Chapter 183: Congratulatory Gifts

"No matter how difficult, we must fight!

State affairs are difficult, and the Grand Secretary's pressure is also very great right now. Launching the summer campaign is also a last resort.

The Emperor and the hundred officials in the court are very dissatisfied with the high military expenditure. The Grand Secretary cannot withstand the pressure either and must break the situation as soon as possible.

According to past experience, after the autumn harvest, the grassland people will invade again.

If we cannot quickly defeat the rebels, the imperial court's resources will not be able to be concentrated in the southeast!"

Jia Bo said with a firm tone.

As an army supervisor, he must implement Grand Secretary Xu's will.

The victory of the Guangxi Campaign was certainly because the officers and soldiers could fight, but it was also inseparable from the support of money and grain from above.

With Li Mu and Jing Yifeng's background, they certainly were not afraid of offending Grand Secretary Xu, but they could not withstand the fact that the money and grain needed by the main army were controlled by Grand Secretary Xu.

Not to mention deliberate obstruction, as long as he cards it a little, it will make people very uncomfortable.

"Military orders must certainly be executed.

However, how to execute them specifically needs long-term deliberation.

The main army is currently resting and reorganizing; we do not have the ability to launch a comprehensive counterattack at present.

If we have to send troops, we can only show off on the local battlefield.

If the other battle lines achieve complete victory and shake the rebels' morale, it will not be too late for us to expand the war."

Li Mu refused tactfully.

There are policies above and countermeasures below.

Executing orders with a discount is better than not executing orders at all.

As for Grand Secretary Xu's side, whether it can be fooled, it mainly depends on the development of the situation on the battlefield.

If the friendly forces perform excellently, this is a crime.

If the teammates perform generally poorly, a victory with slow progress is also a rare achievement.

"Commander Li, you don't look favorably on this counterattack?"

Jia Bo asked in surprise.

The imperial court assembled one hundred thousand elite troops to besiege the rebels; no matter how you look at it, it is crushing the rebels.

Just the Yangzhou Camp and Huai'an Camp could suppress hundreds of thousands of rebels; this time, with the addition of many elites, there is absolutely no reason for failure.

"Magistrate Jia misunderstood; the campaign organized by the Grand Secretary will naturally achieve victory.

It is mainly because the guard troops in Guangxi are not fit for use, and the Yangzhou Camp and Huai'an Camp have supplemented a large number of new soldiers, and their combat power has not yet returned to its peak.

With the increase in the area of recovered lost territory, the defense pressure we face has also become severe.

Involving the strategic situation of the two Guang regions, we have to be cautious now.

We would rather establish less merit than lose the current fruits."

Li Mu hurriedly retorted.

Some things can be thought about, but they must never be said out loud.

Whether the suppression war can be won does not depend on whether the army is elite, but on how deeply the civil officials intervene.

Originally, the various armies were far apart from each other, and then there was remote control command.

If ten points of combat power can exert five or six points, that is already very difficult.

Not to mention that Great Dayu has a tradition of eating empty salaries; nominally, it is one hundred thousand elites matched with hundreds of thousands of guard troops, and the real troop strength can be cut in half.

The moisture in the elites is less, but generally, it will not exceed seventy percent.

The military expenditure allocated by the imperial court will itself be skimmed off, and being able to get seventy or eighty percent of the military pay is already the limit.

The resulting money and grain gap, the generals will naturally not pay out of their own pockets to fill, so reducing troops became the best choice.

If the commander knows military affairs and makes strategic deployments based on the real troop strength of each unit, then the problem will not be too big.

What is feared is that Grand Secretary Xu gets carried away and directly makes strategic deployments based on paper strength.

The tasks of other units are unclear, but the combat mission assigned to the Guangxi Front Army defaults to the assumption that the troops under his command are all elites.

If there really were forty thousand elite troops, recovering Guangxi would naturally be a matter of course.

The problem is he doesn't have them!

"Do your best!"

Jia Bo said with a disappointed expression.

If possible, he really wanted to use this opportunity to perform well in front of Grand Secretary Xu.

But the generals under his command did not support him, and he, the army supervisor, was powerless.

Forcibly forcing the main general to send troops requires a price.

Based on his understanding of Li Mu and Jing Yifeng, neither of these two was a master who would easily compromise.

Just him, the army supervisor, simply could not suppress the two. Even with Grand Secretary Xu's order, it would not have much effect.

Having just won the Guangxi Campaign, both were meritorious ministers of the country, and there were two auxiliary ministers in the capital supporting them.

Not looking at the monk's face, look at the Buddha's face; even Grand Secretary Xu would not find it easy to target the two openly.

Bai Lian Holy Kingdom.

"The pseudo-dynasty is mobilizing troops and generals on a large scale, and its wolfish ambition to subvert the Holy Kingdom is written directly on its face.

For these rebels, I believe they must never be forgiven lightly.

My beloved ministers, do you have any countermeasures?"

Shi Rongxuan asked with a calm expression.

He spoke lightly, but deep down, he was not calm at all.

The failure of the Guangxi Campaign told him that Great Dayu was not all wine-and-dine bags, but also had a portion of brave warriors.

This is not something that can be changed by putting a pseudo-dynasty hat on them.

Among the troops newly sent to the battlefield by the enemy, there were many elites.

If they really fought, who would win and who would lose was still an unknown.

"Your Majesty, although the Holy Kingdom has defeated the pseudo-dynasty many times, the strength gap between the enemy and us is still very wide.

