Everyone in the room was silent. They knew that what Su Qi'an said was right, but seeing that Su Qi'an was in danger of being killed, they would never agree.
Just as Wu Dingguo and Xie Cang continued to persuade, Su Qi'an reached out and stopped them.
"I understand everyone's worries, but as the supreme inspector of Dongzhou, in order to win this battle, I have to make this trip across the state no matter what."
"As the supervisory envoy, I order that during the envoy's trip to Yuezhou, all arrangements for the war in Dongzhou will be taken over by the Governor and the Marquis of Lingdong."
"Everything will be carried out according to the plan before the envoy left. If the envoy has not returned during the war, I have handed over the subsequent plans to County Magistrate Fang for safekeeping. After I leave, Magistrate Fang will inform you of all the plans. .”
"That's it. You don't need to persuade me anymore. You can just follow the order."
Su Qi'an's voice was firm and unquestionable. Everyone in the room looked at the determination on Su Qi'an's face and finally sighed and clasped their fists in agreement.
No one can change any decision made by Su Qi, and everyone can only accept it.
The reason why Su Qi'an had to go was not to show off his talent. Generally speaking, it was related to the success or failure of Dongzhou's third battle, and there was no room for sloppiness.
Moreover, the investigation team sent by the imperial court was investigating the last Yuezhou War. As a party involved, Su Qi'an was not even informed. What kind of success could this kind of investigation lead to?
The precaution against him is evident. It was an investigation in name, but even the military power of Yuezhou was transferred and the king of Yue, Su Kang, was controlled in disguise.
Even though Su Kang is a second-class king among the kings and a county king, he is still the prince of Great Liang. Even his status cannot solve the Yuezhou crisis.
If Su Qi'an sends anyone to Yuezhou, it may not have any effect. Instead of doing this, he might as well go and find out.
As for whether he would be able to come back before the war started in Dongzhou after he left, Su Qian could not guarantee this.
But according to his estimation, even if the fight starts in advance, as long as he follows his plan, there won't be any big problems in a short time.
It would be really bad if the Yuezhou Navy couldn't be brought back.
"Okay, without further ado, I'll leave now. I'll leave everything to you in Dongzhou."
"I must try my best to bring people back before the war begins."
Su Qi'an stood up, cupped his fists and raised his hands to everyone, then strode away, followed quickly by Wu Dingguo, Xie Cang and others.
Outside the county mansion, a carriage had been prepared and parked at the door. Around the carriage, members of the direct team were waiting.
This time, there were not many people directly under the leadership of the team, only about a hundred or so people. The leader of the trip was not Su Yong or Tong Zhan, but one of the team leaders.
In preparation for the counterattack in the Battle of Dongzhou this time, Su Yong was assigned to the Dongzhou Navy, and the Dongshan and Split Mountain armies were commanded by Xie Cang. As for Tong Zhan, he had more important things to do.
It can be said that all current personnel, especially Su Qian's closest confidants, have their own tasks and cannot leave.琇书蛧
Even the direct team that went to Yuezhou this time only dispatched about a hundred or so people, all of whom were urgently transferred from their respective mission personnel.
After all, who would have thought that something like this would happen to Yuezhou at this juncture.
This time when we went to Yuezhou, it was enough to bring a hundred or so people with us. Based on Su Qi'an's identity, all the counties and counties along the way had already prepared manpower to escort him throughout the journey.
Whether it's Dongzhou or Yuezhou, the news has been sent to them. If something happens to Su Qi'an on a certain stretch of the road, the local officials will ask directly if they don't say anything.
It's this kind of advance warning. If you don't want to lose your head, you have to make careful arrangements. Therefore, Su Qian is not worried about the risks along the way.
He just wanted to find out what was going on in Yuezhou now, and even Su Kang himself couldn't figure it out.
Su Qi'an got on the carriage, opened the curtain, and held his hands in front of everyone. He didn't say too many words. He didn't stay for a long time and waved. The next moment, the wheels turned. Under the watch of everyone, Su Qi'an's motorcade disappeared at the end of the street.
Wu Dingguo withdrew his eyes, his face was indifferent, and he said to a county guard beside him.
"I am sending a message to the counties and counties along the way, as well as to the officials responsible for the response in Yuezhou, in the name of this governor, saying that the inspector has set off, and I hope you will do a good job in protecting and responding."
"If you make a mistake, if you cause any harm to the supervisor, whether it is an official from this state or an official from across the state, I will be the first to say something ugly. Every one of them will be removed from their posts and investigated. In serious cases, they will be executed immediately!"
The county guard beside him nodded solemnly, then turned and left.
No wonder Wu Dingguo has such strict rules. Su Qi'an's importance to the Dongzhou war is too important to allow for any sloppiness.
Even after so many instructions, Wu Dingguo's heart was still hanging on, waiting for Su Qi'an's motorcade to disappear completely, he said to Xie Cang and Zhou Zibin beside him.
"The Inspector has entrusted us with such an important task. I hope you can cooperate sincerely and not let the Inspector down. Let's go and return home first. The specific details of this war must be carefully discussed with you."
