It is indeed difficult for the Holy Sect of Ultimate Bliss to disturb the stagnant waters of the empire by itself, especially since the Holy Sect of Ultimate Bliss has only concentrated 300,000 troops. Although it can pose a huge danger to the surrounding areas, it is difficult to completely crush it.
It was simply impossible to break it. However, before April arrived, when Emperor Zhongxing and others were still judging Cheng Xianqing's possible movements, Cheng Xianqing finally made a move.
It moved like a strong wind. With the help of the 50,000-strong Japanese navy and the transport fleet, the Holy Sect of Paradise began to cross the river in the afternoon of the first day. Since Cheng Xianqing used various means to block the news of the army's movement, it was not until the third
At noon the next day, the Huai River side discovered that most of the 320,000 Ji Le army near Shouzhou had crossed the river. Upon hearing this, Zhang Keliang quickly mobilized all his 50,000 troops and rushed over. As a result, Minghui, who was behind the scenes, was already prepared.
The Huaishui army was caught off guard and was ambushed by Minghui and killed a man who had abandoned his armor. Fortunately, Zhang Keliang was not an idiot after all. After hurriedly leaving 20,000 soldiers behind, he led 30,000 soldiers and rushed out.
Zhang Keliang suddenly burst into tears when he thought that 20,000 men died on the battlefield because of his carelessness and greed for merit.
The Holy Sect of Paradise suddenly crossed the river, and their troops pointed directly at Dahu Road to Xingzhou.
However, although the Holy Sect of Paradise took various means to cover up its whereabouts, Ouyang Jingzhong never let go of his guard against the Holy Sect of Paradise. The Southern Military Region had a force of 300,000, and Zhu Chiya led 50,000 soldiers to garrison Luzhou to prevent Jinhua.
Mitsukoshi broke through from here and monitored possible changes among the five ethnic groups in southern Yunnan.
Cheng Guochi, the former deputy commander of the Southern Army, led an army of 100,000 troops to guard the Chengzhou and Wangzhou areas. Although Jinhua Mitsukoshi had surrendered, Ouyang Jingzhong did not believe in Jinhua Mitsukoshi's sincerity at all, so although his troops were limited,
Ouyang Jingzhong still deployed a total of 150,000 troops on the Xijiang defense line. After all, without the patrol of the Dragon Legion, the defensive pressure on the Xijiang defense line suddenly increased a lot.
Lin Xiaoshan, the former local garrison commander of Dahu Road, led 50,000 soldiers to garrison Yanhunguan in the east of Chuzhou. To the west of Dahu Road is the gently rolling mountainous area bordering the mountains of southern Yunnan, while the central and eastern areas are the great plains of Jiangnan Road.
They are connected into one. Especially Chuzhou, Chengzhou and Wangzhou are famous grain producing areas in Qingfeng. The grain provided by Dahu Road to the empire every year accounts for 60% of the total grain intake of the empire, of which the grain output of these three states is
It accounts for more than 60% of the total grain output of Dahu Road. Yanhunguan is actually just a medium-sized fortress built on a relatively rugged mountainous area in the Jiangnan Plain. Although it looks unprepossessing, it was when Dahu Road and Jiangnan Road belonged to two separate parties.
, this is particularly true here.
As for the direction of Hongzhou, Ouyang Jingzhong himself led the 100,000 elite troops of the Southern Army to be stationed here. Although the fighting power of the Bliss Army was fierce, the Southern Army was not weak. Under Ouyang Jingzhong's example, the entire Southern Military Region
Their combat capabilities are among the best in the empire. In particular, the Southern Army has been stationed on Dahu Road and is particularly familiar with the geographical environment here. Zhu Zhao's Army came with a force of 100,000 troops. As a result, they suffered a bloody blow at the foot of Xingzhou City.
flow.
Cheng Xianqing's main army then arrived. Under the personal leadership of Cheng Xianqing, an army of more than 300,000 people forcibly attacked the city. As a result, under Ouyang Jingzhong's personal command, Ji Le's army did not even attack the city wall of Hongzhou once. Cheng Xianqing saw that he
Unable to make progress under Hongzhou City, they tried to bypass Hongzhou City and broke into Dahu Road from the south of Hongzhou or Chuzhou area. However, Ouyang Jingzhong had been prepared. Although the Jiaolong Army had been completely wiped out, Dahu Road had always been
There were many rivers and lakes. He used his influence as much as possible to mobilize a group of ships and temporarily transformed them into warships. He relied on his good connections on the Great Lakes Road to accurately grasp the attack direction of the Holy Sect of Paradise, and then used ships to transport the army to continuously harass Paradise.
