Chapter 40: Fierce Ambition
The wind and clouds have changed abruptly, the east has broken the border, the king is in an emergency, and the king of the world is diligent.
After the Jiangning Donghua Gate was closed at night, there were fast horses holding tokens coming in and out from time to time, and the officers and soldiers on duty inside and outside the urn city were twice as many as usual.
The night sky of Jiangning was overcast, so thick that it seemed to be about to fall down, and the cold wind whistled from the corner of the city wall, making a whimpering sound, which vaguely sounded like a ghost crying wolf, and it made people's hearts seep panic. The old man at the head of the city looked at the clouds in the sky, and wondered in his heart that it was only the beginning of October, could it be the first snow of the year? The naivety has changed.
After all, the news of Dongyu's breaking of the border and Yanjing's dispatch of Qinwang's edict could not be blocked, and for most of the day, rumors were also spread on the Hekou side, and even the deployment of Qinwang's army from the Admiral's Mansion, the Garrison Mansion, and the Inspectorate Division also spread out.
Sun Jingxuan rode a fast horse to the mouth of the river, only to find that there was a team of Dongcheng Lieutenant Ma Bujun on duty at the south gate of the fence, and the situation suddenly became tense. Sun Jingxuan got off the horse, handed over the tooth card, and led the horse into the fence with Hu, and hesitated a little before walking to the grass hall: What if Lin Jian made a request that would be difficult for Xihe to bear?
Sun Jingxuan patted his head, expelled the distracting thoughts from his mind, and walked towards the cottage.
The grass hall was brightly lit, there were many guards on duty standing in the courtyard, the doors and windows of the main hall were open, Sun Jingxuan walked into the courtyard, and saw that everyone at the mouth of the river was gathered in the grass hall to discuss things.
"Sun Huishou is here," Lin Jian watched Sun Jingxuan walk into the courtyard and come out to greet him, "Yanjing is in a hurry, presumably Sun Huishou has heard about it, right?" ”
"Lord Lin wants to go north with the army to King Qin?" Sun Jingxuan asked.
Rumors spread everywhere, the storm was sensational, Sun Jingxuan couldn't tell which news was true and which news was false for a while, and they all said that according to the inspection department, they would also send troops to Qin Wang, and the key was to send troops according to the inspection department.
"My new official rank has just come down, and I haven't even done the ink on the letter, according to the inspector's department, I will prepare the army and be the superintendent, and go north with the army to King Qin," Lin Jian said with a smile, "Please come to the head of the Sun Hui, I have something to entrust." ”
"Lord Lin, but please tell me?" Sun Jingxuan said.
The capital eunuch is the official of the seventh grade, and Lin Jian is a bit unruly to serve as the governor from the seventh rank of Xuanlang, but Yanjing is in a hurry, and the soldiers and horses of the world are the king, and it is also appropriate to obey the power. When King Lin Qin returns, it is only natural that he will be promoted to another level with the merits of King Qin.
The Metropolitan Supervisor was a military officer, but it was not a special case for the Governor to directly lead the troops in this dynasty.
Sun Jingxuan thought to himself that Gu Wuchen temporarily promoted Lin Tie, and according to the Inspectorate Division, Lin Tie should be the main force when he sent troops. However, the Qinwang Army has Cheng Yuqian, the squire of the Jiangning Military Department, as the main general, and the rank of the generals sent by the Admiral's Mansion and the Garrison Military Mansion will not be too low. Sun Jingxuan didn't know where Gu Wuchen had transferred troops to Lin Jian to lead the king of Qinwang north.
"It's inconvenient to disclose the specific deployment to Sun Huishou," Lin Jian said, "It is impossible for the supplies to be carried from Jiangning, and the Lin family will send some people, and they also want to borrow boats and people from the Xihe Society, and purchase ......supplies along the way."
"It's easy to say, how many ships and how many people does Lord Lin need?" Sun Jingxuan asked.
From Jiangning to Yanjing, there are many waterways, and there are many big ports along the way, just to purchase material supplies, it is not a difficult task. Besides, Yanjing is in an emergency, and it is difficult to predict when Qiucao will delay, as long as the ships are dispatched and there are not many people, it is not a big problem.
