Section 6 Gambling the world
The caution of the Maqi Khans cannot be said that they made a mistake. However, when they found out that the influence of this matter was so huge and far-reaching, they all felt extremely regretful and regretful for the decisions they made. Whether it was Lei Juetian or Bi Xili, they were all heroes of the generation at that time. Although they were very suspicious of Li Wufeng's crazy actions, they did not dare to follow up. This also has deep reasons. The national strength of the Maqi Khan Kingdom limited them to dare to take the same crazy adventure without any reason. Li Wufeng was different. The huge amount of idle funds plundered by the Indian and De'an gave him room to operate. As the owner of Canglang Study, Gu Ji was not only Li Wufeng's most trusted close friend, but also a generation of scholars who are knowledgeable about the past and the present. Moreover, Gu Ji represented not only one's words, but the views of several famous folk scholars in the imperial capital, so Li Wufeng dared to take such a risk.
In fact, when Li Wufeng made such a determination, he was also prepared to fail. Once he made a mistake in his judgment, he would lose at least two-thirds of the funds obtained from Indian and Deans. This loss would be unbearable and unacceptable in any other company. However, Li Wufeng could bear it and dared to accept it. A bet on the world is Li Wufeng's judgment on this matter many years later.
He is not the only one who is equally confused as Lei Juetian. The Prime Minister of the Kamans and His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire also noticed Li Wufeng's amazing move. Such a large-scale grain transaction caused signs of sharp rise in prices across the empire to varying degrees. The new imperial minister of the Interior Duke Sidon even sent a stern official letter to the Northwest and Kansai Military and Political Governors' Office, pointing out that the actions of the Northwest and Kansai had seriously interfered with the circulation of grain within the empire, and warned the Northwest and Kansai not to speculate in the grain market and destroy the normal circulation of grain.
, otherwise he would inevitably suffer bad consequences. The Imperial War Preparation Material Storage Bureau, under the Imperial Military Service Administration, even after receiving the approval of His Majesty the Emperor, even spit out four million dans of grain at one breath, which is equivalent to two-thirds of all the reserved grains of the Imperial Strategic Material Reserve Bureau. It suddenly dropped the highest price of grain to four and a half gold coins per dan, earning more than 10 million imperial gold coins in one breath, which made His Majesty the Emperor ecstatic and was directly promoted to the Director of the Imperial Military Service Administration and the Deputy Minister of the Imperial Military Service Administration.
When the northwest grain purchase action swept across the countries of Liberia, affected by the rising prices of grain, the grain merchants of the countries of Liberia sold food one after another, and even the strategic reserves of the countries participated in this speculative sale. This did not attract Gomez's attention at the beginning. Until a considerable amount of reserves were sold, Gomez realized that there seemed to be something strange in the middle. He had a keen sense of smell and ordered to stop selling.
But at this time the reserve grain had been sold to less than 30% of the normal time. Since the grain price was still running at a high level, Gomez finally made a decision that he would regret for the rest of his life, that is, not to buy for the time being, but to wait for a while to observe the situation. During this observation, the grain price never fell again, but continued to rise wildly until he finally found that the situation was wrong and was ready to enter the market and purchase it without a market.
Just when the large-scale grain purchase movement was in full swing, the war in the Wuhu area rekindled. In order to regain control of Wenning Mansion, the Sixth Army and several independent divisions of the Southern Military Region once again fought fiercely within Wenning Mansion. The five divisions of the Sixth Army, two independent divisions and a large number of naval forces were involved in this fierce battle for Wenning. The Maqi Khans were not willing to be outdone. They not only invested in the army of more than three corps, but also
The main naval forces placed on the battlefield of Wuhu were also placed in Wenning Prefecture. The war between the two sides became increasingly cruel and fierce, and showed a stalemate. This time, the gentry in Wenning Prefecture also stood up abnormally, organized and supported the establishment of a large number of militia and rebel troops from economic and material aspects, and began to carry out large-scale harassment and attacks, which restrained the large number of live forces of the Maqi Khans and forced the Maqi Khans to invest more troops in Wenning Prefecture.
