Chapter 548: The Grand Governor

"Ye Tao, are you going to the front to command the battle this time? Or do you coordinate in the rear?" Tan Xiaopei asked.

"Is it meaningful to go to the front? I don't need military achievements?" Ye Tao said jokingly.

"Okay, I'll go ahead... This is probably my last chance to command the army, so I can't let it go." Tan Xiaopei said easily.

"Your Majesty, why bother?" Ye Tao said with a wry smile: "According to me, you don't have to leave Danyang, Your Majesty."

"This is not OK, Zhuo Mang and I agreed. There are six war zones in total, and we both go to be the ones. With you in the future, we can fight a good fight." Tan Xiaopei was very stubborn in this regard. Ye Tao had no choice.

The final preparations began immediately. Ye Tao took office as the commander-in-chief of the Dongping Army and Ma, and ruled the entire Dongping Army. When Tan Xiaopei announced this appointment enthusiastically, all the civil and military officials in the court did not know what expressions to deal with it. Tan Xiaopei was preparing to lead his troops to the battlefield, which everyone knew. Although this was indeed not very good and the rules, the king himself was a general and was sure to control the situation. With the assistance of elite soldiers and strong generals, there were no accidents. But the generals of the troops would not have many unexpected situations.

The position of governor was handed over to Ye Tao, and the king of the country commanded the battles in front of him and threw the work of the commander and dispatched to others... This was too unruly. Although Ye Tao was indeed the most suitable candidate to serve as the Grand Supervisor, the noun was nominal after all. The king of the country tried to attack his ministers? It seemed that it was unreasonable. But Tan Xiaopei was very persistent in this regard, and Zhuo Mang also agreed with this arrangement. Ye Tao himself had never cared about it, and the appointment was passed in a confused manner.

The battle against Chunnan has also begun to enter the stage of detailed planning and design. The battle against Chunnan will be divided into six combat zones.

Jieshan War Zone is mainly the border area of ​​Dongping, Chunnan and Xiling. The task of the strategy is second-most important. The most important thing is to monitor and confine Xiling, stabilize the border area, adapt to the environment, and further prepare for the future strategy of Xiling. The situation in Jieshan War Zone is complex, and there are high requirements for the troops' reconnaissance ability, maneuverability and reaction ability. Therefore, after weighing the trade-offs, Ye Tao appointed Dai Yun as the head general of Jieshan War Zone. In addition to the original border troops in this area and the total of more than 60,000 defenders, the Jieshan War Zone also adds a total of 45 battalions of each army under the Northern Xinjiang Economic and Technological Administration, which is about 140,000. The troops under the Northern Xinjiang Economic and Technological Administration are all very warlike, and they will break the head in order to grab these places. But except for the Central Military Campaign

As the command center, it must be selected, and other troops are not accurate. Dai Yun immediately ordered a large-scale drill for the entire army in the northern border one month later, and then the final selection of troops was carried out. Unexpectedly, Chi Xianping also insisted on squeezing in. Originally, the Liaojiang Administration was just a big rear to provide supplies, meat and other supplies to the front, but Chi Xianping was not a fuel-saving lamp. How could he be willing to do without his own share in a war? He was stubborn and made Tan Xiaopei agree to it on the grounds that strengthened the sense of identity between the Northern Liao army and Dongping, and gave Chi Xianping a quota for five battalions. This made Dai Yun's soldiers very angry. Originally, forty-four battalions were not enough to be divided, and another competitor was squeezed in. But there was nothing he could do about the matter ordered by Tan Xiaopei.

Then there is the Canal War Zone. The Canal War Zone is naturally under the jurisdiction of Tan Weiming, and the combat mission is not very heavy. After attacking Chunnan, in addition to cooperating with the friendly forces on the left and right wings and advancing steadily, it is more important to ensure the smooth flow of the canal supply line. A large amount of materials will enter Chunnan through the canal and then be transported and allocated. Although Tan Weiming is not very talented in commanding operations, he is firm and steady, has a view of the overall situation, and commands the battle of the Canal War Zone as good as possible. The troops in the Canal War Zone are mainly all under the jurisdiction of the original Canal Governor's Office.

