Song Yang turned the envelope upside down and the two letters fell on the table.
Both letters were painted with paint, one was red and the other was colorless.
"Huh? What kind of idea is Wei Nan doing?" Song Yang and Yu Ming were both stunned.
I have never seen a letter delivered like this.
Turning over the two letters, one was signed Wei Nan, using red fire paint.
The other signature is Mao Ping, using colorless fire paint.
"Mao Ping? Who is this!"
Song Yang picked up Mao Ping's letter and looked at it, but he didn't even remember who Mao Ping was.
"Never heard of it. Could it be the surrendered general captured by Wei Nan?" Yu Ming guessed.
"Oh! It's possible. No wonder he used red paint. He must have caught a big fish." Song Yang was convinced and picked up Wei Nan's letter again.
After taking apart the paint, Song Yang unfolded the letter paper.
The more he looks at it, the weirder his expression becomes.
"Haha! It's indeed a big fish, but it has nothing to do with the bandit army. They just threw themselves into a trap." Song Yang smiled and gave the letter to Yu Ming.
Yu Ming looked at it curiously.
I looked weird after reading it.
"Border troops? We haven't heard from them for several years. Now the rebels are almost completely wiped out by us. They ran out now. Are they seeing the situation clearly and becoming wallflowers?" Yu Ming said with a hint of contempt.
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Song Yang shook his head and said with a smile: "Since the death of the general of the border army, the remaining few of them have been doing their own thing. They have been playing house in Fengzhou all these years."
"Now that we are about to unify the Central Plains, they can't sit still. They are afraid that sooner or later we will have to settle accounts with them, so they jump out and want to show the value of their existence."
Song Yang could also guess some of the border army's plans.
They belong to a group of people who are not enterprising and just wait to die while guarding their own one-third of an acre of land.
Now that I can no longer survive, I can only seek refuge with a stronger party.
"Ha! What do you think is written in this letter?" Song Yang picked up Mao Ping's letter, looked at Yu Ming and asked.
After reading Wei Nan's letter, Song Yang remembered who Mao Ping was.
My uncle's classmate, whom I met several times many years ago.
Yu Ming said without thinking: "Let's get some benefits."
"Haha! I thought of getting together with this king! Come! See what he said!"
Song Yang opened Mao Ping's letter.
Sure enough, the content in his mind was quite different from what Song Yang and Yu Ming had guessed.
Mao Ping first flirted with Song Yang and talked about his friendship with Song Yang's uncle Liu Shangshu.
Then he bluntly said that Bian Jun was willing to serve Song Yang.
But I hope Song Yang can bring some benefits to the border army.
For example, Fengzhou autonomy, military pay, the supply of military rations, and the promotion of officers and titles to the four major generals.
Although it wasn't like a lion opening his mouth, it still made Song Yang feel disgusted.
He hates others bargaining with him.
"Humph! They didn't help when their efforts were needed, and now they jump out and want to get benefits. There are no such easy benefits in the world!" Yu Ming also felt resentful.
In the first half of the Northern Expedition, he fought fiercely with bandits in Xinyang and fought for a long time before winning.
Why didn't their border troops come to help then?
Song Yang threw down the letter and sat back on the Grand Master's chair.
"Old Yu, what do you think we should do with these border troops?"
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Although Yu Ming did not like the appearance of the frontier army, he had to be cautious when it came to how to recruit them. After all, the frontier army still had 150,000 elite troops.
Even if you can beat it, it will take a long time.
"Happy New Year, Your Majesty! I wish you a happy New Year!"
When Yu Ming was thinking about how to deal with this matter, the cheerful voice of the old master came from outside the door.
"Haha! Happy New Year, Master! I was just thinking of sending someone to invite you over!" Song Yang stood up and went out to greet you.
Grand Master Gao Liangping and bearded Liu Huairen came together to wish Song Yang New Year's greetings.
"Your Majesty is looking for me, sir? Is there something wrong?"
In his later years, Master Gao had a second spring in his work. Since he became the Chief of Staff of the former Army Dispatch Department, Master Gao's mood has gotten better and better. His face is radiant all day long, and he seems to be much younger.
"Old Master, let's talk inside."
"Look at these two letters."
"Old Liu, take a look too!"
Song Yang handed the two letters to Grand Master Gao and Liu Huairen. When they took the letters and read them, they were both stunned.
"Hahaha! These guys!" The old master put down the letter and burst into laughter.
"Old Master. Now the border troops want to get closer to us, but I don't want to give them the conditions they offer. I hate this kind of guy who just takes advantage of others. What do you think we should do?" Song Yang saw the old man
The grand master laughed, knowing that the old man had an idea.
The old master pointed at Mao Ping's letter and said: "Your Majesty, what are their strengths and ours? Do they still want to negotiate terms with us? Ha! Do you really think that if you hit Taiyuan City, you will have the strength to negotiate terms with us?"
"The frontier army is now dominated by Xiao Jian, Mao Ping, Gu Yan and Fu Yuming, right? These four are all leaders with no ambitions! Even if you give them a hundred courages, they won't dare to disobey your will!"
"Just tell them that if they want to be loyal, they can fully cooperate with the Northern Expedition. If they don't want to be loyal, just go back to Fengzhou and wait for us to fight!"
The old teacher said domineeringly.
After serving with the army on the front line for several months, the old teacher was extremely confident.
Once you feel confident, the way you deal with things becomes simple and rough.
Song Yang was also happy after hearing what the old master said.
I actually hesitated just now, not as clear as the old master.
Those border soldiers didn't dare to go against Luo Xin before, but now that Luo Xin has been dealt with by him, they still dare to fight against him?
