In the main hall of the Marshal's Mansion, Murong Yanzhao buried his head in his case, with an expressionless face and writing as fast as he could, issuing a series of military orders. The stationing in Changsha was just the beginning of the conquest of Hunan. Next, the collection of the various states and the southern expedition of the armies
He has to worry about the defense arrangements and even the establishment of temporary order.
The record room and documents of the accompanying army came in and out, and were delivered to the post officers and sent to the armies in Hunan. In front of the hall, whips were crackling continuously. Shi Yanchao knelt there, gritting his teeth and saying nothing.
He was just breathing a little faster, and the sweat on his forehead was dripping on the hot ground.
When the number of prison officials was full, he waved his hand and the soldiers stopped beating. The military officials turned around and went inside and said to Murong Yanzhao: "I'm reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, twenty lashes have been completed. Do you want to test the punishment?"
Raising his head, Murong Yanzhao waved his hand: "Let him come in!"
"yes!"
His footsteps were heavy and he entered. Although he had been whipped twenty times, Shi Yanchao had a happy expression on his face, as if he had a clear idea. When he saw Murong Yanzhao, who still had a calm face, he restrained himself: "You are all handsome!
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"Do you feel resentful?" Murong Yanzhao asked.
Shi Yanchao shook his head directly: "The commander-in-chief will be punished according to military discipline, and the general will have nothing to say!"
Seeing this, Murong Yanzhao stood up and reprimanded directly: "At the beginning of the fall of Changsha, Hunan has not yet been completely pacified, and there are many military and political affairs. Li Guanxiang was in charge of military and government affairs before, and no official in Hunan is more familiar with upper and lower affairs than him. If you want to
There are many things that need to rely on him to manage the government and bring peace to the people.
Now that you have beaten him almost to death, unable to leave the bed, and leaving a lot of things behind, who should I ask to take care of it?
Also, he has made great contributions to the whole city of Changsha. You want to show off your authority to him and let other surrendered ministers and generals think about this matter and how can they feel at ease? Huh?"
Faced with Murong Yanzhao's reprimand, Shi Yanchao muttered: "This person provoked me to deal with a mere domestic slave. If I don't teach him a lesson, I will feel unhappy. Besides, how much can happen to Hunan with just a small village?"
Are you afraid that you can’t find anyone willing to be my official of the Han Dynasty..."
Listening to his muttering, Murong Yanzhao said: "It seems that twenty lashes are not enough! Do I need to increase the punishment?"
"That's enough! That's enough! I finally realized my mistake!" Shi Yanchao hurriedly surrendered and shook his head, as if it affected the scar on his back. It was hot in the summer, and the sweat stained the wound, and the pain made him grin.
"Can you still ride a horse?" Murong Yanzhao asked him with a slightly restrained expression.
"Twenty lashes are not enough!" Shi Yanchao became more energetic and looked at Murong Yanzhao hopefully: "What are your orders, Commander-in-Chief?"
"Pan Mei, Cao Bin will lead his army south and sweep across the states in the north of the Ling Dynasty. There should be no problem. However, the deeper you go into the south, the longer the supply, the food route is particularly important. Tomorrow there will be thousands of grain ships coming south, and I am ready to transfer them all.
South. You lead thousands of cavalry and patrol southward along the Xiang River to ensure the smooth flow of food routes!" Murong Yanzhao ordered.
"Let me help Pan Mei and Cao Bin take care of the food route?" Shi Yanchao was half-hearted.
However, Murong Yanzhao just looked at him and immediately obeyed his orders honestly.
Noticing that Murong Yanzhao's expression was not relaxed, Shi Yanchao couldn't help but ask: "What doubts does the commander-in-chief seem to have? Now Zhou Xing was defeated and died, and the rest have surrendered. The states are invincible, and the Jinghu strategy will finally end.
It’s all good, what else is there to worry about?”
Murong Yanzhao was rarely interested in his question. He walked to the map of Hunan and said: "Hunan is a vast territory with sparsely populated areas and a mixture of barbarians. It is easy to obtain but difficult to govern! Especially in the five western states, the Miao and Yao barbarian forces are widespread.
, profound impact!”
As he said this, Murong Yanzhao even laughed and waved his hands: "Well, it's not our turn to think about how to govern Hunan. Let's leave it to the court to deal with the headache. What we and other soldiers can do is to bring the Han banner to the Han Dynasty as soon as possible.
Insert all states and counties!”
"The Commander-in-Chief is right!" Shi Yanchao nodded in approval, crawled to the ground and asked for instructions: "For the inspection of the grain road, just send any general to go. Li Jun is attacking the western states alone, and the progress will be slow.
