Didn't the general want to conquer Xiangyang? Our army's military order is to capture Xiangyang. Doesn't the general's behavior violate His Majesty's wishes? "
Zhang Xian was a little shocked.
Yue Fei said: "You are right, but I am the general manager of the march. As long as we can capture Xiangyang in the end, how long will it take for the process in the middle? Your Majesty's soldiers did not issue a death order!"
"If your majesty requires our army to capture the city within a certain period of time, I can only lead the army to attack by force. Your majesty has not said that, then the affairs in the army will naturally be decided by me! Moreover, what I said just now is that I do not want to conquer Xiangyang, but I do not want to attack by force. That’s all.”
Yue Fei has a very thorough understanding of the current situation in China. The Eastern Han Dynasty was now surrounded by enemies on three sides, and the support from the Shu Han and the Western Han Dynasty could not allow the Eastern Han Dynasty to face the siege of several forces at the same time.
The Han army left troops and horses in Mengjin and Luoyang to defend Li Tang, and a large army was stationed in Bianliang to guard the Han army's eastern front. Some soldiers and horses retreated from Hanoi, and Liu Xiu personally led them to fight against Li Jing. The southern defense line is mainly based on Xiangyang.
Compared with the situation in the east and north, Xiangyang, the Han army's southern line, has a strong city, well-equipped soldiers and abundant food supplies, and is guarded by many famous generals. Like an iron wall.
Facing such an enemy, attacking by force is not a good idea.
So Yue Fei prepared to suppress the Han army in Xiangyang with a large army, waiting for problems on the eastern and northern fronts of the Han army... The Han army was one to many, and sooner or later there would definitely be problems.
Yue Fei relied on his own experience and was very certain of this judgment.
Once there is a problem on the eastern and northern fronts of the Han army, it will affect the whole body, and the southern front will definitely reveal flaws. When the time comes, Yue Fei will launch a general offensive, which will achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Zhang Xian was enlightened and his vision suddenly rose from Xiangyang to the entire Central Plains, which was of great benefit. Yue Fei did not want to attack in vain and lose his troops.
However, he could not let the army sit idle under the city. He would send troops and horses to attack the city every day, taking turns to attack Xiangyang.
A few days later.
Wang Jing Qingchao Jian Cong came to the West Route Army camp with hundreds of personal guards.
As I said before, Wang Jing came to the front line not to take personal command, but to make a normal inspection, summoning many generals on the front line, listening to their opinions, and boosting morale.
In the original world, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu often went to the front lines to patrol camps in person to grasp the overall situation of various fronts in the Eastern Han Dynasty. There are many benefits to doing this. It can show the prestige of the monarch, allow the monarch's majesty to be penetrated into the army, and avoid the appearance of a general commanding an army.
Of course, those who are qualified to do this are monarchs with outstanding abilities and strong prestige.
It will not do any good for a foolish and mediocre king to go to the front line, and it will also drag down the generals on the front line. If he intervenes in command, it will be even more disastrous.
After Wang Jing arrived, he summoned Yue Fei and learned what Yue Fei was thinking.
Wang Jing has no objection to this somewhat prudent approach. He has handed over the frontline matters to Yue Fei. He believes that this great coach who can be ranked in the top ten in history will not let him down.
After staying on the front line for several days, watching several siege battles in the military formation, and identifying the Han generals on the top of Xiangyang City, Wang Jingcai led his people back.
On the way back, from the south of Xiangyang to Yicheng, Zhongxiang and other places, these cities and territories that had just been captured by the Xia army were full of murderous atmosphere, and each city was stationed with some elite soldiers.
There are also guardsmen transferred from Jiangling to assist the town.
When Wang Jing led his people back, they took the waterway. On the Wuya Ship, Wang Jing saw the gate of a city near the Han River open. Two to three hundred Xia army soldiers and horses rode on cloud chariots and galloped in a certain direction. And go...
They carried a murderous aura, and it was obvious that there was a turmoil somewhere that needed them to suppress.
"The Han army is quite popular, but the people's hearts in the cities and counties they captured are not yet stable. They must be suppressed by military law for about a year before the chaos can be quelled!"
Seeing this scene, Wang Jing shook his head slightly.
He had already received reports of this situation when he was in Jiangling. When he was fighting in Jianghuai and the southeast, Wang Jing often only needed to capture a certain place.
By dealing with some powerful landowners, the overall situation can be controlled, and the people at the bottom will easily obey the rule of Daxia. In the captured Eastern Han cities, some of the upper-class people in the cities did not dare to resist Daxia, but there were still a large number of upper-class people who wanted to resist. If they raised their banners, they would soon attract some young men to rebel.
Both the upper class and the lower class people were very attached to the rule of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and had a natural aversion to the Xia army who took the initiative to invade their homeland.
