If He Ruobi can handle things well, it will be a great achievement. If he can't handle things well, his actions will leave consequences and he will be affected in the future.
Fu Youde didn't care about this. With his status at his current level, no matter how many contributions he made, he could only improve his title, but the power in his hands could no longer be increased.
Generals with vision, especially those who have jumped through pitfalls once, will remember the lessons and will not fall into a situation where their achievements are so great that they cannot be promoted.
He Ruobi rose rapidly in the Daxia army, and during this period, he was second only to Fu Youde as a general. Among the Daxia army, they are the only generals who can now command an army alone.
When the main army led by Fu Youde rushed to Jiangxia, they once again received the intelligence from the front.
He Ruobi had successfully captured Linxiang and Baling. The navy was marching westward and had already contacted the police and Xie Xuan's troops.
"Defeat Huan Wen's main force and seize Jiangling... The goal of this battle has been achieved!" Fu Youde sighed slightly.
This troop dispatch went very smoothly. As soon as the army he led arrived, the enemy was already defeated.
This kind of speed in attacking a city is rare in the entire Chinese world.
Although this record is related to Wang Jun and Huan Yi's initiative to abandon the city and leave, and the water content in it is relatively large, victory is victory and defeat is defeat. Others only look at the results and will not pay too much attention to the process.
As a result, the Xia army easily captured the important town of Jiangling. In the process of dispatching troops, they only experienced two or three water battles, and the number of soldiers lost in the fighting was not even more than 3,000.
Such losses were negligible to the Xia army, and the Huan army's abandonment of the city would also be regarded by others as a subjugation of the enemy without a fight.
After entering Jiangxia.
Fu Youde noticed the movement of the Han army on the other side of the river and called spies to inquire. Only then did he learn that Feng Yi was arranging Huan Wen's troops and using Huan Wen's name to absorb the scattered Huan army soldiers.
Taking advantage of the confrontation between Xia Jun and Huan Wen, he sent many people to spread the news, attracting many people to go north to escape the war.
"...Feng Yi has moved more than 100,000 people from the city near Honghu Lake, and about 30,000 broken troops have been absorbed by the Han army. However, after our army learned about this situation, it immediately sent the navy to blockade the people. Going north rarely happens anymore!”
He Ruobi sent Lu Meng back to meet the main force of the army and reported to Fu Youde. Fu Youde nodded slightly.
Daxia's reputation is not that resounding among the people near Jiangxia and Jiangling.
Only after being occupied by Daxia and sending officials to form an official government to rule, the people in Daxia felt the power of the dynasty and the various policies that benefited the people, and then they understood the goodness of the Daxia dynasty. And began to have a good impression of the Daxia Dynasty, and slowly became a true citizen of Daxia.
But in the places that were not captured by Daxia, whether it was Xiang Yan or Huan Wen, these princes who felt threatened by Daxia secretly spread bad words about the Daxia Dynasty.
There is news that Wang Jing is as lustful as his soul, and he selects concubines on a large scale, and there is also news that Daxia's army is as ferocious as tigers and wolves...
These news made many people fear Daxia.
That's why the public sentiment was turbulent and hundreds of thousands of people migrated north. After all, it was Daxia who initiated the war and ignited the flames of war, which further confirmed some of the rumors.
However, as long as Daxia is given some time to set up prefectures and counties in these places and send magistrates and magistrates to rule, it will take less than a few months to stabilize the place.
"Yes, General He Ruo won a great victory this time and defeated Huan Wen's main force. If His Majesty knew about it, he would definitely reward Jiangxia Camp... Where is General He Ruo now?"
Fu Youde first praised and then asked.
Lu Meng was very respectful and immediately replied: "The chief steward is in Baling at this time. The steward has something to say. Baling is an important place to control Dongting and is also the key to connecting Jiangling and Jiangxia. He plans to let General Xie Xuan guard Jiangling. I will stay in Baling to guard against the Han army!"
"Well, Baling is more critical. With General Heruo guarding it, there should be nothing wrong!" Fu Youde
Said: "In that case, you can stay in Jiangxia. I will give you another army to monitor Feng Yi in Hanchuan!"
"General, are you going to continue marching westward?"
Lu Meng was a little surprised. After all, the battle had been completely won and Jiangling had been successfully captured. There was no need for Fu Youde to lead the army west again.
"Yes, before I came here, His Majesty had asked me to set up a border camp in Yiling if we succeeded in capturing Jiangling... This matter is more important, I will take care of it myself!"
Fu Youde said casually that he came with a mighty army under his command and his purpose was very clear. It was not a secret and there was no harm in telling Lu Meng.
