Ding Fen ran into the study and asked, "A letter from Chunlu Bay Water Village." She placed the letter in front of Ding Kui.
"Have you completed today's training?" Ding Kui opened the letter and read it.
Now there will be a group of teenagers delivering letters in the family. They were brought up by Ding Kun, and each of them was taught different skills. The oldest ones are sensible enough to be able to help Ding Kui.
"Look!" Ding Fen tugged on her clothes, "You haven't even sweated yet. When has Xiaohua ever been lazy?"
"Uh-huh?"
Ding Kui's first "hmm" was in reply to Ding Fen, and the second "hmm" was his surprise after seeing the content of the letter.
The letter was written by Chen Yi, the new commander of Chunlu Bay Water Village, entrusted by Hua Song. The content was probably to hint to Ding Kui that the navy of Nanzhao Prefecture was going south to blockade the Tongyuan River in Nanqiu County. He wanted Ding Kui to agree on a time period for him to do so.
Navy troops can cruise within Nanqiu County.
"Haha, the commander-in-chief of Huada is very interesting. He still remembered the favor he owed me and did not choose to add insult to injury at this time. However, he also gave me a problem." Ding Kui had a smile on his face and felt uncomfortable.
At present, Tongyuanjiang is his economic lifeline. The foreign affairs manager of Tonghai Trading Company is in Juyang City. He has negotiated the price of rails and cement with Ding Kun. A large number of merchant ships will arrive soon; and the railway from Hengfu City to Juyang City is under construction.
Rush for work, the trial operation will be completed in ten days, and the territory's industry will enter a stage of rapid development.
"What problem can stump the young master?" An old voice sounded outside the door.
Ding Kui followed the sound and immediately stood up to greet him, saying happily: "Mr. Mu, why are you here?"
It was no one else, he was Jiang Tong's staff when he was the elder of the Senate, and Ding Kui's chief steward in the capital, Mu Heng, the father of Mu Sen.
The gray-haired Mu Heng, accompanied by Liu Yu, walked into the study, bowed to Ding Kui who was walking towards him, and said, "My lord, you want to see me, and I heard that you have something good to do, so I came here to bless you."
"You should have told me earlier if you wanted to come over. I'll send someone to pick you up. It's not appropriate for you to travel such a long way." Ding Kuixu helped Mu Heng sit down.
Mu Heng currently has no official position or title. In theory, he should pay a courtesy to Ding Kui when he sees him. However, since he is a subordinate of Jiang Tong and his seniority is high, Ding Kui will give him enough respect.
"My body is not strong enough that I can't even walk a few steps. By the way, I just heard you say there was a problem, and I couldn't help but feel itchy after hearing it. I told you so that everyone can learn more about it." Mu Heng has spent most of his life helping Jiang Tong solve it.
Question, I don’t understand that Ding Kui has a problem.
"Haha, Mr. Liu is sitting too." Ding Kui returned to his seat, "It's like this. I just received a letter from the commander of the navy in Nanzhao Prefecture..."
He gave an overview of the situation and also talked about his relationship with Hua Song.
"Oh, what's wrong with Young Dianxi?" Mu Heng first questioned Nanzhao Mu.
"Is it possible for two county kings to appear in one branch?" Liu Yu asked.
He didn't know much about the nobility regulations of the imperial clan, so he asked Mu Heng, who had been serving in the Senate for many years.
"In the history of the Shaodian Kingdom, there has never been a branch of the Shaodian clan that had two state shepherds at the same time. If the branch was too strong, it would affect the control of the imperial court.
However, the kingdom has never been in such chaos before. Three people from the Shaodian clan have appeared to claim the throne, and the title of Xihai County Prince has become a hereditary title. Unreasonable things may happen again."
Mu Heng could only guess.
"Perhaps Shao Dianxi is really a state pastor who is loyal to the imperial court." He himself did not believe this possibility.
"No matter what kind of person he is, it is right that he and I are not at odds in Nanzhao Prefecture." Ding Kui was relatively simple and direct.
Mu Heng picked up the tea brought by Ding Fen and said: "That's right, the navy's problem mainly lies in its fighting spirit.
In recent years, they have fought against the naval armies of various southern countries. Their combat effectiveness is undoubtedly strong, but even those who fight with iron will be tired. There should not be many people who want to fight a civil war.
To put it simply, Lai Huasong has the strength but not the will to fight. In this case, we can only use the following methods: negotiation, bribery, fornication, intimidation and elimination."
Ding Kui and Liu Yu were both listening attentively. The person in front of them was one of the top staff members of Shaodian Kingdom, and they could learn a lot from him.
Mu Heng moistened his throat and continued: "The first is to negotiate peace. We sit down with Hua Song to talk, and we won't do anything if we can. However, Hua Song was ordered by Shao Dianxi, and he doesn't have much autonomy, otherwise he wouldn't
Send the letter over.
The second is bribery. He has the strength and is worth spending a lot of money to snare him. Unfortunately, just like the first point, he has the intention to stand on our side but does not have the ability. It is not easy to lead the navy to join us.
The third is fornication. We can secretly reach an agreement with him. On the surface, we should do whatever we want. Both parties must give each other conditions that can be explained to them and maintain a certain tacit understanding. We can preliminarily conclude that he has this intention.
The fourth is deterrence. We use our powerful strength to scare the navy and let them know that attacking us will pay a heavy price. There are too many restrictive factors to implement this and it is difficult to ensure effectiveness.
