After the holiday.

Ouyang Rong goes to the Jiangzhou lobby for duty every day. The first thing he does when he enters the lobby is to browse the frontline battle reports.

Half a decade has passed since Qin Jingqin led his army on the expedition, and there has been no important news coming from the front line.

The latest news this morning is that the expeditionary army has entered Hongzhou territory.

In addition, there are some new trends of Li Zhengyan's army in the southwest.

However, compared with the previous message, the latter message is less timely and needs to be estimated.

Yuan Huaimin, the old stalwart, has not yet arrived. The main hall is empty in the morning. There is the mist of autumn morning in the courtyard. On the corridor not far away, from time to time, officials in uniforms who come to take charge of duty walk past...

Ouyang Rong, who arrived early, took a sip of hot mist into the palm of his hand, moved around to bring in a map, and began to deduce at his desk.

There is still some time before the conquest army will come into contact with Li Zhengyan's army.

Looking at it now, the vanguard of the conquest army should be able to reach Hongzhou City before Li Zhengyan. The only question is whether they can capture Hongzhou City before Li Zhengyan's army arrives in Hongzhou...

In fact, the marching speed of both sides is not very fast, but it is normal.

Because the march of tens of thousands of people is actually a huge and complex project. This military machine may seem slow, but once it starts, it is difficult to stop easily.

Not only in the current initial stage, when the two armies meet in the future, unless something unexpected happens, they will still be moving around like this "slowly" until a head-on decisive battle becomes inevitable, and then at a certain point.

The generals on both sides believed that the advantage lies in my time and place, which "collided" together like a mountain.

The tugging before the decisive battle may look like an old man doing Tai Chi to an outsider.

As for the so-called sneak attack by surprise soldiers, magic soldiers descending from the sky, taking things by surprise... these exciting scenes are just something to think about in most cases.

The examples of surprise soldiers that can be recorded in the history books are all successful, which also resulted in the great victories of celebrities in history, as if they were all dramatic and interesting conspiracies.

However, throughout the ages, from the pre-Qin period to the present Qianzhou period, there have been countless large and small battles, but most of them were dull and boring "face to face".

Even for a famous military general who shocked the past and present, most of his military battles were conducted in this orderly manner.

So if you can destroy the enemy in a head-on battle, just fight head-on. Don't keep thinking about your big meteorite spell, great flood spell, great destiny spell...

Take the march route of the current conquest army heading west to Hongzhou as an example. It was decided at an internal military meeting long ago. Ouyang Rongmen was clear and would not change it easily because it involved the logistics of the army.

Cai Qin of Hongzhou could also guess the general marching route of the conquering army.

The reason is very simple. With the traffic conditions of this era, there are not many roads that can support a large number of troops and horses, let alone Jiangnan, which has a mild climate and more vegetation.

If you forcefully lead an army of tens of thousands into the deep mountains and forests without caring about anything but speed and use of force, what about the logistics and transportation?

It's hard for you to breastfeed from the back row.

Maybe the emperor had a whim and wanted to issue an edict but couldn't find anyone to do it. What a bold guy.

In addition, after the army departs, the forwards, front troops, middle troops, and rear troops set out in batches. In order to cooperate with the strategic goals proposed by the commander-in-chief, their respective marching tasks will be discussed in advance before departure.

For example, a certain army must arrive at such and such a place on time on such and such a day.

If you have a strong subjective initiative after going out and take everyone on a "convenient new road" provided by farmers and hunters on the roadside, what should you do if you get lost or are late?

Well, it not only exceeded the enemy's expectations, but also exceeded the expectations of his own commander.

This is called disobeying military orders and delaying fighter jets.

On the contrary, it is a well-known and common road that our predecessors have walked thousands of times during wars. It is easiest to estimate the approximate marching time before the army sets off.

So just stick to the planned path and you'll be done. It's not only convenient for logistics, but also less likely to "delay the fighter plane."

These various practical factors have also led to some places becoming so-called battlegrounds for military strategists, becoming important gateways to a territory, and even becoming turning points for easy offensive and defensive operations.

Because this is the result of thousands of ancient battles with cavalry, infantry and other arms as the main force. The ancestors summed it up with blood and tears time and time again. The two armies must compete for it and must collide here. It is difficult for logistics to detour and must pass through it...

In the lobby, Ouyang Rong finished browsing and put down the latest frontline battle report.

Recently, while Ouyang Rong was practicing "Zhen Gao" at night, he was also silently studying the military art of this era, and he gained some insights that were difficult to comprehend without being there in person in his previous life.

Sometimes, for the officials stationed in the rear, there is no big news coming from the front line, but it is good news.

Because this means that all armies are executing their strategic plans one by one, and there are currently no delays in certain links or delays in fighter aircraft.

At present, the army is out on an expedition, and Qin Jingqin has full authority to direct the war. Ouyang Rong only needs to cooperate seriously with the newly appointed marching battalion commander Shi and preside over the smooth operation of the most important logistics link in Jiangzhou Xunyang City.

This also gave him a good opportunity to observe the war patterns of this era up close.

In fact, at the family dinner that night, Ouyang Rong's words at the dinner table were shocking, and he scolded Fang Qiu. He was more inclined to strategic theory, and he was more like a senior adviser or counselor.

After all, in the past life, I had been diving in the Jianzheng Group for ten thousand years to peek at the screen. I must have a high-sighted talk and say the same thing for three days and three nights.

If Qin Jingqin was to give up his position and let him serve as the commander-in-chief, it would actually be a bit false, although the strategic judgment may not be wrong.

