Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 391 Results of the Battle of Leizhou

In Xia Kingdom's palace, many ministers and scholars gathered and bowed to Yu Zhaoling who was sitting on the dragon chair.

The eunuch beside him showed the imperial decree and said loudly:
"I am ordered by Haotian's family to order:
In the past, the emperor Taizu established the country and called it the system, established the Central Plains, and all nations came to court. The vast land is tens of thousands of miles, and it is very beautiful. It has lasted for more than [-] years.After the first emperor succeeded to the throne, the Turks in the north repeatedly made troubles, the Yun Kingdom in the southwest became more and more prosperous, the party in the court continued to fight, the country was troubled internally, and foreign affairs were not successful.Since I ascended the throne, the country has been lost in the southwest, what a shame!
Thinking about the achievements of the previous emperors and the stability of the country and society, I often feel sad about it.The guests and ministers, those who can make amazing plans to strengthen the Great Xia, will be rewarded with the title of Lord of Merit! "

All the ministers and scholars bowed down and saluted, shouting long live.

Since Yu Zhaoling was ordered by the old Emperor Xia to clean the court, the country has a large population, and talented people have entered the Xia Kingdom, which is a carp in the river. Above the court, there is also a shortage of talents.

Yu Zhaoling followed the example of Yunguo and held imperial examinations to attract folk talents to serve in the court.

Today is the day when the Xia Kingdom's first imperial examination was held.

Seeing so many talented scholars gathered in the hall, Yu Zhaoling couldn't help showing a few smiles even though he was in a heavy heart these days, and nodded:
"The questions of the imperial examination may discuss 'strategies for strengthening the country', or describe 'strategy against the clouds'. All talents should show what they have learned and speak freely, and never use their words as crimes!"

All the scholars once again shouted long live, and then entered the examination room under the guidance of the palace attendants to start the palace examination.

When Xiao Cheng was in the palace examination, he personally held candles for the scholars in the palace examination, showing his love for talents and respect for talents, and was praised and praised by hundreds of students all over the world.

With Zhuyu in front, even if Yu Zhaoling wanted to show off, he couldn't leave directly, and could only accompany a group of scholars to govern in the palace.

At this time, Feng Chu, the commander of Yipin Embroidered Clothes, walked into the hall softly, walked around in front of Yu Zhaoling, bowed and saluted with a memorial in his hand, and said in a low voice:
"Your Majesty, Southwest Express!"

Seeing Feng Chu coming at this time, Yu Zhaoling frowned subconsciously.

To be honest, Yu Zhaoling, who has been connected to the Southwest Defeated Army Daily in the past few days, saw Feng Chu's first reaction, and his heart skipped a beat.I'm afraid that if he is, he will bring some bad news to himself.

After Yu Zhaoling sighed softly, the little eunuch beside him took the memorial.

After opening and reading the report, Yu Zhaoling's eyes suddenly flashed with joy, and he quickly waved his hand to signal Feng Chu to come forward, and asked in a low voice:
"Is this true?"

"The Embroidered Clothes Envoy of Wuling Mansion has sent someone to check, and the good news must be true!" Feng Chu replied softly.

Hearing this, Yu Zhaoling clapped his hands happily, and the crisp sound of applause resounded in the hall, causing many palace examiners to look up.

Only then did Yu Zhaoling realize that he had lost his composure, and immediately got up, led Feng Chu, and walked into the side hall behind.

"Okay, okay! At the beginning, you advised me to keep Liao Gu alive in order to appease and recruit the old troops of the King of Jin, and to stabilize the morale of the army. I thought he still had a bit of shame as a soldier, so I fought bravely and defended the army. Yongzhou City, this is how to avoid his guilt. I never thought that today he gave me such a big surprise!"

At this time, what Yu Zhaoling received was a long-lost news!

