"With the tiger in mind, he really thinks that Jinhua Mitsukoshi is here for peace talks? As soon as Jingnan Gong's army is mobilized from Dahu Road, Jinhua Mitsukoshi will definitely send troops immediately. I really don't know what he is thinking." Mysterious.
After getting the information in his hand, he said disdainfully.
Haotian smiled indifferently: "It's very simple, because your majesty takes his majesty too seriously, even more than the safety of Dahu Road. Cheng Xianqing established the country and proclaimed himself emperor. If your majesty cannot make a strong response, in the shortest time
If they are destroyed internally, it will inevitably cause a series of chain reactions. The most direct impact is that the people of the empire will doubt the imperial court in the Holy Capital of Tiandu. There are no two days in the sky and no two masters in the country. Once Cheng Xianqing stands
Once he has secured his footing, His Majesty will no longer be able to stand. Therefore, he must mobilize as many troops as possible to extinguish Cheng Xianqing. As for the Dahu Road side, anyway, the five southern Yunnan tribes have made it clear that they will be spectators, and Jingnan Gong initially
With 180,000 soldiers guarding the Dahu Road for three years, Jinhua Mitsukoshi now wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, so he also wants to take advantage of this period to break the backbone of the Holy Sect of Paradise and suppress Cheng Xianqing's arrogance
.However, I doubt that even if he mobilizes the southern army from Dahu Road and adds the army from Tiandu Holy Capital, will he be able to take down the Holy Sect of Paradise?"
Xuanji naturally understood what Haotian meant. Emperor Zhongxing was gambling. He bet that after mobilizing all the troops from the Southern Army and the Holy Capital of Tiandu, he could quickly exterminate the Holy Sect of Bliss. No matter what happened, he would destroy Cheng Xianqing's
An army of 300,000 people will be annihilated. If the bet fails, they will continue to retreat to Tiandu Shengjing and wait for an opportunity to make a comeback. Anyway, with Ouyang Jingzhong on the Dahu Road, he can probably deal with Jinhua Mitsukoshi south of the Xijiang River. If the bet wins, his throne will be considered
Really sit tight.
"Then what should we do now?" Xuanji asked tentatively.
"Watch the show. What else can we do now? If we go south now, the first thing we have to do is to remove the 200,000 troops of the Holy Sect of Paradise in the Meizhou area. The imperial court has never had a good impression of us, and they will definitely just sit back and watch. We in Hetao
No matter how powerful the soldiers are in combat, facing the 600,000-strong army of the Holy Cult of Paradise, even if we survive, we still have to shed a layer of our skin. And who knows if the imperial court will stab us in the back? Besides, things here have just begun.
Halfway through, if we don't have the deterrence of the army, who knows whether the more than 60,000 soldiers left in the inner sea of Xuzhou City will go to the Garden Ferry honestly?" Haotian said helplessly.
Neither Hetao nor the Three Kingdoms of Northeast China are procrastinators. Now that the two sides have finalized the exchange, they immediately started a ten-day exchange at Huayuan Ferry. From Xuzhou City to Huayuan Ferry, according to the marching speed of Northeastern soldiers, it would take three cavalry to march
hours, at least six hours for infantry. However, both sides were very sincere. Twenty thousand soldiers came out of Xuzhou City every day. They set off in the afternoon of the first day, just in time for the exchange in the morning of the next day.
Zhang Yuewan and He Bugui led a navy of 10,000 people to temporarily build two pontoon bridges over the river. They first let a thousand soldiers cross the river, and then let 6,000 civilians cross the other side. According to the final agreement between the two sides, the two sides finally
The exchange ratio was set at one to six. Of course, these strong men who were plundered at the beginning are now sallow and thin. It is obvious that they have been in a state of slavery in the three northeastern countries for these years. However, despite this, there are no missing arms or legs among them.
It's like being able to die immediately as soon as you cross the river. After all, Chu Xiangcheng and Luo Xiang are not idiots, and Yelu Canghai's generation of tycoons will not play tricks on this.
Ordinary soldiers have this ratio, but for people such as Prince Trikebus of Beijing, Yelu Minghui of Mandan, and Jin Zongbiao brothers of Haixi, their prices are much higher. Chu Xiangcheng negotiated with Yelu Canghai
At that time, Chu Xiangcheng specifically pointed out these people, and then said generously that we in Hetao treat them equally. Although they are noble princes, in our eyes they are the same as ordinary soldiers, and each of them is replaced by six common people. Yelu
Canghai's face changed color at that time, and in the end he raised the price to a thousand ordinary people. Just kidding, even if Yelu Canghai was making waves in Mandan, if Yelu Minghui and others knew that he only used six
The slaves redeemed themselves, and these people were bound to cause trouble.
