213 Entire Army
Lin Jianyue found that Wang Lizheng's Huxiang army was still very different from other armies that had been fighting for many years, after all, it was transformed from the garrison armies of various states, Wang Lizheng would train troops again, and he transferred a lot of elites to Wu Zhong's account, and the time was so short, it was naturally not strong, not to mention that Wang Lizheng's main energy was in Shangzhou to deal with Guanzhong, so it was naturally even worse.
There is about to be a war on Kuizhou Road, Zhong Zhenhua will leave a lot of troops on Jinghu West Road no matter what he thinks, if he sees Lin Jianyue's army is nothing more than this, it will definitely cause a miscalculation, causing a lot of hidden dangers, and at the same time, it may not be able to suppress the soldiers and horses of the Wang family on Jinghu East Road, and there will be a lot of problems in attacking Zhong Zhenhua and others in the future.
Lin Jianyue did not let the Huxiang Army cross the Han River immediately, but transferred Wu Yi, the deputy commander of the Wuwei Army and the general of Mingwei, from Liu Jiahao, and more than 40,000 people from the main force of the Second Army of the former Longjie Army directly under Wu Yi were also brought over to unify and reorganize the new army with it as the core.
Liu Bingyun once suggested that Wu Zhong be transferred back to replace Wu Yi to Yangzhou, but the reason was not clearly stated, but Lin Jianyue understood in his heart that it was because Liu Bingyun was worried that Wang Lizheng and Wu Yi were all old people from the former Han Mansion, but they happened to be facing the leading generals of the Han Mansion, and they always felt that something was wrong.
Lin Jianyue knew very well that these two people had already followed him with an iron heart, and there was no risk, and there might be unexpected benefits in using them exclusively, so he still insisted on his decision.
Wu Yi is a high-ranking general under Lin Jianyue, and the advisers of the Han Mansion will naturally not let it go, but unfortunately Wu Yi did even better, and directly killed the people sent to contact him, and did not report to Lin Jianyue. But what kind of organization is the Department of Pacification? Lin Jianyue had already been clear about it, so he didn't hesitate.
"General Wu, in addition to the elite you brought over, the other troops look like there are many people and have morale, but it is still a lot worse if you really want to march and fight, you can break them up and reorganize the new army, strengthen training, and you can fight and win if you pull them out. After you arrive at Jiangling Mansion, there are still 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers and horses from the imperial court in the past, and they will also be included in your army, and the number will be close to 150,000. ”
Wu Yi has never said much, so he naturally understood what Lin Jianyue meant, but he resolutely agreed.
"In this way, you are also a field army with independent operations, and I decided to order it to be the Zhennan Army, and you will be in charge of the capital. Zhennan, naturally they won't go to the north to fight the Hu people, but although the enemies in the south are not strong, there are many! However, Jiangnan also has a lot of troops, after Jiangnan is annexed, I will not let them be idle in Jiangnan, and there is no need to go all north, just let them fight south, the farther they fight, the better, your Zhennan army is the core, the main force, the backing of the armies in Jiangnan, and the deterrent, so it must be the strongest, you have to know it in your heart. ”
Wu Yi's face was solemn, the task was not easy, this is half of the country!
Lin Jianyue smiled again: "Don't be so nervous, you have rich experience in battle formations, there is no problem with your ability and ability, and you have plenty of time, not to mention that there is Qu Shangqun's army of sailors to cooperate with you!" ”
"Your Highness, if Zhong Zhenhua has any bad thoughts, he should be able to clean him up now!"
"This is exactly what I want to say to you, he doesn't dare to do anything to me, but it is very likely to go to Kuizhou Road, infighting, Zhong Zhenhua will lose his righteousness, when the time is ripe, I will issue an edict to the world to quell the chaos, then you can capture Jinghu West Road without scruples, block his passage into Jiangnan, and the Wuji Army will also block the Yangtze River."
"At that time, can the Zhennan Army continue to attack Zhong Zhenhua or Qi Yunhai? In a year at most, the Zhennan Army will have this strength, and with the cooperation of the Wuji Army, it will not be a big problem to fight Chengdu Prefecture. ”
Lin Jianyue shook his head: "As soon as I cross the river, although I will not settle the capital of Jianning, I also need the descendants to stabilize Jiangnan, the main role of the Zhennan Army is here, and at the same time, it is necessary to give the various armies in Jiangnan the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, otherwise even if I dominate the world, there are many hidden dangers." However, don't have too high expectations for the troops in the south of the Yangtze River, the battle formation has basically not experienced much, and the critical moment is still on top, so you must continue to strengthen the experience of fighting in the south, especially in Liangguang, Yunnan and Guizhou, which are all mountains, as well as miasma poisonous snakes and plagues, the Zhennan army may not necessarily adapt, we must sum up the experience in time, it is best to train a main army that is good at mountain warfare alone, even Shuzhong can also be used, don't be complacent. The water network in the south is completely different from the north, and the cavalry cannot give full play to the advantages of rapid combat, which I am not very clear, but the general direction is not wrong, you must be careful. ”
Lin Jianyue knew that Lu Jinshan and Cao Shaozhen were much more experienced in this regard, and it was beneficial for them to move first, and at the same time, they also needed to be given opportunities, especially Cao Shaozhen.
Liu Jiahao's strength has been greatly weakened, Lin Jianyue is ready to wait for the annexation of the Liangzhejiang Road, and use the troops there to replenish it, and it will only take one to two years to restore its strength, plus part of the strength of Wu Zhong's Huaiyang Army, which is the main force to cross the sea and directly attack Dadu, Lin Jianyue is impossible to let Liu Jiahao, a general who can fight well, stay in the rear, with the existence of the Zhennan Army, there is no need.
Although the news brought back by Lu Bangyan was not the result that Lu Jinshan expected, it was not without a chance, at least he had no worries about his life and could continue to be in charge of the army.
In the south, Lu Bangyan may not have heard Lin Jianyue's potential meaning, but Lu Jinshan is different, he is particularly concerned about Lin Jianyue's every move, and he will also have news about Lin Jianyue's sons going out to build a country in the future, but unfortunately he has no chance to send his daughter now, or he is short-sighted and did not bet in advance!
Lu Jinshan in the north is not clear, he still knows how big the south is, there is no chance to be a feudal town in the Han land, there is still a chance overseas, Lin Jianyue will also support continuous outward expansion, for example, there is a huge island in the southeast, not far away.
Lu Jinshan has long thought about the most adverse consequences, he already has a strong naval army, the back road is to be considered, he sent people to investigate, the terrain and climate conditions are very good, it can be used as the foundation of the comeback, but the investment is huge, the time is very long, but the people who have been the emperor for a period of time are not so easy to be willing, what high-ranking officials in the central government hall are not attractive to him, and he has to think about his future generations, can't he beat Lin Jianyue and can't beat those natives? Liangzhejiang Road can't stay, but overseas can still stay, which is also allowed by Lin Jianyue.
Lu Jinshan immediately convened all his henchmen to discuss with the civil and military, and the result made him very depressed, most of the people were willing to go north to expel the Tartars, obviously they wanted to make great contributions and climb high branches, what a white-eyed wolf! How can you be so good to them on weekdays?
Fortunately, there are many people who are willing to go out with him, otherwise they can only become civil and high-ranking officials.
Now that it has been decided, it must start immediately, didn't you see that Cao Shaozhen's army was almost on the ass?
What annoyed him the most was that Lu Bangyan, who he valued and trusted the most, did not follow him, according to Lu Bangyan, eggs could not be put in one basket, leaving Lu Jinshan speechless.