The capital of Liang, Gangneung.

This Jiangling City, also known as Jingzhou City, is an important town in the southeast, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the west of the Jianghan Plain, the Yangtze River in the south, the Han River in the north, the Bashu in the west, and the Hunan and Guangdong in the south.

Xiao Milling established the country here, it is indeed an important position, plus the establishment of the business alliance before, reserves for many years, so at the beginning of the founding of the country, it seems that the army is strong, the military horses from all over the country combined, there are 400,000 people, can be described as the largest princely regime in the south.

Even Na Du Fuwei, Fu Gongtuo, Li Zitong and others are not as influential as Xiao Miao, because they do not have such a large territory, and the founding power is so stable.

But these 400,000 soldiers and horses, which seem to be a lot of people, are distributed in various states and cities, and they are all accumulated by local reports, and they are not gathered together to form a real army.

Xiao Mo sat in the main hall, wearing a splendid and gorgeous robe, with a collar and sleeves of stone blue, embroidered with pieces of gold at the edges, with a dragon pattern, but quite the dignity of the emperor. However, at this time, Xiao Mo was not as chic as usual, because the Dahua army was about to attack Xiazhou City, and the west gate of Jiangling was already in danger.

Today, Xiao Mo convened several military and political ministers to discuss the important matter of facing the enemy.

"Presumably everyone has heard the news, the army of Dahua Pingnan is led by Li Jing, and some of the cities along the Yangtze River in the west of our Liang Kingdom have been taken, and part of the army has crossed the river in the south, and the waterways are going to be in danger soon, Jiangling, the capital, what do you think?"

In the Qiande Palace, Zhang Xiu, King of Qi, Xiao Changming, King Kang, Zheng Wenxiu, the secretary of the military department, Xu Xuanche, Su Hu'er, the military general, Xiao Li, the squire of the Yellow Gate, and Shen Liusheng, the general of the palace, gathered together, and when they heard Xiao Miao's inquiry, they glanced at each other and fell silent.

In the face of Dahua's attack, the momentum was like a bamboo, and even Shaochengchi County ordered to surrender directly without resistance, and the cohesion of the Liang court was too weak, like a plate of scattered sand, even if the imperial court issued an order to the locality, and wanted to rely on the local army and the brave people of the countryside to confront it, there was no response at all.

You can only rely on the regular elite soldiers recruited by the imperial court, and the general will lead the troops to meet the enemy.

Zhang Xiu, the king of Qi, said: "The Hua Dynasty is powerful, and it is indeed difficult to block Li Jing's army, especially the destruction of Li Tang and the defeat of the Turks, giving Dahua a great opportunity, and there is no need to worry about the future. ”

"Of course I know, but I don't want to hear this, I just want to know, is there a good way to defend against the enemy?" Xiao Mo asked anxiously.

Zheng Wenxiu, the secretary of the military department, arched his hand and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Li Jing's army wants to attack Xiazhou, and the imperial court must send a general to defend it, where the defenders are only 20,000 people, and they will definitely not be able to stop it, at least tens of thousands of people will be transferred, relying on the high and thick city, the terrain is dangerous, and the danger of the rivers and the Dahua army will fight a protracted war, our army is only 100 miles, and the supply line of the Dahua army, from the Guannei to the Guizhou camp, is enough for thousands of miles, the supply of boats and vehicles, the consumption of 100,000 troops is huge, and the drag can also drag them down. ”

King Kang Xiao Changming shook his head and said: "Although the energy consumption will continue in the short term, but don't forget that the Hua Dynasty has sent troops to reinforce it, and it is reported that Hou Junji led seventy or eighty thousand people to send troops from the Guannei to press the border, and it only takes one month, and my Liang State will be attacked from both sides in the west and north, and the situation is even more critical." ”

Xiao Mo thought so, nodded and said: "It is necessary for the army from all walks of life to mobilize heavy troops to defend Jiangling and inflict heavy losses on the Dahua army, so that they will accept the peace negotiation and rule across the river from the north and south." ”

Everyone thinks it makes sense, but it is still a little difficult to want all kinds of armies to serve the king.

Because the southern region is vast, with many mountains and rivers, lofty mountains and mountains, and the complex terrain of rivers and lakes, it is not as flat as the Central Plains in the north, so it is more difficult for the states to communicate with each other, it is inconvenient to walk, and the local concept is strong, so that the township soldiers in the states leave their hometowns to come to Qinwang, and they do not seem to have much interest.

"The divisions of the kings in various places have not moved for a long time, and after many local generals control their respective states, they have become jiedu envoys, some of them are not easy to control, they go their own way, and they keep scheduling!" These words of Zheng Wenxiu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, can be described as heart-wrenching, pointing out the local generals who emerged during the uprising, and after becoming the envoy of the festival, it was a little difficult to manage.

This is related to the imperfection of the government of the Liang State, unlike Luo Zhaoyun's Dahua court, which absorbed the laws of the Sui Dynasty and immediately introduced new laws on that basis, as the atmosphere of the new dynasty, and implemented it.

The local garrison generals of the Liang State could control the finances, army, and justice of the state, and all kinds of power in one, and there were no clear edicts and new laws, so the idea of loyalty to the imperial court was not strong.

Even in the DPRK and China, there is also a faction that advocates peace, and the other faction advocates a war of force, and the two factions are tilting against each other, and Xiao Mo is usually balancing the collision of the two forces, but today he discussed the major military affairs, but did not convene the courtiers of the peace faction, so as not to argue endlessly.

Xiao Mo also knows this, and has quite an opinion on some local Jiedu envoys, but the enemy is at present, but he doesn't want to make extraneous branches, unless they really don't like it, otherwise, they still have to turn a blind eye, and strive to mobilize nearby Jiedu to be able to transfer troops to help, as long as they gather 200,000 troops, they can fight with the Dahua army, and there are currently less than 100,000 soldiers of the forbidden army in Jiangling City.

"How is the strength training of the sailors guarding the Qingjiang Estuary by Lin Shihong?"

Zheng Wenxiu said: "There are about 30,000 troops in the Qingjiang estuary, and the training of naval warships has a large scale. ”

"Xiazhou and Jiangling City, there is a mountain barrier of Jingmen Mountain, the river is turbulent, it is indeed a fortress, Xiao Li intends to issue an edict, transfer Lin Shihong with the water army from the mouth of the Qingjiang River to the upstream Jingmen Mountain area, land and water together, set up a pass there, if Xiazhou is broken, it can also be used as an obstacle checkpoint. In addition, Xiazhou has to send someone to command, General Xu Xuanche, are you willing to lead the troops to share my worries? ”

Xu Xuanche is currently the general of the Left Guard, and after being named by Xiao Mill, although he knew that it was dangerous, he must not disobey the emperor's order, and said: "If the minister goes to Xiazhou, he must resist Li Jing's army, if he can break the enemy, it is the best, if he can't break the enemy, how can he make the Dahua army pay a heavy price." ”

"General Xu has this determination, and I am relieved." Xiao Mo nodded, revealing a hint of a smile.

Next, they discussed some matters of grain and grass, troop transfer, and defense of the imperial city, and how to bypass the peace faction and send troops smoothly. After finalizing it, everyone left, and Xiao Mo breathed a sigh of relief, but the anxiety and sadness on his face were still dignified.

。 Writing Chinese website