The mist locked the river, and an official ship left the city from the water gate of Jiangxia City and sailed towards the center of the river.
Kong Changyu, wearing a purple official robe, stood at the bow of the ship. His long gray beard was messy by the cold river wind. He had no intention of returning to the cabin to avoid the river wind. Instead, he looked at the river calmly and quietly.
Ups and downs of waves.
Since the founding of the Dai Viet Dynasty, in order to prevent officials from taking over power and colluding with local forces, officials from prefectures, counties and road supervision departments have basically been promoted and rotated every three to five years.
In the past few years, due to the fall of Bianliang, the central government's civil and military generals were almost wiped out. Emperor Jianji ascended the throne in Xiangyang. The central government was extremely short of capable ministers and officials, and there were few spare places that could be sent abroad - unless there was an extreme situation in that place.
Big problems require special attention, such as the previous Jinghu South Road.
On the other hand, in this special period, local officials also need to be more stable in order to better preside over local military and political affairs and more efficiently raise grain, soldiers and horses to support the war against the Huru.
This requires avoiding frequent changes in local military and political officials.
It was also against this background that after the original military envoy Liu Xian defeated Huaichuan, Kong Changyu used the transfer envoy and the establishment of a pacification envoy, and took charge of Jinghu North Road before and after.
It's been seven or eight years.
This inevitably gave him the illusion that Jinghu North Road was under his control.
At the same time, Kong Changyu prided himself on being a leader of scholar-bureaucrats, and he naturally felt repulsion and disgust for the people of Chushan who were constantly competing with the gentry for profit and whose humble origins had repeatedly attracted the attention of the world.
However, not to mention that the north resisted the Hulu invasion from the south. During the Jianji period, the lake bandits who ravaged Dongjing were not able to be controlled by the troops and horses in southern Jing and northern Jing. At one time, the city of Ezhou faced the threat of lake bandits, and Kong Changyu was so anxious that he could not do anything about it.
Seeing that Xu Huai personally led dozens of cavalry to kill three or four thousand thieves without any damage, Kong Changyu could only hold his nose and endure Chushan's forced removal of a piece of land from northern Ezhou and the establishment of Nancai County in Qianchapu.
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Later, Xu Huai led his troops in the ensuing campaign to suppress the bandits in Dongjing Lake, chopping melons and vegetables, and achieved impressive results that could not be matched by local troops, even though Kong Changyu was jealous and resentful.
Of course, after Emperor Shaolong ascended the throne, his suspicion and wariness of Jingxiang played directly into Kong Changyu's heart.
He and his troops deployed Gao Juntang and others to promote many things. For example, when Wang Fan was in charge of the military affairs of Jingbei, he participated in the Rucai garrison and was appreciated. All the promoted generals were kicked aside and sat on the bench.
For example, give as much support as possible to the military generals who are transferred from the Huaidong Shenwu Army to the Jingbei Military and Horse Capital Deployment and the Military and Horse Capital Supervision Department of various prefectures.
For example, recruiting gentry who migrated from Xiangyang and Nanyang to fill the prefectural and county supervisory offices and Yamen as officials to ensure that Beijing and Xiang could not easily extend their tentacles to Jingbei.
At the same time, in Kong Changyu's view, if Xu Huai's ambitions continue to expand, he will one day bring himself to blame. All he needs to do is to keep Jingbei affected as little as possible.
But he never thought that the war in Huaixi, which was going smoothly, suddenly turned sour.
But he never thought that Xu Huai, whom he was filled with disgust, would once again become the only person that the government and the public could look forward to and embrace.
Yes, Ge Boyi, who was stationed in Jingnan, was also a veteran general, but the troops that could be mobilized from Jingnan at this time were extremely limited.
Previously, Ge Boyi sent General Luo Wang to lead 20,000 troops to reinforce Huaixi, which was already the main force of the Jingnan Army.
After all, Jingnan is in the hinterland, so it is impossible to have many standing soldiers and horses. Before that, Jingnan still had 20,000 to 30,000 standing soldiers with acceptable combat effectiveness, mainly from the foundation accumulated by the Qing Jinghu bandits in Dongjing Lake. In comparison, there were only 4,000 to 5,000 standing soldiers.
