The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 826
"The Embroidered Clothes Emissary..."

Xu An looked at the document in his hand, and his expression became serious.

This document is the information from the Southern Han Court just passed by the Eagle Guard.

Zhang Ji, who was the envoy of Yinglangwei Yingwei Zhen, knelt on the ground, touched his head to the ground, and did not say a word.

As his eyes moved down, the expression on Xu An's face became more and more serious.

The date on the document was March [-]rd, and it was not delivered to Yecheng until late June. It has been delayed for three months, which is enough to show that the Han court attaches great importance to this reform and the energy of the embroidered clothes envoy .

The Eagle Wolf Guard's activities in the Han Court were not as easy as those in the Wei Court. The Embroidered Clothes Messenger was only established a year later than the Eagle Wolf Guard, and they continued to grow and develop.

The current Embroidered Clothes Emissary has evolved into a powerful opponent of the Eagle Wolf Guard in the countless confrontations with the Eagle Wolf Guard and Mi Mei.

With the support of the young emperor, the Embroidered Cloth Messenger has become a real colossus.

Originally, the Eagle Wolf Guards had always maintained their suppression of the Embroidered Cloth Messenger and the Demon, but the speed at which information was transmitted within the Han Ting and Wei Ting was very fast.

But this time, the Han court started the reform without warning.

Those embroidered emissaries who looked weak on weekdays suddenly showed their sharp fangs, and suddenly sent out to hunt and chase. The arrangement of the Eagle Wolf Guards in the Han Court suffered heavy losses, and a large number of Eagle Guard Tiqi were arrested and jailed. execution.

Xu An clenched his fist, and the document in his hand was deformed and twisted.

A palpitating killing intent circulated in his eyes.

Twenty-seven intelligence bases, more than [-] Eagle Guard Tiqi in the making.

Completely lost touch...

The Eagle Wolf Guard had lost [-]% of their strength in the Han court, and this was when the letter was delivered, so the Eagle Wolf Guard's losses should have been even more severe at this point in time.

More than [-] Eagle Guard Tiqi lost contact, and the Eagle Wolf Guard had never suffered such a heavy loss since its establishment.

The last [-]% of Eagle Wolf Guards members in the Han Court have all been concealed. This message is the first message from Eagle Guards this year, and it is very likely to be the last one this year.

"Show the enemy to be weak, wait for the opportunity to move..."

Xu An's heart was full of energy and blood, this was the first time he had suffered such a big loss.

Although the embroidered clothes emissary has always existed, it has always been hidden in the dark and never appeared on the bright side.

Before that, the Eagle Wolf Guards had always maintained the suppression of the Embroidered Cloth Messenger and the Demon in the Han and Wei Dynasties, and they could easily transmit information.

But now it seems that Qi Mei is really helpless, being suppressed by the Eagle Wolf Guard, but the Embroidered Cloth Messenger has always been showing weakness to the enemy, secretly collecting information about the Eagle Wolf Guard.

It wasn't until this time that the Embroidered Cloth Messenger suddenly raised his voice and began to eliminate the eagle wolf guards lurking in the territory.

Over the years, the Embroidered Clothes Emissary has definitely been dormant all the time, taking advantage of the eagle wolf guard's underestimation of the enemy after gaining the oppressive position, gradually collecting information about the eagle wolf guard.

And what they were waiting for was the arrival of this day.

The Embroidered Clothes Emissary has indeed done it. Almost all the information networks that Eagle Guard has built in Han over the years have been destroyed. It is undoubtedly extremely difficult to send information over now.

Xu An slowly put down the paperwork that had been clumped into a ball in his hand, and let out a breath of foul air slowly.

Years of experience allowed him to quickly regain his composure.

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, as a coach, you must have a calm mind.

Mount Tai collapses in the front without changing its color; the elk rises in the left without blinking.

"What are you kneeling on the ground for?"

Xu An squinted at Zhang Ji who was kneeling on the ground, and his heart softened.

Zhang Jicong had been following him since he was a teenager, treating him as his big brother, following him all the way from Guangzong to now, saying that he has no feelings is a lie.

As the courage on his shoulders became more and more serious, he cared less and less about Zhang Ji, and later threw him into the Eagle Wolf Guard to practice alone, and did not give him any preferential treatment.

Zhang Ji really relied on his own ability to climb to the position of Thousand Household Official step by step.

However, he was indeed the one who carried Zhang Ji up as Yingwei's appeasement envoy. Yinglangwei originally wanted to be nepotism, so he made Zhang Ji the Yingwei's appeasement envoy so that he could have a better control over Yingwei.