Yiling!
Hearing this place name, Lu Meng instantly understood.
Indeed, your majesty is really far-sighted. Camps must be set up in the land of Yiling. Yiling is an important place from the east of Bashu. In the world of China, one has to cross eight thousand miles of steep mountains and rapid rivers to reach it. Yiling is located in a dangerous terrain.
And Yiling is also the boundary between Jingchu and Bashu. The gateway to the west of Gangneung.
If the Xia army guards Yiling well, they can block the Shu Han troops in Bashu and prevent the Eastern Han and Shu Han armies from joining together.
Now Shuhan soldiers and horses appeared, but Xia Jun could not ignore it and must take precautions in advance.
Fu Youde shouldered the heavy responsibility and did not stay in Jiangxia for too long. After leaving hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses behind, he led the much reduced main force of warships and continued westward with nearly 200,000 soldiers.
These 200,000 soldiers were the soldiers and horses of the Yiling camp before Jiangling was sorted out and before Daxia came to effectively rule.
The chief general of the camp has also been selected, namely Tan Daoji, who has followed Wang Jing and made many contributions in the army in recent years. The deputy generals of the camp are Wen Yang, and Wang Yin and Shi Bao, who are under Fang La's command.
A total of four generals are enough to deal with the threat from the west.
If the Shu Han sent the Five Tiger Generals to go on an expedition, the Xia army would naturally receive the news in advance and send reinforcements to Yiling.
Jinling!
In the Qinzheng Hall of the Imperial Palace, Wang Jing stood in front of a map. This map was the topographic map of the Yangtze River Basin from Jingchu, Jiangxia, Anqing to Jinling.
This map is more complete and clearer than the one drawn by He Ruobi. In addition to the cities and towns on both sides of the river, the general situation of the surrounding forces, the approximate number of people, and the number of troops are also marked on the side.
Very detailed.
These are all the contributions of the Military Intelligence Department.
In addition to Wang Jing, there are also Gao Xi, Bu Zhi, Xie An, Zhang Juzheng, Xie Hui, Wei Rui and others in the palace. They are all leaders and backbones of the major factions in the Great Xia Dynasty, as well as important ministers of the central government.
At this time, everyone's faces were a little happy. They already knew the good news that Jiangling was captured by Xie Xuan.
He Ruobi defeated Huan Wen's main force, and the information that he was capturing Baling has also been transmitted. Although everyone does not know the result yet, according to analysis, it is not difficult for He Ruobi to capture Baling, and it can even be said to depend on the rumor.
"Jiangxia, Baling, Jiangling, Yiling...the upper reaches of the river were finally captured by our army. From now on, the south of the river is my territory of Daxia!"
Wang Jing was also in a good mood. If he were in the source world, the territory of the Daxia Dynasty would have reached the level of a normal southern dynasty.
Well, the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty and Nanliang included Bashu. If the Daxia Dynasty captured even Bashu, it would really be divided into two parts.
Unfortunately, in the world of China, it is almost impossible to capture Bashu in a short time.
The land of China is vast, and Wang Jingneng feels that he is beyond his reach to capture Jiangling. If he enters Bashu, it will take several months to transmit the news at a time, and soldiers and horses cannot be mobilized.
It is very difficult to maintain dominance.
Many southern dynasties in history, as long as they had Jinling as their capital, had very weak control over Bashu. If there was a little unrest, there was a risk of losing Bashu.
Before he developed a flying boat that was extremely fast and could connect major provinces and counties, Wang Jing could only maintain his existing territory.
At most, they can capture Jiangxi and the two lakes.
Further away, Wang Jing has no desire to capture it for the time being.
"Now Daxia's territory has reached the limit of its control. For a long time, I will not send out large armies to expand in all directions! Zhaoxuan, you can coordinate the overall situation in the Privy Council and see how to mobilize troops and horses. Defend the current territory!"
Wang Jing turned around and said calmly.
Gao Xi immediately stepped forward and said respectfully: "I accept your order!"
"The Grand Scholars of the Ministry of Government will also summon six ministers and ministers to see how Jingchu, Jiangxi and other places divide provinces and set up prefectures and counties. The Ministry of Rites and the Imperial College will also recruit a large number of scholars..."
"The major provinces preside over academic and government examinations. As long as the scholars who pass the examination want to become officials, they will be appointed officials immediately to fill the newly established prefectures and counties..."
Wang Jing said a few words briefly, but what he said were all important things that the Great Xia Dynasty would do next.
