The southeast official road, two days' journey, goes straight to Guanghuai Road.
The East-West Official Road, a day and a half journey, goes straight to Shangyun Road.
Northeast Official Road, three days' journey, goes straight to Luoyun Road.
The governor of Taizhou, surnamed Zhu, was Zhu Mingyuan, who was in charge of Taizhou's military and civilian affairs.
The location of Taizhou City is extremely important. If it were a border crossing, Taizhou would be considered Wangyuan City.
However, it is not accurate to say this, because Wangyuan City is very close to the Bianguan City Wall, and the nearest city wall to Beiguan is only half a day away. Taizhou City has three roads, three official roads and nine branch roads. Needless to say, there are few people.
There are many, such as tens of thousands of troops. If you want to leave the three roads, you must pass through Taizhou City.
It seems that it is connected in all directions, but in fact, this Taizhou City is an important military town. There are not many soldiers in the city, but there are six military departments, four Zhongchong Mansion and two military garrison stations, just ten miles to the southeast.
To put it more bluntly, if there is a rebellion in the East China Sea or the Japanese invaders attack, then Taizhou City must be captured before the march can continue.
When the Chang Dynasty was established, the emperor assigned titles to the founding heroes. Many of the princes, nobles, and nobles who had worked hard and made great achievements were assigned to the trivial areas of the East China Sea. They called them guarding the frontiers for the imperial court, but anyone with an eye could see it.
The purpose is to keep this group of people on the periphery of the core circle of power, as far away as possible. There was no law at that time that required the number of nobles to be armed. However, among these nobles, none of them had thousands, tens or even tens of thousands in their hands.
There are many tortoises in the shallow water, but there are many big brothers in the East China Sea.
The founding emperor had a good idea at that time. Those who were more capable of beating and those with more younger brothers would be thrown into the East China Sea. Based on the temper of these big brothers, they would definitely have their brains beaten out.
In fact, this is indeed the case. When these big brothers arrive at a place, they first fuck the locals and then each other. While doing so, they consume each other's strength.
It was under this circumstance that the imperial court supervised the construction of Taizhou City and sent heavy troops to garrison it.
It's like drawing a half-circle for the East China Sea. Over there is the sea and over here is Taizhou City. You can fight with life or death, but don't go past Taizhou City. Come here, Taizhou City's heavy soldiers will attack you.
Or let’s talk about the industry of emperor. In terms of prowess, the founding emperor was definitely the most prolific.
The founding emperor of the Chang Dynasty was like raising gu. Didn't he have strong soldiers and horses? Wasn't he proud of his merits? They all went to the East China Sea and relied on their fists to speak. Whoever won would be the big brother of the East China Sea.
At that time, many advisers suggested to the emperor that he should win over some people and suppress others, and so on.
The emperor didn't listen at all. There was no need to try to win over him, but to suppress him. If he didn't need to suppress him, he would just hit him.
The counselor was confused, who to fight?
The emperor said, whoever wins will be beaten.
A few years later, the real eldest brother of the East China Sea finally came out and was beaten by the emperor. Since then, the East China Sea has become a mess again, fundamentally weakening the forces of these "princes".
Various types of nobles were passed down for several generations, and gradually decreased, with fewer fiefdoms and less benefits, and finally they became aristocratic families.
In this process, Taizhou City became extremely important. It stationed troops and gathered forces as a line of defense. It was said to prevent enemies on the sea from penetrating into the hinterland of Chang Dynasty, but in fact, it was the nobles in the East China Sea who were defended.
However, in the later period, as communication with Yingdao gradually increased and pirates became more and more rampant, the location of Taizhou City became even more important.
Naval battles are different from land battles. In land battles, if there is any disturbance, the court can know in advance, but in naval battles, if there is a group of young men leading the way, and the Japanese thieves land directly by boat, they will not be able to give the court much reaction.
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Then it is easy to understand that Zhu Mingyuan, who is based in Taizhou, was a military commander.
I am fifty this year, I have been an official for three years, and I have been a general for thirty years.
Zhu Mingyuan caught up with a good time when he first came out. Before the Chang Dynasty, martial arts was common and warriors and soldiers were respected. At that time, those who knew the art of strategy and war would be promoted to officials.
