It was dusk when the news came, and Fang Jie was sitting in a small boat going down the river.
I have to be moved by the complete and effective contact method of Xiaoqi School, so Fang Jie can get in touch at any time when he is out of the army. Chen Xiaoru made improvements on the basis of the secret contact method of the Ouchi Guard Office, and added the guidance from the previous explanation based on some things in the previous life, the efficiency of Xiaoqi school's affairs is shocking.
"Our navy has won."
Liao Sheng handed the secret report to Fang Xie: "Duan Zheng and Zheng Qiu joined forces to command, and the navy won a big victory. But the main reason is that those quacks attacked, which completely disrupted the command of the foreign navy. The foreign navy The number of god-slaying musketeers in the army is indeed not too many, and they are all by the general's side."
"How about the loss?"
Fang asked.
After reporting in detail, Liao Sheng said: "The loss is not very big. In addition... the meteorite transported from Chang'an City is estimated to take at least two months to reach Eastern Xinjiang. General Yan Kuang had to choose the flattest continent. The ship of Huotong Tianxia can only wait on the bank of the Yangtze River, and the ship has not boarded when the news comes."
Fang Jie nodded: "There is no need to rush this, and there is no rush."
He thought for a while and ordered: "Go and contact the Xiaoqi School in Muping City and tell them to start assassinating foreigners in the city. The common people can see it. Muping City is now the most stable place for foreigners, so it must be moved."
"Here."
Liao Sheng responded and said: "General Nalan's team attacked the granary of the Mu Mansion. When they retreated, the troops of the Mu Mansion chased after them, but neither side intended to fight immediately. But in this way, the food will be delayed. On the way. The people in Mu's residence should be waiting for reinforcements, and once General Nalan retreats, he will be chased and bitten by Mu's soldiers, so the situation is not very good."
Fang Xie ordered: "Quickly dispatch Chen Dingnan's cavalry to rush to help. Now Chen Dingnan and Chen Qianshan's team is closest to Nalan. It will only take six or seven days for the cavalry to rush there at the fastest speed. Let Chen Qianshan lead the team Continue to go to Fenghuangtai, and deal with the foreign teams on the way. They will not encounter the main forces of foreigners on the way, and the strongholds they pass will be counted one by one, and I will pull them out. Then Xiaoqi School will Spread the news as much as possible... I need to let the people in Eastern Xinjiang hear the good news again and again."
Liao Sheng thought about it, and then understood what Fang Jie meant.
Now there is no shortage of troops in Eastern Xinjiang to resist the foreigners, but it lacks inspiring morale. What Fang Jie has been worrying about is that the people are gradually adapting to the life of being ruled by foreigners. If that happens, the war will become more and more difficult. If even the common people regard this war as nothing to do with themselves, then the progress of the war will become slower and slower.
As long as news of victory continues to spread, the common people will feel that victory is getting closer and closer.
"besides."
Fang Jie thought for a while and continued: "Send someone to tell Marquis Sanjin to take over Shanhaiguan. Regardless of whether the defenders in Shanhaiguan are willing to fight or not, Shanhaiguan is the most important thing when the army returns. The passage of time cannot be placed in the hands of outsiders."
"San Jinhou's team marched according to the established plan to put pressure on the Mu Mansion...let Lu Fenghou lead his troops to surround Zhenhai...the Mu Mansion soldiers who were chasing Nalan had to retreat. Zhenhai is controlled by the Mu Mansion One of the most important towns in the world, as long as Zhenhai is lost, the control of the Mu Mansion will be cut off... Lu Fenghou does not need to use all his strength to attack, as long as Zhenhai is surrounded."
"Here!"
Liao Sheng wrote down Fang Jie's words on paper, and then silently recited them twice in his heart.
"At this time, I don't want to fight against the Mu family. After all, in the current situation, it is the most beneficial news for foreigners. However, I can't let the soldiers of the Mu family hold me back. … Ask San Jinhou to send someone with weight to the Mu Mansion to meet Mu Guangling directly after Lu Fenghou surrounds Zhenhai. If Mu Guangling dares to attack the envoy, ask the envoy to tell Mu Guangling that as long as he dies, the three people in Zhenhai City will be killed. The Wanmu Mansion soldiers are buried with him."
"Here."
Liao Sheng wrote with charcoal, writing very fast.
"Notify the whole of Eastern Xinjiang in my name that the Black Banner Army welcomes anyone who is willing to go to the battlefield to fight against foreigners. As long as they want to kill foreigners, I don't ask about their background or whether they have any crimes before, as long as they are on the battlefield Shangken is willing to work hard, and the past is never to be blamed. In addition, tell the Jianghu people in Eastern Xinjiang, as long as they can come with ten foreigner heads in their hands, they don't care about their previous mistakes."
"My lord, is this too loose?"
Liao Sheng said worriedly: "Those quacks in the underworld have unclean hands."
"They won't be clean either."
Fang Jie said: "I am so lenient, not that I will be lenient to them in the future. If we still treat them so harshly, as long as they are caught by us, they will be executed. Many of them will be forced to live by foreigners. The people around Yang Shunhui are just like that, if you can’t kill them all, they are the scourge. Instead of doing this, it’s better to let them kill foreigners and take ten heads in exchange for your own life.”
"If you don't win over these people, they will still harm the people by hiding in the dark."
Liao Sheng understood and nodded, "Your subordinate will do it now."
"Go."
Fang Jie waved his hand: "Send someone to tell Nalan that I will wait for him to come back at the Phoenix Terrace."
Liao Sheng agreed, then jumped out of the small boat and landed on another small boat. The punter turned the boat around and went away.
