Chapter 565: Desperate
Kuaiji, Juzhang County Wharf
Penglai Restaurant
Xie Zhan stood in the box with a gloomy look on his face, gazing out at the vast blue waters. Unfortunately, even such a beautiful view could not make him happy.
He already knew about the Zhuya Island incident. Looking back at the performance of the Pingzhou army, all signs showed that the Pingzhou side had never believed in the alliance between them and had instead been on guard against him at every turn.
"It's a pity to give away the three million silver and the timber before." Jiang Boya said.
Xie Nan felt very distressed when he thought about this. It was really like throwing meat buns at a dog. At the same time, they also realized once again how cunning Lu Songli was. He swallowed the bait and asked her to do the work but she didn't put in any effort.
If Lu Songli knew what they were thinking, he would definitely say that Pingzhou didn't get much of the money and it was all earned by the friendly forces.
At this time, a subordinate came to report, "Grand Commander, the guests have arrived."
Wang Juntao is here? Xie Zhan retracted his gaze and led his men to the next door. It didn't matter if Pingzhou didn't take the bait, he had a backup plan.
Wang Juntao didn't know why Xie Zhan asked him to come, but Xie Zhan was now the commander-in-chief of the Dali army, so he didn't want to offend him, so he brought his subordinates with him.
But he knew that no banquet is good, so he prepared himself to handle it with all his might.
After some greetings, Xie Zhan stated his purpose.
With the support of the emperor, Xie Zhan wanted to take control of the spare ships of the Cao Gang and cut off the supply of the Pingzhou army led by Qin Zhao.
His purpose was simple. If Pingzhou was unwilling to join the game, he would drag them into it.
The army that went to Pingzhou to fight, without supplies, was like a turtle in a jar, waiting to be eaten.
"I hope the Cao Gang will cooperate with the imperial court's anti-bandit campaign and suspend all shipping for a month."
Of course Wang Juntao couldn't accept it.
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief. We can't meet your request. Many of our deals have already been finalized, and many customers are waiting for us to pick up and deliver the goods on time."
If the operation is suspended for a month, not to mention the financial losses, the reputation of the Cao Gang will also be seriously damaged.
Xie Nan then said, "Boss Wang, the imperial court doesn't mind your Cao Gang's previous secret collaboration with Pingzhou. You should be more understanding now."
Wang Juntao's face looked very ugly as his reputation of many years was about to be destroyed, but he still wanted to try.
"If the imperial court wants to suppress the bandits, our Cao Gang will definitely cooperate. I promise that our Cao Gang will no longer do business in Pingzhou." Wang Juntao stated.
Xie Zhan knew that the Cao Gang and Pingzhou had a close partnership. This statement wasn't enough, and he didn't want Pingzhou to take advantage of any loopholes.
Xie Zhan then said, "Boss Wang, the imperial court had no choice but to do this. The Pingzhou rebels are cunning and we have to be on guard. I hope Boss Wang can understand."
Wang Juntao realized that the imperial court was determined to do this, regardless of the life or death of the Cao Gang.
He finally said, "Thank you, General. Is there really no other way?"
"If there is, I don't want to embarrass Boss Wang."
The imperial court must do this, right? Wang Juntao's anger had reached its peak, but he tried his best to control it. "Okay, as the leader of the Cao Gang, I agree. As you wish!"
As he spoke, Wang Juntao stood up and walked out, but was stopped unexpectedly.
Wang Juntao looked at Xie Zhan, "General Xie, what do you mean?"
"How about Gang Leader Wang staying in Juzhang for the next month?"
Wang Juntao's face looked extremely ugly. It was obvious that Xie Zhan wanted to put him under house arrest.
"Thank you, General. Is this your way of treating guests?"
"Boss Wang, this is the emperor's order. Everything is for the court." Xie Zhan put the blame on the emperor.
"Okay, I, Wang, will take your advice."
Xie Zhan naturally saw Wang Juntao's dissatisfaction, but everything was to ensure that his plan could be implemented.
The imperial army attacked Donghai with great momentum. Now two counties in Xin'an County and the entire Kuaiji have been captured. He will not allow his plan to go wrong!
After Wang Juntao and his group were asked to leave, his subordinates hurried to the restaurant with a letter.
"Great Commander, this is bad news. Yanmen and Dai Commandery have been breached, and the Sun family army has been completely annihilated."
What? Xie Zhan snatched the letter and read it quickly. After finishing, he frowned and murmured, "Is it still too late?"
"Grand Commander, what happened?" Jiang Boya asked.
Xie Zhan gave him the letter, and Jiang Boya learned from it that the Sun family army was completely wiped out, Yanmen was occupied by the Xianbei, and Dai County was taken by Pingzhou.
The two looked at each other, and the worst situation happened.
Their original best-case scenario was that Yang Yingqin would lead his army north to support the Sun family army in time, even if they were to engage in a protracted war with the Xianbei. He, along with Dong Guowei, Wei Kuang, and the Xuzhou garrison, would encircle and suppress the Prince of Jin, Qin Zhao, and others.
Once the war in the East China Sea is over, more troops will be sent to support Pingzhou.
Now, plans cannot keep up with changes.
"Grand Commander, what should we do now?"
Xie Zhan pondered for a long time and said, "According to the plan. Yang Yingqin will lead 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers to defend Xinxing, which should be able to hold out for a while. The most important thing is that Pingzhou has taken advantage of the Xianbei, and the Xianbei will definitely not give up. The Xianbei and Pingzhou will definitely fight each other. Let's take advantage of this time to complete our goal as soon as possible!"
"yes!"
As Xie Zhan had predicted, the Xianbei and Pingzhou fought in Dai County, but the battle ended unexpectedly quickly.
The Xianbei general attacked the day after Pingzhou took over Dai County. They had only one idea, which was to see if they could seize Dai County while Pingzhou had just taken over.
The Pingzhou soldiers guarding the city followed the orders from their superiors and directly hung a group of Buyeo people on the city wall.
These soldiers were muttering to themselves as they were hanging.
"You want to attack the city, right? Go ahead!"
"Anyway, it's you barbarians who are hanging there. If you accidentally beat me to death or I fall down, I won't grow to this size."
After the Xianbei soldiers recognized the man hanging on the city wall as one of their own, they looked at each other in bewilderment. How could they continue to attack the city?!
"Why does Pingzhou always come up with such sinister ideas?" Tuoba Yu said gritting his teeth.
"It's so cruel, despicable, shameless and vulgar!"
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