Chapter 422 420 The Emperor Goes South

Chapter 422 420. The Emperor Goes South

During the spring ploughing period, Hu Chun visited many places, went deep into the fields of the people, and mastered a lot of first-hand information about southern Anhui, southern Hegu Province, and parts of Pingshan Province. It was not until late April that he returned to Qifeng County with his men.

The footprints he left among the people have also become a legend that many people talk about with relish, and are highly praised.

Qifeng County, Qi Wangfu, Yuanhe Hall.

The sun shines through the glass windows and sprinkles into the conference room in the side hall.

In addition to the original sofa, the conference room has added more than a dozen chairs.

As the war progresses, the current war leadership group has absorbed more and more people, including the Ministry of National Defense, various departments, Night Cat, Divine Arrow, Town Guard, and the senior executives in charge of execution in Qixing Group have also been absorbed.

In the conference room, there is an additional conference flat-screen TV, which lists the recent data on the production and consumption of war, food, materials, etc., and forms a clear chart.

This is a software designed by Ren Pingsheng who found someone on Earth. It is not difficult. It is basically an ordinary office collaboration software with a new shell.

After handing it over to the Secretariat of Zhongshuge, Huang Wenguang led people to summarize the data collected from various aspects and input them into this software. Those dizzying data were automatically generated by the system background and turned into charts. With obvious logical connections and comparisons, they became clear and easy to understand.

After reading the data, Ren Pingsheng is now anxious about the food issue.

"The total number of manpower mobilized this time has exceeded three million so far, and the daily food consumption is an astronomical figure."

Two hundred thousand regular soldiers plus seven hundred thousand militiamen, plus a large number of logistics auxiliary soldiers, construction workers, and labor service for building railways in various places in the newly occupied areas.

In addition, there are 50,000 new recruits who are being trained at the First Army Training Base in Qingshui County. The total number of these people has reached the three million mark, and the food transported every day is an astronomical figure.

Moreover, as the two armies were getting farther and farther away, the construction of the railway could not keep up with the speed of the march. In addition to the tractor transportation of grain, a large number of horse and donkey cart transport teams were coordinated. The loss of grain during transportation would also increase. The amount of food eaten by the transport team along the way was positively correlated with the transportation distance.

At the same time, there were more than 100,000 refugees from Jingzhou.

Wuzhou established the concept of people-endowed monarchy and Han people's political power in propaganda. For these refugees, it has the obligation to accept them, otherwise the concept of ruling will be doubted, not only by outsiders, but also by the hearts of the people inside.

But since these people have been accepted, they have to be resettled, which is another consumption of grain.

"Guangming, how long can the current grain supply last?"

Ren Pingsheng asked Lv Yingying, director of the Civil Affairs Department.

Now all the granaries in the province are under the management of the Civil Affairs Department, and the transportation of grain and grass on the front line is also coordinated by the Civil Affairs Department in the rear.

"According to the current consumption, it will be enough for about two months, and at most until the beginning of July.

However, by that time, summer grain will begin to be stored in warehouses. As long as this war ends before October, there should be no problem with food.

Moreover, most of the provinces we have taken are grain-producing areas of the previous dynasty, so Your Majesty does not need to worry so much."

Lv Yingying consoled.

"The situation in the world is changing rapidly. Now it may not only be a problem of the war in the south, but the problems we will face later may be more serious.

Food is the fundamental problem, and the more the better."

Ren Pingsheng shook his head.

He looked further and felt that even after the set goals of this war in the south were achieved, it might be difficult to rest.

The Daru Dynasty was too strong!

The declaration of "taking over the Central Plains in three months" and "anyone who blocks the front of the heavenly soldiers will be massacred" caused an uproar in the world.

The world was also in panic when the barbarian army pointed to it.

The Jing Dynasty had been fighting with the Rults, Jins, and Hagenta for decades. The barbarians were fierce and everyone knew that the officers and soldiers of the Jing Dynasty did not even dare to go out of the city to fight with these barbarians in the wild. When they were in the wild, they often fled when they heard about the barbarians.

The warlords in Yanzhao, Yuzhou, and Beiwan had long been infiltrated by Wuzhou, and their strength was well known to Ren Pingsheng.

They could not withstand the attack of the Daru barbarians, and might even be really hit by the arrogant declaration of the Daru Dynasty that "We will take over the Central Plains in three months".

By then, according to the planned plan, they would have to fight the ambitious Daru Dynasty again after just taking over the seven southern provinces.

Even at that time, the Daru Dynasty had not taken over the Central Plains.

The million-strong army that Wuzhou has now organized cannot be easily disbanded under the pressure of the next war.

And it is difficult to maintain such an army for a long time, even with the grain tax in the newly occupied areas, before the promotion of good varieties is completed.

