Chapter 150 PUBG

Zhou Charter and Yao Xi left Zhao's house and returned to the county government. Regardless of the night's fatigue, he greeted his mentor Na Jin, accompanied Na Jin for breakfast, told Na Jin about helping Zhao Zhenglun sell Korean ginseng, and asked Na Jin to help bring the goods across the river.

Jin has always regarded himself as a Taoist, and the one who despises most is businessmen. In the eyes of Taoists, no businessman is treacherous, and business is cheating. His disciples did not read the sage's book well, but became a profiteer. According to his temper, he must scold Zhou Charter fiercely.

However, this time, Jin not only did not blame Zhou Charter, but also scolded the court for being incompetent and forced his good disciple to become a low-class businessman!

Jin knew that the reason why Zhou Charter sold Korean ginseng was that the court did not issue food and salaries, and Zhang Jun lacked food, guns and cotton-padded clothes!

Jin not only agreed to Zhou Charter's request, but also patted his chest to assure Zhou Charter that he would personally escort the goods to Beijing to ensure the safety of the goods. When he returned to Beijing, he also sent a letter to the court, asking the emperor to allow Zhou Charter to open a bureau in North Korea and collect taxes for Zhang Jun's salary. In those years, when the Xiang army and the Huai army fought with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the imperial court did not issue food and salaries, and did the same.

However, Zhou Charter advised Jin not to go to this chapter. Zhang Jun's current situation is completely different from that of Zeng Guofan's Xiang army at the beginning. The Xiang army is fighting in his own country and can levy taxes on its merchants, while the current Zhangjun is in North Korea and levy taxes on North Koreans. The legitimacy is questionable. Moreover, North Korea's commerce is already extremely underdeveloped, the people are extremely poor, and the problem of food and clothing has not been solved. Taxes on the poor North Korean people are not only of good for Zhang Jun's food and salary, but will arouse the resentment of the North Korean people, which is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.

Jin thought about it, and he had to give up this idea.

After breakfast, Zhou Charter accompanied Jin and Yuan Shikai out of the city and came to the Yalu River. There were two large boats on the river, specially sent by Song Qing, the Sichuan Admiral of Jiulian City, to welcome the imperial envoys. Qian Yougui and more than a dozen soldiers have been waiting by the river with more than a dozen cars of Korean ginseng. Qian Yougui told Zhou Charter that they are all good Korean ginseng and can be sold at least three times as high as high as Beijing.

Zhou Charter nodded: "After the goods were sold, 100,000 taels of silver were left, and the rest of the money was bought into cotton-padded clothes and grain."

"Master, why don't you buy less cotton-padded clothes and some guns and ammunition? Many brothers are still empty-handed." Qian Yougui said.

"I'm afraid I don't have that much money." Zhou Charter sighed, "Winter is coming, and I estimate that the Japanese army will launch the Battle of the Yalu River in early winter. The grain in the grain warehouse in Yizhou has been supported for less than a month. Zhang Jun has more than 10,000 people, and the first thing to solve is the problem of food and clothing, bullets, and then find a way. There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain.

Qian Youli saluted and invited the soldiers to transport the goods to the big ship on board.

Zhou Charter said goodbye to Na Jin and Yuan Shikai. Jin burst into tears, took Zhou Charter's hand, and urged him not to get on the ship. Zhou Charter said that it was not easy to get on the ship, but Jin had to personally send Zhou Charter off the ship. Zhou Charter was not good, so he had to send Jin to the ship again. The two sent him back and sent him back seven or eight rounds. , there is no game.

Finally, Yuan Shikai came forward and made a round: he took a springboard between the two big ships. Yuan Shikai's boat lived between Najin's boat and the dock, which was regarded as a long pavilion. Zhou Charter sent Na Jin to Yuan Shikai's ship. The two sides said goodbye. Zhou Charter returned to the shore, Na Jin He walked across the springboard and boarded his boat.

Both sides accepted the plan, but after Jin returned to his boat, he still stood on the bow of the boat, with a runny and tears. As soon as the boat started, Jin suddenly shouted, "Pull out all the reeds. These reeds blocked my disciples!"

Zhou Charter stood on the shore and was made to tears by Na Jin. Hearing the teacher's order, he immediately ordered Yao Xi to find a company of soldiers and pull out the reeds by the Yalu River.

The ship left the shore and sailed to the north bank of the Yalu River. The master and apprentice looked at each other across the river, and tears filled the autumn water.

After saying goodbye to his mentor, Zhou Charter returned to the county government and immediately called the officers above the battalion to discuss the redeployment of Zhang Jun.

In a detailed discussion with Zhao Zhenglun last night, Zhou Charter had a considerable understanding of the geographical situation of Yizhou. Before the war, Feng Guozhang followed Nie Shicheng to conduct a detailed survey of the topography on both sides of the Yalu River and draw a "Topographic Map of the Yalu River". Feng Guozhang took out the map and explained the terrain near Yizhou in detail to Zhou Charter. Feng Guozhang's explanation further confirmed Zhao Zhenglun's statement.

