Zhao Bingyan laughed and said, "It's not that serious. It's not a good thing."
Zhu Jingyi brought him a bowl of crucian carp soup and asked him to drink it. Chen Lin blushed and said, "Drink it. Jingyi stayed with it for a long time."
Both women knew that Wen Tianxiang had something to say and left the room silently.
Wen Tianxiang said with a smile on his face: "The King of Han enjoys it so much, drink it quickly."
Zhao Bingyan was speechless and asked him about his military situation while drinking soup.
He learned from Wen Tianxiang that Zhang Qi did not evacuate Qujing, but occupied the surrounding dangerous positions and defended them. Wang Bao led his troops into Zhenwu Mountain, intending to cross the Mahu River and attack Muchuan Village. Sun Huchen's fourth brigade is accelerating its eastward march to join the Changning Army.
As a result, the Northern Expeditionary Army used the Jinsha River as its boundary and had a deep defense of five hundred miles from east to west and thousands of miles from north to south.
However, the Guards launched a full-scale attack, and the casualties in the battle to attack the city were not small. Wen Tianxiang's preliminary statistics showed that the casualties in the first half of the month were more than a thousand people, and the number of casualties rose sharply. Fortunately, the army decided to establish a base and not leave.
Otherwise, it would be a big problem for the Guards to place the wounded.
Zhao Bingyan put down the soup bowl and said: "This is why I did not agree to attack the fortified city in the first place." He settled the accounts with Wen Tianxiang. The Guards did not have the sharp weapons to attack the city. Without the help of Zhuge Wuhou's divine cannon, they would have to rely on soldiers to climb the ladder. Zi went up the city wall to seize the city, but the casualties were too great.
Wen Tianxiang nodded and told him, let alone a strong state or county town, it was just a small stockade. Even one or two of our mortars and rocket launchers could not penetrate the city wall. Casualties were inevitable, but compared to relying on soldiers to risk their lives alone, A lot of rush.
However, the problem comes again.
Wen Tianxiang told him: Zhang Qi of the First Brigade called. The army encountered cold weather. There was sunshine during the day, and it was not cold during the march. The temperature dropped quickly at night. Many soldiers were afraid of catching cold, so they huddled together to keep warm. Everyone I still feel cold even with a bundle of straw in my chest.
Zhao Bingyan suddenly realized that the temperature difference between day and night is huge on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and the temperature dropped sharply after winter.
He said he would find a way to put the troops in winter clothes.
After a moment of silence, he told Wen Tianxiang that he would recruit all skilled craftsmen to open a workshop to make tools and weapons. We cannot get help from Mr. Zhuge all our lives. In fact, there is no such thing as Zhuge.
Wen Tianxiang immediately looked at him in surprise and asked carefully: "Without Zhuge Immortal, how could the King of Han obtain god-level firearms? Military uniforms and baggage? And so many foreign things?"
Zhao Bingyan was stunned for a moment, then sighed "Hey" and said, "I won't hide it from the Prime Minister. This is high technology that travels through time and space. Even the Prime Minister can't understand a sentence or two. Don't tell the third person."
Wen Tianxiang became even more confused. Seeing that he stopped talking, he said goodbye and left.
Zhao Bingyan rested for a whole day, and discussed military affairs with Wen Tianxiang the next day. It was decided that each brigade would be chaired by a deputy brigade commander, and a garrison brigade would be formed to be responsible for the defense of the base area, freeing up the Guards to fight with external lines and regain lost ground.
Wen Tianxiang nodded and said: "There are many people in Shu who are willing to join the army to kill the Tatars. Every place is expanding its army, and we have people."
Zhao Bingyan told him: "Not only must we set up a garrison, but the local supervisors must also urge the establishment of militias to combat bandits, collect thieves, and maintain public order, so as to ensure peace for the local people."
He went to the warehouse to release a large amount of military supplies and equipment, and then went to the communications office to watch Zhu Jingyi at work. When the little girl saw the King of Han coming, she shouted joyfully that the King of Han was coming, and called her sisters to bow to him.
Zhao Bingyan waved his hand and told everyone to do their own thing. He just came over to take a look.
Zhu Jingyi happily introduced the situation to him and told him that many sisters had learned to use telegraph machines and were becoming more and more skilled in sending and receiving telegraphs.
He said that it was just right, we were going to expand the army, and the prime minister would assign tasks to various places. First, a team must be sent to the 7th Brigade of the Changning Army, where there is already a team of 20,000 people.
The telegraph room immediately became lively, and the little girls were chattering about how the Song Army was getting stronger and stronger.
Zhao Bingyan returned to the official room and asked Wen Tianxiang, where was Wu Xintong who followed him from Hainan?
Wen Tianxiang smiled playfully and said: "The King of Han has just remembered that our Women's Army has expanded into a regiment. Captain Wu is really a woman who is not inferior to men. He is leading the way. I am afraid that he will reach Xuzhou now."
He immediately frowned and said, "Isn't this nonsense? The weather is so cold and they have walked so far. How can they change into winter clothes? I am not prepared here."
