Chapter 727: Unification of the North
"This is yours." Zhao Xu gave Xu Lie a look.
Like Liu Fu and Yang He, he also gave Chang Wei and Yang Feng a booklet.
Above is the content of the deep reform he mentioned.
After all, the short time from now to the launch of the steamship is a rare window period, which is very suitable for reform.
He wanted to make a big move before, but it was inconvenient because of the involvement of the war.
This time, in addition to the change of the title of the general position, the booklet also requires Yang Feng and Chang Wei to set up a staff department.
Its main tasks are to give instructions to generals, collect and provide battlefield intelligence, and usually take charge of the equipment replacement of the army, as well as military training and management.
In the contemporary Napoleonic period, the staff department appeared, and its duties were equivalent to military divisions, responsible for providing combat advice to generals.
The most important thing is that this is a regular construction of the army.
The victory of modern armies over feudal armies is not only in firearms, but also in excellent military systems.
The court meeting started in the morning and lasted until noon.
After discussing many details with officials and generals, Zhao Xu asked everyone to disperse.
Leaving the palace.
Chang Wei asked Liu Fu mysteriously, "I heard that His Highness is going to get married? Is it the granddaughter of Duke Yi?"
"That's the case. His Highness has worked hard for Yanzhou, but he is still not married at the age of 20. Other princes are married at the age of 15 or 16. Now His Highness has finally met a good man, which really relieves us from our worries." Liu Fu crossed his arms and smiled.
Chang Wei nodded, "Indeed, but it's a pity that I came back a step late..."
Liu Fu heard this, looked at Chang Wei with a serious face, and suddenly patted his shoulder, "You don't want your daughter to marry His Highness? I remember that your daughter is less than ten years old this year."
"So what, she can be a child bride." Chang Wei glanced at Liu Fu.
"Hahaha..." Liu Fu couldn't help laughing, "Forget it, your daughter looks 80% like you. If she really marries His Highness, His Highness will think she slept with you when he wakes up in the middle of the night."
"You rotten tongue, I must beat you up today." Chang Wei heard this, jumped up and cursed, rolled up his sleeves and was about to beat him.
Liu Fu took two steps at a time and came to Yang Feng's side, giving Chang Wei a provocative look.
Meaning that if he dared to make a move, he would tell the Duke of Yiguo about his words.
Chang Wei saw this and had to stop in dismay.
He didn't want to provoke this old general.
Besides, he just regretted that he didn't have a daughter as knowledgeable, talented and beautiful as Yang Zhen.
Otherwise, he would really fight for it.
Back to the General's Mansion in Beidaying.
He and Yang Feng flipped through the booklet given to them by the King of Yan, preparing to reform the royal army next.
On the one hand, he ordered Qin Shan and Guan Tong in Yangcheng to lead their troops to Xiangcheng and wipe out the powerful families in Jiangbei.
Jingzhou is the main thoroughfare of the nine states and is adjacent to Bozhou.
Qin Shan and Guan Tong set out from Yangcheng and only needed to cross Bozhou to reach Jingzhou, which was only more than 300 miles away.
After five days of trekking, Qin Shan and Guan Tong arrived with an army of more than 80,000 people.
Originally, they had 15 armies crossing the river, and Lu Chang took away 30,000 and left 30,000 in Yangcheng.
Some soldiers were killed and wounded from Qizhou to Yangcheng.
This was the only number they could take away.
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Jingzhou.
Xiangcheng.
Another army of the royal palace came from the east, and the news reached Xiangcheng as soon as possible.
Imperial Palace.
After a brief hesitation, Dou Wei said to Dou Mu: "Your Majesty, the three powerful families crossed the river and now face the King of Yan across Jiujiang. This allows the King of Yan to withdraw most of his troops to concentrate on dealing with my Nanliang."
Dou Mu's face was pale. During this period, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, which made him unable to sleep every night.
When Xiao Cheng returned to Xiangcheng from Qizhou, Ma Han's troops retreated northward and returned to Wuguan.
But if Xiao Cheng's army and the Beidi cavalry showed signs of leaving, they would come back again.
Always made the Nanliang army and the Beidi cavalry unable to move.
This made them unable to provide support to the other three powerful families.
Now, they, Nanliang, are afraid that they will once again bear the stigma of betrayal.
The Xie family and other powerful families will never trust them again.
So, they will certainly not help Nanliang in its current crisis.
"The three powerful families are no match for the King of Yan. I'm afraid that our Nanliang will be alone. If the Ma family's troops and the King of Yan's army coming from the east attack from the east and the north, I'm afraid that Xiangcheng will fall." Dou Mu looked depressed.
This period of time is enough for them to see how powerful the Ma family's troops are.
The firearms used by these Ma family soldiers have a long range and great power.
Their soldiers are simply sending themselves to death when fighting with them.
After returning to Xiangcheng, the Beidi cavalry tried to encircle and suppress the Ma family's army.
But after encountering the opponent's hollow square formation and leaving thousands of corpses, they dared not attack rashly again.
According to the reaction of the Beidi cavalry, they were 200 meters away, and the Ma family's troops could shoot their cavalry.
And the opponent's bullets were as accurate as bows and arrows.
Two hundred meters, this is a distance that they can't believe at all, not to mention so accurate.
This finally destroyed their confidence.
However, before the three powerful families crossed the south, they still had a fluke.
He hoped that Liang Kai would take action and defeat the King of Yan together with the three families.
But the actual situation was that the three powerful families crossed the river to the south, and the State of Wu took the opportunity to attack Xiangzhou, making his Southern Liang attacked from all sides.
There was no place for his Dou family to stand in Jiangnan.
"So, before the troops of the Dou family are defeated by the troops of the King of Yan, we should make a decisive decision and retreat to Yizhou. We should use the natural barrier of Yizhou, where one man can defend against ten thousand men, to resist the King of Yan." Dou Wei advised, "Otherwise, without troops, how can we suppress the Xiao family in Yizhou?"
Dou Mu nodded. From the beginning, their strategy was to keep the troops of the Dou family.
This was the capital of their Dou family and the foundation for the continued existence of the Southern Liang.
"In this case, we should retreat to Yizhou before the troops of Yanzhou arrive in Xiangcheng. However, in this way, the entire Jiangbei region will fall into the hands of the King of Yan." Dou Mu looked painful.
He wanted to defeat the King of Yan, but he faced the cruel reality again and again, and he was very anxious.
Dou Wei patted Dou Mu on the shoulder, "Your Majesty, if you keep the green mountains, you will never worry about lack of firewood. Yizhou has been known as the land of abundance since ancient times. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as you manage it carefully, it will be ten times better than Jingzhou. Don't regret it."
After a pause, he continued: "Besides, the Northern Di are attacking Tubo. If we go to Yizhou, we can rely on the Northern Di in the future. When we recover our vitality in the future, it will not be too late to take back Jingzhou."
Dou Mu nodded gently.
After deciding this matter, Dou Mu officially ordered the relocation of the capital to Yizhou.
Then, they left some troops to garrison Xiangcheng to cover the rear, and hundreds of thousands of troops marched out of the south gate of Xiangcheng and headed towards Yizhou.