From the end of the tenth year of Taichu to the early spring of the eleventh year, Wang Jing did not return to Jinling. He stayed in Bianliang and personally supervised the internal affairs of the eastern part of the Central Plains of Daxia.
Liu Bowen and Yu Yunwen are both top internal affairs talents.
Even though Liu Bowen was more focused on military strategy and strategy, he was no stranger to internal affairs.
The cities captured by the Xia army are under military control, and the soldiers in the army are responsible for internal affairs. There are many rough and omitted places. They help to check for the leaks and fill the gaps to maintain the stability of the cities in the Central Plains.
The best would be to allow normal spring plowing in various parts of the eastern Central Plains...
However, Wang Jing had already planned to take advantage of the spring plowing time to mobilize troops and ask Han Xin to send out an army to march westward.
The elite Xia army guarding cities in various parts of the eastern Central Plains will also be drawn back to form a large army.
For this reason, Wang Jing ordered Jinling to dispatch 300,000 guardsmen from Daxia mainland, and also dispatched some capable civil servants to come to support.
After growing to the level of occupying half of the world in China, the shortage of officials in the Daxia Dynasty became much lighter than before.
When he had just captured Jinling, Wang Jing opened the imperial examination to recruit talented people. He wished he could recruit all the people who came to take the exam.
The officials under his command were extremely poor, so they had to set up camps and use military laws to control the newly acquired lands.
Now, the Great Xia Dynasty is at its peak. In the eyes of many people, even if Great Xia cannot unify China and become the number one dynasty in the world, relying on the natural danger of the Yangtze River, it can still have a long-lasting national destiny and have an undefeated foundation.
Therefore, many talented people who have appeared in the history books are like streams constantly converging towards Jinling, either to participate in the assessment of the Talent Recruitment Hall, or to directly participate in the government examinations held by local prefectures and counties.
Anyway, in the Great Xia Dynasty, even talented people could directly enter official positions. Once they had political achievements, their promotion speed would not be slow.
The Daxia Dynasty fought in the south and north, and its territory continued to expand, which put a great demand on officials.
Especially for officials with outstanding political achievements, they pay even more attention.
If the political performance is very outstanding and the scholar enters the official position, his promotion speed can be faster than that of the Jinshi.
Transferring a group of officials to the Central Plains is a good opportunity for rapid promotion for these transferred officials.
In the eastern part of the Central Plains, there are Guide, Bianliang, Xuchang, Yingchuan, Runan, etc. The soldiers and horses sent out by the camp on the East Road of Daxia only drove away the Han troops who occupied the cities. Still can't reach it.
With 300,000 guardsmen and many Daxia officials, it should not be a problem to ensure spring plowing in most areas...
Wang Jing didn't pay too much attention to matters related to internal affairs. Nowadays, the main thing here is military control, and local tyrants and local tyrants dare not come forward.
As long as the defeated Han troops and bandits and bandits in various places can be wiped out, the situation can be stabilized.
His main concern is still in Hebei and the two groups of troops under his command.
In the direction of Xiangyang, the uncertain information reported by Yu Yunwen finally came true. In order to support the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei mobilized another 200,000 elite troops, led by Zhuge Liang.
After hearing this information.
Wang Jing had no hope for Xiangyang. Yue Fei was a good general, but facing Xiangyang City with eight formations and many famous historical generals, the chance of capturing the city was no more than 30%.
For the current plan, we can only place our hope on the Eastern Route Army.
time flies.
In the blink of an eye, it’s early spring and March.
In the vast land in the eastern part of the Central Plains, countless people are busy in the farmland. The day's plan starts in the morning, and the year's plan starts in the spring. If spring plowing cannot be carried out normally, it will affect not only one prefecture or county, but also shake Xia Jun's power. The rule of the Central Plains.
The third day of March.
On the field outside Bianliang City, the general's flag was flying high, and countless soldiers were lined up in military formations. They were filled with murderous intent. That invincible momentum seemed to be able to sweep across the entire world.
There are three hundred thousand soldiers and horses gathered here.
Other soldiers and horses camped on the east road were stationed in surrounding cities under the command of Fu Youde, Han Qinhu and others. Han Xin, holding the command flag, stood on the general platform to read out the generals and mobilize the troops.
"Xie Xuan's troops led 200,000 troops to capture Xinzheng..."
"Deputy General Fu Youde led 300,000 troops as the front of the army to attack Zhongmou..."
Han Xin kept ordering generals, and all the generals he ordered obeyed his orders with dignity.
Some generals are not here, and there are also messengers who use the fastest method to pass the general orders to the opponent.
"I have heard about General Han Xin's demeanor for a long time. It is indeed extraordinary to see him today..."
In the distance, Wang Jing was watching from a distance with a few personal guards. He did not come to the military camp wearing yellow robes. He was accompanied by an acquaintance, Tang Jian, who had traveled thousands of miles to Jinling as an envoy.