Moreover, in places like Baiyue and Miaozhou, it is common for savages to rebel. Especially when taking advantage of the chaos, we have to guard against it, and a large number of permanent militia troops must be left here for defense.

And from the current situation, it is necessary for Wuzhouwei to have another round of large-scale military expansion in the short term.

After all, the current mechanized combat level of Wuzhou Army is not high.

If it is the same as the modern troops on Earth, rockets, missiles, and artillery shells can be used for saturation bombing, and there is no need to maintain such a large number of troops to push forward.

Nowadays, the equipment of 200,000 regular soldiers is good, but the militia in the past often adopted a rotation training system. The flintlock rifles used by each round of militia were basically stored in the armory and used in turn. The actual number of guns was not that large.

This time, the militia recruited 700,000 people and used all the reserves, but in fact some people still did not receive guns. The main weapon on their bodies was a steel knife. They needed the rear armory or even the armory workshop to produce the flintlock rifles and send them to the front line before they could receive them.

Now, the construction bureau, and even the factories and workshops that received commissions to produce parts, are all smoking.

The intensity of the war on the front line is not great at present, and the consumption of ammunition is not great. In addition, the storage has been carried out according to the plan in the past few years, so there is not much pressure now.

But once the intensity of the war rises, it will be difficult for the production in the rear to supply the consumption on the front line.

In the final analysis, the combat effectiveness of the army is still seriously restricted by the development of productivity.

Now Wuzhou's industrialization transformation has not been long, and the industrial foundation is relatively weak.

As for airplanes and tanks, they have not been deployed on a large scale so far. Only the First Route, the Third Army of Qin Sheng, has a tank regiment with more than 40 tanks.

The number of airplanes is even smaller. The aircraft manufacturing plant has been fully utilized. Now only 36 propeller airplanes are manufactured, of which 33 are fighters and only 3 are bombers.

In this case, it is necessary to ensure the stability of the newly occupied areas, guard against wars with the savages, and prepare to deal with the barbarian troops from the north. It is necessary to maintain a certain level of combat effectiveness and a certain number of militia.

The leadership of the entire Wuzhou regime has never fought such a full-scale war. Now it is also fighting, summarizing, and improving.

"A considerable proportion of the regular soldiers have practiced martial arts. Having enough food is very important for them to practice martial arts. Their quotas should not be reduced if they can."

Ren Pingsheng said: "Those who do not plan for the overall situation are not qualified to plan for a region, and those who do not plan for eternity are not qualified to plan for the moment.

The issue of food and grass is a basic issue, and it must be diversified.

Lu Junyi is responsible for notifying Zheng Shaoguan and Liu Wu to put food at the top of the list in overseas trade, especially in trade with Yao, Yan, Lu, and Yue.

In addition, the Finance and Taxation Department, the Political and Legal Department, the Agricultural Administration Department, and local government offices will work together to crack down on the problem of private grain merchants hoarding. Once discovered, they will be severely punished."

Ren Pingsheng is also preparing to go to the African island of Dome to import a few more ships of food for backup.

In addition, the military manufacturing plant on Dome Island has also been put into production. The productivity of the factory there and the material supply capacity from the global supply chain are not comparable to those of the factories in Wuzhou.

"Everyone, these barbarians of the Daru Dynasty are very powerful. According to the intelligence sent back, these people are indeed barbarians. Among them, the several great monsters who were canonized are one of the eight princes of different surnames, which is really surprising.

For example, the war horses that the Daru cavalry sit on are covered with scales, as if they are wearing heavy armor. Arrows shot on them will be bounced away. The batch of flintlock rifles we traded to the Jing Dynasty at the beginning could not penetrate the scales of these war horses unless they were hit head-on.

Moreover, a war horse is more than 800 kilograms. It is said that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, but the weight of these war horses is already heavier than a camel!

Once a charge is launched, its power can be imagined!

It is said that these war horses are the descendants of the Qilin King of the Daru Dynasty who interacted with horses."

Ren Pingsheng said.

Everyone felt incredible when they heard this. They also had some general impressions of the behavior of the barbarians.

They do not value laws, morality, or human relations, and are barbaric and powerful.

Liu Qiang nodded and said, "The Ministry of National Defense has only analyzed the limited information it has obtained so far. Whether it is the Beiwan Group, the Zhao thieves in Yuzhou, or the Zhu thieves in Yanzhao, it is difficult to resist the Daru army.

The war between us and the Daru army is almost inevitable."

"Be prepared for war. Compared with these warlords, we have a certain strategic depth, but it is best not to let the war burn to our land."

Ren Pingsheng said.

"My lord, the spies we sent to the Tiger Party just sent back news that at the beginning of the month, there was a period of turmoil in the Daru Dynasty.

