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

Chapter 935: Good strategies come before action, why worry about stubborn diseases?
After solving the issue of contacting Hedong, we need to solve the issue in Hezhong.

"Although Hezhong Wang Jiedu has helped Zhu Quanzhong fight against the Caizhou bandits many times, military affairs are based on profit. Now Zhu Quanzhong has taken over Liang County, and the court has taken back Luoyang, which poses an even greater threat to Wang Chongrong."

"I am sure that Wang Chongrong has long been dissatisfied with the relationship between Zhu Quanzhong and the court."

"If you can select a wise man and present the advantages and disadvantages to the governor, when Zhu Quanzhong's troops move to Bianzhou, you can send a general to help you capture the three cities of Heyang."

"I am in Henan, and the king is in Hanoi. Heyang will surely be in danger. At that time, for his own benefit, Zhu Quanzhong will definitely abandon Liu Yuanwen and go north to Heyang to resolve the threat."

"Your Excellency should be able to calmly resolve the issue of Xuzhou."

"That's great." Bai Yi clapped his hands and said, "I thought your talents were mostly in governing the country, but today I know that you are really talented."

Tian Weiyi is humble.

"You all heard what the Minister said. Who will help me cross the river?"

"I am Lu Xianyi, the chief clerk of the Duke's Mansion, and am willing to go."

Bai Yi glanced at Tian Weiyi and saw him nod slightly, then said happily: "If you go on the mission, you will definitely succeed."

The most complex external threat to resolve is the Xuzhou issue.

Tian Weiyi was never familiar with military affairs, so he never interrupted them, and thus he came to the home turf of the military commander Bai Banghan.

"Sir, I think the key to this matter in Xuzhou is the word 'quick', that is, to cut the Gordian knot. If it can be resolved within a month, then all the worries just now will not be a problem."

"It can even free up some time to gain some benefits from Lord Li of Hedong, Lord Wang of Hezhong, and Zhu Quanzhong."

"If we can resolve this issue within three months, we can put down the Xuzhou rebellion at the lowest cost."

"If the war drags on for half a year, there will be a lot of variables."

"If the war continues for another year, it is still unknown whether Xuzhou can be taken by me."

"What the military commander said is exactly what I want." Bai Yi looked around at the generals and said loudly:
"You all know the key to this battle, right? If anyone hesitates and delays the opportunity to fight, I will not forgive him, regardless of the loyalty between the monarch and his subjects."

All the generals were horrified when they heard this, clasped their fists and said in a deep voice: "We will obey your orders."

Later, Bai Banghan interrupted and said, "In addition to the word 'fast', the word 'good' should be used in this battle."

"Even if the military discipline is strict and no one commits any crime, and Liu Yuanwen and other powerful families are fighting for the hearts of the people, if there are any who commit crimes and use force to oppress others, you should execute them."

Bai Yi followed suit and immediately ordered, "Bai Yu."

"I am here." A young general stepped out and clasped his fists.

"I appoint you as the 'military judge', responsible for all matters of military discipline and law in this war. Anyone who violates military law will be executed."

"Order."

Bai Yu is Bai Yi's second son. He is twenty years old. He arrived in Bianzhou from Songxi last year and came to train with him.

With this identity, no soldier dares to violate the ban.

"As you just said, we were able to get the news of Liu Yuanwen's rebellion thanks to a powerful family in Xuzhou who turned from darkness to light. This shows that not all of these people followed Liu Yuanwen."

"We should try to win them over as our internal supporters."

"We have already prepared for this matter and have sent people to infiltrate. Someone will then pass on the intelligence to the main army."

Bai Banghan said ashamedly: "I spoke too much."

"No problem." Bai Yi waved his hand, then stood up, looked at the generals with sharp eyes, and ordered:
"Order, Xuanren Army's Military Commander Chen Daniu as the Chief General, Mo Dao Du Commander Bai Kaiyong, Xuanyi Army's Military Commander Wang En, and Xuande Army's Military Commander Yuan Zhonghao as Deputy Generals."

"Lead the nine armies and one city, including Modaodu, Xuanren Army, Xuanyi Army, Xuande Army, Songzhou Army, Haozhou Army, and Suzhou Army, totaling 65,000 people, to fight against the traitor Liu Yuanwen. Anyone who resists will be killed."

"Order, Military Commander Bai Banghan will be the logistics officer, responsible for all the food, fodder and weapons needed by the army, and stationed in Songcheng."

