Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1372

In the spring of March, the grass grows and the warbler flies.

The winter is over, the ice and snow have melted, the spring full of infinite vitality is coming brightly, the breath of the sun is so warm, and beautiful flowers are slowly blooming.

In previous years, the city of Yudu City had already started spring outings. Many ministers and family members were enthusiastic about this move. Even Mu Jing often took his wife to the suburbs for spring outings.

But today's Yudu City does not have the atmosphere of previous years, there is only a sense of urgency.

The princes of the world crusade against the Ming Dynasty, and the momentum is rolling.

The fact that the court is stable does not mean that the people can also be stable. With such a strong momentum, the town of Zhenming is trembling, and countless people are slowly feeling uneasy. The Ming Dynasty can hold on.

It's not a question of trust or distrust.

But because of an unequal relationship, under the conditions of disparity in strength, there is no way to be optimistic.

The Ming Dynasty was just one of the five princes in the world.

But now the princes of the four directions jointly crusade against the Ming country, there is still an order from the emperor, the coming is so fierce, and the desire to destroy the Ming is already a matter of course. come out.

But even if the people's hearts are uneasy, as long as the court is stable, it will not be a time of turmoil.

And at this time, the Ming Dynasty suddenly broke out the slogan of fighting against the national debt.

National debt is unfamiliar to many people, but after understanding it, it feels very novel. Everyone in Mingfeng Bank knows that when you store money in the bank, the bank will give you interest, just like usury.

As for the national debt, after you buy the national debt, the national debt also has interest. As long as you hold the national debt for many years, you can get back the principal and interest directly from the bank.

This is a kind of borrowing guaranteed by the taxes of the Ming Dynasty, and the Mingfeng Bank is also the guarantee.

This made many people feel anxious.

But at this juncture, many people did not dare to move. Although they had intentions, they did not dare to subscribe for national debt rashly. They were also afraid that after the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, their money would be wiped out.

Therefore, the sales of government bonds are not very ideal.

50 gold, equal to 50 billion yuan, a total of 50 billion national bonds, the current subscription amount is less than [-] million yuan, the start is obviously not ideal.

But Mu Jing is not in a hurry.

This involves a question of trust.

The Ming Kingdom needs to give the people trust, so it must send some good news from the battlefield. Only in this way can the Ming Kingdom gain the trust of the people and make everyone think that the Ming Kingdom will not collapse.

Ming Dynasty Building.

After the construction of this building, it has become the place of spiritual belief of the Ming Dynasty. The busy officials, the footsteps are much faster, coming in and out, and the report volumes are sent from the place and sent back to the place.

On the ninth floor, the spacious offices have a luxurious feel.

"Any news from Jiangdong?"

Mujing has been paying attention to Jiangdong's news recently, and Jiangdong's news is transmitted very quickly. Jing Wusi has already opened up the post road through various channels. As long as the news comes back, it will arrive within a day or two.

"There is no news today. Yesterday's news is that the warships of the two armies have joined forces at the mouth of the Yangtze River and are preparing to attack Stone City. Zhonglang General Gan Ning has landed from Jiangcheng!"

"Gan Xingba's heart is much wilder than I thought!"

Mujing asked Gan Ning to act cheaply, but he never thought that Gan Ning's heart was so big that he could swallow the entire Wu Kingdom, and he not only wanted to beat the mountain to shake the tiger, but also wanted to directly hit the tiger.

To be honest, it is a bit risky, Wu is not held in mud, if under the siege of Wu army, Gan Ning can't break through Jianye City, then he will wait to be besieged.

Of course, the rewards from the adventure are also terrifying. If Gan Ning can invite Sun Wentai to Yudu, then half of the Wu Kingdom will be abolished.

In the other half, there are Sun Bofu and Sun Zhongmou in the Wu Kingdom. Sun Bofu is brave and brave, with high popularity and strong public opinion.

It's fine if the two are against each other.

But if they are united as one, the damaged state of Wu may really be supported by them again.

But no matter what, as long as Sun Wentai can be invited back, in the next five years, Wu Guo can only stay low and be small, and Ming Guo snorts, and they will all be shaken.

"Han Sheng, are you saying that Gan Ning has a high chance of success?"

