After meeting with Gu Sansi, An Miaoyi was busy with Ye Cui's birthday for a while. Now there are only five days left before the old lady's birthday. Although the preparations are all step by step, the reality is also more and more complicated. There are more and more coming... When the time comes, An Miaoyi will definitely take the time to take a good look.
Looking at the memorial sent to the staff headquarters by Zhang Meng, commander of the Fourth Army, An Miaoyi's expression gradually became serious.
Judging from the memorials sent by these two commanders, it can be seen that in recent times, the Zhennan Army has been mobilized frequently in Anqing and Huainan, especially on the Anqing front line. The Zhennan Army has been mobilized extremely frequently. Nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses have been assembled, and these 30,000 people are veterans of the Zhennan Army, not newly recruited young men!
There is even news that Xu Zhaojie himself appeared in the Anqing area, and because Anqing is the place where Xu Zhaojie started, he ruled here for several years. Therefore, even after the Fengwu Army captured Anqing, they carried out several rounds of cleaning up Anqing. However, there are still some remnants of the Zhennan Army remaining in the area.
According to a recent report from the Coordination Office, almost all the remnants of the Zhennan Army in Anqing have appeared recently. Many people are actively cooperating and seem to be preparing to coordinate the Zhennan Army's counterattack against Anqing!
Xu Zhaojie has actually been prepared for his counterattack against the Anqing Fengwu Army. The Fourth Army has tens of thousands of people stationed here, preparing to have a collision with the Zhennan Army... ··············However, what is surprising is that in addition to taking action around Anqing, the Zhennan Army also seems to have taken action in Jingchu.
Duan Zhibao, the commander of the Fifth Army who had just surrendered and changed his tune, also sent a memorial and said that according to his observation, the Zhennan Army sent about 10,000 troops to Hengzhou, Yongshao and other places to support the defenders, and seemed to be preparing to attack the enemy. Jingchu is up to no good!
Duan Zhibao also used this as an excuse to request the Fengwu Army Staff Headquarters to reorganize the Fifth Army as soon as possible and support more firearms!
In this regard, the staff led by Zhao Han believes that judging from the current situation, Xu Zhaojie wants to take advantage of the opportunity that the main force of the Fengwu Army is in the north to counterattack!
However, judging from the information provided by the Coordination Office, even including the Zhennan Army who returned from Chishan Mansion, the total strength of the Zhennan Army is only 70,000. This is already a full force. The total strength of the Zhennan Army cannot exceed 70,000!
Xu Zhaojie sent all the 70,000 people to take charge. Shouchun and others must have some troops left behind, plus some troops in Jingchu.
Xu Zhaojie still has at most more than 30,000 soldiers and horses to move around. According to the investigation of the Coordination Office, these soldiers and horses have already appeared on the Anqing side, but the remnants of the Zhennan Army in Anqing are secretly preparing to respond!
Judging from this situation, it is indeed more likely that Xu Zhaojie will cause trouble in Anqing,····························Of course The Zhennan Army did take some actions in Jingchu, and Duan Zhibao did not lie about the military situation. The Zhennan Army in the southern prefectures and counties of Jingchu has indeed been strengthened!
However, according to the intelligence from the Coordination Office, the Zhennan Army's additional troops to the south of Jingchu were not about 10,000 as Duan Zhibao reported!
There were about five to six thousand people, and about half of them were young men who had just been recruited by the Zhennan Army and had been trained for less than three months!
Therefore, considering these factors, the General Staff believes that Anqing is the main counterattack direction of the Zhennan Army! The reason why the Zhennan Army sent more troops to the south of Jingchu was probably because they considered that once they launched a counterattack, the newly reorganized Fifth Army would launch an attack on Hengzhou, Yongshao and other places, encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao so that the Zhennan Army could not look after each other. So make some preparations in advance!
Therefore, the General Staff requested the Fourth Army stationed in Anqing to raise the alert level, be wary of the Zhennan Army's visit, and effectively protect the lives and property of Anqing people.
The First Army stationed in Hebei and Huainan must also be prepared to receive reinforcements to ensure that the war progress is foolproof!
The staff department is also preparing to transport a batch of military supplies such as armor, firearms, medicines, etc. that were originally sent to Yunbin to Anqing as soon as possible, and actively liaise with the Central Academy to ensure smooth logistics channels... ························Although the focus of the Staff Department is on the Fourth Army, it has no response to the request of Duan Zhibao of the Fifth Army. Ignoring it, he urgently allocated 10,000 taels of military pay, 300 powerful muskets, and ten tiger squat cannons to be transported to Jingchu.
