Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1398
After the important affairs were reported, the sky was almost completely dark, and the general's face was already full of fatigue.

This time, he inspected the camps and ran for more than ten days almost without touching the ground. After returning, he did not have time to rest before listening to the report again.Although the specific affairs are handled by the subordinate officials, even if it is just the overall control, it is enough to make people exhausted.

When he was not in power in previous years, Shen Zhezi was a little puzzled. Those in high positions did not have to worry about food and clothing, so why would there be lazy and stupid kings frequently?

Only when he reached such a position did he realize deeply that temporary hard work is nothing, but it is really not easy to maintain it for a long time.In addition to having strong energy, one should also have a heartfelt love and pursuit of power, an irresistible desire for power, and fighting with others is a lot of fun.

Seeing that the general was exhausted, everyone resigned tactfully.Shen Zhezi still had some specific matters that he wanted to ask about, but seeing that it was getting late, he might not be able to find the corresponding chief official in time, so he gave up, and after Huan Xuan and the others withdrew, he filed a letter at the desk and wrote down the unfinished business. Record the affairs of the staff, hand them over to the staff for sorting out and prepare, and deal with them tomorrow morning.

After that, he hurriedly took a bath and rested, but he only slept for more than two hours. When he woke up again, Shen Zhezi was full of energy again.

Everything takes effect, even the great generals who are in power are so diligent, how dare the subordinate officials slack off, the sky is not yet bright, a group of officials who drove northward have already been waiting in the three big tents In addition, they are going to report to the general to report the progress of their respective affairs.

On the way to breakfast, the general first summoned Yudu, the governor of millet management, who came from Hanoi.

Although Yu Du is called the Governor of Zhisu, his duties are not limited to the dispatch of grain and grass. Other logistics materials such as military equipment, tents, chariots and horses are all included in his duties. It can be said that he is the chief logistics officer under Wang Shi , The heaviest responsibility is second only to Yu Tiao, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs of Xingtai, and even surpasses his nominal superior, Ji You, who is under Yu Shouchun to supervise the transportation of grain and grass.

"General..."

After entering the big tent, before Yu Du had time to salute, the general had already waved his hand to signal him to take the seat: "Let's eat first, and talk while eating."

When Yu Du saw this, he stopped being formal, grabbed the millet cakes after he sat down and started chewing, everything in the army was simple, even the general didn't pay too much attention to food and drink.

The millet cake weighing half a catty quickly entered the stomach, and after the hunger eased, Yu Ducai held the buttermilk in his hand and began to report: "I was ordered to gather war horses a month ago, and now I have gathered more than [-] horses. Fang. As for the east direction, due to the rampant banditry around Wangwu, the roads such as Ziguan and Taihang are mostly affected, and it may not be possible to transport horses to the east..."

The field battle in the middle road is unfavorable, and the root cause is still the shortage of war horses.Although Xingtai has accumulated several years of experience in this regard, there is still a clear gap compared to Jie country's unique advantages.In particular, Xingtai Wangshi is the main attacking side, and his tactical choices are not flexible. No matter how the battle situation changes, the troops can only invest in those few fixed big city fortresses.

Based on this, Jieguo Ranger can carry out targeted guerrilla obstruction.In order to ensure the safety of the grain road, Wang Shi's cavalry team is also difficult to carry out targeted attacks.

Speaking of which, the disadvantages of Xingtai in this aspect are not lacking in self-inflicted reasons.The most cost-effective transportation channel nowadays is naturally the waterway, but since the early years of the Central Plains War, Xingtai has been building the Fangtou stronghold to attack the southern waterway channel of Jie Kingdom, because the destruction is so thorough that Wang Shibei After entering, there are no mature water channels available.

Although Wang Shi has absolute guarantees in terms of army morale, it is inevitable that he will be exhausted in one go, two will fail, and three will be exhausted. Naturally, he needs to fight back against the situation of being suppressed in the field.

Therefore, after discussing with the generals from all walks of life, the general decided to eliminate a group of Jie country's field cavalry before winter.Because once winter comes, there will be greater logistical needs. If the enemy army maintains the current level of field strength, too many variables will arise.

Hanoi is the main base of the Royal Division's cavalry, but because of the need to defend too much, the main force cannot be easily mobilized.Soldiers cannot be easily dispatched, but war horses can be used. Shen Zhezi plans to gather more than [-] cavalry mobile forces on Guangzong's side before winter, and first completely destroy Guangzong's stronghold. Hold tight and force back instead of fleeing around.

The current Guangzong, Xiangguo, and Xindu are the core theaters where Jieguo is the corner of each other. Once Guangzong is defeated, this stability will no longer exist.Afterwards, whether it is to attack Xiangguo or directly win Xindu, the tactical choices can be more diversified.

At present, the Central Route Army has more than [-] cavalry combat forces, including the Fenwu Army. Because of the longer front line, the Southern Hebei side has more cavalry, with more than [-] cavalry.

Taking into account the rotation and rest of the war horses, there is still a shortfall of nearly [-] war horses on the battlefield. The newly recovered Hebei land can solve part of the gap, but nearly [-] war horses still need to be mobilized from Hanoi and Hedong.

"Bandits in the royal house? Are they rampant enough to affect the safety of the path?"

Hearing Yu Du's report, Shen Zhezi frowned.

After the start of the Great War in China, it is inevitable that there will be some powerful people who are impatient and lonely, and want to take advantage of the chaos to make a profit. Among them are the local tyrants in Hebei who are unwilling to naturalize and the miscellaneous forces that originally belonged to the country of Jie, such as Ding Lingren.

