Chuan die with his own eyes.
After coming to the Southern Song Dynasty, the person Zhao Dongting hated the most was not Ge Lijun, but Murong Chuan, Murong Hao, the father and son, especially the insidious and cunning Murong Chuan. Yang Yidong died because of them, Xiao Jin died because of them, and even Li Yuanxiu died because of them.
It just so happened that nothing happened in the court, and all departments and departments were operating normally, so the emperor Zhao Dongting was also a little idle.
He simply gave the order to hand over the full power of military and political affairs in the court to Lu Xiufu. Su and Liuyi decided to take the Zhao Da and Zhao Hu brothers, Yue Peng and the Eight Hundred Feilong Army to Leizhou. Although Lu Xiufu and the others tried their best to stop him, they could not stop him.
The two girls, Le Wu and Yun Jin, were also very angry with Murong Chuan, one acted coquettishly and the other begged, and they also followed Zhao Dongting.
Ying Er had to take care of Zhao Dongting's diet and daily life, so she naturally followed.
Zhao Dongting couldn't help but sigh that it was actually quite good to be an emperor. It's a pity that Le Chan is not around.
Le Chan said to him, it was like a first love, and it was always unforgettable.
At the same time, Zhao Dongting also brought ten grenade launchers and hundreds of artillery shells that were speeding up to be made by the weapons workshop these days.
The group also turned into refugees, put all the flags and weapons on horseback, rushed from Haikang County to Leiqiong Ferry leading to Qiongzhou through the avenue, and then rented a small boat to Qiongzhou.
The messenger had already informed Liu Hongyi of Leizhou in advance. At night, Liu Hongyi brought Qiongzhou pacifier Zhao and Luo to welcome Zhao Dongting at the ferry.
In order to avoid the Yuan army's discovery, the two of them were carrying dozens of personal soldiers and wearing casual clothes.
As soon as Zhao Dongting arrived, everyone fell to the ground.
Zhao Dongting asked them to get up, and then, taking advantage of the night, nearly a thousand people hurried to Qiongshan County, Qiongzhou and stopped in a village.
The villagers who originally lived in this village have already been quietly moved away, and now they are actually the camp of the Huanglong Imperial Army.
There are several such villages nearby.
As soon as he got into the house, Zhao Yuluo knelt down on the ground again, "Qiongzhou pacifier Zhao Yuluo bowed to the emperor!"
He was originally an official in Beijing, but was later sent to take charge of the military and political affairs of Qiongzhou, to quell the riots and the magistrate of Qiongzhou. He was also the governor of Qiongzhou, similar to the previous Ge Lijun. However, unlike Ge Lijun, he was a blood relationship with Empress Dowager Xie, and was considered a relative of the foreign country, and was loyal to the Southern Song Dynasty court.
At this time, Zhao and Luo were nearly forty years old, quite elegant, with a slight beard and a scar on their left face.
The scar left light white marks on his face, but it was left by him when he fought with the rioters in the past.
Zhao Dongting helped him up, "Please get up, Lord Zhao."
Zhao Yuluo looked at Zhao Dongting. He had heard about what Zhao Dongting did in Gongzhou and Leizhou in Qiongzhou. Now, although he saw that the emperor was young, he was indeed heroic and confident and calm, so he could not help but feel a little excited.
He was so extraordinary that he could have such a demeanor when he was young. He kept saying in his heart: "The emperor really has the appearance of a god."
Not to mention, after Zhao Dongting recovered, his eyebrows were clear and his eyes were condensed, and his divine light was indeed very handsome.
After the king and his ministers sat down, Zhao Dongting spoke again, "Mr. Zhao, what is the situation in Qiongzhou now?"
The young man in mai was sitting on the ground, browsing and thinking deeply, ignoring anyone, and didn't even look at Zhao and Luo for a few glances.
Zhao and Luo looked at the young man in Mayi suspiciously, then bowed and said, "Report to the emperor, there are now more than 80,000 troops in Qiongzhou, including 20,000 defenders, Chengmai, Wenchang, and Linggao, and 5,000 each to prevent the trouble of the people. The remaining 60,000 troops and horses are all stationed in Qiongshan County and Gratitude, Yingtian and two zhas, which are available for the emperor to dispatch at any time!"
Although they are both subordinate to Xiazhou, Qiongzhou has five counties, and their territory is larger than Leizhou. They have to deal with the rioters, so their military strength is naturally not comparable to Leizhou.
