Huguang, southwest of Changsha and about 200 miles west of Hengyang, is where Baoqing Mansion governs Shaoyang City, and this city is also the base camp of the Tang Army in the south of Huguang.

Because this city just forms an angle with Hengyang and Changsha, it can threaten Changsha, which is heavily garrisoned by the Ming army, at any time, and can also threaten Hengyang, and at the same time, it can also threaten the west of Changsha Mansion, Changde Mansion and even Yuezhou Mansion and other areas west of Dongting Lake, and its strategic location is quite important for the Tang Army.

Therefore, since last year, a large number of troops of the Tang Army have been stationed in this city, and the headquarters of the First Army is here, and the entire two infantry divisions of the First Infantry Division and the Third Infantry Division under the command of the First Army are here.

The deployment of the First Army in Huguang also revolved around Changsha, Hengyang and other places, in addition to the First Infantry Division and the Third Infantry Division stationed in Shaoyang.

In Qiyang City, the third mixed regiment was also stationed.

In the western part of Chenzhou Prefecture and the northeastern part of Guizhou, the units of the Second Infantry Division were stationed scattered.

Three divisions and one mixed regiment, this is the current Tang Army stationed in Huguang to fight in Huguang.

However, these three divisions are mixed into regiments, and at present, only the First Infantry Division has completed the task of reorganization in the early stage, and the remaining two infantry divisions and the Third Mixed Regiment are all old formations.

Therefore, although the number of its troops is more, the number of guns and artillery is inferior to that of the Second Army, because the Second Army, except for the Sixth Infantry Division, which has only completed the initial reorganization of the Second Army, its Fifth Infantry Division and its two mixed regiments have already become integrated units.

However, the number of guns and artillery is not as good as the Second Army, which does not mean that the combat effectiveness of the First Army is poor, in fact, almost all the departments of the First Army are the earliest main forces of the Tang Army, the First Infantry Division, the Second Infantry Division, and the Third Infantry Division.

Most of the above-mentioned troops, whether they are officers or ordinary soldiers, have sufficient combat experience, and many non-commissioned officers are even veterans who have served for more than two or three years.

In terms of the quality of personnel of the single-wheel troops, the 1st Infantry Division is definitely the top in the whole army, and even the Guards Army cannot be compared with it.

Since the units of the First Army, which has rich combat experience, have not launched a large-scale campaign since they attacked Changsha once in July this year, because since that time, the Tang Dynasty had already shifted its strategic focus to Jiangxi, and all kinds of strategic materials were given priority to the supply of various units of the Second Army.

Otherwise, with the combat exploits and qualifications of the First Infantry Division, there would definitely be it in the list of the first batch of reorganized troops.

On the one hand, they took advantage of this time to rest and recuperate and conduct restorative training to restore the troops to a fully equipped state, and on the other hand, they also took advantage of this time to send small-scale troops to recover the small cities in the central and northwestern parts of Huguang.

At this stage, there were several small and medium-scale battles between various units of the First Army and the Ming Army, but the impact was not great, and even the people in Shaoyang City were unaware that the war was still going on.

However, today, the people in Shaoyang City found that the Tang Army, which used to stay in the barracks for training in the past, is moving frequently, and teams after teams of soldiers of the Tang Army are lining up to go out of the city one after another, because of large-scale military operations, and even blocking several traffic arteries in and out of the city gates.

In a teahouse, a young man wearing a brocade robe and Confucian clothes said: "What's going on today, why is this thief army out of the city, could it be that the officers and soldiers have fought back?" ”

As soon as he finished saying this, a scholar on the side said: "You think too much, how can the official army fight back, since the thief army occupied our Shaoyang last year, when have you seen the official army fight back!" ”

Someone next to him also replied in time: "Yes, now the official army is weak, since last year, it can only stick to Hengyang and Changsha, I heard that even the Changde Mansion in the north is about to be unable to hold it, I see, this time it is not the official army that fought back, it should be the thief army out of the city to fight Hengyang or Changsha, otherwise there would not be such a big battle!" ”

"The thief army is going to fight Changsha and Hengyang? How is this possible, didn't their thief army go to Changsha once in July, and finally it wasn't gray and slippery, I heard that now Hengyang and Changsha are impregnable, not only the most elite superintendent defense under the command of Inspector Zhang, but also thousands of cannons, most of which are still those thousand catties of cannons! Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and then said: "Although the thief army is not weak, but to fight Changsha and Hengyang, it is still a little worse, otherwise, they will knock down Changsha in July today, why wait until now!" ”

"But these thieves are engaged in such a big battle, they will not run around with enough food, according to my opinion, they still go to Changsha or Hengyang."

"Yes, the official army and the thief army have been fighting in Huguang for so long, and they will always be able to distinguish the winner and loser, and they will not always be so deadlocked!"

