Thief Emperor

Chapter 673 Wudang Mountain

This system of military merit and rank was the product of Li Yun's combination of Qin law and some systems from another world.

This system is undoubtedly very suitable for wartime, especially in a place like Jiangdong where Li Yun has already won the hearts of the people. Once the soldiers under his command are inspired by this system, they will surely burst out with stronger combat effectiveness.

In the next few days, the entire Jingzhou army began to work on this matter.

Of course, at Li Yun's current level, he no longer needs to do everything himself. He only needs to set a general strategy, and then go to the scene in person to make totems and give a speech, and things will be done.

On the fifth day after Li Yun arrived in Jingzhou, Zhao Cheng, who was in Xiangzhou, and Xue Shou, who was inspecting the five states of Jingzhou and Xiangyang, also arrived in Jingzhou. They all gathered in the general's tent in the military camp outside the city.

At this point, even though all the important military and political figures in Jingxiang had finally arrived, Li Yun no longer asked about rewarding the troops, but hung up the map of Shannan East Road high up.

Su Sheng, Xue Shou and Zhao Cheng sat obediently in front of him, like students.

Li Yun pointed at Xiangzhou and said, "After we take Xiangzhou, there will be no obstacles for us to enter the Central Plains. After passing Dengzhou to the north of Xiangzhou, we will reach the main roads."

During the Wu Zhou Dynasty, the territory was divided into Duji Province and Jinggi Province. Jinggi Province was the capital, and Duji Province was Luoyang.

"General Zhao, you have been in Xiangzhou for a while. Tell me about the situation."

Zhao Cheng quickly stood up, bowed his head deeply and said, "Yes, take the seat."

"Dengzhou doesn't have too many defenders. As long as the superiors nod, I can take it in half a month. However, there are heavy troops deployed along the Funiu Mountain line where Dengzhou borders Dujidao in the north."

Zhao Cheng said in a deep voice: "The mountains along the Funiu Mountain are all high and very difficult to cross."

He stood up, walked in front of Li Yun, bowed to Li Yun, pointed to the north of Dengzhou on the map, and said slowly: "It's here. There is a pass here called Luyang Pass."

"At present, Liang Wen's troops are stationed here. As long as we can break through Luyang Pass, we can go through Xuzhou from Luyang Pass and then enter Dujidao from Xuzhou!"

"And then, conquer the entire Central Plains."

Li Yun's eyes also fell on the map.

At the location where Zhao Cheng pointed his finger, there was a horizontal mountain range that separated the north and the south.

Of course, it is not easy to get through here.

If they don't pass through here, they can only cross the Huai River to the north from a place further east. Most of the prefectures and counties north of the Huai River are currently occupied by the Pinglu Army.

In other words, if one wants to march into the Central Plains and occupy Luoyang, there are currently only two ways. One way is to go around Xuzhou from Luyang Pass and then enter Luoyang. The second way is to enter the Central Plains through the territory of the Pinglu Army in the east.

Not to mention whether the Pinglu Army would be willing to lend Li Yun the road, even if they were willing to lend them the road, Li Yun would not agree.

After all, it is easy to pass through other people's territory, but if others don't let you come back when you come back, the entire army may be defeated in the north.

Mr. Li also sat down, looked up at the map, and asked, "Tell me what you think."

Su Sheng thought for a while, then said: "Sir, since we have already made enemies with the Pinglu Army, why don't we just occupy Jingxiang and the Shannan East Road, then fight the Pinglu Army first and eat up Zhou Xu's territory!"

"When that time comes, it won't be too late to move westward and seize the Central Plains."

Li Yun shook his head slightly and said, "We just had a big battle, and they are also angry. At this time, we should not provoke the Pinglu Army. Since we have already taken Jingxiang, there is no reason why we cannot enter the Central Plains."

Li looked up at the map, thought for a while, and then continued: "But what Brother Su said just now makes sense. After the reward for the troops is over, we will first occupy the territory of Shannan East Road, such as Fangzhou, Junzhou, and Shangzhou to the west of Jingxiang."

"It's March now. We should try to take over these states by May, and then we will move north and enter the Central Plains."

"This period of time is used, firstly, to integrate new soldiers, and secondly, to observe the movements of other Jiedushi."

At this point, Li Yun looked at everyone and asked, "Do you have any other opinions?"

Xue Shou thought for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, do the five states of Jingxiang want to cooperate with the army in recruiting soldiers?"