Zhao Dongting nodded slightly. There were 60,000 troops and horses in Qiongzhou, 30,000 Huanglong Imperial Guards, a total of 90,000 people. It should be enough to swallow the pirates and the Yuan army.
"Ninety thousand soldiers were divided into three groups, 30,000 Huanglong Imperial Army and 20,000 Qiongzhou troops were ambushed along the west coast of the Qiongzhou Prefecture Bay, and another 20,000 Qiongzhou troops prepared warships. They just waited for all the enemy to enter the bay and immediately cut off their retreat. The remaining 20,000 Qiongzhou troops were arranged on the south and east coasts of the bay to prevent the enemy from landing on the island to escape. This battle will surely wipe out all the enemy!"
The young man in Mai was sitting on the ground suddenly spoke.
Zhao Yuluo's face became strange, "Your Majesty, who is this?"
The young man in Mai looks so different.
Zhao Dongting didn't know how to explain it to him, so he waved his hand and said, "You should consider him my military advisor."
Then he also looked at the young man in Mai and said, "How do you determine that the enemy will attack from Puqianwan?"
Puqian Bay is a bay next to Qiongzhou Prefecture, and the sea water extends in very deep.
The young man in Mayi said confidently: "If they want to occupy Qiongzhou quickly, they will have to go straight to Huanglong. Landing from Puqianwan is the fastest shortcut!"
Zhao Dongting pondered for a moment when he heard this, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, Lord Zhao, Liu Hongyi, then you two will make such arrangements!"
If you hire people, you don’t need to doubt people. The Yuan army’s movements were calculated by the young man in mai, and Zhao Dongting didn’t mind listening to him anymore.
If the entire battle situation really develops as he expected, then he can be said to have found a treasure. This guy is definitely a tactical expert.
Zhao Yuluo hesitated and said a little hesitantly: "Your Majesty, our army is deploying troops like this, and the Yuan army will definitely find out when they visit. I am afraid that they will adjust their strategies at that time!"
"Oh."
The young man in Mai showed contempt, "How could the Yuan army attack hastily? I think they would incite the rioters to attack various parts of Qiongzhou before the attack. We only mobilize troops and generals when the rioters are in chaos, and at the same time, we order soldiers from all over the country to strictly guard the sea line and not allow anyone to leave the island. Even if the Yuan army is going to leave the island, they have to go around the territory of the rioters and do not have time to report to the enemy. It will be difficult for them to change their policies at that time. As long as the rioters are in chaos, they will have to march from Puqianwan according to the plan."
Zhao Yuluo stared at his eyes, thinking that his grand Qiongzhou comfort envoy was actually despised by this little young man. He was just angry, but he didn't know how to refute it.
"good!"
Zhao Dongting said loudly: "Mr. Zhao, then you secretly order the troops of all counties and troops to prepare to prevent the invasion of the rioters."
Zhao and Luo had no choice but to bow, "My minister Zhao and Luo took the order!"
The young man in Mai looked up again and thought deeply.
In just two days, the rioters in Qiongzhou who were unwilling to obey the orders of the Southern Song court suddenly launched a fierce attack on the three counties of Lehui, Lingao and Chengmai. They were said to be rioters, but in fact they were the natives who originally lived in Qiongzhou, and now they still occupy half of the territory in Qiongzhou and competed with the Southern Song army.
The war instantly spread throughout Qiongzhou.
Fortunately, all counties have received dense forests and are ready to fight. It is even more difficult for the rioters to break through the county town.
Zhao Dongting received this news in the village and immediately ordered Liu Hongyi and Zhao Yuluo to lead the army to set off. He himself led the Feilong Army to follow Liu Hongyi to the coast of Puqianwan in the Qiongzhou Prefecture.
There were only ten grenade launchers, and he was equipped with all of them for use in the Flying Army.
Two more days later.
The night was dark and the sea breeze was howling. Even if Puqian Bay went deep into the inland, the sea was still rolling.
Zhao Dongting and Liu Hongyi's army were stationed in the forest only a few miles away from the sea.
Suddenly, a scout who was guarding the coast rushed to the camp to report, "Emperor, General Liu, the enemy's ship has arrived at Puqian Bay!"
"good!"
Zhao Dongting's face became a little excited, "Let the three armies remain unmoved for the time being, let all their warships enter Puqian Bay!"
In the past two days, the counties and the rioters have suffered a lot of losses in combat. Now, it is finally time to close the net.
Chapter completed!