Chapter 474: Relocation of the Capital, Bandit Chaos in the Southeast
Dejiang County, Qianyang Prefecture, Yun State.
Accompanied by the rapid sound of horse hooves, dozens of elite Forbidden Army cavalry, holding command flags, drove into the city on fast horses. While the people in the city hurriedly avoided, they came straight to the government office.
Facing the blocking officers, some people raised the flags in their hands. The leader of the imperial army raised the imperial edict in their hands high and shouted loudly:
"The imperial edict is issued by Qian Gui Cheng to announce the political envoy Xiao Yu, the Qian Gui capital commander Weng Tu, and the Qian Gui Provincial Prison Inspector He Shao. Come quickly to receive the order!"
The four areas of Dejiang County, Hechi County, and Yongzhou were originally divided into Xia and Li. After the Yun Kingdom took over, the people's hearts became attached to it, and they were unified into the Chief Secretary of Guizhou and Guizhou to facilitate management. _o_m
This Qianyang Mansion was the seat of the governor of Guizhou and Guizhou, and the offices of the three divisions were all located here. That's why imperial messengers came here to convey imperial edicts.
How dare the servants in front of the government office block the imperial edict? At this time, they hurriedly ran into the government office and hurriedly invited the three envoys who were working in the government office.
Not long after, the three envoys from Guizhou and Guizhou, headed by Xiao Yu, hurried over with a group of subordinate officials.
The Imperial Army General who delivered the edict immediately straightened his back, unfolded the edict document in his hand, and said loudly:
"The capital of Jiangling has been completed. His Majesty has decreed that the officials of the imperial court, the noble clansmen, and the concubines in the harem will be moved to the capital in batches on March 15th. There is an order from the court, and the government of Qianyang is ordered to accept Xiao Yu, the political envoy.
, prepare for the pick-up arrangements."
"The commander of the capital of Guizhou and Guizhou, Weng Tu, immediately mobilized the troops from the counties under his command to assist General Huwei Yang Zaixing in clearing away the local bandits!"
"In order to avoid unjust killings due to omissions, the case files of bandits and thieves will be handled and determined by He Shao, Assistant Inspector of Prisons in Guizhou and Guizhou, Di Renjie, Minister of Dali Temple, and Shi Hairui, Censor of Zuodu!"
The imperial court moved to the capital, and most of the officials, clan members, and nobles in the imperial court had to go with them.
The number of family members, servants, carriages, horses and belongings accompanying him was astonishing.
For the wine, rice and meat required along the way, the local government needs to take the lead and prepare the supply quantity in advance in case there is not enough.
Moreover, there were accompanying imperial guards among this team.
However, among the bandits in the mountains, there are many who do not understand the power of heaven and are extremely daring. There are also many people who harbor feelings for Xia and Li dynasties and are dissatisfied with the rule of Yun and become bandits.
Therefore, it is inevitable that someone will offend the carriages of the ministers and nobles of the DPRK and the Central Government. The government along the way must make preparations in advance and collect local bandits first to prevent any trouble.
Now everyone in the government and the public knows very well why His Majesty wants to move to Jiangling to accompany the capital.
Therefore, if there is any mistake in this job, the incomplete guarantee will leave an impression in His Majesty's mind that he is incompetent and incompetent, and his future will be hopeless from now on.
Moreover, the people who accompanied the move to the capital were either members of the royal family of the imperial court, or their family members. If any one of them had a problem, they might offend some of the royal family members.
How dare all the local officials be negligent in this regard!
Upon hearing the imperial edict, Xiao Yu and the others looked solemn. They immediately led a group of officials to bow and salute, and shouted loudly:
"Xiao Yu (Weng Tu, He Shao), the third envoy of the Guizhou and Guizhou dynasties, is respectfully following the imperial edict!"…
The leader of the Forbidden Army General directly handed the imperial edict in his hand to Xiao Yu, then he slightly cupped his hand and said in a deep voice:
"The emperor's order is with me. We still need to go to Shaoyang County to deliver the edict. We have to say goodbye and ask for your forgiveness!"
A group of officials from the Third Division of Qianyang quickly bowed slightly and watched the Forbidden Army cavalry leave quickly.
Weng Tu, the commander of the capital of Guizhou and Guizhou, who was in charge of the military power of Guizhou and Guizhou, did not dare to neglect, and immediately shouted loudly to the subordinate officials around him:
"Quickly send an order to dispatch local county soldiers from Guizhou and Guangxi to eradicate all the mountain bandits within a hundred miles of the official road!"
"yes!"
When Xiao Yu heard this, he turned to look at He Shao, the prison inspector standing beside him, and said in a deep voice:
"There is an order from the court, so don't be careless. I will go immediately to collect the necessary supplies."
"Lord He's Inspector is in charge of detecting thieves, punishing and imprisoning, and is responsible for judging thieves and thieves... Lord Di, the minister of Dali Temple, is very aware of everything, and Lord Shihai of Zuodu is a person who can't get rid of the sand in his eyes. He...? Your Excellency is a millionaire.
Don’t be careless.”
