In a few days, the bandit cavalry had already appeared faintly in the suburbs of Fuzhou. This was an extremely rare and admirable quick action.

Lin Douyao smiled bitterly and said, "It is gratifying that even the officers and soldiers don't have much food to store..."

Most of the food for the officers and soldiers went out to fight against each other was upstream along the Min River. After hearing the letter of defeat, the wings that maintained the food route also fled. Then the civilians who were preparing to transport food along the way also ran away directly. Of course, the grain ships on the river went downstream, which was much faster than the army's defeat and fleeing.

Chen Dujing shook his head and said, "It's useless. Before the war starts, the fierce battles and the fierce battles are only a few days old. The bandits have not confronted the officers and soldiers for a long time. The food storage should not be much. After this battle, the thief's grain storage can be consumed for several months, and it is enough to be used to siege the city in Fuzhou."

"We want to lead the people to strengthen the city, and we will defend it for at least two to three months." Yang Shiwei said with a plain expression: "It is extremely difficult for the imperial court now... The imperial guards of three or five armies are useless. At least ten army members have to be sent over to the place. They have to be transferred from Jiangling and others, but they cannot be transferred all of them. The Hebei Division has to gather a few troops out, and then collect the wing troops from Jiangxi and Zhejiang and other places, crossing mountains and ridges. Money and food must be prepared first. If we don't guard for three months, we don't expect to see reinforcements at all..."

Lin Douyao's face was pale and knew what would happen to him in the future.

After all, King Zhao is the birth father of the emperor. This time the title may not be preserved. The more serious it may be that the title is reduced, and the better it is that it is demoted to Duke, but wealth will still be left to him. At most, the imperial edict says some harsh words of reprimand, and then force him to live at home, which is considered to be house arrest, and can barely block the mouths of scholars in the world.

As for Lin Douyao, the general minister along the way, losing Jianzhou was a serious crime, and losing the elite of the imperial guards and most of the wing troops, resulting in Fuzhou being trapped. Even Quanzhou and Zhangzhou might not be able to defend it. If Fuzhou is lost, Lin Douyao will definitely die for his country. If he does not die, if King Zhao cannot be executed in this way, Lin Douyao must have been shackled into a chariot and sent to the capital all the way, and was sentenced to death!

Han Zhong would not save him, nor would the civil and military officials in the court speak for such a criminal who had lost his troops and caused shock to the court and influenced the overall situation of the Northern Expedition.

Even though everyone knew it was King Zhao's fault, no one dared to say anything about the crime of King Zhao. The matter involved the emperor's biological father, and only blamed Lin Douyao.

Of course, after this incident, the emperor's prestige will further decline, but this has nothing to do with Lin Douyao, and his life will probably not be saved.

"Only the current plan is to keep Fuzhou..." Chen Dujing glanced at Lin Douyao with a pale face and said, "Fuzhou is here, our foundation is here. If Fuzhou is lost, everything will be over. Even if he is a commander, the situation of being held accountable will become more and more serious."

This was quite straightforward. In the current situation, Lin Douyao was afraid that he would die, but the emperor and the two palaces knew in their hearts that Lin Douyao's crimes were less than King Zhao and that he should be less guilty than his family.

If Fuzhou is lost, even if Lin Douyao dies for his country, his family and relatives will inevitably be exiled.

If you have been an official for thirty years, if you cannot get a cool umbrella, you will be fine if you sit in a crime and die. Instead, it will make your family members become prisoners of sin. How can you bear it?

Lin Douyao was also shocked and said decisively: "King Zhao stayed in the city, which would be of no use. Why would he send it to Quanzhou in advance with other clan nobles?"

There are countless ports and docks hundreds of miles along the coast of Quanzhou, and countless boats are parked. After arriving in Quanzhou, you can take a boat to Jiangling and send one or two thousand people at once. Quanzhou can easily accept them, and all these royal nobles can be sent away within one or two days.

Chen Dujing, Yang Shiwei, Zheng Liqi and others looked at each other, all of which saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.

This time, the possibility of defending Fuzhou was up to 30%, and the possibility of remaining 70% was that it could not be defended. Even if there was only a 55-5-half chance, the royal family members could not send them away.

The inheritance of the Great Wei Dynasty is that the royal family must hold a lie to protect the country, and it is also a tradition for the royal family to join the army as military officers. Over the past 200 years, countless royal families have died in battle on the battlefield. The princely level has not died in battle on the battlefield, but there are only several princes who died of illness because of war.

There are quite a few nobles who died in battle at the Duke of the State and the Marquis.

Among Fuzhou, there are more than a hundred princes, dukes and marquises, and the number of royal families is counted as three thousand. Such royal families live in Fuzhou due to the ancestral system, so it is extremely difficult to send them all away in a hurry. Fortunately, they only have titles and close branches, which are almost a thousand people.

As for the matter after arriving in Quanzhou, the official of Quanzhou Prefecture arranged this matter, so there is no need to be too worried about Lin Douyao.