"Order Zhao Xiwen, the governor of Xuzhou, and the county magistrates of Suzhou, Sizhou, and Haozhou to close the four gates and guard them strictly. Do not leave the city to fight easily. As long as you defend the city, you will have great achievements. Wait for the army to come to your aid."

"If you lose the city, I will kill you without mercy, and your family members will be exiled to the border states." "Order, this war is a war to suppress the rebellion. Those who defect before the battle will not be killed; those who surrender the city will be rewarded greatly; whoever captures the rebel leader Liu Yuanwen will be rewarded with a thousand gold and be made a marquis of a hundred households."

"Order the rest of the county troops to guard the city, patrol the river, and transport food and fodder without error."

Bai Yi had a quick mind and kept giving out orders. The chief clerk, Bai Congxin, wrote quickly and issued orders one after another on the spot.

"Gentlemen, please."

"I will follow your orders, sir."

When the civil and military officials in the hall hurriedly left to prepare for the expedition, only Bai Yi, Bai Congxin and Tian Weiyi were left in the hall.

As a government secretary, his biggest task is to assist Bai Yi in handling government affairs.

The most important thing now is military affairs. There are special people to send envoys to Hedong and Hezhong, and Bai Banghan and various governors and garrisons are responsible for mobilizing food, fodder and military equipment. He has nothing to do.

"Are you still worried about this battle?" Seeing that Bai Yi still had a frown on his face, Tian Weiyi asked with concern.

"Alas, this is not Xuzhou's business, alas..." Looking at Tian Weiyi, Bai Yi hesitated to speak and just sighed repeatedly.

"Why don't you just say it? As the saying goes, if everyone thinks in a broad way, maybe I can solve your worries."

"I'll tell you, I'm worried about what will happen after the battle in Xuzhou." Bai Yi looked far-sighted and continued:
"This time Liu Yuanwen's rebellion was caused by farm affairs, the withdrawal of villages and the establishment of guards, and the lack of people to use."

"The reason why Xuanwu Army was able to control the Bian, Song, Hua and Zheng regions was because of the endless stream of science students in the Bianliang Academy. Most of these students were poor scholars who had no strong connections with the aristocratic families, so they could be used to farm."

"Last year, the military was short of manpower when the four regions of Xuzhou were taken over. We had no choice but to appoint many surrendered officers and officials. That is why we are in this situation today."

"I thought that even if we defeat Liu Yuanwen today, there will be Wang Yuanwen and Li Yuanwen tomorrow. As long as Xuzhou is not pacified, Xuanwu will not be at peace and will not be able to expand."

"In this world of great contention, if you don't advance, you will retreat. I have great ambitions to pacify the world and equalize the rich and the poor. I really don't want Xuzhou to hold me back."

Hearing the hidden meaning of Bai Yi's words, Tian Weiyi asked, "Are you willing to give up Xuzhou?"

Bai Yi remained silent.

“I may have a plan that can help you stop worrying about manpower.” There was a pause in the room, and then Tian Weiyi said something shocking.

"That's a good idea, please teach me."

Bai Yi was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately stepped forward and held Tian Weiyi's hand tightly, with a look of desire in his eyes.

Who would have known that since the Xuanwu Army captured four areas of Xuzhou, he had been unable to sleep for nights.

The Xuanwu Army was able to maintain its local control and collect taxes thanks to the science students.

However, Neo-Confucianism has only been around for a hundred years, so it is naturally not as well-established as Confucian classics, which have been passed down for hundreds of years and have produced many talented people throughout the world.

The Northern School of Neo-Confucianism was aimed at the imperial court, but he could not use it, which made the talent in his hands even more scarce.

Moreover, Xuzhou has been an important place in the Central Plains since ancient times, with powerful families everywhere, like a quagmire that made it impossible for him to advance or retreat.

Soon after he took over Xuzhou, he began to regret it. Not only did he waste military and financial resources, but he also invested a lot of energy. However, seventy to eighty eighths of the officials were locals from the four places of Xuzhou, so they were of no use to him.

He had thought about issuing a "Recruitment Order" to the family to recruit talented members of the Bai family from all over the world to come to Bianzhou.

But he knew very well that this was like drinking poison to quench thirst and would be very harmful to the Bai family.

Now that Tian Weiyi has a good solution to the talent problem, how can he not be excited.

He also didn't expect that this usually low-key government official had given him surprises one after another in recent days.

In one fell swoop, he won a position in his heart that was equally important as Bai Banghan.

In the past, Tian Weiyi was indeed inferior to Bai Banghan in his heart, and was even inferior to Bai Haoyuan, Li Kerang, Chen Daniu, Guo Huilong and others.

(End of this chapter)