He Shao, the Inspector General, was promoted from the local government and had never been an official in the capital. Xiao Yu was afraid that he did not know how powerful these two people were, so this sentence was a reminder to He Shao.
When He Shao heard this, his face became solemn. He quickly agreed and led the officials around him to leave in a hurry.
An hour later, three thousand local county soldiers stationed in Qianyang Mansion and directly dispatched by the Qiangui Capital Command were dispatched immediately.
Local county soldiers are different from the elites of the Forbidden Army and the border army. Correctly updated @ During the campaign, they are not part of the regular army, and rarely fight head-on with the enemy. They are generally used to transport grain and supplies, consolidate defense lines, and garrison places.
However, thanks to the "more garrison method" implemented by His Majesty today, the local county soldiers are often rotated among each other, breaking up the original lineup, and practicing together with the transferred imperial troops and border troops.
The local county soldiers trained in this way are obviously not a rabble like the Xia Kingdom.
Although the three thousand county soldiers in front of them are not full of murderous spirit and are not like the elites of hundreds of battles, the generals in the army are all well-equipped with armor, their military appearance is neat, and their morale is high.
Compared with the elite soldiers of the Yun Kingdom, they are only equipped with some powerful killing weapons and have no experience in fighting to the death on the battlefield!
If we hadn't said that these were just county soldiers from the Yun State, others would have thought that they were some of the elite soldiers that the Yun State had just trained...
The common people in Qianyang Mansion, seeing soldiers and horses dispatched today, actually ran out to join in the fun.
"Is this going to be a war again?"
"War? Never heard of it!"
"The soldiers and horses stationed in our Qianyang Mansion are just local county soldiers, not regular soldiers. Unless the front line is tight everywhere, it is impossible to draw them from us."
"Is it tight? Hahaha, we, Dayun soldiers and horses, will not be defeated by those soft-footed shrimps of Xia Kingdom!"
During the discussion, there were many voices.
And some people who knew some information in advance just opened their mouths and said:
"I heard that today the capital will be moved to Jiangling. In order to prevent anyone from daring to offend the emperor, the government mobilized troops to clear out local bandits."…
"Ah, such a reason..."
"Who in the world doesn't know that the reason why today's capital is moved to Jiangling is to sit on the front line so that the court can dispatch troops to attack the Xia Kingdom. If we are going to accompany the capital, then we are going to fight!"
"This is quite true. The imperial court is heading to Jiangling, so it is determined that there will be a war."
"Oh, it's only been two years of happy life."
"What should we be afraid of? Our Qianyang Mansion is thousands of miles away from the front line. Is it possible that there are still people who think that the Xia Army can attack us? No way!"
"Pfft, it's just those weaklings like Xia Jun..."
…
In Qianyang Fucheng, there is a bookstore not far from Sansi Yamen.
The owner of the bookstore on the second floor, listening to the people talking and laughing outside, frowned slightly, closed the window with a sullen face, and said in a dull voice:
"Quickly send a message to the capital to report back to Your Majesty. Emperor Yun wants to move the capital to Jiangling. He may have the intention of raising troops to invade. Please send someone to check as soon as possible!"
"yes!"
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In the Jinling City of the Xia Kingdom, in the Jinshen Palace of the Imperial Palace.
Emperor Xia Yu Zhaoling took the information handed over by Feng Chu, glanced at it quickly, frowned, and murmured:
"Accompanying the capital Jiangling... This Xiao Cheng has chosen a good place!"
Yu Zhaoling once served as the commander-in-chief of Xia's southwest frontier army back then, and he knew all the key areas in the southwest counties.
This Jiangling City is located in the hinterland of the Yun Kingdom to the south. It is surrounded by the Han Dynasty in the north, connected to the Mian River and the Yangtze River, and has the two cities of Xiangfan and Xiangfan. It is extremely dangerous, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and can serve as a natural barrier.
To the east is Jiangzhou City, an important area. If you advance, you can go down the river and attack the important areas of the Xia capital. If you retreat, you can block the Yangtze River and prevent the Xia army from making any further progress. To the west of Jiangling City are the two counties of Jiangyang and Anshun.
There are rich plains. With water conservancy, the two counties have enough food and grass to supply the needs of hundreds of thousands of troops.
The most important thing is that Jiangling City is less than a few hundred miles away from the front line, and urgent military information can be delivered in a day or two.
Choosing such a place as the capital, he almost made no secret of his desire to start another war...?, the idea of attacking the Xia Kingdom!
Feng Chu could naturally see what Yun Huang Xiao Cheng was thinking, and couldn't help but ask:
"Your Majesty, since Emperor Yun has made some moves, do you want to send a message to all the frontline units?"
When Yu Zhaoling heard this, he sneered and said:
"Xiao Cheng is not the only one who has thought about it... In the past few months, I have issued orders many times to send additional troops to garrison the front line. I am afraid that the Lieutenant General also saw that the war is approaching, but he did not
There is no need to issue a special reminder."
Speaking of this, Yu Zhaoling suddenly remembered something again, raised his head to look at Feng Chu, and said in a deep voice:
"Emperor Yun officially moved to Yun State to accompany the capital Jiangling in mid-March. If I guessed correctly, as soon as the hot summer this year is over and the weather cools down, Yun State will officially launch troops, which will not take more than a few months. Before that,
,The bandit chaos in the southeast must end!"
