Chapter 171: Battle of Hezhou

Yun Fushang led his troops to a place not far from Hezhou.

He also sent spies to the city to gather information.

It is probably because Hezhou is relatively prosperous, with no shortage of food, and the people live a slightly better life.

Hezhou's governor, Wang Su, was also a neutral official. He did care about the status of some common people, so he was always on guard against when Yun Zhuan would send troops to attack the wealthy Hezhou.

At this time, the palace.

An arrow whizzed in from the air and hit the door frame of the royal residence.

Wang Su was shocked and quickly sent people to patrol the surrounding area, while he pulled out the arrow himself. There was a note hanging on it, which read, "Evacuate the people quickly."

Does this mean war is about to start?

Wang Su thought about it and without hesitation, he ordered his men to lead the people in the city to take refuge in the mountains and wait until the war was over before taking control.

She wanted to join forces with Yun Ju'an, but someone had already warned her, which resulted in her and the army sent by Yun Ju'an having to play out this scene.

As Wang Su turned around, someone came into the yard.

It was Yun Fushang: "I came here right after receiving the letter from Lord Wang."

Wang Su was shocked: "You are someone sent by His Highness?"

"Yes, my last name is Yun." Yun Fushang followed Wang Su inside. "The people need our help to evacuate. Don't worry, we will try not to destroy the buildings. Besides, it's a good opportunity to gather the people together. There is influenza in Fuzhou, and there are many merchants coming and going, so we can take precautions."

Wang Su poked his head outside and said, "Sir, please come in first."

Yun Fushang entered the inner room, and the two of them sat down to talk.

"What is your highness's plan?" Wang Su poured two cups of tea for Yun Fushang and said with a wry smile, "If it weren't for the fact that someone is watching me, I wouldn't be able to sacrifice the lives of the people in this city..."

The most important thing is that someone is holding the lives of her family members in his hands, and in order to avoid causing panic, she has no choice but to give in.

Yun Fushang put down the teacup and said, "Your Highness said that we should first escort the prepared food and grass here to Jinzhou and hand them over to Qianzhi, and then go to Chuzhou. The troops in these two places are the most important."

If Wang Su had not told Yun Jue that Anqiu Prefecture was the most difficult to capture because Guan Quan was no longer a member of Nanzhao but a spy sent to Lingnan by Beichu, the lives of the people would have been innocent no matter what.

How can it withstand war?

Yun Fushang had not expected that there was such a layer in this. She was afraid that there were countless eyes staring at her sister. Let's not worry about the Yuan Kingdom for now. The most important thing was to deal with the Nanzhao matter first.

"Guan Quan came here to talk to everyone, trying to figure out the defenses of the city in Lingnan. I wonder what Beichu is going to do." Wang Su said seriously, "Although I am selfish, I am still a citizen of Nanzhao after all, and I rely on Nanzhao to survive."

"No citizen wants to be the subject of a lost country."

Yun Fushang felt a little sad. This was indeed true. If it wasn't for the loss of the country, why would her sister lose her father and then her mother?

In the end, he was bound by the Yuan Dynasty. Even though he was completely pampered, he still couldn't erase the pain of being bullied.

"By the way, Guan Quan has a new aide named Shen, who is very good at helping Guan Quan take care of things. You must be careful and watch out for him." Wang Su said softly, "Many colleagues have been suppressed by Guan Quan and suffered a lot, all because they relied on that villain named Shen!"

"He is helping the tyrant. I'm afraid he is not from Nanzhao at all."

Yun Fushang stood up and said, "I know everything. Lord Wang, please ask some clinics to prepare this prescription quickly. When the time comes, we can just say that we are checking everyone's health. There is no need to cause panic. We should try not to damage the finances and just do the superficial work."

After saying this, Yun Fushang turned over and left through the window.

Wang Su was a little surprised, but he licked his gums anyway. His heart was full of admiration for Yun Fushang and Yun Zhuan. They were indeed the descendants of the former queen. Such courage and strategy were beyond the reach of ordinary people.

She had a plan in her mind, and was afraid that Guan Quan would also fall heavily on the little prince!

The minions of Northern Chu should get out of Nanzhao!

For several days, Wang Su was trying to comfort the people. After the people learned about the flu, they obediently followed Wang Su's instructions and went up to the mountains.

There was a doctor accompanying me to check my pulse and give me treatment. My food and drink remained the same, it was just a change of environment.

Sure enough, one or two not-so-serious influenzas were detected. Many of them had heard about how terrible the influenza was, so in order to save their lives, they were all willing to stay in the mountains, eat medicated food, take medicine, and take precautions. It wouldn't take long anyway, just three or five days, and the servants from the yamen would help take care of their affairs at home.

Wang Su was a rare good official who cared deeply about the people.

Even if Lord Wang's husband and children came along to eat and live with me, what would I be happy about?

There was peace on the mountain, but the war below the mountain directly swept across the entire Hezhou.

Although Hezhou has an insider like Wang Su, Guan Quan has also used various means to infiltrate a number of informants into Wang Su's army over the years.

However, Wang Su had been an official of the imperial court for quite some time after all, and he had his own way of dealing with these things, so he directly gave all the titles to Yun Fushang.

Once on the battlefield, those who were feinting were all friendly forces, and those who were really fighting to the death were Guan Quan's men. In this way, it was very easy for Yun Fushang to distinguish them.

After the battle, most of the informants were beaten to pieces, and the few remaining ones were directly escorted to Wang Su. All the clues and information from Guan Quan's side were cut off, and he had no time to receive any news.

This battle was fought without entering the city, except for two specific places that were difficult to take care of, which led to the unavoidable losses.

Wang Su didn't care. Yun Fushang also said that all the losses caused would be compensated to the people in double the amount in silver.

However, Yun Fushang and Yun Zhuan had not expected that in addition to Guan Quan's people, there were also Nan Wu's people.

He pretended to cater to Guan Quan's informant and obeyed Wang Su's orders.

Then we can know what happened, and the next day the news will be passed from Lingnan to Yingdu by carrier pigeons.

In the Hezhou battle, most of Wang Su's men suffered only superficial injuries, and few of them were in danger of death. Plus, with a wave of his hand as a reward, they had even less complaints.

This battle seemed fierce on the surface, but it was actually all fake. Others thought that the food and fodder could be transported after the battle was over, but I'm afraid Jinzhou and Chuzhou couldn't wait.

In fact, food and straw were already being transported out before the war even started.

What Yun Fushang and Yun Zhuan wanted was to catch the enemy off guard.

(End of this chapter)