Chapter 514 Bingfa Gang Source Village

After the award was completed, I continued: "The commendations for soldiers below the rank of first-class general shall be nominated by each department, reported to the military region, and then forwarded to the Military Affairs Yuan for approval.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"In this battle, a large number of heroic officers and soldiers have emerged among the middle and lower ranks of our army, who have bravely killed the enemy without regard for their lives, and are really models for our army, in this regard, I would like to focus on commending Wei Guohu, the commander of the 228th Battalion, and call on all the officers and men of the army to learn from him.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the last general will obey the order." General Tang Yongjian, the commander of the seventeenth chamber, and General Wang Fu, the deputy commander, said.

I nodded and said, "Okay, in order to celebrate the victory of Xiangyang, General Lu Wende, the envoy of the Xiangyang Military Region, has prepared a dinner party for everyone. ”

"I've got some wine." When everyone heard this, they were all overjoyed. During the war, no one was allowed to drink, and no one dared to violate the military orders, and most of the generals in the army were good at drinking, so they could finally enjoy it.

Lu Wende prepared a lot of wine and food for the dinner, although they were all local home-cooked dishes, but for the generals who had been sticking to the camp in Guanzitan, they felt very delicious.

Perhaps because of my presence, these generals ate very well, whispered and drank in small sips, and the atmosphere of the whole banquet was not very lively.

Halfway through the meal, Jia Nidao, Lu Xiufu and Zhao Sunshun in Yingzhou arrived in Xiangyang by boat.

"Hehe, you guys came in a very timely manner, three Aiqing, let's discuss it after dinner."

"See Your Majesty." Jia Rudao said respectfully, "The three of them have already had dinner on the ship. ”

"Really?" I smiled and said, "Okay, I'm full, three Aiqing, follow me to the back room, Jiang Aiqing, Xia Aiqing, and two Lu Aiqing, you will also join in, and the rest will continue." ”

Entering the house, the three of them saluted again and said, "The ministers see Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, and the victory of Xiangyang." ”

"Well, excuse me, let's all sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

I took a sip of tea and said straight to the point: "The Battle of Xiangyang has ended, and the next task of our army should be the Northern Expedition." ”

Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty has decided? ”

"Well, at present, Yunnan Province on the southwest road is under the control of our army, and the Yuan army on the middle road has also been defeated by our army, although there has been no news from the Yin Ying Lei Division, but I believe that the Yin Ying Lei Department will definitely become a time bomb in the northern hinterland, which can explode under Kublai Khan's eyes at any time. After the elimination of the main infantry of the Mongol Middle Route Army, the strength of the Song and Yuan sides has been roughly equal, although Kublai Khan is expanding the army again, but the combat effectiveness of the recruits can not be improved at once, the morale of our army is high, the coordination and cooperation ability between the armies has been completely improved, after the development of the DPRK in the past few years, the national strength has already exceeded the period of the first emperor 'Duanping into Luo', and the military supplies are also enough to support the Northern Expedition of our dynasty. Therefore, I intend to launch a full-scale Northern Expedition by early August at the latest. ”

Jia Rudao said with a smile: "Presumably Your Majesty has a plan. ”

"Yes, ladies and gentlemen, look at the map." I pointed to the large map on the wall, "In the middle of the road, I will use Xiangyang as the base of our army, with the Xiangyang Military Region, the Lin'an Military Region and the Imperial Forest Army as the mainstay, to form the Middle Route Army of the Northern Expedition, and this road army will also be the main force of the Northern Expedition, from Xiangyang to the north, first take Dengzhou and Nanyang in Henan, and then march northeastward, occupy Henan and Hebei, and approach the core of the Yuan Dynasty - Dadu; The east road, mainly based on the Jianghuai Military Region, goes out of Yangzhou and Luzhou, crosses the Huai River, first takes Shandong, and then marches north to Dadu; The west road, mainly based on the Sichuan Military Region and the Yunnan Military Region, was divided into two routes, one to the west to recover the land of western Sichuan occupied by the Mongols, and the other to march out of Yangping Pass and march into Shaanxi and Shanxi; The sailors went directly north from the coast, and after defeating the Yuan army's sailors, they could land from the Shandong Peninsula and even from the town of Zhigu (now part of Tianjin) to the east of Dadu; Moreover, when our army marches together, the Indian Ying Mine Department will also wait for the opportunity to respond. Of course, neither the eastern nor western armies were equipped with firearms, nor did they have a large number of cavalry, so they might be hindered in the attack. ”

Lu Wende sighed: "With firearms, there should be no problem in the Northern Expedition. ”

I smiled and said, "Yes, Lu Aiqing, this is the contest between the advanced and the backward. Shi Chen, Lu Aiqing. ”

"The minister is here."

"From tomorrow, except for Zhao Aiqing, the six of you will begin to discuss the detailed plan of the Northern Expedition, the Military Affairs Yuan had a preliminary plan at the beginning of the war, and now it is time to refine it."

"Yes, Your Majesty, your ministers obey."

"This plan will be handed over to me in five days, and I will discuss it with you at that time. Lu Aiqing, tomorrow I plan to go to see Gurungzhong, you arrange a guide. ”

"Your Majesty, let Lu Wenxin accompany Your Majesty."

