Chapter 71: Traveling on the Road, Mo Dao, Shu Dao Difficulty (1)
Bai Yijie stretched out his head and watched it together, and asked, "What is the strategy of moving the brocade and real edge?"
"That was before I arrived in Jinghu." Zheng Yunming sighed: "At that time, I was very naive in politics. I once took advantage of the banquet between His Majesty and his father to transfer some residents, officials and property in Chengdu to the southwest. As the second capital of Sichuan Road, this proposal was based on the judgment that Chengdu would definitely lose its defense. At that time, it was just a very immature opinion, so I boldly mentioned it before His Majesty. Now I always feel cold sweat whenever I think about it."
"But your suggestion seems to have fallen into reality under the planning of the government and the Zhao Fu Envoy." Zhao Kui knocked on the Sichuan situation chart on the table: "Since last year, Chengdu has begun to transfer the population of officials and treasury property to the southwest. I heard that this incident caused complaints from the people near Chengdu Prefecture. They all said that the Tartars were in a hurry to run away before they came, which was simply a worry."
"I heard it too," Zheng Yunming smiled and said, "Mayor Zhao thought he was aloof and did not communicate with Jinghu. Don't you know how many generals in Jinghu are in Sichuan? What happened in Sichuan? Can you hide it from Jinghu? It's just that Zhao's commander forced the people to move, and his attitude was very urgent. He forced the residents to go to Kuizhou Road in a row, and forced the Censorate to impeach him."
"So what?" Meng Gong said: "Now they all escaped temporarily from the Mongols' butcher's knife. But the matter is not over yet. How could the Mongols stop if they occupy Chengdu? Next, they will inevitably use a more fierce attack to directly attack Kuizhou. The elders in Sichuan are in danger of being exhausted, and they really need a hero to rescue them."
He suddenly stopped when he said this, and everyone in the study all looked at Zheng Yunming. Although the official documents of the Privy Council did not expressly state, how could the Privy Council be able to defeat the emperor's handwritten letter? Even the Privy Council and the Prime Minister were not able to refute the emperor's face. What's more, Zheng Yunming trained troops and prepared for war in Jinghu, invented firearms, changed the city defense, and fought with the Mongols, and his reputation gradually spread to the capital. The Siming people in the court had not yet recovered their vitality, and the whole people were happy to see Zheng's son promoted as soon as possible and become a force against the Siming people as soon as possible.
Zheng Yunming stood up and said, "The official handwriting is naturally unavoidable. But here in Xiangyang."
Zhao Kui smiled and said, "Don't use Xiangyang as an excuse to shirke. Tasi left so urgently that there will be no plan to go south within three years. If the thief attacks with 100,000 yuan, I and I can defend it." What he said is true. Although Zheng Yunming made a lot of efforts in the defense of Jinghu, it was just a matter of the size of the Warring States Period. Even if Zheng Yunming was not in Jinghu, Zhao Kui still had enough strength to deal with the return of the north.
Zheng Yunming walked back and forth in the study twice and said, "I'm still worried. In this way, I left the Tulong Army here. The General and Meng Shuai each sent three thousand people to me and asked me to take them to Shu."
The Tulong Army has the strongest firearms and the best equipment among the various armies in Jinghu Lake. Yang Yu has the reputation of being a little boy. Zheng Yunming left this army in Jinghu, leaving almost half of his combat power. But if he wanted to piece together a mixed army of only 10,000 people to face the attack of the 100,000 Mongolian army, everyone would think that he was overestimating his ability.
"Don't panic. Just as I said, if Qu Hui died, Kuoduan couldn't stay in Sichuan. It's worth withdrawing his troops and consolidating their dominant position on the grassland." Zheng Yunming said: "What's more, Sichuan is not without soldiers or generals. When I get there, organize the soldiers and generals and deal with the Mongolian army's partial division."
"Just talk about any part you want," Zhao Kui said, "I can remind you that Sichuan is not as good as Jinghu, and there are not so many well-connected waterways to use. If you want to choose people, it is best to choose some brothers who are used to fighting in mountains."
"Just only need Qin Wu to bring a part of the Zhongyi Army." Zheng Yunming asked, "But I wonder if the commander can bear the pain of giving up?"
Zhao Kui waved her hand: "It was originally yours, so why did you say that you should bear the pain of giving up love, and I'll give you another soldier."
He pointed to the junction of Kuizhou and Chengdu and said, "If you have the ambition to recover Chengdu in the future, you cannot rely on infantry and Mongolian cavalry to fight in plain areas. I will allocate Yao Zhong and his vanguard army to your command. In the future, when fighting on flat ground, make good use of a small number of cavalry and do not allow the enemy to conflict smoothly."
He was willing to give up half of the most elite cavalry in Jinghu. Zheng Yunming honestly accepted it without hesitation. One reason was that Sichuan was not all mountains, and there was a place where cavalry was used. Two reason was that Zhao Kui had few cavalry. The Song army captured 5,000 war horses in the Battle of Xiangyang alone. It was only a matter of time to expand the cavalry.