On top of the good news, is how Liao Gu used surprise soldiers to attack the Yun army's supply troops in the battle of Wuling Mansion, forcing the Yun army to retreat.Then he set up an ambush on the road that the Yun army must pass, and defeated the detailed military report of the famous general Wu Zixu.

"Before, I looked down on Liao Gu very much. I only thought that he was boastful and didn't have much ability. But I never thought that I still misjudged the person!" Yu Zhaoling couldn't help but continued.

Feng Chu chuckled and said:

"Liao Gu was born as a general, and he is familiar with military books. Among the noble children of his generation, he can be regarded as an outstanding generation. Otherwise, he would not have the ability to get into a high position and gather military power for the King of Jin."

"Now that I think about it carefully, the defeat of Rongzhou City, my generals of the Great Xia saw that the Yun army had a vision of luck to help them, but they didn't understand the reason, which led to the army's morale being low, and the army was about to collapse. But Liao Gu was able to command the army. Controlling the soldiers, he held on to Rongzhou City for more than a month, until the food and grass were exhausted, and then he was defeated, which shows that he also has some skills!"

Today's Liao Gu's record is quite astonishing, and he is completely different from before.But the embroidered clothes ambassador couldn't find any loopholes and doubts, so he naturally began to make up his mind to make the difference in Liao Gu's previous record reasonable.

Yu Zhaoling couldn't help but nodded when he heard the words, agreeing:
"Liao Gu had only led troops in Beijing before, and had little experience in commanding a large army. Now, after a lot of experience, he has the heart to know his shame and then be brave. He looks worthy of great use!"

Hearing this, Feng Chu hurriedly continued:
"Now in the southwest, our Great Xia has suffered consecutive defeats, and there are many discussions among the court, the army, and the people. Liao Gu's good news came at just the right time! Please also reward Liao Gu, with the heart of the government and the people, to raise Boost the morale of the frontline troops!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhaoling nodded immediately, and said in a deep voice:
"When Liao Gu was transferred to the army, he was ordered to take charge of the defense of Wuling Mansion, in case the Yun army attacked again!"

Feng Chu heard the words, but hurriedly persuaded:
"Your Majesty, General Sun Qianfang, who respects the military, must be rewarded! Liao Gu, it is better to give gold and silver titles first as a reward."

Yu Zhaoling was taken aback for a moment, then reacted abruptly, and quickly changed his words:

"Preach the decree! General Sun Qianfang, who respected Wu, guarded Wuling Mansion and repelled the Yun Army. Great use. He was conferred the title of Marquis of Hanchuan, ten thousand taels of gold, ten pearls and jade, and fifty bolts of brocade and silk!"

Regardless of the fact that Liao Gu's title of general has not changed, but he has only been given a title, which seems to be just some vanity.On the contrary, Sun Qianfang was promoted to the ranks of generals of the four directions.

But in fact, this is not the intention of the two monarchs and ministers to suppress, but out of consideration of trade-offs.

Since Sun Qianfang guarded the Wuling Mansion, he had been conscientious and conscientious. Letting Liao Gu directly take over the military power in his hands at this time would probably create a rift between the two, which would be detrimental to the war.

Moreover, Liao Gu was still burdened with the defeat of Rongzhou City. Many generals in the army were dissatisfied with him. It is the best and safest way to let Sun Qianfang continue to sit in Wuling Mansion and secretly help Liao Gu control the army!
Hearing this, Feng Chu nodded repeatedly, feeling a sense of relief in his heart.

Now that Yu Zhaoling can quickly figure out the key points, it can be seen that he is no longer the King Qi who only knows how to use soldiers but not how to use power!
Among them, there are many merits of Feng Chu's teaching, and at this time, a trace of happiness and pride that cannot be known is unavoidable in his heart.

