Chapter 245 The Master of Justice, changes in tactics

Author: Traveling from the South

Chapter 245 The Master of Justice, changes in tactics

For the first time, ordinary people felt the difference brought about by the country's destiny, and the pride and happiness in the hearts of many Anbei soldiers suddenly swelled.

"This, this is the world outside our country? It's cold and desolate."

"Hey, I told you, Lao Li, don't pretend to be a big-tailed wolf. It's only in the past few years that Bojun has been in power that life has become easier."

"Yes, once the drought is over, the weather is getting better and the weather is smooth."

"Before I came out, my 30 acres of rice fields were already green, and the rice seedlings were as tall as chopsticks."

"I heard from the township official from the Rural Affairs Department that from now on our land in Anbei will be able to harvest three crops a year, and the summer harvest will be another record-breaking harvest."

Among the auxiliary troops who were escorting the army and supplies at the rear, similar discussions were endless, and many people were smiling.

From time to time, he glanced at the local residents in rags in the distance who were peeping at them, then straightened his chest and showed off his brand new military uniform.

Thanks to the popularization of the assembly line production model, the production efficiency of Anbei Kingdom has greatly increased. Even ordinary civilians and auxiliary soldiers can have standard military uniforms and weapons.

"It's hard for the people to prosper and it's hard for the people to die. You still have to follow our Lord to live a good life."

"In this southern expedition, we are the righteous kings. We are here to punish the people and bring a better life to the people of Dingnan."

As the voice of the envoy accompanying the army's policy was heard throughout the long march, the morale of the various units of the Anbei Army reached its peak.

"Yes, we are the masters of justice. How can Lei Haomiao be able to assume the position of state minister?"

"Condemn the people and fight crimes, support justice, and Dingzhou rises..."

Amid the enthusiastic slogans and cheers, Zhou Bai looked at the increasingly agitated military momentum and raised his right hand in response.

It is extremely necessary to unify our thinking and shape the justice of war.

But now it seems that the strategy he advocated for recruiting talented people into the army and conferring military posts on envoys was correct.

These envoys, who are able to understand what is above them, can unite the troops and raise their morale with just their sharp tongue.

Compared with the conventional warlord army, which always needs the encouragement of wine, meat and money, the Anbei Army does not know how advanced it needs to be.

On February 13, the frontline military newspaper was delivered. The knight who watched the delivery looked happy, obviously it was good news.

In fact, as early as two hours ago, the frontline monks had already reported through the communication array. However, there is obviously not only one channel for conveying military orders or news in the army.

The regular rush of troops and horses is also reserved in the Anbei Army, and there will be more than one group of messengers coming one after another.

"Report, Changxian County has been captured by General Li. The magistrate and garrison of Longpu County opened their doors and surrendered. At present, General Chu has led his cavalry to the outskirts of Longfeng County."

Zhou Bai nodded slightly and immediately told the messenger beside him: "Come here and inform the whole army of this news."

Amidst the cheers, the steady Lou Jinpeng also stepped forward to congratulate him at the right time: "In less than five days, the three counties south of Longfeng County and the five pass military towns have been captured. This means that the entire Longfeng County is waiting for the capture of the county.

The county can then be settled."

The civil servants who were accompanying him also asked tentatively: "By then, your Majesty will exclusively own half of the eight counties in Dingzhou, maybe you can go further?"

Zhou Bai took a look at the attendant and found that it was Lang Jiang Yuankui, the new secretary of Miwen Pavilion. This person was the top candidate in the first imperial examination of Anbei Kingdom.

Although it cannot be called the number one scholar or Jinshi, it can be said that the blessing of Anbei's luck is enough.

After capturing Longfeng County, there will be a large number of official vacancies. Without adequate training for new imperial examination candidates, reserve officials will be insufficient.

A large number of minor officials in rural and county government offices will be promoted based on their assessment results, and secretaries who have been in the central government for a long time will also be decentralized to become officials.

The prime minister must be promoted from the state department, and the strong generals must be promoted from the soldiers. This is the promotion system being implemented in Anbei Kingdom.

Zhao Xi and Wen Hongchang have been sent to serve as county magistrates, and the other secretaries have also been arranged. They are currently familiarizing themselves with the intelligence of the areas where they will serve with the reserve officials.

Now, those who follow Zhou Bai are all the top ten new imperial examination candidates like Jiang Yuankui. The first one is released, and the second one is awarded the title of Secretary Lang and goes with the army.

When I first arrived, I felt a little impatient and motivated, which Zhou Bai could understand.

Setting up a Secretariat and personally taking care of secretaries are like "principals", so that they can become the most loyal and capable pillars of implementing national strategies.

Zhou Bai put his hands behind his hands and said with emotion: "If we take a step further, we will indeed have enough luck, but the state city has not yet been conquered, and the title of Marquis of the state is still above Lei Haomiao's head."

"Calling yourself Marquis of Anbei? It's an unorthodox name for a big country, and I don't want to do that."

"According to the title of state candidate, conquer Luding in the west, unify the whole state, and cast the state tripod. This is the way of a majestic king."

He looked around at the secretaries following behind him. Their faces were a bit unfamiliar, and they were still in the running-in period.

Jiang Yuankui was born in Ruinan County. In recent years, he has been unable to take the imperial examination and has been exposed to more private and clan disputes. He has never seen the kingly way and the overall situation.

At this time, his mind was shaken, and he bowed his head and said: "I will bear in mind this edict. Your Majesty's ambition will be followed by us."

After Zhou Bai finished giving instructions to the secretaries, Lou Jinpeng stepped forward and Shan Solo reported another situation.