All the circumstances show that Yizhou City is not dangerous to defend.

However, Yizhou is the only way for the Japanese to attack Manchuria. It is not only a bridgehead on the Yalu River, but also Yizhou is the best offensive direction to attack Manchuria, the Longxing land of the Qing Dynasty.

Crossing the Yalu River from Yizhou and blocking the Japanese army, there are only two or three fortresses such as Jiuliancheng and Motianling, followed by the Liaohe Plain with a flat river. Within hundreds of kilometers, it is difficult for the Qing army to organize effective defense. After the Japanese entered the Liaohe Plain, they could attack Fengtian to the north, which was the location of the ancestral tomb of the Qing Dynasty, thus controlling the whole Manchuria. To the south, you can go straight to the mountain customs and march into Beijing according to the strategy of Dornon, the regent of the Qing Dynasty, and then control more than half of China north of the Yangtze River.

It is easy for the Japanese army to attack Yizhou from the south. However, once the Qing Dynasty loses Yizhou, it is difficult to regain it. Because Yizhou and Jiulian City are across the Yalu River!

The Japanese army is determined to win Yizhou, but the Qing Dynasty has nine cities, and does not seem to attach much importance to the gains and losses of Yizhou.

Therefore, Zhang Jun's situation is extremely embarrassing.

Zhang Jun's existence in Yizhou has only one symbolic meaning in the eyes of the court. In fact, the court did not see the strategic significance of Yizhou City. Therefore, the court strictly ordered Zhang Jun to defend Yizhou, but refused to provide food and salary for Zhang Jun.

The survival of Yizhou is related to the life and death of more than 10,000 Zhang Jun!

Zhou Charter must defend Yizhou, not to prevent the Japanese army from attacking Manchuria, but for the survival of Zhang Jun.

But Yizhou can't keep it!

The officers discussed and finally reached a consensus that defending Yizhou is a dead end.

The only thing Zhang Jun can rely on is the Qiaochuan River 30 kilometers away from Yizhou, but the so-called "river" of the Qiaochuan River is actually just a small river. The Japanese army is equipped with modern boat and bridge troops. It is difficult for this small river to play a dangerous role.

Finally, Zhou Charter made a decision that Park Yong-yeol's fourth regiment stayed in Yizhou. The so-called stay was not to defend the city. There were two purposes, one was to ensure the logistical supplies of Zhang Jun, and the other was to serve as a reserve team.

All three regiments were pulled out to the Qiaochuan River area for defense. Among them, Wu Peifu's first regiment and Nahawu's second regiment built a fortress north of the Qiaochuan River and set up a defense line. Zhang Xun's third regiment crossed the bridge and river, climbed the peak of the tire, and stationed on the peak.

This deployment of Zhou Charter stunned all officers.

On the surface, the peak in the tire is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Guarding the road from Anzhou to Yizhou is a must-have place for soldiers. However, Taili Peak is an isolated peak, more than ten kilometers away from the Qiaochuan River, and on the south bank of the Yangtze River, it can't be compared with the defenders on the north bank. Some are similar to the street pavilions guarded by horses in those years.

The third regiment guarded the peak of the fetus. In fact, it was alone outside the defense line of the Zhang army and could not get the response of the main force of the Zhang army. Once it was surrounded by the Japanese army, it became a turtle in the urn. The steepness of Taili Peak will instead become the tomb of the defenders!

At the same time, the well-equipped third regiment was transferred to the peak, which greatly weakened the defensive strength of the Qiaochuan River. The Japanese army could completely leave some troops to besiege the peak of the tire, and the main force would attack the Qiaochuan River with all its strength. The forces of the two regiments on the north bank of the Qiaochuan River would inevitably be overstretched and difficult to deal with.

It is a taboo for soldiers to divide the army and refuse the enemy, and Zhang Jun's military strength is limited, let alone the division of troops.

Regarding Zhou Charter's deployment, the officers shook their heads one after another, and Hannagan stared at Zhou Charter and shouted: "God! What kind of situation is this? This is not the tactical idea of the German army!"

"Mr. Hannagan, what do you think we should do?" Zhou Charter asked.

"Our army has given up defending Yizhou, and there is no way out. The Qiaochuan River is the only natural danger we can rely on. Now, we can only concentrate the troops of three regiments to defend the Qiaochuan River! If we divide the troops again, the Qiaochuan River will not be able to defend!" Hannagan shouted.

Zhou Charter shook his head: "Mr. Hannagan, you should understand that once the Japanese First Army comes to attack, even if our three regiments have enough firearms and ammunition, we can't stop the Japanese army by a bridge and river!"

Everyone is silent. In fact, everyone knows that on the north bank of the Qiaochuan River, whether it is three regiments or two regiments, it is difficult to resist the Japanese attack with the existing military equipment of the Zhang army. Putting all three regiments on the north bank of the Qiaochuan River is actually just a kind of psychological comfort.