Yijing Yefu Zhongyong Hall
Including Cui Shao and Zhao Han, more than a dozen military and political officials who stayed in Yijing were gathered in this room. However, compared to these familiar faces, there was a new face behind the screen in the room. Is he sitting quietly somewhere...
This person is the mistress of Fengwu Army - An Miaoyi!
Although she was sitting behind the screen, An Miaoyi still felt a little excited. She knew that this room was the core of Fengwu Army!
In the past, she had always wanted to attend this meeting, even if it was just to listen on the sidelines, but An Miaoyi knew very well that Ye Mingsheng did not allow her to get involved in politics!
Therefore, even if she proposed this idea to Ye Mingsheng, not only would she be decisively rejected by Ye Mingsheng, but she would also be subject to even stricter restrictions by Ye Mingsheng!
So although she really wanted to attend the Zhongyong Hall meeting, An Miaoyi never expressed this idea to Ye Mingsheng!
But today, An Miaoyi finally got her wish and came to the core of Fengwu Army's power!
When Ye Mingsheng left Yi Jing, he handed over government affairs to the Central Council headed by Cui Shao and handed over general affairs to the staff headed by Zhao Han!
However, compared with Cui Shao, Zhao Han is far behind in terms of qualifications, prestige in the military, and closeness with Ye Mingsheng!
Zhao Han himself knew this very well, so he did not overestimate his ability to compete with Cui Shao for the right to host the meeting!
Cui Shao stood up and saw that everyone had almost arrived, so he said in a deep voice:
"Today, I would like to take your busy schedule to come to this Zhongyong Hall. I and Chief of Staff Zhao also have important matters to discuss with you... ····》
After saying that, Cui Shao looked at Huo San, who was sitting at the back, and said in a deep voice:
"Director Huo, come and introduce the situation to everyone!"
Huo San also stood up and reported:
"My lords, Song Weijie, who proclaimed himself the Governor of Sichuan and Sichuan, sent word to our army that Xu Zhaojie had bribed Yang Zhen and Cai Qiang, the commander-in-chief of Sichuan and Sichuan. These two men led tens of thousands of Shu troops out of Sichuan to fight and joined Xu Zhaojie's camp! "
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Zhongyong Hall was shocked. After a moment, Gu Sansi frowned and asked Huo San:
"Aren't Yang Zhen and Cai Qiang subordinates of Song Weijie? What does Song Weijie mean?"
Gu Sansi's question also represented the thoughts of everyone in the Zhongyong Hall at this time, so when Gu Sansi spoke, everyone also looked at Huo San.
Huo San heard the words and explained:
"Song Weijie means that although he proclaims himself the Governor of Sichuan and Sichuan, the internal forces in Sichuan and Sichuan are complicated, and the local tycoons are too powerful for him to effectively control!"
"Although he persuaded Yang Zhen and Cai Qiang, Xu Zhaojie offered a very high price and was willing to cede Yongzhou and Hengzhou. Therefore, Yang Zhen and Cai Qiang refused to listen to him and insisted on fighting with Xu Zhaojie. The road goes all the way to darkness!"
After hearing this, everyone fell into thinking. Seeing this, Cui Shao asked Zhao Han:
"I wonder what the General Staff thinks of this matter?"
Faced with Cui Shao's inquiry, Zhao Han thought for a moment before saying slowly:
"Shangguan Nvgan thief once mobilized part of the Shu army and went to Yunnan to fight with our army. Judging from the feedback from the frontline soldiers, although the Shu army has a tenacious will to fight, they are not afraid of sacrifice and dare to fight... ·····················》
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The kick hit Huo San's feet. After a moment of hesitation, Huo San replied very cautiously:
"From the current point of view, the Zhennan Army's main attack direction is still on the Anqing front line. This line also concentrates most of the main elites of the Zhennan Army. However, the possibility of the Shu Army fighting in Jingchu cannot be ruled out!"
Huo San's answer obviously did not satisfy the military. As the military representative, General Ye Tie of the Sixth Division also spoke:
"Director Huo, the soldiers on the front line need more precise answers!"
Huo San also said in a deep voice when he heard this:
"Xu Zhaojie's deployment is never static. Our Coordination Office has done its best to investigate the enemy's movements and combat deployment!"
