Binh Thuan, Vietnam
The Vietnamese court has long lost their capital and now can only live in places like this. I'm afraid that if they want to restore the original one, it is unlikely with their current strength, so these people can only live in remote areas. Now a county government office is the palace.
When they first arrived at this place, the Vietnamese high-level officials were still very uncomfortable. After all, they were used to living in the original capital. If they were asked to suddenly change places, these people would feel extremely uncomfortable. But now these people didn't say anything. With Li Xiang's arrival from the north, each of them had a feeling in their hearts that perhaps this war should end. If it really ended, then we would all be slaves of a conquered country.
The influence of one person is so great. Before Li Xiang came from the north, many people believed that they could hold on. Even though the attack of the Tang army was very powerful, they did not lose this belief. But when Li Xiang came, many people could no longer hold on. They had heard of Li Xiang's reputation long ago. He was called the butcher who destroyed the country.
Over the years, Li Xiang has fought many battles, and he has defeated countless countries. Are those countries weaker than Vietnam? This is absolutely impossible. If we really compare them, we are far behind those countries. The strategy that Li Xiang just proposed has already made the army in the mountains tremble in fear.
The King of Vietnam sat in the former county magistrate's position. When I first arrived, I felt uncomfortable. After all, this was the standard configuration of a county government office, which was a bit shabby for a king like him.
But you can't care about so many things now. After all, your country is almost unable to be defended. It is already very good to have a place like this. If the Tang Dynasty army gets serious, I am afraid you won't even be able to find such a place.
"Your Highness, we have learned the situation on the front lines. The Tang army is shameless and is even tempting our citizens with a thousand kilograms of grain. Some residents on our border are also unruly and are actually helping the Tang army fight against our brave soldiers. The number of casualties has now exceeded 1,700."
A spy ran back from the front line and did not bring back any good news. This news could be said to be as bad as it could be. They had analyzed before that as long as the Tang army could not deal with the people in the mountains and forests, they would not be able to go directly south.
If the Tang army were to cross the enemy in the mountains and forests and head south, their logistical supply lines might be vulnerable. After all, they were fighting on another country's land, so it was very important to advance steadily, and Li Xiang did not rule this out.
It is precisely because of this that all the Vietnamese people thought they had a chance to win. Even if they could not win, as long as the people in the mountains and forests could delay the Tang army, they would not be in any other danger in the short term, at least not during the rainy season.
But in the past two days, he heard that Li Xiang was coming from the north, so the King of Vietnam could not sit still and frequently sent his men to the north to gather information. This investigation scared him. He found that the north had found a way to deal with the army in the mountains. Although the cost was a little high, it was really effective. Thousands of people had been pulled out in the past few days.
"How's the morale in the forest?"
It was not easy for Wu Yuanhao to lead his people to persist in the mountains and forests. The new prime minister Minogi was most worried about these people. If their morale dropped, some things would be difficult to deal with. After all, being able to persist in there was already an inhuman life. At that time, they were not in danger of their lives. Once the danger to their lives increased, these people might rush out.
The combat effectiveness of this army is not strong, but they can hold back the Tang army. If they can hold back the Tang army for a year or two, then the Tang army must have spent a lot of money. Although they are extremely powerful now, if they spend too much money, their court will not be able to hold on, just like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in history. They have to go back the way they came, and we will be able to recover the lost territory.
But now the situation is different. The Tang army actually has a way to deal with them. This is the worst news among the bad news. If we let them carry on like this, then our army in the mountains will not be able to hold out for long. Once the Tang army marches south, our days will be over...
"To reply to the Prime Minister, when we went down to inquire about the news, we didn't see any troops in the forest. They must have gone deeper into the forest. If they were at the edge of the forest, the Tang army would have set fire to a part of it. Also, it would be easy for those stubborn people on the border to get in. Only in the depths of the forest can they save their lives."
The spy's words made everyone frown. They had all been to the mountains before, and the chances of surviving in remote areas were higher. If they went deeper, the chances of losing their lives would be greater. There were all kinds of things in there, and they were not very friendly to humans. No matter how capable you were, you couldn't live in there for too long.
"Go back and continue to investigate. Report back as soon as you have any news."
The King of Vietnam waved his hand and continued to listen to the news. He felt that he would collapse. Since the battle with the Tang army, there has been no good news, and the coastal areas have been constantly harassed by the Tang navy. Now even if we want to go overseas by ship, it is impossible. The Tang navy has almost blocked the sea, unless people like us can fly.
"Your Highness, we have to think of a solution. We have to give them some resources, otherwise they really won't be able to hold on."
Prime Minister Minogi thought for a moment and said.
"How can we give them resources? Can we even deliver them? We're struggling to make ends meet, and now we have a small portion of the country left for us. We've sent transport teams before, but what was the end result? They were all ambushed by the Tang army. How's the internal investigation going?"
When talking about this matter, the King of Vietnam suddenly became interested. If there was no insider betrayal, how would the Tang army know where your transport team was and when to set off?
