The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 261

In the government office meeting hall, the atmosphere froze into ice.The information from the south made everyone look very ugly. They had to face the situation they had deliberately avoided before.That was the army of the imperial court. Everyone couldn't help but tremble in their hearts. They marched north with the name of orthodoxy and righteousness. The world was shaken, and the hearts of the people were against each other.In the eyes of the world, I and others are traitors who have committed the crime of treason and immorality.What's even more frightening is that even they themselves view themselves this way deep down in their hearts.Facing myself in a moral depression, I really can't stand the torture of etiquette, righteousness and shame that I have been nurtured for many years.

"My lord, can we really avoid confrontation with the imperial court?" Han Song looked at Lin Yifan bitterly, "Our time in Hengshan is too short, our foundation is not stable, people's hearts are uncertain, and no one is ready to confront the imperial court. , to declare war with the imperial court at this time, I'm afraid..."

"Why do I want to fight against the imperial court at this time, but you have also seen that the memorials that I issued before to show weakness to the imperial court have now disappeared." Lin Yifan spread his hands and said helplessly, "It can be seen that, The imperial court has already made up its mind to punish us, and the matter has come to this, what else can we do in Hengshan other than to fight?"

"My lord, my subordinates think that I am located in Hengshan, the northernmost place in the north, and the Li family forces in the south stand in front of us, and the major forces in Mingzhou are not vegetarians, let alone Qi Rui in Yanzhou. The suppression of the rebellion has just ended, and there are only 20 soldiers capable of fighting. And if all the heroes in the north work together, we will have more troops than the imperial army." Guo Huaili stood up and analyzed confidently, "The subordinates think that this Northern Expedition will The imperial army may not be able to succeed. If it is defeated, then I, Hengshan, can sit back and relax and continue to concentrate on development."

"Well, Master Guo's words do have some truth, what do you guys think?" Lin Yifan nodded slightly, then turned his head and asked.

"My lord, although what Master Guo said is reasonable, after all, we don't know the strength of the imperial army at all, so we can't make a prediction." Zheng Han stood up, looked around the crowd, and said loudly, "According to my subordinate's understanding of the imperial military system, The imperial court implements a military system of weak branches and powerful ones. Every year, elite soldiers are selected from various counties to supplement the Beijing camp. There are fewer and fewer soldiers. However, there are so many counties and counties in the empire, and some talents will always be sent to the capital. Therefore, the subordinates think that with the combat power of the army fighting against the rebellion, the combat power of the imperial army It shouldn't be bad. Although the northern heroes have a large number of people, their rise time is too short. I'm afraid there are very few of them who can be called capable fighters. The subordinates are worried that the northern heroes will not be able to stop the court's troops. At that time, I'm afraid we Hengshan will be forced to get involved."

When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help being silent for a while. This was what everyone was most worried about. If the heroes in the north couldn't stop the imperial army's offensive, then Hengshan could only fight against the imperial court alone.However, with Hengshan's current strength, there is no match for the imperial court's hundreds of thousands of troops.

"Everyone, what Lieutenant Zheng said is right. We must be vigilant against the imperial army and prepare for the worst." Lin Yifan looked at the crowd and said solemnly, "At the same time, we at Hengshan must not sit idly by and watch the forces of all parties fall. Otherwise There are no eggs under the nest, how can I, Hengshan, be alone? The news of the imperial court's northern expedition must have been known to the major forces in the south, how do you think they will react?"

"It must be unity." Han Song said coldly, "Only unity can save the current crisis. My lord, if the subordinates are right, there will be envoys arriving in the near future to discuss the strategy of uniting against the enemy."

"That's right, I also have the same idea." Lin Yifan nodded, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "The heroes of the north are all extremely intelligent, so they naturally know what to do. Our rear in the depths of Hengshan is geographically advantageous. With the advantage, we can completely defend against the enemy outside the gate without damaging the internal foundation of Hengshan. Therefore, we Hengshan must join in this alliance to ensure the balance between the enemy and ourselves and drive the imperial army away from the north."

"My lord, my subordinates are worried. If we go south to resist the imperial army with all our strength, what should we do if there is any change in the northern grassland? The Dingxi army in Shazhou is still organized by the imperial court. If it obeys the imperial court and launches an attack on our Hengshan flank, what should we do?" How?" Luo Yi stood up, with a worried look on his face, "Hengshan is definitely not a safe place, and these possibilities must be carefully considered."

