Chapter 362: Reinforcements
Since Zhang Shijie announced the closure of Hong Kong, what makes Zhao Yu most depressed now is the difficulty in transmitting information, in the past, the bureau could send information in and out through any channel of land, water and sky, but now it can only use carrier pigeons to transmit news to the outside world, and the information sent in often has to be sent to the liaison station in Xinhui County after several turnovers, and then try to pass it on to Xingchao, which makes the news turnover time longer, so that he can not get the latest information in time. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, what made Zhao Hao happy was that the group of people in Qiongzhou had already thought about him, and they sent tribute to the emperor in the name of New Year's Day, and they didn't send much, they sent a few boats today, and a few more boats tomorrow. Because it is a tribute, even Zhang Shijie is not easy to stop, let alone board the ship without authorization to check, after all, it is the emperor's private property, he dares to move is disrespectful, and every minute makes him uncomfortable, so no one knows what to pretend.
They also made full use of this opportunity, not only sent intelligence and urgently needed materials, but also entered the inner palace with their makeup and talked in detail with His Majesty on how to deal with the current situation. The people of Qiongzhou thought that the risk of this war was too great, and His Majesty should not risk staying here, and it was best to sneak back to Qiongzhou with the ship to seek to restore the country, but he should not live and die with the country here. To their disappointment, His Majesty rejected Hui Qiong's suggestion and decided to stay and share the fate of his ship like a captain, never leaving his brothers on board.
Everyone tried to persuade them to no avail, so they wanted to pour the power of Qiongzhou to help the imperial court, but they were still politely rejected by His Majesty, and his reasons also made it impossible for everyone to force them, because His Majesty wanted to see longer than them and see clearly. But everyone knows that the Great Song Dynasty can't do without His Majesty, and Qiongzhou without His Majesty is still a plate of scattered sand, and no one can unite the generals of Qiongzhou except him, so they can only find another way.
In ancient times, there was a method of increasing troops and reducing the stove to confuse the enemy, and he ordered to increase the escort force of ships carrying tribute in case of loss on the way. But after the materials were delivered, there were always ships that could not return because of such and such problems and had to stay in Yashan for repairs, and when the last batch of materials was transferred, Zhao Yu's camp escort army had 8,000 more people, and the entire Destroying Front Army and Fusi's personal guards were sent to escort them in accordance with the festival, and the military ammunition in reserve was enough to support the needs of a campaign.
Ying Jieyan thought very thoughtfully, he knew that although His Majesty was small, he was cautious, decisive, and very adaptable, but he was also very bold, and he showed extremely superb command skills in the Battle of the Seven Continents. Not to mention the planning of the relocation of Qiong, even the battle of the East China Sea Island planned a few days ago is also admirably tight, not only to save Qiongzhou from war, but also to completely smash Ali The Hague Pingqiong's plan, at least before the arrival of the next dry season, it will not come again, which also shows that His Majesty has a strategy beyond ordinary people, as long as he takes time to be a good general, he can be a commander and command the whole army.
But now there are only two people in front of the emperor, Ni Liang and Zheng Yong, who command the escort army. Ni Liang, the second disciple, is very clear about how many catties and two catties he should have, he does things in a decent manner, and he is also loyal to His Majesty, but his adaptability is too poor, and the battlefield situation is changing rapidly, and he can't cope with it at all with his current ability; Zheng Yong is a good man at handling boats and water, and he is also clever, and he also assisted his father in commanding the Tan soldiers, but he was born in the wilderness, and if he has been trained, he can also become a usable talent. But now that the two of them are in command and dispatch the escorts, His Majesty will inevitably go into battle in person, and if there is a mistake, it will be an irreparable mistake.
Therefore, Chen Renweng is the general of the escort navy that should be strictly selected this time, but he is also familiar with the art of war and the way of military training, and has performed well in the two wars of Qizhouyang and Donghai Island, and has the potential to be a good general; The infantry army was led by Han Zhen, the commander of the right-wing army, who managed the army in a good way, and had followed Jiang Wanzai to fight against the Mongols for many years, experienced the battlefield for a long time, and had rich experience in actual combat. It is still reassuring to have the two of them to assist His Majesty in commanding the escort army, and their loyalty is unquestionable, and there will never be any such thing as escaping from the battle and abandoning the Lord to escape.
For the kindness of the generals in Qiongzhou, Zhao Hao smiled without hesitation. He knew that he was more than capable of preserving himself with his own strength, but if he wanted to make a difference in this battle, his troops would inevitably be stretched. Although he secretly had an agreement with Jiang Cheng to obey his own dispatch during the war, but in his memory, Jiang Cheng seemed to have left the Xing Dynasty because of some accident and did not participate in the war, and he would be caught off guard if something really happened, so he couldn't put the treasure capital on the forbidden army in front of the palace, and he needed some backup.
As for the other generals who led the troops in the DPRK, Su Liuyi and Zhang Shijie were sons-in-law, Zhao Yu was not sure to persuade them to obey his command, nor did he dare to contact rashly, so as not to startle the snake; The newcomers Wang Daofu and Ling Zhen had a relationship with him, but they were all defeated soldiers who escaped from Guangzhou, and the number was only a few thousand, and their strength was too weak; The rest of the people are all related to Zhang Shijie, either subordinates for many years, or relatives, who have formed interest groups, and it is not easy to buy them. Therefore, he only subdued Du Hu and Lu Shicheng, two guys who were not close to his grandmother and uncle, but he had limited power, he couldn't do big things, and it was okay to do some small things.
So Zhao Hao has been racking his brains these days, thinking about how to use the little force in his hand to accomplish 'big things', but no matter how it is calculated, it is almost meaningful, and he can't take care of his head if he takes care of his head, especially if he makes a slight mistake, he doesn't even have some mobile troops in his hands, which is of course not in line with his usual cautious style, and he is wondering whether to secretly mobilize the Qiongzhou Army to the vicinity to cooperate with the operation. But this is also very risky, whether it is discovered by Zhang Hongfan or discovered by Zhang Shijie, it will cause trouble and destroy his entire plan.
But now, after secretly replenishing, Zhao Yu's escort army now has the sea fortress of Sheji, five large galleys with 2,000 stones, 20 dragon ships, 30 medium-sized warships equipped with ballistas and rocket launchers, more than 20 large and small auxiliary ships, and more than 13,000 water infantry troops, these forces can not only deal with emergencies, but also take charge of the battle. If the scheduling is done properly, he even thinks that it is impossible to defeat Zhang Hongfan with the strength of his own army, then he will really change the tragedy of the Great Song Dynasty dying in Yashan, and live tens of thousands of ...... (To be continued.) )