Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 318
The arrival of the Dongyang Army immediately settled the situation in Jingkou, which had been swaying due to Jingzhou's absence.Many people who witnessed the majestic Dongyang Army that day, if they had not lost their memories, would inevitably recall the grand occasion when the Huaibei Army came across the river when Wang Dun's rebellion was imminent, followed by a series of devastating victories.

Although there is still a lot of contempt for the southerners in the minds of many northerners, but now anyone with eyes to see can see the spirit of the southerners who have been backlogging for a long time and only want to fight.Even regardless of these too ethereal morale, the excellent military equipment of the Dongyang Army made the people of the time look sideways.

In terms of the rate of being armored, which is the most basic measure of whether an elite soldier is good or not, Shen Chong led the Dongyang Army to the north with 5000 soldiers, and everyone was armored. !This kind of armament can no longer be called excellent, it is simply luxurious!This is enough to see the wealth of Wuzhong, and the high hopes that Wu people place on this army of children, it is a great army built with almost all of Wuzhong's financial resources!

Although there are some people who are afraid of the Dongyang Army in their hearts, more people can't help regretting that the imperial court did not give Dongyangzhou a larger military establishment.If this standard can be relaxed, the Dongyang Army alone may be enough to suppress the rebellion.

Regarding this kind of argument that neither knows the military nor is sensitive to current events, those who are involved in the matter just smile and do not argue much.

The first Dongyang army brought by Shen Chong is stationed in Dantu, ready to respond to the direction of Wujun at any time.The other army, under the leadership of Shen Mu's wife's uncle He Xi, took over the defense of Jingkou along the river.One south and one north are supplemented by Dayeguan, and at the same time, Jingkou is also recruiting and gathering troops locally, so it is not without the power to protect itself.

After paying homage to the Empress Dowager, Shen Chong withdrew to take a rest, and later went to meet the princes of Jingkou.Taking advantage of this gap, the long-lost father and son finally had a chance to be alone.

"Father is a golden armored tiger, leading a powerful army of thousands to the north to serve the king, what a majesty!"

Shen Zhezi was leaning against the door with half of his body, his smile was as bright as a flower, but no matter how you looked at it, it was a little unnatural, as if he was ready to run away at any time.

Sitting in the banquet, Shen Chong saw his son's behavior, he couldn't help being angry and funny, raised his finger to Shen Zhezi and said, "You also know that it is wrong to make your own decisions and not listen to your father's instructions? My family has been in business until now, and the movement It's all right, why do you want a child to fight to the death! If I had known that you were going to take such a dangerous move, I should have sent someone to escort you back to your hometown a few years ago! Son of a daughter, if you don't sit down, your family's fortune is beyond Thousands of gold? When you are in danger, where do you put the old, young and weak at home?"

It was the first time for Shen Zhezi to be reprimanded by his father endlessly. He knew that he was stubborn and would not return home, and the resentment in his father's heart should have been accumulated for a long time.He walked up to him with a smirk, and offered his father a cup of tea: "Father, why bother to talk about old age? There have been many happy occasions in the family in recent years. I am..."

Before he finished speaking, the old man stood up abruptly, took him into his arms with open arms, and remained silent for a long time.Shen Zhezi's stature is almost the same as his father's now, and he is really uncomfortable being held in his arms like this, especially when his father's armor is still unresolved.

"Qingque, promise to be your father, and don't take any risky actions like this in the future! If you really have... who will the family business be entrusted to?"

Hearing his father's slightly trembling tone, Shen Zhezi's heart trembled, and then he saw that his temple hair was already gray under the shackles, and then realized that his father was also about to see his destiny.

After a long time, Shen Chong let go of his son, sat down holding Shen Zhezi's wrist, looked at his son whom he had not seen for several years, and his eyes were full of splendor: "My Lin'er has the posture of a dragon and a tiger, no wonder the old ghost of the Lu family also wants Seeing my son makes him think of his youth. I don't know what his youth was like, but looking at his son's posture, this statement seems to be boastful."