Looking at the stacks of war reports in front of him, Situ Biao, who looked slightly dark and thin, no longer had the same lust and freedom as before. In addition to running around local battlefields all day long, he had to work tirelessly to meet the gentry who formed a large number of rebel private troops in the entire Wenning Mansion. Without the support of these people, the Wenning Mansion War might have been unable to support it for a long time. These people not only provided themselves with a large amount of food and supplies, but also the several militia rebels and private troops formed had begun to play an important role, especially in destroying the logistics transportation channels of the Maqikhans.
At this time, Situ Biao realized that becoming a superior person is far from what he imagined. Although he had been named King of Xiang and his fiefdom was also the entire Wuhu County, he also knew that this was just a stopgap plan for the brother who had already ascended the position of Dabao. No one would give up someone like Wuhu. Being able to throw him into the name of the person is also the only thing he could lose his sincerity immediately when he saw himself lose his true identity. But this is just a matter of status. If he really wants to become the actual owner of this land, he has to pay more hardships and prices.
For more than a month, Situ Biao has never even had a sleep. Since he was granted the title, he has integrated all forces to his own side, appeased the strength of various factions in the territory, grasped the power of various military forces, coordinated the surrounding relations, and actively made various war preparations. Although many arrangements and preparations had been made before the war, when things were about to come, I found that there were still countless meticulous work to be done, from combat deployment to logistics support, from military mobilization to specific battle arrangements, all this made Situ Biao dizzy. If it weren't for the people sent by his uncle to assist him, Situ Biao really didn't know how he would deal with all this alone.
As soon as the curtain was lifted, a strong figure flashed in, "Your Highness, are you looking for me?"
"Well, I want to know how the war on the Eastern Front is now. I'm going to go to the Eastern Front to see." Situ Biao cheered up and raised his head.
The recruited savage man looked tough and his military uniform was filled with dust. His eyes were slightly dark and concave. He obviously returned from the wilderness outside. "Your Highness, the war on the Eastern Front has not made much progress, but the forces of the Maqi Khans have begun to show fatigue. In the past ten days, our continuous attacks have begun to show effect, especially the militia and rebels in the rear have played a great role. The soldiers of the Maqi Khans have to deal with our attack during the day, and are harassed by the militia and rebels at night and cannot get enough rest. If this continues, they will not be able to hold on. Then it will be time for us to counterattack."
"Well, isn't the Third Independent Division of the Eastern Military Region stationed in the junction of Wenning and Jinhua? I have already greeted Lao Qi and asked him to help me. He also replied to me and agreed to my request. The Third Independent Division can join the battle when necessary. If we need it, I will also send someone to contact the Third Independent Division. Once the time is right, I can start fighting immediately." Situ Jun smiled faintly, and was full of confidence in the beginning. "I want the Third Independent Division to send some people to familiarize themselves with the terrain first so that it can be put into the battlefield as quickly as possible when needed."
The capable man said happily, "That's great. My subordinates are worried that the Eastern Front is too fierce because the early wars are too fierce. Although the Maqikhans have suffered great losses, we ourselves have also suffered considerable losses. Can we bear this important task by counterattack? If a division's new force can join, there will be absolutely no problem. But how did Your Highness convince Your Highness the King of Chu to agree to let the Independent Third Division send troops?"
"Oh, there is no condition yet. I gave a pair of white jade and exquisite horses and a hu Lake beads to get this promise. Moreover, Lao Qi only promised that the Third Independent Division would only help to complete this battle, and would not even participate in the battle to attack Wenning Mansion. In short, Chengyong, you must remember that you should never put your hopes on others. If you want to achieve great things, you can only rely on yourself in the end." Situ Biao sighed deeply with deep feelings.
"But your Highness, the power in our hands has reached its limit. There is really no extra force. The combat power of the Maqi Khan is indeed too strong. Although we have an absolute advantage in number, we still fight very hard. We have to pay a considerable price for every battle. This is the result of the commander of Jin Zhengyang's army personally supervising the battle. This time, Lord Jin fought for no expense." The capable man also felt the lack of troops in his hands.
Chapter completed!