After making up his determination to fight the personal army of the guards who went south in Xuzhou and the Mongol Yuan, Zhao Bing breathed a sigh of relief. He was not the general in charge of one side, but the emperor who controlled the overall situation, so he turned his attention to several other battlefields.

Wen Tianxiang's march was still smooth on the battlefield in Sichuan and Sichuan. After successfully crossing the Three Gorges, he continued to go north along the river and seized Kuizhou, Yun'an Army, Wanzhou and Zhongzhou and other counties along the river. However, since the Jialing River had entered the dry season, the water was shoals and the warships could not continue to move forward. He stopped resting in Fuling, and at the same time raised food and grass, recruited soldiers, renovated warships, and prepared to fight again.

Wen Tianxiang has always been straightforward. In the war report, he mentioned many times that due to continuous in-depth development and difficulty in raising supplies in the local area, the newly recruited soldiers were not trained and could not be used. Moreover, the warships were damaged during the long journey, and the newly recovered prefectures and counties also needed troops to guard them, and urgently needed to replenish troops and supplies. In addition, the enemy troops in Sichuan, Sichuan, Mongolia and Yuan have now mobilized from various places to Chongqing to prepare for a decisive battle. He expected that as long as he defeated the current enemy, he could continue to advance the battlefield and go straight to the Chengdu Plain to pose a threat to Shaanxi and Gansu from the flanks, so he repeatedly asked to transfer reinforcements.

The Huguang Legion led by Jiang Jin attacked Huaixi, and the progress is now quite smooth. One is that the Huaixi garrisons were all transferred by Yuxi Timur, and their troops were empty and it was difficult to resist their attack. Another reason is quite funny. After Kublai Khan founded the country, he immediately demolished the city walls from various places to weaken the defense capabilities of the conquered areas. The Mongols successively demolished the Huai River Basin, the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and only a few cities survived due to various special reasons.

Because of the lack of city walls, all cities between the Yangtze River and Huaihe River had no city to defend. Once they were defeated in the field, they scattered. When Boyan was in charge of the province of Shandong and Henan, he realized that the Song army was sharp and lost the city's shield and it was difficult to resist the attack of the Song army. In order to strengthen defense, he asked for an order to repair the city wall, but because of his departure, some prefectures and counties rebuilt the city walls, but in some places it was an unfinished project.

Due to the severe flooding in the Jianghuai region, the walls of some cities not only have the function of resisting aggression, but also have the function of flood control. They have not been demolished and have become obstacles to the Song army's advance. Moreover, since there was no major battle in Huaixi, it was impossible to implement large-scale encirclement and annihilation conditions. They could not drive into the Huaidong battlefield, and they could only compete for the city by city, which affected the speed of advancement. Zhao Bing still recognized Jiang Jin's steady tactics. Due to the limitations of communication conditions, the two armies could only echo each other, unable to communicate in time, and it was difficult to reinforce each other in time. Instead, it was better to advance steadily and conquer the next place and stabilize the next place.

In addition, the battle around the city will be greatly restricted. Because many cities are mostly built at dangerous passes, and land within a radius of dozens of miles is included. If you want to go around, you will have to cross mountains and ridges and walk on small roads. Some individuals or groups may not be difficult to fight, but if tens of thousands of troops are all around the city, the front line will be lengthened and logistics consumption will increase.

Moreover, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no surprise attacks from defenders during the city. If the city goes around to fight, and the comrades-in-arms in the circle will find it difficult to rush to rescue, the army will fall into a situation where the rear army and the front army are separated by a city, which will be very troublesome to communicate. At the same time, if the food and grass are cut off, it will have a huge impact on the army. The Song army's baggage relies on water transportation, and cities are often built on rivers. If the city fights around the city, the risk of logistics being cut off.

In addition, once the war in the front is tense, the reinforcements in the rear cannot provide effective support. The cities are often large in population, with weapons reserves, and even weapons workshops are built. Even if the troops are small, the large prefectures can arm thousands of Ding Zhuang to participate in the defense of the city in a short period of time. Therefore, even if they cannot defeat the siege troops, it is still no problem to delay for dozens of days. Once the front army is eliminated, they can free up their hands to deal with the reinforcements in the rear.

In the end, if the city becomes an isolated city, the defenders will fight to the death. If the army luckily circles around the city and captures the city ahead, they will finally return to attack the city. The people in the city know that the only city left in the country has not surrendered, and will survive and die with the city. Once they make up their minds to die, attacking the city will only cause more unnecessary casualties.

Since the Huguang Division is also responsible for supporting Yunnan, Sichuan and Shu and defending the invasion of the city, it is impossible to put troops into the battlefield on a large scale like Jiangdong. As the front line extends, Huaixi also faces the problem of insufficient troops. With the extension of the battlefield and the management of local officials, there are also famous problems of injustice, and it is necessary to adjust and straighten the relationship between all parties.

Now that the war in Jiangdong is over, these problems need to be solved. Zhao Bing thought about it again and again, and then ordered Ni Liang to lead the First Brigade, Second Brigade, Third Brigade, Fifth Brigade, Cavalry Brigade, Artillery Brigade, and move troops to Pingjiang for three days to rest, and replenish the shortages of troops and supplies nearby. He took the ships of the Imperial Navy to go north to Xuyi, preparing to fight against the Mongol Yuan guards. The Fourth Brigade returned to Lin'an to guard the capital's safety.