Shen Zhezi has long been accustomed to his father's style of boasting and not forgetting to hurt others. He just smiled after hearing the words, and immediately explained the current situation in Jingkou.The old man led the crowd to the north, in addition to supporting his own platform, of course he also had to support Yu Yi.

"In a chaotic world, if you don't fight, you will retreat. Yu Yuangui and I are just fighting first and then fighting, and there is no need to feel guilty about each other. But my uncle treats my confidant, and his family is now suffering from serious crimes. I can't turn a blind eye. You can’t do it, now that you have a strong army in hand, it’s the right intention to set things right anyway.”

The matter has come to this point, and Shen Chong no longer intends to separatize Kuaiji earlier. Although he scolded his son a lot, most of his annoyance was that Shen Zhezi was too aggressive and dangerous.Now he himself has to admit that the current situation is much better than the simple separatist Kuaiji.

Next, Shen Chong talked about the grand occasion of recruiting soldiers in East Yangzhou.After all, the rebel army and the regular army have different meanings. The establishment of the military state in Dongyang is a great political victory for the Wu people. Most Wuzhong people almost respond to this with joy.Wuzhong Bingjia's inferiority is political suppression, and it does not mean that the Wu people are completely weak.

The private army supported by the Shen family alone now has thousands of people.Of course, Shen Zhezi was mainly raised in the princess's territory. As for Wuzhong, although there are more manpower, most of them have to undertake production and transportation. There are not many real full-time soldiers.

This is just the Shen family, plus other families in Wuzhong, the number of soldiers assigned to East Yangzhou by the imperial court is really not many.At present, the size of the first army is between two and 3000 people, and in Huaibei and other places where wars are frequent, the number may reach 4000.Cutting the beginning and the end, the Tenth Army has only more than [-] people.When the Shen family rebelled in the early years, they were able to mobilize such a huge manpower and spread it throughout Wuzhong, which is really not a heavy military service burden.

When it came to the recruitment of the Dongyang Army, Shen Chong was also elated. He patted his book case and said excitedly: "Who said that I have no bravery in Wuzhong? Now in the Dongyang Army, everyone can open two stones and carry a hundred catties quickly! Excellent, can be called a leader!"

Shen Zhezi was also excited when he heard this.Although there are many standards for a strong army, there is no doubt that the personal quality of soldiers is an extremely important indicator.He himself is well-rehabilitated, and he has many famous teachers to guide him, but he is still reluctant to open two stone bows.In other words, with his current force value, he couldn't even reach the threshold of Dongyang Army.

Although the Dongyang Army has soldiers all over the three Wus, it has been imprinted with a strong Shen family imprint from the beginning of the establishment of the army, and it was established from scratch.Even if Shen Chong didn't deliberately build this army in the direction of his private army, the influence is consistent from top to bottom.Not to mention Shen Chong, who is the supreme commander, there are more than two hundred generals at the first rank of Shichang Bingwei who are from the Shen family.

In the past, although the Shen family was known as the leader of Jiangdong and had many disciples, these were not military forces that could be mobilized under normal conditions.Therefore, in a specific political game, this point is not enough to be used as a bargaining chip.But with the establishment of the Dongyang State Army, this advantage has been established in a legal form, and no one can ignore it.

Of course, the news is by no means good news. Another problem is Wang Shu who has already arrived in Wu County.In order to gain some dominance, Wang Shu even resorted to pretending to be the governor of Yangzhou at all costs, in order to obtain the leadership of the Wuzhong Rebel Army.The division of Kuaiji was like giving him a blow to the head. With the existence of East Yangzhou, the enthusiasm of various families in Wuzhong for raising righteousness inevitably cooled down. This was tantamount to directly usurping the military power that should have belonged to Wang Shu.

