"We have no contact with Gao Huan. What is his purpose in sending an envoy to Yangzhou?"
Wang Jing was a little confused.
Thoughts swirled in his mind. There were three reasons why other forces sent envoys. The first was to form an alliance to deal with powerful enemies, the second was to surrender and seek peace, and the third was to exchange what was needed and conduct polite diplomacy. .
Wang Jing immediately summoned Gao Xi and Bu Zhi.
"What's the situation in the north now?"
Wang Jing asked.
As privy envoys, Gao Xi and Bu Zhi held part of the military power of the dynasty.
Their responsibilities require that they must be fully aware of the surrounding forces.
Most of the intelligence sent by the Military Intelligence Department every day is gathered into the Privy Council. After they have sorted it, some of the more important information is handed over to the Secret Supervisor.
If you want to know the details, the fastest way is to find two people.
Gao Xi's expression moved slightly. Hearing this, he knew the reason for His Majesty's inquiry and immediately returned: "Your Majesty, after Cao Cao, the leader of Cao Wei, reorganized his troops, General Zhang Liao led his troops to guard Bozhou, which is adjacent to my journey to Huaixi Province. !”
"Chen Gong and Gao Shun of Xuzhou once led their troops to attack Guide, but were defeated by Cao Wei... Then Cao Cao personally led his troops east to attack Qingqi..."
"If I guess correctly, Gao Huan sent an envoy here to persuade our army to form an alliance to jointly attack Cao Wei and march into the Central Plains!"
There is nothing new under the sun.
When Wang Jing went south, he also sent envoys to the Southern Song Dynasty to join forces with the Southern Song Dynasty to attack Soochow. He asked the Southern Song Dynasty to send a force of troops to contain the rear, which created many favorable conditions for Wang Jing's victory.
When two forces are not very different, or a certain force wants to win at the minimum cost, joining forces with a third force is the fastest and most effective way.
"Form an alliance with me to attack Cao Wei? Gao Huan has a good idea!"
Wang Jing sneered slightly.
Although Cao Wei's strength is not as good as that of Daxia, Cao Cao himself and Cao Wei's team are not weak, and it will take at least several years of war to defeat them.
But even if Cao Wei is defeated, what good will it do to Daxia?
The vast land in the eastern part of the Central Plains? Or is the Central Plains densely populated? None of these were important to the Daxia Dynasty at this time.
Moreover, after the Daxia Dynasty invaded the Central Plains, it was like stepping into a trap surrounded by enemies on three sides. To the east was Gao Huan and Gao Cheng, and to the west was Liu Xiu who occupied Luoyang.
To the north are Qian Yan, Zhu Di, Ran Wei, Zhao Guo and other forces who are still fighting.
The power of the Great Xia Dynasty, from Yangzhou to the Central Plains, is too long to rule effectively. If he wants to digest the Central Plains, Wang Jing must move his foundation to the Central Plains...
In this case, the strategy of the Daxia Dynasty will change from southward to northward, and it will begin to compete with the heroes of the Central Plains.
The strategy of going north is very difficult and requires constant fighting and confrontation with various major forces.
When going south, we only need to deal with the Ming Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty.
Then why did Wang Jing change his strategy and choose to go north to the Central Plains.
So after knowing Gao Huan's intention, Wang Jing rejected the other party's request for an alliance in just an instant.
"If Gao Huan wants to form an alliance, then there is no need for an envoy to come to see me, but if Gao Huan wants to do business, this can be discussed!"
Wang Jing said in a deep voice.
The border between Daxia and Dong Qi is blocked by Yimeng Mountain, but if the two sides want to trade, the Haizhou Port in Huaibei Province can allow merchant ships to go north to Qi.
Gao Huan fought against Cao Cao on the front line, while Gao Cheng sat in the rear and handled government affairs.
The father and son work together tacitly, and Gao Yang can also assist his father in serving in the army and the court.
Gao Huan was even more cunning and cunning than Cao Cao, but Emperor Shenwu's ability to lead troops was ultimately not as good as that of Wei Wu.
Cao Cao fought throughout his life. Although he had defeats at Wancheng and Weishui, his vitality was not damaged. The only major defeat was the Battle of Chibi, and he lost the hope of unifying the world.
Gao Huan is known as a powerful warrior, but when he faced off against his old enemy Yuwentai, there was the Battle of Shayuan first. An army of more than 100,000 was defeated by Yuwentai's thousands of troops, losing most of his weapons and troops.
Just these losses alone made the Western Wei Dynasty feel full. Then there was the Battle of Mangshan, with both sides winning and losing. But in the end, in the Battle of Yubi, 200,000 to 300,000 horses besieged Yubi, and tens of thousands of troops were lost in the end... …
Gao Huan usually has a very high winning rate in small-scale battles, but when it comes to large-scale decisive battles, he pulls his hips many times. Finally, after the battle of Yubi, he sang a song called "Chilechuan". He was so ashamed and angry that he was so angry that he died.
Gao Cheng and Gao Yang's ability to lead troops seemed to be better than Gao Huan's.
