Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 532 Crisis
Panyu, Nanyue Palace, Qushui Liushang.

Nanyue King Zhao Hu clasped his hands and walked slowly along the canal.The sun was shining brightly and the water was clear. Small fish were swimming in the cobbled canal. When they saw a figure, they flicked their tails and disappeared with a splash of water.On both sides of the canal are red flowers, willows and green, and the shade is dense. Although it has entered winter, it is still full of spring opportunities.

However, Zhao Hu's face was gloomy as if a hurricane was approaching.

Lu Jia and Yan An, one on the left and one on the right, had different expressions. Lu Xiang followed far behind, his face was very dark, and he kept touching the hilt of his sword, looking a little anxious.

He should be anxious, Zhao Hu thought.If anything happens to my son, don't do it as a lieutenant.Even if I am willing to make an exception, Lu Jia will seize this opportunity and force him to save himself and give up his military power.

The news that Liang Xiao and Zhao Yingqi led the cavalry to attack the Minyue army's supply camp was sent back to South Vietnam, and Lu Xiang realized the danger.Such a surprise attack sounds very exciting, but the danger is self-evident, especially when Zhao Guang stays in the army, Zhao Yingqi becomes alone.Once frustrated, the consequences are unimaginable.

Zhao Hu was very annoyed.He hated Liang Xiao for not knowing the seriousness, and hated Lu Xiang for making random ideas.If Lu Xiang hadn't come forward, it would be impossible for him to agree to Zhao Yingqi's going to the front to fight.However, he also knew that it was too late to say anything.Liangshan is more than 1000 miles away, even if he sends a fast horse to deliver the letter now, it is too late to stop Zhao Yingqi.

Maybe Zhao Yingqi has become a dead body now.

Thinking of his son's dead body on the battlefield, Zhao Hu couldn't help feeling numb in his hands and feet.He didn't know how to face this situation.Once the crown prince is killed in battle, there will inevitably be a strife in the Nanyue court, and Lu Xiang will also be frustrated because of this, and there will be one less confidant who is already counted.

This is how to do?
Zhao Hu stopped and turned to look at Lu Jia.Lu Jia looked worried.However, Zhao Hu felt that he was pretending, and he had a mediocre impression of the prince.Zhao Guang is his son-in-law again, without his support, Zhao Guang would not dare to leave him alone.If Zhao Guang sent troops to attack Jing Zhao, Zhao Yingqi would not have the problem of going deep alone.

Yan An was very calm.Zhao Hu felt that he was also faking it.If Zhao Yingqi died in battle, Nanyue would definitely turn his anger on the Han Dynasty, and Yan An's mission would not be completed, how could he not be touched at all.

Zhao Hu had a good impression of Yan An, but he couldn't be happy when something like this happened.

"Two, tell me, what should we do now?"

Lu Jia said: "Your Majesty, I feel that we should immediately send envoys to Minyue to inform the King of Minyue, so as to turn hostility into jade, so as to avoid irreparable losses."

Yan An smiled. "Master Lu, turn hostility into friendship? You are going to surrender, right? The cause of this battle was Minyue's invasion of South Vietnam. Apart from cede land and surrender, I really can't think of how you can turn hostility into friendship."

"I can't think of it either." Lu Jia was furious. "Because we couldn't think of anything, we asked the court of Chang'an to come forward. It has been more than half a year now, Da Xing ordered Wang Hui's troops to be stationed in Yuzhang, and he has been refusing to enter the army for a long time. I don't know if he is planning to attack Minyue, or The intention is in South Vietnam. You have bewitched my prince, and now the prince is in a death situation, and you don’t want to save him, but you speak sarcastic words. I really don’t know what your intention is.”

Yan An frowned. "The soldiers are fierce and the battle is dangerous. After all, the front line is not Panyu. It is normal to be a little dangerous. But Lu Xiang said that he was in death, which is exaggerated. Lu Xiang should be very clear about why His Royal Highness is going to Liangshan. For now , if it is not for the son-in-law to stand still, why should the prince take risks?"

"The prince took the risk because of Liang Xiao's bewitchment. His Royal Highness Qin Wang failed to dissuade him many times. How could it be his responsibility instead?"

"Whether it's been dissuaded many times, who can tell? Stand still, but it is a real fact. Is it biased if you ignore the facts and listen to one-sided words?" Yan An sneered: "Besides, if This matter was really proposed by Liang Xiao, so I don't think Prime Minister Lu should be so excited. Although Liang Xiao is young, he has fought for many years without defeat. His Royal Highness is safer with him than in Panyu."

Lu Jia narrowed his eyes and stared at Yan An for a while, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. "I hope so. If Liang Xiao can protect the crown prince and return safely, no matter whether he has made a contribution or not, I am willing to apologize to him, and I will not object to the proposal of accepting hostages." Before Yan An could speak, he turned around and bowed to Zhao Hu. "Your Majesty, this is the end of what I have said. Please think twice, Your Majesty, and don't be mistaken by others. I will resign."

