Chapter 28 Warning
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On the eighth day of the second month, Li Hu arrived in Changsha.
Mao Jun, Zhang Guanyu, Wu Chitian, the commander of the Jingxiang Army and a group of local officials went out to welcome thirty miles.
Li Hu led his army to station in Juzhou and summoned the commanders of each army to discuss the matter that night.
The fangjin Tiger Guards who arrived in Changsha with Li Hu, Abaddon's Tiger Lie 2nd Army, Hailasu's Tiger Lie 9th Army, Wang Gui's Tiger Lie 11th Army, Luo Lan's Tiger Lie 12th Army, Zhe Kecun's Tiger Lie 15th Army and 16th Army. In addition, Yang Keshi led the Tiger Lie 26th Army and the Twenty-seventh Army were crossing the river, and they would be able to meet in a few days. Jingxiang has a 50,000 army, including the Jingxiang Army led by Mao's army, Zhang Guanyu's Wu Yong Army and Wu Chitian's Yun Hai Army. The total force reached 150,000.
Sima Wang Ping, a marching commander of the Xiangyang Grand Governor's Office, gave Li Hu and a group of generals who came south to introduce the situation of the east and west routes of Jiangnan, and explained the attack strategy formulated by the Grand Governor's Office.
"Our deployment is that the three armies of Jingxiang are the first to set out from Changsha to attack Hongzhou," Wang Ping said excitedly by pointing to the Yangtze River waterway on the map, "At the same time, Yang Hua, deputy commander of Yun Haijun, led 300 warships down the river, pretending that the main force of Jingxiang was to attack Jiangnan from the waterway, thereby attracting the main army of the Jiangnan rebels in Dehua and Pengze in Jiangzhou to support our main army to capture Hongzhou."
"Once the army captures Hongzhou, the rebels in Jiangnan will be attacked from both sides and will retreat to the eastern front. Our army will then pursue and kill Hangzhou."
Wang Ping turned his head and looked at Li Hu, and continued, "Mao Shuai, Dao Shuai and Long Shuai discussed carefully. He decided to set the attack time on February 15th."
"The army travels day and night from Changsha to Nanchang, Hongzhou Prefecture. If the journey goes smoothly, it is expected to arrive in Nanchang around February 26."
Then Wang Ping reported the food, grass and weapons, along with the military and civilians and other logistics matters. After he finished speaking, Mao Jun immediately asked Li Hu, "Master, how about the attack time be set on the fifteenth day?"
"You three are familiar with Jingxiang and have put some effort into the Jiangnan battlefield. The specific attack time and attack deployment will be determined by you. I have no objection." Li Hu smiled and pointed at Liu Jingyuan and Wang An who were sitting beside him, saying, "Have you discussed with them carefully about military supplies such as money, grain, and other military supplies before you left Xiangyang?"
"We have always maintained letter exchanges." Mao Jun said, "After receiving the letter from the commander, we completed the army's assembly on the sixth day of the first lunar month and quickly went south to Changsha. Because the itinerary was rushed, there were no discussions on military supplies and other issues in person, but they were repeatedly mentioned in the letter." Then he nodded to Liu Jingyuan and Wang An, "With the strong help of the two of them and the wealthy merchants in Jinghu, our army has raised enough military supplies for 150,000 soldiers for ten to fifteen days."
"So, it's only enough for us to fight to Nanchang?" Li Hu asked.
"When we arrive in Nanchang, we will get money and grain assistance from Jiangnan West Road." Liu Jingyuan said immediately, "I have reported to the general before that the giant merchants and wealthy merchants from all over the southeast have begun to raise money and grain for the Tiger Lie Army as agreed. When the army arrives at the city of Nanchang, they will definitely be able to get money and grain supplements."
"Don't have any accidents." Li Hu instructed, "My army of more than 100,000 launched an attack. It is related to the great cause of unity between China and Earth, and you must not take it lightly."
Liu Jingyuan and Wang An swear to ensure that everything was foolproof.
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Late at night, after the generals of the various armies dispersed, Li Hu kept Mao's army, Zhang Guanyu and Wu Chitian.
Li Hu affirmed their contribution to garrisoning Jingxiang, and then changed the subject and turned directly to change. When talking about change, we naturally talked about land, population, industry and commerce. When talking about the reform of the financial system, it inevitably involved big landlords and big merchants. So Mao Jun, Zhang Guanyu and Wu Caitian understood what Li Hu meant.
Mao Jun took the lead in talking about the commercial activities he had intervened in Jingxiang in the past few years. He knew Li Hu's temper and told him frankly, it would be fine. Moreover, he did make too much money. It is necessary to talk to Li Hu so that something will happen in the future is not easy to explain. Mao Jun had his reasons for making money. He led his army to Jingxiang, and everything had to be done from scratch, especially at the beginning. Of course, he had to rely on himself to be self-reliant. It would be too passive to rely on the court.
Mao Jun is a famous sleek figure in the Hu Lie Army. When he saw Li Hu's posture, he had no intention of pursuing it. He just wanted everyone to sit together and talk openly. After the talk was done, he canceled Li Hu's doubts. If he didn't do it well, there would be good things waiting behind him.