Daxia successively captured Jiangxi, Jiangxia, and Jiangling. Almost in a very short period of time, it expanded from the lower reaches of the river to the upper reaches. From the map, it would take a long time for the territory to at least double.
In such a huge land, there are countless unruly docks, thieves, and water thieves. It will take at least a year or more to deal with those local snakes and thieves.
It's not that Daxia's soldiers are not strong enough, but that the land that Wang Jing has nominally included in Daxia's territory is too huge.
Wang Jing made a simple draw on the map, and the map opened up.
The soldiers under his command, the important ministers in the central government, and the officials in the prefectures and counties must spend a lot of energy to clean up the chaos and govern the place.
Wang Jing also knew that it was not easy for the central ministers and officials in various places.
However, if you want to be an official and hold great power, you have to pay a price. If you want to be dignified in front of others, you have to suffer behind the scenes. Whatever you get, you have to pay for it. That's fair enough.
"Your Majesty, now that the territory of our empire has been determined and we have begun to divide the provinces, we must formulate laws to clarify the service life of the chief envoys, inspectors, and commanders of each major province. They cannot be allowed to sit in one place for a long time. ....."
Zhang Juzheng said.
Wang Jing thought for a moment and said, "Then one term of five years will be used as a term. The three envoys of each major province will serve a maximum of two terms. After ten years, they will be rotated in various places. When the world situation changes in the future, we can make changes. !」
Zhang Juzheng's suggestion was to prevent the chief officials of the major provinces from becoming local tigers and unable to lose their power. A person can easily give birth to a famous family after serving as chief official in a certain province for decades.
Daxia can tolerate meritorious officials and nobles, but it is still relatively repulsive to famous families entrenched in various places.
Wang Jing's strength is very powerful, and the great power belongs to himself, but after all, he is not an immortal saint, and it is impossible to sense the situation in various places in Daxia from thousands of miles away.
Before the power of immortals and gods, Wang Jing had to rely on his civil and military officials, as well as the prefects and county magistrates in various places to rule the Xia Dynasty.
He is not worried about the rebellion of the generals, but the provinces and counties in various places have their own way of doing things, and they have to guard against things that go against the will.
Regarding Zhang Juzheng's suggestion, the officials in the palace looked normal and did not have much emotion.
After all, they are the founding ministers of the country. If nothing unexpected happens, they will all be meritorious nobles in the future. They are not the same as the aristocratic families who may be entrenched in various places.
Zhang Juzheng's restrictions and targets did not fall on them.
"Report...General Fu has sent urgent military information. He Ruobi, the general manager of Jiangxia Camp, has captured Baling!"
At this time, the voice of the attendant came from outside the palace.
"Okay! Take Baling, and the waters of the Yangtze River will be completely connected!" Gao Xi, Bu Zhi and others all cheered loudly, looking excited. Wang Jing laughed.
He calculated the time in his mind and found that it had only been more than a month since the troops were dispatched. In such a short period of time, Daxia easily defeated Huan Wen and captured Jiangling, which would surely shock the world.
"By decree, I will give He Ruobi, the general manager of Jiangxia Camp, a hundred altars of wine, a hundred divine elixirs, and a pair of Mingguang Celestial Armor! When he returns to Jinling, I will not hesitate to reward him from the Duke!"
Wang Jing said.
He Ruobi's title at this time was
The second-class Shenwei Marquis was awarded to him after the founding of the country. Later, he captured Jiangxia and made great achievements. This time he defeated the main force of Huan Wen's navy and teamed up with Xie Xuan to capture Jingchu.
These achievements were enough for him to cross the limit of a marquis and qualify him to be named a county magistrate.
Once he was named a county official, he truly stepped into the top echelon of the Great Xia Dynasty, and was as qualified as the bachelor Shen Yi and the general Fu Youde who were the first to follow Wang Jing.
Even more than Bu Zhao who was named a first-class Chengenhou.
There was a hint of envy in the eyes of Gao Xi and Xie Hui. In addition to being envious, Gao Xi was also happy for He Ruobi. After all, they were acquaintances in the same circle.
"It's almost March... If we can capture Gangneung before March, this is the best outcome we could have imagined!"
"Send an order to Fu Youde, He Ruobi, and Xie Xuan to stabilize the existing city and not to fight the Han army. We will not talk about anything else until after March!"
Wang Jing walked to the palace gate, looked at the sky, and said.
March is the time he obtained by sensing the void of the world's origin. After entering March, the vitality of the Chinese world will reach a limit and break through the shackles of the heaven.
At that time, dozens of heaven-level supreme powerhouses who draw strength from the origin of the world will come to China.
The situation in the world will also change as a result.