"Hahaha! What the old teacher said makes sense!" Song Yang also laughed.
"Your Majesty! I think we should show off our force. After all, it will save some energy, right?" Song Yang laughed, and the bearded Liu Huairen pointed at Wei Nan's letter and said.
"Yes. That's right. Leave this matter to Wei Nan. Send a letter to Fang Zhe, and then send a hundred tiger squat cannons to Wei Nan!"
Song Yang nodded in agreement, and at the same time increased Wei Nan's military strength.
After the Northern Expedition, Jiangzhou's industrial focus shifted towards the military industry.
Originally, we could produce thirty Tiger Crouching Cannons per month, but now we can produce one hundred of them per month.
Song Yang came out with a hundred tiger squatting cannons.
Jiangzhou still has about a hundred doors in stock.
Coupled with the production for more than half a month, it is possible to collect 200 doors with all our strength.
The three-pronged army has replenished its armaments many times, and is now equipped with more than 300 artillery pieces of various types.
If we send another hundred to Wei Nan, that will be four hundred artillery pieces.
With such powerful firepower, not to mention your frontier troops, even in the heyday of Daqian, they couldn't withstand indiscriminate bombing.
Song Yang made up his mind, immediately sent an order to Fang Zhe, and then waited seven days before writing a reply to Wei Nan.
In order to ensure that Jiangzhou's artillery reinforcements can be sent to the front line as soon as possible.
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Fang Zhe received a six-hundred-li expedited order. Of course, Fang Zhe fully supported the border troops' desire to show off their power.
Immediately, one hundred tiger crouching cannons and ten rapid-firing cannons were allocated, and they were shipped to Xiangyang by fast ship in the afternoon.
On the second day of the first lunar month, Song Yang originally planned to go north to continue pursuing Luo Xin's remaining forces.
As a result, snowflakes started to fall again early in the morning, and the snow became heavier and heavier. By noon, it was no longer possible to see people a hundred meters away.
"What a terrible weather! You actually helped these thieves!" Yu Ming came back from outside, fluttering the snow on his body.
Just now he took Cui Qiang out of the city to check the situation.
As a result, after walking a dozen miles north, I had to turn back.
The snow ahead is even heavier and there is no way to move forward.
"Haha. This only shows that Luo Xin's life should not be cut off." Song Yang smiled indifferently.
There is no possibility of Luo Xin getting up again, and Song Yang is not worried about what else will happen.
Since we can't pursue in these two days, it's better to let the soldiers have a good rest.
Just after noon on the eighth day of the first lunar month, Gongsun Qi came as soon as the letter to Wei Nan was sent away.
This guy was on the road like crazy and ended up in Xuchang to celebrate the New Year.
I set off immediately after the Chinese New Year, and worked non-stop all the way, finally delivering the supplies to Kaifeng yesterday morning.
Yesterday afternoon, some supplies were left in Kaifeng, and Gongsun Qi escorted the supplies destined for Liyang to continue northward.
Finally arrived at the front line of Liyang today.
"Happy New Year, Your Majesty! I wish you a happy old age!" Gongsun Qi saluted Song Yang as soon as he saw him.
"Get up quickly. It's been a hard journey!" Song Yang smiled and helped Gongsun Qi up.
"My lord, the coal has been brought here. Let's distribute it to the soldiers today. It's too cold in the north today!" Gongsun Qi rubbed his hands.
"Yeah. Just let Old Liu do it." Song Yang looked at Liu Huairen.
"Yes. I will go and distribute the coal to the soldiers." Liu Huairen stood up with a smile and said.
During this period, Liyang was always burning firewood.
Although there is a lot of firewood, its calorific value is not as good as coal, so you have to get up until midnight to refuel.
Now that coal has arrived, it is not a problem to burn a furnace of coal all night.
The soldiers can also sleep peacefully.
"Consider gas poisoning! The safety manual must be disseminated in every team."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'll take care of everything together."
Supplies are available and there is plenty of food.
Now we just wait for the weather to improve and then head north to completely eliminate the remnants of Luo Xin.
The heavy snowfall in the past few days blocked the roads, making it difficult for the luggage to travel, so the Northern Expedition had to stop in Liyang.
According to the current situation, I'm afraid it will take a whole winter to stop.
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On December 20, Song Yang's reply reached Wei Nan's hands.
Wei Nan had already arrived in Linfen.
Anding City was captured the day after Wei Nan sent his last letter.
Huizhou, Yuanzhou and other state capitals took the initiative to surrender to the Western Route Army after Anding was captured.
After regaining the western part of Guannai Road, the Western Route Army quickly recovered and captured Danzhou, Yanzhou and other eastern state capitals.
And continued eastward across the frozen Yellow River and entered the boundary of Hedong Road.
Cizhou, Jinzhou and other places heard the news and descended.
Wei Nan then placed his main force in Linfen.
Song Yang stationed troops in Liyang, and Weizhou surrendered immediately. In this way, the journey from Liyang to Linfen only had to pass through Weizhou and Zezhou.
This greatly shortened the communication distance between the two armies on the central and western roads.
Wei Nan got the letter, opened it, and immediately smiled.
This treatment method is simple, crude, and effective.
Wei Nan put down the letter and immediately called Mao Ping over.
Mao Ping arrived at the Fuxing Army camp and happened to see the transport team unloading trucks.
"This...so many tiger cannons!"
Mao Ping was shocked when he saw the brand-new Tiger Crouching Cannons being transported from the car. There were too many cannons in Jiangzhou!
This is just the West Route Army, which totals 400 troops. There is also the main force in the middle route, led by Song Yang, and there is the East Route Army.