"We in the Coordination Office cannot predict the enemy in advance. We can only try our best to detect the enemy's combat deployment. However, the front line is changing rapidly. We in the Coordination Office cannot predict the enemy as fast as a god. We hope that you generals will forgive you... ···············》
After saying this, Huo San also bowed his hands to several generals in the military. However, Ye Tie still looked dissatisfied and was planning to say something. However, at this time, Zhao Han gave him a look, looking at Zhao Han. In order to save face, Ye Tie did not make any noise.
Seeing that the situation was tense for a while, Cui Shao also took over the conversation and asked again:
"What are your thoughts on deploying the frontline soldiers now that the matter has come to this?"
Zhao Han hesitated for a moment after hearing this question, but still said truthfully:
"Commander He of the First Army and Commander Zhang of the Fourth Army both believe that the Zhennan Army is just a bunch of rabble, so they want to fight the enemy in Anqing and strive to complete their achievements in one battle!"
As soon as these words came out, Cui Shao's face suddenly became solemn, and at this moment Zhao Han continued:
"But I personally do not recommend a decisive battle with the enemy in Anqing!"
Hearing what Zhao Han said, Cui Shao's serious face relaxed. As the saying goes, you don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are before you become a master. The previous series of wars with the Luo'an court had already wiped out the Fengwu Army's wealth.
Fortunately, the war was a great victory. By wiping out the Shangguan family members, the Fengwu Army was able to regain some blood. However, the subsequent war with the Kipchaks almost pushed the Fengwu Army's finances to the edge of bankruptcy!
Moreover, the two major provinces of Qilu and Hebei are now asking the Central Council to reduce taxes in the name of the locust plague. All of this has put Cui Shao at the head of two major provinces... ·········
In the past, it could be maintained by cutting down expenses and demolishing the east wall to repair the west wall. But if the Fengwu Army and the Zhennan Army have another decisive battle, if they can defeat it in one battle, then of course there will be no problem!
But if there is a stalemate, then the logistics supply will be unsustainable in a short time, and then the Military Pension Center may not be able to issue it!
So now Zhao Han says that he does not support the idea of a decisive battle, which is undoubtedly good news for Cui Shao!
He can join forces with Zhao Han to persuade He Jingyun not to go to war in Anqing and focus on holding firm. Otherwise, once the general staff and the frontline unite, it will be even more detrimental to Cui Shao.
At the same time, Zhao Han felt very bitter in his heart, even though he was now the chief of staff and the nominal first brother in the military!
But in fact, although Zhao Han came from a grassroots level, his long working experience was as a staff officer, and he had not commanded an army and made any military exploits.
Therefore, those arrogant generals in the military did not respect him very much, and He Jingyun was Zhao Han's old boss, so He Jingyun did not listen to Zhao Han's opinions very much!
Moreover, in the notice given before Ye Mingsheng left Yi Jing, it was clearly stated that if something happens in the south, He Jingyun would serve as the commander-in-chief of the Fengwu Army in the south and control all the troops of the Fengwu Army in the south!
In this way, He Jingyun can completely ignore the opinions of the staff and only need to answer to Ye Mingsheng alone!
Therefore, Zhao Han, the chief of staff, could not command He Jingyun at all...
Cui Shao looked at the generals in front of him. After pondering for a moment, he decided to give them a solid foundation and dispel the warlike intentions of these warriors!
"Generals, I know you
You are all eager to make great achievements and unify the world as soon as possible, but the war in the north has just ended, and there is no extra material and food in the treasury for you to consume, so my opinion is that it is not appropriate to go to war in the south before the autumn harvest! "
After Cui Shao finished speaking, he thought twice, and Zhang Juning and others also echoed. These civil servants in the Central Academy still had the same opinion on the temporary rest.
Seeing the "disrespect" of the civilian officials, several people from the military side couldn't help but look at each other. At this moment, Zhao Han said in a deep voice:
"Master Cui, although I don't agree with the decisive battle with the Zhennan Army in the south, the Zhennan Army is now taking the initiative to cause trouble for us!"
"Even if we focus on maintaining stability, the consumption of money, food and materials still requires your full support!"
Zhao Han's words set the tone for this meeting of the Zhongyong Hall and the strategy of maintaining a steady defense for the war in the south. Then the two sides began to argue over the specific amount of money and food!
After talking for about a stick of incense, the two sides finally reached a compromise on some figures, and the Zhongyong Hall meeting came to an end.
