The Jinling City defenders who were responsible for guarding the city gate were all a little listless, and they were very perfunctory in maintaining order at the Jinling City gate. The people and caravans passing by would only ask a few casual questions, and then impatiently
Release.
A few months ago, and even extending forward two to three hundred years, the place where Xia Jun at the bottom of Jinling City wanted to go most was this city gate!
Although it is very hard to guard the city gate in the wind and sun, as long as you don't have a big heart, it is actually a good job for the children of ordinary people with no background!
When encountering some ordinary caravans entering and leaving the city, ordinary people can take advantage of the opportunity to come up for questioning and get some benefits from time to time. It is not too much at one time. Ordinary people have one or two coins, and caravans have a few hundred coins. This is the default
rule.
To a certain extent, this job can be regarded as a lot of "hard work". Therefore, these city defenders were quite "hard-working" before and were rarely as slack as they are now.
The change in this process naturally means that they have changed their minds, otherwise they would not have the same attitude as they do now.
What's more, it's still forced by the current situation between the Xia Kingdom and the Central Government!
At the beginning, when the new emperor was still the crown prince, he held the imperial edict of the old Xia Emperor and led the embroidered envoys to search the Jinling City, demoted or dismissed the court officials who were fighting for the throne, and even ransacked their homes and beheaded many of them.
The court suddenly became turbulent, and the situation was turbulent. I don't know how many dignitaries who were once powerful and powerful fell down. Even the previous chief officials of these city guards were implicated.
These little people who work in the government have always been the most keen! Nowadays, they are naturally restrained, for fear of getting involved for a little benefit and causing big trouble.
It was because of this that the attitude of the city guards became so lazy and perfunctory.
And just as all the Xia soldiers were waiting to "get off work", they suddenly heard the sound of rushing horse hooves in the distance.
"Da da da..."
There were several Xia troops carrying red flags with "Eight Hundred Miles Urgent" written on their backs, which was extremely conspicuous.
These Xia soldiers were covered in dust and foam, and they were foaming at the mouth even when they sat down on their horses. It was obvious that they had galloped here without sacrificing power.
Seeing the city gate in sight, he immediately shouted loudly:
"Report urgently to the Southwest Recruitment Division! The military situation is on fire, and anyone who blocks it will be punished by military law!"
"An urgent report from the Southwest Recruitment Department! Get out of the way quickly..."
Hearing the call of the visitor, Xia Jun, who was guarding the city gate, was stunned for a while, and then he suddenly reacted and hurriedly cleared the people at the city gate and got out of the way.
The military messengers galloped past on horseback, charging wildly along the bustling streets of Jinling City, causing pedestrians and traders to scream in surprise and hold back curses.
Just before arriving at the palace, these messengers couldn't wait to rein in their horses, so they rolled over and fell to the ground, kneeling down in front of the palace gate. Then they held the Southwest Military News in both hands and faced the forbidden sign in front of the palace gate.
The guards shouted urgently:
"We are summoning Si Yamen eight hundred miles from the southwest to report urgently! Dejiang County's Yun army has made a sudden move and raised troops to attack the city of Yixian County under the jurisdiction of Anshun County. Please report back quickly and please make your decision!"
When the imperial guards guarding the palace gate heard that Yun Jun was attacking again, their pupils shrank and they all showed extremely shocked expressions.
The captain of the Royal Guards, who was the leader, quickly said in a hurry:
"Open the palace gate quickly!"
"yes!"
Soon, this Southwest Military Report was placed in front of the imperial court of the new emperor of the Xia Kingdom, Yu Zhaoling. And a group of important civil and military officials who received the news quickly rushed to the Jinshen Palace.
Looking at Yu Zhaoling with a solemn face and a trace of suspicion in his eyes, the veteran minister Mei Chong couldn't help but ask:
"Your Majesty! How is the military situation in the southwest?"
Yu Zhaoling slowly raised his head, and the eunuch beside him handed the military report to the ministers and said in a deep voice:
"Wu Zixu's tribe in Dejiang County suddenly made a move eight days ago. He led only a few hundred Guanning cavalry and captured Yixian County in Anshun County. The defenders of Yixian County fought for less than half a day before they were defeated and fled!"
Hundreds of cavalry went to attack the city, but in less than half a day they captured Yixian, where more than a thousand soldiers were stationed. The battle was so ridiculous that if Yu Zhaoling heard about it a few years ago, he would be shocked and angry, and he could not wait to see it.
All the generals must be punished immediately.
But as soon as Yu Zhaoling saw that the Yun Army had wiped out more than 100,000 Southwest Frontier Army Guan Ning Cavalry in one fell swoop, he subconsciously felt that the blame for this battle should not lie with the Yixian defenders...
At this time, all the civil and military ministers in the palace had different expressions when they heard the news.