However, no matter how good the strategy is, it also needs an excellent and solid executor. No matter how good the theory is, it is another matter to turn it into practice.

However, Qin Jingqin, Xie Xue'e, Xie Lingjiang, and Qin Ying seemed to like Ouyang Rong's tricks, and they were astonished by his vision and strategy.

This is also the shortcoming of the aristocratic politics of Daqian and Dazhou. The aristocratic elite monopolizes certain channels of knowledge. How can ordinary poor people learn the visionary knowledge of Ouyang Rong.

Where did the general public learn this kind of strange knowledge that is not conducive to imperial examinations?

Oriented by the imperial examination and economic examination, most poor scholars focused on the path planned by the upper-class elites such as poetry, songs, and the Four Books and Five Classics.

Therefore, facing a big alien like Ouyang Rong, these noble elites who monopolized rare knowledge such as military affairs, Confucianism, and Qi refining were naturally frightened.

Moreover, Ouyang Rong's strategy is not wrong. In the eyes of knowledgeable people like Qin Jingqin, it may be extremely high and ahead of the times.

Although it may be a bit futile for him to come up, he will be a little clumsy and unfamiliar in the first execution, lack of practical experience, and need to get used to it, but fortunately, he does not need to come right away. The best thing about Qin Jingqin, a veteran, is practical operation.

Needless to say, he is a famous general of the Zhou Dynasty who has served in the frontier army and has been certified by the system.

Because Qin Jingqin also had his own military methodology, his appreciation of Ouyang Rong's methodology was more of an appreciation for similar "cooks", and he learned from each other's strengths to offset his weaknesses.

Now that Qin Jingqin is on the stage in person, it is convenient for Ouyang Rong to quietly learn military drills and make up for some cognitive differences between past and future generations.

These days, he has been observing the reports and logistics every day. After reading them carefully, he diligently takes notes. This is the reason.

It is true that some of Ouyang Rong's knowledge systems are ahead of the times, but if they are not grounded and integrated, it will be in vain...

So learning cannot stop.

Ouyang Rong is very self-aware of this.

In addition, due to its geographical location, the rich southeastern states of Jiangnan Road are continuously transporting supplies through the Yangtze River waterway, and soldiers from the south and north arrive in Jiangzhou. Xunyang City has suddenly become the most important transshipment node.

Although it is considered a wartime frontline, crises and dangers also breed opportunities for huge profits. Many southeastern merchants took risks and shipped goods.

Officials and wealthy businessmen from the southwest who fled eastward also continued to disembark at Xunyang Ferry.

This in disguise promoted the prosperity of Xunyang City's "wartime economy".

Ouyang Rong, the governor of Jiangzhou who presided over civil affairs, became a popular and powerful figure in the eyes of outsiders like them.

However, Ouyang Rong had no time to spend money on Qiufeng Lu. His focus during the day was mainly on the construction of the Buddha statues in Xunyang Grottoes.

The great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs.

This is not bad at all. This is the foundation of the country. Even if the frontline conquest army and the Kuangfu rebels are about to face each other, the official documents exchanged between Jiangzhou Hall and the imperial court in Jiangzhou have the most talked about "National Sacrifice" "The construction of Donglin Giant Buddha.

The matter was ordered not to be delayed even half a minute.

There was even a cold-hearted girl in royal attire who came over from time to time to check on her and urge her.

Ouyang Rong was a little speechless, but he didn't say much. A few days ago, he called the "Great Wisdom Monk" from Dagushan in Longcheng. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the wealthy people from the west of Jiangnan Road to flee eastward and gather in Xunyang, he asked Master Shandao to Many wealthy and devout Buddhist worshipers were invited to donate generously to build the grotto, which saved another cost.

In the main hall, when Yuan Huaimin walked in the door under the sound of the bell, leaving him some civil affairs for this month, Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, looked at the bright sunshine on the floor at the door, and shouted:

"Chen Canjun, where is Rong Zhen's female history? Are you in the city? Have you seen her?"

"Reporting to the Ming Dynasty, the female historian sent someone here to urge the manpower in the morning. The subordinates will listen to your instructions, follow them one by one, and cooperate with the female historian seriously... According to the number of people who have passed by, today they should be at Zhuxiang Papermaking near Xingzifang in the west of the city.

Square investigation.”

"Has Yan joined the army?"

"I'm going. According to your instructions, every time Ms. Shi comes to ask for someone, it is arranged by Yan Canjun to designate people to go and help."

"knew."

After listening to Chen You's report, Ouyang Rong nodded calmly.

Rong Zhen has recently focused on investigating the owner of the poem "Die Lian Hua".

From Ouyang Rong's point of view, she was a little obsessed with this truth, and she even neglected to interfere with the construction progress of the Donglin Giant Buddha that she was supposed to be in charge of.

Moreover, Rong Zhen, as the supervisor of the conquering army, originally wanted to go to the Hongzhou front line with Qin Jingqin's army.

But I don’t know what she told the above, and the duty of supervising the army was transferred to Miao Zhen, who was supervising the Xunyang Palace.

The latter left the city on his behalf, while Rong Zhen continued to stay in Xunyang to track down the owner of Dielianhua...

Ouyang Rong rubbed his face.

Since Rong Zhen wanted to investigate, he had no choice but to cooperate.

She did her duty, and he did his.

Ouyang Rong nodded, stood up, changed out of his official uniform, put on regular clothes, and left the Jiangzhou lobby.

He took a bus to Xingzifang.
To be continued...