Zhu Mingyuan also happened to catch up with the final period of selecting military generals. He became a captain when he debuted and worked in various military camps for thirty years. After the Emperor ascended the throne, he was transferred to Taizhou to be the magistrate. Although he had no military symbols, he could
In time of war, he ordered six departments to prepare their troops.
Zhu Mingyuan does not look like a military general, but like a civil servant. Not only is he thin, but he also has a long beard. He is currently sitting in the main hall of the Zhizhou Mansion.
Accompanying him was Wen Ya, the deputy general of Jiaoying, Luo Yundao's boat master.
Wenya doesn't look like a military commander either. His face is pale and beardless. He is less than thirty years old and looks like a frail scholar. His lips are red and his teeth are white. If he wasn't wearing armor, no one would think he was a military commander.
Generally speaking, navy generals are tanned and tanned, but Wen Ya is as if he is born with no tan. If his identity is mentioned, people will misunderstand that he is an idle general who sits in the squad room every day and never goes out.
"The commander-in-chief of the Thousand Cavalry Battalion and the former military commander came with military talismans."
After taking a sip of tea, Zhu Mingyuan looked at Wen Ya and said lightly: "But with the military talisman, you, the captain, only have soldiers from the second battalion of Jiao and Kun to mobilize, not to mention that the second battalion should have six thousand soldiers, you
But you only brought 1,400 people, aren't you afraid that Governor Chu will take your head?"
Wen Ya smiled slightly, stepped forward, and politely gave Zhu Mingyuan some new tea: "It was because the Governor of Chu held the military talisman that the superior officers allowed the general to bring more than a thousand people. Without this military talisman, it would have been half a man.
Not even transferred."
"A show of force?"
"Show off your power."
Zhu Mingyuan's pupils shrank: "Aren't you afraid of losing your head?"
"This is the East China Sea."
"The East China Sea is also within the territory of the Chang Dynasty."
After Wen Ya sat down, she still looked calm: "This is the territory of Chang Dynasty, but it is the East China Sea within Chang Dynasty."
"In half a day or at most one day, the Governor of Chu will arrive in Taizhou. My officer, can you tell me the truth?"
"To tell the truth, pirates are rampant and the naval division is stationed at the coastal defense line, so it is impossible to mobilize too many troops."
"Aren't you afraid of death?"
"Afraid."
"If you are afraid, why do you dare to come here with more than a thousand troops?"
"The general feels that the Governor of Chu should be more afraid than the general."
Zhu Mingyuan laughed, but this smile was not hearty and had a bit of coldness.
The laughter stopped, and Zhu Mingyuan put down the tea cup: "No, you are afraid. It's not that you are not afraid, but that you feel that the Governor of Chu does not dare to touch your boat master's men and horses. You are confident."
Wen Ya didn't speak, but she acquiesced.
"You and I know very well that the so-called rebellion of the King of Qi is a lie, just because the commander of the Thousand Cavalry Battalion came with military talismans, but you, the boat division, mobilized more than a thousand people."
Zhu Mingyuan stared at Wen Ya closely, and his voice became colder: "You said you are not afraid of death, and your superior officer is not afraid of death, but the people who died in the hands of this Qianqiying Commander were not afraid of death either. Now they have become barren graves.
Dry bones.”
Wen Ya still looked calm: "This is the East China Sea, not the capital."
"You should be afraid, and you boat masters should be afraid too."
"Sir, are you afraid?"
"Afraid, of course, I am afraid, but I am not afraid of Governor Chu."
"Are you afraid of the emperor?"
"Have you heard of the three words Chu Wensheng?"
Wen Ya frowned: "Left Minister of the Ministry of Industry, no, Mr. Chu Wensheng, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Industry, the father of Chu Qing, the commander-in-chief of Qianqiying?"
"Yes, after Governor Chu arrives, if you are lucky enough to survive, after returning to the Marine Corps camp, tell your superior officer, I know that they are not afraid of the emperor, the court, and even less the Governor of Chu, but they should be afraid of Chu Wensheng
, considering the friendship between me and the boat master in the past three years, if they want to harm Governor Chu, they must inform me in advance, so that I can take my family and children and escape by boat in time, lest everyone in the family die without a complete body.