Chapter 1127: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (Part 17)
A map was dug out from a large pile of case files and spread out on the table. When Ning Xin came over to look at it, it was the map of Shu County in the Qin State. Some marks were made with charcoal on it. It seemed that Gao Yuan had already I put a lot of thought into it.
"Shu County is a land of abundance. What a great place!" Gao Yuan sighed as he took pictures of the map: "Such a great place can actually make the people governed by the Qin State miserable and have to protest in anger. It is really deplorable. "
"If this were not the case, how would we have a chance? If everyone governs the country like you govern the Han Kingdom, how can we unify the world?" Ning Xin said with a smile.
"That's right!" Gao Yuan touched his nose very proudly, "The Qin State implements a typical centralized system of counties and counties. However, they have extremely strict control over the cities, but it is very difficult for the rural areas. , in rural areas, they basically still rely on squires and clans to maintain their rule. Especially in some remote places, their ruling power is even weaker. Of course, this weakness is reflected in the local payment of taxes on time and the burden of various exorbitant chores. Once there is a problem in this area, their army will appear."
"Think of these common people as cattle and horses!" Ning Xin said.
"They regard the common people as cattle and horses, so this is our opportunity." Gao Yuan said sternly. "The Overwatch Council selects a group of capable personnel who are familiar with the countryside to sneak into these areas. It is best for these people to be from Qin. , so that it is not easy to reveal flaws, and we can easily sneak into these places, guide and mobilize the farmers in these places to launch uprisings and riots, and establish a base area of our own."
"The base?"
"Oh, it's our territory. Of course, we can't let the Qin people know that this is our territory, otherwise they will pounce on it like a mad dog and crush it to pieces." Gao Yuan said.
"Of course I understand this, otherwise why did you keep emphasizing that the person you selected should be from Qin? But this way the selection scope is narrower." Ning Xin frowned.
"I'm just saying it's the best, not absolutely, but the people selected must be very familiar with Qin's situation."
"I understand." Ning Xin nodded, "I'll let Niu Ben take charge of this matter."
"Now the power of the Qin State has not been restored. Their main forces are controlled by us. The limited domestic forces are concentrated in prosperous and strategic places. There is a lot to do in the vast countryside! The personnel of the Supervisory Council will go to open the situation first. Next, we We will also send professional soldiers and officials who are familiar with rural work." At this point, Gao Yuan laughed, clenched his fists, and waved in the air, "We don't want to make any noise, we work quietly, a little bit. Accumulating strength bit by bit, when the strength is enough, it explodes with a roar and knocks the Qin State into a tailspin."
"You mean to raise an army there?"
"Of course." Gao Yuan nodded vigorously.
He Weiyuan's voice sounded outside the door, "Your Majesty, Ye Shangshu wants to see you!"
Hearing that it was Ye Chong, Gao Yuan couldn't help but wonder: "We just met in the morning. It hasn't been long yet. Why does Ye Chong come to the door again? Wei Yuan, please ask Ye Shangshu to wait for me in the study. I will come right away." .”
"yes!"
In the study, Ye Zhong held a military newspaper in his hand and was hurriedly circling around the room. When Gao Yuan walked in, he saw Ye Zhong circling around the room.
"What's going on? Are you an ant on a hot pot?" Gao Yuan asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty, the State of Qin and the State of Chu are at war!" Ye Zhong looked excited and handed the military report in his hand to Gao Yuan, "Zhou Yu, who was stationed in Nanyang County, suddenly led the Qin army to attack Entering the State of Chu, they captured Suixian County, an important town in Chu's affairs. Suddenly, the State of Chu seemed to have no idea that the Qin people would launch an attack at this time. They were caught off guard. The tens of thousands of soldiers in Suixian County only resisted for three short days. Then he was defeated by Zhou Yu."
Gao Yuan looked at the military report and was silent.
"Zhang Hongyu thinks this is a rare opportunity. Originally, we have been worried about Qin Chu joining forces to deal with us, but now it seems that there seems to be a big problem between them. He has ordered Dongye to enter a first-level combat readiness state as quickly as possible. Send a military report, hoping that the Ministry of War and the King will agree to his attack."
Walking to the map hanging on the wall of the study room, he asked, "Where does Zhang Hongyu want to hit?"
"Pengcheng!" Ye Zhong walked to the map and pointed to a place on the map, "If we can capture Pengcheng, we can cut Xuzhou off the territory of Chu State."
"What is the reason for Qin and Chu's sudden feud? Does Xu Yuan have no clue?"
"According to a guess from Zhang Hongyu, it may be because of the Maowei incident." Ye Zhongdao: "Didn't the information from the Oversight Council say that Maowei has been staying in Jiangdong County of Chu State since he left the Han Dynasty?" ?This itself is abnormal. This time the Maowei incident was led by the Qin people and succeeded at a huge price. Moreover, the Qin people are still paying the price. The people who monitor the word are digging like crazy. Their nails, many secret spies who had been hidden deeply in the past were dug out this time. But Mao Wei stayed in Jiangdong County and did not go to the Qin State. I suspect that the Chu State had detained Mao Wei and did not want to give it to the Qin State. , The people of Qin will naturally go crazy with anger. Mao Wei is the most crucial person for them to get our gunpowder formula and production secrets. The battle of Kangping City has scared the Qin people out of fear. Now what they have paid a huge sacrifice for has been gained. How could they not be angry if they were captured by the Chu people?"
