Jiuxi

Chapter 441 Chapter 439 [Sounds from all sides]

Jiangbei, Dingzhou.

After fifteen years of rebellion, this caught territory finally returned to the rule of Da Qi.

Thanks to the excellent image established by the Huaizhou Army during the Northern Expedition, and because the old men were still alive, the people of Dingzhou did not show too much resistance to Da Qi.

Chen Chun, the first governor of Dingzhou, was originally a minister of the Ministry of Rites. He had a calm temperament and sophisticated methods, and was very good at winning people over to help people's livelihood. With the help of officials like Dou Biao and Yang Kangzhi, he quickly established the official government system of Dingzhou.

Nowadays, there are five prefectures in Dingzhou. The original Ruyin City was the main city of Ruyin Prefecture and the seat of the Dudu Prefecture. The Governor's Prefecture was located in Gushu Prefecture City in the south.

From south to north, from west to east, they are Gushufu, Gaoyuanfu, Ruyinfu, Yongqiufu and Dongmingfu.

Chen Chun's biggest advantage is that he does not make his own decisions. His methods of managing politics in Dingzhou completely followed the instructions given by the two prime ministers. In just nine months, he managed all parts of Dingzhou in an orderly manner. Huaizhou has become increasingly closely connected.

Correspondingly, there was Li Jingda, the governor of Dingzhou, who even the emperor was uneasy about.

Ruyin City, the Governor's Mansion.

What makes Li Jingda even more depressed is that Xu Zuo is not a palace eunuch or an ordinary official, but a famous person in the imperial court who holds real power in the heart of the emperor and is very likely to take over as the imperial censor in the future.

In fact, there is another road that can enter the northern part of Dingzhou, and that is the Baotai Mountain System, where the mountains stretch endlessly.

Li Jingda was sitting in the command position, and the two rows below him on the left and right were mostly the chief generals of Dingzhou's armies.

The Feiyun Army is stationed on the northern front line of Yongqiu Prefecture, and its main task is to guard the Dingfeng Road connected to the Beiyan River South Road.

In addition, most of the generals in the hall were extremely closely related to Lu Chen. Li Jingda felt that as the governor of Dingzhou, he was doing a dull job and was far less powerful than Chen Chun, who could monopolize and fulfill his wishes.

However, the Jingyan coalition suffered a big loss in the mountains the year before last. Now, after receiving funding from Da Qi, the Seven-Star Army continues to attract talented people from the north to join. It has become more powerful and stronger, and it has an absolute advantage in the complex terrain of the mountains. Jing Jun could only stay away.

In fact, since Li Duan ascended the throne, in order to give the border army enough trust and a certain degree of autonomy, he has never sent out a supervisory army. Li Jingda was the first border army governor to enjoy such treatment.

Seven Star Army...

The newly established Ningyuan Army Commander Liu Jiangdong, Dingbei Army Deputy Commander Li Chengen and Fengfu Army Commander Wen Maofu were appointed.

Song Shifei, the commander of the Feiyun Army stationed at Dingfeng Road in the north, Duan Zuozhang, the commander of the Lai'an Army stationed at the Qingliuguan defense line in the west, and Hou Dayong, the commander of the Zhenwei Army stationed in Ruyin.

"For the Governor, according to the information obtained by spies from the Weaving Department in enemy territory, two Jing armies arrived in Heluo City one after another about half a month ago, with about 8,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry. From the flags According to analysis, the cavalry is part of the Xiashan Army under Qing Yugong, and the infantry is part of the Dingbai Army under the command of Jinglian noble Shan Yang. "

Su Yunqing looked solemn and said calmly: "So far, there are more than 20,000 Jingjun cavalry and nearly 40,000 infantry in Heluo City."

After Li Jingda learned that Lu Chen had been appointed as the general of the Beijing Army, he tentatively asked the emperor if he wanted to choose a new general to take over the Dingbei Army. The emperor only replied "no", so Li Jingda did not dare to fight again. This cavalry idea.