The scorching heat of midsummer is really not suitable for using troops. However, using troops in autumn will hinder the enemy's agricultural work. As the offensive party, you can also feed the enemy. If he was the Emperor of Yun, he would definitely choose this time!
As for the banditry in the southeast of the Xia Kingdom, with the support of the Yun Kingdom, Henghai General Wang Zhi continued to deliver grain, grass and weapons, and continued to harass coastal counties to contain the Xia army...
Coupled with Zhang Shicheng's own ability, he actually persisted in resisting for two years under the encirclement and suppression of 20,000 Xia Kingdom's northern elites and 50,000 to 60,000 local county soldiers!
Although he faced the elite Xia army in hundreds of battles during this period, Zhang Shicheng won less and lost more, often losing cities and territory. Hailing County, which was originally a prosperous place, was also beaten to pieces.
But Zhang Shicheng was not defeated and killed after all. Instead, he took advantage of the two years of war and the covert support of the Yun State to hone a force of eight men that could compete head-on with an equal number of elite Xia troops.
horse!
"Ask Wuxiang Hou Yunkaige how long it will take before I can see the head of the traitor Zhang Shicheng hanging on the gate of the capital!" Yu Zhaoling said bitterly.
Just because of Zhang Shicheng, the Yun State lost a tax revenue place like Hailing County. The annual loss of salt tax to maintain the army's march to suppress the rebellion totaled nearly three to four million taels!
If not, Xia Guo's restored strength will definitely be even higher!
How could Yu Zhaoling not hate Zhang Shicheng?
When Feng Chu heard this, he quickly said:
"The Marquis of Wuxiang had already reported it before. Now the Zhang thief has lost most of the Hailing prefectures and counties, and only two counties are left in his hands. The troops and horses have been mobilized long ago. I believe there will be good news back in the near future!"
Today, Zhang Shicheng is really in trouble. Even with the secret support of Yun State and Wang Zhi's desperate efforts to contain him, he is powerless in the face of 20,000 northern elites. He can only rely on the 8,000 elites in his hands to fight hard.
Stick to it.
That is to say, he behaves generously and generously on weekdays, is considerate to the people and soldiers under his rule, and has a high prestige, otherwise he would not be able to survive long ago!
Hearing Feng Chu's words, Yu Zhaoling nodded slightly, then suddenly sneered and said:
"Zhong Zizuo raided Hailing County and gave me more than 10,000 taels, which relieved the court's crisis. However, the salt merchants in Qi were richer than those in Hailing County, and they were also secretly connected with the Zhang bandit. After the Zhang bandit was destroyed,
, and it just so happens that the property of these salt merchants can be used to help the court alleviate the famine at hand! "
In fact, Qidi salt merchants don’t have much contact with Zhang Shicheng!
But after Yu Zhaoling saw the wealth of the salt merchants in Hailing County, he naturally coveted the properties of the salt merchants in Qidi and had long thought of confiscating the properties of the salt merchants in Qidi.
If it weren't for fear that his methods would be too drastic and impetuous, which frightened the Qidi salt merchants into supporting Zhang Shicheng, he wouldn't even be able to wait until this time!
Now he is rushing Yun Kaige to exterminate Zhang Shicheng's rebel army. I am afraid he is also thinking of pacifying Hailing County as soon as possible, and then taking all the property of local salt merchants to support the further war with Yun State!——
At this time, outside Hailing County and Haiyang County.
Tens of thousands of local county soldiers surrounded the small town of Haiyang.
Hou Yunkaige of Wuxiang of Xia Kingdom was still wearing the mighty Mingguang armor. Under the guard of his own soldiers, while inspecting the camp, he explained to the generals around him:
"Zhang thief is at the end of his strength. He has gathered all his elite men in this city. Tomorrow we will attack the city and we must fight to defeat the traitor Zhang Shicheng completely!"
All the generals immediately responded in unison, saying:
"I will obey your orders!"
Yun Kaige nodded slightly, then turned to look at Chen Youliang, the most heroic among the generals around him, and warned:
"Tomorrow's battle, the county soldiers drawn from each county will still be commanded by you. Correct update@After this battle, you will come to serve under me. Based on your military exploits in the past two years, I recommend you to the position of general!"
Although his words were still cold, all the generals could hear Yun Kaige's regard for Chen Youliang, and they couldn't help but show a bit of envy towards Chen Youliang.
You must know that this Wuxiang Marquis had a disdain for the local commanders and generals.
Among tens of thousands of county soldiers, there are countless generals of all ranks, but only Chen Youliang can follow Yun Kaige and wait for military orders along with all the northern generals.
Such an honor shows how much you value it!
Hearing Yun Kaige's words, Chen Youliang lowered his head slightly, cupped his fists and responded:
"The last general will never disappoint the Marquis of Wuxiang!"
At this time, others could not see, but in Chen Youliang's lowered eyes, there flashed a sinister smile that was completely inconsistent with his heroic appearance.