Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Chapter 21 Bo Jinchen is out

The end of the Battle for Clouds was supposed to be the start of a big battle, but to everyone's surprise, although hundreds of thousands of troops gathered around the city of Clouds, the Northern Army and the Dorton army seemed to be fighting against each other. As if he had lost his vigor all of a sudden, he never provoked, and even the army that besieged Yunzhongfu City retreated voluntarily, which surprised Kamapov who was stationed in Yunzhongfucheng and fought with his boat in his arms.

However, this does not mean that the cloud of war will dissipate. Not only the strength of the coalition forces in the cloud area has not decreased, but also Cangzhou in the south is also covered with clouds of war. On the front line of Cangzhou, the entire battle situation presents a suffocating confrontation, and this indicates that if the war does not break out, once it breaks out, it will be like a river bursting a bank and a volcano erupting. This will be a catastrophe that will sweep the entire northern part of the empire. war.

And the most embarrassing role is the Imperial City Guards Corps, the Fourteenth Corps and the two remaining divisions of the Fourth Corps stationed in the western fringes of the Central State. I also know that the enmity between His Highness King Qin and His Highness King Yan will only get deeper and deeper, and the nominal emperor of the empire seems powerless to do anything about it. Except for some feeble shouts and meaningless persuasion, the entire empire center seems to have nothing to offer. Measures and suggestions that can help in this war. And this is also an endless battle of life and death. Whoever loses will not only lose the country, but may even end up with a dead body.

The inclinations of the major armed groups entrenched in the fringes of Zhongzhou that should belong to the center of the empire are very important at this time. No matter which side they join, it may have an unexpected impact on the entire battle situation, and they also Clearly, once you stand on the wrong team, I'm afraid the final outcome will also be tragic. But the complicated and confusing situation makes it impossible to see the development of the situation clearly. Even the most sober military scholars at this time cannot predict who will win the final victory once this war breaks out. There are many unpredictable variables in it.

And the most important armed group among them is probably the Imperial City Guard Corps that has already retreated to the original garrison in Zhongzhou. As a veteran general who has experienced many wars and countless political struggles, Yusuf It was still military sophistication and experience that made both sides fight for him as the main goal at the beginning, but the outbreak of the Jinzhong Incident made Xijiang begin to have a deep sense of distrust of this superficial, although on the surface The struggle has not changed, but both Yusuf and the Xijiang side realize that it is impossible to resolve the gap caused by the Jinzhong Incident in a short time. But this does not mean that the City Guards Corps will immediately fall into the arms of the Northern Army. At least the City Guards Corps can still use the brand of the army directly under the central government of the empire as a cover, and use this excuse to avoid pressure from the north and the west. The creed is a military. Only when you have enough force in your hands can you be qualified to bargain, otherwise you are worthless.

Facing the ever-increasing military strength in Jinzhong, the City Guard Corps began to withdraw from the transition zone between Longquan and Jinzhong one month after the Jinzhong Incident, and returned to the original station. Like a solid magnet attracting everyone's attention.

After inspecting Jinzhong's defense, Wufeng inspected the tactical combat exercises conducted by the two divisions of the Third Army and the Second Division of the Fifth Army between Jinzhong, Longquan and Zhongzhou. The First Division of the Fifth Corps of the Imperial Capital also sent a joint joint exercise, the purpose of which was to test the army's rapid march speed and the ability of cavalry and infantry to cooperate in combat. The hundreds of miles of land between Jinzhong, the imperial capital and the southeast of Longquan Mansion immediately became a training ground, especially the appearance of the Third Heavy Cavalry Division of the Third Western Xinjiang Army, which made the surrounding armed forces They all involuntarily tightened their hearts. This is the first heavy cavalry division organized by the Tanghe Empire since its founding. Li Wufeng also specifically asked the Military Affairs Administration to hire military instructors from the Hansen Alliance and the Famini Empire in the Western Continent to conduct tactical training, in order to achieve the goal.

Although the unique heavy cavalry division in Xijiang suffered heavy losses in the first Qinghe battle, it was also the first time that the heavy cavalry division led by Mao Jin confronted a powerful enemy on a large scale In exchange for setbacks, not only experience, but also let this young heavy cavalry soberly see their own shortcomings, the Military Affairs Administration immediately selected the best horses and soldiers from the Western Regions to supplement this division . In view of the fact that although the Western Region Warhorse is inferior to the Tengger Warhorse in terms of durability, it is worse than the Tengger Warhorse in terms of short-distance sprint speed, frontal impact, and load-bearing capacity. Gerry Warhorse, strives to restore and exceed the original combat strength of this division in the shortest possible time. It should be said that Mao Jin and the officers and soldiers of the third division completed this task very well. The formation drills and group charges throughout the exercise fully demonstrated that this heavy cavalry division after experiencing setbacks has completely surpassed It turns out that the fighting power has reached a new height.

