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Chapter 432 Thousands of sails compete

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On the land of Taiping Prefecture, Nanzhili, the rice in the cultivated land has been harvested.

The white water surface was exposed in the paddy fields, and rice piles were dotted inside. From a distance, it looked like plates of sweet white porridge sprinkled into sesame seeds; while some fields were released and turned into dry fields. The rice piles were cut down and piled up in the fields, and were burned everywhere. The ash that had been burned fell into the fields and could be composted. The dry fields could then be planted and one more season of grain could be harvested.

But at this time, the village between the fields was not peaceful. Several dogs were kicking their legs at the entrance of the village and barking wildly. When they were scared, they ran away, and they were yelling while running, and chased the chickens in the village, flapping their wings and flying around.

Those chickens would not stop easily when frightened, and they kept clamoring.

The people in the village were not calm, there were children crying and men scolding.

There were several people wearing green and red hats and soap boots standing in the village. They were officials, with wide scabbards hanging on their waists, pressing their hands on the hilt, and yelling with fingers. What was even more scary was the sergeant wearing iron sheets carrying pointed iron-headed weapons.

Li Zheng, the surveillance chief, etc. also came, and there were many onlookers, and many people gathered together for a while.

My cousin, have you been sent to the army this year? The river embankment was built at the beginning of the year and the walls in the county were built. Why did you need to recruit people again?An older villager was arguing.

A soldier with a foreign accent shouted at the top of his voice: The imperial army is going to quell the rebellion, to the west!If it is not going well, people often need to pull the boat!If the young and strong people in the local area don’t go to pull the soldiers, can they push the cart, and go to work hard?Do we be animals?

The soldier was a burly man, full of iron hands and weapons in his hands. People were a little afraid of hearing him yell.

But the elders in the village seemed determined to stand up and said bitterly: I just dried the rice and handed over the autumn grain, and the government came to force the military rations, and all I gave were treasure money (banks)...

We are going to fight the traitor!The sergeant was furious, most of you were resistant to obstruction, were you colluding with the rebels?

The villagers were clamoring, how dare the grass-roots rebel?

At this moment, a young man led a mule to come over under the crooked tree at the entrance of the village. Seeing many people gathered there, he asked a woman, Aunt Li, what's going on? The government is here to buy food again?

As soon as he said this, a big man in armor shouted over there: Come here, bring the mule here too.

The young man had to walk over slowly, and didn't dare to ask what he was calling him.

The big man in armor asked: Which one is the name?

Then he said to Li Zheng, "Check, is this kid in the name or not."

After saying that, the big man in armor looked at the mule constantly, muttering something, not bad, his legs are strong, and he can pull a cart.

Li Zheng looked up and said: There are two brothers in this family, and one person must be appointed to take over the labor service for their family.

The big man was happy and said: The mule is requisitioned first. Within three days, you can go to the county with others.After saying that, he asked his companions to go up and lead the mule.

When the young man saw that he was willing to follow, he wanted his mule in a few words?

The young man grabbed the reins with one hand and hugged the mule's neck with his arms, blushed and thick neck, saying, "What are you going to do!" If I want to lose all my money, this mule is our family’s life!

The big man came forward and grabbed the hair from Housheng's head and pulled it over. He raised a piece of paper with his other hand, and read the notice clearly. Dare to disobey is to rebel!

I can't read, I don't rebel, I just want my own snail... The young man almost cried.

The armored man grabbed his arm and lifted it up lightly, but Housheng grabbed the reins desperately in his hand.

The big man suddenly pulled out a bright knife from his waist, and the villagers were upset, and the ones in front of him took two steps back.

However, the man was not trying to kill someone. He cut off the reins with a knife, twisted his head and gave a wink, asking his accomplices to take away the snail.

The young man was put down on the ground and struggled and cried: I will go to the labor service with you now, I will go to pull a cart and be with the snail.

The big man finally agreed and shouted: Everyone who has received the letter will come out to arrange it, I nodded!

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Under the iron helmet worn by British Duke Zhang Fu, several gray hairs were blown straight by the wind on the river. The dark skin and wrinkles on his face were filled with traces of wind and frost, but his body was straight.

The three vertical lines between his eyebrows made him look serious and majestic. A strong man bent over in front of the horse gave a speech: The emperor cut off your title, and you are not good at it.I recommend you again this time, so I will not lead the troops, but I should not take any errands for you.Before the army moves, food and supplies come first, and you will definitely not be able to make any difference.

This strong man was the former Marquis of Wuyang Xue Lu, but now he is no longer a noble person.

But sometimes I think it out, as long as my comrades in the Jingnan Campaign are still in the court and their connections are still there, I don’t have to pay too much attention to the title of Duke and Marquis.

Xue Lu replied respectfully: As long as the last general can still follow the Duke of the State, he is willing to be a small pawn, and dare not live without his life!Don't worry, the army along the way will be arranged properly.

Zhang Fu also reminded: The court has been using troops for years, and the people are under heavy burden. You must always remember to be polite to the people and strictly restrain your subordinates. Those who violate the law will be punished strictly!

Get order!Xue Lu responded firmly.