"Oh, Lu Xiang..." Zhao Hu raised his hand, trying to keep Lu Jia, but Lu Jia turned a deaf ear, bowed and saluted, took a few steps back, and walked away.

"This..." Zhao Hu felt very embarrassed, stomped his feet, waved his hands, and called Lu Xiang to him. "You suggested that the prince go to the front line. What do you think should be done?"

Lu Xiang looked at Yan An uneasily.Yan An's heart was pounding, but he knew that they had no way out at this time, but believed in Liang Xiao.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry. As I said just now, with Liang Xiao by his side, the Crown Prince will not be in any danger. If this is really Liang Xiao's suggestion, he must have a perfect plan, otherwise he will not lead the Crown Prince into danger. Your Majesty, Do you know about Liang Xiao's mission to the Western Regions?"

Zhao Hu blinked.Of course he knew about Liang Xiao's mission to the Western Regions.However, when listening to stories about those things, Liang Xiao would feel that Liang Xiao had extraordinary courage, but when it really fell on him, he seemed reckless and impulsive.He was still worried about Zhao Yingqi's safety.

"Your Majesty, General Lu, you should trust Liang Xiao. As the saying goes, surprise wins. If there is no sufficient reason, how can Liang Xiao take risks? In my opinion, this must be because Zhao Guang refused to cooperate. In order to break the deadlock, Liang Xiao had no choice but to find another way to win by odds."

Saying that, Yan An glanced at Lu Xiang.As soon as Lu Xiang heard it, he understood, and immediately echoed: "Exactly. The law of war says to defend with integrity and win with odds. If the crown prince is in the middle, he will be upright, and Zhao Guang will be surprised. If he cooperates tacitly, there is no reason to be invincible. The prince will lead the army to attack Either Zhao Guang has other plans and refuses to cooperate, or the crown prince has the courage to take responsibility and voluntarily uses Qi. With Liang Junhou at his side, there may not be no chance of success."

"What if something goes wrong with Yingqi?" Zhao Hu was still a little worried.

"What if..." Lu Xiang was speechless.He was beating his brains, he had no idea other than how to put the blame on Baldy Zhao.

"There's nothing wrong with it." Yan An waved his sleeves and said carelessly: "My lord, you can rest assured. All you have to worry about is how to celebrate the crown prince after he returns from victory. I dare to guarantee Liang Xiao with the head of the project, as long as With him in his breath, the prince must not be in real danger."

"Really?" Seeing Yan An speaking so confidently, Zhao Hu felt a little relieved. "Then... what should we do now?"

"Order Zhao Guang to respond. If Zhao Guang is untrustworthy..." Yan An turned to look at Lu Xiang. "Maybe it's time for someone more credible."

When Lu Xiang heard this, his heart skipped a beat.If he could take advantage of this opportunity to seize Zhao Guang's military power, even if something happened to Zhao Yingqi, Lu Jia would have nothing to do.Even if it is unsuccessful, Zhao Guang can be established as the responsible person, and then Lu Jia can be hit.You know, Zhao Guang was Lu Jia's first hand in the military.

"Your Majesty, please issue an edict to urge Zhao Guang to enter the army. Otherwise, he will be relieved of his military power and replaced by someone else."

"This..." When it came to military power, Zhao Hu hesitated again.

Yan An was silent for a moment, and suggested: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, Zhao Guang may not be able to count on it. It is better to write a big order and ask him to send troops to help and threaten the western front of Fujian and Vietnam. Maybe it can ease the pressure on the prince."

"This is a good idea." Zhao Hu's eyes lit up.Wang Hui stationed troops in Yuzhang, which made him very nervous.If Wang Hui attacks Minyue, even if he can't save Zhao Yingqi, he can still sleep peacefully. "Yan Jun, hasn't he sent troops yet?"

"Maybe they are waiting for the food and payment. It will take some time for the food and payment to be transported from the Central Plains." Yan An looked at Zhao Hu and said with a smile: "If the king can provide some support, it should be much faster."

Zhao Hu rolled his eyes and nodded again and again. "This is what it should be, this is what it should be. Punishing Minyue is to solve our crisis in South Vietnam. South Vietnam cannot send troops, and it is also a duty to send some food and grass."

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Zhao Hu immediately sent someone to discuss with Lu Jia.

Although Lu Jia was unwilling to bleed, Wang Hui was stationed in Yuzhang, and the pressure from Nanyue was great, and Zhao Yingqi went deep into Fujian and Yue, and his life and death were unknown. in danger.Zhao Guang did not move, which had aroused strong dissatisfaction with Zhao Hu, and he did not want to confront Zhao Hu at this time.

Lu Jia agreed, but refused to ship the grain directly to Yuzhang.He said that since the movement order is to go east, it is better to transfer grain from Longchuan, use Longchuan water, and transport the grain directly to the front line.

Yan An knew Lu Jia's intentions, but did not object.He knew that taking down Minyue was also an option before storming Nanyue.The imperial edict has not yet arrived, but Wang Hui may have already traveled eastward.In the original action plan, going east to attack Minyue was originally one of Wang Hui's choices.

