"Princess, our Changsha County has a large population base, but there are not many young and middle-aged people. This is a conscription." Jin Zupei changed the topic again.
Xia Jing waved her hand to signal him to stop talking. Seeing that he shut his mouth knowingly, she said seriously: "In the whole world, is it the king's land; on the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers? Logically speaking, I am doing whatever I want
The entire state is recruiting troops, so why do the county guards want to obstruct it in every possible way? How can we end the current troubled times without recruiting troops? How could Dayu talk about developing people's livelihood and making the country prosperous?"
"Princess, lower official"
"Sheriff, there are some things I don't like to say twice!"
Do these local officials in the world really think that they are the emperor's ministers? Or do they want to fish in troubled waters and make Changsha County's army stronger?
If Jin Zupei thought he could stop her, he was wrong.
It is not Xia Jing's character to give up when she encounters even the slightest obstacle. Jin Zupei's obstruction will only make her more determined to recruit troops in Changsha County.
The recruitment continued, and Xia Jing wrote a letter to Jiankang the next day. Since Changsha County was preparing to recruit additional soldiers, it would be more appropriate for them to transfer the Jingzhou soldiers and horses sent to Jiankang to come back. It would be most appropriate to directly defend Jiankang.
The number of soldiers and horses in Xia Jing's hands was almost 50,000 when she was in Lingnan, and about 10,000 were stationed overseas.
Some time before departure, Xia Jing recruited almost 40,000 troops in Lingnan. Subtracting the 10,000 direct troops commanded by Sima Lu who stayed in Lingnan, the total number of troops coming to Jingzhou this time was about 70,000.
Including servants and servants, there were about 80,000 people.
Xia Jing stayed in Changsha County for five days and recruited 50,000 soldiers, which was enough to make up 130,000.
After leading hundreds of thousands of people across the river, Yuan Rujiang, the governor of Jingzhou, was already waiting on the other side of the river.
On a painting boat on the Gangneung River.
There is the sound of silk and bamboo, and the mist of tea is lingering.
Xia Jing looked through the lingering mist at Yuan Rujiang who was washing tea seriously: "Why did Mr. Yuan come south to Jiangling?"
Yuan Rujiang raised his eyes and glanced at her, with a smile on his lips: "I have admired the princess for a long time. I heard that the princess passed through Jingzhou, so I took a boat down the river to Jiangling, just to have the opportunity to chat with the princess."
After Xia Jing heard what he said, she laughed it off.
Yuan Rujiang was in charge of Jingzhou, a land of plenty and had great military and political power. At first, she thought he was a rough man on horseback, but she didn't want him to be treated particularly favorably by the years.
He is wearing a long robe and has a graceful demeanor, especially his wise eyes. He has been smiling ever since they met.
It was really far from the image of a man she imagined.
"Why, the princess doesn't believe that Wei Chen came to greet you specially?"
Xia Jing smiled and shook her head: "I never believe that someone can come from afar just to have a simple conversation with me."
Yuan Rujiang did not continue following her words, but turned to look at the musicians who were playing.
"Have you heard of this song, Princess?"
Xia Jing said with a smile on her lips: "Thank you, Lord Yuan, for the compliment. I was raised from a small village and don't know anything about music, chess, calligraphy or painting, let alone appreciate music. I'm afraid it will disturb Lord Yuan's interest."
Yuan Rujiang's mouth twitched slightly, "Wei Chen is not proficient either."
"This is not how noble families make a living. There is no need to be proficient, as long as you know how to appreciate it, it is enough!"
"The princess is right. After listening to your words, Wei Chen has already found an excuse in his heart for not studying music seriously when he was a child."
Xia Jing looked at him and narrowed her eyes slightly with a smile, "Master Yuan is so funny. It is not easy to maintain such an optimistic attitude after being in the officialdom for so many years. He is simply a breath of fresh air in the officialdom."
When Yuan Rujiang heard this, he laughed loudly: "The princess is so complimentary!"
"Speaking of officialdom, Mr. Yuan, what are your views on today's world situation? Can we chat casually?" Xia Jing picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Yuan Rujiang picked up the teapot, helped Xia Jing refill the tea cup, and then refilled one for himself, "Your Majesty has lifted the siege of Jiankang, made the rebels flee, and helped the country in danger. As long as the monarch and his ministers are united, I believe that in the near future, Dayu will be defeated."
Peace will be achieved in all parts of the world, and the country and the people will be safe."
After hearing his words, Xia Jing cursed in her heart: "Old fox!"
The compliment was said but not said.
"Speaking of the unity of the monarch and his subjects, I happen to have something to discuss with you."
After hearing her words, Yuan Rujiang smiled: "The princess wants to talk about food and grass?"
