The army has a large number of people, and Shuhu Siji is certainly happy.
But Yelu Chenghui was not happy.
Yelu Chenghui, who was in charge of logistics, originally hoped that Shuhu Siji would not bring so many people out, otherwise there would be some gaps in the military supplies prepared for 20,000 people, which would not be easy to replenish.
Moreover, there are no rivers like Wenshui to help them when marching to Yizhou, so they basically have to rely on land transportation, which greatly reduces efficiency and increases costs.
The pressure on Shandong West Road, which had just been in chaos, was too great. Many officials were complaining to him, so he hoped that Shuhu Siji could understand him.
"We have just encountered a disaster, and the administration in various places has not yet been fully restored. We now have to provide logistical supplies for tens of thousands of troops. It is too difficult. I hope that the commander-in-chief of the army will consider our difficulties and not force it."
Yelu Chenghui said this very humbly and with a very low posture.
However, Shuhu Siji did not intend to understand their difficulties. Instead, he was furious and pointed at Yelu Chenghui's nose and scolded him severely.
"How can we make decisions on national affairs based on the cost? National affairs should be done at all costs! If you don't understand this truth, how can you assume important responsibilities?
Your difficulties are great, but my difficulties are not great? There is chaos in Shandong, there are wars all over the place, thieves and bandits are everywhere, killing people every moment! Is it people who are more important, or your food and property? "
Hu Siji said these words with a blushing face and a heartbeat, as if the person who ignored military affairs and embezzled military expenses and military supplies for personal enjoyment was not him at all.
To be precise, Shuhu Siji's reputation for corruption is well-known throughout Shandong, and officials of all sizes are quite aware of his corruption.
Everyone knows how much of the military expenditures allocated to Shandong by the imperial court are actually spent on the army every year, and what the level of Shandong's army is.
The current situation in Shandong is so corrupt. To say that Shuhusiji has no responsibility is purely a fairy tale.
However, this does not prevent Shuhusiji, a new bureaucrat, from being very skillful in passing the blame.
Yelu Chenghui had no choice but to work overtime to ensure Shuhusiji's logistics, and at the same time, he had to put some thought into Jiagu Asu's logistics.
But compared to Shuhu Siji's generosity, Jiagu Asuna really saves a lot of effort.
Therefore, Yelv Chenghui handed over the affairs of Jiagu Asu to his deputy and concentrated on preparing logistics for Shuhu Siji to avoid being intimidated and embarrassed by him.
While doing things, Yelu Chenghui also felt dissatisfied and resentful about his boss. He deeply hated that he was inferior to others and could not fight back. He could only passively suffer such oppression and humiliation. It was really embarrassing to the extreme.
Shuhu Siji had no intention of leading the troops personally, but because the troops from outside were coming, in order to facilitate unified command and avoid causing trouble, he temporarily decided to lead the troops personally as the commander-in-chief.
In this way, no one will have conflicts over command authority.
On Shandong East Road and Damingfu Road, it is normal for conflicts to arise between the organized armies in different areas. Meng'an and Mouke, who are regular soldiers, are different, and it is easy to understand that they have some unclear conflicts.
So we need someone who can put his word and everyone obeys to give unified command.
I can only do it myself.
Before setting off for the expedition, Shuhu Siji gave an order to Tu Danjing, asking him to organize more troops to assemble in Dongping Prefecture as soon as possible, and then go to Jinan Prefecture to promote an actual three-way march and defeat the Liberation Army as soon as possible. Restore Shandong to its original state.
Shuhu Siji led a main force of 30,000 people to march towards Yanzhou, preparing to pass through Yanzhou and attack Yizhou, killing the rest of the Liberation Army. He was ambitious and ambitious.
Twenty thousand of the thirty thousand troops were Han Chinese, but there were also ten thousand Jurchen soldiers, four thousand of whom were cavalry, and the remaining six thousand were infantry.
That is to say, time was tight and we were unable to collect more horses for military needs. However, each of these four thousand cavalrymen had one person and two horses, which was much better than the one person and one horse at Jiagu Asu.
With an army of this size, Shuhu Siji did not believe that he could not defeat the Shandong rebels.
Similar to him, Zhao Kaishan now feels that it is impossible for him to fail.
After driving Su Yonglin and Sun Tzu Yidu to the north through his "superior" political skills, Zhao Kaishan alleviated his guilt by providing Su Yonglin with a large amount of military supplies, and then began to expand the army on a large scale with peace of mind.
