When they were preparing urgently, the spy sent by the Privy Council came back with accurate information and said that Xiangfan was indeed lost.

At present, Xiangfan has no obstacles, and the Ming army has already launched a large-scale attack on Jinghu, with signs of attacking Jinghu North Road and Jinghu South Road to the south.

Moreover, the Ming army had a lot of troops and was very powerful. Wherever the troops pointed, the Southern Song Dynasty was unable to compete with each other, and the cities were lost.

The Ming army has no sign of advancing further east, and its headquarters should still be in Xiangfan. I don’t know what the purpose is.

The spy who returned from the north said that the Ming army stationed on Huainan West Road was preparing for combat and frequently patrolled the Song army on the riverside to deploy defenses, which was quite stance to go south.

Zhao Xing's heart tightened and his face looked very ugly.

"Are they really going to destroy the Song Dynasty? Is it okay now? Do they ignore anything? Where did Su Yonglin get so much manpower and material resources?"

Yu Yunwen stood up quickly.

"The current specific situation is still unclear. It is impossible for the Ming army to know how many defenses we have deployed in Jiangnan. The Ming army in Huaixi has only one army with 30,000 people. No matter how arrogant they are, they cannot think that 30,000 people can sweep Jiangdong.

So unless they immediately increase their troops in Huaixi, or the army in Jinghu area advances eastward, it is definitely not for the purpose of destroying the Song Dynasty, but at most it is just a deterrent. They must have other intentions, so your Majesty, please don’t panic too much.”

Yu Yunwen's excellent performance and meticulous analysis made Zhao Xing feel relieved, and he nodded.

"I know what to do with Xianggong Yu's suggestion."

So on June 30, the fifth year of Hongwu, Ye Yiwen and Shen Gai set out from Lin'an in a hurry under Zhao Xing's urgent order.

Then Zhao Xing issued an order to the Zhenjiang Commander General Office, the Jiankang Commander General Office and the Chizhou Commander General Office, ordering the troops in the three places to prepare for returning to Lin'an...

Once the Ming army really wants to go south and pounce on Lin'an again, it will be meaningless to disperse the remaining troops, and it will only allow the Ming army to defeat them one by one. This is a precious experience of the last battle.

Just gather troops to set up defenses near Lin'an City, which may also form an advantage over the Ming army. At that time, it may be able to prevent the Ming army from invading Lin'an and gain capital for negotiations.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Xing ordered the emergency recruitment of soldiers to join the army with the existing money in case of emergency needs.

The densely populated areas near Lin'an City were mobilized again, and all young and strong men over 15 years old and under 40 years old will be enlisted in the army.

This time it can be considered a mandatory mobilization. Zhao Xing issued a quota for the states and prefectures. Local governments must achieve tasks, otherwise they will directly hold the highest local officials accountable.

Under such forced threats, several prefectures around Lin'an began a forced enlistment operation. A large number of vicious minions of the government dispatched from all directions to arrest the powerful enlistment and sent to Lin'an City.

Of course, this process is destined to be messy and cruel.

Because many farmers, illiterate workers and others don’t know their age at all, and live a very confused life. They are judged by the person who arrests them. As long as they are not those little dolls who are not tall enough and old man with a gray beard, everyone else will be arrested.

In fact, because of the frequent changes in the chronological age in ancient times, a considerable number of people at the top and lower classes did not know their age at all, and even needed to use the method of tooth age to judge their approximate age.

Therefore, when doing things according to age, the official personnel have considerable autonomy, and the people can only let them slaughter.

This is how the savages dealt with, and now the 40,000 Song troops already owned immediately began to build Lin'an fortifications, widen the moat, increase the reinforcement of the city walls, and carry out emergency training to enhance military strength.

Yu Yunwen was appointed as the Privy Councilor, Ping Zhang's military and national affairs, and was responsible for the city defense. He was fully responsible for the city defense and represented the emperor to lead the imperial guards in the city.

He submitted a letter to recommend his friend Yang Wanli to become the deputy envoy of the city defense, responsible for mobilizing the city's strong men to participate in the construction of the city wall, and completely mobilizing the city's strong men, and no one is allowed to miss it.

Then, Yang Wanli offered his advice.

"There are many officials in the city, powerful and wealthy, and of course they are unwilling to join the army with their own age. If they want to force these senior men of their age to join the army, they may cause trouble, and it will be difficult for you to do it at that time.

