Chapter 110: Soldiers are approaching the south of the Yangtze River (Part 2)
In a small pavilion, Han Gao bought wine to welcome Li Bing. He said to Li Bing: "The two states of Zhejiang Province can gather a total of 20,000 troops. They are all militia soldiers. They are not well trained. They can barely defend the city, but they can't fight in the field.
, At present, the 20,000 soldiers are mainly deployed in Xiuning County, Xin'an County, Wucheng County and Jiangning County, but what we are really worried about is Wucheng County and Jiangning County. Judging from the current intelligence we have, the other party should be preparing to attack these counties.
Two points.”
"What information have you got?" Li Bing asked.
"Liu Shining has just deployed 20,000 troops in Xuanzhou."
Han Gao took out a map from his arms and spread it on the table. "The general will know it as soon as he sees it!"
Li Bing stepped forward to take a closer look. Han Gao pointed at the map and said: "Xuanzhou is actually bordering the hinterland of Jiangnan. The border of Xuanzhou is less than a hundred miles away from Jiangning County and Taihu Lake. The army can directly enter the hinterland of Jiangnan and quickly obtain
For supplies, there is basically no need to consider preparing logistical provisions, and the two southern routes have to travel hundreds of miles of mountain roads, making logistical supplies quite inconvenient, so we can basically conclude that Liu Shining must have taken the two northern routes."
Li Bing pondered for a moment and asked, "Are there Liu Shining's intelligence spies in Runzhou?"
"There must be. Although we don't know where they are hiding, Liu Shining has been plotting to seize Jiangnan for many years. How could he not arrange intelligence spies?"
Li Bing nodded, "So, he will know about our arrival soon."
"maybe!"
Han Gao was a little confused, "What does general mean?"
Li Bing said calmly: "I'm thinking, will he take advantage of our unstable footing to catch us off guard?"
Han Gao was shocked, "This... this is impossible!"
Li Bing smiled and said: "This is normal in the military. If it were me, I would do this!"
"What's the general's plan?"
"Let me think about it for a moment."
At this time, a soldier came forward and reported: "General Li, Dongzhu Liu has something urgent to see you!"
"Ask him to come over!"
Soon, the team leader Liu Wu hurried over, holding two pigeon letters in his hand. He stepped forward and saluted: "General Li, I just received two express letters, one is from His Highness the King of Jin to the general."
When Li Bing heard that there was a letter from King Jin to him, he quickly asked: "Where is the letter?"
Liu Wu handed him a copy of the pigeon letter, and Li Bing quickly read it carefully.
Liu Wu then said to Han Gao: "Prince Han, His Highness the King of Jin has requested that our ships go to Jiangxia to transport war horses. I may need to simply modify the ships. Can I provide assistance?"
Han Gao stroked his beard and said: "This is not a high request. There is a shipbuilding workshop in Runzhou. I will send someone to arrange it."
At this time, Li Bing said to Han Gao: "Han Gaoshi, I may have to take over the Runzhou navy immediately, and the navy will then carry out the task of escorting the fleet to Jiangxia."
Han Gao nodded, "My father has already told me about this. As long as the general has the tiger talisman, I can immediately organize the handover."
Li Bing was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "There is another matter for which I need to ask the governor for help."
"General, please speak!"
Li Bing pointed at Liu Wudao: "According to the original plan, we had three thousand troops to go to Mingzhou with Liu Dongzhu's fleet and establish a supply camp in Mingzhou. Now the situation has changed. Liu Dong mainly led the fleet to Jiangxia to transport war horses.
, then our tents and other supplies can only take the inland river. Let’s see if Governor Han can arrange an inland river fleet to transport the supplies for us.”
Han Gao thought for a while and said: "The troops brought by General Li are all brave and capable elites. They should be left to deal with the enemy. It is up to us to set up a camp in Mingzhou. In fact, there are camps in Yuezhou, Mingzhou
There are 50,000 shi of grain in the state warehouse, let me arrange this! General Li will be fully responsible for dealing with Liu Shining's sneak attack."
Li Bing stood up and thanked: "Thank you so much, Governor Han, for your help!"
Han Gao nodded, "If the general has nothing else to do, we will go to the navy camp now!"
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The commander of the Runzhou navy was still Luo Ziyu. Twenty years ago, when Guo Song was escorting the salt tax from Yangzhou back to Chang'an, it was Luo Ziyu who led the escort. At that time, Luo Ziyu was in his thirties. In a flash, he is now in his fifties, and his official position is only
A fifth-grade captain.
The Runzhou Navy was originally just a local militia army. After ten years of development, it increased to 300 warships and 6,000 troops. However, its status was not high. It was still the Runzhou local army. In the final analysis, it was because of the Nan
The Tang court did not pay attention to the navy.
