One thousand and thirteen chapters Wang You offer a plan
It finally dawned, and the battle ended as early as two o'clock. The 10,000 Xuanzhou army was killed, and nearly 2,000 people escaped, and nearly 7,000 people became prisoners of war. The Jin army also paid 300
With the remaining casualties, they won their first victory after entering Jiangnan.
Li Qingyang, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanzhou Army, tried to escape disguised as a soldier, but was exposed by the soldiers, and the Jin army captured him from the prisoner of war team.
In addition to Li Qingyang, six generals also became prisoners of war.
The prisoners of war put down their weapons, took off their armor, and were taken into the camp by the Jin army. There were also 3,000 Jin troops searching for escaped soldiers in various places in Changzhou. Even the 5,000 taels of Zhejiang Taoist militia troops in Yixing County were dispatched after hearing the news.
Set up roadblocks at various intersections heading to Xuanzhou to capture fleeing soldiers.
By the afternoon of the next day, more than 700 of the more than 1,000 people who had fled were captured and taken back to the prisoner of war camp.
This battle also convinced the governors of the two Zhejiang provinces, and they expressed their firm support for the imperial army to station in Jiangnan.
In fact, this is just a step they have found for themselves. It has become a fact that the Jin army will be stationed in the south of the Yangtze River. It is not up to them to oppose or approve.
Two days later, Liu Shining, who was burying his father, learned from several soldiers who had escaped that an enemy army of 10,000 was ambushed and the entire army was destroyed. He was shocked for a full quarter of an hour before he knelt down before his father's coffin.
Liu Shining burst into tears, and uninformed people thought he was mourning the burial of his father, but insiders knew that Liu Shining was weeping that his Eastern Expedition plan had been completely shattered.
Not only was his father's coffin buried today, but his ambitions and dreams were also ruthlessly buried.
In Jinling County, Wang You had just arrived in Changzhou by boat from Jingzhou. Wang You was officially appointed as the Chief of the Jiangnan Governor's Office and became Li Bing's military affairs manager and military advisor.
He brought a letter from Guo Song, in which Guo Song asked Li Bing not to rush to attack Liu Shining, but to first consolidate military control over the two Zhejiang roads.
In the tent, Wang You pointed to the southernmost part of Liangzhe Road and asked: "Fuzhou, Jianzhou, Quanzhou, Tingzhou and Zhangzhou should also belong to Liangzhe Road, but they seem to be out of the jurisdiction of Liangzhe Road?"
Li Bing nodded, "Before setting off from Chang'an, I heard His Highness talk specifically about Fujian, Jian, Quan and other five states. They only belong to the two Zhejiang Provinces in name. In fact, these five states are controlled by Quanzhou Navy Commander Yao Guangping, who is a civil servant.
, he was also the governor of Quanzhou. After Li Jiang, the commander-in-chief of the Quanzhou Navy, died of illness, Yao Guangping took over the navy, and then concurrently served as the commander-in-chief of the Quanzhou Navy. The Southern Tang court also agreed to his concurrent appointment.
In the past two years, he expanded the navy to 20,000 people. In fact, the navy only had 8,000 people. The other 12,000 people were led by his four sons and stationed in Fuzhou, Jianzhou, Tingzhou and Zhangzhou.
At present, the governors of Fuzhou and Jianzhou are all his sons-in-law, and the governors of the other two states are his disciples, so the five states of Fuzhou, Jianzhou, Quanzhou, Tingzhou, and Zhangzhou are actually a small vassal town."
Wang You nodded, "Let's put these five states aside for now. We'll talk about it later. Now let's talk about how to control the two Zhejiang states. I've thought about it again and again. I think the key is to disband the original militia forces in the two Zhejiang provinces."
"What Chang Shi said is right, His Highness the King of Jin thinks so too, but His Highness the King of Jin asked me to discuss with Chang Shi how to do it specifically."
Wang You smiled and said: "I have a plan, General, can you think of it?"
"Please tell me, Chang Shi!"
Wang You said calmly: "It would be too sensitive to disband directly and would arouse the dissatisfaction of the states. After all, the militia soldiers are the state's own soldiers. My idea is to annex. I want to fight Liu Shining on the pretext that we need unified training and unification."
On the grounds of deployment, they took control of the militia army from Han Gao.
Then we will conduct training and reorganization, break up and mix the 20,000 militia army and our 30,000 army, and reorganize them into the Jiangnan Army, with our people as the chief generals and middle-level generals. I think the militia army will not be treated well. Once transferred, the militia army will not be treated well.
As formal soldiers, they will enjoy the treatment of first-class soldiers. Most soldiers will definitely welcome them. If they are unwilling to become formal soldiers, they can retire and go home. In this way, the militia army will no longer exist, and we will have 50,000 formal soldiers in our hands.
Soldier."
Li Bing immediately gave a thumbs up, "Chang Shi is really smart!"
