Chapter 781 Your Majesty, take care of your dragon body
Seeing that the situation in Jiangnan was about to deteriorate, Zhang Yue began to shift part of his strategic focus to Sichuan, so that even if Hubei could not be defended later, he could retreat to Sichuan.
Relying on Sichuan's terrain advantage of being easy to defend and difficult to attack, it will be difficult for the large-scale troops of the puppet Tang rebels to deploy. When the time comes, they will rely on the terrain to defend. As long as they defend eastern Sichuan, they can defend the Bashu land and lay a solid foundation for the long-term future.
Lay the foundation for fighting against the puppet Tang bandits.
Yes, Zhang Yue no longer thinks that the puppet Tang rebel army can be wiped out in a short time, and he doesn't even think that it can still be wiped out. In his opinion, the current puppet Tang rebel army is already powerful.
The military confrontation alone is probably the limit for maintaining the North-South confrontation. In this case, it is very necessary to defend Sichuan for a long-term confrontation.
Zhang Yue is not optimistic about the situation in Jiangnan. Even Wang Yiqi, who is in charge of the overall situation in Jiangnan, is also not optimistic. Otherwise, he would not use various means to request various assistance.
Upper-level officials like Zhang Yue and Wang Yiqi didn't have much confidence. Some people who knew the inside story of the matter and were relatively pessimistic also started to make preparations early.
Especially among those big families, many people have already begun to dispose of their assets and have some direct descendants of the family flee north with a large amount of assets.
But it is worth noting that these families who fled north did not mean that all of them planned to flee north. They just let some of their children flee north, while the other part stayed in Jiangnan.
To put it bluntly, start putting your eggs in two baskets to avoid being served in one pot.
It is quite common to put eggs in multiple baskets, or even have children in the family working for multiple opposing dynasties at the same time. At the end of dynasties, especially during periods of turmoil, these aristocratic families have always preserved their bloodlines.
, the best choice to maintain prosperity and wealth.
The most famous brothers in history are probably the Zhuge Liang brothers. One of the two brothers was a general in Soochow, and the other was a prime minister in the Shu Han Dynasty. Well, they also had a cousin Zhuge Dan who was an official in Cao Wei. This man was not simple either.
General Dongda.
The three brothers each served as officials in different regimes, and they all did quite well. Regardless of which country in the Three Kingdoms finally unified the Central Plains, the Zhuge family will all be the winners!
Now that the Tang and Ming Dynasties are in conflict, many families have actually begun to do this, especially the gentry families under the rule of the Tang Dynasty. They will send some of their children to the north, and then leave some of their children under the rule of the Tang Dynasty.
, and even served as an official under the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, in order to avoid suspicion, when they did this, they were quite ruthless. The tribesmen who broke away were basically the tribesmen who openly declared their break and then defected to the Tang Dynasty. If they met the tribesmen who were officials in the Ming Dynasty,
, and there will be no mercy at all.
After all, no one is a fool. These aristocratic families have begun to share risks and do this. Li Xuan knows it, Zhengde knows it, and everyone else knows it. They all know it well, and these aristocratic families have been doing this for thousands of years.
It has almost become a tradition, and there is nothing to stop people from doing it.
But you all want to share the risk, and you have placed your eggs in both the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. If you still want to run around, believe it or not, Li Xuan or Zhengde will raid your home and exterminate your clan in minutes!
However, in the past, only the gentry families in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and other places did this. But now, the gentry families in Jiangnan have also begun to do this. After all, no one is stupid. Jiangnan will definitely be saved. At most, it can be supported by more
It only lasts for a year or two, but sooner or later it will fall into the hands of the pseudo-Tang Dynasty.
Their family roots are in Jiangnan, so naturally they can't run away all at once, but they are also a little worried about what the attitude of the Puppet Tang Dynasty will be towards them after Jiangnan falls into the hands of the Puppet Tang Dynasty.
Taxation? This is easy to negotiate, no, no problem!
If the Ming Dynasty wanted them to pay taxes, they would naturally refuse. But if the Puppet Tang Dynasty asked them to pay taxes, it would be different. They would definitely pay taxes without saying a word. After all, in the Ming Dynasty,
On the other hand, it doesn't matter if they don't pay taxes. If the court asks them to pay taxes, they will immediately start shouting that the court will compete with the people for profits. This will make the situation so serious that Emperor Zhengde will have to issue an imperial edict to blame himself.
But if you don't pay taxes in the Tang Dynasty, the consequences will probably not be that good. They have heard that many gentry families under the Tang Dynasty ended up with their families broken up because they refused to pay taxes, while those who paid taxes were safe and sound.
Even though they were far away in the south of the Yangtze River, they still knew that paying taxes was a top priority under the rule of the Puppet Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, such words would not have spread: In the Tang Dynasty, you could call Li Xuan a rebel.
You can even be a fake spy, but...but you have to pay taxes!
There are so many gentry families that have been ruined because they refused to pay taxes!
