The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 225

Just when Lin Yifan went to Shazhou, the situation in Haizhou, which is located in the southeast of Tianwu, began to undergo a huge change.

It has been three months since the imperial court's 20 counter-insurgency troops went south to Haizhou.Today, tens of thousands of anti-insurgency troops gather outside Ninghai City, the capital of Haizhou, with flags and flags flying like forests of swords and guns.In Ninghai City, only [-] remnants of the rebels huddled in the city, panicked and terrified.

Gaoyou, the king of Jinghai, stands on the top of the city wall, as if his mind is lost. The elegant man in his 40s is now gray at the temples and haggard. .At this time, he had already regretted it in his heart. He thought that after the turmoil in the capital, hundreds of thousands of troops suffered heavy casualties, and the imperial court was already weak.In addition, the former emperor did not leave a will to confirm who is the new emperor, so that the princes killed each other, and the hands of the current emperor are even more stained with the blood of his brothers.And he and the first emperor are the younger brothers of the same mother and compatriots. He originally wanted to use this as a banner to stand on his own by taking advantage of the new emperor's lack of edicts, murdering the sins of his compatriots, establishing himself as emperor, and calling on the people of the world to attack him.In this way, he will be able to ascend the throne in a legitimate way and reorganize the universe.

At the beginning, those powerful noble families who had retreated from the capital had completely offended the new emperor and were panicking.Suddenly I heard that King Jinghai of Haizhou raised the banner of rebellion, calling on the people of the world to kill the false emperor and maintain the principles of ethics.Unable to be overjoyed, they took their troops to Haizhou to seek refuge.

In just one month, King Jinghai, a feudal lord with few troops under his command, quickly expanded to tens of thousands of troops.At that time, King Jinghai was full of vigor, and with a wave of his hand, the whole Haizhou fell at his feet.

Immediately afterwards, just as he was about to lead his troops into the Northern Expedition, enter the capital, and drive the false emperor from the throne, the news of the imperial court's army going south to suppress the rebellion also came.

A tragic fight broke out between the two sides at the junction of the two maritime states.In the end, the Haizhou army was defeated and had to retreat.Across the wide Qingping River, build a tight line of defense.The Haizhou navy sits in the water village of Sangshuikou, and travels five hundred miles along the river, monitoring the movements on the other side.

In the next month, the naval forces of both sides fought inextricably. The entire Qingping River was full of broken ship planks and swollen dead bodies, floating eastward from the river.

The Haizhou navy is indeed the largest and most elite navy in the Tianwu Empire. Relying on the powerful navy, the imperial army had to face a stalemate here, looking at the south bank, unable to make an inch of progress.

However, what the Haizhou Army did not expect was that Leizhou's army defending the Tianyun Kingdom dispatched 5 troops to enter from the west of Haizhou. The goal was directed at Ninghai City in the east.This move immediately aroused the tension of Haizhou's high-level officials, and they had to quickly dispatch [-] troops to block the pace of Leizhou's army.

With the arrival of imperial reinforcements, the situation in Haizhou was suddenly not optimistic, so that people panicked. Some aristocratic families began to secretly flirt with the imperial army and pass the song secretly.Just after Haizhou's [-] troops set off, some generals of the Haizhou Navy, who were persuaded by Cao Ziyan, turned against each other while the two armies were fighting. The rest of the navy launched an attack.

The water village was in chaos immediately, and the whole navy was in chaos.The court navy seized this opportunity and immediately launched a counterattack, taking down the entire water village in one fell swoop and destroying most of the Haizhou navy.The imperial army began to continuously send troops to the opposite bank. After a while, the first [-] troops took firm control of the water village and blocked the Haizhou army who came to reinforce it.As the army gathered more and more, the less than [-] Haizhou army could no longer do anything, so they had to retreat quickly before the imperial army had fully arrived.

Along the way, the imperial army bit the back firmly and kept chasing.This made the Haizhou Army, which was already demoralized and panicked, began to slowly collapse.By the time they joined the [-] troops on the way, there were only about [-] troops left.

Facing the situation in Haizhou taking a turn for the worse, the Haizhou army had to withdraw to Ninghai City, trying to rely on the high walls of Ninghai City to block the attack of the imperial army.