The troops stationed on South Guangxi Road and Jingnan can be said to be extremely strong.
However, Ge Boyi's general Luo Wang led 20,000 Jingnan troops to reinforce Huaixi, and Xu Pu's troops were defeated in a fierce battle two days ago.
The city of Hefei was subsequently captured by the Japanese soldiers taking advantage of the chaos. Xu Pu's troops probably had little left. Kong Changyu received news that some of the Jingnan army had successfully escaped back to Shucheng and closed the city to defend themselves.
Although no one can say for certain how many remnants of the Jingnan Army are left in Luzhou, but the only thing that is certain is that the war situation in Huaixi and Gyeonggi Province at this time means that we can no longer have much expectations for this remnant army.
After Gao Juntang led 10,000 Jingbei troops to reinforce Huaixi, they stationed themselves in Lujiang County, southwest of Luzhou. Although he did not act rashly and cause tragic losses, he was surrounded by captive soldiers at this time and could only defend the city and wait for reinforcements.
In addition to the more than 10,000 Jingbei troops who were taken away by Gao Juntang and trapped in Lujiang City at this time, Jinghu North Road was in Hubei, Huang, An, Yu and other places, including the generals of the Weishui Army, and even 20,000 soldiers and horses could be organized
come out.
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Although before the Jianye Navy was defeated, King Qin's edict came from the capital, stating that the various road supervisors organized King Qin's troops and horses to be independent of each other, and that they were all directly dispatched by the Privy Council. However, Xu Huai sent a messenger to ask him to cross the river to discuss the matter.
Regarding the King Qin incident, Kong Changyu did not have the misconception or resentment at this time that "we are all envoys, why should I cross the river to see you?" Instead, he led the prison affairs early in the morning, leaving the subordinates of the military, deputy capital, and others to stay behind.
The chief officer of the company crossed the river to Nancai.
The Ezhou official ship crossed the middle of the river. A large ship flying the official flag made by Beijing and Xiangxiang came from the mouth of Hanshui. Dong Cheng and Zhu Hang stood on the bow of the ship and looked towards the middle of the river.
After all, Kong Changyu was appointed as the pacifier. Early in the morning, a sentry ship sent a message saying that Kong Changyu would lead Jingbei generals to Nancai to discuss King Qin's plan. Xu Huai would not go out of the city to welcome him in the cold wind, but it also made Dong Cheng's representative
He took a boat to the center of the river to meet him.
Zhu Hang came to greet Kong Changyu himself.
Compared with when King Beiqin issued the edict from Beijing, the situation had deteriorated several times, and there was no way to contact the central government in a short period of time. Zhu Hang also hoped that Jingbei and Jingxiang would reach an agreement as soon as possible and send troops to reinforce Jianye and Huaixi, so as to curb the further deterioration of the situation as soon as possible.
After learning the news of the collapse of the Jianye Navy, in addition to the 5,000 elite vanguard troops stationed near Jingzhou, Xu Huai also immediately issued an order to the Jingzhou Military and Horse Supervisory Department;
On a large scale, the supply troops with combat experience were incorporated into the state army. At the same time, more than 10,000 state troops organized in advance in the name of winter training were transferred from Fantai, Zhangshan, Jingmen and other places to Nancai to assemble.
In Dongcheng, when Zhu Hang welcomed Kong Changyu and other Jingbei officials into Nancai City, more than 15,000 infantry and cavalry were already gathered and stationed outside the city; the navy generals also directly expanded to more than 4,000
, urgently recruited more than two hundred large and small boats here.
Xu Huai met Kong Changyu and his entourage directly in the flower hall of the county government's back house, which served as a temporary residence. Without any pretense, he went straight to the point after exchanging pleasantries:
"Although the captive troops who crossed the river and entered the capital at this time were not enough to encircle and build Yecheng, the news was difficult to pass on. Duke Qin gave me an edict from King Qin that I should lead the reinforcements from Beijing and Xiangzhou through Huangzhou, Qizhou, and Shuzhou
, enter the territory of Luzhou and look for fighter opportunities; I believe that the soldiers and horses of Jingbei should go down the river and go to Chizhou to wait for an opportunity to fight against the captive soldiers outside Jianye City?"