He announced the formal reorganization of the Liberation Army, which was originally in a slightly chaotic organization. He would not care about Su Yonglin and Sun Ziyi, but he would sort out his own side.
He also knew that the armed forces of the landlords and gentry who had taken refuge in him were not very reliable, so he mainly expanded his direct army, which was the first to have the military number of the Yue Family Army.
For example, the Beiwei Army led by his son Zhao Yucheng was expanded to 10,000 men, with more than 2,000 war horses.
He carefully selected tall and strong soldiers to join the Beiwei Army, tried his best to strengthen the equipment and strength of the Beiwei Army, and tried to build the Beiwei Army into a benchmark and the strongest army of the Liberation Army.
He did not treat the other armies badly. They were all his direct descendants. They should be strengthened if they could be strengthened. Of course, he did not care so much about the quality of the army, the main thing was the number of people.
There were many people who were forced to join the army and those who volunteered to join the army. Zhao Kaishan's direct troops expanded rapidly.
Because they adopted Su Yonglin's suggestion not to tattoo the faces and bodies of soldiers, the Liberation Army did not have a tattooing system like the Song Army, and soldiers did not have tattoos on their faces. Therefore, in the chaos, there were actually people who took the initiative to join the army.
Of course, all the Han Jin soldiers who surrendered after conquering the city must have been included in the team, and recruiting strong men was also done in some areas.
But it has to be said that because of Su Yonglin's early publicity investment, the overall image of the Liberation Army is still very positive in the eyes of Shandong locals.
After a moment of turmoil, during the bloody battle between Su Yonglin and Jiagu Asu, Zhao Xiang's Selected Front Army expanded to 15,000 men, Zhao Kaihe's Tabai Army expanded to 12,000 men, and Chen Qiaoshan's enemy-defeating army The army was expanded to 17,000 men, and Li Xiao's Youyi Army was expanded to 16,000 men.
The number of Zhao Kaishan's direct troops has expanded rapidly, and has grown to 70,000, and is rushing towards the number of 100,000.
These were only his direct descendants. The landlords and gentry who were attached to him were also actively expanding their armed forces to prepare for war. One or two of them continued to increase their troops, raising the number of the Liberation Army in the areas controlled by Zhao Kaishan to more than 100,000 in one fell swoop.
Regardless of whether it was a mob, at least the number of people was sufficient. It seemed that the Liberation Army was huge, very powerful, and had the momentum to conquer the world. Therefore, many landowners and gentry actively joined the Liberation Army, providing food and wages for the Liberation Army in exchange for political convenience.
The Liberation Army's military strength, which had been somewhat dormant after the previous secession crisis, was once again on the rise, and there was a sense of prosperity.
Therefore, many of Zhao Kaishan's cronies say that Zhao Kaishan himself is the most powerful. So what if Sun Ziyi and Su Yonglin are gone?
Isn’t the Liberation Army still so powerful?
This means that whether the Liberation Army is strong or not has no direct relationship with Su Yonglin and Sun Ziyi. What matters is Zhao Kaishan himself.
This made Zhao Kaishan gradually become excited and in a good mood. He put the previous things out of the mind, accepted this prosperous situation with peace of mind, and was ready to take the initiative to attack again, occupying important areas on the east and west roads of Shandong in one fell swoop.
In this way, he is the well-deserved leader of the Liberation Army and the sole leader of the uprising.
This momentum was maintained until Su Yonglin's warning was sent.
Su Yonglin sent two warnings, one when he learned that the Jin army was going to attack Tai'an Prefecture, and the other after they defeated Jiagu Asu.
The warning before the war was regarded by Zhao Kaishan as a letter asking for help. Zhao Kaishan was a little happy when he received the warning.
He felt that if he could send troops to help, the previous embarrassment would no longer exist, and Su Yonglin could be convinced.
Good thing.
At this time, when the army was reorganized and training, some of his close subordinates were gathered in Linyi City, so he summoned his close subordinates and showed Su Yonglin's warning letter.
"Yuting is not that kind of hypocritical person. I read him correctly. He still knows the importance. Although he is embarrassed to say it clearly, the meaning is already there. He feels that he cannot fight against the army of gold thieves, so he hopes that I can support him."
Zhao Kaishan's face was full of pride, as if he had accomplished a big thing.
