Peng Shan didn't continue to stay at the inn, chatted with Xiao Yao briefly, and then took people back to Tusi Mansion, obviously going back to discuss countermeasures.

Xiao Yao also immediately called the ghost face real person and the divine doctor, and told the two of them about the idea that he was about to go deep into the hinterland of Miao Jiang again, but the divine doctor said that he would continue to stay in Xizhou City, so Xiao Yao simply left the ghost face behind, and instructed the two of them that once Xizhou was lost, they must be transferred immediately.

At nightfall, Xiao Yao quickly left Xizhou City alone.

Xiao Yao didn't go to say goodbye to Peng Shan, and now Peng Shan is probably very busy, so he has to complete the tail sweeping work of this southwest trip alone.

Xiao Yao's figure quickly disappeared into the night, and on the other side, the Commander's Mansion in Huzhou City was brightly lit, and Yao Xin invited all the lieutenants and above of the Jiangnan Battalion, as well as the three Admirals, plus the Jiangnan Governor Rui'an and Admiral Sun Tao.

Ryan sat in the center of the big tent, Yao Xin was beside him, but everyone looked at Yao Xin at this time.

Yao Xin took out a white book from his sleeve, stood up, and began to read it.

"Qin ordered the Nanjing Taiwei Mansion Taiwei Taiwei Prince Taibao First Class Loyal and Brave Uncle Zhang Gongjia Yongjun Order, and the Special Taiwei Mansion Counselor Yao Xin to secretly arrange the transfer of the Jiangnan battalion garrison, and the commanders at all levels in Jiangnan Province must cooperate."

The content of the warrant is very simple, but it reveals a key message, that is, the imperial court has appointed the prince's teacher Zhang Jiayong as the chief lieutenant of the Nanjing Taiwei Mansion, which is extremely unusual news, and Yao Xin is asked to come to the Jiangnan camp to secretly arrange the transfer of troops.

But no one doubts the authenticity of it, because there are several large seals of Shangshu Province, Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, Privy Council, Military Department, and Nanjing Taiwei Mansion printed in turn. The imperial court did not publicly announce the candidate for the lieutenant, that is, in order to paralyze the four major Tusi of Miaojiang, this time Yao Xin came to the Jiangnan camp, nominally for a military parade, but in fact it was a troop transfer.

Yao Xin immediately took out another warrant, which was densely packed with specific troop transfer plans.

Specifically, half of the government troops of Jiangnan Province were secretly mobilized to Huzhou to continue to garrison the Jiangnan battalion, and the naval division of the Jiangnan battalion immediately sent 30 ships and half of the troops along the river to block the water transportation outside Xizhou, and Xiong Lai, the commander of the battalion, personally served as the general leading the troops.

The infantry of the Jiangnan battalion was drawn overnight and immediately stationed at the garrison of the Xizhou garrison, with the Jiangnan governor Ruian as the general.

At this time, the Jiangbei battalion also received a similar general order, and the governor of Jiangbei Province personally commanded 20,000 elite soldiers, divided into cavalry, infantry and two routes, stationed in the periphery of Xizhou, and the province concentrated local government soldiers to guard the Jiangbei camp.

Yao Xin looked at all the senior generals in the big tent and began to whisper about the precautions for this transfer.

"Regarding the appointment of Lord Taiwei, the imperial court will not make it public before the war, so this news must not be leaked to anyone, Lord Zhang will soon go directly to the front line in Xizhou, and the specific personnel appointments will be arranged by Lord Zhang himself. If someone leaks the news and directly disposes of it as leaking top military secrets, there will be no room for the slightest loopback. I believe you have long heard of Master Zhang's original style in the Northwest Army. ”

Hearing Yao Xin's words, Xiong Lai couldn't help but shiver, and then looked at Ryan in the middle, who bowed his head and said nothing, without any expression.

This Zhang Jiayong, before he became the crown prince, was the commander of the Northwest Army, and once beheaded the five generals and more than a dozen deputy generals who did not listen to the dispatch and delayed the military to show the public, so he had the title of Zhang Butcher.

This time, he was selected to be the captain of the Nanjing Taiwei Mansion, which was really beyond everyone's expectations.

Xiong Lai didn't want to touch this moldy head and provoke Butcher Zhang, this guy would definitely kill himself without asking for an order.

The commander of the border army is not like the inland garrison, where people die every day, and it is almost the most dangerous place in the country, and the northwest border army is the only army in the three-way border army that is in a state of war all the year round, and the generals there are either killed in battle or promoted to become rich.

Now that such a plague god is transferred to be the captain, this guy will definitely kill people and establish authority, and he can't be the first bird.

But Xiong Lai thinks so, but not everyone thinks so, Sun Tao is such a person.

"Lord Yao, did Zhang Dashuai say a specific time limit, if the government soldiers of this province want to assemble, and then enter the Jiangnan camp in Huzhou, it will take at least ten days or so." Sun Tao's words immediately attracted everyone's attention, and even Ryan raised his head.

In fact, what Sun Tao said was not bad, because the government soldiers were scattered all over the place, and the training was insufficient in peacetime, so it was relatively scattered.