"You have been the governor of Yingwei for less than two years. According to the usual practice, there has never been any change in the arrangement of Yingwei in Han. It is normal that this matter cannot be predicted."

Although Zhang Ji was inseparably involved in this matter as the governor of the Yingwei Township, in fact, he really couldn't put all the responsibility on him.

Zhang Ji knelt on the ground, he raised his head, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything in the end.

"There is gold under the man's knees. I never like to kneel in Taipingdao, nor do I kneel down."

Seeing that Zhang Ji was still kneeling on the ground, Xu An's tone became a little more serious, and he said in a deep voice.

"Stand up."

Seeing that Xu An's tone became serious, Zhang Ji didn't dare to disobey, and stood up with his hands supported.

"What happened this time is a lesson, not only for the Eagle Wolf Guard, but also for other government offices."

Xu An's tone slowed down a little.

After all, it was too smooth sailing, and the eagle wolf guard became arrogant and despised the enemy.

Many people understand the truth that a proud soldier must be defeated, but they often ignore it.

"This time, the Eagle Guard's intelligence network in Handi is fragmented, and you, as the governor of the Eagle Guard, cannot escape the responsibility."

"Your position will be temporarily reserved, your salary will be fined for half a year, and all holidays this year will be cancelled. I hope to see a brand new Eagle Guard in the near future, instead of remaining the same as before."

Xu An looked directly at Zhang Ji and said in a deep voice.

"The position of Zhenfu envoy is reserved for those who are capable. If you can't handle it well, you can abdicate and make way for the virtuous."

"promise."

When Zhang Ji raised his head again, his eyes had become firm again.

"Go."

Xu An waved his hand, the long-term mental tension, coupled with the defeat of Eagle Guard this time, made him really a little tired.

Zhang Ji didn't say much, and left the hall after agreeing.

After Zhang Ji left the hall, the hall became empty again.

Inside the lobby, the light was bright, and Xu An was sitting alone in the empty hall.

Although there are ice cubes in the ice mirror in the hall to cool down.

Ice cubes were very precious in the first place, even Xu An rarely used ice cubes to cool down.

However, as the laboratories in the workshop gradually became more formal, the new ice-making method was also gradually perfected. Of course, this could not be separated from Xu An's reminder.

In the Han Dynasty, ice was made and taken, either by using natural ice cubes to store ice in advance in winter, or by using the technique of "making ice in summer", that is, hot water to make ice. Both of them can store and make ice cubes. Very rare, and because very few people know the technology makes ice extremely precious.

It is much simpler to make ice with saltpeter. Dissolving saltpeter in water will absorb a lot of heat, which can cool the water to freeze.

The laboratories in the workshops of the Ming Dynasty are currently researching gunpowder, and are now in the process of perfecting the ratio and starting to use it in practice.

Making ice with saltpeter is one of the results of the laboratory's research and development after Xu An's reminder.

Now the technology of making ice with saltpeter is relatively mature, and the cost has come down a lot.

The weather is getting colder every year. Although June this year is hot, the temperature is lower than before.

This year has seen the biggest change. The duration of winter is obviously longer, and summer is also colder. Many people feel that it is abnormal.

There was a trace of worry in Xu An's eyes, this kind of weather is not good for Ming Ting today.

If this is the case in Jizhou, what about the three provinces of Haidong, Youzhou, and Beidi in the north.

Especially since the three provinces of the Northland have just been occupied, they must not give up, but as the weather gradually gets colder, the white disasters on the grasslands of the Northland may come more frequently.

Xu An rubbed his temples, he felt his head swell.

"It shouldn't be that time yet."

Xu An let out a breath of foul air slowly. During the period from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms, in the original time and space, after Cao Cao pacified the north, the changes in the north were not too big. There was no news of an attack on the border, and the weather should not have too much influence. serious.

Although there are some abnormalities this year, it should be nothing more than that. The change of weather is gradual, not coming soon.

What's more, the current situation in the Northland, because of Lu Bu's disturbance, the Jiankun tribe was destroyed, and the Huji and Dingling tribes were honestly like Sun Tzu.

Xu An held his forehead.

The Eagle Wolf Guard's failure in Handi sounded the alarm for him.

Arrogant soldiers must be defeated, and arrogant soldiers must be defeated.

The current Ming army is completely a group of arrogant soldiers.

From the generals to the soldiers, they all despise the enemy.

Guo Tai attacked Dawan in the Western Regions, Lu Bu led [-] cavalry and dared to attack Jiankun directly when he was far away from the Central Plains, and Zhang Yan directly agreed to enclose him in southern Xinjiang and sent troops to mediate the war.