When the war is approaching, the royal family will escape first. When it spreads, it will definitely be the shame of the royal family of the Wei Dynasty.

It is a shame, but if a large number of royal families are placed in the prefectures that are mostly conquered, once the city is broken, the royal families are either killed or captured, and spread, it will be a shame to the entire Wei court.

The so-called disaster to the family is also a roundabout reminder from Chen Dujing.

"Changwenhou should also go early." Lin Douyao said to Chen Dujing: "Changwenhou's mansion has great reputation in all the prefectures and prefectures. It gathers the defeated wing troops, gathers the strong people, gathers together the army, prepares food and grass, and waits for the imperial army to come and cooperates with the army to fight the thieves. It can also clear the shame of our generation's failure in the military affairs of Fujian Road."

Lin Douyao's words can be regarded as a dying statement. In the current situation, when Chen Dujing left and when the two met again, Lin Douyao probably took off his red robe and became a prisoner of crime, and there may even be no chance to meet again.

Chen Dujing has no actual job now, and leaving the city is not considered a escape in the war. As for Lin Douyao, Zheng Liqi, Yang Shiwei, Xiao Zan, Zhao Debang and others, they will never dare to leave even if they have the chance.

The officials in the border areas all have the position of defending the territory. Fleeing at the time of war is a serious crime. Not only will they be punished, but they will also cause harm to the family. These civil officials are all people with clear minds. As soon as the news comes, many senior officials are already considering how to defend the city, and what kind of method they will use to commit suicide once the city is broken.

If you fall into the hands of a thief and don’t surrender, you will be tortured and killed. It’s better to break yourself up and protect your ministers’ integrity and don’t have to suffer so many life crimes.

Everyone knew Lin Douyao's intentions, and when they looked at each other for a while, they felt a little panic and sad.

Chen Dujing was not afraid, with a calm expression, and said casually: "I have learned the kindness of the commander-in-chief. However, I am a noble family in Fuzhou and have a title in the court. If I leave at the fortress, I will inevitably be ridiculed for a lifetime. The reputation of Changwen Hou Mansion for a hundred years cannot be destroyed by the lower body."

All the officials nodded slightly and understood Chen Dujing's intentions.

Although such a large family that has been passed down for a century is in Fuzhou City, many of the foundations of wealth, land, business, fleets, and other foundations are based in Fujian.

In-laws and relatives are spread across Fujian Road and outside roads, including in the capital. As long as there are relatives in the family, the court will have pensions in the future, and it will be a blink of an eye to restore the family reputation.

If Chen Dujing goes out, it is unknown how the court will deal with it. Changwen Hou Mansion will lose the hearts of the people of Fujian road officials, gentry and people in an instant. This family status is not only money and official connections, but also reputation is also a part of it, and even a very important part. There are some things that Chen Dujing does not need to come forward, and a letter can be solved. If the reputation of Changwen Hou Mansion falls to the bottom, it is two different things.

If the family members go out, Chen Dujing will defend the city. Regardless of success or failure, the reputation of Changwen Hou Mansion will only rise and will never fall.

This is the responsibility of the patriarch of the big family. While enjoying power and family wealth, he also has the obligation to be responsible for the future of the entire family. If he is incompetent and incompetent, the family will be divided and the efforts of his ancestors' management for a hundred years will be destroyed. Chen Dujing will not be able to bear this responsibility at all.

"Besides, the most dangerous moment has not reached." Chen Dujing said calmly: "There is still the King of Zhongshan."

Chen Dujing mentioned his son-in-law, but everyone had nothing to say.

Previously, from the defeated soldiers of the Xiang army arrived, and then to the fleeing soldiers of the imperial guards at the city, Lin Douyao had sent people to Qizhou to see the King of Zhongshan, but the Zhongshan Prefecture troops guarding the port were closed and refused to accept it, and there was no excuse.

In desperation, the officials sent a boat to Penghu and Dongfan. Within a few days, the news was sent back. The situation in both places was the same as in Qizhou Port. Both the kings of Zhongshan were closed-door. Not only did the sent people not see His Highness the King of Zhongshan, but even the senior officials and generals of the King of Zhongshan Mansion had never seen any of them.

The situation in Penghu and Dongfan was calm, with a large number of merchant ships returning to the sea and ports. It is said that the Zhongshan Palace has sent ships to Japan in succession, and traded for new cotton cloth that had been woven, and is expected to make a lot of profits.

In addition, we are looking for agents for soybean oil in Quanzhou, Mingzhou, Hangzhou and Jiangling. The beans opened on the island have more than one million mu. In addition to serving as horse grains, most of the beans are squeezed for oil and sold, and the profit is not small.

If King Zhao was defeated, everyone would have to praise Chen Dujing for finding a good son-in-law... The official households in Zhongshan Prefecture were 20,000, which was a real seal. Before that, no prince could get such a high number of real seals. Second only 20,000 households, the income of more than 100,000 yuan a year is stable... All kinds of money, free corvee, and opening some commercial shops, as long as they are not stupid, they can enjoy wealth.

