Regarding the civil unrest in Xingzhou, what Zhao Junchen was most afraid of was not that there was someone behind the scenes who was fueling the flames, but that the person behind the scenes was one of the three powerful chess players, Emperor Deqing, Zhou Shangjing, and Zhu Hejian, and even the cooperation of these three people.
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Although Zhu Hejian and Zhou Shangjing have both left the capital, and Emperor Deqing has no reason to hinder agricultural reforms, let alone deliberately trigger a civil unrest, it is unlikely that these three people will participate in this matter.
, but when it comes to things in this world, one should always be afraid of the worst, so Zhao Junchen felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy at the beginning, fearing that the civil unrest in Xingzhou was a move planned by one of these three people.
But after further understanding the details of the civil unrest in Xingzhou, Zhao Junchen was not particularly worried.
If these three people take action, they will never let themselves see the signs easily.
Therefore, the people behind the civil unrest in Xingzhou are those who are behind the scenes, namely Ge Lao Li He, Cheng Yuandao, or the Minister of Civil Affairs, Song Qi. Zhao Junchen's agricultural reform plan has indeed hindered their interests, so
These people's stance against agricultural reform is also more firm...but overall, it does not make Zhao Junchen feel particularly troublesome.
Thinking about this, Zhao Junchen felt a little relieved and quickly turned his attention back to the matters in Liaodong Town. He also explained his plan goals in detail to Li Chuanwen and Niu Fude.
When the senior military attaches in Liaodong Town elected the new commander-in-chief yesterday, Zhao Junchen publicly speculated on Wu Yingxiong's arrival time. He believed that if Wu Yingxiong traveled through the stars and nights and spared no effort, he would arrive nearby at the earliest in the early hours of tonight. And if Wu Yingxiong was unwilling to waste
If Ma Ma is unwilling to take the risk of marching all night, he will arrive after 1:00 this morning at the latest.
And now, according to Jiang Quan's speculation, Jiliao Governor Wu Yingxiong will arrive in one hour at the latest, that is, after 1 hour today and before noon, which is basically the latest arrival time speculated by Zhao Junchen.
Through Wu Yingxiong's arrival time, we can also speculate to a large extent about Wu Yingxiong's current mentality and follow-up strategy.
If Wu Yingxiong hurriedly arrived with his troops overnight, it means that Wu Yingxiong came with a gambler's mentality. When he arrived here, his Guan Ning cavalry had exhausted its physical strength and horsepower, and its combat power could be described as
Even the leaderless Liaodong Town can easily defeat him. If Wu Yingxiong still wants to annex Liaodong Town, he can only hope that Liaodong Town will voluntarily surrender after being frightened by him. On the contrary,
Not enough to be afraid of.
But now, when Wu Yingxiong came all the way, he was slow and step-by-step, setting up camp at night and resting when the soldiers were tired. On the contrary, it showed Wu Yingxiong's calm and determined mentality, which also meant that Wu Yingxiong wanted to annex Liaodong Town.
Wu Yingxiong was extremely determined, so he deliberately maintained the combat effectiveness of his Guan Ning cavalry, which meant that Wu Yingxiong was mentally prepared to use tough measures.
Under such circumstances, Wu Yingxiong is undoubtedly more difficult to deal with.
Just like what Zhao Junchen once said to the high-ranking military attaches in Liaodong Town, this time he was only ordered to inspect Liaodong as a court official, but he was not an imperial envoy with full power. He only had the power to inspect, but had no power to interfere, let alone
He has no authority to influence Wu Yingxiong’s decision.
Therefore, if he wants Wu Yingxiong to give up the idea of annexing Liaodong Town, Zhao Junchen must put more thought into it.
Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen's expression became solemn again. He raised his head and asked Jiang Quan: "According to your observation, what is the current situation in Liaodong Town? Has morale recovered? Has Xu He temporarily controlled the situation?"
When they were talking about the Xingzhou Civil War just now, Jiang Quan had been unable to get in the conversation. At this time, he finally had a chance to express himself and quickly replied: "According to my humble observation, the morale of the frontier troops in Liaodong Town has not yet fully recovered, but it has improved.
After all, Xu He had distributed a lot of meat and wine to all the soldiers in Liaodong Town last night... The food of the frontier army soldiers was very poor on weekdays, and they could only eat fried rice and dry biscuits, so a meat meal last night was enough to satisfy the frontier army soldiers.
Restore some morale!"
Meat reserves in the army have been one of the key factors in maintaining morale since ancient times. When Huang Shenming was alone in the camp, he was determined to establish his authority because of the distribution of meat. From this, we can see the impact of a meal of meat on the morale of the army.
With great strength, Xu He slaughtered all the livestock accompanying the army in one go last night and moved out all the meat reserves, which also showed his firm determination.
After seeing Zhao Junchen nodded lightly, Jiang Quan continued: "As for whether Xu He has temporarily controlled the situation, it is difficult to say... As far as I know, the generals in Liaodong Town are willing to obey Xu He's military orders, but
The execution was somewhat unsatisfactory. On the surface, the various armies in Liaodong Town cooperated with each other, but it is said that Xu He had quarreled with the generals in Liaodong Town many times in private!
