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Volume One: Heroes of the World Gather at the Water Pond Chapter 892: Qiu Cui, the Prefect of Guangxi

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    In recent days, the situation in Lelang, a border county bordering the Kingdom of Jin under the jurisdiction of the Andong Protectorate of Liangshan, has become increasingly severe.

    Although the Koryo Peninsula is famous for its mountains, most of the numerous plains are located on the long strip of landforms from north to south on the west coast of the peninsula.  The important cities that used to play a decisive role in Goryeo, such as Pyongyang, Gaegyeong, Wanggyong, Jeonju, Gwangju, and Naju, are all distributed on this small plain separated by hills and low mountains.

    As for Lelang County in Liangshan, which was restored and reset by Wang Lun, nearly half of its territory belongs to this mixture of plains and hills (the other half consists of various mountains with higher terrain as you go eastward. Xuantu east of Lelang  The county is surrounded by high mountains.)

    If placed in peacetime, this place would be a treasure trove for developing agriculture and accumulating national strength. However, during wartime, it would provide the greatest convenience for foreign enemies to invade.  After all, although low mountains and hills can divide the plains, if you rely on them as natural dangers, you will undoubtedly be deceiving yourself.

    It was under these circumstances that the foreign invaders seduced by Dawei State invaded the peninsula for hundreds of miles and eroded the newly resettled Lelang County to only four incomplete counties.  Moreover, the Jurchens' troops have already arrived at Nianchan County (formerly Goryeo Anzhou), which is only a mere 180 to 90 miles away from Caoxian County, Lelangshou County (formerly Goryeo Pyongyang), and they can reach the city in two days.

    At this time, on the pontoon bridge built at the Caoxian section of the lower reaches of the Datong River, an endless stream of fleeing people were rushing south in fear.  Officials of all sizes from the county and city led the defenders to carry out the work of resettling refugees and screening spies non-stop beside the pontoon bridge.  Refugees who are confirmed to be innocent will be organized into an organization and sent to Cao County for city repairs by the government in the form of work-for-work relief.

    Looking at the panic-stricken people fleeing by the river, Wang Huan, the leader of the Ten Festivals of Lelang Festival, turned back to his partner and shook his head and sighed:

    "Take it easy! Seeing that the battle is going like this, I'm afraid my old face will have no place to hang up. Sooner or later, I will be laughed to death by those old guys!"

    Qiu Ceng, who is the first person responsible for guarding the territory of Lelang County, is also suffering at this time, but in the face of the elder's self-deprecation, he still showed considerable grace:

    "Old general, it would be better if you want to open up more! The juniors and Xun are both in trouble now. If the reinforcements from the Duhufu never come, I, the governor, might become the first sinner to lose his territory since the founding of Liangshan.  !" Qiu Cang smiled bitterly, "In the words of us Jingdong people, I'm almost naked!"

    Wang Huan was about to laugh at Qiu Cun's words, but this smile was a bitter smile: "You have said that we all lose. Now that you are naked, I, a warrior with the responsibility of protecting the land, can't commit suicide.  To thank the world?"

    Hearing this, Qiu Can did not answer any more words, but looked at Wang Huan and smiled bitterly.  At this time, Li Ming, the governor who accompanied the two men on inspection, said: "Two gentlemen, we have to fight if the Duhufu sends reinforcements. Even if they don't send reinforcements, we still have to fight! When foreign invaders come, we should fight to the death.  There is nothing to say! If the danger of the Datong River is lost, there will be Pingchuan wilderness to the south, and there will be no danger for Seoul to defend, and the world will be shocked! "

    "Li Ming's words are true. Caoxian County is the gateway to Seoul. If Caoxian County is lost, it will be destroyed."  Seoul government will inevitably open its doors.

    However, Wang Huan and Qiu Cun had not spoken at this time. Ma Wanli, who had withdrawn from the front line, answered: "Where did we not fight to the death? The 40,000 border troops lost more than 10,000, all of which were lost in the battle to defend the city!  Can you say we didn¡¯t try our best?¡±

    Li Ming was left by Wang Huan's side. He did not take command from the front like the other three governors. It was hard to say anything at this time. He just said: "The city is being defended in such a miserable state. If we have another field battle, wouldn't it be for the Jurchens?"  Barbarians delivering food? I think these Korean soldiers are not ordinary people who have only put down their hoes for two days! How can they achieve such a record with the three of you?"

    "I had the same idea as you at first. I thought that Shi Wengong led the Fanluo army to chop melons and vegetables. These soldiers should be of good quality, but that was not the case when the war started! After thinking about it, I finally understood.  Firstly, Shi Wengong has picked away all the good seedlings, and secondly, he is leading the Koreans to fight against the Koreans. The situation is completely different. If we simply compare with him, it would be too natural." Ma Wanli was not in a defensive mood this time!  So big, he just calmly discussed the matter and said:

    "To be fair, the Jurchens are really fierce in fighting! They charge when they are told to charge. They attack the city when they are told to attack. I saw it with my own eyes on the city. Occasionally, those who were timid and retreated halfway would be crushed and killed by their own cavalry behind them.  . Wow, that method is so damn cruel! Another thing that¡¯s strange is that these savages who came out of the mountains are not stupid at all. They can actually use siege equipment to defeat the city in one battle.  It's worse than the siege. In the previous battle, Duan Dujian was almost killed and the Jurchens were captured alive. How do you think this battle will be fought? "

    It was okay not to mention Duan Pengju, but when he mentioned Duan Pengju, his face turned red as fire, and he jumped out and said: "Old Xianggong??Give me five thousand Han soldiers, and the final general will make the Jurchen barbarians unable to take a step beyond Nianchan (county)!  "

    When Ma Wanli saw this, he realized that he had made a mistake and accidentally stepped on Duan Pengju's painful foot. He couldn't help but lower his head in embarrassment.  To be honest, he also lost his city. If we really talk about it, we are all brothers in trouble, let alone the eldest brother.