He had been mentally prepared before he came. Hundreds of thousands of troops were passing through Jingzhou. No matter what, he had the responsibility to raise food and grass for her. Instead of being passive, he might as well take the initiative to send it to her door, so that the princess would remember his kindness.
But after Xia Jing listened to his words, instead of nodding, she smiled and shook her head.
When Yuan Rujiang saw this, his heart skipped a beat, and then his heart beat a little too fast, and he had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, I heard Xia Jing say: "It's not about food and grass, it's about borrowing troops."
"Borrowing troops?" Yuan Rujiang thought they were borrowed troops from the last time the siege of Jiankang was relieved. "The emperor will let them come back when Jiankang is sorted out."
Xia Jing smiled and shook her head, "It is Li Jingfu's business to decide when to return the last borrowed troops. The borrowed troops we are talking about today are borrowing troops from you in the name of my concubine."
"Princess borrowing troops?" Yuan Rujiang couldn't keep up with Xia Jing's rhythm for a while.
This time I took the troops from the palace to Jiankang. So many troops were not enough, so I had to borrow troops from him.
Did you borrow troops from him because you wanted to seize the throne in Jiankang?
For a moment, Yuan Rujiang was thinking too much.
Xia Jing pointed to the river outside the painting boat, "If I want to go south to Jiankang, I can take a boat directly across the river and go down the river. Is there any need to go to Jiangling?"
Yuan Rujiang asked softly: "What does the princess want to do with borrowing troops?"
Xia Jing held her chin with one hand and grinned: "Of course I want to go north and hit Huanglong!"
Yuan Rujiang looked at her in astonishment, his lips moved a few times, "."
This. This is really a toad yawning, such a loud tone!
If the rebels in the north were so easy to eliminate, they would have been eliminated long ago, where would she be?
Xia Jing raised a finger: "Second a powerful force, at least 50,000 soldiers and horses."
Yuan Rujiang was a little speechless, "Princess, although Jingzhou is vast, the total number of soldiers and horses in all the guards is 50,000. You said it is 50,000. Do you know that 50,000 soldiers and horses are basically all that Jingzhou can mobilize?"
of troops."
"Master Yuan, when the country is in crisis, it is not the time to care about personal gains and losses. As the authorities, we should look at the overall situation and put the national interests first!"
"Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world!"
What Xia Jing said was so righteous and awe-inspiring. If Yuan Rujiang was a young boy, he might have been so excited by her persuasion that he would have really agreed.
But now Yuan Rujiang has passed the age of impulsiveness and has considered things more carefully.
"Will the princess lead troops in war?"
This problem is very real.
Xia Jing may be experienced in fighting alone, but she dare not say that she can command hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in battle.
"I am only in charge of the overall situation. The specific strategic arrangements are naturally the responsibility of the generals leading the troops. Lord Yuan, please rest assured."
Yuan Rujiang wanted to sneer, "How can it be so simple to lead troops in battle? Although I understand a little about the feelings of family and country that the princess said, I don't dare to take the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers at will."
Xia Jing was already mentally prepared for Yuan Rujiang's rejection, "Since Mr. Yuan doesn't trust me, you can let your generals lead this team. We will go to the battlefield together to resist foreign enemies."
As long as Yuan Rujiang was still a minister of Dayu, he could not refuse this request. Unless he wanted to rebel or seek refuge with Prince Ning and Emperor Ming, otherwise, he would never be able to overcome the class barrier.
Ministers are ministers, and the will is something they would never dare to blatantly disobey.
After resting for a day in Jiangling, Xia Jing announced that the team would continue to march north. Instead of dragging their feet all the way north, those who didn't want to go could directly take a boat south from Jiangling to meet up with King Qian in Jiankang.
As soon as Xia Jing said these words, everyone went from being shocked at first to getting ready to move now. It seems that many people are unwilling to go north and want to take a boat to go south.
Going south to Jiankang means that you can enjoy the glory and wealth again. In front of the enjoyment of glory, wealth and honor, no matter how chaotic the world is, stand aside.
Not many normal people can bear the raging war, but letting Xia Jing go to Jiankang to scheming and scheming is not as good as going to the battlefield to shed her blood.
Therefore, Xia Jing prepared to lead her troops north to attack Beidi, drive Beidi back to the grassland, and then encircle them with the soldiers and horses from Yangzhou. They would attack from front to back and eliminate the rebels in the three states of Henan, Qing, and Yan, so that they would not go back to cause harm again.
Other state capitals affected.
The plan is perfect, but there are many things in life that require countless efforts to achieve.
This time, the stepsons performed better than last time. The only one who was at least willing to go south was Li Chengzhan. He was a weak scholar and was afraid of water, so he finally returned.
