Chapter 108 Consolidation of the Rear Area
Lu Youpeng nodded and said that the Yangzhou headquarters had not appointed two envoys for combat and training. Miao Gui recommended Liu Honggen and He Guoping. He thought they were good people. How about deciding on them?
Zhao Yulin agreed and asked the three envoys to come to the meeting.
Later, everyone arrived.
Zhao Yulin announced the appointment and asked Training Officer He Guoping and Logistics Officer Yu Fuming to go to Gucheng to sort out the issues concerning the new recruits.
The two of them said goodbye and left with Lu Youpeng.
He asked the combat commander Liu Honggen what the next combat direction of the Shenwei Army would be?
Hong Gen thought for a moment and said that the Jin Kingdom was about to be destroyed, and it was estimated that the Mongolian army's main attack direction next year would still be in Luoyang and Caizhou, in order to completely destroy the Jin Kingdom.
If the imperial court does not dispatch our Shenwei Army to destroy the Jin Dynasty, we will leave Yangzhou and occupy some border areas. The main goal should be to deal with Gongchang Prefecture and the Tibetan tribes and establish a stable rear area...
Zhao Yulin felt very comfortable listening to his story.
It’s best that this guy didn’t follow the same thinking as those stupid officials in the court.
He nodded approvingly and said that it was a good analysis. We will not fight the Jin people to the death, but focus our main energy on consolidating the rear area.
However, we still had to be on guard against the Jin people becoming desperate and, after having the illusion of seeking refuge in Shu, coming here to seize our territory and cause trouble.
He asked Liu Honggen to plan this and quickly mobilize the Western Group to break the situation.
The young man immediately stood up, saluted and went out.
Zhao Yulin asked Sanqiang to change a cup of tea, and then Fire Phoenix came in.
He asked what had to be said in the meeting room?
Fenghuang told him: Of course it's serious business. Master Lu from Shunfeng told her that a musket battalion is coming from Yibin, and she hopes that her husband will take care of them and arrange for them to go to her Third Column.
Zhao Yulin knew that Chen Xian’s musket had been made, but what was its effect on the battlefield?
It needs to be pulled out for inspection.
Seeing that he did not express his opinion, Huo Fenghuang said that the Jin people all had musket teams, but her Third Column did not have one. How could she resist the Jin people's attack?
Zhao Yulin said that if the current muskets were not used properly, they would be worse than our Shenbi crossbows. Especially when it rained heavily, the gunpowder would not fire after being soaked, and wouldn't it be a lamb to be slaughtered in front of the enemy's bows and arrows?
Fenghuang told him that she had seen muskets during training at Cuiping Mountain, and they were definitely ten times more advanced than those of the Jin people, so why should she be afraid?
Zhao Yulin smiled, it turned out that his woman already knew that it was a treasure.
Fenghuang went up to him and hugged him tightly, asking him to give it to her. If he dared not to give it to her, she would go to the Taurus Army Station to intercept him.
He put his arms around the woman's slender waist and said that it was okay to give it to her, but after the team came up, they would be taken to Jizhou and Tianshui for actual combat to test the effectiveness of the muskets, find out the problems and make improvements, and by then they would be far away from him.
Phoenix was very happy, looked at him with contempt and said, "Who cares about him?" It was agreed that the musketeers would be sent to her first.
The woman broke free and immediately ran away, twisting her little butt.
Zhao Yulin shook his head in confusion. Haha, the Fire Phoenix, who was never good at acting cute, had changed her personality. He thought of the gentle and virtuous Wu Yuqi and asked Sanqiang to go to Qiuju to talk about it.
When Qiuju came over, he asked how Sister Yuqi was doing.
Qiu Ju hesitated for a moment and said: "A lot. Madam is grateful to the young master for finding medicine and seeking medical treatment."
He said, "What kind of talk is this? We are still a family. The New Year is coming and she still doesn't want to come back?"
"Madam realizes that her sins are serious, and I'm afraid it will take some time before she recovers." Qiuju said helplessly.
"Then tell her to send the child back. I want to see Jingjing."
Qiuju told him helplessly that the madam's whereabouts were unknown and she and her sisters only found out about her after receiving messages from her, so it was difficult to contact her.
Seeing Zhao Yulin's anxious face, Qiu Ju quickly said that she would find a way.
He reluctantly told Qiuju to go about her own business, closed the door and went to drink tea and practice calligraphy.
In the Lin'an Palace, this year was a year few countries that had blocked the Jin and Mongolian armies outside the country. The emperor gradually gained the right to speak in the Emperor's Palace. He was in a good mood and was hosting a banquet for his court officials.
The whole hall was filled with compliments. It was truly a country ruled by scholars. Each of them used all they had learned to compose gorgeous words in front of the emperor. Dancers were dancing gracefully in the center. It was a picture of a prosperous and peaceful country with the people at peace.
The emperor looked at the women on his left and right, and thought of Kuang Sisi and her daughter by the West Lake. He couldn't help feeling a little regretful. They were all his women and daughters, so why couldn't they share this prosperous feast together?
The Dali Kingdom in the southwest corner was also celebrating. Duan Xiaolin, the son of the King of Zhennan in Dali, married the fourth daughter of the Zhao family. The royal palace immediately obtained half of the taxes of the new town on the Mahu River.
The King of Zhennan also entrusted Dali's cross-border trade to Zhao Sihan. In just a few months, the amount of goods Dali imported from Xinshi and exported to Thang Long, Bagan and other places doubled, and the silver in the royal palace flowed in like a faucet.
The little emperor and the prince were very happy and praised Xiaolin for his ability in judging people and for finding a really good wife.
Duan Xiaolin suddenly suggested that the couple move to Shanchan Mansion.
