Chapter Forty-Nine—The Great Victory of the South (Part II)
After more than ten years of marching and taking charge of the army, Chen Jie can deeply realize that he has risen from an ordinary soldier to such an existence as he commands an army and is in charge alone. In the process, how many brothers and comrades-in-arms will be sacrificed in the blood, and how many people who are obviously their own compatriots but are destined to become enemies. In the past ten years, from a small soldier who wanted to fight for the country to the current governor of the south of Qi State, Chen Jie's thoughts were once again drawn back to the scene of joining the army at the beginning of the year by the battle between the two kingdoms of Qi this time. In the past thirteen years, I have tasted parting and enjoyed the joy, including hardships, blood and sweat, killing, and miracles. Chen Jie's thirteen years are also as magnificent as Xia Yu, the first king of Qi Kingdom. Unlike Yu Wangye, Chen Jie does not have his own illustrious family and background. Everything he has been achieved by his own efforts and struggles. However, the lack of family support also exposes a fatal problem. He was destined not to reach the height of King Xia Yu. Strategizing to rule the world is destined to be a beautiful dream, an unrealistic fantasy.
Chen Jie has been a general for more than ten years, and he has somewhat felt some of the current poor military style and military morale and behaviors that are more and more contrary to the original intention. Chen Jie was also fortunate to have seen Xia Yu Wang Jue twice, and Xia Yu Wang Jue had great hopes for this terrifying young man in his later life. Because he himself was born in a family, he never jumped out of this circle in his life. Chen Jie is indeed from a poor family, and his concern for the people should be better than his. So, Prince Xia Yu handed over the part of his unfinished business to Chen Jie to complete. Among them, there is one article, reinvigorating the military system and reforming the atmosphere. Chen Jie is now implementing the strategy of the new military system in his own army. This is also the concern expressed by King Xia Yu when he talked to him, most of the current soldiers are ordinary people who have been persecuted or unable to survive and have to come to join the army. The large number of ordinary people in the army will inevitably lead to a shortage of young and middle-aged manpower in farming, and those aristocratic families naturally do not need any labor, only need to collect taxes to live in peace.
It's just that these nobles, officials, and families are not satisfied with the status quo, and as time goes by, they have to rely on their own power and force to seize the land for themselves to seek greater benefits. Xia Yu Wang Jue once mentioned such a thing to Chen Jie, and Chen Jie also thought so. At the time of the first set, Xuan Lejun, the monarch of Qi State, was not there, and the country suffered continuous heavy losses. The land that the people can cultivate is getting less and less, and the grain that can be harvested in the Qi country is naturally getting less and less. The common people can only make a living by joining the army, but the greed of the officials of the aristocratic family is endless, and if this continues, I am afraid that more people will suffer.
Xia Yu Wangjue originally mentioned to Chen Jie the idea of changing the all-military military system to a semi-military military system and a half-day agricultural system. That is, when these soldiers are not at war in peacetime, let them reclaim the land and cultivate food with the people, especially in this spring ploughing, turning soldiers into agriculture can well alleviate the shortage of manpower, but Chen Jie now sees through a deeper point, and now the people can have very little land. Those nobles, princes, and families have seriously annexed the land, and they have raised the curtain to prevent ordinary people from entering, and if this continues, it will inevitably cause chaos. However, Xia Yu Wang Jue once expressed his helplessness, these forces are really difficult to clean up. Fortunately, it was good when it was peaceful, but now as soon as the war broke out to attack the Qi country, many people who had been exploited took advantage of the situation to enter the government and seize food, making the Qi country now in chaos.
What's more, Chen Jie also inadvertently discovered that there was a force in various places in the rivers and lakes, which specialized in assassinating officials in various places, and sent all the large amounts of money hidden in the mansions of these officials to the people, which also won the support of many people. This is nothing, what surprised Chen Jie even more was that because he was very familiar with Jiang Mingcheng, the leader of the alliance of the Demon Spirit Secret Envoy, it could be said that he had a good relationship. Therefore, he naturally mobilized the Demon Spirit Secret Envoy who was still in the Qi Kingdom to investigate this force. But what he didn't expect was that the demonic secret envoy who had infiltrated this force reported that this mysterious organization that was standing all over the Qi country was actually carrying the banner of restoring the Ming Clan! Rebuilding the Mingyue Heavenly Kingdom! Since Chen Jie and Jiang Mingcheng joined forces to thwart the plan of the Mingyue Heavenly Kingdom ten years ago, they all thought that the Ming Clan had been wiped out.
Although mentally and emotionally, neither of them felt that the Ming clan was at fault, they had always kept to themselves and had no quarrel with the world. But the two of them had no choice, in order to cover up the royal family's original wrong decision, the two of them had no choice but to choose to exterminate the Bright Moon Heavenly Kingdom. But unexpectedly, after ten years, the power of the Ming clan once again caused new development in the rivers and lakes of Qi State, which made Chen Jie feel invisible pressure. Internal and external troubles enveloped the Qi country, and the only thing that made Chen Jie feel relieved was that the most dangerous north had basically calmed down. Chen Jie also knew that the two armies actually wanted to unite the Qi State to fight back against the Sealed War Meeting. The situation has become clear, the north of Qi is calm, and the army of Qi is ready to go. Chen Jie's letter for help has been sent to Xuancheng, the capital of Qi State. And now, the Wind Gallop Army is still stationed outside Xuancheng City, as if it is going to attack at any time.
