Chapter 384

The fall of Ningping Prefecture is a microcosm.

With the development and growth of the insurgent army, the number of fallen cities continues to increase.

Shenglong City.

"General Xiao, the domestic situation is critical now, so I won't say much nonsense.

Hurry up and mobilize troops to reinforce the battlefields on all sides.

Must open up the southern passage of our Great Yue in the shortest time, otherwise the southern border will be dangerous!"

Cui Cui Ziyan said with a grave expression.

It's pirates, it's insurgent army, making Great Yue restless.

Those who don't know would think that the Great Yue Dynasty has reached the end of the dynasty and is about to start a struggle for hegemony.

As the high-level of Great Yue, they know very well that the current terrible situation is all caused by the Yu Dynasty people.

Whether it is pirates or insurgent army, they are all dominated by Yu Dynasty people.

At the critical moment of the war between the two countries, giving them such a blow clearly wants the life of the Great Yue Dynasty.

Knowing is one thing, but it cannot be said directly.

The situation was already precarious, and if everyone knew that these enemies were all in the same group, the consequences would be even more serious.

Everyone does not surrender to pirates and insurgent army because they think these forces cannot be on the stage.

Changing to the Great Dayu Dynasty, the situation will change.

If you can't beat it, join it; this is the law of survival in troubled times.

Once it is considered irresistible, a group of leading parties will be born in the country.

Especially in the newly opened areas of the southern border, there are still a large number of residual forces.

As long as Great Dayu promises to help them restore the country, those old and young remnants will all become active one by one.

In this background, opening up the north-south passage becomes particularly important.

If the speed is a little slow, their expansion results of decades will be destroyed.

Compared with the Great Dayu Dynasty, their strategic space was originally very limited.

Losing half of the mountains and rivers in the southern border, relying only on the Northern Yue region to resist the Yu army is really too difficult.

"Prime Minister, what exactly happened?

Why did a large number of rebel armies pop up in the country in just over a month?"

Xiao Xiao Yunfan asked with a puzzled face.

Returning from the front line, he didn't even have time to rest before being pulled over to discuss matters.

Understanding of the country is limited to rampant pirates.

This return is also aimed at suppressing pirates.

But in the blink of an eye, the pirate threat became a secondary factor, and the endless insurgent army caused greater lethality.

Countless Great Yue people were forced to be involved in this troubled time, watching the flames of war about to burn into the Hanoi area.

"From the collected intelligence, it is said that the Bai Lian Sect prisoners of war held by the Yu army escaped from prison and fled into our country.

From the reports from all over the country, these rebel armies are at least ten thousand, and at most more than one hundred thousand.

Wherever they pass, it is like locusts crossing the border.

Any family with men is forcibly recruited, and the destruction to the local area is very amazing."

Cui Cui Ziyan's answer could not satisfy everyone.

Prisoners of war held, even if they escaped from prison, at most they fled to the border areas.

How could they suddenly run to the central and southern regions, holding a large number of peasant armies, and kill towards the Northern Yue region.

Everyone is a smart person, knowing that Yu Dynasty people are manipulating behind the scenes, and tacitly chose to skip the topic.

"The real situation is even more serious than the Prime Minister said.

These insurgent armies are the same as the previous pirates, all very brutal.

As long as the official army dares to resist, they will all be killed.

Especially when treating officials and gentry, they are even more merciless."

Minister of Rites General Ruan Yixiu added.

For these big figures of theirs, the life and death of ordinary people are not important.

But slaughtering gentry officials violates everyone's bottom line.

If not suppressed quickly, maybe one day the tragedy will fall on their own family.

"Ministers, don't worry, some defeated generals cannot become any climate.

After the army rests for a few days, I will take troops over and wipe them out!"

Xiao Xiao Yunfan guaranteed immediately.

On the Yunnan battlefield, he touched a nose of ash and urgently needed a battle achievement to prove himself.

Suppressing pirates is a merit, and suppressing rebel armies is also a merit.

Failing to enter the hinterland of Yunnan was because the front line was too long and logistics dragged down the combat effectiveness of the troops.

The enemy army held the city wall and did not come out, which is why they returned without success.

Now cleaning up a group of mobs, his heart has no pressure at all.

"Then I will trouble General Xiao!"

Cui Cui Ziyan said with a tired face.

Obviously, he does not have confidence in quickly pacifying the rebellion.

It is not that he does not trust the combat effectiveness of the official army, mainly because there are too many enemies.

It is pirates, it is rebel army, and the coastal areas have all been harmed once.

The water division that held the Hanoi sea defense, half a month ago, went out of the port and encountered the Yu army water division and fought, unfortunately defeated again.