Although the staff led by Zhao Han seemed to be fair in this matter and had an explanation for both the Fourth Army and the Fifth Army, taking care of all aspects, An Miaoyi still figured out the solution based on the staff's handling opinions. Something different!
Nearly two months have passed since the Hanyang Incident. Although most of the territory in Jingchu was nominally included in the territory of the Fengwu Army, in fact, in the past period, the main energy of the Fengwu Army was in the north. The Kipchak Khanate, so the Fengwu Army with limited energy has not yet fully entered Jingchu!
Although at present, under the orders of the General Staff, a battalion of the First Division of the First Army and a battalion of the Fourth Army, a total of nearly 6,000 soldiers and horses, have been stationed in Hanyang and controlled the political and economic core of Jingchu, but before Hanyang In more than ten prefectures and counties outside the country, the Fengwu Army has not yet established effective control!
As for the Jingchu Army, which also changed its tune, the Fengwu Army gave it the designation of the Fifth Army and planned the reorganization of the Fifth Army.
But in fact, due to the current limited energy of the Fengwu Army, although there are plans, they have not yet been implemented, and the reorganization work still remains on paper... ········So even though the name has changed, from Jingchu Army to Fengwu Army Fifth Army, there is actually no difference between the Fifth Army and the former Jingchu Army!
Everyone knows what the Jingchu Army was like in the past. They were eating empty pay, reselling weapons, killing good people and taking credit for their merits. These problems can be said to be all five poisons!
It is precisely because of these shortcomings that the Jingchu Army's combat effectiveness is not high and its centripetal force is not strong!
This also led to some insightful people, led by Duan Zhibao and Li Zhengyong, realizing that the Jingchu Army could not compete with the Fengwu Army in this way, so in the end, those who knew the current affairs were heroes and joined the Fengwu Army and assisted the Fengwu Army in capturing Jingwu Army. Chu!
With the defection of the Jingchu Army and joining the Fengwu Army, these problems of the Jingchu Army in the past have changed from the advantages of the Fengwu Army to problems that the Fengwu Army wants to solve. However, due to practical reasons, the fifth The reorganization of the army cannot be implemented!
Therefore, behaviors such as taking empty pay, reselling ordnance, and killing good people and taking credit for their merits still exist in the Fifth Army, and this also makes the Fengwu Army Staff lack trust in the Fifth Army!
And it is precisely because of the lack of trust that in the opinion of the staff department, Duan Zhibao of the Fifth Army is using the Zhennan Army's increase in Jingchu troops as an excuse to ask for benefits from the Fengwu Army!
As for the Zhennan Army's threat to speed up the reorganization work, it is just an excuse. In fact, it still needs money, food, and firearms... ·············Based on previous work experience, if you want to successfully complete a coup against an army, you must first control the local situation. However, it is a pity that the Fengwu Army currently lacks control over Jing. Chu's effective control.
Therefore, the staff is worried that if they send what they want to the Fifth Army now, they may end up being beaten by meat buns and never come back!
Secondly, the Fengwu Army has been in constant war recently and has not much reserves of these necessary supplies. Therefore, the staff feels that things should be used sparingly and used wisely, so they do not want to give these supplies to the Fifth Army!
However, in the view of the staff, the Fifth Army has given up its excuses. It cannot be justified if they don't get a cent, and after all, the Fifth Army has surrendered not long ago. Not giving others face at all will make them feel cold and may even cause some unnecessary troubles. !
Therefore, the General Staff gave them ten thousand taels of silver, three hundred mighty muskets, and ten tiger cannons, and used them to attack the Jingchu Fifth Army, so that everyone would not look too bad!
After understanding the staff's thoughts, An Miaoyi also realized that as the Fengwu Army grew, there were also direct lines and miscellaneous groups within the Fengwu Army!
The First Army, the Second Army, and the Third Army that followed Ye Mingsheng in Liaoyang are undoubtedly the direct troops of the Fengwu Army. Their weapons, weapons, and personnel treatment are the best, and they are considered to be the best in the Fengwu Army. The main ace force······················ In comparison, the Fourth Army, which was reorganized from the Qilu Army, and the Fifth Army, which was transformed from the Jingchu Army, As far as being regarded as a no-name unit, the weapons, weapons, stomach, and personnel treatment may be relatively worse!
