I want to be emperor

Chapter 280 Sand Table Deduction
Although Song Qijing was a little envious of some of his own people who were promoted quickly, he had no intention of following suit.

His friend Chen Haoren is a real ruthless person.

When this man was crossing the south of the Yangtze River with the army, he, who was the fifth-rank section chief of the taxation department at the time, volunteered to go south with the army, and led a group of armed tax policemen to clean up the tax-resisting gentry.

He was quick and ruthless, and ransacked 36 homes of recalcitrant gentry in just half a month. He even ransacked his second aunt's family because of his recalcitrance.

However, Chen Haoren's operation made tens of 10 taels of fiscal revenue for the country, and he became one of the most outstanding tax officials in the tax department at that time.

After this battle, Chen Haoren won the appreciation of his superiors. After the Battle of Wuchang, he directly jumped from the chief of the fifth rank to the deputy director of the third rank.

And there are actually many, many more similar examples!
Although the methods and methods may be different, there are more officials who have upgraded and jumped.

There is no way, more and more territories are controlled, and the central organization is becoming more and more perfect, and more and more officials are needed. At this time, there are no rules for employing people.

Like Song Qijing, even if he does things honestly, there is no great merit, but there is nothing wrong with him, and he will be promoted frequently.

From the deputy director of the fourth grade, this is quite satisfactory for Song Qijing.

Although the job is satisfying, it is still tiring!
The officials of the Great Chu Empire are different from the officials of the Ming Dynasty. In the past, Song Qijing had a lot of documents to deal with, but after he became the deputy director, he still had a lot of things to deal with.

There is no rest at all throughout the day.

Half an hour had passed since the working hours, and Song Qijing only finished handling today's affairs when it was getting dark.

He rubbed his sore wrist, got up and moved his hands and feet, and then walked out.

He did not leave the compound of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, but walked towards the internal cafeteria of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to prepare for dinner.

The foundation of the Song family is in Hanyang. Although it is only across a river from Wuchang, they still need to cross the river by boat, which is not very convenient.

Now he lives alone in Wuchang City, and his wife and children live in the old house in Hanyang across the river.

At the same time, he did not live in his family's mansion in Wuchang. Instead, he lived directly in the dormitory inside the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry like several other colleagues who came to work from other places.

The main thing is convenience!
Food and drink can be settled directly in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and there is no need to travel too far to and from get off work. The most important thing is that it is convenient for him to work overtime.

He often worked overtime into the night, and for a long time Wuchang was under a strict curfew, and even high-ranking officials had to undergo frequent checks when traveling after dark.

At the same time, sometimes there will be official business at night, and the directors above and even the directors will have a temporary meeting at night from time to time...

Even if it is not a meeting, it is inevitable that colleagues will drag him to the cafeteria to eat, drink and bond after work.

In the end, he simply lived in the dormitory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which was simple and convenient.

After he arrived at the cafeteria, he organized a small meal with a few other colleagues who also only ate because of overtime. While eating and drinking, three or four people inevitably talked about the current situation.

I saw a middle-aged official with a four-rank badge said: "Now that the weather is getting warmer, the Yuezhou side is probably starting to move!"

Song Qijing also responded: "It's already March, we've prepared everything we should have prepared, and there's no point in procrastinating any longer!"

"I heard that the military has hoarded heavy troops in the direction of Yuezhou. There are hundreds of cannons alone. The mere Yuezhou Ming army can't stop our imperial army!"

"One month at the earliest, no more than three months later, Yuezhou will definitely belong to my Great Chu. In two or three months, it will not be difficult to take Changsha, Changde and other places. After taking these places, our Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is afraid I'm busy again!"

"Yes, after the war, local people's livelihood has come to a standstill. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry needs to figure it out one by one, appease the people, and guide them to resume production. This task is not easy!"

Another person said: "These are all our duties, but you say, now that my masters are gathered in Chunan, how long will it take to resolve the Chunan war?"

"I heard that the higher-ups have been preparing to advance eastward, and if they want to advance eastward, they must first get rid of Yang Sichang in southern Chu. Even if they don't completely control the entire area of ​​southern Chu, at least they must first kill the main force of the Ming army in southern Chu. , Only in this way can the rear be able to advance eastward with all its strength without any worries!"

Song Qijing said: "My master's combat power is unparalleled. It is not a big problem to win Yuezhou, Changsha, Changde and even Hengyang. It's just that my master has more guns and baggage. Besides these places, there are many other places in southern Chu. It is a place with complex terrain, and it may not be easy for a large army to march."

"I reckon that within half a year, we should reach Hengyang and eliminate the main force of the puppet Ming army in southern Chu. It will take time to attack those mountainous state capitals, but it won't affect the overall situation."

"Perhaps by autumn, we will be able to see the grandeur of the army marching eastward!"

At this time, the others also showed a hopeful expression and said: "Go east, once we can enter Jiujiang, then most of Jiangxi will be at our fingertips, and we will be able to open the passage to Jiangnan!"

