Chapter 57 The Great Mobilization of the Shogunate
"Liu Zeqing's troops are not easy to annex."
Zhang Shenyan's expression changed, and he said lightly: "I heard that he also used the troops of the Search Division to attack him unprepared, which is even more difficult to convince the public."
"Your Highness, we can let the Search Division recruit those people and use them for our own purposes, which will also be a kind of restraint on Gao Jie."
"good."
Prince Yu narrowed his eyes and chuckled: "Leave this matter to the investigation department!"
"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
"Captain Zhao, all the supplies of food, fodder, and navy must be arranged properly. I will go down the river directly to Nanjing City in half a month, that is, on the ninth day of the fifth lunar month."
Zhu Yixi said seriously.
"I will live up to your highness's trust."
Zhao Shu's face straightened, his robe waved, and he bowed down.
"This matter is related to the world's great plans. I hope everyone will work together to restore Nanjing."
"I obey." Several people bowed down one after another with loud voices.
Due to the northern expedition to Shaanxi, Zhu Yixi brought 50,000 soldiers, 20,000 defenders, and 40,000 civilians.
Among them, Shaanxi left 10,000 combat troops and 10,000 garrison troops; Henan left 10,000 combat troops, 10,000 garrison troops, and 50,000 prisoners.
Returning to Xiangyang, Zhu Yixi only had 30,000 soldiers left, almost all of them were personal soldiers, firearms camps, and Sichuan generals such as Wang Xiang.
The civilians were sent back after occupying Xi'an, using prisoners to transport food along the way.
Thirty thousand soldiers are not enough to capture Nanjing City.
Therefore, this war requires all the efforts of the shogunate.
There are three major battle zones, three major defensive areas, and more than 100,000 people.
Zeng Ying and Xin Wencheng in the Hanzhong War Zone were dealing with intruders, while Li Jizu and Yang Zhan, who were guarding the Hunan War Zone, were in Guizhou.
Including the 20,000 people left behind in Shaanxi and Henan, nearly 50,000 people were immobilized and unable to move.
Therefore, a major mobilization is naturally inevitable.
In Huguang and Sichuan, 30% of the garrison troops from various places were recruited again, gathering more than 20,000 soldiers and horses.
In this way, the local military strength is only the last 40%, barely maintaining stability.
Zhu Yixi took a round number of more than 20,000 people, and the remaining more than 3,000 people were stationed in Xiangyang.
Sichuan is the main target of this recruitment.
Zhao Guangyuan and Qin Yiming must each mobilize 10,000 people, and then recruit 30,000 people from various prefectures in Sichuan Province, for a total of 50,000.
Under the leadership of Sichuan Governor Wang Yingxiong, they came to Xiangyang.
As for the important task of guarding Sichuan, it was handed over to Qin Liangyu, the old general of Qin.
As a supervisor of the country, Zhu Yixi appointed him as the commander-in-chief of Sichuan.
That's right, since he ascended to the position of supervising the country, his words and deeds are equivalent to those of the imperial court, and the appointment and dismissal of officials are also natural.
"One hundred thousand soldiers and horses should be enough."
A sealed imperial edict departs from Xiangyang and quickly leads to Huguang and Sichuan through a blood vessel-like post station.
The machine of the shogunate roared and began to evolve in the direction of the imperial court. From top to bottom, everyone couldn't wait.
"Your Highness, you have forgotten that there are more than 10,000 people in Minghui Camp and Mingwang Camp in Anqing Mansion."
As Feng Xianzong drafted this military order, he heard King Yu whispering to himself in a low voice, and he couldn't help but add.
"Yes, it's about 110,000."
Zhu Yixi came back to her senses, sighed and said: "A certain person raised soldiers and horses carefully, trained them once every three to five days, fed enough food tubes, and never owed money and wages. It's just a hundred thousand soldiers."
"Now it seems that only when the troops are used will they be regretted."