Zhao Kui made his statement, and Meng Gong had to express something. He said to Zheng Yunming: "I will give you all my subordinates and front troops. The former army commander is Zhao Wu, the younger brother of Zhuojing. Zhao Wu has nothing to say about Kung Fu and military management. But sometimes he is reckless, and I hope the officials will give more suggestions."
Generally, the front army and horses are elite. Because in this era, the chance of deciding the outcome of the vanguard army is very high, so the front army must be composed of the strongest combat-capacity of the entire army. Meng Gong delivered Zheng Yunming with such elite troops, which was naturally out of the care of his younger generations. He was also worried that once the Mongolian army occupied the entire Shu, it would constitute a strategic advantage over Jinghu.
Zheng Yunming said: "I originally wanted to take this opportunity to develop industry, commerce, agriculture and animal husbandry in Jinghu to revitalize people's livelihood. Today, it seems that I can no longer take into account. I can only hand over all the affairs of Changping and Transportation Office to Bai Yijie. I hope that the two generals will take more care of the public and auxiliary support and re-prosperate Jinghu's economy. Only by having enough money and food can we persist in the war of resistance. This is the basis for the future national rejuvenation. Yunming will ask you all."
He also said: "The manufacturing bureaus in Jiangling, Xiangyang, and Ezhou cannot be abandoned for a moment. Now Pei Gen has begun to study the mesh ignition mechanism. When this mechanism is developed, the mesh ignition system will be developed immediately. This research and development may not be completed in a year, but we must continue to advance. Today, the Mongolians suffered a great loss on firearms. With the strength of the Mongolian powers of thousands of miles, they will definitely promote the research on firearms. When they come again next time, they will definitely bring firearms that are not inferior to ours. At that time, we must come up with better firearms to compete with them."
"There is another thing." Zheng Yunming gently knocked on the Kuizhou area on the map: "Most officials in Sichuan prefectures and counties abandoned the city and left. To rebuild grassroots regimes, there are not enough officials and military generals."
"Do you still use this to mention it one by one? Let's see how we do it in Jinghu. When we meet a vacant place in prefectures and counties, we will first send troops to station them, and then we will serve as the general stationed and commanding the civil service. It is the officials who are waiting for the imperial court to arrive." Zhao Kui said: "You are always suspicious and changeable in your mind. Just in time, I recommend someone to you. This person was originally from my shogunate, and now the subordinate of the Huaidong Commander Command serves as the chief clerk. He is determined to be a decisive and decisive person. It will definitely benefit you."
"The candidate recommended by the commander must be a beautiful figure. Unfortunately, I can't wait for him for too long. If I can't get to Xiangyang within three days, I can only report it in Sichuan." Zheng Yunming said, and stood up: "I will say goodbye now. The Deputy Chief Shogunate and the Deputy Chief Office also need one and two halves, half with me to Sichuan, and half stay in Jinghu to continue to serve. We must divide the power and responsibility tonight, and then set off quickly. The situation in Sichuan will not be delayed for a moment."
Although Zheng Yunming was suspicious and cautious when making the decision, the speed of execution was thunderous and decisive. Nearly 100,000 Song troops in Xiangyang could return to their respective garrisons after the Mongolian army retreated, but Meng Gong's army came as reinforcements, and it was particularly convenient to return. However, the first one was not any guest army, but the army that Zheng Yunming temporarily pieced together into Shu.
Before leaving, Zheng Yunming was nervously preparing for the itinerary, and also seized the time to receive several groups of people.
The first one to visit Liu Tingmei, a powerful man in Xiangfan. Liu Tingmei responded to Zheng Yunming's call to gather the fort and transform the small village into a big village last year. He built a fortress at a critical moment, and while managing the farmland and business, he trained Zhuangnong to be a militia every day. Therefore, his Zhuangnong was very powerful. Although the Mongolian army launched a large-scale attack on Xiangfan, he had also attacked Liu Tingmei's fortress several times with large troops, but he could not defeat him. Instead, the Liu brothers seized the opportunity to fight several beautiful attacks and captured hundreds of people. Liu Tingmei came to see him this time. In addition to escorting the prisoners and seizing the flags and gold drums, there was another thing to ask for.
"This time I came to pay homage to the officials, I came to say goodbye." Liu Tingmei sighed: "I am old and I am no longer able to fight with the Hu people every year. Besides, with the help of the officials, the Liu family's land in Xiangfan is no longer the biggest income. There are many new businesses in Ezhou and Yueyang that need to be managed, so I am going to move my house to the south."
Zheng Yunming was stunned. In this era, unless it was a war to avoid disaster, it would be a very strange thing to actively move your home. But after thinking about it carefully, you will understand that after all, the land of Xiangfan will be the main battlefield for Song Meng to fight in the future, and the war will inevitably continue. Now you have a better time and are forced to leave in the future.
"Where will Weng Liu prepare to settle down in the future?" Zheng Yunming asked: "Are you going to give up on tens of thousands of tenants in Xiangfan?"
Liu Tingmei waved her hand and said, "Of course not, and I need someone to take care of the glass workshop in Xiangyang. I came today to ask the officials for this matter."
Chapter completed!