The army. Although the people on Dahu Road have not experienced the ravages of the Holy Sect of Ultimate Bliss, they have all seen the tragic situation on Jiangnan Road next to it. Therefore, they also try their best to organize the local heroes to attack the Holy Sect of Ultimate Bliss. As a result, although the Holy Sect of Ultimate Bliss is empty
Three hundred thousand troops, but unable to make any progress.
"What on earth is the imperial court doing? I have sent a request for help to Tiandu Shengjing two days ago. How come there is no reply yet? Your Majesty, what on earth are you thinking? Are the people on Dahu Road not the sons of the empire?
People?" In Xingzhou City, the white-haired Ouyang Jingzhong shouted angrily.
"Commander, please calm down. Your Majesty must have seen your trick, Commander, and must have been mobilizing reinforcements now." Marching Sima Gu Changfeng said cautiously.
It was rare for Ouyang Jingzhong to get angry, but even if he did get angry, he would never insult his subordinates or smash the table and throw things. He would just stand up with his eyebrows turned red. He stood up irritably, and Ouyang Jingzhong said while suppressing his blush.
: "Dispatch reinforcements? If the imperial court is already dispatching reinforcements, does the Holy Sect dare to be so rampant? The Dahu Road is inherently easy to attack and difficult to defend, and the troops along the Xijiang River simply do not dare to mobilize. Although we have more than 100,000 troops here,
But the other side is taking the initiative. If he attacks and we defend, we will definitely suffer heavy losses."
Gu Changfeng was speechless. Last time Ouyang Jingzhong refused without hesitation Emperor Zhongxing's request to mobilize troops to the north. Everyone knew that there would be a gap between Duke Jingnan and Emperor Zhongxing, but no one expected that Zhongxing
The fact that the emperor was able to achieve such an extent cannot help but be chilling.
Strictly speaking, Ouyang Jingzhong, the local emperor who ruled Dahu Road for more than 20 years, was not a qualified politician. He was a generous elder, a diligent official, and an excellent general. However, he
He is not a qualified politician. Ouyang Jingzhong could obviously find many excuses for what happened last time, but he bluntly told Emperor Zhongxing what he thought. This kind of flow has been flowing in his body for a long time.
Decades of scholarly pedantry and integrity allowed him to directly ignore the disparity in status between the two sides, but this was also the charm of his personality as the commander-in-chief of the Southern Military Region and the prefect of Dahu Road.
Gu Changfeng hesitated and said: "Commander, how about we recruit a reserve force of 100,000 soldiers?"
Ouyang Jingzhong slowly shook his head: "I don't have to worry about the soldiers, but where are there so many weapons and armor? It's not like you don't know that the last recruitment of 100,000 soldiers has consumed most of our military reserves. Changfeng, you
I am writing a memorial on behalf of my commander, saying that the current situation is critical, Dahu Road soldiers are stretched thin, and military expansion is inevitable. I hope the imperial court will send corresponding military supervisors to guide and prepare corresponding military supplies. As for how to put it nicely,
Polish it up yourself."
Gu Changfeng nodded and left, but he sighed in his heart. If the court was really so easy to talk to, the Southern Military Region would not be in such an embarrassing situation.
Strictly speaking, the population of Dahu Road is as high as more than 15 million. If we really want to expand the army, we can at least quickly organize an army of 400,000 people. However, no matter how tense the situation in the Southern Military Region is in the past 20 years, Dahu Road
The total military strength of Dahu Road is less than 200,000. The root cause can be traced back to when Ouyang Jingzhong first took office in Dahu Road.
Emperor Shenzong had just ascended the throne. At that time, Jinhua Mitsukoshi thought that he could take advantage of the opportunity, so he led a large army to attack the Dahu Road area in Xijiang. At that time, the prefect of Dahu Road and the commander-in-chief of the Southern Military Region fled without fighting. Dozens of local officials and
The military generals actually surrendered under the powerful offensive of Jinhua Mitsukoshi. The imperial court was unable to take action at that time. As a result, Ouyang Jingzhong had just been appointed as the commander of the Southern Army. Faced with this situation, Ouyang Jingzhong used strong means to stabilize the army.
