Chapter 540: Anches (9)

In September, after the Ming and Nanliang coalition forces wiped out and surrendered the Dongting Lake rebels, they quickly encountered the invading Daying's main navy upstream. The troops on both sides reached 50,000, filling the river bank and confronting the Zhijiang and Songzi, and the world was shaken for a while.

Because everyone knows what this means - the four parts of the world are the strongest, and the two military and political entities behind the two families and Guanlong are destined to break out of a full-scale war, so this sudden battle on the river far away from the center of the rule of both sides is destined to be just one battlefield.

The military situation was quickly transmitted. Xiao Hui and Cao Shiyu from the lower reaches of the river first learned about the situation. Xiao Hui immediately issued an order to Cao Shiyu Yu's army to advance westward, and to resist Daying and control the situation. Cao Shiyu had already started to mobilize Jiangdong in full before receiving the order, but after receiving the order, he fell into some hesitation.

There is no way, everyone understands that the next battle will determine the life and death of many people, many groups, including several major regimes, and everyone's heart will be upset at this time.

The news spread to Yecheng two days late. The most turbulent group of people in Yecheng were the literary scholars who took the scientific expedition this year.

Let’s talk about this year’s group of people who participated in the scientific expedition were laughed at by Yecheng people as “old old, small young”… There is no way, the fish that were missing the net that had been watching the situation in the past two years, such as Hejian, Youzhou and Beidi, who had not entered the government before but had the need to enter the government, can these people not grow old?

In addition, there are a considerable number of young people who are about 18 or 19 years old and just adults who want to seek opportunities to enter the government. How can this be a big deal?

But what's interesting is that because the general nature of the gang was forced to build the foundation, even these small ones had cultivation and could be called literary cultivation. In addition, these young people were eager to try, while the old ones claimed to be talented but did not appreciate them, so of course they would be turbulent.

"How is the outcome in Jiangnan?" The autumn wind was gentle, but on the third floor of a restaurant on the bank of Zhangshui, several elderly people with Changlun scarves were obviously uneasy, so they looked at the towering three towers upstream.

In fact, it is precisely because we can see the three Taiwans in Linzhang and "drink the water of the river" with the three Taiwans that we are favored by these scientific research and literature scholars.

"Who knows this?" The people next to him were helpless. "General Manager Bai is known as the best master, but don't forget that Master Lu is simply a half-step master... Who knows whether he has crossed over?"

"Is the victory or defeat of the army, and even the ownership of Jiangnan, actually depends on the cultivation level of the two people? Brother Li, your family moved from Shu only last year, but do you know some explanations? What kind of cultivation level of Wei Shengji?"

"As you said, Wei Shengji had a statement early on, almost everyone said that he was the next great master, but if I asked me, it would be nonsense to be based on my cultivation, but the cultivation should be based on my victory or defeat. If Wei Shengji could break the Bai Zongguan and go down the current, it would be the next Yang Bin, who is the world's ultimate position! And if Bai Zongguan could go up against the current, he could spread his phoenix wings and be unparalleled in the world!" The middle-aged man asked had his own judgment.

"That's the reason."

"What do you think about doing thousands of miles away? Don't forget what we are here for? Where is the key? As soon as the war begins in Jiangnan, war will begin here soon. If the war begins tomorrow, this famous scientific expedition will not be delayed, right?"

"Even if you fight, you won't be delayed." The middle-aged man named Li was still calm. "The battle was also fought to the east capital. At most, the war started in Jijun and Hanoi. Jinbei and Wu'an had already fought. At worst, they could fight in front and take the exam later."

"That's true." Someone sighed again. "Compared with this, I care more about whether Chief Zhang will come here to supervise the recruitment of soldiers in person... If Chief Zhang does not come, and even Wei State... even Duke Wei will not participate, this time it will be cheap?"

"What's the cheaper?" The middle-aged man was a little more upbeat. "The fierce war ahead has saved a lot of mixed things... At that time, whether it is in the army or in the local government, or in the military, it will be used directly."

"It's not just that. You can see those young people that the scientific examination must be carried out steadily. It is connected to Chief Zhang's forced foundation-building policy, so the sooner the better, and it cannot be compared with the future."

"A documentary, join the army for three years, then go to Daxingtai for three years, and then come out for several months, and then be a county chief... isn't it?"

"No." Someone corrected it. "You are talking about middle and lower-level entry. If you do well in the exam, the top ten and twenty will be directly in the business department of the big business department. The better the top few will be sent directly to several general managers to be personal documents... As soon as this kind of person goes out, he will be a county magistrate. As long as there is no big mistake, he will go to the hall and enter the room in three years."

"I see."

"It's a pity... I'm old, and even if I pass the exam, I'm afraid it's hard to get into the house." A gray-haired man who just listened to people's words seriously couldn't help but twist his beard and shook his head.