Zhang Fu kicked the horse and said with great enthusiasm: Let's go together.

Xue Lu led the horse over the reins, turned over the horse, and rode his horse quickly to follow Zhang Fu's team.The group crossed a small hill, and the scene in front of them suddenly became clear, and a spectacular scene appeared in front of them.

The infantry in lined up, their long weapons moved slowly like woods, horse soldiers and vehicles were endless, dust and fog in the air, flags covered the sky, and the people and horse brigades were nowhere to be seen, like a huge black dragon.

On the river, thousands of sails competed, countless boats floated on the water, and there were wheels coming and going, with water trucks installed on them, and they were traveling very fast like a steamer.

Xue Lu looked at it for a long time and said: A group of our army entered Huizhou several months ago, and it was very disturbing. Now it has advanced to Raozhou. Generally speaking, the bandit army should have crossed Poyang Lake to reject our army. I don’t expect the bandits to be unmoved, and it seems that they have already considered our strategy.The thief leader should not be missed, or there are experts among them.

Zhang Fuleng snorted, "From Nanzhili to Jiangxi, we should have made it convenient to go to the Yangtze River; our army advanced to Huizhou, and anyone who understands a little will be wary of the water and land of the Yangtze River. What's so smart?

This time, our army will divide into three groups to attack the enemy. How can a great army "speaking east and attacking west" and "tuning tigers away from the mountain" be able to be judged in one word?If the bandit army dares to use its main force to fight against the Huizhou soldiers on the south road, Jiujiang Prefecture will be lost.They remained silent and vowed to protect Jiujiang. The army on the south side captured all the lands of Raozhou and controlled the east of the lake (Poyang Lake); the Hukou became an isolated city, which had no food route and was also a desperate place, and the thief army dared not refuse to guard Hukou.Therefore, our army-controlled Hukou is also a bag, and it will be a matter of time sooner or later.So the bandit army reigned on Jiujiang, and they only had Jiujiang. When the main force of the bandit army was restrained from the east, our north road Jingying could go south from the north and south, cross the river and cut into the west of Jiujiang, and Jiujiang also became an isolated city.The three-way attack together, even if the thief has wings, they will fly south!

After hearing this, Xue Lu couldn't help but say: Our army has the chance of winning in this battle.The Duke of the State first set up Nanjing and then destroyed the Huguang rebellion. His great achievements were the first of our Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Fu said lightly: When the Han King was pacified, it was the emperor who led the army in person, and the emperor defeated the enemy without fighting. This time, the emperor attacked and destroyed the rebels in Huguang, which was also the emperor's wise and sage. How dare I take credit?

Zhang Fu was indeed full of confidence at this time, and he really couldn't think of any other way for the rebels.

After a long period of preparation, the court has completed the multi-party deployment of the Huguang regime.

At this time, the imperial court was determined to do whatever it took to do, and the total number of military deployments to Huguang reached about 400,000...

The troops transferred from Sichuan, together with the local troops of Henan and Jingxiang, cooperated with part of the Jingying to deter important places in the upper reaches of Huguang and the central Yuezhou, with their main role as threatening and restraining; the Jingying North Route Army on the north bank of the river, the Central Route Army on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Southern Route Army attacking from Huizhou, and three routes to attack, directly launching the Battle of Jiangxi, seizing the important towns of Jiujiang and destroying the elite rebels.

The total deployed troops was about 400,000, but it was difficult for the imperial court to gather all the 400,000 troops in one place to send all the troops out. Not only did it gather in a place with high mountains and high mountains and long roads; but it was also a big problem for so many people to gather in one place, and the transportation of food and grass alone would not be able to withstand the financial resources.

Separate deployment can directly obtain most of the supplies from the local area, greatly reducing the burden on the court.

The British publicly established a strategy, and the attacking troops were divided into three routes. In addition to considering combat strategies, they could also better divide the consumption of the army.

Of course, it is difficult to mobilize all 400,000 people for attack. Even so, the combined three mobile troops deployed to Jiangxi alone had no less than 100,000 troops, which obviously formed an absolute power advantage over the rebels.

British Duke Zhang Fu rode his horse and looked at the thousands of troops on the Yangtze River and land, feeling excited.He thought to himself: The Huguang rebellion can be resolved before the end of this year.

The Han King has been destroyed, Emperor Xuande's prestige and status has risen. Once Huguang is pacified, the world should be peaceful.

There was a long discussion in the court that the voyage to the West would be stopped, and the naval fleet anchored in the port would not be able to make a long time; Jiaozhi would also withdraw its troops; in Mongolia, northern Xinjiang, Emperor Xuande should not learn from his grandfather's northern expedition, and switching to defense was the established national policy.

Converge all directions, rest with the people's livelihood, and peace in the world.

Zhang Fu felt that after this battle, he had enough credit, and he would be able to get rid of his army and return to the field. He would have a high position and a generous salary, so he should enjoy the blessing of a peaceful and prosperous era.

For a moment, he was in a good mood, and the wrinkles on his face gradually stretched out, making him feel particularly comfortable in the wind as he ran into the war horse.