Chapter 553: Watch the Changes

The incident in Xiling and Dongping's intervention naturally aroused the vigilance of Chunnan, but the army of Dongping was waiting on the border, leaving them with no chance to take advantage of it. Otherwise, Chunnan would have launched an offensive long ago. Now, Chunnan's king was constantly planning to deal with the ministers in the court and his ministers. What would happen if Chunnan took the lead in attacking? Chunnan's military strength has accumulated to a certain limit. If such a large army is maintained for a long time, Chunnan would be dragged down. After all, the current combat is different from before. Everyone has pulled a group of civilians and sent some weapons to fight, at most

Gone are the era when personal soldiers and a small number of elite troops playing various complex tactics. Highly trained professional troops, strict military ratios, excellent equipment, strong logistical support, various large technical weapons, and even the increasingly indispensable airships have cost the same number of troops several times. Although Chunnan is rich, and now has a relatively strong and united central government, it cannot maintain such a large amount of consumption for a long time. Moreover, if the army is well trained, morale will continue to be consumed, which is also a serious problem.

But the development of the situation still made everyone completely unexpected. Trade had already stopped all, and any activity on the border would arouse the vigilance of the opponent's border troops. The atmosphere around Jinzhou was even more tense in the atmosphere of monitoring the power controlled by Juxian King. After all, the army that was not far apart at least maintained superficial harmony and friendship, and suddenly became an existence that was difficult to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy. The generals of both sides were nervous. After several consecutive frictions, the army of Jinzhou and Chunnan fought first, and Dongping immediately entered a state of combat. Although the deployment of different war zones had not been completed, Dongping had been prepared for a long time and had an advantage. A large number of troops immediately moved south from their original positions, and the full-scale war between the two countries started inadvertently.

The Grand Governor Ye Tao is still in Xiling, so he can only take charge of the situation by Tan Xiaopei himself. The first war zone was handed over to Yu Fuzhong and the central war zone was handed over to Xue Yuan. However, Tan Xiaopei said that he was controlling the overall situation, but he was very careful about some businesses that Ye Tao was very familiar with, such as coordinating national military production and other businesses. Although he still had a certain understanding of the system of Ye's workshop, his professional knowledge of production capacity and logistics was not very good. After he made several mistakes in this regard, several ministers quietly reminded Zhuo Mang and asked Zhuo Mang to go.

Let’s talk to Tan Xiaopei, it’s better to appoint people who are more reliable in this regard. Tan Xiaopei has always been good at doing good, and immediately urgently promoted the two brothers Suo Yong and Suo Zheng to the core staff team that they control and occupy. Suo Yong is in charge of production and quality, while Suo Zheng is in charge of demand research and distribution, etc. There will be no dispute between the two brothers, and Suo Yong is Ye Tao’s senior brother. Although he has been a member of the Ministry of Works for several years, his relationship with the workshop has not been left at all. With these two brothers, he can basically solve the problem of material production and distribution.

After the war with Chunnan, the Central War Zone was the most vigorous battle. Although Tan Xiaopei was unable to command himself, the young generals such as Chi Yun and Xue Yuan performed very well. The Central War Zone originally had a large number of elite troops, which were used as the main assault direction. Chi Yun was good at attacking and had a strong overall view. Xue Yuan was a defensive general. The two of them were leading alternately. On the one hand, they were advancing step by step, but they were constantly expanding too much and weak in succession to attract the enemy to gather to attack, and then eliminate the enemy in a strong maneuverable defense. In less than a month, they had played two rounds of such tricks, and the cooperation between the two became more and more tacit.

In the south of Chunnan, the fleet of Yazhou was active on the coast of Chunnan all day long, which made Chunnan very upset. He wanted to ignore it, but was afraid of harassment from Yazhou. The fleet dominated by Tianwen ship, relying on powerful artillery, has caused huge losses to several ports in Chunnan. The most advanced thing about Chunnan's fleet is that it introduced the Tiger Teeth Ship from Dongping, which was introduced from Dongping, and the improved Tiger Teeth Ship, which uses the Bird Cannon and the Divine Arm Bow as its main weapons. However, it is not a match for the Tianwen ship, and it cannot even enter the range of the Bird Cannons on the Tiger Teeth Ship, and is always sunk at a considerable distance. Yazhou has gained new ideas since it has taken this advantage.