Of course, the stupid boss Li Chengshang was not included. He was a patient, so he was naturally escorted by Li Chengzhan and led their families down the river.
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Two hundred thousand troops passed through Jingmen and headed straight for Shiyan.
You can reach the Gyeonggi region from Shiyan. The Beidi soldiers and horses who have been entrenched in the Gyeonggi region never imagined that they would dare to send troops to attack the Gyeonggi region when Yu's country was full of chickens.
Attacking them unprepared and by surprise, Xia Jing led her troops to advance with great success and captured three counties in the Gyeonggi region.
Three of the ten counties in the Gyeonggi region are really unexpected.
"Princess, the three counties south of the capital have been captured by us. There is no need to attack the other counties one by one. We only need to capture the capital in the middle, and the other counties will be defeated without attacking. I believe that by then the other counties will be defeated.
Beidi soldiers and horses will flee with the defeated soldiers and horses."
Feng Tu analyzed the current situation to Xia Jing.
Sha Yuliang pondered for a while and said: "The capital is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Moreover, soldiers and horses from several counties have fled to the capital, which means that the strength of the capital has increased and they are prepared, making it more difficult for us to attack."
"No matter what, now that we have taken this step, we must find a way to take back the capital." Xia Jing looked at everyone: "There are always more ways than difficulties. Everyone uses their brains."
At the same time, in the imperial palace in the capital, Beidi generals gathered together, also discussing how to deal with the next war?
"What kind of princess of Dayu is so full that she is so full of food that she has just planted the seeds in the spring and has not yet reached the autumn. Why did she lead her troops to attack us?" Mo Rigen, the general of Beidi, was both angry and unable to think of an enemy.
The motive for attacking.
Si Qin, an aide to the Eighth Prince, stroked his beard and said: "There is enough food and grass in the Central Plains. They will not worry about the lack of food and grass when sending troops abroad, and they will not abide by the principle of provoking troubles after the autumn harvest."
This is not a grassland, and they cannot think about problems with grassland thinking.
At this time, the Eighth Prince spoke, "Those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come. I heard that this man who is a princess has already ascended the throne in Jiankang. She came to attack the Gyeonggi area at this time. Obviously she wants to take back the lost territory."
Now we are besieged in the city, but don't forget, we just transported a batch of grain back to the grassland a few days ago. There is not enough grain in the city now. If Dayu's soldiers and horses surround us here for ten days and a half, everyone will
What will the living environment be like?”
For the Beidi people who are accustomed to living in yurts, living in the capital is not very adaptable. In fact, they prefer to return to the grassland life.
Living in the capital, even if I want to fight on horseback, I can't shake my arms.
"Then what does Your Highness think we should do?" Mo Rigen asked.
The eighth prince expressed his thoughts, "In order to preserve our strength, we returned to the grassland to recuperate our talents. The Central Plains has not been able to be peaceful in the past few years. It is better for us to make room for them to fight dog to dog, and wait for them to fight out the winner.
Take advantage of one party's weakness and give him a severe blow!"
The staff nodded after hearing this: "Before we leave, we will search the capital again, hoping to bring back more food and grass."
It's just a pity that it's not after the autumn harvest, otherwise we could have brought more food back.
Bu He, who had been silent until now, said: "Don't worry, we can come again after the autumn harvest to rob and prepare more complete supplies for winter. I believe that as long as we are well prepared, living on the grassland will be no worse than in the Central Plains!"
After hearing this, the eighth prince did not reply, but frowned slightly, "It's still early before the end of the year, so don't worry if anything happens. Everyone will take whatever they can to the grassland. Especially the slaves we captured.
All of them are good at farming, and bringing them back can help us plant some land on the grassland."
"Before we leave, do we need to set fire to the capital and burn it down? If Emperor Yu robs it, it will just be a burnt-out shell?" Mo Rigen suddenly came up with such an idea.
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The eighth prince shook his head: "Sooner or later, we will fight back the capital. If we burn the capital, it will harm others and not benefit ourselves. There is no need to bear the eternal infamy and do such a derogatory thing."
"Your Highness is right. We will attack one day, and the losses will not be ours. The ruins will be ruined, and no one among us will build them."
Everyone was thinking about the future, and it seemed that it would be easy for them to invade the Gyeonggi area.
The Gyeonggi region is their back garden where they can come and leave as they please.
If Xia Jing knew what they were thinking, she would really like to set off thousands of firecrackers to thank them.
Thanks to them for being so confident and taking the initiative to return the capital to them.
Of course, they had been causing trouble to the capital for more than a year, and if they wanted to leave so easily, even the soldiers would not agree without telling Xia Jing.
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