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Wuzhou is still quarrelling, Ma Liuliang has gone north out of Kunlun Pass and directly taken Pennzhou;

The commander of the Southern Route Army, Ai Nengqi, divided his troops to take Longan, Hengzhou, Guixian and other places, and the various route armies marched forward vigorously, and their momentum was in full swing.

When the news reached Quanzhou, Qu Shiyun, the secretary of the military department and the official department of the Yongli Dynasty, was like being struck by lightning, and suddenly seemed to be ten years old.

The defeat of Jiao Lian Le Ma Peak has lost nearly 6,000 men and horses, and morale has been severely hit; The tens of thousands of troops of the Qin army suddenly came to the sea again, and they entered from the south of the empty defense, broke several states in a row, and formed a north-south attack with Qin Zuoming in the north, which was almost a dead end for Guangxi.

Now I finally understand that Qin Zuoming in the north is not the main force at all, no wonder there are only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. Their task was probably only to bring Guangxi troops to the north.

The real main force is actually floating in the sea!

Caught off guard, Qu Shiyun hurriedly summoned Jiao Lian, Bai Gui, Bai Yu, and Gu Xiancheng to the Quanzhou Yamen, and said to everyone: "Now that the Ming Dynasty has been attacked from both sides, although it is critical, there is still something to be done;

The Qin army is far away, the logistics supply is insufficient, as long as we defend according to the danger and clear the wall, after a long time, the Qin army will be dragged to the exhaustion of the division veterans, and at that time, it will be the time for our army to counterattack. ”

Qu Shiyun was afraid that Gu Xiancheng and the others would be distracted by the unfavorable situation, so as soon as they met, they appeased them first.

Seeing that everyone was silent, it was obvious that the effect of these words was not ideal, and he continued: "Generals, the rainy season in Lingnan comes early, as soon as it enters February, it will be drizzling all day long, and it will be difficult to even march at that time, the Qin army is mostly northerners, not accustomed to the Lingnan climate, as long as it can be delayed until the rainy season, the Qin army will be defeated." ”

Gu Xiancheng said disapprerovingly: "On the right time and place. In Guizhou, Yunnan, there are no sunny days, and the ground is not three feet flat, which is even more than Liangguang. Lord Shangshu, don't forget, Ma Liuliang led the troops and horses, but they have conquered Yungui, and they are quite adaptable to the climate here, what Lord Shangshu said is not enough to be afraid of.

Besides, Ben Jiang heard that Ma Liuliang still had thousands of Tusi wolf soldiers with him, and they were all experts in climbing mountains and forests. If Lord Shangshu has any way, he might as well say it directly, if there is no countermeasure, there is no need to use this nonsense to fool us. ”

Gu Xiancheng's words were already very unkind, and this kind of unkindness was nothing more than because he had lost confidence in the Yongli Dynasty.

Jiao Lian is a favorite general under Qu Shiyun, and he diverted the conversation and said: "Now the shape is really not good for our army. Qu Shangshu, please see, the main forces of our army are now mainly concentrated in Quanzhou and Guilin. The Qin army marched north and east from Nanning, and once they occupied Guixian, it would easily cut us off from Wuzhou. ”

Jiao Lian's words are exactly what Qu Shiyun is most worried about. He couldn't help but ask, "What countermeasures does Chief Jiao have?" ”

Jiao Lian said: "Qu Shangshu, I don't have many soldiers and horses, if the two places are scattered, once the contact is cut off." The consequences are unimaginable, and the only way to do this is to urge the emperor to collect it in person. This is the best policy.

Qu Shangshu and Wuzhou are located downstream, lacking geographical advantages and room for maneuver. Moreover, Qin Zuoming's army will arrive in Quanzhou tomorrow, and it is too late for us to retreat to Wuzhou at this time, otherwise under the new defeat, we will be pursued by Qin Zuoming all the way, and the army is afraid that it will collapse before it retreats to Wuzhou.

Compared with the two, only let His Majesty personally conquer, so that not only can boost morale, but also can concentrate superior forces in one place, if you can defeat Qin Zuoming in the north in one fell swoop, then there is still a big thing to do. Since it is not possible, it is also expedient to retreat to Guilin, or to retreat to the lofty mountains and mountains to the west. ”

If you evacuate from Wuzhou to Guilin, you can go to Hezhou, Pingle, and Guilin Mansion in northern Guilin.

However, if the Qin army occupies Guixian, it is possible to move from Wuxuan County to the north to attack Lipu County and Pingle Fu. At that time, Guilin and Wuzhou will be cut into two sections, and it will be difficult to take care of the end and fall into a situation of fighting for each other.

Qu Shiyun felt that Jiao Lian's words were very reasonable, now in addition to the 10,000 soldiers and horses in Wuzhou, as well as more than 20,000 people and horses in Guilin and Quanzhou, the troops distributed in other prefectures and counties are extremely scarce, and it is not difficult for the Qin army to break through the counties of Guixian and Wuxuan.

With Qu Shiyun's understanding of Zhu Youlang, once he lost contact with the main force in Guilin, with his 10,000 soldiers and horses in Wuzhou, he could not support it for long.

Qu Shiyun didn't have time to think about it, and immediately asked Emperor Yongli to "personally conquest", and for the sake of insurance, he also wrote a private letter to Wu Yu and others, asking them to act according to the plan and do their best to protect Emperor Yongli to come to Guilin Mansion.

Of course, before that, no matter what, you have to bear Qin Zuoming's upcoming attack, keep the northern gateway of Quanzhou, and at the same time divide troops to reinforce Penzhou and block Ma Liuliang's army going north, otherwise Guilin will soon be attacked from both sides.

