Chapter 58

After fooling the personal guard camp, Li Mu did the same in other camps.

Drawing such a small pie is the first time since he took office.

Being able to gain the pursuit of many soldiers, Li Mu felt a bit embarrassed.

Killing five heads on the battlefield is not an easy thing.

Especially in defending the city, it is even harder to get the enemy's heads.

The most critical thing is to cut off the five heads of the enemy soldiers and still live intact after the war.

The harsher the conditions and the smaller the pie drawn, the more it can reflect the authenticity.

The wisdom of the bottom-level people is so simple and unadorned.

"Battalion Commander, just received news that the enemy army is less than thirty miles from Yangzhou City, and it is expected to be near the city tomorrow.

The Marquis asks you to go over and discuss matters immediately!"

The messenger's words drew a period to the journey of boosting morale.

"Understood, I will change my clothes and go over immediately."

Li Mu replied calmly.

What should come will come; the rebel army dawdling until now has already exceeded his expectations.

From a military perspective, after taking Taizhou, the rebel army should have immediately attacked Yangzhou.

Every day they drag on, the defenders' preparations will be more sufficient.

A large city like Yangzhou must be taken in one go.

Once it becomes a war of attrition, when the court reacts, the situation of offense and defense will be reversed.

……

"How are your preparations? Can you block the enemy's attack?"

The Marquis of Wuyang asked with concern.

Giving power to subordinates doesn't mean he, the Regional Commander, doesn't ask about anything.

He has always been very concerned about the preparations of the generals under his command.

Everyone's military knowledge comes from the word of mouth of their ancestors, and they are not on the same path themselves; when it comes to specific application, it is a world of difference.

There are those who choose to strictly enforce military discipline, those who choose to be one with the soldiers, and those who choose to keep drawing pies for the soldiers.

The only common point is that everyone is strengthening the training of troops.

Who is superior and who is inferior cannot be judged for a while; anyway, it all looks like that.

"Commander, please rest assured; we have made sufficient preparations and will definitely be able to block the enemy army outside the city!"

Tang Jincheng spoke first.

The military deployment had been set long ago, and it was too late to adjust now.

"Commander, Battalion Commander Tang is right.

The mere rebel army is not to be feared; as long as we strictly prevent the enemy from coordinating from inside and outside, we can keep Yangzhou from being lost!"

Zhao Yawei said with slight dissatisfaction.

Recently, several major battalion commanders have been competing with each other in private.

Especially the East City Battalion Commander Office and the West City Battalion Commander Office, they are competing most fiercely for the ranking of the first battalion commander office of the Wucheng Military Commission.

Including the speaking order of the command post, the two often fight for it.

There is a rumor in private that the court intends to reorganize the military affairs in the southeast.

They want to select elite soldiers and strong generals to be stationed in the southeast to strengthen control over the southern provinces.

Generally, this kind of rumor from within the noble group is released only after the above has made a decision.

I dare not be sure about other regions, but the Lianghuai region will definitely open up quite a few positions.

Having seen the wealth of the salt merchants, everyone has long had no resistance to staying in the south to take office.

For the several battalion commanders present, it is not difficult to seek an official position. If they want to get a good position, they still need to fight and grab it themselves.

The internal ranking of the Wucheng Military Commission is not just a false name, but also represents tangible interests.

According to the unspoken rules of officialdom, the battalion commander serving as the first battalion commander office also ranks first in the order of promotion.

"Commander, in order to boost morale.

This subordinate suggests preparing some reward silver.

If any soldier cuts off the enemy's head, the reward money will be issued that day!"

Li Mu proposed in the trend.

Compared to the two major battalion commander offices of the east and west, the South City Battalion Commander Office is far behind, and directly participating in the competition for the first battalion commander is just asking for laughter.

Military strength competition is no play, but it doesn't mean there is no way to take a different path.

The order of promotion is only one of the reference factors.

Personal military merit is also an important reference factor.

In a city defense battle, it is very difficult to achieve transcendent combat results.

Li Mu did not expect that he could stand out in this, but it is very necessary to make some small suggestions to brush up his presence.

He has had enough of the days of being restricted by others in the capital.

It is still comfortable to be a local military general, being able to be the master in one's own territory.

The premise is to choose a good place to take office!

If he went to a poor and remote place, just letting the soldiers fill their stomachs would be a life-threatening thing.

The phenomenon of eating empty pay is common in the Great Dayu army, and it is not that all generals are greedy, but more are forced by helplessness.

The court's issued pay is insufficient, so they can only rely on self-raised solutions.

The combat effectiveness of the Border Army is strong, besides being on the front line, it is largely because the military pay is more guaranteed.

Besides the court's appropriation, border generals participating in foreign trade smuggling is also an important source of wealth.

Compared to the gathering of generals in the north, the competition in the south is obviously smaller.

Tossing around some industries can make life comfortable.

"Can!

First allocate 10,000 taels of reward silver to each of you; if you want to get more reward silver, then take heads to exchange."

The Marquis of Wuyang made a decision without blinking.

Coming to Yangzhou City, he also opened his eyes.

A mere few tens of thousands of taels of silver can no longer move him now.

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At dusk, the rebel army's vanguard arrived under Yangzhou City.

"Mr. Zong, is this the 'starry night attack on the city' you mentioned?"

Looking at the exhausted soldiers sitting on the ground everywhere, Huang Renlong asked unhappily.

Facts proved that scholars are really unreliable.

They speak well, but in practical operation, it becomes a completely different concept.

According to the pre-formulated plan, he should have ordered a surprise attack on Yangzhou City at this time.

But these soldiers clearly have no strength to attack the city.

The 30,000 soldiers selected, abandoning all baggage materials and only carrying dry food, completed the feat of marching fifty miles a day.

The price was that the number of stragglers exceeded 10%, and the soldiers who followed were also exhausted.

"General Huang, it is mainly because these soldiers are too weak.

When you were selling salt, you led the team to march a hundred miles a day without any trouble.

To avoid government troops, marching at night was a common occurrence.

These soldiers only marched fifty miles and became like this; it is clearly a lack of physical strength."

Zong Guangtai couldn't help but defend.

He also read military books well, and when he commanded the great army to fight in Taizhou, it was smooth sailing.

Never expected that the first plan after leaving Taizhou would encounter a major setback.

"Forget it, this matter cannot blame the teacher.

Pass the order down, set up camp on the spot, and attack the city tomorrow!"

Huang Renlong, who encountered a setback, instantly realized that the troops under his command were far from reaching the elite level.

After reason occupied the upper hand again, the arrogance he had accumulated dissipated more than half, and he became polite to Zong Guangtai.

(End of chapter)