The army, plus the Imperial Army. In order to strengthen the command of the canal war zone, Zou Shuangwen, the former governor of the Blood Qi Army, was the deputy to Tan Weiming. Tan Weiming and Zou Shuangwen got together and immediately began to strengthen training to change the troops that were more suitable for combat tasks. With Zou Shuangwen's resume in the Blood Qi Army, training methods emerged one after another. Although the total 110,000 troops under the Canal Governor's Office were trained to pieces and complain, in the current war, everyone was not allowed to work hard. "Sheep more sweat in daily life and less blood in war" is the loudest slogan in the Canal War Zone.

The Central War Zone is naturally dominated by Tan Xiaopei, and the Imperial Guard and the Blood Qi Army are both in this war zone. The task of the Central War Zone is to advance steadily, find opportunities to carry out powerful combat, and annihilate the main force of the enemy. This kind of combat is very exciting, and Tan Xiaopei naturally likes it very much. The Imperial Guard has been separated from the Blood Qi Army for many years, but it cannot defeat the Blood Qi Army with a strong financial resources and a variety of professional talents, especially in training and combat, and is not bound by conventional tactics. After all, the Imperial Guard must be based on basic principles and also bear the responsibility.

The routine task of defending the inner court of the capital is no more than that of the Blood Qi Army. After Zou Shuangwen was transferred, the new governor of the Blood Qi Army was still elected by the Blood Qi Army, named Zhu Feng. Previously, Zhu Feng's position was the chief of staff and battalion chief of the Blood Qi Army. During the time when the Blood Qi Army was fighting in the Northern Liao Dynasty, he continued to train the new army in the Blood Qi Army base camp. Zhu Feng is still only thirty years old and is just a second-rate family. He was not highly valued at first, but after entering the Blood Qi Army, he started

It gradually showed its talent. Now the third leader of the Blood Qi Army is now the unsatisfactory leader, and the one above him is Zou Shuangwen's deputy Luo Baijiang. However, Luo Baijiang is a good master in the management and coordination of the army, and is a bit short of commanding and fighting. In order not to lose the reputation of the Blood Qi Army, Luo Baijiang voluntarily gave his talents. In the eyes of the Blood Qi Army, although the position of the Supervisor sounds glamorous, he is exhausted and under great pressure. The title of the Blood Qi Army must not be for any individual

Damage. No matter when and where, the Blood Qi Army must be the world's most powerful army based on the practicality of war. Naturally, the Central War Zone is not just the imperial guards and the Blood Qi Army. The elite soldiers of various families who were occasionally revealed before all came from the dragon. Moreover, there is no restriction on shipping supplies now, and the number of people sent by each family is doubled. The equipment of the 50,000 elite clan soldiers is luxurious, strict training, internal unity with the clan as the link, and high tacit understanding make these clan soldiers a powerful heavy army group that can be completely relied on.

The Eastern Theater Command was led by General Zhuo Mang himself, and the most important combat power under his command was the Tianxuan Army, which was changed from the Zhenning Pass. Since the Tianxuan Army and the Zhenning Army were both mainly infantry, in order to supplement the insufficient cavalry in the Eastern Theater Command, they simply transferred a total of ten battalions of tribal cavalry from Yunzhou and Tianmeng City from Yunmeng City. In addition to the equipment not being so consistent, the soldiers were allowed to choose their favorite weapons, and the armor was also selected based on the financial and aesthetic orientation of each person and tribe. Basically, the six battalions of Benlang were all armed to the teeth. The troops from Tianmeng City were not that luxurious, but they were basically armed with the captured cavalry equipment of the Northern Liao Imperial Army, and their combat power was

It's not bad. The tribes in Tianmeng City have compared them with the tribes of Benlangyuan. On the one hand, they are a little ashamed of their miserability, but they also see their future from the cavalry of Benlangyuan. Their morale is high. Some leading tribe warriors even secretly ordered to fight beautifully so that the upper and lower parts of Dongping can see their importance. The tribes in Tianmeng City can also take advantage of the situation to rise. There is still a troublesome thing in the Eastern Theater Command, that is, they must cooperate fully with the navy and conduct relatively complex landing and infiltration operations. This is also the reason why Zhuo Mang is responsible for this journey. It's simple to say, but landing operations are extremely complex synthetic operations, and it is also necessary for an experienced general like Zhuo Mang to play with ease.

