The importance of the right to speak is now clearly demonstrated in the temple. When the military official spoke, the civil servants were still tit for tat, but they also obviously felt that they were not as energetic as before. When the emperor spoke, the civil servants' attempts to defend themselves were interrupted by cold looks. In the end, they could only kneel on the ground without any room for resistance.
If it were the emperor who was in a weak position, then the DPRK would be very different today, but there is no such if.
Now that Emperor Chrysostom has spoken out the strategy, it means that it cannot be changed. In front of all the civil and military officials, he asked for half a soldier's talisman, opened the ban, and compiled it together with a formal document and order and immediately sent it to the southern army. The general manager of the affairs department is the Yamen. This also means that the war against the barbarians in the south has officially begun.
It is impossible to suppress this kind of news, and there is no need to suppress it. When the urgent order came out of the palace, it quickly spread throughout the imperial city through various channels, and then quickly spread to various places along official roads or teleportation circles. The speed could be described as lightning fast.
The first and most common reaction is panic. Regardless of the common people or the self-proclaimed "upper class," anyone with any brains knows that the war will have a profound impact on the country from the beginning.
The common people were worried about rising prices of money, rice, oil and salt, worried that their men would be drafted, worried that their livelihoods would be dragged down or even cut off by the war. They were so worried that they had no choice but to go to the rice shop to buy more food and save it. But when they arrived at the rice shop, Only to find that there was already a long queue at the door.
Pubs, teahouses, and streets soon regarded "fighting the Nanban" as the only and hot topic. Some are worried, and more are still discussing whether they can completely wipe out the southern barbarians this time. Fighting like this every few decades is really annoying and depressing.
Those who call themselves "upper class" are also worried that the money they have in the bank will be misappropriated by the government, and that their family's businesses will be affected by the war. At the same time, they are also considering whether they can let their children work here. Get some benefits and meritorious service in this war.
Some elegant teahouses or summer resorts outside the city gather in twos and threes with richly dressed people. The topics these old men get together to talk about are almost the same as those in the market. The only difference is that the conversation is deeper and when it comes to making money. A little more.
But whether ordinary people or these self-proclaimed "gentlemen", the topics they talked about included both joy and sorrow, but absolutely no one mentioned "What if the country loses?"
Will the country lose? Will he be unable to defeat the Nanman? How can this be! No illiterate fool would think so.
The thoughts of the people best represent the will and confidence of an empire. The common people didn't even think about losing, and the people in the army were even more blushing and wanted to rush to the front line to witness the battle and kill the enemy. This kind of war can only be encountered once every few decades. If you miss it, you may never have the chance again.
On the same day, garrisons across the country declared a state of war readiness, and the four major front armies also declared a state of war preparedness. Even the local government offices announced that a curfew would be implemented after Hai Zong hour from that day on, and anyone who took to the streets without authorization would be taken back to the government offices for strict investigation.
The convoys on the official roads in various places immediately thickened, and all kinds of necessary materials were being urgently transported, whether public or private.
The huge "machine" of the Jingji Dynasty quickly increased its operating rhythm after the emperor's order was transmitted from the Wanmin Palace, and the energy generated will be vigorously tilted towards the south.
These can all be felt on the surface, but secretly, Jing Jiuchao's reactions and actions are far more than these.
It would take several days for the military talisman issued by the emperor to be delivered to Zuo Yuliang, but the news would be faster. And this time, the Ministry of War followed the guidance of Xuanqingwei commander Pang Ban and imitated Xuanqingwei to establish three sets of connection channels for the continuous transmission of thousands of miles of notes. The next time the news came and went, it would save the traveling time in between.
For this reason, the emperor was satisfied with the credit of Xuanqing Guard. Once this method was introduced, the efficiency of information transmission doubled. But, why has no one thought of such a simple method before? Finally, when he learned that it was the deputy Qianhu Shen Hao of the Xuanqing Guard who had been particularly provocative recently, the emperor suddenly felt a little confused. Is it him again? At the same time, Nan Mian was also a little curious about this person.
The emperor's order was in Zuo Yuliang's hands, as well as half of the military talisman, so Zuo Yuliang had full power. On that day, another 15,000 soldiers left Zhuohuo Pass southward and divided their troops into three groups and quickly headed to Jianchuan, Baitou Gorge, and Huzhuyuan to strengthen defenses. This is the second batch of 15,000 people who came out for reinforcements after the barbarian raid on August 10th. The difference between this time and the previous one is that 2,000 of the 5,000 soldiers in each of the three groups are auxiliary soldiers. The role of these auxiliary soldiers is not to fight but to build various necessary facilities along the road, including but not limited to supply points and fortifications.
Prior to this, the baggage battalion had increased the speed and intensity of its deployment along the road from Zhuohuo Pass to the front line. With the increase in auxiliary troops, Zuo Yuliang probably thought that the progress was not enough and wanted to complete this long supply line faster.
The news also reached Shen Hao as quickly as possible. There are two copies, one is a copy of the emperor's order to Zuo Yuliang, and the other is a personal warning letter written by Jiang Cheng to him.
The war attitude expressed by the emperor this time also made Shen Hao, who was in the southern frontier army, temporarily trapped here and unable to get out. At least he could not leave here until the war situation stabilized. At the same time, he could help Xuanqing Wei. Check the intelligence channels in the south carefully, so as not to find out everything later and be passive.
Putting down the two copper bars in his hand and putting them away, Shen Hao walked to the window with his tea cup. Looking at the busy scene outside the window, he gradually felt that the clouds of war were getting lower and lower, and the tense atmosphere also disappeared from the Zhuhuo Pass. spread over.
It can be seen that the faces of the soldiers who have never been on the battlefield are quite uneasy, while the veterans who have seen blood are much better. Those senior military masters who were older, had some cultivation experience and had experienced the previous war appeared to be calm and even obviously eager.
Shen Hao has never been on the battlefield, but he is not one of those new recruits. He is also nervous but very limited. The brothers of Xuanqing Guard are also similar to him. Because compared with these soldiers, experiencing life and death fighting is the daily life of Xuanqing Wei. The battlefield is just a matter of life and death. The reason why I feel a little nervous is that the battle is too big and the atmosphere is affected.
Now, as the chief officer of the Supervisory Envoy, Shen Hao was sure that he would most likely follow him out of the border and go south, and he didn't know what the big battlefield in this world looked like.
Halfway through a cup of tea, there was a knock on the door, and in came the deputy Sento Akira who was appointed by Shen Hao to be responsible for daily affairs.
"Sir, are you looking for me?"
"Yes. How have you prepared the manpower you were asked to prepare before?"
"To tell you my Lord, half of it has been implemented, and the remaining half will be completed today and tomorrow."
