Hearing Yue Lengqiu say that Confucian students can make up for the meritorious service when they enter the camp, Liu Tingzhou was stunned.

Liu Tingzhou gestured and asked Yue Lengqiu to enter the cabin to speak.

In the dim cabin, pushing the window and looking out, the river is clear and blue, and the boats on the left and right are dense like a forest.

Liu Tingzhou looked at Yue Lengqiu and said: "Since the beginning of Yue, the imperial family, nobles and scholars have ruled the world together, and the imperial examination is the dragon gate for Confucian students in the world to enter the world, and this system has been established in the world for more than 200 years. In recent years, the mountains and rivers have been broken, and the imperial examination has been interrupted, making it difficult to select officials and supplement officials. At present, the officials are selected from the scholars who were born in the imperial examination before the Yongxing year, and most of them are added to the six central departments, while the officials of the prefecture and county are in charge of the localities. Although it is said that in wartime, it is necessary to obtain expedient measures, but after all, the matter of selecting officials must be in the hands of the Ministry of Officials, so as to comply with the law system - now Chongguo publicly recruits Confucian students to enlist in the army camp, and promises to supplement the period of officials, where will the Ministry of Officials be placed in the future? ”

Yue Lengqiu was silent.

Liu Tingzhou asked again: "There are rumors that the Privy Council is going to replace the government council, is this true?" ”

Yue Lengqiu smiled and said, "The battle of Jingxiang, I don't know how much flesh and blood to fill in, is Tingzhou a little worried?" ”

Liu Tingzhou frowned and thought about Yue Lengqiu's words.

With the current frame style, it is impossible for Lin Tie to be a fake fight in Eastern Hubei. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, as well as soldiers of almost the same level, and soldiers and civilians who accompanied the army, will cross the river and assemble in Qichun and Huangzhou, and it is impossible for Lin Jian to fake a fight.

Yanhu's main force will inevitably be attracted to the southern front.

As expected, the war between the two armies in the Jingxiang area will develop into an extremely brutal tug-of-war.

Lin Jian may have anticipated this, so he did everything possible to mobilize more troops to cross the river and participate in the war.

Lin Lian's request for greater powers of mobilization for war in the Privy Council, including the decree on the granting of fields and the order for the recruitment of Confucian students into the barracks, was issued against this background, and everything seemed reasonable.

When the rebels attacked Jiangning, Emperor Yongxing and the civil and military ministers abandoned Jiangning and fled north. When the Nanyang Army, Caojiaguan Army, and Chizhou Army were defeated one after another, and the Huaixi Army, Jinghu Army, and Xiangtan Army did nothing, it was Lin Jian who led the elite of Huaidong to pacify Jiangxi in one fell swoop and completely eliminate the threat of Jiangning's flanks - Lin Jian was just on the basis of his previous power, and asked a little more in order to better command the entire battle situation, who could refuse?

Emperor Yongxing can't refuse, the Queen Mother can't refuse, Liu Tingzhou understands that he has no position to stand up and make irresponsible remarks.

On the other hand, the more brutal the tug-of-war in the Jingxiang area is, the longer the time is prolonged, and the more beneficial it will be to Huaixi.

Of course, this is also the meaning of Yue Lengqiu's words.

Liu Tingzhou turned his head to look at the river outside the window, and had another thought in his heart, and asked Yue Lengqiu: "If you ask Chongguo Gong to win another great victory in Jingxiang, how should you deal with it?" ”

"Another big win?" Yue Lengqiu heard Liu Tingzhou ask, and his eyes also looked at the river outside the window, but his heart was turbulent: Is it really as Liu Tingzhou expected, recruiting soldiers to enlist in the camp is a move for Lin Tie Daiyuan to stand on his own?

The reason why scholars all over the world support the continuation of the imperial system and the legal system is because only in this way will the channel for scholars to enter the government through the imperial examination be unblocked.

If Lin Jian really wants to seek the country and usurp the throne and become self-reliant, for the farmers, it is just the same rent payment; At present, the emerging industrial and mining merchants before Jianghuai are probably looking forward to Lin Lian being able to stand on his own; But the world is looking at the scholars who can cross the dragon gate through the imperial examination, they see that Huaidong has absorbed too many heterogeneous people as officials and officials over the years, and has done its best to destroy the imperial examination system.

However, Lin Jian recruited Confucian students into the army camp this time, hoping to accumulate merit to make up for the officials, ostensibly to absorb some enthusiastic scholars to join the army and supplement the shortage of soldiers, but it fundamentally divided the group of scholars who might oppose his independence on behalf of the Yuan, and recruited a group of scholars to support his independence on behalf of the Yuan......

