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I remember that in the first half of this year, when Zhao Hongrun was asked about the strategy of national wealth by his father, Emperor Wei, in the Chui Gong Hall, Zhao Hongrun mentioned something about ordnance.
At that time, Zhao Hongrun proposed that instead of letting the obsolete ordnance wait to rust in the warehouse, or spend a huge cost to re-melt it into farm tools, it would be better to sell it to other countries, even hostile parties.
At that time, Zhao Hongrun's remarks shocked Lin Yuyang and Yu Ziqi, the two secretaries of the Central Committee. After all, in their view, it was okay to sell to a small vassal country like Weiguo, but selling to a hostile country was obviously an attempt to capitalize on the enemy.
practice.
But Zhao Hongrun doesn't think so. He feels that as long as the iron smelting technology of the Wei Dynasty is always ahead of other countries, and the armaments manufacturing technology of the Wei Dynasty is also ahead of other countries, even selling those obsolete ordnance will not harm the Wei Dynasty at all.
The combat effectiveness of the army.
In short, Zhao Hongrun supports selling obsolete ordnance to other countries, even the hostile Chu State.
But now, when he learned from Yan Mo that Wei's weapons had been secretly transported to Chu through unknown channels, he felt a little uncomfortable.
Ordnance is a state-owned asset. Even if it is sold to other countries, the money should be turned over to the national treasury, or used to develop the construction of the Wei Dynasty, or to subsidize the people of the Wei Dynasty. When will it be the turn of private individuals to secretly use this money?
Got it in the bag?
The Foundry Bureau of the Ministry of War of the Great Wei Dynasty made ordnance free of charge? The Smelting Bureau of the Ministry of Industry worked for the Foundry Bureau, carving molds and smelting iron ore for free?
You must know that the money that the Wei Dynasty invested in iron smelting and armaments every year accounted for a large proportion of the overall expenditure of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Zhao Hongrun thought of a way to alleviate the annual deficit of the Ministry of War, but he did not expect that it had already been
Some people are trying to make money in this area.
This is something Zhao Hongrun cannot tolerate.
But for now, he kept this problem in his heart for the time being. After all, the most urgent task at hand was how to conquer the territory of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo.
No. It should be said that we should conquer Runan as soon as possible and open the door to Chu State.
When the Wei soldiers from the Junshui camp entered the ancient city of Shangcai, 10,000 Yanling soldiers and more than 50,000 Pingyang soldiers were already busy in the city: they were cleaning up the dirty things left by the Chu army when they were stationed here. Searching
Useful supplies.
It has to be said that Zhao Hongrun is very lucky to have Pingyang Army under his command, Chu soldiers who were originally from Xiong Tuo Army and Xiong Hu Army, because many people in this army have also been stationed here and know the environment here very well. Pass
With their help, Wei Bing easily found a large amount of grain, cotton-padded clothes and other war supplies.
Obviously, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, had already prepared these preparations for the winter. However, the weather was not as cold as it is now, and at the same time, he received the news of the defeat of Xiong Hu's army. In order to rush to Yanshui area as soon as possible, Xiong Tuo sent those
A batch of supplies was left in Shangcai and hid it.
As a result, these war supplies were cheaper for the Wei army.
No wonder Yan Mo said that Shangcai was the best choice for the Wei army to garrison.
When the soldiers of the three armies, the Junshui Army, the Yanling Army, and the Pingyang Army, were gradually busy distributing war supplies. Yan Mo, as a guide, invited Zhao Hongrun to the house where Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, once lived.
It sounds like a house, but in fact it is just a big house that has been repaired. However, Zhao Hongrun is very satisfied with this: he can find an airtight house in a dilapidated ancient city like Shangcai where even the city walls have collapsed.
, what more can you ask for?
Therefore, this house naturally became the "command residence" of the armed forces and Zhao Hongrun's temporary residence.
"You go and make your own arrangements first. In half an hour, you will be here to attend the military meeting."
After Zhao Hongrun briefly looked around the room, he gave instructions to the generals behind him.
The generals retreated sensibly. Apparently they also guessed what Zhao Hongrun wanted to do.
Yes, Zhao Hongrun just wanted to take a bath.
Thinking about it carefully, since he left Yanling, he has not bathed or changed his clothes. For a prince, this was simply unimaginable in the past.
But there was no way. The military life during the war was so difficult. I didn't see Bailiba and the others. Aren't they all with disheveled heads and stinky bodies?
The water in the army is for drinking, not for bathing. Precisely because he clearly understood this, Zhao Hongrun did not make such an embarrassing request.
Of course, it was precisely because of his actions that the generals of Junshuiying respected His Highness Prince Su. After all, His Highness Prince Su had been living and eating with them during this period, and there was no trace of him being the same person.
The pampered prince.
But now that he has arrived in Shangcai, Zhao Hongrun can finally take a good bath. After all, the ancient city of Shangcai is filled with firewood that Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, ordered the Chu soldiers to cut down the trees. As for water, there is no water in Shangcai City.
The snow is piled up like a mountain, so just dig out a few buckets and put them on the fire to boil.
No, there was no need for Zhao Hongrun to give orders. Zongwei Shen Yu called several Wei soldiers to prepare for the trip.
Half an hour later, Zhao Hongrun finished bathing and changing clothes, and sat in the hall waiting for the arrival of the generals.
Not long after, Baili Ba, the general of Junshui Camp, led his four generals Li Ji, Gong Yuan, Wu Bi, and Yu Chun to arrive first. Later, Wu Wei Chen Shi, Wang Shu, Ma Zhang, and Ping Ping arrived.
Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao, Wu Ji, Zuo Xunxi, Hua Yu, Gong Ye Sheng, Zuo Qiu Mu and other generals from the Yang army also arrived.
In addition to these leading generals, Pei Zhan, the former magistrate of Yanling County, and Meng Wei, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, also followed Zhao Hongrun's invitation and came to the hall of the headquarters.
This is the first military meeting between the top military leaders after the reorganization of the Pingyang Army.
"Sit, sit, sit, sit down."
At this time, Zhao Hongrun was sitting by the fire in the hall, warming himself by the fire. When he saw people arriving one after another, he was too lazy to greet each other and waved to them to sit around the fire.
The generals of the Pingyang Army sat in a more conspicuous position far away from Zhao Hongrun. Only Qu Cheng and Yan Mo sat on the right side of Zhao Hongrun. In comparison, Qu Cheng and Yan Mo had gradually gotten to know this Su.
His Royal Highness's temperament is not very fearful, but the four generals Zuo Xunxi, Huayu, Gongye Sheng, and Zuoqiu Mu can be seen to be a little fearful and reserved.
As for Zhao Hongrun's left hand side, it was reserved for the generals of Bailiba and Junshuiying. Even Qu Cheng, who was now striving to become Zhao Hongrun's trusted general, did not dare to take the position here.
It was just a pain for Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang. They originally wanted to sit on the right side of Zhao Hongrun, but because they were a little embarrassed, Qu Cheng took advantage of them and had no choice but to sit opposite Zhao Hongrun.
It's not too bad to be able to sit across from His Highness.
They can only comfort themselves in this way.
Pei Zhan and Meng Wei didn't care where they sat. After seeing all the generals sitting down, they found an empty seat near Chen Shi and others and sat down.
In the whole room, only Zhao Hongrun's Zongwei Shen Yu and Zhang Ao were armed with swords. The other generals all tacitly agreed to hand over their weapons to the Wei soldiers on duty outside the commander's office before entering the room, even those from Junshui camp. The Great General's Baili Postscript.
"Isn't there some of you here who haven't met each other yet?"
In the opening remarks, Zhao Hongrun first introduced everyone in the room to each other. This was designed to allow the generals of the Pingyang Army to quickly integrate into this group, especially Zuo Xunxi, Hua Yu, Gong Ye Sheng, and Zuo Qiu Mu. Four generals.
Even a fool can see that not only the four generals Zuo Xunxi, Huayu, Gongye Sheng, and Zuoqiu Mu are very cautious, but also the generals in the Junshui camp do not trust them very much, just looking at Zuo Xun with their eyes. It is not difficult to see the actions of Xi and the other four people.
There is nothing Zhao Hongrun can do about this matter. After all, trust cannot be cultivated in a day or two. Bailiba used to be very distrustful of Qu Cheng and others. Now, he and Qu Cheng will greet each other when they meet. .
Trust takes time to develop.
"Okay, let's get to the point... The current situation is that our army is stationed in Shangcai. To the east is the territory of Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu. And to the south, starting from Runan City, is the territory of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo. This The kings of the two Chu Kingdoms, Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu, are currently imprisoned in our army. Only Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, is on the run. I believe he will escape back to his fiefdom in a few days. Therefore, this The king wants all generals to capture Yangcheng before Xiong Tuo returns to his fiefdom and begins to attack our army!"
After a pause, Zhao Hongrun continued: "When entering Chu, our army currently faces two routes. One is to go east to capture Pingyu and neighboring counties; the other is to go south to capture Runan and directly capture Yangcheng... This is Wang prefers the latter option, what do you think?"
The reason why he preferred to take Yangcheng directly was because Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu was imprisoned by Wei soldiers, and his territory Zhao Hongrun could be captured at any time. However, Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo was different. Wei soldiers did not capture him, so , in order to prevent long nights and many dreams, Zhao Hongrun decided to set Yangcheng as the first target.
Everyone here can imagine the reason why Zhao Hongrun preferred the latter option. However, it was a pity for the Wei generals to leave the Pingyu counties that were within easy reach and attack the more difficult Yangcheng counties.
"Split the troops... Well, it doesn't seem to be feasible." General Li Ji of the Junshui Camp had just proposed the suggestion of dividing the troops into two groups, but he immediately rejected it.
Thinking about it, the three armies under Zhao Hongrun are now in a very delicate situation.
Because although the 50,000 soldiers of Pingyang Army may not rebel, after all, if something happens, the generals of Junshui Camp still cannot trust these people of Pingyang Army. Therefore, it is impossible for Junshui Camp to fight against Pingyang Army. From all counties.
It is also impossible for the Yanling soldiers. After all, the number of Yanling soldiers is too small. There are only more than 10,000 people. There is no guarantee that this small number of troops will be enough to conquer the counties of Pingyu.
As for letting the Pingyang army take over the counties of Pingyu, haha, the commander-in-chief of the Pingyang army, Qu Cheng, was once a general of Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu. Let him send an army to attack his former hometown? Li Cheng couldn't bring this up. kind of suggestions.
Furthermore, the food problem is also a major obstacle to the division of troops.
The room fell into silence for a short period of time, and no one spoke first. The generals were all sitting upright, staring thoughtfully at the dancing flames in the fire, as if they could see flowers coming from them.
At this moment, a word of invitation broke the deadlock in the room.
"The last general asks for orders to take Pingyu!"
Everyone in the room subconsciously turned their heads to look, only to see Wu Ji, a young general who had now been promoted to a general of 3,000 men, clasping his fists and asking Zhao Hongrun for instructions. (To be continued.)