SFS Chapter 146 The new army is fully paid and the war is about to begin
Chapter 146 The new army is fully paid and the war is about to begin
Luo Yuanji, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was in a state of confusion, and the other officials involved in the private division of the Huben New Army's pay and silver were also in a state of confusion.
Although, this kind of drinking of soldiers' blood and empty pay is not uncommon among the former "Prince's Party" and now the "Prime Minister's Party".
From the Prime Minister Qin Ruhui to the housekeepers and servants in the Prime Minister's Mansion, no one's butt is clean.
However, this shady business behind the scenes cannot be brought to the table.
What's more, it was the private division of military pay that led to the failure of the imperial army's Northern Expedition. If the two states of Ying and Mo were lost due to this, and the imperial court completely lost control of the northern region, the consequences would be disastrous.
"Luo Yuanji——"
Qin Ruhui shouted loudly and named Luo Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs.
ah--
The restless Luo Yuanji was startled at first, and then hurriedly replied: "Prime Minister Qin, what do you want to tell me about?"
Qin Ruhui said: "A few days ago, Wu Sanjia wrote a letter, and the lion opened his mouth to ask the prime minister again for a discount of five million military pay. After submitting it to Queen Mother Su, did you get a reply?"
Luo Yuanji replied without hesitation: "Prime Minister Qin, not yet!"
"However, according to a letter from the official's old friend in Guangling County, Empress Dowager Su ordered the eunuch Cai He, the eunuch Bingbi, to go to Zhongshan Prince's Mansion again to borrow money, but was rejected by Zhongshan Prince Su Muchen."
snort!
Qin Ruhui snorted coldly and said, "This Su Muchen, just like his damn father Su Wenbin, is a master who wants money rather than his life!"
"Last time, I asked him to pay 12 million taels of military pay, which probably made him feel pain for a while. It will probably be difficult to force 5 million taels of silver from him in a short period of time."
As he spoke, Qin Ruhui changed the topic and said sternly: "But this matter is not up to him!"
"If Chen Huaian's Longcheng rebels were to capture Ying and Mozhou, sweep all the way to Shandong and Henan, cross the natural dangers of the Yangtze River and take the capital Jinling City, no amount of money would be able to buy a life!"
"Luo Yuanji!"
"The official is here!"
Qin Ruhui ordered: "The issue of Wu Sanjia leading Huben's new army to retreat is of great importance. We must make two preparations."
"Tomorrow morning, I will report to Empress Dowager Su to make a decision. You should also be careful about the military pay. If Empress Dowager Su really can't force the money, the Ministry of Household Affairs must first put the five million taels of military pay in advance. ;"
After a pause, Qin Ruhui said in a knocking tone: "Luo Yuanji, the victory or defeat of Ying and Mozhou is directly related to the safety of you and me;"
"There is plenty of opportunity and time to earn money;"
"But, you only have one life!"
"If Chen Huaian's Dragon City rebels attack the capital Jinling City, not to mention Su Muchen's money can't buy the life of his Zhongshan Palace, the money in the hands of you and me can't buy our own lives either!"
"Do you understand?"
"Excuse me, I understand!"
Luo Yuanji was frightened by these words, and immediately promised: "Please rest assured, Prime Minister Qin, I will definitely collect the military pay of Wu Sanjia and the officers and soldiers of the frontline Huben Army!"
"Okay, everyone, please step back!"
"Yes, Prime Minister Qin!"
...
Mozhou City, General Mansion.
At this time, seven days had passed since Wu Sanjia led his troops to withdraw from Zhuozhou City.
In the past few days, Deputy General Zhao Kui has sent out several capable scout teams to explore the military situation along the route from Zhuozhou to Mozhou.
"Report——"
"Reporting to the general, General Zhao wants to see you!"
At this time, outside the study room of the General's Mansion, the messenger's announcement came.
In the study, Wu Sanjia, who was writing at his desk, immediately said: "Let General Zhao come in!"
Soon, deputy general Zhao Kui, dressed in casual clothes, hurriedly opened the door and entered.
As soon as he entered the door, he reported to Wu Sanjia: "General, you are really good at predicting events. Chang Yuchun, the leader of the Longcheng rebels in Zhuozhou City, is indeed waiting for the arrival of the bandit leader Chen Huaian and Longcheng Tiefutu."
"Early this morning, the general received news from the scouts ahead. The leader of the bandits, Chen Huaian, had led 3,000 Dragon City Iron Buddhas into Zhuozhou City on the evening of the day before yesterday, and joined forces with the 350,000 Dragon City rebels in the city. !”
"If I am guessing correctly, the leader of the thieves, Chen Huaian, will soon lead the 350,000 Dragon City rebels and march south to Mozhou City with the Dragon City Tiefu Tu!"
Um!
Wu Sanjia nodded and said, "General, I have been thinking about this for the past few days, when will Chen Huaian arrive in Zhuozhou City?"
"I didn't expect him to come so quickly!"
After a pause, Wu Sanjia continued: "Based on this, Chen Huaian must have led his troops to defeat the Tibetans who invaded the Anxi border;"
"The chaos in the Western Regions provoked by Pei Luo, the powerful Khan Huairen of the Uighur Khanate, must have been put down by Chen Huaian!"
"Otherwise, how could Chen Huaian, whose rear foundation was unstable, lead his troops thousands of miles to aid Zhuozhou City!"
Speaking of this, Wu Sanjia suddenly stood up and said to himself: "This general has previously asserted that Chen Huaian, the useless prince in the eyes of the civil servants and generals of the Daxin Dynasty;"
"It's definitely not as useless as he shows, but no one believes it!"
"In the beginning, if Emperor Jian'an had left the matter of depriving the Longcheng Polu Army of military power to my general, it would never have resulted in the current situation."
Eh--
Wu Sanjia sighed and said: "But, again, Chen Huaian was able to raise an army with eight thousand dragon city troops to destroy the Turks, defeat the Tubo, and quell the chaos in the Western Regions. This is enough to prove that he is the best." Military capabilities of ancient and modern times!”
"If he personally leads the troops to attack Mozhou City, this battle will not be easy to win!"
"Yes, General!"
Zhao Kui couldn't help but echoed: "This Chen Huaian is indeed a difficult guy to deal with. Now that he has returned from the Western Expedition, his morale is booming."
"Compared to our new Huben Army, the pessimistic mood has spread among the grassroots soldiers due to the imperial court's arrears of pay and military rewards."
"The general is worried that if the imperial court does not allocate funds to appease the morale of the army, when Chen Huaian leads the Longcheng rebels to the city, the new Huben army guarding the city may be defeated without a fight!"
call--
Wu Sanjia let out a long breath and didn't know how to answer the question raised by deputy general Zhao Kui.
In the past few days, he almost sent an urgent letter worth 800 miles a day, urging the Prime Minister of Qin and the court to allocate payment of funds, but he failed to get a response, as if nothing happened.
The war is about to begin, and the morale of the army is weakened.
Even Wu Sanjia, the new top martial arts champion of the Great New Dynasty, didn’t know how to fight this battle!
"Report——"
"General Qi-"
"The salary allocated by the imperial court has arrived, a total of seven million taels of silver!"
"What did you say?"
Hearing the voice of the ordering soldiers outside the house, Wu Sanjia and Zhao Kui couldn't help but exclaimed.