After half a year of preparation, the Chihu people convened the Huleli Conference (tribal conference) in Mobei this spring.
Although it is said that at the Huleli Conference, the Chihu tribes had a big dispute over the succession of the eldest prince Kuosa and the fourth prince Kusugu. There is no definite news yet, but it is expected that it will not be delayed.
spend this summer.
And the possibility of fighting among the Red Husbands for the position of Khan is not high.
This means that the main force of the Red Hussars is likely to return to the Hehuai battlefield this winter.
Therefore, no matter what, Dai Viet, including Chushan, must do everything possible to wipe out the Pingdong Jing bandit army before this winter, and turn their attention back to the Qinling-Huaihe defense line.
Judging from the current preparations for the Nancai Recruitment Division and the Jingnan and Jingbei Recruitment Division, there will not be any major problems in either severely damaging or recruiting the Dongjing bandit army before this winter.
Of course, the Nancai Recruitment Division can also attack Laohuzhai step by step, and then assemble the main force of the water infantry in the Linjiang area south of Sangchi Lake, and attack the main force of the rebel army south of Jingjiang and west of Dongting Lake.
Stronger military pressure forced them to surrender.
It is a pity that the imperial court has not yet relented and agreed to include Nanyang and Jingxiang into the Chu Mountains.
If the main force of the rebel army, led by Sun Yanzhou and Hu Dangzhou, is forced to surrender to the Jingnan Zhiji Division headed by Ge Boyi, it is likely to fall into a deadlock in which the court temporarily tolerates Chushan's control of Jingxiang but never acknowledges it.
If we don't want to form this deadlock, we must reduce the size of the bandit army that Ge Boyi can recruit as much as possible. At the same time, we must also try to eliminate the hidden dangers of Sun Yanzhou, Hu Dangzhou and other bandit generals after they accept the recruitment. This requires Chushan to fight in Jingjiang and Dongting Lake.
A larger-scale victory.
Shi Zhen, Xu Wuqi and others stayed at Changlin Camp for seven days. In addition to summarizing and reviewing the gains and losses of various affairs in the past year, they also discussed in depth the defense deployment for this autumn and winter.
Seven days later, Shi Zhen, Xu Wuqi, Guo Junpan, Fan Yong, Pan Chenghu and others left Changlin Camp, while Zhou Jing rushed to Hexue with Xu Huai's handwriting.
In the early years, Crane Cave was a low-lying land between Bailu Lake and Jingjiang River. When the water in Jingjiang River rose in April and May, some fragments of sand would be exposed from the water, as if a group of cranes were deep between Jingjiang River and Bailu Lake.
It flies everywhere, hence the name.
Dongzhou Village entered the Linjiang area and built the villages at the beginning of last year, mainly located near Hexue.
After autumn and winter, Dongzhou Village began to build Dayuantao Embankment, while moving the main village from the narrow Dongzhou Island to the east of Hexue. At the same time, a stream that previously flowed through Hexue was deepened and widened as a source of white dew.
The lake is used together with the main waterway of Jingjiang River.
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The new main village was built next to the east embankment of Hexue. The city wall was built with rammed earth. On Thursday, it was not much bigger than the old village.
However, in addition to the main village, Dongzhou Village has built hundreds of villages of various sizes in the past year or so, which are dotted in the Linjiang area south of Bailu Lake.
With the support of the Nancai Recruitment Division, Dongzhou Village began to organize villagers in October last year to build a total of more than 80 miles of embankments along the Jingjiang River and Bailu Lake, and built the first east-west embankment south of Bailu Lake.
The Crane Cave embankment stretches for twenty-four miles and ranges in depth from seventy-eight miles to fourteen or five miles from north to south.
About half of the villages that have been built so far fall within the Hexue Mountains.
Although the total cultivated fields in Hexue Dadao and its surrounding areas are only over 70,000 acres, which is pitifully small compared to the total number of village residents of more than 110,000 in Dongzhou Village at this time, the wheat sown in winter
The harvest season for other crops has begun one after another at this time, and the joy it brings to the villagers is indescribable.
Since the Chihu invaded the south, a large number of people in Hehuai and other places were forced to leave their homes and flee their hometowns. However, they were not properly resettled after they went south. In the past few years, countless people died of hunger and disease on the roadside. Almost everyone was suffering from hunger.
, struggling and suffering in the displacement, no one is not skinny and ragged.
Even though Dongzhou Village could receive some monthly financial and food support from the Nancai Recruitment Department in the later period, it was still limited. Most people could only get one or two bowls of porridge mixed with wild vegetables and steamed to wrap their bellies every day.
At this time, everyone sees that there is real hope of survival, how can we not be excited?
"Chu Mountain aims to expel the Barbarians and regain the Central Plains. Zhou Jing came here under the military order of Marquis Jingsheng. He also invites all the leaders to join Chu Mountain and contribute to expel the Barbarians. Instead of asking for credit and honors, I also invite you.