"I'm going to leave the estuary soon, and Mr. Zhao is in charge of this matter, so please trouble Sun Huishou to discuss this matter with Mr. Zhao." Lin Jian walked into the cottage with Sun Jingxuan's hand, Zhao Qinmin, Gu Siyuan, Liu Xilin and others were all in the cottage, and even Cao Ziang, the chief of the estuary, also changed into a military uniform and listened to orders inside.
Sun Jingxuan was shocked, he knew that Cao Ziang was the first group of leaders of the displaced people who moved to the estuary, and the displaced people were making up households at the estuary, and Cao Ziang was elected to be the lieutenant chief. Cao Ziang looked crepe, and he looked a little nondescript when he put on leather armor, but Sun Jingxuan realized from this detail that Lin Jian had to transfer the soldiers of the king of Qinwang from the people of the estuary, otherwise Cao Ziang would not have been able to change into a military uniform.
Sun Jingxuan saw that everyone in the cottage looked solemn, and he was even more sure that Lin Lian's trip to the north was not trivial.
Lin Jian trained the people in the estuary, and required all the young and strong men in the estuary to undergo military rotation training for about half a month in turn, and this matter was not an unknown secret. It's just that the first batch of rotation training has not yet ended, and what combat effectiveness can ordinary people cultivate after half a month of military rotation training? Besides, it was rumored outside that according to the Inspectorate Division, 3,000 soldiers and horses would be drawn this time, even if all the young and middle-aged men in the estuary were pulled out, there would be about 3,000 people, and Sun Jingxuan felt that Lin Lian's trip to the north had already cast a shadow.
Lin Jian welcomed Sun Jingxuan into the cottage, and he didn't delay long, so he and Ao Canghai took a few guards to take a Wupeng sailboat up the river overnight and went to Xisha Island.
In order to mobilize the limited elite troops, Lin Jian transferred Zhao Hu to Xisha Island to strengthen the defense there.
The most unsightly secret on this side of Prison Island is the mixing of illicit salt, and for the time being, the delivery of illicit salt to Prison Island can only be temporarily stopped, and Zhao Hu will also lead some of the soldiers to Xisha Island after many traces are eliminated. Lin Jian recommended Changsun Geng to temporarily act as the prison officer, and the rest of the military guards were also temporarily controlled by Changsun Geng.
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Garrisoning the General's Mansion, the lights are bright, and there is an embroidered Yanji situation map hanging on the side wall of the Ming Hall, Li Zhuo stood in front of the map, looked at the night outside the window, and sighed: "Dongyu is lightly armed and broken, and there are no siege equipment, Yanjing will not be easily lost; In addition, the Dongyu should not have too much confidence to storm the capital......"
"If the Dongyu intends to Liukou, Hebei, Shandong and other places, I am afraid that the Qinwang army in various places will have a hard battle to fight. Lin Jian alone led 3,000 people to go north with the army to King Qin, which was really courageous...... Isn't it going to hurt him this time? Gao Zongting said.
"Without a little bit of the bravery and courage of the horse leather shroud, what is a hero?" Li Zhuo laughed, not worried about the fate of Lin Tie going north this time, Li Zhuo would pity the talented people of the younger generations, so he did not hesitate to force Gu Wuchen into a corner, forcing Gu Wuchen to have no choice but to use Lin Tie as a general, but he also practiced a hard-hearted heart, if Lin Tie died in the north this time, he would not feel much to regret. Li Zhuo looked up at the Yanji situation map, and then looked at the Jianghuai topographic map on the bookcase, and sighed softly, "After winter, there will be changes in Hongzepu and Liu Thief, I am worried that Zuo Shangrong will not be able to cope with it......"
"It's not for the sake of condemnation, if others disregard the overall situation and clamp down on the commander, Haozhou should also have a ...... defeat," Gao Zongting said angrily.
"This is not the time to talk angrily, do you think that Changhuai Town will be broken, and there will be a chance for me to lead the troops into battle?" Li Zhuo asked.
"Why not?" Gao Zongting asked.