Taxation is only a trivial matter. When the Puppet Tang Dynasty comes, the biggest problem is paying taxes. What they are more worried about is that in this prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, most of the gentry families have children who served as officials in the Ming Dynasty. If the Puppet Tang Dynasty becomes angry,
I'm afraid it's going to be bad luck.
They did not want to rely on good luck to escape disaster, so it was wise to send some of their descendants, especially those who served as officials in the Ming Dynasty, directly to several northern provinces in advance.
From now on, their family will be divided into two, and each will be their own master. If they meet again in the future, they may be enemies of life and death!
The situation in the south of the Yangtze River is turbulent, but it is calm here in Guangdong. Although many people think that the Tang Dynasty King is about to launch another autumn and winter offensive, and even occupying the south of the Yangtze River is just around the corner, but they have not and
The people in the south of the Yangtze River were also panic-stricken, and many people were even looking forward to the victory of the Tang Dynasty King.
In this way, they can completely open up the prosperous market in Jiangnan!
They are worried about selling the various commodities they produce. Jiangnan is so prosperous and the market is so huge. If Master Wang can win it, it will be a capital feast for the gentry-turned-capitalists under the rule of the Tang Dynasty.
ah!
Many people have already started hoarding goods, waiting to follow the army to occupy the Jiangnan market!
The atmosphere in the Zhaoqing Imperial Palace seemed quite calm. The outside world only made random speculations about the war in the south of the Yangtze River. However, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xuan naturally knew the most about this matter.
Because it was the Jiangnan battle plan that he personally approved!
According to the combat plan, the Second Army in Jiangxi will launch a large-scale offensive on time in early October, and the Third Army in Fujian will also launch a large-scale offensive at the same time.
The Second Army and the Third Army will form two huge uppercuts and advance into Jiangnan.
In order to cooperate with the Second Army's operations, the First Army is also mobilizing on a large scale and starting to shrink its troops. In the future, the First Army will take over the Second Army's defense lines in Jiangxi and assume all its defense lines south of the Yangtze River in Hubei, Jiangxi, Yue
Prefecture, Changsha, Wuchang, Jiujiang, Nanchang and other places will be handed over to the First Army for defense.
At the same time, the Yangtze River Fleet will also come out in full force!
In order to cooperate with the Third Army's operations, the First Fleet stationed in Mawei Port will also go directly north to block the Yangtze River estuary. If necessary, it will even break into the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and directly go outside Jinling City to support the army's operations.
Of course, with the current strength of the First Fleet, it is not a problem to block the entrance of the Yangtze River. However, if the First Fleet wants to go deep into the Yangtze River, the risk is too great, so it is not absolutely necessary. The First Fleet will not take such a risk to go deep into the Yangtze River.
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After all, if they were besieged by numerous ships of the Ming army in the Yangtze River, especially the fire ship offensive, the warships of the First Fleet would also be in increased danger.
Time passed day by day. On the night of September 30th, Li Xuan did not go to bed early or visit the palace dance troupe. He also ignored the other concubines in the harem. Instead, he stayed alone in the front hall and dealt with a large number of people.
government affairs.
Li Xuan didn't leave, so naturally the secretaries in the secretarial department wouldn't leave after work and could only accompany him.
Others don't know why Li Xuan didn't leave, but several bachelor's lecturers in the secretary department know it. These bachelor's lecturers take turns to follow Li Xuan on duty, and they know a lot of secrets about military and state affairs. Naturally,
I also know that His Majesty has already approved the Jiangnan strategy, and the implementation time of the battle plan is tomorrow!
The night gradually deepened, and when it was approaching midnight, a lecturer came in and advised: "Your Majesty, take care of your dragon body!"
Li Xuan also sighed and said nothing. After a while, he said: "You all go back and leave me alone for a while!"
Although Li Xuan asked them to go back first, no one dared to do so. Li Xuan stayed in the office and the people in the secretary department could only take turns to take a nap and continue to work all night.
Just when Li Xuan couldn't sleep in the rear of Zhaoqing, on the Jiangnan front line, in Jiande, Chizhou Prefecture, South Zhili, which was located at the forefront of the confrontation between the Tang and Ming armies, Major General Chen Keqiao, the new commander of the Fifth Infantry Division,
But he slept peacefully!
That night, Chen Keqiao went to bed early, and then slept until three o'clock in the morning the next day before getting up. After breakfast, he went to the combat conference room and found that his generals were already waiting for him.
"Why are you all here together today? It's so early. Have you had breakfast?" Chen Keqiao asked in a doubtful tone as he walked into the combat conference room.
When the generals under his command heard Chen Keqiao's words, they all didn't know what to say.
Why come so early? Because today is the day when the Jiangnan Campaign is officially launched. Most of us didn't sleep well last night. We came to the division headquarters early this morning. What kind of breakfast can we have there?
But my immediate superior had a good sleep. Not only did he sleep so peacefully, but he didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning. He looked even more unreliable than his previous division commander Wang Shanxu!