Chapter eight hundred and fifty seventh: what to do
The good news from Chongming Island has inspired the Lang Son army in Guangdong.
At this time, the more than 300,000 troops were already waiting for the sword and sharpened their swords.
The one who commanded the army was He Jian. He Jian was ordered to control the three armies, and his target was Jiangxi.
However, the mountains were continuous for hundreds of miles, while Qi Guo Gong Qiu Fu took advantage of the terrain to defend. He didn't care about the gains and losses of a city and a pool at all. For the state capital, which was not strong enough, he simply gave up. Once the Lang Son Army attacked the city, it continued to strengthen its defense, fought fiercely with the Lang Son Army, and fought repeatedly.
Some state prefectures were thrown out directly, but it caused trouble for the Lang Son army, because the local armed resistance was particularly fierce. Some landlords and gentry organized a village group and caused a lot of trouble for the Lang Son army. Even if they suppressed it, these people were local tyrants after all. On the surface, they surrendered, but secretly supported some anti-Lang Son elements. The Lang Son army had to strengthen the defense in various places and draw out a large number of troops. However, when the troops were dispersed, they gave Qiu Fuke an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Just three days ago, in a heavy rain, the Ming army attacked Nankang County, defeated a battalion of Langshan Army, and seized a lot of supplies.
The entire Jiangxi has fallen into a state of tug-of-war with thorns.
For He Jian, the most troublesome thing at the moment is not the Ming army in front of him, but the supply.
The Lang Son Army's many battles cannot quickly solve the fundamental problems of its opponents, which is also in supply. Although this modern army has efficient combat capabilities and strong lethality, it is essentially derived from strong supplies. Without sufficient gunpowder, the strength of the weapon cannot be maximized, and there is no sufficient food supply. It is difficult for the soldiers to perform complex and difficult tactical actions when they are half full. Without herbs, the casualties will be very serious.
And these unresolved questions come from supply.
This is the seventeenth time that Ho Jian has been writing a book to Lang Son.
The ridiculous problem is that He Jian is urging supplies here, while Lang Son's supplies are piled up like mountains. The crux of the matter here is actually just the word transportation.
There is only one solution proposed by Lang Son, which is to build roads.
The railway was built in Guilin and extended to Shaoguan. Once it was built, a steady stream of materials could be reached through Guilin and directly to Shaoguan.
Lang Son's strengths are the only ones. On the contrary, he is far from the court in collecting civil servants. It is normal for the court to recruit civil servants. Lang Son's manpower is very expensive and there is no method of corvee service. Once hundreds of thousands of people are recruited, it will cause a shortage of manpower in the workshops and will greatly crack down on the production of major workshops. Therefore, there are almost no other choice except railways.
Now the railway has begun to bloom on all sides. In order to ensure the rapid completion of the Shaoguan Railway, Xia Yuanji is almost in charge of Shaoguan and urges personnel who lay railways in each section to speed up the work.
But all this still takes time. He Jian’s request can only be repeated and repeated warnings to make him work hard to persevere.
He Jian was helpless about this, so he could only smile bitterly.
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On the other hand, Qiu Fu was not optimistic here. Although he blocked the offensive of Lang Son Army, the strength of the Ming army was far from that of Lang Son Army. Every time he fought with the Lang Son Army, the Ming army suffered great casualties. When news of the Battle of Chongming Island came, the army was already shocked, and suddenly a Lang Son Army horse appeared in the capital. There was a feeling of storm and rain in Jinling, which made everyone even more worried.
The vast majority of the generals in the army were in Jinling, and the Langshan army in front of them was aggressive again, and everyone was in a fierce battle. As a result, a lot of discussion had emerged in the army.
Qiu Fu has been trying hard to maintain it, but when he learned that Chongming had appeared in Langshan Army, he knew that since then, the entire Jiangxi has been able to rely on himself.
Once Jinling is threatened, for the emperor and civil and military officials, all resources will be used in the capital, because this is the foundation. As for Jiangxi, the only thing the court can do at the moment is probably to maintain the status quo. In other words, from then on, the court will no longer send troops to Jiangxi, and will no longer have any support, and can only rely on itself.
However, at present, the Ming army in Jiangxi has experienced several fierce battles and has suffered heavy casualties. If there is no continuous replenishment, God knows how long it will last.