The other two war zones are the East China Sea War Zone and the Yazhou War Zone. The East China Sea War Zone is pure maritime combat. Except for less than 20,000 marine troops, almost all are the main combat fleets, with a total of more than 100 Huya ships and other models of ships. By the time of war, there should be more than 30 Tianwen ships and more than 15 airships. The East China Sea War Zone will block the Chunnan waters as soon as possible and annihilate all the navy in Chunnan. Then it will start to harass the coastal areas with all its strength, so that Chunnan cannot concentrate all its combat power on the front battlefield.

The Yazhou War Zone is completely carried out with the existing power of Yazhou. The ground power of Yazhou is very average, but due to the characteristics of the island, it is necessary to control large sea surfaces, and the fleet and aviation are of great strength. Ye Tao formulated the plan for Yazhou to continuously carry out airdrops and harassment in the early stage, and use small elite troops to continuously establish small bases in places that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and conduct horizontal contacts. After establishing advantages and oppressiveness on the front battlefield, a large-scale landing battle will be launched to open a second front behind enemy lines. At that time, sufficient ground military force will be transported by sea. Otherwise, it will not be enough to rely solely on the original 50,000 infantry and cavalry of Yazhou.

Yazhou and the East China Sea War Zone both have their own air forces, and the total size is more than 200 airships, which is relatively sufficient. In the four war zones on the front battlefield, Ye Tao tends to combine air forces. Because it involves a large number of mooring sites and airport construction, Ye Tao promoted Lu Dan to serve as the airline officer, who was fully responsible for the command and coordination of air forces. Each war zone is under its jurisdiction, with two air teams in its hands, and twenty

Four airships were responsible for the front-line reconnaissance, support and harassment work. Lu Dan personally took charge of all the remaining air forces, and he would soon have more than 300 airships to be dispatched. This is an extremely terrifying force. A bombing may cause a medium-sized city to be severely damaged. Of course, Lu Dan's mission is never easy. Chunnan also has a considerable number of airships, and the battle for air supremacy is also quite troublesome.

After allocating the power and combat strategies of the six major war zones, Ye Tao began to coordinate the training and training of each army, and the equipment of each army also had to be adjusted. Then, there was a headache-inducing material reserve. Now the combat power of the Dongping army is strong, but it needs sufficient material support. The daily consumption of various explosives alone is an extremely terrible quantity. There is also the daily oil consumption of airships. Communication equipment that must be laid on the front line at any time and the massive telegraph wires, wires, and other various technical equipment that are equipped with it are not small.

It’s okay to have a preparatory and electric wires, but the sulphur bomb has a strict shelf life. As the storage time is long, the safety hazards are becoming more and more serious. Under Ye Tao’s supervision, the entire Dongping war machine started to rummage. After receiving the mission, each team also trained at its original garrison, and sent a small number of pilot troops to various war zones to fight the front stations to do some preparations. There were not many large-scale mobilizations. However, when the military machines of the entire country were activated, the atmosphere within the entire country changed. This change could not be felt by Chunnan.

Although Chunnan now has a king and unified government orders and commands, he is absolutely not ready to go to war with Dongping. Chunnan’s king is trying hard to mediate, but he is also preparing. There will never be any results in mediation negotiations. Unless Chunnan’s king is willing to give up the position of the king and merge into Dongping, the bottom line of negotiations between the two sides is too far apart. Dongping’s only goal now is unification. Chunnan’s king obviously did not realize this and felt that even if it was to destroy Chunnan, it was not that simple for Dongping.

In August, the border trade between the two countries was completely interrupted, and even the smuggling route was gradually cut off. However, the merchants in Dongping did not complain too much. A large number of materials were purchased by the military, and many merchants could get orders of all sizes. The profits of the war always allowed the whole country to share the profits. Under Tan Weixin's control, Dongping's economy was still stable. After the autumn harvest, both countries withdrew negotiators, while Dongping's army began to mobilize. The mobilization of millions of troops did take a long time. Especially when the troops from the north arrived in the south, it also took time to adapt to the climate and soil. When the spring came, the war was about to begin.

Not everyone wants to see this war start. Now, the world's trend is obvious. People with a little brain can see it clearly. Dongping's unification of the inner world is already unstoppable. Although Bei Liao has been with the efforts of young and strong factions such as Gaosen Banner, once Ye Tao makes efforts, a battle to destroy the country will be divided into two parts, and it will not be fought for a whole year. Bei Liao, which established a country through farming war, has not weak combat power. Even at the last moment, the morale and morale of the military will not decline. If it weren't for the surrender of the Northern Liao Kingdom, maybe both sides would have to fight tens of thousands of people in a battle in Yanjing, leaving behind a remnant city. But Bei Liao finally surrendered. Now, everyone has doubts about how long Chunnan can last and how much blood can Dongping produce. One year or two years? Or longer? Chunnan's strategic depth is indeed much greater than that of Bei Liao, but Chunnan has to face the dilemma of fighting on both sides, which is even worse.

