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Chapter 1128 Prepare to retreat
"Master Liu, it's no good for you to stay here."

"Your Majesty, I've made up my mind, and I beg your Majesty to fulfill it." Liu Renshan knew that this was a mission of a narrow escape, and the process was extremely painful and long.But he doesn't want to give up his responsibility, because his greatest ability is to defend the city, and now the court can use his ability, so of course he can't back down.Eat the king's salary and worry about the king's worries. Liu Renshan knew how much impact it would have on the Southern Tang if Shouzhou changed generals at this time. It's not that he didn't want to leave, but he knew he couldn't.

If there is no Liu Renshan in Shouzhou, I am afraid that he will not be able to persist for a few months, but if he does not leave, he can persist for a year, or even a year and a half if he listens to his words and observes his deeds.

Li Jing was very moved when he heard this. He clearly knew that this was an extremely dangerous thing, but Liu Renfan still took the initiative to do it. This is a true loyal minister.Unlike Huangfu Jixun, the first thing that comes to mind when encountering danger is to retreat quickly.

Of course, Li Jing also appreciates Huangfu Jixun's ability very much, because he can detect danger as early as possible and avoid the possibility of such danger.Huangfu Jixun had used this ability many times on the battlefield before, which also saved Li Jing from impulsive mistakes.

Li Jing said: "My lord Liu, you are a loyal minister, I admire you. Then you will work hard to defend Shouzhou, Lord Liu. I will try my best to repel the Zhou army and reinforce Shouzhou."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Although Liu Renshan said so, he knew very well in his heart, how could Li Jing have a way to reinforce Shouzhou?Even if you just want to send some supplies in, it is difficult.The end of staying in Shouzhou is nothing more than a dead end, but doing so can give Nan Tang a little more time, so that Li Jing can prepare the Yangtze River defense line.

The loyal ministers didn't know the two masters, and Liu Renshan never thought of surrendering, even if he starved to death in Shouzhou, he would never surrender.But this thing is really difficult to do, and the next day will be more difficult.What can I do?If the emperor is not strong enough, the courtiers can only work harder.

"General Huangfu, you should know how to do the next thing, go quickly."

"According to the order."

Of course Huangfu Jixun knew what to do. He withdrew all the [-] soldiers brought by Li Jing from Shouzhou and immediately returned to defend Jinling.He also knows very well that Shouzhou cannot be defended, because Chai Rong is determined to win Shouzhou, let alone Shouzhou, the entire fourteen states in Jiangbei cannot be defended.

In fact, Huangfu Jixun felt that the method proposed by Li Hongji and Li Congjia might be quite practical, but no one was willing to accept this method, let alone Li Jing being an emperor, it was impossible to ask just anyone.

But then again, even if Li Jing didn't accept it, the ending would still not change. Chai Rong would definitely take the fourteen prefectures in Jiangbei as quickly as possible, and then march into Jinling.

The reason why Liu Renfan stayed in Shouzhou was simple. He hoped to buy more time for Li Jing so that Li Jing could handle the Yangtze River defense line well. Even if he lost the fourteen states in Jiangbei, he would not lose the entire country.Liu Renfan was the real loyal minister. Even though he knew that he would most likely die if he did so, he gave up on Li Jing and gave conditions and chose to make his final contribution to the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Faced with Liu Renshan's fearless spirit, Huangfu Jixun felt somewhat ashamed.Huangfu Jixun also felt a little sad about the future that this good friend was facing.

Huangfu Jixun actually doesn't have many friends, and Liu Renshan is a rare good friend.Although the tempers of the two are different, they get along well.Huangfu Jixun also taught Liu Renshan's youngest son Kung Fu for two years, and the relationship between them is considered very good.

Although Huangfu Jixun was sorry, he could not stop a person with such a consciousness. Telling Liu Renfan to leave Shouzhou now to survive would be an insult to Liu Rengan's consciousness.

Of course, for Huangfu Jixun, the most important thing in the world is his own life.As for Liu Renshan's life and death, although he was a little concerned, he didn't mind.The big deal is that when Shouzhou really can't hold on... just run over and take their family away.

Huangfu Jixun knew that Zhou Jun would definitely surround Shouzhou with all his might, but with his martial arts, it would be no problem to take a few people away.As long as these people are not too brain-dead, they can be safely sent out of Shouzhou and back to Jinling.

Therefore, Huangfu Jixun didn't care too much whether Liu Renfan stayed in Shouzhou, because he could make a trip when necessary.It's just... Huangfu Jixun was a little worried about Liu Renfan's bad temper. It was very likely that he would not be willing to leave when he went to rescue him. He wanted to live and die with the soldiers and people of Shouzhou.

Although Huangfu Jixun was a little worried, the most important thing now is to do a good job in the transfer.Zhou Jun should celebrate for a day, and then surround Shouzhou.Of course, this is because Zhou Jun deliberately gave Shouzhou time to let them retreat, because Zhou Jun was also afraid that there would be too many people in Shouzhou. If Shouzhou jumped the wall in a hurry during the siege... it would not be a good thing.