Zhang Guanyu was even more scruples. He was the boss of the underworld in Liaodong. He was originally a man with great hands and eyes. Now he has not shown his skills in such a wealthy place as Sichuan and Shu, Jinghu? As a result, he not only established his own power in Sichuan and Shu, but also built a big net in Jinghu. In just two or three years, his wealth had reached an incredible level, and even he was dumbfounded. For this reason, he said to Li Hu very much, "Middle Earth is too rich. No wonder the northern foreigners will definitely go south to plunder once they are strong. Gold is everywhere here."
Wu Chitian came too late. He was originally a pirate, and his subordinates were also a group of pirates. These pirates obviously had no advantage when they went to land, especially when they arrived at Jinghu, a place that was 100,800 miles away from the sea, and they were even more helpless. Fortunately, Mao Jun and Zhang Guanyu took into account the friendship between Huliu and Lie, so the pirates transformed and began to dominate the land.
However, compared with Mao Jun and Zhang Guanyu, Wu Caitian was a little worse in any aspect, and often used the sword to Mao Jun and Zhang Guanyu. Mao Jun and Zhang Guanyu counted money behind the scenes, and he charged in front of him, and his evil deeds were all from Wu Caitian. The advantage was from Mao Jun and Zhang Guanyu, but even so, Wu Caitian was still happy and was so happy because it was too rich here and it was too easy to make money. A few years ago, what he dared to think of in his dreams has now become reality.
"After taking the Southeast, I will immediately send people to the Liaohai Sea to find my old subordinates, build a huge fleet of sea freight, and then start the sea back to Yi. I believe that in a few years, I will be rich and can match the country." Wu Chitian said proudly with a big mouth.
Li Hu looked at the three subordinates in front of him and was amused and laughed. If Zhang Guanyu was a gangster leader and Wu Caitian was a pirate leader, then Mao Jun was also a general with a good roots from the army. Who knew that he was now like Zhang Guanyu and Wu Caitian, obsessed with creating and accumulating wealth. I really don’t know whether it is right or wrong to let him serve as the commander of the Selected Front Army this time.
"Is this money easy to make?" Li Hu asked.
The three of them looked at each other and heard that Li Hu's tone was a little wrong and they didn't say anything.
"You came to Middle-earth. Are you here to make money or to conquer the world with me?" Li Hu asked angrily, "Are you crazy about poverty?"
The three of them were quite embarrassed and even more afraid to speak.
"I have conquered the world and enjoyed wealth and prosperity for generations. How much wealth will this be?" Li Hu sneered, "How much money can you make with your hands, bleeding and sweat, and working hard, how much money can you make? How many generations can you support? Are you confused? Do you have no idea of priorities?"
"Brothers, I'm really poor when I come here from the north," Wu Chitian said with courage. "We make some money. It's natural for the soldiers to improve their lives. Besides, the court is in trouble now, and the general cannot afford to subsidize us, so he has to rely on himself."
"Do you still have any reason?" Li Hu was furious and slapped the table with a palm, yelling at Wu Chitian, "If this continues, will the army still have morale and combat power? The army has no morale and no combat power. How can we fight? The army has lost its war and lost its territory. We even survived. Can you still maintain your wealth?"
Wu Chitian didn't expect Li Hu to suddenly get angry, and was startled, and his face changed immediately. Li Hu was invincible in recent years, and his strength has improved by leaps and bounds, and his prestige has been a huge miles a day. The former subordinates are now very afraid of Li Hu, fearing that they will be liquidated by him.
"Master, we have indeed had difficulties in recent years, and it is a must to do these things." Mao Jun immediately stepped forward to smooth things over the years. "Today, the Master reminded us that we should stop as a cliff, and from then on we will lead the army and fight with all our hearts and will never commit the crime again."
Zhang Guanyu and Wu Caitian also hurriedly admitted their mistakes and promised that they would no longer use their power to accumulate wealth.
"In recent years, there has been basically no major war in Jingxiang. Your army is neglecting to fight. Have your training kept up? Have you maintained combat effectiveness? "Li Hu's face was a little slow and asked solemnly, "If you don't feel it works, don't show off, so as not to lose the battle and completely ruin your reputation for life, so that even I can't save you in the end."
Mao Jun, Zhang Guanyu and Wu Caitian looked at each other, and a hint of hesitation appeared in their eyes. They had been in Jinghu for a long time and had not achieved major military achievements in recent years. This southern expedition was an opportunity, but as Li Hu said, if they were defeated, they would not only be ineffective, but also have to bear the blame, and things would be troublesome. In comparison, if Hu Lie elites took the lead and followed behind to get the bargain, they could still get military achievements. Why not do it? Since Li Hu took care of them and was willing to give them a favor, they seemed a little ignorant of refusing to accept it.
"Resolutely follow the command of the commander." Mao Jun immediately made a statement.
"Master, the Wu Yongjun should be reorganized. Let's take this opportunity to reorganize the Wu Yongjun into the Tiger and Lieutenant Army." Zhang Guanyu became more thorough and handed over the Wu Yongjun. "In recent years, I have been in Sichuan and Shu and Jinghu towns. I am very familiar with these two places. I am willing to take charge of the general. Even if I don't command the army, I can still serve as the local commander."
"Master General, Yun Haijun should be reorganized." Wu Chitian was afraid of falling behind, so he couldn't wait to hand over the army after Zhang Guanyu. "After all the wars, this army has been beyond recognition and is no longer the Yun Haijun in the past, and its combat effectiveness has declined greatly."
Chapter completed!