"Your Majesty, the navy is still blocked at the Ningrui Ferry and cannot enter the Longfeng section of the Ningjiang River."

"The naval officers are too aggrieved. Captain Li Bao of the Fleet Command sent a letter requesting a battle. He said frankly that everyone in the fleet has the courage to die with the enemy." As Lou Jinpeng spoke, he handed over the letter of request for battle that Li Bao submitted to the Chinese Army Staff Headquarters.

When it comes to the Navy, Zhou Bai frowns. Even though he has increased his investment in the Navy, his foundation is too weak and he is still unable to compete with the Dingguo Navy.

In fact, this is Lei Haomiao's confidence to stick to Dingzhou County. The essence of Dingzhou is in Dingzhou County. The essence of Dingzhou County is in the area along the river. It is also important in grain trade. Even the city of Dingzhou is not far from Ningjiang.

If an enemy wants to attack Dingguo, it will be difficult to capture its key areas without naval forces.

In the end, we can't go by water. Logistics and transportation will consume too much, and sooner or later we will be able to push back the powerful enemy.

"What do you mean? Can we fight?" Zhou Bai threw the question back to Lou Jinpeng.

As the deputy commander and chief of staff of the Southern Expedition Camp, he was duty-bound to provide clear advice to Zhou Bai.

After getting rid of Dayan's weak body, Lou Jinpeng has now completely recovered his handsomeness and talent, and he calmly said: "If we follow the planned plan and capture the entire Ruinan County first, then according to the general's wishes, we cannot fight.

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"After adding two ironclad ships and enriching the naval officers who returned from Great Yan, the navy's combat effectiveness has been greatly improved."

"Currently, at least we can rely on the port and the favorable river section to block the Dingguo navy from entering the Ningjiang section of Ruinan. However, once defeated, the entire Ruinan will face a major threat, not to mention Longfeng."

Since the uprising, Zhou Bai had never been so aggrieved by the navy. He wanted to fight, but he knew the battlefield law of using strengths and avoiding weaknesses.

Relying on the powerful cavalry and infantry combat capabilities, Ruinan will be bulldozed first. At worst, the ports along the river will be temporarily abandoned.

As for worries about landing raids and sending more flood troops, the cavalry can also stay on the riverside.

"Reply to Li Bao and ask him to practice hard so that he can go into battle."

"Invite the Ministry of Industry to urge the shipyards to build more small warships." Zhou Bai pondered for a moment and immediately asked Lou Jinpeng to write down the order.

Lou Jinpeng's expression changed. He quickly remembered something and asked respectfully: "Small warship? Your Majesty, do you want to restore the story of Dayan?"

Zhou Bai nodded and narrowed his eyes slightly, remembering the battle to conquer the Yangtze River Navy.

At that time, although most of the navy officers on the ships were infiltrated and bribed, the core ships were firmly controlled by the enemy commanders.

On that day, the Yangtze River Navy revolted, and Zhou Bai transferred fleets from other inland rivers to help out, and the majority of them were small warships.

In the process of capturing the core ship, it was also the small boats that approached the siege and carried out boarding operations.

Yu Lin and the imperial guards on the small boat, who are good at water-based skills, all use light skills to climb and seize the boat with hand-to-hand force.

"Yes, the Tianjiang River in our main world and even its tributaries are too huge. Most of the horizontal rivers are dominated by large ships, and the same is true for the naval fleet."

"Since you can't beat a head-on collision, let's fight in a jumping battle."

"The drawings of small warships such as sterns, red horses, and yachts in Dayan have been submitted to the Ministry of Industry for archives. These small ships are low-cost and fast." Zhou Bai said very calmly.

He couldn't let the navy become his weak link, and at least he had to have the capital to fight for his life. Otherwise, with the Ningjiang River lying in the middle of the prefecture, when would it be possible to unify the entire Dingzhou.

Lou Jinpeng bowed his hand in admiration: "Your Majesty is wise. Throughout the history of the dynasty, small boat warfare has never become the mainstream. This is because martial arts has never been as popular as our Anbei army."

"However, the navy soldiers are not strong enough. Large ships of the same level may be able to fight on the waves, while small ship fleets should choose imperial soldiers with good water skills as the waves."

The emperor and his ministers did not know that a decision made on this desolate march would change the pattern of water wars in the world.

Big ship and giant crossbow doctrine will not be the only solution.

"Send a partial division to various ports in Longfeng to clear out all supplies and then block them with iron chains."

"The whole army is marching quickly. Before the sun sets tomorrow, we must arrive at Longfeng County to join forces. There is a lot of pressure on the border town."

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As Zhou Bai expected, the pressure in Biancheng County is indeed not small. The civilian workers who have finished spring planting in advance are like dense ants forming a long logistics supply line.

Border County is vast and sparsely populated, and only the towns and cities have food reserves, and the largest granaries are built in Longbei City to supply the Great Wall defense line.

Once the Dingxi Army invades, there will be no need to mention logistical supplies. The huge border town will immediately fall into a situation of fighting on its own.

Except for Longbei County in the north and the Great Wall border pass, the five counties in the south will have no support, and it will only be a matter of time before they are captured.

This is the reason why Zhou Bai must first send Jiao Tu to capture Menju Pass. Menju and Longbei can be obtained by capturing both.

At Menguguan, the city wall, which has been reinforced and raised many times with cement masonry, has been dyed dark red or light red in patches.

This red is dyed red by the blood of soldiers from both countries. The depth of red represents the number of people who died on that section of the city wall.

The darker the red, the more intense the attack and defense on this section of the city wall, which also means the more important the place is.
To be continued...