Now Shouzhou has many soldiers and more people.If the people are starved to death, the evaluation of Chai Rong is not very good.Therefore, Chai Rong will also deliberately let the people in Shouzhou evacuate. These people are also a burden for the Southern Tang Dynasty when they arrive in Jinling. After all, there are 10,000+ people. They have to eat and sleep, and all expenses need to be subsidized.

Of course, for Li Jing, these subsidies must be borne, because those people are all his subjects.And not only Shouzhou, but the entire [-] prefectures in Jiangbei need to be evacuated. This will be a huge population migration. After these people arrive in the Nanjiang area, Li Jing will give them land so that they can continue to build cities and live.This series of expenses requires money from the national treasury.

For Li Jing, since he became emperor, the treasury has never been rich.After finally being rich for a while, he will soon squander it.It's not that Li Jing loves to spend money, it's just that he likes fighting too much, and what he fights in war is money.

Huangfu Jixun immediately went to do his own thing, arranging the evacuation of the army and some officials' families.Li Congjia and Feng Yansi went to arrange the evacuation of the people and how to resettle them next.

Liu Renshan is going to help allocate food, grass and military supplies, because it will be a protracted battle, and the most important thing is food, grass and supplies.He only has one day, and he can take as much food as he can get from outside. Money is meaningless to him, no matter if it is silver or gold, it is useless if he cannot eat it.

Li Jing and Li Hongji were the only ones left in Li Jing's room. Li Jing's face was always ugly, because he really didn't expect that the navy would lose, and they lost so casually.And the most troublesome thing is...he knew it was his fault. Of course, if Li Congjia hadn't fanned the flames inside, such a big incident wouldn't have happened, and Li Congjia's idea was also deliberately guided by Li Congjia.

Li Congjia's performance had always been very good, but he fell behind at the critical moment, which hurt the people of Southern Tang.Li Jing also didn't expect that Li Hongji, who had always been treated as a straw bag, turned out to be the only correct person. Although his confidence in unconditionally believing in Wu Yazi was depressing, Wu Yazi did have the ability.

"Hongji."

"My son is here."

"Do you know Taoist Wuyazi well?"

Li Hongji thought for a while and replied: "It's relatively deep. After all, I have been around him for the past year and a half and learned a lot from him. To put it bluntly, I spent a day learning from Taoist Wuyazi. , it’s more useful than one year of teaching by other teachers. Taoist Wu Yazi’s ability can definitely unify the world. As for other aspects, he doesn’t know much about it. Taoist Wu Yazi doesn’t like to mention his past, which means that he follows the master I traveled all over the country and saw a lot of things.”

"Is there any chance of his allegiance?"

"Absolutely no chance." Li Hongji said: "It's not that I haven't thought about this problem, but what Taoist Wu Yazi pursues is the word 'freedom', and he can do anything as long as he likes. This time he came to birthday Shouzhou is just to watch the battle. Originally, I wondered that the battle in Shouzhou could not be fought at all. What is so interesting about him living here for half a year... As a result, he had expected that the Zhou army would attack our navy. Things can wait here for the first half of the year."

"After the incident happened, I felt that this matter is not difficult to guess. The navy will definitely go to the Huaihe River at this time of year, and they will occupy the Huaihe River Basin in groups, and the distance between the fleets cannot be too far. The Zhou army poses a big enough threat. Since I know the opponent's route, of course there is the possibility of a sneak attack, so if it were me, I would also sneak attack the navy army at the first time." Li Jing said: "But after the incident, I don't think it will happen at all. It’s a skill, it’s a skill to guess the opponent’s movements before things happen. Daoist Wu Yazi has this ability, so I want to win him over. But according to what you said, it’s absolutely impossible for Daoist Wu Yazi to be wined over Right."

"That's true, needless to say his martial arts. Although he is not the opponent of Congjia and General Huangfu now, he will surpass them in a few years. Because I have met the master of Daoist Wu Yazi, and his master is real. Awesome... Like a god descending to the earth, everything he did was beyond the capabilities of a mortal. The Nine Suns Burning Heaven Jue has been practiced to the real state of burning the sky. Even Yeluzhen has never used this kind of skill. And Taoist Master Wu Yazi often said that... Martial arts are the most worthless capital."

Li Jing didn't doubt Wu Yazi's ability. What Wu Yazi did was not something ordinary people could do. Just because he taught Li Hongji so well now is already very remarkable.

But such a good talent is in front of him but he can't use it... Li Jing is also a little depressed.In fact, Li Jing could see that as long as Wu Yazi was willing to help, he would definitely be able to recover from the current disadvantage, but he was not the kind of person who was willing to help.

"Forget it, since others are unwilling to help, we can't force it. Hongji, I don't think the fourteen prefectures of Jiangbei can be kept, but I will not give up the fourteen prefectures of Jiangbei easily. I must resist with all my strength. When will it I really can't resist it... I will talk to Zhou Jun about the conditions."

(End of this chapter)