He stood on the right back of Wang Jing, looking from a distance at the elite soldiers of the Xia army who were full of vigor and blood, their brows were filled with evil spirits, and their expressions were high-spirited and slightly unruly. Feeling sincerely.
"Hahaha, General Han Xin is indeed very capable, but the Emperor of Tang has the military god Li Jing under his command, which is enough to offset it!"
Wang Jing said with a smile.
He is in a good mood now because Gao Xi has returned from Taiyuan. After discussing with his ministers, Li Shimin agreed to the exchange in Daxia.
The reason why Li Shimin delayed the time until now was, on the one hand, to prepare for spring plowing, and on the other hand, to mobilize as many troops and horses as possible from the country to prepare for the expedition to Taihang.
Finally, they waited for the fighter planes, waiting for the Beiming Army to continue to move deeper south, and the distance to the rear was lengthened.
No matter what, Li Tang's envoy came.
From now on, the Central Plains would be the prey of the Daxia Dynasty, and Hebei would become Li Tang's target.
As for Cao Wei and Ran Wei, who are still allies now, they have been regarded as dinner by the two dynasties, and they are just waiting for the right opportunity to attack them.
"Army, come out!"
While Wang Jing and Tang Jian were joking, Han Xin had already completed the command and distribution, waved the command flag in his hand, and gave a sharp shout.
boom!
Countless soldiers changed their formations at the same time, with their feet on the ground. The sounds of hundreds of thousands of soldiers gathered together, making the originally gentle sounds sound like muffled thunder.
He also interrupted Wang Jing and Tang Jian's conversation.
The next moment, 300,000 troops, led by major generals and guerrillas, headed for Yunche and the warships to the north.
Their respective tasks were different, but in the end they only had one goal, which was to attack the city and seize territory all the way to the west, and finally meet in the east of Xingyang.
Xingyang, known as Sishui Pass and Hulao Pass in ancient times, is the most important pass between the western and eastern parts of the Central Plains in the world of China.
Liu Xiu was stationed in Xingyang at this time.
Neither Wang Jing nor Tang Jian spoke as they watched the army set off in changing formations.
Wait until the first team leaves.
Wang Jingcai said: "I have ordered Wei Rui to send 1,300 flying boats to Bianliang, but it is your business to hide these flying boats from Cao Wei's people."
Tang Jian nodded and said: "The foreign minister understands that before I came, His Majesty gave the military's treasure marching order, which can conceal the air to prevent prying eyes. Our army cannot send troops to cross the river, and we need you to send people to control the flying boat to go north together."
These are all things that should be done, and Wang Jing will naturally not refuse.
After Daxia and Li Tang exchanged conditions, the relationship between the two parties became closer. And all this excludes Cao Wei and Ran Wei.
If Cao Cao knew about the secret agreement between the two dynasties, he would definitely leave the battlefield and return to Qingzhou to prepare for the war.
However, this news cannot be kept secret for too long.
When Li Tang's army crossed the Taihang natural barrier to attack the Ming army's rear route, Cao Cao would surely notice something was wrong at the first time.
After returning to Bianliang Palace.
After thinking about Cao Cao, Wang Jing's originally happy mood calmed down.
"Cao Cao is a great hero of his generation. If Daxia cannot quickly overthrow the Eastern Han Dynasty and capture Luoyang, then Cao Cao will return to Qingzhou to prepare for war and fish from the lake. His weakened strength will definitely be restored quickly..."
"This is not a good thing for Daxia. Maybe when we attack Luoyang, we will be stabbed in the back by Cao Wei!"
Wang Jing pondered in his heart.
Cao Cao is not just a tool waiting for the enemy to come knocking on his door. He also knows how to assess the situation and can sense the crisis and act decisively.
Wang Jing was wondering whether he should stop temporarily after capturing Xingyang, transfer some generals and elites from the west camp to Xuzhou, join some elites from the east camp, and attack Qingqi first.
Liu Xiu had Nanyang and Xiangyang as his backing, and Luoyang as his foundation, so he had a solid foundation.
After Li Tang changed his strategy, the Daxia Dynasty was the only one left to attack the Central Plains. Since Wang Jing did not want to share the Central Plains equally with Li Tang, he would have to pay more.
Li Tang can still help Daxia contain Liu Xiu of Xingyang. After Li Tang's troops leave Taihang, Li Jing will definitely not fight with the Han army again.
After passing Xingyang, we need to fight to the death with the elites of the Eastern Han Dynasty with swords and guns.
Han Xin leading the troops could not change this result.
Wang Jing thought for a while and felt that he could not make a decision, so he sent someone to call Liu Bowen and asked him to give his opinion.
"Your Majesty wants to have General Han Xin stationed in Xingyang to rest and recuperate after capturing Xingyang, and then deploy elite troops from the two camps to attack Cao Wei? This..."
Liu Bowen was stunned by Wang Jing's words as soon as he arrived.
The Eastern Han Dynasty was destroyed by the East and West. This was the strategy originally planned in Jinling. Even if Wang Jing was the emperor, he could not change it with a single word.