"I have heard about the prosperity of Jiangnan for a long time. If this army enters Jiangnan and then takes Jiangnan into my pocket, my Great Chu will have the potential to fight for hegemony!"

"My Great Chu's control of Huguang's money and food is enough to lay the foundation. If there is Jiangnan money and food, my Great Chu's unification of Kyushu is just around the corner!"

"When the army marches eastward, I'm afraid there will be another major change at that time!"

When talking about this, Song Qijing and the others all showed smiles.

Change, what change?
Promotion!
Every time with the expansion of the Great Chu Empire, not only the soldiers were promoted, but also the administrative officials were promoted.

Because the increase in territory means more administrative officials are needed!

There are more official hats, so the chance of promotion will naturally be greater.

So now even the civil officials like Song Qijing are looking forward to the military's ability to take down Chu Nan earlier and move eastward earlier, so that more official hats will appear and there will be a greater chance of promotion.

While Song Qijing and the others were eating and chatting, in the staff department in Wuchang City, many staff officers and generals from a group of field troops gathered together to conduct a large-scale sand table deduction.

The officers participating in the sand table deduction were divided into three groups.

A group of generals, mainly the generals of the garrison divisions, were acting as the Chunan Ming Army.

The other group is the generals of the main force, who act as the offensive force.

The last batch is the referee team headed by the General Staff Department, the Military and Political Department, and the Logistics Department.

This sand table deduction has already started in the morning. The main deduction is the battles in Yuezhou, Changsha and other places. The deduction starts from the Chu army's storming of Linxiang.

This time the deduction is also based on the collected situation as much as possible, including the strength of the opposing army, the equipment, the character of the general, and the command style, etc., to simulate the face-to-face Ming army.

But after a day of sand table deduction, the faces of the generals who played the role of the main division of the Chu army's attack did not look good.

During the deduction, the Chu army launched a fierce attack on Linxiang and implemented a strategy of storming Linxiang.

The generals of the garrison division who played the role of the Ming army showed their own special abilities, especially Chen Yongfu and He Renlong, who showed very sharp eyes and repeatedly defeated the main division's strong attack.

Even relying on the various anti-artillery fortifications prepared in advance, the mortars that have been invincible in the past few siege operations of the Chu army cannot be effectively constructed.

Chen Yongfu, who played the role of the defender of the Ming army in Linxiang, was still playing his old style, mobilizing elites to serve as the supervisory team, and then forcing the Ming army to defend to the death, while building various artillery fortifications.

On the other hand, He Renlong led tens of thousands of Ming troops to support him from the periphery, rushing to threaten the Chu army's rear many times.

In the deduction, the Chu army launched hundreds of various artillery pieces to bombard Linxiang, but the result was not very effective.

In the end, the attackers began to blast. Unexpectedly, Chen Yongfu was also prepared. He prepared a number of gunners and bird gunners who mixed armored elites and light guns in advance, and served as a reserve team behind the city wall that might be blasted at the end.

After the successful blasting, the Ming army reserve team rushed to the blasting gap immediately, and also brought up the attacking cannons, tiger squatting cannons, etc., and the attacking Chu army siege commando was attacked on the spot. Heavy casualties.

During the deduction, the fierce battle of Linxiang's fortified battle lasted for a full five days, and it was finally ruled that the attacker had conquered Linxiang City.

The referee has even ruled that one-fifth of the artillery of the Chu army on the attacking side has reached the limit of its barrel life due to frequent use, and was then forced to stop using it or have an explosion accident.

Most importantly, the attacking Chu army has been ruled to have suffered at least 5000 casualties, of which 3000 were the main force.

As for the defenders, it was also ruled that tens of thousands of people were killed or injured, and it was also ruled that Chen Yongfu finally led [-] elite troops to successfully break through under the support of He Renlong.

The Linxiang offensive and defensive battle in the deduction made a group of generals participating in the deduction very dissatisfied.

Even Chen Yongfu himself, who played the role of the defender of the Linxiang Ming Army and held on for five days and killed a large number of Chu troops, was not satisfied with the result.

Because, he was only acting as the guard general of the Linxiang Ming army, and he was not really the guard general of the Linxiang Ming army.

If it is so difficult for this large army to attack Linxiang, it will be very detrimental to the Chu army's offensive in the whole of southern Chu. If the offensive in southern Chu does not go well, then don't count on the eastward plan.

And Chen Yongfu has been waiting for Dongjin for a long time.

He is now the brigade commander of the No.13 garrison brigade, and his brigade is temporarily stationed in Xingguo Prefecture. After the Eastward Campaign is launched in the future, his No.13 garrison brigade will definitely follow the first division and other main forces into Jiujiang, Jiangxi of.

At that time, it will be the time for him, Chen Yongfu, to make a real contribution.

But the premise is that Chu Nan's offensive must go smoothly, and the empire must solve Chu Nan's worries before it can fully launch its eastward advance.

And judging from the current situation of the sand table deduction, Chu Nan's offensive is probably going to be a mess!

(End of this chapter)