As for Huang Xianfeng's appearance at the military meeting in the Dingzhou Governor's Mansion, it was because the emperor clearly informed Li Jingda in the latest secret edict that if there were major omissions or crises in the Dingzhou defense line, Xiao Wangzhi would have the power to temporarily control the armies of the two states.

At certain critical moments, Xu Zuo could even directly veto the decision of his Dingzhou governor.

Among these six armies, the Dingbei Army is naturally eye-catching as the only cavalry, and so far the commander of the Dingbei Army is still Lu Shen.

In addition to these six generals, there were three officials present in the festival hall.

One is Su Yunqing, the Huaizhou inspector of the Weaving Department, the second is Huang Xianfeng, the marching commander of the Huaizhou Dudu Mansion, and the third is Zhongcheng, the censor, and Xu Zuo, the inspector of the Dingzhou army.

Song Shifei, who was sitting on the other side, nodded and said: "The Yongqiu defense line has a similar situation. However, because of the help of the masters of the Seven Star Army, the Jingjun Rangers did not dare to enter the Dingfeng Road. They just kept probing around the outside, obviously wanting to find out. The details of our army.”

Duan Zuozhang took advantage of the situation and said: "To the west of Qingliu Pass, Jing's army used Anxian and Shenze City as backup, Gongcheng as the corner, and Yaoshanguan as the core to build a new defense line of about 200 miles. Before September, the front line The situation is relatively calm, and our army and Jingjun are just sending out ranger scouts to patrol the border as usual. But starting from last month, we can clearly feel that the frequency and number of Jingjun's rangers are increasing, and they even cross the border from time to time. It can be seen that after more than half a year of dormancy, Jing Jun is already ready to make a move. "

These three words entered Li Jingda's ears, and he couldn't help but feel even more confused and lost in thought.

Nowadays, who doesn’t know the relationship between Lin Jie and Lu Chen, the leader of the Seven Star Gang? Who doesn't know that his daughter Lin Xi and Lu Chen are engaged?

What is the difference between this so-called Northern Rebel Army and Lu Chen's private army?

Thinking that he was the governor of Dingzhou and his subordinates were almost all Lu Chen's people, it really made him feel bad.

"Grand Governor? Grand Governor?"

A few shouts brought Li Jingda back to his senses, and he suddenly realized that this was a military meeting he had convened.

Looking around, he saw everyone in the hall looking at him uniformly, especially Hou Dayong, whom he brought from Nanya, with a look of concern on his face. Li Jingda coughed twice and said slowly: "Judging from the situation on the front line, Emperor Jing Guo is determined to go south. Jing's army will definitely invade our border. What are your countermeasures?"

After a brief silence, Duan Zuozhang said calmly: "The Commander-in-Chief, I believe that after the failures in the first two years, Jingjun will not launch a rash attack because they cannot afford another failure. It is very likely that they will be shaken. Jing's army has an invincible military morale. Therefore, they are most likely to continue provocations on the border front, or to induce our army to take the initiative by pretending to attack and pretend to be defeated. Once our army leaves the protection of the city and the pass, it will be convenient for the opponent. A large number of elite cavalry can be mobilized to fight our army in the wild. "

Except for Song Shifei and Hou Dayong, everyone else nodded and approved Duan Zuozhang's judgment.

Seeing that Li Jingda was silent, Duan Zuozhang continued: "The general believes that as long as our army holds on to the city pass, Jing's army will be unable to do anything in a short time, unless Qing Yugong arrives with his army in person and launches a full-scale attack. But then At that time, our three major frontier military governors will naturally respond together with Qi Lianzhi."

"This is true."

Li Jingda nodded slightly, then looked at Song Shifei and asked, "What do you think, General Song?"

Song Shifei raised his hand and touched his forehead.

When he was under Xiao Wangzhi's command, he and the Feiyun Army were known for being brave and fierce, and always showing their swords when facing enemies. There was a saying in the Feiyun Army that "there are only warriors who go to death, and there are no cowards who retreat." From the commander down to the ordinary infantry, they are regarded as examples.

