Chapter 17 The smoke rises again
The entire trip to Jinzhou was a complete success. During this period, accompanied by Ling Tianfang, I inspected the road construction site from Woyuan Town to Heping Town, and delivered enthusiastic speeches on the construction site, encouraging people of all ethnic groups to work hard, strive for the best, and build a new Jinzhou in a faster, better and more convenient manner. Afterwards, I inspected the town construction of Woyuan Town and Heping Town, and cut the ribbons for the newly built hospitals and schools in the local area. I also asked grassroots officials to plan the land reasonably and encourage foreign merchants to come to invest, build factories, and do business. At the same time, I also encouraged local Gaoyue people to go out boldly, gain knowledge and learn skills.
At the meeting of grassroots government officials in the southern and western areas of Jinzhou Prefecture, while affirming the achievements made by grassroots officials of all ethnic groups, I also warned them that I will never tolerate discrimination against ethnic minorities, but I will never allow some people to use their ethnic identity to disobey local government management or commit favoritism and fraud, and to be corrupt and abuse the law. No matter which ethnic official is, no matter what position he holds, he must be supervised by the Supervision Bureau. Once illegal acts are found, severe punishment will not be neglected, and no one will be above the law. Under my insinuated attacks, some people have to take the initiative to surrender to the Supervision Bureau after the meeting.
After the meeting, I had a separate meeting with the four great elders of the Gaoyue clan. They have gradually adapted to the current status of imperial government officials, and I also hope that they will gradually integrate into the Jinzhou area and become ordinary members of my subordinates. I asked them to strengthen their management and education of subordinates, improve the quality of government officials, and invite four people to Jinzhou to watch the military training report.
In the subsequent report drills of the two guard divisions in Jinzhou, I invited all the famous gentry, great merchants and government officials at all levels in Jinzhou Prefecture to watch, and made an exception to allow some people in the prefecture to enter the competition. The drill was unprecedentedly successful. After watching the drill, the gentry and merchants were shocked by the amazing combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Gaoyue tribe, and admired me for being able to collect such a force as an assistant;
The elders of the Gaoyue tribe were also extremely proud to be able to inspect the Jinzhou government's security forces. This was something that the Gaoyue tribe had never thought of before, and it was also a special treatment that the Gaoyue tribe had never thought of in other places. This fully reflects my policy of equality among all ethnic groups. My prestige has also risen to an unprecedented level. Almost everyone regards me as the emperor of the Jinzhou Prefecture and has also been enthusiastically welcomed by the local people in various places.
In my spare time, I traveled around with Lu Xianxian and Dilena. Lu Xianxian is naturally the best tour guide and enjoyed her two girls at night. I also took time to visit Lu Yunshan, who is already the president of the Jinzhou Chamber of Commerce. He has now become a busy man. Not only has he invested heavily in the southern part of Jinzhou, built several new medicine halls to purchase medicinal materials, but he also had to deal with the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce. During the conversation, he also expressed his desire to expand the export of medicinal materials to the Empire Jiangnan County, Wuhu County and the Kingdom of Milan. I also talked about Lu Xianxian's relationship. He just hoped that I would not let Xianxian down. He didn't say much else. He was a wise man. In fact, he already knew how far my relationship with Lu Xianxian had developed.
As August comes, the temperature is even hotter. Fortunately, Jinzhou is an excellent summer resort due to its high forest coverage. Just as Xianxian and Dilena and I were immersed in endless joy, a urgent report from Moron forced me to set off back to Qingyang.
"At present, the situation in Guide and Bonan prefectures has lost control. Except for the prefecture, most other areas have been controlled by the riot army and those bandit organizations that took advantage of the situation. A small number of riot troops have tentatively been active in the border areas with Qingyang and Jinzhou. Lord Cui has asked me to report to you, what should I do? Can I cross the boundary and pursue it? Also, Luo Bei's expedition in the eastern part is mobilized in advance for war. According to intelligence, Luo Bei's conquest force is estimated to be more than the previous year, reaching 200,000 people, and the proportion of infantry is estimated to be significantly higher than the previous year. The intelligence also reflects that as early as the first half of the year, Luo Bei's people ordered a large number of siege equipment from the Famini Empire in the western continent, including large siege weapons such as rushing cars, arrow towers, and crashes." Moren also seemed worried when reporting.
If this is true, Luo Beiren seems to want to make the losses back on me, but can they get what they want?
I squinted my eyes and lay on the Grand Master's chair. I listened to Molun's detailed information on all aspects and asked Molun casually: "The Luo Beiren encountered a severe drought again and must be searching for the neighbors around him. How did the countries in the Western Regions react?"
"The Luobei people have already thought that the five countries in the Western Regions have issued a list of required materials. The five countries in the Western Regions have reacted very strongly and have sent people to negotiate with the Luobei people, but the specific situation is still unclear."
"Did the five countries in the Western Regions send people to contact us to resist Luobei?" Although I hope for the five countries in the Western Regions, I also want to see how long the five countries can endure the patience of the blackmail of Luobei.
"As of now, no one has come to contact us actively." Xiao Tang replied.
"It seems that the countries in the Western Regions are still too afraid of Luo Beiren's military strength and are not at ease with us." I stood up with a smile, "But if the situation was clear, there would be no suspense. But I heard that Haybal, the king of Loulan, was quite strategic, and he would not dare to react even if he was difficult?"