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As the distance from Phoenix Terrace got closer, Fang Jie felt a little nervous. Speaking of which, after so many years of leading troops to conquer the world, no matter how powerful the enemy was, Fang Jie seldom felt nervous. He can always calm himself down, and only by being calm can he find the enemy's weakness.
This time is different.
Although in the past, Fang Jie gambled everything in every decisive battle, but everything at that time was very different from everything now. Now what Fang Jie is betting on is nearly 70% of the Black Banner Army's strength and the status he has finally obtained.
The boat docked at Xiu'an City, and Fang Jie and his party left the waterway and started heading for Phoenix Terrace. After landing in Xiu'an, go all the way to the southeast. This road is actually the one that the Red Eyebrow Army took. Going east for more than a hundred miles from here is Shili Gorge, the place where the Red Eyebrow Army was ambushed by Mu Fu soldiers. A few hundred miles after crossing the Shili Gorge, you will find Fenghuang Terrace.
When passing by Xiu'an, Fang Jie saw a strange thing.
There is a dead body hanging outside the gate of Xiu'an City. It looks like it has been around for some time. The corpse has been severely deformed by the wind and sun for a long time, and its original appearance can hardly be distinguished.
He asked a passerby who it was. A passer-by replied that it was the county magistrate of Xiu'an County, a member of Mu Guangling. It is said that this person led the county government servants to arrest and execute several family members of the Red Eyebrow Army, in order to deter those people in the green forest from opposing the Mu family. As a result, he was killed that night and hung on the top of the wall. Although it is not known who did it, but no one in the city thinks it was wrong.
Hearing these words, Fang Jie knew that Dongjiang had changed. The Mu Mansion used to have unparalleled control over Eastern Xinjiang, even the Sui court could not intervene in Eastern Xinjiang's affairs. Mu Guangling was the local emperor of the eastern border. Almost all the local officials and even the generals of the frontier army were appointed by Mu Guangling.
Now, the common people have begun to hate the Mu Mansion.
In fact, this is due to the public opinion war fought by Nalan Dingdong. From the very beginning, Nalan Dingdong did not choose to give in to the Mu Mansion, but put on a very strong momentum of confrontation with the Mu Mansion, and then sent people to publicize the hatefulness of the Mu Mansion among the people. After the Jun incident, the Mu Mansion's reputation was pretty bad.
"Nalan has done a lot."
Fang Jie seemed to be talking to himself: "At the beginning I sent him to lead the troops to the Eastern Border, it was only because of his relationship with the Northern Liao people, and because he really had the talent to lead the troops, that's why I took the risk of sending 100,000 troops to the Eastern Border. The people gave it to him. Now it seems that I myself underestimated him... Not only did I firmly guard the Phoenix Terrace, but I also peeled off more than one layer of the deep-rooted trust and awe that the people of Eastern Xinjiang had in the Mu Mansion."
So far, the generals he personally selected have fulfilled their missions better than he expected. Originally, Chen Dingnan was not the person Fang Jie appointed to pacify the Yunnan Road. Initially, Fang Jie appointed Chen Qianshan as the general, because relatively speaking, Chen Qianshan was more stable. Who would have thought that when something happened to Chen Qianshan, Chen Dingnan took over, and as a result, he quickly wiped out the remnants of Nanyan in Yunnan Dao, and shocked the He people. Chen Dingnan contributed to the rapid stabilization of Yunnan Dao.
Song Zihui, styled Dingxi.
What Fang Jie didn't know was that what he did in the west had already affected the balance between the East and the West on both sides of Langru Mountain, and had even changed the layout of the entire grassland. Maybe it won't be long before the impact of Song Zihui's successes will become even greater.
Nalan Dingdong
This person brought many surprises to Fang Jie.
Not only brave but also resourceful, the current situation in Eastern Xinjiang is so favorable to the Black Banner Army, all thanks to Nalan Dingdong's strategy.
"Liao Sheng."
Fang Xie called Liao Sheng over and said: "Send someone to pass on my order. Nalan Dingdong will be promoted to a third-rank general and given the title of first-class marquis... All the generals under him will be promoted to one rank and their salary will be doubled. All those who work in Dongjiang You will be promoted to a higher level at the Xiaoqi School, and your salary will be doubled."
Liao Sheng nodded quickly and wrote it down.
"Let San Jinhou write a letter to Mu Guangling in the name of the imperial court, telling Mu Guangling that from now on all the troops of the Black Banner Army will requisition the food from the local granary. Isn't Mu Guangling concerned about his status? Then I will let him continue I don't care. He still insists on being the Duke of the Great Sui Dynasty, so everything should be brought up to the officials. If Mu Guangling is not happy, it means disrespecting the court order, and I will discuss it with him personally."
"Here."
In the past few days, Fang Xie kept giving orders. Although he was not in the barracks, the orders were more intensive.
"never mind… "
Fang Jie waved his hand suddenly: "I won't go to Phoenix Terrace. Nalan will take at least 20 days to return to Phoenix Terrace. I will go to Mu Mansion first."
"Mu Mansion?"
Liao Sheng was taken aback: "Is this the way to go?"
"No, give him enough face."
Fang Jie said: "All the things are carried on the navy ship, and I sent someone to order the navy to dock in Lufeng City, and I want to take my pro-barracks to Mufu."
"Here."
After hesitating for a while, Liao Sheng asked, "Should I send an official document first?"
"Um."
Fang Jie nodded: "not only issued official documents, but also sent people to inform the prefectures and counties along the way, saying that on behalf of the imperial court, I want to meet Mu Guogong and publicize this matter. The people sent should be clear Tell Mu Guangling to wait at home to welcome the imperial envoy."
Liao Sheng saw a hint of playfulness in Fang Jie's eyes, and he suddenly felt a little excited... This time, it's really not a good thing for the Mu family.