To be fair, Song Shifei didn't like to stick to the pass and be beaten passively, especially following Lu Chen all the way from Qingliu Pass into Heluo City, which gave this warrior great satisfaction.

However, when he saw Duan Zuozhang's admonishing look, he reluctantly responded: "To the Commander-in-Chief, I think Commander Duan's suggestion is very reasonable."

Li Jingda took in everyone's reactions and said, "Since everyone agrees, then follow General Duan's advice. All units must stay in their positions and not go out to fight without orders from the general! In addition, the Ningyuan Army will be stationed in the southern part of Yongqiu Prefecture, and the Fengfu Army will go to Gaoyuan Prefecture to support the northern and western fronts at any time."

Everyone responded in unison.

After the military meeting was over, Su Yunqing stayed behind and said to Li Jingda: "The Governor, I have received the order from Lord Li and will return to the capital soon. The Sutra Weaving Department will cancel the Huaizhou Department and reorganize it into the Jiangbei Department. Yang Jingxuan took over as Jiangbei inspector, and he will be responsible for the intelligence in Ding and Huai from now on."

Li Jingda has been in Beijing for many years, so he naturally knows who Yang Jingxuan is, but his focus at the moment is on Su Yunqing. He asked with a smile: "Master Su must have been promoted when he returned to Beijing this time?"

Su Yunqing smiled calmly and said: "Thanks to His Majesty's appreciation and Qin Tiju's recommendation, I will take over the post of Ti Dian of the Sutra Weaving Department."

Li Jingda's eyes lit up, he cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Su!"

Su Yunqing quickly returned the courtesy, said a few polite words and left.

At this moment, the hall finally became quiet.

Hou Dayong, the commander of Zhenwei Army Capital, left and returned. Seeing Li Jingda sitting alone on the commander's seat, looking like he was absent-minded, he approached and whispered: "Grand Governor, these people are very respectful to you on the surface. In fact, they are all guarding against you."

Li Jingda raised his eyes slightly and said in a low voice, "What do you mean?"

Hou Dayong sat on the chair next to him and frowned: "It's okay for Xu Zhongcheng. Although he came with a decree, he doesn't understand military affairs after all. As long as the governor can get the support of these generals, he will not obstruct the governor at will. Decision. But these generals have no governor at all. They just want to wait for Shanyang Hou to come to Dingzhou. By then, they will definitely change their appearance, and they are eager for Shanyang Hou to lead them to a bloody battle with Jingjun. "

Li Jingda was silent.

When Hou Dayong saw this, he said: "Grand Governor, they are obviously worried that you will make great achievements here, so they try every means to persuade you to stand still and be beaten passively. In the eyes of the general, these people are really hateful. The general doesn't believe it. Is Shanyang Marquis not there?" , the strength of our frontier army will drop a lot, and we will not be a match for Jingjun at all? "

Li Jingda said slightly irritably: "What exactly do you want to say?"

A bright light flashed in Hou Dayong's eyes, and he said solemnly: "Grand Governor, only by imitating Marquis Shanyang and earning credit for Jing Jun can you return to the center in glory!"

"fart!"

Li Jingda suddenly changed his expression and said angrily: "Your Majesty has repeatedly ordered me to hold on and avoid being found an opportunity by Jing Jun! You are talking nonsense here. Do you want me to become the second Hou Yu? If not for the sake of Because of your loyalty to the governor, you will be punished today for deceiving the army! If you are not absolutely sure of it in the future, you must not continue to talk nonsense. "

Hou Dayong quickly stood up to apologize, but he didn't feel too panicked.

From Nanya to the border army, he had been with Li Jingda for nearly ten years and knew the Shangguan's temperament well.

After Hou Dayong resigned in fear, Li Jingda pressed his hands on the armrests and stared at the border topographic map hanging on the east wall in a daze.

In my mind, it was like heaven and man were at war.

"Oh, what a dilemma..."

He sighed softly, his eyes dim and unreadable.

(End of this chapter)