And I also made such a mistake.

In addition to dealing with Northeast affairs, Gongsun Du directly recruited the troops of Goguryeo and Fuyu to attack Yilou and Woju, and even had the idea of ​​destroying all four countries at the same time.

Haidong Province also borders Woju, and Lu Sheng can actually help, but when he made the decision, he handed it over to Gongsundu.

Because in his eyes, it is enough for Gongsundu to conquer the two countries of Yilou and Woju.

Although according to the data on paper, it is indeed enough to send Gongsun Du, but obviously sending Lu Sheng to assist can make things easier, but I have never thought about it.

And the biggest problem is that when the Han court still had the power to resist, he used force on all sides at the same time and continued to expand.

In the Battle of Fanyang, the two mainstays of the Han Dynasty, Huangfusong and Sun Jian, all died in battle, and Liu Bei also died in the battle. Most of the elite Han army lost in this battle.

The destruction of the last cavalry of the Han army also means that it lost the possibility of rebuilding a large number of elite cavalry, just like the Song Dynasty that lost the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun in history, and its offensive ability was greatly frustrated.

As a result, the Han army also lost the ability to advance northward, and almost all of its existing troops and military supplies were almost consumed.

The breeze blows into the hall and blows past the table where the ice-appreciation table is placed.

The cold wind hit, which made Xu An feel a little more at ease when he was still a little depressed.

It is indeed a little proud. On the whole and strategically, the enemy can be underestimated, and the enemy should be underestimated.

However, we must never focus on specific issues locally, nor underestimate the enemy.

That's the mistake he made, complacent about his constant victories.

After conquering the land of Hebei, the Ming Dynasty has swept the world. Xu An took it for granted that the fall of the Han court would be a matter of time. world.

However, the Yingwei intelligence network was destroyed, and the sudden reform of the Han court was like a blow to the head, which made Xu An wake up from his complacency.

Xu An stood up and turned to look at the map hanging behind him. There was still a trace of fear in his heart.

There are too many lessons learned in history.

Sitting in the land of Hebei, Yuan Shao, who had a strong army and horses, was defeated by Cao Cao, who had only tens of thousands of troops at the time. In the end, he was defeated at Guandu and lost the qualification to compete in the world.

Occupying half of the country, Cao Cao, who had already swept the world, was ruined by a fire, defeated Chibi, and lost the opportunity to dominate the world.

Armed with millions of soldiers, he annexed the Tuoba clan of Xianbei in the north, annexed Qianliang in the west, and went on an expedition to the Western Regions. Wan Dajun was wiped out in one day.

Fu Jian was defeated and the country perished, and was killed by the rebel general Yao Chang two years after the Battle of Feishui.

Half to ninety percent of those who walk a hundred miles, the last ten steps are the ten most difficult steps to walk.

Xu An looked solemnly, examining the map in front of him.

The territory currently occupied by the Ming Dynasty extends to the North Sea (Lake Baikal) in the north, Dawan Kingdom in the West Region in the west, Haidong Province in the east, and Shan Kingdom in the south.

The east, west, north and south are separated by tens of thousands of miles. Even if the post station is complete, it takes [-] miles to expedite, but because of the terrain and other factors, it will take more than a month to spread the news to the central government.

Not to mention, with the current rate of expansion, a lot of money and food are spent on the consumption of the army, and the infrastructure cannot keep up with the construction.

The places where the roads are in good condition now are the four prefectures of Zhong, Bing, Liang, and Yi when the Ming Dynasty was founded. The roads in the Western Regions began to be built after the establishment of the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

The three prefectures of Jizhou, Youzhou, and Qingzhou are completely the roads left by Wei Ting. Many of these roads need to be repaired, otherwise it will be difficult to pass, let alone marching, even pedestrians will be very difficult to cross the road.

The three northern provinces are fine, and there is no need to repair any roads. After all, there are grasslands, the terrain is flat, and the traffic is fairly simple.

The war in the Northeast has broken out. Gongsun Du is now commanding the soldiers of Liaozhou, driving the soldiers of Goguryeo and Fuyu to attack Yilou and Woju. The news from the front is all good news, and the war is going well.

Xu An sat down again, and found a document from the household department from the desktop in front of him.

With just one glance, Xu An's expression became gloomy. He hadn't paid much attention to it before, but now he re-examined and found the clue.

If an idiom is used to describe the current Ming Dynasty, then the word militaristic and aggressive is the most appropriate one.

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