Three days after Guo Ruke's army entered Ye County, Hou Dagui also led his army into the northern part of Nanyang Mansion. Hou Dagui sent someone to tell Guo Ruke in advance that he would stay in Yuzhou for two more days, and then go to Yexian to meet him.

Zhao Dangshi often emphasized that there are three essentials of marching and fighting, one is battlefield command, the second is logistics supply, and the third is the desire of the people. The three go hand in hand, and one is indispensable. Most of the officers of Zhao Ying were reckless from the green forest, and they only knew how to charge into battle, but they listened and saw a lot by Zhao Dangshi's side, and they could learn a lot of things from their ears and eyes. Hou Dagui followed Zhao Dangshi for the longest time and knew his reasoning, and his stay in Yuzhou seemed to have delayed his trip for two or three days, but it was of great significance to Zhao's long-term operations.

In just a few days, he did three main things.

First, seize the remaining prefectures and counties of Nanyang Province.

At present, the main force of Hou Dagui's army is 9,000 people from the four field battalions of Wuyu, Jinghezhong, Changhongqian, and Yichong, and another 3,000 people from the Jinghe front battalion under the command of Guang Wenlu launched an offensive against the three passes of Yiyang in the Tongbai Mountains in the northern part of Suizhou, De'an Prefecture. Yuzhou and Yexian are both Ke, and the main traffic in Nanyang Prefecture is smooth, but there are still a small number of Shun troops entrenched in Nanzhao County in the west and Wuyang County in the east. Yang Yanchang was defeated in Ruzhou, and there were not many Shun troops left in Nanzhao County and Wuyang County, and they were cut off from each other by Ye County. In order to ensure the stability of the rear, Hou Dagui sent Wu Mingfeng, the left post of the Wuqi Battalion, and Xiong Wanjian, the right post, to attack separately. In just one day, they occupied two places successively, and all the remaining Shun forces in Nanyang Mansion were swept away.

Second, cooperate with the Yamen to hand over the military administration of local prefectures and counties.

According to the overall strategic plan of Zhao Ying, the main military operations in Henan and Shaanxi provinces were undertaken by field troops, and after capturing prefectures and counties, troops were immediately withdrawn and thrown into other battles. Subsequently, the military and political management of the occupied areas will be handed over to the corresponding Yamen to be responsible.

Before the start of the war, the Huguang Commander Yamen had already begun to carry out pre-war work such as raising money, food, and materials, recruiting regiments and training troops. So far, although the overall has not yet reached the indicators required by Zhao Dangshi, more than ten large and small grain stations have been established on the Chu-Henan border and tens of thousands of new soldiers have been recruited, and there is no problem in supporting the needs of the front line in the early stage.

Hou Dagui's army was launched, and the relevant personnel and troops of Huguang to lead the Yamen also followed suit' into Henan. In addition to the big mention of Lingshuiqiu Tan sitting in Fanhe City, the counselor and supervisor Hou Fangyu, the army commander Li Wanqing and the leader Dou Mingming, Gao Wengui, Li Chengdong, Hu Maozhen, Li Benshen, Du Yonghe and others went to various places to take over the work.

The focus of the work was first to establish grain depots and supply lines in selected locations, and then to control the occupied areas and collect local supplies. Although the Zhao battalion fought in Henan with its back to Huguang, with the deepening and expansion of the war, it could not blindly rely on the rear to transport supplies. It is true that Huguang has been in good weather for several years, but after all, the carrying capacity of a province is limited, and Zhao Ying expects to recruit a large number of reserve troops in the future, and the army of tens of thousands of people depends on Huguang for too much transshipment, so it is an inevitable choice to use local resources. Even if Zhao Ying is people-oriented, it is also prioritized, and the management of the occupied areas cannot be treated equally with Huguang.

Li Wanqing, Li Chengdong, Hu Maozhen and others have been in the army for a long time, and they have experience in the selection and construction of grain and grass transit sites, and they are even better at collecting money, grain and materials. However, as a member of Zhao Ying, there are the most basic military discipline constraints, and it is impossible to condone them to act recklessly and ruin Zhao Ying's reputation. Hu Guangti led the Yamen Counselor and supervised the army Hou Fangyu to play a supervisory role. He is young but his attitude is very resolute, and he is even more clever and holds a copy of "Hengyan of the World" every day to quote scriptures, Li Chengdong and other veterans do not dare to insult him for being cheating and playing tricks, just doing things seriously.

