As for the 100 million taels in the national treasury, Rui Butong wants to keep it as a reserve fund. After all, a country's treasury must always have some spare money. Otherwise, everyone will not have the confidence to do things.
Shen Ao was noncommittal about Rui Butong's idea. All he could do was fulfill his promise and promise to transfer 100 million silver at any time. At the same time, he also promised that if necessary, the court could borrow 50 million taels of silver from the bank. Among them, Twenty million does not require interest, and the remaining thirty million is a low-interest loan.
In this regard, Rui Butong was naturally very satisfied and left. When Hu Bu had money, it would be easier to do things, and he would have confidence. He also had more confidence in the possible battle between Qian and Jin.
After sending Rui Butong away, Shen Ao returned to the mansion and immediately summoned the managers from various industries. According to what he said, there is still a shortage of money. It seems that the originally planned development plan is still too slow. He can just use it. Taking advantage of this possible opportunity for war, we took big steps forward and developed vigorously.
War is cruel and full of blood, representing countless soldiers and breaking up families.
At the same time, the war is another good opportunity for development for some people. When the war comes, countless people have developed through it since ancient times. Shen Ao wants to use this opportunity to take a bigger step and turn the business into a new one. Development has reached a new peak.
However, what Shen Ao didn't expect was that the war would come so quickly, so fiercely, and so vastly, that even though he originally wanted to grab a handful of melon seeds and sit aside to drink tea and watch a show, he finally had to end it himself. .Of course, this is all a matter for later.
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The third day of March in the eighteenth year of Hanchang.
The Jin army moved in a large scale, with 100,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry. After swearing an oath in Taiyuan County, they moved northeast and approached Zhenzhou, the land of Jizhou.
Zhenzhou can be said to be the south gate of Daliang City. The armies of Shanxi, Henan, and Shandong had to pass through this place if they wanted to enter outside Daliang City. Considering that this was an important military location, Emperor Qianwen arranged for five thousand soldiers to pass through here. Soldiers guard.
In normal times, with the stronghold of Xiongguan and the defense of five thousand soldiers, it would be enough to defend against the enemy. But now, when it is learned that the opponent has more than 100,000 people, an urgent letter asking for help is sent to the palace of Daliang City. .
"What a big spirit." After reading the battle report sent by General Zhenzhou asking for help, Emperor Qianwen snorted coldly, then placed his big hand on the dragon case, and heard a loud bang.
The actions of the Jin army were indeed beyond Emperor Qianwen's expectations. Don't think that the Jin army claimed to have 200,000 troops, but in fact it governed the land of four states. Evenly distributed, there were only 50,000 troops in each state. That's it. In addition, some troops must be left behind to look after the country. In this way, the 200,000-strong army can only really produce more than 100,000 troops.
But this time, more than 100,000 people were dispatched. It was clear that all the troops were concentrated. Is this a battle to determine the outcome?
Not to mention, this set of tactics really hit Emperor Qianwen's weakness. Although he was the emperor of Daqian, he actually did not have much more troops than the vassal kings below him, and because of the territory, he was not too powerful. A little too dispersed.
For example, Xinzhou, Qingzhou, Suzhou, Zangzhou, Guzhou and other places are all equipped with 30,000 troops. It is more like Dianzhou, which has 50,000 troops stationed due to its geographical environment. With such a division of troops, , there are only 50,000 silver-armored guards and 30,000 gold-armored guards in our hands.
It is not impossible to say that with these 80,000 people, it is not impossible to fight against the Jin army. But the strength is not comparable, and there will be almost no winner in the head-to-head confrontation. Once they return with a tragic victory, who knows what other vassal kings will see. Will the weak Da Gan have other thoughts? If he attracts the spying of other feudal kings, or even directly takes action, the consequences will be unpredictable.
In this way, as long as Emperor Qianwen still has some sense, he will not send out all the 80,000 troops in his hand. He will only send out 30,000 troops at most. He also wants to ensure the stability of Daliang City.
"Pass the decree." Emperor Qianwen thought for a while and then told all his thoughts during this period, "Order Guzhou to send 20,000 troops from north to south to attack Jinzhou; Suzhou and Qingzhou each send 20,000 troops.
Attack Shaanzhou in the Jin region from west to east; order General Shi Hongyun of the Silver Armored Guards to be the general to defeat the Jin Dynasty, and Marquis Shen Yunyi of Zhongcheng to be the deputy commander. They will lead 30,000 Silver Armored Guards to garrison Zhenzhou to block the Jin troops outside the city and wait for opportunities. Fight back.”
A young eunuch quickly recorded the emperor's words on a specific piece of rice paper. After checking that there were no mistakes, he presented it to Emperor Qianwen and used the jade seal.
At this point, Emperor Qianwen sent 90,000 troops, including two groups to attack and one group to defend, setting out to compete with the Jin army in the Central Plains.