Fortunately, in addition to their father and son, Qi State also had famous generals Duan Shao, Hu Luguang and Lanling King Gao Changgong. He could barely compete with Cao Wei's powerful generals.
In addition, the Military Intelligence Department also obtained an interesting piece of information.
Gao Aocao, known as the most powerful general of the Northern Qi Dynasty, also known as the reincarnation of Xiang Yu, did not continue to serve Gao Huan, but defected to Cao Cao with his eldest brother.
"I understand!"
Gao Xi took the order.
The Gao family in Bohai where he belongs has some relationship with Gao Huan, Gao Aocao and others. They are considered to be of the same clan, but at this time they are each their own masters, and there is no need to talk about the inseparable relationship at this time.
When Gao Huan, Gao Cheng and others are defeated and go into exile, they may use this relationship to go south to Daxia.
"As long as Cao Cao doesn't capture Xuzhou, there's no need to be too concerned about the situation in the north!"
"What we need to do now is to capture Jinling and prepare for the unification of Jiangnan!"
Wang Jing once again emphasized Daxia's strategic direction to everyone.
Bu Zhi said: "I understand, and I believe Cao Cao also understands the bottom line of our dynasty, so after defeating Chen Gong and Gao Shun, he did not take advantage of the situation to attack Xuzhou..."
Wang Jing nodded slightly. Although Cao Cao knew himself and would not rush south before defeating Gao Huan, he still had to take precautions.
Huaixi Province is close to Guoyang in Bozhou. The terrain here is relatively important and a general needs to be stationed here.
The general who was in charge before was Li Qiong.
Li Qiong was one of the generals who defected to Wang Jing relatively early. When he guarded Wuhe and defeated Deng Qiang, he also made some contributions. He was very good at leading troops or sitting on one side.
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But his strength is somewhat weak in today's Chinese world.
He is only at the beginning of the eighth stage at this time, which is estimated to be his full potential. On the Cao Wei side, the person guarding Bozhou is General Zhang Liao, so the strength gap between the two sides is somewhat obvious.
Therefore, Wang Jing discussed with Gao Xi and Bu Zhao and planned to replace General Cao Jingzong as the general manager of the Huaixi camp to guard Guoyang, giving him the right to temporarily mobilize various military stations in Huaixi province...
Although he is not the general of the march, the temporary position of the general of the march and camp can be regarded as a step forward from the general of the four towns.
If he can break through the limit and reach the ninth level, it is not impossible to serve as the marching general manager in the future.
Cao Jingzong, Wei Rui and Pei Sui are also known as the three famous generals of Nanliang. He still has the potential of the ninth level, but the potential is about the same as that of Pei Sui. He is only in the ninth level human realm... This is enough for him.
"Before the war, we must first stabilize the rear... The situation in the north has been solved, and the Lujiang Province in the west also needs a general to take charge! Well, let Yuanying go!"
Yuan Ying and Cao Jingzong were almost the same. They were both originally the leaders of a certain force. Later, he was forced to join Wang Jing due to reality.
However, Cao Jingzong took refuge earlier, made a lot of achievements, and quickly integrated into Daxia.
As for Yuanying, her integration into the army was a bit slow.
The two of them were historically rivals in the Zhongli War. They were old rivals. They had been confronting each other for a long time in the world of China, and their reputations and strengths were vaguely bound.
Wang Jinggang arranged for Cao Jingzong, and then when he arranged the people to guard Lujiang Province, he immediately thought of Yuan Ying.
Although Yuan Ying could not go south to cross the river with the army, guarding the Lujiang Province was also a very important task, and it cannot be said that he was on the bench.
Neither Gao Xi nor Bu Zhi had any objections to these adjustments and arrangements.
This is Wang Jing's right in itself. Even if they are Privy Councilors, they can only cooperate and obey orders after Wang Jing makes a decision.
"May I ask Your Majesty, when are you going to cross the river and attack Jinling?"
Zhang Juzheng asked at this time.
Launching a large army is not simply assembling an army and then sending out troops. Just like when Daxia dispatched a large army in the past, if Daxia dispatched a large army, the Ministry of Government Affairs, the Privy Council, and six ministries and localities would have to provide partial cooperation.
Transportation, allocation and storage of various materials.
There are also roads, recruitment of civilians, and construction of equipment...
The things required are extremely complicated. Every ordinary soldier in the army carries clothes, spears, swords, ropes, knives, flints, dry food...
These things may seem very small, but they can affect the combat effectiveness of a soldier, and thus the entire army, and cannot be ignored.
before doing these things.
Wang Jing first had to give a detailed date, and then officials from the three central provinces and six ministries could make preparations based on the date.
"Zhaoxuan, what's your opinion?"
"And Zishan, when do you think it's better to send troops?"
Wang Jing asked.
Gao Xi pondered slightly and said: "Your Majesty, it is already the end of winter, and the fifth year of Taichu is about to end. Both the army sergeants and officials at all levels are waiting for the New Year gathering. If we mobilize troops at this time, it will affect the morale and morale of the army. Neither the weather nor the weather is ideal!”