"Everything is at the discretion of the Governor." Xie Cang and Zhou Zibin said with fists in their hands.
After a while, a group of people followed Wu Dingguo and turned back to his house. Zhou Zibin, who was standing aside, had a look in his eyes that suggested that the female cadre had succeeded.
Su Qi'an left Dongzhou and headed to Yuezhou at this juncture, which was what he wanted to see.
Although this trouble is usually not a big deal to deal with, with the war in Dongzhou imminent, it is not that simple to deal with it at this time. XiuShu.com
And this was the first trouble Zhou Zibin brought to Su Qi'an, because he wanted to see how capable he was.
At this time, Su Qi'an, who was riding in a carriage, left Qingchong County and headed south.
Logically speaking, the fastest way to reach Yuezhou is by water, which only takes about three days.
But currently, all the ships and even boatmen available in Dongzhou have been recruited just to prepare for the upcoming naval battle.
In this naval battle, the Dongzhou Navy is the main force. Even if civilian ships are requisitioned, they probably won't be used too much.
This was what Su Qi'an thought before he got to know the Dongzhou Navy. It wasn't until he saw the Dongzhou Navy's troops that Su Qi'an understood why he had not seen the Dongzhou Navy in many previous battles. shadow.
It's not that they are incompetent in combat. In the final analysis, they are poor.
The total size of the ships that the mighty Dongzhou Navy can use is only twenty.
The number of these twenty ships seems to be a lot, but most of them are small ships that can only carry about a hundred people. As for large ships that can accommodate about a thousand people, only two can go to sea.
The rest are all in a state of repair and cannot go to sea.
The imperial court's funding for the Coastal Navy has been decreasing day by day since more than ten years ago, and due to the embezzlement of officials at all levels, only three or four of the remaining funding for the Coastal Navy is considered a good achievement.
The reason for this is mainly that the focus of Great Liang has always been on the north, defending Dayong.
On the contrary, the defense of the coast is not so important. The coastal navy is said to have a hundred thousand troops, but after Su Qi'an's investigation, he found that the available naval force of the two states was 60,000 to 70,000, which is considered good.
As for the vacated 30,000 to 40,000 people, they are nominally naval forces, but are actually sometimes used as land troops.
It is very expensive to raise a naval army. Don't look at it as just 100,000, but spending 100,000 naval dollars to train a land army can produce at least 300,000 people.
And in the final analysis, the naval force is defending Fuso on the opposite side.
Fusang is strong, but has always been blocked by the sea. For hundreds of years, it has been a vassal state of Great Liang. In the past ten or twenty years, it has slowly risen.
Even if it rises again, the threat to Great Liang is far less severe than Great Rong in the north.
This also led to the fact that the imperial court did not pay much attention to the Navy. If Su Qi'an had not brought some personnel from the R&D Department to repair the ships of the Dongzhou Navy.
How to fight the naval battle in the third battle is a headache.
In order to maximize the combat power of the Dongzhou Navy, the research team
The maintenance staff of the development department are working day and night to repair it.
Fortunately, during this trip, Su Qian brought over Xiao Si and other people who were proficient in ship maintenance.
After you have maintenance personnel, you must also be rich. The richest person in Dongzhou is Shen Wanfu, who is ranked second, and no one dares to be ranked first.
Although there was a dispute between him and Shen Wanfu, this war was related to the future of Dongzhou. Coupled with Wu Dingguo's intervention, Shen Wanfu readily agreed to borrow 200,000 taels to repair and maintain the navy's ships and weapons. and personnel training.
But these alone are not enough, which is why Su Qian asked the Yuezhou Navy for support.
Although both Dongzhou and Yuezhou have naval forces, Yuezhou is not as chaotic as Dongzhou because Su Kang is in charge.
Compared with the Dongzhou Navy, the Yuezhou Navy's combat power is much higher.
Apart from anything else, their naval officers and soldiers have quite a lot of combat experience. Even former veterans are quite good.
The last time he left Yuezhou, in order to return a favor to Su Qi'an, Su Kang not only took away Xiao Si and other people who were proficient in ship repairs, but also sent a group of veteran generals who were good at naval warfare.
This time, the people who were in charge of the Dongzhou Navy with Su Yong were these veterans. When these people started using their hands, it was smooth and they quickly mobilized the officers and soldiers of the Dongzhou Navy.
This is also an important reason why Su Qian insisted on requesting the Yuezhou Navy to come for support. Only with the support of the Yuezhou Navy can this battle be turned around.
Therefore, no matter what, Su Qian had to bring the Yuezhou Navy back.
Su Qi'an traveled all the way south, and as expected, basically no one dared to seek death and ambush his convoy.
Every time he arrived at each county, he was escorted by a large number of local state soldiers. Although he occasionally encountered some people who were not afraid of death, Su Qi'an's direct team did not need to take action.
They were neatly dealt with by the local state soldiers, and looking at their actions, they were ruthless and risked their lives, as if they were beaten to death.
No wonder they were like this. Wu Dingguo gave death orders to the officials below, and the officials below also gave death orders to his soldiers.
Anyone who fails to protect them will be killed by the entire team.
In this danger of death, no one has to risk his life.