The little emperor was stunned and asked him why.
Is Dali bad?
Duan Xiaolin quickly said that Dali was a great place, and that the couple wanted to go to the Dianchi Lake to watch flowers and raise birds, to help the people there increase their income and to share their uncle's worries.
The young emperor looked at Zhao Sihan who was toasting him and wondered if this girl had noticed changes in the palace and wanted to leave this place of trouble?
The young emperor changed his mind and decided to let the couple leave this dangerous place. Is there any succession of the throne without some disturbances?
The young emperor immediately praised Duan Xiaolin for his kindness and sympathy for the people, and rewarded the couple with Mantis River as a fiefdom.
Zhao Yulin had no idea what these people from the royal court were up to, and he was also thinking about how to end the situation.
Look, all of you brothers are heading towards Yangzhou one after another.
After Miao Gui finished the aftermath of Xihe and Tianshui, he first returned to the Yangzhou tent to report to him. They made a lot of money in this war, and earned tens of thousands of cattle and sheep alone. They kept the sick ones for treatment and distributed them all to the people outside the Great Wall. Now that the farmers have oxen, their lives will definitely be much better next year.
Zhao Yulin told him that the newly arrived musket team would be assigned to Fenghuang, and after being taken to Tianshui and Jiezhou for actual combat drills, they would be deployed in Jinzhou to guard against the sudden musket teams of the Jin army.
Lao Miao agreed immediately, and said shyly that he had married a wife and learned from his brother, so he just brought her home and did the simple job.
Zhao Yulin laughed and said that it was impossible for General Miao to get married so simply. He could just wait until his brothers came back to have fun together.
Miao Gui said cheerfully that his brothers were all learning from him, that weddings were new and many complicated procedures were omitted, and that they were having fun eating and playing with the soldiers and were very happy.
As the two were chatting, Yang Xingyun came back, bringing with him the second daughter of the wealthy Li family in Jinzhou. The second daughter of Li came up and called Miao the eldest brother and Zhao the third brother openly, and the atmosphere suddenly became much warmer.
Zhao Yulin made fun of Miao Gui and said that he was not like Brother Yang, who married a wife and kept her in a golden house, not allowing anyone to see her.
Ma Ling'er came in laughing and told everyone that many brothers would get married this year, so how about we hold a group wedding in Yangzhou?
The new street beside Yangshui River has been built. Let’s liven up the new street and bring more popularity to Yangzhou Prefecture.
The two brothers and Miss Li Er had no objection. Zhao Yulin asked Li Sanqiang to go to Nanzheng to invite General Cao Youwen to witness the wedding for the brothers.
Three guns received the order and set off immediately.
In Cuiping Mountain, Yibin, a little woman was venting her anger on a ceramic fat pig.
Chen Chen patted the little fat pig's face with his little hands and grumbled, "You left me in Yibin and didn't care about me. How are we going to celebrate the New Year? It's not fun at all."
Chen Yun sighed and said, "You can't blame Yulin. Your brother has a lot of things to do."
Chen Chen said angrily: "Daddy is protecting Brother Yulin. He has a lot of things to do. Am I not tired? Don't you see that I am the one worrying about the entire Cuiping Mountain?"
After Zhao Yulin's sister married and moved to Dali, the affairs of Cuiping Mountain really fell on Chen Chen's shoulders alone. If it weren't for Qu Zhengxiang ensuring public security and Shopkeeper Xiaoju assisting with the affairs of the village, she and Si Niang would definitely not be able to handle it.
Then, the little girl slapped her belly twice and blurted out, "I'm so angry, this is also a waste of effort, why can't I get pregnant?"
Haha, this girl is starting to get angry with her belly.
Her previous pregnancy was a false pregnancy, and the symptoms disappeared after a while. She had wanted to have a baby for fun, but it didn't happen. The girl was dissatisfied with everything she saw.
Her father didn't dare to respond to her. He simply shook his head and walked to the yamen.
Yang Zhishan saw Chen Yun coming over and asked him if he had nothing else to do, so why didn't he stay at home and accompany little Chen Chen?
Chen Yun said that she was simply a crazy girl, complaining that Yulin was not at home. What could I do?
She complained that Yibin was not fun and I couldn't find anything fun to do there.
Yang Zhishan laughed and said it was not that Yibin was not fun, but that the boy from Yulin was not there, so the lady felt it was not fun.
This year, Miss is going to launch two boats of fireworks, and she has specially hired a master to do it. But you still think it’s not fun?
Chen Yun shook her head and said: From the looks of it, she would be happy only if she went to Hanzhong...
In Hanzhong, Zhao Yulin sneezed twice in succession while sitting in front of the newly built stage by the Yangshui River. Ma Linger asked him with concern what was wrong and whether he felt unwell.
Fenghuang kept giggling and said that he was obviously suffering from a cold. The brothers and their wives couldn't help laughing when they heard their sister-in-law teasing him so boldly.
Ma Ling'er, who was born in a Huazi family, was more relaxed. She told everyone to hold on tight, saying that her children could even carry guns, which caused another round of laughter all around.
When Cao Youwen saw how harmonious the soldiers led by Zhao Yulin were, he said it was really an eye-opener.
After a group wedding and watching the New Year's Eve party, he and Lao Cao went out to have tea and stay up all night. Lao Cao said happily that this was his first New Year in Yangzhou and the festive atmosphere was strong.
Zhao Yulin said that the general had been on the battlefield for a long time and must have realized that we soldiers live next to the enemy and regard the battlefield as our home.
Lao Cao nodded thoughtfully and asked him: "As we move forward, the Mongolian army will become increasingly powerful. What should we do?"
