The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 113 They Still Dare Not
Everyone watched for a while. After the rebel army's training was over, Madam Gong Er came over with Qian Zhuoqun and Qi Jiguang to meet everyone.

It was Cui Weihua's first time meeting Prince Gong so closely, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He quickly protected Wu Jialiang in front of him and said, "I am County Magistrate Cui Weihua. I have heard a lot about Prince Gong... ahem..."

I couldn't say any more because I really couldn't bring myself to flatter a thief.

He still has some of the reserve of a scholar!

But Wu Jialiang and the four patriarchs of the Ma family were not so pretentious. They immediately threw a hundred million words of praise at him, such as "I have long heard of the name of King Gong's benevolence and righteousness", "King Gong is a handsome man", "The rebel army has a disciplined appearance", etc.

Cui Weihua cursed in his heart: You guys are so good at flattering the thieves, but you end up exposing me.

Madam Gong Er's eyes swept over them and finally fell on Yue Wenxuan. Just as she was about to greet him, Yue Wenxuan shook his head, indicating that she didn't need to say hello.

Madam Gong Er then gave up and turned to the crowd.

What followed was another 100 million words of awkward chat, in which everyone reiterated their judgment that Zong Ze had died and that the Jin thieves were bound to arrive, and they recommended Prince Gong to lead the fight against the Jin.

Madam Gong Er naturally would not refuse and agreed immediately.

Everyone's here! The conductor has also confirmed Gong Er Niangzi.

Next comes the specific strategic issues.

Since everyone elected Madam Gong Er as the leader, they naturally wanted to hear what arrangements she planned.

Madam Gong Er secretly glanced at Yue Wenxuan. Seeing the True Lord's envoy give her a look that said "go ahead," she took out a piece of paper and hastily drew a topographical map of the Jiaodong Peninsula. She then began to explain the plan Yue Wenxuan had given her: "The Jiaodong Peninsula has a unique topography, surrounded by water on three sides. The Jin thieves are not good at fighting on water, so we only need to defend the western route."

"If the Jin thieves come, Jiaoshui County will bear the brunt of the attack, followed by Laizhou City (Ye County) and Jimo County."

"If we can connect these three cities into a defensive line, we can stop the Jin army and protect the safety of the Jiaodong region."

Protecting the safety of the Jiaodong region is exactly what Ma wants!

Ma Yang immediately said, "Good plan."

Wu Jialiang also said: "If this plan can be accomplished, Jiaodong can be spared from war and disaster, which will be a blessing for the people."

Cui Weihua said, "Jimo County is easy to deal with, as we are in Jimo. But what about Jiaoshui County and Laizhou City? These two cities are no longer in our hands. We can't just walk over with our troops and say, 'Leave them to me,' and then take over the cities, right?"

Yue Wenxuan smiled and said, "These two cities will depend on County Magistrate Cui."

Cui Weihua: "Ah? Me? You want me to write a letter again? Last time I wrote a letter to the Laiyang County Magistrate, it was really useless."

Yue Wenxuan laughed: "Last time we were suppressing bandits, this time we are suppressing Jin thieves, it's different."

Cui Weihua sighed, "There's no difference. Bandits and Jin thieves are both thieves. The Jiaoshui County Magistrate and the Laizhou Governor are both official scoundrels. They will definitely not agree to revolt and will only cower and wait for death. It's even more unlikely that they will agree to let Prince Gong's men stationed there. They will only make excuses and quibble."

Yue Wenxuan thought: Okay! There really is no difference.

He sighed and said to Cui Weihua, "County Master, just write the letters. Write all the letters that need to be written. If those officials really refuse to cooperate, then we will have no choice but to take the city by force. The rebel army also took the city last year. At worst, we can try again by the end of this year."

Cui Weihua and Ma were both shocked and thought: If we take the city by force, we will completely break off relations with the court. We just want to resist the Jin, but we don’t want to make ourselves traitors.

Everyone was feeling uneasy!
Wu Jialiang looked around at everyone and thought to himself that this was not good: these guys were all useless.

He gave Yue Wenxuan a look: If all else fails, tie all these guys up and send them to Liangshan. Yue Wenxuan spread his hands.

The meeting started out pleasantly enough, but by the end, everyone was in a bad mood.

Cui Weihua and Wu Jialiang returned to the county town, and Ma also temporarily resigned and returned to live temporarily at Ma Sheng's home in Laiyang County.

After they all left, Madam Gong Er frowned and said, "Master, why are they so afraid of falling out with the imperial court?"

Yue Wenxuan said softly, "Because the reputation of righteousness lies with the imperial court! People with a little status will eventually adhere to righteousness, rather than just showing off their power for a short time."

Madam Gong Er: "So... they can't unite with us after all? In the end, we still have to rely on force to seize Jiaoshui County and Laizhou City?"

Yue Wenxuan: "That's not necessarily true. I'll think about it and tell you later."
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It’s time for dinner again…

Yue Wenxuan returned to the sandbox and prepared to order takeout.

Suddenly I heard the door open, and my parents came again.

Mom took out a bunch of boxes, filled them with delicious food, and filled the table: "Little one, come out and eat."

Yue Wenxuan: "Oh, you've started ordering takeout instead of cooking for yourself?"

Mom: "I made it myself. I packed it in a box and brought it here."

Yue Wenxuan: “…”

Well, how could the older generation possibly eat takeout?
It would take the sky falling for her to order takeout.

The family of three sat down around the table, and Yue Wenxuan suddenly said, "Dad, I have something to ask you about history."

When he heard about history, my father's spirits immediately perked up: "Ask, ask, ask, just ask."

Yue Wenxuan: "Do you remember the question I asked last time about the rebel army separatist forces in Jiaodong Peninsula fighting against the Jin army?"

Dad: "Of course I remember! I also proposed to you the strategic idea of ​​defending the Laizhou, Jiaoshui, and Jimo fronts, and protecting the Jiaodong Peninsula as a base."

Yue Wenxuan: "I think this idea is great, but you also said last time that we definitely won't be able to get reinforcements."

Dad: "Yes, the Southern Song court is afraid of fighting and will never send anyone to rescue us. The Jiaodong Peninsula will eventually be undefendable, and the demise of the rebel army is only a matter of time."

Yue Wenxuan: "Here's what I think. If we just keep defending, we'll definitely be destroyed. But if we keep recruiting soldiers and horses, expand and strengthen, and desperately recruit talents, and the time travelers provide them with new technologies, we can use muskets and chariots to resist the Jin cavalry..."

My dad perked up: "Hey, are you writing a time-travel novel lately? Or are you planning to develop your Douyin short videos in that direction?"

Yue Wenxuan said: "Yes, I plan to shoot this series of Plastic Man videos."

Dad: "If a time traveler intervenes, the feasibility of the strategy will be greatly improved. There is a chance."

Yue Wenxuan said, "Even if a time traveler intervenes, the rebels still have to solve the problem of 'recruiting scholars.' If they can't claim to be righteous, they won't be able to recruit talent. Dad, do you think that if a time traveler pretends to be a god and sets up some kind of sect, can they rally enough talented people?"

(End of this chapter)