However, the galloping army of 50,000 has actually begun to pack up and prepare to return to attack the feudal kingdom at any time. Now, the military center of the entire Qi State has been biased to the south, and the current situation has basically been mastered by Chen Jie's confrontation against the Feng War Meeting. If Chen Jie wins, then the entire Qi State will be able to counterattack the feudal country, and the plan of the counterattack and sealing battle will be able to proceed smoothly.
It's just that Chen Jie hasn't waited for the reinforcements sent from Xuancheng, the capital of Qi State, and if Qi wants to transfer troops from the north, it will take at least half a month to send troops south, and it will take at least half a month to come to Huicheng's side to help, so it will take at least half a month to get around. Whether Huicheng can support it until that time Chen Jie himself can't say, if the army of Dengshi Fengzhan will find out that the situation is wrong, they will definitely attack Huicheng together. After all, the city is short of troops, and guarding it day and night is a very big test of energy and physical strength.
The offensive of the army in the south of the feudal kingdom looked ferocious and incomparable, regardless of its own casualties, but in fact, it deliberately delayed the attack on such an army under the passive slackness and Chen Jie's orders. Although their subordinates were a little unclear, they still listened to Chen Jie's words, and showed mercy to the subordinates of this army in the south of the feudal kingdom as the vanguard, and basically did not cause them any major casualties in an afternoon. It can also be regarded as a relatively peaceful period, if the army of the Sealed War Society does not move, the city will basically not be in much danger.
Night fell on the Demon Spirit Continent again, guarding the city for a day, and the remains of many weapons and armor were discarded under the city, as well as the abandoned ladder that fell to the ground. The corpse has been collected by the remaining soldiers of the southern army of the feudal country, and the site of this fierce battle has basically been cleaned. The venue outside the castle seems to have been there waiting for the protracted battle that will continue on the second day.
Standing at the head of the city, the white-clothed figure, Chen Jie, the governor of the southern army of Qi State, temporarily walked down the city tower and returned to the closed gate gate of the city. In addition to mobilizing more than 10,000 people in the city to assist the army to go up to the city tower to help the main soldiers guard the town, Chen Jie also launched some other people to cook the fire, at this moment, as soon as the soldiers guarding the city tower walked down the city tower, they smelled the smell of incense and the mist like a cloud can make the soldiers fighting on the city head can get the first time to recover, even if Chen Jie also knows that just relying on such a hearty meal can not make up for the real form of physical and mental exhaustion of the soldiers, but this is also the only thing Chen Jie can do for his subordinate soldiers。
At this time, the officer in charge of counting the battle casualties of this day had returned to Chen Jie's side, and Chen Jie threw him an inquiring expression. The officer bowed lightly and said with some grief: "General, we have lost more than 460 brothers today, and more than 200 brothers have returned to the camp seriously injured, and maybe more than 200 brothers will not be able to go to the battlefield tomorrow."
Even though he saw life and death clearly, Chen Jie, who was indifferent, heard the news, and a trace of sadness could not help but swell in his heart. The more than 400 brothers who died in battle were stabbed in the heart, more than 400 soldiers were killed, and more than 200 soldiers were seriously injured and unable to go into battle. It's only been the first day, and they've already lost so many new forces?
Chen Jie collected his thoughts, glanced deeply at the officer in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "I know, I bother you to send someone to appease their families and allocate money from my field to support them."
The officer bowed down and said goodbye, Chen Jie, who was standing in place and wearing white armor, restrained the bitterness in his heart, he forced a smile to look at the soldiers and people in front of him who had returned to the school field in twos and threes and were ready to enjoy a rare quiet time with the cavalry, Chen Jie took a bowl of rice wine handed over by the guards beside him, he forced a smile, cleared his throat and shouted to the soldiers in front of him: "Everyone, everyone has worked hard today!" I hope you can have a good rest today, the reinforcements will arrive soon, we just need to relax our bodies and keep the best fighting condition! Please believe me, the final victory will definitely belong to us, and the victory belongs to the Qi country!"
Chen Jie shouted loudly, drank all the rice wine in his hand, and proudly threw the wine bowl in his hand to the ground, the white armor and red robe fluttered in the wind, like a god descending to earth. The soldiers in front of him cheered one after another, poured a bowl of rice wine and drank it all, and at the same time threw the wine bowl in his hand to the ground one after another, and the cheers were one after another, lingering on the city of Huicheng for a long time
ps: The battle between the two countries of the Closed Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom is about to begin! All the excitement will unfold slowly! I hope you can read more and give me a lot of advice!