After overcoming the shaky situation on Dahu Road, he placed his trusted generals in the Southern Military Region, forcibly took over the military power of the entire military region, and selected talented local officials among the gentry on Dahu Road. In his series of methods
Finally, the situation on Dahu Road was stabilized, and Jinhua Mitsukoshi was finally forced back to the south bank of the Xijiang River.
After the war, Ouyang Jingzhong naturally wanted to ask the court for credit for these meritorious gentry and soldiers. The previous governor of Dahu Road and the commander-in-chief of the Southern Military Region were indeed too unpopular with the people. With the promotion of the military and political parties of Dahu Road, he
The Feng Wanmin letter was also handed over to Emperor Shenzong at the same time, imploring the court to appoint Ouyang Jingzhong as the commander-in-chief of the Southern Military Region and the prefect of Dahu Road. Emperor Shenzong was of course furious, but at this time, the important military and political departments of Dahu Road were basically
They were all occupied by Ouyang Jingzhong's cronies. In order to prevent the Dahu Road that had just calmed down from turbulence again, Emperor Shenzong reluctantly agreed to the requests of the soldiers and civilians on Dahu Road. However, because of this, a secret had been laid between Ouyang Jingzhong and the court.
A thorn.
To be honest, Ouyang Jingzhong had never had the idea of supporting his own troops to separate himself and rule the roost. After knowing the whole story, Ouyang Jingzhong took the initiative to resign. After Emperor Shenzong refused, Ouyang Jingzhong moved all three of his sons to Tiandu.
Shengjing himself stayed alone on Dahu Road. Although the imperial court felt a little relieved about Ouyang Jingzhong, the restrictions on the Southern Military Region never stopped. The most direct thing is that the imperial court single-handedly controlled the Southern Military Region.
Ordnance configuration. The Southern Military Region only had less than 200,000 troops at that time, so the weapons and armor configuration never exceeded 300,000. Ouyang Jingzhong naturally understood it, but he never said it. Fortunately, in the past twenty years, in his management
Under the circumstances, Dahu Road is as stable as a rock, and Jinhua Mitsukoshi's provocations have never succeeded. Dahu Road has passed through so many years peacefully. However, the situation was too bad a few days ago, and Ouyang Jingzhong did not care about the court.
In response, he directly expanded the army by more than 100,000 troops, increasing the total strength to 300,000. In addition, he refused to transfer troops to the north, so the court's doubts about him increased greatly.
Gu Changfeng smiled bitterly: "It seems that the imperial court finally wants to take back the military and political power of Dahu Road. Our annual taxes are overfulfilled, and we have never had any other ideas about the empire. Why are they not satisfied? It's just a false name, really
Is it that important?"
Ji Le's army suddenly crossed the river and pointed directly at Dahu Road, which was indeed beyond the expectations of many people. Although Dahu Road is easy to attack and difficult to defend, Ouyang Jingzhong has been operating here for more than 20 years. With the 300,000 yuan in Cheng Xianqing's hands,
It is not an easy task for the army to pry open the gate of Dahu Road.
After hearing this, Emperor Zhongxing in Tiandu Shengjing finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that the Holy Church of Paradise would suddenly attack Tiandu Shengjing. If that was really the case, facing the siege of hundreds of thousands of troops, Emperor Zhongxing
I really don't know what's going on in my heart.
After Zhang Cangxiong heard the news, he did not hesitate to personally lead his most elite Yellow Turban Army to advance into Shouzhou. However, although his movements were fast enough, the Eastern Japanese Dynasty was even faster. When the 50,000 Eastern Japanese Navy had just conquered thirty
Yu Wanji's army was transported across the river, and the 100,000 Eastern Japanese army that had been secretly lurking in the Linzhou area of Yangzhou Road had quickly entered Shouzhou City. Together with the Pinglang Army in Raozhou, they were competing against each other from the sky.
The pressure from Du Shengjing and the Zhang family of Huai River.
"How come the Eastern Japanese Dynasty still has so many troops? What benefits did the Holy Sect of Paradise give them to make them fight for it at all costs?" Haotian said in confusion in Zhuli County.