Behind every strategy, hundreds or even thousands of officials are busy cooperating, and millions of stones of grain and grass materials are dispatched.
Changing the strategy can be done with just one sentence, but executing it is complicated.
"Yes, the strategy we set at the beginning was to attack from the east and west, but now the west camp is blocked by Xiangyang and cannot attack Nanyang. With Nanyang and Xiangyang as the backing, the Eastern Han Dynasty can continuously mobilize its forces... "
"If we only rely on troops and horses to camp on the east road, after our army captures Xingyang, if we take another step forward, we will have to fight bloody battles with the Han army for every inch of land. The Eastern Han Dynasty will never watch our army invade the surrounding areas of Luoyang."
"The Eastern Han Dynasty was also supported by the Western Han Dynasty and the Shu Han Dynasty... The original strategy of attacking from two directions could no longer succeed."
Wang Jing said slowly.
He was now explaining to Liu Bowen and sorting out his own thoughts.
If Wang Jing had not sent an envoy to persuade Li Tang to change his strategy, Li Tang and Daxia would have a great chance of winning together to overthrow the Eastern Han Dynasty...
But Wang Jing will never regret it.
Because relying on Li Tang's power to overthrow the Eastern Han Dynasty, Li Tang's power will flow into the Central Plains. I can't even drive him away.
After all, Li Tang also played a great role in defeating the Han army. Wang Jing, both emotional and rational, could not refuse Li Tang's power to extend to the Central Plains.
The land of the Central Plains has been regarded as an important place that must be captured by Wang Jing and the officials of Daxia.
After winning the Central Plains, Wang Jingneng felt that he could take several more steps forward on the path to becoming the Emperor of Heaven. You can even go directly to the last half step of obtaining a career position.
Now it is a little more difficult to attack the Eastern Han Dynasty alone, but the strength of the Eastern Han Dynasty at this time cannot be compared with Li Tang.
Wang Jing was willing to pay more and keep Li Tang north of the Yellow River.
"Conquering the Eastern Han Dynasty alone is not something that can be won in a short time. Cao Wei is eyeing the east side of our army and may launch a surprise attack at any time, putting our army under control on both sides."
"This is a huge hidden danger! It is best to eradicate the hidden danger as soon as possible. Cao Wei has experienced great defeats one after another and is now weak. This is a good opportunity to solve it!"
After Wang Jing expressed his thoughts, Liu Bowen nodded slightly.
This reason is indeed quite sufficient.
Wang Jing did not want to change his strategy out of the blue, but after careful consideration and judgment of the pros and cons after the original strategy could no longer succeed, he came up with his idea.
"Your Majesty has far-sighted plans, which I cannot match."
"However, the deployment of the elite generals and troops for the east road camp must be done after General Han Xin captures Xingyang. Before that, I have to contact Jinling and discuss with the bachelors and privy envoys from the three provinces before I can give you a result."
Liu Bowen said cautiously.
Wang Jing said: "This matter is more important. I'd better go back to Jinling to discuss it with the three provinces in person. General Han Xin is in charge of the camp on the east road, so I have nothing to worry about!"
Before seeing Han Xin exert his full strength with his own eyes, although Wang Jing had full confidence in Han Xin, he could not help but feel a little worried.
After all, many generals of the Han army were not vegetarians.
Liu Xiu was a unique and unparalleled figure during the handover of the Han Dynasty. His ability to command troops was stronger than that of his generals such as Wu Han, Feng Yi, and Cen Peng.
For such an opponent, relying solely on Han Xin may not be enough, which is why a two-pronged attack was originally planned.
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However, after seeing Han Xin's Ten Directions Kunyuan Formation, Wang Jing's last worry disappeared.
Under the premise that his opponent is restrained by Li Jing, if Han Xin cannot capture Xingyang, then he will not be worthy of the title of military immortal and commander.
"This matter... indeed requires His Majesty to return to Jinling in person to take charge!"
Liu Bowen thought for a while and said in agreement.
Wang Jing is on the front line and his behavior has become more decisive.
After discussing with Liu Bowen, he immediately recruited Gao Xi and others. He asked Gao Xi to stay in Bianliang and take charge. He also sent a message to Jinling and transferred Li Shanchang and Zhang Jiuling to assist him in handling internal affairs.
He took Liu Bowen, Yu Yunwen and a group of personal guards back to Jinling in an imperial boat.
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A few days later.
Immediately after Wang Jing returned to Jinling, he summoned the academicians, privy envoys and several supervisory censors from the three provinces to discuss the matter of dispatching elite troops to attack Cao Wei first.
"Attack Cao Cao... Our military commander is unknown!"
Xie An frowned,
You know, Cao Jun is still a nominal ally of Daxia. After capturing Xingyang, he immediately turned against his allies and attacked his allies. Although this was beneficial to Daxia, it would not sound good if word spread about it.
The reputation of the Daxia Dynasty will also be greatly damaged.
