The time slowly entered June.

The Andaman city-state's Nanyang naval division has begun to slowly go north to prepare for the Omanis to fulfill the loan agreement at the mouth of the Red River Valley. On the Songjiang Army's side, a group of fishermen has been recruited, and a group of Ninghai divisions have been converted from the captured pirates, and they are also stepping up training and waiting for a suitable opportunity to counterattack.

The Second Tiannan War entered a period of calm and uneventful.

Only the few attacks launched every day on the Chunshan side prove that the Omanis have not given up their efforts to penetrate the defense line by land.

However, at Chen Wu's request, the Songjiang government reported to the Imperial side that the news was not like this: the soldiers were killed and wounded heavily, the ordnance was scarce, and although they could barely hold on, if the Omanis tried their best, they might still repeat the outcome of the First Tiannan War. And this time, no one was able to jump out and repel the Omanis.

With the benefits of Chen Wu, the Tiannan Army and the veteran Leji also confirmed it. After all, if the Songjiang army could come to their aid, their pressure would be much less, and the two sides would have the same position on fighting the Omanis.

The military intelligence bureau of the empire has always collected intelligence on the Songjiang Army, and of course knows that there is a certain exaggeration in this. However, Chen Wu and Le Ji's letters were written one after the other, and the Songjiang Army blocked the detailed information of the Tiannan War situation, and it was difficult for the Military Intelligence Bureau to draw accurate conclusions.

What if, the Songjiang Army really can't hold on?

Judging from the comparison of the strength of the two sides, the Omanis army of 300,000 and the strength of the whole country went on the Northern Expedition, and the Songjiang Army has only been formed for a year or two. If you can repel the Omanis lightly, it is not normal.

Although the center did not want to see the Songjiang Army become bigger, it did not want to see the Omanis come in again.

Last time, if the Songjiang army that accepted the recruitment failed to stop the Omanis, the empire and the city guards who urgently went out of Beijing could take over Daqingguan and prevent the worst from happening. And this time, the empire is really powerless.

The war in the southwest, after the bitter fighting in recent months, although decisive results have been achieved, but with the support of the Inca Kingdom that is unwilling to defeat and the delivery of money, food, and ordnance, Wudou Midao is still stubbornly defending Xichuan County; On the side of Baling County, there is also a lonely city in Longquan Mansion. Although the emperor has won consecutive battles, it has really reached the end of the strong crossbow, and it has reached the point where he must rest on the spot before he can continue to attack.

Even putting this aside, it is impossible for an army far away in the southwesternmost part of the empire to fly thousands of miles to the southeast.

Chen Wu decisively seized this opportunity.

The empire was powerless to interfere in the war in the southeast, but he didn't want the Songjiang army to collapse too early, so after he fabricated a report of casualties and ordnance losses, he openly sent a request for help to the center of the empire.

This also reflects Chen Wu's wisdom in accepting Zhao'an, even if he actually annexed Ninghai County later, it also gave the empire a step and face, and did not completely tear his face.

After all, emaciated camels are bigger than horses. Although the current empire is down, there is still a lot of oil and water to squeeze.

"This is the request of the Governor of Songjiang, you Aiqing and discuss it."

Although Qian Yuanji was happy to see Chen Wu deflated, he also knew that the battle in the southeast could not be lost, so he transferred the request submitted by the other party in the name of Tiannan to several important confidants.

You must know that the Songjiang army single-handedly blocked the 300,000 Omani army in the southeast. Such a feat, coupled with righteousness in hand, is definitely a rare opportunity, Chen Wu can't catch the blackmail, he is simply sorry for the shrewdness and greed he used to be a player. For this reason, there was a long list of requests for help: two million gold coins of silver and pensions for the fallen soldiers, weapons and armor enough to arm four divisions, ten thousand horses, and a thousand craftsmen......

Some of them are genuinely needed, while the rest are simply "asking for money to pay back" and taking them out to bargain.

Finance Minister Di Hongming only glanced at it, the corners of his eyes twitched, and his face showed an angry look, and he bit it to death: "Your Majesty, this is impossible." In order to quell the rebellion of Wudou Midao, the treasury has long been empty enough to run mice. Don't say two million, you can't get a penny! ”

This is, of course, an exaggeration.

Although the empire's finances have suffered a huge deficit, which can be called the largest in the more than 300 years since the founding of the country, no matter how miserable it is, it can still make a sum of money by squeezing it, after all, this huge empire has not yet reached the end. When Di Hongming said this, he just wanted to show his attitude to Qianyuanji.

"To give is to give."

Replacing the original Fengwu, the newly appointed Minister of Military Affairs, Huo Taoluo, gave a different answer.

It's not that Chen Wu used his favor here, and it was not enough to ask for this benefit, the key is that Huo Taoluo himself also has this attitude. He knew very well that the empire really had no possibility of opening up another battlefield at the moment, and it would definitely not be able to bear the consequences of the Omanis occupying the southeast.

In this case, they can only help the Songjiang army at a smaller cost, so that they can fight to the death with the Omanis.

The only question is, how much to give!