"I think it's best to wait as last time, after the New Year, in early spring of March, and after the spring sowing is over, it's not too late to send troops across the river!"
Bu Zhi also nodded in agreement.
Wang Jing said: "Then I listen to you. In the third month of the sixth year of Taichu, I will gather another million troops to attack Jinling!"
…
Time passed quickly.
After Wang Jing made the ultimate decision to mobilize the army after the spring sowing, the senior officials of the Central Committee and the Sixth Department quickly got the news. It was originally a busy time at the end of the year and became even busier.
In addition to counting and counting the internal affairs achievements of the first five years of Taichu, part of the energy must be allocated to allocate grain and grass, equipment, and craftsmen recruited from various places from the major provinces in Huaibei...
In the inner courtyard of the palace.
The cold wind blew by, and the maids and eunuchs in the palace all changed into thicker cotton clothes.
In Fengyi Palace, two small figures wrapped in cotton clothes, like small cotton balls, were running happily, and crisp laughter echoed.
Not far away, several pretty palace maids were looking at the two cheerful little men with worried faces, fearing that something would happen if they fell down.
These two little people are both pink and jade-like in appearance and extremely cute.
It makes people want to hold it in their arms after seeing it.
At this moment.
Wang Jing's figure appeared from a distance, and the eunuchs and maids bowed down one after another along the way.
"Father..."
These two villains are Wang Jing's eldest son and daughter.
The eldest son is nearly two years old at this time, and the daughter is over one year old. With the blood talent inherited from Wang Jing, although they are young, their appearance and body are comparable to those of a three-year-old child.
And he is able to run alone and is in good physical condition.
After seeing Wang Jing's figure.
The two of them immediately ran over, hugged Wang Jing's legs respectively, and screamed softly.
"His Majesty……"
Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Xiao Yun and Bu Lianshi, who were looking after the two of them, stepped forward to salute.
After Da Qiao was named queen, she became more graceful and noble, and her temperament was refined.
Her energy even gathered into a fire phoenix, vaguely harmonizing with Wang Jing's energy dragon.
As for Xiao Qiao, Bu Lianshi, and Xiao Yun, their temperaments are slightly inferior.
"Okay, good boy!"
Wang Jing motioned for several people to stand up, and then he picked up his eldest son and daughter one by one. Feeling the blood connection between the children in his arms and his, he felt more and more comfortable.
Only at this time could he truly feel that his bloodline in the Chinese world had continued, and that he had truly integrated into this world. His love and reluctance for the source world slowly disappeared deep in his heart.
In the harem, except for Xiao Qiao, there are four people.
Da Zhou, Dugu Jialuo and Li Zu'e were all in their palaces except for paying homage to the queen as a routine courtesy.
Among them, it is because I am already pregnant and it is inconvenient to travel.
As for Dugu Jialuo and Li Zu'e, they were unwilling and unwilling to bow in front of Da Qiao because of their arrogance.
Especially Dugu Jialuo, who always went his own way in the harem and just barely gave Da Qiao some face. At other times, Wang Jing would show off his face when he went there.
Wang Jing doesn't care much about these harem matters.
As long as nothing serious happens, the intrigues between the concubines in the harem don't matter.
However, Wang Jing also realized that having too many women in the harem is not a good thing.
If there were too many women with characters like Dugu Jialuo, Wang Jing would often encounter Shura fields.
certainly.
The king regards the world as his home, and sometimes Wang Jing cannot control the number of concubines in his harem.
When you need to win over courtiers or stabilize the newly captured territory, taking concubines is the best way.
Just like when Wang Jing took over the Huaixi Province, he accepted several legitimate daughters from aristocratic families into the palace, in order to reassure those wealthy families and obey the rule of the Daxia government.
There are also Dugu Jialuo and Xiao Yun. They are also a bridge between Wang Jing and the officials of the Sui Dynasty and Nanliang Dynasty at this time.
In the future, in order to consolidate the Jiangdong province and appease Lu Su, Gu Yong, Lu Meng, Gan Ning and others from the Soochow clan, Wang Jing would also accept Sun Quan's sister Sun Shangxiang into the palace.
Lu Su, Lu Meng and others from the Soochow clan are all ninth-level powerhouses. Zhou Tai, Ding Feng, Pan Zhang and others are all eighth-level generals...
As soon as they arrived, they became a powerful force second only to the Nanliang Clan and the Great Sui Clan.
Although they have surrendered at this time.
But with their own strength, even Wang Jing must take them seriously.
Allowing Sun Shangxiang to enter the palace is a necessary means to integrate the civil and military forces of Soochow into Daxia and become one of his own.
For that matter.
Wang Jing already had a tacit understanding with Lu Su, Gu Yong, and Sun Quan.
It was planned to accept Sun Shangxiang into the palace before the army went out in the sixth year of Taichu. Well, in addition to Sun Shangxiang, there are also marriages with Xie An, Xie Xuan and others from the Eastern Jin Dynasty...