The civil servants looked nervous and solemn, while among the military generals, some of whom were familiar with Anshun County in the southwest, frowned at this time, showing doubts.
One of the generals could not help but walk out of the queue, bowed to Yu Zhaoling, and asked:
"May I ask Your Majesty, is it really Yixian County that the Yun Army captured?"
Yu Zhaoling nodded first, then frowned and said with confusion:
"Yes, Yixian... I'm very strange. Why did the Yun army attack this place instead of attacking many important towns on the southwest defense line?"
Yu Zhaoling was born in the military, and had been in command of the Southwest Front Army for several years, so he was naturally familiar with the terrain of the Southwest!
In the eyes of the Xia generals, Yixian County was just a small county at the junction of three counties. It was neither a large or important city guarding an important area, nor was there a large army stationed in it. Why did it attract the Yun army to attack for no reason?
Having said this, Yu Zhaoling immediately raised his head and said in a deep voice:
"Come here, get the map of the Southwest!"
Several young eunuchs on the side heard this and hurriedly left. Not long after, they fetched the map of the southwest from the secret cabinet in the palace.
A map with fine specifications and a large area was slowly spread out in the palace. In an instant, important places, dangerous areas, and important cities in several counties in the southwest were revealed to everyone.
Yu Zhaoling stood up, walked down the steps quickly, then pointed to a small dot on the map and said in a deep voice:
"This place is Yixian!"
With such a detailed map, the ministers had a clearer understanding of Yixian County. Even the civil servants who did not understand the military formations now understood why His Majesty and the generals looked puzzled today!
Yixian is said to be the junction of the three counties, but in fact it is sandwiched between several nearby important towns where large armies are stationed. Even if the Yun Army invades on a large scale, whether they can capture Yixian or not is completely irrelevant to the Yun Army's strategy.
Meaningful!
At this time, I heard a middle-aged civil servant with an elegant temperament looking at the ministers in confusion and asking in confusion:
"Looking at the map, there is a river in Yixian County. If the Yun army takes the waterway and goes straight down the river, they can bypass the heavy troops everywhere and even take Jiangcheng Mansion directly. Isn't such a place important?"
In fact, this middle-aged civil servant is not necessarily the only person in the palace who does not understand. After all, many officials in the court have never come into contact with maps before.
But only this middle-aged civil servant dared to boldly raise his own questions when his colleagues all suddenly realized and looked like "that's it."
Yu Zhaoling glanced at the civil servant and said solemnly:
"Zhong Zizuo, you were working as an errand at the Southwest Transportation Department, you should know!"
Zhong Zizuo, who was hiding behind the courtiers in a daze, suddenly heard Yu Zhaoling calling his name. He was startled and stood up quickly and said:
"On the map, Yixian's waterways are marked with red ink, which means that the waterways are impassable. Yixian's waterways are full of rocks and rocks, making it difficult for large ships to pass. There are hundreds of miles east and west of Yixian, and there are two ferries at Wangjiang River and Nanjinguan, and there are two ferry crossings.
Civilians. The ordnance and supplies previously transported to Jiangyang County will be disembarked at Nanjinguan, escorted by civilians to Wangjiang Ferry, and then reboarded to Jiangyang County."
After hearing this explanation, some of the courtiers who were still incomprehensible finally figured out the reason!
At the same time, another question emerged in everyone's mind.
So why did the Yun army capture this place?
Yu Zhaoling frowned, pondered for a while, and then said:
"Don't worry about anything else! The war between Daxia and the Yun Kingdom has not subsided. Now the Yun army has made a sudden move. Fortunately, the southwest defense line has just been established and is relatively stable. The most urgent task is to prepare food and supplies as soon as possible and train the soldiers.
Be prepared to contend with the Yun Army for a long time!"
Now Xia Kingdom also has the method of luck. Even before the death of the old Emperor Xia, he had gathered a bunch of talents to study how to use the power of luck in a profound way!
The biggest gap between Xia State and Yun State no longer existed at this time.
Even though the Yun Army is now at its peak, relying on the Xia Kingdom's profound heritage, vast land, and huge population, Yu Zhaoling can completely ignore the immediate victory and defeat, and play a game of exchanging space for time, losing first and winning later!
When the ministers heard this, they immediately bowed and said:
"I will obey your Majesty's orders!"
And just when the ministers were about to leave, they suddenly saw a figure rushing into Jinshen Hall.
Feng Chu, the recognized confidant of the current emperor, a former minister of Qiandi, and the first-grade embroidery envoy, arrived late at this time.
"Your Majesty, sir!" Feng Chu leaned over and bowed hurriedly.
Then, without even bothering to explain why he was late, he hurriedly said:
"Your Majesty, Gong Yingzong, the fourth-rank embroidered envoy of the Southwest, would like to report to His Majesty the Prime Minister urgently!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Zhaoling immediately stepped forward and took the secret letter from Feng Chu.
