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That night Qin Mu planned to lead his men to launch a surprise attack on the enemy camp five miles to the south, but unfortunately they were discovered in advance by the secret sentries set up by the thief Li Zhaoguang. Seeing that there was no opportunity to take advantage of, Qin Mu had to give up.
The next day, Zhang Xianzhong launched a massive siege on Yuanzhou City. Lu Daqi, the governor of four provinces, had already had a very bad relationship with Wu Xueli. Lu Daqi hated the left army for plundering too much and forced the people in the city to rebel.
Wu Xueli hated Lu Daqi for interfering in his responsibilities and privately killing his own soldiers, which led to chaos in Yuanzhou and the fall of Laohukou. Not only did he lose nearly 30,000 troops in one day, but he was now trapped in an isolated city with no reinforcements outside and no food inside, and his situation was precarious.
But now we are all in the same broken boat. If the boat sinks, we will all perish together. So we can only stick together for the time being.
Qin Mu in Yuchun Mountain was not having a good time either. The little bit of food he had stored in Yuchun Mountain was enough to supply more than a thousand soldiers, but now there were 20,000 more mouths to feed. Even if he only gave the people a small amount of porridge every day to barely sustain their lives, it would not last for a few days.
So Qin Mu immediately ordered the next morning to move all the people to Wanzai. The war was fierce and dangerous, and taking these old, weak, women and children with him would only lead to death.
After arriving in Wanzai, they could just go to Nanchang. It would be better than staying here and starving to death together.
However, the more than 3,000 young and strong men in Huanglian Mountain were eager to follow Qin Mu. Qin Mu had experienced a series of battles and lost more than 200 people. He needed to replenish his troops, so he selected 1,000 of them and left them in Yuchun Mountain to be reorganized and trained by Liu Meng. The remaining 2,000 people were also sent back to Wanzai to serve as city guards.
After dealing with all this, Qin Mu could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"What's this?"
Qin Mu was watching the deployment of Li Zhaoguang on the opposite side. Hong Niang flipped her hand, as fast as lightning, and the telescope in Qin Mu's hand instantly fell into her hand.
"Are you done yet? Come on!"
"It's just a broken tube, can't I take a look?" Hong Niangzi ignored Qin Mu's murderous gaze and imitated what he had done just now. She put the telescope in front of her eyes, "Hey! What's going on?" Hong Niangzi stretched her neck forward unconsciously, and opened her mouth wide enough to put an egg in.
Qin Mu took advantage of her surprise and snatched the telescope back, then moved a few steps away and continued to observe the enemy.
Zhang Xianzhong probably thought that Qin Mu's thousand men were irrelevant to the overall situation, so he only sent 5,000 men to guard against him, and then used all his forces to attack Yuanzhou. Li Zhaoguang had no intention of taking the initiative to attack, and all his thoughts were on defense, and he arranged the fortifications very well. This made Qin Mu feel like a dog biting a hedgehog, unable to bite it.
"What on earth is this? Where did you get it? Can't you let me take another look at it?" Hongniang caught up and reached out to grab the telescope again.
Qin Mu didn't let her succeed this time. He put away the telescope, glanced at her and said, "This has nothing to do with you. Why are you hanging around here? I don't have any food to give you today."
"Now we have a common enemy. Zhang Xianzhong killed 32 of my brothers. I have always been a man who repays kindness and avenges hatred. How can I just leave like this?"
"Really? Well, your enemy is right across the street. Why are you dawdling here instead of taking revenge?"
"Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. Can't I observe the enemy's situation? Let me have another look at that broken tube of yours." Hong Niangzi's tone was definitely not that of a woman speaking to a man, but rather an order from a superior to a subordinate.
Qin Mu was so angry that he turned around and went back to the camp, ready to discuss the next plan of action with Liu Meng, Huo Sheng and others.
Hong Niangzi raised her long beautiful legs and followed closely, saying relentlessly: "It's okay if you don't want to borrow it, then tell me. Where did you buy this broken tube?"
Qin Mu ignored him.
"Will you tell me?"
The sound of a whip cracking came from behind him, which was a naked threat. Qin Mu turned around abruptly, but Hong Niang was chasing him too closely. He failed to stop in time and bumped into her. The towering breasts hit Qin Mu's hands, and the soft and plump feeling immediately filled his palms.
"You..." Lady Hong took two steps back, her face flushed, and then she was filled with murderous intent, "How dare you take advantage of me? You are seeking death..."
"Shut up!" Qin Mu stepped forward and shouted, "I took advantage of you? Don't you think about who was the one who shamelessly came to me? Don't say that I didn't take advantage of you on purpose. Even if I did, you deserve it."
"You are looking for death. You took advantage of me and you think you are right." Hong Niangzi said and immediately swung the whip.
Qin Mu rushed forward without thinking. In order to avoid being hit by the whip, he had to fight in close combat to weaken the power of the opponent's whip to the greatest extent.
Hong Niang screamed delicately, and her right knee struck out like lightning, hitting Qin Mu's lower abdomen with a "bang". The extreme pain made Qin Mu's stomach churn and his eyes turned black, but he relied on his ruthlessness to hold back from screaming. He hugged Hong Niang's thighs with both hands and slammed his head against her chest.