At this time, Yu Zhaoling sighed heavily again, and said in a deep voice:
"Now that Yongzhou and Yangping Pass have been lost, the elites of the southwestern defense line have suffered heavy losses, and there are no more elites in the court to adjust. Anshun and Shaoyang counties cannot defend for a long time. Only Jiangcheng Mansion in Jiangzhou County can still rely on the possibility of holding on to the city walls of the army. "

"Yesterday, I have decreed that in the rich lands of the nine counties in the south of the Yangtze River, we will allocate military taxes for the court to build weapons and train elite troops. I only hope that generals such as Qi Mo, Sun Qianfang, and Liao Gu can try their best to delay the cloud army from occupying the third place." County land..."

Hearing this, Feng Chu nodded slightly, and said in a serious tone:

"Nowadays, the country's affairs are difficult, and only the people suffer..."

Yu Zhaoling stood with his hands behind his back, sighed slightly, turned and left.

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Under the rule of Shaoyang County, Yangjiang Mansion.

The Jinling naval warships that came all the way from Jinling City to support Leizhou were moored at the pier to replenish fresh water supplies.

Jinling City is far from Leizhou, almost half of the country of Xia has been traveled. Even though the Jinling Navy was ordered by Yu Zhaoling to come to support not long after the war started, it was only now that they arrived here.

But after seeing the arrival of the Jinling navy, the Yangjiang prefect led several staff and officials under his command to rush over to meet the navy commander.

"The governor of Yangjiang Mansion, I have met the general!"

The commander of the Jinling Navy in front of him, Chen Dingshan, the general of the Xia Guoge ship, also hurriedly cupped his fists in return, saying:

"I have seen the prefect!"

The magistrate of Yangjiang Mansion looked excited at this moment, and hurriedly said:
"The general is finally here, Leizhou can be saved!"

Hearing this, Chen Dingshan frowned, and asked quickly:

"What does the prefect mean? Could it be that something has changed in Leizhou?"

The magistrate of Yangjiang Mansion was taken aback when he heard the words, and then said hastily:
"Your Excellency came all the way by sea, maybe he never received any urgent report from this mansion...Since the Yun army captured the Chuanchuan mansion, Leizhou was left alone, and all the food and supplies were transported by Yangjiang mansion by sea."

"But more than a month ago, Wang Zhi, the captain of Yunjun Henghai, led his troops to plunder the sea and isolate Leizhou. Once the ships transporting supplies from our Yangjiang Prefecture went to Leizhou, they were plundered and sunk by him, causing heavy losses. Since then , my Yangjiang Mansion will no longer be able to know the specific situation of Leizhou!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the Jinling navy generals changed.

Chen Dingshan was startled when he heard the words, and asked quickly:

"Master Taishou, do you know how long the food, weapons, and supplies accumulated in Leizhou are enough?"

The magistrate of Yangjiang Mansion shook his head with a bitter face and said:
"The climate in Leizhou is humid, and it is difficult to store military equipment, food, and grass for a long time. In addition, the Fenchuan Mansion was in the middle of dispatching transportation, so I never accumulated much. Calculated, the surviving supplies may only be enough for the army for half to half a month. expense……"

When Chen Dingshan heard this, his heart suddenly sank.

Leizhou has been isolated for more than a month, and the food and supplies are only enough to last for half a month. In other words, Leizhou has been out of food for half a month!

And food shortages are not the scariest thing. After all, Leizhou has a vast territory and is adjacent to the sea. It may not be impossible to survive food shortages for half a month.

But don't forget, now the Yunjun Navy is besieging Leizhou and wants to attack Leizhou.The ordnance cannot be transported, what will the generals of Leizhou use to resist the cloud army?
Thinking of this, Chen Dingshan became more anxious, and quickly asked:

"Is it true that there is no news at all? Leizhou City, has it ever been breached?"

The prefect of Yangjiang Mansion shook his head and said:
"The cloud army is under strict blockade, and it is true that no news can be obtained..."

Chen Dingshan pondered for a moment, then asked again:
"In this season, the current flows from the southwest to the northeast. In your Yangjiang mansion, have you ever seen the wreckage of a warship on the sea recently?"

