September 7, the third year of Taichu.
Large ships carrying Huai soldiers sailed along the Jinhu waterway. After taking care of the affairs of Guishan Mansion, Wang Jing ordered 80,000 soldiers and horses and set off for Jinhu.
Among the 80,000 horses, there are 12,000 cavalry, more than 40,000 infantry, and the rest are naval forces.
The general in command of the navy at this time was Fu Youde, who had returned after pacifying Guishan Mansion.
Jinhu Waterway flows into Gaoyou Lake.
According to the investigation of the Military Intelligence Department, the area of Gaoyou Lake on the mainland of China is no smaller than that of Hongze Lake, and there are many large and small islands in Gaoyou Lake. The water surface of the lake in the north is very shallow, and even swamps have formed in many places.
The Sui army built strategic water villages and forts on many islands in Gaoyou Lake.
Especially when the Huai army captured Jin Lake and the army was eager to enter Gaoyou Lake, more troops were assigned to the islands on the lake.
If you want to threaten the Sui army's reinforcements from the flanks and prevent them from moving north to support them, you must first remove the nails on these islands one by one.
There is no shortage of cavalry and foot generals under Wang Jing's command.
But there are few generals who are good at commanding naval forces.
Fu Youde was capable of both horse and naval forces and was a comprehensive general, so Wang Jing directly transferred him to the navy and temporarily served as naval staff general.
On both sides of the river, the people who were originally under the rule of Fugongyou formed Baojia one after another. With villages and towns as the core, they reclaimed farmland and built canals on both sides of the river.
Merchant ships from Sihong and other places also began to appear in the Jinhu waterway...
Behind these merchant ships were many civil and military officials of the Huai Army, as well as the wealthy families of Sihong.
In the mainland of China, the foundation of many civil, military and wealthy families has become their own cultivation strength. As long as they have strong strength, they will naturally have a superior status.
This is the natural development of the existence of higher powers in the world.
Cultivation definitely consumes a lot of resources.
Whether they are civil servants like Bu Zhi and Han Xizai, or generals like Zhang Guiba and Zhang Lin, in addition to their own cultivation, they must also consider their descendants and clan members.
The resources required will definitely be more.
Ordinary people who want to practice cultivation can choose to join the army and use the army's resources to improve themselves, but the resources the army can provide are only the most basic things.
If you want to become stronger, the consumption of resources is not a small amount.
In order to have resources for practice, as well as for the continuation of their family business and clan members, they have chosen to open shops, form merchant ships and caravans, etc.
Wang Jing did not stop him rashly.
Instead, Shen Yi set up laws and regulations related to merchants, as well as the standards for collecting taxes from merchants...
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are the four dimensions of the country.
Of course Wang Jing does not reject businessmen. What he rejects is the kind of businessmen who only know how to get benefits but don't know how to pay taxes.
In order to avoid the historical situation in the Ming Dynasty where the tea tax in a province south of the Yangtze River was only a dozen taels of silver, he wanted to impose restrictions on merchants and taxes from the beginning.
The civil servants under his command and the wealthy families within the territory are allowed to engage in business.
But if he refuses to pay taxes, deliberately conceals it, and relies on his power to suppress ordinary people, then Wang Jing will definitely take heavy action.
When many merchant ships on the waterway saw the mighty warships passing by, they flew towards the shore, not daring to block the front of the army.
"...While Zhang Lin was resting in Jinhu, he sent three troops to conduct a tentative attack on Gaoyou Lake. Only Mu Chun made some gains along the way, and the other two troops returned without success!"
At this time, there was a building ship.
Fan Yin from the Military Intelligence Department was reporting in a low voice.
Wang Jing looked towards the east and seemed to be able to see the mighty Gaoyou Lake through the void. Valley cocoon
He listened to the words around him with a normal expression on his face.
After Zhang Lin captured Jinhu according to his original plan, he was still eager to launch an attack on the many water villages and forts in Gaoyou Lake.
It's a pity that he can command the infantry and cavalry to attack the city and capture the territory.
But in a water battle on the endless water, the performance is a bit mediocre.
This is normal.
Wang Jing did not expect that all the generals under his command would be talented in both land and water.
"Well, apart from adding more garrison troops to Gaoyou Lake, what other actions did the Sui army take?"
Wang Jing asked calmly.
Fan Yin immediately replied: "Your Majesty, according to the reports from spies, the Sui army in Baoying Dynasty has been continuously building city walls and fortresses, preparing to defend to the death. The main army that was fighting Yu Wenhuaji and Zhang Shicheng had stopped its offensive not long ago. !”
"It is said that Yang Guang is ready to negotiate peace with Zhang Shicheng and dispatch the main force to deal with our army..."
The other forces are not fools either.
When Wang Jing and Deng Qiang were fighting, the four forces in Huaidong all understood that the Huai army was menacing and had bad intentions.
Especially the Sui army was the first to bear the brunt and needed to face the Huai army.
Therefore, during this period, the Sui army continued to mobilize troops and horses.
As Wang Jing and Bu Zhi had thought before, Yang Guang had negotiated peace with Zhang Shicheng and the Beifu Army and moved the main army to the west and north.
If Zhang Shicheng and Beifu Jun had a clear mind and a little more far-sighted vision, they would understand the meaning of death and coldness.
He would certainly not reject the Sui army's proposal for peace.
As for Yu Wenhuaji... the grudge between him and Yang Guang, it is impossible for the two sides to negotiate a peace, but they can still stop fighting in a short time.
"Yang Guang has many talents under his command. If you want to capture Yangzhou, you need to deal with the Sui army seriously!"
Such thoughts came to Wang Jing's mind.
Yang Guang's foundation is still very solid. Even if he does not have the famous founding ministers and generals given to him by Yang Jian, his subordinates such as Duan Wenzhen, the Minister of War, Yang Shuang, the general of the clan, Hu'er, and Yang Yichen, all have extraordinary abilities.
Among them, Duan Wenzhen, Pei Ju, and Yu Shiji, ministers of the Ministry of War, were Yang Guang's masterminds.
Pei Ju split the Turks, conquered the Western Regions, and later became the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty at a young age... His strategic vision and ability were first-rate.
Yu Shiji also had superhuman intelligence, but his bones were softer. He could be a wise minister under a wise king, but he could only be a treacherous minister under a faint king.
As for Duan Wenzhen, his reputation is not prominent in history.
But he is indeed Yang Guang's real mastermind, and his status is higher than Pei Ju and Yu Shiji.
When Yang Guang attacked Goguryeo for the first time, although Duan Wenzhen disagreed with his decision to dispatch one million troops at once for his great success, he still worked hard and organized millions of troops for him.
The millions of troops need food, fodder, supplies, ordnance and weapons, which can be described as mountains and seas.
There is also the formation and organization of soldiers and horses, which are all a huge problem.
These problems were all solved in the hands of Duan Wenzhen. Millions of troops gathered in Liaodong very smoothly, and there was no shortage of various materials.
However, in order to solve these problems, Duan Wenzhen exhausted all his efforts and died of illness in the army just after bringing one million troops to Liaodong.
Before he died of illness, he gave Yang Guang a memorial, asking him to attack Pyongyang directly, and not to believe Goguryeo's delaying strategy in the name of surrender...
If he had not died, Yang Guang's first attack on Goguryeo might not have been completely wiped out...
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