The fifth is annihilation, which is what I least want to see. This will be a lose-lose situation. We are all Shaodian people and we cannot go to this step unless it is absolutely necessary."
"Mulao's analysis is really thorough. The water army is not monolithic. Each water village has its own considerations, such as Jiang Rong in the past and Chen Bi now."
Liu Yu became more confident when talking about military affairs.
"Especially Chen Bi, Chunlu Bay Water Village's logistics are provided by Nanqiu County. When the navy comes ashore, the Guanghuguo Red Army can easily capture the water village. Should they flee or fight?"
A smile appeared on Ding Kui's lips, and he said: "Hahaha, yes, yes, Chen Coin is still not at my disposal? I am surrounded on three sides except Tongyuan River, and without food for half a month, the Chunlu Bay Water Village will collapse without attack.
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"Then it's easy. We can divide and conquer. We should have an affair with Hua Song, use intimidation against Chen Yi, and ask Immortal to act as a lobbyist for the young master?" Mu Heng looked at Liu Yu with admiration in his eyes.
Liu Yu immediately stood up and clasped his fists at Mu Heng, saying: "Mr. Mu, how dare I trouble you with this matter? I hope you can give me a chance and let my subordinates take over for my lord!"
He is going to Chunlu Bay Water Village to lobby Chen Coin.
It is not a good idea to gather troops and horses to attack the water stronghold now. Chen Bi has more options than Hua Song because Nanqiu County has the financial resources to maintain a water stronghold. Shao Dianluan can represent Shao Dianfeng. Chen Bi does not need to pay attention to Hua Song and Shaodian at all.
Xi's military orders, you can also consider asking for a copy of Jiang Xi's or Ding Kui's military orders.
"How sure are you?" Ding Kui asked Liu Yu.
Liu Yu puffed up his chest and said, "Ten percent! Without today's letter, my subordinates would only be 70 to 80 percent sure. Now that Commander Hua Song has unintentionally helped me, my subordinates will definitely be able to convince Chen Yi."
"Would you like Brother Yu to accompany you?" Of course Ding Kui was happy, and he sent Ao Yu just to be extra safe.
"No need." Liu Yu and Mu Heng said together.
Mu Heng nodded to Liu Yu, and Liu Yu said: "Master Ao Yu will follow you, and his nature will change. He will become a subordinate who wants to threaten Chen Coin. You cannot treat Shaodian soldiers in this way."
Ding Kui regretted: "Oh, it was wrong, wrong. I made a big mistake when I joined the 20th Army. No wonder Yi Sheng refused to join me."
Only then did he realize his mistake. After all, he didn't have the talent to be a lobbyist, and ordinary people couldn't do it.
"It doesn't matter, it's not easy for Yi Sheng to remain neutral. If there is a chance to win over people in the future, like Hua Song, they can find ways to persuade us as long as they don't stand on the opposite side of us." Mu Heng smiled.
He is like a loving father looking at a naughty child, laughing at him so that he can recognize his mistakes and grow up.
…
There are two football fields outside Nanping County. A game is being held on one of the fields. The two teams participating in the game are the Nanping County representative team and the 20th Army Corps representative team. Meng Luo and Tang Fu are sitting on the rostrum.
"Uh-huh, Mr. Meng, your team is very good." Tang Fufu saw his opponent score his own goal.
The so-called representative team of the 20th Army Corps is actually the 195th and 196th Division Regiments.
After the two divisions stationed in the border camp, they were very interested in the football field next to the camp. However, all Ding Kui's troops were transferred away, and there was no one to teach them to play football and there was no ball.
However, the situation soon turned around, and the Nanping County Sheriff brought a coach.
Mengluo is very enthusiastic about promoting football. Nanping County Gambling House has received a large number of bets from home countries for this purpose. Football matches have become a source of county finance.
He knew that the new border troops would definitely not know how to play football, so he hurriedly took the few coaches to the border camp.
Since both parties are willing, things are simple.
Today, Mengluo specially invited the border camp to play a friendly match. The people of the 20th Army did not learn for a long time. In terms of technology, they are definitely not as good as the county football team formed by Mengluo, but they want to give face to the county guard and come over to connect with each other.
"Just study for a few more days. Your players have very good physical conditions. In time, they will definitely become the strongest team in Nanping County."
"Mr. Meng, you are so polite. I would also like to thank you for sending me the coach." Tang Fu had a smile on his face.
In terms of stature, strength, and speed, the people in the army are certainly much better than the local people.
"You're welcome. Your department is stationed at the border. As a county guard, I will definitely help you. Without you, there would be no security for Nanping County. We should work together to protect the country!"
"It should, it should."
Tang Fu said politely, but thought in his heart: This gentleman has something to say.
"By the way, your department won't be transferred in the short term, right?"
coming!
Tang Fu cheered up and said: "There hasn't been an order from above yet. I guess it won't be easy to mobilize. After all, there are still our own troops active in Zhongwangzhou. Our country has not given up the idea of attacking our country. We need troops to guard the border."
"Oh. Brother Tang, you won't mind if I call you that, right?" Meng Luo was obviously trying to get closer.
"How could it be? Then I won't be polite. I'll call you Brother Meng." Tang Fu doesn't know how to put on airs.
If the border camp wants to live a good life, it must rely on the support of the local government.
Meng Luo said with a smile: "Brother Tang is very cheerful. He is as generous as General Ding. Oh, no, we should call him Commander Ding now, right?"
Tang Fu's heart tightened: It turned out that he was coming for that person.