It is to advance the landing operation, and then all the artillery was transported to land for use. Anyway, Chunnan has no power to control the sea at all. The sea is already allowed to be kneaded by Dongping. As long as it is maintained a fast fleet of a certain scale, it is enough. Other combat power can be completely brought to the ground. In positional warfare, the siege combat power can play a very obvious role. Although the consumption of gunpowder and ammunition will be terrible, it will be much greater than that of using turbulent oil bombs. The turbulent oil bomb has power but no kinetic energy, and the kinetic energy of the stone bomb is still a good match, but it can hardly be said to be of any power. However, the shooting of the artillery has both. The shooting alone is powerful and can cause great psychological pressure to the attacked party. Although Tan Xiao

Pei has not decided whether to approve of this combat plan. Yazhou has already begun to prepare gunpowder and artillery shells, and the rapid fleet was established at the first time, constantly patrolling the coastal areas of Chunnan to destroy all enemy targets that may cause damage to the fleet. Chunnan does not have to rely on foreign trade to obtain strategic resources that it does not have. The actual losses caused by coastal harassment are not very large, but it really makes people feel very embarrassed. Just thirty years ago, Chunnan could also exchange the technology of the Cangshui Ship Lianshui Ship with Dongping. They have a huge advantage in navigation, but now, time has changed, Chunnan wants ships with a little tonnage to sail in the sea.

Everyone has to ask if Dongping's fleet is allowed. Thirty years ago, those energetic trainers are now all the people who are worthy of Chunnan Navy. After personally experiencing the changes from prosperity to destruction, it is even more unbearable. Although Chunnan did not place the importance of the navy at a high level, it was only second only to the army on the ground. What methods should be taken to prevent Dongping's omnipresent attacks on the coast, and it also quarreled among the generals. The coastline of Chunnan is too long, and even if they all know that the Yazhou troops in Dongping would have to land in the end, they still could not imagine where to wait for this landing to effectively prevent Dongping's invasion.

But Chunnan was not at all at a disadvantage. In the Canal War Zone, several veterans from Chunnan joined forces to make steady progress, which made Tan Weiming miserable. The troops assigned to the Canal War Zone were not very strong, but were mainly responsible for the supply coordination work of the entire army. However, before the local administration could stabilize in the early stage, it was really difficult to have a complete solution to be harassed and attacked by the enemy. Chunnan was led by 57-year-old Chen Jinkang as the main trunk, and continued to continue

Attacks are carried out at night. Every time Chen Jinkang launches an attack, 62-year-old Pang Yao, 54-year-old Ding Han, and 51-year-old Chen Cheng leads his troops to launch a large-scale attack at different times and places. Even though he knows that the most critical attack from the other party is still from Chen Jinkang, Tan Weiming has to rescue them all the way. Although he is a veteran, the battlefield wisdom and creativity shown by these people are far better than other Chunnan

The generals were not out of date. After Chen Jinkang captured a mooring field, although Dongping ignited and destroyed the airship that could not take off, Chen Jinkang still seized two complete sets of light boxes. They immediately imitated a series of various light boxes and began to guide the airships to attack at night. At night, air supremacy is completely unreliable, and no one can carry out air combat. Tan Weiming had no omissions in command and disposal. It can even be said that the command ability he showed was quite strong. On the one hand, he had to organize a large amount of material transportation and facilities construction, and on the other hand, he had to constantly deal with the enemy's harassment and combat as much as possible, so as to minimize the losses of materials and personnel. He also organized a series of ambush and counterattack operations of different sizes. There were quite a lot of Chunnan troops that were eliminated, but the canal theater was in such a stalemate and gradually affected the progress of the Central theater.

However, no one has anything to complain about. The most tense situation is not the Canal War Zone or the Central War Zone, but Xiling. Ye Tao and Dai Yun have only more than 10,000 direct military power in their hands, and the troops of the Leiyin Demon Sect are extremely limited. After the Leiyin Demon Sect and the army of Zhenzhou met, they were tied together with Daomingzong and attacked and defended each other. Although they restrained the military power of Daomingzong, they were unlikely to quickly break through the area controlled by Daomingzong, and would give Ye Tao direct support. Although Dai Yun led his army to go

Open up the passage, contact various aristocratic families, and gather military forces, but the final result is really hard to say. Ye Tao, Tan Weixin and Dai Yun led the army of more than 100,000 to coordinate the Xiling Imperial Army and the direct troops loyal to the royal family. But they had to face the army of aristocratic families that were hostile to the Yin family and the coalition forces of Emperor Daomingzong. The total number was not more than 800,000. Everyone had to give full play to their strength, and every army, and every battle could not be wasted... This is the true portrayal of the situation that Ye Tao and the others needed to face.

