Just over ten days ago, Zhang Dekun's forces, who had cowered in a corner of Hedong and pretended to be the ****** of the Northern Han Dynasty, suddenly announced that he would remove his self-styled honorific title and accept the so-called Xining Imperial Court's appeasement, and was canonized as the king of Shunyi and raised troops in Taiyuan with a command of 100,000.

Since the tens of thousands of Shu troops in the Tongguan area, Yan Tieshan's troops have been greatly demoralized under the enemy's back and the rear is cut off, and it coincides with the Western Army coming to attack again and can not be supported, and they have collapsed one after another, but they are out of control; In the end, only a few thousand people were able to break through under the leadership of the deputy commander He Shifan, and a cadre of generals led by Yan Tieshan himself disappeared in the chaos.

Since then, the western-wing army that has been blocked in the land of Kannai has once again advanced eastward, and it seems to be unstoppable. Under the cold lips and teeth, the officers and troops in Dugi Province and Shannan Province could not help but be greatly shaken. In particular, the high-ranking subordinate units that are persisting in resisting and fighting in the area from Lantianyu to Wuguan will once again fall into the crisis and predicament of independence and difficulty in supporting themselves.

This is downright bad news. I couldn't help but sigh heavily; Once the forces of the Western Army broke out of the north bank of the Yellow River, the junction of Hedong, Hebei, and Guannei, and the stretching mountains of Wangwu, Zhongtiao, and Taihang, the brunt of it was undoubtedly most of Hebei that I had newly occupied; On the vast terrain of the Hebei Great Plain, it is not only conducive to the movement of the large corps of our Huai Army, but also a good stage for the cavalry of the Western Army to gallop.

It seems that it is necessary to change the deployment and adjust the gradual strategy, and step up the dual offensive of military oppression and political surrender against the remnants of Zhang Bangchang, so as to solve the last bit of containment and variables as soon as possible.

And the message sent by Wang Duanchen, the governor of the northern land, is also related to this.

At present, the remnants of the defeated Shu army have retreated to, Baiya City, Heqing County, Huaizhou, Hebei Province, and Dugi Province are only separated by a river, and there are three passes of Heyang Bridge to connect, so that they can gain a firm foothold.

In Huaizhou, the first path of the Taihang Eight Paths and the third path of Baicheng (Mengmen Cheng) are located, which respectively control the deep gorge channel to the Central Plains from the east and west, thus forming dozens of miles of strategic points; It can enter the east of the river and Xiaguanzhong in the north, cross the Yellow River in the south, attack Bian, Zheng, Caozhou and Xiangzhou in the east, and look at Anyang and Handan in the north.

Therefore, at present, additional troops have been added from the three passes of Heyang Bridge to support; In addition, the meaning expressed by the other party is that they hope to be able to see the common meaning of fighting side by side in the past and having close contacts and no hostility, plus the common meaning that they will face the same enemy and die in a timely manner, and extend a helping hand in time to accept and contain this remnant division and the important place where it is stationed.

In addition, it is a more subtle expression of the intention to borrow grain to fund the army, because the harvest in the capital is not very good, so the local soldiers and civilians in addition to daily use, there is little left.

"Someone, pass my order."

I immediately commanded left and right.

"The Dahe Boat Regiment that returned from the order will ship 40,000 stone of grain and rice on the spot and send it to the three passes of Heyang Bridge on the same day."

Although doing so will inevitably have the potential risk of the enemy's own self-respect or the possibility of being defrauded, it is a negligible cost compared to the worst possibility of letting the Western Army advance eastward to Hebei Province after the war situation in Henan and Shannan collapsed on all fronts.

"Another Yaqian Division, Xingyuan Division, and Yu Hou Division are ready to move to the Zhenzhou front line with this formation."

Then I ordered again.

"I'm going to personally preside over the final battle against the enemy."

"Order most of the First Army of the First Garrison on standby in Texas to immediately enter the territory of Jizhou and take over Xindu."

"The entire Fourth Army of the garrison located in Shenzhou will immediately go to Xiangzhou to take over the defense."

"The Cangzhou army that stayed on the southern line of Zhenzhou and the army of Yizhou and Silla immediately went south to Cizhou to fortify."