Luo Ziyu admired Guo Song very much, not only because of their old age, but more importantly because Zhu Si launched a large-scale attack on Jiangnan a few years ago. Guo Song secretly sent more than 20 iron fire thunders and performed miraculous feats, blowing up dozens of
A troop transport ship prevented Zhu Si from crossing the river easily. Guo Song then launched an offensive at Mengjinguan, forcing Zhu Si to withdraw his troops back to Luoyang.
There are now more than a dozen iron fire mines in the military camp, which are guarded by a hundred firearms battalion soldiers. The guards are extremely tight. If there is any sign of trying to snatch the iron fire mines, they will immediately destroy the iron fire mines.
Fortunately, everyone has been at peace these years, and Han Huang has never grasped the idea of Tie Huolei.
At the gate of the navy camp, Luo Ziyu led a dozen captains and generals waiting for Li Bing's arrival. Of course they knew Li Bing's reputation, and together with Yao Jin, he was known as the right-hand man of the King of Jin.
Luo Ziyu stepped forward and bowed, "Welcome General Li to the Runzhou Navy!"
Now the Runzhou navy and the Jin army are still friendly forces, and the two armies have not yet merged. Although Luo Ziyu has a lower military rank, she does not kneel down to her superiors.
Li Bing cupped his fists and returned the salute with a smile: "The King of Jin has always remembered General Luo. He said that General Luo was his old friend when he was in Yangzhou. He hopes to see General Luo again!"
Luo Ziyu was moved in her heart, "I didn't expect that His Highness the King of Jin would still remember me, a young veteran."
"General Luo is too humble. The King of Jin attaches great importance to the navy. You will not be a weak army in the future."
At this time, Han Gao said with a smile: "Let's go into the military camp and talk!"
Everyone surrounded Li Bing and entered the military camp. The naval camp was different from other military camps. Half of it was on land and half was in the water. It also occupied a large area on the water. It was surrounded by camp fences and a water gate for ships to enter and exit.
The navy camp is located in an inlet, with a water surface area of several thousand acres, which can accommodate thousands of warships. However, there are only 320 warships now, and there are 80 warships with a thousand-stone or more weight. If we only talk about warships, in the entire
The Quanzhou navy of the Tang Dynasty was second only to the Lingnan navy and was second to none on the Yangtze River. Liu Pi's navy was only half its size.
Although both Zhu Si and Li Na had large fleets, they were mainly cargo ships and had few warships, which could not compare with the Runzhou Navy.
A simple transfer ceremony of military power was held in the main tent of the Chinese army. The transfer of military power was not from Luo Ziyu, but from Han Gao, the governor of Runzhou. The navy was a local army, and its nature was to train local regiments. Han Gao acted as
The governor of Runzhou officially handed over this naval force to the imperial court and became an army directly under the imperial court.
Li Bing read out the Queen Mother's decree and renamed the Runzhou Navy to the First Navy of the Tang Dynasty, under the direct command of the Regent of the State. Li Bing then read out the military order of the Regent Guo Song and named Luo Ziyu the Commander-in-Chief of the First Navy, adding the title of Yun.
The title of General is given to Jiangning County Bo. All other generals in the naval army are promoted to one level, and the soldiers enjoy the treatment of first-level soldiers.
Luo Ziyu couldn't hold back the excitement in her heart, and led the generals to kneel on one knee to receive the order, "I would like to thank the Queen Mother for her grace, and thank Her Royal Highness the Regent for her love. I will resolutely obey all military orders of His Royal Highness the Regent!"
When the news came out, the whole camp was filled with joy. The first-class soldiers of the Jin army had the highest salary. Their monthly salary was three taels of silver in normal times, but doubled during wartime. Although they only received one tael of silver per month, the rest of the money was paid in the form of land.
It will be stored in a certain way, and after ten years the land will be increased by 50% and given to the land, and taxes will be exempted for two generations.
This condition is very tempting. For example, in the Jiangnan area, the price of farmland per acre is five guan. After ten years, soldiers who retire will have 240 taels of land in storage, which can be exchanged for 50 acres of farmland, plus 50%, which is the final
Being able to get 75 acres of farmland, not only the soldier himself will be exempted from taxes for life, but his son will also be exempted from taxes. This treatment is of course very popular among the soldiers.
This is just the military salary. In addition, there are additional rewards for military merit. In fact, every soldier can get more than a hundred acres of land when he retires. These lands are the private property of the soldiers. If Yongye Field is enfeoffed, these lands will not be used.
It will affect soldiers' participation in the distribution of Yongye Field.
Just as the soldiers in the military camp were rejoicing, in the Chinese military camp, Li Bing began to deploy the navy's first operation, escorting the ship to Jiangxia to transport war horses.