Because this meeting was very tiring, and Cui Shao was also the oldest, Cui Shao was still sitting in his seat to rest after everyone else had left. ·············
At this moment, An Miaoyi, who had been observing the meeting, also came out and sat opposite Cui Shao and asked seriously:
"Uncle, do you think He Jingyun will give in?"
Faced with An Miaoyi's question that pointed to the crux of the matter, Cui Shao smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"It's hard to say!"
"He Jingyun himself is the most difficult one, and he and Zhang Meng are very confident in their battle plan and feel that they can defeat the Zhennan Army in one fell swoop!"
Hearing what Cui Shao said, An Miaoyi also asked with some doubts:
"Their battle plan?"
Cui Shao nodded and said:
"Zhao Han told me that He Jingyun and Zhang Meng made a joint battle plan two days ago. They believed that the main force of the Zhennan Army was concentrated in Anqing, and some of the troops were concentrated in Jingchu, while Shouchun was very empty!"
"So He Jingyun wants to lead the Fifth Division to Anqing, work with the Fourth Army to contain the main force of the Zhennan Army, and then the First Division will cross the river from Kangyin and attack Shouchun!"
After hearing this, An Miaoyi thought for a moment and said:
"This plan sounds interesting!"
Seeing An Miaoyi say this, Cui Shao shook his head and said:
"On paper it looks like a good plan, but in reality it's not at all like that!"
"Although the First Division's combat effectiveness is very strong, its combat effectiveness is on land. Their combat effectiveness on water is very average!"
Hearing this, An Miaoyi was shocked at first and then said:
"The First Division has been in Kangyin for a long time. It has not always been trained to fight on the water..."
Cui Shao said in a deep voice:
"Although the First Division is training on water warfare, the progress is not very smooth. Otherwise, when Xu Zhaojie invaded Jiangnan, the First Division would have fought over it. Moreover, although the Huainan Navy has a small number of only a few thousand people, for water operations They are very skilled in combat, and there is a high probability that the First Division will not be their opponent!"
"If you think about it, Xu Zhaojie is also a master in the art of war. How could he not know that his middle road is empty now? He just expected that the first division would not dare to cross the river, and even if the first division crossed the river, his Huainan Navy would be able to repel the second division. One division!"
Hearing what Cui Shao said, An Miaoyi asked again:
"Is that why Zhao Han thought of inviting you, uncle, to suppress He Jingyun together?"
Cui Shao nodded slightly and said:
"Miaoyi, you know that Zhao Han has not made many military exploits, so even though he is the chief of general staff, he does not have much prestige in front of the proud and powerful generals in the army!"
"Not to mention Yuan Song, He Jingyun, even Guo Zhiping and Zhang Meng don't care much about him as the chief of general staff. Only the new Xun Ke cares about him!"
"There was nothing wrong with the commander-in-chief when he was in Yi Jing before. Zhao Han followed the commander-in-chief and pretended to be powerful. Everyone knew that this was what the commander-in-chief meant, so they followed suit. But now that the commander-in-chief has gone to Luo'an, Zhao Han This shows its true form..."
"Zhao Han knows it in his heart, so when Yue Qing was rectifying military discipline, he also followed behind to add fuel to the fire. He wanted to use this to control the arrogant and powerful generals and establish his authority as the chief of general staff!"
"But this guy's methods were too simple and crude, and he didn't establish much prestige. Instead, he made them more antagonistic to several mountaintops. Even his old leader He Jingyun wrote a letter to Zhao Han, asking Zhao Han to restrain himself and not to The rectification of military discipline has been expanded and politicized!"
Listening to her uncle's introduction, An Miaoyi nodded slightly. Seeing that An Miaoyi looked a little solemn, Cui Shao also spoke to comfort him:
"Miaoyi, you don't have to worry too much. It's not like we haven't fought Xu Zhaojie before. Even if Xu Zhaojie is Sun Houhou, he can't escape our Fengwu Army Wuzhishan. Although there are a lot of troubles now, there are still no big problems! "
"When the marshal comes back from Luo'an, it's time to completely deal with Xu Zhaojie and his gang!"
"By the way, how are your mother's sixtieth birthday arrangements going? There are only two days left!"
When Cui Shao asked about this, An Miaoyi smiled and nodded and said:
"Everything is ready, uncle, please rest assured..."