And this large-scale military exercise did not shy away from taking the Northern Army that is gathering in Cangzhou as the imaginary enemy, and imagined how the Western Frontier Army stationed in the Heshuo area would use it when the Northern Army launched an attack on Qinghe. Complete the reinforcements to Qinghe or the attack on the imaginary enemy in Cangzhou. Although on the surface this was a military exercise aimed at the northern army, the major armed groups entrenched in the west and north of Zhongzhou felt the murderous aura from the west without exception. During the confrontation between these two major military groups, they The position is the most embarrassing and unavoidable. Although there are signs from the center of the empire that important figures are already putting pressure on these armed forces to join the Northern Army, in fact these few armed forces that are already semi-independent However, the chief officer of an army has to consider how they can grasp such a speed and win more observation time. It is good if you can sit and watch, but many things are often not transferred according to your own wishes. The more you want to stay out of things, the more you can't escape. This is a strange circle.

Wufeng and his party who returned to the west were also warmly welcomed by the Jinzhong gentry in Jinzhong, especially the businessmen mainly composed of coal mine owners. His Royal Highness King Qin, who controlled the gate leading to the imperial capital, flattered and invited favors so enthusiastically that the entourage looked at him. Many big coal mine owners even publicly expressed their willingness to donate huge amounts of military funds to support His Highness Qin King's great cause.

Wufeng is naturally aware of the mystery of this. Given that Jinzhong has been under military control, although the mines of the coal mine owners have been restarted one after another, the Jinzhong City Guard is actually in a state of shutdown, and the coal mine owners outside the mine Yundu had to deal directly with the army to obtain permission to export military supplies. The procedures were not only cumbersome, but also inconvenient for mine owners who were psychologically unwilling to deal with the army. Of course, these are not the main reasons, because the local coal mine owners are more or less related to the nobles of the imperial capital, and it is no secret that His Royal Highness King Qin has a bad relationship with the nobles of the imperial capital. Will this implicate the local people? What about coal miners? Think about the many businessmen in the Heshuo area who used to be closely related to the Taiping Sect. Under military control, it only takes a sentence of traffic rebellion to send you to hell. Confiscation of property is considered good. The prison will never turn over.

At the welcome reception held by the gentry and merchants for Wufeng and his party, Wufeng also answered clearly at the request of the gentry and merchants that the Xijiang Government Affairs Bureau and the Military Affairs Administration will soon discuss the abolition of military control in Jinzhong and the restoration of local administrative management. At the same time, it is also implicitly pointed out to those gentry merchants Jia Xijiang who have been standing on the side of the conservative aristocrats in the imperial capital who are opposed to Xijiang. In words and deeds, I also hope that the gentry and merchants in Jinzhong will draw a clear line from the stubborn conservative forces in the imperial capital who are ignorant of current affairs.

The soft and hard remarks immediately caused a wave of counterattacks against the conservative aristocratic forces in the imperial capital in Jinzhong. The attitude of welcome and support, and one after another expressed a clean break with the conservative forces in the imperial capital, showing that in the face of real interests, the merchants abandoned all unrealistic fantasies without hesitation, and threw themselves into the arms of Xijiang without hesitation. There was no way to fight back either.

In Hejian Mansion, Wufeng exchanged opinions with Fang Chengsong, the governor of Kansai who was here to greet him, on the establishment of Heshuo County and the candidates for the governor of Heshuo. area, but in fact Longquan and Jinzhong are still on the front line of the war, and war may break out at any time. I originally hoped that Fang Chengsong would still temporarily act as the jurisdiction of the Heshuo area, but in the end Fang Chengsong proposed to straighten out the administrative management as soon as possible. System, restore local government management, and promote rapid economic recovery, agreed to restore the county-level administrative regions of Beiyuan and Heshuo as soon as possible, and rebuild the local economies of the two places.

Bo Jinchen's coming and going didn't make many people aware of it, but Wufeng took half a day to have a secret talk with him and Su Qin, and only people around Wufeng could feel that Bo Jinchen came this time. It was not a trivial matter, but the complicated expression on Cong Bo Jinchen's face when he left made one realize that there might be some important burden to be borne by this remnant of Taiping, whose status is rising in the military system of Western Xinjiang.

Bo Jinchen was indeed a little distressed. When Wufeng informed him to meet him in Heshuo, he realized that there must be some difficult tasks for him to take over. Such a task he was unwilling to face no matter emotionally or morally. The sound of the carriage was rumbling, and the carriage was escorted by a group of cavalry to the north. Bo Jinchen sat alone on the carriage, resting his eyes and resting his mind, but his mind was still stuck in the conversation the day before yesterday.