Those who are sitting here are all so-called "old", at least they are middle-aged, and they are all rich in their families. Even if they are not that extreme, they naturally feel a little empathetic, otherwise they will not get together. So as soon as this statement is spoken, they will inevitably touch their own thoughts and calm down together.

Unexpectedly, the quiet place here makes the noise in the second floor below. Let's listen quietly. It turned out to be the young literary scholars. They were young and could not afford the banquet on the third floor. They could only give advice in the lobby on the second floor. However, because they were young, they were unscrupulous and their voices hit the third floor:

"If you want me to say, it's best to join the army! Military merit is the best!"

"I know what you mean, but now it is not as great as before. It helps the family and has complete regulations. Even if you join the army, you will not have the future of being directly appointed as the leader on that day..."

"That's better than staying behind as a swordsman!"

"This is..."

"And there is another saying: If the Sima family or Bai family can be destroyed, it is like a child from Guanlong who could come to our Hebei to enter the house. Why can't we do the opposite?"

"It's really hard for us to turn around... The chief said repeatedly that the one we helped to dismiss is this patent dragon. How can we do it yourself? Even the leader must be allocated according to the local area."

"Even so, there are many more places, we joined the gang again, and we have obtained the title of Jinshi and the identity of deacon is much better than those people. So what if we save three or five years to become a county magistrate early?"

"This is..."

"You always do this..."

"These young people don't even know the military danger." Hearing this, an elderly man on the third floor finally couldn't help but whisper to tease him.

"I know the military dangers. When Hebei was made like that, they all became sensible. Who has not experienced life and death personally, and who has not seen military affairs? The key is that they do not understand military difficulties! This is not the time when Chief Zhang opened Hebei before. Guanlong became one and had been with us for countless years... How can we get it so easily?"

"This is the truth..."

"Can you get it!" At this moment, the second floor seemed to be responding to the third floor. After all, these young people all built foundations and practiced with clever ears and eyes, but it is also possible that they were just arguing about related issues below. "One of the way, although Bao Wei was brutal, he almost unified. From then on, people have a firm mind and know that they should be unified, not splitting the place. It's just that someone like Chief Zhang who has the benefits of the whole world is the leader, so Chief Zhang will create a gang, so everyone has completely expected this battle... To put it bluntly, even Bai Hengqiu also wanted to unify the world, otherwise why should he attack like this?!"

"Yes! Yes, it's extreme!" Some people on the third floor couldn't help but agree.

"Secondly, this kind of national war is not the trick of a master or a master, but the skill of both sides...." The voice below continued to be heard, and it became more and more high-spirited. "How can we dispatch all our strength? Naturally, those who benefit the world are united with the power of the world! And we have helped us to benefit the world, and the power of the power of the power of the power of the Guanlong family is stronger and greater than that of the Daying, who only benefited the Guanlong family! So this time, there may be repeated wars, and there are tricks in the battle, but the winner must be us! And it only took three or five years!"

"Well said!" The middle-aged man on the third floor could no longer sit still, so he stood up straight, but went downstairs and shouted as soon as he got off the floor. "Which brother was Taigao Lun just now? Li Yishi, the Li Yi Office in Raoyang, Hejian!"

"I dare not be my brother, Liu Renzhe of the Wei family in Yingchuan is here." There was a commotion immediately below, and then another noise.

On the third floor, there were a bunch of old people looking at each other in front of each other. I felt embarrassed to follow him. I wanted to say something but didn't know where to start, so I could only serve my own wine.

Not to mention how these people talk about the world and talk about soldiers on paper, soon, one thing they really want to know was delivered - on September 13, the day before the first scientific expedition, the chief Zhang Xing returned to Yecheng.

At least these literary practitioners were not allowed to go to the Hutuo River to take the final round of examinations by repairing the river.

"Oh, it doesn't matter. Yin Longtou is back and just asked him to take over me to repair the river. According to him, he is good at this." He just returned to Guanfengyuan and faced the inquiries of a group of people who flocked to him, Zhang Xing said it. "And he also brought back the two leaders Jia Wugen and Miao Hailang. Now he is in Dengzhou, and the news will arrive soon."

"That's great!" Wei Xuanding was overjoyed. "It's great that the two leaders can come back!"

This sentence was obviously stuck in the middle. Who is present is not a human spirit? I don’t know what the Lord of Wei means. Before the war, the return of a great master was undoubtedly a reassurance. It was enough to encourage everyone. In comparison, the two leaders, to be honest, it may not be a bad thing to die in Dongyi, and they can still inspire morale.

It's just that I can't say that!

"Yes, it's a great thing for the two leaders to come back." Xu Shiying said. "I don't know what the situation in Dongyi is?"