When Emperor Yinglie came to the throne, the total strength of the Eastern Japanese Dynasty was about 500,000, including 200,000 navy and 300,000 army. However, after the Battle of Yuzhou and the nail-pulling of Hetao, the remaining strength of the Eastern Japanese Navy had been
There are less than 50,000 people left, and the army only has 112,000 people left. But the Eastern Japanese Dynasty's militarism is really amazing. In just a few months, they expanded the navy to 150,000 people.
, the army expanded to 200,000. Haotian wanted to know how the Eastern Japanese Dynasty could support such a huge troop consumption when the total population of the Eastern Japanese Dynasty was only more than 6 million.
"It's very simple, because the Eastern Japanese Dynasty understands that if the Holy Sect of Paradise is destroyed, they will certainly not be spared. Therefore, what they can do now is to help the Holy Sect of Paradise to fight for the world as much as possible. As for the population, has the lord forgotten that back then?
When the Eastern Japanese raided the Yangzhou Road coastal area, they captured at least one million slaves and returned home. Adding in those who were dissatisfied with the Holy Sect of Paradise and the captives on the Jiangnan Road, there are now at least more than two million slaves in the Eastern Japanese.
, and it is precisely because of this that they were able to mobilize so many troops." Luo Xiang analyzed calmly.
Xuanji's eyebrows moved: "My lord, are you planning to go south?"
Haotian asked: "Isn't it possible?"
Xuanji replied: "It's not impossible, but we must think more clearly. If we prepare to go south, the first thing we have to face is the 300,000 Ji Le army in Raozhou and Meizhou. Pinglang is good at defense.
Although he is not as good as the commander-in-chief, he is still a rare general. If we send troops, the court will definitely not send troops with us, so we must face these 300,000 troops alone, and we are under too much pressure. Secondly,
The movements of the newly formed 50,000-strong navy of the Eastern Japanese Dynasty are unknown. Although they are still staying in the Eastern Japanese mainland, if the wind goes smoothly, they will only need one day and one night to reach the Yanzhou area on Yangzhou Road. And the Youyun Sixteenth Province's
The Northeastern Allied Forces have been very restless. Maybe they will make some small moves after our army moves south."
Haotian nodded thoughtfully: "The reason why Yelu Canghai used prisoners of war to ransom people back last time was just because they were surrounded by us and couldn't escape at all. But if we go south, then if they fight with the Dongbo
If the dynasty hooks up, it's hard to say that they won't cross the river again. It was originally a deal, and after the deal is over, everyone will naturally become hostile immediately, there is no doubt about it."
"In addition, how much force should we mobilize this time when we go south? Now we only have 300,000 troops on Yuzhou Road. If we all leave, who will fill the gap in strength? The Qinchuan Li family has already had
Once they have learned a lesson, will they send troops again? Tiandu Shengjing is timid and cowardly, and will not send troops to occupy such a place where there is no profit at all. In that case, the only possibility is that the Northeastern Allied Forces or the Holy Sect of Paradise will use their claws
Stretching out here, if this is really the case, then wasn't the battle we fought in the beginning in vain?" Xuanji continued.
Luo Xiang smiled slightly on the side: "The most important thing is that although the situation on Dahu Road is critical, it would be too underestimated if the Holy Sect of Paradise wants to knock on the Dahu Road that Jingnan Gong has been running for more than 20 years with an army of 300,000.
Lord Jingnan, right? There are more than 100,000 troops on the Xijiang defense line. Even if Jinhua Mitsukoshi makes any moves, he can still stop it for a while. Besides, the imperial court will never sit back and watch Dahu Road fall into the hands of the Holy Sect of Paradise. However, the imperial court will
Those rice bugs always looked forward and backward, so they missed many good opportunities. And the imperial court did not allow us to send troops, so in what name did we go south?"
Only then did Haotian realize that he was not a member of the Fire Dragon Bureau. He did not rush to wherever he saw a fire. If nothing else, the 300,000 Bliss army in front of him could not be easily solved.
, Dahu Road is so far away, how can I reach out?
"Then do you think we should be like this now?" Haotian asked after hesitation.
"Stand still. That's all we can do now." Luo Xiang said nonchalantly.