Qiu Fu's mood began to become more and more anxious. This urgent situation made him increasingly fantasize about setting up a trap in a military deployment, severely damaging the main force of the Lang Son Army to alleviate the current situation. However, he became more and more anxious and knew that such military adventures were likely to cause irreparable consequences. So he sometimes became excited and looked at the map excitedly, and thoughts of greed for success and advancement came out in his mind. Sometimes he was awake, shook his head and smiled bitterly, and quickly threw away his previous "naive" thoughts and warned himself that he must seek stability. If he was a little careless, he would be doomed. The court had no choice but to retreat and there was nothing to lose.
He is not loyal to the current emperor, but he is loyal to the country and willing to bear this responsibility. He is the only remaining veteran after the Jingnan Dynasty, and he must not let himself be in danger of his later years.
But... this kind of mental torture has made his body worse than before, with his hair growing on his head and his temples scattered. When it rains, the bones all over his body were so painful that he gritted his teeth.
Everyone saw the fatigue of this veteran, which made everyone's heart even more uncertain.
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The Mu family in Yunnan has already begun to attack Sichuan and Guizhou. Tens of thousands of troops were divided into two groups and attacked. The Ming army here was weak and could not wait for the court's assistance. Now the city was beginning to fall, and the war continued for hundreds of miles. Mu Sheng's progress was rapid. The mighty army had arrived at the city of Chengdu, and the entire southwest half of the court was in danger.
No one expected that in just one year, the Lang Son Army had the capital to fight to the death with the court. At this moment, under this dangerous situation, the war reports from all over the country were delivered to the capital, and every time they brought extremely bad news.
Zhu Gaosui was completely panicked.
All civil and military officials are helpless. In the Qing Dynasty, they are still benevolent and righteous. They will definitely defeat the ridiculous debates of the thief. Recently, hand talks have become more and more popular, and metaphysics is also noisy. On the Qinhuai River, as usual, there are still lights, singing and dancing, and the drunken and dreaming scholars. Under the crowd of countless red and pinks on the lake covered by hazy mist, they talk about the ideal of serving the country and achieving good deeds. Countless brilliant strategies in the world are actually from the ten capitals. Many poems of sadness, anger, laughter, and scolding are still circulated here as usual. From the mouths of the people here every day, the Langshan army has been destroyed more than hundreds, and the thieves have been killed.
But these words deceived him and ordinary gentry and people, but they could not deceive Zhu Gaosui. The increasingly serious situation had already made him confused. The worst thing was that Xu Jingming did not stop at this time and repeatedly asked to go to Zhenjiang to fight the Langshan Army to the death. This guy repeatedly made bad things. Zhu Gaosui had a murderous intention, but now he was helpless.
However, this person repeatedly wrote letters, which made the whole capital know that Duke Dingguo wanted to serve the country again, which inspired many people. But at the same time, a lot of criticism was spreading. Dingguo was fair, civil and military, and loyal. At the moment, the court was in danger, so why didn't he use Duke Dingguo idle?
More and more ministers began to write letters repeatedly, hoping that Duke Ding would go to war.
This is a mentality of cuddling the Buddha's feet and grabbing straws with the fallen water. The Langshan army is now less than hundreds of miles away. Who knows when these Langshan bandits will be at the city? Everyone's family is in Jinling, and they have nowhere to escape. There is no brave general in Jinling. At this moment, the storm is in turmoil, so everyone begins to fantasize about a Wuquxing that can lead the army to defeat the bandit army and relieve the current dilemma.
It is precisely because of this mentality that everyone is eager to let Xu Jingming build a career (sending) merit (death) and establish a career.
However, Zhu Gaosui knew the details of this very well. He did not dare to let Xu Jingming go to war. This person was not enough to do anything, so he would naturally be better to keep him in the capital.
But at the moment, the crowd was in full swing, and Zhu Gaosui had no choice but to issue an order to order Xu Jingming to guard the Daming Gate and guard the gateway in the palace.
Zhu Gaosui was completely helpless. His catchphrase is always a plan, and he does whatever he wants. There are only a few people who answer him. Even if someone jumps out and gives him an answer, most of them are scholars who are too immersed in fantasy words.
Zhu Gaosui had already started drinking heavily, drinking and having fun almost all night. The only thing that made people feel amazing was that he was drunk all night and could cheer up and meet the ministers in the morning of the next day and discuss military affairs with the ministers.
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