The prefect of Yangjiang Mansion was slightly taken aback, and quickly glanced at his subordinates.

The staff members shook their heads again and again, indicating that they did not see it.

When Chen Dingshan heard the words, he immediately turned around, looked at the navy generals behind him, and shouted:
"If Leizhou is difficult to defend, we must evacuate towards Yangjiang Mansion. If the Leizhou navy is sunk, there will be fragments of warships floating from the sea, but they have not been found. It can be seen that the Leizhou navy is still fighting! Send me an order to quickly replenish fresh water Supplies, rush to help Leizhou!"

"Yes!" All the generals clasped their fists together.

The prefect of Yangjiang Mansion also hurriedly urged his officials to cooperate. After a while of panic, the Jinling Navy immediately pulled the anchor and set sail, heading for Leizhou.

But the more they rushed towards Leizhou, the minds of the generals of the Jinling Navy became more and more heavy.

Because at this time, on the surface of the sea, many broken ship boards can already be seen, floating with the current.After taking a closer look, these naval generals can see that it is the plank of the warship after it was shattered!

On the surface of the sea less than half a day's journey away from Leizhou, you can even see the corpses of sailors and soldiers wearing Xia Jun's light armor floating on the sea, attracting fish in the sea to compete for food.

Chen Dingshan stood on the deck, lowered his head in thought, his eyes were extremely ugly.

And at this moment, someone suddenly heard someone shouting:
"General, look ahead!"

Chen Dingshan suddenly raised his head when he heard the words.

At the end of the line of sight in the distance, suddenly there are more than a dozen dilapidated warships flying the flag of Xia, galloping towards Chen Dingshan and the others.

Chen Dingshan's spirit was shocked, and he said immediately:
"It's our army's warship! Hurry up, step forward to meet it!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers of the Jinling Navy responded immediately, and the warship quickly approached the distance.

Seeing that the distance between the warships on both sides was less than tens of nautical miles, there was a "bang" explosion, and I suddenly remembered.Next to the Leizhou navy warship in front, white waves suddenly exploded.

Everyone looked up again, and saw a giant blue whale floating above the sky in the distance.The fins fluttered slightly, and the giant whale figure suddenly approached the Leizhou navy warship.

"Then, what is that?"

"Giant whales can fly?"

A group of navy generals are at sea, and it is impossible that they have not seen whales.But the gigantic whale that is so huge and can float above the sky has only been heard in mythology...

At this time, dozens of huge waves exploded on the surface of the sea near the Leizhou Navy, which was frantically fleeing towards this place.

There were also two warships, which were suddenly hit by stones thrown by the trebuchet. The ships were shattered into big holes, and the sailors and soldiers on them panicked, crying and screaming.

At this moment, with his eyesight, Chen Dingshan could clearly see dozens of warships approaching under the giant whale.

His pupils shrank, and he immediately shouted:

"It's not a giant whale, but the vision of the army of the Yunguo Navy!"

All the officers and men of the Jinling Navy still couldn't hide their shock when they heard this.

The theory of the vision of the army has now spread all over the world.But among Xia Guo's soldiers, only the most elite group of soldiers can gather the vision of the army.Even though the soldiers of the Jinling Navy continued to practice, it was still difficult to unite.

The Yunguo navy in front of me seems to have only been established for a year, so is it already stronger than my own Jinling navy?

Seeing this, Chen Dingshan gritted his teeth suddenly and said:

"Speed ​​up, no matter what, we must save Leizhou navy master Paoze!"

Just looking at the remaining ten Leizhou navy warships in front of him, anyone would have already guessed the outcome of the Leizhou naval battle.

Maybe these ships in front of me are the last remnants of the Leizhou Navy!No matter what, they should keep it!
"Yes!" The generals of the Jinling Navy shouted immediately.

(End of this chapter)