Chapter 298: A poisonous plot "That's natural.
Thank you for reminding me, old man.
I will go back and report to my lord right now."
Li Xixi was frightened again and bowed and responded loudly.
Immediately, he saluted Zhu Chongjiu again and asked him to lend him two fast horses so that he could take turns riding them on the way back and arrive at Xuzhou early.
Seeing that he was eager to save people, Zhu Chongjiu did not stop him.
He thought for a while and whispered: "I still have good horses here, but can your body hold up?"
"Thank you, Chief Manager, for caring about me.
When I was hanging out on the green forest road, I would often escape on horseback.
Running for several days and nights was not uncommon.
As long as no one stopped me along the way, I could just sleep on the saddle of the horse."
Come on, the brothers will take turns to find the way."
Li Xixi gritted her teeth and forced herself to respond.
In order to save time when he came, he chose to ride a horse instead of taking a boat.
He didn't sleep much for two days and one night.
After two more days and one night after returning home, even the iron-clad body will fall apart.
But now Xuzhou City was full of brothers who usually ate from the same pot.
He really didn't dare to let everyone face Tuotuo's hundreds of thousands of troops without even the slightest precaution.
What's more, when he kowtowed to Fu Youde and sworn sworn sworn relatives, he also swore that he could not be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but he hoped to die in the same year, the same month and the same day.
So even if there is still the last breath left, the news of Tuotuo going south must be sent back first.
Seeing that Li Xixi was so loyal to Zhao Junyong, Zhu Chongjiu was very moved.
After thinking for a while, he said loudly, "I will give you nine good horses.
You and your guards will get three horses each and I will give you a waist card.
At all checkpoints and stations in Huaiyang and Huaiyang, you just have to show your waist card to me."
They look at it.
After they see it, they will definitely help you as much as possible.”
"Thank you, General Manager.
If the General Manager is useful to the general in the future, even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire ahead, the general will not dare to resign."
Li Xixi heard this and was very happy.
He knelt down and kowtowed heavily to Zhu Chongjiu.
"Get up, you are a good man.
There is gold at your knees."
Zhu Chongjiu stepped forward again, held Li Xixi with both hands, and then turned to Xu Hongsan and ordered, "Send twenty of your brothers with the best riding skills to escort them all the way to Huai'an.
Our Huai'an army's scouts will give him a badge, and by the way, we will send someone to send a message to Hu Dahai and ask him to prepare for battle immediately."
"Yes" Xu Hongsan agreed loudly, took Li Xixi's arm from Zhu Chongjiu, and helped the latter to walk out quickly.
Li Xixi staggered to follow, and in a blink of an eye, the two figures disappeared outside the meeting hall.
Zhu Chongjiu looked away from the door, considered for a moment, walked to the commander's desk, pulled out a command arrow, "Navy Commander Zhu Qiang" "The general is here."
Zhu Qiang stood up and strode forward to wait for his orders.
"Send the two fastest boats to patrol the Yellow River.
If you find the enemy, return to Huai'an immediately to give a warning."
Zhu Chongjiu raised his command arrow and ordered loudly.
"General, I obey."
Zhu Qiang took another half step forward and stretched out his hands to catch the command arrow.
Zhu Chongjiu did not immediately hand over the command arrow to him.
Instead, he thought about it and continued to give instructions: "Mobilize all warships of the Navy and strengthen patrols on the river from now on.
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If there are soldiers and horses coming from the other side, they can be sunk. , sink it immediately.
If you really can’t stop it, don’t be reluctant to fight, and be sure to send the news back to Yangzhou as soon as possible.”
"This" Zhu Qiang was stunned for a moment, feeling very disappointed.
Although the number of the navy under his command was only a little over 3,000, there were more than 20 warships, and each ship was equipped with four-pound and six-pound cannons.
I thought I could have a hand in the fierce battle that was about to break out, but unexpectedly I only got a piece of information, an errand to patrol the water of the Yangtze River.
How could I not be disappointed?
"Don't think this task is easy."
Zhu Chongjiu guessed what the other party was thinking, smiled, and added with a straight face, "Zhang Shicheng and Wang Kerou have just established themselves in Jiangnan, so they may not be able to entangle Dong Tuanxiao.
And the man surnamed Dong is everywhere.
Only Tuotuo will follow suit.
This time Tuotuo goes south, he will definitely cooperate with us, especially after knowing that our main force is going north to fight, there is a high chance that he will make his move to Yangzhou City. " "If he dares to come, the general will make it impossible for him to come or go."
Zhu Qiang immediately became energetic, took the general's order, and responded with gritted teeth.
"If you can stop him, try to stop him.
If you can't stop him, let him go ashore."
Zhu Chongjiu was not very confident in the navy, which had just changed to an imitation Arabian-style dhow.
He nodded and smiled to relieve Zhu Qiang's pressure.
"After letting him go ashore, if you can cut off his food path, it will be better than fighting him directly on the river.
Go ahead and make preparations immediately.
I'll wait for you." good news" "Yes" Zhu Qiang saluted and stepped back.
"Fourth Army Commander Wu Xiyu" Zhu Chongjiu immediately raised the second command arrow and shouted loudly.
"The final general is here."
Wu Twenty-two strode forward and bowed to wait for his orders.
"The Fourth Army will stay in Yangzhou.
In addition, the defense of the entire Yangzhou Road will also be handed over to you."
"General, I will obey your order."
Wu Twenty-two took the command arrow without hesitation and responded loudly, "If there is any oversight, I will come to see you first."
"I don't want your head.