Molun thought for a moment, "Loulan Kingdom is located in the central and northern part of the five Western Regions. It is still separated from our territory by Gaochang Kingdom, and it is more than 200 kilometers away. I am afraid he is worried that even if he joins us, he will not be able to help him much."
"Well, this is the only reason. However, Luo Bei is getting more and more difficult to survive in the five Western Regions." I nodded in agreement with Molun's opinion, "I heard that Haybal has a daughter who is very outstanding. Not only is she beautiful, she is also skilled in archery and horses, and she is known as the "Mulan of the Western Regions". I wonder if it is true?" My eyes showed a thrill of eagerness to try again.
"No, it's definitely true." Moren showed a very confused expression on his fat face, and found out the materials in his hand. "Haibal's daughter is named Haliqinna, who is seventeen years old. She is the number one beauty in the Western Regions. She not only has the appearance of falling fish and falling geese, but also has a strong martial arts skills. It is said that even men in Loulan Country are not comparable. Last year, the Second Highness of Kuqa Kingdom met Haliqinna on the road. She was shocked and entangled, and angered Haliqinna. Together with the guards of Kuqa Kingdom, they were beaten up by Haliqinna. This incident shocked the entire Western Regions and cast a shadow on the relationship between the two countries. In the end, the king of Baica came forward to reconcile, which was considered to be barely restored."
"It seems like a thorny rose. Moron, you really collect information about this area without leaking it." I looked at Moron with a smile.
"That's natural. There is no omission in intelligence work, it's about the overall situation." Moron replied with an unlucky face.
"However, why do these materials seem to be wet and sticky? It's not your saliva, right?" I glanced at Moron, who was a little embarrassed, with a smile.
"But your sleeves seem to be wet, sir." Moron also retorted.
I avoided answering and returned to the main topic, "Since Luo Bei people are determined to fight with us, we can only accompany us to the end. Molun, you can also analyze and organize all the personal situations about Ule and the current expedition forces in the western and eastern expeditions. We also strengthen the collection of information on the military structure, combat effectiveness, various military commanders and marching routes, especially their military structure and marching routes. "I have never relaxed whether it is Molun or Ling Tianfang responsible for the work of the intelligence department. They have done a very good job and have made every effort to ensure the financial support, so the intelligence work for several important goals has been quite successful.
"As for Guide and Bonan, we will not care about it for the time being. The last time we sent troops to Jinzhou, the Jinzhou had caused a stir in the center of the empire. If we crossed the border rashly this time, it would definitely cause unnecessary trouble. Moreover, when we fight on both sides, our troops are far from enough. Let's solve Luo Beiren, a confidant, first." My tone was full of confidence in winning.
As time passed, the troops of Qingyang and Jinzhou also began to increase their alert levels and began to conduct targeted special training. On August 25, 693, in accordance with my order, the Jinzhou First Guard Division left a corps to garrison, and the other four corpses, led by Liang Chongxin, set off with the Jinzhou Second Guard Division and the direct spearmen corps led by Mulige. At the same time, Ling Tianfang also asked Shangen to recruit 15,000 reserve personnel from the combat readiness agency to assist the security forces of the Fifth Regiment of the First Guard Division to defend.
I stood alone in the conference room, looking at the big map on the wall and thinking carefully. There was a more detailed topographic map on the desk. I had considered these two maps for a long time. The enemy's strength was basically determined. The 200,000 troops were twice as strong as all the troops I could control. Moreover, part of my army had to be stationed in the junction with Guide and Bonan Prefectures to prevent the invasion of the riots.
Among the enemy's 200,000 army, there were about 50,000 armored cavalry, about 100,000 light infantry, about 40,000 light cavalry, and about 10,000 heavy infantry, which looked quite large, but I was full of confidence in this war. The intelligence department commanded by Moron was quite efficient, and of course it also had a lot to do with my large investment. Moron extorted a large amount of funds and outstanding personnel from me for this.
The enemy's newly formed expedition to the east was based on the original expedition to the west. The expedition to the west suffered a great loss in the seventh Tenggeri War with the Chidi people. Although it was immediately supplemented after the war, the new recruits who had only been trained for several months still had some difference in combat effectiveness. Although young and middle-aged people of the nomadic people often trained. Compared with their own side, the strength of the troops had been several times higher than the Qingyang Defense Battle last year, and they also obtained a large number of excellent Gaoyue people as heavy infantrymen. Although we are still at a disadvantage in terms of number, I still firmly believe that we can defeat the invading enemy. The problem is how to perfectly solve this battle and to obtain more benefits from this battle.
I also analyzed in detail the personal situation of the current general of the Eastern Expedition sent by the intelligence personnel about the Luo Beiren. Although Wule is known as the most powerful general of Luo Bei, his merits were mainly established in the war against other nomadic peoples on the Tenggeri grassland. I carefully learned about his character and every war he participated in and found that he was brave in fighting, especially at leading iron-armored cavalry, but he also had weaknesses, that is, his extraordinary situation in previous wars.
Very young, but usually face-to-face attacks are taken to defeat the enemy and win. Perhaps it is because the nomadic people themselves value winning by real strength. Moreover, the information shows that he is not familiar with the situation in the east, and he disdains the strength of his neighbors in the east, the Imperial Army, and believes that the Imperial Army is weak in combat and cannot fight against Luo Bei's regular army. Therefore, he sarcastically mocked Tu Da's defeat in the east two years ago. This time he went to Zhengdong in person and was determined to win.
Chapter completed!