It has been going on for six days now, and the two sides have exchanged most of the personnel. The two sides will definitely complete the exchange within the ten-day period.
"You must be careful about the situation at the Huayuan Ferry." Haotian still said uneasily: "There are more than 100,000 troops pressing down on Xuzhou. I think the few tens of thousands of Northeastern soldiers left in the city won't be able to stir up much trouble. Not at the crossing.
There are only 50,000 infantrymen led by Du Shuai and 100,000 cavalry led by Blood Commander Xin Shuai. If Yelu Canghai deliberately cheats and suddenly kills his soldiers by changing them into common people's clothes, we will suffer a loss accidentally.
"
Xuanji smiled and said: "Lord, please rest assured, the two pontoon bridges are under our strict surveillance. The Northeast soldiers who are preparing for the exchange only have a self-defense weapon and their personal belongings left. Before setting foot on the pontoon bridge,
, they have also been surrounded by our army, and there is a gentleman who is personally taking charge there, so there won't be any problems."
Haotian nodded: "That's good. But before the exchange is completely completed, I am still a little worried. This is probably the so-called care and chaos."
When Jinhua Mitsukoshi's envoys safely returned to the south bank of the Xijiang River and successfully completed their mission, Jinhua Mitsukoshi reduced the number of troops on the Xijiang defense line as promised, especially in the Xijiang River section of Dahu Road. The 300,000 troops originally led by Park Zhicheng were suddenly
It dropped to 100,000. In order to show his sincerity, Park Zhicheng even returned to the Green Castle of the Golden Flower Dynasty to recuperate.
Seeing this situation, Emperor Zhongxing finally breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly placed an edict on the desk of Ouyang Jingzhong, Duke of Jingnan, asking Ouyang Jingzhong to immediately dispatch an army of 100,000 troops north to Huai River. At the same time, Emperor Zhongxing also issued an order to Haotian.
The Li family ordered the Hetao army to keep an eye on the 200,000 Ji Le army near Meizhou during this period. Zhang Cangxiong's 200,000 Huaishui army was waiting in full formation. The Li family didn't know what their motives were, but they actually sent 50,000 soldiers from Ezhou.
Entering Danzhou, under the leadership of Li Xiaomo, they got close to Liu Nanshang's Suzaku Army. The war seemed about to break out.
After learning about the news that Li Xiaomo had sent troops to Danzhou, Haotian couldn't help but sigh. Li Xiaomo's strategic vision was indeed long-term. At least he was not fooled by Jinhua Mitsukoshi's tricks at the beginning. And he was able to send out troops even when the Li family suffered heavy losses.
If the army doesn't have enough courage, it's impossible to do it. The leader of China's top ten heroes really has some skills.
However, what surprised everyone was that Duke Jingnan Ouyang Jingzhong refused Emperor Zhongxing's request to abandon his army and go north. I heard that the great eunuch Zhou Eunuch who went to announce the edict had not yet come to declare the imperial edict to Jingnan Gong, Jingnan Gong said
Then he said it back: If your majesty is planning to mobilize the army from Dahu Road to the north, then there is no need to read this imperial edict. I have some words that are inconvenient to be written into the memorial, so I would like to ask Eunuch Zhou to pass them on to your majesty: Jinhua Mitsukoshi
With the heart of a tiger and a wolf, only one of the empire can survive. The great lake area is related to the rations of tens of millions of people in the empire, so I dare not take the risk of moving the army northward. Although the Holy Sect of Paradise is powerful, it is only a strong one from the outside. As long as the empire handles it properly, it will not be enough.
Shake the foundation of the empire. The situation on the Great Lakes Road is now critical, and the 300,000-strong army is stretched thin. I will not be able to comply with the order.
Although Eunuch Zhou can be considered a person with great power in Tiandu Shengjing, in front of Ouyang Jingzhong, Duke of Jingnan, who is currently the only commander-in-chief of the empire and has been in charge of the Southern Military Region for more than 20 years. He enjoys unparalleled prestige in the empire.
He simply did not dare to show off the prestige he had in the Holy Capital of Heaven. Faced with Ouyang Jingzhong's tough attitude, he finally withdrew the imperial edict angrily and walked away.
Ouyang Jingzhong's deeds reached the ears of all the forces in Qingfeng. Everyone was extremely surprised, and then extended their most sincere greetings to the old man's character. Although everyone knew that Emperor Zhongxing's move to move his troops north was a move
It was a risky move, but even the powerful emperor uncles such as Liu Nanqiu did not dare to refute it like this, but Ouyang Jingzhong did not care. Perhaps, only such an old man can support the breeze.
"Sir!" Haotian shouted habitually, but as soon as he said the words, he remembered that Luo Xiang was working with Yelu Canghai on the population exchange matter at Huayuan Ferry in Xuzhou. Alas, I am used to Luo Xiang being around, no matter what.
