Chapter 759 Western Expeditionary Army
"Since that's the case, Xiwen, you should prepare for the handover and go to Guilin County to take up the post some day!"
While Ouyang Shuo decided on the candidate for Guilin County Sheriff, he had already made plans for the candidate to replace Fan Zhongyan as Wuzhou Sheriff.
Cui Shousi is from the Cui family. After Cui Yingyou, he is the first civil servant to approach Shanhai City. He has successively held important positions such as county magistrate and magistrate, and also assisted Mulanyue in governing Zhen'an County for a year.
Now, Cui Shousi finally ushered in the opportunity to be promoted and was officially promoted to the county guard. At the same time, Cui Shousi was also the first aboriginal county guard trained by Shanhai City, which was of great significance.
If there were no major accidents, Cui Shousi's job as sheriff would be over, and it would be almost impossible to go any further. After all, compared with historical civil servants like Fan Zhongyan, there is still a big gap.
At the same time, Cui Shousi's promotion also helped to balance the negative impact of Song Wen's promotion to Jiaozhou prefect. The Cui family and the Song family can continue to keep pace with each other and compete with each other.
The political skills in it are not enough for outsiders.
"promise!"
Fan Zhongyan got up and saluted respectfully, a wave of waves inevitably rose in his heart. Being able to take over as the governor of Guilin is undoubtedly a milestone victory for Fan Zhongyan.
How keen is Ouyang Shuo, especially after he has cultivated to the eleventh level of the "Huangdi Neijing", Ouyang Shuo found that his grasp of people's hearts and emotions has risen to a whole new level.
To put it bluntly, it is mind reading.
This is a mysterious feeling, Ouyang Shuo can't read other people's thoughts naturally, but he can be keenly aware of other people's emotional fluctuations, even a tiny trace can't hide from his perception.
Just like this, since Ouyang Shuo returned from his ocean voyage, the officials and generals of Shanhai City were more cautious and cautious when they reported to him.
The reason is that they feel that their every move and every thought cannot escape the eyes of the king. So, how can you not be sincere and fearful.
There is no doubt that this is also a unique "ability" of the king.
Next, the two monarchs and ministers talked in secret in the study until dinner time, and then it came to an end.
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At around 7 o'clock in the evening, Ouyang Shuo stayed in the small courtyard.
The breeze blows, and the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus all over the city is intoxicating. At night, Chiyou City lost the heat of the day, and the cool night wind made people's minds shake.
Such a dark night is an excellent opportunity for conversation among clansmen.
During the day, the schedule was so full that Ouyang Shuo didn't have time to meet with the chiefs of the barbarians. In the evening, the four most influential patriarchs were finally invited to the small courtyard for a talk.
Because it wasn't a formal conversation, Ouyang Shuo simply ordered drinks to be placed in the pavilion in the courtyard. The specially made sweet-scented osmanthus cake is soft and delicious; the Sanhua wine, a specialty of the territory, is even more mellow.
When it comes to Sanhua wine, it's amazing.
Because it has gained popularity in Wangcheng early, the current Sanhua wine is a great wine in the wilderness, especially after the improvement of the master brewer, the taste is more mellow, and it has become a business card of Shanhai City.
Taking Guilin County this time will vigorously develop the local winemaking industry. After all, no matter how good the spring water in the Lianzhou Basin is, it is not as good as the authentic landscape of Guilin.
The fine wine brewed locally in Guilin will definitely make people more addicted.
There was only one round stone table in the gazebo, Ouyang Shuo sat at the head, and four old men sat on both sides cautiously. The barbarian ethos was originally extremely rough and arrogant, but now they have fully learned the etiquette of the Han people.
Ouyang Shuo was dumbfounded when he saw it.
Among the four, two are Chi You's brothers, who appeared in the wilderness with Chi You, and they are considered to be the originator of the barbarian tribe; the remaining two, one is from Shiwan Dashan, and the other is from Yunnan Province.
After becoming the [Barbarian King], Ouyang Shuo realized that the distribution of the Shanman clan in southern Xinjiang was beyond imagination. In addition to the traditional southern Sichuan provinces and Lingnan provinces, there are also Yunnan provinces, northern Sichuan provinces, and the land of Shu.
Apart from the 100,000 mountains, Shu is the second largest barbarian gathering place for mountain barbarians.
The mountain barbarians gathered by Chiyou City are mainly concentrated in Shiwanda Mountain, and some are from Northern Sichuan Province and Yunnan Province. Just because the mountains are high and the roads are far away, and the middle is blocked by the player's territory or the previous Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, there are still a large number of mountain barbarians living in the two major provinces.
"Patriarch Mu, do you still have contact with the tribe in Yunnan?" Ouyang Shuo raised his glass and asked Mu Yao, the patriarch from Yunnan province, with a smile.
"Yes, they are very envious of our life here." Mentioning this, Mu Yao felt a little emotional, "Not long ago, this old man went to Yunnan once to catch up with some old brothers in the clan. Hearing about our life in Wuzhou, Everyone can’t wait to move to live here immediately.”
"It's just that the war in Yunnan is about to start, they don't want to leave the old place without authorization." Mu Yao said regretfully.
Ouyang Shuo nodded, "The battle in Yunnan is imminent. Please inform the clansmen over there to mobilize and be ready to cooperate with the army at any time. When Yunnan is captured, they can live a good life."