"No," Zhang Xing said seriously. "The general was seriously injured and difficult to cure when he returned that day. This time, Yin Longtou passed by and realized that he had died and had no life for several months... But when he was alive, he did not control the military and political power, but consciously transferred the military power to the royal general Wang Yuande, in order to complete a new balance with Wang Yuande as the main body in the Dongyi, and did not cause civil strife. Wang Yuande's group of young people felt Li Ziqi's kindness and devoted himself to integrating Dongyi to fight."

"With that being said, isn't it still too late?" Chen Bin sneered. "He couldn't think we could build such a foundation within a few years, right? If you really want to fight, then fight. Even if he doesn't come to us in the future, we will go to Dongyi for a while!"

"Mr. Chen said it well!" Liu Hei-gun shouted behind the crowd.

"Chief." Chen Bin ignored the shouting of the guy behind him and said straight away. "The most urgent task is that the war will begin soon. Should we hold a meeting in advance and make the matter settled..."

"You can hold a meeting, but there is no need to convene everyone to hold a meeting, because the war comes at will, and it will be too late to summon the leader who is a little far away." Zhang Xing promised immediately. "Let the leaders around Yecheng come here, and set the time at night to avoid shocking people's hearts. The content is simpler. Don't discuss personnel or things, just talk about military affairs, and don't vote. Just be breathing and rest assured."

"Okay." Xiong Bonan immediately responded. "I'll call people and we'll have a meeting on the Honken Fengtai tonight."

When everyone saw that the top few people were not waiting for much, they left for three or five to wait for that night.

As the person left, Zhang Xing was not in a hurry. He first wrote a brief message to Jia Runshi to announce the good news. After sending the letter, he went to take a shower. After taking a shower, Yue Niang had already prepared the meal. She asked when she would go back to Dongdu?

Mr. Zhang ignored it, but he didn't rush to eat. After a while, he teased his nephew who had already learned to speak, and then several documents from the Assistant Department came over and told Zhang Xing that there were several leaders who would come later. Because it was night, Xiong Bonan suggested that he could wait a little longer... Chief Zhang had nothing to say and promised to go to bed after he promised.

After sleeping for a while, it was the third update, and then I noticed the movement. So the person who called him came to the gate of Guanfengyuan and stood up, and then followed the other party to the Fengtiantai with the already round two moons.

After arriving here, I waited for a while, and saw that Dan Tonghai also appeared on the stage. The meeting had just begun... There were not many people, about forty or fifty, and basically the heads of various departments of the Dachang Taiwan were in charge, including the leaders and local officials near Yecheng, and only half of them came, and those who were close to the front line did not shout at all... There were only two people on the entire Tengfengtai, one was Dan Tonghai. Everyone did not expect him to come, but he happened to be patrolling the river. Considering his status, he made a special trip to the riverside to shout; the other was Kan Ling, the commander of the Adapter Army who had just "scamdled" from Du Pozhen. This was the first time he had appeared in such an occasion.

"Everyone knows that the south has already started war, and we have officially started the war with Daying." When we saw the seats in a traditional circular shape, Wei Xuanding immediately stood up from the middle to preside over the meeting. "Today, we only talk about military affairs, not about other things, and we mainly discuss and communicate, without voting... If everyone has any words, they raise their hands and I will call them and say it."

Everyone naturally had many thoughts, but when they asked this, they were a little quiet... The reason was very simple. Everyone was concerned about war, but most people's ideas about war were the most basic concerns and expectations, that is, when Yue Niang would go back to Dongdu, rather than pragmatic things, nor professional things, so naturally they didn't know what to say for a while.

"Is there a definite time to start the battle?" After pausing, Wei Xuanding couldn't help but ask. "Didn't we say we have many inside players?"

"Some information is certainly these few days, but there is no specific time." Xie Minghe, who served as the Jing'an Ministry, sat in the seat and said. "They started to go to Shangdang after the autumn harvest, transporting supplies to Jinyang, and dispatched some troops, which looked like 10,000 or 20,000. About three or four days ago, Yu Jieluo moved from Hedong to Shangdang, and Bai Hengqiu himself appeared in Tongguan. At the same time, the mountain roads in Hongshan were suddenly blocked, and we were not easy to investigate and contact. Only the Heavenly King went to see it and confronted Yu Jieluo for a while. It was indeed because he realized that the other party was continuing to increase troops and transport supplies to Shangdang."

Xiong Bonan nodded in agreement, and everyone was talking about it. Now that the beginning was there, it was easy to talk about it later.

"Can you take the initiative?" Liu Heiju asked loudly. "We take the initiative to prevent suspicion here... I heard that Yin Longtou is back, can he ask him to come out and take us directly to raid Jinyang?"

"No need, it's not the next few days." Zhang Xing replied loudly. "And it's not us who can't afford it."

"Where is the exact place to start the war?" Zhang Shizhao suddenly asked a question that did not meet his level.