"If a tug-of-war can be formed, the situation will not be bad," although Yue Lengqiu thought a lot in his heart, he didn't want to say anything at this time, and said, "If you can keep Jingzhou from losing, you will already make people happy, and if you want to win a big victory, it's difficult!" ”

Liu Tingzhou also felt a little worried, the whole battle situation looked difficult and dangerous, the Chizhou army was in Qichun, in fact, it was still protected inside, the military pressure was not great, the main force of the Huaidong Army had to attack from Huangzhou to Hanjin, Huangpi, and Tiemenshan, almost bearing most of the pressure on the entire eastern Hubei defense line.

Once the main force of Yanhu abandoned Jingzhou and came to eastern Hubei along the east bank of the Han River, the Huaidong Army also happened to be in the main direction of its attack.

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"Yanxi's general Meng Anchan led 10,000 cavalry and Su Tingzhan led 20,000 infantry into Shicheng, and there was no action," Lin Jian personally stretched out his hand and moved the infantry on the sand table to indicate the latest distribution of the enemy's various units in the Jingxiang area, "Ye Ji Luorong's cavalry and Zhou Fan, Tian Chang's two troops and horses, are still on the Xiangyang line and have not gone south......"

"In terms of the current situation, do we directly order Hu Wenmu to abandon Jingmen," Fu Qinghe asked, "Let Ye Ji Luorong lead the main force to cross the Han River directly from Fancheng and go through Jingmen to fight Jingzhou?" ”

Lin Jian looked at the people gathered in front of the sand table, Cao Ziang had just entered Luzhou and rushed over, Gao Zongting, Song Fu, Ao Canghai, Ge Cunxiong, and Song Jia, who wore a Confucian shirt to attend the military meeting, were the core decision-makers of this Jingxiang battle.

If Jingmen is not abandoned, the main force of Yanhu will not be able to take Jingmen quickly, so it can only go south from the east bank of the Han River, and then cross the Han River to attack Jingzhou after arriving in Shicheng.

That stone city will inevitably become the core relay point for Yanhu's soldiers and horses to expand southward, especially the siege of Jingzhou City, which will be the main force of the siege with infantry, and Ye Ji Luorong will inevitably leave a large number of cavalry in Shicheng to monitor the left and right battle situation.

Shicheng and Jingmen stand across the river, it can be said that they are both located in the geographical center of Jingxiang area, and the straight-line distance from Hanjin is about 300 miles.

The biggest difference is that Jingmen is on the west bank of the Han River, and Shicheng is on the east bank of the Han River.

When Ye Ji Luorong attacked Jingzhou City, he would inevitably use the main force of Zhou Fan, Tian Chang and other infantry battalions, and leave the field decisive forces at a later position to monitor the entire battlefield.

If Ye Ji Luorong's main cavalry was stationed in Jingmen, across a Han River, their control over the battle situation on the east bank of the Han River would be much weaker - this is exactly what Lin Jian wanted to see.

Song Fu said: "If we don't have binding force on Jinghu, then Hu Wenmu's initiative to give up Jingmen is Hu Wenmu's business, and I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate now." The reason why the lord gave up Jingmen was a little reluctant, and once he gave up Jingmen, it might lead to the vigilance of Ye Ji Luorong and Hao Wenzhuang. I thought that Jingmen was the key to the west of the Han River, connecting Xiangyang and Jingzhou. In the upper reaches of the Han River, Xiangyang and Fancheng stand across the river, Xiangyang is a big city, and Fancheng is much less. The cross-river passage between Xiangyang and Fancheng is ready-made, and when Luo Xiancheng was based on Xiangfan, he built a pontoon bridge between the two rivers. Although the existing Xiangfan Bridge is insufficient, it can be quickly strengthened, and this is exactly what Azig has done after he settled in. In the case of such a tight supply of supplies for Yanlu, I think they would rather fill in tens of thousands of lives for the attack on Jingmen than give up Xiangfan's ready-made passage across the river......"

"This still depends on how Ye Ji Luo Rong weighs the benefits and disadvantages between storming Jingmen and making a detour from Shicheng," Lin Jian said, "But from the perspective of the entire battle situation, it is not difficult for Ye Ji Luo Rong to storm Jingmen, and in addition, whether Jingmen is surrendered or defeated has no fundamental impact on us, so Jingmen's side is also up to the rest of the world." The battle situation is pushing, and we can only follow the improvisation, and we don't need to be the first to do everything, otherwise if we ask everyone to fight a battle, there will be a few more gray hairs on our heads, and my sin will be great......"

Everyone smiled.

Cao Ziang said: "If Ye Ji Luorong is allowed to successfully capture Jingzhou, and when his main infantry and cavalry on the west bank of the Han River moves forward to the area south of Jingmen, then the distribution of their forces on the supply and grain route will inevitably be heavier than Xiangyang in the Xiangfan area, and ...... in the light Fancheng."

