A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 932: Four Yamen Xuanwu Army Discussion, Several Families Joined the Army to Go to Wuning

June of the first year of Wende
In the northeastern urban area of ​​Bianzhou City, at the Xuanwu Military Headquarters, a military meeting is being held.

There are four yamen in the entire Bianzhou, all of which are derivatives of Bai Yi's title. All four teams are located in the northeast of Bianzhou City and were expanded from the original Bai family's villa in Bianzhou.

Among them, the "Xuanwu Military Mansion" which is in charge of all military affairs is located in the north.

The "Observation Office" in charge of the administration of six states including Bian Song was located in the west.

The "Songguogong Mansion", which manages all financial affairs and treasury, is located in the south.

The "Eastern Courtyard Envoy's Mansion", the highest institution of the Bai clan south of the Yellow River, is located in the east.

"At that time, Wuning sent people to refuse our army's permission to pass through Su and Hao. What do you think?"

Bai Yi took the main seat, followed by officials and generals at all levels who took their seats one after another.

In addition to the civil and military officials of the Xuanwu Military Office, some senior officials from the Surveillance Office also attended the meeting.

Among them, the Xuanwu Military Office was headed by the military commander Bai Banghan, the deputy governor Guo Huilong, and the garrison general Yuan Congwu, who were on the right.

The Surveillance Commissioner's Office was headed by the Minister of Government Tian Weiyi, the Minister of Agriculture Kuang Wenzeng, and the Governor of Bianzhou Qi Renquan.

"Sir, this is a great opportunity for us. You are now the commander of the four camps in Caizhou. You can use the excuse of nurturing the bandits and passively suppressing the bandits."

"Besides, he is the deputy commander of the four-sided camp in Caizhou. He refused to allow our army to pass through to suppress the bandits. He is suspected of joining forces with the Cai bandits. The greater good is on our side. It is the right time to send troops to conquer him. In order to expand our army's power."

Military Commander Bai Banghan, as the military's top think tank and Bai Yi's confidant, broke the ice and spoke first.

Following closely behind was the deputy envoy Guo Huilong: "Yes, envoy, if we take Wuning today, Zhu Quanzhong in the west will attack Qin Zongquan, and the two sides will fight in Caizhou. It will be difficult to decide the outcome in a short time, so we have no time to look east."

"In the north, the Weizhou army was in civil strife again. The Weizhou Ya army expelled the Jiedushi Le Yanzhen's son Le Congxun, and forced him to become a monk. Le Congxun was indignant and led 30,000 people from Xiangzhou to attack Weizhou, and the war continued."

"Zhu Xuan, the governor of the Tianping Army in the east, is personally leading his troops to help Zhu Quanzhong in the battle. The army is leaderless."

"In addition, his cousin Zhu Jin, under the guise of marrying the daughter of Qi Kerang, the governor of Taining Army, ambushed and expelled Qi Kerang and took over Taining Army. The situation is not stable yet, so how dare we send troops rashly?"

"There's no need to talk about the south. To the south of Yingzhou is the Huai River. Our army is heavily guarding it, so there's no threat."

"As stated above, I will fight."

Bai Yi nodded and said without comment:

"Military affairs are not just about strategy and tactics. Economy, public opinion, logistics, manpower, situation, etc. are all indispensable. I am very pleased that you can see this step now."

Then he looked at the garrison general Yuan Congwu and asked, "How is the morale of the soldiers?"

"Replying to the envoy, because Qin Zongquan has just besieged Bianzhou, and coupled with the battle of Huazhou, the more than 20,000 soldiers of Xuanwu are very tired, but the Xuanren, Xuanyi, and Xuande troops in Songhaoying and other places have not moved, so they can fight."

"It's just that the Huazhou Army has just been established, and its combat effectiveness is not enough to compare with the Xuanyi and Yingzhou armies."

"How are the food and armaments?"

Tian Weiyi, the political secretary, stepped out and said, "Although there have been constant wars in the past few years, thanks to the accumulation of previous generations of envoys, the food, finances, and arsenals near Bianzhou are still sufficient, enough to support three large-scale battles with 100,000 people."

"Shan, how is the placement of the soldiers in Huazhou Fort?"

Kuang Wenzeng, the envoy of the farmland, replied:

"Fortunately, the envoy personally issued the order, and with Bai Liuhou leading the Huazhou Army, the land survey and the establishment of guards are progressing very smoothly."

All parties were well prepared. Bai Yi no longer hesitated and stood up and said loudly: "The time and place are favorable to us now. We will attack Wuning today."

