The first day of May.
Just as he was about to have lunch, the door of Shen Haogong's apartment was hurriedly knocked open, and Wang Yiming walked in quickly with a rubbing document.
"Sir, the latest news from the south is here!"
"Huh? Bring it."
Shen Hao reached out and took the document handed over by Wang Yiming, read it quickly and frowned.
This is actually a simple express report, signed by the Yamen, the general manager of the southern military road, which is the border army organization under the military chief Zuo Yuliang. There was Zuo Yuliang's signature on it, and it was reported to the Ministry of War in the form of a formal report. The Ministry of War then made a unified decision and distributed it to various ministries within the Jingji Dynasty system.
Letter to:
On the morning of March 21, the 29th year of the Jing Dynasty, I received a report from the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce. The slave safari team under the Chamber of Commerce discovered that a large-scale barbarian army had formed a raiding team to wreak havoc in the southern barbarian territory. An organized barbarian military stronghold was discovered in the Huzhuyuan area.
Then, in order to verify the situation reported by the Hongli Chamber of Commerce, three forward battalions were sent south from Zhuohuo Pass to Baektou Gorge, Jianchuan, and Huzhuyuan to investigate the situation.
On the fifth and sixth day of April, the forward battalions heading to Jianchuan and Huzhuyuan encountered barbarian wolf cavalry after crossing Wuhu respectively. They fought and annihilated more than a thousand enemies and suffered more than 500 losses. Afterwards, the two forward battalions were unable to advance eastward and camped southeast of Wuhu to await reinforcements.
Only the forward battalion, which was centered on the Baektu Gorge, arrived successfully and found a large military stronghold sixty miles away from the Baektu Gorge. It was estimated that the stronghold could accommodate 100,000 people.
On April 9th, three more mixed battalions with a total of 15,000 people were sent to reinforce the troops in three routes. At the same time, the supply battalion began to restart supply stations along the way.
On April 21, three fronts, the upper, middle and lower, were set up seventy miles east of Wuhu. Currently, they were mainly defensive, blocking the way for the barbarians to advance westward and resisting their unfinished pincer situation.
During this period, the two sides had more than ten minor collisions, mostly tests by sentinels and forward battalions. A total of more than 1,500 enemies had been wiped out, with a total of more than 800 casualties.
At present, the situation in the south is becoming increasingly tense. The barbarians' intention to rebuild the royal court has become clear. The morale of the southern frontier army is high and they will surely be able to keep the enemy out of the country...
Very simple and formulaic instrument. He briefly introduced the situation in the south, and at the same time brought out several early battle examples to suggest that the combat effectiveness of both sides is still the absolute advantage. Finally, he expressed his determination to annihilate the stubborn enemy.
Shen Hao believed that the contents in this document were definitely not the original ones that Zuo Yuliang reported to the Ministry of War, not even the second and third copies. There are too many things in it that are not explained clearly. It's just used to set the tone.
What is setting the tone?
This is to tell everyone in the Jingjiu Dynasty: everyone, pay attention, there may be a war soon, everyone should tighten up, if something goes wrong at this time, it will be a big trouble.
Therefore, there will definitely not be only such a few things in the real report note about military affairs, and it has been a month since the beginning of April. It is impossible for Zuo Yuliang to make such a small move in such a long time, otherwise he would not be worthy of being called " A coach with excellent military skills.
"Where is our internal news? Is there any?"
"not yet."
What Wang Yiming was talking about was the news sent back by the supervisors in the border army. Except for the first copy, the rest were all scattered information that was of no use. Compared with the Ministry of War and the "Supervisory Army" of the civil service group, Xuan Qingwei's voice in the army is really ridiculously weak.
"Have you seen this, Lord Kuang? What do you have to say?"
"Currently, Mr. Kuang is still discussing with several deputy Qianhu adults. It should be that in accordance with past practices, the Xuanqing Guards should be put into wartime status immediately."
Don't you call me to discuss it? Shen Hao thought to himself. It stands to reason that he is the chief officer of the Black Flag Battalion, and his rank is from the fifth rank, which is the same level as the Deputy Qianhu in the Qianhu Institute, but Kuang Shengyuan just ignored him.
Is this playing against each other? Shen Hao didn't think so, and Kuang Shengyuan wouldn't be foolish enough to follow Wu Changhe's old path. It should be playing the "isolation" trick. To put it simply, "You play with yours, and I play with mine." This differentiates the two communities of Black Flag Camp and Xuanqingwei.
Anyway, I won’t tell you, and I won’t go against you, but I just want everyone to slowly realize that “Black Flag Camp and Xuanqing Guard are not the same thing.”
The advantage of this is that Kuang Shengyuan can increase his control over the people below and at the same time reduce the limelight of the Black Flag Camp.
What else could Shen Hao do besides find it funny? If someone doesn't want to play with you, you can't kneel down and lick them, right? At least it was much better than Wu Changhe, and it was good enough that he didn't feel restricted.
"You also go and say hello to the brothers stationed in the station in advance and read this document to them. Make all the preparations that need to be done in advance. Don't be in a hurry when the time comes.
By the way, you should get an order out as soon as possible, and let the subordinate Black Flag Battalion's general staff immediately start to keep an eye on the flow of materials on their respective territories, according to... well... according to the previous Standard procedure during Operation Net West. Once any discrepancy is discovered, investigate immediately and do not slack off. "
"It's my lord, I'll do it right away."
Not long after Wang Yiming left, Wang Jian, who had not seen him for many days, knocked on the door of Shen Hao's mansion again.
"I was looking for you, but you came just in time. Sit down."
"Sir, are you looking for a subordinate?"
"Well, I wanted to ask you how things are going in the south."
"What a coincidence, sir, I came here to report this matter to you. Didn't you ask me to find out what happened to Wu Kai before? I arranged for a few spies to work as salesmen in the fields in Haixia, and followed a few people in Haixia The soldiers of the An family approached Wu Kai. However, Wu Kai had very few clues. If you really think about it, he was actually one of the few decent people among the generals who led the army.
He is not greedy for military resources and military honors, treats the soldiers below him well, and never makes special arrangements for eating and living with the soldiers. He also trains actively and does not slack off because of the year-round garrison.
If there is any evidence, Wu Kai seems to often buy stolen goods in a supply camp in Haixia. "
"Stolen items?" Shen Hao was a little surprised. He thought that Wu Kai's previous virtues should be worse in private, but he didn't expect that he was still a diligent and upright person?
"It's stolen military supplies that were withheld from the baggage camp and then sold in the military at clearly marked prices. Wu Kai has purchased stolen goods many times over the past year. This is also a felony under military law."
"What a serious crime!" Shen Hao shook his head, dissatisfied with Wang Jian's results. "You should file this matter first and continue to investigate. Be careful not to be caught by Wu Kai, but you must always let him know that there are our people around him and keep him tense at all times. Do you understand?"
"It's my lord! I understand." Isn't it just to scare the other person and make him make mistakes when he is in a panic and then pull his pigtails? This is a trick that Wang Jian knows very well.
"You continue." Shen Hao leaned back in his chair and motioned to Wang Jian to continue. The news from the south is not just about Wu Kai.
"Sir. In addition, we are connected to Liu Qi."