Wang You laughed again and said: "Actually, I can also guess the purpose of His Highness the King of Jin in leaving Han Huang in Chang'an to retire. It's just that the Han family and his son accepted our control of Jiangnan, and the other states lost their backbone and became a mess. In the end, they had to admit that we
The militia army was annexed, while the states were only responsible for government affairs and had nothing to do with the army."
Seeing that Li Bing's eyes were still hesitant, Wang You lowered his voice and said: "The states gave the command of the militia to the Han family and his son. The general received the command from Han Gao. If the states are dissatisfied, it is also with the Han family and his son, not with the Han family."
It’s aimed at the general, let alone His Highness the King of Jin.”
Li Bing nodded secretly. Could it be that the King of Jin said that Wang You was a poisonous arrow, vicious and sinister. Although he could not be the prime minister, he was a good military advisor.
Thinking of this, Li Bing smiled slightly and said: "Actually, Han Gao has already accepted it. He handed over the Runzhou Navy to me, which means that the father and son gave up the leadership of the two Zhejiang Provinces. I think there is no need for the two Zhejiang Provinces to do anything more.
Observing envoys allows states to have another chance to unite. What does the long history think of this matter?"
Wang You chuckled, "This is the brilliance of His Highness the King of Jin. Han Gao continues to serve as the governor of Runzhou and also as the observer of the two Zhejiang Provinces, which can stabilize the emotions of all aspects.
However, the Observatory actually does not have the power to appoint and remove officials or adjudicate criminal cases. The Yushi Inspection Department, Prison Inspection Department, Salt and Iron Department, Money and Grain Transfer Department, Municipal Shipping Department, and Taxation Department in the two Zhejiang Provinces are all independent and directly
Obey the orders of the Chang'an court.
As a result, the three major powers of human, financial and material are no longer in the hands of the observer, and the observer is an empty frame. Han Gao can only concentrate on serving as the governor of Runzhou. In fact, there is no chance for the two Zhejiang provinces to reunite."
Li Bing nodded repeatedly, "I know what to do!"
A few days later, Li Bing assembled 20,000 militia soldiers in Jinling County and took over the command of the 20,000-strong army from Han Gao. He completely defeated the 20,000-strong army under the high-sounding excuse of unified reorganization, training, and unified deployment against Liu Shining.
Disperse and conduct reorganization training.
The first is to mix the 20,000 militia army with our own army. There is no longer the distinction between Suzhou camp, Changzhou camp, Hangzhou camp and Yuezhou camp as before.
Instead, fifty battalions were re-established, with each battalion having a thousand men, commanded by a general. The soldiers in each battalion came from all over the country, including soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River and soldiers from the north. All commanders above the rank of captain were led by Jin army generals.
Take office.
After the training and reorganization was completed, Li Bing announced that it had entered a wartime state and that all soldiers would be treated equally and in accordance with the standards of the Jin Army.
Although all states had guessed the Jin army's intention to annex local militia armies, Li Bing's reasons for reorganizing soldiers were sufficient and left no trace.
More importantly, Han Gao had already taken the lead in abandoning the Runzhou navy, leaving them without a leader. The governors of various states kept silent on this matter. They were worried that if they stepped forward to take the lead, they would be punished by the court, and in the end they would not even be able to serve as governors.
Although Han Gao knew that the governors of various states were dissatisfied with him, he had no choice. This was his father's decision to completely hand over Jiangnan to the imperial court.
Of course, Han Gao also understood in his heart that this was the general trend and the iron will of King Guo Song of Jin. No one could change it. Since it could not be changed, he would simply be a favor and it would be of great benefit to his future career.
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On the seventh day after the end of the Changzhou blockade, two hundred large ships arrived in Mingzhou carrying 30,000 soldiers. A temporary military camp had been set up in Mingzhou, which was enough for the 30,000 soldiers to rest and recuperate in Mingzhou. Li Si's troops also came with them.
The eldest son Li Yang, Guo Song had promised to bury Li Si with royal rites next to the late emperor's mausoleum, and at the same time named Li Yang the governor of Guangzhou.
With his father's funeral arrangements properly arranged, Li Yang no longer had any worries, and he immediately followed the 30,000 Jin army all the way south.
The army rested in Mingzhou for two days and gradually recovered their physical strength. In the morning, Li Yang came to the coach's tent and found Kang Bao.
"General Kang, do you have time?" Li Yang asked at the door of the tent.
"Oh! It's Mr. Li, please come in and sit down."
Although Li Yang is the son of Li Si, he is not of the royal family. He is the adopted son of Li Si. Li Si had no children, so he adopted four adopted sons. None of them had the blood of the Li family, and their names could not enter the ancestral temple.
Li Yang was from Yuzhou, his original surname was Huang, and he was adopted as his adopted son when he was ten years old.
Li Yang walked into the tent and saw Kang Bao standing in front of the map, meditating. He smiled and said, "Is there anything General Kang is still undecided about?"
Kang Bao nodded, "The situation in Lingnan is unclear now. I think it's better not to go directly to Guangzhou and find another port to anchor first."
Li Yang laughed and said, "Why didn't General Kang ask me about this?"