Since it is not convenient to force these strong men to join the army, it is better to let them spend money to eliminate disasters and give the country an extra way to make money. Anyway, it is a time when money is short, and the army especially needs a lot of rewards, which is a way."

Gudui

Yu Yunwen was overjoyed when he heard this.

"What Tingxiu said is deeply loved by my heart."

Before, Yu Yunwen heard Zhao Xing talk about the current dilemma of shortage of money. Once the war starts, in order to calm the morale of the army, large-scale coins are a necessary means. Without the capital of large-scale coins, it would be too dangerous for Lin'an City.

Anyway, these powerful and wealthy families are definitely unwilling to let their children come out to be strong men, so it would be better to ask them for money.

Wouldn't it be nice to give money to save you and us from trouble, kill two birds with one stone?

So he immediately asked Zhao Xing for permission.

Zhao Xing was also very clear about the virtues of those powerful and wealthy families, and they could make money less trouble, so why not do it?

So Zhao Shen gave an order, saying that if he didn't want to become a strong man, he would have to spend money. As long as he spent a sum of money, he would be exempted from becoming a strong man.

The amount of money is not small, and ordinary people cannot afford it, but the rich people in the city can definitely afford it.

In order to obtain more money, Yu Yunwen and Yang Wanli also discussed different levels of money for different social classes, what are the general wealthy families, what are the bureaucrats with rich family income, what are the levels of the powerful and powerful, and so on.

This move provides a way to make money for the financially tight treasury and provides a little financial support for the tense treasury.

There are many people who pay money in order not to be a strong man. Even the real powerful people are afraid of the soldiers who come to the door with swords and the emperor's edicts. They want to spend money to eliminate disasters and save the chicken that is not good for Yu Yunwen to establish his authority.

Lin'an City Defense was started like this. Under Yu Yunwen's tough urban defense policy, the Lin'an City, which had been chaotic before, seemed orderly.

During this period, Yu Yunwen continued to accept the entry of the surrounding people into the city.

Of course, the requirement for entering the city is to join the army to serve the army, otherwise you will not be allowed to enter Lin'an City. Therefore, the family members who are allowed to enter the city must be accompanied by a strong man. If there is no strong man accompanying him, they will not be allowed to enter the city.

After this incident spread among refugees outside the city, it even caused a wave of getting married on the spot and becoming a family on the spot and then quickly entering the city.

Without understanding the Ming Dynasty, it is very normal for ordinary people to enter Lin'an City in order to save their lives. Lin'an City is very large, and there are relatively sufficient grain reserves and places to resettle residents, as well as sufficient water sources. There is no need to worry about this at all.

But if it was really the turn of the Ming army to surround Lin'an City for the second time, defense and non-defense actually had no meaning.

On the Ming Dynasty, according to the orders of the emperor and the General Staff Headquarters, Zhang Yuejing, as the commander of the Southern Expedition, was in Xiangyang to dispatch troops and generals, and obeyed the Southern Song Dynasty.

During this period, he also launched the Revival Members to carry out Revival-style transformation of the territory they have made under the guidance, and carried out rapid construction and transformation of the New Farmers' Association, in order to stabilize local order as soon as possible, resume production, and collect summer grain that is about to be harvested.

While he was busy, he suddenly received news that the Southern Song Dynasty sent two envoys to the Ming army to envoy the Ming army, hoping to have some negotiations with the Ming army. If everyone has any questions, they can talk openly and honestly. It is better than taking action.

When Zhang Yuejing received Su Yonglin's order, he knew that Su Yonglin predicted that the Southern Song Dynasty would take the initiative to seek peace, so they could grasp the core interest demands of the Southern Song Dynasty and swallow up their power bit by bit in response to this demand.

talk!

We must talk, why not?

When it comes to Ming Kingdom being completely satisfied.

Su Yonglin made a list for Zhang Yuejing, which included some requirements for the Southern Song Dynasty after this war. Zhang Yuejing needed to convey these requirements to the envoys of the Southern Song Dynasty.

He didn't have to worry about what happened next, but if the Southern Song Dynasty refused to agree, then Zhang Yuejing would have to go out again and launch the second Lin'an siege and force them to agree.

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PS: It’s so sad to be sealed at home. The bright sunshine outside cannot shine into my heart. My heart is covered with dark clouds, so I can only write and play Genshin Impact all day long, watching the Legend of Zhen Huan... When will I see the light of day again...
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