At the same time, on this day, he received letters from the capital and Chuzhou, respectively from the prince, Qin Sining, and Marquis Heng.
The war between the two parties is also what Zhao Xiaole is most concerned about right now.
Today, the southern Fujian region has been pacified.
After Pixiu was tamed, Zhao Xiaole planned to march north.
I first read the letter from Marquis Heng.
The letter shows that there is basically no danger of war in Chuzhou.
Because there is a large supply of weapons from the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, Yan Bing is no match in terms of firepower.
It is now very difficult for the Yan soldiers to capture Chuzhou City.
The meaning of Henghou's letter is that in addition to explaining the war, he also hopes that Zhao Xiaole will continue to support Chuzhou depending on the situation.
Help him wipe out the Yan soldiers in one fell swoop.
The content of the letter is basically consistent with the information Zhao Xiaole received through other channels.
As for the war in Chuzhou, it is relatively stable at present, and the performance of Henghou.
Zhao Xiaole is also basically satisfied.
Regarding the matter of increasing troops in Chuzhou, Zhao Xiaole thought about it for a while and still felt that the matter should be postponed later.
Chuzhou carried out land reform last year, which liberated a lot of labor force, but its effects cannot be seen within one or two years.
Moreover, the people have experienced wars for years, and many young and middle-aged people have been killed and injured, so the foundation is too weak.
With fire support, it is more than enough to defend the city, but not enough to advance.
But the situation in Chuzhou is very complicated.
There are not only Yan soldiers there, but also 100,000 soldiers from Prince Pingxi's palace. What would happen if King Pingxi participated in the battle?
Under this situation, Zhao Xiaole hoped that Marquis Heng would defend Chuzhou first.
However, there are still some reasons that Zhao Xiaole has to worry about, and Heng Hou has to worry about.
That is, in Henghou's letter, he also stated that the Demonic Sect continued to spread in Chuzhou and had the intention of causing chaos in Chuzhou.
At the same time, as the artillery production method was leaked, Pingxi Palace and Yan Bing were both studying the artillery.
As the saying goes, if you don't advance, you will retreat.
Once time passes for too long, the advantage of firearms will weaken, and Chuzhou will become less stable.
If there was no such long-term hidden danger, just sticking to Chuzhou would be a good choice.
Zhao Xiaole couldn't make up his mind for a moment.
He read the letter from Qin Sining and the prince again.
It's all about government affairs.
Qin Sining told Zhao Xiaole that with the establishment of Xichang, the power in the capital was basically controlled by her and the prince.
This is good news.
The bad news is that East Vietnamese have entered the country.
The King of Zhenbei was attacked by the Beihai Chamber of Commerce and suffered heavy losses. The Dongyue people took advantage of this opportunity and entered the hinterland of Jingyang, conquering five cities in a row.
Seeing this, Zhao Xiaole couldn't help but exert a little force on his hand, and almost crushed the letter paper.
The thing I was most worried about happened.
If the war in southern Fujian drags on for a few more days.
I'm just afraid that the situation is really over.
A layer of cold sweat broke out on Zhao Xiaole's back.
He then continued to look down.
Qin Sining and the prince did not follow Zhao Xiaole's initial instructions to shrink their troops and stick to the capital. Instead, they commanded the army to help the people move.
For this reason, he suffered several defeats in a row.
Lu Qingbai, who was imprisoned in Xichang, came up with a plan, which was to throw gold and silver into the wilderness to lure the East Vietnamese people into snatching them.
While slowing down the advance of the East Vietnamese, it also prevented a large number of civilians from being massacred.
Due to the lack of dangerous defense in the northern area of Jingyang, a large number of people had no choice but to migrate long distances, crossing the capital and heading south.
When Zhao Xiaole saw this, he sighed unconsciously.
The number of troops guarding the capital exceeds 200,000. Including local troops, the number of people who can be mobilized by the prince is nominally around 400,000.
But this is just an imaginary number.
There are many landowners and local tycoons in the north, as well as relatives of the emperor, and they also support a large number of private armies.
During times of war, these private armies are bound to rob and disobey orders.
Coupled with the chaos of long-distance migration, the army has to be responsible for stopping the barbarians and protecting the people. After being defeated, they will be scattered. When Zhao Xiaole returns to the capital, whether there are still 200,000 defenders will be a big problem.
question mark.
If it weren't for the fact that there were still many unfinished tasks in the south, Zhao Xiaole would have wanted to ride on a fast horse and rush to the capital right now.
After that, Zhao Xiaole read the prince's letter again.
As soon as he saw the prince's handwriting, he thought of the pop he gave to the prince's mouth before leaving.
I really want to do it again.
After that sip of wine, the prince almost didn't talk to him again. The reason why he wrote a letter this time was probably because he had to write a letter.
In the letter, the prince seemed to have forgotten what happened last time and did not mention it at all. He just praised Zhao Xiaole and said that he had done a very good job in the south.
She also said that it was her idea to have soldiers assist the people in relocating.
Let Zhao Xiaole not blame Qin Sining.
When Zhao Xiaole saw this, he couldn't help but shook his head.
The world belongs to you, so naturally you have the final say.
How could I blame anyone else?
Afterwards, the prince told Zhao Xiaole that although the state affairs were urgent, his health was also very important, so Zhao Xiaole must take care of himself.
When he saw this, Zhao Xiaole smiled unconsciously.
After all, the prince still cares about him.
After reading these three letters, Zhao Xiaole already had a plan in his mind. He picked up a pen and paper and wrote a letter to Marquis Heng first.
Zhao Xiaole's handwriting is crooked and only he can understand it.
He could only hope that Marquis Heng could understand it.
There are only a few words in total, "I am aware that the capital city is in urgent need of assistance to Chuzhou later!"
After finishing writing, he sent a reply to Qin Sining and the prince.