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Chapter 245 The Division of Justice, the Battle Method Change

For the first time, ordinary people felt the difference brought about by the power and fortune of the country, and the pride and happiness in the hearts of many Anbei soldiers suddenly swelled.

"This, this is the world outside our country? It's cold and barren."

"Hey, I said, Old Li, don't pretend to be a wolf with a big tail. It means that Bojun's life has become easier in the past few years since he took office."

"Yeah, once the severe drought is over, the weather is getting better and the weather is going well."

"Before I came out, my family's [-]-acre rice field was already green, and the rice seedlings had grown to the height of chopsticks."

"I heard from the Xiang Cheng of the Township Administration that in the future our land in Anbei will be cropped three times a year, and the summer harvest will be another record-breaking harvest."

Among the auxiliary troops in the rear escorting the heavy rations, similar discussions were heard endlessly, and many of them were all smiling.

Now and then he glanced at the ragged local residents who were peeping at them in the distance, and then straightened his chest, showing his brand new military uniform.

Thanks to the popularity of the assembly line production model, the production efficiency of Anbei Country has greatly increased, and even ordinary civilians and auxiliary soldiers can have standard military uniforms and weapons.

"The prosperity of the people is suffering, and the death of the people is suffering. You still have to follow our lord to live a good life."

"This southern expedition, we are the teachers of the righteous king, to punish the people and bring a better life for the people in Dingnan."

With the voice of the military policy preacher, the morale of the various departments of the Anbei Army reached its peak.

"That's right, we are teachers of justice, how can Lei Haomiao be able to afford the position of Marquis of the state!"

"Hang the people and punish crimes, help justice, and Dingzhou rise..."

Amidst the enthusiastic slogans and cheers, Zhou Bai looked at the increasingly turbulent military momentum, and also raised his right hand in response.

It is extremely necessary to unify thinking and shape the justice of war.

But now it seems that his strategy of enlisting scholars and conferring envoys to the army is correct.

These envoys who can understand what they want can unite the army and increase morale with just a three-inch tongue.

Compared with the regular warlord team, which needs the incentives of wine, meat and money at every turn, the Anbei Army does not know how advanced it is.

On February [-]th, the front-line army report was delivered, and the knights who watched the delivery looked happy, which was obviously good news.

In fact, as early as two hours ago, the monks on the front line had already reported through the communication array, but obviously there is not only one channel for the military to transmit military orders or news.

The regular army and horse rush, also has reservations in the Anbei Army, and there will not be only one group of messengers coming one after another.

"Report, Chang County has been breached by General Li, and the magistrate and guards of Longpu County opened the door to surrender. At present, General Chu has led his cavalry to the outskirts of Longfeng County."

Zhou Bai nodded slightly, and immediately ordered to the herald beside him: "Come here, inform the whole army of this news."

Amidst the cheers, the steady Lou Jinpeng also stepped forward to congratulate at the right time: "In less than five days, the three counties south of Longfeng County and the five pass military towns have all been captured. The county can be settled."

The accompanying civil servants also tentatively said: "At that time, the eight counties of Dingzhou will be occupied by the emperor, or can we go further?"

Zhou Bai glanced at the servant, and found that it was Lang Jiang Yuankui, the new secretary of Miwen Pavilion, who was the number one in the first imperial examination of Anbei Kingdom.

Although it can't be called the number one scholar or Jinshi, it can be said that the blessing of Anbei Guoyun is enough for Dao to explain Yuan.

The capture of Longfeng County will leave a large number of vacancies for officials. In the absence of adequate training for the new imperial examinations, there will be insufficient reserve officials.

A large number of small officials and officials in the township office and county government will be promoted based on their assessment results, and the secretary Lang who has been in the center for a long time will also be transferred to an official position.

The prime minister must start from the state department, and the strong general must be sent to the army. This is the promotion system that Anbei Kingdom is implementing.

Zhao Xi and Wen Hongchang have been sent to serve as county magistrates, and the rest of the secretaries have also made arrangements, and are currently familiarizing themselves with the information of the area where they will be serving with the reserve officials.

Now those who follow Zhou Bai are the top ten new imperial examination candidates like Jiang Yuankui.

Zhou Bo can understand that he is a little aggressive when he is a newcomer.

Setting up a secret library and personally leading the secretary Lang is like a "principal", so that they can become the most loyal pillars who can best implement the national strategy.

Zhou Bai put his hands behind his back and said with emotion: "Going one step further, the foundation of luck is indeed sufficient, but the state city has not yet arrived, and the title of state marquis is still on Lei Haomiao's head."

"It's called Anbei Hou? It's not the name of an orthodox big country, and I don't want it."

"According to the prefecture's title, conquer Luding in the west, unify the whole prefecture, and cast the prefectural tripod. This is the way of a majestic king."

He looked around at the few secretary men who were following him, their faces were a little strange, and they were still in the running-in period for the time being.

Jiang Yuankui was born in Ruinan County. In the past few years, he has not been able to take the imperial examination, and has been exposed to more private and private disputes. He has never seen the kingly way and the overall situation.