The Zhongshan Palace did not exploit its own official household

On the contrary, the Zhongshan King's business is well-managed and has not been successfully developed for a hundred years. Under its management, it has already become quite prosperous. To talk about economics, some people guess the annual income of Zhongshan King is hundreds of thousands of coins, while others guess it is more than one million coins. No matter what, it is quite organized to help the people and raise soldiers, which makes people respect it.

But at this moment, when Fuzhou is in crisis, the Zhongshan Palace is doing this, which makes people feel dissatisfied, and even their favorability towards the past of Zhongshan King is almost gone.

Regardless of the grudges between King Zhongshan and King Zhao’s uncle and nephew, at this moment, Fuzhou is not only King Zhao’s family, but also hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians live inside and outside the city. Once they are destroyed by bandits, I don’t know how many families will be destroyed!

Although the King of Zhongshan did not receive the favor of his son today, he had been revenge with the Emperor Zhao, the biological father of the Emperor, for several generations. He ignored the King of Zhao and was beyond reproach. However, regardless of the overall situation, ignoring the lives and death of the soldiers, civilians and officials and gentry will inevitably make the officials and gentry in the city feel resentment.

Lin Douyao said bitterly: "The son-in-law of Changwen will definitely be the southeast pillar in the future. I am afraid that the subordinates will not be able to see it."

Chen Dujing said awe-inspiringly: "I think that if I don't go through this battle, this pillar will be fake and false, and it will not be accurate. At the critical moment, the elders of Fuzhou will ignore it, and the gentry and people of Fuzhou will no longer believe him. Will the people of Quanzhou and Xinghua Army, Shaowu Army, Tingzhou, and Jianzhou believe him again? Therefore, I have written a book for him, and whether or not, how to choose loyalty and righteousness and interests depends on Mingda himself to make decisions."

The important members present believed this letter when Chen Dujing wrote such a letter. However, the effect of this letter is, and it is not easy to ask how the heroes will make a decision in terms of the real interests and the emotional choice between their father-in-law.

"Master, there are traces of thieves in front of you." A strong guard rode his horse to Lin Douyao, clasped his fists and reported, his face also with a hint of nervousness and urgency.

When pursuing Liu Guangsi and others, Lin Douyao scattered his personal guards. These cavalry could see things at night. They spread far away until more than ten miles away. After discovering the traces of the thief, they did not come forward to fight, but slowly retreated with long sieves or bows and arrows in hand.

Lin Douyao's guards were like the private soldiers of King Zhao. They were all elite cavalry soldiers with armor on their bodies. Several guards and officers' war horses were covered with leather horse armor, protecting the horse's face and abdomen.

The thief cavalry may have thought that the equipment between the two sides was quite different, and the situation here was unclear. The two sides confronted each other for a moment in the wilderness under the twilight. Lin Douyao's guard slowly retreated. Seeing more and more enemy cavalry on the horizon, they finally exceeded 100 cavalry, and their backs were wet with sweat. When they were rewarded, they also looked awe-inspiring.

"The enemy cavalry is also on our side." Lin Douyao said pessimisticly: "Originally, the imperial cavalry, the cavalry of the King of Zhao, and the cavalry of the Chief of the General Office, there were 600 cavalry together, and the armor was excellent, so they could not compete with the enemy. Now the Zhao prince has only a hundred guards, and all the imperial cavalry have died. We want to cover the enemy cavalry and continue to believe in the food route, which seems to be difficult."

This is a very obvious thing. There are more and more enemy cavalry, and the intensity and scope of cavalry harassment are very strong. The contact between Fuzhou and the surrounding military prefectures and counties will be gradually cut off.

Fortunately, the roads to Lianjiang and other Quanzhou counties were mountain roads, which were quite steep, and it was quite difficult for the cavalry to isolate them. After discussing for a while, they decided to send King Zhao and the royal family away the next day.

Before dark, a group of officials and guards gradually returned to the city. The city gate was already very congested. Many people from the villages and towns around Fuzhou City either ran to Quanzhou or wanted to take refuge in the city. It was originally supposed to be closed down when it was dark, but Lin Douyao and others were outside the city. The military officers guarding the city did not dare to close the city. They could only put the people in the suburbs of the city with their accents, and were already anxious and sweating.

As soon as Lin Douyao and others arrived, they could only drive away the people who wanted to enter the city and agreed to release them tomorrow, and then all the officials entered the city. The wing army guarding the city camp quickly closed the city gate. Not only did they close it, but they also used the top gate stone and top gate car to block the city gate.

Of course, the other gates had the same cooking. Lin Douyao did not return to the yamen of the comforting envoy, but went to the city gate with the rest of the people and observed the wilderness on the city tower. It was dark and of course he could not see anything. Instead, he saw the situation in the other gates. There were lights everywhere, and the lights were brightly lit up and down the city tower. There were thousands of civilians and all the remaining soldiers in the city, the front of the yamen, all the officials, including the Lijia and the Pu soldiers in the city, all the soldiers in the city, all the people on the top of the city.
Chapter completed!