However, this time, compared to the Fifth Army that had just surrendered, the Fengwu Army Staff still trusted the Fourth Army that had completed its reorganization!
Although An Miaoyi doesn't know much about military issues, from an intuitive point of view, such a trend does not seem to be a good thing!
But this has little to do with her now. Ye Mingsheng only gave her the right to know. The operation of the staff department still depends on Zhao Han, the chief of staff, to lead it!
After reading the memorial from the General Staff, An Miaoyi also read the memorial from the Central Academy. The Central Academy has not been very peaceful recently. The locust plague some time ago caused a reduction in food production, and the reduction in food production also lowered the price of food. price.
Although the Fengwu Army used its grain reserves in a timely manner and stabilized the price of grain, the cost of living for the people still increased.
The reduction in grain production has also reduced the income of some farmers. Therefore, as the most severely affected area, the Chief Envoy of Hebei and Henan Province, Murong Yuliang, submitted a memorial to the Central Council, hoping that the authorities can reduce Hebei and Henan's taxes this year, and The proportion of taxes paid in Hebei and Yu!
Regarding Murong Yuliang's proposal, Cui Shao, as the central envoy, expressed his agreement in principle with Murong Yuliang's proposal after meeting with various bureaus to reduce part of the tax reduction and keep as much tax as possible in the local area... ·························However, the two sides have considerable differences on the specific tax reduction ratio. Murong Yuliang believes that Hebei and Henan are the worst affected by the disaster. It’s serious, so I request a tax reduction of at least 30%.
Cui Shao believes that although the disaster in Hebei and Yu is not small, the Central Academy has deployed manpower and material resources for disaster relief in a timely manner, and the disaster in Hebei has now been brought under control!
And the Fengwu Army is still mobilizing more than 100,000 troops to fight. The local government has to consider the above difficulties, so it is only willing to reduce taxes by 10% at most!
After Murong Yuliang took the lead, Qilu Chief Envoy Sun Jing'an also wrote a memorial to the Central Council, saying that the disaster situation in Qilu was not small, and hoped that the higher authorities could understand the public sentiment and reduce the taxes collected in Qilu!
Although Murong Yuliang had Sun Jing'an's support, Cui Shao, as the boss of the Central Council's civil service system, also acted extremely strongly and directly stated that he would either accept the Central Council's plan or not reduce taxes at all!
An Miaoyi knew that on such a major issue as tax reduction, neither Cui Shao nor Murong Yuliang had the final say. Only Ye Mingsheng could make the final decision on this matter!
The reason why Cui Shao behaved so strongly was to a certain extent to serve as a shield for Ye Mingsheng. After all, the war with the Kipchak Khanate had just ended, the Zhennan Army was about to cause trouble, and the Fengwu Army was suffering from a huge financial deficit. , Dadong Sheng Company is already preparing to issue new bonds... It is already very valuable to collect more taxes. Cui Shao is willing to reduce taxes as much as possible. He has gritted his teeth and made a last-ditch effort!
At this juncture, Murong Yuliang expressed his request for tax reduction, and An Miaoyi couldn't help but doubt his thoughts. She didn't know whether Murong Yuliang wanted to show off, or was using this as a reason to secretly suggest to Ye Mingsheng that he should withdraw from the company. Give up fighting?
An Miaoyi felt that no matter what Murong Yuliang's idea was, his final idea would not come true. After all, even if Ye Mingsheng was willing to take a break, Xu Zhaojie would not agree. This was already going to hit the door!
After briefly looking at the other memorials, An Miaoyi stopped looking and asked to take the memorials back. At this time, Qiqige came to her side.
Seeing Qiqige's serious expression, An Miaoyi couldn't help but have a bad premonition in her heart. Sure enough, Qiqige whispered: "Madam, Director Huo has sent news, and something happened over there. There are some variables..." An Miaoyi couldn't help but laugh after Qiqige said it. She frowned slightly. What she regretted most now was that she shouldn't have listened to Wang Huan's slander and asked Dadongsheng Company to apply for a loan!
She was very passive in this matter, but An Miaoyi knew very well that Ye Mingsheng attached great importance to this issue. If Ye Mingsheng knew about this matter, he would definitely not let her off lightly!