Mu Jing asked Huang Zhong, the Privy Council envoy.

"hardly!"

Huang Zhong's tall body was like an iron tower, very calm, standing beside Mu Jing, he clasped his hands and answered.

"Why?" Mu Jing narrowed his eyes.

"He won Jianye City, but he couldn't invite Sun Wentai. The name of Jiangdong's fierce tiger is not in vain. If he fights for a tiger, he will be regarded as a trapped beast, and he will not bow his head to save his life. Only Sun Wentai died in battle. Captured Sun Wentai!"

Huang Zhong is not an ordinary martial artist. How can he not do any homework for this position? It is also his task to understand the emperors and ministers of the empire. He does not have such analytical skills, but Chen Gong and others under his command have Capability, understanding of Sun Jian is penetrating.

"That's right!"

Mujing thought for a while, then nodded, Sun Jian is not an ordinary person.

"No matter what the result is, if Gan Ning is so desperate, if he wants to successfully break out of Jianye City, it may not be so easy. Jingping and Violent Xiong's sailors will be seriously injured this time!"

Huang Zhong thought of the result of the battle at the meeting of the Privy Council before, and said in a low voice: "If you return according to the news, the Wu army will react quickly. Now the southeast and northwest are encircling, and their anti-encirclement circle has been formed!"

"That's how wars are done!" Hearing this, Mu Jing sighed, and said softly, "Even if we know that there are tigers in the mountains but prefer to go to the mountains, we have no choice!"

War is a desperate job. There is no such thing as victory without fighting. Only by working hard can you win.

"The Xuhui League has been successfully held, and the speed of sending troops from all parties has increased a lot. Lu Bu's vanguard has already entered Nanzhou, and the first army of the Violent Bear has begun to fight. We must go out as soon as possible. Now the soldiers of Baidi City Ma, how about the gathering?" Mu Jing took a deep breath, and didn't say anything about Jiangdong's affairs for the time being, he had already done what he had to do, and now he is waiting for the result, and the result will depend on the abilities of Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang, he Now the battle is about to start, the army is pressing against the city, the war has come, Guanzhong, the Central Plains are all battlefields, the front line is very long, if you break through in one direction, Ming will be driven straight in by them, so he must personally lead the battle.

Today is still an age of ignorance among the people, the people can only see what is in front of them, soldiers are warriors, and they don't have so many thoughts, their eyes are fixed on Mujing.

Only when Mu Jing goes to the battlefield in person can he reassure the soldiers and give them the motivation to work hard.

"The Divine Guard Army and Jingping's Fourth Army have all assembled and can go out at any time!" Huang Zhong deployed the troops during this period, but he put his mind to it. The troops and horses of each department had already gathered, and they waited for an order to fight. open directly.

"What about logistical preparations?" Mu Jing was more concerned.

Although the sales of treasury bonds were not very satisfactory, the Ming Dynasty had not yet reached the point where it could rely on the support of treasury bonds to fight wars. It was just a little tight, but the Ministry of Accounts could still make enough logistical preparations.

"Tongguan, Wuguan, Wancheng, we have built a total of ten large granaries and three large arsenals. During this period of time, with the help of the local government, most of the ordnance, food and grass have been transported up. The rest will take time, but the current forecast , even if we have been fighting for three months, as long as our borders are not breached, there will be no problem with food, grass and military equipment!"

Huang Zhong cupped his hands and said.

"Well, that's fine!"

Mujing stood up, turned around, looked out through the floor-to-ceiling windows, condescendingly, gathering the whole city in his eyes.

"Five days later, the orphan will swear an oath to fight in Baidi City!"

Mujing's voice was heavy and firm.

In this battle, the Ming army came out in full force for the first time, and it was a battle with all the troops of the whole country. The battle was about the life and death of the Ming country, and he could only win if he worked hard.

However, he did not expect that in just three days, the news from Jiangdong would come back, like waves of turbulent waves, sweeping across the entire Ming Kingdom, pushing the momentum of his prepared expedition to its peak...

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A round of red sun is slowly rising, this is the morning sun, the light of the morning sun is very warm, but at this moment, there is no way to dispel the chill of Jianye.

In the morning, the day's plan is in the morning. At this time, it should be the busiest time, but now every house is closed, and there is silence in the streets and alleys.