Henan is mostly a grain-producing area, and there have been many losses in the previous years, but in the past two years, it has fallen into the hands of the Shun army and has recovered slightly under the governance of local Dashun officials. These old agricultural areas have a solid foundation, and as long as they can occupy them for themselves, they will not worry about not being able to collect enough money and grain. Therefore, the mobilization efficiency and logistical supply of the Zhao battalion in the occupied areas were guaranteed.

Huguang is responsible for leading the yamen in Huguang, and it is only an expedient measure to get involved in Henan. Chengxuan Zhizheng Zhengzheng Zeyu asked Zhao Dangshi for instructions, and when some areas of Henan were stable, a new Henan Yamen would be established to coordinate local affairs, and Zhao Dangshi approved it. As for the candidate for the chief of the Yamen in Henan, Chang Zeyu took a fancy to Li Yuanzhong, the former general judge of Luoyang Mansion, who was held hostage by Deng Longye as a shield from Zhao Ying's action to snatch out Zhu Yousong, the king of Dechang, and then was arranged to Fanhe City. He is familiar with government affairs, and has served in Henan for a long time, so he understands the local customs and customs, and is a suitable candidate.

In addition, those who came to Henan with the army also included Mu Gongchun, the envoy of the external propaganda and the internal propaganda envoy, and Yan Licheng, the commander of the general power, and other officials in the department. The positive effect of "Hengyan of the World" on cohesion and credibility is obvious, Zhao Ying's successful pilot in Huguang has learned a lot of experience, and now it is striking while the iron is hot and spreading it to Henan, which will invisibly help to appease the local military and civilians, recruit new soldiers, and even improve the efficiency of all aspects of work. Earlier, Shunjun's series of propaganda methods against Li Zicheng and Dashun were simple and direct, and in the eyes of Mu Gongchun and others, they were almost no different from children's playing with wine, with neither core concepts nor convincing, but they still had great results in Henan. It is conceivable what kind of effect "Hengyan of the World", which is regarded as a system and already has a large mass base, will be achieved when it spreads out in Henan.

In addition to his own work, Zhao Dangshi specially assigned Mu Gongchun and Yan Licheng to serve as Hou Dagui's temporary military advisors. Even if Hou Dagui has been reforming and reflecting for more than half a year, the nature of the country is easy to change, and there is still a hidden danger of doing the wrong thing. Now he is the first commander of the Zhao Ying theater, and every step he takes must be considered, otherwise the slightest mistake will be a thousand miles, and the consequences are far beyond what the current Zhao Ying can bear. Mu Gongchun is surprisingly good, standing up and holding weight, one evil and one righteous assist Hou Dagui Yin and Yang. Hou Dagui has been with these two people for a long time in the Unified Power Inspection Institute, and he is familiar with each other, and he is not worried about any run-in problems.

Third, send someone to contact Huang Degong in order to arrange the next action.

Zhao Ying launched a full-scale offensive against Henan, and on the surface, Hou Dagui, Guo Ruke, and Huang Degong acted separately and were of the same rank, but on such a large battlefield, if each had its own ideas and went its own way, it would be difficult for them to work together and go all out, so it was necessary to appoint a supreme commander to control the overall situation. This person can't be half an outsider Huang Degong, between Hou Dagui and Guo Ruke, Zhao Dangshi finally chose Hou Dagui. In terms of the achievements in Zhao Yingzhong, Hou Dagui can't compare to Xu Hui, Guo Ruke, and even Wang Laixing, Han Gon, Qin Jinxiao and others, but no matter inside and outside Zhao Ying, taking stock of Zhao Ying's characters with his fingers, if you want to say that Zhao is the first person in the world, it must be Hou Dagui's name, which is where the prestige lies. Even if Hou Dagui can't do anything, and has a lot of criminal records, he can still control the scene, which is the ability and ability that ordinary people can hardly reach.

All things considered, although Zhao Dangshi did not officially order Huang Degong and Guo Ruke to obey Hou Dagui's orders, he greeted him in private, and everything was based on Hou Dagui. Guo and Huang grasped the severity accurately and had no objections.