"Directly attack Fancheng?" Gao Zongting asked, "Sending troops from Chaishan to Fancheng, although it can avoid the enemy's main force, but there are 700 miles of land between the two places, how can we ensure that the enemy will not be noticed?" ”

"Divide your forces and attack!" Cao Ziang said, "With the cooperation of the king, we will send three or five thousand elites to attack Fancheng first, and the other soldiers and horses will enter later, so that we can cover the eyes and ears of the enemy......."

"If you want to hide people's ears at present, the main force of Chaishan soldiers and horses will inevitably delay for three to four days before they can be dispatched," Gao Zongting asked: "And the advance of three or five thousand soldiers and horses to attack Fanchengyi, but then it will immediately face a fierce attack from the enemy from Xiangyang and Nanyang, can you defend until the main force of Chaishan soldiers and horses rushes away?" And in three or four days, it is enough for Ye Ji Luorong to transfer a group of troops and horses from Jingmen to Xiangfan, and Chen Zhihu may also transfer troops from Nanyang to the south, and the entire Jingxiang area will be involved in the war group. Even if the main force of Chaishan's soldiers and horses can enter Fancheng smoothly, they can't simply defend the city, but also control the area east of Fancheng to the north of Zaoyang in order to achieve the purpose of closing the gate......"

Cao Ziang said: "This depends on how quickly the lord and you can open the gap in Hanjin and go north, as long as the positions of Yanhu's soldiers and horses south of Xiangfan are disrupted, even if the soldiers and horses of Chaishan are sacrificed for this, it is worth it!" ”

Everyone looked at Lin Tie.

Fancheng is the bottom of the entire Jingxiang region, but it is not enough to occupy Fancheng.

If Cao Ziang led Chaishan soldiers and horses to attack Fancheng, but sealed the city to Chen Zhihu, who was moving quickly south from the northern line, Yanhu soldiers and horses could cross the Han River in Xiangyang and withdraw from the open area between Fancheng and Zaoyang.

In order to achieve the goal of closing the door and fighting the dogs, the soldiers and horses of Shibayama must completely control the area around Fancheng. However, under the attack of Chen Zhihu and the main force of Yanhu cavalry from Jingmen and other places, the soldiers and horses of Chaishan could hold on to Fancheng for a few days, which was really a great test.

In Cao Ziang's words, the worst result may be that the entire Shibayama division may be sacrificed.

The Chaishan soldiers and horses that have already entered and are about to enter are the main forces of the two town divisions of the Chongcheng Army plus the headquarters of Sun Zhuang, Huang Zuyu and Chaishan Zhou Bin, and the total strength is not 30,000 as others predict, but a full 56,000 people, including 5,000 light cavalry.

Song Jia stood at Lin Lian's side, stretched out his hand to pick up the logo of Feng Lijun in front of him from the sand table, put it directly in Zhengyang's position, and asked, "In this way, will it be better?" ”

"Make Ning Zechen lead Feng Li's army to quickly enter Huaixi, and force Dong Yuan to cooperate with attacking Xiyang from the west of Zhengyang," everyone present could see what Song Jia was going to say, Gao Zongting frowned lightly, and said, "Then it is possible to attract Chen Zhihu's troops from Queshan and contain and harass the north of Zhengyang, which can delay the time for Chen Zhihu to lead his troops to aid Fancheng, but to make Feng Li's army stay away from Shanyang and enter the hinterland of Huaixi to fight, Dong Yuan will do something, and Feng Li's army will be in danger......"

Dong Yuan wanted to use his hands and feet, and he would not have the courage to directly attack Feng Li's army, but as long as he deliberately caused Feng Li's army to fall into the encirclement of Chen Zhihu and Tu'an, Feng Li's army would be in danger.

"I think it's feasible," Cao Ziang said, "Before the Chaishan soldiers and horses attacked, it was impossible for Dong Yuan to guess our deployment in Jingxiang, so he wouldn't have done anything to Feng Li's army beforehand; When the Chaishan soldiers and horses attacked Fancheng, Dong Yuan wanted to do something, and the time was also urgent......"

Fu Qinghe said: "To be safer, ask Ning Zechen to lead the troops to attack west, but after arriving in Xinyang Mansion, not from Zhengyang to Miyang, but from Xinyang City to the south to fight Luo Xian's soldiers and horses at the northern foot of Huai Mountain, with the Cai family in Xinyang City, it is much more difficult for Dong Yuan to do anything......

Lin Jian nodded, and said to Cao Ziang: "Chaishan soldiers and horses, still act first when the opportunity is seen, Fancheng cannot be taken, must not be forcibly taken, you can lead the Chaishan soldiers and horses to enter the front line of Dahong Mountain, it is enough to ensure that we are not defeated......"

Dahongshan is the flank of the defense line in eastern Hubei Province, and if 40,000 or 50,000 troops are directly inserted into Dahongshan, the enemy's defenders at Huangpi and Tiemen Mountain will cut off the retreat route, and the formation will be chaotic.

At this time, a guard came in and said, "Lord Yue and Liu Tingzhou of Huaixi have entered the city......