Wen Tianxiang immediately laughed and told him to find a way by himself. The day after tomorrow, warships would be disembarked in the lakes and rivers, and they could be transported away together.
Zhao Bingyan had no idea and hurriedly went to the warehouse to prepare military supplies for the lady's army.
When he returned home, Guo Xiang caught him and said he wanted to escort the radio station to Changning.
As soon as he covered his mouth and coughed twice, Cheng Lin pulled him over to see if there was any blood on his hands and mouth. Guo Xiang said with envy that the two of them were showing off their affection, and shouted for him to marry Lin'er quickly.
Zhao Bingyan looked at Cheng Lin and said thick-skinnedly: "If the girl doesn't mind, of course the young man can ask for it."
Cheng Lin's face turned red upon hearing this, she lowered her head with a hint of complaint and shouted, "Sister Xiang'er, what are you doing?" and ran away like crazy.
Guo Xiang said seriously: "Marry Lin'er, you are already a grown man. Lin'er has been following me to kill Tatars all these years, which has wasted a lot of time."
Zhao Bingyan murmured that he had fought for the country all the way and was at home all over the world, so he could not be a competent husband.
Guo Xiang thought that was enough, and men should put the world first.
In the evening, the King of Han's house was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Guo Xiang actually asked Wen Tianxiang to be the master of ceremony and invited all the officials from the Chinese army's headquarters to watch the ceremony.
After the simple banquet, Zhao Bingyan sent the guests away to the bridal chamber in the backyard. Cheng Lin was still waiting for him with her hijab on her head. He asked if she had eaten anything and not to be hungry.
Cheng Lin hummed and said she had eaten.
He was not reserved either. He raised his hijab and pouted, and the two of them quickly fell towards the big flower bed.
After a while, the wedding bed began to shake regularly.
In the front yard, Zhu Jingyi looked at Guo Xiang angrily, picked up the wine glass and drank heavily at herself.
Guo Xiang laughed and said, "What's the hurry? Everything must be done on a first-come, first-served basis. It will be two years before I can carry Xiao Nizi through the door."
Zhu Jingyi said in a sullen voice: "It won't be Sister Lin'er's turn, Sister Xintong is still waiting in front."
Guo Xiang said nonchalantly that the King of Han gave Lin'er a watch, but he was the first to give her a token of love.
Zhu Jingyi said with a look of jealousy: "Sister Xiang'er also received the love token from the King of Han, and she also wants to marry the King of Han in my family?"
Guo Xiang was stunned and said that she would not marry as she had not avenged her revenge.
Zhu Jingyi said reluctantly: "A woman's mouth is a liar. Sister Xiang'er also has the King of Han in her heart. Who are you lying to?"
Guo Xiang looked at the backyard, turned her face to the side and told her to stay safe and do her duty as a maid.
On Shenglong Road, in Fengxi Palace in Shenglong Prefecture, Queen Mother Yang Shufei was also talking about Han Wang Zhao Bingyan.
She read the telegram sent by Prime Minister Wen Tianxiang and learned that the Northern Expedition army had reached the Jinsha River and was going to settle in Xuzhou. She was very happy to establish a Northern Expedition base.
Wen Tianxiang reported to him that the Northern Expedition army attacked and advanced all the way. With the great help of Zhuge Immortal, the army suffered very few casualties and recovered a large area of land. The King of Han also went to Lingxiao Mountain to reorganize the Changning Army and defeated the Wang family army that besieged Lingxiao Mountain.
Concubine Yang Shu immediately summoned Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie to discuss state affairs.
Zhang Shijie saw Wen Tianxiang's telegram. The Northern Expeditionary Army was about to expand the seventh brigade. Counting the brigades reported earlier, it would be expanded to 20,000 people. A garrison brigade was established in Qujing. Adding the Changning Army, the Northern Expeditionary Song Army was close to 100,000 people, which already exceeded increased the number of troops to their south.
Lu Xiufu happily said that the king of Han had made the right move. We immediately occupied a base of thousands of miles, and it was possible to recover the mountains and rivers. It was a great good thing.
Concubine Yang Shu said openly that after the Han Dynasty established a foothold in Xuzhou, he would return to the south to annihilate the Tatars sandwiched between the north and the south, and connect the recovered land into one.
Zhang Shijie nodded and said: "It's a great kindness. I made a mistake. I should not have continued to use troops against Boyan, which resulted in the loss of troops and generals, and wasted the military strength of our Song Dynasty."
Before the Northern Expedition, Zhao Bingyan and Zhang Shijie worked together to capture Taiping Village and asked him to stop and consolidate the territory. However, seeing the excellent battlefield situation, he launched offensive battles again and again, defeating the Yuan army steadily. After the defeat, he became hot-headed and headed north towards Jingjiang Mansion.
This kicked the iron plate made by Boyan.
After the Northern Expedition left, there were not many Song troops left in the south. The troops that had just returned to the Song army were not as powerful as the Song army's garrison. In addition, he did not have the help of Zhuge Shenpao, so the number of casualties after attacking two cities in succession was There was a huge increase, and he reimbursed 30% of the Class A regiment.