He was too striving for perfection, and his troops were temporarily in short supply.
However, these 100,000 people spent nearly 500,000 silver dollars every month, which made the shogunate miserable. After all, Huguang had been in chaos for several years, and it all relied on Sichuan for relief.
A fertile land like Jiangnan must be captured so that more soldiers and horses can be raised to fight for the world.
Mu Tianbo was shocked by the shogunate's big move. Although he knew that the chance of sending troops to Yunnan was slim, he still wanted to give it a try and ask to see King Yu again.
Considering Mu Tianbo's identity, Zhu Yixi hesitated and accepted him.
The Duke of Guizhou has a fair complexion. The wheat color when he fled has faded away, and his round face has become angular, making him look somewhat handsome.
However, his slightly impetuous expression still gave him away.
"Your Highness——"
"Duke!"
The two of them met. When Zhu Yixi saw Mu Tianbo in yellow and white robes, she had a definition in her heart:
The young man was so frightened that he lost his mind.
After chatting for a few words about Mu Mansion’s deeds, Mu Tianbo couldn’t hold back the anxiety in his heart and couldn’t wait to say:
"Your Highness, Yunnan has been occupied by the Western Bandits, and the country that Grandfather Taizu captured has been lost."
"I understand!" Zhu Yixi said lightly: "No matter how important Yunnan is, it is not as important as Nanjing, right?"
"As for recovering Yunnan, I have already sent people to do it. The Duke only needs to wait for a while, and it will definitely be effective."
"However, Li Jizu was in Guizhou and refused to use any troops."
"Just wait patiently!"
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At this moment, a tug-of-war was going on in Hanzhong Mansion.
Hao Yaoqi, Li Nai, Li Laiheng and others continued to attack Hutou Pass. Zeng Yingzheng mobilized civilians to resist to the death and never surrender.
On the other side, after Xin Wencheng received the letter asking for help, he left more than a thousand people behind and led 4,000 people to rescue him from Xianren Pass.
With his quick work, Zeng Ying was finally rescued at the critical moment of the tiger's head.
In this way, with a total of ten thousand people on both sides, Hutou Pass has become a difficult nut to crack.
The beard that Zeng Ying always cherished was covered in blood and exuded an unpleasant fishy smell.
He desperately hugged Xin Wencheng and laughed: "Brother Xin, you are finally here."
After holding on for so long, he finally saw the reinforcements. He was so happy that he almost cried with emotion.
"You have worked hard."
Xin Wencheng said with relief: "It is already a big deal to defend 30,000 intruders with thousands of people."
As he said that, he couldn't help but smile: "Let me tell you another piece of good news. Your Highness has taken Xi'an Prefecture, and Shaanxi Province has changed its banner."
"What about Li Zicheng?"
Zeng Ying was shocked, and then said with great joy.
"Li Zicheng defeated the northwest, abandoned his army, and went to the northwest to eat yellow sand."
"That's good."
Zeng Ying laughed: "When I found out that Li Zicheng was starving in the north, I knew that His Highness had already started the Northern Expedition. I never thought that hundreds of thousands of intruders would be destroyed so quickly."
"It's so fast, it's really destiny!"
Thinking of this, he sighed repeatedly, it was time and destiny.
Li Zicheng, who was once arrogant and conquered the entire world, has now become a escaping wild dog, unable to protect himself. Zeng Ying was shocked, and then said with great joy.
"Li Zicheng defeated the northwest, abandoned his army, and went to the northwest to eat yellow sand."
"That's good."
Zeng Ying laughed: "When I found out that Li Zicheng was starving in the north, I knew that His Highness had already started the Northern Expedition. I never thought that hundreds of thousands of intruders would be destroyed so quickly."
"It's so fast, it's really destiny!"
Thinking of this, he sighed repeatedly, it was time and destiny.
Li Zicheng, who was once arrogant and conquered the entire world, has now become a wild dog on the run and cannot protect himself.