If the people who are worried about Ye Tao know Ye Tao and Tan Weixin, how relaxed Dai Yun faced such a situation, they might feel a little incredible. Ye Tao has never had the habit of complaining about the world. Faced with such pressure, he did not rush to pace back and forth in the command post. Every morning, he would participate in the Xiling Dynasty meeting with Tan Weixin to discuss the current battle situation. Most of the rest, he stayed in a luxurious garden separated by a street from the Xiling Palace. This is also the place where Ye Tao's command post is located. He believes in Dai Yunyi

He will definitely be able to open up the situation with limited troops, and he also believes that according to the previous deployment, the troops that disperse to perform different tasks will also complete the tasks, and excellently. Small victory after repeated succession will finally accumulate into a magnificent enough victory to completely defeat the enemy. Every day, in addition to constantly reviewing the telegrams sent from all parties to understand the progress of all parties, and occasionally giving some instructions, he spent most of his time chatting with Tan Weixin and playing chess. The anxious civil and military officials and generals in Xiling often settled down because they saw Ye Tao and Tan Weixin's leisurely posture.

"Xin'er, the children have a great time in Yunzhou." A long telegram was sent. It was not until morning to noon that the telegram was filmed and sent out completely. The contents in it were not necessary to be kept confidential. It was mainly about what the children did in Yunzhou. It was written in a fun way, making people feel fun to watch.

"So what's wrong?" Tan Weixin laughed. Now her body has been countless times better than when she met Ye Tao just now. Although she is still prone to fatigue, she naturally cannot compare with Dai Yun or her sister Tan Weishi in terms of physical fitness. However, she can't tell that she is a patient at all when she is still in daily life. Her mood naturally improves with her health.

"The second brother let go of the little girl of the Huang family. The little princess of Xiling may become our daughter-in-law." Ye Tao said first while picking up the content of the gossip. They never interfere with the communication between the children, but just try every means to create conditions for them and guide the children to become better and better people.

The little girl in the Huang family always reminds people of Dai Qiuyan back then. It seems that since she first met Ip Manji, she fell in love with this brother who always had fun gadgets on her body. In order to prevent the little girl from crying, Ip Manji gave a little porcelain cat she had just made to the little girl in the Huang family. The little girl often went to find Ip Manji. Ip Manji had no choice when Ip Manji was in Yunzhou, but once she arrived in Danyang, she came almost every day. Ip Manji was not so idle, and she had plenty of time.

In the studio, I was doing experiments, making fun things, and constantly honing my skills. The little girl was surprisingly patient, always standing by and watching quietly, watching the soil, the pieces of wood and stone gradually changed, and turned into various fun things. The little girl could even resist curiosity and never disturb the work of Ip Manji. Even if there was any problem, she would wait until Ip Manji was idle before asking. At the beginning, Ip Manji felt that Ip Manji was also free.

It's quite annoying, but the little girl is not noisy at all. And when he was waiting for the small kiln in the studio to produce results, waiting for the hot metal to cool down, and waiting for the wet materials to slowly dry, there was a cute little girl who could speak. This time, when the little girl of the Huang family continued to watch the Ip Manji work in Yejiabao, the first time Ip Manji asked the little girl to help him get a tool... and then, he began to teach the little girl pottery. It is said that at that time, in the studio, the Ip Manji was gentle.

When he said to the little girl, "Help me get the No. 4 wrench", the little girl was stunned for half a minute before she went in surprise. This little girl with a very calm temperament couldn't help but chatter and ask this and that when she was learning pottery. According to the servants present at that time, Ip Manji was still very fond of the little girl. Both Ip Manji and Ip Manxuan brothers have this kind of virtue. They will not neglect anyone, but it is not that easy to make them really treat people as friends and relatives.

What attracted Ye Manji was the patience and calmness of the little girl in the Huang family. And what attracted Ye Manxuan was Yin Ying's sincerity, generousness and studious. Yin Ying received the Yin family's education since childhood. Although she was so big, she already had good handwriting and was good at painting. After she arrived in Yunzhou, she was too dazzled to give her a lot of attention, but she carefully recorded the things she asked from all kinds of people around her. Then, she asked repeatedly if she didn't understand. Following her servant female official reminded her several times that it would be useless to figure out these things. But Yin Ying said that it was really happy to understand these things, and it had nothing to do with whether it was useful or not. This made Ye Manxuan very fond of it. Ye Tao told them that people had to do something less useful. Indoctrinating such education since childhood also made the children living in Ye Family Castle different from the children in other places.

"It's still early... how old." Tan Weixin took the message, stacked it thickly, and slowly finished reading it. But she obviously disagreed with Ye Tao's judgment just now.

"According to the rules here, will we get married at the age of 12 or 13? Or, at least both families know what we know." Ye Tao smiled and said, "The little girl from the Huang family is fine. If Yinying really wants to come to our house... it doesn't matter to us, but for the outside world, it will take several years to prepare the betrothal gift. It's very troublesome."