The government affairs were complicated, so Zhao Bing simply ordered the generals of the government, Wang Yinglin, to serve as the pacification envoy of Huainan East Road, to command Huainan East Government Affairs, granted him the power to form a state army, appoint and remove officials, and complete the construction of the newly harvested land in Huainan East as soon as possible, and carry out the census of population and fields as soon as possible, and collect refugees and appease the people. While he focused on planning the next battle.

He also issued an order to abolish the Jiangdong General Office, remove Zhao Mengjin from his position as the Jiangdong General Office, and renamed the General Office General Officer, and transferred the former chief officer of the department and his direct team to the General Office. Jiang Yan, the deputy governor of the government, also served as the General Office General Officer of the Jiangdong Pacification Envoy, and transferred Cai Ruoshui, the former governor of Changzhou, to the Jiangdong Transfer Envoy and the Prefect of Pingjiang. After Zhao Mengjin's handover was completed, he immediately led the Fifth Army of the Imperial Army, the First Artillery Division and the First Cavalry Division to the North on the ship of the First Navy Division to go north to Shanyang.

The Huguang General Office was abolished, and the Jiangjin General Office was removed from his post, and he was appointed as the general manager of the Huaixi marching army, and was appointed as the general manager of the Huaixi marching. In addition to the command of the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army who entered Huai in advance, the Eighth Army and the Second Cavalry Division stationed in Yuanjiang were also assigned to his command. Xie Fangde was still appointed as the Pacification Envoy of Huguang, and Cai Qiao was transferred to Ezhou as the governor of the Ezhou and also as the Huaixi Transport Envoy; the Ninth Army was transferred to the Privy Council and was still stationed in Nanning Road, and the main task was to defend against the city, Annan, and to purify Zhuli; the Tenth Army transferred to Jiangling in the north, preparing to enter Sichuan to reinforce the Western Army, and was controlled by the right prime minister Wen Tianxiang.

Zhao Bing asked Ma Duanlin to draft the edict. He was about to ask Wang De to use the seal, but suddenly waved his hand to stop him. He took the edict and looked at it. Then he picked up the pen and wanted to change it, but hesitated again and again. Ma Duanlin and Wang De both knew that the little emperor had always thought twice before his actions, but once he thought about it, he would firmly order it to be implemented. But this time he was hesitant, obviously still weighing the pros and cons in his heart, and it was difficult to make a decision for a while.

"Asking Ni Liang and Zhao Mengjin to stop resting, and immediately lead the army north after receiving the order. No delays should be made. Replenish the baggage along the way and be prepared to enter the battlefield at any time!" Zhao Bing Sixiao said resolutely, "Let the Second Navy Liu Wenjun's troops, the Second Land Battle Brigade, and the Third Brigade go north to stand by Yanzhou!"

"Your Majesty, is it too hasty? The front guards suffered heavy losses in this battle. They have been fighting for a long time, and they are already exhausted. Without rest, they may affect their combat effectiveness. Moreover, after the war, there were tens of thousands of corpses on the battlefield. If the energy is getting warmer today, if they are not dealt with in time, it may lead to the epidemic!" Tan Fei, who was beside him, reminded, "Besides, the troops in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong and Guangxi have basically been drained. If there is something wrong, the state army will be difficult to suppress it!"

"I know that the scale of this battle has exceeded expectations. If we cannot defeat the Mongolian and Yuan reinforcements going south, the two Huai Rivers will lose again. However, if we win this battle, we can win several years of stability and the two Huai Rivers can rest and recuperate." Zhao Bing explained briefly, asking Ma Duanlin to re-draft the edict and take out the talisman of the army.

Of course, Zhao Bing understood the significance of the troops resting after the war, and also knew that the front guards of the front war played a role in reducing the enemy's front in the early stages of the battle, facing the impact of the enemy cavalry, thus causing great losses and nearly 10,000 casualties. Now the troops are not satisfied with the unit, and the consumed supplies cannot be supplemented, but they have to set off and march for a long distance immediately and put them on the next battlefield, which is really a major test for them.

However, the military situation was like fire, and both sides were mobilizing troops to Xuzhou. Most of the enemy were cavalry and had the convenience of a canal, so the speed of the march would not be inferior to that of our own. Whoever arrived first in the battle would get the lead, but they had a few days' itinerary closest to Xuzhou. However, because of the lack of troop transport ships and insufficient troops, he had to make such a decision.

The second naval army stationed in Quanzhou to participate in the war was also considered. Although the infantry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas were almost all drawn and ready to be all put into the Huaidong battlefield, Jiangdong did not need Huguang. The east was full of sea, which became a natural barrier to isolate the enemy's invasion. The most threatening Mongolian Yuan naval army was almost wiped out and was unable to cross the sea for an expedition and arrive in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. Zhao Bing needed a surprise soldier to enter the battlefield at a critical moment to play a role in turning the situation around.
Chapter completed!