Chapter 404 Jiaozhi: Could it be that Lu Huiqing went south?
After leaving the Qingshou Palace, Zhao Xu straightened his clothes and was greeted by Shi Deyi.
"Everyone……"
"The Tongjian Division has just sent me the memorials from Zhang Xianggong and General Di, saying that they arrived in Guizhou and Yizhou respectively in the middle of last month. Zhang Xianggong has met with the local chieftains in Yizhou and Yongzhou and is preparing to go to Yongzhou.
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"General Di said that the army has also departed from Guizhou and is heading towards Yongzhou. It should have arrived at the border of Yongzhou to camp."
"In addition, Sizhou Inspection Envoy and General Manager of Lunan Official Affairs Tian Shiru wrote that he has led his army through Nanping and is entering Guangxi."
After hearing this, Zhao Xu nodded and said, "Good!"
Calculating the time, Zhang Dun, Di Yong and others should have already made preparations at the border.
The Song envoy should also have arrived at Shenglong Mansion in Jiaozhi, right?
From Yongzhou to Shenglongfu, in modern times, it is just a matter of opening and closing one's eyes.
Today, under normal traffic conditions, the distance is twelve steps.
One post is fifty miles, twelve posts is six hundred miles.
If calculated from the border, the nearest place may be less than three hundred miles away.
That's why Zhao Xian proposed to use cavalry to blitz Shenglong Mansion.
Unfortunately, the Song army lacked horses, and the cavalry's tactics of rapid blitzes were also immature.
Guo Kui was completely unsure and did not dare to take a gamble.
Otherwise, it is really possible to create a miracle.
Thinking like this, Zhao Xu said: "Let's go back to Funing Hall and take a look at the sand table."
Then he took his people back to Funing Hall, and ordered them to fetch the Guangnan West Road sand table presented by the Sand Table Division and assemble it in his bedroom.
Zhao Xu also ordered people to call together Guo Zhongxiao, Yan Chen and other close military ministers.
The monarch and his ministers gathered around the sand table and began to deduce the tactics of the Song army and the strategies that Jiaozhi might adopt.
However, it is just a deduction.
Zhao Xu would not give any orders to Zhang Dun and Di Yong on the front line because of this.
Bianjing is too far from Guangxi!
Micromanaging is not necessary and will not work.
Therefore, Zhao Xu made up his mind from the beginning to learn from the practices of later Hongli Pingzhungeer.
Zhang Dun and Di Yong can adapt to the situation on the front line and adopt any tactics they think are reasonable according to the battle situation.
But Bianjing only does one thing.
Logistical support, and timely approval and rewards.
As long as he can win, Zhao Xu can allocate as much food, grass, money and silk as he wants.
Tanzhou Yongxing Field and Shaozhou Censhui Field, the two largest copper coin production bases in the Song Dynasty, could continuously cast copper coins to support Guangxi.
How much did Zhaohuiping Zhungeer cost?
Zhao Xu thought for a while and then remembered that it seemed to be almost 100 million taels of silver.
Therefore, although Hongli was a Tatar, as an emperor, he was an example that all emperors must study and learn from!
With this in mind, Zhao Xu summoned Zhang Heng, the Minister of Household Affairs, in Funing Hall after the deduction.
He was ordered to prepare a military expenditure budget for the Guangxi war.
He also ordered the household department not to be stingy and to be as lenient as possible to the enemy.
After ordering the Ministry of Accounts to prepare the relevant budget, he then discussed with the capital to coordinate the transfer of relevant funds to Guangxi.
The main thing is money!
It just so happens that there is no shortage of money around Guangxi now. Tanzhou Yongxing Factory and Shaozhou Censhui Factory have both reported the large-scale application of the copper leaching method in bile water.
The output of official copper increased greatly, and the amount of coins minted also increased greatly.
It is estimated that this year, the money supervisors in Tanzhou and Shaozhou together should be able to mint more than one million coins.
In other words, the money can be used to fight the war.
If that doesn't work, there is still money minted from Qushui Field in Jiangxi Province to support the war.