Once Hou Dagui's army was drawn from Yuzhou, there were two options next. Option one, rendezvous with Guo Ruke to open up the Ruzhou channel; Option 2, turn east and cooperate with Huang Degong to attack Runing Mansion. If the former is chosen, if it goes well, it can control the main traffic in Henan in advance and occupy the absolute initiative, but the risk is that if Huang Degong of Runing Mansion is unfavorable, he will inevitably fall into the dangerous situation of being attacked by the enemy. If the latter is chosen, if it goes well, you can have a greater certainty that Runing Mansion will be swallowed, solve your worries, and then gather Huang Degong, Guang Wenlu and other troops and horses, and Guo Ruke will attack Ruzhou, but in this way, the Shun army in Ruzhou may take advantage of the gap in the war in Runing Mansion to make adjustments, and even Shaanxi may have Shun troops out of the customs to support. In short, one is urgent and the other is slow, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, it depends on how Hou Dagui chooses.

Being in a high position, Hou Dagui couldn't help but be cautious, and it was rare to ask for the opinions of Mu Gongchun and Yan Licheng, but they disagreed, Mu Gongchun chose to fight Ruzhou first, and Yan Licheng chose to fight Runing Mansion first. Hou Dagui couldn't cry or laugh, and finally decided to wait and see for the time being, depending on the specific situation in the direction of Runing Mansion. The commander of Zhao Ying's raid on Runing Mansion was Huang Degong, and his judgment of the situation was the most reliable, and Hou Dagui decided to decide the next move within a few days of staying in Yuzhou.

Who knew that Huang Degong of Runing Mansion had not yet replied, but the news from Ruzhou surprised him - Guo Ruke did not wait for him to meet, and first led the army to attack the Shun army in Ruzhou.

"This Guo Hutou can't sit still, what are you going to beat Lao Tzu blindly!" Hou Dagui was furious, he was very aware of the comparison between the strength of the Ruzhou Shun army and Guo Ruke's army, so he had repeatedly warned Guo Ruke before that he must not rush into battle with itchy hands, and he must wait until he arrives. As soon as the words on the front foot were released, Guo Ruke on the back foot sent troops, how could he not be angry.

The Tang soldiers who came to report were so frightened by his interruption that they trembled, but they still mustered up the courage to signal that they still had something to say.

Hou Dagui forcibly held back the further outburst of anger, glared at him and said, "If there is a fart, release it quickly!" ”

The Tang soldiers rolled and crawled, and came to Hou Dagui's ear and said a few words, and Hou Dagui's stinky face disappeared in the clouds.

When the Tang soldiers left, Zhang Xianbi, an officer in the Wuqi battalion, stepped forward and asked, "Chief, how's it going?" He was an old general under the command of Song Yihe, the former governor of Huguang, Zhang Xianzhong captured Qizhou, Song Yihe and others died, he was training the navy outside, and escaped from death and went to Bai Wang, who was stationed in Hanyang Mansion, and then fought with the army, and became a Chinese officer. Because he realized that he was later put into effect, his foundation in Zhao Ying was not solid, so he consciously approached Hou Dagui. Hou Dagui went out of the mountain to take over military affairs, and the Wuqi battalion that he brought out by himself naturally had to be held tightly in his hand, and he had a cold relationship with Bai Wang, so he hit it off with Zhang Xianbi and became a confidant.

Hou Dagui said to him: "Things have changed in the north, and our army needs to be drawn immediately. ”

Zhang Xianbi was a little surprised: "Wu and Xiong have not returned, and there is no news from Huang Degong, why are you leaving?" ”

"Time is running out, adaptation." Hou Dagui said, "You immediately send a fast horse to Nanzhao and Wuyang, and tell Wu Mingfeng and Xiong Wanjian that you don't need to come back after taking care of the affairs over there, and go directly to Yexian to wait for me." He added, "Then pass on my commander-in-chief's order, Yuzhou Wuyu, Jinghezhong, Changhongqian, and Yichong Fourth Battalion must finish the matter at hand today, and go north with me tomorrow morning!" ”

Zhang Xianbi didn't know what to do, and after a little hesitation, Hou Dagui shouted: "What are you doing in a daze, don't go quickly!" ”

"Yes, yes!" Zhang Xianbi was afraid that he would be tight, so he agreed repeatedly, and turned around and trotted away.

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At this stage, the strategic situation map will be uploaded in the future for reference