"That's true." Kong Changyu took out the imperial edict he had received from King Qin from his sleeve and handed it to Xu Huai to read.
At this time, there was no need to cover up the edicts from King Qin that they received, and they were not secret edicts that were shameful. If Kong Changyu wanted to further recruit troops from northern Jing, he also needed to issue the edicts from King Qin to the prefectures and counties.
After handing over King Qin's edict to each other, Xu Huai asked with a serious face:
"Does Lord Kong think we should still strictly abide by the imperial edict?"
"When your Majesty issued the edict, I'm afraid he didn't expect that the situation would suddenly deteriorate so badly. If we still act in compliance with the edict, we would be somewhat rigid," Kong Changyu sat upright and said, "In my opinion, your Majesty must have hoped that
Xu Hou can judge the situation and take action!"
"But Xu Hou is not the only one who said that it is enough to judge the situation. Kong Shijun and Zhu Gong are all here. Jingxiang and Jingbei soldiers and horses, how to reinforce Huaixi and Jingji, you have to make a decision together!" Han Gui sat aside.
, said, "Your Majesty has sent people to Tanzhou to see Duke Ge. I believe that Duke Ge will send people to Nancai as soon as tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Or Kong?"
Would you please rest in Nancai for a day or two and wait for people from Tanzhou to come and discuss it together?"
Kong Changyu looked hesitant. He rushed to Nancai to see Xu Huai in person, and he already didn't care about etiquette.
If Ge Boyi comes to Nancai tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, there will be no problem if he waits in Nancai for a day or two. But the problem is that Ge Boyi cannot come in person. At most, he can send one or two close associates to Nancai to understand the attitude here.
Then he rushed back to Tanzhou to report to Ge Boyi for his plan.
What's going on if he keeps waiting in Nancai at this time?
Or if nothing can be discussed, he will go back to Jiangxia first?
Seeing the hesitant look on Kong Changyu's face, Han Gyu felt slightly cold in his heart.
The mentality of Kong Changyu and other Jingbei officials is actually easy to predict. First, they really hope that Xu Huaineng will lead his troops to rescue Gao Juntang's troops who were besieged in Lujiang County. Second, they no longer dare to call for follow-up assistance from the east.
The soldiers and horses of Jingbei went alone to engage the Japanese soldiers who crossed the river and entered the west of the capital.
At this juncture, they did not dare to delay sending reinforcements, nor did they dare to see the situation in the Jianghuai River collapse further. After all, after the situation in the Jianghuai River collapsed, it would soon spread to Jingbei. They were more counting on Jingbei.
Reinforcements can rely on or hide behind the elite troops in Beijing and Xiang to advance eastward.
Well, let’s not talk about the direction of the two armies’ march, the date, or the cities that need to be stationed in the future. Xu Huaidu hopes that Jingxiang will take the lead, and he can’t mention the fact that they are not under each other. He requires the Jingbei reinforcements to clearly accept his control.
, at the same time, Jingbei had to share the food and grass supplies needed for King Qin to go to Beijing this time, and should even pay the lion's share. It would be best to negotiate the share and transport it directly from Ezhou and other places to Nancai, where it would be unified by the officials of Jingxiang and Nancai.
Scheduling.
Hearing Han Gyu's request on behalf of Jingxiang, Kong Changyu couldn't help but froze even though he was mentally prepared to make concessions before crossing the river.
This simply means that Jinghu North Road must be completely subordinated to Jingxiang.
The Jingbei generals who accompanied Kong Changyu to Nancai also looked ugly, but they did not dare to refute boldly in front of Xu Huai.
"It seems that Kong Shijun finds it difficult, so we should each act according to the edict," Xu Huai said slowly and logically, "I should lead my troops to pass through Huangzhou, Qizhou, Shuzhou, and assist Luzhou in the east, but
In view of the current war situation, Huangzhou, Qizhou, and Shuzhou on the north coast will be threatened by Japanese soldiers at any time, and I will take over the defense of Huangzhou, Qizhou, and Shuzhou according to the imperial edict!"
