The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 698

Inside the room, several soldiers were packing up.

Lu Liqing sat aside, looking up at the roof, with a hint of worry in his expression.

In fact, he didn't care much about being dismissed from the position of chief general. He had been struggling in this position for nearly three years.

In the past three years, he hasn't been back home once, and now being recalled to Beijing is actually a good thing for him personally, but he is worried about the war on the Western Front.

The imperial court exhausted its national power to drive the zombies back to the west of the Han River, to suppress the bullets in the southern counties, and to put the whole country in a fragile balance.

Now that King Yong is bringing an army of more than [-] to attack, if the Western Front Army is not paying attention, the situation may be disrupted.

Of course, now that he has unloaded as the main general on the western front, it is useless to worry more.

At this moment, Zhang An, who had been appointed as the chief general, appeared at the door of the room alone.

Looking at the two soldiers in the room, Zhang An said in a deep voice, "You all go out, I have something to talk to the general!"

He is now the general, and the two soldiers naturally wanted to listen to him. Seeing that Lu Liqing did not object, the two cautiously left the room.

Turning around, picking up a cup from the tea table, Lu Liqing picked up the teapot and poured tea.

"You should go and accompany Meng Zhengqing, what are you doing here!"

Zhang An walked to the other side of the coffee table and sat down on the chair.

"He doesn't believe us, and he's just asking for trouble if he stays with us!"

The task of Meng Zhengqing and others is to understand the situation of the Yong army, which shows that the imperial court does not believe the report of the Western Front Army.

Speaking of this, Zhang An said helplessly: "Look at what they mean, they still want to persuade King Yong to surrender!"

"Persuading them to surrender? It's also a solution. It's better not to fight!" Lu Liqing expressed his point of view.

Zhang An asked back: "Your Excellency, do you think that persuading surrender can be accomplished?"

After he glanced outside the room and made sure there was no one there, Zhang An lowered his voice and said, "Back then, Queen Yong's mother and son coveted the crown prince's position, and they almost succeeded. Now that he has hundreds of thousands of strong soldiers under him, will he give up?"

How could Lu Liqing not understand these truths? They were just fantasies.

Seeing that Lu Liqing was silent, Zhang An picked up his teacup, sighed and said, "General, your position is not good!"

For a long time, Zhang An wanted to take the position of chief general, but now that it has really become a reality, he feels unprecedented pressure.

"Yong's army is building ships for the past few days, and they may cross the Han River at any time. The general thinks...how should this battle be fought?"

Lu Liqing didn't want the situation to collapse at all, but when Zhang An asked, he revealed his plan.

"We must fight steadily, rely on the natural danger of the Han River, block them to the west of the Han River, and drag them for two or three months...It will exhaust their food and grass!"

Zhang An nodded, he had thought about this too.

If the Yong army came from Longyou, its supply line would be unusually long, and there would be zombies making trouble in the middle.

Lu Liqing went on to say: "We want to consume them to death, Yong Jun must be thinking of a quick victory, so we have to fight a tough battle!"

"We must win. If we win, we will win in the end!"

"If you can, you should present it to the imperial court and ask the imperial court to send reinforcements to prevent any accidents!"

Zhang An asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?"

"Have you ever thought about it, in case Hanshui can't hold it!"

Zhang An really hadn't thought about the fact that Hanshui couldn't keep it, it was too far away after all.

"If you don't expect victory, you will lose!" Lu Liqing spoke earnestly.

After thinking for a while, Zhang An replied: "If the Han River can't be defended, the isolated city of Donghe Mansion can't either...so we can only retreat to Ji River!"

After all, he is a veteran general. Zhang An's military skills are not bad, and he can see the key problems.

"As the general said, if our army can't defend Hanshui, we should indeed organize defense in Jishui in advance!"

"But to the east of Jishui, the only ones who can fight are the left and right prison guards, and the left and right Jinwu guards..."