Your Majesty understands. What Marquis Jingsheng can promise is, firstly, that all the things you have done to make a living in the past are due to circumstances and will be forgotten. Secondly, if you have the ability to lead the army and govern the officials, Chushan will treat them equally and select the talents for use.
, will not differentiate from other generals in Chushan, let alone make unreasonable suspicions and suppress them. Most of the generals in Chushan, including me, Zhou Jing, are from very humble backgrounds, and there are even a few who are from rough backgrounds, and they are what they are today.
A nickname is nothing more than licking blood from the edge of a knife. I believe that after you join Chushan, you will not feel inferior to others,"
In the Juyi Hall of Hexue General Village, Zhou Jing looked at the leaders such as Jiang Ang, Jiang Xiong, Zhang Cong, Zhao Shan, Liu Fujin, and Jiang Ping who had joined Dongzhou Village since last winter and said,
"Masters, if anyone has different ideas, please speak out frankly..."
Jiang Ang said loudly: "If Xu Hou has any orders, please also ask Zhou to join the army to give them. How can we not obey? Whoever dares to have any objections, I will chop him with a knife!"
"Yes, if Marquis Xu has any orders, please ask Zhou Canjun to give them!"
Jiang Xiong, Zhang Cong and others had already regarded themselves as Chushan people, and now they all asked Zhou Jing to give direct orders.
Dongzhou Village has nearly doubled since the autumn and winter of last year. Basically, it attracts the surrounding refugee forces. There are also seven or eight refugee leaders with high reputation, strong ability, and control over a large number of refugees who have become the leaders of Dongzhou Village.
Although they had long expected to accept Chushan's incorporation, they never thought that no conditions were negotiated, especially since Zhou Jing made it clear at this time that he would not let them form an army alone, so they would have to directly follow Chushan's orders.
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However, Dongzhou Village had always thought that Jiang Ang, Jiang Xiong, Zhang Cong and others were in charge. Seeing that they had expressed their stance without hesitation, other leaders who were former refugee leaders could only express their support, no matter how shocked they were.
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"The jurisdiction of Dongzhou Village immediately established two new inspection departments of Donghe and Xihe, with Zhang Xiong and Jiang Cong as the inspection envoys. They were in charge of construction, settlement, garrison, population registration and other matters - the former Dongzhou Village personnel
It was immediately reorganized into the sixth and seventh compartments of the Tianxiong Army Rear Army and the third compartment of the Nancai Navy, with Jiang Ang, Jiang Ping, and Liu Fujin as commanders, and all the Yuhou. The water infantry troops and horses of the three compartments were temporarily organized into Hexue.
The camp is under unified jurisdiction, with Jiang Ang and Jiang Ping as the chief and deputy commanders. Zhao Shan participates in the military and leads the cavalry and infantry academy, and enforces the military discipline of the camp. I will also temporarily stay in Hexue to serve as a military counselor..."
Xu Huai plans to establish a new county around Bailu Lake, but the court has not given up. It can only set up Donghe and Xihe Du Inspection Department in addition to Changlin to handle water conservancy, reclamation, garrison and civil registration.
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In addition to the Changlin Inspection Department, seven or eight inspection departments will be established under the Donghe and Xihe Du Inspection Departments, including the commanders of the three compartments of Hexue Camp, generals, team leaders and other middle and lower levels.
In addition to most of the military officers being selected from refugees and water village leaders, some were also engineers who had been assisting Dongzhou Village in building the embankment and embankment for more than a year, as well as generals brought over by Jiang Ping.
Generally speaking, everything during the transition period is still focused on stability.
For such a long time in the past, the Military Intelligence Department had a very deep understanding of the situation of the refugees in Dongzhou Village and the leaders of Shuizhai. This could at least ensure that there would be no unusual changes in a short period of time after their incorporation.
"...If you all have no objections to Jingshenghou's order, Jingshenghou will station at Hexue Camp tonight to personally command the battle against Chishan Village. At this time, I would also like to ask all military princes to keep the military envoys absolutely confidential and not to leak anything.
Get the news out!" Zhou Jing said again.
"What, Xu Hou wants to personally go to Hexue to command the battle against Chishan Village? Did I misunderstood?" Jiang Ang had no objection to accepting the incorporation of Chushan, but he did not accept the incorporation at this time. Xu Huai would directly accept the incorporation from Chushan at night.
The Changlin Camp on the north bank rushed directly to Hexue to direct the battle against Chishan Village. They stared at Zhou Jing in shock, suspecting that they had heard something wrong.
"Jiang Junhou, did you not listen?" Zhou Jing said, "If everything goes well, we will try to launch a strong attack on Chishan Bend the day after tomorrow..."
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The Military Intelligence Department has done its job well, but it can only ensure that Jiang Ang, Jiang Xiong, Zhang Cong and other leaders will not have any problems, but it cannot fully understand the details of the 110,000 people in Dongzhou Village.