The ordnance and tactical thoughts of a generation. Chunnan was forced to mobilize and assemble during the year when Dongping was actively preparing. Chunnan's military strength has exceeded 2.2 million people, but Dongping, after Ye Tao completed the deployment of the strategic policy, he insisted on this total force that seemed to be much less than Chunnan, and did not actively expand the army. The calmness was very obvious. Among the younger generals in Dongping, many of them were shouting that Chunnan would be destroyed in eight months. When this statement mentioned Tan Xiaopei and Ye Tao, Tan Xiaopei was obviously very interested, but Ye Tao ignored it and smiled faintly, but did not say that it was nonsense. In the end, how long can Chunnan last? Many ministers in Xiling estimated that even if something happened, this war would not last more than two years. It was just two years... So, what after? How long can Xiling last?

Xiling thought of delaying such a process, and they also made various efforts. When Ye Tao was inspecting a war preparedness warehouse, the sulphur bomb was ignited, and Ye Tao was almost avoided, but was injured. But what followed was a surging revenge. Within one month, seven generals died for various inexplicable reasons, three ministers of the cabinet were assassinated, and four important military camps and fortresses were retaliated against, with more than 6,000 casualties. Ye Tao was injured at most, which was delayed by Dongping for less than a month. Suo Zheng, as the representative of Ye Tao, continued to work vividly. However, Dongping's revenge made Xiling's political affairs suspend its affairs for half a month. The deaths of those generals were very widespread, and no one could be found to be able to take over immediately. Even if he barely took over those troops, the people were panic and their combat power decreased a lot.

Is it really not worth the loss to be an enemy of Dongping? Now Sun Boping is no longer a major issue in the Xiling court. He can almost be regarded as half of Xiling's home. In the past secret meetings of the central government, he has been silent, just expressing his own meaning. Xiling and Dongping, financial and national strength, are no longer on the same level. Xiling spent many years to bring all the troops under the direct control of the central government, which has indeed greatly strengthened Xiling's combat power, but it has also been

It exhausted Xiling's financial resources. Dongping's economic offensive against Xiling has made Xiling suffer huge economic pressure in recent years, and its annual fiscal revenue has declined steadily. Xiling's Ministry of Revenue Bank has only 24 million taels of silver in Xiling's bank deposit, which can't afford to have a year's war. In fact, if Sun Boping had not tried his best to make efforts to increase revenue and reduce expenditure in recent years, and put in a lot of effort in regulation, Xiling's finances would have almost gone bankrupt now. Sun Boping's words are undoubtedly extremely important in everyone's mind.

Even the Xiling royal family, or even the Xiling king, did not have the confidence to persevere. You must know that if you persist, you may be able to take charge of this country for four or five years, but it will be difficult to stop the Dongping military commander. At that time, the country will be destroyed and the clan will be destroyed, and there will be no luck. Looking at the family's life of the Northern Liao king, although it is a little far from power, it is still rich and superior. In particular, although there are restrictions, the Northern Liao royal family can still participate in the political life of Dongping several years later, and whether they are civil officials and military generals, they will be treated equally. Tan Xiaopei made this promise in front of all civil and military officials at the grand dynasty meeting.

, and the prince Tan Weiming immediately agreed and added another guarantee to this promise. Although it was twenty or thirty years, the current Li family members, who had great military talents, had already entered the Blood Qi army, and this time they would come from the dragon to attack Chunnan. This generous attitude surprised the Xiling royal family. If Dongping had a tradition of being a bad person, no one would believe it. Dongping, who could not kill and decisively, could not be as high as today. That would be easy to explain. Dongping was showing his own abilities and his attitude and methods to deal with the royal families of various countries in the future.

After understanding this, Xiling sent a secret mission with extremely high standards. After the mission arrived at Xunshan Pass, it took a flight to Danyang directly. There would be no interference along the way, and no one could find out about this contact between the two countries.
Chapter completed!