He could always give an answer when asked, but suddenly he disappeared, and I really didn't feel comfortable with it.
Xin Jiao smiled and asked: "Husband, what are you doing with Mr. Luo? Mr. Luo is still at Huayuan Ferry."
Haotian said with a smile: "I just remembered this matter as soon as I said it. I just wanted to ask sir, what kind of person is Jingnan Duke Ouyang Jingzhong."
"Are you stupid? If your husband is not here, others won't know about it? Have you forgotten that we also have a writer of the Secret History of China here." Xian Lianchen patted Haotian's head unceremoniously and said.
Haotian was delighted when he heard this: "Haha, how could I forget this? Qiu Mu, do you know what kind of person Jingnan Gong is?"
Qiu Mu put down the brush in his hand, shook his aching arm, and said with a smile: "I don't know much about it. Other senior brothers are sorting out Duke Jingnan's information. But when I went back last time, I didn't know much."
I also took a look."
Qiu Mu recalled it carefully, and then said slowly: "Jingnan Gong Ouyang Jingzhong, he should be seventy-seven years old this year. He is from Shanshan County, Guazhou, Yangzhou Road. He can be regarded as a fellow villager with Cheng Xianqing of the Bliss Holy Sect. He is originally from the same hometown.
He was born in the imperial examination. At that time, he followed Emperor Honglie to conquer Goryeo, but the entire army was wiped out. Ouyang Jingzhong was rescued by Tie Zhen, the then general, and escaped. From then on, he followed Tie Shuai to conquer the world. After Emperor Xianlie ascended the throne, Ouyang Jingzhong
As the commander of the Southern Army Corps, he commands the Southern Military Region. Among Qingfeng military generals, Ouyang Jingzhong has always been a strange man. He is sincere and generous to others and does not like to use strict military laws to manage his subordinates. However, even if the soldiers of the Southern Military Region are local
The combat effectiveness and quality of the garrison are unparalleled in the empire. At least in the more than 20 years since he has been in charge of the Southern Military Region, there have been almost no cases of soldiers harassing the area in the Southern Military Region. Maybe he was born as a scholar, and his temperament is a bit pedantic, but this is not
He does not distinguish between right and wrong, but sticks to his own principles. To his colleagues, he is a comrade who can sacrifice his life. To his subordinates, he is a generous and kind elder. To his superiors,
Said that he was a trustworthy subordinate. To his enemies, he was a respectable opponent. Decades passed quickly, but fifty years of military life did not make him lose his original ability as a soldier.
The integrity and pride of a scholar. His integrity, sincerity, fairness, honesty, diligence, and simplicity earned him the prestige among the Qingfeng military, second only to Tie Shuai. Because of this, the Southern Military Region he led seemed to be infected by him.
With his good conduct, he became one of the highest quality among all the legions of the empire. In the past, among the imperial military, there were three people whose conduct and talents were so good that even their enemies had to praise them. These three people were Tie Shuai.
, He Shuai and Duke Jingnan."
Haotian actually didn't know Ouyang Jingzhong at all. One hundred thousand elites led by Xue Sha and Dugu had stayed in southern Yunnan for a long time, and had contact with Ouyang Jingzhong for a period of time. After returning, even the gangsters
Dugu, who was born in China, also admired Ouyang Jingzhong from the bottom of his heart. This shows how powerful this old man's personality is. But if he rejected Emperor Zhongxing so bluntly, would Emperor Zhongxing give up?
Qiu Mu obviously saw through Haotian's worries, walked to him, sat down in Haotian's arms unladylikely, put her arms around Haotian's neck and said: "Husband, please don't worry. Mr. Jingnan is here
Dahu Road and the Southern Military Region are inseparable, and even His Majesty today does not have such a strong influence. To put it bluntly, in the Dahu Road area, if Mr. Jingnan doesn’t nod, he won’t be able to escape even a hair."
Haotian hugged his little wife and said with a smile: "Haha, my Qiu Mu is a talented woman. When did she become so vulgar?"
Xian Lianchen spoke up and said, "If you follow a good person and learn from a good person, of course you will become vulgar."
"Am I that vulgar? I only say some exaggerated words when I am angry. I have never cursed anyone. Is this considered vulgar?" Haotian said with a smile.
Haotian did not curse, but Emperor Zhongxing did not rest. When Eunuch Zhou returned to the Holy Capital of Tiandu with Ouyang Jingzhong's original words, Emperor Zhongxing was so angry that he almost set the Qinzheng Palace on fire.
Burn it. It is said that the young eunuchs and maids around the Qinzheng Palace endured the filthy words for more than an hour. Finally, Emperor Zhongxing was relieved from the curse until he lost his energy.