As soon as Zhang An said this, Lu Liqing interrupted: "The Four Guards...don't think about it!"

The four imperial guards were held tightly in the palm of the emperor's hands, and whoever made up his mind would only be suspected of having intentions.

"Except for these four guards, it is not possible to transfer from the southwest, nor is it easy to transfer from the southeast, so we can only transfer from the north!"

Speaking of this, Zhang An himself shook his head and said, "The tens of thousands of people in the north may not be able to serve as a second line of defense!"

Lu Liqing nodded, and calmly said: "There are [-] troops in the southeast, they can be mobilized!"

Zhang An then said: "Sir, it's not like you don't know that the [-] troops in the southeast are not only for killing monsters, but also for other errands!"

Lu Liqing glanced at Zhang An, and said in a serious tone: "Other errands, you mean to deter the five southern counties? If the Yong army crosses the Han River, do you think it is the rebellion of the five southern counties that will kill you, or the rebels of King Yong!"

This is naturally obvious, so the southeast can be adjusted, and they must take up the second line of defense.

While Zhang An was thinking about it, Lu Liqing sighed: "Actually, according to my opinion, it is best to gather a hundred thousand soldiers in Hanshui, so that we are more sure to block the Yong army and prevent them from crossing the Hanshui!"

This is of course worth sighing, because this is the best way, but unfortunately it is impossible to implement it.

"Okay, I've said it all, the burden on the Western Front...you have to pick it well!"

Hearing these words, Zhang An's heart was even heavier.

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To the west of the Han River, the guards of the Yong army are preparing a large number of ships.

A few days ago, Zhao Yanxun ordered the guards to cross the river by boat, but unfortunately they were found in the middle of the river.

When the ship docked, the opposite side was already heavily organized.

The large shields and long spears are arranged neatly, and there is an arrow array behind them, and the defense is basically full.

Before the guards landed, they were beaten so hard that they couldn't lift their heads. After landing, they were struggling, and had to retreat to avoid heavy casualties.

After this incident, Zhao Yanxun decided to suspend crossing the river, and when all the troops were ready, he would cross the Han River in one go.

So right now, Yong Jun is not in a hurry to cross the river, but is doing his best to build ships.

Of course, Zhao Yanxun didn't let the bodyguards build a boat, but arranged them to divide into small teams and sneak across the Han River.

The small team is not easy to be found. They will lurk after crossing the river, and when they wait for the decisive battle, they will appear in the rear and flank the imperial army with the main force of the Yong army.

At this moment, Zhao Yanxun was walking on the bank of the river, but his eyes turned to the other side of the river.

The Yong army can closely monitor the other bank, and the other bank can also keep an eye on them. Now the armies of the two sides are only separated by a river.

At this moment, Zhao Yanxun said to himself: "Today's discussion, they should be here too!"

Every day, he would convene the chief officials of various ministries to discuss matters, mainly to communicate the situation of each ministries and achieve overall control over the entire army.

In fact, Zhao Yanxun also faced great pressure when he led the army to station in Hanshui.

On the one hand, zombies gather in crowded places. The longer they stay in one place, the more zombies need to be killed.

So in addition to building ships, they also had to kill a large number of zombies every day, and the task was not without difficulty.

On the other hand, the distribution of food, grass and military supplies is also troublesome, and it also tests the ability of material transfer.

Although he can exchange food, the food exchanged alone is not enough, and what's more, the army needs more than food to fight.

So Lu Liqing guessed right, Zhao Yanxun's life is not easy here, there are many things worth worrying about every day.

Just when Zhao Yanxun was about to return to the city, a guard rushed over from a distance, holding a piece of paper in his hand.

The guard reported from a long distance away: "My lord, this thing is scattered on the shore, and the wind blows everywhere!"

Zhang Meng took it from the guard and handed it to Zhao Yanxun.

"The letter of persuasion!" Zhao Yanxun read out the first three words.

(End of this chapter)