As for the northern market finance that these minted money was supposed to enter?
Isn't there a Jiaozi that can replace lubrication?
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Jiazi (seventh day) of the third month of the first year of Yuanyou.
Jiaozhi Thanglong Palace.
After a long journey, Li Changjie finally rushed back to Thang Long Mansion from the three states bordering Zhenla and Champa in the south.
Immediately, he was recruited into the palace by Li Qiande.
"Captain!" As soon as they met, Li Qiande asked eagerly: "What's going on now?"
While on the road, Li Qiande ordered someone to deliver the contents of the edict sent by the Song envoy to Li Changjie.
Li Changjie did not hesitate and bowed directly: "Your Majesty, the Northern Dynasty has been arrogant for a long time. May your Majesty grant me full authority to send troops north to defend the enemy from outside the country!"
Li Changjie has always been very worried about his defeat that year.
The defeat in that battle was a devastating blow to Jiaozhi.
Not only the many battle-hardened troops trained in the war with Chenla in the south and Champa were completely lost.
More importantly, Jiaozhi's expansion momentum has been forcibly interrupted!
In the past ten years, Jiaozhi has been unable to make further progress.
Even if the situation in the Champa Kingdom was chaotic, Cochin would not dare to send troops.
Because a large army must be left to defend the north.
Everyone in the country was also afraid of the behemoth in the north.
Therefore, for Li Changjie, defeating the Northern Dynasties was the only option for Jiaozhi's expansion.
And this is also Li Changjie's long-cherished wish.
Defeat the Beibei soldiers and avenge the previous humiliation!
Li Qiande helped Li Changjie up and sighed: "Lieutenant, according to the intelligence we have found, the Northern Dynasty sent a ruler south this time."
"Last time, the Northern Dynasty only sent a civil servant to be controlled and a veteran general to lead the army, and it almost caused the collapse of Dai Viet..."
"This time, if the government moves south, there will definitely be elites from the Northern and Western armies to follow."
"People in the court are in panic!"
After hearing this, Li Changjie's expression became solemn.
When the Northern Dynasties were sent to power, they would inevitably bring the elite of the Western Army, and they might even be the main force of the Western Army.
Those Northern Dynasty troops who had been fighting with the Dangxiang people for a lifetime in the northwest of the Northern Dynasty were a nightmare for the Jiaozhi people, and even more so for Li Changjie.
Li Changjie will never forget how the Jiaozhi Hundred Battles Division led by Hong Zhen was slaughtered like chickens in the battle in front of the Fuliang River.
It was that battle that scared everyone.
Li Changjie wrote that poem in order to stabilize the morale of the army.
The imperial residence of Nanguo Mountain and Henan is clearly determined in the Book of Heaven. No matter how the rebels come to invade, you will be defeated in vain.
It can be seen from the poem itself how corrupt the situation at that time was!
Due to heavy rains, the Northern Army could no longer cross the Furian River. At the same time, miasma was rampant and a large number of soldiers died of illness.
Guo Kui's army can already march straight into Shenglong Mansion.
Today, the Northern Dynasty sent its rulers south to take control of Guangxi.
This is directed at the destruction of Great Vietnam!
It is expected that the enemy will be generous, and the number of Western troops heading south from the north will probably be greater than last time.
So, Li Changjie asked: "Your Majesty, you may know how many troops and horses the northern troops sent southward? Who is the general who leads the troops?"
Li Qiande shook his head: "I don't know!"
"I only know that there is a ruler who is following orders to go south."
Li Changjie asked again: "Who is in power?"
Li Qiande still shook his head.
This made Li Changjie couldn't help but frown.
When the Northern Dynasty generals moved south, the names of the generals were kept so secret that Li Changjie couldn't help but think of the Changping Battle between Qin and Zhao in history.
The people of Qin secretly dispatched Bai Qi as general and kept the past events strictly confidential.
So, who will go south this time will be a certain governor from the Northern Dynasties who once commanded the northwest, and the northwest warriors commanded by this governor?
who?