Commander-in-Chief, would you like to consider letting me lead the troops to the west, cooperate with Li Jun, capture all the states, and show the military might of my great Han Dynasty to the barbarians?"
After marching south to Langzhou and capturing Wuling, Murong Yanzhao divided his troops, with Li Jun as the main general, and led an army of 3,000 to capture the Chen and Qin states.
It was clear at a glance what Shi Yanchao was thinking. Murong Yanzhao chuckled and said: "There has been news from Xuzhou that the Barbarian King Fu Yantong has been persuaded by Wang Qianlang to surrender to the imperial court and accept the imperial court's offer.
Reward. Once the old barbarian Fu Yantong surrenders, the remaining people will not dare to go against the imperial court. It will be pacified in these few days!"
"This barbarian chief is really cunning. Even Zhou Xingfeng is dead and Hunan is almost pacified, so he actively obeyed..." Probably because he had lost the chance to fight in the west, Shi Yanchao couldn't help but curse.
One sentence.
"You can't say that!" Murong Yanzhao's opinion is quite pertinent: "This can be regarded as the way of survival for other people! Wang Qianlang's mission is still useful, and even achieved the best results. If it is really assembled
Tens of thousands of barbarians go to war, whether they are rebelling or assisting the imperial court, it is a problem..."
After saying that, Murong Yanzhao's expression became serious again and said: "What I am worried about now is the climate here. It is hot and humid. Further south, there will be more miasma. It is about to enter midsummer. Many of our soldiers are from the north.
During the time of Xiang, there were things that were not amenable to the soil and water, and now it has penetrated deep into the southern country!"
"This is indeed a problem!" Shi Yanchao also became cautious.
"In addition, the hometown of Ma Chu is not only the Lingbei prefectures and counties, but also Gui, Meng, Yi, Lian, Zhao, Fu, Xiang, Liu and other prefectures and counties, which can be stolen by the puppet dynasty in the south! Now, that's not all.
Full credit!" Murong Yanzhao said: "According to the report from the Military Intelligence Department, the puppet troops in Lingui and Lianzhou have made some changes!"
"Okay!" Shi Yanchao heard this, but he cheered with joy: "The Southern Expedition has only been started for a month, and we have swept across Jinghu. Now that the military is at its peak, Mo Ruo takes the opportunity to go south and destroy the puppet dynasty! The great Han Dynasty is standing in the
In the Central Plains, the puppet dynasty dares to claim the title of the country. In the past, it was across Jinghu Lake and beyond the reach of the whip. Now the army has arrived and it is time to take advantage of the situation and annihilate it!"
Because they both have the same surname of Liu and the same title of Han, the rulers and ministers of the Southern Han Dynasty and the Northern Han Dynasty who occupied Lingnan have always regarded them as heretics. In official documents, they are all called Pseudo Dynasty and Pseudo Liu. Therefore, Shi Yanchao has this
Heart, it’s not surprising.
Of course, the Southern Han Dynasty may be more aggrieved. After all, they have occupied Lingnan and established the country for three generations. It has been nearly forty years, and you have only been in the Northern Han Dynasty for only a few years. However, power is the last word, and weakness is a sin.
Hearing this, Murong Yanzhao chuckled and said: "How dare the Puppet Dynasty dare to confront our army? They are just making some defensive maneuvers. Otherwise, if they were interested in the north, they would have already sent troops north to invade Quan, Dao, Chen and others.
It’s over!”
Then he sighed a little: "Although the time for launching the troops this time was short, the fatigue of the soldiers was not reduced at all because of the long expedition and the long journey. Over at Yuezhou, there was a fierce battle for twenty days. Although the results were great, the losses were also high.
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Nowadays, the people's livelihood in Hunan is in decline, and the people's hearts have not recovered. Without consolidation, it is difficult to rush southward. What's more, without the imperial edict, we cannot start a war!"
As for Shi Yanchao, he was basically just addicted to talking. After all, he was a veteran on the battlefield, and he could still distinguish priorities. However, Murong Yanzhao's words opened his mind.
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His eyes rolled darkly, and with a hint of cunning, Shi Yanchao said: "We can't attack directly. If the puppet North Korean army actively invades the border, we can take the opportunity to counterattack, and there will be no problem!"
Regarding this kind of matter, Shi Yanchao seemed to have a natural sense of smell and was very alert. He looked energetic: "We don't know what the situation of the puppet army is. It would be good if we had a fight first to test the actual strength of the army.
Make some preparations for going south in the future!”
Murong Yanzhao raised his eyebrows and glanced sideways at him, without commenting or blaming him. He fell into deep thought, as if he was really considering Shi Yanchao's suggestion.
"The first thing is to bring the Lingbei states under the rule of the Han Dynasty first!" Murong Yanzhao said.