"Is it worth it to destroy the military alliance they finally reached for Mao Wei?" Gao Yuan took a breath, "How could Qin Chu's senior officials be so impulsive?"
Ye Chong smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are not surprised. You think gunpowder is nothing special. What's more, we have even made a prototype of a cannon. But in the eyes of the people of Qin and Chu, this explosive is already something that should be used only." There are things in the sky that should not exist in the world. It is not impossible to fall out for him. What's more, if the Chu people get the gunpowder but the Qin people don't, then we won't be the only ones Qin has to deal with in the future. "
"This is also possible." Gao Yuan said with a smile: "How can a group of frogs at the bottom of a well know how big the world is? Ye Chong, let Zhang Hongyu move. The Ministry of War will support a group of ordnance, and they will have to raise their own food. Wei Di just After experiencing the autumn harvest, although the yield per mu there is not as good as here, there should be no problem in supporting him in the war!"
"Yes!" Ye Chongxi said: "Your Majesty, then I will go back and give Zhang Hongyu an order to take action. Taking advantage of the enmity between Qin and Chu, we can capture Pengcheng and isolate Xuzhou from Chu. Then we will Swallow him."
Gao Yuan nodded slightly, "Give me the order."
Suiyang, Sanchuan County, is the closest county seat of the Han Kingdom to the Chu State. Stationed here is the Dong Zhuang Department of the Third Division of the newly formed First Army.
The New Army has not fought for a long time. For Dong Zhuang, this is a very painful thing. Dong Zhuang is a legendary figure in the Han army. This man was originally Tan, the minister of the Yan State. When Feng was training the new army, he had to leave home to join the army because his family was poor and he was too miserable. However, in his first battle, he became a prisoner of the then Eastern Expeditionary Army in Yuyang. While being escorted to the Hetao area to perform hard labor, he was favored by Fu Xiao, an officer of the Han army who was escorting him, and was selected into his company. Finally, he joined the special operations brigade in the Hetao area of Donghu, and made great achievements in the war. During the war with Donghu, this man was promoted to battalion commander based on meritorious service, and was later recommended to the senior officer training class of the newly established Jicheng Comprehensive University. Upon graduation, in order to fight against the Qi army, he was successfully recruited by Zhang Hongyu He poached the New First Army and became the division commander of the Third Division of the New First Army. At that time, the New First Army had a serious shortage of officers due to the expansion of the army. In order to get officers with combat experience, Army Commander Zhang Hongyu did everything he could. In the extreme, he acted preemptively, causing Meng Chong of Beiye, where Dong Zhuang was originally located, to sue Gao Yuan.
But in the end, Dong Zhuang still went to the New First Army. Dong Zhuang fought bravely. As the commander of the first division, he often rushed to the front line and personally led the charge. Although he was repeatedly reprimanded by Zhang Hongyu, he still went his own way, but that was also true. Because of Dong Zhuang's aggressive behavior, the Third Division was the least afraid of death among the New First Army, and Dong Zhuang was also the most popular commander among the soldiers. He often gave the Third Division hard bones that he couldn't chew. Dong Zhuang struck three It can be won by dividing five by two. Of course, the third division's casualty rate is also extremely high.
After the battle against Chu ended, the Third Division, which was reorganized and replenished, was sent to garrison in Sanchuan. In Zhang Hongyu's view, if there was a war with Chu, Dong Zhuang would be the natural vanguard.
However, after arriving in Sanchuan, the most important thing Dong Zhuang's troops did was to repair the barracks and train troops. Rows of neat barracks were erected on the wasteland outside Sanchuan County. The soldiers bid farewell to the days of living in tents and stayed in accommodation. The conditions have improved greatly, which makes the soldiers quite happy.
In addition to building barracks, Dong Zhuang also trained his troops. The training requirements for his soldiers were a full 30% higher than the various training data requirements in the infantry training manual just issued by the Han army. This made all soldiers It was miserable, but as the commander of a division, Dong Zhuang completed the same subjects as all the soldiers every day, leaving everyone speechless. After half a year, the third division, which had been filled with a large number of recruits, at least in Above the training level, it has reached the pre-war level.
"Okay!" A large group of soldiers formed a circle. Inside, Dong Zhuang was competing with several soldiers. The tall Dong Zhuang was a head taller than the average person and his waist With his round arms and broad arms, you wouldn't be able to see this person from the front if you stood behind him. Three soldiers were unable to do anything against Dong Zhuang. After a moment of stalemate, the three soldiers were thrown away as if they were thrown away. He was thrown to the ground like a sack, and his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. Seeing how brave the division commander was, the soldiers below cheered. You must know that these three people who dared to challenge Dong Zhuang were also warriors in the army. They were defeated three to one. So miserable.
"My strength is a little weak, I still need to practice!" Dong Zhuang took the helmet from the guard and walked to the side of the first battalion commander Xie Dong with a smile, "I'm eating at your place today, and I'll check your food by the way. Condition."
"Yes, Commander!" Xie Dong straightened his back and said loudly.
(My job has been transferred. I have left the school where I have worked for many years. I am really reluctant to leave. I still don’t know if I can quickly start a new job, a new unit, and a new leader. There must be a process of getting used to it, so I dare not update during this period. To be sure, I try to maintain a consistent update speed, but I also ask book friends to understand that the shooter has just arrived in a new place, so he has to give the leader a good impression, haha!) (To be continued)