The decree was issued, and dozens of messengers leaped out of the city to deliver the message. In Dagan City, 30,000 silver-armored guards were also quickly gathering to prepare for the expedition. According to His Majesty's decree, they were only given three days. Three days After that, 30,000 people had to leave the city. In five days, they had to rush to Zhenzhou to help the defenders there block the advance of the Jin army.
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Zhongchenghou Mansion.
Everyone above and below was packing things for the Marquis to travel.
As the protagonist, Shen Yunyi looked relaxed at this time. It was obviously not the first time he led troops to fight, and the initial excitement was gone. Furthermore, this time it was a defensive battle, which was relatively It is expected that it will not be as hard as the offensive battle, and coupled with the current large supply of rations, it will add a lot of confidence.
It was at this time that Shen Ao arrived at the Zhongcheng Hou Mansion, accompanied by two hundred security members from Daqian Bank.
After Daqian Bank stabilized, the security personnel also began training in batches at the request of Shen Ao. They became the training partners of the 300 Shanshan Guards. Under the strong pressure of the Shanshan Guards, the overall quality of the security personnel also continued to improve. of improvement.
These two hundred people, who were the best after various assessments, followed Shen Ao this time and were assigned to Marquis Zhongcheng to protect his safety.
Before this battle, Daqian's treasury was full, and the food and grass preparations were naturally very sufficient. He could not help his uncle with food and drink, so Shen Ao simply brought two hundred security guards to protect his uncle's personal safety.
"Oh, there's no need. There are 30,000 silver-armored guards around my uncle." Shen Yunyi waved his hands with a smile. He was even more moved in his heart. At the critical moment, his nephew still loved him.
"On the battlefield, thousands of swords have no eyes. It never hurts to prepare more. Take it with you." Shen Ao tried to persuade him, and his tone was unquestionable.
"Okay." Shen Yunyi finally refused Shen Ao's kindness. Although he thought it was useless, if he didn't take these people with him, Shen Ao would be pestered endlessly, which would be a headache.
Seeing that his uncle had collected two hundred security guards, Shen Ao smiled with satisfaction. As for these people who were originally supposed to be stationed at Daqian Bank, but are now privately sent to Shen Yunyi to follow orders, will the emperor have any objections? Only Shen Ao would care about so much.
This is a nephew fulfilling his filial piety. Do others also want to question it?
Okay. If anyone questions, Shen Ao will ask him to go out with the army. By the way, Crazy Shen’s name is very loud now. Didn’t you see that even the aggressive Marquis Wu Yong and others have become more honest before? ?
Even if you can't beat them, you can't say them. Even compared to wealth, few people can compare to it. In addition, they are favored by the emperor. Now, who would take the initiative to offend the Mad Country if it is not necessary? Sir, are you afraid that you will have nothing to hold on to after you have eaten enough?
Sure enough, Shen Ao sent two hundred Qianqianzhuang security guards to follow Shen Yunyi to the battlefield without causing any disturbance. Everyone pretended not to see or hear, and turned a deaf ear. Even Emperor Qianwen never heard anything. Yan Fuchu did not make any statement after learning about this incident.
In exactly three days, the 30,000 silver-armored guards left the city. Setting out early that morning, the 30,000-strong army marched out from the south gate and walked straight for more than two hours. At noon, all the army came out.
The 30,000 silver-armored guards represented the concerns of 30,000 families. That day, until the city gate closed at night, there were still many soldiers' families standing here, with hopes and worries on their faces.
hope!
I hope that the soldiers can kill the enemy and make meritorious service on the battlefield, and honor their ancestors.
Worry!
Worrying about something going wrong will never come back.
Challenges and opportunities coexist, and this is probably the most appropriate time to use it.
On this day, Emperor Qianwen also rarely approved any memorials in the Yangxin Palace. Instead, he stood in front of the highest palace in the palace and watched the 30,000 troops leaving the city. He did not leave until there was no trace of them. And return.
Shen Ao, on the other hand, did not go to see him off, and there was no sign of worry on his face. He had done everything he should do in advance, and everything that happened next was beyond his control. Even so, there was nothing to worry about.
With this time, it is better to practice properly. In this way, this day, Shen Ao spent almost all of it in the training ground. Together with the three hundred Shanshan Guards, he became one of them and formed a three-three formation. Fighting each other with sticks.
I heard that on this day alone, seventeen Shanshan Guards were injured in Shen Ao's hands. Fortunately, Shen Ao, who was already a master in the early stage of transforming energy, still had to be measured in his attacks, and only suffered some skin injuries. That's it. After two days of rest, you can be full of energy again.
This was the first time that the Silver Armored Guards went out to fight after Emperor Qianwen came to power. I don't know how many people's hearts were affected.
Every day in front of the South City Gate, there are always people stopping here intentionally or unintentionally, as if they are looking forward to the news of the great victory ahead.
In this way, one day passed, two days passed, three days passed...until the sixth day, shortly after the city gate opened, a fast horse rushed in from outside the south city gate, shouting "Emergency Military Information", and rushed After passing the market and streets, we headed straight towards the palace.