At that time, Wang Jing led his troops to pacify various places. What he quelled was the wars in various places, allowing countless people to survive. Those people who suffered from the wars quickly chose to surrender. Coupled with the various policies promulgated by Wang Jing, people's hearts and minds soon turned towards Daxia. The people's hearts are towards Daxia, and it takes very little time for the Xia army to digest the captured territory. If the people are dissatisfied, it may take at least one or two years to digest the captured cities and counties, but it may take as many as three or four years.
These popular sentiments are also a rare heritage for a dynasty.
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true. We can use military law to guard various cities and raid various fortresses to prepare for the subsequent establishment of prefectures and counties..."
Gao Ying followed.
Wang Jing nodded slightly and said casually: "Since we need to prepare for the establishment of prefectures and counties in the future, we can directly set up a temporary resettlement ambassador in Xiangyang to be responsible for arranging various cities in Xiangyang, appeasing the people, and pacifying the rebels... Hmm , let Tao Kan serve as this resettlement ambassador!
Tao Kan left a mark in history by guarding one side and quelling civil unrest. Especially in places where rebel armies are everywhere and the people's morale is unstable, Tao Kan's ability is more evident.
So when Wang Jing talked about these captured cities and counties, the first thing that came to Wang Jing's mind was Tao Kan's name.
This is for Tao Kan to come and put out the fire.
Of course, Wang Jing would not treat him badly. When Tao Kan managed these cities stably and established the Central Plains West Road in Xiangyang, Nanyang and other places, Tao Kan would naturally accumulate merit and become a Dao-level feudal official.
Above the Taoist level, there is the central officer of Daxia. "Tao Kan... It's very appropriate for him to come!"
Gao Tou repeatedly agreed.
While joking, the warship they were riding passed through the big waves. When passing Zhangshan, Wang Jing deliberately stopped here. A little sacrifice was made to Yuan Lang and the navy soldiers who died in the battle.
Afterwards, Wang Jing and his party returned to Jiangling.
As soon as he came back, the clerk from the Secretariat came to announce the good news with a happy face.
"Your Majesty, I am so happy! News came from Jinling that the Ministry of Industry and Doshoji created the Altar of Sound Transmission..."
Wang Jing's expression changed, and he quickly took the good news and checked it. His eyes glanced at the memorial, and a smile suddenly appeared on Wang Jing's face.
"Yes, it really lived up to my expectations! The Altar of Sound Transmission was formed, and then the Feitian Shenzhou was successfully built. Daxia's influence on the place
The dominance can be increased several times! "
The sound transmission altar was jointly researched by the Ministry of Industry and Daozhengsi to open up the communication channel between the two places. If the altar is successfully built, it can quickly transmit messages between the two places even if they are thousands of miles apart.
In Wang Jing's view, this sound transmission altar is the communication radio station in the world of China, which is only realized through spiritual stones, magic circles, and talismans.
When Wang Jing and his ministers were discussing matters, he once said that the capture of Jiangling would be the limit of the Daxia Dynasty's rule.
Continuing to expand outwards will not only be of no benefit to Daxia, but will also make Daxia bloated, slow to respond, and contain the power of the Daxia dynasty.
There are two reasons that affect the rule of the dynasty. One is that the distance is too long and the message transmission is too slow, resulting in a slow reaction of the central center and the inability to detect the unrest in the border towns in time...
The other is the speed at which the center marches to the local area.
For example, the Great Xia Dynasty captured Lingnan, but because it was too far away, the central government was slow to react when there was turmoil in Lingnan. When the news was heard, troops and horses were dispatched, and because the troops and horses arrived too slowly, small things turned into big things, and big things turned into turmoil. .
Taking this into consideration, Wang Jing asked the Ministry of Industry and Daozhengsi to study solutions.
The Yufeng Feizhou brought out by the Ministry of Industry when besieging Xiang Yu was a treasure created to solve Daxia's problem of quickly dispatching troops and horses.
now,
A sound transmission altar for message transmission was also developed. It was indeed a great event for the Great Xia Dynasty. "Congratulations to your Majesty, congratulations to your Majesty! With the Altar of Sound Transmission, our dynasty has a higher degree of control over local areas and border towns! Even if we capture the entire Eastern Han Dynasty, we can quickly digest it!" Gao Ying, Liu Bowen and Yu Yunwen The others also showed joy and congratulated.
Wang Jing laughed.
Along with this memorial, there was also a completed sound transmission altar. This altar can communicate with Jinling instantly.
However, the altar consumes several gold crystal coins each time, so it is expensive to use.
It may take several years or even more than ten years to spread it to the public.
This situation can be understood as long as one understands the birth and development of radio stations in the original world and later generations.
These things related to military matters were expensive at first. With continuous improvement and transformation, these things will slowly be opened to the public.
In any case, the emergence of the Sound Transmission Altar is closer to the development of the dynasty in Wang Jing's mind.
