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The early summer sun was already a little hot, and before the end of the day, the sun had already dried the bluestone slabs on the wharf, and a dozen masters hid under the wooden shed by the wharf, waiting for the arrival of the grain ship.

Although there is a lot of water flowing through Yingze, after two consecutive years of drought, the amount of Yingshui has been much smaller, and many of the Yazawa along the way have dried up, which means that it is not so easy for the surrounding fields to obtain convenient irrigation water.

In addition, the war started with ant thieves over the years, so that the irrigation ditches have fallen into disrepair, and last year's harvest was very dismal, and this year's summer grain is probably another chest-beating harvest.

In this green and yellow season, the price of grain on Yingshang has also soared, and it has risen to 1,400 yuan for doumi, and 2,100 wen for a bucket of white noodles.

Fortunately, this place is now under the jurisdiction of Huaiyou, although nominally it still belongs to Yingzhou, but the arrival of a steady stream of grain ships has stabilized the grain price in Yingshang County at this price, not rising.

The division of Yingzhou in the north and south seems to have become a tacit understanding between Huaiyou and Caizhou.

The Caizhou soldiers never went south, and the Yingzhou naval army also stopped fighting after they appeared at the Shilipu wharf outside Ruyin City more than a month ago and launched a round of attacks.

From a distance, it seems that the city walls of Yingshang County are still crowded.

Some of the lots were demolished, re-reinforced and heightened, and some new horse faces and guard towers were added, and the masters shouted, "Hey, hey, hey", carrying stones up along the gangplank, under the scorching sun, but no one shouted bitterly and tired.

In these years, it is not easy to earn a living, the weather is not beautiful, floods and droughts have followed, and the group of displaced people from the north has spread to Yingbo and Erzhou.

When they can't find an opportunity to eat in a place, then they will continue to go south without hesitation, which has become the only option for displaced people from Heshuo and Yanyunyi prefectures.

After the ant thief rebellion, there were no three out of ten local households, except for the county town that was not looted, the situation was slightly better, and the situation in the countryside was also very bad.

And the arrival of the displaced people is like locusts, and they have to eat, and if they cannot be kept in their own place, then they will continue southward, across the Huaishui, and rush to the three states of Guanghushou and Shou.

In this case, considering the autumn planting in the second half of the year and the reclamation in the coming year, Wang Miao and Mei Guo also had to ask Shouzhou for help.

If too many displaced people cross the Huaishui, it will also have an impact on the three prefectures of Guanghushou that have finally settled down, and the people from the two prefectures have been fully replenished since last year, and now they are no longer so needy for the displaced people.

One of the solutions is to digest it on the spot, and relief for the victims is one thing, and on the other hand, it has become an option to reinforce the urban defense system of Yingshang, which is a strategic fulcrum.

It just so happens that a large number of displaced people are going south, and they can also be used, although they can't solve all of them, but part of the solution is counted as a part, and labor is exchanged for food for the survival of the family, which can be regarded as a double benefit.

A few horses came out of the east gate and went straight to the dock.

There was a commotion among the masters in the wooden shed, but they quickly fell silent under the reprimand of the stewards on the docks.

There were still several warships stationed on the riverbank, and the sailors on board were still vigilant, and it was strictly forbidden for idlers to come within twenty paces of the warship.

"Brother Guo, is it safe to hand over the naval army to Zheng gradually on your side?" Wang Miao, who was leading the horse, smiled and teased the other party.

In the past two months, the two have shared ups and downs, and their relationship has deepened, and their relationship has quickly tightened.

"Hehe, Jiulang, there has long been no such thing as the Mei family water army or the Tian family water army, now there is only the Huaiyou water army, and when the king takes Xuzhou, this Huaiyou water army doesn't know what name to change to?" The water army is the king's water army, not a certain one, the Mei family and the Zheng family are now serving the king. Why, don't you want to go to Xuzhou with a certain way?"

"I can't ask for it. "Wang Miao is indeed very happy to join hands with Mei Guo again.

The order of the king from Shouzhou was that the defense of Yingshang was handed over to Xu Ziqing, Zhang Yue and Zheng gradually assisted, and Wang Miao and Mei Guo returned to Shouzhou immediately after completing the handover and made other arrangements.

Although he said in the letter that other arrangements would be made, the envoy had already verbally explained that the two of them were going to reorganize the existing strength of the Huaiyou Army with Jiang Feng so that they could enter Xuzhou as soon as possible.

"The Caizhou army's raid on Bozhou has stimulated you a lot. Wang Miao's eyes turned around on the dock and retracted it, "But the collapse of Bozhou is also easy for Caizhou to have the idea of annexing Xuzhou, the word "foreign strong and middle-dry" is too accurate to describe Huaibei, just like paper paste, it will break when you poke it, who doesn't want to take a bite?"

