Wanli 1592

Chapter 74 Kindness is as heavy as a mountain
Hearing the news of Song Yingchang's illness, Xiao Ruxun was taken aback for a moment, and only then did he understand what was going on. In the midst of the war, the coach fell ill. The military affairs were entrusted to him to preside over them, instead of thinking of killing Wei Bang, Xiao Ruxun felt a lot more comfortable thinking about it this way.

The old servant led Xiao Ruxun to a room, knocked on the door, and then opened the door to enter. There was a strong smell of medicine, and Xiao Ruxun couldn't help frowning. When he looked around, he saw a man lying on the bed covered with a quilt. The old man with a pale complexion—Song Yingchang should be 56 years old this year. In modern times, it is the age at which senior officials are ambitious and continue to fight for a few years, but in Ming Dynasty, he is out-and-out old.

"Master, Xiao Ping is here."

The old servant woke up Song Yingchang softly in front of the bed.

"Help me up."

With a hoarse voice, Xiao Ruxun realized that Song Yingchang's physical condition was indeed not very good.

After a while, Song Yingchang was half leaning on the bed, Xiao Ruxun took a step forward, clasped his fists and made a military salute: "Xiao Ruxun, the commander of the Japanese army, pays his respects to Mr. Jinglue."

"Xiao Pinglu doesn't need to be polite, just sit down!"

Song Yingchang smiled slightly, asked Xiao Ruxun to sit down, took Xiao Ruxun to sit down, Song Yingchang covered his mouth and coughed a few times, and then slowly said: "I made Xiao Pinglu laugh, the old man is not up to date, and he is actually suffering from dissatisfaction." Although it is nothing serious, the headache and brain fever are really uncomfortable. After getting old, the body is not as good as before, and the recovery is too slow to handle military affairs. I am afraid that the important matter will be delayed, so I hurriedly let Xiao Pinglu as soon as possible. Come here to share one or two for the old man."

Xiao Ruxun hurriedly said: "Mr. Jinglue has wrongly praised him. How can my subordinates shoulder such a heavy responsibility?"

"Of course you can." Song Yingchang suddenly said this, making Xiao Ruxun a little dazed. Seeing this, Song Yingchang smiled slightly, took out a letter from under the pillow and handed it to Xiao Ruxun: "That's what Ye Gong said. I have never seen Ye Gong praise a person so much, he does not hesitate to guarantee your ability with his own name, how can you not?"

"Mr. Ye?"

Xiao Ruxun was taken aback for a moment, took the letter, took it out to read, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

Ye Mengxiong speculated that he had a great possibility to become the main general of the Eastern Expedition, so he wrote a letter to his old acquaintance Song Yingchang in advance, and used his own name to guarantee that Xiao Ruxun's military strategy, political strategy and civil strategy were all the best choices. He is a rare talent who can govern the army and the people when he is mounted on a horse. I implore Song Yingchang not to embarrass and restrain his hands and feet, let him do his best, and he will surely save the overall situation and win the victory.

After reading the letter, Xiao Ruxun could not speak for a long time, and her heart was filled with gratitude to the old man.

"Grandpa Ye's kindness, I don't know when I will repay it!"

Song Yingchang smiled and said: "Gong Ye is a man who is dedicated to the country. If it is not for the benefit of the country, he will never guarantee you with his own name. Therefore, Xiao Jixin, winning this battle is your best reward for Ye Gong."

Xiao Ruxun stood up and saluted respectfully: "This subordinate will do my best to repay Ye Gong and Song Gong's great kindness!"

"So, very good." Song Yingchang gestured to the old servant beside him, and the old servant brought a plate with the big seal of Jinglue on it. Song Yingchang said seriously: "The old man is in poor health and cannot handle official duties. From now on, Xiao Ruxun, the admiral and general officer of the Japanese army, will handle all the official duties of the old man until the old man recovers from his illness."

Xiao Ruxun took the seal and saluted again: "Your subordinate obeys."

Song Yingchang breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "In this way, the old man will feel relieved, and to tell Ji Xin, the old man has also made a lot of preparations in Liaoyang these days. He has dealt with some ministers of the King of Korea, and he is also familiar with the affairs here. I understand better, and what I can warn Ji Xin is that she must not expect too much from the North Korean monarchs and ministers, otherwise, she will definitely miss a big deal."

Xiao Ruxun nodded and said, "If you can't even defend your own country, what can you expect from them? Song Gong, do you know if there is enough military rations in Liaodong?"

"Oh? Isn't Ji Xin going to let the North Koreans pay for the military rations?"

Song Yingchang narrowed his eyes.

"Hmph! All three are lost, all eight ways are destroyed, how much food can they provide to Daming? Not only food, we need to reserve some preparations, all kinds of ordnance, including military liaison, including the information of the post station, including marching All the roads have to be re-examined and re-processed. The information provided by the North Koreans is basically unbelievable. Even the North Korean courtiers may have spies of the Japanese invaders. Our military intelligence must not reveal too much to them. .”

Song Yingchang smiled slightly: "To tell you the truth, Ji Xin, this old man has caught a glimpse of some secrets in Liaoyang these days. The North Koreans hope that we will enter the North Korean army quickly, but they don't even mention how much food and grass to prepare. That's true." I have no good intentions, if they trick me into taking these 4 soldiers and horses to North Korea, I am afraid that I will starve to death before the war begins. The old man has already raised [-] shi of grain, which is enough for the army for a month or two. All of them are hoarded in Liaoyang and are planning to gradually transport them to the border, what does Ji Xin think?"

Xiao Ruxun nodded and said with a smile: "This subordinate thinks that we should do our best to quickly transport the grain and grass to Yizhou, North Korea. Before the army arrives, we must transport all the grain and grass to Yizhou for use. We must not have the slightest trust in North Korea's guarantee. We still have to solve the food and grass ourselves. The food and grass in January and February are enough for the subordinates to wipe out a group of Japanese invaders and recover some areas.

Moreover, Song Gong, his subordinates think that the North Koreans cannot be completely relied on to transport food, grass and military equipment. North Korea suffered a big defeat, the people were panicked, the management was extremely disordered, and various supplies were extremely lacking. For the current North Korea, it takes half of the country to supply it, and the land controlled by the king of Joseon is only a corner in the northwest. How can he undertake such a heavy task?

We must not expect them to carry the goods during the war, but let the North Korean army carry them before the war. We have to prepare a considerable part of the transport, and arrange for the North Korean army to transport food, grass and some ordnance to some military stations along the way for storage. Get up, and instruct the North Korean side to thoroughly sort out the post stations along the way of the army to ensure the timely transmission of information about the battle situation in the front and rear, so as to ensure that there will be no chaos after the war begins. "

Song Yingchang frowned, thought about it carefully, and kept nodding: "Ji Xin really has a military strategy. The old man never thought of this. I think it is true. North Korea has lost all its territory, and the entire administrative management has been completely disordered. It is impossible to effectively support the battle ahead. If it is true Let's fight, I'm afraid the supplies will still be stuck on the road after the army arrives... It's not too late, Ji Xin will make arrangements quickly, the old man will rest here to recuperate, Ji Xin doesn't have to worry."

Xiao Ruxun nodded: "The subordinates will do their best!"

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