Chapter 274: Seven Stars

A farce ended with mutual temptation, after which Jiang Xuan returned to Qiongzhou to transport grain, and Zhao Yu stayed on the imperial boat to talk to the Queen Mother. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Of course, so many people in the imperial court need not only food, but also oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, meat, vegetables and other things, which all need time to raise, he knows that Chen Yizhong is taking himself as a hostage, and the imperial court will not be able to leave him for a day if he does not leave him. Zhao Hao's main task in the next days was to coax the little emperor to play.

But it's really boring to play with a child, not only do you have to pretend to be innocent, but you also have to be patient with each other, so that Zhao Yu is really tired, but he has nothing to do, he can only let people collect some novelties from his house to honor the emperor to attract his attention, so that he can be more leisurely. The jury was still undecided as to where the court would go next, and Chen Yizhong strongly advocated going to Zhancheng, but he angered the Chinese army, saying that he would rather die in the Song Dynasty than be born in a foreign country.

Since Qiongzhou can't stay, Zhancheng doesn't want to go. Everyone wanted to take refuge in Leizhou for a while, and once the situation was urgent, they could go to Zhancheng, and if the situation was favorable, they could wait for an opportunity to counterattack and seize the place to stand. But now the three states of Lei, Gao, and Hua are still in Zhao Hao's hands, which makes them very uneasy. It happened to be that Zeng Yuanzi, who had arrived in Qiongzhou from the imperial court, came across the sea to meet him, so he reappointed him as the Xuanzhi envoy of Guangnan West Road, and concurrently served as the governor of Leizhou, and at the same time removed Jiang Xuan from the post of the envoy of the three prefectures, and ordered them to hand over immediately......

"Zongbao, the imperial court removed you from the post of tristate pacification envoy, and you must not have a grudge." Jiang Wanzai said to Congzi Jiang Xuan, who was sitting beside him.

"Uncle, Zong Bao is not grateful, how can he be resentful." Jiang Xuan smiled and waved his hand. Today, the grain and grass were transported here, he and Ying Jieyan came to visit his uncle's boat, and it happened that Liu Huang was also there, and the four of them sat around the stove to make tea and chat, but they didn't expect to be taught a lesson without saying a word.

"Hmph, I said I wouldn't hold a grudge!" Jiang Wanzai snorted coldly, he thought he was talking the opposite.

"Uncle, the evacuation of Leizhou was already within His Highness's plan, and if there was no post-war army, the army would have returned to Qiongzhou as soon as possible. At first, I was worried that someone in the DPRK and China would impeach me for leaving the garrison without permission, but now with the imperial edict, the troops can be withdrawn justly. As soon as Jiang Xuan heard this, he knew that his uncle had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained.

"And Father, is what he said true?" Jiang Wanzai turned to the strict truth.

"Zongbao is right, His Royal Highness did not intend to send a single soldier to Leizhou in the first place, but concentrated on running Qiongzhou. It was only by chance that the rear army was placed in Leizhou, and now Ali Hague led the army south, Jingzhou was slaughtered, and all states and counties surrendered one after another. Therefore, the old man went to Leizhou to preside over the withdrawal of troops, but caught up with this battle. Ying Jieyan replied.

"From the old man's point of view, the army of the Shuaifu has been trained to be different from what it used to be, and this battle is even stronger with a few blows, not without the power of a battle. If Leizhou is lost, Qiongzhou will lose its screen, and it will be inappropriate to leave without a fight. Jiang Wanzai couldn't understand why His Highness gave up Leizhou so easily, and even if His Highness didn't understand, Ying Jieyan should know, but he didn't stop it, he asked suspiciously.

"What the palace marshal said is good, but Leizhou and Qiongzhou are separated by straits, and they are not as good as Xiangfan when the two cities could cross the river and support each other. And Qiongzhou is surrounded by the sea, and the enemy can land from any place, so it is meaningless to defend Leizhou to Qiongzhou, but will try to consume limited troops, making it difficult to take care of the beginning and end, so it is better to concentrate troops in one place to meet the enemy. Ying Jieyan said.