It should be said that Su Qin's analysis is quite accurate. The confluence of Situ Tai and Situ Biao has actually divided the empire into two major power groups. Situ family interest group.

Behind the Xijiang Li family is the business class in the entire Xijiang territory. Because the Xijiang system pays special attention to the interests of industrialists and farmers who occupy an important position among the residents of the entire territory, and in recent years with the development of the West With the continuous expansion of the territory, the continuous opening of commercial routes and commodity sales channels, coupled with the government's investment in and improvement of transportation facilities on an advanced scale, it is not only the business class that enjoys the benefits of this kind of industrial and commercial prosperity. Both hired workers and craftsmen have tasted the benefits brought by the prosperity of industry and commerce, so the supporters of Xijiang even cover the entire middle and lower groups of Xijiang. With such a broad public base, it should be said that Xijiang Li is No one can shake the status of the western region of the country. Even as the industrial and commercial competitiveness in the western border territory continues to increase, in contrast, the economic situation in the southeastern region, which was once the most proud of the empire, has plummeted. The business class in the southeast with more than 70% of the tax income felt unbearable, and it also made the business class in the East China Sea and the south of the Yangtze River secretly fully support Xijiang.

The main supporters of the Situ family, which represent the original interest groups, are naturally conservative forces headed by big landlords and nobles. Interests can only be strengthened by various means. Li Wufeng and them have been unable to go on the same path, and the Situ family has become the backer on which they can place high hopes. Their bases are Yanyun and Wuhu.

The two distinct interest groups are actually quite clear, which also caused a huge crack in the original imperial military system intertwined with various interests. The most obvious ones are the Imperial City Guard Corps and the Ten The Fourth Legion, and this time Li Wufeng entrusted Bo Jinchen with the task of recruiting the Fourteenth Legion, which was also the most troublesome thing for Bo Jinchen.

The fact that the Fourteenth Legion came from Taiping was originally the most favorable factor for Bo Jinchen, but now as the commander of the legion, Lan Bailin is the person Bo Jinchen hates the most. His sudden rebellion, how could the Taiping Sect fall into disintegration in such a short period of time? Jiang is making great strides towards the east, but this feeling of being betrayed is something that Bo Jinchen will never forget.

But what Li Wufeng and Su Qin said made Bo Jinchen finally change his original attitude of rejecting this mission. If you still have a little pity for those Taiping believers in your heart, you should use this opportunity to let them escape the sea of ​​suffering. Seeking a new life, the empire has become a broken ship that is about to sink. There is no need for these poor people to die for the empire. These words are still echoing in my ears. Lan Bailin is certainly hateful, but thinking about it at that time, he was probably just trying to survive, but he overestimated You Daofang's ability, and this kind of religious fanaticism that was almost obsessed The risen believers have no chance of winning in the face of a strictly trained regular army. Apart from donating some more lives for the so-called holy cause, they are of little value. It is a pity that these people wholeheartedly want to follow the holy cause People in the world who have won a happy life.

The intelligence department also provided sufficient intelligence preparations for Bo Jinchen's trip to Zhongzhou~IndoMTL.com~ Lan Bailin's 14th Army was left aside after Situ Lang became addicted to drugs, Sometimes unsustainable military supplies and lost direction of struggle, this army composed of the most loyal Taiping believers soon declined. Although Lambert tried various means to maintain this army, the fact is that Except for one or two basic divisions whose combat effectiveness can barely be maintained, the combat effectiveness of the remaining divisions is already very doubtful. According to the knowledge of the Xijiang intelligence department, the loyalty and cohesion of this recruiting force, which was not liked by the conservative forces in the central government, has dropped to a low point. If it weren't for the soldiers who had nowhere to go, the Xijiang intelligence department It is even suspected that this unit may have mutinied long ago. Under such circumstances, the Xijiang intelligence department came to the conclusion that as long as a well-respected person came forward to persuade them, at least 90% of them would be able to use this desperate army for their own use.

Under such circumstances, Bo Jinchen became the best candidate to persuade the Fourteenth Army to surrender. After all, Bo Jinchen's prestige in the Taiping Army is probably second only to You Daofang, especially his influence in the army To a certain extent, it even surpassed You Daofang. In the current situation of being besieged on all sides, as long as Bo Jinchen can put aside his past suspicions and come forward, I believe this should be a matter of course.

From a military point of view, Xijiang does not need such an army that lacks combat effectiveness and has lost its fighting will. The Ninth Army, the Third Army stationed in the east of Zhongzhou, and the remaining two divisions of the Fourth Army, which has been hesitating, will all have unexpected effects. Even these Taiping surrendered troops in Xijiang can treat each other warmly. Will these imperial regular armies get a better result?