But before I come back, you must ensure that Yangzhou City, Jiangwan Base and Haimen Port do not fall into the hands of foreign enemies.
Otherwise, you will not be able to atone for your sins even if you die a hundred times.
"Zhu Chongjiu thought for a while and emphasized.
"The general will understand."
Wu Twenty-two nodded solemnly, took the command arrow, turned around and exited the door.
"Third Army Commander Xu Tiande" Zhu Chongjiu quickly swept his eyes across the faces of the generals, raised the third arrow in his hand, and called to the general he was most assured of, "Go down and prepare immediately.
Bring ten days of food and grass baggage, and prepare."
After you are ready, set off immediately and be the vanguard of the entire army to support Xuzhou.
Remember, do not act rashly if you are not absolutely sure."
"Don't worry, Commander, I will never betray your trust."
Xu Da stepped forward quickly, took the order, and then trotted out with Wang Dapang, the deputy commander of the Third Army, Chang Shi Li Ziyu and others.
Prepare for levy.
"Liu Ziyun, the deputy commander of the First Army, and Wu Liangmou, the commander of the Fifth Army, you two will immediately take people down to prepare.
After all the grain, grass and baggage are loaded, immediately join me to support Xuzhou."
Zhu Chongjiu picked up the fourth command arrow and Continue to deploy troops and generals.
Liu Ziyun and Wu Liangmou also took the command arrows and led their respective generals to quickly withdraw.
The meeting hall was immediately half empty.
Zhu Chongjiu thought about it for a while, and then pulled out the fifth, sixth, and seventh command arrows one after another, and handed them to Yangzhou Magistrate Luo Ben, Director of the Work Bureau Huang Laowai, Director of the Academic Bureau Lu Kun, and Academic Affairs Shi Naian, and asked the four of them to communicate with each other.
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Cooperate and continue with the reconstruction of Yangzhou City, the development of new workshops, and preparations for this year's scientific expedition after the army sets off, and try not to let the internal affairs operations be disturbed by the war.
Then, he grabbed the eighth command arrow and handed it directly to Mr.
Su who was closest to him.
"Su Changshi, it's still the same.
After I go on the expedition, all military and political affairs in Huaiyang will be handed over to you."
"Wei Chen, even if my body is shattered to pieces, I will never betray my lord's trust."
Mr.
Su stood up and accepted the order with red eyes.
His abilities were limited and he became increasingly unsuited to Chang Shi's position.
He had offered to resign several times and asked Zhu Chongjiu to find someone else to take over.
However, Zhu Chongjiu never agreed, and the second position in the Huaiyang Department was always left to him, so that his power would always increase with the development of the General Manager's Office.
Zhu Chongjiu smiled at him and said sincerely, "You have high prestige and seniority, so it is most suitable for you to stay here for me.
If there is anything that cannot be solved, discuss it with Luo Ben and the others.
No matter how capable a person is, It is inevitable that there will be oversights, but by pooling the efforts of everyone, things can be done more securely.”
Mr.
Su knew that his lord was reminding him not to make the mistake of seizing power, so he quickly nodded in agreement, "Wei Chen has taken note of it.
Governor, don't worry, Wei Chen himself knows what he is worth."
"I've always been trusting you."
Zhu Chongjiu nodded and encouraged with a smile.
Then he successively called Jiao Yu, director of the Engineering Academy, Yu Changlin, director of the Commercial Bureau, and some civilian staff to explain the key points that needed to be paid attention to recently.
Then he turned his attention to Zhang Song, the former prefect of Luzhou who had just defected to Luzhou last year.
"You have to hurry up on the establishment of the Internal Security Department.
Recently, the focus has been on the traders entering and leaving Huaiyang.
I guess the imperial court Once they fail to win on the battlefield, they will try to attack us from within."
"Yes" Zhang Song took the order arrow and bowed to accept the order.
He has a feminine nature and has been in official circles for a long time, so he is best suited to do some "dirty work".
After Zhu Chongjiu accepted his defection last year, he immediately thought of a suitable position.
That is the secretly established Internal Security Department of the General Manager's Mansion, which is specially used to deal with spies from all parties who have sneaked into the Huaiyang area, and to investigate the integrity of officials.
"Deputy gang leader Chang, please send me another sum of money."
He waved Zhang Song away.
Zhu Chongjiu then told Chen Ji, who joined the army, "After this battle is over, you will be responsible for forming an intelligence department.
It will be responsible for spying on the enemy's situation outside and reporting back to the enemy."
Pass the news.
Like today, the enemy troops have reached the edge of the Yellow River, but we don’t know the situation at all.
Try not to let it happen again.”
"I obey," Chen Ji was overjoyed.
He took the arrow and bowed to the ground.
He, Ye Dexin, and Robben entered the general shogunate on the same day based on their results in the last imperial examination.
Now, both Robben and Ye Dexin have served as local officials, but he is the only one who continues to practice for the position of joining the army.
To say he is not in a hurry is to flatter himself.
Now that we finally have the opportunity to stand alone, how can we not seize it firmly and strive to stand out as soon as possible?
Seeing that there were very few people left in the meeting hall, Zhu Chongjiu thought for a moment and was about to tell everyone to go back and rest.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yi, who was sitting behind Chen Ji, secretly winked at Song Ke, stood up, and said loudly, "My lord, I have something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not."
"Let's talk.
When we are discussing matters here, you can say whatever you want.
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But once a decision is made, no matter whether you support or oppose it, you must go all out to implement it."
Zhu Chongjiu turned his head back and encouraged with a smile
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