Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

In the capital of Yunguo, Jiangling City, the imperial palace, and the Chui Gong Palace.

Under the leadership of Du Yiwei envoy Lu Bing at the sticky pole, all the senior executives of the sticky pole fell to their knees and buried their heads on the ground, not daring to lift them up.

Lu Bing slammed his forehead against the gold bricks in the palace, and with a hoarse voice, he confessed:

"Your Majesty is not thinking well, please punish me!"

Xiao Cheng didn't raise his head, and while he was reviewing the memorial, he said casually:
"Zhang and Chen, although they have extraordinary abilities, they have always been ambitious and difficult to control. Although they were supported by you, but now that they have a place to settle down, they will naturally have different intentions and will not listen to you. dispatched at the pole"

At this moment, the two Zhang and Chen that Xiao Cheng was talking about were obviously the two Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang who had turned the southeast of Xia Kingdom upside down!
Chen Youliang previously instigated the turmoil of Xia Guojun soldiers, resulting in a crushing defeat of the [-] Xia army.

Afterwards, Sticky Rod Office secretly contacted the two of them and obtained the support of the salt merchants in the four counties of Qidi. In the end, the four counties of Qidi also lost control very smoothly.

The two counties of Jiaodong and Taishan were acquired by Chen Youliang.

Because of Zhang Shicheng's staunch resistance to the Xia army's encirclement and suppression for two years, Hailing County was beaten to pieces, so Donghai County, which is the richest in Qi, was acquired by him.

Among the five counties, there was only one left, Langya County, which could not be further divided, so the two of them sent troops to take over.Whoever occupies it first will be the one who occupies it.

However, it was precisely because the two competed with each other for Langya County that the conflict intensified.

Xia Guo took the opportunity to use his means and sent people to provoke checks and balances, and the situation on the southeast coast that had been corrupted to the end was really eased like this.

Having said that, Xiao Cheng raised his head to look at Lu Bing, and said lightly:
"I have carefully explained to you that when dealing with these two people, you should use both precautions and checks and balances. You have heard that the checks and balances are too much, which caused the two to have conflicts and caused the situation to get out of control."

Hearing this, Lu Bing hurriedly kowtowed to the ground again, and said sincerely and fearfully:

"Your Majesty is guilty, please punish me!"

In the Chuigong Hall, after a moment of silence, I heard Xiao Cheng say in a deep voice:
"If you don't do your job well, you will be fined half a year's salary, and you will be degraded to a lower rank, and you will be removed from the scarlet robe as a punishment. You are allowed to continue to take charge of the affairs. If there are any more omissions, you will be dismissed!"

Shangyu's preparation office has Yiwei envoys, who are quite powerful, but their rank is not too high, just a mere fourth rank.If you drop one level, you will be the fifth rank, and you will no longer be able to go to court in a red official robe.

This kind of punishment seems to have no real loss, but it makes Lu Bing the most uncomfortable!
There has always been a momentum of competition between the sticky pole and the East Factory.

Wang Zhi, the factory supervisor of the East Factory, and the admiral of the East Jiji Factory's eunuchs, are from Sipin.The envoy of Duyiwei who was originally sticking to the stick is also from the fourth rank.The two parties, one to supervise the domestic government and the opposition, and the other to monitor the countries of the world, each has its own duties and is evenly matched.

But after Xiao Cheng was punished like this, the dignified head of Shangyu's preparation department became a fifth-rank official. This made Bai lose the wind in front of Dongchang, and made all the sticky high-level officials feel extremely uncomfortable!
Lu Bing gritted his teeth, leaned over to salute again, and shouted:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

All the high-level people in the palace who knelt down and confessed their crimes were already furious in their hearts at this time.

After going back, we must think of a way to get all the credit, so that we can wash away this crime, and let the Lord Yiwei restore his rank as soon as possible.
After the disposal, a group of guards at the sticking pole leaned over to leave.

After a while, I saw Feng Bao, with a joyful expression on his face, hastily walked into the main hall, saluted Xiao Cheng respectfully at his desk who continued to review the memorial, and then congratulated loudly:
"Servant, congratulations, Your Majesty!"

"The front-line military newspaper, Qujinghou Wu Zixu, has led his troops to capture Chaisang City, an important town in the Xia Kingdom. Nearly [-] Xia soldiers in the Qichang Mansion were trapped to death.

Xiao Cheng, who was reviewing the memorial, raised his head slightly when he heard the military report.

At this time, although he also had a look of joy on his face, he did not express his ecstasy, as if he had known the result for a long time.

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He took the vermilion pen in his hand, nodded again and again, and said with a smile:

"That's right. In just a few days, Chaisang City, an important town in the Xia Kingdom, was captured, thanks to the dedicated efforts of the frontline soldiers."

"Decree! Allocate 50 taels of silver from the internal treasury, and reward Wu Zixu's men with meritorious service!"

Over the past few years, with the increase of the country's territory and the implementation of the "One Whip" law, the country's national power has been booming, its economy has developed rapidly, and its tax revenue has increased.