On the way back, they were ambushed by pirates and almost wiped out.

Now the Great Yue Dynasty's sea defense capability is approximately equal to zero.

Faced with the enemy's continuous strikes, it is completely passive and beaten.

Intuition tells him that the main force confronting the enemy at Zhennan Pass is a wrong decision.

Pirates can kill from the sea, Bai Lian Sect rebel armies can also come from the sea, and Yu army main force can also.

The preliminary probing attack made them exhausted.

Once the Great Dayu launches a landing operation, it is really dangerous.

Realizing the problem does not mean being able to solve the problem.

The Yue Emperor has been on the throne for less than a year and is precisely the time to establish prestige.

These old ministers of theirs are not liked by themselves.

Raising opposing opinions will only make the relationship between the two sides worse.

Not to mention the long-distance expedition, consuming a lot of money and grain, and the front line also lost tens of thousands of soldiers.

Returning to the court at this time, someone must be responsible for the war failure.

The Yue Emperor cannot carry this pot, and the generals on the front line do not want to carry this pot.

Poking the window paper at this time, this black pot will likely fall on his head.

The reason is ready-made, making the country a mess, causing the army to be forced to abandon the fruits of victory.

As long as the face is thick enough, it can be declared a great victory.

Losing troops and generals, as long as the official does not admit it, it is equivalent to not existing.

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Shu region.

Looking at the old brothers who fled from Jiangnan to rely on him, Wei Hao is full of emotion.

In less than two years, that famous Bai Lian Holy Kingdom became a past smoke.

The former Three Kings and One Emperor, now only he is left as a single seedling.

"You mean, Fu brother's death was because of the betrayal of the Anqing garrison?

But I remember, Fang Tai Mochuan is not such a person."

Wei Hao asked with a frown.

Choosing betrayal at a critical moment is not a strange thing.

In the past few years, he has seen too much intrigue.

But the people who betrayed were mostly peripheral people.

The core figures of the Bai Lian Sect, who participated in the rebellion too deeply, would be liquidated even if they surrendered to the imperial court.

This part of the people has a very firm stance on the issue of anti-Yu.

"East King, you can know people and faces but not hearts!

According to the situation we understand, after the Emperor crossed the river, he was ambushed by the Anqing garrison.

If they hadn't suddenly stabbed in the back, they might have broken through the encirclement of the official army."

Liu Liu Laoxu said frankly.

Deep down, he also didn't want to believe that Fang Tai Mochuan would betray the insurgent army.

After opening this bad head, it means that unconditional trust has disappeared.

Including those who came to rely on the East King, they may also be suspected later.

But the Anqing garrison stabbing the insurgent army in the back is a fact that many people know.

Even if they don't say it, it won't be long before the East King will know.

"Forget it, things will always be figured out.

Brothers, since you are willing to recognize me as the East King, then we will work together in the future.

Overthrowing the Great Dayu, wealth and glory will not be less for everyone.

If you have other ideas or ways out, I, Wei, will not stop you.

As long as you don't defect to the pseudo-dynasty, everyone will always be brothers!"

Wei Hao said with great spirit.

Wanting to compete for the world, being virtuous and corporal is a must.

These people in front of him are mostly old brothers who walked out of Among Guangxi.

If even they cannot be tolerated, expecting the heroes of the world to return is a joke.

But he lacks trust in these remnants of Fu Pingnan Fu Haoxuan.

The fuse of the contradiction was buried deep when the family was divided years ago.

If it weren't for the official army's fierce encirclement, these people wouldn't have come to rely on him.

Even under the eaves, these guys still call Fu Pingnan Fu Haoxuan "Your Majesty" one by one.

It is clear that in the hearts of these people, the dead Fu Pingnan Fu Haoxuan is the Emperor, and he is just that East King.

"Thank you, East King!"

The response of the crowd made Wei Hao's brows wrinkle slightly, and then stretched out again.

"The welcome banquet is ready, brothers, follow me to the back hall for a meal."

The words he originally prepared to open his heart, he chose to hold back at this moment.

Since he couldn't open his heart, he just did it for show, and it was fine to pass the face.

For the sake of the anti-Yu cause, these people must be used, but they cannot be reused.

Fortunately, Fu Pingnan Fu Haoxuan died cleanly, and his head was taken by the Great Dayu to display everywhere, so everyone had no more thoughts.

If it were like the Bai Lian Holy Emperor, who disappeared alive and dead without a corpse, it would be even more troublesome.

Even now, there are still people in the insurgent army who miss the missing Bai Lian Holy Emperor.

"East King, don't worry about the welcome banquet.

