Chapter 2293 Taking the Initiative
Within two days, Shao Yunduan sent another letter to Zheng Sangge.
After discussing with Qiao Xuan, he suddenly felt a little emotional: Why do others always come to bully him? Even someone like Su Huai can provoke him again and again?
Or... why not just not wait for Su Huai to come and take revenge on you, and just take revenge on him first.
After discussing it, the two men agreed that they could give it a try, so they wrote a letter to Zheng Sangge, ordering him to send someone to inquire carefully. Taking into account the military strength and defense situation of Hangzhou City, if any support was needed, he should write quickly and let them know, and the rear would try its best to prepare.
If appropriate, lure Su Huai to send troops and annihilate him in one fell swoop!
What this means is that if Su Huai wants to fight, you can't let him fight the way he wants. You have to trick him and make him fight at your own pace. If Su Huai doesn't want to fight, then you have to find a way to make him want to fight, lure him out, and kill him!
Zheng Sangge was overjoyed.
This remark hit the spot exactly what he wanted.
Deep down, he had long wanted to seize the initiative and fight hard. But Huaixi Province was still too weak compared to others, and he was embarrassed to say this to Shao Yunduan, otherwise, it would seem a bit too frivolous.
But now, they have taken over the city of Hangzhou, and it is also the autumn harvest time, so they have nothing missing.
The south of the Yangtze River is prosperous. If Hangzhou City and the surrounding areas are well managed, it will surely be another year of bumper harvest next year, and there will be no worries about supplies.
The most important thing is that everyone has just won a victory, and they are full of confidence and fighting spirit. Now is the best time to strike while the iron is hot, and it is also the most likely time to achieve a great victory.
So, while Su Huai and his son were gathering and preparing, Huaixi Province was also secretly mobilizing troops, transporting supplies, building fortresses, and preparing weapons, with full confidence that they would destroy Su Huai.
Su Huai's preparations did not progress quickly, which gave Huaixi plenty of time.
In Jiangning, Su Huai became extremely angry and threatened the two ministers of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War privately that if they didn't find ways to help him solve various problems and gather what he needed as soon as possible, he would harm their families!
He is definitely capable of doing such a thing!
The two ministers were shocked and angry, but they were really caught by Su Huai's reckless move.
A despicable person like Su Huai could really do such a thing.
If he really did something secretly, they would have no evidence and couldn't even complain to the emperor!
The speed of assembly and preparation finally increased.
In mid-October, Su Huai led an army of 80,000 with murderous intent and headed straight for Hangzhou City.
This time, he wants revenge!
The 80,000-strong army is said to have 120,000 troops, which is almost all the manpower that Jiangning can mobilize.
The Minister of War didn't want to give so many troops, but what could he do? Su Huai was not good at other things, but he knew how many troops he could mobilize. If he wanted it, it would be difficult for him not to give it.
Furthermore, there are too few people. If they are defeated again, the confidence of the entire court will be completely destroyed, and the people will inevitably become alienated. Then Jiangning will be really finished!
No matter how much he hated Su Huai and no longer supported this matter, since the matter had been prepared to this point, he also hoped that Su Huai could win a big victory, and he had to fully support Su Huai for the sake of the overall situation.
In this case, it would be better to give him enough troops.
Su Huai never expected that what was waiting for him ahead was not the victory he was so confident in, but the end of the road...
(End of this chapter)
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