Although Wang Shu couldn't stop Dongyang Lizhou, he didn't counterattack, and the Dongyang army was strictly prohibited from deploying across the border.So, so far, in Wujun and Wuxing, apart from Wang Shu's own subordinates, there are only some old, weak, sick and disabled county soldiers and military households guarding the places.Either each family will act righteously as in previous years, or it will be so undefended and wait for the rebels to attack.

Speaking of this section, Shen Chong also hated his teeth. The greatest significance of Dongyang's army is to protect the Wuzhong countryside, but now it is difficult to enter the hometown.Even if there is no fake Yangzhou governor's post, Wang Shu still has the title of supervising the military in eastern Zhejiang. Unless his scepter is removed, any form of military uprising will fall into the pattern of using Wu people's flesh and blood for their meritorious service.

The father and son discussed for a while, but they didn't have any good ideas about it.After all, there is still room for mutual concessions in the division of duties, but if Wang Shu's scepter is really to be taken back, the impact will be too bad, and no one dares to try it lightly right now.

"There was no soldiers in the early years, but there is still hope. Now that we have a strong army in our hands, it is absolutely impossible to be restrained!"

Shen Chong has been thinking about this issue all the way, leading the two armies northward, and boasting the army along the way is also stabilizing the hearts of Wu.Since Wang Shu did not allow Bing Jia to cross the border, he made sure to resolve the war outside the three Wus.Today's Dongyang Army and the Fourth Shuiying Army are stationed in Xiling. They can see Yuhang in the north and enter Xuancheng in the west. Even if they don't move, it is enough to deter the Liyang rebels.In Xin'an County, there is also the Fourth Army of the Buying Army ready to go, ready to rush to rescue Huan Yi who is now trapped in Guangde.

Shen Zhezi didn't have any better alternatives to Dad's arrangement.Although Huan Yi is a small army in Guangde, as long as he can persist, Wuzhong's door will not be lost.But if Guangde is breached, then the Liyang Department can go straight to Wuxing Changcheng County, and even directly threaten Wukang, his hometown.

It's just that such a cross-regional military operation must reach a consensus with all parties to unify the pace.So after asking his father for instructions, Shen Zhezi went to arrange for Wen Chong and others from Jiangzhou to meet with his father for a detailed discussion.

When the Dongyang army arrived in Jingkou, apart from stabilizing the hearts of the people in Jingkou, it was undoubtedly Xijian Huaibei that touched the most.Although Xi Jian crossed the river once earlier and talked openly and honestly with Yu Yi for a few days, they never reached a consensus on the matter of the Huaibei army crossing the river.Yu Yi hopes that Jingkou can gain a certain degree of military dominance, and can selectively recruit part of the Huaibei Army.But this was unbearable for Xi Jian. If this opening was opened, he really didn't know how many of his followers would be recruited across the river.

However, seeing that all the people in Wu had formally formed an army to join the current situation, and Wang Shu, who was trapped in Wu County, could not break the situation for a long time, Xi Jianqing knew that if he waited any longer, it would be difficult to make a turnaround, so he finally let go and agreed to temporarily designate Jingkou as Nanxu It belongs to the direct control of Xingtai, but it cannot set up an administrative team such as the governor.

He can temporarily transfer this part of power to the center, but it must be taken back after the war, although it is only a nominal rule.Jingkou is too important to Huaibei, without this rear, Huaibei is likely to fall apart.

Yu Yi also readily accepted this concession. He had no ambitions for Huaibei, and Shen Zhezi, who wanted to get involved in Huaibei, really didn't have that appetite now.So the two sides agreed that in addition to supervising the military affairs of the five states, Xi Jian would also be promoted to Sikong.And Jingkou was under the direct jurisdiction of Zhongshu until Xingtai was transferred back to Gyeonggi.At the same time, Xi Jian assembled 3000 troops, which belonged to the control of Xingtai, and was also responsible for the security along the Jiangbei line.

Many affairs were agreed, and the day before the Xingtai was established, the envoy from Jingzhou finally arrived at Jingkou at a certain point, and came via Wujun.

(End of this chapter)