A tributary of the Gulu River in Turkic territory.
The infantry of the armies of Yunyang, which had encircled and suppressed the troops of the two countries several times without success, was stationed on the north side of the river at this moment.
Stationing here is not only convenient for obtaining water, which can easily meet the water needs of the army and soldiers, but also secondly, it is to encircle and suppress some Turkic soldiers and horses who ventured to fetch water.
Although the results have not been too obvious these days, the enemy's living space is gradually being squeezed by our own troops. As soon as the follow-up food and grass arrive, there will be no worries, and the enemy forces of the two countries will be completely surrounded. when.
If you can't catch up, then you can follow the example of the Han Dynasty when they expelled the Xiongnu, and drive them completely to the territory north of Yinshan Mountain that no one has ever set foot on.
Let them fight against Tsarist Russia marked on the huge map in the Imperial Study Room.
As long as they never set foot in this territory that will be included in the Dalong map in the future, it doesn't really make much difference whether they kill them once and for all or drive them out.
To unify the world, to unify the world, what is meant by unifying the world?
After all, isn't it just to win this territory? This is the ultimate goal of the army's several northern expeditions.
Yunyang was discussing with Zhang Kuang around the sand table the next step of using troops, how to completely include the territories of Jin and Tujia into Dalong's map with the least loss.
The soldier ran into the tent holding a letter.
"Commander, the deputy marshal and the governor have sent a message. In the past few days, the evil-minded enemy forces have tried to steal water from the rivers we have restricted and dug up the dams we have blocked. They fled at the first touch. , when the cavalry brothers came around, they had already fled several miles away."
Yunyang took the letter, looked through it, and handed it to Zhang Kuang.
"It seems that the enemy's water supply has already become a water crisis after we built a dam to intercept it. It's a pity that we can't go deeper, otherwise we will definitely take the opportunity to catch them off guard.
Those who need water are not only the soldiers and horses of the two countries who are fighting and retreating, but also the millions of Turkic people.
At that time, if their soldiers and horses have disputes with their own tribes because of the water source, it will be obvious.
A group of people who are just hanging on for a while, fighting hard to the end, still can't change the trend that my dragon is about to dominate the world. "
Zhang Kuang put the visiting letter aside and nodded softly in agreement with Yun Yang's words: "If the enemy had a head-on confrontation, perhaps we would have captured half of the Turks' mountains and rivers by now.
However, due to the lack of food and grass and the large number of infantry, they could neither catch up with their retreat nor dare to carry out a large-scale encirclement and suppression.
According to General Xiahou's message, the follow-up grain and grass have now arrived in Pingzhou.
But the further north you go, the deeper the snow on the official road becomes.
Based on the daily itinerary, it is estimated that it will take a month or two for this batch of grain and grass to be delivered to us. If something goes wrong again, it may be delayed even longer.
Fortunately, we have enough food and grass, otherwise we would have to retreat some distance.
However, it was not that there was no good news, because the imperial court came up with a compromise. The governors of the six cities and six prefectures in northern Xinjiang received a letter from the imperial court and had already collected grain and grass on the spot and mobilized soldiers from various prefectures. First transport the grain and grass to the hands of my Northern Expedition army. "
Yunyang frowned slightly: "The first batch of grain and grass was collected from various prefectures in the North. After that, it will be the surplus grain for the people. How will they survive the winter?"
"Commander, please listen to what I have to say. It is precisely because of this that the imperial court came up with a good compromise.
Leave about a month's worth of food rations for the people of the various states and capitals in the North. After General Xiahou and their grain and grass are transported to the North, they will return equal amounts to the people and the emergency food depots of the various states and capitals. "
Yunyang's old eyes became brighter and brighter: "In the end, I dared to argue with the late Emperor Ruizong and would rather lose my life than give up my money. Jiang Yuanming, the Minister of Household Affairs, wanted to get such a method.
If King Bingjian had not returned to Beijing in time and dealt with Ren Wenyue, the Minister of Household Affairs who had caused trouble in the imperial court, I am afraid that he would never have been able to reach the level of Jiang Yuanming in terms of supplying food and grass for my Northern Expedition army. "
Zhang Kuang nodded sadly when he heard Yun Yang's unabashed admiration for Jiang Yuanming.
