Chapter 308 Fuzhou Good News
"I am not a loving person. I will take this letter and everyone will immediately leave the city and head south tomorrow morning. Go to the territory of the Zhongyong Army. If I don't return to Jiangning for a day, you won't have to come back. This is the money I have prepared for you. Take it and take care of the brothers below." Li Yu lifted the small box on the table. It was just prepared by him. If he could return to Jiangning safely, he would still need these people. Although Li Congshan was pessimistic about this trip, he might not have no chance.
"Too many, this!" Nighthawk was startled, and there were piles of gold ingots piled up inside. At least a thousand taels, if converted into silver, it would cost more than ten thousand taels.
"Take it, give this letter to Zhenhai Hou, he will definitely hide you and wait." Li Yu took the letter and placed it on the golden ingot.
"I thanked the prince!" Ye Ying stepped forward, picked up the small box, and saluted respectfully.
"Remember, set off immediately tomorrow morning. Don't stop along the way, otherwise you will bear the consequences. This arrangement of the king has done its best. Don't make mistakes by yourself!" Li Congshan was still worried and reminded him again.
As long as he is in Jiangning for one day, no one dares to take action, but once he passes the river, those evil hands will no longer be scrupulous.
"Don't worry, my subordinates must not slack off!" Ye Ying replied respectfully. It would be better to go to the south, just to think it was a holiday. They wore masks every day and walked in the darkness. They had long forgotten what a normal life would look like. I heard that under the rule of Zhenhai Hou, they were quite rich, especially Quanzhou, and they had long wanted to go and see it.
"Go!" Li Congshan waved his hand and then turned his back.
The next morning, Nighthawk led more than 30 secret guard leaders to ride horses at the west gate of Jiangning City. Such a large formation scared the city gate guards.
"Stop the person coming!" The guard commanded his subordinates to prevent the horse. So many people were out of the city with masks, so they must be searched strictly.
"What, do you want to search for me?" Li Congshan, a restaurant not far from the city gate, walked towards the city gate under the protection of the guards.
"It turns out it's King Han. The last general is polite, let it go!" The guard general breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was King Han. His Majesty didn't mind this subordinate, and he was too lazy to care about it.
Ye Ying and others wanted to turn over and dismount and salute, but Li Congshan refused and directly urged them to set off.
The staff of all the secret guards must be far more than that. These are all backbones in Jiangning, and ordinary informants are lying down. As for the secret guards in other places, they will also receive news one after another and quietly move south.
Li Yu stood at the top of the city and looked at the secret guards who were gradually moving away, and couldn't help but feel sad. He finally built something he had done, and if he couldn't come back, he didn't know what would happen in the future.
"Good news!"
"Good news!"
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Just as King Li Congshan was preparing to go down the city tower, a cavalry suddenly rushed over from a distance, holding the Loyal and Brave Army's flag and shouting loudly.
"Get out of here quickly!"
"A great victory in Fuzhou!"
As he approached the city gate, the person who sent the order shouted loudly, and the voice clearly reached Li Congshan's ears.
Perhaps, this trip was of some significance. Finally, I was able to win some time for the Tang Dynasty, and while being born in the royal family and enjoying wealth, I also had a lot of responsibility. Li Congshan thought to himself.
Li Congshan, who had long known the map, naturally knew the significance of taking Fuzhou, which greatly reduced the strategic space of Nanyue. The Southern Tang could launch an attack on the hinterland of Nanyue from three directions north and southwest at the same time.
In the palace, Li Yu held the good news from the loyal and brave army and couldn't help but feel emotion. Perhaps those who accomplish great things will eventually make some contributions.
At this time, there was chaos in Fuzhou City. After great casualties, the loyal and brave army finally occupied Fuzhou City.
Officials and some generals and elite generals fled from the East Gate. At this point, the war officially changed hands.
"Mr. Marquis, I heard that the governor of the Zhangwu Army Qian Renjun was dead." Cheng Zhenbei walked to Sun Yu with a big axe and said, "The place where Sun Yu is now is the Fuzhou Governor's Office."
"How did you know?" Sun Yu was stunned. He didn't hear that he had never met that person until now.
"I just went to the General's Mansion and didn't want to see if there is anything valuable." Now the Zhongyong Army is poor and has already been empty. Even the military pay has been discounted, and the rewards and pensions have not yet been settled.
After Lao Cheng and others took over Fuzhou City, they began to count the industries in the homes of officials of all sizes and big and small, and searched them one by one. If all these industries were sold, they should be able to support some time.
"How did you die?" Sun Yu felt a little emotional. This person had put a lot of pressure on him before. I remember that when he first arrived in Jianzhou, a Tianmei Sect supported by Zhangwu Jun could make him very afraid.
Thinking of the Tiannv Sect, Sun Yu suddenly missed the saint a little, and he was still pretty good.
"On the day after crossing the river, the water fell. I guess I was not very good. I couldn't afford to get sick and went there in just two days." Lao Cheng was already surprised that the city looked extremely strong, but it was not that difficult to fight. It turned out that the main general was dead.