If you give less, it will not have any effect, and it is easy to be criticized. The Songjiang army reported 80,000 killed and wounded in the battle, although it was exaggerated a lot no matter how you look at it, but even if it was a 50% discount, it was very tragic. But if you give too much, it is tantamount to raising tigers, and the empire is really arrogant now.

"Craftsmen must not give it."

Interior Minister Chen Sansheng crossed out the first option and taught people the truth of fishing, but anyone who is somewhat shrewd knows it.

After Chen Sansheng also participated in the discussion, several confidant ministers came up with a passable plan with Qianyuanji.

"Ten thousand war horses, that governor really dares to speak. Besides, they are fighting a siege war, what does it have to do with cavalry? ”

"Since they want it, it's better to give a little bit. There happened to be 2,000 horses from the Barents Principality on the side of the Red Hill Military Horse Farm. It looks good, but the explosiveness is not good, not as good as our Hetao steed. The cavalry of the city guards and the Qinghe army can't look down on it, so be a favor. ”

"It is also impossible to equip the four divisions, although we still have a lot of them in our armament arsenal, but it was very difficult to arm the Eagle Yang Army and supply the Southwest Army before...... Let's make a discount for two divisions. Weapons wear out quickly, and it's relatively easy to build, so you can give more and kill a few more Omanis. ”

"There are a lot of arrows consumed to defend the city, so you can give more bows and crossbow arrows."

As for these substantial rewards, all that remains is the honorary reward. This is easy to do, anyway, it is an empty reputation, and the empire will not only not be stingy, but will be happy to reward it. not only gave Chen Wuping the title of General Nan, but also rewarded his subordinates with a large number of rewards. Almost every officer with a name and a surname has received an empty reward.

Talking about these titles alone, no one can say that the empire does not pay attention to heroes and makes soldiers chill.

Of course, in addition to this benefit, there is also a sinister intention. If Chen Wu's subordinates accepted the reward, they would naturally be grateful to the center of the empire and drive a wedge between Chen Wu and his subordinates. In addition, if the rank of the military officials under his command was higher than that of Chen Wu, the governor, how could he rule his subordinates?

"That's it, I don't give a single point of bereavement compensation, and it's really unreasonable."

In the end, it was Qianyuanji who made a decision, and said: "I remember, I ordered to renovate the Shanhai Garden last year." Tell me to go down, stop, and fix it wherever it goes. The remaining hundreds of thousands of gold coins that can still be saved will be allocated to Songjiang, so that the people of the world can blame me. ”

"Your Majesty!"

When several ministers heard that Qianyuanji didn't even repair the garden for Empress Song, they couldn't help but express gratitude and panic one by one, and then reprimanded Chen Wu with great righteousness. With such money, if you can't hold the Nanfeng Fortress and don't know how to thank the emperor, you will be a son of man in vain!

………

Presumably because the recent situation has been so unsatisfactory, the Empire has been very active in responding to calls for help and giving rewards in order to motivate people. It had only been five days since Chen Wu had written here, and a series of holy decrees had been issued.

"The armament of the two divisions plus 10,000 swords, 2,000 horses, 200,000 arrows, and 300,000 pension coins! Not bad! ”

After receiving the reply, Chen Wu read it again and again, and couldn't help but be very satisfied, and it was rare to have a little more good impression of the empire. Although the empire did not have good intentions and wanted to fight to the death with the Omanis, both sides were defeated, and the money was very small, but in the end it still gave a batch of substantial things.

Of course, it doesn't matter if that General Pingnan or something. The more you get to the end of the dynasty, the less valuable a similar title becomes.

It can also be seen from this that the accumulation of more than 300 years of the empire is really not built. In recent years, the war has not stopped for many years, I don't know how many soldiers have been killed or wounded, and the financial deficit is staggering, but I can still take out so many things at will.

Previously, in order to arm the newly formed four divisions, Chen Wu's combat readiness department could be said to have done its best, and even embezzled a batch of equipment that should have been allocated to the Ninghai Garrison Brigade, and made secret transactions with the Lin family and the eldest prince to purchase a batch of finished products, which barely completed the armament. Now, with the progress of the war and the continuous loss of equipment and weapons, the military supply of the Songjiang Army on the front line is facing a severe test.

Thankfully, the Omani military system is similar to that of the Empire.

In the last war, the soldiers of the Tiannan Army directly picked up the weapons left by the Omanis on the battlefield. The Songjiang Army is no exception, and it is precisely by relying on this method, coupled with the overtime work of the War Readiness Administration, that it can be used to ensure its use. It is worth mentioning that the official road system of Tiannan County, which has just been repaired, has also helped to a certain extent, making the transfer of materials in the rear more convenient.

If the situation in Tiannan County is still the same as the situation during the last war, I am afraid that the situation at the front line will be even more difficult.

In order to obtain the armament of these two divisions from the empire as much as possible, so that the embarrassing situation of the Songjiang army since the war would be completely improved, Chen Wu immediately made a decision, continued to send urgent reports to urge Zhongzhou to transport, and personally sent a team of cavalry along the way to meet them.