Dai Viet is quite familiar with the affairs of the Northern Dynasties.
Throughout my business travels, I have heard of many deeds of the great generals and marshals of the Northern Dynasties.
Then, Li Changjie suddenly remembered a name.
"Is it possible that Lu Huiqing, the Hedong economic envoy, was in charge when the Northern Dynasty went south this time?"
He murmured: "If it's Lu Huiqing, then the Hedong Army will go south!"
"The Hedong Army is composed of the Zhejia Linfu Army which is the most elite and capable of fighting."
"So they are the elite of the Zhe family commanded by Lu Huiqing?"
Li Qiande listened and swallowed. He looked at Li Changjie nervously: "Lieutenant, if this is really the case, what should we do?"
Among the civil servants of the Northern Dynasties, Lu Huiqing was said to be the most vicious!
It has been stationed in Hedong for many years, and it is said that even the Xia Kingdom regarded it as a jackal, tiger and leopard.
His army marches westward and northward every year to plow grass and valleys. It is said that the people of Xia fear him like a tiger, and his name is enough to cure children crying at night in Xia.
If this person leads his army south, we will be in trouble!
Because this person knows how to fight, is capable of fighting, and is extremely vicious.
Li Changjie looked at the already panicked Li Qiande and could only comfort him: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the northern troops cannot stay for a long time when they go south."
"Even if it is really Lu Huiqing, there is no need to panic."
"Our government only needs to fortify its walls and clear the country, and strictly guard the natural dangers of the Furiang River. No matter how strong the Northern Army is, they can only look at the Furiang River and sigh."
"And the Northern troops cannot stay in the South for long. They can only retreat in a stalemate for a few months."
Only then did Li Qiande feel at ease.
Yes, no matter how strong the northern troops are, they cannot stay in the south for long.
The Northern Dynasty also had its own formidable enemies to deal with.
According to last experience, even if they gained Guangyuan and other states, they would not be able to occupy them in the end and would have to return them.
As long as we hold on to the Furian River, everything will get better.
So, he looked at Li Changjie gratefully and said: "Captain Taiwei, everything in Dai Viet Kingdom must be entrusted to the Commander-in-Chief!"
Li Changjie asked: "Your Majesty, I would like to know where the Northern Envoy is?"
Li Qiande replied: "The Northern Envoy is now placed in the Northern Dynasty Guoxin Museum in Taiyuan (now Taiyuan Province, Vietnam) in the north of the Yangtze River."
"This person is extremely tough and claims that our country must respond to the Northern Dynasty's conditions within fifteen days, otherwise our country will be wiped out!"
"It's really hateful!"
Li Changjie pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to go to Taiyuan tomorrow to summon the Northern Envoy to inquire about the Northern Dynasty's true status."
Li Qiande said: "Lieutenant, don't worry, this person is very stubborn!"
"My people have tried their best, but they still can't get a single word of truth out of his mouth."
Li Changjie snorted and said, "That's because he hasn't met the old minister yet!"
"As long as it's a human being, I can make him speak!"
Li Qiande looked at this loyal veteran who assisted him in ruling the world, nodded, and said: "I'll leave everything to the Taiwei!"
Therefore, Li Changjie was appointed to the Shangzhu Kingdom under Tong Zhongshu's family, and he was appointed as the governor of Guangyuan and other states, the general manager of the Jiangbei camp, and the commander-in-chief of the military affairs of the states in the north of the Yangtze River.
At the same time, an edict was issued, and ordered the governor of Guangyuan Prefecture, Yang Jingtong, the governor of Guangyuan, Silang and other prefectures, Liu Yin, the governor of Silang Prefecture, Zhang Xun, the governor of Sumao Prefecture, etc. to be on strict alert, and dispatched scouts to conduct detailed inspections deep into the northern border to conduct a detailed investigation of the Northern Dynasty. deploy.
In addition, his younger brother Chongxianhou Li Taide was appointed as the general manager of the Fuliang River camp and stationed troops along the Fuliang River to prepare for the northern invaders.