At the same time, Xu He had ostensibly conquered the He bandits, He Rensheng, Liu Xiong's 3,000 Liaodong cavalry, plus hundreds of private soldiers under his command, and more than 2,000 reinforcements from the South Road Defense Zone, inside Liaodong Town
It can be considered that he has a military advantage, which is the biggest reason why the generals in Liaodong Town are willing to listen to his military orders.
However, according to the gossip heard from humble positions, although the three thousand Liaodong cavalry under the command of He Bandit and the three men have officially been assigned to the commander-in-chief Xu He, there are still many Liaodong cavalry military attachés who have repeatedly proposed to Xu He, hoping that Xu He can immediately
He Bandit, He Rensheng, and Liu Xiong were released, but Xu He always disagreed. He was worried that he would not be able to continue to command the 3,000 Liaodong cavalry after He Bandit and others were released.
The control cannot be considered stable."
Zhao Junchen nodded again, not surprised by this situation, because the current situation was deliberately created by Zhao Junchen.
Later, Zhao Junchen smiled and praised Jiang Quan, saying: "It has only been four or five hours since you returned to the Liaodong Town Army, and you have been able to collect so much information and have the ability to analyze intelligence. It seems that during this time, you
Great progress... When I return to the capital, I will definitely look for opportunities for you to shoulder more responsibilities."
Jiang Quan looked overjoyed, but he quickly waved his hand and said humbly: "The news channels for Beizhi were all established by you, Cabinet Minister Zhao. Beizhi only relayed reports to you. Even if there is some growth, it all depends on your efforts during this period."
teachings.”
Zhao Junchen smiled again and said nothing more. He just turned to look at Li Chuanwen and Niu Fude and asked: "Now Liaodong Town has a military advantage and has temporarily ended the leaderless situation, but there is still internal friction, and
Wu Yingxiong's military strength is at a disadvantage, but he is very good at handling the Guan Ning cavalry under his command, and he also has the advantage of Governor Ji Liao's righteousness... The two sides are almost evenly matched!
This situation is beneficial to us, but if we want to guide the situation into what I want, we still need to spend some time... But I don’t know what good advice these two gentlemen can give me?"
This time, he came to the field that Niu Fude was good at, and took the lead in saying: "As far as the students know, the Wu family in Shanhaiguan is very determined this time. When Wu Yingxiong led his army into Liaodong, he had a total of four thousand troops, all of whom were
The elite among Guan Ning’s cavalry!
Zhao Gechen, you also know that Guan Ning's cavalry can be divided into three parts, namely the formation-breaking arrows, the central army's armored cavalry, and the artillery rear army! And the three thousand Guan Ning's cavalry currently following Wu Yingxiong are all Guan Ning's cavalry.
There are formation-breaking arrows and Chinese cavalry among them, but there are still a thousand Guan Ning cavalry who will take longer to arrive nearby, and most of these more than a thousand Guan Ning cavalry are artillery rear troops!"
"Oh? The Wu family in Shanhaiguan even dispatched their artillery rear troops? They are indeed very determined! As far as I know, the arrows used by the Guan Ning cavalry to break the formation are all composed of death row prisoners and slaves of various ethnic groups, so they cost very little.
The number of people is not particularly large. The Chinese armored cavalry are all heavy cavalry and have the largest number. However, the most expensive part is the artillery rear army, which accounts for more than half of the military expenditure of the Guanning cavalry. It is said that it has twenty heavy artillery.
There are hundreds of light artillery. The Wu family in Shanhaiguan also attaches great importance to the artillery rear army. On weekdays, it is basically only used to guard Shanhaiguan and rarely has the opportunity to be dispatched..."
Having said this, Zhao Junchen was thoughtful and had vaguely guessed Niu Fude's suggestion.
Sure enough, Niu Fude quickly said: "That's it! After Wu Yingxiong led his army into Liaodong this time, it seemed that he was marching step by step, but in fact he was still marching in a hurry, allowing Guan Ning's cavalry artillery to rear up.
Having distanced themselves from the main force, the one thousand artillery rear troops are now separated from the protection of the Chinese armored cavalry and formation-breaking arrows. It will take two to three thousand time to reach the vicinity. They are at their most vulnerable moment... so
, Zhao Gechen, if you want to force Wu Yingxiong to submit, maybe you can start here!"
Zhao Junchen nodded in understanding and said: "Mr. Niu, please remind me more! It is indeed a good idea!"
Later, Li Chuanwen said: "The strategy proposed by Mr. Niu is a specific method, but judging from the general direction of Zhao Gechen's plan, the most important thing at the moment is to get Ximen Sheng out of Wu Yingxiong's hands. Not only
To let Ximen Sheng regain his freedom, it is best to take the opportunity to gain Ximen Sheng's gratitude and reach some tacit understanding with Ximen Sheng..."
Later, Li Chuanwen also made a suggestion to Zhao Junchen.
After hearing this suggestion, Zhao Junchen immediately smiled with joy and said: "With the help of these two gentlemen, this cabinet is indeed more powerful than a tiger and it is much easier!"
And just when Zhao Junchen was overjoyed, someone suddenly reported outside the tent, saying that the spies from Liaodong Town had returned to the camp and reported that Wu Yingxiong, the governor of Jiliao, had now led the Guanning cavalry to a few miles west of the camp and was on the way.
Join forces with Wu Shilin and are about to appear!