"The commander-in-chief is right. Fortunately, your majesty recognized the bad policies he committed by doting on the Demon Queen Ren Qingrui in time, and recalled Jiang Shangshu to the court after he became an official. Otherwise, if he had replaced anyone else, I am afraid that he would be in trouble. I have to worry a lot about food and grass.
But having said that, Marshal, don’t you think there is something fishy about Ren Wenyue? After thinking about it, I always feel that there is a mastermind behind the scenes..."
Before Zhang Kuang could finish his words, he was stopped by Yunyang, who frowned suddenly: "Zhang Kuang, we are border generals. We are not the ones who should interfere with matters in the court. Don't mention these things after they have passed."
Zhang Kuang was startled, then looked at Yunyang whose brows suddenly tightened and nodded silently: "Yes, I understand."
Yunyang picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then stood up and wandered around with complicated eyes: "But in addition to Jiang Shangshu, the governors of the six cities in northern Xinjiang are also worthy of praise. They were able to convince the people to trust the government so much without any mortgage. Handed over the remaining grain.
It can be seen that the political achievements of these six people are still extremely remarkable, otherwise they would not be able to win such trust from the people. "
The arrogant expression suddenly became a little strange.
"The commander-in-chief really thinks that just by relying on the six governors, he can collect in time the food and grass that millions of soldiers and horses will consume for several months?"
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Yunyang frowned, looked at the inexplicable arrogant man in surprise, and thought about it for a moment.
"Isn't it King Bingjian who came forward?"
Zhang Kuang smiled bitterly and nodded: "The bitter cold in the North is a thing of the past. Although the wealth is not as rich as the land of plenty in the south of the Yangtze River for the time being, earth-shaking changes have taken place compared to before.
The person who changed this appearance was King Bingjian, who oversaw the military and political affairs of the twenty-seventh government.
Apart from him, who had always kept his word in Northern Xinjiang and issued orders to mediate, who else could gain such trust from the people and collect nearly a million stones of food and grass in a short period of time. "
Yunyang nodded with a complicated expression.
"Sigh... Although Your Majesty is not the one who led the Northern Expedition, the things he has done for the Northern Expedition far surpass me, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
Since he entered the court, he has been committed to unifying the world.
Now it seems that the prince has never forgotten his original intention!
There is no reason why the state should not be prosperous if it has such important ministers.
It’s just that it’s so intimidating…sigh…”
"Commander, what did you say?"
"It's nothing, just a little sigh.
It has been eight years. From the beginning of the second year of Ruian to the present, for eight of these years, my dragon has fought every year.
Conquered the Western Regions, recovered Hetao, lost territory in Heshuo, conquered Jin and Tu two countries three times, and now is the fourth Northern Expedition. If we can no longer dominate the world.
I don’t know if the heyday mountains and rivers left by Ruizhong can sustain such a life for a few more years.
In addition, An Jianghe, the lord of Shanghai, visited the West four times, although he sent fleets from time to time to transport trade proceeds back to the court to fill the treasury.
But all the money spent in the early stage is wasted money.
If we cannot fulfill our lifelong wish to unify the world this time, I am afraid that we will not have any face to face the two generations of late emperors after our death. "
"Commander, don't be discouraged. As long as the follow-up food and supplies are not hindered, it will only be a matter of time before my dragon dominates the world."
"I hope, based on what you reported, the subsequent food and fodder shipments will arrive soon.
As a result, a letter was immediately sent to the generals to prepare for the army to go deep into battle.
Even if we cannot conquer the Turks with weapons, we must completely drive them away to the north of Yinshan Mountain, and they will never come back to harm our Dalong border. "
"Got the order!"
After Zhang Kuang left, Dongfang Ming looked at Yunyang hesitantly: "Commander, there is enough food and grass, how long do you think it will take to end the Turkic war?
Should I send a letter to the court to inform him? Let the court prepare for a large-scale relocation of people? "
Yunyang squinted his eyes and hesitated for a while: "As soon as the food and grass arrive, we will immediately go deep to chase the enemy. Now we occupy two-thirds of the southwest two-thirds of the Turkic grassland, not far from Yinshan Mountain.
May of the following year is accurate, March is omitted.
Strive to end the Turkic war around March. "
"But we have dispersed our troops and stationed them in various major cities in the Jin Kingdom. Is it a bit risky to use the current military strength as of March?"
"Have you forgotten that we actually have 50,000 elite troops nearby that can be mobilized?"