"There won't be," Li Zhuo shook his head a little sadly, "If the direction of Haozhou is defeated, the people of Jiangning will not dare to make Jiangning lose, for fear that they will connive at Liu Thief's entry into Huaishang." The breaking of the border in the east has exposed the shortcomings of the northern defense line of Yanshan. After the siege is lifted, the DPRK and China will discuss the relocation of the capital. Moving the capital is a major matter of the country, and it will not be rash, but it does not mean that the Holy One will not move the mind of moving the capital......"
"The Governor thinks the Holy Lord will send henchmen to run Jiangdong?" Gao Zongting asked.
"I will make some preparations after all," Li Zhuo said, "If Haozhou is defeated, it is also time to set up the governor of Jianghuai, thinking that the Chu party will allow me to sit in the position of governor of Jianghuai?" Maybe I'll be a stumbling block again, and I don't know where I'm going to kick it. ”
"......" Gao Zongting only felt desolate.
"I can't manage things in the future, even if I resign and return, the whole country can't find a happy land," Li Zhuo could see it, saying these things, with a smile on his face, and said, "If Lin Jian can return without envy, then the Eastern Front can rely on him." Even if Haozhou is defeated, the situation in Jiangdong will not be erosive. The first battle of Jiyang really squeezed out half a year for the critical situation in Jiangdong, at least making it impossible for the eastern and western fronts to cope...... This time, the second child of the luxury family will not be stable in Jiangning, you have to keep an eye on the Jianrui camp, if there is anything wrong, ask them to detain people directly, the luxury family is not prepared, and they dare not turn their faces directly than us. ”
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Knowing that Donghu's 100,000 iron cavalry invaded from the Xuanhua side wall, penetrated the mountain pass to attack Yanjing, and the emperor's edict told the world to send troops to King Qin, Hao Feihu trembled with excitement.
Even under the strict surveillance of Jiangning, Luxury Feihu resolutely made the dark lines inside and outside Jiangning City operate, collecting and transmitting information. There are not a few people in Jiangdong who hate the luxury family, but there are also officials who buy the luxury family and plan to wait for the luxury family to fight in Jiangdong to have a good background, and it is not difficult for the luxury Feihu to get the deployment of the Jiangdong Qinwang.
Jiangdong actually only sent 10,000 miscellaneous soldiers from all over the country to go north to King Qin, and he was disappointed, and he said to Qin Zitan, who was sitting at the bottom: "Send someone to Sizhou to tell Liu An'er that if he can't delay any longer, if he doesn't seize this opportunity, there will be no chance he can seize." ”
"Liu An'er is afraid that he can't drag it out any longer," Qin Zitan said, "He accommodates hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Sizhou and other counties, and there should not be much grain left." The four prefectures have imposed a strict blockade on the entry and exit of Hongzepu, making the price of salt in Sizhou abnormally high to the extent that one pound of salt and one tael of silver, as long as we pass the information accurately and timely, Liu An'er will know how to do it......"
"Well," Fei Hu felt that what Qin Zitan said was reasonable, and he slapped the table case viciously and said, "Lin Lian is really arrogant, he is so bold that he dares to lead three thousand people to the king of Qin in the north, and he has to lead the army to take the land route independently." From Jiangning to Yanjing, there are more than 2,000 miles of post roads, and I would like to see how he led 3,000 people to complete 2,000 miles in one month! ”
"Appointment, appointment, in fact, this is a big slippery trick on Lin Lian, as long as he is not slower than Cheng Yuqian, it will not be considered a missed date," Lu Zitan said, "Dongyu entered the Kou this time, I am afraid that he will not retreat within a month, Cheng Yuqian led the miscellaneous troops and horses of King Qinwang of Jiangdong, and he will not dare to rush rashly, then Lin Lian will never be considered a missed date......"
"It's really hateful," Extravagant Feihu listened to Qin Zitan's analysis, and felt more and more that Lin Jian was very cunning, and asked Qin Zitan, "Do you think he will take all his manpower away from Xisha Island?" ”
"It's hard to say," Qin Zitan said uncertainly, "Send someone to send a letter to the eldest prince, and after the soldiers of the king of Qin set off, send troops to test the truth of Xisha Island, and you will know a thing or two......" He glanced at the young lady Song Jia who was sitting on the side, and wondered in his heart: The young lady and the young lady went to the estuary to listen to Zhao Shuhan's lecture on prison science, how did they come back thoughtfully?
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