When urging Lv Jia to raise grain, Yan An was not idle either. He found businessmen from the Central Plains who were doing business in Panyu and persuaded them to purchase large quantities of rice.Although the profit of rice is far less than that of jewelry, it is still profitable because of its huge quantity.With the Yellow River breaching and Shandong's poor harvest already a foregone conclusion, transshipping rice from South Vietnam to alleviate the famine in the Central Plains will definitely get the support of the imperial court, and there may be a chance to be rewarded by the imperial court.

Under Yan An's persuasion, many merchants responded to the call, more or less bought rice, and shipped it to the Central Plains.Especially the merchants in Huainan Kingdom, they almost abandoned all their goods and only bought rice.Huainan was also affected by the flood. The king of Huainan had sent them a letter asking them to buy rice and go back.Now with Yan An's mediation, they can buy cheaper rice, so naturally they will not refuse.

For a while, the price of rice in Panyu rose rapidly, and it was sold for [-] yuan per stone, which was more than three times the usual price.

The strong purchasing power of merchants in the Central Plains made the South Vietnamese grain merchants ecstatic, and they transferred goods from various places.

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In mid-November, Yu Shan led an army of [-] to Zhangpu.

While arranging for people to set up camp, he asked Jing Zhao to lead him to check the terrain.Jing Zhao didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately took the personal guard camp and accompanied Yu Shan out of the camp.Yu Shan didn't blame him for losing the luggage of the Zhangpu camp, so naturally he had to be more loyal.

Yu Shan rode a fine horse, two feet taller than ordinary horses, covered in white without a single hair.The coat color is smooth and smooth, like a piece of silk, so beautiful that people can't help but want to touch it.With a high neck and long legs, and a light gait, it looks like a good horse.Coupled with the harness inlaid with gold and jade, it is magnificent and radiant.

Jing Zhao was envious. "Guo Xiang, where did this good horse come from?"

Satisfied in Yu Shan's heart, he shook the golden whip and pointed to the Pomegranate Ridge in the distance. "Speaking of which, this horse has something to do with Liang Xiao. If he hadn't been sent to the Western Regions, how would I have gotten such a good Dawan horse?"

"Dawan horse?" Jing Zhao clicked his tongue.He has only heard of the reputation of Dawan horses, but has never seen a real Dawan horse.However, looking at the steed of this horse, even if it is not a real Dawan horse, it is still a rare good horse.There are few horses in Jiangdong, Yu Shan did not know how much he spent to get this good horse.

Yu Shan saw Jing Zhao's envy. "This horse cost me five hundred gold."

Jing Zhao shook his head with a wry smile. "Guo Xiang, you are really spending a lot of money."

Yu Shan frowned slightly. "That's right, I'm spending a lot of money just for two good horses. General Jing, if you can capture Zhao Yingqi and Liang Xiao, I'll give you this horse as a thank you, how about it?"

Jing Zhao froze for a moment, then quickly shook his head. "The Prime Minister's words are serious, and the minister dare not be. The minister was careless for a while, was taken advantage of by the thieves, and lost his belongings. The Prime Minister did not punish the minister. Just in case. I would like to take the lead and capture Zhao Yingqi and Liang Xiao for the country."

Yu Shan smiled. "In battle on the battlefield, who can guarantee that nothing will go wrong? Qin Mugong did not blame Meng Mingshi for the defeat of Xiaoshan, so he can dominate Xirong. Although I am not as wise as Qin Mugong, I am deeply yearning for it. General Cheng will not give up and help me. What's the point of a horse?"

Jing Zhao understood.Zou An was punished, Zheng Wu rebelled, Yu Shan urgently needed the support of a general like him, so he could use his horse to win him over.It was precisely because of these factors that he could safely wait for Yu Shan to come to help him when he lost his luggage.

"I am willing to do the work of a dog for the country."

"Hahaha..." Yu Shan laughed and kicked the horse's belly lightly. "Let's go, let's meet Liang Xiao and see how powerful Huan Yuan's proud disciple is."

Jing Zhao got on his horse and followed Yu Shan.His horse is an ordinary Central Plains horse. Although it is expensive, it is far different from Yu Shan's mount.In this way, even though he was slightly taller than Yu Shan, he could only raise his head and talk to Yu Shan, showing a humble and humble attitude.

"Minister, what's the situation at Fenshuiguan?"

Yu Shan's eyes dimmed slightly. "Although there is no problem at present, Wang Hui has been stationed in Yuzhang and has not left for a long time. I am worried that he will attack aggressively. Once attacked from three sides, Minyue will be in danger." He lowered his head, glanced at Jing Zhao, and chuckled lightly. : "If we can capture Zhao Yingqi, at least we can force Nanyue to retreat, relieve the danger of elbows and armpits, and get rid of the troubles of confidantes. Compared with the cavalry of the Han army, the navy of Nanyue is the real threat."
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(End of this chapter)