"Inventory and repair the defense points in various places in preparation for enemy attacks from the caliber of Liaozhou in Hedong."

"In the territory of Yunzhou, the 3rd and 5th Battalions of the Hussars of the Internal Guard Army, and the 1st Battalion of the Hunting Cavalry are transferred nearby,"

"And with the five battalions of infantry and cavalry, and two regiments of cavalry, they rushed to the front of Weizhou along the river by domestic vehicles and boats on the same day, waiting for the opportunity to move."

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At the same time, the atmosphere in Huaibei Province was tense because of the expansion of the war.

A fleet of ships returning from the north and anchored at the port of the New Territories in Dengzhou (present-day Penglai, Shandong Province) caused quite a stir, because the ships were full of all kinds of things and people from across the ocean, from the distant land of New Zealand.

And among the crowd who stepped off the boat in a curious onlooker's eyes, the fat holes that had lost a lot of weight and became a little indescribable only wanted to return to their home in Pengcheng; Soak in the soup bucket and sleep well for three days and three nights, and then find a group of female singers to have a good carnival and have fun, so as to relieve his depressed spirit and pressure a little.

Because this trip is really not easy, I thought that I would be able to live in peace on land by becoming the person in charge of the back house, but I didn't expect that the first major task was still related to the old bank.

Once he went, it was much longer than the sea and the journey he had traveled in previous years combined; After several rounds of tossing and turning, he was exposed to the wind and rain, and even his skin was stripped of several layers; Not to mention the water and soil adaptation and emergencies encountered several times in Xinzhou, it was all because of the little bottom pills left in Tianzhu that year that year, so that he barely survived instead of being left in the local area to recuperate, waiting for the return boat group that was far away.

His mission this time was to re-find a route to Xinzhou within the Tropic of Cancer based on the attempts and voyage records of some ancestors, and by the way, dig a corner of the Southern Dynasties in overseas trade.

As a result, even with the experience and examples provided by our ancestors, this route that follows the dark tide undercurrent is often met with fog, storms, reefs, sharks, frost, and ...... All kinds of dangers, endlessly tormenting and testing this long-distance ship group composed of thousands of sea ships. ，

It took more than half a year to go back and forth, of which three-quarters of the time was spent on early exploration and exploration, but the return current was smooth, and there were almost no twists and turns except for a few epidemics.

Nonetheless, they first arrived on the relatively barren and sparsely populated northern coast of Upper New Continent, where there were many gold-mining inland settlements and estuarine walls.

Then he slowly searched south along the coast according to the guidance of the locals, and arrived at the first decent city and local domain, although it was the most poor and weak of the people, but it also opened up the situation of negotiation between the local princes and the families and wealthy families.

Although the products of the land of New Island are known for their abundance, in addition to grain and livestock, there is also a great demand for all kinds of goods in Middle-earth, and it can be said that it is a market with great potential. Moreover, from the princes and wealthy families of the city-states to the ordinary Li Shu people, they are also quite interested in the news exchange of the homeland.

Especially when it became clear that they had more options and new paths, the so-called vassal righteousness to the Liang Dynasty in their homeland was soon replaced by the friendship of the new regime that came to the Central Plains.

However, because the distance is too long and the voyage period is too long, if there is no stable route and sufficient scale demand, the wind and wave risk and the loss of personnel and materials along the way are enough to make all the benefits obtained from the land of New Island be lost along the way. Therefore, only under the corresponding state system can we afford to organize a shipping force with sufficient profits and a virtuous circle

However, fortunately, he finally fulfilled his mission and returned safely with most of the ship group, and the next thing that even the Shipping Department and the Commercial Bureau could not arbitrarily judge and dispose of, it should be the Beiping Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to worry about and work hard.

It's time for him to rest and enjoy, and get ready to receive the reward. After all, in a sense, he is also one of the few "relatives" who has been recognized and is related to the handsome man's back house.

Therefore, when acting in this Xuzhou city, it is rare to be noticed and privately criticized, and even to be critical and criticized with a colored eye; Therefore, an indisputable credit that can be taken is the best foundation for him to seek progress in this system.

(End of chapter)