Zhao Hao, Wang Mengyu and Zheng Zhiqian are formulating a strategy to fight against the Southern Chu army.

In the Imperial Capital, in the Pepper Palace, Jiang Wan'er was meeting Xiao Danglu.

At this moment, Xiao Danglu's face was paler and his body was thinner than before.

After he told Jiang Wan'er the whole situation in Tucheng, he immediately knelt on the ground and apologized.

Jiang Wan'er stood up herself and helped him up.

"Old General, what crime have you committed?"

"I was too careless!"

"Now that Chushui has been lost and the imperial capital is shaken, I will immediately dispatch the troops from Xinzhou to deal with it!"

Xiao Danglu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Nan Chu has divided its troops, and a large army has already passed through Qinzhou and is heading for Tongshan. We must be on guard!"

Jiang Wan'er nodded, "Don't worry, old general. I have already sent 20,000 troops from Qinzhou to intercept them!"

"Also, Zhao Hao has organized more than 20,000 miners from three mines to resist the Southern Chu Army first."

"We only need to hold out for three days until the army arrives. There shouldn't be any problem!"

Xiao Danglu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I, this old minister, would like to go to Xinzhou to resist Nan Chu."

Jiang Wan'er took a deep breath and said, "But the old general's physical condition..."

Xiao Danglu said: "Your Majesty, I am no longer in serious condition. This is an important moment. How can I sacrifice public interests for personal gain?"

Looking at Xiao Danglu's expression, Jiang Wan'er said solemnly: "How can I bear it..."

Xiao Danglu immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty!"

Jiang Wan'er nodded: "Okay, I order the old general to go to Xinzhou immediately and make sure to stop the Nanchu army from behind!"

Xiao Danglu took the order and left. The left prime minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, although General Xiao is full of passion, he is too old after all, and he is seriously injured."

"I am afraid……"

Jiang Wan'er said, "Don't worry, the Southern Chu army along the way will definitely not act rashly!"

"In my estimation, Xie Daoxun is definitely on another route."

"What I am more worried about now is whether Zhao Hao can stop Xie Daoxun for three days!"

Speaking of this, a hint of worry flashed in Jiang Wan'er's eyes.

As for Zhao Hao, after discussing the strategy with Wang Mengyu and Zheng Zhiqian, they asked Wu Song to lead the two of them and 5,000 people to the Beishan path.

He, together with Qingxing, led 20,000 people to guard the Shannan official road.

Arriving at the designated location, Zhao Hao looked at Qing Xing and said, "Miss Qing Xing, I will take people to destroy the road, you stay here!"

Qing Xing's eyes moved, and he said, "There are so many soldiers in Nanchu, what's the point of you destroying the road?"

"It won't take long for them to recover!"

Zhao Hao smiled softly and said, "Our main goal is to delay their marching speed!"

"How can it be useless?"

"Just watch!"

After saying that, Zhao Hao led his men away and continued to dig pits on the pipeline.

In addition to the pits, all the bombs used in the mining area were collected and buried on the road.

And on top of it, there was a thick layer of dry weeds.

In addition, people were sent to completely dig up the dangerous parts of the official road.

The last trick was to cover the official road with caltrops.

The caltrops were spread over a distance of several miles.

In the past few days, he asked the smelting workshop to work overnight to produce hundreds of thousands of caltrops.

All spread out on the pipes.

After finishing this, they laid ambushes in various strategic locations.

In this way, after waiting for two days, the shadow of the Southern Chu army was finally seen.

"Report!"

"My Lord, the Nanchu army is less than ten miles away from us!"

Inside the central army tent, Zhao Hao nodded and shouted in a deep voice: "Explore again!"

"yes!"

Zhao Hao smiled slightly and said, "Finally they are here. This time, I will let them have a taste of how powerful I am!"

The Southern Chu army advanced slowly, but not very fast.

This was somewhat unexpected.

Normally, they should move very fast and rush to Tongshan, trying to capture Tongshan in one fell swoop so that the armies of the two countries can reunite.

However, they were not in a hurry, which was very strange.

At this time, the scout came back and reported: "Your Excellency the Prime Minister, there are more than 20,000 troops outside Qinzhou City."

"These troops are composed of miners from the Qinzhou mine!"

"The leading general is the Duke of Dagan, Zhao Hao!"

When Xie Daoxun heard the name Zhao Hao, his eyes flickered slightly.

The other generals in the central army couldn't help but burst into laughter when they heard this.

One of the generals said, "Mr. Prime Minister, there is no one left in the country!"

"That Zhao Hao is just a young boy, and he leads a ragtag army of miners!"

"How dare you think of stopping the fierce and powerful army of Great Chu..."

“It’s just outrageous!”

Someone else echoed: "That's right, there is no one left to do the big work!"

Hearing everyone say this, Xie Daoxun's face suddenly darkened.

She said in a cold voice: "Have you forgotten how His Royal Highness Prince Mu died?"

"Your Highness, he died at the hands of that brat you all are talking about!"

"Now, do you still dare to underestimate him?"

When everyone heard this, they fell silent.

However, it was obvious that these people did not listen to Xie Daoxun's words.

Seeing this, Xie Daoxun couldn't help but shook his head secretly.

These Chu people only care about food and not about beatings!

He really has no brains at all.

However, they were not wrong in one thing.

An army composed of more than 20,000 miners must have very weak combat effectiveness.

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