If it is no different from those historical dynasties in the source world, wouldn't Wang Jing's trip to China be in vain? On the road to pursuing the great cause of the Emperor of Heaven and immortality as an immortal god, Wang Jing also wants to change China and make the world of China more or less closer to what he imagined.
These researched things are a beginning. In the future, more and more things will be powered by spirit stones, and all the things invented will make the Great Xia Dynasty more and more powerful.
In the main hall, the sound transmission altar is placed in the middle.
Wang Jing's thoughts moved, and a force was poured into the altar to activate the large formation. The golden crystal spirit stone embedded in it flashed, and invisible power emerged from the altar and connected to the void. "His Majesty·····."
Chen Yi's voice came from the altar.
Wang Jing tested the altar and successfully contacted Jinling.
The other courtiers standing in the hall also looked at the altar. They were all extremely intelligent people. After seeing the success of the sound transmission altar, they all immediately realized the benefits this thing would bring to the Great Xia Dynasty. .
They couldn't wait to congratulate Wang Jing again.
After talking to Jinling Chen Yi for a while, Wang Jing stopped when he saw that the golden crystal spirit stone was rapidly consumed and the spiritual light dimmed.
Buzz!
The aura of the sound transmission altar disappeared.
"Unfortunately, the sound transmission altar can only transmit sounds now, not images!"
Wang Jing smiled.
Although he said this, there was not much regret in his tone. After all, the sound transmission altar had just been researched and manufactured, and its function was relatively simple. To rush for perfection would be to be picky and embarrass the Ministry of Industry and Daozhengsi too much.
"After the replacement of the spirit stones is completed, immediately send an order to Jinling to have the Ministry of Industry and Daozhengsi make one hundred sound transmission altars as soon as possible and send them to the East Road and West Road camps respectively..."
Wang Jing followed up with the order.
Equipping these sound transmission altars to the east and west armies will allow Han Xin and Yue Fei to take control of the army to a higher level. This sound transmission altar, which is very similar to later radio stations, is itself a weapon in the military.
"I accept your order!" Yu Yunwen responded.
The sound transmission altar in Jiangling will be controlled by the Secret Supervisor... The Secret Supervisor can exchange information back and forth with Jinling through the altar. No matter what Wang Jing's order is, it can be sent to Jinling as soon as possible.
as time flows.
Wang Jing was still in charge in Jinling and did not go to the East Road from Xuzhou to camp as planned.
The sound transmission altar built by the Jinling Ministry of Industry and Daozhengsi was quickly built regardless of cost, and was delivered to the two camps as quickly as possible.
The military information of the two camps could also be transmitted to Wang Jing immediately.
Not only that, when the sound transmission altar came to the camp on the east road, it was equivalent to Wang Jing's ears coming here, and he could receive the detailed information about Hebei and the battle between Li Tang and the Eastern Han Dynasty as quickly as possible. Late November.
The Northern Ming Army commanded by Li Mu Lianpo and the coalition forces of Li Tang and Ran Wei launched a war.
In this battle, Li Mu and Lian Po joined forces, plus several people who defected to the Ming army.
The ninth-level general defeated the Tang army's commander Li Ji and Ran Wei's commander Ran Min head-on.
After this important military information reached Bianliang, it quickly reached Wang Jing's ears through the altar.
Under normal circumstances, if Wang Jing wanted to know this, it would take several days at least...
"Li Ji... is not as good as Li Jing after all!" Wang Jing sighed with emotion.
The heroes of the past generations enshrined in the Martial Arts Temple are all famous generals with outstanding abilities in the past dynasties. If the famous generals of the Martial Temple are simply compared and arranged, they can be divided into three levels: the Ten Philosophers, the Top and the Normal.
Such as Murong Shaozong, Wang Sengbian, Wang Xiaojie, and Zhang Renyuan are normal levels.
People like Wang Meng, Feng Yi, and Geng Yan are among the top. There is no need to say more about Shizhe’s level.
As for Li Ji, who was listed among the Ten Philosophers of the Li Tang Dynasty... his record and ability were somewhat lacking.
Compared with other famous martial arts generals, Li Ji is indeed outstanding, but when compared with Bai Qi and Li Jing, most people would not think that Li Ji's ability is better than Bai Qi and Li Jing.
Being listed as one of the Ten Philosophers is mainly because it was the Li Tang Dynasty who established martial arts temples... When he led troops in Hebei in the early days, he suffered many defeats.
Against Li Mu, Lian Po and the two famous generals of the war, Li Ji had some shortcomings.
Li Mu may be slightly inferior to Bai Qi, but as a famous general who can firmly suppress Wang Jian, his ability has already reached the level of
Ten levels of philosophy. It seems not surprising that he would have some upper hand against Li Ji, a famous general from Li Tang who was very capable.