Until now, it has been more than half a month since the siege of the city. Originally, there were 8 to [-] Haizhou troops, but now there are only about [-] troops left.King Jinghai stood on the top of the wall, exposed to the scorching sun, completely motionless, quietly recalling the past four months, as if in a dream.

And under the Ninghai City, a large tent stood in the barracks, and the imperial flag was erected and fluttered in the wind.In the tent, all the generals of the imperial army gathered here to discuss military affairs.An old man nearly seventy years old was sitting on the main seat, wearing an ordinary leather armor, and beside him was a notched saber; his beard and hair were all white, his eyes were piercing, and he naturally exuded the power of a superior person like a tiger. majesty.Sitting below him is a young man in his twenties, wearing a gorgeous light leather armor and a precious saber on his waist.With a faint smile on his face, he was listening to the old man's words.

"Everyone, Ninghai City has been besieged for more than half a month now, and the rebel army is on the verge of collapse. Today we will work harder and take this city in one fell swoop, so that we can return to the court as soon as possible." The old man looked around the crowd, Shen Sheng said, "I don't know what you think?"

"You can't do it, Commander." Immediately, a general stood up and took the lead in objecting, "Now Ninghai City has become an isolated city, with no food and grass inside, and no reinforcements outside. Sooner or later, it will be destroyed without attack. Our army just sits and watches the enemy's army collapse without a fight. Why should the army of labor force desperately attack the city and increase the casualties in vain?"

"The army is out, spending tens of millions of money and food. Since you can capture the city as soon as possible, why waste your time and waste money here? General Gan's words are very inappropriate." A general sitting opposite him immediately retorted.

"General Hou's words are wrong. Once the city is attacked, the rebels will be dying. In the half month since the siege, our army has lost more than 3 soldiers here. Why waste the lives of the soldiers for a little time? ? Everyone said, am I right?"

"General Gan's words are reasonable, and the last general also felt that it would be better to wait for the enemy to collapse, since his siege would only increase casualties."

"That's right, the last general also feels that attacking the city at this time will do more harm than good, and a wise man will not take it."

"Nonsense, if we attack the city at this time, even though our army will suffer damage, it will never cause too many casualties. We must calm down Haizhou as soon as possible, and then send our troops to the north to take advantage of the trend to wipe out all the rebels in the north. In this way, our Tianwu Empire Only then can we restore the former honor and rule the world.”

"Yes, there are still northern rebels entrenched, we really shouldn't waste time here, we should calm down the south as soon as possible, and then deal with the northern rebels with all our strength."

"It's ridiculous. The rebels in the north are just a mob. When our army settles down here and goes northward, we can wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop. Why be so anxious."

. . . . .

Just as everyone was arguing with each other, a loud shout rang in everyone's ears.

"Quiet!" The old man stared at the crowd with fierce eyes, snorted coldly, then turned to look at the young man who had been silent all this time, "General Cao, what do you think?"

"Commander, the general believes that this battle has already caused heavy losses to both the enemy and us, and it is not appropriate to increase the casualties." Cao Ziyan saluted the old man slightly, and said calmly, "However, our army is wasting time here, wasting money and food, and it is also a waste of money and food." It is not a good strategy. It is better to send a eloquent man to the city to explain his interests and make him surrender to the imperial court. In this way, Haizhou can be completely pacified and our army's strength can be preserved, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

"I'm afraid it won't be easy?" The old man thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "The King of Jinghai has no ruler, is a rebel, and he must know that he has no way out. How could he listen to one side's words and surrender to the court?"

"It is impossible for King Jinghai to persuade him, but most of his subordinates are local aristocratic families. How could they be destroyed together with King Jinghai?" Cao Ziyan said confidently, "According to the information obtained by the general, the people in this city who want to submit to the imperial court There are too many to count. Now just wait for a word from us, and the city gate will be opened to welcome Master Wang into the city."

The old man nodded slightly, then looked at a middle-aged general on the other side, "General Huo, what do you think?"

General Huo came back to his senses, saw the old man was looking at him, he quickly stood up and said: "Old General Tang, our Leizhou Army is at your command."

The old man withdrew his eyes slightly disappointed, pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "In that case, then follow General Cao's plan."

(End of this chapter)