After some deliberation, Qu Shiyun ordered Bai Gui to take 3,000 men and horses to rush south to help Pennzhou, if it was too late, he had to hold Liuzhou no matter what.

On the one hand, Qu handed over the whole state to Jiao Lian and rushed back to Guilin urgently, hoping to recruit some more soldiers and horses. Poor Qu Shiyun is really tired and anxious.

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Wuzhou to Guangzhou, fast horses galloping for two or three days, Yongli Dynasty Rites Department Director Wu Hui ran foaming at the mouth, finally rushed to Guangzhou, with the will of Emperor Yongli, to see Emperor Shaowu Zhu Yulu, talking about the truth of the cold lips and teeth, asking Emperor Shaowu to give up the past prejudices, send troops to reinforce Guangxi.

Zhu Yulu was not confused when he was too old, and naturally he knew the truth of the cold lips and teeth, and he urgently convened the ministers to discuss the reinforcement of Wuzhou, but was strongly opposed by Su Guansheng, the first assistant of the cabinet.

After the collapse of Emperor Longwu, he went to Guangdong, and supported Zhu Yuanjing, a scholar of Guangdong, and Gu Yuanjing, a political envoy of Guangdong, and Wang Yinghua and Zeng Daowei, who supported Zhu Yulu as the emperor.

Because of his meritorious service, Su Guansheng was awarded the title of Auxiliary University Scholar, Jian Mingbo, and was also in charge of the military department. Moreover, most of the officials appointed by the Shaowu Dynasty were natives of Guangdong, and they all looked at Su Guansheng as the head of the horse, and even Zhu Yulu had to look at his face.

As soon as he came forward to object, Zhu Yulu consciously looked at Gu Yuanjing, a scholar of Dongge University.

Gu Yuanjing could only say: "Your Majesty, King Gui claims to be the emperor in vain, although he is guilty, but in the end, he is in the Ming lineage. There is no need to say much about Qin Rei's heart to peep into the world, this time he will take Guangxi first, and he will not move on Guangdong, geographically speaking, Qin Reversity can be said to be abandoning the easy and difficult.

From this, it is not difficult to see Qin's heart to swallow the sky, the emperor please think, Qin's water division transported troops to the south, passed through the mouth of the Pearl River and did not enter, and would rather make a detour to Qinzhou to land, and then with the Hengyang soldiers and horses in the north, into a north-south joint attack, clearly to prevent King Gui from fleeing west.

Your Majesty, once King Gui is defeated, my Guangdong will be isolated and helpless, Fujian, Jiangxi, and Guangxi are surrounded on three sides against me, and Qin Wei has incorporated Zheng Zhilong's water division, which may attack Guangzhou along the Pearl River at any time, showing a trend of flowering in the center.

When I arrived, I was at a loss and was clumsy in coping. Therefore, the minister thought that at this time, I should give up my prejudices and send troops to reinforce Wuzhou. ”

The scholar He Wuyu glanced at Gu Yuanjing, and said slowly: "Although what Lord Gu said is not unreasonable, it is also as Lord Gu said, Qin Shun has a powerful water division, if I send troops to reinforce Wuzhou, how should we deal with it if the Qin Wei water division attacks from the Pearl River?"

Besides, Lord Gu, don't forget, Qin Reverse's soldiers and horses have already occupied Shaozhou and Yingde, threatening Qingyuan and Guangzhou at all times, plus Fujian, although there is no movement now, but once I send troops to reinforce Wuzhou, who can guarantee that Qin Reversity will not take the opportunity to attack from Fujian and Shaozhou? ”

Wang Yinghua, a scholar and others, echoed He Wusu, most of them were natives of Guangdong, and their families and friends were all here, so for them, sending troops to reinforce Guangxi, and putting themselves and their relatives in danger, of course, could not agree.

Zhu Yulu was embarrassed, He Wuyu's words were not unreasonable, Guangdong can now be said to be surrounded by the Qin army on three sides, and it may be attacked by the Qin army at any time.

Moreover, all their troops add up, only 60,000, and now they are deployed everywhere, and they themselves are also stretched, and they have to send troops to reinforce Guangxi.

But if you don't send troops, when the Qin army destroys Zhu Youlang in Guangxi, will you let Guangdong go?

As long as you are not a fool, you can think that it is impossible.

But there are people who only focus on the present and ignore the future. Seeing that Zhu Yulu was still hesitating, Wang Yinghua, a scholar from Dongge University, came out of class again and said: "Your Majesty, Guangxi was actually just caught off guard, and the loss of soldiers and horses is not strict, as long as it is dealt with properly, Qin Wei wants to destroy Guangxi, but I am afraid that it will not be so easy."

If King Gui is incompetent and has no way to deal with it, my dynasty will send more soldiers and horses to reinforce it, but it will only be sent to death, so what can it do? The old minister thought that the emperor should take care of Guangdong first, cultivate benevolence and government internally, and reorganize the army to resist the coming Japanese and Qin counterattacks. ”

Su Guansheng, the first assistant of the cabinet, finally came out and said: "Your Majesty, it is not impossible for me to send troops to reinforce Guangxi, but I must let King Gui first agree to one condition for my court."

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PS: Every three more, please have a show, seeing that the end of the month is coming, you can't let the chrysanthemums be left! Brothers, let's get more monthly passes, so that I can calm down, start sailing, and enter the South Seas to ask for a monthly pass! (To be continued......)