"The old man will definitely convey the king's meaning in place."
"that's great."
Ouyang Shuo didn't tell them specifically, but he just mentioned it casually during the conversation. He didn't expect those mountain barbarians to play any role in the Yunnan battle, at most they would be guides during the battle.
Yesterday Ouyang Shuo received a report from the army that Huo Qubing's 1st Army Corps of the Imperial Guard and Shi Wansui's 2nd Army Corps of Longxiang Army had successfully arrived at the front line.
At the same time, the Second Army of the Imperial Guard and the Fourth Army of the Longxiang Army have also been reorganized. Ma Chao, Cao Chun, Xia Houyuan and other generals of the Three Kingdoms have finished their training and are rushing to join the troops.
The two armies set off immediately to the battlefield in Yunnan.
If all goes well, the Yunnan War will really start in early December.
According to the Black Snake Guard's report, the negotiations between [Yunnan City-state] and [Yanhuang League] have also been settled. [Yanhuang League] has spent a lot of money this time, mobilizing a full 200,000 troops to support [Yunnan City-state].
Handan City alone sent 60,000 troops.
Guilin County was taken back by Shanhai City, and Chun Shenjun, who became angry from embarrassment, also sent 50,000 troops at one time.
Including the 200,000 coalition troops of [Yunnan City-State], it is enough to compete with the army of Shanhai City. After all, among the six legions that Shanhai City sent out this time, two legions have just been reorganized.
In terms of overall combat power, the two sides are basically on the same level.
Ouyang Shuo guessed that the change in Guilin County might have contributed to [Yanhuang League]'s determination to take advantage of the last chance to attack Shanhai City in a disguised form.
Now that the [Yanhuang League] has moved, Luofengcheng and Wanshicheng, who were useless in the Lingnan battle, will also appear again. Even the gift that Ouyang Shuo prepared for the [Yanhuang League] could appear in advance.
Ouyang Shuo believed that the easter eggs he prepared would definitely give [Yanhuang League] a big surprise.
The siege lion also took the initiative to communicate with Ouyang Shuo, expressing that it would mobilize the army of Jiangchuan Province as much as possible to monitor [Shunan city-state] and Danyang City in the north.
As for Dragon City, Ouyang Shuo didn't give any instructions this time, and let him make his own decision.
In view of this, the upcoming Yunnan war is no longer a simple local war.
It can be foreseen that this unparalleled battle involving millions of troops will be the pinnacle of Gaia's three-year finale, and it will affect the nerves of countless people.
The result of this battle will directly affect the fate of the two major leagues in China for the next year.
In view of the recovery of Guilin County and the formal merger of Kunming County into Shanhai City, Bai Qi readjusted his combat deployment. The six armies participating in the war will all be transferred to Kunming County, waiting for orders.
According to the arrangement of the General Administration of Military Affairs, the six armies were temporarily reorganized into the Western Expeditionary Army, with Bai Qi as the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, Huo Qubing as the deputy commander, and Bai Hua, the governor of Kunming County, as the senior adviser.
Even Shi Jiaxu, the head of the Southern Border Protectorate, was sent by Ouyang Shuo to the Western Expeditionary Army as a military advisor.
The headquarters of the Western Expeditionary Army is located in Lingxi City.
At that time, the Western Expeditionary Army is likely to center on Kunming County and attack from all sides, rather than breaking through at a single point.
At the same time, in view of the conquest of Guilin County, the imminent reconciliation between Shanhai City and the two major city-states, and the sharp decline in the strategic position of the withered fortress, the General Administration of Military Affairs has ordered the newly formed Third Army of the Baotao Army led by Feng Yi to Zhen'an County is moved to the west from the withering fortress.
There is no doubt that the Third Army of the Leopard Army will be the general reserve team for the Battle of Yunnan.
As for the [Northern Sichuan City-state] in the north, it will be monitored by the two most powerful armies of the Leopard Army. Similarly, the Huben Army will be responsible for monitoring [Shunan City-State].
The entire battle involved almost all the troops in Shanhai City, and it is no exaggeration to say that it was the pinnacle battle in southern Xinjiang. If this battle is won, Shanhai City will truly establish its supremacy in the southern border, laying the foundation for Gaia's four-year founding of the country. Otherwise, nothing to talk about.
Because of this, neither side will attack easily.
Just like now, the 200,000 allied troops of [Yanhuang League] have been sent to Yunnan Province. But which city or which cities the army is teleporting to, they don't know anything.
In view of Shanhai City's frightening intelligence and investigation capabilities in the Battle of Lingnan, Dichen and the others had clearly made careful arrangements for this battle, so that Shanhaiwei or Black Snake Guard would not easily detect their whereabouts.
Even though they knew that there were still two legions in Shanhai City who hadn't rushed to the battlefield, they didn't choose to take the initiative to attack Kunming County where the army gathered.
Di Chen and the others were not fools. There were four legions sitting in Kunming County. If they were to attack, they would immediately lose the advantage of the location.
What they have to do now is to lay countless traps in various counties and wait for the Shanhai City army to take the bait.
Therefore, the initiative of the war is still in the hands of Shanhai City. The starting gun for the big battle had to wait for Ouyang Shuo to fire it.
And what about Ouyang Shuo now? But in Chiyou City, thousands of miles away from the battlefield, drinking Sanhua wine, eating osmanthus cake, smelling the fragrance of osmanthus, chatting with four old men...