"The key is time, if you want to fight, you have to work hard, otherwise if it drags on, Caizhou will definitely intervene, and it will be troublesome. Mei Guo looked far away, "The king should also be aware of this, so he will let you and me go back, it is estimated that the Heshuo army you recruited will play a big role." ”

"As I said just now, there is no Heshuo army now, they are all Huaiyou Army. Wang Miao reversed his words, "But these people are indeed more suitable for fighting in the north, and I guess there are other arrangements for the king." ”

"Your Excellency is exhausted, how can there be no arrangement?" Mei Guo shook his head, "I still think the pace is too fast, and it is estimated that Chen Wei will have to complain again." ”

"Not necessarily, look at this shipload of grain shipped over one after another, it is said that the grain in Shouchun's closing warehouse is being sold in large quantities to Xuzhou and even Yanyun, do you know how much the price of grain has risen in Xuzhou and Yanyun? Hehe, you can't imagine it, it is several times more expensive than our Yingshang, you say that this in and out, how much profit can be made?" Wang Miao said calmly: "Otherwise, what will the king do to reorganize the army?"

Mei Guo shook his head, "After this battle in Xuzhou, the consumption will not be small, and this difference in food price alone is far from enough." ”

"That's natural, but what about the Shouzhou kiln? One kiln after another, I haven't seen the fleet and horse team from Shouzhou to Guanzhong stop, right? Either take the Bianqu or the Wuguan Road, I can't understand how the king can understand so much. Wang Miao shook his head and sighed.

"So we have to be subordinates, and the king is the king. Mei Kuangyu also had a thoughtful look in her eyebrows, and said lightly.

When they arrived at the docks, soldiers had already come to pick up the horses.

A military general jumped down from the military ship and hurried over, "I've seen Lord Yatui, and I've commanded the envoy." ”

"No need to be polite, Erlang, this kind of naval army will be handed over to you, Lord Xu's side is still rectifying the city defense, you have to be careful. Wang Miao waved his hand and groaned slightly, "The Caizhou military has Bozhou, and it is estimated that the possibility of taking the initiative to attack is small, but it is also necessary to guard against it, well, although it is not suitable for the Ruyin side to start a war again, but it cannot be left unchecked, and it can be patrolled appropriately, and it can even advance north to Shenqiu, maintaining a certain pressure, so that the Caizhou army cannot transfer troops into Bozhou at will, which is very necessary." ”

"The subordinate understood. Zheng gradually clenched his fists and saluted.

"In addition, there are also important tasks to return to Shouzhou with Master Mei this time, if a certain prediction is correct, within three months, I am afraid that this side will also be used, so the survey along the line of Xiaorushui and Yingshui must be intensified, and there can be no negligence, and once the war situation requires, it will be immediately attacked. Wang Miao thought for a moment and said.

"Jiu Lang is worried about increasing troops in Bozhou here?" Mei Guo also heard the sound of the strings.

"Well, once our side launches an offensive, the Yingzhou side is bound to make moves, and it is best to force the Bozhou side to send troops back, and at the worst, we can't let the troops on this side increase the troops in Bozhou, so as to reduce the pressure on our side in Xuzhou. ”

Wang Miao did not shy away from Zheng Yan, the commander of the army made generals of this level already qualified to know these grand strategies, not to mention that these things are about to be rolled out, and even Caizhou can't hide it, the key is whether you have the ability to intervene.

Zheng gradually looked at the shadow of the sail that was gradually moving away, tightened the knife on his body, and a burst of pride surged in his chest.

He is well aware of his responsibilities.

The main responsibility of the infantry army is to guard the nail inserted into Yingzhou, so that the Caizhou army cannot swallow it and pull it out.

With the special geographical location of Yingshang County, half of the county is bypassed by Yingshui, only the west gate comes out, and the east gate is adjacent to the wharf, and even within the strike range of the naval fleet, so with the heightening and reinforcement of the city wall, the defensive pressure is not large.

But his responsibility is different, not only to help defend the imperial Yingshang, but also to put pressure on the Caizhou army in Northern Yingzhou, forcing them to be unable to be safe and stable, and even to keep them under a pressure that may face blows at any time.

He had already learned of the appointments of his two uncles.

Uncle Zheng Ju has been officially established to assist Changshi Chen Wei, which is a rather prominent position, and the nature of his work is even more important.

And the second uncle Zheng Hong has already entered the mansion, and now it is said that he is assisting the marching Sima Cui Shang to take charge of the military.

This means that the Zheng family has finally won the recognition of the monarch with their own efforts, which is gratifying.

Zheng gradually knew very well that he was much inferior to Mei Guo in terms of martial arts level, but he thought that in the naval army's operations, the role of martial arts level had become more and more diluted, especially after the boarding of the fire dragon cannon and the heavy magic crossbow, coupled with the use of long-range sails, the combat effectiveness of the naval army was undergoing subtle changes from close combat to long-range strikes.

If we can organically combine this long-range strike tactics with the flotilla's maneuvering tactics, the combat effectiveness of the naval forces will usher in a leap forward.

The battle on the bank of the Jiepai River was a good start, Zheng gradually felt that he had a lot of understanding, and he hoped that he could give full play to the power of the First Army of the Navy in the future battle, and use the Caizhou Army to sharpen the front of the First Army of the Water Army.