Coupled with the fact that every year Anguo's taxes are sent to Xiao Cheng's palace treasury in the name of tribute, this has led to Xiao Cheng's own inner palace treasury, which is extremely full!
At this time, just such a light sentence is to allocate 50 taels of silver to reward the meritorious soldiers.

Such handwriting, I am afraid that Emperor Xia Yu Zhaoling will find out, if not how red his eyes look!
Feng Bao quickly responded and kept it in his heart, planning to supervise the matter later.

After pondering for a while, Xiao Cheng stood up again, flicked his sleeves and said:

"Go to the military plane!"

When Feng Bao heard the words, he quickly bowed in response and stepped forward to lead the way.

Well, in fact, there is no need to lead the way.

Since the imperial court moved to Jiangling to accompany the capital, the military aircraft office and the interior did not have to work together, but moved to the ear rooms on the left and right sides of the Chuigong Hall.

Xiao Cheng wanted to go to the military plane, but he only took two extra steps.

At this time, the military plane seemed to be very busy.

On the sand table map in the Military Aircraft Department, the city marked with "Chai Sang City" has just been forced into the flag of the Yunjun, which symbolizes that the throat of the Yangtze River has fallen into the hands of the Yunjun.

Obviously, the military report from the front line has also been received here.

Seeing the arrival of His Majesty today, all the officials in the Military Aircraft Department quickly stopped their work, saluted Xiao Chengqi, and said loudly:

"Minister, please see Your Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng raised his hands to help everyone, then walked straight to the sand table, and asked in a deep voice:

"Now that Chaisang City has been captured, what can be done to mobilize the Xia Kingdom's frontline troops?"

Sun Bin, Counselor of the Military Aircraft Department, slightly cupped his hands at this time, and said in a deep voice:

"Returning to Your Majesty, according to the summary of secret reports from various places, the mobilization of the Xia Kingdom's frontline army is all under my Dayun's eyeliner!"

"Liao Gu's army of nearly [-] troops is now trapped and dead in Qichang City. It is a dilemma. However, Qichang Mansion is an important front line for the Xia army, and there are countless grains, grasses and military equipment in it. Under Liao Gu's wholehearted defense, our army can't ignore the casualties. For the time being, we can only send troops to besiege Qichang City."

"Commander of the Xia Army in Yuzhang County and Rong County, Sun Qianfang, the general of Xia Guozhong, gathered the defeated troops in Xunyang County, abandoned the rest of Yuzhang County, and entangled more than [-] troops to defend Hongzhou, the prefecture city of Yuzhang County."

"Before Xia Guo, Rao Yanghou and the right general Wu Zhengping of Xia Guo had also been dispatched to lead troops to help Chaisang City. But Qu Jinghou used his troops as quickly as he could.

God, Wu Zhengping was one day too late, and he didn't have time to defend Chaisang City.Now Wu Zhengping has led his troops to garrison Yicheng County on the spot, and he is constantly recruiting troops from the rear, intending to prevent our army from continuing to advance eastward. "

It has to be said that Yunguo's intelligence work has been done really well! All the mobilization of the frontline troops of the Xia Army is under the control of the Yunchao Machine Department.

While listening to Sun Bin's explanation, Xiao Cheng lingered on the sand table.

The extremely detailed sand table clearly displayed the situation between Yunxia and Xia.

The [-] troops of Qichang Mansion were trapped and unable to move, but their vitality was not completely cut off.

Yun Jun's soldiers are sharp and unstoppable, pointing eastward to Jinling, the capital of Xia Kingdom.

However, Hongzhou City in Yuzhang County, south of Chaisang City, is still firmly in the hands of Xia Jun, threatening the rear of Wu Zixu's troops, making it impossible for this army to ignore everything and attack Jinling with all its strength.

At this time, the Yunxia and Xia armies on the front line had the upper hand, although it was said that the Yun army had the upper hand.But after thinking about it carefully, there is a strange scene where there are all kinds of canine teeth, and there is me in you.

After Xiao Cheng pondered for a while, he opened his mouth and said in a deep voice:

"What do you think is the next step for Wu Zixu to continue to advance eastward and attack Jinling? Or should we first capture Qichang and Hongzhou cities, and use all our strength to kill the main force of Xia's army to completely solve the future troubles?"

Hearing Xiao Cheng's question, all the officials in the Military Aircraft Department looked at each other.

Then Sun Bin stood up again, bowed and said:

"This situation has been deduced by the ministers before, so there is already a conclusion."

Speaking of this, Sun Bin stepped forward to the sand table, pointing to the city on it, and explained to Xiao Cheng:
"To the west of Yuzhang County is my Shaoyang County, and the mountain roads are difficult for the army to march. To the east is the misty Poyang Lake, which can be easily isolated by our inland navy. Rong County in the south, although it is still under the control of the Xia army , but barren, unable to support the army."

"Only Chaisang City in the north needs to be on guard. However, Xia's army is not as brave as our generals. They have more than enough defense but not enough offense, so there is no need to worry. You only need to send a senior general and lead more than [-] troops to garrison Chaisang. You can kill the Xia army in Hongzhou city!"

The location of Hongzhou City is important, and it seems to threaten the rear of Wu Zixu's army. If it is not removed, it will be difficult to continue to march.