"This ...... It does make sense, but this is His Highness's idea? But the loss of Leizhou will make it more difficult for Qiongzhou to get replenishment, and he will only be trapped on the island and die! Ying Jieyan pondered for a moment, and then expressed his worries.

"Uncle, this is precisely because of His Highness's arrangement. And His Highness also said that as long as he has a mile of sea and is not blocked by the enemy, his warship can reach any country in the world, so there is no need to worry about not being able to get replenishment. Jiang Xuan said.

"Judging from this battle, His Highness is not talking nonsense. Even Liu Shenbu was annihilated by the Qiongzhou Navy in one fell swoop, and I am afraid that there will be no opponent in the Tartar Army. Liu Huang nodded and smiled.

"Sheng Bo's words are wrong, if it weren't for the urgency of the matter, His Highness would never have fought this battle. It is important to know that the Tartars occupy thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, have a population of tens of millions, and can easily gather millions of soldiers. However, Qiongzhou is narrow and sparsely populated, and the coastal defense is not complete, although the various armies have the strength to fight a war, but it is difficult to replenish them, and the reserve army is scarce, so it is difficult to resist if the enemy attacks with all his strength. Therefore, His Highness hopes that this battle will come as late as possible, so as to be prepared. But now that he has become famous in a war, he will definitely lead the enemy to attack on a large scale. Ying Jieyan said with a wry smile.

"His Royal Highness's far-sighted strategy is very incomparable, and this strategy of taoguang and obscurity is in line with the situation. It's a pity that some people in the court are anxious for quick success, blindly want to attack the city and plunder the land, and decide the battle in a battle, so that the imperial court can only go to the sea if it loses its troops. Liu Huang sighed.

"Palace, Shengbo, where will the court go?" Ying Jieyan asked as he added tea to everyone.

"Hehe, I'm afraid that my father is here to care about the matter of the court staying!" Jiang Wanzai took a sip of tea and said with a smile.

"Of course, the court's stay is related to how the Shuaifu is arranged, and I can't help but prepare early." Ying Jieyan said without mince words.

This matter has been discussed many times, but Chen Xiang still strongly advocated going to Zhancheng to borrow troops to resist Mongolia. However, Deputy Envoy Zhang instigated the generals to ask the Queen Mother for her life, and insisted on refusing to move and occupy the city, and now they are holding each other. Chen Xiang wanted to go to Zhancheng to inquire and make some preparations for the move, but although Deputy Envoy Zhang did not say anything, he did not say more! Jiang Wanzai said.

Of course, he won't say much, as soon as Chen Xiang left the court, he was the leader, and he acted more freely. I wonder where he will take the court? Jiang Xuan said coldly.

"Presumptuous, there are the Queen Mother and Your Majesty in the court, in addition to Lord Liu and Lord Lu, how can he be allowed to act arbitrarily!" Jiang Wanzai reprimanded.

"The palace marshal doesn't need to be angry, what Zong Bao said is not unreasonable. He holds the military power, but lacks foresight, it is difficult to make a difference, and without restraint, it will bring ruin to the imperial court! Ying Jieyan said that although he didn't like Chen Yizhong, he still had the skills to maintain the authority and unity of the imperial court. But Zhang Shijie is different, he is loyal, but he is also stubborn and self-serving, fighting Quanzhou is a failure, wasting troops and time in vain, and the enemy army immediately fell into passivity and had to turn into the sea again.

"And Father, what is the name of that mountain, and why is there a fire?" Jiang Wanzai nodded, and suddenly found that the fire on the top of the mountain outside the window was burning again, and asked strangely.

"Palace, this mountain is Qixingling, and there is a beacon on it, and if there is an enemy attack, it can be warned. Because of the food operation for these two days, in order to prevent the night from getting lost, the beacon fire was lit to indicate the direction! Ying Jieyan explained.

"The name of this mountain is Seven Stars!?" Liu Huang suddenly stood up and exclaimed...... (To be continued.) )