Speaking of which, although the Zhongyong Army paid a considerable price to attack the city, the intensity of the opponent's defense of the city was far from enough. Otherwise, it was still possible that the Zhongyong Army would be dragged to withdraw its troops. Of course, this was also because they did not know that the other party was in short supply.
Although Fuzhou Chief Lu Qian was entrusted by Qian Renjun as Fuzhou City, he was not appointed by the court and had no prestige in the army. How could these people obey his will? Seeing that the Zhongyong Army had a fierce offensive, they all wanted to protect their elite soldiers in case of the future, so they were naturally beaten by the other party and finally broke through with the elite soldiers. It was not useless at all.
The Zhangwu Army's breakthrough was extremely decisive and did not drag it out at all. Even the cavalry patrolling outside the city had no time to meet up and launch an attack. They could only watch the other party leave. I guess there were a lot of fines and soft things in it, and I really regret it.
"How much food do we have in our hands at present?" Sun Yu was very troubled. When the other party left, he burned all the warehouse with fire. Now the food and grass are in short supply, so he can only raise some as much as possible before the other party counterattacks.
"It's only five days long. Now all counties are collecting autumn grain. It should be enough to survive this time." Although the warehouses of the counties that were captured before were not stored, and the private tax grain had not been collected, they could collect a lot, but it all took time.
"Then the five counties of Minqing, Minhou, Changle, Fuqing and Yongtai will be ordered to transport food and grass within three days to avoid loss and increase tax by 20%. "This Fuzhou City is a fight
Now that the regiments are busy building defensive facilities, improving the city's defense, and dealing with the South Vietnamese army that may arrive at any time.
The taxes paid on weekdays usually have to be deducted according to the dryness of the grain. Nowadays, not only do we need to deduct them, but we can also add 20%, which will inevitably greatly increase the enthusiasm of each county to transport grain. It is definitely not a problem for each county to use this extra grain to recruit young and strong people. After all, the busy farming has passed, and there are many people who want to work and earn money.
"One, two, three, hey!" There were a series of slogans under the city, and it was Chen Qiba who personally led people to clean the moat.
In order to put the siege vehicles into use, the moat was filled with extremely solid. Not only did it lay a number of wooden piles, but the road surface was also paved with sand, gravel and cement. Now, in order to improve the city's defense, it is naturally demolished.
"Mr. Marquis, why do you send cavalry to Minhou County? If you are stationed here, we will have more strength." Lao Cheng felt that since he wanted to defend the city, he would do his best. Why should he divide his troops into two places?
"We cannot lose Minhou County, that is the most reliable supply line for us. Moreover, the cavalry guarding the city is not very useful. If it is placed in Minhou County, it can still harass one or two." Sun Yu waved his hand, mainly because there is not much food in Fuzhou City. If the other party has too many people, it is like when he was directly besieged by Putian County, then he couldn't hold on for long.
The cavalry stayed in Minhou County, and the other party would never dare to let go of Fuzhou City and attack Minhou County, otherwise he would not mind cutting off his food route.
"Have you not come yet?" Li Yu sat in the imperial study room and asked An Jinhai who was serving him. Early this morning, he asked An Jinhai to send someone to the city gate to stare. Once the King of Han comes, he will come and report immediately.
"No!" An Jinhai shook his head. According to common sense, King Han should first say goodbye to the palace and then set off.
"It's already the second moment, there won't be any changes, right?" Li Yu immediately became worried. What should he do if something goes wrong?
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Xiao is asking for a meeting." The little eunuch at the door came in to report.
"Let him come in." Li Yu nodded. In the past two days, he ordered Xiao Yi to stare at King Han's every move. After all, King Han has been in Jiangning for many years and has many secret guards. If he really wants to disappear, there are still many ways.
Xiao Yi was very excited when he was happy recently. When he came in, he bowed to Li Yu, who was the leader, but did not forget to look at An Jinhai provocatively. Without the constraints of the King of Korea, he would definitely be able to overwhelm An Jinhai in the future. Even if he drove him out of the palace, it would not be impossible.
Looking at Xiao Yi, who was successful in the villain, An Jinhai sighed in his heart. From now on, Xiao Yi not only held great power. There was Concubine Xie blowing the wind beside her pillow in the palace, and there was Prince Jiang Li Jicao outside to respond. He really couldn't do anything to him. It's a pity that the sky had no eyes.
"Your Majesty, King Han has already left the city with the envoys of the Song Dynasty. I'm afraid he has arrived at the ferry now." Xiao Yi has basically stared at King Han in the past two days, and his every move is under surveillance.
The secret guard left that day, under his control of Xiao Yi, but he was just unwilling to take action. If he really angered King Han and killed himself desperately before leaving Jiangning, his Majesty would probably not be able to save him. After all, he would have to rely on him to go to the Song Dynasty.
Chapter completed!