According to the news, Wucheng King Tuoba Shan led 150,000 troops to the capital of the Daru Kingdom, Kurong City.

The eldest prince Tuoba Sheng in the capital of Jingzhou also led his personal soldiers northward and went straight to Kurong City.

The person who is now in charge of Jingzhou is Tuoba Feng, the third prince of the Daru Dynasty."

Wei Feng pushed the door and walked in at this time, throwing out a big news as soon as he came in.

"Any further news?"

Liu Qiang asked.

Wei Feng shook his head: "The intelligence personnel of the Divine Arrow Division have just set up a foothold in Hufang, and this news is really not new.

It is not possible to get more core information.

However, we have installed eavesdropping devices in Hufang's government office, and perhaps we can get the specific reasons for these things later."

"Yes."

Liu Qiang nodded: "King Wucheng is the younger brother of the emperor of the Daru Dynasty, the eldest prince Tuoba Sheng. These two people, at the same time, abandoned the battlefield and returned to Kurong City in a hurry. I think something important must have happened. This matter is very likely..."

He said, looking at the people in the conference room.

"Is it related to the Barbarian Emperor?"

The others immediately thought of this as well.

"Wucheng King Tuoba Shan, it is said that this man has made great contributions to the Luerte people's unification of the northern border, and has always been interested in the throne.

The two men rushed back one after another. Could it be that something happened to Emperor Manzi himself? "

Liu Shu guessed.

"But among the Lurte people, it is said that Tuoba Yuan himself is a great master of martial arts, and he is only fifty years old, which is his prime year in the Spring and Autumn Period."

Lu Yingying said with a frown.

"Wei Feng, the Divine Arrow Division needs to pay more attention to this matter."

Liu Qiang ordered.

Wei Feng nodded at him.

"Thinking about it, Daru's army is in Jingzhou and has not started fighting for the time being, which may be related to this matter."

As soon as Ren Pingsheng opened his mouth, the discussion in the room suddenly disappeared.

He crossed his legs and tapped his knees gently with his fingers: "No matter what happens inside the Manchu Dynasty, it is always good for us. It will give us more time to unify the south, and it will also allow us to prepare There’s more work to be done.”

After the meeting, Ren Pingsheng took the lead to walk out of Yuanhe Hall.

"Master, there are snow rabbits at noon today, honey snow rabbits."

Xiaowan also came out of the conference room, followed Ren Pingsheng, raised her head slightly, and spoke to him.

"There have been obviously a lot more monsters on the dining table recently. Has the unrest among folk monsters increased?"

Ren Pingsheng asked.

Xiaowan shook her head and said with a smile: "They are not monsters from Wuzhou. The two armies encountered monsters during their travels. They found monsters with a bad reputation among the people, so they hunted down rabbits and took care of them.

Many of these monsters were sent back.

With these various demon pills, we may awaken more aliens in the future. "

"Well, the more aliens we cultivate, the better."

With that said, when they returned to Jingxin Zhai, the two heard a sound of chest beating and foot beating in Le Dao Zhai outside the wall.

Apparently someone failed to challenge the black box again.

"After all this time, no one has succeeded."

Xiaowan couldn't help but sigh.

The black box is open to anyone, and as long as the challenge is successful, there will be generous rewards.

Moreover, the black box has become a very topical thing in Qifeng County and even among many warriors and strangers over time. If the challenge is successful, the reputation will be spread immediately. Time is a time of fame and fortune.

There is still an endless stream of people coming to challenge every day.

Even Eunuch Li Fugui, who had been to Qifeng County, came here specifically to challenge.

"Inside that black box, there is actually a huge valley with mountains and water inside, and it is surrounded by a black mist. As soon as I entered it, I felt as if my head was being lowered, and my head was dizzy. It’s amazing. I lost my direction in one step. Fortunately, I had a rope tied around my waist...”

Li Fugui looked for some interesting things he saw when he was in Qifeng County.

"My eldest companion has seen a lot of scenery in Wuzhou. I thought that I have seen all the good things in the world, but in Wuzhou, everything is different and amazing. That Prince Qi, Jingli It is said that he is a god descended from the earth. You have met him. Can you tell me whether it is true or not? "

A woman with a rather heroic face wearing a silk scarf lifted up the curtain of the sedan chair, looking at the city scene outside with her eyes, she couldn't help but marvel.

"Ahem..."

A cough came from the car.

"Your Majesty, you..."

The woman turned her head and saw the man covering his mouth with silk, and the blood had stained the silk red.

His face was very pale, the light in his eyes was dim, and his brows showed fatigue, as if he might fall down at any time.

Li Fugui knelt there and quickly reached out his hand to gently support him.

I have a stomachache and am not in good condition. I have to waste time in the past two days and try to resume updating before Wednesday.