Hong Niangzi was hit hard, and with her thighs being held, she fell backwards. After Qin Mu fell down, his head was stuck at the base of her thighs. It was like... ... ... Don't mention it. Qin Mu and Hong Niangzi were both stunned for a moment;
The severe pain in his stomach woke Qin Mu up first. He suddenly jumped up and pressed Hong Niangzi's body under him. He locked her throat with his right hand and said coldly, "Enough! Take your people away immediately."
After saying that, Qin Mu stood up, holding his stomach, picked up the telescope that had fallen to the ground, and staggered away;
Hong Niangzi's face changed constantly. She sat up, but for some reason she didn't attack him again. It was not until Qin Mu's back disappeared into the woods that she suddenly whipped out her whip fiercely, breaking a small tree as thick as a little finger... ... ... ... ... .
Back in the tent, Qin Mu summoned all the generals, including Meng Ke who had just arrived from Wanzai, to discuss the next action plan. Su Jinxian said, "Sir, according to the distance, Hu Yansan's 20,000 troops can reach Ji'an Prefecture in four days at most, and Yuanzhou City has no reinforcements outside, and Wu Xueli has just experienced a great defeat, and his morale must be low. It is hard to say how many days he can hold out under the fierce attack of Zhang Xianzhong's more than 100,000 troops. We must do something, otherwise once Yuanzhou is broken, Ji'an falls, and Ganzhou is wide open, we will be even more passive."
Qin Mu knew this very well. He said in a deep voice, "Li Zhaoguang on the opposite side is very good at defense. We can't find his flaws for the time being. It's difficult to quickly break through his defense line. If time drags on, Zhang Xianzhong will definitely send reinforcements, and then it will become a war of attrition. This is definitely not acceptable. Tell us what you think."
Ling Zhan said, "Sir, the safest way now is to go through Wanzai, through Shanggao County, Linjiang, Ji'an and back to Ganzhou. We now have nearly 6,000 war horses, which will be faster than Hu Yansan. At that time, we can choose whether to defend Ji'an or retreat to Ganzhou. Even if Ji'an cannot be defended, we can retreat to Ganzhou and get continuous support. Then, using the mountainous terrain in southern Jiangxi, it should not be difficult to keep Zhang Xianzhong out of Ganzhou."
Qin Mu did not comment, and turned to ask Meng Ke: "Meng Ke, what do you think?"
"It is certainly safest to retreat to Ganzhou. However, once Zhang Xianzhong gains a foothold in Jiangxi, Ganzhou will be surrounded on three sides. We will then still be stuck in a long-term war of attrition with Zhang Xianzhong. This is definitely not what you want to see." Meng Ke seemed to be getting more and more calm and more like a general. He spoke slowly and said, "Your Excellency must have a plan in mind. I support your decision."
Did Qin Mu have a plan? All the generals looked at him. Qin Mu glanced at Meng Ke calmly. It was not surprising that Meng Ke could guess his plan. When Meng Ke was in Wanzai, Qin Mu had ordered him to send spies to Shangsu, Liuyang and Changsha to gather intelligence on the rebels. However, only Meng Ke and Ning Yuan in Wanzai knew about these things.
Liu Mengxian couldn't help but ask, "Sir, what are you going to do?"
"Besiege Wei to save Zhao."
"Besiege Wei to save Zhao?"
"Meng Ke, tell them about the situation in Changsha."
Meng Ke nodded and said, "According to our spies' reports, Shangsu and Liuyang are remote, so there are not many rebels left behind, and the defense is lax. As for those who are responsible for staying in Changsha, it is the rebel general Liu Wenxiu and 30,000 rebels. These 30,000 rebels were recruited after Zhang Xianzhong captured Changsha, and the army has been formed for less than a month."
"Changsha? Your Excellency wants to attack Changsha?" Ling Zhan asked in surprise.
"It's beyond your expectation, but it's also beyond the rebels' expectation. The situation is very clear. If we continue to waste time here with Li Zhaoguang, we will only become more and more passive. Even if we can break through Li Zhaoguang's defense line and rush to Yuanzhou City, we may not be able to save Yuanzhou. Moreover, by doing so, we are using our own weaknesses to attack the enemy.
Please look at the map. The distance from Wanzai via Shangsu and Liuyang to Changsha is only about 400 miles. Now we have 6,000 war horses, and we should be able to reach Changsha in two days. If we can launch a surprise attack and capture Changsha, that would be the best.
If we can't take Changsha, we might as well move all the way south. Zhang Xianzhong can recruit refugees, and so can we. Then we can recruit an army of 100,000 and start a big fire in Zhang Xianzhong's backyard, burning his butt until it is charred on the outside and tender on the inside. I want to see whether he wants Jiangxi or Huguang.
At worst, if we can do nothing in Huguang, we can go south to Youxian, Chaling, Jinggangshan, and return to Ganzhou. I believe that with our troops, if we want to leave, the refugees who have just been raised in Huguang can stop us from going south. "
After listening to Qin Mu's words, all the generals' eyes lit up. Qin Mu always paid attention to training the soldiers' athletic ability. Now he has 6,000 war horses. In terms of rapid combat capability, the rebels may be hard to catch up with. Qin Mu's strategy just allows them to maximize their strengths.
Huo Sheng said with a smile: "Sir, as for Liu Wenxiu's newly recruited 30,000 refugees, we just need to arrange some internal support in advance. Hehe, Changsha cannot become the second Yuanzhou if it is not completed."
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