Chapter 558: Qianzhou City
In the third year of Shenwu, the third year of Jianlong, 962 AD, the seventh day of the eighth month.
In August, Qianzhou had already ushered in a lot of rain, and it was full of wind and rain, which was very noisy.
Lin Renzhao climbed to Qianzhou City, looked at the continuous military camps outside the city, and couldn't help but sigh and said:
"The pseudo-nation people are really thief-hearted. They will surround us. If we suffer, they will not be able to live in peace."
"Yes!" The governor of Qianzhou responded quickly. He felt a little depressed. Qianzhou City had only been safe for several months and is now surrounded again. It is so disasters and difficulties.
"But, General, I heard that the court and His Majesty have already..."
"Shut up!" Lin Renzhao turned his head, widened his eyes, and said fiercely: "These are just rumors. Those ignorant soldiers and ignorant people believe that they are all. You are a dignified governor, do you have no knowledge?"
"The subordinates know that they are guilty!" The governor of Qianzhou had a bitter face and quickly accused him of the crime. He was just trying to ask, but who knew that he would react like this.
However, the reaction was so fierce that it was probably true. He had long heard that Jinling City was surrounded by tens of thousands of troops. Now more than half a month has passed. It seems that Jinling City has been broken.
The emperor is gone, what else can I do to resist?
Seeing the Qianzhou governor's look of loneliness, Lin Renzhao regretted it instantly. Isn't this a warning? He should deny it calmly.
"The current plan is to defend Qianzhou and strive to go to Jinling to pay tribute to the king as soon as possible."
Lin Renzhao looked at the Ganjiang River outside the city and thought a lot in his heart.
"General, don't worry, Jinling City must be safe and sound." As a military supervisor, Chen Qiao was uneasy. Looking at Lin Renzhao on the city wall, he couldn't help but comfort him.
"Even if Jinling City is broken, I will still regain Jinling City!" Lin Renzhao said gritting his teeth.
"Look, there-"
Chen Qiao looked along the boundary pointed by Lin Renzhao. It belonged to the edge of the Gan River, full of bushes and weeds.
"What's special about there?" Chen Qiao asked.
"Before entering Qianzhou, I sent someone to hide most of the ships there, covering them with a layer of branches and leaves, and also far away from Qianzhou City, so the pseudo-Tang Dynasty has not yet discovered it."
Lin Renzhao narrowed his eyes and pondered.
"This? I'm so sad because the general is so hiding!" Chen Qiao shook his head with a wry smile, but he was very happy in his heart, because it means leaving, going north, and rescuing the vast Jinling City.
"The last general did not mean to hide it from the Minister of the Secretariat, but to do it!" Lin Renzhao claimed the crime, and then said vigorously: "For these days, the puppet army has always thought that we would always be hiding in the city. This clan is a time of slackness, and it is just right to take the ship north by surprise."
"It's just right now!" Chen Qiao said excitedly: "Now the rain continues, the enemy must be lazy. After we seized the ship, we headed north in the rain. Although the water in the Ganjiang River rises, it is a rare opportunity. General Lin is indeed able to do it, and he has been preparing for it for a long time."
"Everything is planned, and if it is not planned, it will be abandoned!" Lin Renzhao said softly: "The enemy keeps spreading rumors, saying that the city of Jinling is broken and His Majesty is captured, and people are in panic. If there is a little more time, even if someone wants to defend, he may not be able to defend it anymore. It is better to seek a front-line opportunity."
"But there is one thing that I really can't say!" Lin Renzhao was a little hesitant.
"I know!" Chen Qiao was a human being, how could he not know the situation? He smiled bitterly: "Chen is just a literati, weak and weak, not as strong as an ordinary soldier. It would be better to have a seat and let the strong soldiers go north."
"I will stay in Qianzhou City and guard this city!"
"Secretary!" Lin Renzhao was quite moved and said, "The city of Qianzhou, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians will be handed over to you!"
"This is my duty!" Chen Qiao shook his head and said, "Now, the food in the city has only been enough for half a month. The food is gone. For the people of the whole city, I can only surrender. At that time, the general should not blame me."
"The general led his army north, and the journey was bumpy. There were Jinfan thieves in front and puppet enemy troops behind. They were full of dangers, so be careful!"
"I wonder how many people the general took away?"
Lin Renzhao gritted his teeth and said, "There are more than 30,000 soldiers in the city now. At that time, the Minister of the State commands the troops to the north, and the last general leads 8,000 troops to the south. You only need to help me hold on for half an hour."
"Speak east and attack west? OK!" Chen Qiao clapped his hands and exclaimed: "When will we take action?"
"It's not too late. Tomorrow is ugly and when the sky is light, you will act directly."
Lin Renzhao said in a deep voice: "I will either lift the siege of Jinling or become a ghost under the sword!"
"Good courage!" Chen Qiao saw many vulgar and fearless warriors, and today he heard of such courage, and he had to admire him.
"It's difficult for the general to go, and I'm waiting for the day of celebration wine!"
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The next morning, the moon was still setting, and a little red sun appeared in the sky. A few twinkling stars could be seen vaguely. The sun and the moon were in the sky, which was a good scene.
Unfortunately, the raindrops in the sky never stopped, either big or small, and the ground was already muddy. Not to mention siege, a large number of soldiers had already fallen in the wet weather.
However, the logistics is abundant, the supply of hot ginger water is not limited to the supply, and many doctors accompanying the army to constantly see a doctor and boil medicine, which finally barely maintains morale.
Those with rotten feet, coughing, and bitten by mountain leeches, gather together, non-combat reduction is very powerful.
This is because there are many soldiers in Lingnan. If it were from the Central Plains, it would have been defeated long ago.
Early in the morning, Chen Bing woke up, his bedding was wet and he was sleeping uneasy. He simply got up and took a sip of hot porridge before he could recover. He said helplessly: "This damn weather makes people unable to move forward and retreat. Lin Renzhao is really stubborn. The king has surrendered, but he has not surrendered yet."
Seeing the sky was light and the cold wind was blowing at the door, he shivered for a moment, and had nothing to do, and began to prepare for patrol patrol. The more at this time, the less he could not relax.
After walking a few hundred steps, he saw Huang Yang holding an umbrella, Commander Huang, who was preparing to climb the arrow tower and look at Qianzhou City not far away.
"General Chen!" Huang Yang glanced at Chen Bing, who was fully armed, and couldn't help but shout.
"Huang Tongjun!" Chen Bing hurried over and bowed.
"This weather, General Chen is still patrolling. It's really the sway of a general!" Huang Yang exclaimed.
"How can I get to the commander of the army? I'll get up so early to observe the military situation!" Chen Bing praised, and Huang Yang's eyes narrowed.
"The weather is not good, otherwise, with our catapult cart, we would have ruined Qianzhou City long ago."
Huang Yang sighed: "It's time to go, but it's hard to move forward!"
Chapter completed!