At this time, the heart was shaken, and he bowed his head and said: "I remember the above decree, the ambition of the emperor is what we want."

After Zhou Bai pointed out these secretaries, Lou Jinpeng stepped forward and reported another situation alone.

"Your Majesty, the Navy is still blocked at the Ningrui Ferry, and the Cunban cannot enter the Longfeng section of the Ningjiang River."

"The officers and men of the Navy are too aggrieved. Li Bao, the captain of the sailing school, wrote a letter asking for a fight, saying that everyone in the fleet has the courage to die with the enemy." While speaking, Lou Jinpeng handed over the letter of request for war that Li Bao had submitted to the Chinese Army Staff.

Mentioning the navy, Zhou Bai frowned. Even if he continued to increase his investment in the navy, his foundation was too weak, and he still couldn't compete with the Dingguo navy.

In fact, this is also Lei Haomiao's confidence in sticking to Dingzhou County. The essence of Dingzhou County is in Dingzhou County, and the essence of Dingzhou County is in the area along the river. It is also important for grain commerce. Even the city of Dingzhou is not far from Ningjiang.

If there is an enemy who wants to attack Dingguo, without a navy, it will be difficult to take down its essence.

In the end, you can't go by water, and the logistics and transportation will consume too much, and sooner or later you will be able to push back the powerful enemy.

"What do you mean? Can we fight?" Zhou Bai threw the question back to Lou Jinpeng.

As the deputy commander and chief of staff of the Southern Expedition Camp, he is duty-bound to provide Zhou Bai with clear suggestions.

After getting rid of Dayan's frail body, Lou Jinpeng has completely recovered his handsomeness of being capable of writing and martial arts. He calmly said: "If we take the whole of Ruinan County first according to the planned plan, then according to the meaning of the last general, we can't fight." .”

"After joining two iron-clad ships and enriching the officers of the navy who returned from Dayan, the navy's combat effectiveness has improved to a considerable extent."

"At the very least, based on the port and the favorable section of the river, we can block the Dingguo Navy from entering the Ningjiang section of Ruinan, but once the battle is defeated, the entire Ruinan will face a major threat, let alone Longfeng."

Since the start of the incident, Zhou Bohe has been aggrieved by the navy before. He really wants to fight, but he knows the battlefield law of making use of strengths and avoiding weaknesses.

Relying on the powerful combat capabilities of the horse infantry, first push Ruinan down, and at worst the ports along the river will be temporarily abandoned.

As for the fear of landing raids, additional flood soldiers and cavalry can also stay by the river.

"Reply to Li Bao, order him to practice hard, and he will have time to go into battle."

"Order the Ministry of Industry to urge the shipyard to build more small warships." Zhou Bai pondered for a moment, and immediately asked Lou Jinpeng to write down the order.

Lou Jinpeng's expression changed, and he quickly remembered something, and asked respectfully, "Small warship? Your majesty wants to revive the story of Dayan?"

Zhou Bai nodded, narrowing his eyes slightly, remembering the battle against the Yangtze River Navy.

At that time, although most of the naval officers of the ships were infiltrated and bought, the core few large ships were firmly controlled by the enemy commander.

On that day, the Yangtze River Navy revolted, and Zhou Bai transferred fleets from other inland rivers to help out, mainly small warships.

In the process of taking the core ship, it was the small ship that approached the siege and carried out boarding operations.

The Habayashi and Imperial Guards on the boat, who are good at water, all climbed lightly and seized the boat with hand-to-hand force.

"That's right. The Tianjiang River and even its tributaries in our main world are too large. Most of the rivers are dominated by large ships, and so are the naval fleets."

"Since the frontal projection and collision can't be defeated, let's fight jumping and swinging."

"The blueprints of small warships such as the scorpions, red horse boats, and yachts on Dayan's side have been handed over to the Ministry of Industry for archiving. The cost of building these small boats is low and the speed is fast." Zhou Bai said very calmly.

He can't let the navy become a shortcoming, at least he must have the capital to fight for his life, otherwise the Ningjiang River lies in the middle of the state, when will the entire Dingzhou be unified.

Lou Jinpeng bowed his hands in admiration: "Your Majesty is wise. Throughout the history of the dynasty, small boat warfare has never become the mainstream. This is because martial arts have never been as popular as our Anbei Army."

"However, the navy's soldiers are not strong enough. Large ships of the same level may be able to jump and fight, but the small boat fleet should choose soldiers from the imperial army with good water quality as jumpers."

Unbeknownst to the monarch and his subjects, a decision made on this desolate marching road will change the pattern of water warfare in the world.

The Great Ship Crossbow Doctrine will not be the only solution.

"Send branch divisions to the various ports of Longfeng, clear all the supplies, and block them with iron chains."

"The whole army speeds up the march. Before the sun sets tomorrow, we must rush to join forces in Longfeng County City. The pressure on the border town is not small."

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Just as Zhou Bai expected, the pressure in Biancheng County is indeed not small. The folks who have finished spring planting ahead of schedule are like densely packed ants, forming a long logistics supply line.

The border towns are vast and sparsely populated, only the city market towns have food reserves, and the largest granaries are built in Longbei City to supply the Great Wall defense line.