At this time, it is difficult to imagine that Sun Yanzhou and Hu Dangzhou did not insert a nail or an eyeliner into Dongzhou Village.
Therefore, the key to the battle against Chishan Village is speed and lightning speed. It is necessary to ensure that Sun Yanzhou, Hu Dangzhou and others are arranging the informants in Dongzhou Village. The hidden stakes have no time to spread the news and have already launched a surprise attack on Chishan Bay.
Therefore, after learning that Jiang Ang and others had accepted the recruitment, Xu Huai ignored everyone's obstruction. In the afternoon, escorted by dozens of guards, he directly took the grain ship that crossed the lake as planned this month and rushed to Hexue to meet him.
Jiang Ang and others met.
Jiang Ang and others did not directly announce the change of flag to their subordinates. In the afternoon, they summoned all the main military officials to test the situation first, spread the news as a basis, and transfer or control those with strong resistance.
Jiang Ang was shocked when he learned in the Juyi Hall that Xu Huai had arrived on a grain ship with only twenty or thirty guards accompanying him.
Under the arrangements of Zhou Jing, Jiang Ping and others, a team of trustworthy people was mobilized to blockade the area near Juyi Hall. Jiang Ang and others also sat in the Juyi Hall waiting, and Jiang Ping led Xu Huai to secretly welcome Xu Huai into Juyi Hall.
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Seeing Xu Huai wearing a green shirt, strolling into the Juyi Hall, Jiang Ang, Jiang Xiong, Zhang Cong and others were truly convinced at this time, and they also felt that Xu Huai truly trusted them.
When other refugee leaders heard Zhou Jing's announcement about changing flags before noon, they were shocked and worried.
They were worried that no matter what Zhou Jing said, it was hard to predict what their real future would be after they were reorganized into Chushan.
At this time, when I saw Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai, protected by twenty or thirty guards, almost rushing to the Crane Cave alone, the biggest worry in my heart quietly disappeared.
Under the leadership of Jiang Ang, everyone saluted Xu Huai in the Juyi Hall.
"We are all sons and daughters of the Jianghu, and from now on we will also be fighting side by side to control the barbarians. There is no need to be formal." Xu Huai sat in the middle of the Juyi Hall and motioned for Jiang Ang and others to sit down and talk.
"Zhou Jing came over and told everyone that I was going to take action against Chishan Village. Everyone was surprised, right? Do you think I was a bit ruthless?"
"How dare you, how dare you?" Jiang Ang categorically refused to admit that he had such an idea, and quickly waved his hands and said, "That grandson of Hu Dangzhou is too shameless. He wanted to annex Dongzhou Village before, and he will do something to them when he gets the chance.
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Xu Huai said with a smile:
"You don't need to worry too much. Don't be afraid to speak out what you have in mind. Previously, King Lu was assassinated, and the main force of his cavalry was reduced to Yanshan and Yinshan. The rivers and Huaihe Rivers are relatively calm, giving us a chance to breathe. But this winter
, the situation in the Hehuai River will become tense again, and there will be no time for us to take a leisurely breath. Putting this aside, if the turbulent situation in Dongjing continues to drag on, how many people will starve to death in the water this autumn and winter
, I believe you all know better than me. As for Hu Danzhou’s secret collusion with the Hu Lu, I believe that Jiang Junhou has already confirmed it. In order to prevent so many villagers in Chishan Bay from being coerced and deceived by a small group of people such as Hu Danzhou,
, urging them to surrender before winter, it is still necessary to fight hard. You may think that this battle may cost the lives of many innocent and deceived people. However, if one person is killed and ten people are left alive, what choice will you make?
?I have led Chushan Jianrui to fight desperately on the battlefield over the years, and countless soldiers around me have fallen in pools of blood. Chushan soldiers are also afraid of the enemy and fearful of fighting. I have never shown mercy in enforcing military law - are these people?
It can be said that they all died because of me? How could I unswervingly lead the troops to the battlefield again and again? Without him, it is nothing but my belief that we fight to the death to save more common people and avoid more people.
People suffer in war. This is to stop fighting with fighting and killing with killing. I have always emphasized in Chushan that we should treat Pao Ze as warm as spring and treat the enemy as cruel and ruthless as severe winter. Chishanzhai and other soldiers and horses only need one.
If Japan does not surrender, it will always be the enemy of Chushan. No matter whether it is tricks or killings, there is no need to show mercy. In the past, Dongzhou Village and you, Jiang Junhou, were enemies of Chushan. I used tricks at all costs. Zhao Shan and Liu Fujin were both.
I arranged to be by your side, but today we are all brothers. I hope you will not have any gaps because of the past, but treat each other as brothers..."
"..." Jiang Ang looked at Zhao Shan and Liu Fujin in surprise...