However, the pseudo-dynasty's strategic deployment also has serious shortcomings.

A large number of elites are distributed on various battlefields, creating an opportunity for us to defeat them one by one.

In my opinion, it is better to concentrate the Holy Kingdom's elite troops to first defeat one route of the pseudo-dynasty imperial army, and then clean up the other enemies after freeing up our hands!"

Eastern Peace King Wei Hao took the lead in proposing.

The power of the defeat-one-by-one tactic was something they had just learned a lesson from in the recently concluded Guangxi Campaign.

After suffering a loss, it is natural to learn from the failure.

"Eastern Peace King, you think too simply.

The defeat-one-by-one tactic was just used by the pseudo-dynasty imperial army.

Since the enemy dares to split troops to attack, they must have made preparations in advance.

Blindly imitating them will only fall into the enemy's trap."

Southern Peace King Pingnan Fu Haoxuan immediately opposed it.

A newborn regime also has a struggle over the line.

Before seizing Guangdong, the eastern expedition was naturally the first strategy.

With the end of the Guangdong Campaign, the Holy Kingdom's strategic focus slowly shifted to the Huguang region.

As for Fujian, which is adjacent to Guangdong, that is a place that military strategists do not fight for. In the early stage of conquering the world, it is not worth spending a lot of energy to send troops to occupy it.

Concentrating forces to attack one route must prioritize the Huguang battlefield. It is bound to draw elites from other battlefields and invest them in the Huguang line.

Standing on the factional standpoint, he naturally had to jump out and oppose it.

In Pingnan Fu Haoxuan's view, the pseudo-dynasty imperial army is best at intrigue; they can defeat the enemy without concentrating forces.

"Holy Emperor, Southern Peace King's words are reasonable.

The pseudo-dynasty knows the disadvantages of splitting troops, but still dares to do so; perhaps it is specifically aimed at us."

Western Peace King Wei Jiarui followed up and echoed.

As the commander of the main army, no one wants the troop strength under their command to be thinned out, let alone drawing elites.

Once sent out, it is like a meat bun hitting a dog.

If it weren't for the needs of the war, I guess the Bai Lian Holy Emperor would have already taken action to reduce the strength of these kings of different surnames.

The opposing positions of the three kings of different surnames made the court fall into clamor. Supporters and opponents argued endlessly.

"Enough!"

"If you like to argue, then go home and argue slowly.

This is the court, not a place for you to argue!"

Shi Rongxuan reprimanded sternly.

The goal of taking the opportunity to reduce the vassal states was not achieved, and he was already holding a belly of fire. The quarrel in the court became the critical point for his outbreak.

In fact, since the establishment of the Bai Lian Holy Kingdom, countless contradictions had long been accumulated.

The heavy military power of the kings of different surnames was just one of the stubborn diseases.

The internal organizational structure was chaotic, and because of the equal land order, the broad gentry was offended, and scholars were unwilling to work for them.

Many policies remained at the policy level, and when it came to specific implementation, it would become a mess.

If they could seize the world, they could naturally use time to slowly resolve the contradictions.

The resistance of scholars was temporary.

The political stance of the gentry group has always been very flexible. With the knife on their necks, they will quickly recognize reality.

The internal organizational structure can be slowly refined.

The threat of the kings of different surnames is never worth mentioning in front of the founding monarch.

The prerequisite for solving all problems is to seize the world.

The current Bai Lian Holy Kingdom is in the startup stage, so it must face these problems squarely and cannot let the contradictions expand.

Regardless of how they argue, the situation is not controlled by individual will. The suppression army organized by the imperial army is once again attacking them.

Wuchang Prefecture.

Xu Wenyue was busy writing wedding congratulatory messages for the emperor, while also anxiously coordinating the various armies to prepare for the upcoming summer campaign.

"Grand Secretary, the Emperor's wedding is approaching, and all places are preparing congratulatory gifts, you......"

Before Hou Huaichang could finish speaking, Xu Wenyue opened his mouth to interrupt.

"Others are others; we just need to do our own thing well.

The Emperor is a student taught by Yin Zuo and the other, and he is bound to value righteousness over profit. My congratulatory message is enough; he will not like those vulgar things.

Not to mention that it is a wartime period, and the jurisdiction of my Viceroy of the Five Provinces is all in a state of war.

Limited funds must be invested in military affairs. If wasted on other things, it will instead be hated by the Emperor."

When saying this, Xu Wenyue was full of confidence.

The label of valuing righteousness over profit was pasted by Emperor Yongning himself. He had expressed it many times in the court.

As a good minister, it is natural to cooperate with the emperor.

Based on his understanding of Emperor Yongning, ministers who presented various rare treasures at the wedding would definitely be reprimanded afterwards.

If you really want to flatter, even if you create some illusory auspicious signs, it is better than sending a pile of vulgar things.

Understanding the situation is useless; the provinces under his rule are all in a state of war. Presenting auspicious signs at this time is not a celebration, but a mockery.

"Hmm!

These gifts really cannot be saved; you arrange for people to purchase them immediately.

Remember to be simple and practical as a whole, prepare more local specialties, and avoid being too luxurious."

Xu Wenyue instructed immediately.

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These gifts truly cannot be skimped on; you must arrange for someone to purchase them immediately.

Remember, the overall focus should be on simplicity and practicality; buy more local specialties and avoid anything too extravagant."

Xu Wenyue immediately instructed.

(End of chapter)