Just as Sun Bin said, under the circumstances that the Yunguo River Navy beat the Jinling Navy of Xia Kingdom and couldn't lift its head, Yuzhang County, the high mountains and vast Poyang Lake that had been used as barriers before, became a barrier to Hongzhou City. Get reinforcements and supplies!
Sun Qianfang, the general of the Xia army, seemed to be in an important position, but in fact it was only a small disease, and he could only defend a city.

"On the contrary, the Xia army in Qichang City has a large number. They can attack everywhere, harass the army's back roads, and attack Jiangcheng counties and counties. Moreover, the commander of this army, Liao Gu, has fought against Lord Qujing many times. But he is one of the famous generals in the world, so you must guard against it!"

Famous general?
Hearing Sun Bin's words, Xiao Cheng frowned, a little wanting to laugh.

He held back a smile, shook his head and said:

"I have a way to deal with Liao Gu, so there is no need to worry! Therefore, Wu Zixu should be ordered to continue to send troops to the east, and try to take down Shuzhou City in Yicheng County before Xia's follow-up reinforcements arrive. !"

After defeating Shuzhou City, the Yunguo army will be able to reach the capital of Xiaguo!
Hearing Xiao Cheng's words, the eyes of everyone in the Military Aircraft Department moved, and they looked at each other in blank dismay.

What method will His Majesty use today to ensure that he can deal with a person like Liao Gu who is under the strict protection of an army of [-]?
Xiao Cheng didn't talk about the specific means, so everyone naturally didn't dare to ask.

After being silent for a while, Zhao She, who was standing next to Sun Bin, came out at this time, bowed to Xiao Cheng, and said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, the battle situation in Xunyang County is very anxious at this time. Just in case, before Liao Gu's troops are resolved, it is better not to rush forward!"

The land and water armies under Wu Zixu's command totaled 20 people, and they are now the main force on the front line of Yunguo.It is a matter of national victory or defeat, so we must be cautious.

And Xia Junrui of Qichang Mansion is really like a carp in his throat. A little carelessness may turn Xia Guo's situation back.

If there is a loss due to recklessness, and the process of unifying the world is slowed down, it is obviously not worth the loss!
Therefore, even though the prestige is high, Xiao Cheng, who is respected by the government and the public, said it himself, all the counselors in the Military Aircraft Department dare not take risks.

Xiao Cheng couldn't explain much at this time, saying that Liao Gu had secretly taken refuge in Yunguo.

After pondering for a while, he just opened his mouth and said:

"How about this, order Wu Zixu to allow him to act cheaply. Whether to continue to use troops, he must have a good idea. It will also avoid delaying the opportunity and losing the good situation because of the need to report the military situation."

Wu Zixu's prestige is here. After all these words have been said, everyone in the court can't say anything more. They all cupped their hands and said:
"Your Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng pondered again for a moment, then looked at the sand table, and said in a deep voice:
"However, such a little movement is still not enough to mobilize all the troops of Xia Kingdom!"

While speaking, Xiao Cheng's eyes had already left the Xunyang County on the sand table where the battle was extremely fierce.

"Here, how about it?" Xiao Cheng pointed to the sand table, and looked at the officials of the Military Aircraft Department with scorching eyes.

Everyone's eyes turned, and they suddenly saw that the place His Majesty was pointing at this time was Xiangzhou County of Yunguo and Daxing County of Xiaguo
The intersection of North Cyprus.

Upon hearing this, Wei Liao immediately nodded and said:

"The Diqing Division of Xiangzhou County has a sharp army of [-]. Once they attack Daxing County, the land of Xia State and Jin, the entire Xia army in the northern border will be restrained!"

Seeing this, Zhao She hesitated and said:
"The [-] soldiers and horses in Xiangzhou County must not only stop the sharp guards staying in the northern border of Xia Kingdom, but also guard against the Tubo attacks behind them. I am afraid that once they are used, Tubo will also change. The intensity of the battle may be out of control!"

As soon as Tubo moves, the Yangtong tribe and the Western Regions that Xiao Chengluozi deployed before will also ignite the flames of war.

Although Tubo, who was weak in military strength, the ministers of Yun Kingdom didn't take it very seriously.However, if because of being too aggressive and impatient, causing Yun Kingdom to be attacked on three sides, it would be really inappropriate.

Wouldn't it be better to take care of Tubo after solving the Xia Kingdom?
Xiao Cheng heard the words, but laughed loudly and said:
"It's not stupid for Tubo to abandon Nie Qi. Now, he won't just sit back and watch Xia Guo lose. This time, Tubo must intervene, it can't be avoided!"

Speaking of this, the boldness between Xiao Cheng's eyebrows became more vigorous and sharp, and he said:
"Hurry up, there's nothing wrong with it! It just happened to clear the universe in one fell swoop and unify the world!"

Xiao Cheng has been extremely restrained for the past two years, not to give Xia Guo time to recover.

Instead, it has been developing national strength, accumulating talents and heritage, and preparing for the unification of the world!
If the time comes, Xiao Cheng obviously doesn't mind taking advantage of the situation to unify Kyushu and unite the world!