Among the Hus, the Ding Ling people are not too powerful, but they are very active. They even appeared in the early years of the Capricorn Lord Shihu's Southern Expedition. They often have thousands or even tens of thousands of people to form their own forces. , and occasionally acted as a mercenary.

The bandits who are currently active near Wangwu Mountain were mainly active in the western counties of Jizhou in the early days. However, after the start of the Central Plains War, Han Huang's West Road Master stepped up their efforts to eliminate these bandits. Entering Pingyang and Xihe County to attack Taiyuan, the situation in Bingzhou also became chaotic. These bandits fled around Wangwu Mountain, which greatly affected the flow of materials between Hedong and the Central Plains.

Yu Du, as the head of logistics under Master Wang, was also deeply disturbed by it. When he talked about these Wangwushan bandits, he could not help being harsh: "These bandits are like locust disasters. They have no fixed place. Although it is difficult to stop the general trend, if they continue to be From growing up, or rotten in the mountains."

Hearing this, Shen Zhezi also had an irritable expression on his face. He had no patience for these scabies. After pondering for a while, he said: "After winter, the wars on all sides will come to an end, and the offensive in Pingyang can be suspended. Let Li Bing make the main effort to eliminate the bandits in Wangwu, and Han Huang in Hanoi will also stick to the path at that time, even if he can't kill them all, he will trap them to death in the mountains!"

In fact, if they can be appeased with heart, a considerable part of these bandits in Wangwu Mountain can be turned into their own use.After all, these people have little sense of family and country and are only interested in profit. As long as Xingtai gives them enough benefits, they will naturally not refuse to be used by Xingtai.

For example, in the old year of the Three Kingdoms, when Guan Yu’s Northern Expedition flooded the seven armies and shocked China, the bandits and rangers from the south of Xuchang responded to Guan Yu, causing the situation around Xuchang to collapse, almost forcing Cao Cao to move his capital to avoid disaster.It can be seen that although these bandits are just a mob of scattered sand, if they can be used properly, they can also play a big role.

But right now, hundreds of thousands of kings are scattered across the battlefields of the Northern Expedition, and they already have an advantage, so they are not in a hurry to attract this part of the wandering force for their own use to help the army.Moreover, these thieves are rebellious and rebellious, only money can move their hearts and minds, and they are not enough to rely on at critical moments. It is better to simply kill them all than to spend energy to recruit them.

If you can't be respectful and obedient to the people, then you can only die.At present, the forces of the King's Division in Bingzhou are already sufficient, and the forces of Tongguan and Hedong are all invested in it. There are also Hongwu Army, Zhenwu Army and the Guanzhong government soldiers who ended the battle on the frontier. If it is done, it will appear that Li Bing and others are too incompetent.

Yu Du has no objection to the general's arrangement. As for how to deploy the force in the future, that is what Li Bing and other generals will have to consider.

Afterwards, Shen Zhezi asked about the experience of the young men in the secret pavilion.There are now thousands of these reserve talents. In addition to the recruitment and selection of the hall, some officials in charge of the station are unwilling to miss this rare opportunity to put their own children in it for training. , everyone knows that if you can join in, it will be like entering a fast lane, and the future development will be smoother.

These young people lacked practical business talents, but they were better than rough jade. Shen Zhezi didn't protect them closely, but distributed their talents to each department.

In addition to the combat troops on the frontal battlefield, Yu Du was responsible for the most important logistics tasks, and the role of experience was also the most obvious, because nearly half of the members were assigned to Yu Du.

These young people may not be lacking in immaturity, but at least their cultural quality is sufficient, and Yudu has benefited a lot from this period of time. Hearing the general's question, he also gave a small description of the performance of these young people, especially some of them. Excellent people are not hesitate to praise.

Hearing Yu Du's report, Shen Zhezi couldn't help showing a satisfied look on his face.The scale of Xingtai is getting bigger and bigger, and there is always a gap in the demand for talents. If this group of young people can be cultivated, it will be of great significance to the future governance of Hebei.

There are so many people on the stage right now, but there are actually factions that are faintly divided into factions. For example, Yu Duben belongs to the former Ministry of General Zhaowu, and has formed a rather huge force with Xie Yi, Xiao Yuandong, and even Shen Yun.

There is also the Shen clan, the iconic Shen Mu, Shen Yun, including Shen Jin have gradually gained the ability to be independent, and the other clansmen who have little talent are also distributed in many important positions.

Veteran generals such as Mao Bao, Han Huang, Lu Yong, and Guo Song all belonged to the old department of the Dudu Mansion.Although Xie Ai's internal investment in frontiers was slightly weaker in the past, as the platform became stronger and stronger, especially with the addition of a large number of talents from Guanlong, they are now gradually gaining momentum.

There are also Hu Run, Bian Zhang, etc. as representatives of the protégé Yi Gu, Ji You and other old friends from Jiangdong, and Zhang Tan, who came from Hebei, also needs to be developed urgently. The current platform is full of talents. The mainstream Zhongxing old people in the Jiangdong court, with the death of a group of old people, the influence they have had on Xingtai has been negligible.

As for the talents of the museum as a reserve force, such as Wang Meng, who have already emerged, Xie An, Chen Kui, etc. are also expected to take off, and a large number of young talents from the secret court are gradually being appointed. Already have.

(End of this chapter)