"Yes, whether you win or lose, you have to decide the winner or loser!"

"I just don't know if the thief army will win or the official army will win this time!"

While they were discussing, a middle-aged man in a brocade robe at the table next to him interjected: "This time, I'm afraid the Ming army will not be able to hold it!" ”

As soon as this person's words came out, he immediately attracted the attention of everyone around, several scholars turned their heads together, and several of them were still puzzled, and immediately a slightly older scholar said: "Dare to ask Brother Tai, why do you say that?" Even if the thief army in the city pours out, it will be difficult to break through the two fortified cities of Hengyang and Changsha! ”

The middle-aged man in the brocade robe said, "Haven't you heard? General Li on the Jiangxi side led a large army to kill him, and even Yuezhou was beaten down a few days ago, and when General Li led the army to Changsha, he joined forces with General Hao, how could the Ming army be able to hold it! ”

"General Li in Jiangxi? Could it be that Li Chunjing, the commander of the Second Army of the Thief Army? It is said that this person is resourceful and uses strange soldiers, if he led the second army to Huguang, this situation is probably very different! ”

"Now it seems that Changsha will not be able to be saved, once this Changsha is captured, in the future, the huge lake south of the Yangtze River, I am afraid that it will all be the world of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Yes, this Changsha and Hengyang, it seems that they really can't be saved!"

At this time, the middle-aged man in brocade robe spoke again: "I see, you still have to make some preparations in advance, but I heard that our Tang imperial examination questions are not the same as those of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

After hearing this, these scholars fell silent, and after a while, one of them said: "It just so happens that a few days ago, I asked a friend to bring some books from Zhaoqing, which are different from the books I read in the past, and I am going to go back to read books earlier today!" ”

"Coincidentally, I've been looking for books in Guangdong recently, and I heard that the physics and chemistry exams in my two recent Datang subjects are quite innovative, and I have long wanted to see the real face, so I just happened to take a look!"

"Go down too!"

"Let's go!"

It didn't take a few words to get up and leave, and the middle-aged brocade-robed man on the side saw this scene, but he shook his head slightly, and muttered: "These scholars!" ”

At this time, a young man in a brocade robe sitting next to him said: "Third uncle, it's not too late, look, are we going to go, now that the army has begun to act, there is not much time left for us, if it is delayed for a few days, I am afraid that someone will take the lead!" ”

The middle-aged man smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, now that the Tang Heavenly Soldiers have sent troops to Changsha, the demand for military logistics must be huge, and it is not something that one or two families can eat, and my Zhao family is fully prepared this time, and will definitely be able to grab this order from several other families!" ”

The young brocade-robed man said: "Yes, as long as we can win this order, it will be very beneficial for my Zhao family's rice milling business in the south of Huguang in the future, and now the rice milling in Guangdong has set off a trend, and many grain merchants have made a lot of money by this, our Zhao family spent a lot of money to buy rolling equipment and transport it to Shaoyang, as long as it can open the mouth of the military, this rice milling business will definitely be able to do it!" ”

As he spoke, the young brocade-robed man showed a confident look and said: "As long as the rice polishing business can be done this time, we will be able to monopolize the rice milling opportunity in the grain market in Huguang, and when the time comes, my Zhao family will buy the flour machine in the Zhaoqing Machinery Factory, and we will have milled rice and high-grade flour as the fist grain, and he may not be able to dominate the grain business in Huguang one day!" ”

The two of them were talking, eating, and after eating, they went out and went straight to the headquarters of the First Army, preparing to visit the logistics officials assigned to the First Army by the Logistics Department!

Trying to get their freshly produced milled rice into the munitions market!

Before the two of them found the quartermaster officer of the logistics department, the young man in brocade robe wanted to prepare a stack of silver tickets just like he did with the Ming Dynasty officials, but as soon as this idea came out, he was immediately blocked by his third uncle.

What are you kidding, you dare to bribe the people of the Tang Dynasty officials, you are impatient!

If you dare to give, people will collect money on the front foot, and the back foot will shout to come to someone!

He heard that some time ago, a businessman bribed the officials of the Tang Dynasty, but he was taken down on the spot, although the person was fine later, but it is rumored that in order to get people out, the family paid a fine of tens of thousands of taels of silver to get people out.

Later, when he inquired, he learned that there was an unspoken rule in the Tang Dynasty, that is, these officials did not do anything when they received money, and they would also sue those who paid bribes.

Because if an official takes the initiative to denounce bribes after accepting bribes, half of the bribe-taking proceeds can become legal income, and they can also be credited!

After this unwritten rule made Uncle Zhao know about it, he almost vomited blood, he had seen shameless, but he had never seen such shamelessness.

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