"Pass on this envoy's order. With Guo Huilong as the main general, Yuan Qing, Bai Guangcheng, and Chen Daniu as deputy generals, they will lead the three divisions of Xuande, Xuanyi, and Xuanren, totaling 30,000 soldiers, to form an eastern expeditionary force to attack Wuning Town."

"Order, appoint Military Commander Bai Banghan as the chief logistics officer of the Eastern Route Army, to dispatch food and fodder for the army." "Order, Su Shanyuan, the governor of Haozhou, and Chen Youdao, the military envoy of Yingzhou, to lead the troops of Haozhou and Yingzhou, a total of 10,000 people, to defend Haozhou and Yingzhou, and guard against a surprise attack by the Wuning Army."

"The rest of the troops must not move, strictly guard the city, and not make any mistakes."

"In addition, I have decided to move the camp to Songzhou on a chosen day and personally supervise the battle."

Following Bai Yi's order, all the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Xuanwu Town began to take action.

The soldiers originally stationed in various places obeyed the order to break camp and head to the designated location to assemble. The officials moved various supplies out of the warehouse, put them on the vehicles, and transported them to Songzhou and the front-line grain stations.

July
In just one month, 30,000 Xuanwu troops were assembled in Dangshan, east of Songcheng. In addition to the 30,000 soldiers, there were more than 100,000 garrison soldiers who served as auxiliary troops to transport food and fodder for the army.

July 27
Under the command of Guo Huilong, the Xuanwu Army officially entered the territory of Xuzhou and announced that the two sides had officially entered a state of war.

The news received mixed reactions from all parties.

The new emperor Li Ye had not yet established a firm foothold and power had fallen into the hands of others, so he was treated like a piece of trash.

Wang Chongrong, Li Keyong and other powerful vassals were too far away to be reached.

Only Zhu Quanzhong, who was on the front line in Caizhou, attached great importance to the matter and summoned his trusted subordinates to discuss it.

"Now Bai Yi's troops from Xuanwu have marched out of Wuning. The army of 200,000 is so powerful that it may be difficult for Bo to stop them at this time." Zhu Zhen, Zhu Quanzhong's trusted general, said worriedly.

He was not worried about Shi Bo's life or death, but he was worried that the Xuanwu Army would become stronger after annexing the Wuning Army. His own side was in the Luoyang area, adjacent to the Xuanwu Army, and his situation was worrying.

"General, why don't we use Shi Boyan as an excuse to call on the other towns to attack Bianzhou together?"

"It just so happens that our army is in Caizhou. If we go north through Chenzhou, we can reach Bianzhou directly. The journey will only take a dozen days." General Hu Zhen suggested.

"No." Another trusted general, Pang Shigu, objected:

"General, let's not talk about Bai Yi still being the Recruiting Envoy. He was appointed by the court to be the General Recruiting Envoy in Caizhou. The General's superior only sent Li Kerang's troops and did nothing."

"But it's not good to be known as an underdog."

"Besides, the purpose of the commander-in-chief here is to attack and destroy Qin Zongquan. If Qin Zongquan is revived because of the relationship between Bai Yi and Shi Bo, it will be difficult for us to suppress them in Caizhou City."

"In the end, Qin Zongquan is the commander-in-chief's top priority, and Bai Yi is only the commander-in-chief's future enemy. We must be aware of the priorities."

Zhu Quanzhong knew that Pang Shigu was right, but he was unwilling to just sit there and watch Bai Yi grow stronger: "Is there no other way?"

Pang Shigu cupped his hands again and said, "Since we can't stop the Xuanwu Army from attacking Shibo, why don't we maximize our interests in this matter?"

"Oh? Why teach me?"

"In fact, the reason why Qin Zongquan was able to be suppressed by our army in Caizhou was because of his greatest contribution in the battle of Bianzhou led by the Xuanwu Army."

"So the court appointed Bai Yi as the Recruiting Envoy to take charge of everything."

"Now the Caizhou bandits are at the end of their rope and are about to be wiped out. If Bai Yi still serves as the Recruiting Envoy, his credit must be shared with him."

"Why not write a letter to the court to impeach the two men for not trying to suppress the bandits but instead resorting to war, and take away their positions as recruiting envoys and deputy governors."

"When the Qin thieves are destroyed, won't the greatest credit go to you, General? How can the saint not rely on you? With the court's endorsement, everything will be easy to do."

"Although we cannot send troops, we can use this incident to form an anti-Xuanwu alliance with Zhu Xuan, Yang Xingmi, Shi Bo and others."

"As the commander-in-chief of the anti-bandit army, how can you not be the leader of this alliance?"

(End of this chapter)