"Lu Wenxin?" I laughed, "Okay." ”

In the early hours of the morning, Wei Xiaoqi came to Bangyuan Village with more than 1,000 officers and soldiers. In front of a dilapidated mountain temple two miles outside the village, Suo Wuxian said: "My lord, my subordinates have advanced to the village to investigate, and the army will rest here for the time being, and we will make a final decision when my subordinates come back." ”

"Okay, Master Suo, bring twenty good players."

"It's okay, it's easy for a subordinate to act alone."

Xiao Qi knew that Suo Wusoul's martial arts were strong and he was familiar with the terrain in the village, so he nodded and said, "That's good, Master Suo, be careful." ”

About half an hour later, Xiao Qi saw Suo Wuxian return to the mountain temple, Suo Wuxian said: "My lord, the members of the Heavenly Dao Alliance in the village are gone, only the uninformed villagers remain, according to the villagers, in the middle of last month, many young people surnamed Fang in the village left one after another, and they have not returned, even their families have left one after another in early July, and the Fang family compound is also empty. ”

"From this point of view, the man in black who attacked the gunpowder prison must be the Heavenly Dao Alliance."

"Well, my lord, the elders surnamed Fang and the children in the Heavenly Dao Alliance are not in the village."

"Do these villagers know about the Heavenly Dao Alliance?"

"Lord Hui, the Heavenly Dao Alliance has always been cautious, most of the villagers don't know about the Heavenly Dao Alliance, they only know that the Fang family in the village is a big family in Bangyuan Village, and the Fang family ostensibly makes a living from commerce and trade, and most of the members of the alliance are scattered in the surrounding area, under the jurisdiction of elders with different surnames, but the villagers of Bangyuan Village know very little."

"Does Lord Nasuo know the whereabouts of the elders with different surnames?"

"My lord, these elders with different surnames do not have a fixed foothold, when the boss was in power, he only held a meeting once a year in the Shenggong Cave in the back mountain, and his usual whereabouts were only known to the boss, and in the past few years since the boss left, the situation of the Heavenly Dao Alliance is not clear, and it must be under the control of the three masters Fang Chenqian."

On the way to Bangyuan Village, Suo Wuxian told Xiao Qi in detail about the situation of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, Fang Chenqian is the third brother of the boss, among the three brothers of the Fang family, the second Fang Chenbang is not good at martial arts, and has been a layman, the old Sanfang Chenqian has an introverted personality since he was a child, and the city government is extremely deep, even the boss can't figure out what he is thinking, in the years when the boss founded the alliance, most of the affairs in the alliance are taken care of by the three masters, although the three masters don't speak much, they are quite capable, most of the elders are friendly with them, not like when the boss is in power, he is high, Everyone has a sense of fear of the boss.

"Back Mountain?" Xiao Qi thought for a while and said, "Master Suo, do you know where the Holy Father's Cave is?" ”

"Yes."

"Okay, let's go to the Cave of the Holy Father."

Xiao Qi selected a hundred good players, and under the leadership of Suo Wusoul, he went to the back mountain overnight.

Although the back mountain of Bangyuan Village is not high, it is extremely complex, full of towering trees, and there is no obvious road feasible.

"My lord, this is the entrance to the Cave of the Holy Father." Suo Wuxian stepped forward first, but found that the entrance had been sealed by rocks.

Among the accompanying masters, a Hunan man named Qian Yixiang who knew the science of civil engineering and architecture, stepped forward to look at it and said: "The time of being sealed here is very short, it should not exceed ten days. ”

Xiao Qi asked, "Can you open the entrance?" ”

"My lord, if you want to clear an entrance as soon as possible, just tie up the grenades together and detonate them."

"Throwing grenades?" Xiao Qi hesitated, this grenade was originally used to deal with the masters of the men in black, not just used randomly.

Qian Yixiang said: "My lord, this entrance is sealed by rocks, but the person who sealed the cave may be in too much hurry, and the entrance to the cave is not very strong, so it only takes twenty projectiles to explode a hole." ”

"Alright then, do it."

After the explosion of twenty projectiles bundled together, cracks appeared at the entrance, and the people used their weapons to clean up the rubble, and soon a small hole was revealed that could be climbed through.

Suo Wusoul took the lead in crawling through the entrance of the cave, and Xiao Qi left seventy masters to guard the entrance of the cave, and he also climbed in.

In the dim candlelight, the cave looked a little eerie, and there was no one inside. Suo Wuxian pointed to a statue and said, "My lord, this statue is the Holy Father of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, that is, Fang La, the ancestor of the Fang family who raised the flag and rebelled in the Jiangnan area more than a hundred years ago. ”

Xiao Qi, who already knew something about the Heavenly Dao Alliance, was not surprised, Fang La's rebellion happened on Liangzhejiang Road, so Xiao Qi had also heard about what happened back then. If it weren't for the long time in the palace, Xiao Qi would have regarded Fang La as a legendary figure like many people in Liangzhejiang Road.

Suo Wuxian led everyone to search carefully, and found no valuable clues except for some ordinary books.