The news of the Ming army breaking the city had been widely circulated last night. Seeing that the vicious Ming army was in the city, many people almost didn't lose their courage.

At this time, I can only hide.

The inner city is small in scale and can only accommodate the mansions of ministers and relatives of the emperor. Relatively speaking, the outer city is actually the center of Jianye and the most densely populated place in Jianye.

Some people even wanted to flee the city in panic, but the gates of the city were closed everywhere, which made it seem as if all the people could only be trapped in this city and wait to die.

And at this time, the wisdom of the common people is revealed. It is best to do nothing. Every household closes their doors. As long as the Ming army is not good at it, they will never come out to hang around.

This shows that Jianye City is like an empty empty city.

After Huang Gai withdrew his troops and returned to the inner city, the Ming army drove straight into the stone city, and warships entered the city along the waterway of the Qinhuai River.

The two armies will join forces.

"Gan Ning, Gan Xingba!" Zhuge Liang looked at the young general in front of him who was a little older than himself, but still looked young among the generals, and couldn't help praising him: "Strategic offensives that are powerful and unconstrained are not enough, what is important is , you are obviously a navy army, but you can have the ability to march quickly and make surprise attacks on land, it is incredible!"

In this battle, one must not only have ideas, but also have the ability to act. Gan Ning dared to sneak attack. This can only show that his courage is extraordinary, but he put it into action and succeeded. Ability to level sailors.

The Violent Bear Navy is incomparable.

If it was a surprise attack on the river, Zhuge Liang didn't think that he would lose to Gan Ning, but he didn't have the ability to abandon the warship and enter the land for a surprise attack.

But Gan Ning did it.

This is very incredible.

"Just a fluke!"

Gan Ning smiled. He also admired Zhuge Liang. This young man, who was younger than him, was able to become a general of the Violent Bear Navy. He was not involved in the Battle of Jingzhou, but Zhuge Liang defeated Wenpin. The battle, but entered the textbooks of the Armed Forces Hall.

"There is no need to be so polite between us!" Gan Ning waved his hands, and said simply and simply: "This battle has just begun, and the victory is still far away. If the inner city is not destroyed, we can't be happy!"

"Ok!"

Zhuge nodded. At this moment, he was also very calm.

"Jing Wusi just told me that tens of thousands of soldiers from Danyang County have approached from the south. This should be the first main force of the Wu army!"

"Come so fast?" Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes.

"Not only that!" Gan Ning continued: "Zhou Gongjin has also followed your ass, and will enter the Yangtze River Estuary at noon at the latest!"

"I blocked him for a while, and it took two days. Calculate it, by this time, he's almost here!"

Zhuge Liang was not surprised.

"In addition, Tai Shici is coming soon!"

"It was expected that Tai Shici would withdraw his troops, but could he come back so quickly?"

"His main force is Runan, but Wu Jun still has a lot of soldiers and horses in Jiujiang, and there are many soldiers and horses who have crossed the river. When the time comes, U will form an encirclement, and we will be very passive!"

"Ok!"

Zhuge Liang's face turned serious.

"Even to the east, there will be soldiers and horses from the Wu army. Sun Wentai's second son, Sun Quan, the second prince of Wu, has already rushed to Wu County to gather the soldiers of King Qin. Once he is surrounded by troops, we will be ambushed on all sides!"

"It was expected!" Zhuge Liang was very calm: "We should have prepared for this when we came here. Once their capital is broken, how can they not fight with us!"

"Yup!"

Gan Ning also nodded: "So we have to find a way out!"

"how do you want to do it?"

"I'll be in charge of the next attack, and you'll be in charge of the retreat!" Gan Ning said, "You can arrange how to evacuate. My warships are all in Jiangcheng!"

"Row!"

Zhuge Liang thought for a while and nodded.

The strength of the Ming army increased, but they still surrounded the inner city without attacking it. Although Sun Jian had the support of Huang Gai's remnants, the defense of the inner city was not strong, so he was still worried.

Wu Guo's calamity is not easy.

However, the Ming army suddenly hesitated to attack, and his mind was a little erratic, and he couldn't grasp it. He looked like an old ten-year-old, with gray hair on his temples in vain.