"Once the war begins, we will fight from Kuhai to Jiangnandu, but the main battlefield must be Dongdu." Xu Shiying responded. "Daying and our main force are in a battle, and we can definitely not get around Dongdu."

"So, they may go from Shangdang to attack Dongdu?" Xiahou Ningyuan was obviously surprised.

"From Shangdang, it may be to attack Dongdu, or to attack us, but when we attack us, there must be main troops to attack Dongdu, and from Shangdang, it can threaten us at the same time." Xu Shiying stressed tirelessly. "As for our main force, we must go to Dongdu."

"But our alliance with Dongdu has not expired..." Xie Minghe suddenly changed his identity at the meeting and asked in reverse. "The East may not necessarily invite us to resist. Do we want to break the alliance?"

Everyone looked at Chief Zhang, who had always cherished his feathers. If it weren't for this unwarranted alliance, they would have started war directly to the east half a year in advance.

"I can't fight without a fight before, but if the war has started, I can't be restrained... I don't pay attention to Dongdu and just say we are going to rescue." At this point, Zhang Xing paused. "In fact, we are indeed going to rescue."

"If you have a chance, can't you swallow it in one bite?" Shan Tonghai hesitated a little.

"Single dragon head is confused." Xie Minghe smiled. "If we have the ability to swallow Dongdu in one bite, what if we swallow it a few months later?"

"I mean the fighter jet..." Shan Tonghai reminded seriously. "If both of them are injured, for example, Sima Zheng's true energy is exhausted and Xidu is withdrawn, what should we do if there is a chance to capture Dongdu?"

"Then I won't attack for the time being." Zhang Xing replied without hesitation. "I also want to ask the leader of Qianjin to treat Sima Zheng, so that he can continue to withstand Guanxi next time..."

Shan Tonghai was silent for a moment and asked seriously: "Chairman Zhang, what is the reason for your insistence on doing this? Do you trust Li Longtou too much?"

This seems a bit inexplicable, but the leaders all know it well.

Zhang Xing glanced at the other party and replied seriously: "Of course I trust Li Longtou, but the fundamental reason for this is not because of Li Longtou, including dragging it out before, essentially because Guanlong cannot afford to spend money with us! We will only become stronger and stronger, but they cannot change themselves and learn from us to continue to become stronger!"

Because the moonlight was scattered directly into the Fengtian Lobby, many people were suddenly excited and seemed to have grasped the key points of the final war in front of them.

"Does it mean cultivation?" Chen Bin seemed to react. "The chief insisted on it and we forced the foundation to build five or six years in advance. Now there are young people from that year who can go on the battlefield. Although they imitated it, they only learned for one or two years. If this continues, in the next four or five years, it will be the time when we are getting stronger and stronger. Instead, they will lose their battles because of the war."

"This is the reason, but it is not the case." Xiong Bonan spoke slowly. "The chief talked to me a long time ago... The reason why Guanlong is Guanlong is that they use family alliances, specializing in the benefits of Guanzhong and even the world, and use the system of the government to expand this benefit to the extreme. Therefore, if they are dragged down for four or five years, they dare not really let this method of building a foundation for everyone, otherwise they will be turned upside down."

As soon as these two men finished speaking, they didn't understand military affairs anymore. They were relieved at this time, and there was a hint of noisy laughter in the lobby.

But the leaders' expressions were still calm, and it was obvious that there were still some key issues that were not clarified.

"Actually, the Ministry of Military Affairs and the General Staff have made many arrangements and plans for the specific matters of the war. It is boring to say that these things are not interesting. Even if Yin Longtou happened to come back to take over Xiuhe, I would not be willing to return to Yecheng, but why did I still come back? Of course, it was not to eat two newly released white flour buns this year." Zhang Xing spoke slowly, as if he was considering the words. "But I know that before the war, I need to calm the people's hearts, let the local people and the soldiers below know that I am here, and let you know my determination to stick to the original strategy... Everyone, I know that you are not at ease with Li Ding's general preparations. I know that I can trust Li Silang, but if he really wants to escape from control, or if he really wants to rebel, I will throw him down and wipe him out! Let's go back and clean up the rivers and mountains!"

The leaders who were originally relieved were almost stern again, but the leaders exhaled on the spot.

That's what they want!

Of course, this sentence is just a peace of mind, and it cannot play a practical role. Or go further, the whole meeting is a relaxed briefing, just to make people feel at ease... In fact, the initiative in the war still seems to be in the hands of Da Ying.

That's not all. The next day, on the first day of the beginning of the imperial examination this year, on September 14th, a precise information came to Dongdu with a person, and the gang still knew nothing about it.

"Five days later?" Sima was looking at the person who was not considered strangers in front of him, and asked seriously.

"Five days later." The visitor lowered his head, his eyes seemed to be a little wandering, but his tone was firm enough.
To be continued...