Once the Dingxi army invades, there is no need to mention the logistics supplies, and the huge border town will immediately fall into a situation of fighting on its own.

Except for Longbei County City in the north and the border gate of the Great Wall, the five counties in the south will have nothing to rely on, and it will only be a matter of time before they are captured.

That's why Zhou Bai had to send Jiao Tu first to take down Menjuguan. If you get both Menju and Longbei, you get the border town.

The door was closed, and the city wall, which had been reinforced and raised many times with cement bricks, had been dyed dark red or light red in patches.

This red color is dyed red by the blood of the soldiers of the two countries. The depth of red represents the number of people who died in that section of the city wall.

The darker the red, the more intense the attack and defense of this section of the city wall, which also means the more important the place.

This is the experience of fighting one by one on both sides during the continuous offensive and defensive battles for five full days.

Gaocheng deep ditch, now only Gaocheng is left, and the deep ditch without water outside the city has been filled by sandbags and Dingxi people.

At noon, there was a short period of time between the siege, and the gates of the city were taking turns, and the last wave of soldiers should go down to eat and rest.

However, as the coach, Zhou Yuan has no way to rotate. The importance of closing the door and the high-intensity offensive and defensive battles make him dare not relax.

While nibbling dry food, he was inspecting the defense of Guancheng, followed by a proud young general. Looking at his fine armor and the general's seal on his waist, he was obviously not an ordinary person.

"Bingtai, this Lu Ding is really cruel. He actually used the lives of civilians to fill the ditch. How is this different from those bandits?" The young general said angrily.

This young general is Huo Feiguang, who was born in the border town. Near Menjuguan, there are many families who are related to the people of the border town.

Zhou Yuan shook his head, pointed to the world beyond the gate and said, "What you don't know is that Lu Ding and Lei Haomiao, including any warlord, have done this kind of thing, except for the emperor who never used the people as a shield."

"In their view, civilians die as soon as they die. It is the way to use troops that can reduce the consumption of military rations and reduce the casualties of soldiers."

Huo Feiguang clenched his fists, and his acquired qi burst out loudly: "No wonder when he read and read with Your Majesty, he always said that he wanted to benefit the common people and make the world peaceful."

"I, Huo Feiguang, swear that I will follow the king, overcome the troubled times, clear up the universe, and bury these thieves of the remnants of the people into the underworld!"

It is worthy of being a general who has been simplified by the king himself, the progress of both civil and martial arts is unexpectedly so fast.

Zhou Yuan noticed that Huo Feiguang's mid-acquired martial arts cultivation, as well as his speech and conversation, were completely different from those a few months ago, so he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Now his attitude has become more gentle. From a family member to a minister of the Ministry of War, he knows that his potential has been exhausted and he will give up his position sooner or later in the future, so he has never been stingy in promoting juniors.

In the early stage of offense and defense, Zhou Yuan thought that it was not time to send out the hole card of the dragon dragon, so he gave Huo Feiguang a task that he was good at.

Investigate the movements of the Kingdom of Jin, and try to get reinforcements from the five ministries outside the Great Wall.

On the eve of the founding of the country last time, Zhou Bai led his army out of the Great Wall to sweep the grasslands, gained a great reputation, and brought back many small tribes who were willing to join.

Later, scattered people from the grasslands came to seek refuge one after another. After several integrations, a total of five tribal leaders entered the court, and Zhou Bai recognized them and granted them official positions.

These five tribes, each numbering thousands, lived alongside the Great Wall as the first barrier.

Zhou Yuan swallowed the last piece of pouch cake, turned around and asked: "How is the situation of this trip, do the five ministries outside the Great Wall agree to send troops?"

Huo Feiguang immediately replied: "Huyanhe has already occupied Yinshan, the holy land of the Jin Kingdom. According to the news on the grassland, he will sacrifice to heaven on February [-] and become the only king of the Jin Kingdom."

"At present, all the major tribes on the grassland have received the news, and they have selected gifts one after another, and sent envoys to Yinshan to participate in the grand ceremony."

"The five departments outside the Great Wall are willing to send troops, but I didn't let them come."

Zhou Yuan looked at Huo Feiguang intently: "Beware of Jin Guo?".

"Going back to Bingtai, the Kingdom of Jin has to be on guard, and if these tribes are brought into the pass, the grassland may think that we are in a weak state." Huo Feiguang beat his chest and marched, explaining loudly.

Zhou Yuan was taken aback for a moment, he really didn't expect this, the thinking of the grassland outside the Great Wall cannot be generalized.

"I will report the news of the Jin Kingdom's change to your majesty as a credit to you."

At this time, in the camp of the Dingxi Army, which stretched ten miles outside the city, the sound of war drums rang out.

Suddenly the sound of a tiger howling came, and all the soldiers on the pass looked up at the sky, only to see that the heavy black spirit of the Dingxi Army had already condensed into a vicious tiger.

"Fei Guang, take your Dragon Flood Cavalry and get ready. I'm afraid Lu Ding won't be able to hold back, so he needs to send elites to tackle the problem."

(End of this chapter)