Within a day, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses came to Jianye. First, Danyang County soldiers led by Danyang prefect Wu Jing, and then Zhou Yu's navy, bet on the outer city of Jianye from the south and west.

But they were also wary, they didn't know the situation in the city, so they didn't dare to attack easily.

This creates a weird situation.

The Ming army surrounded the inner city, and the main force of the Wu army surrounded the outer city from the outside. The Ming army could launch a devastating attack on the inner city at any time, but the Wu army could only be cautious and dare not attack on a large scale.

The weird confrontation formed instantly.

But for the entire Jianye City, it is inevitable that the storm will come.

At this time, the news has already fermented in the land of Wu State with the help of Jing Wusi.

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The Shanyue tribe is a serious problem in Jiangdong's confidantes, concentrated in Danyang, the land of Yuzhang.

Since last year, Sun Ce has led an army of more than [-]. He personally attacked Shanyue, step by step, and constantly suppressed Shanyue's ability to survive. In just a few months, three of the nine largest Shanyue tribes have been uprooted by him. , one tribe was slaughtered, and two tribes surrendered.

As long as he works harder, he is very confident that within this year, the Shanyue tribe can be pulled out of Wu's domestic troubles.

But at this time, a message came back.

"What? The Ming army actually broke my Jianye City?"

Sun Ce stared wide-eyed, looking at the messenger in front of him, his whole body was filled with fierce aura, which made all the surrounding soldiers tremble.

He knew that the Ming army crossed the border to commit crimes.

But he believed in Zhou Yu.

I also think that the Ming army is just powerful and can't make any tricks. At most it's just showing off its power under Jianye City, but it's never expected.

The Ming army actually broke through Jianye City.

Jianye is the capital of Wu State.

Breaking the capital is equivalent to breaking the sky.

The sky of the Wu Kingdom was about to be broken, so naturally he couldn't sit still.

"When did this happen?"

"Last night!" The messenger said in a low voice, "Your Majesty was trapped in the inner city, and he didn't know if he was alive or dead!"

"Trash, it's a bunch of trash!"

Sun Ce was furious.

He paced back and forth in the tent, his eyes gloomy and uncertain.

At this moment, the main force of his army is encircling the mountain. Once he withdraws his troops, all previous efforts will be wasted, but the safety of Jianye is as important as Mount Tai, how can he just sit idly by.

"Come on, pass on Lu Su, Chen Wu, Lu Meng!"

"Yes!"

Soon under Sun Ce's command, a military adviser and two generals came to stand by: "The last general Lu Su, Chen Wu (Lv Meng) pays his respects to the general!"

"Get up!"

Sun Ce waved his hand and said: "Stop talking nonsense, something happened in Jianye City, I have to go back in person, the battle here will be dispatched by Zijing, and Zilie, Ziming, and Ru will lead the army. Our strategy remains the same. Surround and attack." In short, first cut off the supply lines given to them by the various counties, and then slowly besiege them, absolutely not in a hurry, otherwise the success will fall short!"

"promise!"

The three of them were surprised for a moment, but still took the order.

Then Lu Su asked in a low voice: "General, what happened to Jianye?"

"Jianye City has been breached, and the king is in danger!"

Sun Ce said: "Just wait until you know about this matter. Don't disturb the morale of the army. We dispatched [-] elite troops and consumed Wu's countless logistics reserves to besiege these Shanyue tribes here. At this time, nothing can stop us Annihilate them and keep Jiangdong safe for decades!"

"Yes!"

Lu Su's pupils changed color, and he nodded hastily.

"Then how many soldiers and horses did you bring back to Jianye, General?"

Lu Meng was very young. He was a general who was single-handedly promoted by Sun Ce. He was a rising star among the Jiangdong generals, and he was also Sun Ce's confidant and general.

"The war in this place is still unstable. The noble families from all over the country support the Shanyue tribe. They just want to rely on this matter to suppress my court and make their own profits. This matter should not be publicized, so it needs to be kept secret. I will lead the guards Just go back with more than a hundred cavalry!" Sun Ce thought for a while, and said, although his mind must be gathered, he must be steady, otherwise all these years of experience will be in vain for Sun Jian's cultivation of him.

(End of this chapter)