Chapter 574: Clockwork

The importance of the right to speak is now fully demonstrated in the temple. When Wu Zhi was speaking, the civil servants were still confronting each other, but they obviously felt that they were not as full of air as they used to be. When the emperor opened his mouth, the civil servants tried to defend themselves several times but were interrupted by cold stares. In the end, they could only kneel on the ground with no room for resistance.

If it were the emperor who was in a weak position, then today's dynasty would be very different, but there is no such if.

Now that the emperor Jinkou has spoken out the strategy, it means that there is nothing to change. In front of all civil and military officials, he asked for half a soldier talisman, opened the ban, sorted it out together with a formal document and order, and sent it to the soldiers in the south immediately. The general manager of the yamen. This also means that the war against the barbarians in the south has officially begun.

This kind of news cannot be suppressed, and there is no need to suppress it. After the urgent order was released from the palace, it was quickly spread throughout the imperial city through various channels, and then quickly spread to various places along the official road or the teleportation circle, the speed can be described as galloping.

The first and most common reaction is panic. Whether it's ordinary people or those self-proclaimed "upper class", anyone with a little brain knows that the war will inevitably affect the country deeply at the beginning.

The common people are worried that the price of money, rice, oil and salt will rise, that their men will be conscripted, and that their livelihood will be dragged down or even cut off by the war. They are worried and have nothing to do. They can only go to the rice shop to buy more food for storage. Only to find that there was already a long queue at the door.

Taverns, teahouses, and alleys and alleys soon regarded "beating the Nanban" as the only hot topic. Some were worried, and more were still discussing whether the Nanmans could be completely wiped out this time. It is really annoying and depressing to fight every few decades like this.

Those who call themselves "upper class" are also worried that their money in the bank will be taken away by the court, and that their various businesses in their families will be affected by the war. At the same time, they are also thinking about whether their children can live here In this war, it is cheaper and more meritorious.

In some elegant teahouses, or in summer resorts outside the city, luxuriously dressed people gathered in twos and threes. The topics that these elders gather together are almost the same as those in the market, the difference is that the conversation is deeper. some more.

But whether it is ordinary people or these self-proclaimed "upper class" elders, there are joys and sorrows in the topics of conversation, but absolutely no one mentions "what if the country loses?"

Guochao will lose? Can't beat Nanban? How can this be! No illiterate fool would think so.

The thoughts of the people can best represent the will and confidence of an empire. The common people didn't even think about losing, and the people in the army were red-faced and thick-necked and wanted to rush to the front line to kill the enemy in person. This kind of battle can only be encountered once in decades, and if you miss it, you may have no chance again.

On the same day, the garrisons all over the country announced that they were ready for war, and the four major front armies also announced that they were on the verge of war. Even the local yamen announced that a curfew would be imposed after midnight from that day onwards.

The convoys on the official roads in various places immediately became dense, and all kinds of necessary materials were being dispatched in public or private emergency.

The huge "machine" of the Jingjiu Dynasty quickly increased its operating rhythm after the emperor's order came out in the Wanmin Palace, and the energy it generated would be tilted towards the south.

These are things that can be felt on the bright side, but in the dark, Jing Jiuchao's reactions and actions are far more than these.

It took several days for the military talisman opened by the emperor to be delivered to Zuo Yuliang, but the news came sooner. And this time, following the guidance of Xuanqingwei's commander Pang Ban, the Ministry of War established three sets of connection channels for the continuous transmission of thousands of miles of notes along the road.

For this reason, the emperor was satisfied to give Xuan Qingwei a credit. Once this method was developed, the efficiency of information transmission doubled. However, why has no one thought of such a simple method before? In the end, when he learned that it was created by Shen Hao, Deputy Qianhu, who had recently been particularly outstanding in Xuanqing Guard, the emperor was a little stunned, and it was him again? At the same time, it is inevitable to be a little curious about this person.

The emperor's order came to Zuo Yuliang, as well as half of the military talisman, so Zuo Yuliang had full power. On the same day, another 15,000 soldiers went south to the Koncho Pass, divided into three groups and rushed to Jianchuan, Baitou Gorge, and Huzhuyuan for solid defense. This is the second batch of 15,000 soldiers who went out for reinforcements after being raided by the barbarians on the tenth day of August. The difference between this time and the previous one is that 2,000 of the 5,000 soldiers in each of the three routes are auxiliary soldiers. The role of these auxiliary soldiers is not to fight but to build various necessary facilities along the road, including but not limited to supply points and fortifications.

Prior to this, the supply battalion had increased the speed and strength of the deployment along the road from the Kundaliya Pass to the front line. With the addition of auxiliary troops now, it should be that Zuo Yuliang thought that the progress was not enough and wanted to complete this long supply line faster.

The news also reached Shen Hao's hands in the fastest time. There are two copies, one is the emperor's copy of the order to Zuo Yuliang, and the other is a private letter of warning written by Jiang Cheng himself.

The war attitude expressed by the emperor this time also made Shen Hao, who was in the southern frontier army, temporarily trapped here and couldn't get away. At least he couldn't leave here until the battle situation stabilized. At the same time, it happened to be able to help Xuan Qingwei Take a good look at the intelligence channels in the south, so as not to be passive after knowing everything.

Putting down the two copper bars in his hand and putting them away, Shen Hao walked to the window with his teacup in his hand. Looking at the busy scene outside the window, he gradually felt that the cloud of war was getting lower and lower. spread over.

It can be seen that the faces of those soldiers who have never been on the battlefield are quite disturbed, but the veterans who have seen blood are much better. Those backbones of the military masters who are old, have cultivation bases and have experienced the last war appear calm and even obviously urgent.

Shen Hao has never been on the battlefield, but he is not one of those new recruits, he is also nervous but very limited, and Xuan Qingwei's brothers are similar to him. Because compared with these soldiers, it is Xuan Qingwei's daily life to experience life and death fights, and the battlefield is just a life-and-death killing. The reason why I feel a little nervous is that the battle is too big and the atmosphere is affected.

Now, as the chief officer of the supervisory envoy, Shen Hao was sure that he would probably follow him out of the pass and go south, and he didn't know what the battlefield in this world would look like.

Halfway through a cup of tea, there was a knock on the door, and the person who opened the door was Zhang Ye, deputy Qianhu who was appointed by Shen Hao to be in charge of daily affairs.

"My lord, are you looking for me?"

"Well. How are you preparing for the manpower you were asked to prepare?"

"Responding to my lord's words, half of it has been implemented, and the remaining half will be completed within two days."