Chapter 495: Guarding the Railway

Wu Tian thought for a while after hearing Hua Rong's words, and nodded: "Brother Hua Rong is very reasonable, then okay. Dai Zong, you will pass on two imperial edicts for me, one for Hu Yanzhuo, who was stationed in the south, and ordered him to lead the 400,000 troops from the south to the north, enter Liao, guard the Yunhai City, and obey the dispatch of the Chai Jin brothers at any time. He will send them to Liangcheng and hand them over to the Grand Tutor Wu Yong, and ask him to mobilize another million soldiers. At the same time, he ordered the Brothers Tang Long, the Manufacturing Bureau, and speed up the production of weapons."

Dai Zong wrote down what Wu Tian said and left to do it.

That night, Wu Tian summoned the generals of three armies on the train, and told everyone the words of Chai Jin with a serious expression, and told them the content of two imperial edicts. At the end, "Now, our 2.4 million troops on the front line of Liang have all been mobilized. In China, except for the navy led by Li Shilang, there are only newly recruited soldiers from the Wu Yong brothers. It is okay to maintain the domestic order of Liang. If it leads troops to fight, it will definitely be difficult. Therefore, I will issue an order to all brothers here. From today on, all brothers who lead troops to fight must be more careful and must not be careless. The troops we have in our hands have at least 500,000. If there is a mistake and there are heavy casualties, we do not have any extra soldiers who can go to the battlefield immediately."

The left-handed general Wu Song and the right-handed general Xu Ning bowed to Wu Tian together, and said in unison: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will be more careful and will never disappoint Your Majesty."

Wu Tian nodded and slapped his hand. Dai Zong came in with the map and spread it on the table and chairs.

This is a map of the Tsar Kingdom, which clearly marked the Tsar's towns, major transportation routes, mountains and rivers, as well as the areas occupied by the Liang Kingdom and the location of the Tsar Kingdom's army.

Below the map, there are many famous aristocrats in the Tsarist country and family members.

Wu Tian pointed to the map and said, "Now, the main garrisons of the Tsarist army are in the central and a small part of the eastern part near the central region. The central region is mountainous, with a forest area covering more than 50%. Moreover, most of the people here are natives of the Tsarist country, which is very different from most of the foreign migrations in the eastern region. They have high support for the Tsarist regime, so we not only have to receive unfavorable terrain and unfamiliar troubles here, but also have difficulty in opening up bases here."

"In addition, there is another more important and biggest problem, that is, we have more than 1.7 million people in the west, and the food and clothing needed are very large. Although the money and food stored in the Liang Kingdom are enough to support our two million army's consumption for ten years, there is only one railway at the earliest, which is the railway that transports the army from the middle route. So, this railway is the lifeline of our army. Of course, the other roads can also be transported, but in terms of time and quantity, they are far inferior to this railway. Therefore, I need a general to garrison this railway. I wonder who among you is willing to bear this responsibility?"

After saying that, Wu Tian glanced at the generals.

The generals from both sides of the left and right still have to lead the troops, so naturally they have no way to guard the railway.

As for Guan Sheng and Hua Rong, Dai Zong wanted to follow Wu Tian to lead the middle army and the left and right armies to advance together, and he could not stay to protect this road.

Apart from them, there are only some minor generals, young generals, such as Liu Tang, Huang Xin and others.

Wu Tian's eyes glanced across their faces without stopping.

It is very difficult to protect the railway. It is not only necessary to ensure smooth transportation of food to the front line, but also to prevent sneak attacks from the people in the central Tsar region.

This is simply a thankless errand.

Seeing that the side generals and young generals were not talking, Wu Tian frowned slightly, and he was in a dilemma now.

Hua Rong saw Wu Tian’s embarrassment and looked at Liu Tang and Huang Xin.

This time they attacked the Tsar Kingdom, they made great contributions, and they would definitely not lose their rewards in the future.

At this moment, they are here to guard the railway. Although they have few opportunities to make contributions, it is a great contribution to being able to defend the railway.

When Liu Tang and Huang Xin saw their old boss Hua Rong staring at them, they winked at them from time to time, they immediately understood that they were asking them to take on this task.

The two of them looked at each other and finally obeyed.

They stood up and bowed to Wu Tian: "Your Majesty, I am willing to stay here to guard the railway."

When Wu Tian saw that Liu Tang and Huang Xin were asking for it, he was even more happy. He walked over and helped them up and said, "The two beloved ministers have made their first contributions in the fight against the Tsar Kingdom this time. Now they are willing to take on this resolute task. Well, I will now designate you two, Liu Tang is the Marquis of Zhongyong, the General of Zhenxi, and the Third Rank. Huang Xin is the Marquis of Yiyong, the Chief Chief of Zhenxi, and the Fourth Rank."

Liu Tang and Huang Xin were very happy when they heard that Wu Tian was the first to reward them. They both knelt in front of Wu Tian and kowtowed and said, "I thank Your Majesty for your grace. Your Majesty Don't worry. Even if I go out, I must protect this road."

Wu Tian helped them up, patted their shoulders and said with a smile: "Two dear ministers, as long as you can guard this railway transportation line, I will definitely grant you an official position after the Tsar Kingdom is eliminated."

When Liu Tang and Huang Xin heard that there was a possibility of being promoted, they were even more happy and secretly thanked that they came out to take the initiative to take the responsibility of guarding the railway.

The other side generals and young generals were both envious and regretful when they saw that Liu Tang and Huang Xin were rewarded and they would be promoted in the future.

What I envy them is that they have such a good opportunity, but what I regret is that the opportunity has clearly landed on their heads just now, but they did not seize the right opportunity.

"The generals who guard the railway have been determined. Next, how many people will be left here to ensure that they can protect it?"

Wu Tian raised another new question at this time.

All the generals look at me, and I look at you, but I don’t know how to reply.

The Tsarist army in the central region now knows that the number of people is 1.4 million, but recently the Tsar began to recruit soldiers with the help of the Yaka family, and it is estimated that it can recruit millions of troops, which is as many as 2.4 million.

In addition to staying in the eastern region, they could directly mobilize only 1.7 million people, which was indeed small in number with the Tsarist army, but the elite troops could still fight.

But now we have to reduce the number of people from this one.7 million. How much can we reduce to ensure that the railway is defended and there is enough strength to fight against the Tsarist army?

Wu Tian pondered for a long time but couldn't come up with a suitable number.
Chapter completed!