Li Yun smiled and said, "If we don't suffer too many casualties, there is no need to recruit soldiers from Jingxiang. If the subsequent casualties are too heavy, I'm afraid the five states of Jingxiang will have to cooperate with us."

Xue Shou nodded silently and said, "I understand."

At this time, some of Li Yun's old subordinates, such as Su Sheng and Zhao Cheng, still called Li Yun "Shangwei", but Xue Shou had deliberately changed the name because he was now a "relative by marriage", or in other words, the Xue family was a relative by marriage.

Although Xue Shou still makes a living by his own ability, he also has to consider the future of the Xue family. From this perspective, only when Li Yun's status is raised and becomes noble, the status of the Xue family, the in-laws or descendants of the family, can rise accordingly.

Zhao Cheng looked at Li Yun, lowered his head slightly and smiled, "You have been in Jingzhou for so long, you should go to Xiangzhou with your subordinates. The Jiangdong Army soldiers in Xiangzhou miss you very much. You can't keep favoring some over others."

Li Yun coughed and said with a smile: "In the next few days, the military merit titles of General Su's troops will basically be completed. After the titles here are completed, I will go to Xiangzhou."

"Distribute the military titles under General Zhao as well."

At this time, Li Yun's ninth-rank title was still quite valuable. If a general was granted a title, even a senior general at the level of captain, most of them would only be the lowest-ranking sergeants.

Therefore, Li Yun needs to do this thing himself.

Only in this way can his prestige and dominance among middle and low-level generals be high enough.

Zhao Cheng was somewhat happy, and said with a smile: "Scold me here, wait for a few days for the throne, and then I will escort the throne, and go to Xiangzhou together."

His hand was only on the map, and he smiled and said, "To the northwest of Xiangzhou is Junzhou. There is a Wudang Mountain in Junzhou. I heard it is one of the Taoist paradises. There are many old Taoists who have achieved success in cultivation on the mountain. When you arrive in Xiangzhou, at most half a month, I will take Junzhou for you."

"Then I will accompany you to climb Mount Wudang."

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Hearing the words "Wudang Mountain", Li Yun was stunned at first, then he roughly calculated the location and understood it.

The geography of the two worlds is roughly similar, and the Wudang Mountain in the other world is indeed not too far from Xiangzhou.

Thinking of this, Mr. Li smiled and said, "I grew up in the mountains and I love climbing mountains. If the general really takes Junzhou, I will definitely go to Wudang Mountain to take a look."

Emperors in ancient times, especially founding emperors, would have some inexplicable connections with these famous mountains and rivers, leaving behind some rumors and legends that people enjoy talking about.

Wudang Mountain is obviously a very mysterious place. Li Yun needs such a layer of mystery. If he has the opportunity, he must go to Wudang Mountain to take a look.

Even if it was not for political considerations, hearing these three words would make it worth Li Yun's trip.

Zhao Cheng was quite excited when he heard this, and said quickly: "Don't worry, sir. Before April, I will definitely take Junzhou and accompany you to Mount Wudang!"

Li Yun smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait for the general."

Su Sheng at the side couldn't help but say: "Speaking of mountain climbing, there are many mountains near Jingzhou..."

Seeing this, Li Yun laughed and said, "Wait until the two generals take over the nearby prefectures and counties, and I will climb all the mountains that can be climbed."

……

This meeting lasted for more than an hour before it came to an end, and the tactical goals for the next period of time were set.

After the two generals left the tent, Li Yun kept his elder brother-in-law Xue Shou and discussed with him the issue of grain transportation in Jingxiang.

In fact, the most important reason why Li Yun transferred him here to be the Jingxiang Surveillance Commissioner was to let him be responsible for the logistics of the army and the supply of food and fodder.

This is also a double insurance for Li Yun to control the army. With this layer of insurance, no matter what happens in the army, they have to obey his control.

Moreover, Li Yun's second uncle Xue Fang has been doing money and grain business in recent years. He is basically the "royal merchant" of Jiangdong. With the cooperation of the brothers Xue Fang and Xue Shou, the logistics of grain and fodder will not be a big problem.

After the two chatted for a while, Xue Shou bowed his head to Li Yun and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will focus my main energy on food and grass in the future."

"No matter what happens, make sure the army will not run out of food."

Li Yun smiled and said, "It's just the two of us, why are you so reserved, brother?"

"I was just about to remind Your Majesty of this."

Xue Shou's expression turned serious.

"The etiquette cannot be abolished."

(End of this chapter)