    When Li Ming saw Duan Pengju asking for a fight, he was also eager to try.  As for the Song Army, only the glorious tradition of hundreds of years is left to defend the city. Who doesn't have two brushes in their hands?

    Faced with his subordinates' invitation to fight, Wang Huan shook his head and said, "The Qingchuan River has been lost, all the barbarians have landed, and Nianchan County is no longer in danger. If you go again, it will only add fuel to the fire. Now the Datong River front is quite complicated."  Commander, we will ultimately have to rely on the ten thousand Han troops to sustain us! Our top priority at this time is to be prepared to resist the enemy north of the Datong River!"

    Duan Pengju, who was eager to wash away his shame, was still a little unwilling to give up after hearing this. At this time, he eagerly looked at Qiu Cui, hoping to get different orders from the prefect.  I saw Qiu Cui pondering for a moment, and then said: "We must not abandon the land that can be defended lightly, and we must not act recklessly on the ground that cannot be defended. We don't have much capital now, and we only have 20,000 troops left. It is already difficult to defend the lower reaches of the Datong River.  Okay, we can¡¯t divide our power at this time!¡±

    Wang Huan was very pleased that Qiu Can could be consistent with his own military views. At first, he was afraid that this young man, who was said to be very arrogant, would be too independent-minded and interfere in the marching and fighting.  However, after this period of contact, the two of them not only had the same views on the development of the war, but also Qiu Ceng was different from the rumors. He actually knew how to respect people.  During his half-life as a soldier, Wang Huan had partnered with countless civil servants and military supervisors, but he only felt that a civil servant like Qiu Cui, who could be called the best partner, was rare in his life.

    As soon as he was in a good mood, Wang Huan explained a few more sentences to his subordinates: "Wu Dujian is also an experienced military man. He just saw that Nian Chan's natural danger was lost, so he took the initiative to withdraw to Siwang County (formerly Goryeo Shunzhou).  Ensure our safety upstream. At this time, we are two nails stuck on the Datong River. Even if the Jurchens are possessed by beasts, they will have to go through a lot of trouble if they want to cross the river, or they can only go to the river.  After traveling hundreds of miles to the east, we have no control over how the Jurchens choose our county, but if they only focus on our county, we will fight him to the end as long as we win the precious thing.  At that time, the reinforcements from the Protectorate will rush to Cao County! At that time, these barbarians will no longer have the final say!"

    In the Song Dynasty, Wang Huan was able to reach the high position of Jiedushi step by step, and he was very clear-headed when facing the war situation. He knew that his task was to buy time for reinforcements, rather than always being like some of his subordinates who were eager to show off.  Thinking of stealing the show by yourself.

    You know, stealing the show also requires strength.  Although the menacing Jurchens made the battlefield veteran feel itchy for a moment, he knew his trump card very well.  Although Duan Pengju was full of confidence in the Han army in the county, he knew that these new armies he had personally formed were not as powerful as the Jin army, which defeated the Khitans without the ability to fight back.

    "Then let's just waste our time here?"

    Duan Pengju has obviously been convinced by Wang Huan, but Li Ming is still a little unwilling: "My old husband gave me three thousand Han troops, no, three thousand Korean soldiers, and I will eventually go and meet these barbarians!"

    Just because the other party is also a general with considerable qualifications and is asking for war at this time, Wang Huan cannot be as ruthless as he reprimanded his former subordinates. At this time, he just smiled bitterly and said: "I am also a veteran of the Forbidden Army. I and I  Can you come up?"

    When Wang Huan said this, Li Ming was immediately defeated and had to stop his activities and completely wipe out his thoughts.  At this time, I heard Wang Huan say: "You three, we led the Korean soldiers to fight like this. The superiors did not blame me, and Qiu Prefect did not blame me, but I am under great pressure, why do you say so? I have won every battle in my life.  I have fought many battles and lost many battles, but I have always been worthy of the brothers around me. But this time, if Cao County loses again, I will not be able to live up to the trust of Chief Wang, and I will not be able to live up to Governor Qi.  Support. Just now the prefect made it clear, he is just one step away from becoming the prefect of Guangxi! This is simply a great shame for our soldiers!"

    Ma Wanli and the other three people couldn't help but blush when they heard this. If Qiu Chan becomes the governor of Guangxi, then they soldiers will be the culprits and will definitely be blamed.  At this moment, everyone was about to speak out, but they asked Wang Huan to stop, and only heard him say: "In this battle, please do your best to help me defend the Datong River! If you are lucky enough to be able to stop the Hulu's iron hoof, please come up with it in the future.  Bring all the copies and train our frontier troops to be strong, lest the Protectorate look at the situation between the enemy and us and forgive us for our defeat! "

    yes!  The war was fought like this, but there was not a single word of blame from the superiors. When I thought about it, it seemed that the superiors thought it was normal for the war to be fought like this.  Is it okay to be treated as a weakling army by my own people?  Everyone was immediately aroused by Wang Huan's words to be competitive in the hearts of soldiers, and they all expressed their gratitude.?, vowing to wash away the shame on his body.  (~^~)
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