Jianye.
The news of Yangzhou falling was like a huge dark cloud that hung over Jianye.
Along with the news spreading, there were a bunch of rumors like, “Since the Qing army took down Yangzhou, they will reach Jianye soon.” These rumors made people terrified, and the atmosphere became really nervous.
During the court assembly, there were already ministers suggesting they surrendered for the safety of the people. Ouyang Shuo, this newly appointed Prince Regent, naturally became the target.
Even Hongguang emperor, who was sitting on the dragon throne, felt really uneasy.
Looking down at the ministers who each had their own motives, Hongguang emperor, who had lost control of the court, could only look around. In the end, he realized that the only person he could trust was Ouyang Shuo.
No matter what, Ouyang Shuo had 40 thousand troops under him.
“What do you think we should do?” Hongguang emperor asked.
Ouyang Shuo was really calm. He stepped out and said, “Do not worry, my emperor, although the enemy took down Yangzhou City, they were exploiting the situation. They have not fought head on against us, so whoever dies to who is still unknown.”
“That’s right, you are right.”
The Hongguang emperor was like a person grasping at straws, and only then did he think back to the 200 thousand player army, “Since that’s the case, please call your troops back to Jianye to defend.”
The other officials all agreed. Without many troops defending, they really would not be at ease.
When Ouyang Shuo heard that, he could only helplessly say, “Our army already has a plan, so do not worry. As for the safety of Jianye, with the 40 thousand player force along with Liu Liangzuo’s forces, it is of no worry.”
As he said that, Ouyang Shuo glanced over at Liu Liangzuo.
Liu Liangzuo could feel that gaze as his face tensed up.
“That’s right.”
Although the Hongguang emperor could not nod, he did not dare to retort Ouyang Shuo, so he just carefully said, “For safety, I hope that you move the troops back.”
For an emperor to stoop to such a level, there was really no point.
When Ouyang Shuo saw that, he had to care about the emperor’s face and nodded. As for how to plan for it, the vanguard troops would gauge the matter for themselves.
He did not believe that the combination of Guo Ziyi and Jia Xu would not be able to breakthrough a simple Yangzhou City.
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After the court assembly was dismissed, Ouyang Shuo returned to his residence.
The small situation of the court was not much. What Ouyang Shuo was worried about was that the Great Shun and Great Xi forces that he had just contacted would be affected by the news.
To cover the Great Shun forces, Ouyang Shuo even got Li Jing to personally act, asking him to go and visit them.
“Let’s hope they have some patience.”
That afternoon, Guo Ziyi’s letter was received by Ouyang Shuo. Looking at it, Ouyang Shuo could not help but praise Jia Xu’s plan.
With his plan, Ouyang Shuo felt really relieved, and he instantly called over the in charge of Shanhai Guards and ordered, “Since Yangzhou has fallen, those clowns will start jumping out. It’s the best time to capture all of them.”
“Understood!”
In truth, the Shanhai Guards had already searched out a portion of the evidence, and only some cunning foxes had not been dug out because they hid really deep.
“This time, we will take them all down.” Ouyang Shuo’s eyes shone coldly.
Along with the Shanhai Guards striking out, hidden currents flowed in the already chaotic Jianye.
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5th day of the Battle Map.
When Guo Ziyi’s forces suddenly went around Yangzhou and appeared at the upstream of Huai River, one could foresee the shock of the Qing army. “When did they get across!” Dodo was filled with doubt.
To avoid the detection of the Qing army, Guo Ziyi had spent a lot of effort.
During the same morning.
With the help of the Emperor Squadron, they took down Sizhou, which the Qing army had occupied, in just one morning. Along the way, they also intercepted the grain the Qing army was sending to Yangzhou, achieving Jia Xu’s strategic goal.
This placed the Qing army on the spot.
Dodo was ready to have a final battle with the enemy at Yangzhou. After destroying the player force, he would head straight for Jianye.
“This was a really safe battle plan.”
The sudden actions of Guo Ziyi’s forces totally broke his strategy. Not mentioning other things, but just the grain problem became a huge issue for the Qing army.
As mentioned before, the Huai River and Changjiang was the grain transportation line in the south. The Qing army mainly used the Huai River and now the Great Xia Emperor Squadron had blocked up the upstream.
Not to mention that Di Chen did not bring any navy, but even if he did, with the ability of the Great Zhou’s two squadrons, in front of the well-equipped Emperor Squadron, they were nothing.
As for the navy that the Qing Dynasty placed together haphazardly, they were even worse.
The current Emperor Squadron, under the command of Zhou Yu, who was familiar with inland navy combat, were an invincible presence. It was no wonder that when the Emperor Squadron passed Yangzhou, the Qing army knew nothing.
Yangzhou, City Lord’s Manor.
Dodo gathered Di Chen, Lianpo, and Abatai, whose forces had just arrived for a meeting.
“Yangzhou has a lack of grain and can only last for five days. What should we do? What ideas do you have?” Dodo did not come to a conclusion right away.
In front of the Qing army, there were two choices, going up north or heading down south.
“I suggest going up north.” The one who spoke was Di Chen, “Jianye is not like Yangzhou. It’s a huge city with many troops defending it and taking it down will not be easy. If our troops face problems in Jianye, we might be pincered in. As long as we go up north and obtain grain, we can stabilize ourselves and fight another day.”
Di Chen understood the ability of the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps and knew that with them defending, it would not be easy to take down Jianye. As a result, he suggested going up north.
Who knew that his words would infuriate Abatai, who had just rushed over.
“Scoff, you’re just too cowardly.” Abatai did not give Di Chen any face, “How can the small Jianye block our Great Qing iron cavalry? I suggest we immediately go down south.”
Speaking of which, Abatai sought to fight, “When we go down south, I am willing to be the vanguard!”
That was not surprising.
Since Great Shun was wiped, the situation of the Qing Dynasty unifying China was slowly becoming clearer.
Unavoidably, Manchu people like Abatai would become proud and feel that their army was invincible and could sweep the world.
Furthermore, Di Chen was a Han Chinese person, so Abatai did not care about him.
When Di Chen heard that, his face instantly turned red. He clenched his fists, and his eyes flashed coldly. He was a really arrogant person. Obviously, he could not stand the humiliation dealt to him by Abatai.
In truth, the eight banner army of Qing that was similar to a peasant army was not even regarded by Di Chen.
Just as Di Chen was about to rage, Dodo suddenly spoke up.