Feng Chu then spoke:
"Gong Yingzong reported that the Yun army captured Yixian with the intention of dredging the Yixian waterway. At that time, the Yun army could go down the river and directly take Jiangcheng Mansion, then threaten the capital, cross the Yangtze River, and block our country.
The connection between Xia’s south and north!”
As soon as these words came out, the palace fell silent again. On the faces of the officials, some were panicked, while others showed mocking looks, with different expressions.
It was the middle-aged civil servant who had just boldly asked the question, and now he said eagerly:
"No! As long as Yixian dredges the waterways, won't the situation in the southwest be dangerous?"
Yu Zhaoling shook his head and said:
"If it were so easy, why would the DPRK and China waste manpower and material resources by setting up ferries in the east and west of Yi County to support civilians and servants?"
Among the generals, some could not help but show a look of ridicule and laughed softly:
"It seems that Wu Zixu of the Yun Kingdom just looked at the map, slapped his head, and thought he had some brilliant plan to get along with him!"
"Yes, it turns out that he is just a figure on paper!"
"The defeat of Rongzhou was all due to the unparalleled sharpness of Yunjun's Guan Ning cavalry. With the help of the national destiny, the border army was caught off guard, which is why this son gained such a reputation!"
When Yu Zhaoling heard these words at this time, he was awakened, and his heart that had been put down was raised again, with a solemn expression on his face.
He and Wu Zixu had met once in Zhongqing City, and they had even heard of Wu Zixu's strategy of tiring first and then attacking, which Wu Zixu proposed to Xiao Cheng. It was extremely vicious and difficult to guard against!
If you look at Wu Zixu's decisiveness in using troops in the Battle of Rongzhou, you will know that he is definitely not a man who talks about war on paper!
The reason why he took Yixian County was definitely because of his own calculation!
When Feng Chu saw the generals in the court looking like this, his expression sank and he said:
"Your Majesty, there may not have been any way before, but the world is different now! Not to mention other things, let's just say that the king of Li Kingdom, Li Weining, led the navy of Li Dynasty from the back of Thang Long Mansion, relying on the national luck, he just walked along the rocks.
, the Red River, which is even more dangerous than the county waterway, rushes all the way into the Yun Kingdom..."
The mocking laughter suddenly stopped.
Yes, with the great changes in the world, the world has long been different! Things that were difficult to do before may not be so now!
In the entire Jinshen Hall, all the ministers immediately realized the urgency of the situation, and a tense atmosphere suddenly filled the hall.
You know, if Yun Guo is really allowed to send a navy down the river, it can threaten the important towns on both sides of the Yangtze River, and even lead the army directly to Jinling City, causing turmoil in the country!
Yu Zhaoling frowned, looked solemn, and said decisively:
"In this way, Yixian County must not lose anything! Transfer the northern elites under Marquis Deyang to go to Anshun County and recapture Yixian County..."
Speaking of this, Yu Zhaoling suddenly thought of the elite Guan Ning cavalry. His words stopped and he said with a hint of helplessness:
"Even if we can't recapture it, we must use all our strength to harass and contain it. If the Yun army attempts to dredge the waterway, they will immediately send light cavalry to drive away the civilians!"
Of the troops currently stationed on the southwest defense line, only the northern elites under the command of Deyang Hou Qimo, with the blessing of the national destiny, can fight against the Guan Ning cavalry.
But because they fell into the Yun Kingdom's plan, thousands of northern elite cavalry were destroyed in order to ambush Di Qing, leaving only 3,000 cavalry and 8,000 infantry who were hastily mobilized later.
As for the Yun Kingdom, only the Xia Kingdom knew that the elite Yun Army, in addition to Guan Ning's cavalry, also had the Youzhou Cavalry under Di Qing's command, more than ten thousand Miao soldiers in Yang Dayan's hands, and Shenglong Mansion.
Chen Dao’s elite white soldiers...
So in desperation, Yu Zhaoling could only resist the urge to take back Yixian at all costs.
"Starting today, the DPRK will make every effort to prepare grain and grass supplies and transport them to Jiangcheng Mansion. If there is any delay or obstruction, they will be punished for neglecting the army!"
"The military commanders in the DPRK and China are responsible for deducing the formation diagram and discussing the tactics and strategies to resist the Yun army."
"Send another order from me to recruit and allocate 50,000 local soldiers and horses to the northern border to replace the defense. The elite from the northern border will go to the southwest as soon as possible to assist in the defense!"
Several orders were issued one after another, and the ministers straightened their clothes and immediately shouted in unison:
"My lord, please obey your order!"
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Recently, the company has adjusted its system. In order to ensure that engineers stay in the company at all times, the technical department will adopt a working system of two days on and one day off from now on.
Working overtime should not be so serious in the future, so I will see if I can do more next month...