However, Taiwei Zhang's order was obviously that as soon as the army of the Jiangnan battalion was pulled out, the soldiers from the other side would be stationed.

Yao Xin looked at Sun Tao, he didn't expect that as soon as he announced the order, some people began to want to bargain, but he was not a captain, just a third-grade counselor, and Sun Tao, the admiral, was of the same grade.

And the people here, except for themselves, are all old people in Jiangnan Province, and almost all of them are familiar with Sun Tao, as for Ruian, the governor of Jiangnan, he just looked at himself at this time and did not say anything.

I know very well that they are testing themselves, and they are testing Taiwei Zhang, these people have been responsible for the training of the army for a long time, although they do not have the right to transfer the army, but they also regard these battalions and soldiers as their own forces, so now that a Taiwei Mansion has appeared out of thin air, how can there be no opinion.

What's more, in the eyes of these people, he is just a young Sanpin counselor, and he has not been granted actual military power, so in their hearts, they don't take themselves seriously at all.

Yao Xin looked at Sun Tao without changing his face, and replied: "Admiral Sun, Lord Zhang's order is clear, as soon as the infantry of the Jiangnan battalion is deployed, your five thousand government soldiers will be stationed, I believe that Lord Sun, you have already mobilized the government soldiers in advance, and they will be on call at any time, and the previous official documents of the military department have already arrived in Jiangnan Province." ”

Yao Xin deliberately paused for a moment, his gaze swept around the big tent, and then continued, "Lord Zhang doesn't like waiting for people the most, I hope you can all remember this, and this time Lord Zhang came with an important Lord Supervisor. ”

Yao Xin's words were very concise, almost warning Sun Tao, and the tone was completely a tone of superior-to-subordinate, especially the important overseer he mentioned, which made everyone stunned.

There is also an important overseer?

When sending troops to fight, the most taboo is that the command is not uniform, so the imperial court generally does not appoint a supervising army, and even if it is appointed, it is only responsible for logistics and food.

But at this time, Yao Xin mentioned this important supervisor by name, so this person's identity is definitely not ordinary, and he is not even under Taiwei Zhang, so he can be worthy of the word important.

The lowest rank of the official here today is also the deputy general of the fourth rank, and no one has received any news in advance, which further illustrates the court's secrecy about this matter.

Sun Tao immediately regretted his recklessness in his heart, but he didn't want to give in to Yao Xin, after all, he was also the military chief of a province, so he set his eyes on Ruian, who was in the seat.

Ryan knew that he had to take a stand at this time, otherwise he would leave the impression of disobedience to the commander. He said: "Lord Sun, although it is a little difficult to temporarily transfer the government soldiers, but the overall situation of the imperial court is important, you still have to do your best." Don't delay Lord Zhang's military deployment. ”

Ryan's words can be said to be very ingenious, and with a sentence of doing his best, Sun Tao's responsibility was clarified. Yao Xin obviously understood what Ryan meant, but he didn't have any objections, after all, he was not a captain, and it was normal for these people not to take themselves seriously.

Yao Xin continued to talk about precautions, "This time the war in Miaojiang is inevitable, so what Lord Zhang means is that the governors of each province will be responsible for the grain and grass of their own army in the early stage, and as for more specific arrangements, Lord Zhang will issue a specific message after discussing with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households. But before that, the province is responsible for each other, and finally the account is written off with the household department. ”

Yao Xin's words were meant for Ryan.

The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, and it can be seen from this point whether the governor of Jiangnan cooperates.

In fact, what Yao Xin said is also what Ruian is most concerned about, although the Jiangnan battalion itself has a reserve of military grain and grass, but the previous order did not explain how to use it. If this war is protracted, then logistics supply will be a big problem.

According to the general practice, the military department and the household department issued a clear official document explaining the responsibilities of each province, but this time the appointment of Zhang Taiwei was highly confidential, and the official official document of the household department and the military department is estimated to be out until the war begins.

In this way, this logistical issue has become an important responsibility issue, and he is not only responsible for the military of Jiangnan Province, but also responsible for civil affairs, both of which must be considered, so Yao Xin's words are equivalent to adding another responsibility to himself.

However, Ruian is also secretly glad that the province supplies grain and grass by itself, and Jiangnan Province is already next to Miaojiang, so there is no need to worry about the problem of insufficient supply.

In this way, the provincial army will be exempted from the worries of fighting.

It is estimated that Taiwei Zhang also considered it, so that he would make himself the general of the infantry army on the one hand, and at the same time be responsible for the supply of grain and grass.

Ryan's impression of this Captain Zhang suddenly improved a lot. At least I know that this person is a person who is very familiar with military affairs, and is not the kind of general who is high up and can only command indiscriminately.

Yao Xin obviously expected Rui'an's reaction, so he continued, "This time, in addition to our battalion soldiers from the four Jianghuai provinces, government soldiers, and forbidden troops, they will also send people to participate. Therefore, I hope that everyone will strictly restrain their subordinates, otherwise it will not be easy for Master Zhang to be accommodating, and the most important thing is that it will not be beneficial to everyone if it is transmitted to Beijing. ”

The Forbidden Army will also send people?!

This sentence once again attracted everyone's attention, but it contained too much information.