"What are you going to do?" Tan Weixin's tone was not good to say whether it was vigilant or fun, maybe there were some of both.

"It's nothing, look, after playing Xiling and Chunnan, I should be able to rest. I should be able to rest for a long time. I have the opportunity to build a few more gardens, and then I will be just going to be a dowry for my sons and daughters. The garden is still very fun. In addition, since we are the richest people in the world now, we have too much money and we have no place to use it, so we can't do it if we don't need it. Otherwise, I will be drooling in the future. I really have to make a good idea in this regard." Ye Tao said very easily.

Ye Tao and Tan Weixin have long been deeply integrated into this era. There is no way to adapt to the various things of this era. They just think that it is like this, and it always makes sense. In terms of children's affairs, Ye Tao does not mean to confront the times, especially in the current situation, it seems that there is no need to confront anything. The children get along very well with their children, so that Ye Tao, Tan Weixin, Tan Weishi and Dai Yun are all happy to see what they are. Why didn't Tan Xiaopei agree directly when Xiling asked for a marriage, letting his grandson and Yinying settle down, but let the children cultivate their own feelings by themselves, partly because, no matter how good Tan Xiaopei is, he will never become a politician with a heart of heart. If Yinying marry into the Tan family, it can certainly make the Yin family and the Tan family feel at ease and will not worry about what will happen in the future, but Yinying doesn't know

What will happen to Tao? Tan Weiming and Tan Weiran's wife and their family have deep roots and strict rules. Tan Weiming is a serious and upright person. Tan Weiran's status and status, and he has always been leading the army outside, he can completely ignore the expressions of the elders in his wife's family. However, if Yinying enters any family in the future, this daughter-in-law will not be easy to be. Now, the relationship between Yinying and Ye Wenxuan is gradually getting harmonious, which is a situation that everyone can accept. With the status of the Ye family and the relationship between the Tan family, if Yinying marry Ye Wenxuan a few years later, it will be different from marrying into the Tan family. The Ye family's atmosphere is very relaxed and has a superior life. As long as the Yin family does not have a real brain problem, they will always hope that Yinying can achieve her goal and have a comfortable life. Ye Wenxuan is first-class in all aspects, regardless of her posture, character, and ability.

"Let's talk about this again. I haven't seen that little girl Yinying a few times. The document looks very good. After all, it's the education of the Xiling royal family, so it's not that bad. Xiling has many sensible people, so she won't send a little girl who is difficult to get along with at this time. The Yin family... is different from the Chang family." Tan Weixin said with a smile. The last sentence was purely a joke. The Chang family sent Chang Ling in Chunnan, which was the biggest failure in many years. Chang Ling was not here, and the two countries were purely concerned about their interests, and perhaps they could still talk about the alliance more continuously.

If you go, you won’t feel hostility or evil. Even if you are attacking Chunnan, Dongping might make more perfect preparations, and maybe it will give Chunnan more than a few years. But Chang Ling almost offended the entire senior management of Dongping. Even those who supported Changling when someone proposed a plan to merge the two countries and let Tan Weizai succeed to the throne and supported Chang Ling would not have any good feelings for this person. I think there will not be many people who like Changling in Chunnan. There is a big difference between successful marriage and failed marriage.

"Master Jingliu, Your Highness, the new military information." Feng Zi hurried to the palace where Ye Tao and Tan Weixin were playing chess. Something seemed to be awesome.

Ye Tao took the message and looked at it, nodded. "Let's go, we'll call everyone for a meeting."

"What happened?"

"Taizhou is fighting fiercely, and it seems that we will not be able to help us in the short term. But Dai Yun has good news." Ye Tao handed the message to Tan Weixin.

"Okay, that is, now, this can be considered good news." Tan Weixin felt a little headache.

The coalition of Dai Yun and Fu Sinian has now gathered about 70,000 troops to engage in mobile warfare, and those aristocratic clans have left considerable troops to defend. Dai Yun has now mastered the territory of almost half of the state. When they urgently rescued the Xiong family's nest in the valley and was being besieged, they found that the Xiong family had gathered nearly 50,000 troops to prepare for a counterattack. With Dai Yun and Fu Sinian joining in for trouble, the Xiong family's siege was naturally lifted. In addition to leaving 15,000 people to protect the nest, the other troops were left to Dai Yun for command. Dai Yun's army immediately exceeded 100,000. However, how many aristocratic families have hidden their hands like this? It is definitely a problem to be able to support so many clan soldiers... However, it seems that it is not just time to pursue the investigation.
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