We came to rely on you, not for wealth and glory.

Everyone mainly wants to take revenge and overthrow this dark sky of the Great Dayu.

Meeting that thief Li Mu, we are indeed not opponents, but we are very experienced in cleaning up that scholar Xu Xu Wenyue!"

Marquis Wu Mu Fang Wan Yuxuan suddenly spoke.

Revenge, overthrowing the Great Dayu, are all excuses, mainly for treatment.

Today is the first meeting between the two sides and the best time to fight for treatment.

After today, the East King will inevitably arrange for people to contact them in private.

The temporarily formed team is bound to be dismantled.

There are only so many remnants, everyone hugs together, and there is bargaining chip.

If they are dismantled, then when negotiating, the conditions can only be opened by others.

For the sake of his own interests, even if he knew that opening his mouth now might offend Wei Hao, he still became this bird that took the lead.

Settling accounts after the autumn, Fang Wan Yuxuan does not think he can meet it.

After the Yu army pacifies Jiangnan, it will inevitably swing its troops into Shu.

The Chu State is gone, and the Wu State could not stop the enemy's soldiers, relying only on the East King who couldn't even handle the Shu region, what to stop the official army main force.

In his view, the Shu region is just a temporary foothold.

When the official army main force kills over, everyone has to embark on the road of escape.

Just as in the historical law—the first uprising is not auspicious.

The Bai Lian Sect took the lead in opening the anti-Yu cause, so it is destined that they are the unlucky ones who "pioneer for the king".

The East King who is still high above today, maybe it won't take a year, his head will be hung on the city wall by the enemy army.

For such a boss who might finish at any time, his heart naturally lacks awe.

"Since brothers are so experienced in cleaning up Xu Xu Wenyue, then after resting and replenishing, go and fight Xu Xu Wenyue's troops.

My requirement is not high, just take Chengdu Prefecture as soon as possible."

Wei Hao dug a hole without changing his face.

Leading the main force to besiege Chengdu Prefecture for more than half a year, it was still in vain.

Since these old ministers of the Wu State are so arrogant, let them jump!

If the Shu official army is defeated and Chengdu Prefecture is successfully occupied, then everyone will be happy.

If the war is defeated, it can also suppress their arrogant spirit.

In the coming days, he must put more energy into the Marquis of Zhenyuan's westward march.

With so many previous lessons, he knows very well who is the biggest threat.

Once the noble faction's army kills into the Shu region, his good days will be over.

The urgent task is to take the northern Sichuan region as soon as possible, then seize Hanzhong, lock the north gate, and create a foundation for occupying the Shu region.

Intuition tells him that the official army is about to launch a counterattack.

"Thank you, East King, for your trust, we brothers will definitely live up to expectations!"

Fang Wan Yuxuan expressed his stance immediately.

What is promised is empty, only the army in hand is real.

Fleeing all the way to the Shu region, it is precisely the time to rest and replenish.

Only by restoring the strength in hand as soon as possible can we occupy the initiative in the subsequent changes.

"Don't rush to thank me, Xu Xu Wenyue's level of using soldiers is average, but playing politics is a good hand.

The local forces in the Shu region were all fooled by him to go against the insurgent army.

Next, we must concentrate all our efforts to deal with the pseudo-dynasty Marquis of Zhenyuan's westward march, and the support I can give you is limited.

While capturing Chengdu Prefecture, be careful of the Sichuan-West local forces.

If possible, it is best to solve them together!"

Wei Hao added weight immediately.

Fang Wan Yuxuan agreed too readily, so he had to doubt whether the other party was fooling him.

Xu Xu Wenyue's troops huddled in the city, and they only needed to defend according to the rules, which could maximize the cover of the lack of military command ability.

Wanting to find the enemy's flaws and recapture Chengdu Prefecture in one fell swoop, there is almost no possibility.

In the past year or so, he tried various baiting methods, but the enemy just didn't take the bait.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, these problems are clear to the end.

The reason why local forces are difficult to deal with is that they have geographical advantages to rely on in the poor mountains and bad waters.

As long as they are fished out, it is much easier to deal with.

In terms of strategy, those local turtles cannot catch up with that old immortal Xu Xu Wenyue."

Fang Wan Yuxuan guaranteed immediately.

In fact, before the soldiers were in hand, no matter what requirements Wei Hao put forward, he would agree to it.

These were discussed in advance.

Other problems, wait until the strength is restored, and then consider slowly.

If Wei Hao has the capital of an emperor and defeats the Marquis of Zhenyuan's troops on the battlefield, they will directly defect.

If the enemy cannot be beaten on the battlefield, then all promises are empty talk.

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(End of chapter)