"Mr. Luo reminded me rightly. This officer was almost negligent." Lin Yifan nodded gratefully at him, "However, the northern grassland is now being troubled by the Xijin werewolf, and the east is invaded by the Donghu, and the gold werewolves are already tired of dealing with it. , I am afraid that there is no intention to go south, so the worries in the north can be eased. But the hidden worries in Shazhou should be paid attention to. Although the Dingxi Army has established a preliminary relationship with us, it is hard to say that the other party will not obey the imperial court. Hengshan and Weiyuan counties launched an attack. This official believes that Xiayang Pass temporarily stationed [-] soldiers and horses to guard against the movement of the grassland. Heishui City added [-] soldiers and horses, making a total of [-] soldiers and horses to support Shahu Village Defending the army to prevent the Dingxi Army from raiding. Weiyuan County added [-] soldiers and horses, stationed on the border of Qingshan County, and defending the Dingxi Army in the west. What do you think of this arrangement?"

"My lord's arrangement is reasonable, and my subordinates have no objection." Hearing this, everyone expressed their opinions one after another.

Only Luo Yi stood up hesitantly, with a look of worry on his face still puzzled, "My lord, is there a little less defenders at Xiayang Pass? According to my subordinates, it is better to keep the [-] troops."

"President Luo is too worried about merging troops. There is no fighting in Xiayangguan now, so what's the use of having too many troops stationed here?" Qin Yuanhao stood up and retorted excitedly, "Our Hengshan now only has a regular army of [-]. The next time I went south to deal with the imperial army, it was time to employ people, how can I wait for the generals of the Xiayang Pass defenders to fall behind?"

"That's right, Mr. Luo, according to your lord's deployment just now, there are only more than 2 troops in our army who can go south to fight this time. If the defenders of Xiayang Pass are left behind, wouldn't we only have 1 troops left to go south?" How many people are there?" Zheng Han also objected, "If we only send more than 1 soldiers in Hengshan, I am afraid that the major forces will feel resentful because of this, thinking that Hengshan does not want to contribute. If the heart of unity is not strong, so what What about dealing with the threat from the imperial court?"

"Everyone, hasn't our army already trained a group of reserve soldiers? Maybe we can incorporate them into the regular army during wartime." Luo Yi was still working hard and insisted, "In this way, the defenders of Xiayang Pass will There is no need to withdraw, and our army can suddenly expand to 6 or [-] when it goes south, how can it be weaker than other forces?"

"No, this reserve has only been trained for a few months, and has no combat experience. Wouldn't it increase casualties?" Zheng Han shook his head. Do you have the energy to equip the rest of the reserve troops?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yifan quickly looked at Han Santie, motioning for him to add something.Han Santie quickly stood up and said rather ashamedly, "My lord, colleagues, the arsenal under the Ministry of Public Works has been working hard to catch up with the progress, but it has been unable to expand production because of insufficient iron materials. It has just been mined, and it is really impossible to complete the deployment of the whole army, please forgive me, my lord."

Lin Yifan sighed slightly, looked at the crowd, and said slowly: "At the end of the day, our Hengshan foundation is too weak, and we are unable to mobilize too much manpower and material resources to maintain the consumption of the expedition. But this battle is related to our Hengshan's life and death. We have to fight. For this Southern Expedition, our army will dispatch 5000 troops, and then transfer [-] reserve soldiers to accompany the army to go south. In this way, our army will have [-] soldiers and horses to fight in this southward march. In addition, we will deploy another [-] reserve soldiers Stay in Weiyuan County to assist the local defenders, [-] reserve soldiers stay in Shahu Village, and the last [-] people stay in Xiayang City to assist in the defense of Xiayang Pass. Luo Zongbing, what do you think of this arrangement?"

"Your Excellency, I have no objections from my subordinates." Although Luo Yi was still a little dissatisfied, it was better to have five thousand reserve troops than nothing.In his heart, he also took a cautious attitude towards Xiayang Pass. As for the possibility of the golden wolf going south, it was indeed very small.Seeing that Lin Yifan made some concessions at the moment, he accepted it as soon as he saw it, and no longer insisted on it.

Lin Yifan nodded and was approved by everyone, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, so he announced easily: "Very well, everyone, the war will start after the autumn harvest, and we in Hengshan must prepare for the war from now on For this battle, the president will lead his troops to the south in person, accompanied by General Luo and General Qin. Zheng Duwei will temporarily serve as the garrison commander of Hengshan and Weiyuan counties, and will be in charge of the defense and military affairs of the two counties. The rest of the ministries will continue to exercise their respective powers and responsibilities. , we must maintain the stability and stability inside Hengshan, and there must be no chaos, you know?"

"Subordinates wait for orders!"

(End of this chapter)